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OFFICIAL PAPER EVERETT CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL VOL. XXX. 0 THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE WN. STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR TEAMSTERS HAVE EIGHT ON AT TACOMA The following dealers have been placed on the unfair list by the teamsters at Tacoma, and all organizations throughout the state are asked to place those firms on their "Don't Patronize List"; West Coast Grocery Co., their products are Aniocat, Comax, Zepa and Wesco. The Oriole tandy Co., their products include Purple and Gold, .Masterpiece, B. & 11. Special, Johnny Bar and Mt. Tacoma Bar. Two fuel companies are also included in the unfair list. They are the West End fuel Co., at 120(5 North Pine, and Smith Fuel Co., 1010 North Washington. The products of the West Coast Grocery Co., and the Oriole Candy Co., have quite an extensive market throughout the entire state and it great deal of service can be rendered the Tacoma teamsters if the workers in every section make it a point to inform their merchants and store keepers that none of their products will be purchased until a sat isfactory settlement has been made by those firms with the Teamsters' Union at Tacoma. Result of Election For Officers of the State Fed eration of Labor The tellers have just completed their tabulation of the returns on the referendum election of officers of the Federation, held last month. The tabulation shows the total vote for each candidate to be as follows: Executive Chairman— W. M. Short 7179 L. W. Buck v 1854 Vice President, Ist District— C. W. Robinson 79 J. R. Montgomery 143 Vice President 2nd District— Geo. E. Hedger 075 Vice President 3rd District— Louis E. Ott 155 C. L. Gallant 100 Fred Hendricks 34 Vice President 4th District— W. L. Brackinreed 233 V. L. Chamberlain 140 Vice President sth District— Jos. H. Lyons 1233 Joe Hosking 710 DECLARED ELECTED The following officers have been declared elected for the ensuing term, which will be for two years under the new rferendum provision of the constitution: Executive Chairman, W. M. Short; Vice-Pres. Ist Dist. J. R. Montgomery; Vice-Pres. 2nd Dist., Geo. E. Hedger; Vice-Pres. 3rd- Dist., C. L. Gallant; Vice-Pres. 4th Dist., W. L. Brackinreed; Vice-Pres. sth Dist., Jos. K. Lyons; Vice-Pres. (ith Dist., V. E. Blomberg; Vice- Pres. 7th Dist., .O. F. Wefferling; Tellers, James A. Duncan, Vela Smith, and Emma Elliott. NATIONAL GUARD NOT TO IJE USED IN STRIKES The National Guard will not be used in strikes nor be used in any capacity detrimental to the interests of organized labor. These assur ances were given President Short by the officers of the National Guard in convention at Seattle last week. President Short was invited to ad dress the convention by Adjutant-General Maurice Thompson of Seattle. The Adjutant General and other officers of the Guard explained that a general misunderstanding seemed to exist relative to the use of the Guard in labor disputes and pointed out that the new form of organ ization of the Guard precluded their use for any purpose other than national defense purposes. President Shor-t addressed the convention and expressed his gratifi cation that the day was over when any portion of our citizen soldiery might be used to the detriment of labor in conflicts between the em ployers and workers, and pledged his cooperation in clearing up any misunderstanding that existed between labor and the Guard over that question. lie asserted that the development of democracy would be seriously impeded if any system was allowed to continue that arrayed one group of our citizens against another group, and pointed out that labor would profit as much from the protection of the citizen soldiery as any other group when their service was confined to purely national defense purposes, and not used in settling the private quarrels between capital and labor. He took occasion to pay the citizen soldiery a warm compliment for their service in the late war, and was given a rising ovation at the conclusion of his address. Adjutant General Thompson expressed a warm desire to see to it that labor received a square deal in all matters in which the National Guard were affected. _ TIMBERWORKERS BULLETIN Published by Ray R. Canterbury, President and Harry Call, Secretary- Treasurer of the International Union of Timberworkers. Office, 207-S-0 Maynard Building, Seattle, Washington. EVERETT MILL WORKERS' STRIKE Seattle, Wash., June 1, 1021. To Affiliated Locals, International Union of Timberworkers. The wage reduction of 00 cents per day that was agreed to by the Board of Directors of the Loyal Leg'on was made effective in many mil!., and camps in the Northwest on June 1. The workers in three