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Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
Walsh Compares Lawson and Rockefeller

On the first page of this issue of printed spe
ay article by John Lawson Colorado national exeeu
tive OF America giving
impressions the industrial commission hearing in New
York during which his testimony did much to bring home
great industry immediate for social unrest
this nation Lawson rugged honest fearless proauct 'e
without the advantage of college education or the
smoothing process socet training Nevertheless he appeared
intellectual giant the most remarkable list OF witnesses
assembled governmental investigation John Lawson the
miner amid the Rokefeers M1gan arr Eo % and a
and earnest champion of the working class
great power and dominion the dene OF millions
who toll Frank Walsh chairman OF the common gate & out @
ncance Of the great hearings in New York Commenting on the
4 believe towering mlestones, the Importance OF which
a e these in New York
composed of the words OF the dut1l son and heir OF the
nanee The second is constituted by
upon the witness stand after Charles w Americas
suffered ags Sa not jot comparison John p Rockefeller
THE testimony of young Rockefeller significant
the biggest single business
world and because the time he was testify
attitude which publicly exhibited anywhere hereto
9 s do v S the By at he
the conduct of towards his fellows
leaders workers in the gigantic indus
tries M by hm at @ st hno ana no M not
of industrial democracy is concerned espe
appearance it must be remembered fol,
lowed the declarations ot great captains inauy M anu
application those principles OF
founded the everyday life OF
industry affects human being interested therein from the
Mr. Lawsons testimony the respectful
challenge M Rockefeller his expressed
vco by which will end forever the cruel wrongs being
the OF Colorado He
the OF Rockefeller and laid down dei-
words and left by Rockefeller such as
collective bargaining democracy industry and the like that
other and they fully ready
intelligence sincerity correcting the evils OF Colo
which thousands Of workngmen
Lawson and controlled by Rockefeller reside
Nothing all industrial history has done much quicken
public thought conditions which surround
employed great the hearings Denver and
bound result betteng the opportunities for
wage deceny gain privileges long denied
hem
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
A FUTURE ROCKEFELLER.

Trusts, monopolies, have had their
day. They did more harm than good.
Hence they must 60 But, all the same,
we must admire the long headedness Of
the men who created these vast enter
prises."
The speaker was Senator La Toilette.
He went on:
''The trust creator reminds me of the
little boy who entered the farmers
truck patch and said, touching a hand
some cucumber on vine:
'''How much for thisg'
Ten cents the farmer replied.
1 don't want to pay more than 2
CENTS said the boy.
We'll, here's one for that price, said
the farmer. and he lifted up very
small cucumber that grew beside the big
one.
GAN right. III take her, said the
boy. But don't cut her off now. nj
call for her again in two weeks times" I"
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13

Commenting upon the Honorable Al
phone p Ardourers treason bill,y in
troduced in the Colorado General Assem-
bly. the Nashville Labor Advocate says
1T is almost as sensible rs a bill intro
duced in Southern Legislature directly
after the Civil War by one of the nu-
merous .culled gemmen' then prominent
in legislative bodies OF the South, to
wit: That certain. tax be levied
against all white citizens who had aid.
ed in the Confederate army for the pur-
pose of buying every 'cullud lady a
cooking stove"
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13

Trade unionism must be our slogan.
We must eliminate all efforts OF mdi-
viduals to advance pet hobbies and we
must battle under the banner of unity.
In this way, and in this way only, can
the great cause of organized labor, which
has helped the individual to the more
equitable distribution of the wealth he
has produced and for which thousands
of men have conseerated their lives for
the advancement of humanity, be
brought to a successful culminarion.
Samuel Gompers.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
1ae General Managers Corner

the charter prevents anything of the kind in max
ing race. but does not compel any one elected TO
renounce his political faith. Naturally the deal
ers of the two leading parties have their eyes open
and ears clear in the hope that something VIII
come that may work to the future advantage OF
the parties they represent. There quite few
loayes and fishes to be distributed in the way Of
department heads, etc. which would be expected'
to help some in the year two to come.
At present it seems il the Republicans
the most active, and fixing and filling to help
their men, whomsoever they may be. The Demo
Gratis seem to be pretty well shot to pieces and
don't seem to have any leader that the rank and
file will follow pay attention to- 1t is differ
ent with their opponents
Another angle that will enter to considerable
extent in the spring election will be the religious
question of last fall The anti Catholic organza-
tion is reported to have not gone back since No
vember but rather strengthened its lines, If the
word of those interested is to be believed. TO
person pcrched in the branches OF tree it looks
if any breaks that might come from this source
would favor the Republicans.
But it is pretty early to try to forecast what
will happen in May, especially when the ground
hog is said to have gazcd at his shadow and sour
ried back into his hole for another six weeks, and
the March breezes and April snow showers arc
yet ahead OF But things will begin to liven up
from this and there will be much vexation OF
spirit in many quarters from day to day.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13

