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Apply n Church St. Keyport or Tel.
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s95 Mechanic st.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
THE OLD STYLE OF
FIXING" THINGS

ut used to be the 'caper. but it
doesn't go now"
1t has been the custom in politi-
cal campaigns, to nominate candi-
dates and Elk things" political in
the back rooms of banks and bar
rooms. 1t was worked successfully
for many, many years. Now, under
the primary laws, the old style,
though still resorted to, is not so
sure of success; for the reason that
the public must be taken into the
nomination business. The political
convention has met its finish.
However, the old style stock in
trade is not exhausted entirely.
Money and lies are still used. though
less effectively.
These two still remain to the poll
tical corruptionists. They are be-
ing used in this campaign. The op-
ponents of Labor have injected into
the campaign a list Of lies as long
as the moral Tor immoraD law.
A few for instance:
Around the pool rooms and cigar
stores they say that If Turner be
elected the town will be closed up
tighter than drum on Sundays
and nobody will be allowed TO have
any fun. That's a lie. Nobody can
legally close pool rooms, movie
shows or anything of that character.
If he did he would be violating In
stead of inforcing law. On the other
hand if Jones be elected he will "let
things run wide open" If Jones
did that he would be violating the
laws he will be sworn to enforce If
elected. That's no lie.
Turner, if elected, will enforce
the laws impartially. All the peo-
pie who know him believe him to be
a man of that character.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
DISAPPEARANCE
Of SANDY BEGAN

The Herald of Monday says the
following is reprinted from a Prince
Rupert, B. c., newspaper:
Fears are held that Sandy Bo-
gan, a supposed resident Of Ketchi-
kan. has met with foul play or ac-
cidental death, according to a let
ter received today by the customs
office from the American consul at
Prince Rupert. The letter, which
tells all that is known here of the
disappearance is as follows
prince Rupert, 3. c.
Nov. 4, 1919.
collector Of Customs,
"Ketchikan, Alaska,
Sir: 1t has today been reported
to me that an American named
Sandy Began from Ketchikan came
here in his trolling boat Natalie
some time from the 10th to the 18th
of June and Immediately after that
date disappeared. His boat is now
lying at Cow Bay, so-called, which
is one of the places designated by
the municipality for tying up the
fishing fleet. Mr.. Wilbur Baldwin.
also an American. reported this fact
to me and stated that the missing
man was a friend of his and that he
was getting worried because of his
appearance.
"Wiu you please inform me as
soon as possible If such a man Is
missing from Ketchikan, and II he
has any relatives there or II any
knowledge is obtainable as to rela-
tives elsewhere.
"Mr. Baldwin is taking charge Of
the Natalie under my direction and
I will endeavor to look after her
until such time as we have more
knowledge of the owner.
Very respectfully yours,
II. A. WAKEFIELD,
American Consul. %
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14

the literature published by the AS
ISOLATED Industries.
The Triple Alliance movement
would not call for such serious con-
sideration if it were merely the wild
scheme of the Reds in the labor
movement, but that is not its char
scter; 1t is backed solidly by the
State Federation of Labor. 1t is a
serious mad powerful attempt on
the part of Organized Labor, includ-
ing its conservative leadership and
as such, it must be met and reckoned
with
In the same publication, there oc-
ours what Secretary Cottrell regards
as a deliberate threat by the enemy
powers to use every influence posi-
BILE to block the Triple Alliance
the same as was done in North Da-
kota in the attempt to wreck the
Scandinavian American Bank. This
passage states that should the Triple
Alliance succeed in putting over it's
program, eve would be regarded by
the rest of the United States as a
lost province to be Stunned until we
purged ourselves"
Il regard this as statement
are the only ones who will be hurt
by the success of the Alliance, real
ize our strength and are going to
Go their best to crush us. 1t means
that we will not be able to lie down
and sleep sweetly when the election
is over, but that we must keep
awake all the time to see that they
don't steal our victory from us.
Now, when the profiteering
bunch knows we're alive and sees
that were a dangerous menace to
their welfare, it's about time the
doubters in our own ranks realized
that we aren't playing with dolls
but are putting up an honest-to-
goodness fight. They know very we'll
that the Associated Industries do
not recognize nonentities. Perhaps
this will be proof that the Triple
Alliance is the right horse to back. -
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
LABOR NOTES

