United labor bulletin., 1914-12-05

~ Il course the laboring people OF
Colorado have not pulled the
irrigation gates of their eye
duets to flood the state with
tears of sympathy over the emDarras
ing plight in which Governor Elias NJ
Ammons and Governor-elect George a
/, Carlson have placed themselves py
eolishly permitting their ego 70 ue
yeIop such alarming proportions through
the mutual admiration society formed
since the election as to consider them
selves superior to the Congress OF the
limited States, President Wilson and the
simple rules and regulations under
which the national government conducts
business. IL must have sorely wounded
their pride when. after spending time
and good money TO aequaint President
Wilson and Chairman Walsh OF the IN
dustrial commission OF their wishes, 10
be 70 rudely bumped as has been the
case this week. For not only VIII the
federal troops remain in Colorado 10
preserve peace and national honor, but
the industrial commission inquiry has
been extended to three weeks instead OF
the IL days originally planned, and Am
mons and Carlson summoned the first
witnesses to be placed on the broiler.
Yet further, and perhaps more impor-
tant to the people and Illuminating 10
the State House dummies of the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company, the Presi-
dent has appointed the three commits
-ioners provided for in his original peace
proposition to see that laws OF the
state and nation enacted To protect m
dustrial slaves are carried out Sadde-t
blow of all is that which falls upon Ad-
iutant General John Chase, who thu,
finds no use for the state militiamen
recently recruited from the ranks oil
Baldwin Fclts gunmen. mine guards and
-trikebreakers, and the wireless station
on top of the Broadway armory. from
which he was TO direct operations OF his
army in Huerfano and Las Animas
countie- There is vet hope that
rule OF the people will prevail in Colo
RADIO.
Prompted hy a laudablc ambition 10
minimize the burdens carried by tho
good people Of Denver. committee OF
the appointed 20 real estate men
Who are making up the 1915 budget for
the city commissioners, entered the OF
ficr Of Commissioner OF Property otto
5. Thum one morning this week and de
manded that he reduce hi- working
force by the dismissal Of three stcuoErs
pliers The genial commissioners smiled.
aud ia his most affahle manner replied
that 4 would be- quite impossible 70
comply with the request of the com
mittee. Then the spokesman for the
patriotic pruncrs proceeded 10 inform
Thum how the money Of the taxpayers
was being wasted in his department by
the employment of too many stcnogra-
pliers. - IL had been figured out by
the committee that n great saving
could h- made by reducing the number
n h.. aHffn
total. After listening with his custom
AIRY patience and courtesy 20 all the
patriotic pr,iners had to say about use
less and expensive stcnographcrs.
Commissioner 'fhum informed the CON-
' mittcc that he must refuse TO consider
their demand for the very good and
sufficient reason that he only had one
s,snogTaphrr employed In his depart
meut. never had any more and didn't
wan, any more. Then the crcsifallcn
members al the pruning committee de-
parted. but did no, 60 20 the nd room
of the Champa Street Rose and report
their failure and ohagrin at being un-
able 20 "put one over on the property
commissioner This, by the the way. l.
fair sample Of what is found to BE-
the truth IN the newspaper attacks bc-
ing made about the "eNtravaganc"" Of
the citv commissioners.
90:
AZ one plebian citizen OF Denver who
docs not own an automobile, and would
not have one as a gift IL nc had TO nsc
Il, the q. Y. extends congratulations on
the part Of nld-fashioncd pedestrians 10
Police Magistrate Rice for the way in
which be is enforcing the Law by in
ilioting fines and jail sentences on auto
and motorcycle owners and drivers for
reckless speeding and keeping their
mufficrs open. Tho fines range from s.
to $50. according TO the character Of the
nuisance. and when the offender Is un-
able TO produce the cash is sent 10 jail
until his friends come To the rescue.
safer Ncsbit and Chief OF Police o'Neill
are likewise entitled to thanks of all
those who have no, mortgagcd their fu-
ture 10 automobile dealers for giving