Russia may be a darkest continent
in some respects, but occasionally
throws out some light that ought to
make other nations see the point. Mill
tary orders have been issued prohibiting
speculation in food or other necessaries
of life under penalty of court martial.
Since this regulation went into effect
articficially advanced prices have fallen
2J per cent
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13

Chairman c. II. Crownhart OF theiWis-
consin workmen's compensation eommis-
sion says: In 1914 compensation was
paid to ll,775 injured men under the
provisions of the compensation law.
The total amount OF compensation paid,
together with payments for medical at
tendance, was 81 l,0SO,675.22. Over 1l.000
of the men were paid compensation
without hearings or expense to them of
any kind"
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13

The public health officers have ordered
the Arizona Legislature to adjourn. In
order to pacify the citizens of Phoenix
the reason given is that smallpox has
been discovered hiding among members
of the Lower House. In view OF this
report Governor Carlson is said to he
on the verge OF dismissipg the Colorado
health department.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13

Colorado people who wonder why 50
many home enterprises struggle to eN-
ist may fathom the reason through u
dispatc from Chicago saying that the
directors of the mail order corporation
OF Sears, Roebuck Il Co. have recon-
mended the payment OF a s2o,0Oo,ooo
stock dividend. 1t is proposed that the
corporations common stock be increased
from S40,0O00O0 to s6O,OOO,00O.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13

Four million women will exercise the
presidential franchise at the next cleo
tion according to reports issued by the
National Woman Suffrage Association.
Eleven states now have full suffrage
for women, and Illinois, with presiden-
tial suffrage. makes an even dozen
states in the Union in which the women
may vote for the next President
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
SINGLE TAKERS ARE BUSY.

The men who prominent in the Single Tax
movement in Denver and Colorado busy these
days with their propaganda work. They have had
and will have a number of prominent exponents
OF their ideas speaking to the people OF this ety
from until the May election. They arc
also making a campaign to put their weekly paper
before the and circulating literature every
where. They will submit proposition regarding
taxation to the voters and say they will name a
candidate Tor both the commissoncrships to be
filled who stand Tor and represent their princi-
Piles. Very few people realize the proportions this
single tax proposition is assuming throughout the
country. Many very prominent rich and influen-
tial studying il and favoring the same.
Here in Denver there is large following. and
they always awake to every opportunity. and
with live candidates and an energetic campaign
they very likely to cut big figure this spring.
Most everybody especially the small property
owner realizes that there is something radically
wrong with present taxation system and will
welcome anything that carries a remedy. / look
for large influx of voters to the Single Tax cam
didates and policies here this spring. and especial
ly will this be liable when the tax rates get into
the hands of those who pay, which will be soon
and just i'll time to sink into the depleted pocket
book in due time to have much weight about Nav
With good campaign and the right candidates.
the Single Tax people should considerable ice
i'll municipal election.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
GOOD BOOST FROM SIOUX CITY

Clint e. Houston, editor of the Dem
yer Labor Bulletin, has been elected
president OF the Trades and Labor As
sembIy at Denver. If he makes as good
n presiding officer as he is an editor
Denver unionism will boom during his
Neutrality-suspicious. City Union Advo-
cafa
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13

p. J. Doyle, formerly an Indianapolis
newspaper man, has accepted the posi-
tion OF associate editor OF the Carpenter,
the official organ of the United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and JoiDers Of
America. The Carpenter is published in
indianapolis.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
. GREAT SIGHT.

