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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-18

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE foreign ct
change opened weak today. Sterling
started at t,.7s., Oft tHe. Frame check.
were doru Is eentincs. at ti.sfe. and
lire checks off Is esntesinos. at ts.e.e.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-18
o Japan Kissing means delight

In Japan Kissing means delight
and usuallR signRlizes a greeting. in
West Africa II denotes hstonish.
ment; IN New Hebfides II Il evoked
BY anything beautiful with the
fsasuto9 II Ia a Sign OF cordial agree.
ment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-18

I'm Elirabethan times In England.
fern seed was accredited with mar
velous powers. X was believed to
render invisible 90 tho mortal eye
any person who could find Il and
wear H.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-18

There arc now more than 5000 vo-
cations open to woman. one is mar.
rage. The others are OF minor i'm
portRncc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-18
Sterling Exchange

LONDON. Dee. "a Sterling srehsngs
IN New York today was t3tt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-18

There are about 165 national for
est reservoirs In the United states
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-18
Local Markets

rrs.- raid Wholesale ne,iers
h1r NeGesshle. and rruit
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09
EVERETT CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL
Continued on Page Four)

Overman were nominated for dele
gates. Two ballots were taken, re-
sulting in the election of Delegates
]. r. Moncur and r. F. Howarth to
be delegates, and Delegates Vingen
and Snyder to be alternates.
The Council voted SIP per day
during the Convention for each del
egate.
The following Unions were APP
pointed ticket takers at the Carni-
val: Plumbers, Electrical Workers
and Butchers on Tuesday night
Piledriyers and BARRIERS on We'd
nesday night; Painters and Clerks
on Thursday night; Underwriters
Printers and Machinists on Friday
night; Tailors, Shipyard Laborers
Engineers and Longshoremen on
Saturday night.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09
(For Labor Press. }

The complete report of the Peace
Conference Commission on Inter
national Labor Legislation made
public in Washington by the Com
mittee on Public Information. The
report was brought by courier from
Paris.
The conclusions of the commits
sion of which Samuel Gompers,
President of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, was President, were
drafted by the Commission in two
parts. The first part is the con-
vention providing for the estab-
lishment of a permanent world la
Dor conference under the League of
Nations.
The second part contains forty
one articles and two protocols, ar
ranged in four chapters comprising
the declaration of principles regard
ing the rights of the workers. This
second part, the Commission sug-
gests, should be included in the
treaty of peace.
A world labor conference is to be
held annually and the Commission
has requested that the first session
be held in Washington next October
and that the United States issue the
call for that conference. Matters
to be taken up in the October con-
ference are:
/. Application of principle of
eight-hour day or forty-eight-hour
week.
2. Question of preventing or
providing against unemployment.
3, Women's employment-(a) be-
fore and after childbirth, including
the question of maternity benefit;
(b) during the night; (c) in I'M
healthy processes.
A. Employment of ohildren-(a)
minimum age Of employment; (b
during the night; (c) in unhealthy
processes.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

The Secretary of the Washington
State Federation of Labor, Charles
Perry Taylor, Box No. 755, Seattle,
or Box No. 1885, Tacoma, has on
hand large supply of copies of the
British Labor Party Program of Re-
construction, Washington State
Federation Program of Reconstruc-
ton, Union Labor Honor Roll Lib
erty Loan Books, American FEEDER
alton of Labor Reconstruction Plan,
any of which may be obtained in
any reasonable quantity free of
charge on request mailed to the
Secretary. These booklets were
printed by direction of either the
last Convention or the Executive
Council and ordered distributed
freely to bring before the working
people of Washington, or others in
terested, the aims and ideals of the
Union Labor movement of this
State.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

