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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1904.
VOLUME XCVI— NO. 1CS.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR OPENS TWENTY
FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION IN SAN FRANCISCO
De legations
Include
Women,
PRESIDENT. GOMPBItS SECRETART MORRISON. OFFICERS OF THE EXECU
TIVE COUNCIL AND DELEGATES. OP THE -AMERICAN FEDERATION OF j
LABOR AT THE CONVENTION AT LYRIC HALL.
In giving so much labor information.
J. B. Conroy of St. Louis and C. L.
Shamp of Omaha, both representa
tives of the International Brotherhood
of Stationary Firemen, read N The
Call's special edition before they ar
rived in the city and praised it very
highly. On their train were several
delegates, all of whom purchased as
many copies of* the paper as they
could procure from the news agent.
' . O. A. '.Tveltmoe, the secretary and
treasurer of the State Building
Trades Council of California, yester
day was profuse in his praise of The
Call's Federation ot J Labor edition
that appeared on Sunday morning.
He said the paper was beine sought
for by strangers in the city jand that
it* 1 would be kept by visitors *aa a ref
erence on labor Questions.
Fred Hudson, representing the
Western Central Labor Union of Se
attle," Wash., declared the edition was
one of the finest he had ever read and
one which would be thoroughly ap
preciated by every labor delegate now
visiting on the coast. He is a member
of Typographical Union No. 202.
John W. Morton, president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
said The Call's Sunday morning edi
tion contained more labor literature
than was ever, printed in that number
of pages before and that it was the
intention of Eastern delegates to the
convention to circulate a large num
ber of copies throughout the sections
they represent.
J. B. Dale and L. B. Levitt, who
represent the Labor and Trades Coun
cil of Vallejo, pronounced The Call's
edition splendid. They said the paper
had been read by every laboring man
about, the navy-yards and in the vi
cinity of Vallejo, and that The Call
was the only paper to be seen in the
hands of the delegates at the head
quarters or. at the convention hall.
J. Fitzgerald, who represents the
Waiters' Union of this city, said 'The
Call's special edition was the finest
that ever happened." Fitzgerald has
assisted in entertaining ' a large
number of the visiting delegates and
says that all of them' extend congratu
lations to the paper, for its enterprise
Much Favorable Comment.
Special JLabor Edltlofa the Subject of
PRAISE THE' CALI/S ENERGY.
Mayor Schmitz welcomed i the dele
gates at considerable length .as the
chief magistrate of, San Francisco and
also as a- member of a labor unon.
I President Gompers then made : reply
to the ', addresses of welcome and ; his
address .was frequently cheered. Gom
pers spoke, as follows: r
"I beg to thank you In behalf of the Amezi-
GOMPERS REPLIES.
President Knox of the California
State Federation" of Labor was next in
troduced by the chairman. He began
by welcoming: the delegates to the city
el San Francisco and the State of Cali
fornia and expressed the hope that the
visitors would take advantage of the
opportunity, afforded them by their
visit to see the other cities of the
State. He dwelt upon the work of ; the
State federation and its fight against
the Chinese and Japanese laborer.
Knox urgently^ asked the delegates, to
investigate personally the cheap labor
conditions of the Pacific Coast so that
when the time comes they will rally
to the support of the Western labor
men in their attempt to obtain effec
tive exclusion legislation. He closed
with a tribute to . President Gompers
and the work of the American Federa
tion of Labor in its active representa
tion of over 2,000,000 workingmen.j '
J. Williams, president of the City
Front Federation, spoke a few words
of welcome. and expressed the belief
of the federation in the principles of
advancement of the wage-workers of
the country. , . . .
P. H. McCarthy, followed in a speech
against the Citizens' Alliance,'; Herbert
George- and .the union man who know
ingly handles non-union goods. Mc-
Carthy's remarks were frequently ap
plauded. He welcomed the delegates
to' California and expressed the hope
that many of them would stay. here
after their work .was finished, | because,
as he said, he wanted California built
up by the best people.
"Not the Kind," he continued, "that
are brought here through the manage
ment of notorious scoundrels like Her
bert George; not .the kind brought
here by Murray & Ready, who are
save'd only by technicalities from be
ing behind - prison bars. The open
shop will " not exist in California, no
matter' how many strike-breakers they
bring to maintain it. Their proceed
ings are bad for . workmen, and mil
lionaires alike, , as evidenced, by [ the
late outrages in jColorado. >
"We. have ! no fear of 'the; Citizens'
Alliance, no fear of the open shop, and
I ask you to do one thing— see to it
that you do not pass non-union articles
and try to sell them to union men.