the gentleman who presides over the birthstone
regions smile to see Carnegie and Rockefeller Sr
testifying before the industrial commission in New
York recently as to what great humanitarians and
bcncfactors of mankind they were. Carnegie said
he was doing everybody good, and from the size
Of his pile guess he has. John D., Sr., wants all
his employees to feel they his partners in busi-
in the profits. If both Of these men, near unto the
time when they will pass out of the world for
ever would come out OF the clouds, lay aside their
self-prescnted haos and get down to brass tacks
making them their money, they would die mucl,
more respected and people would believe they
were really on the square. However, il either
gentleman should see this squib and feel aggricvcd
they could send check to Box Io7, Denver, and
it would be put to good use to countcract any
thing they may have forgotten. But it would
have to be in five figures and in the third decade
at least.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13

Governor Carlson, so the daily papers
say. has dismissed his ''official cabinet
and is now guiding the ship OF state all
by his lonesome. Too many hands OH
the tiller no doubt made the old boat
wobbly
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
BREAD AND BUTTER.

As we go to press the welcome news is sent
out that the master bakers of Denver have decided
not to raise the price of the loaf OF bread as has
been done in number OF cities throughout the
country. Undoubtedly raise of a cent or two
would have meant much to many family and
saved the bakery people considerable money II
goes without saying that the jump in wheat has
hit the miller. and the miller in turn swatted the
flour user wherever and whenever he got the
chance. believe it will be found however, that
the bakery man had contract, or bought flour
to considerable extent before the squeeze as
know some bakers did Yet with it all the small
baker is to some extent the sack holder, and the
dear old easy mark, Ultimate Consumer get it
where he usually gets it-right under the chin.
have no doubt but the big bulge in wheat is prac
tcally corner, aided to great extent by the
European war, and if the national government
became real busy in its investigations it would
be found that some eminent gentlemen who toll
not or spin were going to reap the real profit
There should be a great opportunity for many
United States district attorneys to earn their SAL
aries in this wheat business.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13

What is of less consequence in this
world than the man whose wife isYa
widow?
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
.DYNAM|TER SAYS
HE WAS COERCED
Man Who Exploded Bomb In Ca
thollc Cathedral BIames
Detective For Crime

tAlsociated Press By Federal wireIsss.)
NEW YORK, April s.-Testifying in
his own defense, Luigi carbone, charged
with having exploded q bomb in Saint
Patrick's Cathedral, at Fifth avenue
and Fiftieth street, accused Detective
Poignant Of the city police force Of
forcing him into criminal conspiracy
BY threats. Polignani made the ar
rest
There had been several bomb out
RACES just before the explosion in Saint
Patriek's, and Carbone swore that the
police demanded q seapeeoat He, Car
bone, had been selected to touch on a
comparatively harmless bomb IN order
that the police might have the credit
Of arrest.
He submitted, he testified, because
hs believed that otherwise his life
would not be worth the having.
|
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
! SCOTT BEFR|ENDS PIUTE
General Believes His Captive In
nocent Of Murder

Associated Press By Federal wIrsleas.l
WASHINGTON, April brig. q On.
Hugh u. Scott believes that Use Ne Cat,
his Piute captive, is innocent Of the
murder charge lodged against him, ana
asks the government to treat him
leniently.
When a posse sought to arrest Use Ne
Cat he fed, and his fellow tribesmen,
also believing in his innocence, followed
him. The evasion assumed the pro.
portions Of an uprising and an Indiau
war threatened.
Secretary Garrison sent General
Scott, who has an international repnta-
ton as peacemaker, to soothe the
troubled Indians. The general rode ten
days unarmed and attended only BY twc
Navajo guides, over snowy trails, And
brought back Tse Ne Cat and three
other ringleaders.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02

(Apsociated Press b, Federal Wifsle1s
MONTREAL, Quebec, April 2--Ihe
announcement that King George has
personally come out as an advocate Of
prohibition during the period Of the
war has given great impetus TO the
prohibition movement under way
throughout the Dominion OF Canada.
The stand Of the King g widely praised
by the Canadian press and those rho
have been conducting tsmperanee and
prohibition campaign are tremendously
encouraged.
In the province Of Saskatchewan
where all barrooms were closed at ths
beginning Of the war, to remain closed
during its continuance, a movement he,
been launched to place the province on
a permanent prohibition basis.
In Manitoba and Ontario legislation
to. greatly restrict the sale Of intoxi-
cants has been initiated and the prob.
able issuance of prohibitory, order in
-eouncl IN Great Britain win faeilitatt
the passage Of these acts in the pro
Fincial assemblies ~
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
CHINA BACKS down.
ANDPREVENIS


