United labor bulletin., 1913-07-26
THE OPTIMISTIC
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My good friend and former news
paper associate, Jerome Jones, editor
of the Atlanta Journal of Labor, lies
on a bed of illness at Borden Wheeler
Springs, Alabama. His recovery is
hoped for by thousands of friends
throughout the organized labor world.
Because, not to know Jerome Jones is
to be disqualified from speaking of
the real union labor leaders of the
country. His good nature is pro-
verbal throughout the glorious South
land. My personal experience with
him when editor of the Atlanta Jour
nal of Labor, was that he refused to
get mad when my artistic tempera-
ment rose to the exploding zenith.
When the American Federation of
Labor met in Denver four years ago.
Jerome was here as a delegate from
the Georgia State Federation of La
Dor. He was unanimously elected fra
ternal delegate to the Canadian Labor
Congress, where he represented the
states" with distinguished honor.
Organized labor in Dixie land and the
movement generally could i'll afford to
spare man like Jerome Jones. In
this spirit the o. p. sends Jerome a
choice bunch of Columbines from the
snow-capped peaks of the Rockies to
cheer him on the way to complete re-
covery and continued usefulness in
promulgating the brotherhood of man.
Eugene V. Debs, several times So
cialist candidate for president of the
United States, has been showing
some of the so-called Christians in
his home town of Terre Haute, Ind.
what true type of Jesus Christ
would do. The daughter of a promin-
ent Methodist minister of that state
had gone astray and been cast off by
her family and former church assoc!-
ates. A few nights ago she was ar
rested on the streets of the Hoosier
city by the banks of the placid Wa
bash and thrown into jail. Debs chal-
lenged the professed Christians of the
town to reclaim the girl and give her
an opportunity to regain a place In
society, to all of which a deaf ear
was given. Debs then went to the
city jail, secured the wayward girls
release and gave her a home in his
own family. Then he issued a public
statement, in which he said:
This girl has been prosecuted by
those who should have helped her. 1t
is time for this pittiless cruelty to
stop. Why not war on the immoral
people in high life. instead of hound
ing this penniless girl?'
Eugene V. Debs has here given a
lesson that sets shining example
for true Christian people.
Captain Jack Sinclair's cowboy band
is coming, 100 strong, to the knights
Templar conclave in Denver next
month. 1t will be made up principally
of union musicians from Pueblo End
other cities in the southern part of the
state, including Walsenburg and Trim
idad. This novel aggregation of mu-
sic-makers will lead the grand com
mandery of Texas in the big parades.
A very proper thing to do, for Texas
was the last cattle state in the Union
to surrender to the onward march OF
civilization. Jack, Sinclair. who is now
a police officer in Pueblo, was leader
of the original cowboy band when
formed twenty one years ago at
Dodge City, Kan. He brought his
band of forty pieces to Denver during
the Democratic national convention in
1908 and was the biggest thing on the
program next to Bryan. The 100 mem
bers will be equipped in the regula-
toin habiliments OF the range.
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1t has kept us all busy this week
lodging motorcycles. for the Fedora
ton of Motorcyciists are holding
their annual roundup here. Many