United labor bulletin. (Denver, Colo.) 19??-1915, 1910-03-25
LEAGUE
IS AROUSED
Fred w, Lee and II. B. Con-
way Addresses the
Delegates.

There was present at tne re6uiai NJ"
ing of the Label League last FRIDAY hish'
representatives OF two organizations VINO
knew whereof they spoke, and had lhe
ability to impart their knowledge anu
much enthusiasm to the many delegates
present The guests were Fred w. Lee,
representing the Boot and Shoe Worhers
international Union. and IL. j. conway
OF Denver, secretary-treasurer OF the re
tail Clerks International protective Asso-
citation and editor and manager OF the
Retail Clerks International Advocate'
Mr.. Conway was first asked to ADDRESS
the League on the label question: anu
he spoke at length to the attentive oele
gates on the many sides to the laDel anu
labor questions.
Mr.. Conway told OF a recent lrip "
the East on which he met many fepie
sentatives Of capital and labor ne .oiu
of visiting retail merchants IN the
burg districts in regard 70 placing M.
Goods nm their shelves. and was told by
the merchants that II was against .he "
,ou,s and constitution of the Retail Mer-
chants Association, and not kno"ins Ae
rarresented the International Clerks OF
ganization. they showed MI oohma!
,aws Governing their organization. III
which they had agreed not 10 pu'
label goods. and II they had label goods
on their shelves at the time OF 1ol"'A
the organization they were 10 aisp'se
them and buy no more MI,
Mr. conway spoke of the strike in Phil-
adelphia, and said 1t was hao'e " -
a,,rnIomen,ed by a statewide strike In
Pennsylvania. and that II lnat was
suG,cIent TO warn the capitalist IL was
,l,at
10 snread to the Pacific coast; and toio
the delegates not to be surprlseu IA
latter proved reality.
The editor of the Advocate related now
tho label was placed on manufactured
ar,,o,as and Of how stores and factories
wore unionlzed In other places, and SAID
~ came could be done here II the dele
gates TO the League and union men ana
,,.o,r.r ~ Denver would do only frac-
,to,,I mar, Of what they were capable.
Mr. lee followed Mr.. Conway and
snote for several minutes in behalf OF
the Boot and Shoe Workers product and
the label He said that there was bound
20 he n controversy between the manu-
fac,urers and the Boot and Shoe Workers.
az there has been with every other or
sanitation and their employers. and
asked the League to cause demand Tor
the label OF the Boot and Shoe Workers.
He said the present demand TO- labeled
shoes in Denver was phenomenal but
urged that greater effort be put forth.
and said that such effort would avert
nossille future struggle with the manu-
facturors. Ia.
Tho sneakers we're each greeted with
rounds OF applause on taking their seats
and when Mr.. Lee had finished they
hurried on to hll other engagements OF
couaI Importance to the label movement.
There was n great deal OF routine bust
ness transacted at the meeting OF the
League. Proposition after proposition was
taken up and referred to the general label
committee. to which much space was de-
voted in our last issue.
one of the propositions referred to the
committee was the Curtis theaier The
Curtis theater has been asked to put the
label on their printing and to the present
time have refused to do so. While all
other show houses in Denver have the
label on their programs the Curtis refuse
to take this step and continue to have
their printing done at an unfair printing
house More space win be given this in
future issues.
The upholsterers informed the league
that the departments in J. d. Lewis *
Son and Joslin's over which they have
jurisdiction are now run on union prin-
clples.
II was reported by different unions that
the white City had not signed up with
all unions. ms previously printed in this
paper by mistake, but 1t was expected
these contracts would be closed soon.
After an hour devoted to good and
welfare the meeting adjourned. the dele
gates feeling that their interests had
been materially advanced.