The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-23
PROTEST CITY POLICE ACTION
METAL TRADES
WANT MEETING
Ask Labor Council to Call
Big Gathering

The Metal Trades council Tues
day night Endorsed a eommunica-
ton protesting against the ac-
ton Of the police In breaking up
"a radical meeting at Occidental
ave. and Washington st. Monday
evening.
The metal trades also appoint
ed 10 committee 20 ask the Cen
trail Labor council 10 hold n sinh
lar mass meeting at Fourth ave.
and Virginia II. on n date TO be
set by that council.
The topic of discussion by the
speakers at the meeting broken up
by tho police was THE invasion OF
the sovereignty Of Russia" the com
munlcation stated. and the banners
displayed and the speeches delivered
were not of an unlawful character "
Police Attacked
The protest was termed to be
against IAN act OF lawlessness by the
police" and declared the breaking up
OF the meeting TO be IAN outrage
on the 60. 900 union men OF Seattle.
and that they should not be used as
so many cattle by "A brutalized police
force"
References TO the speech OF Patrick
Henry In which he made his liberty
or death" declaration, followed by a
statement that liberty should be OBJ
tanned for the workers here" con
cluded the communication.
After It had been moved TO indorse
the communication. ]. A. Stewart Of
tho machinists, secretary OF the
Mooney defense committee. declared
IL didn't go far enough. He suggested
that n protest mass meeting be
called.
James Martin. president OF the
Bollermakers' union, resented Stew.
arts suggestion, and fire flew when
he wanted to know II the Metal
Trades council was in sympathy with
the /. w. W.. and speaking directly
TO Stewart. asked him II he had a
"wobblie card"
Stewart jumped 10 his feet at this
remark, and the two delegates en-
gagged in a torrid debate Stewart
refused to tell II he carried an /. w.
w. card.
Meeting Opposed
other delegates, while favoring the
right OF free speech and peaceful
assembiagc." and condemning lex
cessive bail and cruel punishment,
spoke against protest meeting.
1T lis not unusual for us to be
Isral Mol.
son. OF the boilermakers. but IL is
cruel We should hold a meeting on
the identical spot where the police
rioted Monday night"
w. r. Bailey, OF the patternmak-
ers. did not favor adopting any more
paper resolutions"
This organization has been shot
10 pieces by gas" Bailey said THE
rank and file Is not so interested in
what happened at Occidental and
Washington last night as they are In
getting more wages"
THE breaking up OF the meeting
would be condemned in any vote
taken OF the men in the shipyards. g
j. Won Carnop. OF the machinists.
declared.
1.-THE action of the police last
night is what makes 'wobblics, .
James King. of the painters, as
serted. They didn't arrest the
speakers. They simply started in
with their batons. and anybody that
got In the way got hit. Action
brings like action, and when the
police use brute force they ar,
only breeding revolution. II the
police get away with this stuff we
will lose all our liberty"
Strike Proposed
a mass meeting was then sug-
gested. and II was also moved that a
request be sent to the Central Labor
council to call n 24-hour general
strike IL this meeting was interfereo
with.
None OF these recommendation
carried and Fred Nelson introduced
a resolution which called for refer.
ring OF the matter to committed
20 draw up suitable resolution
TO ask the Central Labor council
20 hold mass meeting at Fourth
ave. and Virginia 81. at date t.
be set by the central body. This
was carried.
| j. Won Carnop OF the machinists
+. II. Clifford OF the shipyard la.
borers. and Fred Counter OF tho
boilermakers were appointed on the
| coun1ittee