Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-10-25
SH|PbU|LDERS BUY
100000 IN BONDS

Union men in the Sloan shipyards
subscribed for Liberty Bonds in the
sum of 100000 in the fourth loan
campaign, completed Saturday last.
The subscriptions of members OF
unions not employed at the ship
yards have not been totaled, but it is
known that in many instances these
unions established records equal to
that reached by the shipbuilders.
About 100 men are regularly en-
ployed in the shipyards. The union
membership not engaged in ship
building numbers about 800.
The Liberty Loan campaign among
organized workers has been handled
in this drive by committeeman select
ed by the Olympia Trades Council
and by local unions. The Labor
Council, upon the request of the In
dustrial branch of the State Liberty
Loan committee and the chairman OF
the county loan committee, selected
a committee of five. This commit
tee invited cooperation of the unions
through representatives and the re-
suit was a committee of so.
Plans of the campaign were out
lined and resolutions of policy were
adopted by the committee. Having
in mind the arbitrary practices OF
employers in previous loan cam
paigns, the committee went on record
against the use of club in the col
lection of Liberty Loan subscriptions,
through the passage of resolutions.
And while the committee did not
succeed in entirely shelving this
phase of the drive, because of the
inevitable tendency to enlarge and
abuse authority conferred, decided
improvement in this respect was
noted. The general committee
adopted the following resolution,
supplementing the detailed plan OF
the campaign:
Whereas, The purchase of Liberty
Loan bonds by the people relieves
the immediate necessities of the ma
ton at the minimum of sacrifice to
the individual. and the duty to buy
these bonds should appeal to the
patriotic impulse in all citizens; and,
Whereas. The policy of compulsion
through employers some times at
tempted in connection with Liberty
Loan and other drives among work.
ingmen and women has been the sub
ject of warranted criticism as sub
versive of justice and liberty. There
fore be it
committee, in charge Of the indus
trial division of the Fourth Liberty
Loan campaign in Thurston county,
that it is opposed to the use OF
coercive measures in connection with
the campaign now impending.
After approving draft of a sub
scription blank. submitted by the
local banks, the following recon-
mendations were adopted:
That subscription blanks sufficient
for the membership of each union be
placed in the hands of the Secretary
of the union, through the committee
men of the different unions repre-
scented on this general committee, the
| said committeeman to assume re-
sponsibility for initiation of an ac-
tive campaign among the members
| of their union for subscriptions.
Where a union has no representa-
tives on this general committee, a
member of the committee shall be
chosen whose duty 1t shall be to ar
range with such union for taking its
part in the drive along the lines des-
ignated:
That this general committee sug-
gest to the several unions that ar.
through union officials of instalments
through union ifficials of instalments
on subscriptions where 1t is incon.
venient to make such payments direc,
to the bank
That a meeting of secretaries OF
the different unions be called for dis
cussion of ways and means of making
effective the plan of collections upor
Liberty Bonds bought upon the In
stalment plan;
That in the case of employees of tn,
shipyards, arrangements be made To-
the acceptance of subscriptions. dur
ing the first 10 days Of the campaign
at the entrance to the shipyards, sucl
subscriptions to be received by on
or more responsible persons selecte,
by this committee. At the end of tn,
Today period soliciting of subscrip
tons shall be in the hands of tn
representatives of the several union
on this committee. or of other com
mitteemen chosen by the unions, tn
campaign to be conducted among tn
membership Of the union which tn
committee represents