The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
ARBITRATION
FOR LABOR? No,
SAYS BARROW
"YOu Men Get Your Wages
Raised, but You Won't Re-
ceive Any More Money"
Political Action Is Your Saliva
tiOn," Speaker Declares TO
Labor Council

-sASfA7 Weinstock had to 4
say on the subject of arbitration" |
said Clarence barrow Of Chicago TO !
the San Francisco labor council Fri /
day night and I want to tell you that /
You do not want arbitration. That's |
only a compromise, at least, and YOU
: don't get what you want The other |
fellow don't want to arbitrate unless /
ne has something he wants arbitrated. |
and he feels reasonably sure that it's |
going 10 come his way.
80 You ask for higher wages. You get /
them But though you get more |
wages. you don't have more money in |
time because as your wages are raised |
those who pay you such are raising the !
prices; that is, they give it to you 1
with one hand and they take it away
with the other-and a good deal more, /
. too.
: 1t isn't wages. il isn't arbitration |
that YOU need. What you need is DO
-nucal action. That action that will /
help YOU place men Of your own kind |
10 make laws for you, such laws as /
YOU need, and you can get them If you |
VIII but try. You can't get it all at I
once You must get il by degrees. I
:. Get a labor administration and do the !
= best you can. You can't satisfy every
body, because you haven't enough TO !
20 around. But do the best you can. /
y on can not expect TO do in one term
:.'all that you should and can do, for
% you are young at the business. and
you have 10 learn. Don't get discour-
aged, but keep right on.
Don't mind those who make COM
plants Let me tell you right here
. taat the greatest complainer is the
). man who leaves a IS job to take $40
= day political one. He wants TO keep
II and never wants to go back to hard
. work. You know he doesn't. 1 wouldn't
Z -. You have done well in San Fran
cisco since my visit to you last Labor
day but at this time I do not want to
speak Of the administration in this
city. This, however, 1 will say-keep
=, tie administration free from graft
~ GU make more fuss over the little
CRATER, the policeman who takes a
tri7e from, z saloon keeper, than you
DO over the big CRATER who gets away
with a railroad and al other rights
Keep absolutely free from graft. Do
that which is right. Keep on trying
3. Eou viii succeed You have a lesson
ia learn You must learn it. Remem-
her, that political action is your sal
;: N-ation.'
30
=. The building trades council viii cell
CITRATE the second anniversary of its
occupancy of its present temple Thurs
p. day evening An elaborate program
= has been prepared, consisting of short
addresses. songs and perhaps some
thing may take place which will not
be on the printed program Invita-
been extended to all bodies
org Eed labor in the city and
etate - e present.
II sent building trades coun-
So Haz ganized in 1895, with six
a membership of less than
1885 records of the organization
De pyed by the fire of April IS.
ASA hich time the membership
ranll.e about 1900. Eight days
Duncil met in P. II McCar-
nee. A meeting place was
at $40 Golden Gate ave
a few months the council
reekly meetings in Union
and Market streets. From
Mt to Sheet Metal Workers
nan, a ,senth and Guerrero streets.
There il remained until its present
B. magnificent home was erected, holding
the first meeting April %, 1908. An
outlay of some $4,000 was made in
the building and furnishing of the
temple. The present membership is
above the 10000 mark.
The wonderful growth of the San
Francisco building trades council is a
favorite theme Of labor leaders
throughout the country. In many of
the larger cities Of the east the build
ing industry is being or has been re-
organized on lines laid down by this
local council.
?. H Mccarthy is given the credit
OF having brought this organization
up TO its present efficiency and organi-
cation. The east, recognizing his abil-
ity as an organizer, has held out fat
tering offers time and time again to
him TO leave San Francisco. Had lie
said the word he could have become
the president Of the building trades
department of the American federation
OF labor, but no promotion could wean
him from the building trades Of this
city.
Delegations from cities throughout
California will be present on Thursday
night.
At the last meeting Of the building
committee of the Sacramento labor
temple association il was decided to
make several changes from the orig
inal plans in the building. These
changes will entail an expense Of about
$4,000. The first floor will be reserved
for dancing. The height of the build
ing viii be increased four feet.
Secretary 7. c. Seward of the Fresno
labor council wrote that the vineyard
lists IN thai county are discharging their
japanese and employing white men He
claimed that this was mainly due to
the good work Of the Asiatic exclusion
league.
There are now 80 labor unions in Los
Angeles. all housed in the seven story
labor temple recently dedicated. In
1857 there were only two labor organ
izations in that city. the typographical
and csrr,rfers.
sn gamated glass workers in
t3ona association, with headquar-
tere sa 30. cago, through its journal
fcF rrltnel all glass workers in the
Go~ntrg of re conditions prevailing in
lna eling and mirror departments of
tro osrE this city. The local