The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-01-26

this they hospitality And
showed us around
of the architectural wonders of the country with keen
to remansome of us-mdefnitey you Spokane and
we coming again just get an invitation
The manner malice afoehough which that portion of
the daily press which under the thumb of Big BUSINESS always
treats organized well illustrated
ing the convention resolution had been introduced declaring it
en9 on n wv be ' neop of so ] and a T state mo
ers The resolutions committee reported adversely and spirited
debate esed Those arguing for the report Of the committee Were
energies few officials putting upon
them direct responsibility for the of subordinate officials They
argued further that the task eectng directly all officials now
pontve meant hercuean financial task That but few aborng
other hand the supporters of the resolution contended that great
principle involved Direct election of all officers meant to
put effect would work Immediately for the beemen of the
of such Importance the moment when compared to
report of the committee lost and the resolution adopted by
vote It was trade union vote pure and simple The end to be
attained the placing of our own people in office The difference
Socialists and nonsocass divided the question Neither
administration question Members Of the executive board
the discussion and n WAS not W even presiding aoa ~
spokesman something Socialists
Control the Convention Defeat Administration Forces by Vote
Mno mlo'e d e up D TG tb and t tb br
fellows scrappng among themselves Control of big
dae by Big Business cogn of advantage the special privilege
fellows have overlooked and they still the job The
hopeful sign people learning per
appearing papers stripe subtract again
the delegates everybody will remember for time
guage may invented to thought but that doesn't
apply Bill He exactly what he thinks and he doesn't use
the dd and keep him there until he szes You have had
occasion to squirn sometime under Bills word torture but
him good fellow tie because he becomes convinced
with you on matters of policy If there is one thing more than any
other have learned to admire him for his and honesty
low we and job the
to wade right into the convictions Of friends We know they
mgs Bill isn't that No Damon and Pytas affair prevents
o IRON n en you wt ne tnhs O your Opinions h IL nI
doctrine and fellow heap of dust But admire that fearless
big that somewhere
the peaeeovng part of nature there must be faint spark
Of moral from the fact that telling Bill and
you these things in this public
Henrietty, delegate
oatorica efforts of class Heney snatch the from
the milky the singing rulets from their mountain beds
gather the elements the storm and tempest the whole into
one grand climax and fling at our poor heads Shall we who
known abandon the democracy of Jefferson for the democracy of
that classic 1t did thrill 1t thrilled twice when the
votes counted the opposition chad folded its tent like the Arab
and sleny stole away Pete orator friends and don't
you forget it.
Gentlemen, ladies' God bless In the old days
Lords of Creation would have felt foolish
ng o o @ s n nnq n Sr
We have evouted Women work FOR and BECAUSE of
u.s. why WITH us9 Had taken deliberations
equal footing who knows how drea
hardShps oregone thing Won
will share and planning aud discussions and
movement will larger and better because of it. hope to
the time when the will greatly outnumber the
big annual conventions To the ladies' God bless em!
would not give finger for convention which
mbed Sunday school gathering and harmony Here
of all trades and occupations Men Of
mnt creatures of varying environment subject to varying working
conditions all victims of industrial condition in which the few
reap while the many but do not reap Men
with blood their instead of water have decided opinions of
would be moral towards verbal
those opinions times the language used
cbe than polite Nothing strange about that But here Mr.
Halter where You imagine that because
1--we get all h up occasionally in arguments falling
apart schism ranks which will lead dis
solution You have the fntes conception the res forces
which drive organization do realize that the very
makes quickly differences
thought had going when the Mcnamara occurred
would destroy through the of
dssenson You then, you will always be wrong.
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