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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
MORE DISQUE DIRT
DUG UP BY PROBERS

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 9.-P. S.
Brumby, agent for the Blodgett in
terests in Lincoln County, Oregon,
testified here today at the hearing
of the Congressional subcommittee
probing spruce operations, that an
engineer for the Warren Spruce
Company, which wanted to buy the
Blodgett timber tract, threatened
that Brig. Gen. Brice P. Disque
would commander the timber un-
less it was sold.
Blodgett did not want to sell to
any one but the Government,
Brumby said The threat was made
prior to the beginning of construc-
tion of a Government spruce rail-
road to the tract, it was testified.
Gen. Disque will take the stand
again during the investigation
here it was learned today, and it
was indicated that additional evil
dence had been obtained by the
general with reference to the spruce
investigation.
Congressman Lea, at today's
hearing summoned Capt. Cameron
SQuires to testify that officers of
the spruce corporation asked John
D. Ryan to request that DisQue be
promoted from colonel to brigadier
general.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
WILL ENTERTAIN
OUR NAVAL MEN

Last Wednesday evening meet
ing of citizens at the Commerclal
club started the making OF ar
rangements for the entertainment
of our men of the sea, Who' IN
battleship and destroyer, will soon
visit Everett.
So far arrangements have been
made for baseball and dances. There
will be automobile rides and IN
vitations to the homes of our peo-
pie; there'll good eats galore; In
fact everything will be done to en-
tertain our sailor men.
The following chairmen OF en-
tertainment committees have been
appointed:
Scott Reaney, general chairman;
Fred K. Overman, labor; Tom
Altman. Eagles; Charles Jordan,
American Legion; w. R. Connor,
Rotary club; A. r. Garner, River
side Commercial club; the Rev. e.
M. Rogers, churches; Jack Costello,
Elks; Frank Sheraton, automobiles;
Frank Dafoe. baseball; j. M.
Rhoades, Commercial club.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE
WIN. STATE FEDERATION Of LABOR

binders, the printers also going out,
refusing to work with non-union
men and unfair material.
On Friday, Sept. 5, the gas in
dustry was closed by a strike of
the gas workers, and the machin-
lists, backsmiths and engineers in
that industry.
The cause of this unrest is un-
doubtedly the increasing cost of
living. There seems to be no rem
edy for the growing unrest so long
as those who control the means of
living are permitted to continue
their scramble for profits. 1t is
simply case of the workers trying
to keep up with the grocerymen and
the landlords.
1t is the general trend of senti-
ment of the strikers that arbitra-
ton as a method of settling dis
putes is no longer desirable. They
consider that since the grocer, the
dry goods man and the landlords do
not arbitrate their prices, that the
workers cannot be expected to do
so.
A feature of the strikes is the
fact that dealers in materials in the
building and printing trades are re-
fusing to furnish materials to the
firms that have agreed to the de-
mands and are operating under
union conditions. The unions con-
template legal action against these
firms under the laws covering the
restraint of trade.
The committees of the three
striking groups are optimistic as to
the outcome, all being of the opin-
ion that their position is thorough
ly understood by the general pub
lie, who can readily see the justice
De- TwUrnA
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL TALKS
WERE SHORT AND INTERESTING
Wednesday. Sept. 10. 1919.

Wednesday. Sept. 10, 1919.
Council was called to order at s
p. m. by President Moncur.
Credentials were presented by
Bro. j. H. Meegan, of the Street
Car Men, and by Bro. Fred Leonard,
Of the Teamsters. to sit instead Of
Delegate Harrington during his alb
sence.
A committee Of three was ap-
pointed to get in touch with the
railway unions for the purpose of
arranging for mass meeting to
discuss the Plumb Plan for the
Government ownership of railways
The Shipyard Laborers, Riggers
and Fasteners withdrew their dele
gates temporarily, pending the re
cuperation of their depleted fl
nanCes.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
SPIRIT OF UNREST
GROWS IN SEATTLE

Instead of diminishing, the spirit
of unrest in the city of Seattle
seems to be increasing. The past
week has seen the calling of the
three strikes involving twelve diff
ferent organizations.
In the building industry, the car
penters, plasterers, fathers and la
borers are on strike for wage in
creases. The strike started Tues
day morning, Sept 2.
On the same day the job printing
industry was closed up by strike
of pressmen, press feeders and book
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
BACHELOR & CORNELL
IMPROVE THEIR STORE

Bachelder & Cornell have made
extensive Improvements in their
store. A balcony, nearly half the
length of the building, has been
erected in the rear of the store,
with a broad stairway leading to it
from the center of the ground floor,
This balcony will be used for the
boys department. New hat cab
inets have been installed and new
floor cases are coming. This firm
has added a shoe department and
will carry the we'll known Walk
Over Shoe.
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Committee Reports

