The daily sentinel., 1910-08-09
we're then submitted as follows:
First Vice Presidents Repor1.

To the Officers and Delegates 10Th
Annual Convention of the Colorado
State Federation of Labor:
Pueblo, Colo. July 20. 1910.
Labor conditions in the Pueblo dis
itrict may properly he designated as
tranquil. Since the last convention
a number of organized labor bodies
have secured increased wage sched-
Jules without being required to 20 on
lstrike 10 enforce demands. by reason
lof their solidarity. Particularly has
this been true with the building
Itrades, which are working in COM
lplete harmony and obtaining benefits
for their members. Several new
wage scales looking to an increase
are now pending. and will no doubt
be satisfactorily adjusted.
Probably the most important ac-
QUESTION to organized labor ranks
during the year was the Cement
! Workers which starts out with a
good membership and much enthusi-
asm among those employed in the
trade. which is becoming an import
ant Industry in this section The ma
| tional president OF the organization
visited Pueblo and was largely instru-
mental in bringing about he forma-
tion of a union.
! Strikes of furnace men at the
|smelter and switChmen at the c. F.
: & l. plant, both unorganized. com
| prise the principal labor troubles here
of the past year. In each instance
/ the demand was for an increased
! wage scale, The smelter men lost
/ out and the switchmen gained an ad-
vance OF 8 cents per hour Attempts
/ to organize the smelter employees has
! thus far been unsuccessful, MS has
been the case in the G. +. & /. plant.
I by reason, largely, of a vast majority
OF the workmen being recent recruits
from foreign countries. who have
been impressed by their bosses with
the great advantage of being free
land independent workers in Ameri-
ca,
\ great deal more interest has been
/ manifested in the State Federation
than for several years past and | am
pleased to report that at this con
vention, with perhaps one or two eX-
ceptions, every American Federation
of Labor organization in Pueblo is af-
hliated with the state body and indi
cate readiness to assist in the gen
eral state labor movement.
President McLennan and Secretary
Hickey have paid frequent visits to
this district. and made it plain that
1t was their purpose to have the State
Federation be representative of and
in behalf of all the toilers in this
great commonwealth rather than cen
tralized in one particular city or dis
trict. This has had good effect. moi
only here, but in other parts OF the
state.
In view OF recent events. both in
the state and nation. it would seem
that the 10th annual session should
forcibly impress upon the wage.
earners of Colorado that this year and
henceforth, we should remember oul
friends, support and elect them to OF.
flee, especially in the legislative de
partments of the state and federal
= government, and see that our enc,
mics are relegated to 'inocuous des,
uetude. If the workers continue tC
be ground by a tyrant's heel, ii will
be largely their own fault.
Wishing the delegates a successful
inspiring and successful session. | am
Fraternally yours,
CLINT G. HOUSTON,
First Vice President
Second Vice Presidents I:eport.
Colorado Springs, July II, 1910.
~ tAt IIeSlutnl ana members OF lnC
l5tn Annual Convention of the
Colorado State Federation of Labor
at Grand Junction, beg to submit
the following:
Greeting;
| have been second vice presiden.
: of the State Federation for nearly ! .
months, and during that time We
never had a board meeting ! regret
that have been able to do little tan.
gible work for the labor movement
on account Of most of my time being
taken IN with my own local
| have visited a number of the 10.
calls to affiliate with the federation
also made two trips to Pueblo to or
ganize the street car boys; but, for
lack Of courage, failed
} ! organized a newsboys' union: but
! it did not materialize for the want
of someone to look after them. And,
on the S0th of May | got every man
that was working for the Colorado
Springs & Interurban Railway Com
pany wages raised from ? to 9 cents
per hour.
| am, with best wishes for a prof
liable convention.
Fraternally yours.
G. w. ROSS.