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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
Wins OUT At LAST

WASHINGTON, d. c., June a
Action by congress on equal suf-
frage-the subject of a fight of 40
years duration-ended late today
in the adoption by the senate, by a
vote of Sc to 25, of the historic
Susan B. Anthony constitutional
amendment resolution.
The proposed amendment was
adopted by the house as the first
act of the new congress. 1t now
goes to the states for ratification by
the legislatures of three-fourths
of the states which is required for
incorporation in the federal con-
stitution.
The roll call today showed two
votes more than necessary for the
passage of the resolution, which
was drafted by Susan B. Anthony
in 1875 and introduced by Senator
Sargent, of California in 1878.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
Want Wage Boosted

next January we will circulate
initiative petitions to raise the min-
imum wage for women"
The last legislature raised the
salaries of superior court judges
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year and
granted supreme judges boost
from $4,000 to $1,000. The legis-
lature also restored the death PEN
atty for first degree murder.
The filing of the initiative petit
tions in Olympia held up temporar-
lily the effectiveness of the laws,
but unless the petitions are filed by
June IS, with 22,567 valid sigma
lures, the laws Will go into effect.
If sufficient signatures are obtained
the two laws Will be on the ballot
at the next general election. and the
voters will have an opportunity to
adopt or reject them.
The referendums have been ap-
proved by the State Grange. Wom-
ems Clubs of the State, Central La
Dor Councils and the w. C. r. L.
The headquarters of the Seattle
Business Women's Civic Club. spon-
soring the referendum drive, is at
4o7 American Bank Building.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
TAKES STAND FOR
NATIONAL DRY LAW

Resolutions protesting against a
repeal of the wartime prohibition
act which will unless repealed,
make the United States dry on
and after July ], have been adopted
by the Seattle Central Labor Coun-
Gil. The Council instructed its
delegate to the coming Annual Con-
vention of the American Federation
of Labor, to place the resolutions
before that Convention. James A.
Duncan, the Councils Secretary, is
it's \. F. of l.. delegate.
The resolutions deplore the rec
ommendation of President Wilson
that the wartime prohibition act
be repealed and declare that four
years experience has convinced the
workers of Washington that pro-
hibition is beneficial and that the
right to manufacture and sell liquor
is neither worth fighting for nor
worth having after it has been won.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
METAL TRADES OF
SEATTLE TO VOTE
ON 4O-HOUR WEEK

Falling into line with the Build
ing Trades Council of the same city,
which has already obtained a 40
hour, or five-day week, taking Sat
urday as a holiday, the Seattle
Metal Trades Council has decided
to submit to a referendum vote of
its twenty-one unions a five-day
week proposal. About $4,000 met
al tradesmen are expected to vote
on the question. The Seattle Metal
Trades have for nearly year been
working 44-hour week. The
Building Trades had had the 44-
hour week for several years when
they made the change to 40 hours
last month.
The Metal Trades of the Pacific
Coast, under the leadership of the
Pacific Coast District Metal Trades
Council, are now seeking to obtain
a coastwide Metal Trades agreement
covering the shipyards and kindred
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
TERM "AUTONOMY"
CLEARLY DEFINED
(By Charles Perry Taylor }

