The San Francisco call., 1910-03-31
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

of improved machinery being used
and permitting contractors to bene-
should be utilized, the output less
ened and the men La simply kept
from idleness.
The united garment workers of
America and their thousands of
members have been great sufferers
as result of this prison output
of shirts, overalls, pantaloons and
the like, used by working men in
their trade.
The international bodies, state
federatfons, central bodies and To-
pose the prison labor contract sys-
10 tenn by refusing. to purchase any of
such output and to endeavor to have
legislation enacted in the various
place label or ticket on such OUT
put designating 1t as prison
made
has Endorsed the bill now before con-
gress which provides for the retirement
of civil service employees on pension.
The secretary of the council was in
structed to communicate with the Cal
ifornia representatives in congress, ad-
vising them of the action of the coun-
ell and urge them to use efforts to
have the measure enacted into law.
American federation of Dor, in coma
munication to the central labor bodies
of California, draws particulars atten-
tion to the following from the constitu-
tion of the supreme labor body OF the
country:
No central labor body or other
boycott, nor Shall such bodies in
dorse and order the placing of the
name of any person. firm or cerpor-
so alton on the s.u,af, unfair lis list until the
before declaring the boycott, sub
mitted the matter in dispute to the
central body for, investigation and
used the best endeavors on its part
to effect an amicable settlement.
violation of this section shall for
felt charter.
If this provision of the constitu-
tional law is enforced, some unions in
San Francisco will forfeit their char
ters.
He also calls attention to the follow
ing section from the fundamental law:
Local unions of national and in
ternational unions affiliated with
the department attached to the
American federation of labor in any
city where a local department ex-
local department unless they are
connected with the chartered CEN
tral body, nor shall they be ellgf-
BILE to membership in the central
labor body unless they are affili-
ated with the labor department.
The Office of the American federation
of labor at Washington, d. c., has re-
ceived from the central federated union
of the state of New York, an appeal
for the formal tion by the American fed
Grafton of a national labor party in
this country, modelled on the lines OF
the British labor party.
The reason for the appeal as set
forth in the document sent to Wash
ington, is the recent United States cir
cult court decision in Hartford, Conn.
awarding damages in the sum of $780,
090 against the hatters' union, in an
action brought against it for boycott
ting. The communication sets forth
that under that court decision any la
Dor organization in the country is liza
BILE to lose every cent in it's treasury
The document adds:
The courts have dared to render
decisions of this character because
the labor element has no Fepresen-
tative in congress. In Europe, boy
colts are allowed and such deci-
sion as that rendered in Hartford
would not stand.
Promises to Consider Evidence