The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-21


last Tuesday, the 18th:
NFWSWRTTERS IN FAVOR OF
MAKING GREATER "RECORD'
A davis pav for the bigger and
better Union ecord" fund was the
campaign started by the Seattle News
writers Union. Local NO. L. at
meeting Monday afternoon.
The Unions delegation TO the en-
tral Labor Council was instructed 10
nresent resolutions to that body on
Wednesday night, calling upon every
labor organization in the state 70
vote rpon the proposition of a day
nav assessment on all members. II
adopted generally, the campaign IL
is predicted. will raise fund OF more
than half million dollars WIN
which the Union Record, the great
est labor paper in the world can
overcome its temporary handicap ana
back-set and re-enter the field DIG
ger and better than ever
Seizure Of "Record" Illegal
Austin e. Griffiths, Chief of Po-
lice under Mayor Gill, said at a
meeting in the Labor Temple that
he believed the seizure of the Union
Record was illegal. The Union Rec
ord of the 18th said of this meet
ing:
Advocating the use of the ballot
box to bring about any desired
| change in industrial conditions Aus
tin T.. Griffiths. attorney and former
chief of police under Mayor Gill, ad-
dressed one thousand people in the
sunday
| evening. T. B. Ault, editor of the
Union Record. and Frank A Rust, OF
the Board Of Trustees, received tre-
mendous ovations from the crowd,
Griffiths, who has just returned
from a trip to England. told OF the
new-found power of the Engnsh
workers which they are expressing
through their political acton. lie
| pointed out the necessity OF MAJOR
ity rule as expressed through inc
ballot. and declared his belief that
the officers and the rank and file of
organized labor in this city intended
to make full use Of the election ma
chinery. as that was the only way
Seattle labor would attempt to bring
about any desired change.
Community Is Victim
Griffiths further decried what he
| described as a reign of terror, de-
claring that free speech and free
press should at all times be upheld IN
accordance with the constitution of
| the country. An individuals act
no matter what it may be-does not
| involve the suppression of a news
paDer or the abrogation of the right
| of free assemblage," he said. A
whole community should not under
any circumstances be deprived of its
newspaper.
When Griffiths had finished. cries
of "Ault, Ault." sounded through the
room. Ault then proceeded to the
platform amid prolonged cheering.
He made a short talk in which he
declared that the Seattle Union Rec
ord would now be made bigger and
better than ever. Voicing the Sent1-
ments of the Union Record staff,
Ault declared that all felt particu-
lar1y grateful at the response of Seat
tie workers to meet the campaign
against the paper.
Using Political Power
"The cause of the shutdown of the
Union Record is that we were be-
ginning to make use of that peace
able. orderly way of bringing about
a change through the use of our po-
Iitical power Let the other fellow
talk and do the violence" said the
Union Record editor, I'VE have power
enough to get our rights through
orderly legal action. You couldn't
do anything better than to elect the
Triple Alliance candidates at the next
election"
Three courses of action were rec
commended TO the workers in the
crisis now confronting organized
labor. They are:
A Few Suggestions
Vote.
Don't buy the other papers. until
your paper is released.
Cut out the Christmas shopping
The department store heads are in
the vanguard of the movement to
crush labor, it was stated, and in six
weeks OF Christmas shopping these
stores make as much money as in
the remainder OF the year, Patroni1e
the co-operatives, was the advice CIV
en-, and, concluded Ault: stick to
the fight and we will come out with
! flying colors."
The crowd then called for Rust,
and gave him as hearty an ovation
as accorded the others. The ap-
plause was Immediately resumed
when the speaker delivered his open
ing remark, which was felt to he of
great significance.
The workers of this country or
/ any other country will never be sat
isfied until they get all they pro
| duce." was the opening gun from