mills at Everett, Washington, refused to ac cept the cut and went on strike. This office was immediately noti fied and President Canterbury of OUI International and President Wil liam M. Short of the Washington State Federation of Labor went to Everett ami held a large meeting on the afternoon of June Ist. There were fully 500 of the strikers pres ent. Another meeting was held in the evening and a new local of timberworkers was organized with a large charter list. The workers in Everett figure that $3.00 per day will not give them a chance to get the hare necessities of life, to say nothing of a decent living. This protest on the part of the Everett workers is the result of a succession of wage reductions that have taken the wages of the so called common laborer down from $5.30 per day to .$3.00 per day, or about 50 per cent in total reduc tions. The employers say: "We know that you can't live on $3.00 per day, but be reasonable, reduce your expenses, etc. . . ." Having struck, the Everett work ers next did the only sensible thing that they could do —they organized, and every effort will be made on the part of the local union and the International to organize > every timber worker in Everett. "DESERTED" "Who wants to adopt a war baby? The sad case of Little • Four L Legion who has been deserted by both parents and by its nurse is one of the most pathetic stories to come out of the war. Little Four L was th»» illigitimate issue of the liason between General Disque and Lumber Interest. The genernl, who did not deny parentage, de serted the foundling shortly after the close of the war and the disgraced mother secured a nurse in the person of Robert Gill, whose nursery title was executiye secretary." Recently STlp Hatror Journal Mrs. T. P. Hollcraft 193 Fred Hudson 84 Vice President 6th District— Phil J. Pearl 1379 V. E. Blomberg 3124 Vice President 7th District— O. F. Wefferling 193 Wm. J. Smith 170 C. E. Goldthorpe 29 Thomas Herron 99 Tellers- James A. Duncan 5042 Tom Egan 3300 Vela Smith 4341 Frank Turco 2088 Ida Parberrv 3063 R. 11. Mills 2458 Emma Elliott 3483 the mother deserted and now disowns the child. This left too much responsibility for the deli cate condition of the nerves of the nurse who has thrown the Illigitimate child on the public. Anyone who adopts the little darling should do so with the full understanding that it will not be a burden for long. Its circulation is very weak, ami its little spirit may at any time be wafted back to the spirit land from which it came." —Oregon Labor Press. ORGANIZATION WORK Re-organized: Local No. 147, Ho quiam, Wash; Local No. 10, llo quiam, Wash. Re-in stated: Local No. 95, Marinette, Wisconsin. Or ganized: Local No. 53, Everett, Wash. Other locals report increases in membership. In the South addi tional organizers have been selected to work under the provisions of Resolution No. 3. One new or ganizer has been selected to work under this plan in Eastern Wash ington and Northern Idaho. The result of the voting on ref erendum measures will soon be transmitted to the membership; the election committee will, meet at In ternational headquarters on Friday, June 3rd. If continued wage reductions are to be successfully resisted the work ers in the timber industry must ORGANIZE. If the eight-hour day is to be retained they must OR GANIZE. The workers in this in dustry cannot afford to remain un organized. Organization is and al ways has been the only hope of those who toil. That more has not been accomplished by the labor movement is not the fault of those who are in it; it is the fault of those who have been satisfied to remain on the outside and do noth ing for themselves. The ORGANIZATION in the tim ber industry is here. The TIME is NOW. ALL Charters of the In ternational Union of Timberwork ers are now open; there is no good reason why every worker in this great industry should not get into the movement that means so much for the welfare of themselves and of those who are dependent upon them. Do not wait for the organizer to come to see you. Look him up, and by that act show that you have reached a decision to do your part. Un-organized labor is voiceless la bor. If you would be heard, OR GANIZE. Clayton Packard, correspondent of the Union Record, attended on Wednesday the meeting of the Washington pioneers. Clayt started the first paper in Snohomish Coun ty 39 years ago. The I>aper was called the Snohomish Eye and Clayt had .his eye on everything that was fit to print. # Smoke OLYMPIC CLUB 10c cigar. INIQUITY OF "DEFLATING WORKERS" (By Samuel (iompers in American Federationist.) No more heartless phrase has ever crept into the human vocabulary than tin' phrase "deflation of labor.