The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-28
T|MBERWORKERS'
STANWOOD STRIKE

the SJTlke III the lSCoHSiH lDlbtl
Company mill, employees side of
the case:
Mr.. Wisecup stated the manage
ment would not grant a half-holi-
day to the men, and quite a number
of workers left at noon and did not
show up for work in the afternoon
Wednesday morning Grant Smith,
the mill foreman, informed Mr..
Wisecup that his services were no
longer required, if he could not be
on the job Mr.. Wisecup retired
from the mill.
After working hours the same
evening members Of the Timber
workers Union met in the Sons of
Norway Hall and discussed the dis
charge of Wisccup. The meeting
was open to the public and several
people about town attended.
Not only members of the union
were in attendance, but other en-
ployees of the company. The meet
ing was conducted in a harmonious
manner, and not a harsh word ut
tered. A committee was appointed
to wait upon the management of
the mill and request that Mr. Wise
cup be reinstated in his job, as
those present expressed themselves
as feeling that an injustice had been
done an eX-service man, who, they
declared, was not to blame for the
layoff, but acted only as a membe
of a committee chosen to arrange
for half-holiday on Armistice Day
Several meetings were called later
on in the week, after no satisfaction
could be obtained from the manage
ment.
Harry Wood, Organizer for the
international Timberworkers' Union
was called to Stanwood from Ever
EFT. After all had been explained
to him by the employees another
meeting was called This was also
an open meeting. Mr. Wood said
he felt grieved than an eX-service
man had been ill-treated and believ-
ed the thing to do was to appoint
another committee and wait upon
the management of the mill re-.
that the discharged man
be reinstated.
There was some talk at the meet
ing about walking out if the man,
Wisecup, was not reinstated. How
ever, Mr.. Wood advised against
any such measures.
The employees took a vote at
meeting to walk out
when the committee S demands were
not met. Only one man present
voted in the negative and the re
suit was when the foreman failed to
reinstate Wisecup Tuesday morning
of this week practically the whole
crew left their work, or did not go
to work. About twenty men re-
on the Job.
Yesterday mornings ten-thirty
train brought about sixty men from
Seattle, holding employment agen-
cy tickets. They were met at the
depot by strikers who invited them
to meet and hear their side of the
story, The men from Seattle ac-
oepted and accompanied by two dep
lty sheriffs proceeded to the Sons of
Norway Hall, where a quiet meet
ing followed. The local strikers put
their grievances before the men
from Seattle, all of whom were
pledged to join the L. L. l.. L.
At the close of the meeting the |
newly arrived men expressed sur
prise to learn that a strike was on. |
They claimed, also, that they were |
not informed Of that fact by the en-
1loyment agent. These men decid-
I'd that they would not take the !
Jobs and marched to the office of |
he Timber Company at $3.50 o'clock |
yesterday afternoon, accompanied |
by the deputies, and demanded the !
'eturn to them of expense money. |
This the company paid, and added .
days wages, also.
Several of the Seattle men claim
ID they understood that the officials
# the Wisconsin Timber Co. wanted
men to fill the places of I. w. WIS
which they were quite willing to do
md when they reached Stanwood
nd were advised of the true situa-
ion they refused TO take the Jobs
nd every one of them returned to
he