The San Francisco call., 1910-06-19
LEAGUE ASKS FOR
LODGE SUPPORT
Native Daughters Requested to
IndOrse Anti=Japanese
Laundry Fight
Edis,d by o. M. BOYLE

LlSZS-S-I Gb4AS
SzGEszSrEs ceived from Los
Angeles by the general strike commit
tee at its meeting yesterday afternoon
AZ the building trades temple. Eugene
Clancy. just returned from the south.
reported that $500 men were out and
Los Angeles was completely tied up.
Bakers iron works and the Level
lyn iron works were reported severely
crippled. An embargo has been laid
upon all machinery and building ma
terial coming from Los Angeles-that
is, no union man viii handle any prod
, ucts of that city until a satisfactory
settlement is made of the present
struggle.
Besides the $1,000 already sent $4,000
has been collected and by Tuesday
next fully $1,000 additional viii have
been sent 10 Treasurer Gunvey
Organizers Reid and Johannsen tele-
graphed that the situation was well
in hand and with funds enough to pay
strike benefits the fight would be Won
Many nOnuniOn men were joining the
ranks of the unionists In crafts not
directly affected by the strike, many
were seeking admission and it would
not be long, the report concluded be-
fore Los Angeles would be good
union town.
The strike committee adjourned to
meet p II. Mccarthy, who arrived on
an evening train.
An appeal has been sent to the Ma
tive Daughters of the Golden West,
now in grand session in Santa Barbara,
asking an indosement of the crusade
being made by the Anti-Japanese laun-
dry league. A delegate in sympathy
with the movement win endeavor to
have suitable resolutions on the sub
5ect adopted
Reports from Oakland indicate that
the efforts of the Alameda county
league are producing good results.
The league IS much encoura ged bv
the increasing public sentiment turn
ing toward its cause. Every week
brings large correspondence from
former patrons Of the japanese laun-
dries.
The labor council viii place the Su-
tro baths on the fair list when il meets
next Friday night. The manager of
the baths met the officials of the coun-
oil yesterday and signed an agreement
recognizing the barber shop porters'
and bathhoUse employees union and
agreeing 10 comply with all union con-
diuons. Tomorrow the carpenters
painters, electricians, fremen and
teamsters viii 60 10 work at the baths.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Asiatic exclusion league will take place
= today at 2:3o p. n. in the labor council
laiL Reports viii be presented relative
10 the dOings Of the last session of
the legislature. The recent report of
state Labor Commissioner John d. Mac
kenzie viii be discussed
The thirty-seventh annual picnic and
family reunion Of nolders' union No.
164 viii be held today at Shell Mound
park. Valuable prizes for old and
young viii be distributed. The va
rious committees have made arrange
ments TO entertain large crowd.
Wood. wire and metal lathers' union
10. 65 viii have q special called meet
ing next "Wednesday night at the hall,
Franklin and Grove streets, for the
purpose Of taking action on the % cent
assessment on each member to aid the
Los Angeles strikers. Members will
be subject TO a fine Of 81 for non
attendance. Business Agent Bell re-
.ports business improving.
The delegate from the moving pic
tuIe operators union reported at the
meeting of the labor council that many
proprSetors were giving working inter
ests to operators who took the places
Of members Of the union. 1t was
stated that already IS houses in the
city had such arrangements and If
something were not done TO stop it it
.aueant destruction to the union.
John 7. Nolan and Supervisor John
20. Walsh appeared before plumbers
union at the Friday night meeting as
members of the general strike commit
lee to raise funds to finance the fight
.5n Los Angeles. The remarks made
were enthusiastically received and by
2 unanimous vote the secretary was
empowered to take from the treasury
each week an amount equal to - cents
per member and pay il over to the
proper authorities. This is in con-
fornity with the instructions from the
state building trades council and the
labor council. The assessment will
continue until the struggle in Los AM
geles is won.
Nominations were in order for dele
gates 10 the international convention
10 be held in St. Paul the first Mon
day in September. The local is en-
Titled 10 FIVE delegates. There were
Is. candidates named and it is eX-
pected tnat many others VIII enter the
race next Friday evening, when NOM
inations close.
Other candidates were named for the
executive board, finance committee and
delegates to the building trades coun-
ell. The election viii be held the first
Friday in July.
Final arrangements have been made
for the twenty ninth annual picnic 10
be held next Saturday at Fairfax park.
Boats leave at 9:45 a. IN. and every
half hour thereafter. Valuable prizes
AyiI be distributed. The outings of
this local are always well ATTENDED
and looked upon as an annual reunion
II the plumbers families and their
friends
=:
The secretary OF The label section Of
Iered an amendment to the constitution
.st Friday nights meeting of the labor
council 10 the effect that Is minutes
Of each session be devoted TO discuss
ing the uses of union labels.
Retail delivery drivers union No. e7S
VIII hold "A meeting next Thursday in
TIE han at 133 Fulton street to elect
= delegate to the international conyen-
tfoa which conTenes in Peoria Ill the
FIRST Monday in August. The 25 cent
assessment . levied by the la Dor council