United labor bulletin., 1913-12-20
THE OPTIMISTIC
PHILOSOPHER

II those who whine would whistle
And those who languish' laugh,
The rose would rout the thistle.
The grain outrun the chaff,
II the hearts were only jolly,
II grieving were forgot,
And tears of melancholy
Were things that now are not.
Then love would kneel to duty,
And all the world would seem
bridal bower of beauty,
dream within a dream.
If men would cease to worry,
And women cease to sigh
And all be glad to bury
Whatever has to die;
II neighbors spake to neighbor,
As love demands of ALL
The rust would eat the saber,
The spear stay on the wall
Then every day would glisten,
And every eye would shine,
And God would pause to listen,
And life would be divine.
O O O
Now that Christmas is at hand in
this great and glorious land, you
should cease to pinch the dollar just
to hear the eagle holler. Dig down in
your bloomin' jeans and come forward
with the means to make the children
scream in the midst of hours serene
with unfettered thrills of pure delight
wherein your own Joy is reflected
bright. Just to start the merry clat-
ter and the din of happy chatter will
IN To-,
disguised truth. Get among the cheer
up crowd where the laugh and fun is
loud; be real sport once more even
If YOU are three score. Let the dollar
circulate so your joy may percolate
cen unto those who most do need the
show of your unselfish deed. Then the
Recorder of all time no doubt will
make a rhyme wherein your own good
name will be handed down to fame.
If your heart is hard and stony and
your Christmas part hitherto phony.
break these inhuman, sordid laws and
play this year the role OF Santa
Claus.
John Brown is in town. He arrived
the other day to attend>the state labor
meeting and take a hand in the coal
strike situation. And he certainly
looks able to hold his own. standing
feet in his socks and built otherw Use
in proportion. Brown is one Of the
national organizers OF the United
Mine Workers of America. having
gained considerable fame during the
coal strike IN West Virginia. His rep
utation as a live hustler in the labor
movement is not confined to any par
tioular section Of the globe. Tor his
endeavors have covered a wide terri
tory. At conclusion OF the convention
Brown left for the southern coal fields
and will probably remain In Colorado
until the strike is won.
O O O
Mrs. Samuel Gompers, wife of the
president of the American Federation
of Labor. and her winsome daughter,
Miss Sadie Gompers, were in Denver
this week, guests of Mrs. Max Morris,
widow of former Secretary Morris OF
the Retail Clerks Union. Coming from
the Pacific coast on their return trip
to Washington, these distinguished la
dies enjoyed the snow and exhilerat-
ing climate here. Miss Gompers Is
soon to wed Mr.. George b. Gereau OF
Los Angeles and says when she is
married and becomes a citizen OF Cali.
fornia she viii cast her first vote with
great pleasure. as both mother and
daughter are firm believers In wom-
ans suffrage, though not OF the win
dow smashing and dynamite variety
i.s I, "A,
and gives the impression of making an
IDEAL grandmother.
Those who take on bibulous Gag"
now mad then will find comfort in the
statement of DIR. Carl II. Homberg. a
Pittsburg expert who has among his
patients railroad presidents, newspa-
per editors and others who work un-
der nervous strain. The learned doc
| tof says for these an occasional Jag
| Is very beneficial. This must not be
taken as advice IL you are opposed to
liquor. and 1t cannot apply to all kinds
of people," he said. But / have
found that an evenings relaxation In
the. company of good liquor and rea-
sonable men has been of benefit to
their bodies and has relieved them of
strain. But 1t must not become a
| spree, or that foe to human progress,
the hang over will assert itself"
| O o o
Judge Wilbur f. Stone. Colorado
pioneer and one Of the first justices
of the State Supreme Court. addressed
banquet the other night and com
pared the cost of living today with
| 1854. when he attended college back
In Indiana. He said the prevailing
rate for room and board in private
family was 81 per week and the hest
hotels at Greencastle only charged SO
per week. I'VE could go to any of the