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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19
THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE
WIN. STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
DIE CAST FOR OPEN SHOP FIGHT IN COMMERCIAL
COAL MINES

The die seems cast for an inten-
sive campaign by the commercial coal
operators of Western Washington to
establish the open shop in their
mines. Notices have been posted by
the large commercial coal produc-
ers at their various camps that rela-
tions have been permanently severed
between them and the United Mine
Workers of America, and that no
committees or representatives of the
organization will be recognized in
any endeavor to settle the present
controversy. Mine guards are being
procured to guard the mine proper
ties and a campaign is on to secure
men to operate the mines. 1t is
also understood that the commercial
coal operators will withdraw from
membership in the Coal Operators
Association. which Association func-
toned as the organization through
which the coal operators negotiated
agreements and transacted all bust
ness with the United Mine Workers
of America. Eviction notices have
been served on all residents in the
coal camps to take effect the 31st
day of August, and it seems evident
that the bitterest fight that has ever
been waged in Washington is about
to break. The date on which men
will be imported into the camps to
operate the mines has not as yet
been made public, but it is known
that recruits are securing the state
and adjoining territory for non-union
workers.
The decision to fight for the open
shop was arrived at by the repre-
sentatives of the leading coal COM
panies, with headquarters in New
York, California and elsewhere, who
met at Seattle a week ago and de-
mand that such policy be pursued
by their local representatives within
the state who had been endeavoring
for months past to negotiate basis
of settlement between their COM
panies and the miners union. 1t is
evident from the preliminary plans
that are being laid that the fight
will be waged on large scale and
that large sums of money will be
expended in an endeavor to elimin-
ate the miners union from the COM
mercial coal mines.
The men in the coal camps are
members of the miners unions of
many years standing and can be de-
pended on to stand by their organ
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ization no matter how bitter the
fight may be. George H. Rum
mems, attorney for the United Mine
Workers, is developing plans for
resisting eviction of the miners from
their homes, and every precaution is
being taken by the officers of the
miners union to wage the most eff
fective fight possible for the pro-
lection and preservation of their
union.
The fight involves much more
than the life of the miners union.
1t involves the general welfare of
the general labor movement of
Washington and of the Northwest.
The miners union has been for many
years the backbone of the trades
union movement in Washington, and
should the coal operators prove sue
cessful in their fight to establish the
open shop in the coal camps, and
break the strongest organization
within the state, such a result would
serve as an invitation to practically
every other group of employers to
declare war on every other branch
of the state labor movement. 1T is
for this reason that the miners
should be given the united financial
and moral support of the general la
Dor movement of the state in their
fight.
The miners have been generous to
a fault in their support of every
branch of the labor movement in any
labor fight that has occurred within
the state, and now that not only
their own destiny is at stake in this
fight, but that of the general move
ment itself, support of them should
be unstinted Every locality within
the state should take such steps as
|are necessary to safeguard the jobs
|of the miners in the mining camps
|by preventing the recruiting of
strike breakers from their locality.
Every organization in the state
should be on the lookout for any
|attempt to secure men from their
district. The matter should be
brought up at local union meetings
and every member urged to be a
lookout and guard against the re-
lcruiting of men for this purpose.
The fight will be bitter and may
be long drawn out, and the miners
are entitled to, and should be given
freely, the united support of the
general labor movement of the state
throughout the struggle.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19
The Fruit Workers
Journal

The Journal has received Nos.
and 2 of "The Fruit Workers Jour
nal" neat 8 page, column
paper, published and edited by
Charles Perry Taylor, organizer for
the American Federation of Labor,
at Fresno, California, devoted to
the interests of Fruit, Vegetable,
Canning, Packing, Drying, Orchard,
Vineyard and Garden Workers.
The A. f. of l.. has issued a
charter to this new international
Union of Fruit and Vegetable Work
ers of North America" and the
organization now has over 1000
members, the names and numbers
of all of whom are printed in their
journal.
The Journal prints a scale of
wages for all kinds of work in the
industry.
More power and complete success
to the new International, Brother
Taylor.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19
How "Scientists"
Are Increasing!

