The San Francisco call., 1910-12-09
BUILDING TRADES
WILL DRAFT LAWS
Labor Body Accepts Invitation
to Assist Law Association
at Legislature
Edited by O. M. BOYLE

STEs5Esll Ssse2s -cogEeO council last might
%SEE1sssSS accepted an invita-.
zion from the California Building Law
association TO assist in drafting laws
bearing on the building industry TO bt
presented 10 the incoming legislature.
The various unions composing the
council gave notice that delegates had
been named for the coming sessions o,
the state building trades council in Sar
Rafael
A Communication was read from th'
Portland, Ore, central labor bedy an.
nouncing that IL had decided TO erect Z
labor temple.
An invitation was accepted from the
Worknlen's circle to attend a bal
Christmas night in Golden Gate Com
nlandery hall.
II was stated that Mayor Mccarthy
was still confined to his home by Sc
we're cold. but thta he would be able
10 be cut in a week or So
Q. A Tveitnloe, secretary of the coun-
ell, viii return from the east next week
The most successful meeting Of the
label section, from every point of view
was held Wednesday night in the Labor
Council temple. James A Himmel pre-
sided. Half an hour was spent in
throwing the various union labels on
z screen, and 3. Schonhon gave an in
teresting talk on each one. Views from
the union printers home of Colorado
Springs were also shown.
Walter Macarthur said that the most
effective weapon organized labor had
was the union label and urged the
friends OF the movement to insist that
all purchases bore that emblem. THE
solution Of the labor problem he said.
'to g great extent is in the promulga
tiOn OF the label. Create a demand for
II by asking for IL in season and out of
season and the merchants will not be
slow TO stock their places Of business
with union goods. Thus more union
people viii be employed, and the move
ment win receive an impetus Of untold
value"
Rev. william Nat Friend said that he
was firm believer in the union label
and all for which it stands. He was
not quite ready to admit, however. that
the words demand the label" were the
most judicious. He was inclined to the
belief that to persuade" people TO
adopt the emblem would bring better
results. You can lead many people, -
he said, but as q rule it is hard to
drive them" His speech was followed
attentively, and he was made an hon
Orary member OF the section by unani-
nous vote
Mrs. Hannah Nolan of the women's
AAAbu ldtCl ltES LG maze an eloquent
plea for union made goods and urged
all women identified with the labor
movement TO join the league.
Business was reported good at the
last meeting Of united glass workers
union. The local contributed $3.50 to
the Los Angeles strikers. New con-
stitution and bylaws were adopted. -
Two candidates were obligated at the
Wednesday night meeting of milk
wagon drivers union No. 226. and two
applications received. The monthly re-
port of the secretary was read and
showed great Improvement for the last
90 DAYS. The local donated $50 to the
chauffeurs. who are on strike, and
promised moral support Four with
draN-al cards were issued.
Secretary Gallagher was expected to
make his report Of the proceedings OF
the American federatio Of labor con-
Vention tonight before the labor coun-
ell, but re wired yesterday that he
could not reach this city until Monday.
Stablemen's union No. 4O4 at its last
meeting made a donation of $50 to the
striking chauffeurs. and promised them
moral and financial support
Butchers union No. at the Wednes-
day night meeting made the following g
nominations, the election to take place
next Wednesday:
For president NJ Maxwell and n R. Grun-
hof; vice president. A. Oswald: recording secre-
tary- D. ], Murray: guard. Thomas Lally: guide
mer; trustees-otto Cook. John Egan Charles
J. kloos and J. J. Kretzmer: executive board
Jonn g. Lagrave, Fred zimmerman, Ed Powers
snd Joseph Franz delegates TO the labor eOun-
cil-D. J. Murray. Fred Zimmerman Charles
Kloos. Maxwell and n. R: GrunhOf-
Machinists lodge No. ss elected the
following officers at its last meeting:
President D. p. Hsggerty; vice president
q O. Hodges; recording secretary. Charles ".
treasurer. L Geissberger; conductor. ". J.
Mullen; inside sentinel J. J. Griffin; trustee
- A. II. Smith; auditor, J. J. Carroll; business
council-James T. Bailey f. A Brown h NJ
Burnet. L. Geissberger. W. r. Hagerty, d. p
Reguin and R. ]. Wisler: delegates TO the iron
trades council-C. Blackmer. J. p. Began, E. A
Brown, J. Ellis, ". F. Jones. j. A. Long and
y ". SeTers: delegates 10 the label section
" Z. Jones and J. A. Long.
A donation of s112 was made to the
Los Angeles strikers at the last meet
ing OF millmen's union No. 42g. The
following nominations were made:
For president. ". h Stumke and J. Smith,
vice president, o. ". Frederickson and c. Ele
zalda; recording secretary. i. J. Daley; finan
cial secretary. J. g. FallOB: treasurer F. NJ
Penoergast; warden, Fred Manchester: conduc
Tor Thomas Smith. Joseph Atkinson and J
Doherty: trustees-Fred HOeller Frank AlcGanr
and F. Mason; auditors-F Mcnamara James
Starr and E " Kirby: for delegates to the hax
counties district council Of carpeaters-0. w
FredericksOn. ]. Starr and c. Helbng: alter
nates-Henry Hiller II. Kennitzer and HARRY
Stgnke; trustee to Organized Labor Thomas
. brien' trustee to Cooperative meat company
Fred Manchester. trustee to Result laundry NJ
Seagrsve; trustee to Progressive planning mill
James Frisken and F. McGann
John Q. Walsh has left for Sacra.
mento- He viii appear before the labor
unions Of the capital city in the inter.
est Of the men on strike in Los Angeles
He viii be away several days
The only interest attaching to tn,
election in the janitors' union is ovel
re office Of president All other Of
hcers have no opposition for re-eIec.
tion. The candidates for the head o,
the local are c. NJ Erickson and Harr,