The San Francisco call., 1910-04-10
LABOR MEN ASSIST
CITY WATER FIGHT
Letters Sent to Representatives
in Congress From Workers
in Several States
Rights Granted to San Fran
cisco Upheld by Various
Trade Organizations


SI549Ts ss1s sHsG1ssCl09g9eL1 Of the international
@AEsZN1 alliance of hotel
and restaurant employees and bartend-
ers' league has notified the labor coun-
Gil that he had received and approved
the communication from the San Fran
cisco joint committee on water, and
viii do his best to interest congress
personal letter TO the president, and
also urge the members of the executive
board to DO likewise
Musicians union No. S4s of Santa
Cruz sent notice TO the labor council
that 1t had, at the request Of the joint
committee. written to representatives
in congress.
The boiler makers of Kansas and
Montana also sent communications de-
claring in favor Of pure water for San
Francisco and promised to ask the rep
resentatives in congress from those
states to stand for the rights granted
to San Francisco by the previous ad-
ministration.
The cooks sssociat ton. through its
manager. william Meyer, denies that
ii has any connection with the forth
coming Cinderella ball. The name of
the association was Used without au-
thority.
Housesmiths and architectural iron
workers union No. rs gave an enter
tainment and ball last night in the
auditorium of the building trades tenn
pie at Fourteenth and Guerrero streets.
interesting program. The committees
in charge were:
ngements-Henry Lay. Edward
Lewis. T. ScahiIl. E Hague. William
Richardson, B. McQuirk and William
Reception-W Clancy, Henry Lay, J.
Murphy. William Francis, James Nc
Cormick. William Mangan, J. Hoffman
j. Vaughan. George Brown, Z. Jane
son and @. 9TH.
Eugene A Clancy was floor director
and i. Hague and w. Ayers his assist
ants.
James W. Kline Of Chicago, interna-
tionaI president of the blacksmiths and
helpers. accompanied by J. Dougherty
of Buffalo. first vice president; c. A
Glover OF New York city, and Edward
y. Ryan Of Boston. also an international
vice president, viii open an organizing
campaign throughout the New England
states.
Bulletin No. Sc Of the United States
bureau Of labor. just issued, says that
the giving of z commission or bonus
TO domestic servants or others making
purchases for their employers is made
an Offense in New Jersey and Wash
lngton and the receiving Of tips by
walters in hotels and restaurants is
also prohibited by law in the last
named state"
At the last meeting of the musicians
union. local No. s, the board of direc-
tors suspended 50 members for being
delinquent in dues. Twelve names
were struck from the roll Of member
snip for nOnpayment OF dues assess
nents and fines and failure TO rein
state within the time permitted by the
locals laws.
A C. Imhaus Eugene E. Schmitz T.
F. Heinemann. Joseph Conoly, P. The
reuN and ". T. Husband were rein
stated TO membership on making good
their financial obligations. Herman H
Day was admitted to membership on
transfer, two members took with
drawal cards and one resigned from
the organization.
The union will meet next Thursday.
The following nominations have
been made by mailers' union No. IS:
For president William H Parker:
vice president, George Wyatt: secre-
tsry-treasurer. James B. Reighley, H.
G. Little and T. NJ Alsop; sergeant at
arms, George Barry and J. F. Enrfght:
executive committee. F. T. Smith Z 7
0'connor, John D. Mattison and John
George Wyatt and Frank Flynn.
The election viii be held Monday
night. April %
The execufive cor,n,Sttee of +t,o ,l
council investigated a complaint by
Harry Edwards against the musicians
union, local No. S, and decided not TO
take any action because the complain
ant has no cause of action against the
local, IL having in his case acted within
the law; but he has grievance against
The international by reason of IFS ne
culiar laws, and the committee NAV at
some future time have something to
say about these particular laws of the
American federation of music"
San Francisco lodge OF machinists.
No. 6S, which several months ago de-
clared the California saw works un-
fair, asked the members OF the mill
mems union at the Friday night meet
ing OF the labor council 10 assist ii in
its campaign against that concern by
denying the report that it had restored
itself to the fair list.
The book binders union AT ifs last
meeting gave $50 to the steel workers
locked out at Bethlehem. and $40 ito
an eastern local in distress" The ni1e
drivers union has given 800 to the
steel workers locked out by the United
States steel works in Pennsylvania
The suspender makers union of New
York has asked the labor council of
this city to interest members az the
affiliated unions in the purchase of only
such suspenders as bear the union la