Denver labor bulletin., 1915-06-12

one contributed by the American Feder-
alton OF Labor, says the San Francisco
Labor Clarion. 1t occupies an area OF
twenty-five feet at the western end OF
the building. 1t is located on the corner
OF Sixth street and Avenue ID. The
facade is of beautiful design, there being
| four Corinthian columns, surmounted by
an ornate cornice. An archway in the
| center forms wide portal entrance.
| The end OF the booth facing on the
avenue consists OF a duplicate arch. but
the columns are eliminated On each
side of the main archwav. Just above the
columns, in panels OF the coTnice are
the inscriptions, American Federation
OF Labor At the outer ends OF the
panels are placed the union labels of the
Carpenters and Painters OF nnpropTiate
size and done in colors. The supports for
both arches bear the seal of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor workt out in
relief. The architectural design = deftly
carried out. the structure havi1. the APP
pearance OF being constructed of blue
stone masonry.
The interior of the booth ha- simple
and easy elegance that is difficul: oil
adequate description, Lavishness is alb
sent, but appropriateness and harmon
ious correlation OF adornmeut. charts
pictures ard furnishings indicate that
President Gompers, whose ideas have
been worked out in architecture and eN-
hibit, is the master of detail as well
as the master mind in the American la
Dor movement.
Unique Decorations of Labor
The frieze which adorns the side and
end of the interior is masterpiece. II
is a creation representing by human fig
ures and symbols the mine. mill. 'lctory.
agriculture and horticulture, as well ~
the arts and sciences. lnterwoyen IN
the symmetry and combination OF Zig
urcs j. outlined the workers IN iron and
wood. the agricultural aud unsLilled Ia
borer. To Indicate the universally OF
all forms of labor the crntrrpiece con
sists OF q globe. on which replica of
the Western Hemisphere stands out in
bold relief, -trmuunted by an caglc Nth
out-trctched wings. There tathug in
the building that is comparable, with this
frieLe. for aside from it, exquisite or
tistic beauty it harmoniously poftruys
the laborer a. the devi-cr and grniu. |
OF our institutions \ local touch l.
given to this work. II was executed by |
workmen living in san francisco who
are members OF the Casters and Model |
ers Union
Beneath the irieze is grouped the
charts and pictures furnished by the
American Federation of Labor and the
international and national organizations.
The centerpiece around which is grouped
the entire exhibit is the poem The Man
with the Hoe" by Edward Markham. the
Californian (which. by the way I.
uniquely appropriately. Contained in the
same frame Is a copy of Mirct's pie
ture illustrative Of the poem. ON either
side OF the centerpiece there are two pic
tures. one the Modern Worker and
Man" and the other The Driller" Sur.
mounting these pictures is composite
creation entitled the Bridge Builder
Charts Typifying Achievements.
In appropriate and harmonious group
ing there are three illuminated charts.
one devoted to the shorter workday, an
other to the freeing Of the -eamen by
the last congress. The other chart. and
by lar the most important. emphasizes
the opening sentence in Section Of the
Clayton law passed by the last congress.
the adoption OF which eNempts labor or
ganizations from the operation OF the
Sherman antitrust law II reads
THE labor of human beirg is not a
commodity or article OF commerce.
The remainder OF the exhibit is grouped
according to allied industry The build
ing trades, metal trades. printing trades
and miners. tunnel workers aud quarry
workers forming the distinct divisions
Charts detailing the structure OF the
American Federation OF Labor. its
growth in membership from 1881 to 1914.
and a list of publications ISSUED. sur
round picture OF the triumphal arch
erected by the trade unionists of Phila-
delphia in honor OF the thirt y-fourth an
nual convention held in that city in No
vcmber. 1914.
Two charts delincating the efforts OF
the Federation for the prevention OF tu-
bcrculosis and a statement by George W.
Kober. NJ D.. noted tuDarcular eN
pert, declaring the causes oi infection
among wage carncrs. are combined with
a picture OF the Union Printers Home
at Colorado Springs. Colo.
Grouped about the picture of w u.
Wilson, the union coal miner. and the
first secretary OF the federal department
of labor. are charts detailing national
legislation that has been secured through
the activity OF the American Federation
of Labor.
Pictures Tell the Story.
From an historical point of view pic
ture OF the first executive council flSSll
of the American Federation of Labor
grouped with u picture OF tho present ~
ecutive council relates q silent but 81
fective story. President Gompers was
member OF the first executive council,
but he alone OF hs then fellow asso-
ciates appears as a member Of the eNecn
tive council in 1914. That tact is in
deed appealing; it is an unspokeE trioutc
to the genius and ability of Gc man
who has weathered the storms incident
4. fla htildinu nf tb. greatest OrD.U
zation of labor the entire world has ever
witnesscd--hc has proved to be slinrc
stone which the builders found nercs-
snry for fheir strlIcttIrp