*' It is Well enough anil proper enough to speak of the deflation of inani mate things. The meaning of de flation is clear. The word brings to mind the exact process that is meant by the word. Deflation means subtraction. It means taking away something, or letting out something, or reducing the Bite or bulk of something so that it will occupy a smaller space than formerly. Labor is human life. labor It inseparable from human beings Labor does not mean a commodity. Labor means the warmth of life and the functioning of hand and brain. It means the men and women at the work benches and in the street. It means the children in school and in the home. It means the family cir cle. Deflating labor means subtracting something from life. More tragic than that—it means taking some thing from life where there never has been abundance, where there nevei has been fullness, where there never has been more than the foundation, the essentials, the ele mentals. Deflating labor does not mean taking from life where life has ii n surfeited with art over-abund ance. The real essence of labor defla tion is that it is proposed to squeeze from labor —from the life of the working people—some vital, neces sary part of the experience of hu man existence. This is planned as a definite scheme of action. It is a thing' .i pott v.hich men have deliberated. Courts recognize a difference he ween deliberate murder and mur dt in lh< height of passion. The ciime ol deliberate planning and execution is always the more hein ous. The great financial and industrial powers declare that they intend to 'Co about the country taking away a meal here, a suit of clothes there, i home at some other place, a bit of lreedom and sunshine still fur ther en. From one home one thing, from another home another thing. It is more refined and less brutal in aspect than it would be to go about pinching off arms and fingers and ears. Deflate labor, is tho cry. Take something away from labor, leave a little less in the homes of the toil ers, thaw the window shades a little tighter against the sunlight, let few er children pass through the doors of schools, let fewer live to the age of maturity, let fewer have iccess to books and to the normal pleasures and delights of life. Shrink the waist-line and tighten he belts. Deflate! A real deflation of expanded values finds justification. There is reason in taking away the unreal and the fictitious. But that is not what is proposed by those who say "deflate labor." The deflation that is proposed is a subtraction of real values, a tak ing away of substance, a sheer cut to the quick of life. And where the workers are con cerned the deflation is a sword of two edges. The number of dollars is to be reduced and then the buying power of the remaining dollars is to be reduced. What is proposed is a double gouge into the life of the toiling masses. And so long as the workers are ready and. willing to produce the equivalent or the stand ard of living to which they aspire somehow there must be found a way to keep open for them the op ium (unity to maintain this standard without the interference of an arbi trary power. The willingness of labor to pro duce should be forever labor's guar antee against shrinking the full ness of life. Labor's contribution at the work-bench should be its in junction in perpetuum against the hideousness of deflation; the full ross of effort should measure the fullness of reward and the counting room should have no voice and no power to reach out the hand that throttles and chokes. The voice of labor is raised in protest throughout the land against the cruelty of the theft that is proposed and that has taken place at some points. Somehow there must be found a way to take from grasp ing hands the power and the strength to restrict the lives and the development of the millions of our toilers. And until the toilers find a better way they will use the weapons they now have, their will and their determination and their strength. Deflation of labor is not to be willed ami executed by the few who do not labor! Scab Ship Returns New York, June 4.—After cover ing 300 miles of her voyage to South America, the big Munson liner, Huron, was forced to return to this city with 140 passengers. Because of the marine engineers' seamen's strike, the ship was man ned by strikebreakers and the cap tain feared to risk passengers and cargo. The Huron's return is proof, trade unionists declare, that strike-break ers are not competent to hold li censes issued to them by the gov ernment. Only recently the steam er Pocahontas cleared from Boston, but was towed back to port by a revenue cutter. Ship owners are giving little publicity to these in cidents, which endanger life and property. The strike was caused by a re fusal (o accept wage reductions and a lowering of working conditions that