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United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
PATTERSON FRIEND OF
CITIZENS ALLIANCE
Compton Accuses News OF Driving
Coates From Denver--Juggles
Labor News to Suit
Political Views.
lBy ]. L. Compton.)

Mr.. Tom Patterson of the Rocky News
(and it is rocky, in his issue OF May lS'
following the meeting of the Trades AS
sembly of May IL, has an article In ms
paper fathered by Mr.. Sullivan, his hire
ling, and damned by every man that was
at the meeting who witnessed the pro-
ceedings He is an absolute, unequiv-
ocal LIAR. He indulges in misrepresent-
alton, he revels in vituperation; in fact,
as he says in his article, it is "A BRA
ZEN, HIGH HANDED DISPLAY OF
dirty, rotten politics, which has been IN
dulged in by the News since it has
been under the ownership of that whited
sepulchre. The facts are, the meeting
did not endorse the labor party, because
the friends of the party made no enort
to have it endorsed. There was bunch
of Socialists, who tried to discredit the
ticket They were aided in their efforts
by few so-called. misguided labor lead
ers who try to discredit any effort made
by the intelligent workingman to better
his and their condition They can't do
anything for themselves and they are
jealous of the ability of others to do it
for them. 1t reminds me of what d. w.
Brown of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Co.
said to me some few years ago, when
was secretary of the assembly and was
trying to settle strike of the teamsters
with their company. He said:
What are you wasting your time with
those dubs for? Come to work for me;
I'll give you a good job
replied that 1 was satisfied with my
present conditions; that those people
were my people; where they go 1 will
go.
He replied: You are a fool. I am
going TO the Trades Assembly and tell
them So"
replied: Don't do that, Mr.. Brown:
if you do that they will accuse me of
selling them out
Mr.. Whitewash Patterson has used all
the Socialistic theories of Mr.. Vaughn.
which he disapproyes of. to discredit a
movement that don't bear his brand of
whitewash. He has used every syllable
of vituperation some of them indulge in
when anybody dares disagree as to the
method of accomplishing results. You
helped to drive Dave Coates out of town
when he was fighting the Citizens ALI
ance and Allison Stocker. who bears
your brand of whitewash. and is there
fore genuine for the workingman to
swallow. because he refused to bear your
brand of whitewash any longer. You
few months before. in your same
sheet. that Dave Coates had made the
best lieutenant governor the state OF
Colorado ever had and was a credit to
| the labor movement You outlay Dave
Day of Durango in your abuse, vitupera-
ton and villifcation.
Now go to it. Mr.. Tom Patterson, you
and your Citizens Alliance ticket.
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
PRESIDENT OF ASSEMBLY MAKES STATE
MENT.

On account of the unfair comment made on the
meeting of the Trades and Labor Assembly, Sunday,
| believe that statement of what transpired at the
assembly is due the laboring and women of the
city. While the attack, in the Post and News
bitter and made s. by the policy of those pa
pers to ruin anybody and anything that opposes
their political ambitions, that in the Express
the most inexeusable because that paper caters to
union labor patronage.
John c. Barrett, delegate from the Painters
union moved that the Labor ticket be condemned
and that the assembly disavow any connection of
organized labor with the party. The motion was
seconded / ruled that the motion could not go be-
fore the assembly in that form because it was
against the constitution of the assembly to lndorse
any political party, therefore / held also that
political party could be condemned. could have
ruled the motion out of order and been within the
constitution but to be fair to the faction opposed to
the Labor party, l reconstructed the motion for
Delegate Barrett and allowed it TO stand. The de-
bate could have been closed long before it was but
allowed the delegates the greatest of latitude that
the assembly might give expression to its atti-
tude toward the issue before the assembly Dele
gates Vetter and Vaughn clearly out of order,
yet they were allowed to continue because many
would be ready with the charge that the chair was
unfair For an hour l allowed this illegal discus
sion to continue. Then Delegate Mitchell made
motion to table The motion in order, and
cording to Roberts rules must be put without de-
bate. On calling for the ays and nays was unable
judge to the result but the motion appeared to
be lost. l gave the delegates a division, and ap-
pointed Delegate MITCHELL the mover of the motion,
and Delegate Hornberg tellers. Mr. Hornberg is
member of the Socialist party and was recognized
of the opponents of the Labor party The
ays were called for and the tellers counted and
after comforting announced 81 for tabling the mo-
tion of Delegate Barrett. The nays were counted
and the teers walked to the secretary's desk and
supposedly gave him the result The announcement
not in the hearing of the chair Secretary Bed
ford announced the result to the chair and ! an
nounced the vote without declaring it carried. Sew
eral delegates jumped to their feet in different parts
of the hall saying that the telers had not counted
correctly. There protest from the secretary
nor tellers and declared the motion carried and
the motion of Delegate Barrett tabled. Delegate
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
TYPOS ELECT.
Pferdstelier Elected Over Houston for
President-6arker Beats Lynch.

