The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-02-22

COUNCIL
Wednesday, Feb. 90, 1918


The Council was called to order
by President Vingen. All officers
present.
Application for affiliation with the
Council by the Sheet Metal Workers
was accepted.
D. F. Snyder, bricklayer, and the
Sumner Iron Works were taken off
the Unfair list on request of the
Building Trades Council.
JohnsT. Thueson, Electrician, and
Amiel Larson, carpenter were de-
clared unfair on request of the Build
ing Trades Council.
Building at 1917 Hewitt Ave. and
the Ridgeway Grocery Co. were taken
off the Unfair list on request of the
Building Trades Council.
Letters were received from the In
ternational Brotherhood of Pulp, Sui
phite and Paper Mill Workers Local
No. 100 and the International Bro
therhood of Paper Makers Local
No. 13O of Camas, Wash. The con-
tents of these letters are herewith
printed and are self explanatory:
Camas, Wash, Feb. 18th, 1918.
Secretary Central Labor Council,
Everett, Wash.
Dear Sir and Bro.
Please be advised that the Crown
Willamette Pulp and Paper Com
pany has been declared unfair by
our International.
Please inform Labor organizations
of same as the company is hiring
help from your locality.
Fraternally,
F. H. Howes,
Secretary Joint Strike Committee
and No. 130 l. B. of P. M.
Drawer 49,.
February 19, 1918.
Central Labor Council,
Dear Brothers: This is to inform
you that at joint meeting of Local
130 International Brotherhood of
Paper Makers, Local 100 Information
al Brotherhood Pulp, Sulphite and
Paper Mill Workers and Lodge 794
International Association of Machin-
lists the job of erecting hotel build
ing here for the Crown Willamette
Paper Company, was declared un-
fair.
The work is in charge of C. A.
Knapp, and we ask that you use
the means within your power to in
form the workers of your section of
the situation.
Fraternally,
F. L. Howes,
Secretary Joint Convention and Sec
retary No. 1870 I. B. P. M.
The following resolutions were un-
animously passed:
Whereas, Certain industrial inter
ests of the State of Washington are
endeavoring to bring pressure to bear
upon the governor of the state to
have him call a special session of the
legislature for the purpose of enact
ing law which will compel all per-
sons to engage in some form of la
Dor; and
Whereas, We believe there is great
danger to our democratic institutions
in such law which we have reason
to believe will be formed by and for
the interests of the Employers AS
sociation, and which we fear would
define as a crime for the members
of labor organization to strike fol
living wage or decent working con.
ditions, and which could be used in
other ways to oppress labor; there
fore, be it
Resolved, By Local No. 1870, Inter
national Brotherhood of Paper Ma
kerS, Local No. 100, international
Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and
Paper Mill Workers and Lodge No
794 International Association of Ma
chinists in joint convention assem-
bled at Camas, Washington this 10th
day of February, 1918, that we here.
by protest to Governor Ernest Lister
against calling a session of the leg.
islature for such purpose, and be il
further
Resolved, That copy of this reso'
luton be presented to Governor Lis
ter, and copies forwarded to the
Central Labor Councils of cities OF
the Northwest.
VIM. Haffey, President.
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