United labor bulletin., 1910-08-11
FALL0N SOUNDS
A TIMELY WARNING
Fourth Vice President Slams the FEEDER
alton Officers and Makes a Recommen-
dation That Precipitates Fight.

Everything was harmony in the con-
yention of the State Federation of Labor
at Grand Junction until Fourth Vice Pres
ident D. Fallon, who is business agent of
the Denver B. T. c.. sent his report to the
convention with A. H. Budd, secretary
for the same organization. who read the
contents to the delegates. Mr.. Fallon
was not able to be present, Mr.. Budd
stated to the convention. The document
gives a hint at what the opposition to
the administration program will be. It
is the program of the administration to
endorse Secretary of State Pearce. The
administration is favorable to the Demo
cratic party The opposition is expected
to come from that faction supporting the
Republican party. The keynote was
sounded when Mr. Fallon took throw
at the president and secretary of the
Federation and at Deputy Labor Commits
sioner Brake, and recommended that no
political offceholder be endorsed The
report follows:
To the Officers and Delegates of the FIT
teenth Annual Convention of the Colo
RADIO State Federation of Labor
Greeting:
Since my election at Lafayette, Colo,
ton have not been called upon by eth
er the president or secretary to attend
any meeting of the executive board or
to perform any other act for the Fedora
ton, but my time has been taken up en-
tirely by the Building Trades trouble of
Denver.
As you are all aware, no doubt. there
has been a lockout in our industry in
that city for a period of about fifteen
months, inaugurated by the general con-
tractors and master builders. but made
possible by the failure of the Brother
hood of Carpenters TO abide By the in
structions OF the convention of the de-
partment of Building Trades and their
desertion from the Denver Building
Trades Council.
The enemies of the Council have fire.
quently circulated rumors to the effect
tnat the Council was down and out of
business, but / wish to assure the dele
gates to this convention that at no time
have we been either down or out. We
have never missed a meeting or failed
to do business 1t is true that we have
met with reyerses, but am glad to say
at this time we are in a better position
than at any time since the beginning of
the trouble.
Some of the organizations that with
drew from the Council have returned
and l have every reason to believe that
the others will in the very near future.
The Plumbers. Steam Filters and
Steam Filters Helpers have signed an
agreement with their employers that in
sures them as good conditions as they
had before they were locked out and
guarantees them strictly union shop.
These organizations have remained loyal
to the Council at all times and at no
time have they worked under open shop
conditions in their own trades. l feel
that am safe in predicting that in the
very near future the Denver Building
Trades Council will be in as good con-
dition as they were in the past.
In closing l wish to call the attention
of the delegates to the action of our
president and secretary treasurer in one
particular matter.
On Tuesday. the End of the present
month asked Secretary Hickey for q
list of the credentials that were in at
that time, offering to copy them myself.
as he was busy. He promised to let me
have them. but after putting me on sew
eral times with various excuses. he fin
ally told me that he had been advised
by President McLennan and others not
to let me have them. l demanded them
as member of the executive board, but
was again refused. although Secretary
hickey had previously told me that he
had given the list to Mr.. E v. Brake,
labor commissioner; man who although
friend of organized labor, does not
even carry card in any organization
that is afiliated with the Federation. Mr..
Brake is a politician and at the present
time holds political ONCE and is at this
convention with several of his appointees
for that purpose. am told. Of looking
after the political interests Of his super
iors In office and his party.
do not want to convey the idea that I
am sorehead. but II politicians and po-
litical parties are to be given more con-
sideration than officers or even members
of the Federation. then 1t Is high time
that We change the name OF the Fedora
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