The "open shop" war being con-
Quoted against the trades union
movement of Seattle, is still in eff
feet. The representatives of the
Associated Industries have refused
to meet, for any purpose, the in
dustrial committee selected by the
General Labor Movement of the city.
However, the most hopeful encour-
agement to date is the extreme to
which the Associated Industries is
carrying their campaign. A con-
siderable number of real American
employers have already determined
that a halt should be called, and
have declared that they are not
ready to spend their money, or in
jure the community, by being a
party to the extreme campaign of
union smashing that the Associated
Industries evidently has launched.
The Trades Unionists are hold
ing their ground firmly and it is
only matter of time until the As
sociated Industries will go the road
of every other similar organization
that has preceded it.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
VOTE FOR LIBRARY
PROPOSITIONS

The Journal cannot better call
attention to needs of our Public
Library than by giving our readers
the following letter from Miss Mabel
Ashley, librarian. The Library has
been shamefully neglected and the
wrong cannot be helped more by
Labor than by casting their votes
for the two Library propositions
which will be submitted to the peo-
pie at next Tuesdays election.
Editor Labro Journal:
Can you not bring to the special
attention of the Laboring People in
the next issue of the Labor journal
the question of the two Library pro-
positions which are coming up at
next weeks election. The majority
of our borrowers come from modest
homes, from just the plain people"
as we call ourselves, fully two-thirds
OF our children come from families
where the father signs himself La
borer" and these children are the
very ones who read our best books.
1t is to these that the Library means
most. The wealthy are some of
them not so concerned in the well
fare of our public Library because
they have the means of purchasing
their own books and the PROPOSE
ton means to them merely an in
crease in their taxes. But conditions
at the Library have become so bad
that even the City Officials see that
something must be done. Our books
are simply wearing out from almost
constant use: we have upon our
shelves today between 1000 and
5000 volumes, ragged, dirty and
unfit for circulation, books which
any ordinary Library would have
discarded years ago, but which we
must hand out to our boys and girls
because we have no funds with
which to replace them. How can
we teach them the care and love of
the finer things in life Call of which
can be found in books of the bet
ter sort) when the books themselves
are in this condition? How can we
help people to find out for them
selves hte real facts without the best
and most up-to-date books? We can
not begin to meet tn demands made
upon us because we do not have the
sources of information which should
be in every public Library, and it is
high time that the people should be
aroused to the facts in the case. An
industrial center such as the City of
Everett should first of all have a
first class collection of industrial
books on all industrial subjects rep
resented here. instead we have
mere handful. I trust you can help
us in our attempt to meet more full
ly the demands of industry in this
city for printed information.
Please remember that the Library
Is at your service as well as asking
for your support,
Sincerely yours,
MABEL ASHLEY,
Librarian
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
FRENCH SOLDIERS
DEMAND $3.50 ON
POLITICAL JOBS

PARIS, Oct. 14.-(By the Assoc
ciated Press For new conditions.
new men" is the rallying cry of ths
former soldier element for the forth
coming parliamentary elections,
Some of the many veteran organiza-
lions demand that the men who
fought the war out should. alone. be
charged with the work of recon-
struction, Others demand that SO
per cent of the candidates Of each
party for the Chamber Of Deputies
be recruited from the soldier organ
izauons.
This soldier movement has become
disquieting to the great majority OF
outgoing deputies who neglected TO
don a uniform during the war. 1t
is estimated now that between T.
100000 and 100000 votes will be
cast, and there are approximately
100000 soldier electors. Among
the former soldiers who will seek
election is the "ace" OF French MILL
tary aviation. Rene Fonck, who. il
is reported, viii run on the same
ticket with Georges Mandel. right
hand man to Premier Clemenceau.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
LABOR IS ENTITLED TO THE TRUTH
I IN THE NEWSPAPERS OF AMERICA

