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United labor bulletin., 1910-08-04
WILL EXCLUDE AsIArlcs.

Members of the Asiatic Exclusion
League, a branch OF the Union Labor
party. are now at work on prospective
candidates to line them up for a renewal
of the fight at the next session of the
California assembly to make more rigid
the exclusion of Asiatics.
No political candidate in California
may hope for single vote from the
Union Labor party unless he pledges
himself to fight for anti-Asiatic immi-
grafton and anti-land-ownsrship by
Asiatics.
Union labor 10 California is determin-
ed to push the exclusion fight harder
this year than ever and not to submit
to a checkmate by the federal author
tiles, as was the case two years ago,
when Colonel Roosevelt. then president.
took hand in the agitation and sue
ceeded in putting stop to drastic legis-
lation that was proposed.
1t is practically certain that there will
be a revival OF the talk of war with
Japan in the event of any legislation be-
ing adopted that is adverse to Japan.
But leaders of the anti-Japanese move
ment declare that such talk will not
have any deterring effect this time.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-04

be criticised when l remark that at
in this state had more brilliant men in
its ranks than at any time before or
since, every locality had its quota of
men who were Students of economics,
thinkers, writers and orators; graft and
charges of graft we're practically un-
known and all seemed to be working
with the one purpose for the good of
organized labor.
The Pueblo delegation brought a brass
band along with it, which livened things
up immensely, and the social features
were all that could be desired.
Aside from the usual mass of resolu-
tions-I think that Frank Hermond. of
Pueblo. introduced about fifty himself
the principal proposition fought out at
this meeting, was the advisability of
putting a straight State Labor ticket in
the field. A by-conyention had been held
at Pueblo on March 4. at which three
candidates for each state office had been
nominated and submitted to the unions
for referendum vote thereon. The
state ticket was thus nominated, and in
order not to embarrass the regular work
of the convention. Friday night was
agreed upon as the time when the de-
bate upon the adyisability of putting
this ticket in the ield should be held
and a vote taken.
The debate on the question was a
most memorable one. there was no fill
clustering and no appeals to passion. but
calm logical talks were made pro and
con on the direct question, Shall this
convention endorse the political program
of the special convention?" The senti-
ment was evenly divided, and the fate
of the motion remained in doubt until
the last vote on the roll call had been
cast. the result showed &C for. IS against
and IL not voting Thus ended the State
Federation's first and only attempt to
establish a distinct and separate Labor
party and place ticket IN the field.
voted for the motion. believing at that
time that the opportunity was ripe for
a movement OF this kind, organized Ia
Dor of the state vas united as 1t has
never been since. and statistics showed
that we had $4,000 due-paying members
of unions in the state. in fact. Colorado
was the banner state Of the union for
labor organizations having larger per
centage of union people according to the
population than any other state.
The decision prevented the federation
from going into independent politics as
a means of securing needed legal pro
lection. But 1t did not prevent the fed
Grafton from pursuing labor's enemies to
defeat. A notable example OF this was
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-04
ELlTCH'S GARDENS
FOR LABOR DAY
Union Labor's Thousands Will Make
Merry At Denver's Beauty Spot
There Will Be No Parade.

Labor day will be celebrated with a
mammoth picnic at Eaitch's Gardens.
This will be the report of the Labor day
committee, as decided at a meeting held
in the Building Trades Council rooms in
the Charles block Tuesday evening. The
committee at its first meetings decided
that a mammoth parade would be given.
but on opposition from some of the COM
mittee on account OF the great expense
attached to uniforming the thousands
who would march. reconsideration was
ordered at the meeting Tuesday night.
and 1t was ordered that recommends
tions to the two central bodies be that
no parade be given.
Labor day parades have been growing
more and more scarce each year in the
United States. When the last parade
was given in Denver. from a numerical
standpoint. It was called failure. The
lsboring people have come to realize,
and that before the leaders, that strength
is not shown by parading the member.
ship of unions but by action of the brain
and ballot.
Elitch's Gardens, that beauty spot OF
Denver. where old and young delight to
gather and gambol on the green. Is a
most fitting place for labor to rest from
the daily toll and spend one great day
together. The program OF sports to be
given has not yet been arranged, but
viii be at once. and the general
committee win have charge of the pro
gram, thus eliminating all solicitors at
so per cent The committee Is also work
ing gratis. mourning very little expense
in connection with the celebration
The usual charge Of 10 cents will be
made at the gate. and the committee will
see that fair treatment is accorded every
visitor.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-04
THE NEWSPAPER SCALE.

