The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-14

Seattle unions will be called
upon to decide whether the at
tltude OF the Central Labor
Council toward the admins.
tration's war policies 10 unpa'
trlotic and un.Amerlean. These
sentiments were charged by
the district council OF painters.
which Wednesday night
brought resolutions before the
Central Council threatening
withdrawal from that body II
Its policies are not changed.
After long. and at times acri'
inonious debate. the council sent
the resolutions back To the paint
ers with the request that the
charges be made more definite In
order that they may be presented
Tor vote 10 all unions affiliated
with the Central Council There
are about 1000 members In the
painters district council.
Tho resolutions follow:
Whereas. the United states OF
America is now at war with n for.
eign power. after exhausting all ef
forts that were possible with hon.
or To remain at peace. and
whereas. We believe Il TO be
the duty OF every true American TO
support the government OF tho
United States In both speech and
action TO the fullest extent pos
sihle. and
Whereas, the Central Labor
Council OF Seattle. both by It's dis.
cuasions and by the information
giVen TO the press. il giving an i'm.
preston OF lukewarm support in
some ways and downright opposi.
ton In others. that is unpatriotic.
un.American and altogether at
variance with our understanding OF
the duties and obligations of Amer.
lean citizens. therefore.
he IL Resolved. that we hereby
register an emphatic protest
against the continuation OF the
Present policy OF the Central Labor
Council. since II positively does not
represent the sentiment OF the ma.
jority OF organized labor IN Seat
tie. who are loyal 10 their country
and ready To fulfill their obllga-
tons TO the fullest extent: and.
further.
BE Il Resolved. that n continu.
ton Of the present policy OF the
Central Labor Council will noces-
state the withdrawal OF our sup.
port from that body"
q. III. Vandenburgh. painters
business agent. who introduced the
resolution. spoke In It's support. re.
plying To the question OF Secretary
James A. Duncan. OF the Labor
Council. by saying that 900 paint.
crs had been present at the adop-
tion OF the resolutions and that
they expressed the opinion OF the
majority OF the district council.
Makes speech
This Central Council pledged It's
support to President Wilson last
fall" he said. "Ie has been a
friend OF labor. but this council
has not stood behind him and Is
not standing behind him. He has
utFhA'A hRAh@ttHAt0A EAeT iPtAay
Are We TO question IT. Organized
labor boasts solidarity. let US use
II To back up and carry on the
policies OF war that this nations
leaders propose"
L. r. Levi answered vanden.
burgh. asserting thar the attitude
OF the council was not unpatriotic.
when We adopted resolutions
opposing conscription. We did so
before II had become a law. AZ
that time We were merely erercis.
Ing free speech. am In favor OF
CONSUMPTION. and think every
nan with more than 5000 should
be drafted into the army. Should
the country be invaded. every Ia.
boring man would rush to It's de,
Tense"
Demands Apology
Levi demanded the apology Of
the painters for submitting the res.