United labor bulletin., 1911-09-14
Thick Tongue and BIoated Face
Discredits Movement.
THE BULLETIN is ENDORSED

| George Creel, magazine writer of ma
tional repute and who is gathering sta
tistics for an article on the miners strike
| in Northern Colorado, and incidentally
the labor movement in Denver, to be
printed in a magazine of wide circuIa-
ton, spoke at the Denver Trades and La
Dor Assembly Sunday. He took advan-
taee of the invitation to get Impressions
Of the trade union movement to inspire
/ him in the work in hand. His article will
/ be in behalf of the miners and against
corporation rule-but the visit to the as
semby will only weaken his inspiration
to plead the cause of the workers.
What he saw there must have pictured
in his mind one of the most disgusting
sights ever witnessed in a convention
hall of union men. The second highest
of Labor-who is a delegate from Web
Pressmen's union No. 22-placed himself
on public exhibition, as though made to
order by the opponents of organized la
Dor to give special impression to maya
zine writer's who are looking for inspira-
tons.
An attack on The United Labor Bulle-
tin served as the vehicle TO convey to
the Denver public the information that
Secretary Hickey of the highest organ
/ ization in the labor movement in Colo
r3fo w2s on another periodical.
! resolution from the Upholsterers'
union denouncing The United Labor
Bulletin and the management for The
taking OF a writeup from a secondhand
furniture store that, unknown to the
management of this paper, employed up
holsterers that were non-union, was on
the secretary's desk and was read to the
recommended that it be referred to the
Label League, which was done with but
one dissenting yote-that OF Secretary
| Hickey-although others favored the res
| olutiou. some not knowing that ii was
Inspired by those who desire to enter an
other publication in the Denver field.
J. c. Barrett of Painters union No. -
he who attacked the editor OF The
/ Bulletin at the State Federation conyen-
ton through one OF the most disgraceful
] Resolutions ever read in puulic-he VINO
Twice introduced resolutions in the
Building Trades Council denouncing the
editor. because The Bulletin for the
/ past two years has stood Tor something
beside graft and intrigue-he was the
/ first 10 attack the report Of the commit
tee and favor the resolution Then some
other remarks were made, when X. p.
Means, wishing 10 dispose OF the dis
tasteful resolution, moved to lay it on
the table.
The editor Of The Bulletin signifed
his wish OF having the motion defeated,
and the resolution remained before the
assembly.
J. a. Conkle, the editor, spoke at some
length, telling the delegates that it was
an impossih.lity to publish a paper on
account OF the limited support from
trade unionists unless some advertise
nature were taken. He explained that
the matter had been before Union Label
League, the owner OF the paper. and that
the matter had been disposed Of He
also said that the trouble being caused
the management of the paper was in
spired by someone with an Interior mo-
tive. other incidents We're sighted TO
undeceiye the delegates.
When the editor had finished, w. I
Hickey. the head of the state labor
movement-with bulging eyes-with face
bloated and red-with perspiration
streaming from his face-with hand
raised high that he might attract the at
tention of those who otherwise might
not notice his debauched condition
arose from his chair. and in deep gut
terals said:
"Misser Peserdent-I amsh not here
shu repershent the State Fegerashun OF
Il
Pressmen's union number one hundred
and-no, no, number twenty-five. (AIuch
shutting of feet and delegates turning
in their seats)
Il vanish tn shay. Misser Peserdent,
that if she editor of Zee Bulletin would
conshduct the paper as he should (very
high note and waving of both hands.
then dropping one quickly to steady him
selfl he would not have to take unshfair
ads. (Serious look here all over halL)
''Z-e-e editor of Bulletin. sits on his
frone as the high judge execushuner
(whatever that means) of the labor
movement of this great state of Colo
rado. (ENcrtion of much will-power at
this point and thoughts of the Eagles
club on floor one) He takes it upon
himself to dishtate the polishies of the
: central bodies of this great state of Den
yer and city of Colorado. More perspir-
alton and much redder face.)
THE Label League attashks the Year
Book because one unfair ad. was insh il,
while | was at the capitol working insh
the interest of Organized Labor" (Here
he raised himself on his toes. then came
down hard on his heels)
Before he could say more Business
Agent O'Grain of the Cooks rose to n
point of veracity." He wished to cor
rect the high labor official on the num-
ber of unfair ads. in the Year Book He
said there was eleven unfair restaurant
ads. of Denver alone therein.
He started again. but before proceed
ing far Delegate Vetter OF the Machin-
lists arose to question OF intoxication.'
There We're cries Of put him out" aud
sit down. your drunk"