The award Of the International arbitra
ton board in the newspaper scale for
Denver Is satisfactory to the majority
It was put in operation Monday morning
and is raise of the basic scale from
$3.50 to $3.50 for afternoon papers,
and from $2S.60 to $3.50 for morning
papers. The bonus for operators is
dropped. other working conditions re.
naming the same The cutting OFF OF
the bonus for operators is creating some
feeling. A few operators will lose from
$40 to $1s a week. and a great many
less, but more men will be put to work,
the poorly-paid men will be greatly ben
efted and It is believed that the new
scale will work for great good to the
membership and for harmony.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-04
WESTERN FEDERATION
ENDS CONVENTION
Miners REFLECT President Meyer and Secretary Mills
and Strong Executive COmmttee--Mrs. Langdon
Addresses sConvention--Moyer Outlines Policies.


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United labor bulletin., 1910-08-04
Jap sEANplckERs STRIKE.

Three score Japanese beanpickers
employed in the field by the Empson
canning factory at Greeley, Colo, have
gone on a strike because the manage
ment insists they must cut out the stems
as well as pick the beans from the vines
n task formerly performed by girls. The
Japs declare they can only make SLIGO
for n 15-hour day under the new system
whereas they were able to earn W
dsy when they merely picked the beans
sro,n the vines. The factory has closed
down pending settlement OF the
trouble.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-04
UNION OFFICIAL SHOT.

w. r. Black. treasurer of the Oak
Creek. Colo. coal miners union, was
accidentally shot and dangerously
wounded Monday by Samuel Kiocks. one
of his two companions. while hunting
near Oak Creek. Klocks stumbled and
his shotgun was discharged. the major
portion of the load entering Kiock's
arm. side and back.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-04
STRIKE AT SUGAR PLANT.

Two hundred negro strike-breakers
were taken into the plant of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Company at New
York, while $50 policemen were on
guard to protect the strikebrealxers
Rioting has been continuous for days,
while the strikers are being fred on
from the stockade OF the factory. One
man was killed last Thursday and 25
injured.
United labor bulletin., 1910-08-04
"BEDbuG" KInDEL and
The UNION LABEL
The Little "Bedbug'' is Un-American Says Kinde o.
Printing Trades Council Label--An Workers Should
Know That They Being Misrepresented.


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United labor bulletin., 1910-08-04

standing. l remember Coates words in
answering the address of welcome from
the mayor of Cripple Creek. who had
spread the usual guf about "the great
est mining camp on earth,' ETC., Presi-
dent Coates reminded him, that this
was also the greatest State Federation
of Labor on earth," which at that time
/ believe was correct. l do not want to
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-01-26
THE BEEF WAR.

The strike against meat, as pro- test against the brutal methods or the beef trust, is spreading. It may not be altogether wise in that it in- wolves self-denial which at the same time may be enervating, but if the war thus begun is persisted in for any considerable length of time, it will have a sobering effect on the predatory packers. Of course the re- taller is the immediate victim, and in cases where he is an honest man, aim ing only at a reasonable profit in the conduct of his business, it is exposing him to ruin in a cruel fashion. The whole movement is direct from the consumer and its stralting spontan- city is significant of what further may happen unless interests respon- sible for arbitrary advances in prices come to their sensies and deal just ly with their patrons.
 This is the kind of boycott which no statute can interfere with or punish. It springs from the law of self-preservation, and has its roots deep in an outraged sense of de- cency and fair play. It has not the angry outbreak of a mob, but the profoundly righteous protest of work ing men and women sullenly and yet resolutely determined that if they cannot eat what they would like to, at prices within limits of reason ana honesty, they will feed upon lighter and just as healthy dishes at small CT cost rather than contribute longer to the eoffers of the western trusts.
 Nor does this remarkable and ex- banding wave of indignation, so unique in the weapon of defense it employs, raise any menace to our peace or institutions. It is an ord erly warfare, free from violence and silent. There is grim dignity in it's very stealth. There is wide meaning in its daily growth. Men by tens of thousands in many cities, realizing that they are not to be lawfully chained, are determined that neither will they be shackled and plundered unlawfully by commercial abuses and false standards of values.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-01-26
ANENT AVIATION.

