Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-07-06
Labor Council
BurOcrdts Hit
General Strike
By A Delegate

ldSI HlBnG communicative
from the striking liza union
asking the council to vote fol-
general strike in support Of
the waterfront strikers WaG
read and a motion made to con
eur.
Chairman Early refused to
entertain the motion and after
a protest by delegates stated
There is my reason for not
entertaining the motion, point
ing to a telegram from William
Green, President of the AL
which asked that the council
not vote for general or sym,
pathetic strike.
The telegram was lengthy
and glazing specimen OF
Green's treachery at a time
when the lila is asking for
support. The reaction of rank
and file delegates was that
Bill Green is using his official
position to betray striking
AFL members and helping to
smash the strike by tying the
hands of other locals who may
vote to strike in sympathy.
Condemn Green
But Green's orders are not
gOnig to be Obeyed. A motion
that the Council condemn this
action by Green as being the
betrayal of a strike breaker
and against the interest OF
organized labor, was likewise
not entertained by the chair
Various delegates spoke. Dave
Levine asserted he would not
go on record either for OF
against a general strike.
Bob Harlin nearly went into
commissions stating that a
general strike would wreck or
ganiZed labor and telling al
the world how honest he is.
+. NJ. Weston of the Boiler
makers No. 1G4 stated the mem,
berS of his local are vitally in
terested in winning the strike
and that it is too bad labor i,
organized in such way thai
we can not all act together il
a situation like this.
In watching Weston clOsel,
one wonders whether he i,
honest and will fight for tn,
rank and file of the A. +. of /.
against bureaucracy and strike
breaking tendencies of viii
liam Green or whether he i,
Just a demagOgue like Duncan
Harlin, Doyle, Sebert Johnson
Dave Beck, Brewster, etc.
Against Jobless
We can only watch his ac
lions and so far we know Yves
ton has opposed HR 759,
workers Unemployment ms
urance Bill. Weston wa,
elected as delegate repre-
senting the Seattle Labor Coun
ell to the Washington State
Federation of Labor conven
ton. viii he fight for HR
1913 there? Will he support
other resolutions in favor O
the working class? We vii
watch and see. If he fights il
the interest of the rank anC
lille he will get our support
II he works like Duncan anC
others of his tribe, we. the A
F. of L. rank and file, will fight
and expose his manOuevers.
Copies of the telegram sent
by Green may be had upor
official application of any lOca
to Charles Doyle, secretary O
the Central Labor Council. AL
members should demand thai
this strike-breaking Telegram
be read before regulOr meet
ings.
impartial Scab
Mayor Smith stated that he
has been ''impartiaT through,
out the strike III a letter tC
the council answering its pro
test against the use of thugs
police, etc. He stated that hi.
police were ordered not to in
terfere with peaceful picket
ing. The entire letter was {
mass of lies as to the role the
Mayor has been playing. Hi,
actions are typical of all Fas
cists.
Although there was strOne
tentiment expressed by many
delegates for general strike
the meeting adjourned with
out any definite action being
taken.
Delegates should take the
matter before their locals anC
vote general strike over the
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