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Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15
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Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15
200 CRACKER AND BISCUIT
WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE
Continued from page H.

Continued from page H.
yer Trades and Labor Assembly at a reg
ular meeting last Sunday, the Arbitra-
ton Committee waited upon the man
agements of the Lindquist and Mer-
chants company Monday in an effort TO
settle the trouble.
Statement by Trades Assembly.
This visit was unsuccessful, following
which the Assembly committee issued
the following statement:
Denver, Colo, July II, 1916.
"To Members of Organized Labor and
the Public:
'In April OF this year the employees of
the Merchants Biscuit company and OF
the Lindquist Cracker company pre-
sented demands for u living wage, the
eight t-hour day and recognition of their
union, Bakery and Confectionery Work
ers No. 422. These demands also were
submitted to the State Industrial Com
mission, in conformity with law, but
were not sustained by the commission.
In consequence thereof, strike was
called at both plants Friday, July 4,
and an appeal made to the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly to use its
best efforts to bring about an amicable
adjustment of the difficulty. The Board
OF ATDluTatlOH OI Ine Ilaut5 anu bhpOi
Assembly has used every means within
it's power to induce the two companies
to settle, even going so far as to waive
every demand except recognition OF the
union, but was met with absolute re-
fusal.
Therefore, in view of this obstinate
position of the two employing firms, the
Assembly Board of Arbitration has en-
dorsed the strike in the Merchants and
Lindquist places.
"The reason given by the State Com
mission for refusing to approve the en-
lloyes' demands was that representa-
lions made by managements Of the two
'ocal concerns that it was impossible to
compete with Eastern factories which
had low wage scales, this notwithstand-
ng the fact that the cost and standard
If living in Colorado should not be com
pared with the conditions that pertain
lmonp Eastern workers
1--WE therefore appeal to the workers
If the city and state, and to the public
n general, to support these strikers in
4 justifiable effort to obtain righteous
treatment and granting of their reason
able demands.
"Fraternally submitted,
"PHIU GRAY, Chairman.
"T. G. GREENE,
III. r. SPRIGGS,
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly
Arbitration Committee"
Strikers Need Assistance.
Some of the employees on strike have
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15
PRESIDENT DELEGATES THE
SNATIONAL HOME OF LABOR
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ganized labor movement by his presence
at the dedication exercises. The Prcsi-
dent referred to this and said:
am sorry for any President Of tho
United States who doesn't recognize
every great movement in the nation.
How anybody could overlook this move
ment cannot imagine"
At the conclusion of brief exercises,
the trustees of the Federation of Labor
took over the building. They are James
OConnell, Samuel Gompcrs and Frank
Morrison.
Foreign Unionists Attend.
H. Wilson Howes and George A.
lsaacs Of London, England, representing
the British Trades Union Congress-. at,
tended the A. F. Of L. office building
dedication. The former is secretary of
the Printing Machine Managcrs' Trade
Society, and the latter Is general secrc-
tary Of the National Society of Opcr.
ntivc Printers and Assistants of Great
Britain. These, together with represen.
tatives of the Mexican trade union move
mcnt, who are in the city comforting with
the executive council of the A. +. of L.
Canadian organized workers and a banner
forwarded by the Porto Rico Federation
OF Labor all gave testimony to an inter
nationalism that only labor feels and
knows.
Practically every national and inter.
national union affiliated to the A. f. of
J.. was represented, Ms was central ond
the state bodies from every section Of
the country. either by representative
or their banner which hnd been for.
wardcd. They were here from the At
lantic seaboard and Southern states.
from along the Pacific coast and from
the great lakes region.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15
CAMPAIGN ON TO ORGANIZE
COLORADO COAL MINERS
ANNUAL MEETING IN CHEYENNE OF
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION.
Will Take Young Rockefeller at His
Word and Proceed to Form Unions
in This State.

