The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-07-16
FEDERATION OF
LABOR OK'S THE
TRI-ALLIANCE
The Carpenters State
Council Also Endorse
the Alliance and Urge
All Members to Join.

The Spokane Convention of the
Washington State Federation of La
Dor gave the Triple Alliance its
unqualified endorsement and recon-
mended a 81 per capita assessment
on its membership for the campaign
fund.
Following are the texts of the three
resolutions of endorsement:
By the State Federation of Labor
Convention
Whereas, The necessity of organ
lied political action on the part of
the workers and producers of the
State of Washington has been re-
peatedly demonstrated to encourage
legislation for the benefit Of the
toilers in factory, field and rail and
toward giving greater recognition
to the organized workers of this
state in the adjudication of their
grievances from the standpoint of
employees; and,
Whereas, 1t is the sense of workers
everywhere that without political
representation their economic and in
dustrial program will lose to a vital
degree it's force and effect upon the
body polite; and,
Whereas, The progressive forces
of the State of Washington are
looking now to organized labor to
lead them out of the present be-
wildering economic chaos into which
the good citizenry of this and every
state has been drawn by those in
terests which have always been in
imical to the best interests of society
the profiteers and special priv
ilege interests; and,
Whereas, Self-seeking individuals
have, since the beginning of the
trades union movement, sought the
Endorsement of the trades unions
for their particular brand of politi-
cal patter, because of the influence
that unionism has exerted both by
reason of its program and vast num-
bers and because of the consistency
with which it has fought for the
bigger and better things in life, not
only for its own members, but for
the workers in every trade and oc-
cupation; and,
Whereas, Duplication of efforts
within the ranks of organized labor
has not been conducive to anything
but disharmony, which in turn serves
the enemies of unionism and orga-
ization with the propaganda to lead
the unsuspecting voter toward dis
rupting not only our political organs,
but the Federation of Labor, to
which we adhere; and,
Whereas, The differences of opin-
ion among the workers is of such
nature as to preclude its taking
the foreground of discussion and
serves only to disunite US in the
exercise of the fundamentals toward
which we are aiming; and,
Whereas, The State Federation of
Labor, at its regularly assembled
State Convention held in the city of
Bellingham, Washington, from the
18th day of June until the 21st, 1919,
brought fourth an organization for
the purpose of uniting the workers
and producers of the State of Wash
ington in the political field, and
which has steadily and earnestly
been organizing among the trades
for sane and constructive political
endeavor; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Washington
State Federation of Labor, in con-
vention assembled, hereby endorses
the work and efforts of the Triple
Alliance to unite the workers about
program for the advancement of
the interests of the people, and its
work of bringing out for positions
of public trust men and women of
attributes conducive to the best in
terests of society; and be it further
Resolved, That we urge all mem
bers of organized labor to refuse
to support any dual political move
ment, particularly the so-called
workers Nonpartisan League" or
ganized at Pasco, May 22nd, 1920,
because of the danger of such
movements conflicting and further
confusing the minds of the workers
and perpetuating chaos among the
workers; and be it further
Resolved That the officers of the
Washington State Federation of La
Dor are hereby authorized and in
structed to give all possible support
to the Triple Alliance, to the end that
Labor's political organization may be
made strong and effective.
introduced by Executive Council,
favorably reported on by the Com
mittee on Resolutions, and adopted
by unanimous vote by the conven-
| ton delegates