The Labor Day Committee made
its final report of the financial
phase of the Labor Day smoker and
dance. These entertainments net
ted S19.14, which was turned into
the New Labor Temple fund. The
smoker showed a considerable loss
and the dance was a financial sue
cess. The report was received and
filed, and the Committee discharg-
ed with thanks.
The Mooney Strike Committee
contemplates a mass meeting on the
2Sth of this month to discuss and
arrange for a one-day strike on the
Sth of October. The Committee
will make further report next
Wednesday night.
The Dock Committee reported
that thR City Commission would
submit the dock question to a vote
of the people on the 4th of No
vember.
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BAILEY & EMBREE
NEW CL0THlERS

Messrs. Harry r. Embree and
Walter F. Bailey, we'll known
clothing statesmen, formerly with
Bachelor & Cornell, will next Sat
urday open a new store at 1903
Hewitt Avenue, in the Realty
Building. They have remodeled
the front, making their place very
attractive, but there was nothing
required to make 1t convenient.
This firm will carry clothing, fur
nishings and hats. There you will
find a fine line of union tailored
clothes. We bespeak success for
this new firm in their venture.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
GOMPERs' FATHER DEAD

BOSTON, Sept. Samuel Com
pers arrived here today after losing
race with death. His father,
Solomon Gompers, 81, died last
night at the home of his daughter.
Solomon Gompers began life as a
cigarmaker in London, later coming
to New York. He became totally
blind in 1898.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12

If the people of Everett are really
alive to their own interests they
will find out just what the i'm
provements on the city's waterfront
property are worth, take over the
City dock and operate it,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
(From the Sacramento Bee. J

(F'rom the Sacramento Bee.)
V. S. McClatchy has prepared an
analysis of the Dillingham; Bill, a
substitute for the Gulick Bill, ad-
vocated before the House Commit
tee on immigration but not yet
formally introduced, which pro-
poses to flood the United States
with Asiatics, particularly with
japanese. In his analysis, Nc
Clatchy points out the substitute
bill was undoubtedly inspired by
the same influences which are be-
hind Gulick," and shows how the
measure is even more dangerous
than the one fathered by Gulick.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
KEEP YOUR a. CENTS!

At a meeting of the Federated
Crafts at Auburn, on Thursday, the
4th. which included the machin-
lists. boilermakers, sheet metal
workers and carmen, it was decided
TO reject the Presidents proposal
for a Accent increase in wages.
John Williams, of St. Paul, busi-
ness representative of the North
ern Pacific Carmen, was present
and made an interesting address.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12

The municipal operation of the
city's own waterfront facilities
would make more business for the
merchants and lessen the cost of
living to the people.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12

The people of Island County
would be glad to have Everett en-
ter into close commercial relations
with them. Does Everett want to
do this?
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
UNITED MINE
WORKERS IN
CONVENTION

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept 10
John L. Lewis, Acting President or
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea. made the following specific
recommendation in his address to
the delegates in the biennial con-
vention of that organization, in
session here:
First: The United Mine Workers
of America are in no way response.
BILE for the failure of the Senate or
the United States to ratify the trea-
ty of peace within a reasonable
length of time and thus officially
terminate the Washington wage
agreement in the bituminous field.
We have, as an organization, DEM
onstrated our good faith and eXhlb-
tied every moral desire to llquidate
our responsibilities. We are today,
however, face to face with the situ-
alton wherein we cannot justify any
further delay as concerns our own
affairs. l accordingly recommend
that this convention take action de-
claring the Washington wage. agree
ment officially terminate at date
not later than Nov. 1.
Second In the event that ba-
sic agreement in the central compet-
tive field is not negotiated by the
date fixed for the expiration of the
present contract, | recommend that
there be no sectional settlements by
districts or by groups of districts,
but that there be a complete cessa-
ton of mine operations throughout
our entire jurisdiction.
Third: In the event that a salts
factory basic agreement is reached
in the central competitive field, then
it shall, from its date of operation,
affect all outlying districts and be
retroactive to that date.
Fourth: | recommend that the
automatic penalty clause, incorpor-
ated as a wartime provision in the
Washington wage agreement, be
eliminated in our next contract"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12


