The chronicle=news., 1914-08-19
PROHIBITION IS
OPPOSED. At
STATE LABOR.
:; e" MEETING

Pueblo. Aug. 19.-Chief interest
at today's early session OF the State
Federation of Labor in convention
here centered about reports of COM
mittees on resolution and action by
the convention or reports. The con-
vention went on record as against
proposed statewide prohibition and
voted to take no action on the reso-
luton for a general amalgamation
of all labor unions as favored my
members Of the United Mine Work.
ers. The question of endorsing
general strike in sympathy with the
coal strike was referred to the exec
2tive beard. ---- s-- ---.
Up to early afternoon no endorse
ments OF any political candidates had
been made, but were expected later.
A resolution urging that Robert
Uhlich and other strike prisoners be
admitted to bond was adopted.
Politics, prohibition and the strike
of the Colorado coal miners occupied
the greater part of the time OF the
delegates to the annual meeting OF
the state federation of labor yester-
day. and while no formal action was
taken regarding these questions they
cropped into the meeting and alter,
mated with each other as the busi-
ness OF the day progressed to any
early adjournment at o'clock in the
afternoon. ....
The. first shot in the prohibition
question was fired at the morning
session when Joseph Proebstle of
Cincinnati, secretary Of the Interna-
tional Brewery Workers association,
was introduced and talked at length
upon the question. In his remarks
Mr.. Proebstle declared that the la
boring people were practically selling
their birthright If they allowed the
state of Colorado to go dry.
He made a plea for more united
effort than ever before on this ques-
ltion, and declared that the laboring
people of the state and nation were
being misled by super-educated mis-
leaders of humanity who were will
ing to go to inhuman ends to defeat
the people who belong to organized
labor. t. .l,-...
/ In addition to the stirring address
advocating the wet state in prefer
ence to the dry, two sets of resolu-
tions advocating the same thing were
read before the convention, and will
be acted upon by the committee on
/ lresolutions which has them in charge
] What the outcome of this will be is
mot even limited at by the members
as it is understood that another set
of resolutions will be submitted tc
the delegates today that will ask fol-
an Endorsement of the proposed
amendment favoring prohibition.
Labor leaders openly admitted last
night that this question was one
which would be sure to occupy {
great deal of time of the delegates
in the sessions today, and state thai
they expect a bitter fight will bt
waged both in behalf for and .agains
I sprohibition The favoritism for tn,
=, 5,prohibition resolution is said to com,
from the carpenters Of Denver, near
ly all OF the delegates from Colorado
Springs and great many from tn,
strike districts where the saloons
!have been closed for some time.
Politics cropped into the meeting
at the afternoon session when forme
president, George Hally. was calle'
upon to address the delegates. II
klhis address he stated that often tn
lstatemcnt was made that laborin
linen did not have any right to mi
in politics. "Those statements com
lfrom our enemies" stated Mr.. Hally
land it is time that We. the labor
ing people of the nation find out Jus
who our friends are. t-
I'VE have had experience with me
I lwho have claimed to be our friend