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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18

bought Liberty bonds that the gov
eminent might secure ships to carry
troops and supplies to Europe. Valu-
able water power rights were trans
ferred from the public to private
interests.
THAT constitutes almost the COM
plete record of congress. Every bill
was underwritten by big business and
supported by powerful lobbies. Every
bin was directly hostile to the public
welfare.
"Whlle the representatives of priv
ilege were giving time to these meas
ures, they had no time for the con
|sideration of bills controlling the
packers, reducing the cost Of sugar,
reporting the names Of those who
have taken unholy profits, and other
bills designed to curb the profiteeI $.
THE reason congress had no time
to devote to these matters is because
the identical interests that profit
/ from legislation enacted have been
profiting all along at the expense
Of the people.
"To contend that congress is q
Representative assembly would be alb
surd. 1t is no more representative
Of the aims and aspirations OF the
people than is the rottenness of poll
ticians reflection Of the sound
heart of the American nation.
Congress has represented eXclu-
sively and to the detriment of the
people the most sordid and corrupt
interests. 1t has been animated by
the motive of giving to those who
/
and Withholding from those who
have not the little that was needed
to make life measurably tOlerable.
"Unless the people of this nation
beStir themselves and retire the
time-servers and hangers-on, there
will be no basis for hope of improve
ed conditions next year, or for many
years to come 1t is imperativeIy
necessary thaat congress be rejuven-
ated with new blood if the few re
naming rights Of the public are not
to be sacrificed.
Congress today is hopelessly ser
vile to interests which are draining
the life blood of the republic. 1t is
completely and irremediably under
the domination of the large pro-
titeers, the eXploiters, the taX-dodg
ers, the disloyal business element
which makes alleged patriotism pay.
The nation never faced a more seri-
Gus condition, one fraught with
greater mischief There is no limit
to the greed of avarice, no limit to
the malevolency Of reaction. Con-
gress is the creature Of greed and
ireaction, the enemy Of unadulterated
Americanism, the greatest obstacle
to the attainment of the ideals of our
citizenship. 1t is weak and ineffi-
cient, if not actually corrupt"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18
FAIR DAYS WORK
OF THE A. T. OF |.
AT MONTREAL

MONTREAL, June 16.-The Am
erican Federation of Labor here to-
day called upon congress to curb pro-
fiteering, endorsed President Comp
ers' nonpartisan political program,
approved the Irish republic and re-
quested the withdrawal Of armed
forces from Ireland.
The Federation declared war on the
Kansas court of industrial Ie.auons
and the anti-strike legislation now
before legislatures in Colorado and
Nebraska.
The recent railroad strike was
condemned as a secessionist move
ment to discredit the organizations
in the railroad service. Any union
giving moral or financial aid to such
walkouts was threated with revo-
cation of charter. Congress was also
urged to enact legislation for the
absolute exclusion of Japanese and
other asiatic immigrants and pic
ture brides"
The Fedora ton instructed the EX-
ecutive Council to call a conference
of all the interested and international
unions and Immediately start new
organizing campaign in the steel in
dustry.
The work of the national organ
izing committee in organizing 300,
600 steel workers was approved.
The question whether the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor should en-
dorse government ownership or con-
troll of the railroads provoked spirit
ed debate at the close of the days
session. Final action will be taken
tomorrow.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18
FL. G. of L. and Pr0fiteering Remedies
Are Suggested By Organized Workers

