The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-18
NORTHWEST
HAVE
PAINTERS
CONFERENCE
IN NORTH YAKIMA

ors and Paperhangers conference,
which met in North Yakima Monday,
was one of the most successful ever
held by that organization in the
western part of the United States.
Although there were only about 81
delegates present, considerable bust
ness of importance was transacted.
F. c. Lowe of Seattle was elected
fifth vice president of the coast and
J. F. Clark of Tacoma, delegate to
the American Labor federation,
which will hold it's next meeting at
Providence, r. L The present Off
GERS of the organization are Daniel
McDermott, B. c., president; S. W.
White, Aberdeen, vice president, and
Charles NJ. Doyle, Seattle. secretary
treasurer. The executive committee
consists of McDermott, White, Doyle,
Christy, Valine and Ashton. The
next meeting of the loyal organiza-
ton will be held either at Portland
or Bellingham. The official head
quarters while in the city was at the
Pacific hotel. After the business of
the day an elegant three course ban
uuet was served at the Calumet res
taurant The tables were handsome
~ decorated with dahlias. Covers
were laid for thirty-five. j. B.
Zaran of North Yakima presided as
POSTMASTER. The opening address
was made by president Dan McDer-
mott of Van Couver, who spoke of
the good treatment received at the
hands of the North Yakima people,
and said that he was not aware that
this was such a beautiful country.
had only been organized for two
years and was lettering their condi-
tion. II was American by birth and
British Columbian by adoption. He
spoke of there being as much pat
riotism on the other side of the line
as on this, but that in this case there
ton not only builds up the condition
of the working man, but helps his
employer as well. He said they
could work in harmony. In conclu-
sion he dwelt upon the recent race
riots in Vancouver in which the
Chinese and Japanese were still bad
L., 1A Ctt1 Nf 40 mi
turmoil He hoped that both races
would get out and feared that an
other riot would follow, as a ship
load were expected to arrive either
yesterday or today. In conclusion
he warmly thanked the entertainers
and expressed high regard for the
city He was followed by J. 3.
Zaran, who said the Chinese had
been badly frightened by some dyna-
mite being set off in Snohomish, and
that there had been no more China
men there since. The next speaker
was F. C. Lowe, who spoke at some
length. He said that he was a mem
Der for selfish motives, in that he
was selfish in trying TO better the
conditions of his family. In refer
ring to organized labor he stated that
1t has the advantage of from $3.50
TO $500 per day over that of un-
organized A man who does not at
tend meetings of the organization to
which he belongs falls short of doing
mis- duty to labor, and that a man
should do anything that he was call
ed upon to do that lay in his power,
as long as it wasn't overdone. Re
ferring to the statement made by
some that the average union was
controlled by clique, he said that 1t
was necessary to have a clique, as
many id not take part, throwing
the responsibility onto others. No
man is debarred from debate II
regular worker. OF all of the or
ganized labor in the United States,
no organization, said ne, could show
more beneficial results than the
painters, who pay less tax per
must have knowledge almost equal
ito that of the chemist, must be ia
miliar with conditions of the atmos-
phere, should have a thorough un-
Iderstanding of harmony in colors.
He was followed by j. c. Valine of
Vancouver, who said that 1t was not
the amount of per capita tax paid
by the laborer to fight the trust that
did the most good He stated that in
one thing the trusts are weak and
organized labor is strong. that being
the ballot box
]. c. Dill OF Seattle next spoke
4 and said that he had never run into
so small bunch which could furn-
ish so big a reception as in North
Yakima. The next speaker was J
r. Wilson of Seattle, who thanked
the brothers of North Yakima and
.cOincided with Brother Lowe In the