Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-01

grow ana prosper, ana tnl5 VIII De GONE
| in 1916, Just as it ought to be done.
Only One Cloud in Horizon.
However, there is one cloud on what
would otherwise be clear sky. | refer
to the continued prosecutions of union
men growing out OF the late coal strike
Now these prosecutions are not leveed
against the miners exclusively. There
are men of other crafts who are assailed
merely because they sought broadly to
help in the work of unionism and these
prosecutions are as senseless as they
are extravagant, wasteful and tax-suck
ing. -
| Business men, professional men, mer-
chants, manufacturers, eTtizens OF colo
rado with the future of the state at
heart and men from out of Colorado who
were moved by feelings of humanity,
square dealing and justice-all these
men have approached and pleaded with
the prosecutors asking that these result
less, pointless and profitless cases be
dropped. The whole state has suffered.
All business has suffered. Every indi-
vidual, directly or indirectly, because of
these prosecutions, has suffered. It is
time the cases-all of them-were
dropped. Counties are being bankrupted,
communities are being mulcted, industry
is being retarded. There have been no
ultimate convictions, the higher courts
overruling the lower tribunals as rapidly
as the causes come up. This should
prove, if it does nothing else, that the
whole thing is wanton, recklessly ex-
travagant and without foundation in
right or justice.
Colorado, a great industrial common
wealth, can never assume her rightful
place while such things go on, and this
is not n matter for union men alone;
it is subject of vast and grave import
to every man and woman who owns a
dollars worth OF property in the state.
Provide Work for Unemployed.
With the beginning OF the new year
Colorado becomes prohibition state.
Jobs have been legislated away from
thousands of men. Lucrative positions
are gone. and the future looks dark in
deed to these men. The state owes them
something. 1t owes them work.
Colorado cannot afford to lose these
thousands from her working population.
They and their families must be cared
for. It has been said that thru the
workings Of prohibition $4,000 day
will be thrown into other trade channels
in Colorado. All right Then that $780,
900 day ought to provide jobs for
these men and women who have been
rendered jobless by the law. It should
be the duty of every employer in the
state to give thought to this matter, to
see if he has not place for one or two
or more of these workers. II should be
done at once. Not one Of them should
be driven from the state. Almost in
variably they will be found to be COM
petent, industrious, law-abiding EN-
ployes. They have been working with
those concerns for years. They have
been giving satisfaction with firms that
were run on strictly business principles
and where real merit counted. They will
give satisfaction in the new places which
Colorado must provide.
This also applies to the coal miners,
especially in northern Colorado, where
a large number of intelligent, industrious
and competent men are still prevented
from securing employment in the mines,
while men from other states are being
given these positions.
Court a Spirit or Equity.
Practically no strikes mark the dawn
Of the new year. Several unions are
asking for wage increases, and several
organizations are contemplating such Z
step But in all those cases the demands
are justified by an ever increasing cost
of living. And doubtless the demands
will be met with spirit Of fairness and