The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-06-09
At Red Hot Meeting Last Wednes-
day Night Adopts Infamous
Resolution
THINK UNIONIsM O. K. (?)
BUT DEMAND OPEN SHOP
M. T, Altman and Attorneys
Daley, Louttit and Faussett
Lead Fight Against 1t

The Everett Commercial Club, at a
specially called meeting in their club
rooms on Wednesday evening of last
week, adopted the resolutions, drafted
by their own special committee, con-
demning organized labor in genera!
and the shingle weavers' union in
particular.
About $50 members were present,
including probably twenty union men
who had held cards in that organiza-
ton, and about thirty or forty more
who are in sympathy with the cause
Of unionism.
President Baker of the club, a mill
man, called the meeting to order, and
after the reading of the resolution by
Secretary Blain, Robert Moody,
banker, promptly moved that the reso-
luton be adopted
Then the fireworks started
Judge w. P. Bell, a member of the
committee, explained the attitude OF
the board Of directors in regard to the
resolution. He said in part II be-
lieve that every member of the board
favors unionism but this
resolution is directed against the
abuses Of unionism"
George w. Louttit, attorney, was the
next to gain the floor and attacked the
resolution with great vigor He en-
phasized the fact of the dangerous
nature of the shingle weavers occupa-
ton and of the extremely unsanitary
conditions under which the weaver
works. Mr. Louttit was in favor OF
hearing the shingle weavers side OF
the controversy as we'll as the mill
mems.
Attorney E. c. Daley next spoke
against the resolution. I'VE want to
be fair" said Daley. Il would not
vote upon a matter of this nature upon
the recommendation of any committee
on earth. No facts have been sub
mitted to the club-just the resolu-
tions and glittering generahties, with
no figures at all. Let US have the mill
men and the strikers meet in friendly
discussion of their grievances"
Attorney R. J Faussett, the next
speaker of the evening, attacked the
resolution as only "R. j." can when he
iS IL
also was greatly in favor of arbitrating
the matter, or at least hearing the
strikers side Of the question. During
the latter part OF his talk some of the
gentlemen (?) present tried to drown
his remarks with boisterousness.
NJ T Altman, former secretary Of
the Trades Council, was the next
speaker. He pleaded for at least fair
play with the shingle weavers, but was
interrupted continually Altman con-
sidered that to adopt the resolution
would be to slap from 1000 to 5000
Of Everett's union men and women
in the face-"and every one OF those
4 900 or 5000 is a buyer in Everett"
While urging the club to hear the
truth Of the shingle weavers' side from
President J. G. Brown, Mr.. Altman
was interrupted by Neil Jamison, mill
man, who said the club couldn't get
the truth from Mr.. Brown, and be
sides he is not a shingle weaver, nor
does he live in Everett" added said
Jamison Mr. Jamison reiterated the
fact that the mill men were strong for
but were likewise as strong
for the open shop.
Mr. Moody got the floor again in
defense of the mill mems resolution
and contended that the strike was
unjust.
w. R. Cunningham spoke briefly in
defense of the resolution and stated
that he was in doubt II there we're
more than 400 union men and women
in Everett.
H. w Stuchell, mill man, told how
he thought unionism was all right
On the question being put before
the club. 1t was adopted by vote of
about to /