The San Francisco call., 1910-03-08
Labor Notes

The executive board Of the state fed
Grafton OF labor will hold a meeting in
a few days to outline plan for or
ganizing the migratory labor of the
state. subsequently there will be a
meeting of the joint committee on mi
gratorY workers, composed OF delegate
from the federation, the labor council
and the building trades council. to dis
cuss the plan that is to be presented.
When this shall have been agreed upon
it will be presented to the executive
council of the American federation of
labor when the convention meets here
next April.
Bakers and confectioners' union No.
"a at its meeting Saturday night ac-
cepted the report of the picnic COM
mittee that il had secured Fernbrook
park for the outing on the first Wednes-
day in May. On that occasion there
will be a distribution of prizes to
those who produce the greatest num-
Der OF union bread labels
Marcel Willie and William Stosch
were elected delegates to the labor
council and William Wright was elected
delegate to the label section of the
council.
-Four accepted candidates were ini-
tiated.
Inc union OIL san Ma
teo and the musicians union of San
Leandro have notified Secretary Paul
Scharrenberg that they have voted to
Join the state federation of labor.
In New Westminster, B. c., all bar
tenders are required By ordinance TO
take out a license, costing 81 a year.
The law went into effect on the first
of the year.
One of the locals Of the united
brotherhood of carpenters and joiners
of America has received a circular
letter from the Industrial workers of
the world asking financial assistance
for the members of that organization
imprisoned in Spokane, Wash. The To-
cal has submitted the matter TO the
general executive board and the reply
was that "the circular letter presented
has not received the Endorsement of
the general executive board
The district council of carpenters of
this city made an application TO the
general executive board of the united
brotherhood of carpenters and joiners
purposes and received a check for
$1,000.
The general executive board, of the
united brotherhood of carpenters and
ioiners of America at a recent meeting
received a letter from the Asiatic ex-
clusion league of this city asking for
Endorsement of the work of the league
in its endeavors to exclude the Asiatic
race from the United States. The COM
munication asked for financial aid from
the subordinate locals. The board
looked with favor on the object of the
league and recommended that the locals
render such assistance as they deem
advisable.
The British labor party was organized
in 1901 with 353.070 members of trades
unions and 22S61 socialists, making a
total of 375,931. In 1903 it had grown
to 1f21,256 trade unionists, 27,465 So
cialists and $4,000 members of the
miners federation of Great Britain, a
total of 1.ssS,721.
The Vancouver island development
league, with q view to attracting white
domestics to Victoria, B. c., and imme-
diate vicinity, is sending out leaflets in
which is set forth the assertion that
domestics will receive good homes and
wages, according to experience and
skill" The average of wages offered
is given as follows: General domestics,
from SIS to $25 month: housemaids.
$50 to S2e: plain cooks. $50 to s25: good
nurses. $50 TO $25: extra good cooks.
sa5 TO $50 a month, and girls of 16, SIS
a month. This includes board