The San Francisco call., 1910-03-30

ne SeCIc Oi the IdDOi SouliNil -
in receipt of letter from the interna-
tional brotherhood of paper makers,
stating that the International paper
company has reduced the wages of its
employees and has for years discrim-
mated against union men. A strike is
on in the company's mills involving
about 5000 employees. The council is
asked to give these strikers its moral
support.
The election for officers of the inter-
national typographical union will be
held in the chapels of the different
composing rooms In the United States
and Canada, on the third Wednesday in
May. The main contest will be between
candidates Lynch and Reilly for the
presidency.
D. NJ Fielder, recently appointed as
organizer by the international union of
BARRIERS to assist local No. rs In Its
work in this city, addressed the meet
ing Monday night and promised to do
all IN his power to bring about har-
monious feeling between employers
and employees and 10 re-establish the
trade conditions which existed several
months ago.
The union is making considerable
that were placed under the ban return
TO union conditions as to hours and
Sunday work.
1t is stated that some of the pro-
prietors of these shops that keep open
after hours have, after several weeks,
discovered that the number of persons
who patronize such places is not enough
to pay for the artificial light burned
after o'clock at night.
Some of these shops II is SAID. are
considering the matter of going back
TO old conditions. 1t is said that about
the only places in which one barber
may do business at night Is in the large
hotels where transients come IN late
and want to get away early in the
morning.
The Mattresses union decided last
Monday night TO axe part in the en-
tertainment and ball to be given in the
auditorium on the night of April 2S
under the auspices of the unions con-
nected with the culinary trades.
Bertha Cooper and May Beck will rep
resent the union on the committee OF
arrangements.
The committee on picnic was given
one weeks further time TO present its
report.
Four candidates were obligated and
eight applications were presented and
passed over TO the proper committee.
General President Huber of the
brotherhood of carpenters recently an
nounced that il is proposed to take
the amalga mated society of carpenters
and joiners into the brotherhood next
June.
Representatives of the amalgamated
society in this city said yesterday
that they had seen the statement cred
tied TO President Huber, but that up
! to the present time the society has not
1 been advised of the proposed action of
/ the general officer Said they
! IF we are to be taken in We GER
! tsinlv ought to be consulted about the
matter for we can not be taken in
without our consent. Then. again, we
! do not think that the brotherhood
/ would assume the obligations we owe
I our memb bers in the way of benefits.
/ particularly the superannuated bene-
| fits. Some of our members have been
| in our organization between 20 and 25
/ years. and the time is coming when
we shall have to place them on the
superannuated list. They have been
good faithful, paying members all that
! time, and we feel that we can not de-
prive them at this time of that which
/ rightfully belongs TO them
In New York an attempt was made TO
consolidate the amalgamated carpen-
ters with the brotherhood, but it failed.
and so far as California is concerned
/ we are strongly of the opinion that
/ it will also fail
The American federation of labor is
notifying the central labor bodies of
/ this state that, as the time is approach
| ing for the observance of labor day,
they must not forget to observe labor
Sunday. which is the Sunday imme-
diately preceding labor day. This is
| in accordance with the following reSo-
| lutions adopted by the federation:
As the churches and the clergy
are taking a growing interest in
the study of the labor movement.
and as many of the ministers of the
/ various denominations are indicat-
! ing that interest in part by. a. pub
lie discussion in their pulpits of
! the problems of the toilerS; and a S
il would be an advantag ge to both
church and labor TO select a special
! day upon which the attention of all
classes may be concentrated upon
the questions which concern the
| toilerS: therefore it is
| Resolved, That the Sunday before
labor day be officially designated
by the American federation Of labor
s5nrc5es of the nited a6o stafes s4e ahG ne
| Canada be requested to devote some
part of that day to a presentation
of the labor question, and that the
| various central and local labor
bodies be requested TO cooperate
| in every legitimate way with the
ministers who thus observe labor
Sunday, seeking with them to Sc
! cure as large an audience of work
ingmen and others as possible.
| Each side is standing firm in the
! fight between members of the leather
workers on horse goods union and the
manufacturers. At yesterdays meeting
ging reports were read from
! several eastern centerS.
Shoe clerks union No. 40 at its last
| meeting decided to affiliate with the
| state federation of labor. The union
decided to cooperate with the clerks
| hall association and attend its picnic at
Fairfax park Sunday. April IL Loca
! No. 40 will give hayseed party at the
! hall, 343 Van Ness avenue, April s.
| An excellent program is being ar
ranged, to be followed by a dance.
The mailers' union will elect officers
! for the ensuing term a. its meeting to
| be held the last Monday in April