Denver labor bulletin., 1915-12-04
ARGUMENTS
Are DELAYED
TailorS May Have to Wait for
a Time
Interesting Report Of Situation Among
failors and Work That Has Been
Accomplished So Far

mission on the testimony recently sub
mitted in the controversy with the mer
chants Tailors' Exchange, would begin
Monday, but were disappointed owing to
the fact that Chairman E. f. McLaugh-
lin was operated upon for appendicitis
on Sunday, and it may be some weeks
before he gets around again. This cir
cumstance is unfortunate as the matter
has now been dragging along for more
than three months
While it is possible that Members
Williams and Lannan may decide TO hear
the arguments before Mr.. Mclaughlin
recovers sufficiently to take his place,
it is hardly probable.
Will Investigate
In the meantime, however, the Com
mission proposes to make a thorough
personal investigation of the various. tai
lor shops OF Denver so as to get first
hand information that may prove OF
great value in aiding them to arrive at
final conclusion.
In the meantime Organizer Biggs will
actively push the work of organization
and education and has hopes OF signing
up a number OF the employers in addi-
very prominent firms are treating with
the Tailors at present.
An Interesting Statement
Samuel Dunievitz, financial secretary
OF the newly organized Tailors' Union
No 204, composed entirely OF Jewish
workmen, makes a very interesting re-
port Of the situation and work done
since the campaign began He says;
III q tailor would come 10 Denver to-
day that lett six months ago, l am sure
that he would feel like a modern Rip
Van Winkle7 The change that took
place here in the ranks of the tailors Is
simply hard to realize
A few months ago, when our Nation
al Organizer. Brother ID. c. Biggs, came
to this city and spoke to the few MEM
bers that still elung to local of Journey
men Tailors' Union here, about trying to
organize this city, they all shook their
doubtfnlly. saving that there is little
hope, that this city, that has sunk to
the very limit OF degradation and mis-
cry in our tailor trade. had little chance
OF ever being redeemed Our organiza-
tion nevertheless started on this hard
and tedious task With the help OF Bro
ther Charles Rothenberg, the ever ready
fighter for union and unionism, he sue
ceeded in getting few new members in
to the old local
Was Hard Work
But our organizer found that 1T was
hard 10 get all the tailors to join the old
local. on account of the differences OF
opinion between the organized and un-
organized tailors for many years, eaus-
ing a sort OF antipathetic feeling, he
therefore decided to form new LEGAL
For this purpose he found two en-
thusiastic workers in Brothers Goodman
Levin and Louis Goldberg. These men
being very popular amongst all classes
of tailors succeeded. under the guidance
of Organizer Bisgs, TO bring many mem-
hers and much enthusiasm into this new
union While this organizing work was
going on, committees of almost every
shop IN this town were working jointly
with Mr.. Biggs making out bills OF prie'
IS to be presented to each merchant tai
lor respectively.
AT this time an incident happened
that helped TO strengthen the organizing
work even more. \ tailor working for
the Marx Tailoring company, the largest
firm in this city, was discharged on ac-
count OF being a member of the union
This was at once reported to Organizer
Biggs, who. with committee of tailorsi
at once made out bill of prices and a
demand that this man be put back to
work again, and presented it to the frin-
At the same time an appeal was also
made to the Industrial Commission OF
this state, that looks into matters OF
this kind, on his behalf.
The Merchant Tailors' Association
seeing how much stir this discharging OF
a tailor on account of belonging to the
union caused, thought that it was poor
policy and advised the Marx Tailoring
Company to put him back to work.
"A committee of the Merchant Tailors
met committee of our union and Mr.
Birgs. Among other things discussed
asked that the tailor be sent back to
work and that he be treated the same as
before. The next day he took his job
back This happening proved to many
that would gladly join the union but
were threatened with their jobs, that
they need not fear, that they were en-
tirely safe.
ave have now in our new Local No
eo4 about 100 members in good standing
and the old Local, No. 5, has also dou
bled in members and spirit. We meet
every week. both locals jointly.
Bills have been presented to most O
the principal merchant tailors of this ci
ty several weeks ago. We have also pre-