Denver labor bulletin., 1916-06-03

great pay roll is copied off We shall find
that the humblest had his part as we'll
as he who thought he was doing it all.
The Judge OF all the earth, shall He not
judge righteously:'
Let Us Sanctify Our Tears.
Denver Union has occasion to sane
tify its tears and hallow its memories by
remembering that it did much in assist
ing in large measure the establishment
of the Union Printers Home at Colorado
Springs. Imbued with the spirit OF 90
ing things worth accomplishment, aSY
assisted by the most elaborate enteru
tainment ever provided by an l. 7. u.
convention in 1889, No. 40, by its eXecu-
| tive committees, induced the State of
Colorado to donate the grounds on
which now stands the most advanced
elemosynary institution in the world of
labor today.
Criticize as you may, find flaws il
you will do so, when you have exhausted
all these pretty biased narrow points of
view. it must be admitted that the first
great step of fraternal spirit as between
the aged, the feeble, the sick, was taken
when the home was opened to the mem
Der who was distressed and needed the
help of home. An untred experiment
at the time, a venturesome plan in the
face OF the whole labor world. Denver
Union had no small share in its founda-
tion and Inauguration, and such We
delight to honor the personality of the
men who were the leaders at the time,
OF the men who made the home possible;
and would not forget the noble man
ner in which the rank and file OF the
members OF the body in general have
so uneomplainingly stood the assess.
mcnts for maintenance all these years,
aia hs EF.nN .t ha.l,.t I. l..
fellow who was unable to help himself.
Law OF Necessity Asserts Itself
Ard with like appreciation would We
mention the mortuary fund and the pen
sion system. Great good has been done
In those beneficial wavs. and the burden
has fallen on the earnings Of the mem
bers employed. These measures OF re-
lief have helped very much in the com
tort and thoughtfulncss OF the later DAYS
Of the army OF printers that are cons
family counting the higher numbers OF
the years as they pass; not an those
who contributed 10 these funds had
thought they would become bencfciarics
Of the bounty provided, yet how accept
able the provisions when circumstances
changed and the law Of necessity assert
ed it-clf He who has contributed j. ccr-
tainly entitled to his portion. aud he
who has not. but is in need, how vel
come he i to partakc OF the provisions
arranged for
Has the dream come truci Do away
with the dreamerf Where can We find
any reason for the abolishmcnt of the
generosity toward the unfortunate True
intelligent discussion OF questions Of
policy and administration may well be
considercd with that we have naught to
assert; We speak only of the spirit that
has J.N.1nr.sI for th. ,f tho of her
fellow. Did the dreamer Of fifty years
ago look forward and see this day Of
help and aid in such fruitionl
Tribute to Charles S. Semper.
We have the thought Of the "a
men who have been with US aud are
gone. those whose western windows
open to show them the glorics Of the
life that j. yet for Us to look upon; but
would not be true to my appreciation
II | should allow the one man who has
but little time to remain with us to pass
uumentioned. Back In the formative
days. back in the dreaming days, If you
please, Charles ;. Scmper was faithful
man in the ranks OF unionism. Through
out the years since 1859 he has been an
honotcd. consistent follower OF what all
Typographical Unions stand for. In the
ordinary course OF events II il unlikely
that he will ever be with MS again, yet
what delightful compliment to the
memory OF the brother at the election
recently to once more place him in the
official position 10 which he had been
selected so many times before and which
he had illed 20 acccptably IN his more
active years that arc passed and gone.
A. the view ahead OF him il short and
the number OF the years lavc mounted
high behind him, we bcspcak for him
pleasant mpmDrlss nf "A Nyell q.
aud benediction of much comfort t.. he
waits the call of the Master of Life to
further and wider life in the beyond.
Will Continue Onward March.
The future of the Typographical
Unionf What shall IL bef Born in the
necessities Of the industrial situations as
they present themselves, arrayed in ts
aggressivencss only as n matter of policy
to maintain conditions of fairness for
the workman he tolls to produce the
profitable dollar of the employer, the 4
| Typographical Union will continue to go
forward, ever jealous OF the interests of
the man who works, firstly for the
printer and his associate craftsman;
secondly for the cause of unionism In
it's wider sense, that good may come to
all and sundry, those who may not be
ms well organized and those who may
not be as well equipped with numerical
strength And ! might add, thirdly, to
those in the vast army Of employed
who always benefit by the efforts of
those who are organized; who can say
what immense benefit the ginning Of
the eight hour day by the printers did
to the whole vast field of labor generally.
The ten-hour day is passed, IL is out Of
fashion, and small argument has IL TO
continue even where il may now exist