The San Francisco call., 1910-02-19
LABOR COUNCIL IN
WAR ON JAPANESE
Delegates Decide That Walters
Shall Not Work With Orien=
tai Employees

just adopted?" asked Delegate LaRue
of the walters in the San Francisco
labor council last night
1T Means replied President John A
Kelly, that no member of a union con-
nected with this council shall work in
any place in which a Japanese or ori-
entail is employed
The reply was received with loud ap-
plause from all parts of the hall, and
the president said: ut will be we'll for
those delegates who applaud liber-
ally to remember the import of the re-
port just adopted"
This was the outcome of a prolonged
discussion on a report presented by the
executive committee in relation to ad-
vice sought by the bar tenders union
as to unionizing large saloons and cafes
in which Japanese are working. The
majority of the committee recommended
that the bar tenders proceed to orga-
niZe and unionize such places, but that
japanese and orientals be excluded first.
Delegate Rose of the walters union,
a member of the executive committee,
submitted a minority report to the eff
feet that no member of any union work
in any place in which Asiatics were
employed.
In support of his report Delegate
Rose said that if a fight was to be made
against the Japanese it should not be
by a single union, but by concerted ac-
ton, in which all unions should join
Many members spoke on the matter
some saying that it would be impossi-
bic to carry on such a fight. Others
said that members of almost every
union worked in places where japanese
were employed. The bar tenders, in
answer to a question, stated that half
the unions members worked with Jap
anese
An amendment to postpone action on
the report for six weeks was defeated
by vote of 81 to 80, and the report of
the minority was adopted by a vote Of
% for to 29 against
This means that if the unions inter
ested carry out the edict of the council
there will be a walkout from a great
number of places.
The labor council indorsed resolu-
tions adopted by the Geary street mu-
nicipal ownership league to the effect
that the supervisors should not give the
United Railroads a permit to run troll
ley cars on the outer tracks in Market
street unless the Geary street railroad
was given the right to run to the ferry,
and appointed Delegates Rosenthal,
Gallagher and Tracy to go before the
supervisors and urge that the permit
asked for be not granted.
Delegate Willie from the bakers
union reported that the boycott against
the American bakery was being prose-
cuted and that the proprietor had been
arrested for threatening some of the
men of the union with an ak; also that
a woman employed in the bakery had
been arrested for throwing water on
the unions picket.
Communications were read from SEN
ators Perkins and Flint, and Repre-
sentatives Mckinley, McLachlan, Need
ham, Hayes, Kahn and Knowland, an
nouncing that they would give their
earnest attention to the bill now before
congress in relation to the noncurtail-
ment of free speech for civil service
employees.
The BARRIERS reported that during
the week some of the unions had given
financial aid and that the boycott
against unfair shops was progressing
well.
The councils officers were invited to
attend the reception to be given in the
Merchants exchange to the Columbian
boys band on it's return from the Ha-
waiian islands.
Delegates from the milk wagon driv-
ers'. bar tenders. BARRIERS and broom
makers unions presented credentials
and were seated.
Secretary Gallagher was elected to
represent the council at the dedication
of the Los Angeles labor temple next
Tuesday.
Delegate Himmel of electrical union
No. 151 announced that there would be
an important meeting of the union in
headquarters in Franklin street to-
night.
The New York public library. by let
ter. asked the council to furnish it cop
les of its minutes to place on file in
the library
The sheet metal workers union at
its last meeting received the report
of the committee as to sick and death
benefits. which shows that during the
preceding week the amount expended
was s675. All the members voted to
take stock in the new hall association
and when a sufficient amount has been
subscribed the association will COM
mence to build on its lot.
Bricklayers union No. will have
a picnic at Shell Mound park Satur-
day. May %. The following commit
tee has been named to make the neces-
sary arrangements: John White E.
L. Nolan Charles Noonan, Richard
Hopkins, John O'Brien. James Welch,
Charles Simmons. Walter English,
j. Mccarthy, Paul Quinliven and James
Murphy.
BY referendum vote Frederick Gra-
ham of this city has been elected presi-
dent of the international union of
steam laundry workers. Graham, who
is charter member of the San Fran
cisco local, will shortly leave for
Troy, n. Y, the headquarters of the
international, to assume his new du-
ties.
Emma Lanphere, who has been a
successful organizer of women in the
sales departments of retail stores in
New York, Chicago and Seattle, has
come to this city for the purpose of
organizing the saleswomen. She has
deposited her card with the retail
clerks union and will commence her
work in a few davS