The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-03-12
ORGANIZATION DRIVE PLANNED
FOR WALLA WALLA.

FOR WALLA WALLA.
Secy. Buck of the Federation
just returned from Walla Walla,
where he spent 10 days in the in
terest of the organizations of that
city. He reports that he succeed
ed in laying the ground work for
an organization drive that promis-
es to double the membership Of or
ganized labor of that city. A great
deal of enthusiasm was created by
the visit, and Mr.. Buck believes
Walla Walla will be in the front
ranks of the best organized cities
of the state in very short time.
1t is planned to send to that
city, to participate in the organiza-
tion drive. A. F. of l.. Organizer c.
Young. State Federation of Labor
Organizer Jean Stovel, and James
A. Taylor, of the International
Association of Machinists. The
plans for the week are now be-
ing perfected by a committee Sc
lected from among the members of
the various organizations of Walla
Walla.
Mr.. Buck also reports he found
the people in Walla Walla very
much interested in the movement to
organize the Triple Alliance, the
members of organized labor appear
ing very anxious to start a local or
ganization for Walla Walla county.
4 committee has been created by
organized labor to start the work on
the Triple Alliance organization
Immediately This committee will
work in cooperation with someone
from the State office of the Triple
Alliance.
Speaking further on the matter
of organization work, Mr.. Buck
says that the committee selected
from among the members of or
ganized labor of Walla Walla is
preparing to carry forward an edu-
cational campaign that will in
clude visitation Of all organiza-
tions and instructions to their
members as to methods of conduct
ing the business of the local They
also plan TO establish classes in
parliamentary law, public speak
ing, economics, and such other
subjects as they may be able to Sc
cure instructors for, and will re-
quest the faculty of Whitman Col
leee to give them instruction in
these various subjects.
The women of Walla Walla are
showing much interest in the
movement and the Card & Label
League promises to be one of the
most popular organizations of the
city, A banquet held on Friday
evening, February 27, at which
more than 300 were seated at the
table, was arranged for and pre-
sided over by the women of the
League. and was pronounced one of
the most successful banQuets and
gatherings ever held in the city.
Warden Drum. of the State peni-
tentiary, addressed the meeting on
behalf of the local Commercial
Club, assuring the workers Of the
desire of the club TO cooperate
with them In all matters affecting
the welfare of the people of the
city. Secy. Buck, who was the
principal speaker, discussed labor
problems in general. taking up
particularly the Cummins bill, call
ing attention to the effect on the
workers Of the so-called arbitration
clause iuserten in the bill by the
conference committee, he also
dealt with the question of increase
in the guaranteed earnings of the
company, pointing cut the gross
discrimination between the treat
ment accorded the corporations by
our Congress, and that accorded the
soldiers who sacrificed everything
in the recent war, but received no
consideration in return for those
sacrifices, while, on the other hand,
the railroad owners sacrificed
nothing, and received the greatest
consideration on the part of Con
gress,
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