Arizona republican., 1919-03-02
SOLDIERS WORKERS COUNCIL REPuD|ATED BY PHOENIX TRADES

The so-called soldiers, sailors and workers councir' of Phoenix, organized three weeks ago, ostensibly to seek some methods of reforming this coun try and it's government. has been flatly repudiated by the Phoenix Trades council. representing all organized labor of this city.
 Although it was cnly yesterday that the action of the trades council became known, the resolution severing all con- | nection between the "counciP' and or ganized labor as represented in the trades council was adopted by the lat l ter body several days ago. Prior to this. however. similar repudiation reso ., | lutions were passed by the local ] cooks and walters union, the carpen ! ters' union, the butchers union, and ! the Typographical union.
 The resolution adopted by the or ganized labor body not only sewers all connection with the workers council. ! but condemns the latter for allowing | the I. w. w its tenets and its teach 1 ings are detrimental and dangerous for | the best interests of organized labor. It also points out that at meetings of the council speeches were made which apparently ridiculed and de nounced the American Federation of Labor of which the Trades Council and all other organized labor of Phoe- nix is a member.
 The resolution also discharges the committee appointed by the trades council to formulate plans for and to promote a soldier, sailor, worker coun- cil, the committee which brought about the initial organization of the council now repudiated, at the first mass meet | tre ofr ha ;4l, \ weeks ago this afternoon.
 The first step toward the disintegra = ton of the soldier, sailor, worker council which had so short life came two weeks ago, at it's second meeting when the 30 men in uniform presen, demanded unanimously that the "sol- dier and sailor" part of the councils title be dropped and announced they would have nothing to do with the or ganization. The service men took this action after radical speeches had been made.
 The full text of the trades counci resolution follows:
 Whereas. at a previous regular meet ing of the Phoenix Trades Council a committee was appointed to formulate plans for and promote a Workers Soldiers and Sailors council" in tho clty or PnOenlX, and
 Whereas. the said committee actina for the Phoenix Trades council die bring about the organization of g Workers. Soldiers and Sailors coun- cil' by the calling of public mass meet ings q which the organization wa. perfected. and
 Whereas. at the aforesaid meeting: speeches were made and apparent, approved denouncing and ridlculing tn, American Federation Of Labor, O which this council is a member, as i: all of organized labor of Phoenix. ant
 Whereas, the said "Workers'. Sol. diers' and Sailors council" has per. mitted the utilization of members O. the l. W. w. and has given them rep. resentation upon its executive commit tee. and
 Whereas, the I. ". w., its tenets ant teachings are detrimental and danger cus to the best interests of organize, labor. and in our opinion, recognit;ol of, or affiliation with its members. il inviting the destruction of the lesiti mate labor movement, therefore be i
 Resolved, by the Phoenix Trade council in regular meeting assembled that we hereby sever our connectio, with the Workers. Soldiers and Sail ors' Council' and withdraw our sup port from that organization, and be i further
 Resolved, that the committee ap pointed by this body to promote tb Workers. Soldiers and Sailors CuuD cil' is hereby discharged and he it fur ther
 Resolved, that this resolution b published.
 T. H. ADAMS,
 President.
 c. F. HOVER,
 Secretarv