Pressmen's Home, Tenn, Aug.
13.-The hydro-electric plant, which
supplies power to the pressmen's
home, is a success and the saving
more than meets the interest on
the money invested, says George
l.. Berry, president of the Inter
national Printing Pressmen and
Assistants union, writing in the
American Pressman. Because the
unions funds were used to develop
this power, suit was started against
the officials.
ut is astounding" says President
Berry, "how thoroughly efficient
some people have become in the
science of hydro-electric develop
ment. 1t has come to pass that
those who would not know a water
wheel from a jack rabbit have been
able to make lecture upon the
practicability and the impractica-
bility of water power development.
ut is additionally noteworthy to
observe that in the course of this
very popular indoor sport-the dis
cussion of the Clinchfield hydro
electric company-that some per-
sons who have never seen the hy-
dro-electric plant, located near the
pressmen's home, know more about
it than the 800 delegates who met
in convention in October, 1920, at
Pressmen's Home-many of whom
visited the plant.
"There is one consolation, if it
can be so construed, that we can
say that we are indeed versatile
organization printing pressmen,
HYDRO -lectric authorities, lawyers
and other things too numerous to
mention in this article"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19
For Protection of
Small Investors

July 18, 1921.
Sir: The Denver convention of
the American Federation of Labor,
held June 1926, 1921, adopted a
resolution which is enclosed, calling
upon the government of the United
States through the Treasury De-
partment to protect the investors
of small means from being deceived
by sellers of worthless stocks and
securities.
The resolution also calls upon the
United States government through
the Treasury Department ito con-
tinue the issuance of Treasury saw
ings securities and to adopt every
means to call to the attention of the
great body of men, women and chill
dren of the United States the splen-
did opportunity of practicing thrift
and investing their funds in gov
ern securities"
Your attention is particularly
called to this patriotic and consld-
crate action of the representatives
of organized labor of America.
1t emphasizes the fact so promin-
emily established during the war
that the organized wage earners OF
the United States love their coun-
try and are anxious to do every
thing in their power to preserve
it. The adoption of this resolution
will not only have great influence
upon the membership of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor through
out the country but will have it's eff
feet upon the unorganized wage earn
ers and all other citizens who have
small savings to invest and who
want to be assured of their safe
ty. Nothing could more definite
ly determine the feeling of the
wage earners as to the permanency
of their government than their de
sire that it should continue to is
sue Treasury savings securities sc
that they can purchase them.
Permit me to assure you that
shall give whatever aid or assist
ance the Treasury Department may
ask to bring about wider dis
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19

tribution through the trade unions
of the country of government Sc
curities. Any suggestions you may
make in this patriotic cause will be
kindly received and acted upon.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) SAMUEL GOMPERS,
President, American Federation of
Labor.
Hon. Andrew w. Mellon,
Secretary of the Treasury,
Washington, D. c.
Enclosure.
The Secretary of the Treasury
Washington, d. c.
July %, 1921.
Sir:
have received your letter of
July 18th transmitting a copy of a
resolution adopted by the Denver
Convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, held June 1925,
1921, with reference to the issue
of Treasury Savings Securities and
the protection of investors against
fraudulent and worthless stocks and
securities.
The Treasury has eXerted every
effort to warn and protect inves-
tors against issues of fraudulent
and worthless securities and has
consistently urged upon the people
generally the Importance of thrift
and saving and investment in Gov
ernment securities, as the surest
and most effective means for pro
noting the national prosperity and
the welfare of the individual in
vestor. The Treasury greatly ap'
preciates the support and co-opera
tion of the American Federation OF
Labor in these efforts.
Respectfully,
(Signed) ANDREW w. MELLON
Secretary.
Samuel Gompers, ESQ.,.
President, American Federation OF
Labor.
A. F. of l.. Building,
Washington, D. C.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19
Bonds for Bonus
Not Sufficient

