The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-27

state association, these latter a.
YOU know being branches of the grand
central organization the American
Federation Of Labor. By thus full
filing its duty each union forms a
part of the whole, becomes a spoke in
the wheel of progress that will roll
ever forward towards the dawn of la
bor's complete emancipation from
wage slavery.
BY each union securing every
worker Of its craft. that union is Ell.
abled to control its conditions and
seek an Improvement if such be
necessary BY its utilization with its
local central council. it obtains the
hearty cooperation of the other
workers in its immediate vicinity
thus enabling the organization to Sc,
cure the concessions desired. By its
affiiliating with the state association
it aids in securing suitable legislation
by which such concessions that it
may have already secured become
permanent concessions. The state as
sociations, in close touch as they are
with the parent body, the American
Federation, enable the latter to Sc
cure in the hall of congress at Wash
ingtOn universal protection through
out the entire country Of, what may
be termed, the little Individual unions
by the enactment Of laws governing
the injudiciOus use and abuse of such
clubs as injunctions which actually
seem to prohibit man to breathe. In
thus consolidating with the one grand
whole the laborer of today will be en-
abled TO meet this trend of the times
| among pOSSeSSOrS of capital and as
| fast as they may move a proper check
mate may be administered. To bring
| this idea nearer home, let me call
| the attention of the delegates here
present to the urgent necessity of at
once becoming factors in the work
now going on by affiliating at the next
meeting Of your various unions, with
| the Washington State Federation OF
| Labor which has done so much in its
| brief existence to aid and promote
| the welfare of every labOring man
J woman and child in this great state
of ours By writing to the secretary
| of the federation. Mr. James Menzies
Tacoma. Wash, or TO Labor Commits
sioner William Blackman. at Olympia
|
| warded and any information desired
I granted.
In reference to your city OF
| Walla Walla, | wish TO say that in
all ny jOurneying throughout this
state | cannot name any city in which
so much we'll directed agitation is
going on. You seem alive. alert and
above all you are possessing of a con
servatiSm which ausurs we'll for your
future success. In the brief period
of one year hardly that. you have
accomplished that. which in many
other cities has been the work OF
years Continue that tolerance OF
| spirit. continue that firmness Of con
troll over any disturbing element
| that future years ma bring forth and
| predict that this gem Of the Inland
Empire. this Garden City Of the north
west will. in all truth. be one of the
model unions cities Of the country"
The remarks Of the speaker were
r0undly applauded.
The BARRIERS Union has decided tC
! hold all its future meetings at some
| designated barber shop instead OF the
old meeting place.
Next Thursday evening the teams
ters union will hold its regular meet
| ing at which Organizer NandarhOOf
| Of the American Federation OF Labor
will be present. Every teamster is
requested to be present as important
| matters will come for consideration
The label committee recently APP
| pointed by Typographical union No
3SS has decided to get together and
that at once. Steps will be taken tC
| secure the label on all city printing
and the placing Of city advertising
with strictly union newspapers.
Gentle reader How much are you
| doing towards supporting this labor
department? Get wise and subscribe
and try and be ashamed of borrow
| ing another union mans paper. II
YOU think it worth borrowing and
reading-be a man and buy a
copy. Don't be dead un.
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The Painters union. ever alive to
| its interests, held a special meeting
last Monday evening and considered
plans looking toward the final settle
ment OF certain controversy now in
existence This plan was submitted
| to the Trade Council and at the earn
est wish OF the delegates present, act
| ION was postponed for two weeks. 1t
would be wise for the party in ques-
ton TO come in before it rains" as
IL YOUR