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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
WAR LABOR BOARD
ASSURES GOOD PAY

The Public, of New York, sees a
great opportunity for labor in the
new set of principles agreed upon
by the National War Labor Board.
1t says: "Of these principles, by
all odds the most important is the
declaration that 'the right of all
workers, including common laborers,
to living wage is hereby declared.
In fixing wages, minimum rates of
pay shall be established which will
insure the subsistence of the work
er and his family in health and
reasonable comfort This is, for
America, an almost revolutionary
declaration. For wages of COM
mon labor have been notoriously far
below the level of the amount upon
which scientists have agreed as the
minimum necessary to maintain a
family in decency and comfort. That
minimum has rapidly increased un-
til now it stands somewhere be-
tween $1,000 and 81, 400 year. 1t
is fairly uniform for all sections.
1t is a figure that can be accur-
ately determined by any wage board
and it has already been determined
by repeated Investigations since the
beginning of the war at a figure
that will mean substantial wage
increases in industry after indus
try. This declaration means that
any underpaid body of workers can
obtain redress if they will organ
ize and present their claims to the
proposed National War Labor Board.
The insertion of these clauses can
undoubtedly be credited to Mr..
Frank P. Walsh, who insisted on
health minimum in presenting the
case of the Chicago packing house
employees to Federal arbitrator
just before he took up his work with
the Labor Policy Board. In the
light of this agreement, labor's ac-
ceptance of what will amount al
most to compulsory mediation and
arbitration need mean no sacrifice
and may mean great gain. Certain
ly employees beset by the impulse to
organize and calculating the risks
would be more encouraged by the
prospect of submitting their griev-
ances to a Board governed by this
principle than by the prospect of
facing the great economic, political
and physical power of hostile cor
poration."
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
WHAT A LIBERTY BOND
WILL ACCOMPLISH

$4,000 invested in Liberty Bonds
will equip an infantry battalion with
rifles
$4,000 will construct a base hos
pital with 500 beds, or equip an in
fantry brigade with pistols.
100000 will buy five combat air
planes, or pistols, rifles, and half a
million rounds of ammunition for an
infantry regiment.
1t will protect 1000 soldiers from
smallpox and 666 from typhoid. 1t
will assure the safety of 139 wound
ed soldiers from lockjaw, the germs
of which swarm in Belgian soil.
1t will render painless 400 opera
tions, supply 2 miles of bandgages
enough to bandage $50 wounds.
1t will care for 100 injuries in the
way of "first-aid packets"
1t will furnish adhesive plaster and
surgical gauze enough to benefit
thousands of wounded soldiers.
Every purchaser of Liberty Loan
Bond performs a distinct individual
service to his country and to our
boys fighting France.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

was short but full of conviction and
the justness of these measures.
Bro. Coates spoke on Americas
entry into the war and declared VIC
tory of the Allies was necessary to
democracy in the world. He also
made a lucid explanatory talk on
initiative measures Nos. 81, 32 and
33.
A motion prevailed directing Or
ganizers Overman, Ballew and Pilon
and Vice-President Mrs. Tyler to visit
the locals and urge them to get
busy with initiative petitions.
1t was announced that Bro. H.
Roy Harrison of the Cooks and
Walters was last Tuesday elected a
member of the Tacoma City Com
mission.
Bros. John Bee and E, Gregson
were added to the Rena Mooney
mass meeting committee.
The Council adjourned.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
RENA MOONEY WILL SPEAK HERE
ON SAN FRANCISCO "FRAME-UP"
Mrs Rena Mooney Recently Released From Jail in San Francisco
Is to Speak in City Sunday Evening, April 2Sth
Hinder the Auspicous of the Central Labor Council.