Revolution seemed to take hold of
Typographical union No. 40 at the annual
election, held at 1717 Stout street, We'd
nesday afternoon Every candidate op-
posed to the present administration,
where there was contest. was defeated
Fred l. Pferdesteller was elected presi-
dent, defeating Clint C. Houston by az
votes. Ben E. Ragiand was elected vice
president. defeating Robert X Anderson.
F. c. Birdsal1 was reelected secretary
without opposition. as was w. H. Neigh
Dor OF the board of trustees and Chas. s.
Semper, sergeant-at-arms. A. E. Thor
son was elected doorkeeper.
Trades Assembly Delegates-Geo. Al
len. E. c. Davis, E J. Hines, r. P. Means,
I. C. Morgan. H. V. Parker, S. s. Sum-
mers, Rupert o. Waters. Miss. j. L.
Wheeler. W. A. Wuerth.
Delegates to the Allied Printing
Trades Council-Thos. r. Bailey, Eugene
ling. DAllemand and Olson are a tie
for third place.
Delegates to the Label League-Geo.
Allen. Jas. A Conkle. W. H. Douglass,
E. ]. Hines, Jas. A Mcnamara. II. v.
Parker. Jos. Pavelock. Jos. e. Seller.
Anthony P. Knill and l.. d. Hosman
were elected delegates to the l. T. u.
convention at Cleveland. Ohio. In Aug
ust. while Bayard Brooks and Charles z.
Freeman were elected alternates
Frederick Barker was the choice OF the
Denver union over James NJ. Lynch, and
all of the so-called progresives on the In
ternational ticket ran ahead of the ticket.
Lynch is running ahead OF Barker
throughout the Jurisdiction and Will be
elected.
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16

Stocker upon any ticket by any party is a thrust
that cannot soon be forgotten by the working peo-
pie of Denver. The party and the should be re-
buked for daring to allow his name to come before
the people for their suffrage.
Labors Independent Political league has taken
cognizance of these facts, and have centered on L.
c. Greenlee candidate for treasurer the Repub-
lican ticket. Mr.. Greenlee has been fair to the
working people in the past, and the part his bank
ing institution played in the settlement of the coal
miners with the American Fuel company is well
known. His name will be found the Labor ticket
also Labor should center on Mr.. Greenlee and re-
turn him to the Office which he holds. and
buke Allison Stocker and the Citizens party.
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16

the most skeptic should be convinced of its faacy
The trouble has been that about thirty local
musicians were given employment in band and
suits as foreign band of fifty or sixty pieces
produce.
1t might be well for the Musicians, the next
time that controversy of this nature arises to get
band together similar to the one that paraded last
Saturday and make demonstration for their rights
to get employment from the city in which they i've
A demonstration of that nature at the proper time
would draw public opinion in their favor to such
extent that proper recognition could not be refused
A demonstration of their ability in this manner
would certainly have greater effect than any resoli
ton put through by the Trades and Labor Assembly
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
MUSICIANS GIVE DEMONSTRATION.

Last Saturday band of seventy musicians pa
raded the streets of Denver. They were advertising
that afternoon and Sunday, but which had to be
postponed on account of the inclement weather
The band composed entirely of Denver men-a
pure "home product and finer and better music
was never heard on the streets of this city. And
for all this display of genius for art home mus
clans have tc struggle every year to get recognition
from the city and from private resorts and they
usually confronted with the argument that foreign
bands are superior and demanded by the public
This demonstration of last Saturday repudiates this
old and worn-out argument so forceful that
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
LABOR TICKET FILED
By POLITICAL LEAGUE
As Protest to Action of Old Parties
Ticket Is Put in FieId--Action
Considered too Late to
Be Effective.

