The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-28
TIMBERWORKERS
TAKE Up FIGHT FOR
K- SERVICE MAN
Continued from Page One)


ABOUT an excuse of that kind. Use
your own Judgment The cx-seryice
man had served % months in the
u. y. Army. He was fighting not
only his own battles, but the battles
OF the Wisconsin Timber Co. He
received $50 a month for % months
in the service and we know that the
/ owners of the Wisconsin Timber Co.
made great deal more money
than that.
He was honorably discharged
from the service and Immediately
employed by the Wisconsin Timber
Co. His work was of the highest
grade. as can be proven by the fact
that since that time he received
three increases in wages until at the
time he was discharged by the Wis
consin Timber Co. he was receiving
$500 per day, which is $1.20 per
day higher than the scale paid in
the other mills in this district.
Again use your own Judgment; does
it look as though a man holding
down a job paying wages so much
higher than other mills that he
would lay down on the job and
slight his work and lose that job
especially at this time of the year
when work is scarce? Pretty poor
defense for the Wisconsin Timber
Co.
The employees of the Wisconsin
Timber Co. were very angry at the
unfair manner in which this man
had been discharged, especially as
they had elected him as one of the
Committee to secure the holiday. 1t
looked very much as though they
would walk off the job, but some of
the others thought that if the mat
ter was placed before the members
of the Timberworkers that a Com
mittee could be appointed to ask the
to place the eX-service man
back to work. This was done and
the answer they received was no. In
spite of this and also that the men
we're very restless, they held an
open meeting and invited some of
he business men and other promi-
lent citizens to attend. Several of
them did so, and expressed them
selves as being in sympathy with
the discharged eX-service man and
also promised to do everything in
heir power to bring about peace
ul settlement. A Committee was
llso appointed from a meeting of
.X-service men. The eX-service men
lave not yet formed a post of the
american Legion, but appointed
themselves, each a committee of one,
o visit the manager of the Wiscon-
in Timber Co. The answer they
eceived was that he would rein
tate the man.
The next day it was found that he |
would not keep this agreement. His |
Reuse at this time was that the |
awmill foreman would not agree |
o it. If this is true, then the saw
1ill foreman is owner and manager,
nd the man thought to be the
wner and manager is merely
igurehead. This last excuse is on
par with his other.
Monday evening an open meeting
vas called of the employees, and one
rominent citizen spoke to the boys
nd gave them some very gbod ad-
ice. After his address the meeting
vas closed and the employees de-
ided to settle the question one way
r the other. After a lengthy dis
ussion and each and every person
ad expressed himself, vote was
aiken to see if they would strike or
OF, until this eX-service man had
cen given justice. The vote was
unanimous to strike. This was eff
ective, as the entire plant was
!osed down. At the present time
My few are staying on the joh.
Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 10,
'me of the strikers were talking to
ne of the mill foremen and he
ade the statement that the mill
ould soon be in operation, as they
ltended to bring in a full Al crew.
hat a Al organizer would hold a
Getting and all would join. As the
l. had tried at many times in the
asst to organize these men, very lit
e attention was paid to that state
emit They did make up their
.inds that they would never join
lat organization. They believed, J
Tough, that if crew was brought