The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-03-26

lHB us OTSdulAdIlOH OH tHe SdhiS
basis and principles as the United
Mine Workers of America.
Industrial Code Commission
The Industrial Code Commission
held it's open hearings in Spokane
last week, one day being devoted to
hearing the opinions of the en-
ployers of Eastern Washington, and
the second day devoted to hearing
from the representatives of Labor.
The Spokane Central Council was
represented by a good strong COM
mittee, and large number of the
locals of the city were represented
at the hearing.
Dad Young, VIM. J. Coates, and
President Short also attended the
hearing during the entire day, and
spoke at considerable length on the
question under consideration by
the Commission, pointing out the
absurdity of reposing in any State
body the authority to control
through the medium of a State
body, a national problem; pointing
out the important features of the
labor problem were national ques-
lions and could not be justly dealt
with through the medium of any
State body. They denounced the
Kansas Industrial Court Act as the
most foolish, as well as vicious, leg
islation ever enacted by any State.
They suggested in it's place that
a joint commission for mediation
and Cancellation of State labor
questions could render a great deal
of valuable service in avoiding con-
siderable industrial conflict, but
emphasized that the mediation and
Cancellation must be voluntary and
that the commission should care
fully avoid establishing compulsory
arbitration, or to interfere in any
way with the free right of men to
cease work for any cause that to
themselves seems just.
They suggested also that any
board established should be COM
posed of equal representatives from
each side, with each side selecting
its own representatives 1t is be-
lieved that some such recommended
ton will be made to the next reg
ular session of the Legislature by
the Commission.
D. C. Coates Addresses Council
The Spokane Central Labor
Council was attended at its regu
lar session on Monday night, by
President Short and D. c. Coates, on
invitation of the Council. A thor
ough discussion of the affairs of
the Triple Alliance was had, and a
great deal of misunderstanding
cleared up. 1t was evident that the
greater portion of the Spokane La
Dor movement had been kept in al
most complete ignorance of the af-
fairs of the Triple Alliance organ
ization, and the session lasted until
1890 before the matter had been
fully aired and the delegates given
an opportunity to thoroughly UNI
derstand the affairs of their own
organization. While there have
been some threats of detection from
some sources, it is now assured that
strong, virile county organization
will be developed in every section
of Eastern Washington, particu-
larly at Spokane.
Several locals were visited in
Spokane, and several new affilia-
lions with the Federation secured.
1t is planned to have every local
union in the city affiliated with
the Federation when the conven-
ton opens there next June.
d. C. Coates, who had just ar
rived in Spokane in time to address
the Central Labor Council, and who
was met at the depot by a commit
tee appointed by the Central Labor
body to meet and receive him, stop
ped off at Yakima on the way back
to Seattle, to address a mass meet
ing there and discuss organization
affairs of the Alliance with the To-
cal county officers of Yakima.
Spokane has not as yet been in
vaded by the Associated Industries,
but despite the fact that they have
had no aid from this source, the
is growing rapidly and
in very healthy condition.
TRIPLE ALLIANCE