MONTREAL, Quebec, June u. -
With the declaration that it is "the
only program of remedy that has
been placed before the nation, the
executive council of the A. F. of l..
submitted this igh-cost-Of-living So
luton to the annual convention of
the A. F. of L.:
q. We demand that the govern
ment be authorized to buy standard
commodities direct from producers
and that these commodities be dis
tributed through regular retail chan
nels at retail price to be fixed
by the government.
"We demand that this power be
made use of as a corrective for prof
iteering and we call attention to the
fact that the government has estab-
lished a precedent for such action IN
its sales of surplus war supplies.
o. We demand the federal gov
ernment through the internal revenue
department ascertain the amount Of
excessive war profits eXtorted from
the American people during the years
1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, and 1920, and
that these excessive war profits be
taken through its taxing power by
the federal government and applied
to the eXtinguiShment of the floating
debt of the government and to the
partial retirement of liberty bonds
at par in order that the existing in
flated structure of currency and
credit may be reduced and that the
government may carry out its sacred
obligation to the people to maintain
its liberty and victory bonds at par.
"3. Cooperation should be en-
couraged as an effective means of
curbing profiteering. To stimulate
rapid development of co-operatives
the federal farm loan act should be
extended so as to give credit to all
properly organized co-operatlVeS, Just
as credit is now given to individual
farmers. Cooperation is no less vital
and worthy of support than are the
railroads. which were given hundreds
of millions of dollars and an area
of land equal to New England to IA
cilitate their establishment. There
should be legal enactment to protect
co-operatives against discrimination
by manufacturers and wholesalers.
"4. Control of credit capital by
those whose chief interest Is the
emulation of profits results newt
ably in the open door for profiteer-
ing We repeat and emphasize the
demand of organized labor that CON
troll of credit capital be taken from
the hands of private financiers and
placed in the hands of a public
agency to be administered by volun-
tary and cooperative methods.
"5. We urge that the United
States department of labor compile
and issue monthly statements of the
cost of manufacture Of those staple
articles which form the basis of cal
cula ton in fixing the cost of living
"G. AS a means of aiding these
and other -profiteering measures
the federal government should be au-
thorized to establish permanent
boards for the prompt investigation
of profits and prices All income
and other tax returns should be
available for inspection.
1--WE do not demand, nor de we
desire, a precipitate collapse in prices
generally, for in such a collapse
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18
PRESIDENT NAMES FIFTH MAN FOR
MINE INVESTIGATION BOARD

telegram has Just been received by Secretary Newam of this Dis
Miners Union President Wilson named
the fifth for the mining board provided for in the National Commits
The original award provided that special commission would be
named Washington of the
miners two of the coal operators and fifth man to be
Several
have been consumed fuess effort to reach mutual agreement
naturally by
employed Federal Mining Depart
refused consideration by the operators
the President
working a line with the
established period Is The President
Mr. Adord mining
the fifth advised that the board Immediately
findings
of the
the policy
which the harmony
the ruling the President and making preparations for
starting
President arln and National Board member Cad who at Mon
eaat +.
the heads of the International Miners Union have wired that they will
Seattle the
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18
Mexican War Policy
Opposed By GOmpers

WASHINGTON, June PA sub
committee of the United States SEN
ate has made a report on Mexico
which, if adopted, will lead to war
with that country, declared Presi-
dent Gompers in public statement
The chairman of the subcommittee
is Senator Fall.
"The report" says President Com
pers, amounts to a declaration that
unless the government of Mexico re-
writes its constitution in accord with
the ideas of American oil and min
ing interests the government of the
United States will intervene in Mex
ico"
"The report of Senator Falls
committee demands a number of
specified changes in the Mexican
constitution. These changes would
be the consummation of what has
long been the hopes of the great
oil and mining interests, as"well as
the land and timber interests, which
have formented the bitterness be-
tween the people of the United
States and of Mexico.
"The report demands that unless
| Jne mexican constitution IS altered
as recommended, the government of
the United States will send police
force, of our government, into the
republic of Mexico to open and
maintain open every line of COM
munication between the city of Mex
leo and every seaport and border
port into Mexico
"Of course" continues President
Gompers, "this amounts to policing
practically the whole of the coun-
try. Those who know Mexico and
the Mexican people understand fully
that such action would mean war
between the two countries. The re-
port of Senator Falls committee,
therefore, is report which recon-
mends course leading directly to
war with Mexico. This has long
been desired by American interests
engaged in the exploitation of the
natural wealth of Mexico.
"The report calls for American
aid to Mexico providing Mexico
agrees to the terms of the report.
This is not an American PROPOSE
ton. 1t is a Prussian proposition,
1t must be set aside by the popular
opinion and fair judgment of our
people"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18
THE CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
HOLDS AN IMPORTANT MEETING