The only way to make this. great or
ganization useful is to have- discipline
and provide the sinews of war. In this
city — probably/ the best 'organized in
the world, I speak for: the building
trades— I will' give you $100 for every
'scab' mechanic you •' find by raking
the city ; over, with a fine tooth comb."
In' your deliberations on behalf of the high and
holy cause of labor. ' • • .
• The men that paved. the way for civiliza
tion here overcame obstacles and'' the prejudice
and- ignorance, of the former Inhabitants. . So
to do we have to contend with these forces.
There Is no charce under the sun. no crime
on the . calwidar with which ¦ the men of the
American Federation have not. been •charged.
We do not claim that any one Join iris the
fedtratlort thereby becomes an ancel or an
archangel. ¦ We have no choice; we must take
the workmen as th»-- are, and If our opponents
charge that they are Ignorant men and some
of vldotw propensities, all that we can say
In answer is that It Is the fault of the greed
of the modern capitalist, who doesn't care
where he goes. ¦ who will rake i the four ¦ cor
ners of the earth to bring in men, so long- as
they work rheao and lane and are d>jlle.
¦ The employer will 'say that his work people
are - perfectly contented. If, men are good
enough to be employed they are good enough
for us to, organize for their . betterment. No
man can say that by. joining an organization
a vicious nian will become more vh-ioua
¦ While stopping over, in Indianapolis 1 had
occasion to visit the various • labor headquar
ters. %While # on the street I met Mr. Parry,
who requested a private talk. I made an ap
pointment to meet him before my train lef C
When I reached ¦ the ' place designated I re
ceived r a phone message from Mr. IJarry gay-
Ing that. the house- of the club to which, he
belonged was burning and that he could not
meet -me. 1 1 quote this merely to show that I
am not certain- but that I shall be charged
with setting fire to the clubhouse. . . .,
The American Federation of Labor stands for
everything that Is ! best ; In the labor move
ment. | -It Is constructive, not destructive. ' It
builds: up ¦ manhood and citizenship. The • rec
ords of -the movement at, the ; homes and fire
sides show our advancement.- It has been our
lot for years in the East to guard against dan
ger, but thanks to Providence and wise thought
organized . labor has "placed vanguards of the
labor movement at , the Golden Gate. ¦ Tour
mission *ls* to guard the gate from those who
would undermine I Western ' civilization.
"We do not object to the China man . because
be Is a Chinaman. Call him 4 by any other nama
" We shall be 'conservative — only 'Just aa far
as is essential to the success of our movement.
no more. We have learned the meaning- of
that, term'and' its various constructions. • •it is
to know what you want and then know you're
right, in wanting It. To.be conservative In
every way" that will help to conserve success
for the achievement of your purpose. That Is
the best .eoncemion to . place upon . the .word.
Be "moderate -in your demands, but radical In
th determination to achieve them. <
We. are honored by your words of 'wel
come and believe we are not vain when we
say that we bring honor to your State. The
men who make up the conventions of the
American Federation of. Labor are men . who
have graduated from the ! factory, the ! work
shop, the mill and the. mine. They, are men
Who have stood the test of ehepmates. and
there is no better place tn this world to find
out t b e character of a man than in | the shop
and at his work. There, If anything- in the
man is mean, it will show Itself.- ¦ '
. To me it is always an Inspiration to meet
the delegates to the national convention. - Mo
matter ; how tired and worn out I am when
I meet 'any delegates I meet men, and I have
an opportunity to drink at the fountain of th«
elixir of life. • ...
can Federation 'of Labor for the sincere words
cf weicoir.e extended to the - federation. It
has betn ihe hope of the delegates for years
that they might some time come to California
and there hold one convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor in this great State
and city.
One ; by one representatives of trade unionism
have . come to the coast, but others followed,
and two years ago the executive council of
the federation for the first time in Its history
held, a session in this city. ¦
. It seemed to me typical of the erowth of
this great city and State a* the old maxim
says, "Westward the Course of ' empire
takes Its way."' that a3 the men ot the early
BO'p, -the sturdy pioneers who fought against
tremendous odds, to establish camps, then
boom towns, then villages and after that
cities and t> erf.it i^tate. - I repeat it seems
to me that this growth is typical of the steady
advance of organized labcr in California.
On motion Will J. French of the
Typographical . Union of S^n Fran
cisco was appointed assistant secre
tary of the convention.
The committee on credentials then
made a report.
