The San Francisco call., 1910-02-20
URGES UNIONS TO
WORK FOR LABEL
Chairman of Organizing Com
mittee of New Department
Finds Lack of Interest
Delegates Fail to Appear at the
Meetings, So Another Course
Will Be Followed

Two weeks ago. when the san Fran
cisco labor council decided TO estab-
lish a branch Of the trade label de-
psrtment of the American federation of
labor, the delegates from the various
unions that have a label. button or
stamp were instructed to name dele
gate 10 the new branch. At the fol-
scented, but at the next meeting after
that not a delegate was named. John
o. Walsh, chairman OF the organizing
committee, at that meeting declared
that it is remarkable that those who
are continually clsmoring for the label,
button or stamp are the ones who are
most apathetic when there is an op-
portunity 10 do something that VIII
bring the guarantee of unionism to the
front
Il do not understand these people
he said. The representatives of unions
10 this council who are most interested
in this matter were asked TO name
some one TO represent their unions in
the new branch, and up TO the present
time there are not enough delegates
named TO call meeGng Tor the pur-
pose of organization.
L can not understand why these
people viii not show little more spirit
when they have a chance TO boost the
label, the button and the stamp 1t
seems TO me they prefer TO go down to
the water front or stand on the street
corners and complain that nothing Is
being done to advance the mark of
union produced goods
The council has decided to ask the
unions direct to name delegates 10 this
new branch and to have the names al
the next meeting Of the council
The chairman OF the organizing COM
mittee declared that he is anxious to
start the new organization, as he is OF
the opinion that it viii accomplish
much good for unionism.
The representatives of the Reid fac
tion of electrical workers, which for
4 long time has been al loggerheads
with the McNulty faction of the same
craft, insists that there must be a con-
vention before a satisfactory amalga-
nation Of the two factions can be
brought about and they ask that such
be held a the earliest possible date,
contingent upon the assurance of the
attorneys for each faction that the in
junction proceedings now pending shall
be dissolved and that the money. the
subject of controversy. shall be placed
IN charge of a committee TO be held as
can be turned over TO the duly author
lied officers of the amalgamated or
ganization.
At the last meeting of the musicians
union the board of directors reported
that it had reinstated TO membership
Z. Carssh. ". Lehman. Z. Perdriat, J.
b. PAMELA, Charles Schneider and Miss
T. Tice
The board appointed a committee to
wait on the management of a number
of business houses in this city in the
interest Of the garment workers union
and urge such not 10 handle goods that
do not bear the garment workers label.
At the meeting Of the Asiatic excIu-
sion league IN the labor temple this
afternoon a special committee that was
appointed TO examine and digest the
bill 10 restrict immigration presented
TO congress by Representative Hayes
viii make a report The law and leg
islative committee viii present a report
on the standing of the California law
makers on the subject of anti-Japanese
legislation in the past. This will be
used during the next campaign for
state senators and assemblymen-
The cooks union at its last meeting
by unanimous vote indorsed the bill
now before congress. which. if adopted,
viii guarantee TO every man with a
federal job an eight hour workday.
The union initiated 10 candidates and
appointed Stephen p. Drake assistant
business agent. At the next meeting
the subject Of increasing the initiation
fee and creating a funeral benefit fund
viii come up for discussion.
The executive committee of the labor
council reports that. after having given
the management of the Mckenzie
broom factory an opportunity to show
why the labor council should not levy
a boycott on the place, it has decided
10 recommend that the council declare
its intention of placing a boycott on
the factory on the ground that it is un-
fair to organized labor.
The boosters club of ths San Fran
cisco typographical union, bf which F.
Wandress is president Nv II. Ellis
secretary, will hold a m Ping in the
Investors building this y ernoon to