The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-05-13

A letter was received from Presi-
dent Short urging greater activity
in securing signatures to Referen-
dunn Petitions Nos. II, IA and Is.
The letter also stated that the time
for turning in the petitions had
been extended from May 20 to
May 81.
A letter from President Short re-
lating to the differences between
himself and Secretary Buck was
read and ordered filed
A letter was received from Sixth
Vice-President Pearl and ordered
filed.
Associated Industries
A communication from the Helena,
Montana Trades and Labor Council
was received telling of the open
shop activities of the Associated In
Helena, Montana, May 9th, 1921.
To All Central Councils and Local
Unions
Greetings; The Associated Indus
tries have started an open shop
fight here. On April 1st they mott
fled all Unions of a reduction in
wages. The Teamsters were select
ed as the first organization to be
disrupted On April oath they no
titled Carpenters, Building Laborers,
Electricians, Plumbers, Plasters and
Cement Finishers, Painters and
Tcamsters that the American Plan
would be in effect on and after
May 3rd. All dealers refused to sell
to Union men and they notified all
Union men they could come to work
at reduced wages on conditions that
they throw away their Union Cards.
Now Brothers. all we ask, is that
you notify all Union men to stay
away from Helena, Montana, and
give this letter as much publicity as
possible.
Thanking you in advance for your
cooperation and assistance, we re-
main,
Yours fraternally,
THE COMMITTEE.
The Seattle Central Labor COun-
ell sent resolutions denouncing mill
tarism and to military training in
the University. The Council con-
Cured.
Private Soldiers and Sailors Legion
The Private Soldiers and Sailors
Entertainment Committee reported
on arrangements made and urged the
Council to attend and help the boys
The entertainment will be held in
Normana Hall on Saturday evening
May 28. The price of admission
will be SO cents; ladies, a war tax
of cents.
Secretary Ingold said the Everett
Legion will go on record as op-
posed to universal military train
ing.
Reports BY Unions
The Lathers had a good meeting
They received a communication from
Los Angeles saying that there was
plenty of work in that town. A
delegate said the rats in that city
could not do all the work so union
men were asked to help out, but
none would go from Everett.
The Longshoremen said they could
not say how the Seamen's strike
would come out, but that it would
affect Pacific Coast Longshoremen.
VIM. Jennings Bryan had investi-
gated the slavish conditions in the
seafaring industry and declared that
the u. S. Seamen's Act was one
of the greatest laws ever placed upon
the statute books. A delegate said
that Capt Dollar, head of the Dollar
line cried when the Seamen's Act
was passed and took his ships from
under American register, but that
the war forced him back under the
Stars and Stripes and he cried about
that.
The Plumbers and Retail Clerks
reported good meetings.
The Printers reported on the good
progress made in the 44-hour strike.
The Ushers and Ticket Sellers in
itiated one applicant and voted on
Federation of Labor officers.
The Laundry Workers Committee