The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-01-15

turc Ia lieu thereof. until Il was an.
uounced that all labor upon the
temple was provided for.
This labor was Co he paid Tor IN
shares of stock OF the association.
whom u had been duty Incorporated
under the state laws.
Mortgage Placed
When the cash collected had reach
ed an amount IN the nrishhorhnod
OF $1,000, contributions came more
slowly. and mortgage WAS placed
uron The property Tor the remainder
n the purchase price, some 5000.
Amons the CONSULTATIONS pirdg-
INK both labor and cash was the
Carpenters and loinera' union, $500
IN cash and labor sufficient to COM
plotc the building a receipt net-
ting forth the conditions of this
cash donation was giyen 10 the care
pointers hy the committee who had
the matter In charge. and n ever a
trlfling document was predrstiued 90
play an important part. Il was GER
tainiy this emo.
Labor Day. 1900
Time sped on. and Labor day APP
preached with It's usual celebration.
and contingent official program.
Trouble aruae over tho small amount
derived hy the W e. l. a from the
publication 81 this program. and the
respective locals we're assessed per
capita 20 make good Labor day tx.
penaes- The carpenters, together
with others, charged fraud against
those having the matter On hand
and demanded their Impeachment as
az "A - - a a.
drew from the central body when
THIS action was net taken
The witadrswinE uniens
Early IN 1901 tho Seattle Labor
Temple association was iucorpofs
atcd. and the following made a part
81 the articles
No stock IN This corpora.
ton shan he issued 90 persons other
than mcmhers % labor organizations
represented In the Western Central
labor union. a representative - la.
Dor Organization with headquarters
IN the city % Seattle, county %
King. state ~ washington; nor shall
any stock In this corporation b.
transswrahle 90 any person not a
member % labor Organization rep.
resented IN said Western Central
Labor union. Not more than loo
shares Or capital stock shan be Is
sued % or held by any enc person. :"
Practically q sAut-out
Thus n win be w.~n that n was a
clear case 81 shut-out for the with.
drawing unions. The carpenters de.
rnandod the return 90 tho 1850 sub.
scrihet for stock and the request
was refused. the trustees ~ the aaso.
eiation claiming u rs a donation.
pure and simple. and clAsu~d with
those given by ritixenH generally al
though stock wae given 90 AT other
unions. and with the knowledge that
the carpenters had a signed receipt
setting forth the intention % iaau-
ing stock 90 the amount % $500 TO
them.
TAs poeumea, fsunA
From the time OF issuing this re.
cript until recently the document
had been misplaced By the carpen-
tern. but upon les being r~Nurrectcf
and the whole matter placed IN the
hands cg attorneys. the fuil amount
has BEEN returned
Thus we have the facts before u~
which have tended 20 rend into or.
po~iug factions organized labor In
Seattle. ard brings the drama down
20 few weeks ago when the W. 9
l. u. appointed a COMMITTEES 10 -.
cure an amicabie settlement 81 the
difficulty. The report % this com.
mitses and the subsequent action %
~ parent body AZ its meeting last
"Wednesday win undoubtedly result
In a termination u hostility IN the
ranks % organized labor In the city.
nsuas prsppss
A bomb dropped N the niast a.
the delegates assembled IN the W. r.
l. Y. ball last wednesday night
could have caus@d little more com.
motion than Old ths report % this
committee when given BY Mr.. Han.
non. itH chairman. cfnboGYinH The
reading n the receipt IN question.
the very existence ~ which hal
been withheld from tho members
heretnforc. Late into that night
well meaning men wrwstiea with The
problem ~ soildifyiug labor forces
IN the Queen city. and WHEN tho foi-
lowing recommendation ~ the com.
mitses was finally adopted. ali real.
ixed that the occasion would 70
down In labor history a. an epoch
Tint marked the beginning o. future
unity:
The COMMITTEES recommends that
the secretary ~ tho Western Cen.
trail labor union be Instructed 20
communicate 20 the Carpenters
Union. under the seal. the fact that
its approval % the course Of the la.
Dor Temple association IN withhold
iug the prompt repayment ~ the
ZOO ~ that unions money grew out
Or the circumstance that the facts-
which fully Justified their claim for
the returning ~ the fs0O--Harr I'M
known BY the Western Central La
Dor union; and that copy % the
committees recommendation ae
company the serrsthry's corruuul-
cation 20 tho Carpenters union"
A Sacrifice
Thus had the storm clouds gather
81 momentum as time went on
Labor leaders throughout the city
rN trarfFf al a.