The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-01-21
State Federation of Labor
Meets In Annual Convention
NORTH YAKIMA EXTENDS WARM HOSPTTALI1
Live Issues Under Discussion

Resolutions introduced Monday at
the opening session of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor for reconsideration
by the resolution committee and ac
tion later by the convention, if rec
commended, indicate that the dele
gates are taking up number of seri-
Gus and important matters which are
much broader in their scope and eff
feet than the mere limits of the Fed
Grafton and it's constituent unions.
twenty-five resolutions We're suggest
ed the opening day, but some were
purely with reference to the Fedora.
ton, or its branches. Some were very
wide in their scope
B. F. Weisinger, representing the
Trades and Labor Council of North
Yakima, presided at the opening of
the first session, at Moose hail. where
nearly 200 delegates assembled. Aft
er prayer by Rev w. F. Turner, a
welcome by DR.. j. F. Barton, mayor
of the city, and J. H. Harader, secre.
tary of the commercial club the
meeting was turned over to President
Marsh of the State Federation by Mr.
Weisinger, who at the same time pre-
sented him with a gavel. The routine
work was at once undertaken and the
various essential convention commit.
tees were named
ANNUAL REPORTS PRESENTED
In the afternoon President Marsh
and Secretary Charles Perry Taylor
presented their annual reports and
recommendations and there was also
an address by Clarence Parker, of the
Industrial Insurance Commission, who
was a delegate to the first labor fed.
Grafton in the state. He reported on
the work of the commission and out
lined some of the plans in mind for
the future, speaking particularly of
employers to the full realization of
the field to be covered.
Resolutions introduced and referred
to the proper committee included one
making all election days in this state
legal holidays. Another repledged the
Federation to the LaFollette seamen's
act and pledged the organization, al
so, to work against its repeal, which
is now being agitated. third resolu
tion was purely a union measure and
had to do with the raising of revenue
for the making of a state campaign
for direct legislation. Application to
congress for the printing of a suffi-
cent number of copies of the report
of the Industrial Relations Committee
was the object of still another.
STATE EDUCATIONAL SURVEY
Following the suggestion of its pres
ident the Federation has a resolution
which asks for a commission to make
an educational survey of the state to
the end that the need and desirability
of vocational training may be estab
lished.
A state law to include the Clayton
amendment to the Sherman antitrust
legislation is asked in another resolu-
ton. AT present federal courts are
without jurisdiction in the matter of
injunctions in labor troubles and it is
desired to extend this prohibition to
the state courts. The subject was
suggested by President Marsh in his
address.
That there be provided in various
cities of the state permanent dis
plays of union made goods is the
desire of still another resolution
which seeks to spread the general
union idea so that the members of
the family of a union man, at least,
will spend his union-made money for
goods manufactured by other union
workers. The displays, however, are
intended as a general public educa-
ton The establishment of such gen
eral and permanent displays will fall
it is understood, on the unions them
selves.
PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURE
To make doctors responsible for the
health of the public generally is the
desire of a resolution submitted, the
ways and means of operating which
have not been announced. The state
is to have authority over all physi-
clans, will distribute them in local.
ties and determine their remunera-
ton. This remuneration is to be-
come lower. or perhaps cease entirely,
, or to increase, according to the health
r rate of the community in which the
doctor is located. If the community