The Spokane Central Labor Coun-
.cil has been supplying speakers
from organized labor to fill the
pulpits of city churches for several
Sundays during this spring. Lat
est reports are that the pastors en-
joy drawing their salary for SER
mons while labor unionists serve
apprenticeship as ministerial aux
iliaries. Much good has been &C
compIished by these addresses of
labor representatives and an in
creased interest in the rights of all
labor is shown by those active in
church work as a result.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

the nature of an international legls-
lature whose decisions should be
binding on the different states was
possible. yet it was essential for
the progress of international labor
legislation to require the govern
ments to give their national legis-
latures the opportunity of express
ing their opinion on the measures
favored by a two-thirds majority of
the labor conference.
THE French and Italian delega-
tions, on the other hand, desired
that states should be under obliga-
ton to ratify conventions so adopt
ed, whether their legislative author
tiles approved them or not, subject
to a right of appeal to the EXecu-
tive Council of the League of Ma
ions. The Council might invite the
Conference to reconsider its deci-
SlUu, anu Ill Tie event Vi us DeIHS
reaffirmed there would be no fur
Their right of appeal.
"Other delegations, though not
pee CONF-COM-Gal Three
unsympathetic to the hope express
ed in the first resolution printed at
the end of the draft convention
that in course of time the Labor
Conference might, through the
growth of spirit of Internationally
acquire the power of a truly legis-
lative international assembly-felt
that the time for such develop
ment was not ripe.
eff such an attempt We're made
at this stage to deprive states of a
large measure of their sovereign
ty in regard to labor legislation,
the result would be that a consider
able number of states would either
refuse to accept the present con-
veTtion altogether or, if they ac-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

week. Bro. Eagleton is suffering
from tuberculosis resulting from an
attack of the flu last fall. The fol-
lowing Unions subscribed:
Transfers, Millwrights, Plumb
ers, Timberworkers, Butchers, Car
penters, Building Laborers, Paint
ers, Trades Council, Retail Clerks,
Railway Maintenance, Electricians,
Tailors. Cooks and Walters, Print
ers, Railway Clerks, Piledrivers,
Stage Employees.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

cepted it, would subsequently de-
rounce it, and might even prefer to
lesign their membership of the
League of Nations rather than
jeopardize their national economic
position by being obliged to carry
out the decisions of the Interna-
tional Labor Conference.
'The majority Of the Commission
therefore decided in favor of MAX
ing ratification of convention
subject to the approval of the ma
tional legislatures or other Compel
ent authorities"
CONTINUED Next Week.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

The Carnival, under the auspices
of the Central Labor Council, will
be held in Elliott-Robbins Park five
days, beginning next Tuesday,
May 13.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09
BouernlaRe

onion, President. Phone Main a..
| Christ Balmer, Secretary, Phone
| Main 594R.
| Boilermafers, Lodge 5Oo-Grant Wir-
lex, President. Pinehurst. Wash. Lee
! Main, Corresponding Secretary. 2O14
Summit Ave: p, O'Brien. Urea surer.
| Z. o. Station a.
Electrical workers, No. 1911. meets in
Hall No. /, Labor Temple. on Mon
| days at s D. M; j. NJ. Gibbs Presi-
| dent. 3119 cakes. Phone White 367.
II. Ii. Pile. Financial Secretary, 1924
Lombard, Phone Black 142.
| Engineers, Local No, 71q. meets first
and third Thursdays in Room &
Labor Temple. Maurice Wilson
President, 1892 Lombard: Harry
9. Parks, Secretary, 30l9 Rucker
Phone Red 81.
Lourshoremen No. ass meets Monday
nights at 1870. at 1888 Bond Street.
w Hanson. President. 1911 Wall.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

that he will continue to act as ed
itor of the Milwaukee Leader, de-
spite his sentence to twenty years
Imprisonment in the Federal peni-
Tertiary at Leavenworth, Kas., for
having violated the espionage act.
He says he will simply refrain from
making any anti-war speeches or
writing any anti-war editorials.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09
SUBSTANTIAL KIND
OF SYMPATHY SHOWN

The following Unions of Everett,
that they might show their fellow
ship and sympathy to a brother
Union man and his family in their
afflication, subscribed fund
amounting to $219.33 which was
presented to Nate Eagleton this
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