fAssociatsd Preas by Federal wireless.l
PEKING, April Z. Only the fact
that China today made wholesale con.
cessions TO Japan prevented a rupture
Of negotiations between the two pow
ers, followed BY an apPeallto arms 70
decide the issue.
As a counter proposal 70 the japanese
demands, China today offered to waive
entirely the question Of Chinese juris.
dietion over Japanese immigrants resi-
dent in Southern Manehnria, except in
such eases as might involve title to
land ~
In other words China offers TO- mrfen.
der all sovereignty over Japanese who
may offend against Chinese in Southern
Manchuria, Japanese in that province
would be tried by their own courts, pre-
cisely as Americans and other foreign
ers are tried in the treaty ports, such as
Shanghai.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
Both Ships Are Hit Without
Warning and Go Down, Carry
inc With Them Thirty Per-
sons TO Death By Drowning
SURVIVORS OF FRENCH
VESSEL EMMA RESCUED
Steamer Seven Seas Sent TO
Bottom and Eleven Of Her
Crew Of Eighteen, Officers In
cluded, Go With Merchantmen

tAssoeiated Press BY Federal Wireless
III ONDON, April2-Two more
IL merchantmen fell victims to
German submarines yesterday.
with loss OF thirty lives. Both
were torpedoed without warning.
OFF Beachey Head. which has
been favorite cruising ground
for German undersea craft, the
British Steamship Seven Seas was
sent to the bottom and eleven Of
her crew Of eighteen, officers in
cluded, went with her.
Noncombatants Drowned
Two survivors Of the French
steamship Emma, sunk in the
British channel. were brought to
Dover today BY the British de-
stro5er that picked them Up.
Nineteen noncombatanis. fohI,'-
tuting the remainder Of the crew.
|were drowned.
The Emma was in ballast and
riding 50 high that she was slug
gish in answering her helm.
Emma Could Not Dodge
Consequently, when the sub
marine rose to take aim. and dis
charged its torpedo, although the
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
WHATB|SMARcKCREATED
SHALL NOT Be DESTROYED

tAssoeiated Press by Federal Wifeless
BERLIN, April l.T-Dnrlng the eele-
hration in the reichstag today Of Bis
marek's centenary, Chancellor Won
Beehtmann- -Hollweg declared.
"What Bismaftls has created, no
German will allow destroyed. Enemies
are raging around our empire, hut we
shall beat them.
"Bismarck taught us to fear only
God, to wage war against the enemy,
to believe in our own people. Thus
shall we fight, conquer and live for the
Emperor and the Empire. =
Army headquarters announce today
that In the month Of March the Ger,
man army on the East took $500 pris,
Oners and captured nine eannons
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
AMBASSADOR Ar PARIS
ENTERS SW0BODA CASE

(AssOeiated Press BY Federal wirsIsss.)
WASHINGTON, April Ambassa-
dor sharpe, At Paris, has been in
sttucted to investigate the case Of Ray.
nlond swoboda, who declares that he
Il an American citizen, and is held
under arrest by the French authorities,
charged with having set FIRE to news,
papers on board the French liner La
Touraine. Officers Of the liner say the
fire was caused BY an explosion.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
|CAP|IAL-C0AST
! RAILWAY WILL
Be NEUTRAL
villa and zapata WIN Let Pas
senger Trains Run TO
Vera Cruz
lFO0D SITUATION STILL
I SERIOUS IN MEXICO CITY
DfIlciaI Reports Deny, However,
That Typbus and Small i
pox Are Raging
lAs.eeIa,sd Pres. s. Tsdsrsl wireless.


s WASHINGTON, April 2.-Gen. Fran
cisco villa Of Northern Mexico and his
ally, the southern ehieftain, Gen. Emili-
ano zapata, whose troops now hold
Mexico City, have agreed to the Ameri-
can proposal that passenger trains be-
tween the capital and Vera Cruz, which
b held BY their foe, Gen. venustiano
carfanza, shall be respected as neutral.
The guarantee, however, is not abso-
ldte, Tor there are many independent
guerrilla partisans along the railway
lihs.
Food scanty in Capital
Onieial dispatches 10 tie state de-
paftment admit that the food situation
IN Mexico City is bad, though there has
'been nothing to confirm the sensational
dispatch printed in Los Angeles news
paper that typhus and smallpox were
scourging the city and that the popu'
lace was eating dead horses, dogs, cats
and rats where they fell in the streets
zapata WIN Remain
\ Neither does any evacuation Of the
city By zapata seem imminent, al nj
moipd. Mazatlan and Menzahillo, OF
ne west coast are again invested
Mazttlsh ne most imPettant ef n
Ale8ifl|k psfile Aeapofts. Ifst ZEN
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
LEON THRAsHER DROWNED

