The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1910-02-11
Oisgruntled Unionist
Chokes and Splut-
terS Over Musician
Episode - People
Who Live in Glass
Houses Should Not
Throw Stones.

Until the Building Trades Council and
the Musicians union are ready to make
statement to the public concerning the
controversy over the Ells' entertain
ment of last Monday night, The Jour
nal is not going to argue the merits
of the dispute.
Both the council and the Musicians
union have been running their business
pretty satisfactorily in the past and are
capable of taking care of thier businss
i'll the future, regardless of the fact
whether they owe allegiance or not to
the American Federation of Labor.
Some fellow signing himself "Justica"
threw a fit in the columns of the morn
ing paper yesterday that has aroused
indignation in the breast of nearly ev-
cry good union man in the city 1t
sounds more like the brainstorms of
"Gripe-nuts Postum of Battle Creek.
Mich. than anything else we can think
of, ana anyone would be led to believe
that "Justica" had learned his union
ism in the school taught by Post. Van
Cleave, Kirby and the rest of the union
hating, union batting villifiers of or
ganized labor.
Who is "Justica ~ Perhaps if we an
swer that question, the animus behind
his attack on the central bodies of this
city will be apparent.
Last fall a certain gentleman appear
ed in this city and deposited his union
card in one of the unions. He was soon
chosen rs one of the delegates from his
union to the Building Trades council
and proceeded without delay to annoint
himself CONSTITUTIONS. lawyer" for that
body 1t is perfectly true that the
Building Trades council never was af-
filiated with the American Federation
of Labor, but bear in mind this fact:
That despite this non-affiliation there
is no city on the Pacific Coast where
there has been less trouble between the
building trades unions and the contrac-
tors of the city. Under the peculiar
conditions existing here the unions were
we'll satisfied with the manner in which
the building trades council was or
ganized. TT did the business"-a charter
from the American Federation of Labor
aOI11I do M
lawyer began Immediately to agitate
for this and that change in their method
of doing business, prophesying dire
things if his advice was not listened to.
The Building Trades council failed to
see the logic in his argument and re.
fused to listen to his eloquent plead
ing.
Shortly afterward the business agent
Of the Building Trades council, in his
rounds about the city, discovered
"Justica" working at his trade on
building which the council had declared
unfair. The business agent Immediately
Jumped him" and "Wstica" said he
''was making a test case" He was GO
ing to see whether body that wasn't
affiliated with the American Federation
of Labor could handle him or not. The
Building Trades council, at their next
meeting, placed "Justica' on the unfair
list and at a later meeting of the Trades
council he was msaated from that body
and compelled to leave the room.
"Justica' has had a Crouch at the
two central bodies ever since and the
reason for his animus ought to be plain
to all If he couldn't rule, he'd ruin.
The councils refused to let him rule and
they have no present intention Of let
ting him ruin.
Who is Justicaf f. E. Neal is the
mans name