The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-09-17
"Wednesday, Sept. Is, 1920.

President Michel called the Council
to order at p. m Delegate Allison
was appointed Vice-President pro
tenn and Delegate Judy Sergeant-at-
Arms pro tenn.
Genevieve Campbell, Marjorie
Rutherford and Mrs. A. A. Peterson
of the Ushers and Ticket Sellers pre-
sented credentials; A. c. Stabler of
the Teamsters, to succeed c. j. Van
Dorne, resigned; S. o. Torger Of the
Painters to succeed X. Anderson, pre-
sented credentials and the new dele
gates were obligated and seated.
A letter, with enclosed receipt for
money sent, was received by the
Council from the Socialist Finance
Committee Of New York. The money
sent was to aid in the campaign for
the reelection Of the five Socialists
expelled by the New York Assembly
for no other cause than that they
We're Socialists.
A letter was received from the
Central Labor Council of Seattle,
announcing a meeting at which will
be discussed plans whereby the Work
ers College may be improved and
made more useful The letter asked
the appointment of a committee to
cooperate and Delegates Mrs.
Thompson, Miss Book and Jack
| Anderson were appointed.
Political Action
A communication was received
from the Seattle Central Labor
Council, printed below, and which is
self-eXplanatory. The Council en-
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letter, which follows:
Seattle, Wash, Sept. T, 1920.
To the Officers and Members of all
Local Unions Of Seattle and
Vicinity.
Greetings: At its last meeting the
Central Labor Council, acting favor
ably upon the recommendation of its
committee, adopted unanimously the
following resolutions and ordered
them sent to you for your informa-
tion in the hope that you will ac-
cept and adopt them as the policy of
your organization governing political
affairs to the end that we may
secure the united action of our
people which will insure complete
success at the polls November 2nd:
Whereas, At the last State Fedora
tion Of Labor convention held in
Spokane the week of June 2Sth,
1920, the delegates assembled unan-
imously and most heartily endorsed
i the Triple Alliance, now known as
the FarmerLabor Party; and
Whereas, The Central Labor Coun-
Gil of Seattle has heartily endorsed
the Farmer-Labor Party and deter
mined to refer all A. F. of L. mat
ters of a political nature to it., ac-
cepting it as the medium through
which Labor of King County and of
the State of Washington shall ride
to victory at the polls at the coming
election; and
Whereas, 1t has come to our atten-
ton that some individual members
and some local unions, through mis-
understanding no doubt have, and
are continuing to endorse old line
parties and work for old party can
didates; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the delegates to
the Central Labor Council of Seattle
and Vicinity, urge that such en-
dorsements be not indulged in, and
that all such matters be referred to
the Farmcr-Labor Party; and, fur
ther, be it
Resolved, That we pledge our loyal
support to Labor's own party, Civ
ing our personal service from now
until election to the work of our
county and our state in the battle
row being waged for a wage work
ers' victory November ?, 1920.
Trusting that the above will meet
with your hearty and unanimous
endorsement, we are
Yours fraternally,
CENTRAL. LABOR COUNCIL OF
SEATTLE AND VICINITY,
James A. Duncan,
Secretary