tAssaeIassd Press By Federal wIrslsss.)
v WASHINGTON, April z.
Cablegrams both from Embassa-
dor Page at London and Consul
General Skinner at Berlin report
that beyond much question, Leon
Thrasher, the American mining
engineer who was a passenger on
the British steamship Falaba,
sunk in the Irish Sea by d Ger
man submarine, was drowned.
His mother has asked that his
death be made the subject Of rep
RESERVATIONS to Germany.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
REVOLT SOON soUELCHED

i(Associated Press BY federal Wirelesn.)
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The latest
revolt against President zelaya has
failed, and he is still dictator Of Mica
ragua. Dispatches TO the state depart
ment report that Julian Irias, minister
Of war under ZeIaya, attempted to So
duee. the army into mutipy. Several
regiments went over to his nag, and
they lotted fye towns, but the ma
jority Of the army remained loyal, and
zelaya soon squelched the mutineers
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02

BULGARIA SENDS ARMY
10 BORDER or TURKEY


tAs.osistsd Press BY Federal wirslsss)
II ONDON. April 2. Rumors
- that both Turkey and Aus
tria have had enough and are
willing to talk peace with the All
lies, independently Of Germany,
are beginning TO find their way
into print.
From Neyay, Switzerland,
comes dispatch which the Daily
Mail publishes here today, assert7
ing that David Bey, the Turkish
minister OF finance. is now IN Ges
neva, after an unsuccessful mis-
sion to Berlin to raise a new loan
Failing in that, his erfapd now,
the Geneva papers say, is to sound
the Allies. Turkey would like to
know what terms they are willT
ing to grant.
Turkey Fears Bulgaria
Despite German assurances that
Bulgaria will remain neutral, Tur-
key appears skeptical on that sub
ject. and is concentrating troops
and massing artillery at Adrian
ople against the possibility Of a
Bulgarian invasion Sofia, whence
the report is cabled, regards the
Turkish dispositions as a menace
and is taking counter measures.
Perograd transmits a leader in
+ the Russlxy Slovoe, which asserts
that, unknown TO Germany. the
Russian ministry has been ap-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
CRIPPLED SHIP SAFE

(Associated Press BY Federal WirclessJ
SAN DIEGO, April 1.-THE steam.
ship 0. NJ. Clark, from Hilo, which was
disabled of the coast ten days ago BY
a cracked tailshaft, arrived here today
after sailing 45o miles with an idle
screw. The vessel was equipped with
two regulation schooner sails fore and
AFT am; al improyised square rig for.
ward IIer best time wac Eve knots "a
hour under sail. -A
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
GRAYsEEKSNEEDEDREsT
British Minister Of Foreign At
fairs Goes On Vacation

(Assoeiated Press by Federal Wireless.l
LONDON, April 2.--Worn out by the
duties Of his office as minister Of for
eign affairs, Sir Edward Grey has been
compelled to take "a three weeks holi'
day, and Premier Asquith today as
sumed his portfolio temporarily.
Within the lifetime Of one cabinet
Asquith has now been premier, minister
OF war and secretary Of state.
No other British premier ever per,
formed such multifarious duties or ac
cepted such heavy responsibilities.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
TURKS ISSUE DENIAL

Three days ago constantinople issued
an Official denial that there had been
any disorders in Syria. Nevertheless Il
was announced that regular troops had
been sent to the scene Of the reported
massacress
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-02
CREW or FOUNDERED
STEAMSHIP IN PORT
tA..oeiaisd Pres. ~ Federal wIfsisua.l

tAsaoeiatsd Preas BY Federal wifelesa.)
LISBON, Portugal April s.---Thirty-
six men, all the officers and crew Of the
British steamship Eston, formerly the
South Point, bound from London to
philadelphia, were brought into this
port today by the British steamship
Hollington. The Eston fouhdered at
sea and the crew took 70 the boats. i