The Cigarmakers reported an
members working and that a new
factory would be established herd
I'm the near future.
The Electrical Workers figure on
getting more pay from the 'phons
company. They sent $50 to tho
Bellingham strikers. The resigna1
tion as delegate by George Vinged
was announced.
The Fire Fighters had good
meeting and endorsed Delegate
Moncur for Commissioner of PUBLIC
Works.
The Lathers reported a GOOD
meeting.
The Millwrights had a good
meeting. They voted for tho
Mooney one-day strike by / 5 for I'd
2 against. They have adopted a
rev scale. 81 per hour. I
The Molders had a fair meetinEs
They endorsed Delegate Wefferlins
as candidate for Commissioner Of
Public Works. They will have a
dance some time next month.
The Painters had a good meetings
They initiated one ex-soldier and
postponed discussion Of the Como
missioners' election.
The Pile Drivers adopted scalS
of 81 per hour to take effect tha
1st of November. They endorsed
Delegate Wefferling as a candidate
for Commissioner of Health and
Safety.
The Stage Employees discussed
their new scale till $50 a. m, stilt
fighting the Star Theater Com@
pany for increased pay and bettet
conditions. They enlisted the mus
sicians in their cause, and finally
the Star Theater Company accedeL
to their demands and signed up for
one year. They endorsed Delegate
Moncur as a candidate for Commis~
sioner of Public Works.
The Tailors reported that the
piece system was abolished, and
that the time system now in effect
was working all right so far.
The Teamsters held a fair meets
ing and initiated two applicants.
The Timberworkers reported a
small attendance. They voted by
a close margin against the Mooney
strike.
The Street Car Men reported theirs
dance a success socially and finan-
cially. They INDUCED in a discuss
sion about the change of their
meeting day. They initiated one
applicant and endorsed President
Moncur as a candidate for Commis~
sioner of Public Works.
The Longshoremen had a good
meeting and endorsed Secretary
Wefferling as a candidate for Cons
missioner of Health and Safety.
The Retail Clerks had fine
meeting. Several new members
we're up for initiation; growth is
always a sign of life and the fact
that at every meeting of this local
new members are initiated is d
ho0nF1,] sion for tho f11+v-a rou-e~
Of this splendid organization in this
community. Miss Jean Stovel, who
is here from Seattle, giving per-
son7l supervision to the interests OF
the Clerks, i'm their get-together-
with-the-merchants idea, told OF
the progress made and brought TO
the attention Of the members soma
of the Instructions and obstruc~
tionists in the way. At her re-
quest committees We're appointed TO
accompany her on a round OF visits
to the different unions so that OBJ
structions and obstructionlsts could
be discussed with the members Of
labor-at-large to the mutual bene-
fit Of all She announced meet
ing for Thursday night at the
Commercial Club of merchants and
the Clerks Committee for discus
sion of the wage agreement pro-
posed by the Clerks.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
TACOMA PRINTERS
STRIKE FOR RAISE

TACOMA, Sept. 5. - Tacoma
printers went on strike Friday aft
ernoon without the sanction of the
international Typographical Union,
tying up the Tacoma newspapers.
the publishers of which announced
no attempt will be made to print on
Saturday. The Typographical
Union had presented demands for
a scale of 1925 and $40 per six and
one-half hours per day to replace
the existing scale of 81 and $3.50
for a 7-hour day The publishers
refused to accept the new scale but
offered to arbitrate.
Today the union presented the
publishers with revised scale
calling for $S.25 and 1915 and de-
manded immediate decision there
en-, stating that otherwise strike
would be called at once and also
that the originally demanded scale
of 1926 and $40 would then be
demanded.
The publishers refused to accede
although again offering arbitra-
tion.
TACOMA, Sept. 6.-The situation
In the strike of news printers VINO
walked out suddenly yesterday and
caused no papers to be published in
Tacoma today, was brought to a
crisis tonight when telegraphic Or
ders were received by the local
union from the Executive Council
of the International Typographical
Union deciding that the printers re-
port back to work Immediately or
be discharged from the union.
AS a result of this order an at
tempt was made by the Ledger to
issue a 4-page Sunday paper with
a few union printers who declared
their intention of following the in
struction of their International.
When these men appeared for
work, however, the stereotypers
who had previously reported on the
night shift struck without awaiting
action by their union, or receiving
word from their international.
All but the few printers report
ing declared their intention to ig-
more the International order to re-
turn at once and special meeting
was announced for Sunday after
noon, at which time they stated the
matter would be discussed.
TACOMA. Sept. S.-The Tacoma
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12

There are street agents gather
ing scab workers in Seattle for the
Bellingham mills. Why don't the
Ais rush to the aid of the Bloedel-
Donovan outfit? That would be
really "paytriotic."
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
Compliments Peale and White

Speaking of the work done by
Rembrandt Peale, of Pennsylvania,
representing the operators, and
John P. White, former President of
the United Mine Workers, repre-
senting the miners, as joint heads
of the labor bureau of the fuel ad-
ministration, Mr.. Lewis said:
"Messrs. Peale and White, with
their group of associates, operating
under the authority of the Govern
ment, rendered the fullest co-opera
tion to our union and labored dill
gently at all times to expedite the
consideration of all questions where
in our interests were involved. Their
unselfish and eminently successful
efforts stand out as the greatest ac-
mplishments of the United States
Fuel Administration, and more than
any other factor in that agency con-
tributed to the maintenance of CO.
operation and stability in the min
ing industry of our nation"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
The Fannie Sellins Murder

