Southwest Washington labor press. [volume], April 20, 1923, Image 1

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, RAMON. lit. April mm
s verdict of “not guilty” in the set
.osd Mel at the sileged Heron rioters.
the 24 other csses here been qusshed
et the request of the prosecution. The
nccused proved slihis end discredited
witnesses for the stete.
Btste Attorney, Genersi Brundsge
took sn .peeisl interest in these
onses end his ssslstent. Middleton“.
who sited the county sttorney in the
men“. “flirted thnt there is no
justice in Williamson county.
To liddlehufl's slnr on the court
end his bid for symmthy inn snti
union sources. Presiding‘Judge Hert
well replied: .
. “The prosecution wss loud in its
m d the court until now. ind
init llr. liddlekeutt’s superiority in
being shle to usehe use oi the news
nesers. He tries his esses there bet-J
ter then in the court house. tht“
his” will he‘noeepted em froml
’ sndhfys‘verytewlnthlsvicls
lta. The cases were milled sud he is
going swsy. end he doesn't care much
mt he son or who he hurts, inst so
he, on in! the blue on somebody
torhlsi’siluretoeonvictlntheoeses
Just tried. Nobody knows better then
I doe! the prejudice that exists nil
over the country growing out of these
killings. 1 here not condoned, Justi
tied or excused these killings. I do
notdosonew.ltriedmyhesttogive
both sides n Keir trial. The prosecu
tion wns loud in its mine 0! the
court until now.”
The trisls wss the result of the hill
ing or n score oi strlkehreskers snd
gunmen by s not: of 6.000 persons st
Herriu. this county. on the morning of
June 28. 1982. The imported men
were nnned with neehine guns end
high power rifles. They ssssulted
citisens. been-e involved in held-ups
sud closed one public highway. When
they killsdthree unsrnled miners the
mob of cltlsens. with its derisnce of
lsw. followed.
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cum-mun. Otto, Anti! 10.-Tbe
mailbox-e! Cut-em committee.-
lebor recon-end. e building boycott
to dean-w the bulletin trede alone.
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not too bu” to m enn-Inlet
II in this inn-try. Business net
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Guber- efl Norton D. Enter. for
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president Comm defended the m:-
U“ the. uni-ct the individual ber
iuininc them.
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made this comment on the chute
tint ornnised labor in reamible
tor high cost- in building:
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20, 1923.
mum “minus run mm
Sim the minim of the District of Co
lumaa has been W “titutional by the supreme
court, the women employed 3 gainful occupations have
been advised that OM is their only chance for
protection, both by 0W labor and welfare bodies.
The protection that the #um wage law gives them
in states that have acted mm on this legislation is
also in jeopardy because at the supreme court decision.
Even wheretheminimmm lawis inforca,thatmini
mum wage is much later 3&- thst agreed upon between
the employers ald W employee, such as Laundry
Workers, Culinary Washers. aa‘needle trades. Protective
Wail amat- “His strong organization on the
mic field is a necedtyflsy which lawmakers may be
chaos to pass protective fines
The weekly bun-ts- Sine-Imm Council of Churches
just issued mak‘athe f statement:
“Both men all was“ protective legislation. The
_reason why wonwn “be“tionsl legislation on'hours
and wages is that they” have ‘found it impossible so he
to get decent standasrfibof work without decent standards
as a matter of law. Wire too strong for them
to get decent wages and a rsafinable day's work without
government help. Therefore, the}; ask for minimum wage
laws and laws limiting the number of hours they are to
work during a day or week. finbhave not asked thus far
for minimum wage laws lame those who have been or
ganised have either. haunt-afleto get decent wages thru
their organizations or they aspect to do so. Those who
have. failed to secure 'a decent family living wage have
trusted in the example set by finer unions which have suc
ceeded and they have been (intuit to abide in the hope
thatthey will be strongly mized enough at some time
in the not too far distant future to get decent wages by
collective bargaining. , _,.. ii:
“Generally the amnion has! notabeen organized as solid
ly as the men and it is true mt thy? have been in greater
need of legislative m' Wheti they become strong
ly organized as the opposite sex, their demands will be con
siderediavorably.”
mm W M mmmwnts
ARE HHSAIISFMIWHY; SUBGESTHI HEMHJY
By W. M. Shel-c Pnsldom Wuhlnr
ton 0m Fodontlon at Labor.
