United labor bulletin., 1912-02-01
ASSEMBLY DELEGATES
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC.
New Committees Named---LiveIy
Interest Taken---ResoIu-
tions Adopted.

The Denver Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, met in regular session Sunday with
the newly-eIected officers present, and
the president presiding. 1t was the first
meeting of the assembly under the new
administration, and the delegates seemed
to have more than the usual interest in
the proceedings. This interest was
plainly in evidence when the new COM
mittees were appointed. When the as
sembly adjourned the different commit
teemen conferred in different quarters of
tn hall, and the delegates left the hall
feeling that the assembly was started in
the right direction.
The standing committees for the six
months, as named by the president fol-
low:
Organization Committee : Organizer
Auter, chairman, Stereotypers; Vessel,
| Bartenders; Kleinberg. Cigarmakers;
Pollard, Cooks; Roemer, Steam Engt-
neers-
Finance committee-vaughn. Painters
No. 79, chairman; Margaret Noonan,
Garment Workers; Latham, Portable
Engineers.
Resolutions Committee-Hines, Typo
graphical union, chairman; Vetter, Ma
chinists; Murray, Stonecutters.
Arbitration Committee Wait
ers, chairman; Kemmler, Brewery Work
Iron Molders; Cammerer, Sheet Metal
Workers.
Committee on Labels-Mary Maple,
Label League, chairman; Stevenson,
Broommakers; Spriggs, Retail Clerks.
| Legislative Committee-Bryan, Plumb
ers, chairman; Harrington, Topographic
cal; Ahlstrom, Machinists.
| Public stitutions-Compton, Stage
Employees, chairman; Anderson, Cigar
makers; Yeager, Painters No. 79.
Recreation and Lectures-Farrel. Wait
ers, chairman; Anderson, Machinists;
Hoffman, Musicians.
| At the last meeting of the assembly in
December, a motion was made to take
from the table resolution denouncing
VIM. D. Haywood for his utterances in
an address in New York. The resolu-
ton had been mislaid. and the resolu-
tions committee was instructed to draft
a similar resolution and present same to
the assembly. The committee did not
have opportunity to report at the last
meeting of the assembly on account Of
the time taken up with the election, but
Sunday the following resolution was
read and adopted:
To the Officers and Members OF the Den
yer Trades and Labor Assembly:
Your resolutions committee, as per in
structions by the assembly, beg leave to
submit the following resolution in re-
| SarQ w III u. nay WOOL
We have found, after careful investi-
cation. that the newspaper reports of
the recent speech made by Mr.. Haywood
| in New York against the American Fed
| Grafton of Labor and its members are
true; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Denver Trades and
Labor Assembly, That We denounce the
utterances of VIM. d. Haywood as un,
American and against the principles for
| which uniOu labor stands
Respectfully submitted,
C. ]. COMMON.
| EDW. ]. HINES.
The following resolution was intro
duced at the first meeting in January
and was adopted at the last meeting:
Whereas, campaign has been started
against the harmful combinations that
have advanced the cost of the necesar-
saries of life to obtain exorbitant profits
for thems selves, and without regard for
the mass OF people whose incomes make
it difficult, even impossible in some
leases, to meet the increased cost of liy-
ing, therefore, be it
Resolved, That We indorse the cam
paign against the Retail Grocers' asso-
citation, in so far as the association has
striven to create a monopoly, and against
other combinations that have wilfully in
creased the cost of living without in
creasing the prices paid to producers;
and be it further
l Resolved. That We will do all in our
power to further this campaign, to the
end that the working people may be pro-
lteeted against selfish and heartless
methods practiced by these combina-
tions in robbing the consumers.
LOCAL 1928, HOSTING AND PORT
ABLE ENGINEERS.
PETER G. MILLER, Pres.
JAMES T. DUNHILL, Secy.
A resolution was also introduced and
read by vice-President Koch. condemn
| ing the Denver Post for its alleged fight
| against the coal trust while at the same
time that paper advertises and sells coal
mined by non-union miners under the
supervision of gunmen. This resolution
was recommitted, and the committee
was instructed to Investigate and en-
deavor to have the Post sell coal mined
by union miners. The committee will
report at the next meeting of the as
sembly.
On motion of Delegate Ahlstrom,
committee consisting OF Delegates Ahl-
strom. Compton, Harrison. Gaynor and
Correo. was appointed by the president
to revise the constitution and bylaws.
| Credentials were received from tho
Bakers, Musicians, Tobacco Strippers,
Bill Posters and Painters No. 10. and
delegates obligated.
The president stated that the board