Iabor's Independent Political LEAGUE
mas completed its ticket for the munic-
lpai election next Tuesday, May Fl, and
MED 1t with the elections commission.
IL is fairly good ticket, although there
are one or two selections that will not
appeal to the average laborina man. For
instance, Grace Ellen Shoe is on the
ticket for recorder, while Katherine VIII
hanson, the well-known member of Typ-
osraphieal union, is a candidate for the
same office on the Democratic ticket
ne office of sheriff is left open because
the league did not desire to put anyone
on the ticket in opposition to Sheriff
Hamilton Armstrong, who is a Candidate
Tor reelection on the Democratic ticket.
Katherine Williamson and Hamilton
Armstrong were not put on the ticket
because they could not secure the per-
mission of the Democratic executive
committee.
With these exceptions the ticket is a
good ticket, and there is no reason whv
the ticket should not be supported by
laooring people. The Labor ticket fol-
1OwS-
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16

law While the miners that jailed by Greeley
Whitford in the West Side prison serving time
because they were union men, Ham Armstrong made
everlasting friend of every of the sixteen.
Frank Smith then president of district Is, o. NJ W.
of A.. said that prisoners could not receive better
treatment-and they received that treatment be-
cause Armstrong loves union
He is opposed by Thomas E. Williams, a man
who has fought labor time and again. Williams is
the responsible than any other for the
killing of the womans eight-hour bill in the eight
eenth general assembly. He like Allison Stocker,
should be defeated-and Hamilton Armstrong and
L. c. Greenlee should be elected. Will the working
people of Denver do their duty will they see their
enemies rewarded9 s'-----
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
private secretarIe. Get Increase.

Washing ngton.-The house. while consid.
ering the Legislative. executive and ju-
dicial appropriation bill. added an
amendment increasing the salaries OF
private secretaries to members OF the
house from $500 to $4,000 per annum.
Heretofore II has been the custom OF tho
government to allow each member Of
congress $1,000 per year for clerical A.
sistants. and 1t has transpired that In
some instances. at least the money ap-
propriated for this purpose has rot been
expended In the manner intended. In
other words. II is claimed that there has
been in vogue a practice OF pooling
whereby several members utiiizs tho
same clerk and then pro rate his salary.
An amendment was proposed and adopt.
ed providing that the clerks TO members
OF the house shall be placed on the rolls.
thus making former practices impossible
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16

4AAS - vi . AS
the candidate for
sheriff on the
Democratic ticket.
lie now holds that
Office. He is a
member of the
B o o k b i N d e r s
union, and as a
member of the
printing trades he
has been beloved
as have few men
who have held po-
litical office in
d e n V e r. H a m
Armstrong, while
a member of the
general assembly,
was the friend of
labor. He fathered
the eight-hour law
for men on public
work which is now
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16

ers' Home and the Pixies Peak region
Saturday. Mr.. Koester has been official
ly named by No. 40 to take Mr.. Legien
to the Springs and show him the home.
Mr.. Legien is a member OF the German
reichstag, representing the Berlin dis
trict He is also secretary OF the Inter-
national Secretariat, and is head of the
labor movement on the European CONT
nent. He speaks no English. but has
with him an interpreter. Mr.. Legien is
making tour OF the world. and since
being in America has made many ad.
dresses, one being to the house Of repre-
sentatives.
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16

C a n q i u a I e IOr
t r e a S u r e r, and
Thomas E. Will
liams, Republican
C a n d i d a t e for
sheriff.
The record of
Allison st o C k e r
should be known
to every union
man and woman
in the city of Den
yer. Stocker is
one of the general
contractors of the
city, and during
t h e b uil d in G
trades troubles a
few years ago i'm
po r t e d S t i k E.
breakers to take
the places of the
union men. The
placing of Allison
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
oppo.. Eight Hours on Panama Canal

washington.-The secretary OF war is
authority for the statement that legisla-
ton now pending applying the eight-hour
law in the factories of all contractors
who supply machinery and material OF
all kinds used in the construction OF the
Ranama canal would delay the opening
OF The canal and interfere seriously with
the plans OF the big steamship COM
panies for the early use Of the waterway.
as well as with commerce generally. 1t
is not believed that the question inter
jected by the secretary OF war will be-
eeme n serious obstacle in the way OF
We 3hssage OF the eight-hour bill In the
senate It is reported that the canal will
be completed some time during next
year. and therefore the question of eight
hours. as applied to the construction and
materials therefor. will resolve itself
into what might be termed temporary
one.
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
LEelEN SPEAKS SUNDAY.
Noted German VIII Appear at Eagles
Hall To Speak to laborina Men.