Recommendation that the state en-
ter into a test case in the supreme
court to decide whether it can
levy or float additional bonds with
which to meet the deficiency in the
$11 100000 bonus appropriation was
made by a delegation of American
Legion officials, including C. W.
Jordan, executive committeeman of
Everett, at a conference yesterday
with Governor Louis F. Hart and
members of the State Finance
Board.
AS was explained by Mr.. Jordan
the voters of the state authorized a
$11 100000 bond issue and as much
more necessary to meet payment of
the bonus to eX-service men of
Washington. When the state legis-
lature passed upon the measure, it
appropriated straight $11,000,000.
The only other course open to the
state officials would be to call spe-
cial session of the legislature which
is not considered advisable at this
time. Otherwise the state would
have to wait two years until the next
regular session.
The proposition of bringing a test
case was considered more practical,
said Mr.. Jordan. if the supreme court
would uphold the state, authorizing
an additional bond issue of $2,000,-
900 or more, considered necessary
to meet bonus payments.
Assistance of the banks of the
state would then be solicited. War
rants would be issued and the banks
asked to carry them. State Treas
urer Clifford Babcock announced he
would confer shortly with bank Off
cials and the legion members declared
they would ask each post in the
state to do the same with banks
in their respective communities,
with view of receiving their CO.
operation in the matter
AS planned, the banks would be
asked to accept the warrants at
par. The banking houses, it was
declared, might have to wait nine
months or a year before realizing
on the warrants, as ready sale of
an additional bond issue is not ex-
pected. Efforts would be made to
have the county and state accept
these warrants from the bank as
security for deposits, which would
facilitate the continued payment. of
| compensation.
Figures presented at the confer
ence showed 40,699 claims for COM
pensation checked for payment and
1884 claims paid. Bonus officials
are holding up 1896 Claims for in
vestigation.
A total of $S,572,24O has been
paid out to veterans, averaging
$229.61 a claim. An average of
401 claims a day have been met
and placed in the mails.
Cost of administration to date is
announced as 50,574.54 and the cap
ital outlay as $4,S20, making a total
with claims paid out, of $S,627 ,S04
Of the $11 100000 appropriation
spent to date.
Claims received at the bonus of
flee now total 55,905, indicating
there still remains unpaid over 49,
900 claims. Additional claims are
being received each day.
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4
LABOR DAY
PICNIC

Organized Labor will celebrate
Labor Day at Sivler Lake.
There will be big picnic on the
lnterurban or West side of the lake
Round trip fare 25 cents.
Full program of outdoor sports
of all kinds. Prizes will be given
to winners in all contests.
Dancing at the lake from 2 tc
5 p. M, rs cents.
There will be boating, bathing
and other attractions we don't see
every day
Dancing at Fraternal Hall in the
evening from 8 p. m. to l a. m
Admission 81 including war tax.
Keep your eye and ear open fol
further announcements.
Labor Day-September 5, 1921.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19
AIRCRAFT vs..
BATTLESHIPS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 13
In view of recent airplane ex-
periments, this country must de-
velop a navy that will protect our
present navy, said Senator Borah
in calling attention to the nations
present battleship program.
"We are building 16 battleships
costing from $40,000,0000 to $42,-
G00,G00 apiece, and in less than 80
minutes, as Gen. Mitchell (of the
airplane service) told US he would
they sunk the ship which Won Tir-
pitt said was an unsinkable ship,
continued Senator Borah.
"The airplane development is
just beginning. 1t is just in its
youth. Yet we go forward build
ing these great battleships at this
enormous expensek knowing that
inside of two years the airplane
will have rendered this particular
type of battleship absolutely
worthless as defensize PROPOSE
tion
"No man in the senate, as q
business man, a member of a cor
poration, a stockholder, or having
anything to say with reference tc
the expenditure of his money up.
on that kind of an enterprise would
consent to it for a moment. He
would say, Let us know whether
we are putting $42,000,000 into
each of these ships that can be
sunk in 21 minutes before the air
craft service has even reached
what it contends is it's first perioc
of success in these matters
eff we should discontinue the
building of the six battleships we
could there save an expenditure o.
at least $240,000,000.
81 see no other way by which
to reduce the expenditures upor
the part of Congress-"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19

