Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-07-05
THE LOYAL LEGION
AN1ACON|zES UNIONS

Whereas, the American nation has
for more than year been engaged
in war for the freedom of all hu-
manity, a war against the most insult
tyrannies, a war in behalf of the
rights of all men to work out their
own destinies without royal control,
war to make the homes and firesides
of all peoples everywhere safe from
rapine and slaughter, a war to end
unjust war; and
Whereas, in this irrepressible con-
OF our state and nation have repeat
eddy pledged their lives. their for
tunes and their sacred honor. with
out reservations and without stint.
until victory shall perch upon that
starry banner of human liberty
which never yet was lowered in de-
feat; therefore, be 1t
Resolved that we. the Washington
State Federation of Labor, in seven
teenth annual convention assembled,
in behalf of the organized wage
earners of the Evergreen state, in be-
half OF ourselves, our wives, our
children, our homes. our hope Of the
future, hereby renew our allegiance
to the Star Spangled Banner and all
for which 1t stands, one republic. one
people, one union. with liberty ana
justice for all; be it further
Resolved, that we hereby pledge to
our beloved President Woodrow Will
son. the greatest American since Alb
raham Lincoln, our undivided. our
earnest. loyal support until victory
shall come to American arms and
the arms of the allied democracies
of this earth; be 1t further
Resolved, that to our brothers over
seas, In arms and in industry, of our
nation and our allied nations. we
pledge our devotion in the battle for
human brotherhood this world
around, until the flag of human lib
erty flies from pole to pole and sia-
very be but memory among men;
be it further
Resolved, that, no matter at what
cost, we here and now again renew
our faith in government OF the peo-
ME. by the people and for the peo-
nle. and pledge ourselves to continue
this war for human freedom, TINS
war against war. until this old world
Of ours Is again a safe place in when
decent man may live.
The foregoing resolution was
adopted by unanimous rising vote at
the close of the Monday night SEES
sion of the State Federation OF
Labor, in the Grand Theater, Aber-
deem.
The sessions of the Federation
were interspersed with interesting
and instructive addresses.
c. O. Young, who has acted as or
ganizer of the A. F. of l.. IN the
West for many years. and VINO Is at
tb,s time assisting in the work or Or
aor;zation of the Timberworkers,
made an address containing sharp
criticism of the methods employed by
colonel Disaue and his assistants
who are promoting the Loyal Legion,
Young declared that in an arbitrary
and unlawful way, these pubic ON
Gals were discouraging the forma-
tion of unions, and related in detail
the acts of certain army officials IN
Idaho. where public meetings to or
game unions of underwriters had
heen broken up, and the organizer
warned to leave town by city author
,ties acting under instructions OF as
sistants to Colonel Disque. me mat
ter has been taken up with state OF
Ncials of Idaho and also with the
oft,cia,s at Washington. The address
Of Organizer Young. with its revela-
lions as to methods used in promot-
ing the Loyal Legion and discourage
inc unions in the timber industry