% Immediately following the report
William G. Schardt, representing the
Chicago Federation of Labor, declared
that his name had not been read and
desired to know if he was seated. He
was informed that the committee
would decide his case at the earliest
possible moment. - "
.Michael Casey was appointed ser
geant at arms and A: E. Smith messen
g-er. , The -various committees for the
two weeks' session were then ap
pointed. •
and we. would still, object to him. -We object
to him because he is a cheap man, and no
progress is posstble .made up of cheap men.
Taking a view of the United States, ot Can
ada and Great Britain, the labor movement is
one. and with Porto Rico it is one. In a
short time this unification will extend to the
Continent, and then and not till then will the
much talked of universal peace be assured.
"While, here we shall attend to the work" of
the convention to the best of our endeavor.
We shall not take away with us anything ex
cept ytmr. good will and. good wlahyfs. and I
hope the re."»pect and confidence of your unions
in our record of work well done tn the inter
fst of laboring people East and West. And
I may further add that I hope kindly ap
preciation may be vouchsafed to the men and
women throughout the nation working in the
cause, of the American Federation of Labor.
Host of Socialists Are Present
in the Gallery.
gates. What he said was in part as fol
lows:
In the name of the organized workers of
Pan Francisco I bid you a hearty welcome to
our city and State. Our homes are entirely
at your disposal, and we trusrt that you. will
<lo us the honor to consider- yourselves not our
guests, but members of our family and house
hoM.
To the delegates representing the American
Federation of Labor In this convention, to the
fraternal vlFilors representing our fellow
trade unionists in Canada and Great Dritain,
and to the representatives of those kindred
nrgranizaticns now assembled in the- common
cause of labor, the trade unionists of San
Francisco extend fraternal, greetings, coupled
with the assurance that, although you may
have traveled far from your own firesides/ you
are still at home in the hearts and by the
hearths of your co-workers in the labor move
ment. . • • -
Trade unionism knows no distinction of race,
color or creed: neither does It know any geo
graphicBi limitations. North, HGUth. east and
wept, in every country and clime. In this year
of grace as in all the years that have passed
away, the hearts of the organized workers
beat in uiiison to > the music of that noblest
Inspiration of the human race, industrial lib
erty and equality.
San Francisco has never failed to raise her
voice in the grand chcrus of the world's
workers, nor to lend her ear In sympathy to
the voices raised from the uttermost corners
of the earth. As we have teen with you In
spirit throughout the rast, eo we are with
you in the flesh to-day — comrades in arm".
brothers and sisters in the noble cause. Long:
may our meeting last, and when the parting
comes, may the fraternal Handshake 'place a
firmer seal upon the union of our hearts.
WALSH GIVES WELCOME.
During- your visit with us it will be our
pleasure to show you some of the beauties of
California, a. State In which nature has com
bined the elements in the production of her
choicest handiwork. The citizens of California
are proud of their heritage of mountain and
valley, of river and field. "We are proud, too,
of our people, the children of the hardy pio
neers of '49. -But, above • and before all, we
ere proud of our labor movement — that struct
ure of our own hands — which, in extent and po
'tency, so fittingly complements the physical
characteristics of our surroundings.
The seed* of that movement were planted by
the giants of the early days- and through sun
shine and storm the crop has prospered ex
ceeding well. It Is our boast, and a justifiable
one I hope you will admit. . that San Fran
cisco Is one of the most thoroughly organized
cities in the United States. We, owe that fact
to the Eoundness of the principles upon which
our work is founded and upon which It has
been conducted. ! Those principles, I hardly
need remind you, , are the principles of the
American Federation of Labor.
It is now sixteen years since the San' Fran
cisco Labor Council, .then known as tha Fed
erated Trades, secured a charter at your hands,
a charter which, bearing the name of your,
and our. honored president, Samuel Gompers,
still traces the hall of the Labor Council, a
charter which has never been disgraced and
which, God willing, shall forever remain with
us as the emblem of our faith and the in
spiration of our hearts and hands.
In 1888, when that charter was granted, the
Labor Council stood here upon the shores of
the Pacific the solitary outpost of the labor
movement separated by a thousand miles irom
the nearest company of our friends. - To-day
we etand in the midst of the great army of
organized labor, the lines of which extead
north, south, east, aye, and west, in un
broken phalanx, ready to do. battle for the
cause in whicfc.we. are enlisted.
During these years many stirring events have
occurred. . but the principles of organized labor
have triumphed over all opposition, whether
from without or from within. In all this we
do not claim any special merit in ourselves.
