The San Francisco call., 1910-03-17
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

GultCQ NY
Statements were prepared and give,
out yesterday by the San Francisco
typographical union No. 21, web press
mems union No. g. stereotypers' uniol
No. % and maiiers' union No. Is IL
regard to their relations with TIL,
Call These statements were signed b!
the executive committees of the organi
cations named. They are as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 1910.
The undersigned committee OF
San Francisco Typographical union
No. u hereby certify that the San
Francisco Call is fair to our organl, AM.
zatfon in every particular, and that
union men exclusively are employed
in our department.
soNs SEq : 4 MrcHEfs6s TRAsy; PNILIP II T GsI {oEN
LAGHER. P. H. DESMOND, execu-
tive committee San Francisco typo
graphical union No. FL.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 1910.
The undersignedl executive COM
mittee of web preSsmen'S union No.
hereby certify that the San Fran
cisco Call is fair to our organiza-
tion in every particular and that
union men exclusively are employed
JAS GARRETT. w. L. WILSON,
r. McALLISTER, j. /. GALL
MORE. executive committee San
Eo. EGanfisco ! web 'pressmen's union
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 1910.
The undersigned executive com
mittee of stereotypers' union NO. ~
hereby certify that the San Fran
cisco Call is fair to our organlza-
tion in every particular and that
union men exclusively are employed
in our department.
j. P. FITZSIMMONS. A. ATTN
GER, f. L. COTTON, executive
committee San Francisco stereo-
typers' union No. 90.
SAN FRANCISCO, March Is, 1910.
The undersigned executive COM
mittee of mailers' union No. 1S
hereby certify that the San Fran
cisco Call is fair to our organiza-
ton in every particular and that
union men exclusively are en-
ployed in our department
E. L. BANGS. GEO. WYATT, ].
A. SHERE, THOS. ALSOP, execu-
tive committee San Francisco mail
ers' union No. is;
The several committees of the. 1oca
labor organizations that have been Sc
lected to assemble in joint conference
the organization of the migratory la
Dor of the state will meet one weel
before the executive committee of the
federation of labor assem-
bles in this city.
The date" says Secretary Scharren
berg of the California state federation
of labor. will be announced as soor
as we know when the A. f. of L. com
mittee will hold its first meeting here.
At the meeting of the joint commit
tee the attention of the members com
posing it will be called to the English
labor exchanges and what they do fol
nj of a n 6
the unemployed and migratory, ol
casual labor. as it is called in tha'
country, includes a central clearing
house for the whole territory with Il
district clearing houses in as many dis
tricts. In each of these districts there
are number of exchanges. the number
being graduated by the size of th'
The method of assisting
is thus explained:
Suppose man has registered at ar
exchange at Sheffield and wants work
i'm some other Yorkshire town. The
Sheffield exchange notifies the clearing
house of the district of the. mans
wants, as the clearing house has al
ready been notified of all vacant job:
in the district. The man calls at the
Sheffield exchange and is interviewed
by the superintendent. If there Is any
vacancy and he is suitable, but has NJ
money to pay his fare to the place
where the work is, the superintendent
makes the necessary advance, or loan
and sends him off.
Besides this use, the labor ex
will subserve other purposes
First, by their means the board o.
trade will be able to take what may
be called a census of the unemployed
Second, the system is essential to the
working of the grea
scheme of insurance against unemploy
ment which the government has prom
ised. No such scheme of insurance car
be worked except in conjunction will
some apparatus for finding work ant
testing Willingness to work. The labor
exchanges will supply this want. Third
the labor exchanges will gradually
effect the decentralization of casua
labor. Both the majority and the
minority reports of the recent roya