any donations that the unions OF
Eastern Washington can afford
especially in the Spokane district
will be made direct to the local bak-
ers of that vicinity to assist them
in their fight. However, Stronger
revenue should be made by the
unions on the West side in order tC
insure victory at Tacoma.
1t is to be hoped that all unions
that have not as yet acted on the
question, and that can afford to dc
so, will send in their donations at
an early date to State Federation
headquarters.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19

will then re-affiliate with the FEEDER
alton.
A list of all unions throughout
the state, that have never been af'
filiated with the Federation, is being
compiled and a strong drive will be
launched among them for affilia'
tions. Each Vice-President in his dis
trict will be in charge of the cam
paign, and, in addition to circular
letters, personal visits will be paid to
those organizations to bring home to
them their duty to the state labor
movement and the necessity for unit
ed action, particularly during this
period of depression and conserted
effort to demoralize and destroy our
general trades union movement.
The immediate response has ex-
ceeded our fondest expectations.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19

The campaign launched to bring
into rehabilitation with the Fedora
tion all delinquent locals within the
state has brought an immediate re-
sponse. Many applications have been
received from locals that through
force of circumstances were COM
PEELED to drop their affiliations with
the Federation, but who, under the
dispensation provided by the last
meeting of the Executive Council,
are reaffiliating- with the state body.
Several communications have been
received from other delinquent locals
explaining that they are tempor-
arily unable to take advantage of
this opportunity, but in the course
of few weeks will be able to get
over their temporary difficulties and
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19

The response to the appeal for
finances to assist the striking bak-
ers at Tacoma and the Tacoma Cen
trail Labor Council in their legal
fight with the employers organiza-
ton, is not bringing all of the re-
suits necessary for success. Several
locals have responded with small
financial donation, but the response
has not been as general as the mer-
it's of the case warrant.
The bakers at Spokane have been
conducting strenuous battle for
many months past, and naturally
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19
Mexico Bars Chinese

Washington, Aug. 13.-lnforma-
tion has been conveyed to A. F. of
l.. headquarters to the effect that
the Mexican government has for
hidden immigration of Chinese. This
action will make impossible the
further smuggling of Chinese into
the United States over the Mexican
border. 1t is stated that the prac-
tice has been for Chinese to land in
Lower California, and then, by
smuggling processes, to cross the
California border into the United
States.
Mexico, it is stated, is making
great efforts to bring foreign col
onists to that country, but is de-
termined that Chinese shall not en-
fer
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19
Peculiar Open Shop
Scheme

Certain eastern cigar manufac-
turers have adopted a peculiar
open shop scheme. They are send
ing both union and non-union
cigars to the Pacific coast to test
the popularity of their products
with or without the label. They
send one-third of a given brand
bearing the label and two-thirds
without it. Perhaps the proportion
of label and non-label goods repre-
sents just how the manufacturer
feels about it. The Baltimore" is
the name of one of the brands.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19

The Erie Railroad has turned
over its shops at Marion, Ohio, to
tie Railway Service Company"
This was done for the purpose of
operating on the American plan"
and avoiding the Erie's response
bility to the government.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19
Smoke CHALLENGE Zoe Cigar.

King Louis gads about talking
taxes and everybody else is paying
'em.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19
Smoke BLUE RIBBON sc Cigar

81 am not trying to burglarize
my railroad-I'm making it serve
the public. Henry Ford.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-19
Void Compensation Act

Phoeniz, Ariz., Aug. l3. - The
state supreme court has outlawed the
Arizona compensation law. Oppo-
sition to the act centered on section
90, which requires employees en-
gagged in hazardous occupations to
choose, before they are injured,
whether they shall avail themselves
of the act.
This law reminds us of pro
posed ordinance introduced in an
Eastern city council which provided
that the volunteer fire department
be "ordered" out two days before
each fire for practice. This was
under the old ward system.
The New York herald., 1921-02-09
TAMpERING CHARGED
IN JUDICIAL FIGHT
NcGoldrick's Friends Assert
They Have Found Gross r.
Irregularities in Election.

