United labor bulletin., 1911-10-19

Legislation League investigating the use
OF the name OF the Dir ct Legislation
League as an endorsement on the petit
ton. The responsibility of the use OF
the name has already been placed and
Judge Frost so informed 1t is believed
there will be no attempt 10 prosecute for
the use OF the name.
Judge Frost. although he has no au-
thority from the Direct Legislation
League 10 do SO. will 90 into the alleged
au6mpt 10 e&tort money from tie iignt
company.
The editor OF The Bulletin. who has
been in the closest touch with those in
charge OF the petitions, called on Judge
Frost. Monday. in company with l. NJ.
French OF the board OF directors OF the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly. and
spent half of the day in consultation. All
data relating 10 the circulating OF the
petitions has been placed in his hands
and viii be reviewed by his committee.
after which a report will be given TO the
public press which, The Bulletin believes.
will vindicate every member Of Labors
Economic League and place libel at
the door Of the Rocky Mountain News.
The News further says that slush
fund has been raised with which to bribe
members OF the Trades Assembly and
that members of the assembly have been
last fall: that money has been paid by
the Union Pacific railroad and the Tele-
phone company TO keep down agitation
in the assembly.
The Bulletin has no recollection OF any
legislation concerning the Union Pacific
unless IL was the application OF the Bur
lington for revocable permit The leg
islative committee reported at that time
that IL was in favor of the Burlington
getting the franchise or permit II 1t paid
just damages to property abutting on the
streets over which its lines. as proposed.
would pass This report was unanimous
ly adopted by the assembly. II is said
that the Union Pacific wants a permit TO
operate over the same street; but the
Legislative committee, as at present con-
stituted could not do otherwise but take
the same broad view of such an applica-
ton.
We ask the newspaper that gathers its
inspiration from the results of absinthe.
why pay money for this?
The present legislative committee,
which has served for nearly year. ex-
cept for a change when Delegate Budd
left the city, when Delegate Harrison
filed the vacancy. At the July election
Delegate Fallon took his place but later
resigned. when Delegate Means was ap-
pointed by President Dellitt.
During y1.s time the assembly has not
had the tslsphone company to deal with,
except that when the petitions to refer
the telephone ordinance We're being cir
culated the legislative committee offered
its services to the Citizens party and
the profrer was NOT accepted. AZ the
following meeting of the assembly the
committee recommended that the assem-
bly, take no official action as the peu
tions were TO be filed in four days there
after. and in that time the assembly
could not make a proper showing; but
further recommended that the delegates
work for the success of the petitions as
individuals.
This report was adopted unanimously,
and the names of the committee can be
found on the petitions-the writer's
name written In ink on petition filled
with lead pencil signatures and circu-
lated by an employe OF the Express.
why pay money for the work the dele
gates to the assembly did against the
Telephone company
Under President Whites administra-
tion the following report was made in
favor of the Telephone company by Dele
gates James Faulkner. John McLennan
and Frank Speigl. the legislative COM
mittee:
To the Officers and Members of the Den