Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-27
UNION WORKERS
mAKEPROTESTS
SeTen Locals Adopt Resolution
Calling for Continuance of US.
Employment Service.

Seven local unions affiliated with
the Tri-City Federation of Labor
have submitted resolutions to con-
gressmsn and senators of Illinois
and Iowa protesting against the
discontinuance of the United States
free employment service at Rock
Island arsenal and in the tri-
cities.
The following have taken this
action:
Federal Employees union No. 10;
E. j. Dorgan, president; l. E.
Haines, secretary.
Leather Workers International
union No. Il; A. E. Banks. presi-
dent; p. NJ Sellers. secretary
Carpenters and Jo.ners of Amer
lea No. 227: II. y. Latham, pres:-
dent; John Wangalin. secretary.
Metal Polishers' local No. 40; r
l.. Schwaegerie, president; c. Jones,
secretary.
Federation of Arsenal Employees;
r. L. Cornick, president; g. a.
Cook, secretary.
Sheet Metal Workers local No.
eos; W. E Hender, president; a.
f. Lindstedt, secretary.
International Association of Ma
chin.sts' local No. 81; H. W. Thor
sen. president c. A. Cook, secre-
tary
The resolutions. as signed by
these officers representing their
locals. read as follows:
The undersigned officers and
members respectfully call your at
tention to the current reports OF
propaganda periIing and endanger-
ing the congressional appropria
ton for continuing the United
States department of labor's fed
eral free employment bureau.
Believing that this propaganda
is instigatad by and is a system
attic effort on the part of unscTu-
pulous private and fee-charging
employment interests who realize
that their usuroUs business is rap
idly facing extinction. seek to
influence your honorable body
against further appropriations to
carry on the laudabIe work of the
federal free employment service.
which has By 1evel-headedness and
With practical methods demonstra-
ted to your petitioners complete
satisfaction. through the efforts Of
its representative at Rock Island
arsenal, Joseph F. Prendergast.
that 1t is competent and capa--> Of
handling the labor situation IN 4
emergency-
Now is the time that those quail
itiss are mostly needed--new con-
ditions have come and have come
TO stav: that is condition that we
ali have to accept. National bud
gets will hereafter be figured in
Billions. We cannot go back-tha
probIem Is one of adjustment to
new conditions. Therefore. realiz-
ing that the federal free employ
ment service stands uneouivocaily
for these conditions. and fully cog
infant OF its splendid record in
placing 10000 workers weekly.
many Of these honorably d:scharg-
ed soldiers. sailors and marines,
many OF thnrn wounded or other
wise disabled. We appeal to you to
Join forces fer big push forward
by standing back Of the appropria- !
ton to ma rtatn and perpetuate
this federal frse employment SER
vice for tbs workers of the nation.
Minds and muscles are ready for
work-it Is only necessary to turn
On the power The rank and file OF
the Industrial ar71v of America
awaits your ir1m ediate and favor
ab's action
Those who have benefited by the
efforts of Mr. Prerde-gast. travel
inF examiner for the United States
employment service on duty ct
Rock Island arsenal, urge that ac-
tion ba taken al once by Rock Is
land factory owners. employers
ard ell Individuals that seek to re
tain the employment office and rep
Eessrtative here.
II is pointed out that failure 10
lodge protests ar once NAV result !
in the shutting off of appropria-
tore for the United States service
End will terminate in the Giscon-
tipuerre Of the service here.
F. ". Bender. secretary Of -
Rock Island Chamber Of Commerce. /
has been requested 10 present a
resolution a. a meeting Of mem
hers OF the Chamber Of Commerce. |
the Rock Isis1d club and the Rock
Island Business Mems assoc alton /
at the Rock Island club tomorrow |
night.