United labor bulletin., 1911-06-01
MEXICAN PE0NS TO
DISPLACE AMERICANS
WILL BE SHELTERED IN BUNK
HOUSES ON KINOEl'S
PROPERTY.

Free American labor in the United
States is threatened by plague" equal
to the yellow perii'-the Mexican peon.
The musicians of Denver and Of the
states are face to face with what threat
ems to drive many Of their members to
other caIinss.
A company has been formed in Denver
and capitalized and the stock placed on
the market, to import Mexicans, organize
them into cheap musical troupes and dis
place high-priced American artists there
by. This company is located in the Gas
and Electric building, and is being pro-
md ID by Mr.. Roach, who has become
notorious for his attempts to organize
and place cheap musicians in the United
States Up TO the present time each at
tempt has been met by failure; and or
esnized labor will exert every effort to
make this attempt meet the same fate.
LUNA PARK THE VICTIM.
The Luna Park Amusement company,
after receiving committees from the
Musicians union. has seen fit TO close n
contract with Roach whereby Roach is
TO build theater at the park and bring
to Denver a band of Mexicans TO play
and give entertainments therein. The
collection of Mexicans is called the
Banda Mexicana-in English 1t means a
band of Mexicans.
The daily newspapers-which are sub
sidized by the park management through
liberal advertising-would make you be-
lieye that this is n royal" Mexican band.
which Is not the case. according to the
Musicians union. The officers of the
union are in possession OF information
which says that these royal" Mexicans
have been gathered together in the vi
clnity OF FL Paso. Texas, and Juarez.
Mexico. and brought to Denver 10 fulfill
the contract made by Roach with the
Luna park people.
The Musicians union is In possession
OF Information and clippings from New
York papers which shows that the band
of Mexicans which Roach had at Atlantic
City last summer to play at one OF the
piers there. was complete failure and
only played two weeks. after which the
organization" went to New York city
and took engagements wherever they
could be secured.
It is claimed by the musicians that
the Mexicans in this aggregation are far
below the standard in ability and civil
ization. They are not only working far
below American standards OF living, but
are to be housed in an eighty-foot
shack" which is said TO have been con
structed ON the property OF Supervisor
George ]. kindel. the reform member
of that body. II was reported at the as
sembly Sunday by Delegate Common
that several women are also to live in
this same shack" with the Mexicans.
The building Is n disgrace to the city. a
violation OF the building code OF the city,
and was erected over the protest OF the
residents of the neighborhood.
The committee on public buildings and
institutions OF the assembly was instruct
ed to take the matter up with Building
Iao mn hp a m y
board.
The theater at the park which Roach
is constructing under the aforesaid con
tract endangers the life of every man.
woman and child that enters its door
IL is built entirely OF wood and is en-
closed on all sides, and the entrance is
over n canal which. in case OF fire. would
make escape almost impossible. The
seating arrangement is constructed OF
wood, and the fire protection for the
buildings OF the park is almost NIL Why
progressive city would allow such n
death trap TO be constructed at a pleas
ure resort where there is no fre protec-
tion is beyond the comprehension OF
man. Why our reform" supervisor, who
made such vigorous protest over the
danger OF fire on account of the curtain
at the Auditorium. would sit idly by and
allow this dangerous thing TO be erected
at Luna park and this shack" for poems
to be erected on his property, is not be-
yond mans comprehension. because
through leasing his property he is re
ceiving a compensation which in the bus
mess world OF today acts as bribe to
the average office holder. II is well
known that since Kindels incumbency
he has made contracts with the city.
which is criminal offense.
The Denver Trades Assembly Sunday
voted to expel any delegate that visited
the park on other than official business.
and the secretary was instructed to send
a communication to affiliated organiza-
tions asking them to place fine on any
member of their organization who pa
tronized the park.