Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-03-27
NEW ERA IN VEST VA.
UNDER GOVERNOR GORE
By international Labor News Service

By international Labor News Service
CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 26
West Virginia, long victim of secret
rule BY sinister financial interests
has entered upon q new era with the
inauguration Of Governor Gore, the
West Virginia Federationist declares
Service in the interest of the common.
wealth will rule in the conduct OF
State affairs, the Federationist pre-
diets.
Governor Cores determination to
establish 3 "new deal' in West Vir-
ginia was emphasized by his action
in calling into council the heads of ali
the State departments and represent
atives of labor, business, the press
and all other groups to discuss the
problems that confront the State. The
conference established q precedent SO
foreign to the political and govern
mental history of West Virginia that
1t has echoed throughout the State.
Conference Unprecedented
"Never BEFORE" says the Fedora
ZIONIST, 'shas so democratic a con-
ference been held in West Virginia at
the instance of a chief executive of
the State, and it bespeaks for Gov
ernor Gore a successful administra-
ton and one that will bring West
Virginia peace, progress and pros
perity."
The Federationist, which is the off,
cial organ of the Kanawha Valley
Central Labor Union and the Charles
ton Building Trades Council, con-
tinues:
Governor Gore explained his pur-
pose in calling the conference was to
establish that cooperative spirit be-
tween all the departments and all
groups of citizens that was necessary
to guarantee the progress and ad-
vancement of the State and bring a
greater measure of peace and pros
perity to it's citizens. He made it
plain that he proposed to give all
groups a voice in all matters in which
they were concerned and to hear both
sides of all questions involving the
good and welfare of the State and
deal impartially with all interested.
Asks Cooperation of All
'Tn discussing the several problems
he declared that the State government
must be conducted in a business-like
way to bring about business-like re-
suits, emphasizing that the strictest
economy was necessary to help solve
the tax problem. He discussed his
road building plans, the tax question
and other vital affairs in q free and
frank manner and asked the coopera-
ton of all in helping him successfully
carry his program into effect.
Sin the discussion Governor Gore
paid a high tribute to the loyalty of
organized labor to the State and Ma
ton during the World War and recit-
ed the great service performed by la
Dor in that conflict and expressed his
confidence that labor will contribute
the same service in the reconstruction
work and in solving the problems that
have resulted from that war.
Labor Pledges Aid
John B. Easton, president of the
West Virginia State Federation Of
Labor, expressed the sentiment of the
organized labor movement of the
State, when he informed the Governor
that labor was ready and willing, as
it always had been, to render united
cooperation in every possible way
that would bring about more prosper
GUS conditions in all lines of endeavor
and to establish a more friendly re-
lationship industrially, commercially
and socially between all our citizens,
and that the labor unions would
meet all forces more than half way
that this condition may be realized
in the future. He also thanked the
Governor for his cordial and frank
references to labor in his general out
line of his position to the conference.
1.-THE conference resulted in bring
ing those of divergent opinions in
closer contact and paved the way for q
better understanding of each other