United labor bulletin. (Denver, Colo.) 19??-1915, 1910-06-09

After the adoption of the resolutions
the following committee was appointed:
]. Harry Rose, Louis S. Whitney and
Prof. w. j. Wise
1t is said that the resolutions will be
introduced in all central labor bodies
and all commercial and civic organiza-
tons. 1t is probable that the resolu-
tons will reach the Denver Trades and
Labor Assembly Sunday
These resolutions. coming as they do,
from the South Denver Improvement AS
sociation, carry a great deal of weight
On the face they seem fair. The Bull
letin does not know by what interests
they are promoted. Organized labor
should at all times stand for fair treat
ment by corporation and should at all
times fight against unjust charges. But
at the same time We warn organized Ia
Dor to be ever on its guard when these
propositions come before their central
bodies, and they should guard against
recurrence of the water scandal
Organized labor cannot shirk the is
sues that confront it Organized labor
cannot ignore the issues that confront
them as men and women. The issues
must moths ignored To ignore them is
to recognize our inability to handle
them What should be done is to place
men of known honesty and ability in
the front. and forever relegate those who
have betrayed their trust to the scrap
heap.
motion was made and carried in the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly,
when the fake" water committee was
discharged. to keep politics out of the
10 hTr- off he foil al
The motion was made by Dell Carr. a
member of the committee, a member of
the first committee and president OF the
Cooks Union. 1t was not believed at
the time that Carr was sincere in max
ing the motion; it is still believed that it
was a game to cover up his duplicity in
connection with the committee. The
motion was cowardly: its passage by the
Assembly was cowardly; and the motion
TO reconsider the action of the Assem-
bly, in discharging the committee i'm
mediately following the motion by Carr.
showed lack of sincerity.
What the Assembly wants is men; not
men of overwhelming ability and great
intelligence. but just ordinary men Of
honesty; men that can help their fellow
men without wanting money for 1t; men
that can fight a corporation without hay
ing their hands out behind for hush
money; men that can promote reso-
luton against the telephone company
without taking money to withdraw 1t, or
while promoting it work in the interest
of the corporation in question.
We want men that stand for the gov
eminent ownership of public utilities
and for the initiative. referendum and
recall all the time: not a greater part
of the time and then be against them
when an election comes around.
We want men in the Assembly who
will not distribute corporation money
there; and. above all. We want men for
office in the Assembly who will work
for honest union men rather than cor
poration hirelings. and who are wise
enough to distinguish the tool from the
sincere union worker.
We believe that the Assembly should
be in politics for organized labor; but,
first. we should place those betrayers OF
their trust without the pale. so that the
valuable time OF the Assembly would not
be taken up in watching and fighting
them rather than working for the In
terests Of all concerned.
Let every union man do his part in
making a greater Assembly. a greater
labor movement and putting the CRATER
and the bribe-giver where they belong
out of the labor movement.