The San Francisco call., 1913-07-26
LABOR COUNCIL s
ACTION UPHELD
Federation of Labor Declares
Striking Electrical Work
ers Are Secessionists
Unions Forbidden to Extend
Aid or Contribute to Strik-
ing Local

IN5Hs read last night at
the session of the San Francisco Labor
council. 1t bears the signature of
Frank Morrison, secretary of the A.
F. of L.:
Following decision was reached in joint ses
eeutive council Of the A. F. Of L. and the
executive council of the building trades de-
Efo5 % the % L. S and s after hearing
Labor council. and p. II. Mccarthy, represent
ing the State Building Trades council Of Cali
fornla. the following was adopted:
Resolved, that the executive council of the
A. F. of l.. and the executive council Of the
building trades department of the A. F. of L.,
in joint session. indorse the action of the secre-
tary and the executive council of the A. z. of l..
In refusing to approve the strike Of the Gas
Electric company and to grant strike benefits
on account Of such strike to sanction
San Francisco against the said company in vio-
latlon OF their agreements; and be 1T further e
Resolved, that previous action Of the exec
utiye council be reaffrmed and that the action
OF President Gompers and Secretary Morrison
In the premises be approved and that they be
of the A. F. of L. to notify the San Francisco
Labor council and the executive officers of all
national and international unions interested to
Withhold any and all support from the seeding
electrical workers who are attempting to con-
troll work that properly comes under the turls
ers affiliated with the A. F. Of L.: that copy
of this decision be sent to the State Building
Trades council of California. and that Secretary
Morrison inform all members Of the executive
council Of the A. F. of L. at early a date as
possible, whether or not this decision has been
This is to certify that this true copy Of the
decision rendered BY the joint session Of the
bndpr trades depertmen ar nee of the ana the
now In session. FRANK MORRISON.
WHAT ACTION MEANS
Delegate Brown of the machinists
said that his understanding of the
telegram is that 1T does not inhibit the
council from contributing to the sup
port of any unions other than the Sc
ceding union of electrical workers.
Delegate Sullivan OF Carpenters
union No. 4S3 asked IL unions can con-
tribute to unions outside of local No.
151 of the Electrical Brotherhood,
whereupon President Gallagher an
swered, "Yes, absolutely and without
reserve
Delegate Beaver Of the Stationary
Firemen and member of the Light and
Power council. declared that the Reid
branch of electrical workers Is sus
tanning its own members who are out
on strike. That this week the council
received $500 from the unions affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor
and that $1,400 was paid in strike
benefits, $1,100 of which was con-
tributed by the Reid electrical work
ers.
The telegram was referred to the sx-
eeutive committee.
Formal charges were preferred
against Electrical Workers union No.
6, setting forth that the union acted
In manner unbecoming an organiza-
tion affiliated with the council.
A committee of five to be elected by
the council will investigate the charges
and report If there is ground for the
charges. The following were placed
in nomination.: B. B. Rosenthal, w. F.
Dwyer, E. j. Frisbee, j. o. Walsh, ].
Williams, Jack Zamford and Al Rogers
DELEGATE ELECTED
The council elected as it's delegates
to the State Federation of Labor, A.
j. Gallagher and D. p. Haggerty and
John P. Mclaughlin and c. l.. Williams
as alternates.
The following were placed in nomi-
nation. to fill two vacancies in the ex-
ecutive committee: c. L. Williams, e.
A. Brown, d. l.. Haggerty. J. J. Math-
eson, Arthur Beaver, M. P. Grunhoff
and r. E. Curry.
The Press Feeders reported that dur
ing the week they succeeded in induc-
ing seven of the best pressmen work
Ing for unfair firms to quit their en-
ployment.
Electrical workers No. 151 reported
that the Gas and Electrical company
has in its employ one Chinese and one
Japanese in installing meters in houses
X X
A communication from Cincinnati,
O., declared that support should be
withheld from the Methodist Book Con-
Germ and the American Book company
on the ground that they are not fair to
organized labor.
The Russian socialist party in let
ter gave notice that a weekly publ
cation known as the Pacific Ocean"
Is not fair to organized labor.
X
The executive council of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, in session in
Atlantic City, N. j., has taken up the
case arising out of the trouble In this
city between the District Light and
Power council and the Pacific Gas and
Electric company and took the matter
under advisement pending a report
from a representative to be sent to
this city and coast who will make a
full investigation into the matter.
In a telegram received yesterday
from e. E. Ellison, who was sent to at
tend the session in Atlantic City as the
representative of the San Francisco
Labor council. he says that the
council met with all present ex-
cept Samuel Gompers, D. A. Hayes and
Joseph HI. Valentine and that the ses-
sion lasted until o'clock In the even
ing. P. III. Mccarthy of San Fran
cisco spoke in opposition to the Light
and Power council and International
Presidents Johnston of the Machinists,
Healy of the Firemen and Franklin of
the Boiler Makers spoke in favor, after
which the case was closed and taken
under advisement. 1t was decided to
send a representative of the executive
council to make an investigation and
report. Representative Ellison, on be-
half of the San Francisco Labor coun-
ell, urged speedy action in the matter.
Y
The Sailors union of the Pacific. at
it's last meeting elected Ed Andersen.
f. A. Erickson, Walter Macarthur. Paul
Scharrenberg and r. Tunnell the bank
ing committee for the current six
months; 0. Andersen, Z. A. Erickson.
John w. Erickson, E. E. Ellison, Walter
Macarthur, A. Nagel, c. Plaudan, D. w.
Paul, Paul Scharrenberg and John H.
Tennison were chosen as delegates to
the San Francisco Labor council; Frank
Baum having resigned the office of
custodian at headquarters, S. Marmion
was elected to fill tho vacancy.
The union adopted a series OF en-
crossed and framed resolutions which
were presented to Walter Macarthur
for long and faithful services with
the union.
The following were elected agents
OF the various stations named Frank
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