The San Francisco call., 1910-10-07
GOMPERS RULES
ON REFERENDUM
Walters Union Receives Deci-
sion Relating to COnstitu-
tionaI Amendments
Edited ov o. M. BOYLE

r=S1sFs7 Jslosc51Ee7O receipt Of COM
EsESSs5S> munication fir m
Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American federation of labor. deciding
2 question Of law submitted to him by
local No. 80 and the International. The
dispute between the local AMI the par
cnt body arose over the submission of
an amendment 10 the constitution in
conformity with section ia of the or
eanic law This section says that any
10 locals in good standing may submit
constitutional amendments for refer
cndum vote.
President CTompers decides that the
International officers We're justified in
refusing 10 submit the amendments
proposed by more than 10 bona fde
unions. He claims that this amendment
was repugnant 10 the organic law Of
The international ana threatened its
very existence.
II is stated by members Of local No.
80 that President Gompers evades the
issue. He was not asked TO decide as
10 the repugnancy OF any proposed
amendment but was asked TO decide
law pOint-that is. whether section ia
of the constitution guaranteeing 10 or
more locals in good standing the right
TO submit amendments was legal IT
that President Gompers makes this sec
fion Of the organic law operative only
~ the VIII Of the international officers.
The monthly meeting of the directors
of the Labor Council Hall association
was held Wednesday night in the Labor
Council temple. Bonds to the amount
Of $1,000 We're redeemed. The directors
appointed a committee 10 bring in an
approximate cost of a class A building
on the lot at Sixteenth and Capp
streets.
The quarterly meeting Of milk wa gon
drivers union No. 225 Wednesday Mi ght
was wei attended. Four candidates
were Initiated and three applications
received. The proposed amendments to
the constitution were voted down.
Frank J. MeGowsn, temporary record
ing secretary, resigned.
President Hagerty was in the chair
al the Wednesday night meeting of
Mscllinists' lodge No. 6S. The usual
donations 10 the Los Angeles strikers.
the northwest machinists, the strikers
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and
the men who are out at Rochester. y.
y were made.
Cement workers union no. l met
Wednesday night i'm Building Trades
Council temple. President Whalen in
the chair. Tie returning delegates 10
the international convention in New
Y ork male reports. Delegate /.
Elaherty was reelected third vice
president and II. UlIner was reelected
secretary-trea of the interna-
tional. This convention was by far
the largest in point Of delegates ever
held. Chicago was chosen as the next
meeting place. o. A. Tveitmoe was
.
interns tional in the St. Louis conven-
ton of the American federation OF
Ia Dor, beginning November il.
The label section Of the labor council
met Wednesday night in the Labor
Council temple The agitation commit
tee was congratulated upon its good
work in boosting the union label. It
was arranged that committees should
visit locals during the coming week
and admonish the members to be more
careful in asking for the union label
when making purchases.
The Brewery Workers Hail associa-
ZION viii give its third annual ball
saturday evening. October IS at the
hail. ~ Capp street. The committees
having the affair in charge are pre-
pairing to take care Of a large crowd.
~ Altt ldoA IltFAlilS Ol the allied
printing trades council, recently formed.
the proposed constitution and bylaws
were discussed at length. A vote viii
BE- taken upon their adoption at the
next meeting Of the council
The international union of the uniteI
brewery workmen of America reports
that from September ]. 1908, to Sep
tember :, 1909. 3s.0s0.0O0 union labels
were used; from September /, 1909, un-
iii September ]. 1910. there were Al =
$4,000 used. The cost Of printing and
shipping these labels for the two years
was sI3,754O3.
The eighth anniversary ball of San
Francisco press assistants union No
80 viii be given Sa aturday evening. Oc-
tober p. in the Auditorium annex, Page
and Fillmore streets