The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-22


and japanese help in cafes and restau-
rants. Eighteen candidates were obli-
gated and a number of applications
were presented. At the next meeting
the union will have more than 20 to
initiate.
The theatrical stage employees at
their last regular meeting voted that
they will actively participate in the
proposition to build a new labor tenn
pie for the central labor council. 1t
was also declared that all stage me-
chanics employed by manufacturers of
picture films must become members of
the union. Announcement was made
that the official organ of the interna-
tlonal body, which is to be under the
editorial supervision of the president
of the international body, will be is
sued May /.
After years of effort and despite the
solid opposition of their employers. the
railroad workers of this country
through the combined strength of the
American federation of labor and the
brotherhoods, have succeeded in secur-
ing the enactment of two laws by con-
gress, compelling the railroads to equip
their cars with uniform safety appli-
ances and amending the employers
liability act so that suit may be brought
at the home of the plaintiff and in the
state courts. OF Importance is the new
law calling for the standardizing of
safety appliances. Many are killed and
injured yearly because of the lack of
uniform system of appliances. The
new law makes unlawful the movement
of cars with appliances in any way
defective. The employers liability act,
through the new law, has been so
amended that an injured employee will
hA oh Ia 10 i'm
affords.
Millmen's union No. 422 at it's Tues
day evening meeting decided to parade
with a banner, May international
Labor day. Some 25 labor unions will
turn out The locals parade committee
is as follows: Henry Cattler, Conrad
Phillip and j. Seaman. Two candi-
dates were obligated and two were ad-
mitted upon clearance cards.
1t was decided at Wednesday nights
meeting of milk wagon drivers union
No. 226 to hold it's annual banquet
within short time, and 5000 was set
aside for that purpose. The business
agent reported business good
The officials of the International
brewery workers have given the Port
land brewery workers permission to
strike in case the California wage
scale is not paid. It is believed in this
city that no drastic measures will be
necessary in Portland.
The local brewery workers have just
learned that in the settlement of the
Rochester, n. Y, strike the new con-
tracts reduce working time for driv-
ers, helpers and stablemen from ten to
nine hours, and for brewers and bot
tiers from nine to eight hours. Sun
day and holiday work is to be paid for
as overtime at the rate of so cents per
hour. Maltsters are guaranteed work
the year round. Increases in wages
were granted from 81 to SO per week.
The painters union of Vallejo has
filed a complaint with the trades and
labor council against the officers of the
Mare island navy yard for making en-
listed men on the receiving ship indie
pendence do painters work on the
island. The complainants were direct
ed to present definite charge, so that
the matter can be taken up with the
commandant of the yard and with Sec
rotary Meyer of the navy.
The demand for a raise in wages by
the journeymen tailors union of Sacra-
mento has been sustained by the inter-
national body. The question of pre-
senting this demand was referred to the
executive committee of the union, and
meantime it was decided to advertise
in the San Francisco papers a warning
to sjourneymen of the trade to keep
away from Sacramento.
The extraordinary expenses recently
incurred" said President Kruger of the
Philadelphia rapid transit company.
speaking of the corporations losses in
the late strike with it's employees, have
so reduced the reserve capital on which
the company was counting to make
improvements, that we are asking the
city authorities permission to float a
new $2,500,Oo0 loan"
At a labor conference recently held
in Newport, Eng, a report was read
by the executive board in which it was
held that if the decision which de-
clared the use Of trades union funds for
political purposes to be illegal remained
good law, the labor movement would
suffer greater setback than that given
by the Taff-Vale judgment