The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
BARBERS ASK WHY
AID is WITHHELD
Complain TO Labor Council That
They Have Not Been Given
Financial Help
Onions Are Asked to Respond to
Appeal and Contribute to
the Cause

Al The last meeting OF the san Fran
cisco labor council the delegates from
The BARRIERS union complained that the
unions affiliated with the council had
not responded 10 the appeal FOR fnsn-
cial aid 10 carry on the war against
unfair shops that are kept open in
violation Of the rules of the union sun
DAYS. holidays and nights One of the
dele gates declared that the BARRIERS
ie4 never neglected 10 render financial
tlc when other unions We're in distress
ana he could not understand why the
appeal OF the BARRIERS was being side
rackec. He said that the BARRIERS not
My need money. but that they must
ave the moral support Of all the mem
ers OF the labor unions.
Undoubtedly. said the delegate
mere are many members Of unions
no 20 10 barber shops that open be
re the regulation hour in the morn
z or that keep open after'the regu-
lon hour in the evening 10 get
ed. II men can not get shaved
= of union hours they had better
shave themselves AT home and not
ratronize shops that are working
zainst the BARRIERS union"
delegates from several unions re-
.rred that they had not been notified
the council 10 assist the BARRIERS
md others declared that their re-
.ectlTe unions had donated from So
$40 each 10 the cause.
The secretary Of the BARRIERS union
elared that not one donation had
en- received a. his Office
Secretary Gallagher announced that
- money for the BARRIERS had reached
his Office. He then explained why some
O. the unions had not received official
notice. Sometimes there are several
appeals for financial help all at the
same time he said, but these are
n-r sent out at one time They are
sent Out In turn and il is possible that
e turn OF some unions had not been
reached ia time TO have the BARRIERS
appeal read at the last meeting.
Acting President ROsenthal request
e1 that the delegates from unions that
have not already made donations go
be TO their unions and ask them TO
"a ze notice and act.
The following have been named $
d. eEares 10 the new branch OF the
laael trades department Of the Ameri-
can federation Of labor that is being
organized in the san Francisco labor
co lcil-
liay Cummings. garment workers.
81 Heath carriers.
81 IsenberEer. mixers.
y. Keller. machine coopers.
Af. +. Jones. maChinists
y. ?. scott. walters
j Miller. delivery drivers
r. Liddy. sailors Of the Pacific
J. Erickson. janitors-
Other delegates viii he named dur
ing the week. The first meeting Of
the new body viii be held next Thurs
day night iu The labor temple.
The musicians union. local No. 6.
las adopted The following prices for
work not included IN the regular price f.
tsr- Escorts on the bay. any four 1
hOL rs time. 10 be calculated from that /
q II T--ch ordered TO report 10 the time 1
y landed. s. per man. bay excur- /
sio S. from 1 70 p. m. on fourth OF
July s. per man: other holidays and /
sundays. s.. and weekdays. IS.
Tie board Of directors OF the local /
las admitted 10 membership Miss |
E-hel Garfield Of Los Angeles and D. /
g. Rice OF Birmingham. Ala. TO mem 1
.=-ship on transfer cards. y. c. Rose 4
-5ok and r. Rudlah were reinstated. 4
Andrew T.. Smith. general foreman /
ct the state printing Office al Sacra- l
Ir-rto having been informed that san /
Francisco tvpogra phical union No. q 1
74 lost All Of its records during the !
fire Of 1906. has placed ar the dis
E.sal cf the union complete file Of 4
-.e Pacific Union Printer. in which I
.ere is much important information 1
about the membership Of the union
from August. ISIS. 10 December, 1899. /
Tr addition the union has secured from /
r-e state library at Sacramento con-
cradle data relative 10 the early
history q the union.
During the last session of the retail
grocery clerks union in Clerks hall il
was reported that several stores in the 4
n -.--r
nistic 10 the union have changed in
the last two weeks. Twenty lone ap-
plicstions FOR membership were pre-
sented and 10 accepted candidates were
admitted by Initiation.
=. Z. Sullivan. secretsry-tr Of
rle international alliance Of bar ten
fers. has advised the san Francisco /
labor council that il viii be impossible
to accept the Invitation extended him
90 visit California this spring.
The American federation of IA abor in
forms the san Francisco labor council
by letter that the executive committee
~ that body VIII, On its tour of the
Pacific west divide itself into three
sections and visit various places and
win be in Seattle about April 20. The
committee viii also visit Portland, San
gsncisco and Los Angeles.
The san Francisco labor council has
accepted an invitation to attend the
dedication Of the Los Angeles labor
temple Tuesday. February p. and Il
VIII be represented az the ceremonies I
by one deel gate. who VIII be elected a L
the meeting 10 be held next Friday.
The following have been elected as
officers Of the Alameda county branch I
of the musicians union for the current
term. J. A Atkins. president. W Nc
Balm. vice president; a. Fisk. secretary:
W. Thompson. sergeant AT arms; s. r.
Schile. J. Cray and c. Kern, trustees.
Vice President Fisk was appointed on
the agitation committee.
- J. Schoenhof has been elected chair
man Of the label committee Of the San
Francisco labor council and Miss Sara
Hagans secretary