Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-05

pie. In this connection, as a eompari-
son, the y, p. culls a paragraph from the
Portland lore.) Labor Press, which reads:
Thursday evening, May 27, in the large
hall OF the public library there will be
held a meeting to voice protest against
the conviction OF John X. Lawson OF
murder in connection with the Colorado
strike"
One OF the penalties OF being the chair
man OF great public mass meeting
such as that held in the Auditorium last
Saturday night is to act as buffer to
protect the audience from all manner OF
persons who want an opportunity to de
liver brief message" Acting in this
capacity the O. 7. was compelled to turn
down at least a dozen requests, among
them one from Emma Goldman who was
present. The J. w. W. sent a request to
the stage for permission to have Just
a moment" and New York representa-
tive of the White Rats" was insistent
that he be given the floor. In reply to
all these requests the chairman answered
that the committee had prepared a pro-
gram of speakers and it had to be car
ried out. No doubt some high power
forensies We're crudely crushed by en-
forcement of this cruel method OF sup
precision.
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Secretary Bob Currie OF Carpenters
Union No. 55 has recovered the unions
500 silk flag. and is happy once more.
lie used up thirty cents worth OF gaso-
line driving his machine over town in
search of this priced property, and then
found il safe at the union headquarters
ON Stout street. This particular flag
WAS much admired by those who viewed
the big lawson protest parade last sat
urday night Pete Johns was designated
by President Bob Higgens to keep it
unfurled and then be returned uusuilied
to the secretary's office When Chief
Marshal Benjamin Franklin Perry saw
the flag he ordered II taken to head OF
the first division a. a special honor to
the women OF the Colorado Justice
I League Johns, the chevalier. agreed and
I picked out a member OF the Jewish Car
pcnters' local for standard bearer. Sun
I day morning when Secretary Currie came
down to his office he could not see the
J flag and let out an awful roar. saying
responsibility for its loss rested between
Pete Johns and the Jewish member. AZ
ter Bob had visited the Auditorium and
all the pawn shops on Larimer street he
returned to headquarters much crestfal-
len. He was then gently but firmly led
to the meeting hall and shown the flag,
where il had been placed after being re-
turned from the Auditorium stage by
the honest Jewish standard-bearer. Bob
has humbly apoloyized to Pete Johns and
Secretary Max Radet-ky OF Jewish Car
pcnters' Union No. li2l
1:
Billy" Angiin, government printing
office employe and commuter living in a
suburb OF the national capital, recites an
experience in the Washington Trades
Unionist that ought to interest Frank
/ y. Pulver. T. w. Sanford and other OF
the local suburbanites. Here's Billy'-
tale of woe a. he tells IL: As n mem
Der of the volunteer fire department of
Hyattsviile. I came near making a rec
ord last Monday night. Seated on the
back stoop with a loaded revolver. and
waiting for some dusky denizen to
modest my chickens. at ! o'clock in the
morning the fire bell gave its warning.
A chance TO be out first with the reel. l
beat il to the engine bousc-the reel
was gone. l first thought some one had
swiped that, too. but | later heard the
clang, clang, of the bell. and way up
the avenue were three fellows tuggIng
desperately at it to make the hiIl. I
hasteued on and finally caught up with
them as they reached the blaze. Little
damage being done ! went back to the
roo-t. but the chickens were gone.
The California stage beauty who calls
her husband "simp" probably caught