A.F.L. Organizer C.O. Young Rallies Everett's Labor Movement
General organizer C.O. Young delivers a rousing address at the Labor Temple and urges workers to defeat Congressman William E. Humphrey.
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C.O. Young, general organizer of the American Federation of Labor, spent several days in Everett revitalizing unions that had previously defected to the I.W.W. movement. Reporting significant progress in bringing unions back into the A.F.L., Young addressed a gathering of over one hundred shingle weavers at the Labor Temple on the corner of Wetmore and Pacific. He focused heavily on the upcoming congressional election, declaring that the federation would be gratified to see William E. Humphrey 'relegated to the political graveyard' for his consistent opposition to labor measures and support of the ship subsidy bill. Young endorsed the candidacy of Judge Black, arguing he would prioritize human values over the 'value of the dollar.'
“The human value weighs more in the public welfare than the value of the dollar.”
Everett was a central hub for the labor movement in Washington, and this visit captures the intense factional struggle between the more conservative A.F.L. and the radical I.W.W. for the soul of the region's timber and shingle workers.
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