backs to the wall, seeking to place
his case before the people of Amer
lea and thereby, by force of public
opinion secure new trial, Rena
Mooney was the inspiration which
drove the defense forces forward.
She refuses to believe that the
working people will allow the judi
cial murder of Thomas Mooney.
With her newly acquired freedom,
she has thrown herself into the
final last drive to save her "Tom"
from the fate planned for him by
labor's arch enemy, the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce. And
while fighting the monster for her
own, she is not forgetting Warren
X. Billings, the first to be tried,
who like Tom Mooney was convicted
by perjury and is now in state pris-
on with a sentence of life imprison-
ment standing against him.
Come to Redmen's Hall on Sun
lay evening, - pm -CCll az o p ih'
and hear from the lips of Mrs.
Mooney the truth of the "FrameUp."
She has had the opportunity to learn
its inner workings. A knowledge
Of its operation may prevent re-
occurrence of the San Francisco af-
fair in other parts of the nation.
One Of the reasons why she was
kept in Jail ten weary months after
being acquitted by a jury, was the
desire of Fickert and his perjury
crew to keep the truth of the
"Frame-up" from reaching the
American public.
Fickert is desirous of becoming
Governor of California. The pub
licity Mrs. Mooney will give him
will not add to the value of his po-
litical stock.
There will be no admission fee
charged to the meeting, although
collection will be taken up for the
purpose of continuing the struggle
to secure a new trial for Mooney
and to secure the release of Billings
The date will be April % at
p. m, at Red Mems Hall.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
HE GLORIFIES IN
LONE STAR STATE

While making an official tour
through the Southwestern states,
C. F. Foley, one of the organizers
of the BARRIERS International Union,
was so impressed by the spirit of
unionism and thoroughness of or
ganization in Texas that he seized
the first opportunity to tell his fel-
low unionists about it. The fol-
lowing extract is taken from Bro.
Foley's report, printed in The Jour-
neyman Barber, the official organ
of the BARRIERS international Union:
"There is one thing ! must say
about the State of Texas, that it is
one of the best organized States,
| believe, in the Union. There is
not a town in the State where an
other labor organization exists that
the barber, to do business in the
town, must have one of our shop
cards, as l found jurisdiction men,
bers 80 miles away from their To-
Gals.
A capitalist once said, "If / owned
He'll and Texas l would rent Texas
and live in He'll" l can now see
why any exploiter of labor would
sooner live in He'll than Texas, be-
cause Texas is no place for man
to live that has no use for organ
lied labor. l found, l think, the
most class conscious working men
in Texas that l have ever found in
my life--men who are not in the
labor movement for self, but MEN
who are in the labor movement for
the uplifting and advancement Of
the wage worker, man or woman,
and humanity in general.
at is called the LONE STAR
STATE-it is the lone star. She's
a star all to herself-long may she
shine until the emancipation OF the
worker is secured from the bond
age Of wage slavery. There is one
thing that the labor movement can
be proud of in the United States
and that is having State like
Texas"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

Those who hear Mrs. Mooney will
listen to a story of wrong seldom
told from a public platform, story
of the persecution of men and wo-
men of the labor movement, not
because of any crime committed by
them but because of their activities
on behalf of workers unable to help
themselves. Mrs. Mooney will tell
how the San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce, with unlimited financial
means, and it's control of the courts
and prosecuting officials, has and is
still seeking the life of her husband
and the liberties of four others, her
self among them.
Mrs. Mooney, who is a music
teacher by profession, has felt the
heavy hand of the "Frame-up" ban
dts, officially headed by Charles M.
Fickert, district attorney. For two
days and nights, this agent of Jus
tice," kept her in foul smelling
bath room in the vain hope of Sc
curing a bogus confession which
would have sent her husband and
his co-defendants to the gallows
Rena Mooney, they quickly found,
was not the sort to break down and
do their bidding in order to save
herself. Guilty of no crime, except
that of being true to organized la
Dor, the little music teacher had
nothing to confess.
Upon the conviction of her hus-
band, Thomas J. Mooney, a convict
ion secured with the liberal use of
perjury and the apparent use Of
jury bribery, Mrs. Mooney stood un-
flinchingly with her husband. When
told of his conviction, which carried
with it the death penalty, she said,
"Well, if they hang my Tom after
trial like that, they can hang me
too, | don't want to live in a world
which will allow such a thing"
Through the long dark days of
seemingly hopeless struggle, which
followed Moneys conviction, when
his friends were fighting with their
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
NEW JERSEY LABOR
CONVENTION AGREES
ON POLITICAL ACTION
WOrkmen's Heath Insurance Among
Campaign Standards for Men and
Measurers.

