The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-01-21
THE CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 1921.

The Council was called to order
at 6 p. m. by President Michel.
Credentials were presented by G.
H. Smith, j. C. Penser and J. c..
North of the Cigarmakers; Lau-
renee Pettys, l.. E. Spaulding and
X. f. Howarth of the Butchers for
one year. Brother Groenke of the
Machinists was obligated
A letter was received from the
Tri. Cities Central Labor Council re-
Questing that the Council write to
our senators and representatives
asking that they cast their votes for
the $10,000,000 appropriation to fin
ish the Wilson dam, started by the
government during the war to fur
niSh power for mammoth nitrate
plant. The request was granted and
the secretary instructed to write let
ters to the congressman.
Big Unemployment Meeting in Seat
tie Next Sunday.
The following letter was received
from Secretary Duncan of the Seat
tie Central Labor Council:
Seattle, Wash, Jan. 10, 1921.
erett, Wash, Greetings:
Wash, Greetings:
A joint committee composed of
representatives of the Seattle and
Tacoma Central Labor Councils, ap-
pointed to consider the question of
unemployment, has arranged for
big mass meeting to be held in the
Armory, Seattle, Sunday afternoon,
January % at p. m., to which
Governor Hart, the mayors of Ia
coma and Seattle, and the chairmen
Of the boards of county commission
ers of Pierce and King counties have
been invited to tell what they have
to offer as solution to the problem.
1t is expected that organized labor
will be represented from all sur
rounding cities, and the joint COM
nittee hereby extends to unionists
of Everett cordial invitation to be
present at this meeting.
Trusting that you can see your
way clear to have official represcn-
tation, and a host Of your members
| present, | am, yours fraternally,
JAMES A. DUNCAN,
Secretary, Central Labor Council.
For Committee.
The meeting will be held in the
Armory. In addition to those named
in the letter the following have been
| invited to address the meeting: W.
I. Morris, Secretary of the Tacoma
Central Labor Council; James M.
Duncan, Secretary of the Seattle
Central Labor Council; VIM. M
Short, President of the Washington
State Federation of Labor, and L.
w. Buck, Secretary of the Washing
ton State Federation of Labor All
workers of Seattle, Tacoma and Ev-
erett, especially the unemployed are
| invited to attend. The meeting will
| be held under the auspices. of the
Seattle and Tacoma Central Labor
Councils.
A letter from the Tacoma Cent? al
Labor Council, asking that this
Council take action urging the es-
tablishment of eight hours as the
maximum of a days work, $75 per
| month as the minimum wages, time
| and half for overtime Of employees
of the state insane asylums, was
| received. A motion to grant the re-
quest was lost.
For Irish Independence.
A communication was received
from the Labor Bureau of the Amer
lean Commission on Irish Independ-
ence requesting that the Everett
| Central Labor Council endorse an
appeal to American labor to join in
| demanding:
/. Immediate recognition of the
Republic of Ireland.
| 2. Condemnation of British atroci-
ties in Ireland.
3. Enforcing both by refusal to
buy or handle English products or
things carried in English ships.
Referred to the committee ap-
pointed to consider and report on
Irish affairs. The committee will
hold meeting in the Labor Temple
at 2 o'clock next Sunday afternoon.
Russian Trade Relations.
communication was received
from the Detroit Federation of Labor
relating to trade with Russia and
asking the Everett Council to adopt
enclosed resolutions. The letter in
part says:
"Time for action is at hand, un-
employment is rampant throughout
this country and no relief is in
| sight. The workers of Russia who
control their government are anx-
| ious to purchase commodities in this
| country and have the funds to pay
| for them, but cannot do so because
the present administration of Wash
| ington will not allow American man.
ufacturers to sell to Russia. This
has aggravated the unemployment
| situation greatly"
The Council adopted the resolu-
tions, as follows:
Whereas: Hundreds of thousands
| of workers are out of employment
in Detroit and other industrial CEN
ters;
And Whereas: The opening of
trade relations with Russia would
materially relieve this situation;
And Whereas: There are many
business concerns in the United
States that are willing and anxious
to carry on this trade;
And Whereas: The British gov
ernment has already signified its in
tention of opening trade relations
with Russia;
Therefore, be it Resolved: That
we, the delegates to the Everett
Central Labor Council call upon the
United States government to estab-
lish trade relations with the Rus
sian government:
And be it further Resolved: That
copies of this resolution be sent to
the president of the United States,
to the Secretary of state, to the
president of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, to the public press
and to all organizations affiliated
with this body.