We recognize, and we here make personal ac
knowledgment ;of the fact, that but for the
support of our fellow trade-unionists in other
parts of the country, organized and federated
under the banner of the American Federation
of Labor, we oould not possibly have . prosper
ed so rlorious»y as we have.
Mr. President and delegates to the conven
tion, I feel that no words of mine, no words,
however eloquent. ; of human r tongue, can ex
press the pride and gratification with -which
the trade-unionists of San Francisco greet you
upon the eve of your labors. I feel, too, that
no formal expression of our regard is aseded.
Let me ask . you in • all : sincerity to take tha
deed for the word. •
Again I bid you welcome, thrice, welcome,
within our- cates. Stay as Ion* as you can
and may the all-freeing One guide and bless you
there were red. white and blue stream-
I ers and shields with the national colors
j emblazoned on them in great profusion
at decorations in all. directions. Red,
white and blue banners depended from
I the center of the ceiling and were
looped up at the sides and ends of the
hall. Each State and Territory in the
United States was represented by a
red, white and blue shield and the
names of the sisterhood of States were
broadcast. Oddly, although there
I were British delegates on the stage,
I the placing of even so much as one
British flag in the scheme of decora
tions seemed to have been overlooked.
At the opening of the proceedings
President Gompers, his associated of
ficers and members of the local' recep
tion committee occupied the stage. The
other delegates sat in the body of the
hall. Long tables were arranged the
entire length of the auditorium. Beside
the tables sat the delegates in opposing
rows, each equipped with writing mate
rial, the general effect being to pro
duce the impression that a great num
ber of resolutions may be forthcoming.
If any delegate wishes to write reso
lutions the facilities are unparalleled.
Every seat in the body of the house
was taken by delegates. Near the door
outside of a railing that was guarded
%vas a fringe of worklngmen who were
interested spectators. Among the dele
gates -were several women. There was
also one negro delegate on the floor,
who rose to say something just before
the noon recess, but he was out of or
der, and a sharp series of raps of the
gavel in Gompers' hands caused him to
subside. The gallery that surrounds the
auditorium on. three, sides was com
pletely filled with spectators. Here also
were a few women, but the great ma
jority of the delegates and nearly all
the spectators were men.
YOUXG MEX NUMEROUS.
They were nearly all young men, two
thirds of the entire number, both in the
delegates' seats and in the galleries,
were 30 years old or less. The youngest
of the delegates is Robert S. Meloney '
of Lawrence, Mass., aged 22 years— the
only delegate from east of Boston.
There were several others not much
older. Gray beards and gray hairs were
known only to a minority, and a small
minority at that.
The first cheers of the day were heard
when Mayor Schmitz climbed to the
stage and faced the audience. Gompers
received a good welcome. He Is smooth
ly shaven, short, stout, wears gold
bowed eyeglasses, a snugly fitting
Prince Albert coat of black, which re
veals a well-rounded figure; on the
fourth finger of his left hand is a hand
some seal tins: on his shirt front glit
ters a large diamond. When he jokes
with the audience he looks as benevo
lent as Mr. Pickwick. When he is ex
cited his voice rises, and the fact that
he has a strong, firm mouth and a
prominent nose Is impressed on the
spectators. Gompers' associates on the
stage were a comfortable looking lot
without exception. They were well
dressed, smiling and enthusiastic.
The two British delegates— Wagnall and
William Abraham, M. P. — have beards.
They looked like conservative business
men as they sat a good part of the day
on the stage. Mr. Abraham frequently
called out, "Hear, hear," when some
thing that pleased him was said.
After Gompers had called the conven
tion to order J. O. Walsh, "< president of
the San Francisco Labor Council, dellv- i
ered an address of welcome to the dele- '
Delegates Are Young Men ;
Gray Heads Are Few.
About 10:20 o'clock yesterday fore
noon Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, brought
dcw-n an ebony gavel with a resounding
thwack on a table in Lyric Hall, and
with that the- twenty-fourth annual
convention of the organization was
called to order.
There have been conventions of the
federation in a number of other Ameri
can cities, but this is the first ever held
in San Francisco. Local interest was
therefore intense. The day was filled
VP with events relating to the federa
tion and the topics that concern It.
In the forenoon there was a "glad
hand'' session, in which welcome was
extended and duly acknowledgfd. In
the afternoon President Gompers, Sec
retary Frank Morrison and Treasurer
John B. Lennon had the floor to them
selves, and they touk up the convention
timf making annual reports.
