The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-01-31
STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
CONVENTION AT OLYMPIA
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touch first upon the turn events which landed your humble
the position long ably filled by Brother r. Case It
strangers but that for feel embarrassment
in writing of matter personal the recent election of myself
the office of Federation president So We'll this with at
he beginning Up to the commencement of the convention the
idea of succeeding President Case utterly foreign thoughts
II in sense candidate and to be quite frank was rather
rough with the boys who first boached the subject It
Iony after friends from different sections of the state began to
clay down that began to give the matter serious consider
paid confidence
tegty did not lack that appreciation but knew something of
tn knew that to accept such position meant burning Of
etaed He who hesaes is lost and to my own bewdenent it
must be confessed found that had burned bridges and had told
Probably went into office with such unanimous
preston confidence and good will From every district of the
that could be given make the coming administration successful
expressions of hearts that hold justice the first and dear
est consideration this old world Of am not vain enough to
had any particular talent but because rightly wrongly
the belief prevailed that grounded in the fundamental prnc
lie under and al! circumstances SO accept this trust with
me- to the cause Of labor that we all so dearly love- There
in that convention able to the banner forward am
entitled to the position from the standpoint Of efficiency and
ambition and Loyalty behind my candidacy glad
The world is somehow better because of them During the
shall have need of advice and council and
shall freely seek from the men and women of arganzed labor Let
trust that the shall backward step taken by our FEEDER
alton bu that next convention will witness advance all along
the line.
evoluting clearly shown by the endorse
by the convention of industrial unonismnot the W. W.
nes @ 'n onr FL a nesr f par % of @
movement which has its expression in the American Federation
years year would
provoked stormy debate This year there was but little opposition
The action of the convention did that the federation
posed attack crafts that would change its policy Of
welcoming within its ranks union of whatever character that
subscribed the general policy of the American labor movement
that the convention realized that the rapid concentration of
capital demands like concentration of labor continued
principle in
their time and their The coal miners have achieved
bipCa HnppGt
y industrial Delegates from the printing trades expressed the
belief conversation that the day far distant
printing again be merged into industrial
sanaton The resolution adopted sign Of the times not dec
There was syndicate among
delegates delegate Workers impas
Boston octopus not content with its control Of public utilities in the
state Of Washington has spread its enaces building cosr
G NE iad'e @ mas id assumed @ al Id arsee I i o"4 f @ % I war
for the labor like hercIl
lean task but the of that the StoneWebs
ter people should be brought into line or put out of business
The plan outlined by the shngle the timber
wonderful impetus organized labor organization of the three
hundred thousand men on the Pacific coast engaged in the timber
industry would give fully graped by the delegates and without
dissenting vote the request for an organizer to assist the g
their bic undertaking granted With the coal miners
and timber workers thoroughly organized wonderful strides forward
would be possible The shnge weaver attendance left no stone
and hope into convention hence the representatives
of twenty thousand organized timber workers
did the convention but did get all that
president viceprednt delegate the Provincial
and of the label league about
coming city the delegation satisfied feel
that Snohomsh county had splendid delegation OF boys and girls
From spectacular standpoint the securing of the convention
would have been much more of an thar the securing Of
presidency They the fight for the convention without
apparently pang of and rallied to support with loyalty
found several
and take pride in the statement that
the conferences but that the delegates unit
every subject that engaged the attention of the Harmony
is often lacking in the labor movement and the greatest
single factor toward success in our movement
Each succeeding convention larger part played in its af
bless them chief spendes of the
money make they have particularly good opportunity
develop part vital aud much neglected
label phase The delegates and visitors
launched wide organization work hand glove with the
Federation and hold annual gatherings concdent with the
the Federation They live bunch those
and they back in the harness in their eperae local
something happen Women than
when they ot idea and the convention
sot the power of the label Mrs Gee the raerna delegate
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