The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-27

said, land they are getting hyster
! ical.
1--WE are on strike against the gov
eminent of Canada for its interior
ence on behalf of the employer, ant
not on strike against the employer
/ of Winnipeg or Vancouver, and W.
are going to stay on strike to tn
| finish.
To-day there are IS more organ
I izations out than when the strike
started. They have threatened M
with murder. They are resorting t.
old-time tactics of arresting STRIKE
leaders"
Bro. Kavanaugh said the strikers
needed aid, and a collection was
taken up amounting to s559,76. The
farmers promised aid and came for
ward with a car load of farm pro-
ducts for a starter.
A resolution against the employ
ment of women supported by hus-
bands was defeated through the eff
forts of women delegates.
Resolutions were adopted pledg-
ing support to hotel maids in or
ganizing; demand that all ships in
the United States be built by Amer
lean citizens or those entitled to
become so; for revocation Of ship
building contracts let by the United
States in foreign countries; protest
against the deportation of Gopal
link, Indian, for violation of neu-
trality laws; support for auto me-
chanics' unions: for equal pay for
equal work for women and mini
mum wage of SIS a week; petition
ing American Federation of Labor
to organize Pullman porters.
Twenty-seven delegates of Long
shoremen arrived Thursday night.
1t was declared they had been sent
for by anti-administration forces
AS an outcome of the general strike
the Longshoremen' closed shop
agreement was broken and the
Union has been practically bank
rupt. Funds were raised in Belling-
ham to get the Longshoremen dele
gates to the Convention.
The metal trades were heavily
supplied with funds and delegates
by filibuster tactics, it
S charged, to prolong the Conven-
ion so that many delegates would
nave to go home by the time the
election of officers came.
Four resolutions condemning and
the action of Samuel
Iompers and the American Fedora
ion of Labor for upholding light
vines and beer were brought be-
ore the Convention. The resolu-
ions committee reported unfavor-
ably upon these resolutions, but re-
ported favorably upon resolution
by the Central Labor
Council of Olympia clean-cut,
honest resolution placing the State
Federation on record as favoring
national prohibition. This one was
defeated, but the other four, with
some of the Red" camouflage
scraped off (namely, all reference
to Samuel Gompers and the A. F.
Of L. were adopted.
The resolution endorsing the
strike and the resolution
the lone Big Union idea
we're adopted.
Committeeman, one from each
district, were selected to write a
program ushering in the Triple
Alliance" called a new Declaration
If Independence. e. A. Francois is
the committeeman from this dis
trict.
All districts elected administra-
ton men for Vice-Presidents, eX-
cept Seattle, the Sixth, which gave
the honor to A. E. Miller, of the
Shipyard Engineers. A. w. Stan
lev was chosen Vice-President from
this. the Seventh district, E. A.
Francois having retired.
This leaves the administration
forces in control of the Federation,
only SecretaryTreasurer L. W..
Buck, of Seattle, and Vice-President
A. E. Miller, of Seattle, being
counted among the radicals.
There were 725 credentials pre-
sented. There were 444 votes cast
for VIM. Short for President, and
27S for F. B. Clifford. Shorts ma
jority, 166.
There were SAG votes cast for L.
w. Buck for Secretary-Treasurer,
and 334 for Charles Perry Taylor.
Bucks majority, IL
The adjournment of the Conven-