The San Francisco call., 1910-03-17

commission emphasize the fact that the
chief cause Of pauperism is casual
labor. In other words the mischief
is not so much unemployment as under
employment. Take as an illustration
the case of the Liverpool docks There
the work might be done by 10000 men
regularly employed, but in fact is
spread over 5000 men, who are in
termittently employed. 1t is better for
the community that 10000 men should
be regularly employed and thus earn
an adequate living than that $1,000
men should be only partially employed,
earning a wage INADEQUATE for the
maintenance of their families
These exchanges are maintained by
the government.
The iron molders' union at its meet
ing Tuesday night by a unanimous
vote. indorsed the action of the COM
mittee from the San Francisco labor
council and the one from the building
trades council in joint session in rela-
tion to the Hetch Hetchy water propo-
sition.
A donation of s25 was made to the
men who were locked out by the steel
trust.
At the next meeting the special or
der of business will be voting on the
proposition to hold an international
convention this year. One candidate
was admitted to membership by initia-
ton and three applications for admis-
sion into the union were presented.
All of the unions of the buiIding
trades class are under instructions from
the states building trades council car
rying out the orders of the building
trades section of the American fedora
tion of labor to affiliate with the CEN
trail labor body of the county in which
the individual unions are located At
the last meeting of the central body
at Stockton the painters, carpenters
and cement workers unions of Modesto
which are in the San Joaquin district,
affiliated.
Steps have been taken. to organize
a woman's union label league in VAL
lejo, and J. B. Dale of the trades and
labor council of that city has promised
to make a house to house canvass 10
help bring about the desired result.
The labor leaders are of the opinion
that such a league can be of great as
sistance to the labor movement of that
city.
The labor temple committee of VAL
1ejo, which proposes to erect a first
class home for the labor unions of that
city, announces that it will be ready to
issue stock in the temple association
during the current week.
The Asiatic Exclusion league will
hold its regular meeting in the labor
temple next Sunday afternoon at
which time several of the announced
candidates for the Office of governor of
the state will address the meeting and
define their views on the Asiatic ques-
tion..
The united boot and shoe workers
have been advised that the union
stamp has been restored to the c. NJ
Kutz factory of this city, and that the
United factory has made application
for the stamp.
Bakers and confectioners' union. To-
cal "a, will hold a special meeting next
Saturday night at headquarters in
Mission street for the purpose of dis
cussing various matters.
new union of pIasterers was insti-
tuted recently in Modesto by J. D.
McGaughey of Stockton and Business
Agent Richard Godsill, with good
numerical charter list.
The new work hour scale of the
leather workers on horse goods will go
into effect all over the United States
Canada and Mexico next Monday. This
is a declaration for the eight hour
workday.
Painters union No. 19 will hold
special meeting next Monday night
Matters of vital Importance to the
membership will come up. and all mem
bers are asked to attend. The meet
ing will be held at s o'clock in the
Building Trades temple.
Ice wagon drivers union No 519
has elected W. Rutherdale delegate to
the labor council, vice Victor Jamart
Coopers' union No. 65 will be repre-
Sented in the label section of the labor
council by Frank Steffens