The San Francisco call., 1910-06-08
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sd6fEaNEls commissioner, has
labor laws and labor conditions of for
eign countries in relation to strikes and
lockouts, which has recently come from
the state printing Office. During the
last Is months Weinstock has visited
Italy, Russia. Austria, Germany, Bel
gium, France, England, the British
colonial states of Victoria and New
South Wales and the dominion of New
Zealand and has given much thought
and investigation to their labor laws
and abor conditions. His report covers
book of 157 pages and goes exhaust
lively into the subject. He found the
labor problem commanding the best
thought of many of the foremost minds
of the world. For this reason he ar
CUES that it speaks well for the wage
Garner.
1T is not likely that capital, except
in isolated cases says the special COM
missioner, would, of its own volition,
have shortened hours, Increased wages
and improved working conditions, and
thus, at least in its own opinion, les
sened profits. 1t, therefore, speaks we'll
for organized labor that through it's
initiative much has been done to bring
about these better conditions"
Weinstock believes the time has ar
rived when strikes and lockouts should
cease. He does not think it advisable
to adopt the Australian labor laws in
their entirety. but he does believe in the
adoption of the principle of state inter-
vention in labor disputes to the fullest
degree consistent with our form of gov
ernment.
Voluntary arbitration the world over,
the commissioner believes, to be fail
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not fit the conditions of our common
wealth.
1T seems to me-" says the report
that an important stride would be
made in the direction of industrial
peace, if legislation was created call
ing for a public inquiry into labor dis
putes before they had reached the Sc
rious stage of strike or lockout. l
realize. however, that any legislation
along such lines in a country such a.
ours must, at best, be experimental"
Weinstock gives many reasons why
he favors the creation of a board of
| inquiry He also gives reasons why
such board should be favored by en-
ployer. employe and the general public.
Steam laundry workers union No.
26 initiated 26 at Monday nights meet
ing.
J. w. Sweeney and T. A Reardon, rep
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dressed the members on the conditions
in Los Angeles, which brought about
| the strike in the iron trades The
| amount to be subscribed to help the
| southern strikers was laid over until
next meeting, owing to press of bust
ness.
The local moved a vote of thanks
to the conference committee for its
services in bringing about an amicable
three year agreement with the pro-
prietors.
A dispatch from Everett. Wash,
stated that 500 laundry workers were
out on strike in that city for 10 per
cent raise and that the business was
completely tied up.
The following nominations were
made: For president, ID. J. Gorman;
for vice president, Mrs. NJ Carson; for
secretary, Miss Carrie Farmer; for
treasurer, Charles Lineger; for bust
ness agent, Charles Hawley; for SER
| geant at arms (two to be elected), B.
McGranaghan, George Macklin and
William Norton; for trustee, George j.
Black; for auditing committee, Louis
Jenkins, William Lalriston, Ed Moss,
William Clifford and Hugh Doherty;
for executive committee fen to be
elected) Ed Moss, Harry Korts, c..
Lievre, A Brown. Gus Benson, George
| Black, Emma O'Keefe. NJ. J. McGough,
4 Lizzie Williams, Nellie Victor. Hugh
Doherty and Morris Sinsheimer; for
law and legislative committee, D. j..
German, Carrie Farmer and Charles
| Hawley; for delegates to labor council,
Emma O'Keefe, Mrs. Walden, Mrs. Car
son, Lizzie Williams, Charles Lineger,
Carrie Farmer, Nellie Victor, George
Black, James Lineger and A. Brown;
For international offfcers-For presi-
dent Fred Grahame; for first vice pres
lident, Charles Lineger; for second vice
president, Carrie Farmer; for third vice
president, James Lineger; for fourth
vice president, A. Brown; for delegate
to the American federation of labor
1 Gone to be elected), Fred Grahame,
William Clifford, James Lineger and B.
McGranaghan
At the Monday night meeting of sta
! tionary engineers union No "a, after
subscribing $25 to the striking iron
workers in Los Angeles, the following
nominations for the ensuing term were
made: For president, B. E. George;
for vice president, H. J. Mitchell; for
recording secretary. ]. w. Maher; for
financial secretary and business agent,
w. r. Towne; for treasurer, Dave Rich
| ardson; for conductor, J. d. Armitage
for door keeper, John McCaul; for au-