El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07
MORAN HOST To
WELL WORKERS
Cooperative Spirit Between
Labor and Chamber of
Commerce In Evidence.

An expression OF fraternal unity
rermeated the atmosphere Of the ban
ouet rendered the delegates to the In
ternational Association of OIL Fields.
Gas Wells and Refineries Workers Of
America, by W. I. Moran, publisher of
the Labor Advocate. at the Del Ara
restaurant, Friday night
The dinner was attended by prom
inent labor leaders OF FL Paso. alder
man William T. Griffith. representing
mayor Charles Davis, and John NJ
Wyatt. Of the First National bank.
representing the chamber OF COM
merce- Delegates to the convention
numbered &c representatives from
California locals and others from
Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
Moran ToaSfmaster.
Mr.. Moran presided as POSTMASTER
and first introduced c. o. Young. of
Tacoma, Wash. organizer Of the
American Federation of Labor. who
tional unionism and the growth Of a
better understanding of its work.
pointing out that it helps the weak
to secure what they should have.
Mr.. Wyatt opened his remarks with
a greeting from the chamber OF com
merce and thanked the delegates for
choosing FL Paso as the birthplace Of
their union. Mr.. Wyatt said that while
labor and capital had apparently tried
to pull apart and remain distant. the
great war had brought all men closer
together and had shown them that
their aspirations. their hopes ambi-
tons and heart beats were all iden-
teal.
Great Day Has Come.
The great day of organization has
come" he said. 1T is now the time
when all people should strive for a
better understanding Of each other
The great war has served the purpose
Of bringing men closer together, 10
way that the world has never before
seen. The Importance of the laboring
man Will be be appreciated in more
thorough way than ever before. There
is no man worthy of the name who
does not do honor to labor. who does
not desire to give full compensation,
to make 1t possible for the worker to
be happy. 10 have a home. TO educate
his children and realize his aspira-
tons. Those men. who in the business
whirl have forgotten the rights OF
their fellow man have been brought
back and made to realize that every
man has the right TO go through life
the same as any other man 10 whom
God gave a breath of life"
Conditions Are Better.
Joe Sullivan. OF the Iron Workers
union. recently back from Arizona.
told Of the betterment Of conditions
there and as proof OF that pointed
out the recent defeat OF the cOmpen-
sation law there.
other speakers were Frank II. Bait
president Of the Central Labor union;
alderman Griffith. J. P. Burns, c. c.
Jacobs president of the new union.
r G Walters. W. G. Wilson. Thomas
I Colbourn. J. 7. Butler, II. Z Hope.
D. k Badger, Henry NJ Walker and
Bob Evans.
President Jacobs expressed his aD-
probation OF the generosity OF FL
Paso. J. p. Burns was the comedy
man OF the evening in telling OF their
trip to Juarez- W. c. Wilson expressed
surprise. but qualification, over the
close relationship between the labor
men and the chamber OF commerce He
also expressed the hope that the spirit
Of the chamber of commerce here
would cover the world.
Have Big Attendance.
Those present were: William J. No
fifth, Joe Sullivan, Henry N. Walker.
Ted Bartlett, c. A Perkins. A R.
Webb. c. o. Young. c. G. Jacobs. II.
r Paramore. John Sheehan. R Lee
Scott, H T. Wall, B. X. Badger. c. II.
Fitzgerald. H. Hill, James Bates. = L
Hauswald. secretary treasurer Central
Labor union. Frank H Bait. r c Wal
Biles. William Darlington. Thomas I.
Colbourn. J. L Coulter. c. c Webb.
7. 7. Butler. William Harrington. W
G. Wilson, J. P Burns. D. o. Lewis. F.
7 Hardy. NJ H Crane. r. z. Evans.
Walter J. Highsmith and R. II. StiekeL