Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-06-28

sacred by all people not slaves to an
autocratic system.
President Billy Short, in the deliv-
front and in England and France as
member of the labor commission
from the United States, surprised his
hearers by the ability evidenced in
his presentation of the facts that he
had learned in Europe. His conclu-
sions were the same as those of all
other speakers; that this was labor's
great opportunity and that organized
labor was fulfilling it's destiny as the
bulwark of democracy in all free
countries.
Industrial Insurance Commissioner
Harry Hughes made an address full
of real information and containing
wise suggestions for strengthening
labor's most important legislation en-
actment. All previous addresses
upon this subject made before these
conventions were only slight
scratching of the surface of things
when compared with his direct and
specific definiteness of the provisions
of the law, of it's benefits to work
ing people, and of its actual value to
the industries in it's relation both to
employers and employees
Hughes eulogized his fellow COM
missioners for their sympathetic at
titude and broad conception of the
real purposes of the law.
One point made by the speaker
made a deep impression. This was
statement made in the course OF dis
cussion of the contract provision OF
the first aid amendment to the law.
He told of the wide dissatisfaction
with the contract system, of the I'M
positions put upon the workers, or
the lack of god faith shown upon the
part of many physicians and others
interested in these contracts prlmar-
ily for profit. And then he cited the
weakened attitude of some OF the
workers themselves and recited the
circumstance that medical aid con-
tracts covering approximately 1000
workmen had recently expired, and
that every one of these contracts had
been renewed-with the consent OF
the workers concerned,
That supposedly intelligent work.
ing men should be so easily inf1u-
enced by cajolery and hollow prom
ises other own undoing was almost
the acme of disbursement to those
forward-looking men in the labor
movement, who were giving the best
that was in them to safeguarding the
interests of their class. However,
Hughes said he was enlisted In the
cause for the duration Of the war for
better conditions, which means Tor
all time.
Monday noon resolutions began to
drift in to the secretary's desk. they
cover divers subjects, from high re-
solves touching labor's part In the
war to schemes for the manufacture
and sale OF cigarettes by the State
Federation of Labor.
Three hundred delegates are pres
ent in the convention. This Is the
largest number ever before as
sembled under the banner of the
State Federation of Labor, and is an
indication of the growth of the labor
movement OF the state.
The figures upon the actual growth
of the state labor unions, as shown in
the secretary's statistical report, are
even more striking than the In
creased attendance in this convention.
The "Roll of Honor of the State
Federation of Labor" pamphlet Is
sued by the Secretary Of the Fedora
ton and which contains a roll of sub
scribers to Liberty Bonds, Will be
read with much satisfaction by Olym-
pia unionists and especially by the
members of one Of our local unions.
The pamphlet contains 81 pages.
Four full pages are required to record
the names of members of Olympia
Union of Laborers, Riggers and Fas-
teners who subscribed to Liberty
Bonds. This roll of the local union
dwarfs all other unions represented
in the pamphlet, end is certainly not
only a mark of the patriotism OF
these men but compliment to the
secretary of that union for his
promptness in forwarding to the
State Secretary a complete list of the
subscribers in his union.
Olympia has a larger roll OF dele
gates than ever before. The delega-
ton consists of Mrs. r. A. Padgett
and Mrs. T. p. Holcraft from the
Label League; Fish, Gorham, Wiley
and Young. of the Laborers. Riggers
and Fasteners; Houpt and Littlepohn
of the Transfers: Hollcraft and Alb
bolt of the Typographical Union. and
Padgett and Hudson of the Trades
COuncil-12 in all.
But one resolution has been pre-
scented through this delegation thus
far-a resolution upon the question
Of the high price of -four substitutes,
which Padgett and Hudson have in
PRODUCED under instructions of the
Council.
SHORTER WORK DAY HAS IN.
CREASED PRODUCTION.
The lumber mills and camps OF