United labor bulletin., 1911-09-14
ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS
OMAHA LABOR PAPER
Central Body Has Good Meet
ing---CreeI Makes
Address.

The Denver Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, Sunday was largely attended by Wis
tors as we'll as delegates. The meeting
was presided over by President Deiitt
and was called to order at IS, finding
all officers present.
The most important business before
the assembly was resolution intro
duced by C. e. Hall of the Boilermakcrs.
II follows:
Whereas, A copy of a so-called labor
paper. known as the Western Laborer,
published in Omaha, Neb., condemns the
efforts of the shop trades of the Harri-
man lines, in trying to better their CON
ditions by organizing their trades into
a federation and presenting their wants
10 their employer. and
Whereas The Hartman lines are
buying up the issues of this paper and
distributing them among their employees
in order to bias their minds against their
unions; therefore, be 1t,
Resolved, That the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly condemn this paper
as an enemy of organized labor, and a
copy of this resolution be sent TO said
paper. and be given TO the press"
The article in the Western Laborer
dealt with the organization of the fed
Grated shopmen and the proposed strike
of the affiliated trades to force recogni-
tion and concessions from the railroads.
The paper discouraged the men in their
10 IL " AS a Hlo6N bld4
"ing corporation article.
Delegate Crawford of the Topographic
cal union explained that Mr.. Kennedy,
the editor, publishes the paper for per
sonal profit and gain. and that organized
labor could expect little else from that
source. Crawford WAS of the opinion
that little attention should be paid to
the article.
Delegate Vetter OF the Machinists took
different view. He believed that the
paper and the article should be de-
nounced in strong terms. He said that
the strike of the shopmen was almost
sure TO come. and when II did, he said,
every man and woman OF organized la
Dor should exert every effort and raise
the necessary funds to win the strike.
President Camonile of the Denver q
Rio Grande Federated shopmen, with
headquarters in Salt Lake City, was
granted the iioor on request OF Delegate
pIctter, and explained the situation. tie
6sed the same argument advanced by
Mr.. Vetter and showed how necessary
1t would be to win the strike II one were
called,
The resolution was adopted as recon
mcndcd by the committee.
,GcorEe Crcpl. well-knowu newspaper
man and magazine writer. was intro
duccd 10y Chairman French OF the lee
tures committee. lie took for his sub
, jcct The Recall OF Judges, and ia many
references TO the acts OF judges showed
how absolutely necessary DO was to make
the recall applicable Co them. he re-
ferrcd tu Judge Grusscup of Chicago ana
how he had become wealthy while only
receiving a salary OF $1,000 year, nc
referred to Judge Pollock and others,
and called attention TO the narrowing of
the river at Kansas City from 200 feet
10 800 feet. and how the floods that tol-
lowed this narrowing OF the river mad
cost the citizens millions. The river bed
when filed in was used by the railroads
and WAS accomplished by the temporary
injunction aguinst the people. which, he
said held good for at least seven years
Creei referred to Judge Whitiord and
his Injunction.
Every hour that Larry Doyle and VIII
liam Crawford spend in the county jail
is more scathing indictment OF our
judiciary than anything that pen could
write or tongue could say Creel de
clared And. while Governor Shatroih
administration has been model one.
compared with those that preceded It,
II is Impossible to avoid blaming him for
his failure to release those men. who are
being held in jail. in defiance OF law. and
for no crime"
Creels address was well received.
Following Creel's talk c. j. Moorhouse
stated that the Direct Legislation League
has initiated law for the recall OF
judges: also one defining the power OF
judges He requested that all union nien
do all in their power in getting sigma
lures on the petitions.
Credentials were received from the
Cement Workers and delegates obli-
gated.
/, Chairman French of the board of trus-
tees reported having purchased cord
and other necessities for the assembly
banner. Report was received and action
Cuncurred in.
Delegate Lindsay wanted information
as to the progress being made on the
Lang case Delegate Bryan said that II
the stonecutters would come to the joint
meeting of the Building Trades Sunday
evening the matter would be handled.
Thomas Auter reported for the Labor
day committee and turned over Sl00.i5
to the treasurer.
The following resolution, introduced
by Delegates Koch and Kemmler of the
United Brewery Workers, was adopted
by the assembly:
whereas. The Standard Bottling Co.
of this city for the past three years has
been operated as non-union concern
and absolutely refuses to recognize or
ganized labor; therefore, be IL
Resolved That the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly declare the stand
ard Bottlng Co. to be non-union and
that all delegates he instructed to report
same to their union. and a copy be sent
= TO the Western Federation of Miners
and the State Federation of Labor.
Every effort has been made to organ
ize the Standard Bottling Co. but nothing
could be accomplished. 1t only remained
TO place the firm on the unfair list
/ The following resolution was intro
duced by II. p. Means and adopted:
"Resolved. That the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly investigate the
,,.ortgguyg nf thn Denver Real Estate EN
change"
chairman Conltle of the committee APP
nointed to gather statistics for the Cas-
.nh. rrndns Assembly on retnil grocerics