Carl Legien. the noted German So
cialist and union labor man. will speak
at Eagles hall Sunday evening. He will
arrive in Denver some time Friday. and
will remain in the Denver district until
the first of the week. In company OF
Charles Deacon. superintendent of the
Union Printers Home, Colorado Springs,
and August Koester of the Denver Typo.
graphical union. he will visit the Print
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
|. At. s. E. WILL DANCE.

Moving Picture Operators union, local
No. 230. l. A T. S. E.. will give a ball
Thursday, May 29, at T. NJ. A hall. Here
is an affair that will be well worth at
tending The operators never do things
In halves. They know how to entertain
and will have a large crowd
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
HARRISON ELECTED DELEGATE.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
Bookbinders Tuesday evening, R. Y. Har-
rison was elected a delegate to the inter
national convention to be held this year
in Detroit, Mich. The organization had
decided not to send delegate, but they
reconsidered Tuesday evening and took
the above action.
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
AMENDMENT APPROVED.

The Trades Assembly, Sunday, en-
dorsed the proposed amendment to the
city charter which will take the saloon
out of politics, it is claimed. The amend
ment will take away from the fire and
police board the power to revoke saloon
licenses and put same into the hands of
the county courts. The assembly be-
lieved it to be a good amendment.
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16

has in the city. While member OF the
United Typothetae. he has exerted every
effort to gain concessions and betterment
for the members OF all the printing
trades His loyalty Is never questioned.
The United Labor Bulletin believes that
he should be elected to the ONCE to
which he aspires.
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
printer. Gain Increase.

Cleveland.-The new scale OF the
typographical union. which went into ef-
feet on May /. provides for general In
crease OF $2.55 per week. Double head.
ers on Sunday papers have been abol'
ished.
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
PICNIC AT LAKESIDE.

The Machinists union have made ar
rangements. to hold a picnic at Lakeside.
June 9. All are invited to attend and
help out the striking shopmen. 1t will
be big affair.
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
L. c. GREENLEE FOR TREASURER.

Labor has two enemies to defeat at the coming
election, and special effort should be made to that
end Those two men are Allison Stocker, Citizens
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16

II Will be necessary in voting the
Labor ticket straight to put an extra
(x) opposite these names.
According to the executive committee
of Labor's Independent Political league,
the ticket was put in the field at the last
moment because the other political par
ties neglected to give labor recognition.
On the Citizens ticket appears the name
of Allison Stocker. the hated strike
breaker, and on the Republican ticket
the name of Thomas Williams, the
enemy of the woman's eight-hour law.
They should each be defeated.
Vote for Greenlee for treasurer
Vote for Armstrong for sheriff
Vote for Katherine Williamson for re-
corder.
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
THuM FOR CITY CLERK.
Citizens Party Offers Good Man for the
Above Place.

Otto F. Thum is the candidate for the
office of city clerk on the Citizens ticket.
He has been a member of the Typo
graphical union all his life. and is known
as one of the best friends union labor
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
Men Chosen to Defeat Labor's Enemies
HAMILTON ARMSTRONG FOR SHERIFF.

Hamilton Armstrong has been centered upon by
Organized Labor to defeat Thomas E. Williams
candidate for sheriff the Republican ticket Ham
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16
Strike at Stove Works.

