United labor bulletin., 1913-03-27
Position of Trades Assembly
President

There is much debate among aboring people of the
cy in reference the position of President Edw. j.
Hines of the Trades Assembly in accepting place
the committee named by the Mountain States Telephone
Telegraph company Trades Assembly sustained
President Hines in accepting the place the committee
represent Organized Labor the of Denver
the instance of the Telephone but there
varying reasons for doing Some delegates believed
that he had the right the place. others believed
he should be allowed to continue in the place and still
president of the assembly, while others figured
that he allowed continue president of the
assembly while working the committee the sooner
would definite removal result. He is still the job
and The United Labor Bulletin is going to give him its
support this until such time convinced
that he is working for labor's interests.
defending his position before the Trades and Labor
ssembly President Hines read letters the
BIZ. from vice-President Hamlin of the Telephone
company, asking him place the committee
E. B. Field the company
thanking him for consenng the committee
President Hines said that he believed he doing what
he thought best in accepting the place said that he
chosen the president of the Denver Trades and
Labor Assembly" After numerous questions had been
fired him, president forgot himself
that he representing the Trades assembly When
President Hines read the letter of Mr.. Hamlin it
shown Telephone company wanted
represent labor the committee"
Now. let be just the laboring people Denver
to the Telephone and the Trades assembly
president The Telephone company wanted someone to
represent labor the committee"
Now, let be just the laborng people of Denver
to the Telephone company and to the rades assembly
president The Telephone company wanted
the committee represent aborng
of Denver Who would lend the weight
committee? Why, Edw ]. Hines but the president
of the Trades assemby-who happens be Edw J.
Hines The company also selected the powerful in
terests from the business world conjunction
This done that the citizens of Denver could thor
oughly rely upon the findings of committee
would believe what they put reference
to the company
The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph
is trying to alay prejudice against the in
Denver, and endeayoring conceal anything.
Tie company in its advertisement March %:
I'VE have said that the ordinance confs-
catory and unfair in the demands. have
said also, that will submit anything that is ,air
and you the people, may decide is
This is the position of the company. expressed
its signature Why should laborng people among
themselves about the position telephone company
in this matter? The company is in the open desires
this committee TO into its accounts and make
10 the people of Denver The president Trades
assembly is of the committee differ
in resolutions. Edw. Hines is acting
ittee because he is president of assembly
because he is the head of labor city
of Denver.
He cannot do labor any harm by being the
mittee but should he do justice the be OF
great benefit and should he the aboring
interests he will be will
get that Edw. J. Hines in the movement.