1t is unnecessary to call atten-
tion to frequent misconception of
the term autonomy" as it is used
by the American Federation of La
Dor. Some have mistakenly inter
preted it to mean that a trade union
cannot expand its jurisdiction, OF
amalgamate with another organiZa-
ton of the same or of a kindred
trade in the same industry. The
term autonomy as applied has
tension, growth and amalgamation.
No such construction or interpreta
tion can be justly given the term.
Broadly and specifically speak
ing, the term autonomy" means
government, as automaton and
automatic, self-acting: autobiog-
raphy, self-writing the history of
ones own life; automobile, self
propelling, deriving its general
application from the root word,
auto-self.
The United Association of Plumb
ers, Gasfitters, Steamfitters and
Steamfitters' Helpers has within its
membership those branches of the
trades included in its title.
The International Molders' Union
of North America now encompasses
molders of all metals, and some
years ago the Coremakers Interna-
tional Union became amalgamated
with it.
The Longshoremen have pilots
and steam shovelmen in addition
to their own workers, longshore-
men. Blacksmiths have chain max
ers and helpers. The Painters
Brotherhood has absorbed the Glass
Workers International Union.
The Laster's International Union
became amalgamated with the Boot
and Shoe Workers International
Union. The Iron and steel Work
ers are organizing the unskilled
with the skilled of the trade. The
Mine Workers have jurisdiction
over all work in and around the
mines. Granite Cutters have added
polishers, rubbers, sawyers and the
tool sharpeners have been part
thereof from the beginning.
Quarry Workers have added der
rickmen. boxing and strapping.
Railroad Telegraphers have added
station agents, signalmen, train dis
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
THE FEDERATION
PLANS TO ASSIST
BUILDING TRADES

Organization of permanent
committee to handle building
trades affairs, and to function as a
Building Trades Department will
probably be one of the important
accomplishments of the annual Con-
vention of the Washington State
Federation of Labor, to be held at
Bellingham the third week in June.
The plan was tentatively out
lined at a recent meeting of the
Federation Executive Council and
reports from different industrial
centers of the State are to the eff
feet that the Building Trades
Unions are taking a lively interest
in the proposal and will have full
delegations at Bellingham to dis
cuss it.
A reason strongly urged for the
formation of some statewide build
ing trades organization is that the
State of Washington will eXpend
within the next two years about
S4,O00,000 in the construction of
public buildings. The Building
Trades Unions are desirous of see
ing that this construction work is
done under union conditions.
A definite plan will be laid be-
fore the Convention by commit
tee appointed by the Federation S
Executive Council, which commit
tee will caucus with the Building
Trades delegates when the Conven-
ton opens. The committee is COM
posed of L. l.. Clifford, of Belling-
ham; o. X. Sweeney, of Walla
Walla, and f. A. Francois, of Ev-
erett. Building Trades men and
members of the Federation's EXecu-
tive Council, with Frank w. Cot
terill. Secretary of the Seattle
Building Trades Council, ana
Charles Richmond, Secretary of the
Tacoma Building Trades Council,
as their colleagues.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
JARRED LOOSE

The Port Commission heard a
big noise which aroused them from
their slumbers and bad dreams
At their regular meeting We'd
nesday night the commission con-
cluded to do something.
They decided to employ a com
petent engineer to examine the
comprehensive scheme presented to
that august body by Mr.. Taggart
Aston and as good as told the pub
lie that engineer would be Mr.. A.
B. Dean. They want a man who
has actual practical experience in
port affairs.
They, the commissioners want a
plan that will be of benefit to fu-
ture citizens. Something that will
be binding for all time
The Commission wants to secure
the services of Leroy Vernon to
boost the Free Port Bill in Wash
ington. They don't appear to
know much about the present or
proposed free port bill, but they
want it boosted.
They do not even know there has
been considerable agitation grow
ing out of their policy of inaction,
but they will hear about it.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
Issues to Be Debated

There will be an unusually i'm
posing list of debatable questions.
There will be big issues about
which men and women may differ
seriously.
There Will be the peace treaty,
including the League of Nations
and the labor section. There will
be reports on education, health in
surance and political policy. There
will be a review of national legis-
lation. There will be doubtless
consideration given to housing, un-
employment and land settlement.
The special report on reconstruc-
tion will come before the conven-
tion. Prohibition will be there.
Doubtless the courts and some OF
their recent verdicts will pass in
review before labors great con-
gress. And the jurisdictional dis
putes must not be overlooked.
There will be all Of these issues
and no one knows what others COM
ing in the form of resolutions.
The prophets pick this as a good
time to forecast their worst. If
the gathering We're any other than
the one it is, they might have bet
ter ground.
But here is a great point that
they forget:
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE
WIN. STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR

industries and at he recent Oak
land convention of the District
went on record as demanding a A.
hour week with a provision that
any agreement obtained should con-
tain clause providing for a short
ening of the working hours to pro-
vide employment for all members,
should the need arise through fall
ing off in shipbuilding. 1t is pos
sible that 40-hour week might be
urged for the Coast District.
The Oakland Convention endors-
ed the principle of the siX-hour day
The Seattle Metal Trades Council,
however, declined to submit to a
referendum vote together with the
40-hour week proposition, six
hour day proposal.
Reports on the Oakland conven-
ton, made to the local Metal Trades
Councils in the Northwest were to
the effect that a referendum vote
on a Coastwide strike on July 81
had been requested, the strike to
be called in the event satisfactory
Coastwide agreement had not been
reached with the shipyard owners
by that date. The Seattle Metal
Trades Council, in view of the fact
that the heads of the international
metal trades unions and James
IO'Connell, President of the Metal
Trades Department of the Ameri-
can Federation of abor, have prom
ised to come to the Coast not later
than July 81 to assist the Coast
unions in obtaining shipyard
agreement, has started movement
to have the strike date postponed
until after the proposed conference.
In the meantime the Seattle
Council has sent James A. Taylor,
it's President, to Atlantic City TO
attend the annual convention of the
Metal Trades Department of the
A. F. of L., where it is presumed
the entire shipyard wage situation
will be discussed and a reconstruc-
tion policy adopted Other local
Metal Trades Councils have taken
like action.
Taylor is Sixth Vice-President OF
the State Federation of Labor, rep
resenting the Seattle District.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
THE TRANSFERS
OPPOSE MOONEY
GENERAL STRIKE

On the ground that a nationwide
strike would cause disorganization
and do the cause of Thomas J.
Mooney no real good, even were it
possible to bring about such a
strike, the Puget Sound District
Council of Transfers, with which
a large majority of the unions of
the teaming trades of the North
west are affiliated, went on record
at a meeting held in Seattle recent
ly as recommending to all its affil-
lated unions that no vote be taken
on the Mooney strike.
The Councils argument is that
the American Federation of Labor s
annual convention, to be held in At
lantic City this month will prob
ably take constructive action to as
sist Mooney in his fight for a new
trial, and that the matter would
best be left in the Federation S
hands.
The Transfers Joint Council in
cludes seven local unions of Team
sters with more than 5000 men,
bers in Seattle alone. The Seattle
Teamsters and Auto Truck Drivers
Union, the largest of these locals,
with about 1000 members, voted in
accordance with the Councils rec
ommendation, to table the call for
the Mooney strike on July 4.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL DOES
BUSINESS AND HOLDS TALKFEST