eminent Of the mines, preaching re-
pudiatiou Of the contract entered
into by the United Mine Workers
Of America with the Fuel Admin
istration, by which the present
wage agreement was to remain in
force, for the continuance of the
war, but not beyond April i,
1920"
It may be interesting to know
that the president Of the United
Mine Workers is q native born
American. IT may be interesting to
know that the secretary of the
United Mine Workers is native born.
a former member Of the Ohio State
Legislature, and one of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor mission
that went to Paris to help draft the
treaty of peace. n the ntners'
union is in the condition represents
ed by the Evening World these off,
cials doubtless would like TO know
about 1t. Their Americanism IA
not something they wear on parade.
The Miners Union case Is entitled
to presentation. 1t has not been
presented by the daily press of
America. The Evening World edi-
torial here cited-and cited not be-
cause it is especially noteworthy.
but because it is a samples not
built upon something that is i'm
aginative
Editorials of that kind consti-
tute splendid propaganda for the
very kind of unsettled mind and tur-
bulence of spirit that the American
Labor movement is doing its best to
overcome.
The coal miners of America dug
the coal that ran every American
engine through the war, on land
and on sea, at fun speed They
added 1855, 100000 tons to the vera
ly total production so that Ameri-
ca might win the war. They were
not "aliens." or reds" when they
were doing that
1t is not the intention to argue
the strike case here. But, whether
there is a strike, or no strike, the
miners of America are entitled to the
truth about their conduct in the
columns of American newspapers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
RED CROSS SEAL
SALE COMMENDED

The following appeal for the Red
Cross Seal Sale has been sent out
from the State Federation headquar-
tiers:
Greeting:
The annual Red Cross Christmas
Seal Sale of the Washington Tuber-
culosis Association, is now being
conducted. The organized labor
movement of the intire world has
always rendered its unqualified sup
port to all associations having for
their purpose combating the white
plague -tuberculosis.
No class of people suffers from
this menace in as large measure
as the wage earners of the world.
Twelve hundred children under the
age of five years die from it every
year in the United States. and a
total of 10000 persons altogether
are killd by 1t annually in America.
1t menaces every community, every
home and every individual. and yet,
tuberculosis is durable and prevent
able.
1t Is useless for me to elaborate
on the extent of this menace, as the
workers everywhere have been
brought, through bitter experience.
to full understanding of 1t. |
therefore earnestly urge fullest CO.
operation and support Of the drive
now being conducted throughout
the State by the Red Cross Christ
mas Seal Sale of the Washington
tuberculosis Association. The cam
paign headquarters is located at 800
Securities Building, Seattle, and the
executive secretary is Mrs. y. b.
Buchanan.
Fraternally yours,
w NJ SIIORT President
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
The Public Library's Needs

Miss Mabel Ashley, Librarian
was present and addressed the Coun-
Gil. Miss Ashley said she was told
on coming here that the Laboring
people of Everett were of a low
grade of intelligence. Her expert
ence as Librarian had showed her
that this is not true.
She said the Library was built
with a view of pleasing artistic and
architectural features rather than
utility. The Library was lament
ably short of useful and necessary
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
Committee Reports

The Shipyard Committee report
ed that the management of, the
Norway-Pacific Construction & Dry
dock Company had said they had
nothing against the agreement, but
would not sign it.
The committee appointed to in
vestigate the proposition of the
Clerks Union to place several de-
partment and other stores on the
unfair list reported the Clerks had
recinded their action in regard to
the department stores, but would
place Buffers, the Star and the Navy
on the unfair list for refusal to sign
the 6 o'clock closing agreement. The
Council concurred in the action of
the clerks as to these three stores.
The Campaign Committee report
ed on campaign expenses and was
granted another week to complete
its collections. The remaining
shortage will be pro-rated to the
unions which have not RENTED
their share.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
Communications

