The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-03-26
THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE
WIN. STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
Continued from Page One.T

lowed to die, and that the county
organization should withhold all
moneys from the State office, in
order to bring about that end. 1t
is also reported that following his
visit 10 Vancouver, Washington,
that such action was taken by the
county organization there. This
question is up for decision at meet
ings called in both Pierce and Spo-
kane County. However, despite any
attempt made at disruption, the
Triple Alliance is going to be thor
oughly organized in every county
in the State. If any minority, which
refuses to accept the will of the
majority, attempts to withdraw,
the only withdrawal that will oc
cur will be themselves from the or
ganization-th organization itself
will be maintained in each county,
despite them, and without doubt
much stronger organization than it
has been possible as yet to develop,
established in its place.
Too much time has already been
wasted in catering to the whims of
one or two unscrupulously ambi
tious men.
1t is reported at Spokane that A.
&C.. Townley, the head of the Nom
partison League, who visited this
State just recently and investigated
the actions of the League in its re-
lation to the Triple Alliance, had
very strongly criticized its State
Manager here, Mr.. Freeman, for the
unwarranted mess he had made Of
things, and had advised that the
League, as an organization, should
never have entered the Triple AL
lance, but should have maintained
its separate identity as an organ
ization and agreed to meet the la
Dor and other forces associated in
the Alliance, particularly when it
came to making political and leg
islative program for the fall cleo
ton.
This is exactly the position TAX
en- in the beginning by most of
those who understood the situation,
and had this course been followed
in the beginning, all of the unpleas-
antries that have arisen, and in
jury that has resulted, would have
been avoided.
1t is also reported from Spokane
that on the advice of Mr. Townley,
the Nonpartisan League, as an or
ganization, will organize separately
and not officially participate in the
affairs of the Triple Alliance, but
will try to reach an agreement
with that organization when the
legislative program is to be pre-
pared. However, up to date no Of
ficial word in this connection has
been received by the Alliance from
the representatives of the Nonpar-
tisan League in the State. Two of
its members on the State Central
Committee resigned at the last
meeting, and no message has been
received from the other members.
There is abundant evidence on
every hand of a conspiracy having
been Matched in recent weeks to
wreck the State Triple Alliance or
ganization. 1t has failed. 1t never
had a chance to succeed, and the
only valuable service it has rem
dered has been to open the eyes of
our people to the real character of
some of our protested friends.
Under the capable leadership of
D. c. Coates, the organization is
being developed on an effective
scale in every section of the State,
and labor will enter the election
next fall in the State of Washing
ton prepared to send to ignominious
defeat every enemy of Labor and
the people now holding a seat in
any representative body from the
State of Washington.