The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-02-17
EDITORIAL


The happenings the last again clearly
that 1T is impossible for the two forces labor and capital to
operate.
They never will For there was not part of the people
sailed capital and that part not considered to be the whole
thing by large part of the people for other there
would be classified under one head
AS long there two kinds Of people this earhthe
weah-there will people and as long as the
majority of the people satisfied with this condition long will
The two forces never together
capital is exploiting the other one labor and consequently is its
Now labor has times put the white flag and showed
willingness cooperate and many times capital has
fused For the simple reason that if they should cooperate
Cooperation the worst enemy of capital The word dom
nation is the main word in its banner.
If labor at all times remembered this there would
fusion at any time but they to goodhearted and think well
those fellows not bad they pictured and fall for
again.
us get the story For some time relief work has been
organized labor in Everett The Central Labor
Council had committee working on Russian relief for several
weeks The last thing they ala was to arrange meeting for ue
at the meeting of the need the starving
pose Of working to raise funds for these sufferers in Russia
All of these people goodhearted wethinkng respect
among them. Huet Wells had been speaker
night active member of the organization he and still
Follows organization one their
Famine Relief Without Conditions Friends of Soviet
Russia National Office POI West 18th street New
City, In direct connection with the Russian govern
ment Endorsed by Chicago Federation Labor Detroit
semby Toronto Council Montreal Trades
and Labor Council Illinois State Federation of Labor 1870
City Conferences of the Friends of Soviet Russia, with
which thousands of labor unions and other workers
zatiOnS affiliated American Labor Alliance"
This organization not working the dark but doing bust
openly So the people organizing that night decided send
all raised by them the future for Russian famine sufferers
to them.
necessary have two committees working and this newly
formed committee men and not directly affiliated
They had several meetings. and decided conduct day
n q
The question where the entertainment should be held
Labor Temple consdered many people would
not go there The larger halls in Everett expensive and the
should be kept at the minimum the NJ c.
posed.
purpose committee sent there and the secretary of the
Y agreed rent the auditorium to them for cost which would
amount to about seven dollars, on February 49, -
people who could afford And there should have been no
relief COMMITTEES had VIEW The object Of the relief COMMITTEES
was TO raise as much as possible and forget the lines drawn be-
tween labor and capital in this great humanitarian cause
But they forgot that capital can not cooperate as has been
their fellowmen who suffering
Soon became that labor ss had made
arrangements to use the NJ for that purpose the house
committee of the Y bothered to death by capital and its
their charitable efforts had forgotten the line drawn for ages
could not get the hall unless they agreed surrender their rights
of taking of the funds raised through their efforts the
First it was spread that would be for
political purposes meaning Russian propaganda.
Then couple of bold type warnings appeared in local daily
paper just days before tag day that organza
tons out for Russian relief were under investigation by United
States government These organizations said be working
Russian propaganda and of the funds used for
that purpose.
relief committee originating in labor circles
was supposed o be classed under that head.
The result conference of one of the relief committee
Of the "Y" house committee The member
understood the situation but nevertheless
very bad and the Y committee probably understood too
The following umatum laid before the relief commtee
A funds received from tag sale and benefit enter
tainment will be deposited bank and held In said
bank until the relief committee, in conjunction with the
committee of the "Y" determine through which
they shall send said funds the Hoover committee
This statement to be printed the local by the famine
relief committee the key to the Y NJ c. A. auditorium No
statement, key.
relief committee after meeting, decided to send the fol
lowing answer to the Y NJ. c. A:
GAS to raised by by sale of tags feel that
of the Y NJ c. A. and must respectfully decline
to be dictated the disposition of said funds
When first made arrangements to rent the auditorium.
laid condition other than the net proceeds of the