would destroy the seamen's act. EVERETT, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1921 WOMEN WORKERS ASK LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS Washington, June 1. The Na tional Women's Trade Union Lea gue has sent out a call to its local Leagues and affiliated organizations throughout the United States for a series of local meetings on the sub ject of limitation ■!' armaments, beginning June 6. "We ask you to do your utmost to see that the la bor men and women give expression to our faith that America can, if she will, lead in achieving Interna tional Limitation of Armaments," reads the call, which is signed by the President, of the League, Mrs. Raymond Robins, and the Secre tary-Treasurer, Miss Emma Steg hagen, of Chicago. The National Women's Trade Un ion League has wind to President Harding its own endorsement of the plan for an International Confer ence on Limitation of Armaments, and it is proposed through the local meetings of working women and their allies to make manifest to the President the vast sentiment which exists among the wage earners in support of the movement. Other large organizations of wo men, including the Young Woman's Christian Association, the National League of Women Voters, and the General Federation of Women's Clubs, have been asked to join in the plan for a week of meetings. The Church organizations have al ready set aside Sunday, June 5, as a day to be devoted to the subject of disarmament in their pulpits. The call has been sent to all the National Women's Trade Union Lea gue branches, in Boston, New York, Baltimore, Philadel] hia, Chicago, Seattle, St. Louis, St. Paul (Minn.), Birmingham (Ala.), Clinton (Iowa), Grand Rapids (Mich.), Kansas City (Mo.), Mtidison (Wis.), Minneapo 1s (Mm.), Rock Island (111.), Wor cester (Mass.), and Washington, D. C. Affiliated with these local Lea gues are labor bodies all over the United States with a combined mem bership of (iOO.OOO. Cutting Down the U. S. Army The United States Senate has made a slash not only in the army appropriation bill but in the size of the army. The militarists were "modest" enough to ask an army of only 170.000. The Senate cut the army down to 150,000 men and lopped off $11,000,000 from the appropriation bill. Enough Republicans, mostly pro gressives, voted with the Demo crats to make this reduction in the tax burden of the people. Governor Calls Tax Conference State of Washington, Office of Governor, Olympia, June 3, 1021. To . County Commissioners, City Commissioners and Councilmen, School Directors, Port District Com missioners, Members Metropolitan Park Boards and Township Offi cers: Gentlemen: I am firmly convinced that the fundamental principle in taxation is equalization of tax bur den; and that the matter of hieh taxes and low taxes has little if anything, to do with systems of taxation. Every Government, State and governmental agency having the au thority to dispense public funds and power to levy taxes, is controlled in fixing the amount of its tax levy by the amount of funds neces sary to defray the expenses. In other words, the only way to re duce taxes is to reduce public ex penditures. With our many new governmen tal functions and numerous dis bursing and tax levying agencies, the tax burden in this State has become almost unbearable. With a view of striking at the root of this matter, I desire to meet in conference with all of you, or your selected representatives, at the Executive Office in Olympia at 1:00 o'clock p. m. on Monday, June 20, 1021, in an endeavor to eliminate the unnecessary expense and particularly all avoidable ex penditures from next year's budget, so that' every County, City, School District and other tax levying agency may be able to mate some reduction in the levy for next year's taxes. We are striving in this State to eliminate expenditures so as to in sure a very material decrease in the State General Fund tax levy; and if we can make a correspondng de crease in all of the tax levies we may be able to satisfy the public that their confidence in us has not been misplaced and that we are re sponsive to. public demands. Sincerely trusting that a goodly number may be able to meet me in Olympia on Monday, the 20th inst., I am, EVERETT SHEET METAL WORKS Sam Tollof son, having too long taken his pay check from a boss, has concluded to assume the job of paymaster himself. Bro. Tollefson has opened a sheet metal shop at 281*; Rockefeller Avenue. (Phone Main 818) and is prepared to re ceive and fill orders for sheet metal, tin or anything else produced by sheet metal workers. Sam is an expert workman and if he does your work you rest assured it is done well and done right. Sincerely yours, LOUIS F. HART. Governor. WEBSTER MAKES 'EM TOTE FAIR Spokane, June 7.