Sooner or tear the people at the
state must. two the lune Men
lun: the am “mute on e. more
practice! end IMO-due been it we
ever hope to escape It: continued
control by the his epoch! Interest...
The whole Intel: of enacting state
led-lube is nuanced and In- long
outlived “I We".
In tho early Item of the territory
end our notched. when only n tew
mam-en eon-ulna tho nth-non of
the mm to mammal
provision for holding e union of the
Leghhtnre once every two you-- for
n period of only days In: filly ede
qunte. The compensation of $5 per
Vdny then provided. when the dollnr
pone-ed e. pmmlnx value et‘
‘lennt me. than on grant u It does]
todly. could 1110 be considered ede
quete. Today nelther the com-penu
tlon allowed nor the time allotted for
the ooneldentlon of bill: II “equate.
but on the century ll Io utterly lned
eqmte u to constitute the [revolt
memo to good government and re
spect to:- the In that controntl the
people at our mte.
Change Moped For.
The diuetlehetton of the people
general: throughout the late wlth
the lexhlhtive Malt. obtained from
the Loci-Mute he: kept growing
troll union to nation until It now
border- on universal dingo-t. And
yet I [use portion of the people con
tinue to hope that a. ndical change
for the better must come Ibout and
that each unthhctory Leginlnturea
cannot continue without stopping to
$995191:0n on Page Six.)
The Baseball Season Opens
snou'r T 0 SPEAK AT
RETAIL CONVENTION
Willinm K. Short, president of the
Stete Mention of Lnbor, will be
one of the epeekern It the Wuhingh
ton Stete Reteilere‘ convention to be
held in tile Merlot & Neleon nudi
torinln‘n Seettle April as m u.
The convention will include ed
dreuee end entertainment. opening
with e luncheon Wednendey noon end
concluding the dey with e theemr
petty et the [cone theeter. A big
telnet M. the WW hotel will
conclude the convention Thundny.
Pneeident Short in e shrew little
Scotchlnnn. end union the retellerc
oloeely weteh him he will get next to
ell their ooet merhe.
IflIBSHflHEMEI 8H
IMMEIIWE HESIJH
(09m Pagers“... lull-tum)
The Shoo Mntion of Labor 0!
Wuhinctol eon: out o oil-enla- letter
but week and published it in the le
hor pron of the auto. all; for the
co-operntion of Wuhington labor
min-t the pnrchue of the product;
of the unfeir Bellow-Guthrie com-1
pony of Portland. On. which in one
of the lemon tim- tightin; the bony;
ehoromen‘e Union of not city. The
following letter. received from the
secretory of the Lonnhoremen'l Unv
ion at Portlond. shown the immedihte
result- obtoined from this co-open
tion:
Portland. Ore“ April 12. 1923.
Mr. W. W. abort.
Prguldonq Washington 9m. Federa-
non of Labor.
Seattle, Wuh.
Dear Sir and Brother:
After rending the report of our del
entes to the Peclfic Coast District
Convention of the interactions] Long
shoremen’s Association held in your
city April 8-7 lest. I feel I went to
write you and express my sincere
thanks for the true union spirit you so
readily proved In the inning of the
letter culling for the extension of the
boycott on the firm of Bufuur-Guth
ril my end ell their producte.
‘3' well. es the eppeel for financial ne
:eietence included in the letter.
I can ensure you that the boycott is
being felt. no the price of flour. n
product of the Balfourvauthrie com
peny. hes dropped 86 cente in the lust;
two deys. That weeks for itself whntl
ornnlzed lebor can do when united
Action is invoked. l
The Morning Oregonian or this
dete cerriee a short Itetement tram
the Waterfront Employer: announc
ing en increeee in the 1)” of dock
trucking. I mey uy that has been
the criterion in ell the negotiation:
with the employere. Although we ere
on etrike end will not benefit. by thie.
we feel it is e victory. We know it in
e ei‘n of weakening on ”he employ~
’Ol‘l' pert.
And next to so will be the damn:-
ble Fink hall and 11l lt stand for.
Alum I want to thank you for the
Iplendld co-oponuon you so cheer.
fully hnve given.
You" fraternaly,
HERMAN LARSEN.
