The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-15
FEDERATION
CONVENTION
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Vancouver, Wash, July 13.-
President William Short of the
Washington State Federation of
Labor addressing the annual con-
vention today denounced a legal
bureau established by the Central
Labor Council of Seattle and head
ed by George S. Vanderveer, an
attorney who represented members
of the |. W. w. at numerous trials.
81 hope this convention will see
fit to stay away from the l. w.
w." asserted Mr.. Short and he was
answered by cheers.
The Federation President charged
that Mr.. Vanderveer's legal bureau
was the business office of the l.
w. w.
"Its main purpose" he added, "is
to discredit the labor movement"
He also charged the funds with
which to carry on a campaign to
destroy the Seattle Union Record
are supplied by the bureau.
Mr.. Shorts speech followed a
resolution condemning the State
Board of the University of Wash
ington for debarring the University
students not graduating from pre-
paratory schools. The suggestion
that the Federation take legal action
against the Board brought up the
matter of the legal bureau at
Seattle.
The Federation adopted a reso-
luton urging the release of Eugene
Debs and other political prisoners;
protested the employment of jap
anese on shipping board vessels;
contended that candidates for office
should not be required to state
party affiliations; favored compul-
sorry education by federal law for
children from years old to high
school age.
The Federation Convention at
Vancouver got through the speech
making and reading of reports and
got down to business Wednesday
afternoon.
No session of the State Fedora
tion of Labor was held Tuesday
afternoon, the delegates taking
part in the Farmer-Labor Chautau-
qua in the Esther Short Park.
President William Short of the
State Federation and E. B. Ault,
editor of the Seattle Union Record,
appeared before the delegates and
grangers present and asked support
for the Record. The paper is hav-
ing hard time making both ends
meet, Ault said, and added that the
monthly operating expenses were
always over $4,000 and sometimes
as high as 100000.
The speeches by Short and Ault
were followed by a pageant writ
ten and directed by Mrs. Lorraine
Wilson, called the Drama of the
People" 1t was presented in an
open air theatre.
Says Labor Outlook Not SO Bad
- AS Painted
Ernest P. Marsh, representing the
government department of labor,
spoke on the floor of the conven-
tion just before the afternoon ad-
journment. He said that the out
look for organized labor was not
so black as some would have it.
To support his opinion he cited
the case of 10000 oil workers in
California, where he has been dur
ing the past few weeks. Four
years ago. he said, the workers
were absolutely unorganized and
were receiving $2.32 for a day of
II hours.
Now the men are fully organized,
the unions were accepted by the
employers, and wages have risen to
Sc day for eight hours, all be-
cause of the successful mediation
of the government. He said the
greatest need of the hour was that
employers and employed tell the
truth to each other. He added that
labor could never hope to hold the
reins of government until it could
learn to govern itself.
Shorts Official Report Presented
The official report of William
Short, delegate to the national con-
vention at Denver, was up today.
He reported that he had presented
petition to the convention asking
the support of the American Fed
| Grafton in the effort to better or
ganize the timber workers of the
Northwest.
The move to complete the organ
ization of the timber workers met
with the unanimous approval of the
convention and the campaign among
the woodsmen will begin about Sep
tember l.
In the official report of the exec
utive council the fact that the third
party move had lost to the regu-
lar Republicans was pointed out.
1t was shown that had the Farm
er-Labor element gone into the Re-
publican primaries instead of form
ing a separate party. it could un-
doubtedly have nominated many of
its own members because it had
/ 100000 votes, and that 81 1000 votes
secured the nomination of Governor
Hart.