The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-10-07
THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE
WIN. STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
EFFORT TO DISRUPT GRANGE
Bouck and COttre Attempting to Destroy Farmers
State Organization

wide drive, among both the farmers
and wage workers, for food, cloth
ing and shoes, for the destitute
families of the miners.
The State Federation of Labor has
therefore named the following Estate
Federation of Labor Miners Relief
Committee" whose duties it shall be
to direct vigorous statewide drive
for food, clothing and shoes, and to
cooperate, assist and advise with
the various local and central COM
mittees you are hereinafter being
requested to create. The state COM
mittee is as follows:
Fred Nelson, Master Washington
State Grange.
Mrs. Wiswell Wilson, President
Women's Trade Union League.
Mrs. B. j. Mcmahon, Chairman
Union Label Dept. State Fed. of
Labor.
Mrs. Margaret Deatherage, Vice
Chairman Union Label Dept. and
Member of State Grange.
Alice M. Lord, Business Agent
Mattresses Union, Seattle.
James A. Duncan, Secretary Sc
attic Central Labor Council.
Harry w. Dali, Secretary Team
sters Union, Seattle.
V. E. Blomberg, Vice-President
Washington State Federation of La
bor
The Master of the State Grange
came to headquarters and after a
full discussion of the situation read
lily agreed to do all in his power to
assist the Miners and will issue an
appeal to the Oranges of the state
for food. Arrangements for I'M
mediate supplies from the Farmers
of King County were worked out.
However, a supply from every sec
ton of the state must be arranged
for if the Miners families are to
be saved from complete destitution
this winter.
The Miners have responded with
unbounded generosity to every ap-
peal ever issued for assistance by
the unionists of the state, and this
is the first time that a call for help
has been necessary on their part.
Children in every striking coal camp
are today unable to take up their
winter studies in school for lack of
shoes to attend. Woolen underwear
for both children and grown-ups
must be Forthcoming to protect them
against the winter weather. The
maximum relief that their organiza-
tion is able to afford them is $4.00
per week for the men, $1.50 per
week for the wives and fifty cents
week for the kiddies They have
been on strike (2300 of them) since
the 10th day of March and their
savings have been used up long ago,
leaving them only this pittance to
subsist on with the winter facing
them and no immediate hope of a
settlement.
Seattle unionists are fully aroused,
and at the last meetings of the
Teamsters and Laundry Drivers
Unions every member pledged sup
port ranging from a package of
macaroni to a barrel of flour. There
is hardly a trades unionist in our
state who is not able to assist in
some way, no matter how meager
that assistance may be. A few jars
of fruit, a sack of flour or potatoes,
beans, or any other staple foodstuff
is badly needed and would be CRATE
fully accepted. Money is also very
badly needed for shoes and under
clothing for the kiddies to enable
them to attend school. Dances, en-
tertainments, basket socials, and
many other means can be employed
to raise this very necessary money.
Each local union should at once,
create relief committee to work
out plans for securing this necessary
lelief-both money, food, shoes and
clothing. Each Central Labor Coun-
Gil should establish a Central Relief
Committee and arrange for them to
receive the collections of the Local
Committees and to advise, work and
cooperate with them. When suf-
ficient food, clothing and shoes have
been collected to warrant shipment
the shipment should then be ad-
dressed to the estate Federation of
Labor Miners Relief Comittee," Sc
attle, Wash. The Teamsters Union
at Seattle has arranged to receive all
shipments at the depots and will
provide for all haulage, storage, and
distribution. Mark all consignments
plainly estate Federation of La
Dor Miners Relief Committee" Sc
attic, Wash. Send all relief money
to Federation headquarters. The dis
tribution of all moneys, food, shoes
and clothing will be arranged for in
conference between the State Relief
Committee and the Executive Off
GERS of the Miners Union.
The writer will endeavor to adj
dress as many meetings as possible
to carry home to the workers OF
our state the impelling needs of the
Miners families. Others will be call
ed on to assist in this relief cru
sade.
This communication must not be
filed. This communication demands
action. Hungry and barefoot chill
dren within our own state are ap'
pealing to you for help. Lacking
indeed, in every sense of human
sympathy, are those who would turn
deaf ear to them. This appeal is
directed straight to the heart OF
every trade unionist in Washington
Kindly inform this office of the ac'
tion taken.
Fraternally yours,
w. w. SHORT,