Friends of former Justice Edward j.
McGolrick, at whose instance the bal
lots cast in the First Judicial district
last fall. when he was defeated for the
Supreme Court bench, are being exam
ined charged yesterday that the ex-
animation SO far has disclosed gross
irregularities, particularly in the
Twenty second Election district of the
Fourth Assembly district, at the ex-
peuse of Justice McGoldrick.
Adherents of Justice Isador Wasser-
vogel. Republican, who beat Justice Me-
Goldrick for the ninth place on the
bench. retaliated with the charge that
the seals on q large number OF ballot
boxes have been tampered with and
Albert Simon, representing the Republi-
can County Committee, announced that
he had requested the removal OF an
employee OF the Board of Elections in
that connection.
Mr.. Simon said sixty ballot boxes
have been discovered on which the seals
have been broken, and that forty, COM
ing to the Board of Elections Office.
where the examination is being held.
from the Twenty-first Assembly District.
arrived not only with seals broken but
with ballots protruding from the OPEN
ings. He said he will demand an irnme-
date Investigation.
Justice Wasservogel's plurality over
Justice McGoldrick was 2,259. Friends
of Justice McGoldrick declared yesterday
that errors or irregularities in only five
election districts have reduced the
Wassevogel figures by lilo. Justice
The New York herald., 1921-02-09

about Just how well ne does play. They
learned that he plays right respectable
game of golf and that on the links he
is head and shoulders above such Of
the nations Chief Magistrates as may
have prided themselves on their golfing
dexterity.
The Seabreeze course is s.127 yards
long, >wcll trapped and is bogey 70 and
par II. Senator Harding tore off a 10l
for the round, 81 out ana SO in. The in
coming nine is the harder of the two
They are longer and one stroke harder,
measured by par. but Mr.. Essrding did
better work on that nine. His gallery
had increased materially coming in.
Doesn't the gallery bother you?" he
was asked
.'Not a BIT" he answered. Its a
help"
Showing that Senator Harding can
stand close scrutiny and that he has
poise under close inspection. Any golfer
knows one must have those attributes
to be at ones best in front of a gallery.
The Harding card, with the length o.
holes. was as follows:
ss SutINS 10 l. ass No 10 saS aos. 4 s No. No. g. g.
~. Z; No; Z 223e' .; No. $, $50. z; No. o.
$40. I; Total; Sa Asa q. No H. ssI 5; No. -,
1saa Hg q 10. ~ ia. ss5 8: M No. H. ass. q; 10. il.
245, s. No. I6. 45o. G; No. II. $40. 8; No. 1s
800. 6. Total, 30.
Some of Mr. Harding's tee shots were
200 yards and straight down the fair
way. lie never was far out of the
proper course. His putting was notice
ably good. He was better with the wood
than with the irons, though an approach
with a mashie from a bad sandy lie to
the ninth green was a beauty and his
approach TO the eighteenth. where most
of the gallery were, laid the ball dead
to the pin.
II must get this one" he exclaimed
after the others had all run down puts
and. bingo! he smacked it right in.
Then folks from many States flocked
around him. shook his hand and told him
ither what good President ne was go-
ng to be or what q rood golfer he was.
An enterprising golf salesman from New
York extended box OF balls to Mr..
Harding with the earnest prayer that lie
try them. w. B. HANNA.
The New York herald., 1921-02-09
FORMULATE FORDNEY
TARIFF FEBRUARY Fl
All Republican Members Of
Committee to Take Part.

WAsHINGroN, Feb. S.-The Republican
majority Of the House Ways and Means
Committee has practically completed its
programme for the writing Of the new
tariff bill, and tentative plans just for
mulated provide for the beginning OF
actual work on the proposed measure
February 81.
Chairman Fordney, 1t is understood,
will break away from precedent in the
drafting of the next tariff by calling in
all Republican members of the COM
mittee to participate in writing the BILL
1t has been the practice in the prepars-
tion of previous tariff bills to accom-
plish a large part OF the work in sub
committees.
Minority members OF the committee,
three OF whom will not be members of
the next Congress, will be entirely on
the outside in the drafting of this bill,
as has been the custom in past years
when tariff legislation was under con-
sideration. They will be invited in, it
was stated, only after the measure is
ready to be printed and when final
vote is desired.