The San Francisco call., 1910-02-04
ARMY WILL FAVOR
HOME INDUSTRIES
Labor Council Is Assured That
Preference Will Be Shown
Local Firms
Union Official Is Invited to Ad=
dress Commonwealth
Club at Banquet

Some time ago the San Francisco
labor council sent a letter to local
army headquarters in relation to pat
ronizing home industry in connection
with the building of a pumping station
on the military reservation.
Yesterday the council received a let
ter from Major George Mex William
son, constructing quarterrnaster in
which he says:
The policy of this department has
been and will be. so far as possible,
consistent with the interests of the
United States to have all work done in
this vicinity by San Francisco firms" :"
The secretary of the San Francisco
labor council has received an invita-
tiOn to attend dinner TO be given
February in the St Francis hotel by
the Commonwealth club. At that din
ner matters relating to labor condi
tions in which the club has been in
quiring into for several months will
be taken up.
The attention of the labor council
has been directed by a communication
from the east TO the fact that the en-
ployes OF the Lambertvilie rubber
company have been locked out for no
other reason than that they formed
union and affiliated with the American
federation of labor. The communities
tion asks that the labor council re-
quest its affiliated unions not to pur-
chase any goods manufactured by the
Lambertville firm.
The officers of the hotel and restau
rant employees alliance and bar tenders
international league of America. in
communication to the labor council
asks for assistance to prevent the pro-
posed increase of postage on periodi-
Gals from / TO 9 cents a pound. The
officers declare that the prohibitive
postage would cut out of the mails all
official organs of labor organizations.
They cite that if they send their pub
lication from Cincinnati to Chicago as
freight by rail the cost Is $3.50 a ton,
if by express $50, and they ask why
the postofice has to pay 500 ton for
similar transportation.
Machinists lodge No. es at its meet
ing Wednesday night received COM
munications from several lodges in the
cast asking the local organization to
interest itself in the matter of secur-
ing the eight hour day on all federal
work for machinists and men in the
iron trades. The local lodge is asked
10 send a strong letter to the repre-
sentatives from California in congress
with request that they give this mat
ter their attention, and that they work
for the eight hour day on government
jobs.
The lodge was advised that Presi-
dent James O'Connell would visit this
city during the month of April next.
Business Agent Brown reported that
business was fair. but not as brisk as
it should be at this time of the year.
The lodge paid 800 as a death bene-
Bruder and $50 in sick benefits. One
member was reinstated, three elected
candidates initiated and five applica-
tions for membership received.
The greater district council OF car
penters has decided to have a picnic
this year for the carpenters of San
Francisco, San Mateo county, Alameda
county, Contra Costa county and Marin
county at a time and place to be Sc
lected by the following named COM
mittee on arrangements: j. Cliff, r.
Gibson, Thomas Wetherbee. A. Johan-
sen, d. Moore, r. NJ. Dickey and ].
Maloney.
The council appointed committee to
present several proposed amendments
TO the bylaws.
General Organizer Frank Holt of the
international association of cooks,
walters and hotel employees after an abb
sence of several months in the interior
of the state engaged in organization
work returned for few days and left
again yesterday for Vallejo and other
nlareS in the tranShaV p0llTtieS