Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-02-15
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According to press notice in the Everett Labor Journal
James Duncan of Seattle will that city February 18th
and will take for his subject he Workers Opinion the Stand
Taken by Samuel Gomper for the American Federation of Labor
On the Prohibition Question
What James Duncan will try infer that Gompers
for the repeal of the Voead act and the membership of the
American Federation of Labor for the Voead In other
words that Samuel Gompers expressing the will of the
membership which represents wasting
and has for the past number of in trying wreck
the organizations of labor than has anunon employer
this continent While working in the guise of wrecker Jimmie
the disguise of saviour of the working peope-savng
them from the exploitation of the officers duly elected to
sent them.
During Laboy
held in Portland Oregon last October the Committee Execu
tive Councils report, made the following report:
American Federation Labor gone clearly on
record being favor of such modification of the existing law
will permit the manufacturing and vending of wholesome beer
and light Wines and that our committee recommends that this
convention it's reamaton of the action of former
venons of the American Federation of Labor dealing with this
subject Upon motion the recommendations of the committee
with the exception delegate Wheae
of the Steel and Tin Workers voting the negative
Jimmie Duncan according to the minutes of the convention
when the vote taken and voted with the majority
His voice not heard with the opposition in the convention
the proper place only place where the policy which Mr.
must out is formulated Delegate Valentino desired
amend the report of the committee by providing that the
executive council take the question with the various state
organizations throughout the country in order ascertain the
sentiment the membership regarding light wines and beer The
amendment could not be considered for lack of second the
amendment Jimmie" Duncan is sincere in his opposition to
light wines and beer why did he not second the motion to get
expression the entire membership the American Fedora
ton on the question?
The fact of the matter that Jimmie not interested in
the Voead ache does not whether the laws permit the
manufacture light and beer not The thing that Dun
interested destroying the American Federation be-
he dictate its policy He will continue
opportunity that presents itself to further his purpose His
bid rawlings will hinder the progress of labor but the most
will act only an rrantike on toe, which will be
removed sooner later.
Because the delegates from organizations affiliated with the
Federation assembled
record being for the modification of the Voead does
not that they favor of the saloon They recognized
the dermen to the health and morality of the people which
the nefaious traffic by bootegger in poisonous liquors
sponsbe for In their opinion light wines and beer would be
far less evil and therefore recommend the modification of the
Voead act permitting the manufacture of beverages containing
small per cent of alcohol The sale of light wines and beer
would the boogger out of business but whether they would
lead to other abuses remains be But regardless what
the result would be- Duncan has nothing shout about He
in the convention in Portland and failed his opposition
the action of the delegates That the for Duncan
make his stand known forever after hold his peace