United labor bulletin., 1911-09-28
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY
DISCUSSES BOY SCOUTS
Attorney Gabriel Speaks on CON-
mission Government At
the Meeting.

the Meeting.
The Denver Trades Assembly met in
regular session Sunday. The meeting
was called to order by Vice-President j.
A. Conkle at 2:15, President Delitt not
being present. The meeting was lengthy
and filled with much business. That
which occupied most of the session and
which seemed to interest the delegates
more than anything else was the pro-
posed parade to escort President Taft
from the depot to his hotel. The matter
was brought to the attention of the as
sembI by r. P. Means of the Typograph
icaI union, who moved that it be the
sense of the assembly that union mus-
clans do not furnish music for the march
ers in the event that the Boy Scouts and
National guard take part in the parade.
After much discussion, c. ]. Common Of
fered as substitute motion to prevent
any union man participating in the
parade.
Delegate Speigl of the Musicians
moved to refer. the matter to to COM
mittee of three. The discussion OF the
three motions occupied one hour and
half, and the motion to refer prevailed
by vote of 21 TO 20. The debate was
participated in by score or more of the
ment against the Boy Scouts and the
military, although a great many did not
believe the proper way to show that
feeling would be to keep musicians from
playing for the marchers. The chair ap-
pointed Delegates Alger, Speigl and
Means.
c. j. Common moved to give the com
mittee full power to act, as the assembly
would not meet again before the presi-
\
ried. Another motion to add two more
to the committee, by Delegate Speigl
carried. and the chair appointed James
Sanford of the Cigarmakers and Dele
gate Auter of the Stereotypers, who is
the assembly's delegate to the Chamber
of Commerce.
Attorney John H Gabriel, president of
the Direct Legislation league. spoke to
the delegates for an hour. He took for
his subject The Commission Form of
/ Government" and in clear logic and by
taking the present city administration
as reason for a change in city govern
ment, he showed the necessity for a
change by which the people would re
ceive a more representative adm'nistra-
ton of the city's business affairs. His
address was well received, and the as
sembly instructed the legislative com
mittee TO report to the assembly on the
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amendment 10 the city charter.
Painters No. 10 and Walters No. Il
sent, credentials for delegates to fill va
cancies. They were received and the
delegates obligated.
Delegate Watson was appointed to fill
the chair Of the yice.president for the
meeting.
Delegate French reported for the
board OF directors that il had audited
" "A.
President Gompers about the city. The
board succeeded in geeting a 10 per
cent. reduction. and Chairman French
moved that the bill de allowed The 10
per cent off reduced the bill sS.S5. Dele
gate Means objected to the payment of
the bill for the reason that the presence
OF officers of the State Federation of La
Dor in the reception party had made it
/ necessary for the hiring of the second
machine He believed that they should
pay portion OF the expense. C. j. Com
mon was in favor of allowing the bill and
then calling on the State Federation Off
/ GERS for a portion of the expense and
he so moved. Delegate Lindsay favored
allowing the bill. The motion as
amended by Common carried.
| Organizer Tususon made lengthy re-
port on organization, which was ac-
cepted.
Delegate Osborn of the Walters were
appointed to fill vacancies on the reso-
\ lutions committee.
The arbitration committee had no re
/ port 10 make on the blacklisting of the
| officers of the Ladies' Tailors' union
and the chair informed the committee
that the secretary would notify the chair
man of the committee of the business
referred to it and that If no report was
nj fhfssaS inc Of
would be taken TO dissolve the commit
tee and get workable timber"
Secretary Bryan OF the boycott COM
mittee made "A stirring report on the
work of the committee. He said that
w. II. Leonard handled the only union
coal to be had in the city. and the com.
mittee expected every union man to buy
none but union coal as long as ii lasts
and not patronize the Denver Dry Goods
co. or purchase any mercantile goods
handled by the Struby-Estabrook Co.
The committee is now distributing 10000
circulars.
Treasurer Henning reported that he
had received two checks from unions on
the Colorado National bank, and the
chair referred this matter to the boycott
committee.
Delegate Auter reported that the La
bor day committee was not yet ready to
make n final report. but turned over to
the assembly $3.50. The committee has
previously turned over S100 to the as
semhly, and the same amount has been
handed the Associated Building Trades,
This makes $500 in all that has been
turned in by the committee from re-
ceipts of the Labor day iollihcation.
Chairman Bryan of the legislative
committee made progressive report on
the matter regarding the Real Estate
Exchange, and it was received as such
President Harrison of the public in.
stitutions committee reported that his
committee had investigated the case re-
ferred to it, and said that the committee
had found that on Delgany street. be-
tween Thirty-sixth and Thirty seventh,
holes had been dug from 10 to 10 feet