The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-11
Showing Why The
u. S. Should Resume
Trade With Russia

Representative of organized labor
appeared before the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee in Washington
on Wednesday, January &c, to de-
mand the resumption of trade be-
tween this country and Russia. The
hearing, which was based on Sena-
tor Frances resolution demanding
trade but not recognition of Soviet
Russia, was turned over largely to
the labor delegates who appeared in
the name of the American Labor AL
lance For Trade Relations With
Russia.
In addition to the labor representa-
tives, two delegates from the Ameri-
can Womens Emergency Committee
appeared and told of the refusal of
the State Department to allow their
organization to send relief to Rus
STA when the women and children of
that country were enduring the great
est suffering. Representatives of
commercial interests also spoke at
the hearing and explained how Eng
land European countries are already
trading with Russia, and insisted
that trade should be resumed at once
an opportunity to enter into this vast
market.
In discussing the unemployment
situation in this country Timothy
Healy, President of the International
Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers,
and chairman of the American Labor
Alliance, declared that labor in
America is interested in dealing with
Russia first, because of the imme-
diate necessity of finding work for
Americans, and second, to relieve
the needs of the Russian workers
who are unable to produce without
the machinery that this country
could supply.
Speaking for the International AS
ISOLATION of Machinists, E. c. Davi-
son, secretary of the organization,
stated that Russia is ready to order
$4,000 locomotives, each of which
would bring in round figures about
500, 900 to labor in this country.
Joseph Schlossberg, secretary OF
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Of America, spoke for his organiza-
ton. Other speakers were: Captain
William A. Maher, of the Masters,
Mates and Pilots; John j. Jennings!
of the Hudson County, N. j.. Central
Labor Union; Samuel Beardsley, OF
the International Jewelry Workers;
jerome T. De Hunt, of the Broth
erhood of Railway and Steamship
Clerks; and Alexander Trachtenberg,
statistician for the International La
| dies Garment Workers, who stated
that over two million organized
workers are back of the Labor ALI
ance demand for trade with Russia
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee has taken the statements
made at the hearing under consider
alton and will issue report later
If the report is favorable the ques'
ton of trade with Russia will Their
be brought to the floor of the Senate
for general discussion.
The Labor Alliance has announced
that in the meantime mass meetings
will be held by large labor organiza'
tions that have passed resolutions
calling for trade with Russia. The
| list of Internationals and Contra
Labor Bodies that have already join
| ed in the work of the Labor Alliance
| includes:
The International Association OF
Machinists, the Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers of America, the Inter
natinal Ladies Garment Workers
international Fur Workers, the Unit
ed Cloth Hat and Capmakers Union
the International Brotherhood OF
flremen and Oilers, the Interna.
tional Jsewelry Workers, the Inter.
national Woodcarvers Association
Ine International Federation Of Hote
eW,orkers' the Grand Division Of
Sleeping Car Conductors, the Anal
Eastern Federation of the BROTHER