In the evening a reception t? Presi- i
«;ent* «>o«?H/-: t - was givtji at Piom*er j
Hall by the retail clerks. At ihe Al
hambra a mass-meeting took place, at
tended by the Carmen's Union and
*;ighi branches of the Butchers' Union. I
At Native Sons' Hall the machinists j
gave a high jinks to James OConnell j
and other delegates.
Sessions of the American Federation |
of Labor often are stormy. There was
a sisrn of trouble when the convention
came together yesterday, and there will
undoubtedly be lively scenes before thp
work er.<is. The cloud that hung in the
pky yesterday was owing to the ques
tion? about the Chicago Federation of |
Labor. This body, so its leading mem- I
}.frs say, has a membership of some-!
thing like 200,000. It is in trouble with
the American Federation of Labor.
Yesterday its president, Schardt of Chi- j
capo, sat intently listening while the
committee on credentials reported. On
the face of the report Schardt and his
many followers were not even given
mention. They were n^t accredited as
being entitled to have delegates on the
floor. Schardt arose and quietly asked j
what was meant by the report. He was |
informed that organizations that were
not reported by the credentials com
mittee at that time would be given a
Fpecial report later. With that he sat
down, and nothing additional de
veloped openly regarding the Chicago
organization.
SOCIALISTS ARE EAGER.
Socialism will be brought up for dis
cussion before the convention ad
journs. Just when this will take place
no one seems to know. It may be in
troduced in fome form to-day. All of
yesterday prominent Socialists were ill
the spectators' gallery and they were
taking a very ljvely interest in the
jvroreedings, frequently exchanging
comments and speculations among
themselves.
At one particular spot there were at
least a dozen Socialists who have been
¦u-ell known all over the city during
the frequent agitation of Socialism.
There are Socialists as delegates on
the floor. Socialism has been before
the convention of the American Fed
eration of Labor before and has been
defeated. Since then the Socialists
fcsve succeeded in polling many more
votes than ever before at a general
election.
It is no secret that some of the
nore ardent Socialists believe that this
Is the opportune time to try' to see if
they can get the federation to indorse
their ideas. Socialism and the Chi
c&go difficulty were the leading themes
of conversation in the convention lob
bies yesterday.
Mixed with the speeches at the
opening of the proceedings of welcome
in the forenoon yesterday was the cus
tomary sound of sharp words. Presi
dent Gcrnpers and President Mc-
Carthy of the Building Trades Coun
cil were noted in this regard. The au
dience applauded with hands, boot
hc-els and voices when hard raps were
given. The, most applause went to
where there was a show of fight
against those who are considered by
the federation tq& be its enemies or In
denunciation of the Governor of Colo
rado and the Citizens' Alliance.
At the forenoon session a band of
music enlivened the beginning of the
proceeding?. It marched out ahead of
President Gompers. his official asso- |
ciates and the delegates from the Russ
House. It held the fort in the con
vention hall until the noon recess.
The first tune In the hall was #; My Own
United States," from the opera of
"When Johnny Comes Marching
Home." To this all the proceedings
of the day were attuned.
FLAGS IX QUANTITIES.
American flags were everywhere, on
the table of President Gompers, on the
tables at which the secretary of the
convention and the British and Can
adian delegates sat, looped up on the
front of the stage, at the back of the
stage, where two largre flags flanked
a larjre picture of Gompers. Then
Vitriolic Phrases In
troduced by the
Speakers.
Co-operative stores were discussed at
a gathering of the butchers' and street
carmen's unions at the Alhambra last
night. The house was filled and the
orators and the audience were enthu
siastic. Richard Cornelius, president of
the Carmen's Union, acted as chair
man. John L. Davie, ex-Mayor of Oak
land and head of the California Co
operative Meat Company; P. H. Mc-
Carthy and W. D. Mahon. president of
the International Street Carmen's Un
ion, were the speakers.
John Mitchell was expected to make
an address, but he sent word that ow
ing to other engagements he could not
appear.
P. H. McCarthy told of the organiza
tion of the Progressive planing mills,
and in a fiery address denounced the
policy of open shop and advocated co
operation. He said in part:
The beauty of co-oj>eration Is that no one
can be a millionaire. There Is no argument
strong enough to biock this, movement. AH
the Corbetts and Fltzslmmons»s In the country
could not land It a knockout punch. Co-crpera
tlon moans the . end of the strike, the lock
out and the blacklisting.
