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♦ NEWS OF OLYMPIA LABOR ORGANIZATIONS -
UNIONS AND SECRETARIES.
American Federation— Frank Morrl-
A. P. of L. building:, Washington,
State Federation— Charles Perry Tay
lor, P. O. Box 1285, Tacoma, Wash.
Olympln Trade* Council —Fred Hud
eon, 603 Columbia.
Label League —Mrs. E. R. Mohler.
Allied Printing Trade* Council—F. L.
Satterlee, 315 East Fourth.
Blacksmith!) — Richard Alderson.
Bookbinder* —Al Galloway, 315 East
Fourth.
Carnentem and Joiner*— C. A. Gloyd,
•12 West Third.
Clerk*' Aaaoetatlon Mrs. Bernlce
Kelly. 1114 Main.
Cook* and Walter* —E. C. Fields,
Olympla Cafe.
Electrician* —Claud Wolf, ISOI Bast
Fourth.
Journeymen Barber* —Paul Werner,
£l9 Main.
Machinist*— C. VanVlack, 354 Frank
lin.
Meat Cutter* —S. L. Kaler
Mu*lclan* —Elmer Jones.
Painter*, Decorator* and Paper ■■(-
era —F. M. Kendrlck, 315 Twelfth.
Plumbera ant. Steamflttera —C. S.
Zlegler. Hancock street.
Printing Preaamen —H. L. Wortman,
603 Columbia.
Shipyard L* borer*, Itinera and Fnn
teaera—Secretary, L. H. Gorham; finan
cial secretary, Geo. W. Llsh, Labor Hall,
corner Third and Washington.
Shingle Wenvera Morton Blssell,
care Olympla Shingle company.
Shipwrights, Ship Carpenter* and
Joiner* —C. D. Adams, secretary, 103
Quince street: C. V. Ely, financial sec
retary; J'. A. McCaughan, business
agent, 702 East Fourth.
Stage Employee —At Galloway,, 315
Bast Fourth.
Steam Engineer* —A. J. Stocks, 417
Tenth street.
Teamater* and Chnngenr* —Lott Mc-
Gonlgte, 205 Vi Franklin.
Typogrnphlcnl Union —Geo. L. Levy,
Recorder building.
VICE-PRESIDENT CALL
VISITS OLYMPIA UNIONS
"LABOR'S INITIATIVE CAMPAIGN
IS ON; THE SPIRIT OF CO
OPERATION IS SHOWN EVERY
WHERE," SAYS FEDERATION
OFFICER.
(By Harry Call.)
The trades unionists and farmers
of this state have agreed on a pro
gram that includes initiative meas
ures numbers 31, 32 and 33.
Measure No. 31 is the marketing
and transportation bill. Its main
provisions are as follows:
(1) Provides that cities, counties,
port districts and townships may own
and operate mills, warehouses, store
houses, elovators, grain bins, cold
Btorage plants, wood and fuel yards.
(2) May buy directly at wholesale
all forms of food products and fuel
and re-sell and distribute the same
at wholesale or retail to the Inhabi
tants.
(3) Provides that such corpora
tions may sell food products and fuel
on commission for the producers
thereof.
(4) Provides that such corpora
tions may own and operate flour
mills for milling grains and cereals
for flour and meal and sell the same
directly to their Inhabitants.
(5) Provides for a complete trans
portation system, collecting food
products from the farmers and dis
tributing them to the consumers.
(6) Enables such corporations to
own and operate telephone and
power systems.
It is highly important that in
these days of stress, every useless
effort should be done away with.
People who are not actual producers
should not be permitted to make a
profit from the efforts of those who
do produce.
This measure, if enacted Into law,
will eliminate waste, reduce the cost
to the consumer and, by its elimina
tion of the middleman and prafflteer,
will permit of the payment of a
"higher price to }he producer. It is
really an extension of the Seattle
port district principle, which no one
•can successfully deny has been of In
estimable value not only to the
people of Seattle but to the entire
Northwest
The natural tendency today Is con
trol by the people and this measure
is a big step in that direction.
From the viewpoint of the wage
earner. Increases in wages have not
nearly equalized the Increased cost
of living; the useless, non-producer
fixes the price to the farmer and for
the consumer. Wage increases have
not decreased the relative difference
between the purse of the wage
earner and the possibility of a good
living. The farmer is not to blame;
he gets but a small part of the In
creased cost of living, and this will
continue as long as our present
wasteful system is in use.
This measure will surely secure
the approval of all farmers and
wage earners in this state and ought
to secure the approval of all patriotic
citizens who really want to do a con
structive thing to help win the war.
MMIUK NO. 32.
