Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-25
LABOR OPPOSES
RECALL Of MAYOR
LEADERS OF ORGANIZED LABOR
SAY GUSHING OF SHORT WILL
BE CONTESTED.
mecuTcHEoN AND WOOD NOT
REPRESENTATIVE OF LABOR
Secretaries OF Unions Who Attended
Recall Meeting Speak Only for In
dividual Unions, Declaration Of Po'
Iitical LEAGUE Ceadsr--labor Assem-
bly, SolidIy for Preacher-Mayor
Short.

Sioux city, April 2j--Union labor
the agency which elected Wallace M.
short mayor Of Sioux City. will solid
IN contest the recall movement, accord
ing to predictions Of labor leaders last
night. Oficlals Of the Trades ana
Assembly Of the l.abor's Political Edu-
cation league have denounced the act
ion Of J. W, McCutchen. secretary OF
the laborers' union, and Ivan l.. Wood.
secretary treasurer of the brotherhood
OF Railway Tralumen. in taking part
in a recall organization meeting held
a, the West hotel Tuesday night.
Neither Of these men" said ID. H..
Brown. of the political league, has
any voice in labor councils outside his
own meeting. They cannot and do not
speak for the majority of union men
who elected Short mayor
An emergency meeting of the league
was held TO form concrete plans OF
OPPOSITION to the movement TO remove
Mayor Short from Office as result OF
his speech Monday before the WORLDLY
convention.
A mass meeting Of union men will
be held Monday night at the Labor
temple.
While leaders predict that the recall
movement will meet with defeat dis
sension Of opinion is evident in union
ranks Much missionary work is
said to be under way to convince the
no only "a
reared before the "wOb" convention
out of a spirit OF fr.endliness to the
under dog. whose frendliness IS more
TO be desired than enmity," said Mr..
Brown.
|. w. VS. Leave City.
After boasting that they would hold
meetings regardless OF warnings by
county and city officials. "wobblies'
yesterday abandoned further cnvention
plans
What is believed to be the forerun
ner Of general exodus began when
number Of the brotherhood hoped"
trains in the Great Northern and Mil
waukee railroad yards. Doyle, one of
the national leaders Of the Il Won't
Wash" society, told Sheriff Jones
yesterday afternoon that he and other
leaders were leaving town and pre-
dicted that the majority of the con-
ventionites would follow within few
hours. Doyle was at the court house
to see fellow member held in the
county jail.
Sheriff Jones handed the "wob"
another severe jolt when he closed the
doors Of the Celtic poolhall, operated
by Sam Gibson. The poolhall. pop
ular meeting place for the order, was
closed late Tuesday afternoon when
the /. W. w. hall was padlocked. Glib
son was allowed to reopen yesterday
morning with the express understand
ing that the place was TO be kept free
of l. w. w. This agreement was vio-
lated when the harvest stiffs" attemp-
ted to hold q meeting there at IL
o'clock. The poolhall was closed by
the sheriff short time later and will
stay closed until further orders, said
Sheriff Jones last night.
Pool Hall Closed.
Under the provisions OF law enact
ed by the recently adjourned state
legislature the owner Of the building,
Josephine Marx. of Chicago, and the
agent. Sam Gibson. may be prevented
from leasing the upper floor Of the
building to the "wobblies" after the 4th
Of July. The law. in effect at that
date, makes the leasing Of any room
or building to men who gather in un.
lawful assembly a penal offense. pun
shable by fine or prison sentence.
Strict Interpretation Of the law, it is
said. will force the resident organiza-
aion from the city thru failure to pro-
cure headquarters. Approximately 500
are now living in the city a large
number being employed at the Mid