Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-08-09
TINBERWORkERS MEETING AT.
TENDED BY LARGE NUMBER.

new union of underwriters was
organized in Olympia Wednesday
night. The membership is composed
of men employed in the lumber mills
in the district tributary to Olympia.
Organizer G. o. Young, who is doing
special work in the timber industry
of Washington for the American
Federation of Labor, Organizer Nc
Donald of the International Union of
Timberworkers and Fred Hudson,
local organizer of the A. F. of L.,
were guests of the Timberworkers.
Organizer Young made the principal
address.
The attitude of the director of the
Loyal Legion of Loggers and Timber
men is rapidly convincing the work
ers in the timber industry that the
Loyal Legion is not being conducted
in the interests of the workingmen
A particular objection is the adop-
ton of a maximum wage schedule
In some cases this has caused a re-
duction in the wage established and
paid by the mills. To illustrate: In
a mill adjacent to Olympia the scale
paid for common labor was "a day.
The manager of the Loyal Legion
fixed scale of $3.50. and upon the
protest of labor-hating mills in the
combination the 81 mills were forced
to reduce their wage 40 cents day.
1t has been found that in mills where
there is a strong union this reduction
in wages will not be permitted. and
Colonel Disque has been compelled to
amend his rules and permit the con-
tinuation of the old scale. Several
cases of this kind have thoroughly
convinced the thinking workmen
that there is only one institution that
has their interests at heart and is in
a position to protect thenl-the labor
union.
1t has been represented that the
employers and employees have equal
voice in the Loyal Legion, with
Colonel Disque as arbiter This equal
representation idea it has been deter
mined by the workers is just Dit OF
camouflage. Under the procedure the
EMPLOYERS dictate, and the arbiter is
hostile to the interests of the work
men.
The resolution adopted last week
by the Seattle Metal Trades Council
and indorsed by the Seattle Central
Labor body were considered. Por-
tions of the resolutions follow:
whereas. If Colonel DisGue should
be permitted to continue to destroy
the union of Timberworkers, his evil
dent object in promoting the function
of the LOYAL Legion of LoggerS ana
Lumbermen to that of assuming TO
take the place of the trade unions
declaring for non-union shop condl-
lions for the period of the war and
afterwards, as he declares, and Win
which he claims the employers are IN
hearty accord, then there Will be con-
certed effort on the part OF other EN-
ployers to follow the example sci, 20
DESTROY other labor organizations.
Whereas. Bearing out the predlc-
ton that We may suffer the same fate
as is now being forced upon the tim
Der workers, we cite the fact that at
conference between Colonel Disque,
the secretary of the State Council OF
Defense and Organizer c. 0. Young
and the secretary of the international
Union OF Timbcrworkers, on july 81,
that he attempted TO justify his atti-
tude in the matter of attempting 70
destroy the underwriters orEaniZa'
ion by saying that on making trll
/ through the shipyards on the day pre-
yious with Mr.. Ryan and others, tha'
he saw the men there, whom he was
/ told were all union men, idllng on the
! job, saying that AT least one-half OF
/ the men We're loafing on HE jon NJ
said that what he saw was shame
and crime We were told that al
/ this conference tho colonel said thai