"Xet t *<» •. i»t d-V ' Mlwn -Jcb-iK tJv*i .- *rmv-"/-
W« do' not «ant It. - TKey cannot take It
with tawn vrbeu they die. Ther^ is enongh
donated already to start co-operative butcher
shops In San Francisco on the same lines as
! th«s ones in Oakland.
J. Jj. DAVIE SPEAKS.
J. L. Davie was introduced by Corne
lius. He said in part:
I came back to Oakland about eight months
*go, having Just recovered from a Ion* Illness.
I had no money, but I had my nerve, with
me. I went to work at the butcher's block
at $2 5O a day and had been there but thre*
¦ days when I iound myself locked out. I
was Justly Indignant. Certain people came to
me and offered me work at a reasonable
salary. If I would comply with certain con
ditions. I told them that I would not. I
had tolled hard for the city of Oakland an<l
while I was Mayor there were no policemen
burglars. I gave the city a clean admlnis
' tration.
Well, we started the movement for co
operatlva butcher-shops. We started with no
office furniture but a barrel desk and a
table, but we had our nerv«. The California
Co-operative Meat Company started with one
(hop. Now it has five and we will bava
two more before December.
"W. D. Mahon said in part:
I have had little time In the last live or six
years to study this subject as I have been
busy with my own organization. The co
operative movement is often misunderstood.
aM confounded with Joint stock companies.
The difference between them is that In tha
co-operative plan the members work for one
another, in the Joint stock companies they
work one another. We have reached the point
where working men must study economy and
act like business men.
This movement Is not socialistic. We don't
want to tear down the castle, but we dr» want
to destroy the hovel. " Let us roll up our
sleeves and go into this movement with a
will and our opponents will soon go out of
business.
BARBERS EXTERTAIX.
The Journeymen Barbers' Union held
open house last night at their O'Farrell
street headquarters for the entertain
ment of the visiting delegates. Among
the visitors were President of the In
ternational Barters' Union Frank Nor
chang. Secretary J. C. Shanessy, J.
Shillebar. secretary of the Sheet and
Metal "Workers' Union: Frank Jordan,
business agent of the Western Miners'
Union of Colorado; W. E. Klapetzky.
past secretary and treasurer of the
Barbers' International Union, and
Frank Smith, president of the Oakland
Journeymen's Union. All these made
short addresses.
President Samuel Gompers addressed
a large gathering of retail clerks In
Pioneer Hall last night. If those pres
ent expected praise they were doomed
to disappointment. He accused them
of niggardliness and lack of apprecia
tion of what had been done for them by
members of other branches of organ
ized labor- After paining a victory the
members of the "associations," as they
usually prefer to style their organiza
tions, would disband sooner than pay
the 50 cents a month to keep their or
ganization alive. In about a year old
conditions would obtain, followed by
more agitation, another victory and on
Its heels another disbandment. The
clerks, he said, are -starving out their
own International officers to save a few
cents per capita. Mr. Gomper3 spoke
strongly In favor' of universal peace,
but he said It must either come from
mutual recognition or from fear.
The meeting was presided over by
Charles B. Whllden, president of the
district council of retail clerks. Among
the speakers were J. H. Devine of
Scranton, Pa., a delegate to the con
vention; Max Morris of Denver. Inter
national secretary- treasurer of the re
tail clerks: G. E. Schaver of Portland,
secretary of the State Federation of
Labor; Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz and
P". S. Lewis, national vice president of
the United Mine Workers.
Welcomes Given
Open House Is Kept
for Delegates'
Pleasure.
Clerks Are Rated
Audiences Assemble
in Theaters to
Applaud.
Lyric Hall Is Gay
With Many Flags
of Nation.
MUCH SPEECH
MAKING THAT
GETS CHEERS
DISCUSSION
OF THEMES
OF INTEREST
THE THEATEHS.
ALCAZAR— "Th« Climbers."
CAUCFORNIA — "A Friend of th«
Family."
CENTRAX. — "Winchester."
COLUMBIA— 'The County Chair
man."
CHUTES— Vaud«TiIl 9.
FISCHER'S— Vaudevill*.
GRANT>— 'The Fatal Weddlac.**
MAJKSTIC — "Hearts Aflame."
ORPHEtil — Vaudeville.
TIVOLJ — "The Messenger Boy."
THE WEATHER.
Forecast made at Ean Francisco for
thirty hour* ending- midnight. No.
vember IS. 1904:
San FraacUco and vicinity — Rain
Tue«aar; brt»k to hlrh *outhea»t
triad.
O. H. WILLSON; Local Forecaster.
Temporarily In Charge.
The San Francisco Call.