The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-11-12
THE CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL

by President Michel at 8 p. m.
Credentials were presented by B.
j. Foley of the Brotherhood Of Rail
way Carmen, obligated and seated.
A letter from Tacoma Central
Labor Council announced the cleo
tion of Nj. T. Morris to be secre-
tary of the council to succeed A. l..
Dickson, resigned.
A communication was received
from President Fitzgerald of the
Chicago Federation of Labor, call
ing attention to the resolutions of
the American Federation of Labor
at Montreal endorsing the Irish re-
public, and asking the appointment
of committee of five to cooperate
with the national committee in car
rying out the suggestions of those
resolutions. Delegates Higgins,
Meyer, Thompson, Bowling, and
Anderson were appointed. (See
Fitzgerald letter and resolutions in
this issue.)
The minutes of the Seattle and
Tacoma Central Labor Councils
were read and filed.
Reports of Committees
The Workers College committee
reported that the longshoremen had
subscribed $40 to the workers col
lege and would give more when
needed the teamsters subscribed So
per month and the molders $5.
Woman's Legislative Federation
The committee appointed to visit
the Woman's Legislative Federation
reported that the organization was
formed for the purpose of aiding
workink women and children of the
state through Legislative action and
would maintain a lobby at Olympia
during the legislative sessions. The
County Federations would adopt
measures for presentation to the
legislature, first sending them to
the other County Federations for
endorsement. The comm t e e
learned that the federation would
welcome delegates from all civic, re-
ligious, labor and social organiza-
tions. The Federation was the sub
iect of general discussion, culmin-
ating in the election of three dele
gates to that body and the recon-
mendation to unions composed Who'll
ly or partly of fomen to elect two
delegates each. Delegates Mrs. Fer
rell, Mrs. Thompson and Miss Dow
ell were appointed to represent the
Council.
The mass meeting committee was
given further time.
Reports by Unions
The butchers, engineers, plumb
al hti lah
and auto drivers reported good
meetings.
The fathers favor a silent jury
in the syndicalism cases and will
pay per cepita assessment to
pay the expenses.
The cooks and walters initiated
four applicants, sent $40 to the
Denver tramway workers and $l5
to st. Louis.
The longshoremen favor a labor
jury in the syndicalism cases.
The molders subscribed $5 to
the workers college, took no defin
ite action on the silent jury.
The teamsters subscribed $5 per
month to the workers college and
favored silent jury in the syndi
calism cases.
The Syndicalism Cases
The council indulged in general
discussion of the cases coming up
for trial on syndicalism charges, de-
cided upon sending three delegates
as a jury to hear the cases and
elected for that duty Delegates Mrs.
Thompson, Anderson and Slotman.
A motion prevailed that COM
mittee be appointed to draft resolu-
tions condemning the county COM
missioners and County Attorney
Stiger for employing a nonresident
lawyer in the person of Tom Hol-
man to aid the prosecution in the
syndicalism cases. Delegates An.
derson, Richter and Wilson were
appointed. The committee reported
the following letter of protest:
Everett, Nov. 10, 1920.
To the Citizens of Snohomish
County:
AS it has been stated in the
press the county commissioners and
the prosecuting attorney, Thomas
Stiger, have employed special
prosecutor for the syndicalism cases
and whereas we recognize the right
of an individual to secure his own
counsel, yet we condemn the ac-
tion of our county officials in
squandering the peoples money in
this manner when superior talent
is available in these cases. If the
county attorney is not competent to
handle these cases we, the members
of the Everett Central Labor Coun-
ell and taxpayers of Snohomish
county, request that he resign from
office.
J. H. ANDERSON,
q I RICHTER