I strife if possible, the men agreed to
permit the employers to meet COM
mittees Of his employees.
"The employers in concert not
alone refused to meet the elected
representatives of the Union, but also
refused to consider at this time the
claims Of the committee of their
employees. At this juncture the men
were compelled to choose between a
strike or abject surrender to the
mandates of the furniture manu-
facturers association.
"The Furniture Workers are the
lowest paid men in the State of In
diana and Evansville is known as a
low wage city for that very reason.
The Furniture Workers organizat ton
represents human rights. The manu-
facturers organization represents
property rights. 1t is a contest be-
tween human rights and property
rights. True Americans will agree
that human rights should be the vic
tor in this contest.
"Outside of the $500 Furniture
Workers we have also the Clay
Workers and Tool Workers out on
strike. The cry of the manufac-
turers is the "Open Shop" or in
other words the closed shop to Union
men. In order to win this fight we
must have more funds. The local
labor movement is doing all it can,
but we must have more funds to feed
the wives and children of the so
long under-paid furniture workers.
"The Central Labor Union of
Evansville appeals to you to donate
to this worthy cause as freely as you
can. Give until it hurts. Our fight
is your fight.
Thanking you in behalf of the
Central Labor Union and our strik-
ing Furniture Workers for the kind
consideration you will give this ap-
peal.
"Send all donations to Fred Hohen-
berger, 400 Sycamore ST., Evansville,
Ind"
st Elmo Cigars Unfair
A letter was received from the Los
Angeles Labor Council announcing
that that body had placed the manu-
facturers of the St. Elmo cigar on
the unfair list and asking that the
Everett Council take like action and
give the matter publicity. The re-
quest was granted and notice ordered
prirte in the Labor Journal and the
Union Record
Committee Reports
The Workers College Committee
reported an interesting meeting Tues
day night. The college has thirty
five prizes to be given away, the
proceeds to be devoted to the sup
port of that institution. Workers
College is having very interesting
met ttings as the college work ad-
vances it becomes more appreciated.
On June 20 after adjournment of
the college there will be given away
some beautiful prizes. Among the
many articles is a beautiful cedar
chest Articles can be seen at the
public rest room on Colby avenue.
0. F. Wefferling was appointed to
succeed Neil Breslin as member of
the Union Record Committee. Dele
gate Breslin will be absent on other
| business.
The committee on Municipal Mar
ket reported conferences with farm
ers and found there was so to 60
per cent difference between the price
paid the farmers for their products
and the price charged consumers. The
Carnation Milk Company had ST.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18
Wednesday, June

wednesday, June 10, l5ZU
The Council was called to order by
President Goldthorpe at 8 p. m.
Credentials were presented by Ed.
Taro, C. H. Smith and j. G.. NorYh of
the Cigarmakers and by Miss Gladys
Mallory, Mrs. George E. Higgins
and Mrs. Charles Rice of the Label
League The delegates were obligat-
ed and seated
The Fourth of July Committee
sent an invitation to organized labor
through the Council to participate IN
the independence Day celebration in
Everett. The secretary was in
structed to answer the committee
that the Council had already accepted
an invitation from Seattle Central
Labor Council to cooperate III the
celebration of the day in Seattle
which will be conducted under the
AUSPICES of the Central Labor Coun-
Gil of that city.
Committee of 4S Convention
A communication was received
from the Committee of AZ asking
that the Council send delegates to the
Committee of 48 convention in Chi
caeo. Referred to the Political Wei
fare committee. The following para
graph from the letter is given as
showing what other bodies are given
invitations to send delegates:
"We point out to you that the
undersigned is committee appointed
at g conference held between repre-
sentatives of the following organi-
cations of the State of Washington
The Triple Alliance, the Non-Parti-
san League, the Railwaymen's We'll
fave League, the Committee of Forty
Eight, the Independent Voters
League, the Private Soldiers and
Sailors Legion and the Political Wei
fare Committee of the Grange. The
committee was appointed to address
a similar letter to all the central
labor councils of the state, to num-
Der of the leading district councils, to
the officers of all the above organic
atons pointing out to them the i'm
portance of having each organization
well represented by delegates at the
Chicago conventions. Should you be
represented at the American Fedora
ton of Labor Convention at Mon
treal we suggest that you might find
it convenient to select them from
among your delegates to Chicago.
Unfair Furniture
A communication was received
from the Central Labor Union of
Evansville, Indiana. The Council
referred the letter to affiliated locals
and ordered it printed in the Labor
Journal The letter follows;
Evansville, Ind, June 1st, 1920.
"To All Organized Labor, Greet
ing:
"The lowest paid workers strike in
Evansville's richest industry. Twenty
five hundred Furniture Workers came
out on strike on the 3rd day of May,
after refusal Of the manufacturers
to offer anything to their employees
that would induce them to remain
at work. On April 1st the propri-
etors of the various furniture fac
tories were rendered the demands of
their employees. A period of 30 days
was allotted the employers to accept
or submit a counter proposal. AS the
time for the employers reply drew
near it became more and more ap-
parent that they would not recog-
nize the elected representatives of
their employees organization. Actu-
ated by motives of fairness and i'm
bued with a desire to prevent open
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18