Recently in these columns some feats of aviation were pointed out. Those which were then mentioned are no longer worth our consideration. They occurred in Europe-and they have been outdone right here aJ our western door, Los Angeles.
 Paulhan, with the verve which animated thousands in the days of Napoleon in their charges on the enemy, spins audaciously skyward for 4,650 feet. Then he fits like some monster gull from the aviation field to the harbor of San Pedro and back passing in his flight the tr;ats of land which lie in the path of the development of the new harbor for California most progressive and prosperous city.
 Anon, he whirls through the strong wind to Lucky Baldwin $ old ranch and back again to the grandstand without stopping the motor or alight- ing from the car-traveling forty seven and a half miles in sixty-two minutes, forty-two and two-ffths sec onds.
 Alongside this record, for speed alone-leaving out the marvel of sus- pension in the air-it makes the Southern Pacific through passenger train look much as men propelling wheel barrows along the road appear to the passenger in the parlor ear.
 Latham recently took a moving picture operator in his aeroplane, to make. some films of the objects be- meath the airship. The operator went in weighing 1s6 pounds, and His camera and apparatus w&ghed 200 pounds more. The trip was a sue cess.
 Someone may smash this record to smithereens tomorrow. As to the safety of air-flight, even attracting is safer than that of automobile rae ing, for hardly one auto meet has ever been held that some deaths have not resulted. while in Los Angeles only minor accidents have thus far occurred, and most of these white men were on the ground.
 But don't spend too much time in wonder This science of aviatioS is moving so fast that in another week we will be drawing all the pictures Illustrating the Salem Witcheraft epi- sode in school bisturies with the ola
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-01-26
Editorial Comment

much is yet to be done along this line.
 The practice of sending money back to Europe presents one of the strong est arguments in favor of postal savings banks. It is highly desirable that these funds be kept in the United States. As newly-arrived for eigners have unlimited confidence in our government it is morally certain that the moment the postofice depart ment is authorized to accept savings banks deposits there will be a tre- mendous shrinkage in the shipment of wages abroad. Add to the foreign ers' accounts the hoardings that are sure to come from the hiding places of timorous citizens generally, and the consequent increase in volume or cash for ordinary uses will be .enor- nous. Progressive as the United States professes to be, and hard put as our financial experts are almost every year to cope with the currency problem, we on this side the Atlantic are. overlooking a feasible and prom ising agency of relief in not giving heed to the means that are at hand to improve the situation.
 On this question President Taft is somewhat in the lead of his party, which is not displaying impatience to comply with the Chicago platform. However, as he appears determined to have his way in the matter of the pledges of 1908 the outlook is not devoid of encouragement.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-01-26
THE FOREIGNERS SAVINGS.

Last year Italians employed in this country sent to Italy more than $60,000,000 of their savings. This is the equivalent of all the pay rolls of Greater Pittsburg for a period of two mOnths-an enormous sum to be taken out of the United States by one people in a single year, never to return, at least in most cases. The amount is about $1,50O,OOO in ex- cess of Italy's total purchases of American products during 1909. This exhibit is all the more suggestive in view of the care which many first cltss banking institutions take to encourage savings deposits among for eign workmen. Through the estab- lishement of special departments, with interpreters and every convenience for the transaction of business for these
 depositors, a great deal of progress
 has been made in educating immi-
 grants in American methods and the
 advantages of keeping their surplus earnings within easy reach. Never theless postofice reports indicate that
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-01-26

