Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-02


talk Sunday night he made special RET
erence to The Denver Labor Bulletin,
commencing its work for betterment of
conditions among the toilers, and said:
My Interpretation of genuine Chris
tianity is the character of uplift work
being done by Messrs. Hines and Hous-
ton of The Denver Labor Bulletin. They
preach the doctrine of the brotherhood
OF man and are doing it in such a way
as to be a most effective agency for
good" Members of organized labor In
Denver and thruout Colorado have an
especially high regard for Dr. Tanner,
and wherever he goes and whatever may
be his avenue OF endeavor, the good
wishes of all those who have followed
his career, will go with him.
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Press dispatches this week announce
the death. at his home in Galesbure,
ILL.,, of P. II. Morrissey, former head OF
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
ane one of the most widely known rail
road men in the country. He died OF
tumor of the brain, aged So years. AT
the time of his death Mr.. Morrissey was
assistant to H. f. Byram, vice president
of the Burlington railroad He was
elected grand master of the trainmen
when he was thirty years old, succeed
ing s. A Wilkinson. When he left the
brotherhood it had grown from strug-
Cling organization of brakemen to
great body of more than 100000 mem
bers and with 81 500, 900 in the treasury.
He was known as the "orator of the
railroad men," being a public speaker
of exceptional ability. The deceased
was a brother of w. L. Morrissey, a
reporter on the Denver Post.
Writing from San Diego, Cal, Joseph
Stoppe. former well known veteran
Denver typo, makes this optimistic
statement concerning his physical CON
dition: "My health is about the same
none too good. I presume the cardiac
machinery is giving out. Well, when it
does I shall not be giving up much
not as much as the California horse
thief who. when asked by the vigilants
if he had anything to say before being
strung up, with a sweeping glance at the
sky and the landscape remarked, It's
tough to leave all this and 90 prospect
ing in hell OF course I do not know
where ] shall wind up, but am not quite
so pessimistic as was the horse thief.
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Two writing men who for years have
held large and vivid place in contem-
porary literature, and both of whom
were intensely interested in current
events. have passed away during n world
drama greater than they ever depicted.
The death of Jack London, following
that of Richard Harding Davis n few
months ago. removes another literary
knight -errant whose pen was devoted to
stories of thrilling adventure and manly
prowess But except for n sort of gen.
eral sympathy with manly achievement,
thev were entirely dissimilar. They
worked in different fields and with diff
fcrent materials Jack London was the
exponent of savage, primitive emotions
and passions He was n kind Of cave
man of literature. who gave MS human
nature in its lowest as well as its
strongest expressions, who thrilled rs
with his tremendous power. even when
he rcvolted us by the brutal nakedness
of his mental pictures. The pen had
master behind it when London was ut
his best. and he was at his best in the
storm and tumult and combat OF man
with man in the struggles Of elemental
human forces Several of Dondon's
books will carry his name on for de-
cades to come, in spite Of rivals Of their
themes and of their treatment. HIS
work was unequal, but the high notes
of his tragedy and passion will survive.
Both Davis and London had been war
correspondents. We imagine that each
of them desired few things more than to
see the end of the great struggle In
Europe. And both of them were disap-
pointed of a hope very near to their
manly hearts.