A letter was received from the
Office Employees Union asking that
the Everett Central Labor Council
and other labor organizations, when
an accountant was needed, to employ
are members of that union living
Mrs. Hodgins and Marvin H. Smith
were members of that union living
in Everett
A communication was received
asking the Council to grant amnesty
to conscientious DIRECTORS. Filed.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
Reports By Unions

The Butchers had a fine meeting.
The Painters initiated one appli-
cant and sent IS to the Steel Strik-
ers.
The Molders sent S. to the Steel
Strikers.
The Cannery Workers reported
the defalcation of their treasurer,
Roy Oelislager, who decamped. with
$751; of the Unions money,
The Metal Trades Council asked
that the Norway-Pacific Construc-
ton & Drydock Co., be placed on the
unfair list. Granted.
Delegate Robb moved TO appoint
committee to VISIT Seattle and
arrange for the establishment of a
Workers College in this City, and
to ascertain what the pay of the
professors and the tuition fees
would be. Delegates Goldthorpe,
Robb ad Book were appointed.
The Secretary reported that he
had been informed the Socialists
would not nominate a candidate for
the School Board if Labor put one
in the field.
Miss Gladys Maloney declined a
proffered nomination for the School
Board and the matter was laid over
for week.
Brother o. f. Wefferling was UNI
animously elected secretary.
A motion to endorse three candi-
dates for CoHmissionerships was
defeated and the Council adjourned.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14

Read the following strong pro
test from the American Alliance for
Labor and Democracy against false
hood in the newspapers;
But a few months have passed
since American newspapers were all
but unanimous in their praise of
American trades-unionism.
A movement that was worthy Of
the highest esteem in the greatest
crisis the nation has known must
have about It character of high
type.
Such a movement is entitled to
truth in American newspapers, not
only in war time, but at all times.
Much that is not truth is being
printed today.
Much of untruth has been printed
about the steel strike. Much Of
untruth already has been printed
about the coal miners.
The New York Evening World
makes the statement that, The ele-
ment responsible for this colossal
menace (the coal strike) is the
same element that has been trying
to seize the leadership of organized
labor in other industries prepare
tory to selling the industries them
selves"
That statement, vague though it
is, conveys a meaning utterly at
variance with the fact. The Even
ing World continues:
1T is the same element that per-
suaded foreign-born steel workers
to precipitate the steel strike
Further on:
Call them 'Bolsheviks,' 4. w.
VS. Reds, Radicals '-the forces
that are reaching for the control
of organized labor in the United
States are everywhere essentially
the same. Disappointed of success
in the steel strike, they strive to
score in the coal fields a victory
which may react to their immediate
advantage not only in the steel in
dustry but in others"
And, we are editorially informed:
For months such forces have
been at work among the coal min
crs' unions-particularly among the
alien miners-preaching soviet gov
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
National Labor Party Convention

Brother c. S. Brewer of the Rail
way Trainmen was given the floor
and invited the Council to unite
with his union and other labor or
CARNATIONS in sending delegate to
the convention of the National La
Dor Party, to be held in Chicago on
the 22nd of this month. 1t was de-
cided that a conference of repre-
sentatives of Labor organizations
would be held in the Labor Temple
on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock to
elect delegate.
Delegates Wefferling and higgins
were appointed a committee to ar
range for financing the delegate.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14

Sandy Began is an Everett man,
having been a resident of this city
for ten years. About two and one
half years ago his brother who was
skipper and owner of the Natalie,
mysteriously disappeared IN the
north and was never heard of again.
Sandy at that time was working as
shingle weaver in the Everett
mills. He was prominently identi-
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
OLD GANG SCARED BY
TRIPLE ALLIANCE

"If a man is known by the enc
mics he makes, then Id say we're
one hundred percent o. k, said C..
r. Cottrell, secretary of the Triple
Alliance of Washington, in discuss
ing the growth of that organization.
We've got the old gang scared, and
they're doing all they possibly can
to put us out of business.
Just listen to this" he contin-
ued. Its a quotation from some of
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14

ish and Canadian conferences and
that OF our own, that detracts SER
iously from the credit of our much
boosted advanced democracy, in a
general way. But emphasizes that
the awakened democracy of Labor
in America is at least keeping pace
with the new democracy of the rest
of the world.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14