NEWARK, N. ]. April 13.-Five
hundred representatives of organized
labor in New Jersey, in state con-
vention April 7, unanimously adopt
ed loyalty resolutions and a plat
form of principles of public policy
upon which labor will stand in the
political campaigns and work to-
gether to defeat it's enemies and re-
ward it's friends in public office.
Political action, it was decided,
will mean efforts to secure the NOM
ination in primaries of friends OF
labor-but not as the action of labor
unions as such.
Among the demands included in
the platform are public ownership of
public utilities; at least 80 per cent
tax on excess war profits; estab-
lishment by the state of workmen's
health insurance, without profit and
with provisions for sickness preven-
ton; opposition to a constabulary,
and increasing the workmen's COM
pensation scale to two-thirds Of
wages.
The meeting was an expanded ses-
sion of the Joint State Labor Leg
islative Board, including the four
railroad brotherhoods, which carries
on the legislative work at the state
capital. There were represented So
different trades, 18 state organiza-
tions, 13 city central unions, and IL
building trades councils.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
BORLAND'S IS HOURS"
REJECTED BY SENATE

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Con-
gresham Borland's alleged "eight-
hour day for government office
employees has been battered to pieces
in the senate, which rejected it in the
agriculture bill, and now the SEN
ate appropriations committee rec
ommends that it be stricken out of
the legislative bill.
According to the sound and fury
created by Congressman Borland, if
he could get his "eight-hour" bill
through, the kaiser would surren-
der
On its face, the plan to work these
government employees eight hours
looks good.
"Why, it's a trade union plank"
the Missouri lawmaker insisted,
again and again.
But the National Federation of
Federal Employees, assisted by the A.
F. of L., started a campaign against
this sham eight-hour day
The unionists showed that under
the present law department heads
have the power to work subordinates
any hours they choose, for which no
overtime can be paid. No depart
ment executive asked for a change
of hours, and Mr.. Borland did not
suggest that the appropriation bills
be reduced one-seventh, although he
insisted that the government should
be saved that sum by working its
employees longer. ....
The house first passed the Bor-
land measure with the agricultural
appropriation bill. When it reach
ed the senate an attempt was made
to include time and one-half over
eight hours. This was defeated
Then the advocates of time and one
half and those who oppose the Bor-
land plan in it's entirty united and
defeated it by a two to one vote.
The present outlook is that Con-
gresham Borland's bid for immor-
tality is rather uncertain. In the
meantime government clerks can be
worked eight, nine or 10 hours
day without extra pay, at the will of
department chiefs. And they are
working extra time now without
overtime, although in normal times
their workday is seven hours.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

the hills to work for himself. Great
mining corporations have not only
bought and consolidated properties
already developed, but they have
brought prospecting, too, largely un-
der their control, and wherever a
canyon or hillside promises mineral
riches, there are they. Moreover,
mining is no longer profitable on
the old scale. High grade ores have
been exhausted, and it requires large
accumulations of capital to develop
low-grade properties and erect the
reduction works required for treat
ing their ores.
Everywhere throughout the vest
in farming, in mining, in numbering
the same thing has happened. Nat
ural resources have passed into pri-
vate monopoly control, and the sons
of men in increasing numbers be-
come shiftless farm tenants, or mi
gratory laborers-to an increasing
extent men without hope, without
ambition, without home or family
or the prospect of ever having these
blessings.
To these men came the |. w. w.
preaching a new social order in
which they should be supreme. And
if we wish to win them back to a
less dogmatic, less embittered,
less violent point of view, we must
substitute for the |. w. w. program
a sane but radical program of eco
nomic readjustment. Professor Ell
wood Mead of the University of Cal
ifornia is the latest authority to
point the way 1t is to limit land
tenure by applying the principal
of beneficial use. In other words,
to open opportunity to every indus
trious man by putting stop to vast
land holdings, or mineral holdings,
or timber holdings, by spectators
and monopolists-and to do this by
forcing them to relinquish their con-
troll over land or natural resources
that they are holding out of use.
And the best method ever devised for
accomplishing that is to tax the
water out of land values-the mon
opoly value based on what grow
ing community will some day be
forced to pay. 1t is proposal to
use the taxing power to take for
the community values created by the
community, leaving to private en-
terprises the values created by it's
industry. 1t would mean more op-
portunty, more food, more independ-
ence, less poverty, less oppression,
less inequality and injustice. 1t
would go far toward realizing our
dream of an America in which eco
nomic democracy and well-being
would be universal.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
PLEASE DO THIS

