The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-12-12
DECKS CLEARED AND
READY FOR THE FRAY

President Short has just return
ed to the office from a trip to
Washington and New York in con-
nection with the affairs of the La
Dor Movement. While in Washing
ton he held extended conferences
with the Department of Justice, the
Post Office Department, the De-
partment of Labor. and with Pres.
Gompers of tho American Fedora
tion of Labor.
An S2-page brief dealing with the
entire labor situation Of the north
west for the past three years, and
all OF the incidents leading up to
the present conflict were received
in chronological order, and under
seperate sub-head so that the same
can be referred to by all of the de-
partments referred to at any time,
and the full facts in connection
with the northwest situation can
be found at any time. AS result of
the visit the mailing privileges
have been restored by the post Of
flee department to the Union Rec
ord, and the way paved through
which any further invasion of their
rights under the law may be proper
t., @oIyon o,-o of b,y corrocnon dapca
The Department of Justice was
also informed as to the actual
situation and the menace to the
peace and prosperity of the COM
munity exposed by the vicious con-
spiracy that has been hatched and
attempted to carry out here to
destroy the labor movement, and
with it all labor standards and
protection now furnished the work.
ers.
The Labor Department was CIV
EN- full recital of the situation
also, and a perfect understanding
had been reached between all of
the governmental departments who
might be involved in the war of
determination now launched against
us, and which, as far as labor is
concerned, is to be carried out with
the utmost ruthlessness by the or
ganized employers. Copies of our
brief, covering the situation fully,
were put on file in each of the gov
ernmental departments, also at the
headquarters of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
President Gompers spent several
hours in listening to our recital of
this astounding conspiracy we now
confront, and he has taken steps to
bring about the complete support,
both finacially and morally, of
both the American Federation of La
bor and all International Unions, of
any fights we may become involved
in in this campaign of union-bust-
ing we are now confronted with.
The details in connection with all
held at Washington are
too lengthy to be covered adequate
ly in the brief space of this article,
but will be presented from time to
time in connection with different
we will be called on
to deal with. Suffice, however, to
say that in this campaign of destruc
ton that we now find ourselves on
the defensive in, that the decks have
been cleared and unlimited supply
of munitions in the way of both fl
and moral support from the
entire national movement of the
country, has been assured. Our lines
Of communication are clear and open
and if We must fight for our ex-
istence we are now ready for the
fray. The Associated Industries and
their co-conspirators against Ameri-
can and Labor standards for the
of producers in our state
will find in the State labor move
ment foemen worthy of their steel.
A conference was held in New
York with the heads of the Printing |
Trades International Unions, and as
a result of such conference Presi- |
dent Scott Of the Typographical |
Union, Geo. L. Berry, president of
the Printing Pressmen and Walter |
Reddick of the Bookbinders Inter-
national Union have all agreed to
come to Seattle and take personal
,harge of the strike now in progress
here and protect their membership
against the open shop fight now di-
'ected against their unions. While
here has been a somewhat strained