Reading Pa.-The employees OF the
stove works in this city are on strike A
long list of grievances is the cause Of
the men leaving their work
United labor bulletin., 1912-05-16

President Denver Trades Assembly.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
OUR NEWEST DREADNoUGHTs

III Is one OF the anomalies or our
naval nomencla ture, where the big bat
tleships are named after the States,
that the biggest and most powerful Of
our dreadnoughts are called after the
newest, least populous and least inhu
ential States. At present, our greatest
sea- fighting machines are the Utah and
the Florida; after them the Mississippi
and the Missouri; but such comparison
as the names invite makes each State
comparatively unimportant when sized
up with New York, Pennsylvania, Hi
nois. and Ohio. and the big ships mis-.
nomers.
But the two great battleships that
are now building overpass in both di-
rections the anomaly referred to. These
ships will be called respectively the
Nevada and the Oklahoma, They will
be of 27,500 tons displacement, and will
have engines of $4,000 horsepower.
The plates will range in thickness from
Is inches for the coming towers, to IL
inches, for other exposed parts and for
the hull above the water-line of vulner-
ability. They will each carry ten IL
inch guns in their main batteries, and
will have the most powerful secondary
batteries Of any ships alloat, BY the
side of such tremendous monsters as the
Nevada and the Oklahoma, the Illinois
with 1852 tons displacement, the Ohio
with 12.500 tons, the Kentucky with
1880 tons, the Massachusetts with TO-,
2sS tons, the Michigan with $4,000
tons, the Missouri with 1880 tons,
will be mere pygmies.
There is still further advance in
the designs Of these two latest dread
noughts in that they will burn crude
oil exclusively instead of coal, for MAX
ing steam, The superior economy and
efficiency of this fuel is claimed to have
been thoroughly established by expert
mcnts made under the direction of the
! Navy Department. On this particular
| feature. the Scientific American, which
is excellent authority, comments as fol
lows;
1t will be noticed tnat the new ships
hangs a tale. The ships will burn fuel
oil exclusively This has enabled the
designer to dispense. entirely. with coal
bunkers-the oil being, carried chiefly r,
omission Of bunkers sets free a large
amount Of space below decks. which has
! enabled the designer to concentrate all
Of the six boiler compartments at the
| center OF the ship, where they OCCUPY
i only Go feet of her length Hence
IL was possible to use single smoke
stack. placed immediately above the
boiler rooms. and hence. again-and this
is the important point-it was found DOS
sible 10 place around the whole OF the
uptakes a massive redoubt of inclined
armor. with walls everywhere Is inches
in thickness.
Such battleships as these will ad-
vance the effective power of the Amer
lean navy in very marked degree; and
there is no question of the fact that
the construction of vessels like these
is about the most powerful argument
for peace with the United States that
can be applied to the nations.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-22
GREEN RIVER RETALIATION.

The action of the State Land Board
in approval of the application of the
Green River Irrigation Company for the
final segregation of l6s,oo0 acres of
land in Emery and Grand counties. is
taken 10 he the consummaiion of n
S6.000,000 reclamation scheme.
The land which is sought to be re.
the great Green River Valley, and has
been sufficiently surveyed and its
availability determined 10 make the
project 3 sure one, IT is rich lnnd, well
adapted to cultivation, and in a most
favorable climate. The contest covering
upwards of $4,000 acres of thsee lands
made by the manager Of the San Ra-
fael Irrigation Company, 1T is hoped,
will not interfere with the general rur'
pose in working out of the Green River
scheme. SO far as the public is con
cerned, the main thing is to have the
land reclaimed on fair basis, and the
conflicting claims of the companies so
adjusted as to bring the utmost public
benefits and the most speedy practical
results.
There is no doubt but the reclama-
tion of those lands is entirely feasible.
Green River carries abundance of water
at all seasons TO irrigate not only this
much land, but great deal more, and
the elevations that can be obtained for
the taking out of the water are sufh-
cient TO carry the water TO all parts OF
the land thus segregated by the State
Land Board
That this reclamation proposition
means great things for Utah, there can
be not the least question The lr1pune
heartily seconds the efforts of those who
are making these beneficial plans, and
trusts that no obtacles will make any
real interference with the practical
work of reclamation. Everyone
rights. of course, must be duly pre-
served, but the great right of the pco,
nle is TO have the development proceed
with as little friction and with as great
effectiveness and economy as is posslpie'
and 70 that end The Tribune endorses
every progressive move, and trusts that
the State will get the full beneht "hlcn
;s it's due as speedily as possible.