The San Francisco call., 1910-06-05
LABEL LEAGUE Is
INTERESTING women
Union Made Goods Will Be
Made Popular by Latest
Organization
Local Branch of International
Movement May Be Formed
Here Soon
Edited by o. M. BOYLE


(5EEIEIl va 1o5Es-7 ment on foot in
><@aEszsa1s this city to estab-
lish branch Of the Woman's interna-
fional union label league. The league
mas many branches throughout the
east and SIS doing a grand work for
union made goods. Recently Miss
anna Fitzgerald, president of the in
ternational. sent out an appeal TO the
women Of the country. The association
IS z voluntary organization which ad-
mits women 10 membership regardless
of occupation. The initiation fees and
0ues are within the reach of all The
chief objects are 20 promote the sale
and consumption OF union made goods
regardless Of craft or calling; to be
helpful in advancing the sale Of goods
made in sanitary workshops; 10 secure
better wages and shorter hours Tor
wonen who may work at trades not
yet organized. and to be helpful in
building and strengthening all labor
and Industrial organizations. II is
strictly nonpartisan and nonsectarian
and welcomes those within its ranks
1vhp. would assist the workers 10 es-
tabush a better social and economic
state Tor themselves. their families and
6ependants- II is known that women
spend the major portion Of the family
Income. It is the mission Of this or
gauization TO have the wages received
through trades union efforts expended
for Cnion made products. In conclud
ing her appeal Miss Fitzgerald says:
~The wives. mothers and sisters Of
trades uniOnists constitute an irresis-
tible army, eXpending an enormous
sum Of union wages. which, if judi
ciously,- properly and rightfully spent
for union made labeled products would
be q tremendous force for good and
49,.
ing the work Of organized and yet un
organized forces and toward finally
bringing about a social and economic
state more BETTING the workers"
.C;arpenters' union No. p made the
following nominations at its Friday
night meeting: For president. L. B.
Regans for vice president. A. Morrison;
for recording secretary. J. 7. Burns;
Tor assistant recording secretary. W.
e F9ley; for financial secretary, W. E
Smith: for treasurer, Patrick Connor;
for warden Zone TO be elected). J. Bro
die, .. Buckley and NJ. Watrous; for
trustee. Abe Nichols; for auditor, A
Morrison and John Clark: for trustee
10 mill stock. L. B. Regan; for trustee
10 organized labor stock. p. H Nc
Carthy; for trustee to laundry stock
l. B. Regan; for delegates to japanese
exclusion league, c. T. knight John
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gates TO bay counties district council
OF carpenters (seven to be elected), P.
H Mccarthy, /. 3. Regan, J. 7. Burns,
+. P Nicholas, J. J. Swanson. W. L.
Smith, John Clark, J. c. KlOos, y. r.
LarkiT. Theodore Wicks. Fred Melville,
p NcEachern, Charles Jackson, W. w.
Lawler, John Brodie, J. Bradford. John
Kierney. W. Z. Foley and A. Morrison;
for delegates to the building trades
council, p. II. Mccarthy, John T. Burns,
W E. Foley, L B. Regan, John Kier-
ney. T. r. Duffey, George NeWsom, F.
L. Smith, F. p Nicholas. W. w. Lawler,
John BrOdie. John Clark, J. J. Swanson.
Fred Melville. A l. Hollis, Thomas
Saunders. J. d. Campbell +. Smith,
Patrick Connor. John Kester. Ed Nc
Glennon. J. l. Cliff. Thomas Mahoney,
W. Connor. John Hughes, Charles Jack
son and NJ. Watrous.
Nominations viii be open at the next
meeting, after which the election will
he held.
The secretary was instructed to send
q telegram Of sympathy TO P II. Nc
Csrthy in his present misfortune.
One member was admitted upon
clearance card and seven candidates
were obligated.
Richard Caverly OF local No. 25 and
William Clinton OF local No. 205 Of the
makers and helpers of America left
last night for St Louis, Mo-, where
they VIII represent their respective
lodges il the international convention
which opens its session June 13. AS
The iron trades Of this city have wor
the eight hour day, which goes into
effect next Tuesday, these delegates
have been requested to have the con-
vention take steps to secure the same
hours for the iron trades all over the
union and be in line with San Francis
co. which is the only city where the
hours have been granted
Secretary 9iuri Of the brewery work
men. In speaking OF the strike in Los
Angeles, stated that beer drivers anc
bottlers in that city were the poorest
paid Ia the west. The Los Angeles
brewers have declared for the oper
shop and low wages and all men in the
brewery industry are asked to remain
away from Los Angeles until fair con
ditions prevail The organizations sf.
fected by this strike are: The brew
ers. drivers and bottlers, all of the
brewery workers international union
the coOpers OF the cOopers' interna.
tional union, international union OF
steam engineers, stationary fremen's
union and international association ot
rnachinists and the building trades sf.
hIiated with the Los Angeles centra
labor council
At the last meeting of internationa
association OF steam filters and help
ers, local No 46, the following nom
nations were made: For president
T. A. Dahlgren; for vice president
Thomas Slsughnessy; for recording
secretary, T. A. Reardon; for rflnancia
secretary, J. J. Kenny; for treasurer
Joseph T. Winters: for sentinel, Franz
Arthur; for guard. Edwin Heino; fol
executive committee, Joseph T. Win
tiers. Robert Colyer, c. Simons. William
Sturms and n. Bentelson; for auditinf
committee. James Ia France, H. He'll
Quist and William Sturms; for dele
Gates fo a1hpr council lanes 7 Irao,x