The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-07
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The first session of the eighth an
nual convention of the Washington
State Federation of Labor, which op-
ened in the Y. M. c.. A. auditorium
this morning. was marked by the at
tendance of more than hundred de-
legates and by the greatest enthusiasm
Speeches were made by Mayor Eugene
Tausick President Louis Kan. Of the
Manufacturers association, President
F. w. Cotterill, of the state federation,
and Organizer c. o. Young, of the Am
erican Federation of Labor.
Keeps Things Moving.
Despite the fact that the morning
was largely devoted to speech making,
President Coterill showed a DISPOSE
tion to keep things moving, and it is
safe to predict that the session will be
one of the busiest ever held by the
federation. Among those present this
morning were four women delegates.
Appointment of committees and the
adoption of the report of the commit
tee on rules and order of business,
were the features of the business ses-
sions transacted by the convention.
1t developed during the morning that
there was one question Of eligibility
to be threshed out by the convention,
that Of the team owners union of Spo-
kane, which sent credentials, but
whose de'egates have not thus far pre-
Sented themselves. The teamsterS'
union of Spokane entered a protest
against the seating of these dele
gates and the matter was referred to
the committee on greviences, it be-
ing the sense of the convention that
the matter would have to be threshed
out some time and that now was as
good a time as any
1t was after half past ten when the
convention was called to order by Vice
President Glenn Harris, who is preSi
dent of the trades council of this city,
and who with but little formalfty, in
trOduced Mayor Eugene Tausick,
whose appearance was greeted with
cheers The mayor Immediately put
himself in good standing by his salu-
tatiOn.
Mayor Tausick Speaks.
"Mr. Chairman. ladies and gentlemen
and fellow workingmen," he said, and
vigorous APPLAUSE followed.
TT may seem strange to some of
YOU" continued the mayor, that 1,
one of the largest employers Of labor
in Walla Walla, should call myself a
WOrllingman. yet you must admit that
! am consistent, for since I was nine
years old l have been upon my own
resources and during those years ii
seems t. me that. my life has been
composed more of the bitter than Of
the sweet 1 feel at home in your COM
pany."
The mayor drew forth large volley
of cheers when he referred to the dele
gates as the real captains of indus
try and again when he declared that
organized labor had done more in the
last 25 wears than all other causes
combined
Continuing, Mayor Tausick said that
while organized labor had a right to
demand living wages and living condi-
tions and arbitration of all disputes
society had a right to demand of Ia
bCr not only faithful service, but re-
spect for the law. He concluded by
Welcoming the delegates to the city,
and expressing the hope that their de-
liberations here would be productive of
much good.
An ovation was accorded the mayor
as he resumed his seat.
Mr.. Harris then introduced Louis
Kan. president of the Walla Walla
Manufacture>s association, who ex-
plained that the objects of the local
association We're not to reduce wages
and lengthen hours, that it never
thought Of doing that, but that its OBJ
70 Irrn-
ton. He made a strong argument In
behalf of home manufacturers, i'm
pressing upOn the delegates the power