United labor bulletin., 1914-06-20
THE OPTIMISTIC
PHILOSOPHER

adjourned Saturday. This gave the
o. p. an opportunity to visit with these
two amiable and progressive trades
unionists at their hotel quarters, and
have very interesting half hour when
the turmoil of q national gathering had
become past history. Sovey, who sue
ceeded Robert Glocking to the presi-
dency upon the latter's death over
year ago, is an aggressive though diplo-
matte man of middle age, and in this
convention, which was his first tryout
as presiding officer, proved himself
possessed of exceptional executive abil-
ity. He completely won the delegates,
male and female, by his fair and i'm
partial rulings, and is given credit, de-
servedly, for having brought together the
warning factions of the organization and
set the pace for harmonious progress in
the future. The Brotherhood of Book
binders may now be expected to take
front position among the printing
trades. Dougherty is almost an "old
war horse" having held his present Of
flee for IL years, and no one ever sug-
gests opposition, because he fills the
book completely. Both expressed them
selves highly pleased with the work of
the convention and had words Of praise
for Denver, the manner in which they
had been received and entertained.
e.:
In n patriotic address at the annual
Flag Day exercises held by the Denver
Lodge of Elks last Sunday night, Judge
Tully Scott of the State Supreme Court
declared the line of demarcation between
crime and patriotism was ofttimes so
vague that it required a historian in
after years to note the distinction. Thus,
while the signers of the American Dec
laration were looked upon by King
George and his dominion as committing
treason, the highest crime, they are now
hailed as among the worlds greatest
patriots. So it is today in Colorado.
said the judge. that those contending
for the establishment of social and in
dustrial justice are proclaimed criminals
by a certain class of society which has
benefited by special privilege, but in the
future he believed they would be record
ed among the states greatest patriots,
for justice must be a precedent to the
Inauguration of law and order now as
it was in the days of the Revolution.
which gave birth to the Stars and
Stripes, the greatest emblem OF liberty
the world has ever known. These senti-
ments We're loudly applauded by the
large audience present, and no one will
of vast majority of Colorado's lib
erty loving citizens.
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Commissioner of Property Otto +.
Thum became the head and sole arbiter
of Denver's extensive park spstem this
week, when the designations of the
present park board members became ef-
fective. This will assist materially in
advancing the commission form of gov
ernment, which seeks to centralize de-
pprtment work and responsibility. All
friction that has been engendered by the
board members with other branches of
the city government will be eliminated,
and the people have confidence in Com
missioner Thum's ability to conduct af
fairs of the parks economically and sat
isfactorily. All functions heretofore ex-
ercised by the members of the board
will rest with him, and the superintend-
ents. foremen and other employees will
report and receive instructions directly
from the commissioner of property. Den
yer is justly proud of her parks and
recreation grounds, and no one is more
interested or more anxious to maintain
and extend the park system than Otto
F. Thum, who takes special pride in
this part of his official duties.
Greeley. Colo, has given birth to a
noble society that ought to be propa-
gated in every village and city in the
land, for it would add greatly to the
sum total of human happiness. 1t is
called the League for the Suppression
of Tattle, and includes as its principles
n declaration that 'for the sake OF
truth, the reign of peace and the love
of my fellow man, i will not be tat
tier. / will never repeat any rumor
which may cause pain or affect adverse
ly mans standing in the community
until it has been subjected to the fol-
lowing test: Is il true? Is it kind? Is
it necessary? If / do not know posi-
lively that it is true ] will not say it.
If it is true but not kind | will keep
silent, unless it is necessary to speak.
If it is necessary TO speak. the truth
will be told lovingly for the protection
of my fellow man / will not repeat
an offense until / have tried to be recon.
ciled with the offender himself" There
is no initiation fee and all who desire to
extend the Brotherhood of Man are in
vited TO join.
Judge Grier NJ. Orr of the St. Paul
Second District court writes to the o. p
to say that our recent reference to his
sentencing 2O-year-old boy to 40
year prison term for stealing Sl.s5 with
which to buy food was rather stronger
than the facts warranted. The judge
also inclosed an editorial clipping from
the st. Paul Pioneer Press commenting
on the matter. in which it is asserted
that under Minnesota criminal laws the
youth was given an indeterminnte sen.
tence, the maximum of which is forty
years. and he has the privilege of ap.
plying for a pardon to the prison
commission at the end of two
years. While this may ease the
judges mind to some extent, we are
still of the opinion that the young fel'