The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-12

lief as they were able.
The community contains families
and working people, as well as bus
mess men and their families, and all
are alike in need of immediate aid
to provide life's needs.
The State Federation of Labor
convention instructed the Secretary
to issue a letter asking for dona-
tions for relief of the sufferers
from this disastrous fire, and you
are therefore urged, in the name of
humanity, to give what you can for
this cause, sending your contribu-
tion to the Secretary of the State
Federation of Labor, who will in
turn transmit at once such sums as
are received to the Seer etary of Dis
trict No. 10, United Mine Workers
of America, for use in relieving the
pressing needs of the Gle Elum
population.
1t is requested that donations be
sent to the undersigned so that de
tailed report thereof may be made
20 the next annual convention of the
Federation.
He gives doubly who gives quick
ly. Let your response be actuated
by the Golden Rule, do as you would
he done by.
With best wishes, your friend and
brother,
CHARLES PERRY TAYLOR,
Secretary Treasurer.
L. S. Employment Service
The following from the U. S. EN-
ployment Service of the Department
of Labor was read and ordered
printed:
U. S. Department of Labor, u. S.
Employment Service, Washington.
In order that the United States
Employment Service may be of the
greatest service to employers, an In
1uiry Office has been opened as
division of the Service. This division
will tell you freely where to get
help of any kind, from common la
borers to men of the highest tech
nical attanments; where there is a
shortage or surplus of any kind
of labor; and if you are out of work
it will direct you to the nearest en-
ployment office 1t will supply you
with a copy of any law or court de-
cision affecting labor, and the laws
and regulations governing naturaliza-
tion and immigration. 1t will tell
rou what industrial plants are do
ing to reduce the great shifting from
one job to another 1t will put
'ou in touch with the vast amount
of valuable information which has
been collected by the Bureau of
.abor Statistics, including the latest
statistics on the cost of living and
wa~e sales.
If this Inquiry Office can not an
swer your question, it will direct
you to the department or agency
which can do so.
Address: Department of Labor,
Inquiry Office, U. S. Employment
Service, GIG Sixteenth Street N W.,
Washington, D. C.
Telephone Main S474, Branch
1913.
j. B. DENSMORE,
Director General.
Asiatic Labor
Misstatements of the press to the
effect that the State Federation of
Labor had let down the bars to
Oriental labor and the circulation
of statements that the Federation
took such action becoming prevail
ent, the Theatrical Stage Employees
and Moving Picture Operators pre-
Sented, through Delegate C. f. Gold
thorpe, the following resolutions of
the Seattle Central Labor Council
making clear the stand of organized
labor on this question. The resolu-
tions follow:
Whereas, A drastic evolution of
all Social and Economic conditions
are being brought about during this
great war, which behooves the great
labor movement to conserve, to
superlative degree all its organiza-
tion development; and
Whereas, Any impetuous or over
jealous activities in the promotion
of organization might spell disaster
in the unknown future; and
Whereas, Labor is exerting all its
energies to speed up industry, and
all necessary war accessories to
maintain and make permanent for
ourselves, and to help our Allies to
secure an everlasting peace condi-
tion; and
Whereas, American ideals of La
Dor are American only, and would
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