The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-08-09
Wednesdaf, July z, 1918.

The Council was called to order
at 8 D. m. by President Vingen. Bro
Bridges was appointed temporary
President and Bro. Dobbs, Ser
geant-at- Arms.
Delegates credentials were pre-
sented by H. w. Ruby of the Tim
berworkers; Leon Lambert, of the
Tailors, to succeed D. J. lten; Geo
Conner of the Molders to succeed o
f. Wefferling. The delegates were
accepted.
The Molders asked that the Sum
ner Iron Works be placed upon the
unfair list. The request was re-
ferred to committee to investigate
the differences between the Molders
and the Sumner Iron Works, the
usual course.
A communication was received
from the Seattle Central Labor Coun.
ell, reiterating it's demand for new
and fair trial of Thomas j. Mooney
The Council endorsed the resolutions
which follow:
Seattle, Wash, Aug. /, 1918.
To all Central Labor Bodies.
Greeting:-The Seattle Central
Labor Council at its regular meet
ing July 31st, unanimously adopted
the following resolution and re-
spectfully urges that you take like
a,tion:
Whereas, Very large and import
ant numbers of the citizens of this
and other nations are firmly con-
vinced that Thomas J. Mooney and
his co-defendants in the San Fran
cisco preparedness parade bomb
cases have not had fair trials and
are in danger of being railroaded
to the gallows or long terms in the
penitentiary, and
Whereas, This seeming miscarri-
age of justice is causing great con-
sternation and resentment and de-
laying urgently needed war work
through this growing unrest upon
the part of the workers of the ma
ton who look upon Tom Mooney as
a real, genuine labor agitator (ot
whose kind there are all too few
seeking to bring about fundamental
changes at the expense OF the ex,
ploiters of Labor and which changes
must come before industry can be
democratized and the workers salts
fled, and
Whereas, A speedy disposition OF
these cases is greatly to be desired
in order to bring about greater uni
ty in our efforts to win the war
and the action of Governor Stephens
in granting rprieve until Decem
ber 13, 1918, unnecessarily delays
our concentration of effort by hold
ing the workers of the nation IL
undue suspense, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Central Labor
Council of Seattle and vicinity
representing 10000 organized work
ers, urge upon Governor Stephen:
the imperative need of making pub
lie his decision in the Mooney cast
before Labor Day, Sept. 2, 1918
reminding him that the only ques
ton at issue is the granting a new
trial, sufficient grounds for which
were found after but few days
investigation by the U. S. Mediation
Board. and further be it
Resolved, That together will
twin the war for freedom" we fea
ture upon Labor Day what appear
to be a brazen attempt to satisfy tn
lust of labor haters by hanging
Tom Mooney, also latter the wa
reconstruction" along the lines ad
vocated by the British Labor Part.
as a minimum of changes necessar,
to correct the evils against whicl
Tom Mooney, other Labor agitators
and progressive thinkers hav
fought and will continue to figh
until they are corrected, and furthe
be it
Resolved, That a copy of thes
resolutions be sent to Governo
Stephens, and copies sent to a
Central Labor Councils in tn
United States requesting their en-
dorsement.
Fraternally yours,
JAMES A. DUNCAN,
Secretary.
The committee appointed to inves