The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-05


ABERDEEN, June 5-(Editorial
Correspondence - 81 believe in
whipping the Hun across the ocean,
and by God, / believe in whipping
him at home. Any man who
attempts to deny us the right to
organize is as big a Hun as the
Kaiser" These words from the lips
of dad" Young, veteran organizer
and right hand man in the north
west of President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor,
brought the delegates to the con-
vention of the State Federation of
abor in session here today out of
their seats and called forth a per-
feet furore of applause.
The statement came as the culmin-
alton of detailed presentation of
the efforts of the telegraph comp
anies throughout the United States,
the paper companies at Camas,
Wash. and Oregon City, Ore, and
certain representatives of the Loyal
Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen
to prevent the organization of the
workers in the respective crafts.
Defend Rights Here.
Following up the first statement
Mr.. Young said: "Ill defend my
'ghts here just the same as l am
wiling to defend them over there
and Pm just as willing to shed my
blood in their defense here "a 'over
there and any man who q:estons
my loyalty or says | have rail any
thing sedi.;ous lies from the soles
of his shoes to the to-, cf his head
and that man isn't made who is
big enough to stand face to face
with men and say anything differ
ent."
dad" got an ovation when he
was introduced by President Short
with the statement that he didn't
know just what the convention had
needed until his eye fell on Mr..
Young and realized that it lacked
the pep he could give them. The
speaker responded by declaring that
if he could not give them the pep
it was not because he did not have
a subject that was of the utmost |
importance to all the workers.
Tribute to Movement.
He first paid an eloquent tribute
to the aggressiveness and effective
ness of the Washington labor move
ment, and touched at some length |
on the danger that was presented |
by the introduction of woman labor |
into industries to which she was !
not suited and in which there was
as yet no need for her, such as
sawmill and section work and SINH
lar exhausting manual labor. He
urged that proper standards be set
IN and that women be guaranteed !
the same remuneration as men for
the same work.
And then, in sober, earnest words,
he told of the attempts Of officers
Of the United States army, under
the command of Colonel 3rice P.
Dsque i'll charge of the spruce pro-
duction division of the United |
States Signal Corps, to prevent the
organization of local unions of the |
timberworkers and to break up ex-
isting locals of that body. He cited |
the case of Organizer Clarke who |
presented the work of his organiza-
ton to the district judge at Sand
point, Idaho, and to the local coun- |
Gil of defense at that point, and Sc
cured their sanction, only to have |
the meeting he had gotten together
broken up by a Captain Burkholtz
beautiful German name, that who |
declared the United States army
YVES going to prevent any organiza-
tion of timberworkers during the
war. This same captain later an
nounced he was going to Coeur d.
Acne, Idaho, and disband a local
union of timberworkers which had
previously been organized there
Reads Statements
Mr.. Young read the following
statements, which were posted as
official notices at Priest River, an
other town in Idaho:
"Priest River, Idaho, June 10,
1918.
81. Lee Berg, chairman of the
Priest River Council of Defense,
hereby give notice to w. D. Clarke,
organizer of the International Un-
ion of Timberworkers, that as chair
man of said defense committee /
protest against any organization in
Priest River, Idaho. (Signed) Lee
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