The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-08-01
office of District No. 10,
Seattle. Wash. July %. 1911

Seattle, Wash, July %, 1919.
RESOLUTION, adopted by the
Executive Board, District No. 10, and
submitted by them to the Interna-
tional Convention of the United Mine
Workers of America, which will con-
vene in the City of Cleveland, Ohio,
Tuesday, September 9, 1919:
The world war has ended and the
Central Powers have been compelled
to sign the terms of peace dictated
by the victorious Allied nations.
Labor in America was asked to
support this war to a victorious con-
clusion because it was a war against
autoCraCy and was being waged for
the purpose of establishing through
out the world the principle of dem
OCraCy. The workers of America, like
their follow-workers in the Allied
nations, responded to this appeal
and the loyal and unstinted support
of labor made possible the victory.
Millions of graves in Flanders and
France attest the price paid by the
men of labor in the world war for
victory and democracy
Throughout the world the working
| people are now asking the fulfill
mcnt of the promises that have been
| made to them, and a condition of
worldwide unrest prevails. This I'M
rest is not the creation of Bolshevists
| or anarchists, but in the main it is
| the iustifiable revolt of the workers
against the evil and well-nigh in
tolerable industrial conditions under
which they have been compelled to
work. In every country the work
ers are striving to strengthen their
economic power, because they real
ize that their ability to use with tell
ing force the power of their organ
izations will be a greater safeguard
in bringing about better conditions
of labor and life than war time
pledges that may be conveniently
forgotten now that the crisis has
past.
We note the wonderful progress
that has been made by the miners
of Great Britain and the tremen-
dous economic power that rests in
the organization known as the
Triple Alliance" This alliance be-
tween the Miners Union, the Rail
way Mems Union, and the Transport
Workers Union yields the power to
paralyZe the industrial life of Brit
ain, and it is now being used to Grad
iCate from the industries over which
it holds jurisdiction, the evil condi-
tons of employment, the long hours,
and the low wages under which the
workers have been compelled to
work and live.
We deem the time has arrived
when the workers of America should
adopt some forward looking policy
to strengthen their economic power,
and realizing as we do that any ac-
ton that seeks to materially improve
the conditions of labor in America
must be nation wide in scope and
not confined to any particular sec
nf
adoption of the following resolution
by the International Convention of
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea:
BE TT RESOLVED, That this
Convention instruct the resident Of
ficers and the International ExeCu-
tive Board to endeavor to bring
about a conference with the Rail-
way Workers organizations for the
purpose of formulating an alliance
whereby the organized workers in
these two great basic industries may
act jointly on all matters of mutual
interest, such as the democratic ad-
ministratiOn of these industries with
the workers having equal represen-
tation in the management, under
system of naturalization; and on all
other matters where the interests of
the workers in these industries may
be advanced by joint action, and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That in the conference above sug-
gested, consideration be given to
further alliances between organiza-
lions of labor in the basic industries
with a view to strengthening the
economic power of labor in the
fight that is now being waged. and
which is destined to continue until
the working people of America have
been granted that measure of indus
trial democracy to which they are so
Justly entitled.
on behalf of District Executive
Board:
ROBERT HARLIN,
President.
BEN FARRIMOND,
Vice-P President.
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