Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-25
DEBii'HiiiivD III JOBS
FOR men OUT
By DRY,LAW
Great Public Meeting at
the Auditorium
Trades Union Liberty League to
Cali on Governor Carlson fer
Extra Session Of legislature
to Provide Employment

Several thousand union brewery work
ers and bartenders in the state are de-
manding that Governor Carlson provide
employment for them when deprived OF
their source of livelihood on january
l under the statewide prohibition law
The matter has been taken up in earnest
by the Trades Union Liberty League, an
organization composed of several unions,
with the Brewery Workers taking the
lead. International Secretary Proebst1e
of Cincinnati has been in Denver for sex-
eral days advising with those interested
IN the movement.
At meeting held Wednesday evening
in the Club building it was decided to
hold mass meeting at the Auditorium
during the first week in January to pro
test against enforced unemployment and
demand that state authorities provide
work for those effected by closing down
Of the breweries and other places under
the new law.
Maintain Headquarters Here.
It is the purpose of the Trades Union
Liberty League to maintain headquarters
in Denver during the year and exercise
every effort to secure employment for
those who will be jobless on New Years
day and to fight for an amendment to
the present prohibition law.
William Koch, secretary treasurer of
the league and business agent OF the four
unions of Brewery Workers in Denver,
made this statement to The Bulletin:
The men who will be thrown out OF
work are entitled to employment. Their
employment has been taken away and
men are men Of family, in the case Of
he rtarc rT Ia f~w>
lies
Paying for Their Homes.
Most of them own equity in their
homes They cannot leave Denver and
why should they! France and Switzer-
land, when it determined to abolish the
manufacture and sale of abeinthe, pro-
vided fund for the workers and their
families
They were given aid until they could
obtain work.
Our men do not care what they work
at, but they must be granted employ
ment, for they are entitled to the right
to labor.
~Our workers cannot 90 into other
states Employment in many places Is
scarce. We are willing to send out mem
bers to other places and help them until
they can get employment, but that is not
right These men, their children, are
Colorado citizens, they have paid taxes
here and they cannot be deprived OF
their livelihood without some means be-
ing. provided to let them work.
The workers are blameless.
Carlson Should Help.
Governor Carlson stands for the pro-
hibition amendment. He iostered the
law. He should have investigated before
he advocated the law to see if the work
ers could get employment and provided
for it
"Now that many will be thrown out
of work he must call an extra session
to provide these men and their families
with means to earn livelihood"
There are about 500 workers affili-
ated with the Brewery Workers Union
in Denver. These men are all working
now. The bottlers are working over
time, but the brewers have practically
suspended. Secretary Koch says only
small percentage will get employment
from Tie manufacture of soft drinks.
matted milk and nesr-beer-
Koch says the trades union league viii
be the first to laud conditions in Colo
rado il all the workers are able to obtain
employment, but declares that If the re-
verse is the case this fact will be spread
over the country.
I'VE do not propose to have the pro-
hibition forces tell the nation that all
are well. happy and working in Colorado
under prohibition if this is not the case"
he said.
For this purpose We will maintain our
publicity headquarters"