-—Superior Judge R. AL Webster last Thursday de nied the application of the Spokane Bakery and other "open shop" bak eries for an injunction to restrain the bakers union from circulating literature and cards in the city stilt ing that the open shop bakeries tire unfair to organized labor. Although the profit, press of the entire Northwest previous to this court action had carried news stor iu»s which gave the master bakers' version of the attack on the unions here in tin effort to reduce wages, Judge Websters' denial of an in junction application did not appear in the papers of the Northwest." The news was either not carried on the press wires or was carefully destroyed in the newspaper offices. "It would be unfair to the union men to prevent them from pre senting their side of the contro versy to the public," said Judge Webster. "The plaintiffs, through adver tisements in newspapers, have giv en their side of the affair and the union men should be given their opportunity, "If there had been any evidence that the union men had picketed the premises of the plaintiffs, in terfered or threatend the plaintiffs' employes or gathered in crowds about the plaintiffs' place! of busi ness, such acts would be unlawful and an injunction could be granted. In this case, however, I find there is no evidence of acts of this kind. "I do not think the courts should tie the hands of the union and at the same time let the plaintiffs go free to spread their side of the controversy. "There is also another side to the question. The evidence shows there are a number of union bak eries in this city. They certainly have a right to compete with the non-union bakeries for business. As long as the competition is peaceful it is my opinion that the courts should not take sides in such con troversies." Governor Names the Members of the State License Committees OLYMPIA, June 6. — Governor Hart has named the following mem bers of license examining commit tees: Medical: Dr. J. W. MowelL Olym pia; Dr. J. B. McNerthney, Tacoma; and Dr. C. C. Tiffen, Seattle. Pharmaceutical—C. O. Osseward, Seattle; F. D. Marr, Tacoma; and D. B. Harrison, Centralia. Architect—A. Warren Gould, Se attle; Louis Baeder, Seattle; and A. J. Russell, Tacoma. Osteopathia^—W. F. Thomas, Ta coma; E. B. Neffeler, Everett; and W. E. Waldo, Seattle. Drugless healers —A. E. Greene, Seattle; James Carroll, Tacoma and S. P. Grover, Vancouver. Chiropractic—John R. Hildebrand, Spokane; Victor 11. Morris, Tacoma, and E. R. Dunham. Seattle. Optometry—John A. Caswell, Ta coma; Charles G. Holcomb, Seattle; and L M. Radabaugh, Spokane. Bmbalmers— E. B. King, Tacoma; Jesse T. Mills, Olympia. and C. G. Chittenden, Kent. Veterinarian — P. G. Mcintosh, Yakima; A. R. Galbraith, Garfield, and H. A. Trippeer. Walla Walla. THEY LIED OUT AN INJUNCTION The Seattle Union Record of Wednesday said: The fight of th;' marine unions against the granting of a* perma nent injunction restraining them from picketing the waterfront was reopened in the federal court at !> o'clock Wednesday morning. A decision is expected either Wednes day or Thursday. Declaring that the marine unions are not corporations, as alleged in the information filed by the district attorney's office, and that the ship ping hoard is not properly a gov ernment auxiliary, hut is an individ ual corporation operated for profit, George Turner, injunction expert end attorney for the Seamen's Union, opened a brilliant argument before Judge Jeremiah N'eterer in the federal court Tuesday during the legal battle of the unions against tin injunction. The simple fact that the unions tire not corporations is a bar to the granting of an injunction, said Turner. "1 don't see how an injunction can be granted against a corpora tion that, is not a corporation," he declared. Affidavits presented by the gov ernment which alleged that trou bles on the waterfront were caused by disorderly striking seamen were attached by Turner, who countered with affidavits from seamen and union officials showing that pick* cting was conducted in an orderly manner. A statement made by a watchman at the Admiral Line pier who asserted that union seamen were involved in a revolver duel was refuted by an Affidavit sworn to by a local business man. Another affidavit made by a sea man named Booth, employed on the freighter West .lappa, in which he declared that he was taken forcibly to the headquarters of the seamen's union and insulted and browbeaten by union officials was discredited in a counter affidavit sworn to by members nnd officials of the union. If 'h' ire is no profit in running the mills why do their owners per sist In tunning them? Smoke BLUB RIBBON Cigar. MEET ME AT THE FARMER-LABOR PICNIC SUNDAY Next Sunday, June 12, there will be ii