'the arrival of their Charter and it's
installation in Hall at the Labor
Temple.
The Longshoremen initiated ten
applicants, eight of them soldiers
who were taken in without initia-
tion fees.
The Engineers are growing
slowly. They expect large increases
in membership soon. They took no
Mooney strike action. Harry Parks
and Bob Smith were elected dele
gates to Bellingham.
The Retail Clerks reported the
dance given under the auspices of
their union and the Label League
last Tuesday was a social success.
They elected Miss Gladys Maloney
and Miss McKibben to represent
them in Bellingham.
The. Shingleweayers will send
w llDtl I llOI an u JUN N. ANOi idllN
to represent them in Bellingham.
The Label League initiated two
applicants and transacted routine
business. They reported the Tues
day night dance a social success.
Delegate Havens lectured organ
lied workers for neglect of their
political duties. Through that
neglect they allowed the reins of
government to get into capitalistic
hands. He appealed to the work
ers to wake up and educate them
selves politically. He urged all
workingmen to register.
Delegate Myers took the oppo
site view of the matter and claimed
the whole franchise system needed
reform.
Delegate Richter favored the or
ganization of the working class po-
litically.
Delegate Howarth said the toll
ers should be ready to exercise their
political, industrial and economic
power.
Delegate Overman favored an
universal election day and the is
suance of registration cards, en-
abling the voters to cast their bal
lots, no matter where they hap
pened to be on election day,
Delegate Myers moved a COM
mittee be appointed to devise plan
for simplifying laws regulating the
franchise. Carried. Delegates
higgins, Francois and Howarth
were appointed.
Delegate Watson endorsed the
Havens idea.
The delegates were instructed to
take the subject up with their To-
Gals and urge a thorough discussion
of it.
The Piledrivers offered the Co.
operative Society free use of
booth at their picnic, to be held at
Silver Lake on June , and %, for
the display of their goods. The Of
fer was accepted by Delegate How
arth, with thanks.
f. J. Cassidy, bringing creden-
tials from the Seattle Central La
Dor Council, addressed the Everett
Council on the Mooney strike. He
said Seattle Council asked this
Council to appoint a Committee to
visit the locals with Bro. Cassidy
and ask them to cooperate with the
Councils Committee as a General
Strike Committee. 4 motion pre-
vailed to elect the Committee, and
the following were named: Dele
gates Richter, Myers, Howarth,
Rumler and Breslin.
Delegates Armstrong, Johnson and
Stoddard were appointed additional
members of the Cooperative Com
mittee.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
What 1t Doesn t Do

The American Federation Of La
Dor convention does not meet to
frame a creed. 1t doesn't meet to
formulate a dogma. 1t doesn't come
together to see if it can put an ex-
planation of all social phenomena
in ten words. 1t doesn't come to-
gether to make a paper record. If
it did the critics might well fore
cast anything they liked and it
probably would happen.
The American Federation of La
Dor convention is held to help the
progress of the working people by
deeds and by the recording and
planning of deeds Its policy is a
policy that is not so much formu-
lated as it is "evoluted" to fit facts
from year to wear.
The American Federation of La
Dor deals with definite things
conditions of life, not theories of
life.
That is why the coming conven-
tion will mark progress instead of
defeat and disaster.
The radicals who come from
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
Reports BY Unions

The BARRIERS elected TWO dele-
gates to the Bellingham ConVen-
ton, Christ Balmer and H. c. Sny-
der. Bro. Balmer was also elected
delegate to the BARRIERS lnterna-
tional Convention at Buffalo.
The Butchers initiated one and
elected Bros. Howarth and Dierck-
son to the Bellingham Convention.
The Cooks and Walters will send
Frank Johnson to the Bellingham
Convention.
The Electrical Workers elected
J. NJ. Gibbs and E G. Fenton to at
tend the Bellingham Convention.
They reported some friction be-
tween their union and the Stage
Employees.
The Firefighters reported good
meeting,
The Lathers initiated one appli-
cant.
The Painters initiated one eX-
service man and elected e. w. Phil
lips to go to Bellingham.
The Plumbers elected John Wat
son and E. a. Francois to represent
them in Bellingham.
The Piledrivers received a letter
from their International forbidding
them from taking a Mooney strike
vote, but they had already cast an
overwhelming strike vote. Fred
Smith and J. NJ. Gulley were elected
to Bellingham.
The Stage Employees elected
Mark Bebeau and l.. V. Stoddard to
represent them in Bellingham and
elected the following officers:
President, l.. V. Stoddard; Vice
President, Harry Olson; Recording
Secretary, Mark Bebeau; Financial
Secretary Treasurer Al. Stewart;
Sergeant at Arms, Milton Forsland;
Business Agents. F. c. Goldthorpe
and Ira Brown.
The Tailors elected officers, but
no delegates to Bellingham.
The Timberworkers had a fine
meeting and initiated large class
of applicants. They will send Or
ganizer Harry Wood and j. w,
Klein to Bellingham.
The Printers will send A. W..
Stanley and Geo. f. Higgins to Bel
lingham.
THE Street Car Men reported
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
Want Recall

