Denver labor bulletin., 1916-11-18
Committee Named TO Co.
operate With Plumbers
President Wilson and Congress to
Be Urged to Investigate Food
Trust; Plan to Reoreanize
the City Firemen


on shipments OF food products to Euro
pean countries if necessary to relieve
the present burden to the workers of
TINS nation, was the subject of import
ance considered at last Sundays meet
ing OF the Denver Trades and Labor
Assembly. This was brought up in a
resolution presented by the delegates
from Plumbers and Gas Filters Union
No. ). It asked for appointment of a
committee TO cooperate with a similar
committee OF that union to bring this
matter TO the attention OF all the work
ers OF the state and thruout the nation
by the circulation of petitions appeal
ing to President Woodrow Wilson and
TO congress to take action
The resolution was adopted without a
dissenting vote, after considerable dis
eussion by several delegates. some of
whom expressed opinion that the pres
eut high cost of food products was the
result OF combinations to boost prices
by commission merchants in this and
other cities. A delegate reported that
dozens OF cars loaded with food products
are kept in the railroad yards unloaded
in order that the market price NAV be
kept at the highest possible schedule.
Scheme to Divert Labor Vote.
Another delegate expressed the opinion
that combination of interests friendly
to the election OF Justice Hughes had
been formed to boost food prices lust
prior to the election in the hope of di-
verting the labor vote from Woodrow
Wilson. At any rate the situation was
considered one that should be investi-
gated by the state and national GOV
ernments
Following adoption of the resolution
proposed by the Plumbers, President w.
G. Thornton named as a committee TO
act IN this matter, James C Bulger.
Plumbers Union; Peter Miller. Station
airy Engineers Union. and A. W. Jung
bluth, BARRIERS Union. This committee
was further instructed to appear before
the mayor and city council and urge
that steps be taken by the city authori-
ties to ascertain if the local commission
merchants are holding produce from the
open market in order to boost prices.
The committee which will represent the
Plumbers Union consists OF Clayton
Lohr, Benjamin Rice, and Edward Eyser
Kenehan Given Endorsement.
ID. X. Armstrong of the Leather Work
ers on Horse Goods was elected ser
geant-at-arms of the Assembly to fill
a vacancy caused by the resignation of
7. [. Greene o. the same union. who
recently accepted position in CLAYTON.
New Mexico
Upon request of the United Laborers
Union, d. L. Reed OF that organization
was indorsed for appointment as local
\. +. OF l.. organizer to assist in bring
ing the laborers into the union.
Upon motion OF delegates from the
HorSeShoers Union. Roady Kenehan. for
mer state auditor and trea surer. and
member OF the Horseshoers Union. was
indorsed for appointment on the state
industrial commission to fill an antici-
pated vacancy next year.
Labor Temple Work Active.
President Henry Lavoe of the Labor
Temple Association reported that the
work OF visiting unions to secure sub
>criptions for stock. which had been
abandoned during the cleo
tion excitement, would be resumed this
week and urged all unions which had
not already taken action in the matter
10 do SO at once in order that the
Association may reach an understanding
as TO how to further proceed in the
Tor a Labor Temple.
VIII Reorganize City Firemen.
Organizer Earl r. Hoage reported that
A movement was under wav to reoryan-
lze the city firemeu's association and
that 4 meeting with this purpose in
view would % called IN a short time.
The tlremen are much interested in
measure which will be introduced at the
next session OF the legislature providing
for state pension fund. This matter
is being promoted by the State Fire
mems Association and the fire laddies
Of Denver are anxious to form an organ
zation and assist in this movement. IT
IS understood Chief Healy has stated
that he now has no objection to the
firemen OF Denver forming an organiza-
tion.
A Question of Education.
Just before the meeting adjourned
Delegate C. ]. Moorhouse of the Cigar
makers Union called attention to two
editorials in the Rocky Mountain News.
One intimated that the people of the
West who voted for Wilson are cop
and the other opined that the
Wilson victory in the West indicated
gross ignorance among the voters. es-
pecially the working people Several
delegates participated in the discussion
taking opportunity to point out that
the carping criticism of the News edi-
torials was due to the fact that IL
received corporation inspiration.