Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-07-18
POINTS OF INTEREST
STATE CONVENTION
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Veterans, Child Welfare Club, Minis
terial Association, and State Educa-
tional Association.
William McCabe, Seattle, and :. A.
Greenwood, of Bremerton, of the
American Legion, were the first Of
these to address the convention. Both
lauded the State Federation and
President Short for help given the re-
turned soldier Immediately after the
war and the splendid work done in the
borus fight.
1.-THE legislative and economic pro-
grams Of both bodies are largely
identical" Dc clared Mr.. Greenwood,
state commander Of the Legion.
President Short assured the Legion
delegates th,lt the State Federation
would Go all in its power to continue
the pres snt complete accord, and fine
feeling that exists towards the Amer
lean Legion.
Short Presented with Medal
On behalf of the World War Vet
Grams Major Paul Edwards of Seattle
presented to President Short a gold
medal bearing the inscription on the
reverse side: "Friend Of Veterans,
Champion of Labor" and an ovation
to President Short followed with the
delegates on their feet in an enthu-
siastic demonstration.
AS a testimony to the memory Of
Johnny Campbell of Everett, the dele
gates stood a moment in reverence.
A committee of five was "opoint-
ed to draft a telegram of sympathy
to Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation Of Labor, ex-
pressing the hope Of a speedy recov-
cry in his present illness.
Distribution Just before aipcurn-
ment was made # the second edition
Of the Seattle Strike-Intelligencer.
Monday Afternoon Session
Addresses from fraternal delegates
and the introduction Of resolutions
occupied most of the afternoon.
A. S. Goss, state master of the
Grange, gave some startling statis-
tics about the farmers plight in the
eastern end of the state. "In the
past IL months 5000 farms have
been foreclosed for taxes" he de-
clared. He outlined IL planks in the
platform of the state Grange-all
similar to measures advocated by the
state federation. He said the farm
ers were solidly behind the Bone bill.
''But the farmer would like to see
districts or counties as well as cities
empowered to deal in cheap hydro
electric power for them, he as. well
as his city brother can benefit"
Fred Chamberlain of Puyallup,
chairman of the Grange Legislative
committee, and a past master, prom
Used his organizations support for
the state federation's legislative pro-
gram.
w. H. Manson, as fraternal dele
gate from the Montana State Fedora
ton, told of the program that will
soon be put to work in regaining the
ground lost among the miners in the
Butte district and made strong APP
peal to the miners organization of
Washington to support.
Frank Cotterill, who represented
the State Federation at the Walla
Walla prison labor conference, in his
report favored the introduction of a
bill at the next legislature plainly
labelling prison-made goods from 9TH
er states sold here, so that the buy
ing public would know when such
goods were offered them for sale.
Resolutions Introduced
Resolutions endorsing Clifford for
governor and William H. Pemberton
of Bellingham, w. D. Lane of Seattle
and Bruce Blake Of Spokane for the
supreme court, were introduced.
Other resolutions turned in for con-
sideration by the resolutions and leg
islative committees ravor an anti
child labor amendment to the federal
constitution, indorse the Washington
State Labor News as the official or
gan of the federation, establishment
of city pension funds for public en-
ployes, ask federation support for 8
painters hospital for the treatment
of occupational injuries, new meth
cd of boiler inspection with licensing
of firemen and engineers, and a reso-
luton by the Olympia unions asking
transfer of state headquarters from
Seattle to the capital city.
One resolution sanctioned the strike
on the Seattle Post-Intelhgencer and
urged prosecution of the paper for