The San Francisco call., 1910-01-13
congressman AID
EXCLUSION LEAGUE
Promises of Support in Effort to
Forbid immigration of ALI
Asiatic Labor
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Coast Gives Liberal Help to
Great Lakes Strikers

At the last meeting OF the Aslatic
exclusion league copies of bills that
have been introduced in the house of
representatives by Congressman Ben
net Of New York. Richardson of Ala
bama and Rowland of Ohio were pre-
scented and passed to the secretary with
instructions to report on them at the
next meeting.
A letter received from Congressman
Borland of Missouri was read. In this
he pledges support for any legislation
that will extend the Chinese exclusion
law so that it win apply to japanese,
Koreans and all Asiatics.
During the week preceding the
meeting 2.1iS petitions were received
requesting congress to enact an exclu
sion law that will effectually end the
coming TO this country of all Asiatics,
particularly the japanese
The league viii hold a meeting in
the labor temple next Sunday after
noon when it viii be addressed by A.
+. Fowler of Washington on exclusion.
The Sailors Union of the Pacific,
which has already donated $4,000 to
the striking sailors of the great lakes,
has voted to donate SEQ 600. which may
be drawn in one sum or in such sums
as the strike committee may desire.
The following named have been elect
ed officers OF the bakers and confec-
TONERS union for the ensuing term:
Emil Schaerer, president; Andrew
Saunders, vice president; William
Wright, secretary treasurer (re-elect-
eds; Emil Eisold, business agent; T.
+. Conway, sergeant at arms; Emil
Kuhn and Frank Duffy, assistants;
Henry Hanks. Andrew Saunders and
Emil Eisold. trustees; o. Ruefle, Paul
Guederley. Otto Peterson. Anton Wall.
Richard Scnwarting. John Woeful, w.
Wright. Z. Eisold and f. Weichert, ex-
ecutive board; O. Peterson, E. Eisold. o.
Ruefle, r. Hoffman, A. Wahl and A.
Lethie. delegates to labor council.
The brotherhood of teamsters has
elected the following officers: Michael
Casey, president; David Noonan, vice
president; c. J. Carroll. secretary
treasurer; John Mclaughlin, secretary
business agent; John E. Stewart trus-
tee; J. Mclaughlin. NJ. Casey and ].
Mcnamara, delegates TO city front fed
Grafton, J. Henneally, j. O'Connell, j.
Sexsmith. NJ. Casey, J. Mclaughlin, y.
Roonan, J. Wilson. A. Brophy and j.
Maher. delegates to labor council.
Machine hands union No. rs, l. A.
of NJ. had the following officers elect
installed last Tuesday night for the
ensuing term: Theodore Weske. pres
ident; Charles Roerden, vice president;
Edward Corcoran. recording, and David
McLennan, financial secretary-treas-
Grer; William II. Finney, conductor;
Joseph II. Byrne, sentinel; Samuel Nc
Culloeh, James Hickey and +. A. $.
Roberts. trustees; Theodore Weske. Ed
ward Corcoran and David McLenan,
delegates TO the labor council.
The auditing committee presented an
encouraging report.
The lumber clerks association. at its
meeting Tuesday night. took up the
matter of proposed amalgamation with
the longshore lumbermen, as suggested
by the building trades council. The
general expression was opposed to such
action.
The association adopted a resolution
indorsing the Hetch .Hetchy water
project and declaring against Spring
Valley.
The officers for the current term were
installed by Past President A. Smith,
three candidates were initiated and
four applications received. The social
committee reported that all arrange
ments We're completed for the ball in
the AudHOrlum annex on January Y.
The granite cutters union, by
unanimous vote. has declared in
favor Of the Hetch Hetehy water
proposition and against Spring Valley.
Horse shoers' union No. 25 installed
the following officers Tuesday night in
the Building Trades temple:
William Preece. president: Ernest Katts vice
president; =. Joiner. recording secretary; John
Halk. financial secretary: Phillip Smith, treas
urer; Thomas Dillon. sergeant at Ed
ward Maloney. John Supple and ]. Scanlon
trustees: Ernest Kane and August Freebooter
delegates TO the labor council.
The union resolved to vote for Hetch
Hetchy and against Spring Valley.
The molders' union was addressed
Tuesday night by Mrs de Lara in be-
half of the Mexicans in prison in Ari-
iona on a charge of violating the neu
trality laws. The union indorsed the
action Of the San Francisco labor cOun-