The Congress of the United States
having adjourned until December g
to engage in building and repairing
its political fences, the people of this
country have nobody left to rob them
but the profiteers for more than five
months.
Charles NJ. Kelly Of the Plumb
Plan League is the author Of the fol
lowing scathing review of the work
of that servile band of plundering
morally rotten misrepresentation
There is no room for doubt that a
majority of the Goth Congress is
owned, body and soul, by Wall Street,
its allies, agents and tools. Read
the record of rottenness:
For more than ten months labor
has been directing attention to the
Indifference of congress to the popu-
lar demand for remedial, constructive
legislation. During all that time it
has appealed to the public to keep
an eye on the methods that were
being employed at Washington to
prevent consideration Of legislation
now bears with crushing force upon
the backs of consumers. But labor re-
ceived very little support from the
public and congress, disdainful Of
labor's advice and contemptuous of
it's power, proceeded blthely about
its business Of meeting the inordi-
nate demands Of special privilege,
Nov that congress has adjourned
until December, the public is arous-
mig itself to its peril, and congress-
men are coming in for some belated
but none too gentle criticism. News
papers that have been insolent in
defense of big business are inquiring
into the state of the popular mind
and discover, much to their surprise
that it is resentful and retaliatory.
They want to know why congress re-
fused to consider bills that would
have curbed profiteering, reduced the
cost of living and made existence
simpler for every American.
Congress did not consider these
bills because it has been chosen by
the profiteers and was in session
solely to do their bidding. When big
business asked for anything it was
Immediately granted. Practically
every piece of legislation that was
enacted during the past seven months
gave enlarged privileges to the privi-
lege holders.
"The oil and land leasing bill sac
tificed large areas of the public do
main to SPECTATORS The railroad
bill opened the treasury to the
banker managers and gave them in
addition eight billion dollars in sub
sides. The shipping bill dispersed
the merchant marine and entailed a
loss estimated at a billion dollars,
which enriches private shipping in
terests at the expense of those who
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18
The Label League
Elects Officers

The Womens Union Card and
Label League met in the Labor Tenn
pie. New officers We're elected as
follows:
President, Mrs. N. Rice.
Vice-President, Mrs. N. R. Thomp-
son.
Secretary-Treasurer, Miss Gladys
Mallory.
Delegates to Central Labor Coun-
ell, Mrs. G. +. Higgins, Mrs. N. r.
Rice and Miss Gladys Mallory.
Guard, Mrs. Viola Francois.
The officers were then installed by
Mrs. M. r. Stauffer.
Mrs. Viola Francois, Mrs. Mary
Fitzgerald and Mrs. Maertz were ap-
pointed to arrange for a social to be
given probably on the 2Sth of June.
The League decided to meet every
Monday night.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18

there would be the greatest danger
of a national calamity. The pro-
gram we have here laid before the
nation is constructive and is prac-
teal. Because it is constructive and
practical. because it contains meas
ures native to American life and
American thought, we urge and de-
mand for it the immediate and eff
fective consideration of the people
and Of the authorities Of our coun-
try.
"The cost of living must go no
higher Wages must be advanced in
every case to point at which the
American standard Of living is Sc
cure. The life and the productive
capacity Of the great farming com
munity, now stricken sorely, must
be brought back to the richness that
has marked it above the agriculture
Of all other nations, This will be
possible only when the vicious forces
that load the values of the farm with
fictitious and fabulous profits have
been curbed and made powerless
FINALLY we call attention to the
vital fact that the present nOn-par-
tisan political campaign of the A. j.
of L. offers to the people every
where an opportunity to enforce re
medal measures with their ballots.
The enemies Of the workers are upon
the platforms of the nation seeking
political preferment Defeat them.
Defeat enemies everywhere Let
righteous wrath and indignation find
its expression in constructive effort
Il l-.g.A
greatest of democracy's weapons, the
ballot. Press upon every candidate
everywhere the wisdom of labor's
constructive program. Defeat enc
mics Elect friends. The national
future is in the devoted keeping Of
the working people"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-18
Observation-Disclosures

Fred Andrews, linotype operator
for the Tribune and Review surprised
the office force by returning from a
trip to Yakima last Saturday with
a bride. The latter was formerly
Miss Elizabeth A. Goldthorpe of
Everett, where the groom also re-
sided prior to coming to Toppenish.
The couple met at Yakima Saturday
where the ceremony that united them
in wedlock was performed. The news
paper staff wish them all kinds of
good luck and happiness .-Toppenish
Tribune and Review
The bride is a daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Chas. F. Goldthorpe Of this
city. Mr.. and and Mrs. Goldthorpe
will attend the State Federation of
Labor Convention, to be held in Spo-
kane, beginning Monday, June 28,
and on their return will visit their
daughter and son-in-law Fred An
drews is linotype operator who
worked in the Herald office last
winter.