The San Francisco call., 1910-06-02
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

the semiannual election of officers.
Reports from agents UP and down the
coast are that shipping is fair
Reports from Los Angeles in refer
ence to the strike in the brewing trade
coming to Secretary Muri's office are
that the struggle looks better for. the
men who are out. Fair beer is going
into the southern city. so reports say,
at the rate of four carloads a day
Secretary Muri has gone to Santa
Cruz for few days to look over the
field and will then hasten to Los An
geles to relieve International Secretary
Proebstle. who will start for Cincinnati.
Brewers and maltsters' union No Z
VIII give its annual picnic and family
reunion at Glen Cove park, Vallejo,
Sunday, June 26. Steamers leave Pa
cif1c street wharf at a. m. Refresh
ments will be served on board the
vessel. The committee of arrangements
is making preparations to handle a
large crowd.
Stationary firemen's union initiated
seven and received six applications at
the last meeting. A donation was made
to the striking leather workers. 1t
was stated that the new agreement had
been signed by the Metropolitan power
and light company. Nominations for
officers Will be in order at the next
meeting of the union.
All bakers in Fresno belong to the
union. Since the organization Of the
union better sanitary conditions prevail,
according to a statement from the
secretary. Never in the history of
Fresno says the secretary, have our
bake shops been operated so cleanly,
and the men take a pride in their
work"
Representative Sulzer of New York
and President Samuel Gompers and
Secretary Frank Morrison of the
American federation of labor recently
appeared before the subcommittee of
the house committee on labor in ad-
vocacy of the bill to create a depart
ment of labor, the secretary therof to
have a seat in the presidents cabinet.
Sulzer claimed that his bill was not
antagonized by capital and was also
favored by the workers and producers
of the country, whose rights and in
terests would be safeguarded by repre-
sentation in the cabinet Gompers and
Morrison were favorable to the plan to
create a bureau of labor.
Complaint has been made by the
steam shovel and dredgermens union
No. % that nonunion shovelmen are
being employed on road work in Fresno
county. 1t is stated that StateSEngi-
neer Ellery could prevent this if he
would. If this work continues to be
given to the unorganized workers, the
local Will call the attention of the state
federation Of labor and local labor
councis to the matter.
An outing and family reunion will
be given Jointly by bakery wagon
drivers union No. 106 and local No.
1o2 of Oakland at Siege gardens, Contra
Costa county. Sunday, June 19. Follow
ing is the arrangements committee:
F. Thole, ]. Nelk, II. Andersen, c.
Peterson, J. Shea, c. O'Connor J. Ma
honey, Louis Basenich, r. Martin and
r. Wesley.
The joint convention of united mine
workers and Illinois operators has ad-
journed without reaching any agree
ment. The strike affects the entire
state of Illinois and involves between
10000 and $4,000 miners.
The metal trades association of the
state of Washington, which includes in
its membership the principal foundry
and machine shops of Seattle. Tacoma,
Spokane, Bellingham and Everett, at a
recent meeting in Seattle voted unani-
mously against the demand of the union
men employed by them for closed
shop and an eight hour day.