The San Francisco call., 1910-03-02
LABOR TOLOPOSTAL
RATE WILL STICK
Congressman KnowIand De-
clares Second Class Figure
Will Not Be Increased

Congressman j. r. Knowland, in
letter to the San Francisco labor coun-.
| Gil, announces that the committee on
postoffices and post roads reported the
postof1ice bill to the house February
2S and that the bill does not contain
any item increasing the rate on Sec
ond class mail matter
Senator Perkins writes that the SEN
ate committee on postof1ces is studying
the talked of increase in second rate
postage carefully and will proba bly,
present an exhaustive report.
Congressman James McLach writes
that he is opposed to the suggestion.
of the president that the rate of post
a ge be Increased and that he feels cure
that there will not be any legislation
along that line at this session:
AT the. meeting of BARRIERS union,
local No. 1SS, last Monday night 1T was
announced that the proposition to
amend the membership of the interna-
tional body, so that barber who Joins
the. union shall always be a member
is gaining friends. 1t was stated that
five locals have signed a petition to
| have the matter laid before the slbor-
dinate.. unions. The. demand having
been made by the number OF unions
I named, the proposition despite the OPP
position of: the executive council, will
be passed upon by the referendum vote.
1t Will be the special order of. business
/ in local No. 14S next Monday night. :. s
+. The local is ehcourag ged by the num-
l.ber:: of donations it is receiving from
unions to finance it.in its fight against
unfair conditions. -
Five applications for membership
were presented. -
|: The. mattresses union by unani
| nous. vote last. Monday decided not to.
wear the. union button while at work
| in any place in which Asiatics are EN-.
f:ployed. It also indorsed the action OF
! the. San Francisco labor council in
declaring that. members of unions
/ should not work in any. place where.
there. is Japanese Or Chinese help. Five
candidates were initiated and seven
applications. were presented.
| - - ~
I Bar tenders union. No. Al is making
remarkable strides in acquiring nerr-
bers through the activity of its busi-
ness. agent: At the meeting last Mon:
day "a accepted candidates. We're ohli-
gated and IS applications were. referred
to the: committee ON investigations.
| The union. indorsed the petition of
| the postoffice2 clerks: for. Vacations with
/ pay and the secretary was instructed to
notify. the California reperes sentatfves
Fin congress OF the unions action: :
+ Daniel~ L. Ragan was: elected delegate
! to the la bor- councils label trades Sec
! ton which is being formed.
/ = Forty -one. dollars were distributed to
|. members on the. sick list. :
If+the proprietors. of three saloons do
not unionize their bar keepers before
II ri Ia vrj bo fod
| the labor council.
! Pursuant. to Instructions of o.. A.
| Tveitmoe, president of the Asiatic ex-
| ciusion league of. North America, con
lfereuce was ca He'd at the. Labor Temple,
/ ing an Asiatic exclusion league In that
T city. -: =. -. !:
Representing the league were. A. E.
Yoell secretary, and A:~..E.. Fowler,
Those at the conference were:
w. a. Engle: president central labor council;
t.: W. Butler: secretary central labor council !;
! william A.: Wanna, secretary laundry workers:
4 c. f.. Honsberger. brass workers, No. 81 E.. n.
4 Misper, machnsts No 81; r. F; Leonard. sta
tionar rsmep' m F. Glars business IS. agent ,
ers Mo- 2s4; Ray Knowles: business agent bakers
4 No. 37;: A. t. Baumstark; book binders No: 63;
W. ". Swan, beer bottiers No $50; George A.
Peterson secretary allied printing trades; Harry
rs r..
! president travellers gonds and leather novelty
WORKERS tnternatieps union ard publisher Onion
| n. Noel uemeD'e union label league =:
/ =. w. A. Engle was elected temporary
I chairman and C. d. Shields temporary
! secretary. The aims: and purposes of
! the exclusion movement were explained
| by: the leagues representa- tives and met
with the hearty Endorsement of the con
| ference. > -.
= -.
j. The following steps were taken to
perfect the orga ganization: -.
| First to hold o public mass meeting for the
obtain publicity. Second to perfect q thorough
and permanent organization and begin system.
| ation of Asiatlcs. Thursday. March 3, was set
Tor the mass s,s,- meeting to be held in the labor
| date for permanent Organisation. =.
+ Last December a vacancy occurred in
the office of fourth vice president of the
| cigar makers international union, by
the death of Conrad Weber. Of New
! York. The vice presidents below
fourth Were each advanced under the
law one. peg. and that left a vacancy in
the Office of seventh vice president to
| be filled by. election. The interest that
lis felt lin international Offices by this
trade is shown by the fact that there
are 2s candidates for the position.
These are; =.
| Il. G. Hail.. Minneapolis william strauss.
Brooklyn. n, Y; W. r. Ferguson, Oneida \.
Y: "A. -. Bower, Reading. Pa; W. Echenrod
Chattanooga, Tenn. J. T.. Butler. Kansas City,
Mo-: L. p. Sanders Fort Wayne Ind. :. J. g..
HiIsdorf. New lork; w. E. Stacey, Peoria, Ill: :
Clarence Gauiner. Indianapolis: Theodore Burns
|. Tacoma. Wash. :. A. W. Kamp; Albion, Mich. :
Henry Wack. 81 racuse. NJ. Y; F. Finke, Union
/ Hill. n. W; William German, lansing, Mich. !;
|. Henry F. IIlfers Newark, n. J.; P. e Haley,
Ia IL. Johnson. Memphis. Tenn: William Kern.
Des Moines: Joseph King, Crookston, MINI. J;
i William Lee, Fort Worth. Tex: A. c. Martin,
/ Joliet. ILL.,; William McCabe. Albany. n. T.: j.
II. Meeman, Evansyllle. Ind. . Gustave- Mechau,
| Max. Sdhuenek, ~Hoboken. n. r.
/ The election will be by referendum
/ vote by the several subordinate unions
/ =
| Minnea polls. Mimi. Typographical
union No. 42 is making extensive prep
! ara tons FOR the entertainment of the
! officers OF the delegates. to the inter-