The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-12


EEzNs clerks information
al protective union, residing in this
city, has been made a general organizer
and label agent of the American feder-
alton of labor. This office carries with
1t power and authority to found and
install local and federal labor unions
under the jurisdiction of the American
federation of labor.
LIGHT has performed good work for
his organization, and the officials OF the
American federation of labor, recognize
ing his abilities as an organizer, have
chosen wisely in attaching him to the
parent body.
Branch 8, amalgamated society of
carpa enters and joiners, elected the fol-
lowing officers last night: F. w. Merri-
man, president; ]. Dowsett, vice presi-
dent; J. Farnsworth, check steward;
NJ. Schenk, door keeper.
The branch voted to affiliate with
the San Francisco labor council and
elected j. Sampson and George F..
Staff as delegates to that body.
1t was announced that arrangements
have been completed for the whist
party next Friday and for the ladies'
night, April 10.
]. Eduard Morgan of the western
d
yesterday from the headquarters of the
federation which stated that the ques-
ton of affiliating with the united mine
workers of America, which Will be de-
cided by referendum vote, will carry
| by 9 TO l. This will bring the fedora
ton under the jurisdiction of the Amer
lean federation of labor. For Is years
! the federation has existed independent
of the A. F. of L.
AT a meeting of the union printers
aid society last Sunday William H
Forbes and Louis H. Nordhausen were
admitted to membership. The secre-
tary reported III member in good
standing. The entertainment commit
tee reported that the annual outing
will be held at Fernbrook park Sunday,
June 10.
The Kern county building trades
council requests The Call to publish
the following in its labor column:
The contractors in this vicinity rush
Intense e' heat is near near at hand. and as
consequence nearly every man is busy. But
%f the this IN seT there w II 6e e ha
OF 800 idle. During the last week
but FIVE small cottages s,a have been MS, started
will be a waste of money for men to come
here seeking work.
time 10 per cent of our men are out Of
work, and there will be a daily increase in
the number until within a month they will
With the MONDAY thermometer at 126
for June, July and August and the mid
night thermometer at Ito. contractors figure
higher on work. This being a recognized
fact. building from this date receives
continual check until october.
Frank Holt, general organizer for the
hotel and restaurant employees inter
national alliance and bar tenders
league of America, has just returned
from a trip throughout California. He
states that bar tenders leagues are
forming in many parts of the state. ma
teriaIly increasing the membership.
Local 525, bar tenders, Oakland; local
no. cooks helpers. San Francisco; To-
cal $50, cooks and walters, Vallejo;
local 46T, cooks and walters, Bakers
field; local SO, mattresses, Los Angeles,
have been reorganized and are flourish
ing.
the Mojave bar tenders, the Sacramento
cooks and walters and the Coalinga
cooks and walters unions.
The culinary local of Eureka has
also been reorganized.
The state federation of labor's execu-
tive committee will hold meeting in
o'clock a. m, and in the afternoon the
joint committee on migratory labor of
the state will hold meeting in the
same place for the purpose of discuss
ing plans to organize the same.
Secretary William Wright of bakers
union No. "a wishes to deny the state
ment published in an afternoon paper
that 500 French and italian bakers have
organized labor union.
"As a matter of fact" says Wright,
"at no time has there been over 100
names on the membership roll, and at
the present time even these have
dropped out
Bakers union No. "a will meet next
Saturday.
The union has completed all arrange
ments for the annual picnic to be given
in Fernbrook park. Niles canyon,
Wednesday, May 4. There will be a
good program of games, races and
dances.
The great emancipation, Abraham Lin
coin, besides being an eminent states
man, was genuine labor leader In
an address delivered in independence
hall, Philadelphia, almost half a CEN
fury ago, in referring to the purposes
of certain men in the then impending
rebellion, he said:
1T is an effort to place capital on an
equal footing with if not above labor.
Labor is prior to and independent of
capital. Capital is only the fruit of
labor, and could not have existed if
labor had not first existed. Labor is
the superior of capital.
Let the working people beware of
surrendering the power which they
possess, and which, If surrendered. will
surely be used to shut the door of ad-
vancement for such as they and fix new
disabilities upon them until all liberty
is lost"
The barn dance given by retail shoe
clerks association No. 40 few even
ings ago, at 343 Van Ness avenue, was
a grand success. The members of the
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