The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-13
vANDERvEER
ATTACKED
BY SHORT!
Calls Legal Bureau in Sc.
attic Business Office
of |. w. w.
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Especial 60 The Starr
VANCOUVER Wash. July
fs.--Dcbatc ON the floor Of tho
state labor convention this
morning brought forth q violent
attack by William Short, prcsi-
dent Of the State Federation. on
George Il. vandcrvccr and his
socalled legal bureau Of Seattle.
which he characterized rs the
business office Of the I. w. w.
vandcrv~er was accused Of
having misrcprcscntcd and viii
fled labor leaders and OF seeking
10 discrciit the labor movement
short charged that the legal hu-
rcau was supplying the funds for
the campaign 10 destroy the Union
Record.
Il hone 10 God that this convention
viii SEQ fit to stay away from the
business office OF the l. w. w."
President Short said In conclusion.
RESOLUTION PRECIPITATEs
HOT DEBATE
He was roundiy eheercd by the
convention.
The rebate was rrccipitated by a
resolution which proposed TO con-
denim the state board OF education
for ruling all students out OF the uni.
versity who had not graduated from
4 preparatory school and providing
for investigation and legal procedure.
The resolution pledged the finan.
cial support OF the federation to a
suit against the board
An amendment was proposed
which would give tho labor chiefs an
opportunity to confer with the uni
yerslty officials before beginning
suit and this was supported BY
President Short
The amendment was adopted by
an overwhelming majority as was
the resolution.
No session was held yesterday art
erncon. the delegates taking part In
the farmer.abor chautauqua In the
Esther Short park.
President William Short Of the
State Federation and F. b. Auit.
editor OF the Seattle Union Record.
appeared before the delegates and
grangers present and asked support
for the Record The paper Is having
Z hard time making both ends meet.
Auit said. and added that the month.
" operating expenses were always
over SIS. 900 and sometimes Is high
~ So. 600
The speeches b. Short and Auis
81 49, v<a - ~ writ n
and directed BY Mrs Lorraine Wilson.
called the Drama Of the People" II
was presented In an open air theatre.
SAYS LABOR OUTLOOK NOT
50 BAD As PAINTED
Ernest r. Marsh. . representative
Of tho government department OF Ia
Dor. smoke on the floor OF the conven.
don Just before the afternoon -
5ournmens- He said that the outlook
for organized labor was not 80 black
- some would have II
To support his opinion he cited the
case Of 20 900 oil workers In califor-
MIA. where he has been during the
past few weeks. Four years ago. he
said, the workers were absolutely IN
organized and were receiving s2-s2
Tor a day Of IL hours
Nov the men are fully organised.
the unions were accepted by the
employers. and wages have risen 70
s. q day for eight hours, all because
OF the successful mediation OF the
government He said the greatest
need of the hour was that employ
ers and employed tell the truth 10
each other. He added that labor
could never hope to hold the reins
Of government until II could learn
to govern itself.
SHORTS OFFICIAL
REPORT PRESENTED
The official report OF William
Short, delegate to the national con
vcntion at Denver. was UP today.
He reported that he had presented
the support OF the American Fedora.
ton in the effort to better organize
the timber workers OF the North
west.
The move to complete the organ.
ization Of the timber workers met
with the unanimous approval OF the
convention ard the campaign among
the woodsmen WIN begin about Sep
TENDER /.
In the official report Of the
executive council the fact that
the third party move had lost to
the regular republicans was
pointed out.
II was shown that had tho
fxrmer-labor element gone into
the republican primaries instead
Of forming separate party. IL
could undoubtedly have nomi
mated many Of its own members
because IT had 100,00O votes. and
that $1,000 votes secured the
nomination of Governor Hart.
The principal strikes in the state
during the past year have been
among the motion picture unions, the
bakers. building trades and miners,
the report said. The movie unions
and the bakers won out, the report
declared. the building trades have
won a partial victory, while the min
ers are still out. over 1000 men be.
ing involved.
The Four L movement was con
demned by the report, which stated
that thousands OF members Of the
Loyal Legion were now thoroly dis
illusioned and were flocking to the
Timber Workers union.
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