The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-12-07
Tacoma, Wash, Nov. 26, 27, 191

at Donnelly Hotel, Tacoma, Wash.
pursuant to call, Present: f. P
Marsh, President; Charles Perry
Taylor, Secretary; Harry Call, First
Vice President; w. j. Coats, Seconc
President; C. D. Semple, Thirc
ice-President; V. T. Evans, Fourth
Vice President; H. Roy Harrison
Fifth Vice President; VIM. Short
Sixth President.
President Marsh recited history of
efforts of Presidents Mediation
Commission to settle the telephone
strike. The matter Of accepting the
terms of settlement was reported un-
der consideration by the striking en-
ployees of Telephone Company,
The Secretary read letters from
Attorneys Thos. R. Horner of Seattle
and Homer T. Bone of Tacoma to
the effect that there was no Op-
portunity or prospect of appealing
State Supreme Court labor injunction
decisions of recent months to I'm
tied States Supreme Court. The at
torneys gave it as their opinion it
was impossible to get such cases
before United States Supreme Court
because there had been no interstate
commerce involved, hence lack of
jurisdiction.
Industrial Insurance Commissioner
H. L. Hughes and First Aid Com
missioner Martin j. Flyzik appeared
before the Committee and the laws
under their administration were dis
cussed at length.
A motion was adopted that a
subcommittee be appointed to con-
fer with the Commissioners on the
laws referred to. The President
appointed Vice Presidents Harry Call
and H. Roy Harrison.
A motion was adopted that the
use of injunctions in labor disputes,
the usurpation of power by the
judiciary, etc, be made a principal
issue in the 1918 campaign, and if
need be legislation to remedy exist
ing injunction evils be initiated
A motion was adopted that the
President appoint subcommittee
to prepare legislative program, at
least tentatively, for later consider
alton by the Committee, and the
President appointed Vice-President
Short and Secretary Taylor.
A motion was adopted that Vice
President w. J. Coats attend the
Idaho State Federation of Labor and
the Farmers Union Convention, to
be held in December and January,
A motion was adopted that the
Secretary publish resolutions of re-
spect on the death of Master c.
B. Kegley of the State Grange.
A motion was adopted to indorse
the attitude of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor toward the United
States Government in it's conduct of
the war, and to condemn the sedi-
tious activities and anti-union efforts
of the Industrial Workers of the
World, Vice President Coates, Short
and Call being appointed to draft
resolutions, which were afterward
unanimously adopted and copies en-
closed herewith.
A motion was adopted to refer to
Central Labor Councils the fight of
the Spokane Engineers on Tru Blu
Biscuit products.
A motion was adopted to author
ize the Secretary to purchase all
needed office supplies.
Tuesday Session
Messrs. Jess Harris and H. B.
Anderson of the striking employees
of Crown Willamette Paper Company
at Camas, Wash, representing the
Paper Makers and Pulp & Sulphite
Workers Unions at Camas, appeared
before the Committee and gave a
history of the strike and its cause.
A motion was adopted approving
the action of the Secretary in in
dorsing the appeal for funds sent
out by the strike committee of the
Camas Paper Makers Unions, and
to pledge to the strikers the com
plete moral support of the Fedora
ton
Messrs. C. B. Young and W. T.
Morris of Shipyard Laborers' I'm
ions of Puget Sound district ap-
peared before the Committee and re-
cited difficulties confronting their
organizations.
A motion was adopted that Off
GERS of the Federation render such
assistance as may be in their power.
President Marsh announced to the
Committee his probable continued