The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
MUSICIANS DESIRE
CONCERTS IN PARKS
Directors of Union Organize
Committee to Agitate for
Municipal Bands


Greenebaum. J. A Keough, G. Bennett,
J. Fitzgerald, DR.. II. J. Stewart, D. NJ.
Wright. f. Heitman, +. J. Kramer. Mar
Gus Blum and former President Harry
Menke. This joint committee will work
for the esta bIishment of regular con-
certs in the principal parks of the city.
The board revoked all concessions
made by the previous board and gave
the members of the union notice that
hereafter permission TO carry out any
of the concessions granted by the
previous board must be obtained from
the present board.
The regular meeting of the union
will be held in musicians headquarters
next Thursday afternoon, when the fol-
lowing business will be acted upon.
Reports of the officers for the preced-
ing 80 days; report of the committee
on new headquarters and report of the
committee on naturalization of mem
bers
The following were admitted to mem
bership on examination: Frank Bach
lone, Alfred CheIi. Paul Cheli. Henry
Delmonte, A D. Frenzy, z. Giannarni.
Carl T. HASA gen and Harry Wilson.
William Hebbs and IL F. Schlott were
admitted on transfer and W. II. Bruso
was reinstated.
L lie san r Ednt1SEO nlGllGES union mas
declared in favor of the following as
officers of the international typo
graphical union: For president, Will
liam NJ. Reilly of Dallas; first vice pres
ident, Charles H. Govan Of New York;
secretary treasurer. Robert C. Albrook
of Denver; gent of the union printers
home. Edwin A Kitchens of Cincinnati:
delegates TO the American federation OF
labor. Frank Morrison of Chicago, T. w.
OF Toronto and Max S. Hayes of Cleve-
land, O.. trustees of the union printers
home. W J. White of San Francisco,
William NJ. Daniel OF Nashville Tenn,
and Michaeu Powell of Ottawa Can.
The union made the following nomi-
nations for officers of the mailers'
trade district union: For president.
Charles y. Smith of New York; vice
president, John F. Garvey of San Fran
cisco; ecretary-treasurer, Robert 7.
Allen of Boston
John F. Garvey has been chosen to
represent the union at the next con-
vention of the International typograph-
ical union and that of the maiIers' trade
district union.
A delegation OF the union attended
the funeral Friday of Denis D. Linehan,
one of its popular members, who died
a few days ago.
The San Francisco labor council was
notified at its last meeting that the San
Francisco Association for the Preven-
tfon and Cure of tuberculosis was
ready to deliver short lectures on how
working men may avert the white
plague at such time as the council
might decide. The society called at
tention TO the fact that many of the
working classes in particular trades
are subject to this disease more than
others, and that they should be in
structed in the way of guarding
against it
The bakers or Porto Rico. who want
to organize on union business lines
and the international workers of the
world of Spokane. Wash. who. accord
ing to a communica ton, are still fight
ing for the right of free speech in that
city. have applied to the San Francisco
labor council for financial assistance
Both of these requests will be passed
upon by the executive committee at its
next meeting
communication TO the San Fran
cisco labor council from the Merchants
association on the subject of the issu-
ance of 10 year bonds for the purpose
of making street improvements has
been, referred TO the law and legisla-
tive committee with instructions TO
study the proposition and present a
report a t an early day.
Bar tenders union, local No II. has
notified the labor council that the Dunn
Brothers, saloon keepers. are unfair to
organized labor and asked that the
council declare its intention to place a
boycott on the saloon The matter will
be acted upon by the executive COM
unittee tomorrow night
The labor council has been asked to
give assistance in the matter of union
izing the clerks employed in the North
beach district so that they may have
union pay and union hours. The charge
that they are required to work until
late into the night will be looked into
by the organizing committee and the
retail clerks union.
The allied printing trades council
of Sacramento has elected the follow
ing as its officers for the current term:
w II. Hicks, president; c. Daggett. vice
Harry Bradley, sergeant at arms: ]. NJ
WEIGH L E. Alvord and C. NJ. Bond,
trustees.
The New York state branch of the
aIgamated meat cutters and butch
tAo oA <1AAAEiiNcs Ne1H'OO ieiol , CdA IIOHl
5000 to 1900. In New York city the
increase was 1900
In an appeal sent TO the afflfated
unions of the building trades council
asking financial assistance for the
locked out men at Bedford. Ind, of the
general union of journeymen stone
cutters is the following:
1t might be interesting to note
that Bedford is great stone CEN
ter. actually furnishing greater
output than any other quarries in
the world
The issue is not a matter of
wages but one wholly of unionism
The lockout was brought about by
the employers serving notice that
on and after a certain date only
members of the national society of
stone cutters, a dual organization
instituted by certain New York
employers for the avowed purpose
of destroying the general union of
stone cutters, which is the bona
fide organization, would be en-
ployed.
The men who are locked out are
determined to stand by their union
and the bosses are unable TO make
any progress with the nonunion
men
That being so. it is reasonable to
presume that many building opera
tions will be hampered during the
coming season. and If for no other
consideration than that of a lack
of stone for building purposes the