The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-12-08
LIVE CROWD
AT SEATTLE
EIGHTY MEMBERS OF THE
LABEL LEAGUE VISIT OUR
NEIGHBORLY UNIONISTS
AND ARE ROYALTY ENTER
TANNED.

Over eighty men and women, member:
of the Trades Council and Ladies' Labe
League made the trip to Seattle last
Wednesday evening to attend an oper
session of the two sister organizations
of the Queen City.
Upon arrival at the Labor Temple the
large assembly hall was found well
filled with people awaiting the Everett
delegation.
The following program was rendered:
Address of welcome by w. L. Onstott
president of the central body.
Response on behalf of Everett visitors
by L. p Marsh.
Address, "The Union Man." Frank
Lowe of Seattle painters.
Recitation, Eva May Franzen, of Ev-
erett.
Address, "The Union Woman" Mrs
Zeigler, president of Everett Ladies
Label League.
Address, Charles Perry Taylor of Ia
coma.
The program was interesting and well
received, the relation of label agitation
to the work of organization being the
main theme of all the speakers.
Little Eva May Franzen made hit
with her clever work and was recalled
several times.
Brother Taylor of Tacoma gave a
splendid address as he always does, de
spite the handicap of sudden darkness in
the middle of his remarks owing to a
failure of the electric lights to do their
duty.
| At the conclusion of the program all
adjourned to the dining room, where a
bounteous repast had been spread.
Dancing followed until time for the re-
turn trip, when the visitors babe re-
luctant adeu to their Seattle hosts and
hostesses.
Mrs Rose b. Moore is working like a
Trojan to build up a live label league
in Seattle and that she is meeting with
manifested.
Good cannot help but come from the
fraternal visit and the spirit of help
funess engendered. We hope at no late
date to return the courtesy shown by
entertaining Seattle union men and
women in our own city in like manner
We were much impressed with the able
address given by Mrs. Theo. Zeigler on
the subject of Union Women" and for
the benefit of our readers who were not
privileged to be present we reproduce it;
Madam President:
"Our organizer has suggested as topic
for my remarks to night The Union
Woman So it will be my purpose to
show why we are enthusiastically en-
rolling women in the ranks of unionism,
and to state briefly some of the graft
flying results of our local work in Ev-
erett.
"All women, especially mothers, owe
an everlasting debC of gratitude to the
trade union movement for first agitating
and causing to be placed upon the stat
ute books of nearly every state laws
curtailing child labor; for advocating
and securing the adoption of laws safe
guarding and protecting the physical
well-being of women and children en-
ployed in gainful occupations, such as
those requiring guards for dangerous
machinery, stools or seats for those
formerly compelled to stand at their
work, and private rest rooms for wom
en- employees. 1t was the trade unions
that first agitated the subject of shorter
hours of labor, for not only women who
are members of the union, but in many
states for all. The trade unions
through their activity compelled the
adoption of the eight hour work day for
women in Washington and defended the
law through the courts. Better wages
and shorter hours of labor are inereas-
ing the length of life, not only of the
men, but of the housekeepers as well.
In short, trade unions have made the
lives of the toilers vastly better than
they could or would have been other
wise. We can show our appreciation of
this fact without any cost or exertion
ON our part by purchasing only union
label goods Since women spend the
greatest part OF the family income, we
have it in our power to be a very in
fluential help to the advancement of
the trade union movement. And not
only as purchasing agents do we assist,
but we should make an earnest effort to
interest our friends and neighbors in the
movement. Few working class women
will fail to conscientiously demand the
label when once the powerful signifi-
cance of that demand is pointed out to
them. And still further we may aid
the progress of organization by teaching
the children to recognize union products.
Several incidents have come to my notice
recently showing what force children
are for progress.
Not long ago a father and mother
with their four -year-old son went into
a restaurant and seated themselves at
a table The mother, who is one of our
label league members, suggested that the
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