The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-05-30
Wednesday, May 2S, 1919.

meeting 10 Oruer at D. Ill. Dele-
gate Fred Smith was appointed
Vice-President pro TEN, and Dele
gate North Sergeant-at-Arms.
Credentials were received from
Brothers Walter Baily and lver
Skrondal to succeed Delegates E. r.
Tarbell and S. NJ. McCallum, of the
Retail Clerks; Bro. n. Breslin, to
succeed Delegate John Williams, of
the Pile Drivers; Bro. Frank John
stone. to succeed Delegate II.
Brinkman, of the Cooks and Wait
ers; Bro. f. c. Armstrong, of the
Electrical Workers. The delegates
were obligated and seated.
The President, on behalf of the
Label League, asked the Delegates
and all union members to urge their
wives, sisters and sweethearts to
join the Label League.
A communication was received
from the Soldiers and Sailors
Council complaining that jobs list
ed on the board of the Snohomish
County Welfare Commission offer
ed Jobs below the union scales of
any of the unions. The Commission
is inviting service men to work
for low wages and become strike
breakers. The communication was
referred to President Short, of the
State Federation, with the request
that he take the matter up with the
State Welfare Commission.
The Council received the minutes
of the ExecutiTe Council of the
State Federation of Labor, which
follow:
Seattle, May "a, 1919.
Pursuant to the call of the Pres
ident, the Executive Council of the
Washington State Federation of
Labor met in the office of Presi-
dent William Short, 402 Mutual
Life Building, Seattle, at a. m.
Present were the following:
President, w. M. Short; Vice-Presi-
dent First District, l.. L. Clifford;
Second District, VIM. j. Coates;
Third District, o. X. Sweeney;
Fourth District, V. T. Evans; Fifth
District, H. C. Pickering; Seventh
District, E. A. Francois. Absent,
Sixth District, j. A. Taylor.
Visitors present were H. l..
Hughes, Chairman Industrial In
surance Commission, and Fred B.
Norman, State Representative.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Secretary Taylor gave summary
of finances for the preceding year.
Frank w. Cotterill appeared be-
fore the Executive Council in refer
ence to the Buildin.. Trades report
adopted by the Aberdeen conven-
tion. Action was deferred.
Geo. P. Listman and j. ]. Con-
way addressed the Council on the
Listman Service Company, an or
ganization seeking to teach CO.
operation in finances to wage
earning owners of small capital. On
motion the plan of the Company
was endorsed.
On motion, President Short ap-
pointed a Committee on Building
Trades matters. in compliance with
the report adopted by the Aberdeen
convention, consisting of Vice-Pres-
idents Clifford, Sweeney and Fran
co.'s, and Secretary F. w. Cotterill,
of the Seattle Building Trades
Council, to consider and report to
ne Bellingham convention or
Building Trades matters, particu-
larly with reference to construction
work of the State of Washington.
President Short read a digest of
the report of the Executive Coun-
ell for the past year, which was
approved with certain minor sug-
gestions.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. Monday.
The Executive Council recon-
vened, with Vice-President J. A.
Taylor in attendance, at II a. m.
Monday, May 10, 1919.
F. C. Millington appeared before
the Council and gave information
regarding the Safety First and
Medical Aid laws.
The following were, after con-
sideration of all applications on
file, ordered certified under the law
to the State Accident Board as rec
concentrations of the Executive
Council of the Washington State
Federation of Labor for appoint
nent to positions on District Boards
Of the State Accident Board:
Seattle and Northwest District