At its meeting Wednesday night
the Freeholders' Club appointed a
committee to start the ball rolling
on a recall petition. The club is
particularly desirous of the re
tirement of commissioners Burke
and Chitty, but lett to the discre-
tion of the committee whether to
include Commissioner Miley in the
recall.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06

ity for the agitation of this matter.
There were several speakers who,
in defense of commissioners Burke
and Chitty, save these gentlemen
credit for possessing large gobs Of
integrity though no one had the
temerity to say that they had con
cealed on their persons too much
of that 'inaction stuff.
The meeting adjourned to recon
vene Thursday yesterday even
ing.
by their works We shall know
them 1t is up to the public to
get wise" to their works.
During the discussion remarks
were made bordering on unpleasant
personality. but none of them
were nasty enough to make good
political campaign language.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06

patchers, telephoners, pneumatic
interlockers, and staffmen.
The Journeymen Tailors' Inter
national Union, the United Gar
ment Workers of North America,
and the Ladies' Garment Workers
International Union, are endeavor-
ing to bring about an amalgama-
tion of the three organizations.
So on might one quote nearly all
of the national and international
unions in their constant effort to
a more thorough and comprehensive
organization of their own fellow
workers in the trade, or in kindred
trades.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
An Important Meeting

The fact is that radicalism in its
ordinary sense loses it's meaning in
A. f. Of L. conventions, because the
difference that is there outlined in
the sharp fights is the difference
between men who follow one course
because they know it produces def
mite results and men who would
follow another course which the
majority believes would not produces
results.
The Atlantic City convention wilt
be Of tremendous Importance. IL
will deal with great vital questions.
1t will have no lack of the states-
mansbip that has made these con-
ventions remarkable expressions Of
democratic progress.
But as to the prophets who seq
disruption-they'll be disappointed.
1t will be a sad and gloomy day for
America when they have their
wish, which is the basis Of theit
prophecy in most cases.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
WINS
SAYS JEAN STOVEL

SEATTLE, June 4.-With peti-
tions circulating throughout the
State and incomplete returns re-
ceived to date, showing probable
success of the referendum signature
campaign against the death PEN
atty for murder" law and the SAL
.ary increase for superior and SUI
preme court judges, Jean Stovel,
President of the Seattle Business
Women's Civic Club, who is in
charge of the drive, predicted We'd
nesday enough signers would be OBJ
tanned to refer the two laws to the
people.
1--WE are confident Of victory"
said Miss Stovel Wednesday. Our
greatest difficulty is because so few
people voted at the last election or
have registered since that time. The
referendum helps TO awaken citi-
zens to their duty. and many are
registering just to sign the peti-
tions.
"While nearly everyone is Wills
ing to sign the petition to let the
people vote on the salary increase
for the judges, We find the recent
murders in the State have so COLI
ored the minds Of many people that
they wish TO return TO capital pun-
ishmeut.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-06
CBy Chester NJ. Wright for Labor
Press

= 10y hfHL'l VI w I " 1T l'A La lIgA
Press
WASHINGTON, May 26.-This is
the open season for predictions
about the American Federation Of
Labor convention.
All those who hope the Fedora
tion will go to smash turn loose
with their predictions about what
the radicals are going TO do.
All those who have a certain
amount of white paper to fill with
words carry on vaguely about this,
that or the other thing that may
happen.
And conventions come and 60,
proving one by one that it's a good
thing for prophets that nobody
checks up on them.
The prophets are abroad in the
land this year. One of them pre-
diets that President Gompers will
be retired on a pension as president
emeritus. President Gompers nail
ed that one with precision, prompt
itude and punch Others predict
that the convention will be turned
upside down by the radicals who
will back the Seattle plan" for
twelve industrial unions instead Of
the present international unions.
Wherefore, let this be said in So
Der seriousness about the coming
convention: