United labor bulletin., 1912-02-15
TRADES ASSEMBLY
HAS SHORT MEETING
Very Little Business Done on AC-
count of a Few Delegates Dis
turbing the Meeting.

The Trades and Labor Assembly ac-
complished but little in the way OF busi-
ness at its meeting Sunday, owing to the
disturbance caused by certain delegates,
an account OF which is given elsewhere.
The president presided, except during
the consideration OF resolution con-
demning the president, the introducers
of which finally broke up the meeting be-
cause they foresaw that the resolution
could not be passed.
A resolution was introduced by the
resolutions committee condemnins the
practice in vogue in giving out transfers
on the street cars OF the city. This is
still in the hands of the committee.
Organizer Auter made a lengthy re-
port OF the work done by the organizer
during the past two weeks. 1t was re-
ceived as progressive.
Secretary bedford, for the board OF
trustees, reported that bonds had been
prepared for the financial secretary and
treasurer, and also insurance to the
amount of 5000 on the furniture of the
assembly. The work of the board was
endorsed
Chairman Hines of the resolutions
committee desired to make verbal re-
port of progress on the Post coal matter,
but Delegate Common objected because
the report was not written.
Ralph Moser, busines sagent of the
Steam Engineers, had credentials from
his organization, but they We're objected
to by Delegate Common, and were re-
ferred to a special committee composed
of Delegates Koch, Bryan and Vessel.
The factional fight between Electrical
Workers unions No. 315 and the Nov
ing Picture Operators, brought before
the Denver Trades and Labor Assembly
two weeks ago, was reopened Sunday
when the arbitration committee, through
Delegate Osborne, recommended that
the actions of W. H Brophy, interna-
tional organizer of the L. B. E. W., in
stating dual local among the moving
picture operators, be condemned.
Varying expressions of opinion were
heard. Those who were in favor of the
adoption of the committees report were
many.
Several amendments were made The
Assembly washed its hands of the mat
ter when substitute motion, recon.
mending that every person employed
about theater belong to one organiza
ton, was carried.
Several letters written to the Moving
Picture Operators by Brophy were read
il which it was stated that the Reid
Murphy faction had never applied for
admission to the A. F. of L., and that
furthermore it did not wish to be put
'in the dynamiter's class" Sam Com
pers connection with the Civic Fedora
ton and his alleged trampling on the
American flag have disgusted the pub
lic,' another line read.
In his letter, Brophy asked why, if the
International Alliance of Stage En-
ployes had the best interests of the NOV.
ing picture operators at heart, their rep
resentation at the last convention was
cut from 217 to 25 delegates?
Osborne also stated that RrOnhy fold
him this dual" organization was the
only one of its kind in the United States
Delegate Francis, another member OF
the committee, was authority for the
fact that Brophy took course in NOV
ing picture school where the manager
is an ex-wireman, and that Mr.. Brophy
had promised the school manager to take
all of the graduates" into his dual or
ganization.