The Council took UP the murder
by the Allegheny Steel Company's
gun men of Mr.. Stertzlescki, an
aged workman. and Mrs. Fannie
Sellins, an organizer for the Steel
Workers. The United Mine Work.
ers of this district took the matter
up on information from President
Philip Murray, of L. NJ. W. of A.
District No. 8, and President Har-
lin. of District No. 10, of Seattle.
sent President Wilson a long tele-
gram urging a Government investi-
cation. On motion the Council ap-
pointed Delegates Richter and
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12

The President thinks he would
rather die than have the Covenant
of the League of Nations and
Treaty fail of ratification.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
Policies Committees Report

Mr.. Lewis presented to the con-
the report of the policy
committee of the United Mine
Workers, which on March 20, 1919,
declared in favor of a six-hour day,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
Protest Against Brutality

A committee of two, Delegates
Wefferling and Richter, was ap-
pointed to call on Attorney Fogarty,
to ask his influence in securing bet
ter treatment of Hulet NJ Wells,
now serving a sentence at McNeilrs
island for violation of the espion-
age act.
The following letter was received
from Mrs. Nesta Wells, wife of HUI
let NJ. Wells, asking that his friends
enter a protest against the brutal
treatment of her husband, who is
in delicate health:
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12

James Rieman, an old-time Ia
coma printer, is visitor in the
city.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12

You, Mr.. Citizen, fall far short
of your duty IL you do not reg
ister and exercise your right TO
vote at every election.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
The Analysis
The analysis follows:

The analysis follows:
Copies have been received in Sac
ramento of S. 27SS, ''to limit the
immigration Of aliens into the Unit
ed States" introduced in the United
States Senate on August 18th by
Senator Dillingham;, of Vermont.
The bill follows in it's general
features the Gulick Bill, advocated
before the House Committee on I'm
migration, but not yet formally in
troduced.
It does not make Asiatics eligible
for American citizenship, but in
other respects, and particularly as
regards Asiatic immigration, it is
much more dangerous measure. I'm
der it, there would be admitted in
the regular allotments more Japan
ese and a great many more other
Asiatics, than would be allotted
under the Gulick Bill; and it in
cludes a number of loopholes, in the
way of exceptions, which appeared
in the original Gulick Bill, but
which Gulick withdrew under crit
icism a few months ago. Through
these loopholes countless thousands
of Asiatics could come in. The bill
was undoubtedly inspired by the
same influences which are behind
Cu1iok
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12
Reports By Unions

The Butchers reported a fine
meeting. They endorsed Delegate
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12

Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
10c Cigars.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-09-12

TACOMA, Sept. S.-The Tacoma
Times resumed publication this
morning, the members of Tacoma
Typographical Union who had been
on strike since Friday afternoon
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Sincerely.
NESTA WELLS.

=. Protests can be sent to the
Warden, Q. r. Halligan. Box 500.
Steilacoom, Wash. or can he ad-
dressed to the President, Senators
and all Representative in Congress.
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Big List Would Be Admitted

The bill also provides that un-
limited numbers of government OF
ficers, ministers or religious teach
ers, lawyers, physicians, chemists,
civil engineers, teachers, students,
authors, journalists, merchants
bankers, capitalists, professional
artists, lecturers, singers or actors
NAV come in without restriction of
any kind.
The one item students in the
above category would permit the
admission Of thousands Of laborers
who. after a week in the schools,
could take their places in the shop
and field. That student" provl-
sion, too. was in the Gulick Bill
and was withdrawn after my orltl-
cism thereof. -,
All laws excluding Asiatics Will
be repealed under the proposed
measure.
It is evident, therefore, that the
bill is framed for the express pur-
pose of flooding the country with
Asiatics. and particularly with
Japanese.
1t has been referred to the Com
mittee on immigration Of the Sen
ate, to which organizations who
wish to protest the adoption of such
a measure should address their pc
titions.
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Provides Larger immigration

SO far as concerns Asiatics other
than Japanese, the Dillingham; Bill
would admit many more than the
Gulick Bill, since its basis is "resi-
dents" instead of Citizens; and of
other Asiatics there are number
of residents and practically no citi-
zens.
Entirely aside from the allot-
ment, however, the bill proposes to
admit without question "aliens
coming to join a husband, wife,
father, mother, son, daughter,
grandfather, grandmother, grand
son or granddaughter" This pro-
vision appeared in the original
draft of the Gulick Bill two or more
years ago, but was changed after
ward. Under it, the japanese now
here could send for their respective
grandfathers, who in turn could
bring in all their descendants. I'm
der such provision it would not
take long to give the japanese pos
session of the country.