This Is labor's antl-lnjunctlon
law and its purpose Is to curb the as
sumed power of the courts in Indus
trial disputes.
Injunctions are judge-made, based
on precedence that goeß back to the
old English law that placed property
rights above human rights.
"Labor is not a commodity, or an
article of commerce," declared the
congress of the United States when
It passed the Clayton amendment to
the Sherman anti-trust law, and
which was signed by President Wil
son. This amendment removed labor
and other voluntary associations not
organized for profiteering, from the
operation of the Sherman law.
People in the state of Washington
have long suffered from the abuses of
the injunction. Some of our judges
are absolutely in accord with injunc
tion rule. Labor does not seek the
right to do irreparable Injury to
property. It does seek and will have
a square deal. Our measure is pat
terned after sections 6 and 20 of the
Clayton amendment.
Labor has reached the point in this
state when It will absolutely ignore
all judge-made laws, and some people
may save themselves a lot of trouble
by supporting this measure. The
measure is an .appeal for justice, and
not the Bill Taft variety of justice,
either.
Measure No. 33.
No. 33 is a non-partisan primary
election measure.
(1) It abolishes partisan politics
in all state, county and municipal
elections.
(2) Enables you to make your
choice for president in a presidential
primary and to direct your delegates
to national conventions as to planks
you favor in national platforms.
(3) Curbs the control exercised by
the press under the direct primary
system.
(4) Contains provisions against
corrupt practices in elections and
thus purifies and safeguards your
ballot.
Our direct primary law has not
not purified politics in this state to
any appreciable degree. Rather, on
the other hand, it has been an incen
tive to political dishonesty. It is not
the primary law that was wanted; It
is a law passed by a legislature that
was reluctant to break away from
gang rule. So they made It about as
useless as they possibly could with
the hope that its inefficient operation
would forever discourage the idea.
But party politics are doomed.
Glaring evidences of this doom ap
pear every day. The state of Wash
ington cannot afford to lafe in the
procession.
To place these measures on the
ballot we need 37,761 valid signa-i
tures. 'ln this city the secretary of
the Trades Council has the petitions,
as well as a list of circulators. Any |
of these people will be pleased to call
upon you and answer your questions.
But you should cafl upon them. If
you are not registered, you should do
so at once. Urge all voters to regis
ter and sign all three of these meas
ures. By so doing you will be con
tributing a share toward making our
state "safer for democraty" and
thereby adding to the sum total of
human happiness.
CO-OPERATION IN SEATTLE.
Writing to Olympla of the pro
posed co-operative laundry here.
Carl E. Lunn speaks of the growth
of co-operation in Seattle as follows:
The workers are coming Into their
own. A good many of us already
know this; and so do many of the In
dustrial captains. We are living in
fast changing times. In every field
of endeavor the workers are advanc
ing. In this country, as In
the workers are now successfully or
ganising producing, manufacturing
and distributing branches, owned and
controlled by the workers themselves
and operated on the democratic plan
and principle. We are now entering
the great era of co-operation.
In Seattle today we have several
projects in operation or in formation.
We have the Mutual Laundry, at
Mercer and Broad; the Co-operative
Bakery, at 904 Howell, both now In
operation and very successful. Both
are demonstrating how well the
workers can ap#ly their own re
sources and energies and successfully
compete with the bosses.
The Co-operative Food Products
Association, which grew out of the
strike of butchers, is now perma
nently organized and ready to show
results shortly. They are now build
ing a slaughter house and packing
plant at Renton Junction. Within a
few days they are to open a large
union co-operative public market.
Within 30 days the Seattle Co-op
erative Association will open its first
grocery store down town. This will
be strictly on the old English Roch
dale plan.
The co-operative printing plant is
in the making, too, and the first
equipment is being installed at 96
Ujiion street.
These organizations are all affil
iating with the Puget Sound Co-oper
ative Wholesale Association, which in
turn has affiliated with the Co-opera
tive Wholesale Society of America,
with headquarters in St. Paul.
The Mutual Laundry was our first
venture. It will be worth while to
know that $6,000 worth of new ma
chinery has just been installed at the
Mutual. This makes it the best
equipped and up-to-the-last-mlnute
plant in' Seattle today. By rearrang
ing the older machinery It was pos
sible to place all of the equipment on
the main floor. It does, however, fill
the entire floor. The second floor has
not been laid yet, so there is room
for more growth.
The new machinery consists of a
five-roll Hagen mangle, one handker
chief mangle, three large wash ma
chines, one dry-room tumbler, one
THE WASHINGTON STANDARD, OLYMPIA, WASH., FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1918
BY FRED HUDSON, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OLYMPIA TRADES COUNCIL
common extractor, one'starch ex
tractor, one complete set of the very
best shirt finishing machinery, in
cluding what is known as the Gug
genheim press of the "flopper", type,
the last word, one sleever, one collar
and cuff dampening press, and one
hydraulic dampening press.
