The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-15
LABOR LAYS|TS CASE
BEF ORE PRESIDENT
WHILE IN SEATTLE
During Coming Week Will
son Will Make But One
! Speech a Day, Being.
Up With Schedule

Representatives of the Washing
ton State Federation of Labor here
today laid before President Will
son labor grievances of the Pacific
coast unions and pictured to him
the existing labor unrest, which
they said would make difficult, if
not impossible, the prevention of
nationwide strike October 8, in
sympathy for Thonas J. Mooney,
sentenced to life imprisonment for
San Francisco bomb outrages in
1916.
Specifically. the delegation asked for
an appointment to see the President
to present the cases of political pris-
oners." notably those of Hulet NJ.
Wells, Sam Sadler and Morris and Joe
Pass the latter two being brothers,
all serving terms of two years for Sc
diticus conspiracy.
The delegation was composed of L.
w. Buck, acting president of the state
federation; G. r. CottreIl secretary OF
the triple alliance, composed OF rail-
way men, labor and farmers, and
James A. Duncan. secretary of the
Central Labor council of Seattle Mr..
Duncan, according to officials of the
United States district attorneys Of
flee, was one of the leaders in a gen
eral strike here last February which
former Mayor Ole Hanson character
ICED as a revolution"
IN CONFERENCE, AN HOUR
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
70 ctr of a la .,c
conference which he mas called to meet
in Washington October-6.
Mr., Buck. who acted as spokesman
in pleading the cases of the political
prisoners" charged me government.
was prosecuting these while it failed
to prosecute profiteers. The President
told the delegation it was all right for
them to have grievances, but that he
wanted to know what remedy they had
toAsuggest
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.
declined to talk. Mr. Buck said they
wanted to give the President an OPP
portunity to disclose what took place,
but that if. he did not do so the labor
men would issue a statement.
Local police today said that a group
of men last night stood outside the
arena while the President was speak
ing inside, pounded on the doors and
cried I'VE want justice" along with
the cries of I'VE want in and 1--WE
want wilson,
RADICALS WALK STREETS
During President wilson's visit to
Seattle local radicals walked the
streets wearing badges reading RE
Lease political prisoners"
President and Mrs. Wilson today at
tended services at the First Presby-
terrain church, of which an old Prince
ton classmate of the President, Dr. NJ.
A. Matthews, is pastor. The President
was cheered for full minute by the
congregation when he entered the
church.
Admiral Rodman, staff officers and
ship commanders of the Pacific fleet,
called on the President this Afternoon
to pay their respects. The President
complimented them on the precision
with which the review went off yes
terday.
The greater part of the day the
President spent quietly at the hotel
where he slept last night after con-
GLIDING perhaps the most strenuous
week OIL MS entire SpcdhlHS trip. tie
was somewhat fatigued by the To-day
journey across the continent but his
physician. DR.. Cary Grayson. said Mr..
Wilson was in excellent health, con-
sidering the many addresses made
since he left Washington.
Although he has travelled only lit
tie more than 1000 miles of his 10000
mile itinerary and had been on the
road only about one-third of the total
time to be consumed by the trip, the
President has made IS of the 33 set
speeches on his schedule. From this
point on there will be only few days
on which his plans call for more than
one speech.
ONE SPEECH A DAY
One speech a day will be the rule
during the coming week with the ex-
ception of Tuesday. when there is no
address on the schedule. He will
spend the entire week on the Pacific
coast and from Tuesday morning until
Sunday night will be in California, the
home state of Senator Johnson, a
leader among the treaty opponents.
Leaving Seattle late tonight. the
President will speak tomorrow nigh.
in Portland. Ore. Tuesday will be
spent on the train en- route tc San
Francisco. where he will speak We'd
nesday night. Thursday night he will
be in Oakland, Friday night in san
Diego and Saturday night in Los An
geles. Because of the tightening or
his schedule of set speeches it is con-
sidered possible he will break his rule
against talking from the rear plat
form Of his train more frequently.