All local unions in Everett are
requested to appoint each a men,
Der to serve as Press Committee
to furnish The Labor Journal with
such news of the doings of their
unions as will be of general inter-
est to organized labor. This will
aid in making the unions and their
members better acquainted and en-
able them to help one another.
This request is made to all organ
izations, whether or not affiliated
with the Trades Council.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
MRS. OTTILIE MICHEL
HAS PASSED AWAY

Mrs. Ottilie Michel, aged mother
of Jacob H. Michel, passed away at
his home last Monday in her 95th
year. Mrs. Michel had been resi-
dent of this state for 2l years. She
leaves three sons, Jacob H., Daniel
H., of Everett and Frederick H., of
Portland and one daughter, Mrs.
Charles Hove, of Seattle. The fu-
neral was private, held at the resi-
dence of ]. H. Michel, 1906 Colby
Avenue, Tuesday afternoon at 8
p. m. Rev. Robert E. Cooper read
the funeral service.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
FIRE FIGHTERS

Bro. Captain Swanson of the Fire
leg last week is reported as doing
nicely. We wish you well Capt.
Vernon Henry fireman who en-
listed in the u. S. Navy was a
visitor at the fire station last Sun
day.
Bro. Johnson is on the "hog". If
anyone has any pork to sell see
John.
The Firemans' Band is progress
ing rapidly. We will soon have
some band.
w. H. Martin, Press Com.
F. F. U. of A., No. 46
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
Reports of Unions.

Reports OF Unions.
The Butchers, Carpenters, Mould
ers and Timberworkers reported
good meetings.
The Teamsters and Piledrivers re-
ported one initiation each.
The Cigarmakers had one with
drawal.
The Electrical Workers had a
good meeting. They donated $1,000
to the Camas Paper Mill strikers
and $1,000 to the Great Falls, Mon
tana, strikers.
The Machinists initiated eleven
new members.
The Painters had fine meeting,
received two applications and de-
clared their union back of any move
ment that will save the life of Tom
Mooney.
The Label League announced that
the Leagues Red Cross Auxiliary
will meet in room 204 Powers Blk,
Saturday afternoon not later than
1880.
The Council appropriated $1,000 in
aid of the Camas striking Paper
Mill Workers and instructed the del
egates to take back to their locals
the Councils recommendation of the
strikers as deserving aid
Vice-Presidents Call and Coates of
the State Federation of Labor were
present and addressed the Council.
Bro. Call fervently appealed to
Everett unionists to shake off their
apathy and vigorously canvas the
city for signatures to initiative petit
tions Nos. 81, so and SS. His speech
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
TRADES
COUNCIL
Wednesday, April II. 1918