This puts the Mutual in a position
to turn out the very highest quality
of work, with greatly increased ca
pacity. When the first week's busi
ness, two and a half years ago, was
checked up it was SIBB. The growth
has been steady, until it now has well
passed the $2,000 per week mark,
and the end is not yet.
The fuel and supply question has
been a hard problem to solve. The
cost of fuel during the last few weeks
has increased from $l5O to S4OO per
month alone. In the interest of con
servation and greater efficiency many
changes have been made. One was
the covering of the entire boiler with
asbestos, and another was the con
struction of a large steam trap at a
cost of $250.
One dfflculty to overcome was the
matter of getting supplies. Evident
ly at the suggestion of the Laundry
Men's Club, the machinery and sup
ply houses refused to sell to the Mu
| tual, even for cash. The Laundry
I Men's Club and its official organ, the
Pacific Laundry Man, persistently
predicted the Mutual would fall with
in 90 days. Later this was extended
to six months, and Anally to slow
I death. The conspiracy did work for
a while, but the Mutual kept running.
The conspirators had us outlawed,
and they tried to kill the Mutual, but
failed. It was against the laundry
kings that the Mutual had sinned,
and they attempted to mete out the
punishment. In a nutshell the sin
consisted In the nerve of the Mutual
in paying the girls no less than $lO
per week, while the kings paid only
$6 —and they thought they were pay
ing too much at that. Besides, the
sanitary and working conditions at
the Mutual were superior in every
way. Serving free hot cofTee to the
employes every noon, in a clean,
steam-heated and well furnished
lunch room is considered a good in
vestment at the Mutual, and is con
ducive to greater harmony and effi
ciency. But it did not take well with
the Laundry Men's Club. So they
used the "club" on the Mutual. Being
owned by the workers, it was some
what like its owners—it had had the
club over its head so long it was used
to it. Unlike most workers, the man
ager and his co-workers did not swal
low the club. It was against their
principles. They busted the "club."
And today the Mutual is at liberty to
purchase any and all supplies, any
where, even In Seattle. Somehow,
aftAr two years of struggle the Mu
tual is really beginning to enjoy a
ittle bit of democracy.
The Mutual has from time to time
made voluntary increases In wages.
Just at this time another one has
been made. These increases are not
made on the basis which the Laundry
Men's Club last summer, before the
strike, made voluntary increases. At
that time thay "voluntarily" raised
the girls' pay 20 per cent above the
state law. The law calls for 99. Ac
cording to the kings' way of figuring,
20 per cent added to |9 makes 95.97,
which was the wage the girls in many
cases received up till the week of the
strike.
It pays the Mutual to co-operate
with its employes. Co-operators are
union men.
Are all union men co-operators?
If not, why not? Be consistent. If
you are carrying a union card in your
pocket, live the life of a union man.
Patronize yourself. You can be the
owner as well as the worker.
TRADES COUNCIL MINUTES.
The special feature of the Council
meeting. Thursday evening, March
14, was the address of Harry Call,
first vice president of the State Fed
eration of Labor, on the initiative
measures which will be placed on the
ballot by the State Grange, the Fed
eration and the Farmers' Union.
Vice President Call is acting presi
dent, in the absence of President
William Short in Europe, and he is
now on a tour of the state in the In
terest of the inltative campaign.
From Olympia he will go to east of
the mountain cities.
Lott McGonigle, J. L. Houpt and
J. L. Smith presented credentials from
Teamsters and Chauffeurs, and they
were obligated.
A communication from the Everett
Trades Council transmitted resolu
tions condemning the present public
service commission and declaring for
flection of members of that body in
lieu of the present system of appoint
ment through the governor.
Metal Polishers, Buffers and Plat
ers' union requested support of the
boycott against the Atha Tool com
pany and the Stanley Rule & Level
company.
Proceedings of Tacoma Central
Central Labor Council read.
Geo. W. Lish was elect >d to fill the
vacancy on the executive committee
caused by the enlistment in the army
of Bert Goodman, .delegate of Ship
yard Laborers, Riggers & Fasteners
Laundry question was discussed,
and statement of the present status
of the Mutual Laundry made by the
committer. The committee announced
a new nn,l improved laundry service,
that papers of the
Oivmpiit Mutual Laundry company
had been f;l"d w'tU th" secretary of
state, and tha' the laundry would
be in operation here in less than
three months. The attention of the
committee ' as called to several firms,
depeiulor i:pon union labor for their
business, but who continue to nive
busi .ess to the unfair laundries. The
committee will wait upon the con
cerns mentioned.
