The San Francisco call., 1910-02-02
WIDER EXCLUSION
LAWS DEMANDED
American Federation of Labor
Takes Up Campaign for
Extension of Act
Issues Advanced by President
of Local Council to Be
Carried to Congress

From communication received yes
terday from samuel Gompers by Secre-
tary Gallagher of the San Francisco
labor council. il appears that the eXecu-
tive committee of the American fedora
zion Of labor has decided 10 inaugu-
rate an aggressive campaign in the
matter of extending the exclusion act
so that it shall include all classes of
Asiatics.
At the Toronto convention of the
4. f Of l. last November, John A.
Kelly. president of the San Francisco
labor council, who represented his body
in the convention. introduced a series
Of resolutions calling upon congress to
take decisive action in regard to eX-
clusion. These were adopted by a
unanimous vote
These resolutions were taken up by
the executive committee and it is in
the cards that every central labor body
in the United States viii be asked TO
send q memorial to their senators and
representatives, in congress, asking
that such a law be enacted.
At the meeting of BARRIERS union,
local No l4S, last Monday night, a
communication was received from the
Portland. ore, local asking for the in
dorsement Of a proposed amendment
70 the international laws, so that
barber who Joins the union shall al
ways be a member. The matter viii be
acted on at the next meeting as spe-
cial order Of business. If five locals
indorse the proposition, the interna-
tionaI will have to call for a refer
Il t1aa
The local finally adopted new bylaws.
which now conform TO the general laws
OF the international body
The local now has 10 members on
the sick list. who are being paid 50
each a week as sick benefits by the
local and a like sum by the interna-
tional.
At the meeting of bar tenders union.
local No. II. J. O'Grady was chosen
president, vice Mathey, resigned. Harry
Morrison was appointed assistant busi-
ness agent.
During the evening the matter of
taking action along the line of abol-
ishing free lunches in liquor saloons
was discussed a some length, but the
matter was laid over until next Mon
day. The local declared itself strongly
in favor of home industry.
Thirty-fiVe dollars was allowed to
meet the weeks demand for sick bene-
fits. Several candidates were initiated
and eight applications were presented.
The mattresses union voted last
Monday night that every member must
attend at least one meeting every
month in order to keep informed about
the organization. The union now has
four Of its members in hospitals who
are being cared for by the committee
on the sick. Five suspended members
were reinstated and like number of
elected candidates We're initiated.
The sailors union of the Pacific is
making arrangements for celebra-
tion of its silver anniversary on
March T. There is to he torchlight
procession. a mass meeting in one OF
the large halls and a program of en-
tertainment and addresses by promi-
nent persons. The committee of ar
rangements consists of Walter Macar-
thur. Paul Sharrenberg, 9. Ellison. r.
RoIlo, Z. A. Erickson and W. Fort
man.
Carpenters union No. 4SS win take
a vote next Monday on proposed
amendment TO the united brotherhood
laws to change the manner of electing
general officers. At the meeting last
Monday three candidates were initi-
ated-
The following named have been
elected as officers of the Sacramento
federated trades council for the cur
rent term: D. d. Sullivan. president;
W +. Harris, vice president; Frank
Cooke. secretary: ID. W. Milne. treas
urer: q. s. Gunther, sergeant at arms;
II. G. Frey. L. ". Payne. 7. J. Nc
Laughlin. trustees; T. Wright, F. w.
Payne. W. Platt, D. Hicks. II. Hibbard.
executive committee.
Painters union No. 376 of Vallejo de-
clared in favor of every union man
putting himself in line TO help nomi-
nate and elect men at the approaching
primaries out of their own ranks who
are known to be loyal unionists."
Painters union No 19 on last Mon
day night added two names to its roll
Of mem bership by the initiation of that