The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-09-15
LABOR LEADERS or WEST TAKE
THEIR GRIEVANCES TO WILSON
PICTURED EXISTING
UNREST AMONG LABOR
And Said Nationwide Strike
Oct. 8 Could Not Averted-
Conferred One Hour

SEATTLE. Wash. Sept. 14.-Repr"-
scntat!vcs Of the Washington State Fed
Grafton of Labor to-day laid before
President Wilson labor grievances OF
the Iacif;c Northwest and pictured to
him existing labor unrest which they
said would make difficult II not I'M
possible. tn" prevention OF nation
wide strike October S. in sympathy LOT
Thomas J. Mooney. sentenced to life I'M
rrisonmcnt for San Francisco bomb
outragcs in 1916:
Specifically. the delegation asked for
mn aDpcintmcnt to see the President 10
present the cases of political prison.
crs" notably those of lIulrt NJ. Wells.
San, @aI!cr and Morris and Joe Pass.
the latter two being brothers. all serN-
ing terms of two years for srditiuIs
conspiracy.
The delegation was composed OF l..
W. Buck. acting president of the state
federation: &. r. CottrcI secretary "'
the Triple Alliance. composed oi rail-
way men. labor - farmers: ana James
A. Duncan secretary "t the Central
Labor Union of Seattle. Mr. duncan
according 10 officials Of the United
States district attorneys office. was one
of the leaders in the general strike mere
last February which Former Mayor Ole
Hanson characterized ~ revolution.
Discussed Labor.
For more than an hour. the PrcSideh'
discussed the labor situation with the
delegation and suggested 20 them thai
organized labor should bury It's d!tlcr'
cnccs with capital and do itS utmost tr
Of
conference which he has called to meet
in Washington. October &.
Mr. Buck. who acted as spokesman in
rleadInC the cases Of the ''political pris'
oncrs," charged the government was
prosecuting these while 1t failed to
prosecute profitcers.
Local police to-day said that group
Of men last night stood outside the
arena while the President was speaking
inside. pounded on the doors and cried
1--WE want Justice" along with th" cries
Of "we want in" and wv" want Will
SON."
During President Wilson's visit to
Seattle. local radicals walked the str""ts
wearing badges reading release politi-
cal prisoners"
Admiral Rodman. staff Officers and
ship commanders Of the Pacific fleet
called on the President this afternoon
and paid their respects. The President
COMMUNICATED them on III" precision
with which the review went off yestrr-
dag.
Schedule LightenE.
Although he has travelled only n
little more than QUO mills nf hts l0.0on
mile itinerary. and has been on the road
ONLY about rnr-:hird of the total ttnr
to h" consumed by the trip. the Prr*i-
dent has made eighteen of the thirty
three set speeches on his schedule.
From this point on. ther" will he only 4
few day. on which his plans call for
more than one speech.
leaving Seattlr tonight. the I'r"si'
dem Will speak to-m"rr"w night ut
Portland. Oregon. Tuesday will be
spent on III" train cnrout" I" san Fran
cisco. whcr" h" will speak "Wednesday
night Thursday night he will he at
Oakland. Friday night at San Diego and
Saturday night Ia Los Angeles Pc
cause Of tn" tightening Of his schedule
" set Speeches. it Is considered possible
that he will break his rule against talk
ing from tho rear platform of his train
more frequently.