1908. On July H. after an expensive road was built to the Verde where Fossil Creek empties into it, the first excavation was made on the site where the main works have beep erected. Progress of the work was interrupted from time to time by heavy roads 'and other obstacles aris- ing, but these were overcome, and now, after nearly two years, the splendid accomplishments of genius triumphs, and for once the city is linked to the modern in power trans mission, such as other western com munities enjoy.
 {. Prescott was the goal of this com pany, and as the line was nearing the city, one by one outside enter prises became aware of the utility of the power. The United Verde was connected up with 5000 horse power. After a two months run it asked for 500 more, and this will be given in the next thirty days. r"
 The Little Daisy took 100, the Afi- zona Central 60, the Poland Mining company 200, the Penn-ATizona 200, the Arizona Smelling eOMpahy at Humboldt 250, and many more are to come withie the next few weeks, contracts being signed fer this pur- pose. With Prescott at 800 horse power, the aggregate reaches 1000 horse power.
 Believing that the capacity of the works will soon be taxed to the max imum, another generating plant is to be installed above the one in com mission, to carry an additional 5000 horse power.
 Surveys are now being made for this plant When completed the com pany will have a 15,0OO horse power project, the maximum capacity of the enterprise.
 Extension of the line from Prescott to the west is expected to be taken up in the near future. New mining companies entering the field, and old mines established that are to resume, will absorb the capacity of the en- terprise in the next few months, for wherever the current has reached a camp, it is pronounced so satisfae- tory over the old methods of either steam or gasoline, as to be not easily dispensed with.
 Everything of a mechanical make up used by this company is of first class construction, and skilled labor has been employed wherever it was necessary in the erection of the in trieate machinery. The cost of the enterprise will run to over s1,000,000-
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-01-26
SALE LAKE MEN SEEK
 JOBS ON SANTA FE
Rrpm Wednesdays parlyl


 Reports from the main line of the Santa Fe are to . the effect that hun dreds of the employees of the Oper- ating department of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad are Hooking to that system to se- cure employment, since it has been decided to practically abandon trans continental traffic for several months to come.
 During the latter part of Decem- Der that road suffered severely from washouts and hundreds of miles of track were washed away and then a general order went into effect from the management to suspend the train service except on local sched- ules, which cut the force of en- ginemen, conductors, brakemen- and others down to over one-half.
 Several of the men to be affected by this sudden order to discontinue work have been in the city for a few days, others passing on to southern Arizona, while along the Sana Fe at division points, are many seeking em- plOyment. Several Salt Lake en- gineers are at work on the Santa Fe also, which is experiencing the greatest era in its history. in handling the traffic of the Salt Lake line, as we'll as its own.
 From those who were in the city it was learned that the belief pre- vails in operating channels of the Santa Fe system that two years will intervene before normal conditions will again prevail along that road. Miles and miles of the grade are wiped away, and two engineer corps are in the field to make a selection of a new route, and to accomplish which several months will be oeeu- pied in making a permanent selee- tion. Meadow Valley, it is said, will be abandoned as a route, and when the new line is built rock bal tasting VIII Do IHo MSIHou, AhSIedU of dirt fills being made, as prevailed 
 The scenes along the washed out route at many points are deplorable and the desolation presented is the worst that ever struck a railroad. I'm mense bodies of water fell for sew eral days and valuable property was washed away, aside from the track and grade.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-01-26
CASSIDY NAMED POST
 MASTER AT BISBEE