big 'picnic at Davis' Grounds, Lake {Stevens, given under the aus pices of the Farmer-Labor Party, and everybody is invited, This will be a get-together of city and country folk where there will be ;i free interchange ol' opin ion and it general good time. Mr. Davis has ideal grounds on the shores of the hike Mid who ever goes there once will wish to go again. There will be a few short speeches on the current political issues after which the remainder of the day will be given over to the enjoyment of sports, dancing, boating, etc. Prises will be given to winners of the several sporting events. They will be found on exhibition in the Maize Cafe windows. J. C. Kennedy and E. C. Daily will be the principal speakers. N". T. Thompson is chairman of the food committee, Wm. Carroll of the sports committee and Mrs. Alice Ferrell of the entertainment committee. There will be plenty to eat on the grounds, but those who wish to take their lunches may do so. Stages will leave every ten min utes from the Healy garage and it is not likely there will be lack id' transportation. "Meet me at the Farmer-Labor Picnic Sunday." THE CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL Wednesday, June S, 1921. The Council was cal.id to unlet by President Michel at 6 p. in. Credentials were received from George Wick of the Railway Car men to succeed Delegate Briggs; F. W. Hughes of the Cooks and Waiters to succeed Delegate Ander son. The delegates were obligated and seated. The minutes of the Tacoma and Seattle Central Labor Councils were read and filed. t on\ ent ion Arrangements A communication was received from State federation of Labor re- lating to arrangements for the con vention to be held In Vancouver, Washington, beginning at 10 a, m. Monday, July 11th. The letter is given below for the guidance of delegates and visitors: To All Organizations affiliated with the Washington State Federation of Labor. Greeting: Arrangements have been completed for the convention at Van couver. It will convene in the Boilermakers' Hall, corner of 10th and Main St., at 10 A. M.. July 11th. Arrangements have also been completed, through the Pacific Northwest Convention Bureau, at Portland, for reduced railroad fares. The Bureau informs me that if 250 or more delegates attend, that re turn fare from Vancouver will be at half regular rate. Delegates are therefore advised to purchase one way tickets to Vancouver and ask for certificate at time of purchase, and to present such certificate to agent at Vancouver when purchas ing return ticket. This step will be necessary in order to secure the reduced rate. The following accommodations and rates at hotels are given for the information of the delegates: St. Elmo Hotel—t Federation Head quarters) outside double rooms $2.50; outside single, $1.50; inside double $1.60; inside single $1.00. Special rooms with bath $2.50 to $3.50. St. Francis Hotel—Double rooms. $1.25 and $1.50; single rooms, 75c and $1.00. Imperial Hotel -Kates $1. to $2. Short Hotel—Rates $1. Antlers Hotel—sl single and $1.50 double. Elwell Hotel—Rates 75c, $1 and $1.50. Homewood Rooms —50c and $1. i Meals 50c.) North Hank Hotel — Hoard and room, family style, |1.50 per day. Salvation Army Hut—(s per week. This information will be mailed! the delegates as soon as their names . and addresses are furnished the State office. The following Arrangements torn mittee has been named by the Van couver Central Labor Council; C. 11. Moran, A. s. Osmond and C. H, Hagen. For all further informa tion relative to hotel reservations, rates and accommodations write to this committee at the Laboi Tem ple, Vancouver, Washington. Re porta Ity Unions The Butchers reported a nice quiet meeting. The Cooks and Waiters elected V. W. Hughes to be secretary and Sister McFadden to he vice-presi dent of the onion lor the unexpired term. The Laundry Workers reported a meeting full of pep. The Stage Employees had a good meeting at which officers were elected and Installed. They decided not to send delegates to the State Federation convention. The Ticket Sellers and Ushers initiated two applicants, elected two delegates to the Federation Con vention and nominated local offi cer*. Treasurer Tarhell resigned the Trensiirership and was succeeded by Delegate Thompson. Delegate Hughes was elected Trustee to succeed Delegate Thomp son, resigned. Delegates Ferrell. Goldthorpo and Fortson WW appointed a commit tee to watt upon the Everett Fruit Products Company. After a short discussion of mat ters of interest to organized lahor the Council adjourned. PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF ORGANIZED LABOR THE CUKCHES STANDING BY THEIR BISHOP "Biji Business" Loses I it;hi On Detroit Prelate Who Stood For Justice. Efforts of Big Business to sup