The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-07-22
THE CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL
Wednesday, July 20, 1921.
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| TO act IN conjunction with the Tim
berworkers was adopted.
A letter from Bremerton Council
asking information as to commission
form of government was read. No
action taken at this meeting.
Bro. B. H. Savage of Los An
geles was given the floor to speak
on the union label Bro. Savage
will commence a cooperative union
label campaign throughout the
state. This means that he will talk
business with the local merchants
and introduce union label goods in
this city. Bro. Savage will be on
hand with samples of several man
ufacturers and show that it is to
the interest of retailers to handle
union made goods.
The minutes of the Seattle and
Tacoma Central Labor Councils
were read and filed.
The committee to revise the un-
fair list made preliminary report
and was given further time to fin
ish the work.
Delegates Report
The delegates to the State FEEDER
alton convention made their report.
Delegate Fortson reported that all
locals affiliated with the State Fed
| GRAFTON of Labor must affiliate with
central labor councils where possi-
BILE.
The convention also took action
looking to equalization of school
pulsory education by the Federal
Government.
The resolution, presented by this
council relating to the mistreatment
of Bro. Harry Wood, organizer for
the Timberworkers, in Northern
California, was referred to this
council.
Delegate Wilson made more
lengthy report in which he analyzed
the work of the convention.
He made defense of the Off
GERS of the convention, particularly
President Short, for having head
quarters in non-union hotel.
through no fault of their own, and
laid the blame on the Vancouver
local committee which made the pre-
convention arrangements.
The knowledge that our govern
ment is spending billions on past
wars, the maintenance of great
military establishment and prepar-
ations for other wars, and so little
on education and research brought
forth considerable debate, resulting
in the adoption of the resolution
favoring an extension of compul-
sorry education by the state men,
toned by Delegate Fortson.
Delegate Wilson, holding the view
| that the desired results could be
better obtained through national
law, introduced the following reso-
| luton:
Whereas, 1t has been conceded
that our efforts towards better ed
ucation in this state are to be pros
| ecuted most vigorously in order to
| obtain a higher plane of under
standing and citizenship; and
Whereas, If we succeed, our eff
forts after all will be only of a
local nature, and not nationwide
in scope, as it should be, realizing
that economic conditions force the
| workers to seek employment in all
| of the various states. especially in
times of stress, which occur every
few years; and
Whereas, We are in favor of cur
| tailment in army and navy expen-
ditures, if not entirely in accord
with total disarmament, which would
save many billions of dollars; there
| fore be it
Resolved by the delegates to the
twentieth convention of the Wash
ington State Federation of Labor,
that it is our opinion that the
money now being spent, as above
outlined, would be far better spent
| by inaugurating an efficient and
| complete course of compulsory fed
eral education for children from the
sixth year of age through a high
school course, providing also for a
proper and regular medical inspec-
tion of children to obtain the high
est standard of learning and citizen
ship; and further be it
Resolved that efforts be made to
secure favorable interest for such
plan among the Congressman from
this state to the end. that it be-
come enacted as a national law.
This resolution was not adopted.
Reports By Unions
The Cooks and Walters announced
their big picnic to be held at Sill
yer Lake on the 31st of this month
and invited all organized labor to
attend.
The Lathers reported good
meeting. The members of this
union have more work than they
can handle. The lathers are busv
throughout the state. One mem
Der of Everett local has a big
job at Arlington.
The Longshoremen announced that
Bro. Cloepek of Baltimore had been
elected President of the interna-
tional to succeed T. V. O'Conner,
appointed member of the u. S.
Shipping Board. Their convention
had decided to scrap all three Sc
attic charters and organize one new
union. This would greatly aid the
longshoremen of this coast.
The Molders elected officers.
The Plumbers had a good meet
ing and elected Bro. Dan Melon
aid delegate to the international
convention to be held in Providence,
! R. l.
The Stage Workers announced a
big strike on in their craft in Los
! Angeles.
The Timberworkers announced
they would put on an organization
campaign under the direction of
their local. Secretary Duncan of
the Seattle Central Labor Council
will address their union on August
2 and "Bobby" Harlin of the Mine
Workers will talk to them on Au-
gust 9. They have issued a cir
cular as the beginner of an edu-
cational campaign.