The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-12-15
Wednesday, Dec. 13

Trades council met at p. m. Pres
ident Dieterle in the chair.
o. w. Hodge and p. Hatton were
seated as delegates from the Tailors'
Union, in place of J. A. Beck and ]. P.
Langhorn.
Harvey Thompson, S. Paylor and H.
A. Wood were seated as delegates
from the Cooks and Walters Union.
j. NJ. Byrd was seated as delegate
from the BARRIERS Union.
Routine business was transacted
after which the reports of unions were
heard
Painters-Asked that Anderson,
Wm Ferguson and VIM. Gleason be
stricken from the unfair list; and that
the name Of E. ]. McGregor be taken
from the unfair list of contractors and
placed on the unfair list of painters;
and that he name II. e. Main in the
unfair list be made to read H. e.
Mann, and the name of H. Platzman
to H. Patzman, and on same list to
change the Globe Wall Paper Co. to
the Globe Co.; and to place the name
of ]. C. Jensen in the list.
Atha Tool Co. of Newark N. j.,
owned by the Stanley Rule & Level
Co, of New Britain, Conn, was placed
in unfair list by the Machinists for
refusal to pay wages, grant shorter
work day or deal with organized
labor.
Carpenters took John Larson off
the unfair list and initiated him.
Machinists elected delegates to the
State Federation of Labor and to
their national convention.
Musicians reported good meeting,
at which they discovered a tin bull
among their membership and expelled
him.
Plumbers reported a good meeting.
Pressmen reported all members
working.
Shingle Weavers reported that they
have more than one hundred men on
the picket line in front of the Clough-
Hartley mills. Sixteen gunner from
Seattle hired by the Clough-Hartley
Co., and deputized by Sheriff McRae,
are on duty at the mill and acting as
escorts to non-union shingle weavers,
which is entirely unnecessary.
On the hill above the Great North
prn tracks are stationed a number of
Commercial Club deputies, spelling
for a chance to kill some one and
enroll his name on the scroll OF
infamy.
The consideration of this part OF
the report was referred to the order
of new business.
The Shingle Weavers elected John
r. Norland and Robert H. Mills dele
gtaes to the State Federation of La
boris convention, to meet here on Jan
nary %. Grant Began and Charles
Gunther were elected alternates.
The Tailors elected officers (printed
last week. and appointed a delegate
TO the State Federation convention
Transfers reported good meeting.
The Label League reported a good
meeting, at which delegates were
elected to the State Label League.
When the Council had come to the
order of new business motion pre-
vailed to endorse proposition from
the Shingle Weavers to circulate a
netition for the signatures of tax
payers in Snohomish County, protest
ing against paying the bills for the
special deputies of McRae. The fol-
lowing is the text of the heading of
the petition;
"To the Honorable Board of County
commissioners:
whereas. The county authorities
have seen fit to hire and deputlze
snecial imported gunner and thugs
who are to be used for the purpose of
breaking up the Shingle Weavers
nicket line now maintained at the
mills unfair to our demand for the
recognized union wage scale paid in
80 Der cent Vi tut hliliS III 'hS p'"'S'
and
whereas, These men must be paid
from the public moneys of Snohomish
County,
eve. the taxpayers and citizens, do
hereby protest and demand that your
honorable body shall refuse to issue
warrants for salaries for men tem-
Moved to guard and promote the wei
fare of special interests.
THE TAXPAYERS PROTECTIVE
LEAGUE"
A motion was passed to appoint
committee to visit both the county
and city commissioners and demand
tbe disarming of the imported gunner
and the citizen deputies, or laboring
men would feel compelled and justi-
fled in arming in their own defense.
A motion was passed instructing the
secretary to get prices on 500 rifles
and 10000 rounds of cartridges.
The secretary was instructed to for