Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-07-13

Short said he believed that the con-
vention would adopt a program that
will be a credit to the labor movement
Of the state.
Monday Morning Session.
Mr.. Roaney then relinquished the
chair to Mr.. Short, who ordered the
convention call read by Reading Clerk
Johnson of Spokane. The committee
members were then announced by the
chair, whose chairmen are as follows;
Credentials, Alice Lord, cooks and
walters, Seattle; resolutions, Bob Kes'
keith, cooks, Seattle; rules and order
Of business, H. e. Wheeler, teamsters,
Bremerton; legislative, F. w. Cotter-
ell, building trades, Seattle; Officers
reports, Carl Evans, Spokane Central
Labor council; resolutions, w. John
| son, Spokane, plumbers; labels and
unfair lists, Mrs. HOllcraft, Olympia
Label league: auditing, James Dun
can, Olympia Central council. The
Aberdeen delegates appointed on the
committees are as follows: Mrs. King,
resolutions; Andrew Winberg audit
ing; Garfield, bylaws. A. w. John
ston OF Spokane was named reading
clerk; Ruby NJ Belnap of Seattle, sec
rotary of the convention, and Harry
Gipple of Tacoma, carpenter, and San
dy Dethlefson, Aberdeen teamster,
sergeants-at-arms.
Monday Afternoon.
Shortly after the convention con-
vened, U. s. Senator Dill addressed
the delegates. He advocated limiting
the power of the United States SUI
preme court and the election of these
judges and the President Of the Uni
ted States by a direct ballot of the
, people. He bitterly attacked the edi-
torial appearing In one Of Seattle's
daily papers that attacked the direct
primary. He favored its extension
rather than its repeal. President
Short introduced Senator Dill as the
finest and best senator that it has
ever been the good fortune of the peo-
pie of this state to have represent
them. Dill was cheered for at least
five minutes when he took the floor
the delegates rising to their feet. In
concluding, Senator Dill stated that
he hoped to be able to live up to the
peoples trust in him and that he
would always be guided by the peo-
Piles will. Short assured him that he
could always rely on labor support.
Ernie Marsh, former president OF
the State Federation, and now FEEDER
al mediator, next addressed the con-
vention on this line Of work.
The following resolutions we're then
read and referred to the proper com
mittees.
az resolution fayoring a day
light kitchen, introduced by the state
culinary crafts. 1t provides that no
dining room or kitchen shall be under
ground that the eating places must
be one story in height. and equipped
with sound plumbing fixtures.
~ A res olution requesting
support for the Seattle Central Labor
council in its controversy with the
American Federation of Lobor, thru
which its charter Is threatened. In
troduced by the Boilermakers' local
Seattle.
"a A resolution asking 96r the
amalgamation OF all craft unions to
provide one compact organization, the
release of all class war prisoners, the
recognition of Russia and the organ
ization of the workers political pow
er into a producers political party in
dependent of the old-time parties. In
troduced by Boilermakers, Seattle.
Tuesday Forenoon Session.
After the chairmen of the commit
tees had reported, Henry Shagren, di-
rector of the Whatcom County Dairy
mems association, addressed the con-
vention. Mr.. Shagren stressed the
point that the interests of the farmer
and labor are identical. Urging also
that the farmer and laborer should
cooperate at all times.
The final sessions of the conyen-
tion will be given in next weeks La
Dor Press.