The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
SAWM|LL WORKERS,
SH|NGLE-WEAVERS
AND THE LOCGERS

! workers Union, ana IHOuSH we
cannot lay the blame on any per-
son or organization, we do know
this much about it; the only ones
to receive any benefits from them
would be that Grand and Glorious
Protective Association, the Ais.
The last story we have heard is
that the Ais and the Information
al Union of Timberworkers" are go
ing to consolidate. Can you beat
it? They are trying all kinds of
schemes to secure members, but
this is the best yet. To be safe and
not make any mistakes join the
Timberworkers and keep out Of the
Ais. This talk of consolidation is
lie pure and simple so the work.
ers in the mills and camps should
pay no attention to it. If the Ais
started this story you will have to
give them credit for one thing, and
that is they are damn good liars.
Another piece of bait is that they
are going to change the Al consti-
tuition as it is not satisfactory to
the workers. They say now that
the constitution was drawn up by
army officers and that it is not the
proper one for an organization of
this kind. That they themselves
are not satisfied with it. Of course
not, now their Jobs are almost
gone.
Why such change of heart, Mr.
Ais man? This constitution was
approved by you last January in
Portland. Why didn't you make
the necessary changes then? If you
had been able to slip this over on
the workers you would have been
satisfied and would not have even
thought of making any changes.
Now that you have failed you are
trying to fool the workers again,
but it is too late.
Here are some of the reasons for
your change of heart. Some one
has creased your skids, Mr.. Ais
man, and you have slipped so far
you will never get back. The per-
sons to blame for this are your
selves. You promised the workers
a real $3.50 organization and they
found it was a 1000 with the
workers on the short end as usual
You promised them referendum
vote on the constitution you are
now condemning yourselves and
you have failed to keep that prom
ise. You promised them, co-operat-
i've stores that would lower the cost
of living, and you have fallen down
there, too, as the employer would
not stand for that as he would have
to close his own company stores.
These are a few of the reasons you
have slipped, Mr.. Ais man. And
now you are promising to change
the constitution to satisfy the
workers. You cannot keep this
promise, either, for if you do you
will lose the Hen that Lays the
Golden Egg" the employer who has
been carrying on the expense of
this organization. The constitu
ton was drawn to favor the en-
ployer and If you should try to
change it and favor the workers
you can depend upon it the En-
ployer will drop the Ais like a
red-hot iron.
The Ais is now talking insur-
ance. We need none of that, as we
have an industrial insurance in this
state, and although 1t is not what
it should be. 1t can be made much
better If the people will use the
great power they have in IT, II pos
session, the ballot, and elect men
to office who will carry out the will
of the people and not of the big
interests alone. Become a member
of the Timberworkers' Union and
then join the Triple Alliance" and
| laws will be passed of benefit to the
majority of the people and not just
! for a few as in the past. The
Ais constitution does not allow
OF any political discussions at their
meetings, so your power of voting
collectively on any question of ben
eft to you is taken away. AS for
the Ais insurance, it is just an
other kind of sucker bait. Don't
bite
The Ais in Grays Harbor Dis
| trict, Bellingham, Anacortes, Stan
wood, Granite Falls, Skykomish and
all other places in the Puget Sound
District are a thing of the past the
same as here, and the Ais are try
ing to run bluff on the men when
they make statements that this is