The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-02-24
Federal Judges Are Allied With Big Business"

progressive congressman, so the IN
terests'- called secret meeting at
the Raquet Club, Washington, d.
c., on December 9th, 1921, inviting
representatives from the Steel
Trust; the Lumber Trust; the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
a few other trusts and the Farmers.
Quite an "honor" for Farmers to
sit in such distinguished company?
Did the Farmers fall for it?
You bet they did, and the pro
gressive" ESQ termed by Fred Nell
SEM National Grange session not
a month closed. Yes, your National
Grange Legislative Agent, T. c..
Atkinson, was a member Of this
Secret Conference Of Big Business
on December 9th last, and he, to-
gether with another "Tool," j. R.
Howard, President of the National
Farm Bureau Federation, agreed, ac-
cording to evidence secured by
United States Senator Robert M.
LaFollette, to Soft Pedal the agita-
ton amongst their membership for
the repeal of Section 15A of the
Ench- -Cummins law, and to favor
the reduction in wages of the rail
way employees.
Corporation Attorney J. A. Emery;
Legislative Agent of the National
National Grange Legislative Agent
T. C. Atkinson, and Gray Silver
Farm Bureau Federation, were ap-
pointed a committee to redraft the
Capper bill Ca bill for the express
purpose Of repeating Section 15A
of the Esch-Cummings law.
A subcommittee on legislation
was appointed at this secret meet
ing to work with the railway Maj
mates, and the Master of the Ma
tional Grange, Sherman j. Lowell,
is a member of that committee and
associated with him are such men as
j. A. Campbell, Steel Trust repre-
sentative; Charles Hill, Lumber
Trust representative; j. B. A. Nor
row, Coal Trust representative, and
f. R. Todd, Farm Machine Trust
representative.
Well now, Patrons, we'll admit
this is some talented committee,
and of course they have the best
interests of the dear farmers" at
heart because the three Freds MEL
sen, Chamberlain, Lewis) say so.
Better not take Cottrell's word for
this; better write direct to Senator
LaFollette and get it DIRECT. 1t
appears that the Executive Com
mittee of the Washington State
Grange are "fearsome" of the eff
feet of these reported carrying-on
of their faithful" officials, so they
have caused their secretary, Mr..
Lewis, to write direct to Mr.. Lowell
and ask him to "please tell them"
if these awful things can be true.
1t was because of the knowledge
that these National Grange Officials
had been exploiting the members of
the Patrons of Husbandry for years
in this manner that caused William
Bouck and others to form The West
ern Progressive Grange, that these
exploiting officials could no longer
have the numerical strength of those
organized farmers who were honest
in their intent to get somewhere
with the solution of the problems
confronting agriculture everywhere,
and Congress is now aware that At
kinson, Lowell ct al. does not speak
for ALL the Changers in Wash
ingtOn State.
How Much Longer Are They Co.
ing to Speak for You? Ask your
delegate to the Aberdeen Conven-
ton what Fred Chamberlain said
on the last evening of the Conven-
tion concerning the acts Of these
officials. He will not have forgot
ten.
Fraternally yours for better con-
ditions,
C. r. COTTRELL,
Kent, Wash.
VIM. BOUCK.
Kirkland, Wash.
February Is, 1922.