Wednesday was the birthday an
niversary of A. w. Stanley, of the
Typographical Union, and Uncle
Joe Cannon, perpetual member of
Congress. Stanley says he is
twenty years old. He and Uncle Joe
were born on the same day.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09
ROSTER OF UNIONS

Under this head will be printed
weekly the names of unions, dates
and places of meeting, names of
presidents and secretaries, or bust
ness agents, with their house or
phone numbers, at soc per month.
The advantage of this Roster will be
readily seen. Corrections made as
soon as possible after notification.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09
PEACE CONFERENCE COMMISSIONS
WORLD LABOR CONGRESS PROGRAM
Complete Text of Convention Drafted by Commission PreSd
ed Over by Samuel Gomper8 in Paris and presented to
Peace Conferences World Labor Office to Be Opened

5. Extension and application of
the international conventions adopt
ed at Berne in 1906 on the prohibi-
ton of night work for women EN-
ployed in industry and the prohibi-
ton of the use of white phosphorus
in the manufacture of matches.
The International Organizing
Committee for the Conven ion will
consist of seven members, appoint
ed by the United States, Great Brit
ain, France. Italy, Japan, Belgium
and Switzerland. The Committee
may, if it thinks necessary, invite
other States to appoint representa-
tives.
An introduction signed by Presi-
dent GOmpers, General Secretary
Fontaine and Assistant General
Secretary Butler gives the follow
ing explanation f the Commission S
conclusions:
Chapter | provides the machin-
cry of the permanent organization
proposed. In the first place, it is
stipulated that participation in this
organization shall be condition of
membership in the League of Ma
tions, since every State member of
The League is morally bound to ac-
cept the principles set forth in the
preamble if it has really at heart
the promotion of the cause of JUS
tice and humanity.
THE organization itself is divid-
ed into two parts: l. The Inter
national Labor Conference; =. The
International Labor Office, con-
trolled by governing body.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09
WASHINGTON STATE FEDERATION
OF LABOR

william Short. President. 4G2 Mutua
Life Bldg, Seattle, Wash.
Charles Perry Taylor, Secretary-Treas
urer, 7. o. Box 1885, Tacoma, Wash
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL

Meets every Wednesday night at
pm. John 3. Moncur, President;
A. W. Stanley, Secretary, 2509 Cali
fornia St, Phone White 1922.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

Do not forget the Carnival II
opens next Tuesday, the 18th. II
will be some show"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09
To Vote Unhampered

"The International Labor Con.
ference will meet at least annually
and will consist of delegates nom
mated by each of the high con
tracing parties, two of whom will
be directly appointed by the gov
ernments, and the other two will
be chosen in agreement with the in
dustrial organizations representa-
tive Of their employers and work
people respectively. Each delegate
will vote individually 1t was felt
by the commission that if the con-
ference was to be representative of
all those concerned with industry
and to command their confidence,
the employers and work-people
must be allowed to express their
views with franKness and freedom,
and that a departure from the ira
ditional procedure of units was
therefore necessary.
at was accordingly thought that
the employers and work-peope's
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

over 100 store proprietors in
Portland, Ore, have signed new
working agreement with the Retail
Clerks Union.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
I,AROR

Address Samuel Gompers. President;
or Frank Morrison, Secretary, y. F.
of l.. Bldg, Washington, ID. c.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

Do not forget the Carnival. 1t
opens next Tuesday, the 18th. It
will be "some show
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09
UNFAIR LIST
BARBER SHOPS

