Denver labor bulletin., 1915-05-15
TRADES ASSEMBLY
OPPOSES ANY WAR.
Telegram Sent to President
Commenting His Stand
Strong Resolutions Adopted Deplorine
Outrageous Verdict in Lawson Case;
Report on Charter Amendments

Sundays meeting of the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly was one OF
the liveliest sessions held in recent
months. Painters Union hall was
crowded with delegates and members oil
affiliated unions, many of whom are be-
coming interested and attend the meet.
ings, where they are always welcome
Special features We're brief address by
Mayor j. NJ. Perkins in favor OF the
100000 bond issue for County hospital
improvements and by Charles II. Shields
of Seattle, Wash, in opposition to the
proposed singletax amendment. The
Assembly went on record as being in ia.
vor of voting the hospital bonds.
The Legislative Committee, through
Chairman William Koch, made compre-
hensive report on the candidates for
three commissionerships and the ten city
charter amendments to be voted on next
Tuesday. He said the committee had
not gone to the candidates to secure
their prediction promises, but had
looked up their labor records. This was
one of the best reports on a pending
election ever submitted to the Assembly,
and received much commendation from
delegates. The full report is printed in
the official proceedings, to be found on
another page.
Condemn Lawson Verdict
Resolutions severely condemning the
verdict given by a Trinidad jury in the
John r. Lawson trial were unanimously
adopted. The Assembly pledged its sup
port to the United Mine Workers in
their battle for justice in Colorado
\ resolution was adopted pledging as
sistance to retaining headquarterS in
Denver of the Fraternal Aid Union, and
instructed that letter to this effect
be forwarded to the general office Of
the union.
Discussion was had on the proposed
amendment to establish the platoon
system for city firemen and delegates
and all members of organized labor urged
to get out and work for its adoption
1t was reported by Delegate W. r.
Hickey, secretary-treasurer of the State
Federation of Labor that prospects were
the amendment would carry next Tues
day by vote of two to one.
Denver Labor Against War.
Action was taken declaring it the
sense of organized labor in Denver that
nothing had as yet developed to war.
rant the United States becoming en-
broiled in the war now devastating
Europe. \ telegram to this effect was
ordered forwarded to President W ison
by unanimous adoption OF the following:
Whereas, \ portion OF the press Of the
nation, certain capitalists who profit by
war and irrational demagogues are en-
deavoring to force the United States
government into the European war by
reason OF the deplorable Lusitania and
other recent events in war zone portions
OF the world; therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the Denver Trades and
Labor Assembly, in regular session this
9th day of May, 1915, that the president
and secretary be and are hereby author
lied and instructed to send the follow
ing telegram to the President of the
United States:
Denver, Colo, May ., 1915.
Hon. Woodrow Wilson, President OF the
United States of America. White
House, Washington, d. c.
The Denver Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,. representing $1,000 organized work
ing men and women of this city in reg
ular session this day, commend YOU for
your wise and sane conduct during the
present crisis and express the hope and
belief that you will not permit a por-
tion OF the press and demagogucs to en-
gulf this nation in the great war The
working people, who would be called
upon to do the fighting do not believe
that anything has as yet developed to
justify the present hysterical demand
for declaration of war.
CLINT G. HOUSTON. President.
w. r. WELSH, Secretary.
Refuses Musicians Permit.
Complaint was made by the Musi-
clans union that Commissioner Of Safe
ty Nesbit had refused to issue II per-
nit to band of union musicians to
parade the streets advertising a local
mercantile establishment. This was said
to be very unusual proceeding. con-
trary to all precedent, and deprived
members of the Musicians union Of op-
portunity of earning a livelihood The
commissioner would give no reason for
such refusal. Upon request OF delegates
from the Musicians union special com
mittee was named by President Hous-
ton to wait upon Safer Nesbit and urge
that he grant the musicians the same
kind of permit that was given when
they were engaged to parade the streets
for Nisbet when he was n candidate in
the recall election. Delegates Vessel
Shields and Oplinger were named as the