Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-17
President Meets State Labor
Chiefs During Visit to
Seattle, Wash.
TOLD TO BURY THE RATCHET
Executive Tells Leaders to Prevent
Walkouts Until After Conference
on October 6-Reviews the
Pacific Fleet.

Portland, Ore, Sept. lO.-PreSluent
Wilson was greeted by state and city
officials when he left his special train
here. The president and Mrs. Wilson
rode through streets lined with cheer
ing people, and the presidential party
was taken first on trip over the Co
lumbia highway to Crown Point or be-
yond. 1t was expected the party
would return to Portland by way OF
Gresham, where President Wilson was
TO open the Multnomah county fair
and manufacturers and land products
show with q brief address. After the
president makes an address here the
presidential party will leave for San
Francisco.
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 15.-Represent-
atives of the Washington State Fed
Grafton of labor here laid before Presi-
dent Wilson labor grievances of the
Pacific Northwest and pictured to him
existing labor unrest which they said
would make difficult, if not impossible,
the prevention of a nationwide strike
october in sympathy for Thomas j.
Mooney, sentenced to life 'imprlson-
fent for San Francisco bomb outrages
in 1916.
Specifically, the delegation asked for
an appointment to see the president to
present the cases of political prison
ers," notably those of Hulet NJ Wells,
Sam Sadler and Morris and Joe Pass,
the latter two being brothers, all serv-
ing terms of two years for sedtious
conspiracy.
Tells Labor to Bury Ratchet.
The delegation was composed Of l..
W. Buck, acting president of the state
federation; S. r. Cottrell, secretary of
the. Triple alliance, composed of rail-
way men, labor and farmers, and
James A. Duncan, secretary of the Cen
trail Labor council Of Seattle. Mr..
Duncan, according to officials Of the
United States district attorneys office,
was one Of the leaders in general
strike here last February which for
mer Mayor Ole Hanson characterized
as a revolution"
For more than an hour the president
discussed the labor situation with the
delegation and suggested to them that
organized labor should bury its differ
ences with capital and do its utmost
to prevent strikes until after the labor
conference which has been called to
meet in Washington October 6.
The president told the delegation he
was giving the entire situation his
careful attention and was hopeful OF
results from the conference.
Mr.. Buck, who acted as spokesman,
in pleading the cases Of what he
termed the political prisoners"
charged the government was prosecut-
ing these while it failed to prosecute
profiteers. The president told the del
egatlon 1t was all right for them to
have grievances, but what he wanted
to know was what remedy they had to
suggest. ~
President Wilson would not make
statement concerning the conference,
Secretary Tumulty said when the dele
cation left the presidents hotel. The
secretary epitomized, however, what
went on.
Members Of the delegation likewise
declined TO talk for the time being,
out Of courtesy to the president. Mr..
Buck said they wanted to give the
president an opportunity to disclose
what took place, but that If he did not
do SO, the labor men would issue a
statement -~Ssss ~ sss1s 4
The president, ii became known, lisS
tened attentively to what the delega-
~tion had to say, and the men thanked
Hthe president for his courtesy and con-
slderation when they left.
Wilson Reviews Fleet.
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 16.-President
Wilson's review of the Pacific fleet in
Elliott bay was marked by an incident
having the possibility of serious con-
sequences when the presidents launch
boat. -srs " 3 ~ m: z SOD
1He Jar Of the collision sent those
Landing in the presidents boat TO
their seats, but aside from the shaking
up no damage was done. The presi-
dent, in the after part of the boat,
smiled through it all.
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