Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-30
The MeOptin1istic
Philosopher

sections of the United States, so that
when this greeting is posted on the bull
letin boards of the various newspapers
thruout the land many names thereon
will be recognized by old associates and
friends. This is, indeed, splendid
method of extending Yuletide greetings
and serves n purpose that could be filled
perhaps in no other manner. 1t has be-
come the custom, of recent years, in
many OF the larger newspaper offices,
for such greetings to be prepared and
sent out, and no one can measure the
amount of general pleasure afforded old
friends by these remembrances. To be
remembered at Christmas time by for
mer associates is the greatest gift of all.
A simple flower or a printed card is oft
times more appreciated than n costly
gift.
Among the numerous Christmas greet
ings received by The Bulletin this year
the one coming from Marsden G. Scott,
president of the International Typo
graphical Union, is decidedly the best
and tells n powerful story in pictures.
1t is a small four page folder with the
presidents greetings on the first page
and a 1917 calendar on the back page.
Page two inside the folder is half
tone engraving from Dollman's famous
painting: Am / My Brothers Keeper?"
representing a night scene on the Thames
embankment, London, with the outcasts
OF society sleeping on bench. Page
three, opposite, is half-tone engraving
taken at the Union Printers Home. Colo
rado Springs. outside the main building
Over this picture President Scott placed
these expressive words, "Iiow the Typo
graphical Union Answers the Question
Asked by Dollman's Painting" In this
picture are shown two score or more
residents of this noble union institution
seated upon benches in the shade OF
majestic trees with flowers and other
evidences of cheerfulness about them
The men in this picture, tho aged and
some in invalid chairs. are well groomed
and appear happy. Their brothers are
indeed their keepers, and see to it that
in their declining years and physical in
firmities every essential comfort Of life
is theirs. No more forceful example
could be exemplified of the great hu-
manitariun benefits derived thru mem
bership in labor unions than the con
trast between Dollman's painting and
the photograph of actual conditions at
the Union Printers Home.
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JOY, but when it contains good things
to eat from Georgia, words fail in ex-
preston of appreciation. This week
there came to the o. Z. from Atlanta a
box in which, among other things, there
were those superlatively delicious fig
preserves, home made fruit cake and
candy cooked on hickory fire Per.
haps it is unwise on the part of the
o. p. to thus disclose this special bless.
ing to our Rocky Mountain region read.
ers, for never having revelled in the
luxury of Georgia home cooking. they
know not the greatest material blessing
upon this mundane sphere. Our only
regret is that the unjust and almost pro.
hibitive freight charges into Denver ter
ritory would not permit of a sufficient
supply of these Georgia Christmas good,
les being sent to pass around among all
our friends.
Congressman John C. Cooper of Ohio.
member OF the house committee on labor,
a member in good standing of the Broth.
erhood of Locomotive Engineers, writes
The Bulletin for an opinion as to the
effect of prohibition upon the working
people of Colorado. We were pleased to
inform him that our close touch with
labor, and careful observation during the
past year of Il saloonless city and state.
convinces The Bulletin that prohibi.
bition has benefited the wage earning
class as a whole, at least fifty per cent,
and that not twenty per cent of the
organized workers would vote to rehab
ilitate the saloon. To the workers in
dividually and in their homes abolish
ment of the open liquor traffic has
proved great blessing, and the only
wonder now is that saloons were toler.
ated for so long time.