The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-22
REACTION MAKES
new ATTACK IN
SEATTLE COUNCIL
Locals Protest Blow at
Workers Unity

SEATTLH, Washington, Feb. 20.-
Charges "of being Communists" were
preferred at the meeting of the Cen
trail Labor Council last night against
, M. Hansen, H. G. Price, Joe Havel,
Paul K. Mohr, w. H. Jones and ]. c.
Carlson and after some debate refer
red to the strike and grievance com
mittee of which David Levine is chair.
man.
The charges were preferred by re-
dictionary Business Agents William
Bailey, business agent Of the Pattern
makers, Jack Belanger, business agent
of the Steamftters, Roberge, ex-busi-
ness agent Of the Sheet Metal Work.
ers, Hughes. business agent of the
Plumbers and Williams, business
agent of the Hosting Engineers.
Reaction Insists an Attack
Notwithstanding the fact that the
large delegation Of the Central Labor
Council are anxious to preserve harm
ony and avoid strife in that body,
these business agents are apparently
determined to force the hand of the
council to unseat the above delegates
against it's wishes.
All SIX accused delegates have the
best reputation and standing in the
local labor movement and devoted the
greater part of their lives to the up
building of the trade union movement.
w. H. Jones is one of the progress
sive business agents with a fine re-
cord and agent of the Painters and
Allied Trades against whom charges
have also been preferred in the Build
ing Trades Council in order to IN
seat him from that body.
Painters Support Delegate
His local at its meeting, held on
Tuesday evening, by an overwhelm-
ing vote decided to back him in this
fight as they realize and are appar-
emily aware of the sinister influences
determined to unseat him. A resolu-
ton was adopted by his local con-
demning the action of both bodies and
urging the resembling of the action
contemplating to unseat delegates.
The council at its last nights meet
ing again reafirmed it's stand against
criminal syndicalism laws in general
and the Michigan criminal syndicalism
law in particular.
No Bar on Political Opinions
After the grievance committee has
given a hearing and trial to those
charged, the matter will again come
up before the council for disposal
The delegates are determined to put
up fight against being unseated and
they have support Of the progressive
delegates who bitterly resent the un-
seating of any delegates, no matter
what their political views be.
The following resolution was adopt
ed on Tuesday night by Painters Lo-
cal No. 300, asking the Central Labor
Council and the Building Trades
Council to rescind their action:
WHEREAS, the present controver-
sy regarding Communism in the Cen
trail Labor Council and Building
Trades Council, If allowed to develop
will greatly weaken our position and
favor the employers; and
WHEREAS this controversy has
entirely overshadowed the original
issue from which it sprung, namely
defense Of fellow workers indicted un
der the Michigan criminal syndical'
ism act; and
WHEREAS the American Fedora
tion Of Labor, national and state, at
their last conventions passed resolu-
tions repudiating such syndicabism
criminal acts; therefore be It
"REVOLVED that the Painters Lo-
cal No. 300, requests the Central Labor
Council and Building Trades Council
to set aside for the present their re-
cent actions favorable to unseating
members who are Communists.
For Labor Solidarity
by so doing they will aid the labor
movement of Seattle to close ranks
and present a solid front in repudiat-
ing all legislation which is unjust to
the workers and to render such aid to
the Michigan prisoners as may seem
wise after proper investigation; and
be II further
"RESoLVED that we request all
Communists and their sympathizers
within our ranks to aid on this mutual
ground for action and do all in their
power to keep the issue clear that II
may not again be set aside by argu'
ments regarding Communism"