Delegate Haywood of the Team
sters brought up the question of the
non-union conditions at the woodyard
of the Olyrapia Sash & Door company,
and attention was called to the fact
that this concern was still unfr.ir to
union labor.
11. B. Fultz spoke on the third lib
erty loan and for a committee
of three to place this question before
local unions. The request was grant
ed and the chair named H. B. Fultz,
Geo. W. Lish and E. R. .Mohler as the
committee.
First Vice President Harry Call of
the State Federation of Labor ad
dressed the Council on the initiative
measures proposed by the State Fed
eration, the State Grange and the
Farmers' Union. Call is acting in
place of President Bhort of the Fed
eration, who has been designated as
one of a labor commission to visit
Great Britain and France. The
speaker discussed the terras of the
three bills to be initiated, outlined
the plans of the campaign managers,
and asked for appointment of a com
mittee of the Council to have charge
of the local work.
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SHIP CARPENTERS.
\ program of speeches featured
the meeting of Ship Carpenters. Ship
wrights and Joiners, Thursday even
ing, March 14.
District Agent Tom Anderson, on
a trip to the Columbia river district,
stopped over in Olympla and ad
dressed the union on the situation in
the shipbuilding industry. Relations
In the shipyards are exceptionally
good. Like the poor, which are
always with, however, are the activi
ties of a certain brand of straw
bosses and big feeling clerks and as
sistants in the office force of all in
stitutions. Often these under-strap
pers essay to balance lack of proper
stipend and dearth of wisdom by a
show of authority which creates a
small amount of constant friction.
Correcting the evils that grow from
this element which attaches itself to
every large business, takes a con
siderable part of the time of the bus
iness agents of the labor unions.
H. L. Hughes addressed the union
on the subject of the government
and the war industries, and his re
marks were received with applause.
Vice President Harry Call, of the
State Federation of Labor, also made
a talk on the initiative campaign.
Twenty applicants for membership
were passed and initiated and the
usual grist of routine business was
taken care of, adjournment occurring
at a late hour.
LABORERS, RIGGERS, FASTEN
ERS.
An important communication from
the District Council was the business
of first importance before the Mon
day night meeting of Shipyard La
borers. Riggers and Fasteners. In
addition to consideration of this let
ter, two interesting addresses were
listened to and 25 shipyard employes
were made full members of the
union.
Acting President Harry Call, of
the State Federation of Labor, told
the union what the initiative cam
paign now in progress means to the
producers and consumers of the state
and outlined the work that is ex
pected of every active union man and
woman in the coming months, not
only at the ballot box but in the en
suing months before election, when
it will be necessary to secure SB.OOO
signatures to the petitions and ex
plain the merits of the three laws
proposed and thus make adoption
sure. The union promised earnest
co-operation.
H. L. Hughes gave the talk on the
government an<l its relation to the
workers in the war industries which
he has delivered in many coast cities
within- the last month. His remarks
were received with enthusiasm and
without doubt a lasting good impres
sion remains with his hearers.
An Ineresting discussion was In
order relative to the "conscientious
objector" position of one member of
the union and one proposed for mem
bership. These two workers held
that their roligious beliefs were all
in all to the-n and that could not
take the union obligation to be char
itable to feilow workers and respect
ful to every woman, they could not
take the obligation of an institution
which might inject a sordid element
into their peaceful and God-fearing
goings and comings. They had no ob
jection to enjoying the fruity, in con
ditions of employment and good
wages made by union labor, but
were unwilling to jeopardise their
mental peace by helping to maintain
those conditions. Their names were
stricken from the roll.
Are You
Helping
Win War?
This is the time when every
true citizen rallies to the sup
port of his country.
You can help the nation by
fighting in the army, serving in
Borne industry that aids the
fighters, and you can loan your
money to the government.
It Is your duty to so handle
your business and personal
financial affairs that you can
loan money to the government.
The Thrift and War Savings
Stamps and Liberty Loan bonds
afford the means.
The bank will help you help
the government.
Be sure you have a bank ac
count and set aside a regular
amount each pay day to invest.
Capital
National
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Bayo beans, 2 lbs. for 25c
Split navy beans, lb ioc
Small white beans, lb 15c
Liberty Soda Crackers, pkg__2sc
Snyder's Catsup, 25c bottle 20c
Hershey's Cocoa. 25c cans for 20c
Cider vinegar, quart bottles__loc
Best Naptha soap 5c
Macaroni, curve cut, lb 10c
Libby's milk, 2 cans 25c
Fresh creamery butter, lb 55c
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