United labor bulletin., 1914-04-18
THE OPTIMISTIC
PHIL OSOPHER


man and does not claim personal credit
for all the complimentary things said
about the Union Printers Home since
he became a resident member of the
board of trustees. His list of indorse-
ments for reelection reads like a roster
of the international Typographical
Union and genial Tom is naturally ap-
preciative. In q statement to the men,
bership he has this to say: Il appre-
ciate this expression of confidence very
highly, but consider it more as an in
dorsement of the satisfactory conditions
prevailing at the Home than a personal
favor. The successful conduct of the
Union Printers Home has done much to
elevate the standing of our craft
throughout the land and every union
printer may well feel proud of the noble
institution which he and his fellow
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The Denver Bar Association is liable
to come under the broad Interpretation
of the Sherman antitrust law as laid
down some years ago by Judge William
Howard Taft. At meeting held this
week the application OF Mrs. Ida NJ
Gregory for membership was rejected,
and that, too, upon Recommendation of
Mrs. Mary F. Lathrop, the only female
member of the Denver Lawyers Union.
For ten years Mrs. Gregory has been
assistant to Judge Ben Lindsey in the
Juvenile Court, and presides when the
Little Judge" is absent. In this ca
pacity it is her daily duty to interpret
and apply the law in what by many is
considered Denver's most important ju-
dicial tribunal. Naturally, it was con-.
sidered by her friends appropriate that
she should become a member of the Bar
Association and thus be able to plead
cases when necessary, without running
the risk of being called down by
walking delegate of the Lawyers Union.
But Mrs. Lathrop, gentle, loving sister,
had not been considered in this plan,
which proved an awful mistake, for.
when the new female applicants name
was proposed the one woman member
OF the union said: I'VE cannot allow
anyone to enter our organization or our
profession through the back door. side
door or alley gate It certainly took
nerve for her to ask for this honor. II
only goes to prove that woman is Drawer
than man" The philosophy of which
rests in the fact that labor unions are
more geenrous in their consideration OF
applicants than lawyer unions.
Judge Charles c. Butler last week
completed his term as presiding judge of
the West Side Criminal Court and takes
seat in the civil division. being sue
ceeded on the criminal bench by Judge
Perry. For over year Judge Butler
has administered justice in strict accord
ance with law and human rights in what
is conceded to be Colorados most ex-
acting tribunal With the fixed idea
that criminal courts should seek to find
the source of evil and correct it rather
than inflict punishment. he has exer-
cised an influence for good that can
not fail to be helpful to many who have
come before him. With nothing theatri-
cal about his conduct. and striving only
to do his duty as he sees it, Judge But
Ter has made record never before
equalled in the criminal division for so
few cases remaining untried. leaving
practically clear docket for his sue
cessor. With more such men as Judge
Butler on the bench public confidence
in the judiciary would be rapidly re-
stored.
Tuesday night the o. p. visited the
Building Trades Club in the Club build
ing and it looked like one of Billy Sun
days revival meetings in Pittsburg. All
the sinners and blacksliders wanted to
reach the throne of grace and be on
rolled in this instance OH the books Of
labor unions. Halls and ante e-rooms were
full to overfIowing with candidates for
admission. The newly organized Butch
er Workers were holding an initiation
and open meeting in one hall. the United
Laborers in another and the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen in third.
'If this movement keeps up for four
months the good people of Denver will
wake up some morning and find 100
per cent union labor city" remarked Ed
Doyle, who was trying to get TO the
Butchers feed and smoker. And it was
a fine looking bunch Of citizenry joining
the ranks of organized labor. The coal
strike and congressional probe, together
with the efforts of Governor Ammons
to crush unionism. has aroused the work
ers to realization that the so-called
"free and independents" are NJ the
mercy of exploiters, and only through
united effort can they climb to better
conditions, and they must climb to-
gethcr.
Miss Mary G. Porter, recently appoint
ed member of the women's wage board,
writes to The Bulletin to say that ut
will be my earnest wish to be of service
to the working women of Colorado. II
the commission is founded on the basis
of thorough, painstaking effort to
learn facts and to use them as a means
of doing justice and of righting wrongs,
it will fulfill the noble purpose for
which the minimum wage law was
passed. That 1t NAV be SO founded is
my purpose" This has the right ring.
and Miss Porter. who is teacher Of
English in the East Side Latin School,
certainly gives the proper Interpretation
to the legislative enactment. She will
find the organized wage-earncrs CO.
operating with her in every endeavor to
carry, out this mission. Miss Porter cx-