President Vingen called the meet
ing to order at s p. m.
Bros. F. A. Kern and P. F. Dorsey
presented credentials from the Cigar
makers which were accepted.
A communication was received
from the Chicago Federation of La
Dor asking aid for the locked-out
Piano and Organ Makers and en-
closing ten tickets for rattle for
their benefit; also enclosing resolu-
tions adopted by the Federation. The
Council endorsed the resolutions and
purchased the tickets which were
presented to the Everett Trades
Building Association.
The Pacific Coast District Council
of the International Boilermakers,
Iron Ship Builders and Helpers
through the Alameda County Labor
Council of Oakland, CAL, presented
resolutions declaring the innocence
of Tom Mooney and co-defendants
and pledging every possible effort
in their behalf. Endorsed by the
Council.
The same union forwarded resolu-
tions asking the internment of Wal
ter v. Woehlke for reasonable ut
terances in speeches and through the
Sunset and other magazines. Reso-
lutions were endorsed.
The Rena Mooney Committee an
nounced arrangements for a Mass
Meeting to be held at Red Mems
Hall on Sunday, April % at 8 p. m.
The Legislative Committee pres
ented resolutions condemnatory of
the Presbyterian Church authorities
for letting a painting contract to
an unfair firm. Following are the
resolutions:
Whereas, The Board of Trustees
of the First United Presbyterian
Church has seen fit to let the con-
tract for painting their Church
Building. Corner Colby and Everett
avenues, to the Globe Company,
which company is unfair to organ
lied labor and employs non-union
men; and
Whereas, Said Board of Trustees
had the knowledge that the Local
Painters Union formerly painted the
East Side Presbyterian Church free
of charge and this time offered to
donate part of the work at painting
the Church Building at Colby and
Everett avenues: and
Whereas, Said Board has shown by
this action not to favor Organized
Labor in patronizing cheap non
union labor, while organized labor
has shown to be willing to help this
church, first by donating all their
time to paint the East Side Church
and second by showing their will
ingness to donate part of their time
at the Colby Avenue Church Build
ing; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Everett Trades
Council very much condemns the ac-
ton taken by said Church Board;
be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be sent to said Board,
copy to be published in the Labor
Journal and copy to be published
in the daily newspapers.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
SEATTLE BUTCHERS
BUY SEATTLE MARKET

The Seattle Butchers have sue
ceeded in their efforts to establish
a cooperative market. 1t is known
as Food Products Cooperative So
cety and is located at the corner of
Third and Washington streets. The
society purchased the market for
$4,000 and are making a success
of their enterprise. The establish
ment of like markets in other cities
of the state is under consideration.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
CONCRETE SHIPS

Arrangements are being pushed to
lay the keel of the first concrete
ship on the 2Sth of this month.
The outlook for this class of ves-
sells is improving as Mr.. Hurley of
the Emergency Ship Corporation has
asked Congress to make an appro-
priation of $5O,OO0,OOO for the con-
struction of this class of vessels.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
RICH SLACKER

There is rich lumberman in
"this mans town." who refused to
buy a Liberty Bond. In proportion
to their wealth the number of un-
patriotic rich men is all out of
proportion. They are willing to
take all from their country and give
nothing. The country would be
better off if such men were interned
with enemy aliens if it were not an
uncalled for insult to the aliens.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19
WE MUST RAISE
THE AID RATES

Everybody else has raised his rates
on what he has to sell while The
Journal has remained patriotically
at its old charges for advertising.
We can't stand the aviation in prices
any longer, so it is announced that
on and after the first issue in May
five cents an inch will be added to
all advertising in this paper.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

l.. X. Howard, a printer who work
ed for the Herald in this city
short time ago, and Mary Ann
Tower, both of Seattle, patronized
Auditor Mae Weatherbee's marriage
license bureau last Tuesday.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

Bro. VIM. Coates, second vice-presi-
dent of the State Federation of La
Dor, addressed the teamster's union,
Tuesday night on Initiative Meas
ures Nos. 81, 32 and 93.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

Jack Wilcox, ex-secretary of the
Typographical union, is now makeup
for the morning paper in Oregon
City, Oregon.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

Jack Sills, an Everett printer, is
now in Company f 23rd Engineers,
stationed at present at Laurel, Mary
land.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

Bro. Bowers, President of the Rail
way Trainmen's Local, was visi-
tor at the Trades Council Wednes-
day night.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

Hatlen's Pantorium, cleaning, dye
ing, pressing and remodeling. 1905
Hewitt Ave, phone Main 5S7
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

The Seattle Union Record appear
ed last Saturday in its new dress,
printed in its own plant. The daily
soon.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

A. J. Collins returned this week
from a printorial tour of Eastern
Washington and Montana towns.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

Deputy Labor Commissioner Strand
was an interested listener at the
Trades Council Wednesday night.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
Zoe Cigar.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-04-19

Try "BLUE RIBBON" Cigar, &c.