The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-07-09
STATE LABOR
FEDERATION
CONVENTION

The Nineteenth Annual conven-
tion of the Washington State FEEDER
alton of Labor, held in Spokane June
28 to July 3, while not as spicy as
last years convention in Bellingham,
adopted one of the most progress
sive programs for the coming year
that any organized labor body has
ever advanced.
The opposition to the Federation
officers which was manifested at the
last convention was not in evidence.
President VIM. M. Short and Secre-
tary l.. W. Buck were reelected by
the unanimous vote of the four hun
dred delegates in attendance.
The following presidents, who
with the president and secretary con-
stitute the Executive Council OF
the S. F. of L. were elected:
C. W. Robinson, Underwriters,
Local No. 35 of Anacortes.
C. L. Gallant, Cooks and Walters,
Local No. 299 of Yakima.
Phil Pearl, BARRIERS, Local No. 1875
of Seattle.
Fred Green, Musicians, Local No.
1O5, Spokane.
Joseph Lyons, Teamsters, Local
No. 313 of Tacoma.
Frank Johnston, Cooks and Wait
ers, Local No. 451 of Everett.
w. L. Brackinreed, Electrical
Workers, Local No. 458 of Aberdeen.
Ninety resolutions were intro
duced before the convention and the
most vital ones were acted upon,
while the remainder were placed in
the hands of the Executive Council
for disposal.
Some of the resolutions acted on
were:
Amendment to the Federation Con-
stitution, providing for the election
of Federation officers by referen-
dunn, concurred in and will be sub
mitted to the membership for rati-
fication or rejection.
Amendment providing for increase
in the salaries of officers and
organizers was concurred in and will
also be submitted to referendum.
The Triple Alliance was covered
by three resolutions and all were
endorsed. One resolution calls for
81 per month. per capita for a cam
paign fund. This resolution was
unanimously concurred in, and if en-
thusiasm is any criterion the ninety
thousad votes of the organized labor
movement will go to the Triple AL
lance ticket which will be put up at
Yakima this month.
A resolution endorsing the Draper
Children's Home and the plan for
placing it under the care of the
organized labor movement of the
state was concurred in.
A resolution calling for the abol
ishing of private detective agencies
in this state and the Executive Coun-
carrying out this idea for intrOduc
tion in the legislature next Janu-
airy.
A resolution introduced by re
quest of Everett Central Labor
Council calling for endorsement of
plan whereby the Central Labor
councils of the state pledge a reward
of $4,000 for information which will
lead to the arrest and conviction of
members of the mob which lynched
Wesley Everest at Centralia on Ar
mistice day, last November, was re-
committed to the Resolutions Com
mittee for a redraft of the language
of the resolution and afterward re-
ferred to the Executive Council for
action.
A resolution calling for a holiday
on election days to permit the work
ers to vote was endorsed. Such a
holiday must be established by legis-
lation and the Executive Council was
instructed to prepare such bill for
submission to the Legislature.
A resolution endorsing the "One
Big Union" was reported unfavor-
ably by the committee and a motion
to declare it out of order on the
floor of the convention was enter
tanned by the chair. An appeal was
taken from his decision but the con-
vention sustained the chair by an
overwhelming majority, thereby stop
ping what promised to be very
lively discussion.
Two resolutions pertaining to pro-
hibition places the State Fedora