press liberal churchmen who are speaking against industrial au tocracy are meeting just the con trary result. The most recent in stance of the refusal of the church to seal the lips <>t' clergymen was the action of the diocesan convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Detroit, when that body went on record as "unqualifiedly for the American right of free speech on the part of the bishop and the clergy." This action was precipitated by the resignation of Bishop Charles 1). Williams, of the diocese of Detroit, one of the best known and most fearless liberal churchmen in the country, when he was lacing criti cism of a solemn statement of his beliefs concerning the obligations of the church toward social and Indus trial problems. The convention re fused to consider his retirement and approved resolutions supporting his right to speak freely .on sub jects that have been declared ta boo by the Manufacturers' Asso ciation and other organizations of labor-baiting employers, Offended Multi-Millionaires Early in April Bishop Williams made a memorable address before the aristocratic congregation of the Cathedral of St. John the Divfne in New York City. This wonderful edifice was erected with the money of millionaires, Including J. I. Morgan. Bishop Williams declared that the United States is today in the con trol of an "invisible government," and that we are in a "reign of com mercial conscience and the rule of '.he American business men." lie denounced the boycott of a finan cial drive of the Y. W. C. A. by Pittsburgh employers as one of the "foulest pages in America's.his tory." Big Business carried its grievance to the diocesan convention in De troit, where Bishop Williams re stated his principles and again re ferred to the employers'- boycott of the Y. W. C. A. campaign. "The challenge is plain," .he said. "Either the church must abandon the well-considered, fair and sane mes sage which she has formulated on social and economic questions and suppress her | reclamation of it, a thing unthinkable for anyone who has a conscience and convictions, or she must enlarge and democratize the basis of her support so as not to be dependent on or subservient to any class, high or low ; or she must be content with more meagre .support and restricted operations. "Her Master was poor and perse j cuted, but free, and it may be that ,He is now calling His church to follow in His footsteps." Defends freedom of Speech Later, at an executive session bo hind closed doors, after he had of fered his resignation, Bishop W ii -llams said: "My own choice is made. I must abide by it. I can not promise to refrain in the future from speaking as I have spoken in the past. BuJ I am not willing to embarrass the diocese or hinder its work." The resolution refusing to permit Bishop Williams to retire concluded with the statement that "this convon- tion desires to go on record as standing unqualifiedly for the Amer ican right of free speech on the part of the Bishop and the clergy, regardless of our respective individ lal points of v iew, believing with confidence in the ultimate power of Uic gospel of Christ and desiring only that that shall prevail in all the phases of our modern life." Oregon Voters Vote Bonus For Soldiers Portland, Juno B.—Aid for ex service men in the shape of bonus of •>l"> a month for each month served in the world war. with an alternative of a real estate loan not exceeding $4,000 was approved by Oregon voters at a special elec tion yesterday by a vote of about three to one, according to returns from all except a few remote coun ties reported early today. A measure referred by the Igis lature providing for physical ex amination of both men and women seeking marriage licenses was de feated on the face of returns avail able this mottling. A measure to lengthen the biennal legislative session from 50 to tit) days and to increase pay of legislators from to $f> a day also was defeated. Available returns shewed close VOtt on a law permitting women to serve as iurors. The voters approved a measure enabling the governor to veto pro visions in bills which declare emer gencies without affecting other pro visions of the bills. The Big Four Will Take Strike Vote Chicago, June B.— (International I News Service.)— All members of the ; "big four" railroad brotherhoods ' throughout the United States will I take a "tentative strike vote" on July I, it was announced today. The* vote will be taken on wheth er to accept or reject the wage re ductions announced June 1 by the railway lahoi board. L. E. Shepherd, president of the I conductors, made the .nnouniemont. Another cut is said to be due on the Ist of .July. What's the use in having wages if you can't earn enough to eat? Smoke CHALLENGE 10c t'igar. Numbt r ().