Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-07-18

violating the eight-hour day law since
the employment of non-union printers
and stereotypers following the strike.
Tuesday Forenoon
The report Of the credentials com
mittee was the first order of busi-
ness.
State Senator Dan Landon address,
ed the delegates in brief talk en-
dorsing Clifford as the logical labor
candidate for the governorship.
John Shaw Of Spokane, in behalf
of the Washington Educational
League, declared the 40-mill tax bill
would seriously injure the small pub
lie school and urged the conventions
support in opposing it.
DIR. H. D. Jonez, state commander
of the American Legion, made one
of the stirring addresses of the day,
and a rising vote of appreciation of
DR.. Jonez and the cordial feeling Of
the American Legion was given.
'The universal draft law, drafting
man power and wealth alike, is what
the Legion is going to advocate from
now on and we ask labor's support"
said DR.. Jonez. eff we can take the
booty out of war, we know 1t will be
long time before we have another
one" he declared.
Advocates Use Of Label
George Downs of San Francisco,
made a hit with all the delegates in
speech advocating greater use Of
the union label. "Our purchasing
power when thoroughly solicited un-
der the union label is a greater wea-
pom in labor's hands than the strike"
he said. Mr.. Downs pointed his argu-
ments with apt stories that contin-
ually convulsed the audience. An
nouncement that he would inaugurate
a label campaign in the state brought
him many requests from delegates to
visit their section.
Fraternal Delegate E. Stack, Of the
Oregon State Federation, brought
greetings and a report of what was
doing in our sister commonwealth.
After hearing John A. Shaw, rep
resenting the Washington Education
al association, opponent of the 4O-mil
tax bill, action was deferred to hear
T. N. Halter of Seattle, proponent
of the measure. Mr.. Haller's argu-
ments had little weight, seemingly,
for a unanimous vote was given the
measure.
Attention was also given to j. A.
Scotland, president of the state dairy
association, who spoke for the bill
known as the anti-Hebe bill prohib-
iting the use of "filled" milk.
The daylight kitchen law, proposed
by the Culinary workers to do away
with underground kitchens, was en-
dorsed.
A resolution to increase federal PEN
sion rates for veterans OF wars prev
ious to the world war was adopted.
The BARRIERS request that the con-
vention adopt q resolution recommend
ing that administration of the bar
bers' license law be placed in the
hands of BARRIERS was concurred in.
Legislative enactment to place mu-
nicipal and state work so that con-
tracts could be signed by unions with
cities was another resolution adopted.
The convention endorsed the plan
for placing vocational apprenticeship
training under the supervision Of
trade journeymen, as advocated by the
state board.
A resolution to bring the election
of the state federation president back
to the convention instead of by ref
erendum was lost.
Heated discussion over the resolu-
ton to increase the salary of the
presidents office to $500 per month
occupied the major part of the Thurs
day morning session. Against the
earnest plea of President Short that
such move was i'll advised at this
time and that it would cripple him in
his financial program, a large number
of speakers argued that labor could
not afford to be stingy in rewarding
its officers.
"What is money compared to the
love and loyalty you give me, SAID
President Short.
His wishes finally prevailed and the
resolution was voted down.
A resolution to move the headquar-
ters of the State Federation from Sc
attic to Olympia was referred to the
executive council for a report at the
1925 convention.
A controversy over the standing Of
delegates representing the woman's
Card and Label league, as to voting
powers in central councils was refer
red to the executive council.
The organization of teachers unions
was the subject of a resolution that
was adopted.
State inspection of boilers by prac-
teal tradesmen was embodied in a
rauol11tiop favorablv coneidav.ad