The Triple Alliance has launched
their organization in Pierce County
and are proceeding in establishing
it in splendid shape. The county
organization of the Alliance has
also been launched in Lewis Coun-
ty, also at Olympia and many other
sections of the State. Enthusiasm
for it is developing at rapid pace
everywhere.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14

W VUTFSUd0 INVFs 7 - T :" T q
Council called to order by Presi-
dent Moncur at Sis p. m.
Credentials were presented by G..
to succeed Delegate 3. f.
Morse of the Electrical Workers; N.
w. Goldthorpe to succeed Delegate
A. Vanderhock, of the Painters.
Credentials received and delegates
seated.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
Vicious Cummins Bill

Vicious Cummlns Bill
4 letter was received from the
Federation of Labor ask
ing that the Council send telegram
to our Senators and Representatives
in Congress requesting that they
work and vote against the following
provisions in the Cummins bill now
before Congress providing for the
return of the railroads to their
owners:
at shall be unlawful for two or
more persons being officers, direc-
tors, managers, agents, attorneys or
employees of any carrier or car
riers subject to the Act to Regulate
Commerce, as amended, for the
purpose of maintaining, adjusting or
settling any dispute, demand or cno-
troversy which, under the provisions
of this act, can be submitted for de-
cision to the Committee of Wages
and Working Conditions or to a Re-
gional Board of Adjustment, to enter
into any combination or agreement
with the intent substantially to him
der, restrain or prevent the opera
ton of trains or other facilities of
transportation for the movement of
commodities or persons in interstate
commerce, or in pursuance OF any
such combination or agreement and
with like purpose substantially to
hinder, restrain or prevent the OPP
Grafton of trains or other facilities
of transportation for the movement
of commodities or persons in inter-
state commerce; and, upon convic-
ton any such persons shall be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding $500
or by imprisonment. not exceeding
six moths. or by both such fine and
PROVIDED. That
nothing herein shall be taken to
deny to any individual the right to
quit his employment for any reason"
In order to make all activity to Sc
c Ire protection and progress through
the trades unions of railway work
ers unlawful, the following section
was added to the bill:
whoever knowingly and with
like intent shall aid, abet, counsel,
command, induce or procure the
or performance of any
act made unlawful in the last pre-
ceding sections hereof shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon conVlc-
ton. shall be punished by fine
not exceeding $500, or by imprison-
ment not exceeding six months. or by
both such fine and imprisonment
The letter asks trade unionists to
study the meaning of this, proVl-
sion in contrast with the following
constitutional provision written
with the blood of American citizens
shed during four years of fratrlcidal
strife:
Neither slavery or involuntary
except as a punishment
for crime. whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall "
list within the United States, or any
place subject to their jurisdiction.
Also a protest against the Esch
bill making unions liable for the
amount of their funds. The telegram
was sent.
An appeal for financial aid to the
Steel Strikers was received from
President Gompers and ordered sent
to affiliated unions.
The committee to arrange for a
lecture by Scott Nearing reported
the receipt of a letter giving a list
Of subjects upon which Mr.. Nearing
lectures and it was read to the
Council.
Secretary j. NJ. Fortson rendered
his resignation on account of having
more work than he could do. Ac-
cepted.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14

Window cleaners in Syracuse, n.
", have made a demand for an in
crease in wages from $50 to $40 a
week, with So extra for work above
the second floor.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14
While the trade of carpentry and

While the trade of carpentry and
joinery at present represents about
5,000s workers in Greater New
York, it has, during the last 20
years, declined from being one of
the best of the building trades as re-
CARDS wages and regularity of en-
ployment, to one of the poorest.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-11-14

The Pennsylvania Railroad has in
its employ 16S,S92 persons, as
against 147,71S before we went into
the war, or an increase of over IA
per cent,