bAhbG4h SElOE -
l. H. Turner, 1104 Hewitt; Barn
hart Shop, Monroe.
BUILDING LABORERS
Peter Jackson, L. Starke, Emil
Mitersbach, John Grant.
CARPENTERS
r. &. McAdams. Tyner, and n. Z.
Butts, Amiel Larson.
CONTRACTORS
Christ Kruppler & Son and the
Standard Oil Bldg, at corner of Pa
cific and Virginia.
ELECTRICIANS
r. r. Hare, electrical contractor;
John Thueson.
FISH COMPANIES
San Juan Fish Co., Seattle.
MEAT MARKETS
Everett Avenue Meat Market, Riv-
erside; Carstens Meat Market, 281S
Colby.
CONDENSED MILK
Libby. Mcneil & Libby, Packers
and Gamers; Carnation, Aster, Mt
Vernon and Washington brands, Va
kima City Creamery,
PLASTERERs
A. c. Wright, a. l.. Knapp, Booth,
Tom Nygard, W. L. Porter.
PLUMBERS
G. r. Schweitzer, Otto Merz. John
Theuson.
Textile Fabrics
Scotch Woollen Mills Goods
MISCELLANEOUS
C. W. Anguish, 1906 Lombard;
American Packing Co.. Everett; Cal
Smiley and Son; Fitz Gerald; NJ.
Anderson and house, 21091k Rainier
Avenue; R. J. Mccain, lumber deal
er.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

delegates should be entitled to-
speak and vote independently OF
their governments.
Some difference of opinion
made itself felt on the Commission
as to the relative numbers of the
delegates representing the govern
ments, the employers and the work
people. respectively. The French,
American, Italian and Cuban dele
cations contended that each Of
these three parties should have
equal voting power. They main
tanned that the working classes
would never be satisfied with a
representation which left the gov
eminent and the employers COM
bined in majority of three to their
one.
"In other words, the proposal
amuonted to giving the states a
veto on the proceedings of the Con-
ference which would create so much
distrust of it among the workers
that its influence would be serious
ly prejudiced from the start.
This view was contested by the
British, Belgian and other delega-
tions, who pointed out that as the
Conference was not simply an as
sembly for the purpose Of passing
resolutions, but would draw up
draft conventions which the states
would have to present to their leg
islative authorities, it was essen
tial that the governments should
have at least an equal voice. Other
wise it might often happen that
conventions adopted by a two-thirds
majority of the Conference would
be rejected by the legislatures of
| the vrious states, which would
have the effect of rendering the
proceedings of the Conference nuga-
tory and woulT quickly destroy its
influence and prestige,
"The adoption of a proposal to
which the majority of the govern
ments were opposed would not lead
to any practical results, as the leg
islative authorities of the govern
ments whose delegates were in the
minority would in all proba bility re-
fuse to accept it.
Moreover, it was likely-espe-
cially in the future-that the gov
eminent delegates would vote more
often with the workers than against
them. If this were so, it was OBJ
viously to the advantage of the lat
ter that the governments should
have two votes instead of one, as it
would render it easier for them to
obtain two-thirds majority,
which, under the Franco-American
proposal, would be practically i'm
possible if the employers voted in
body against them.
Gives Nations Two Votes
THE Commission finally decided
by narrow majority to maintain
the proposal that each government
should have two delegates.
The Italian delegation, which
united with the French delegation
in urging the Importance of secur-
ing representation for agricultural
interests, was to some extent recon
ciled to the above decision by the
consideration that, as the govern
ments would have two delegates, it
would be easier to secure such rep
resentation, as different technical
advisers may be appointed for each
subject of discussion. Agricultural
advisers may be selected when nee
essary.
THE International Labor Office
will be established at the seat of the
League of Nations, as part of it's adj
organization. 1t will
be controlled by a governing body
of twenty-four members, the COM
position of which is provided for in
the protocol to Article Z.
Like the Conference, the gov
erning body will consist of repre-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

Philadelphia has over 100000
textile workers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

Try BLUE RIBBON" Cigar, SC,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
loo Cigar.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09
LOCAL UNIONS
BARRIERS,

BARRIERS, Local No. 446-Meets fourth
Thursday in each month. r. w Sol
ONION, President, Phone Main 32
Christ Balmer, Secretary, Phone
Main 594R.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

Hall No. !, Labor Temple. on MOI
days at p, m: j. NJ. Gibbs. Pres
dent. 3119 Cakes, Phone White So
H II. Pile, Financial Secretary, 261
Lombard, Phone Black 142.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