Postmaster NJ. E. Cassidy yesterday was notified by Delegate Ralph Cam eron that he had been re-appointed postmaster at Bisbee. Later MT. Cassidy modestly told some of his most intimate friends of the news, and in every instance he was shower ed with hearty congratulations, says the Bisbee Review.
 While the postmaster and his Bis bee friends were elated over his re- appointment, none of them were even slightly astonished. They would have been amazed had he not been. So excellent is MT. Cassidy's record as postmaster in Bisbee that no one else was even mentioned. in eonnee- tion with the appointment. He was endorsed by the territory, county and city Republican organizations, and by no less a person than Postmaster General Hitchcock. In addition every patron of the office in Bisbee would have signed MT. Csssidy's petition if he had been given a chance.
 MT. Cassidy was appointed post master in May, 1905, by President Roosevelt to succeed Postmaster J. G. McCabe, resigned. His commits sion expired on January F of this year. MT. Cassidy was popular in the position from the start. During his incumbeney the business of the office has more than doubled. When he took charge, there were seven clerks at work and now there are eighteen. Their work dOvetails in- to the system of the postmaster, and the big Federal establishment goes on with the regularity of elockwork.
 The Lowell office is under the sup ervision of MT. Cassidy, and two clerks are required there. All of MT. Cassidy's clerks are women, and the reports of this office have been eOmplimented by the postofice depart ment and the public perhaps more than almost any other office in the whole country. M. J. Hogan has been assistant postmaster for the past two years, and MT. Cassidy warmly commended his work yester- day. The postmaster also praised the work of the young ladies who have helped him pOpularize the Bis bee office.
 This office has more lock boxes than any other second class office in the United States, this being so, probably, because there is no free delivery here on account of the i'm possibility of numbering the houses, due to the irregularity of the streets, the volume of business done at the local office nearly bringing it up to the first class rank of postoffices.
 Postmaster General Hitchcock, dur ing his recent visit to Bisbee, showed great interest in the postofiee, and in the system of MT. Cassidy for car ing for the business. When told why there was no free delivery in
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-01-26
HERO FUND AWARDS.

The Carnegie Hero Fund commls- sion. which has it's headquarters in Pittsburg, has just announced seven teen awards in cases recommended by it's executive committee. Twelve bronze medals and five of silver are included in the list, with pensions aggregating $50 a month, $5,2OO in death benefits, $4,5OO in special awards. and $6,OOO for educational purposes. As the designs and work of this commission have developed and widened the original conception of the fund, MT. Carnegie has came to be better understood and more generally appreciated. In looking over the records of cases favorably acted. upon during the past six years, of which these new awards are fair sample, one is impressed with some thing of the real scope of this unique form of philanthrophy, if that term may be applied to it.
 The flippant and minimizing, in some sections of the country, have made great sport of professional hero hunting and the bits of bronze and silver which are issued as certificates of membership in the galley of i'm mOrtals, but medals are only a part of the reward of sacrifice. In many instances the subject of the commis- sion's bounCy comes from the hum blest surroundings. If he survives the risk to which he exposed himself to save others special provision is made to suit his particular circum- stances. If he dies those dependant upon him are rewarded according to their needs. Thus the fund has paid out $96,O0O for educational pur- poses alone, and $9s,7S4 has been granted and remains to be paid. Then there are the amounts to lift mort gages, or to buy homes, or to pro- vide pensions running for various periods.
 Ie is impossible to conceive nobler benefaction than is compre- hended in these special awards. They who have longed for the opportunity to acquire an education, and were de- ned that privilege throughout their lives, will understand Men and women, too, who have struggled in vain against the burden of a mort gage and the oppression of debts can estimate what it means to have some institution come to the front and soften the distress which whelm- ing in its weight. Herein lies the real beauty of the hero fund. In this is the consummate thoughtfulness of its conception revealed in its fines: aspect.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-01-26

Bisbee, the postmaster general re- flected moment and then laughed heartily. Really, Cassidy, this city is the nearest duplicate to the an eient cliff dwellers that I have ever seen," said he.
 MT. Cassidy is a native of Chicago, but that handicap has been over come, and he came west in 1900 and studied law under Judge J. NJ. O'Con- nell. Later he was United States commissioner, and was holding that position when he was appointed post master. He has made good as an of- fcial, and as man, and Bisbee this morning doffs its sombrero to him.
Weekly journal-miner., 1910-01-26

The St. Paul Dispatch brands as base eanard the story that Mir. Bryan was recently too ill to keep speaking engagement. It could be nothing else. MT. Bryan never gets that i'll.