Secretary-Tamra: Lonnhomnon'u
Union. Loot! 33-0.
OFFIOI OF LAIOR PR!“
1“ NORTH G OTRIET
PHONE 21‘
POSTOFFIOE IOX 240
Price 5 Cents
JIJIIBE BMW [iIAIMS
SHIJHIABE [lf Mflflfl
IN HER llflllSTflY
flatly. Gary Howlt.
Judge Gel-y of the United Stetee
Steel eel-nomin- in enin howling for
the imminetion here to be lowered.
or, better still. throw the gate: wide
open. Without doubt Gery mey be
experiencing e shorten of lebor, end
why shouldn't he? Men will only
work under the minernhle condition
end lz-hour dey when no other work
in to belied. Consequently et thin
time of the yeer when new John ere
to be hed et work under Amerlcen
condition- endhenn e! lebor Inen will
lenve the eteel lulu-try where they
ere nothin: more then eleven. Let the
steel corporation ndopt the shorter
‘work any end great the employee
better conditions on the job end he
will be unwed ell like lehor needed
without admitting more then the
|eeote of imminent.
‘ Secretary of übor Dnvil proctiool
ly admits that the steel industry in
about the only industry suffering
from a short.” 0! lnbor st this time.
it in the only industry um. china 3
shortage of common lobar. but n tow
other: clnlm u thou-cue or highly
skilled labor.
Johnson Defend. Lam.
Chairman Johnson of the Home
Immigration Commiaaion, in a state
ment defining the law, and declaring
large corporationa who had attacked
it wanted cheaper. labor. aid:
"It the immigration lawn are re
lued." stated Mr. Johnson. "for ev
ery one immigrant who will come on
a poaaihle employe o! the aieel and
other corporations. nine will drag
down the living atandarda oi' Ameri
can labor. Thole corporationa want
cheap labor. Cheap labor makea a
cheap country.
"Moat appeala'theae days for more
liberal immigration lawn are based on
the idea of selection," Mr. Johnson
continued. “Selection for what? Prom
Gary's atandpoint. the answer in for
work in the ateel mille. In apite oi
roatricted immigration the United
States Steel Corporation aeoma to
have done very well with n not earn
ing of $410,000,000 in 1922. in spite of
(Continued on Pu. Four)
BflMPfflS ASSMIS
Bflllfll llEfllSlllN
WASHINGTON. April 19.—J‘Tho
court again rune: itself on the lids
of property," in the comment made
by President Gannon on the Sn
mmo Court!- ianlidatin; the Dil
trict of Columbia minimum my. luv
for women.
"Pmunnbly the court followed
whst, In It. mind. In I. oertun con
struction of the con-titutlon," ma
Preoldont Gomporu. “'lt In notable.
how-var. that In pnctlculy can
one of Importance Involving employ
ment relation- nd the protection of
humnlty. the court runo- mm on
the lids ot property Old nun-rhu
nanny.
The women wage eernere of m
District of Columbie ere leu invar
ebly sltneted then women Inge eel-n
--ere eleewhere. Not only ere they leee
eble to defend them-elvee on the eco
nomic field. but they ere eblolntely
‘without meene o! deienee on the po
lecu mm. This is e eltuetion pecul
iet to this voteieee oesis.
’ "The Supreme Court hoe deoiered
the child lsbor lew nneonetltutionel.
end this new decieion. inking e prop
er and needed protection from wom
en. is e locieel next step in perfect
ing the doctrine tint thoee who csn
not help themeelves shell not be
helped."
HARBOR MILK MEN
REACH AGREEMENT
The deiry employee. member- of
the Teemetere end Chauffeure' union,
met with the deiry ownere of the Hem
hor Thundey evening end fomuleted
e new wue emement.
The employee uked for e nine of
‘one doiler e dey. The employer: ob
ijected. the agreement finally mnehed
‘celie for e niee of $0 cente e. dny.
end will teke effect on the first of
Hey.
‘ The employee were represented by
Bettie of Snith’e Deiry. Wileon of
‘Seteop Fer-more Deiry, Willieme of
‘Union Deity. Lelend of Cryetel
Syringe Deiry. end Giiee oi the Ceri
ton Deity.
The emioyere were repreeented by
leeere. Smith, lemneon, Oerltoe.
'lorrie end mic.