Boilermafers. Lodge 500-Grant Wir-
lex, President, Pinehurst, Wash. Lee
Main, Corresponding Secretary, 2014
Summit Ave; Z. OBrien, Treasurer,
L. Q. Station A.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-09

be controlled by a governing body
of twenty-four members, the COM
position of which is provided for in
the protocol to Article Z.
Like the Conference, the gov
erning body will consist of repre-
sentatives of the governments, en-
ployers and work-people. 1t will
include twelve Representatives of
the governments, eight of whom
will be nominated by the states of
chief industrial Importance, and the
remaining twelve will consist of six
members nominated by the employ
ers, delegates to the conference, and
six nominated by the workers dele
gates.
Chapter 2 of the convention
contains one article of vital i'm
portance, article 10, which treats of
the obligations of the states con-
cerned in regard to the adoption
and ratification of draft conven-
tions agreed upon by the interna-
tional conference.
Obligations of States
"The original draft proposed that
any draft convention adopted by
the conference by a two-thirds ma
iolity must be ratified by every
state participating, unless within
one year the national legislature
should have expressed it's disapprov-
al of the draft convention.
This implied an obligation on
every state to submit any draft
convention approved by the Con-
ference to it's national legislature
within one year, whether its own
government representatives had
voted in favor of it's adoption or
rot.
This provision was inspired by
the belief that although the time
had not yet come when anything in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-19
New ORLEANS Cotton.


Nau Orleans November 1S.-Slumps
If $40 a bale resulted from a flood
of selling orders in the cotton mar
ket today. selling pressure being most
severe in the afternoon, when the ~
terior traded in large way over
both. public and private wire systems
the extreme weakness of foreign ex-
change. continued high money and rear
that the shortage of coal would cause
extensive closing down OF mills were
the main surface reasons for the Of
ferings.
Late in the day the active months
were 200 points down from the highest
levels. limits being reached throughout
the list.
Closing prices showed net losses of
146 to 1sS points.
On the opening there was good
demand as the result of much better
cablegrams from Liverpool than ex-
pected, and-in the trading around the
first call were lifted 3 to % points.
The hard spot did not last long,
selling increasing gradually and be-
ing persistently kept up. Around the
middle Of the session there was much
talk OF heavy ginning as the result
of recent dry weather and this swelled
offerings for short account. Despite
claims from many brokers that the
market was well liquidated. the de-
cline was carried oyer into the after
noon undated. When the 200 point
limits were reached. the market was
1T to 1911 points under the closing
quotations of yesterday. December
closed at $500. Spots lost 25 points,
which made middling ss.25c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-19
FREIGHT EMBARGOES
in SIGHT SEND UP
GRAIN QUOTATIONS
Corn and Oats in Same
Class, While Provisions
List Was sc Off to
40c Up


Chicago. November 1S.-Fear that
threatened railway freight embargoes
might include grain il the coal strike con-
tinued much longer did a good deal to-
day to lift the price of corn. Closing quo
tations were firm at 1h to 4Ac net ad-
vance, with December s1.34A to S1.541R
and May $l2Sss to s1.26k Oats finished
y to 15c up, and provisions varying from
&c decline to a rise of 40c.
Nervousness on the part of shorts in the
corn market was evident throughout the
day, especially as to the December de-
livery.
The fact that receipts here had dropped
from $50 carloads yesterday to liz today
forced the question of supplies into con-
tinuous notice and during the last half
of the session in particular, the chance of
a sweeping embargo made bullish senti-
ment uppermoss. Need of cars to save
unsheltered wheat in the west counted
further against the bears. Meanwhile
weakness of hog values failed as an Off
set. and so too did new low record for
British exchange. AS a price making In
fluence the excellent weather prevailing
was wholly ignored.
Oats, like corn, reflected mainly the
prospect of geenrai freight embargo
Provisions were firmer at first in SYM
pathy with grain, but lard eased off SUB
sequently owing to slackness of cash
demand.