The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-01-19
0PPOSESSTRIKES
ACTION OF DENVER TRADES AND
LABOR ASSEMBLY.
PRACTICAL WORK PLANNED

Will WORK WIN SHdH1pef VI So"'-
merce.-Union Labor Gains Many
Concessions.-Presi PuIver Ad-
vocates Exclusion Of Japanese La
borers.
Denver.-The Denver Trades and
Labor Assembly took action in two
matters Sunday that will place 1t
among Colorado boosters. President
Frank ]. Pulver. in his semi-annual ad-
iress, spoke against the strike as
| rapidly becoming an obsolete method
| of bettering the condition OF the work
Ing man Arbitration, affiliation and
compromise were advocated by the
president OF the assembly. The as
sembly showed that it Is In accord
| with the principles set forth by MI.
Pulver by approving his report and
voting that the assembly apply for
membership in the Chamber of Com
merce President Spengel OF the cham
ber has said that such an application
will be promptly granted. and the re-
suit is expected to do more for the ad-
vancement OF the cause OF organized
labor than dozens of strikes.
The business men have expressed a
desire to get in touch with those they
employ and the assembly has met
them half way.
| The other movement taken up by
the assembly is the investigation OF all
county institutions, including the
county hospital, Jail, detention home.
city institutions and the state indus
trial school.
These Investigations are to be made.
not in a spirit of suspicion OF misman-
agement, but for the purpose OF ac-
complishing good. When something
good about the institutions Is found.
it will be praised. When something
wrong is discovered, the assembly will
use it's influence to correct the error.
In talking of the strike, President
Pulver said that laboring men were
coming to regard it as a last resort,
and that much more can be accom-
plished by peaceable means. Better
conditions are in view for union labor
in Denver, especially, he said. as the
Board Of Public Works has voted an
increase in wages to laborers and
teams. The wages Of jantors have
been raised SIS month at the City
Hall In addition, the Board OF Pub
lie Works has caused to be inserted
in all city contracts the express stipu
lation that eight hours shall constitute
a days work for all laborers employed
by city contractors.
The committee appointed to investl
gate the accusations against the poo,
farm reported that the charges in rela
tion to the bedding and diet for pull
monary patients are true. Othel
charges are said to be untrue. The
county commissioner agreed. the com
mittee reported, to make the changes
recommended by the committee.
President Pulver also took up th'
Japanese Chinese exclusion question
in his report. Many interest
ing facts were presented b,
J him for the consideration o
the assembly. The Japanese, HI
said, can live on less than any race
on earth. Even the Chinese canno
compete with them. He quoted figures
anese labor receive no more than 25 te
so cents day. Most OF the unskillet
J labor receive 10 or Is cents day. The
wages OF each class OF labor were
quoted Mr.. Pulver wants Japanese
Korean exclusion act and urged the
assembly to do all in its power to ex
clude the Japanese. Forty millior
people live in an area but little larger
than the state of Colorado, less thar
10000 square miles being suitable FOL
agricultural purposes. The rest, he
declared is mountain country. The
Japanese, according to his report, have
reduced living to the finest science o.
any race, under these conditions.
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