At a meeting of the Rocky Mountain
Association of Coal Miners, territorial
division of the United Mine Workers of
America, held in Cheyenne last week,
plans were formulated for an organizing
campaign in the Colombo coal mining
districts. Other matters considered were
the contracts with operators in the
states of Washington, Montana and
Wyoming, which expire at close Of this
month.
Upon his return from Cheyenne, Pres
ident John McIennan of District 10, who
was elected president of the association,
said that an active campaign would soon
begin thruout the coal mining districts
of this state. Requests for this have
come from the miners themselves, who
realize that without such bona fide labor
unions and backing Of the United Mine
Workers of America they have little hope
of better conditions. promises OF the oP-
orators to the contrary.
1--WE are relying on the statement
made by John d. Rockefeller, Jr-, at
Pueblo last September that he had no
objection to miners belonging to the
union and will take active steps to re-
organize the union in Colorado" said
Robert II. Harlan, member of the inter
national board of the United Mine Work
ers. and secretary Of the association.
1--WE believe that better understanding
exists between the employer and the en-
ployed. and that there will be no oocn-
sion for any strike in Colorado in the
future"
John McTennan, Denver. was elected
president; w. w. Gilroy, Cheyenne, vice
president; Robert II. Harlan Of Seattle,
secretary. The association includes Brit.
ish Columbia, Vancouver Island, Colo
RADIO. New Mexico and Utah.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15
Candidates Named for Assembly
Election to Be Held JULY %
President Buleer Is Opposed for Third Term by w. C.
Thornton of Bookbinders; Grant Hamilton Flags
Colorado Industrial LalD

Nomination of candidates for the
semi-annual election, and an address by
Grant Hamilton on THE Colorado Indus
trial Relations Act" were the principal
features of last Sundays meeting of the
Trades and Labor Assembly. There was
large attendance of delegates and
many who were not delegates came to
hear the representative of the American
Federation of Labor express the views
of the national labor movement upon
Colorado's new labor law.
The speaker condemned the law as
menace to the organized labor move
ment and urged the workers OF this state
to begin n movement for it's repeal by
the legislature. He said it was a child
of Mackenzie King, who was imported
from Canada to become manager of the
Rockefeller welfare plan
Up to State Labor Meeting.
Action that will establish organized
labors position on this and other meas
ures will undoubtedly be taken at the
State Federation convention in Colorado
Springs next month. The Bulletin had
stenographer at the Assembly meeting
Sunday and Mr.. Hamilton's address is
printed in full in this issue.
There will be contest for all the
principal Offices in the Assembly at the
election to be held next meeting, Sun
day, July 23. James C. Bulger of the
Plumbers Union, who has filled the pres
ident's station for two terms and seeks
third. is opposed by William G. Thorn
ton of the Bookbinders Union This
promises to be one OF the livehest con-
tests seen by the Assembly in recent
years.
An Old Battle Renewed.
William T.. Secord of the Switchmen's
Union is to have the vice presidency
without opposition
For recording and corresponding secre-
tary an old battle between William r.
Welsh of the Horseshoers Union and IT.
s. Pcregrine OF the Stationery Engineers
is 10 be renewed after lapse of two
years. Welsh has held the office for
three years.
Another interesting contest will be fpr
the office of organizer. Earl r. Hoagc
of the Lithographers Union is opposed
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15
COSTIGAN SAYS INDUSTRIAL
LAW IS UN-AMERICAN
SPEAKS BEFORE STATE BAR ASSo-
CATION AT COLORADO SPRINGS.
Declares 3o-Day Notice Clause and Fine
of Strikers Would Not Meet Test
If Taken to the Courts.

Hon. +. p. Costigan Of Denver. attor-
ney for the United Mine Workers in
many cases growing out Of the coal strile:
delivered an address on Compulsory I'M
vestigation of Labor Disputes at the
annual meeting OF the Colorado Bar As
ISOLATION in Colorado Springs last Satur-
day.
lie predicted that the sections of the
industrial law which provide penalties
il n strike is called without thirty days
notice having been given to the Indus
trial Commission, or within the time the
Commission ia investigating the dispute,
would be declared unconstitutional
These sections. he said. were taken from
Canadian statutes. and Colorado was the
only state in the nation to adopt them.
Costigan gave his opinion that the
infliction of penalties on strikers under
these conditions was n violation Of per
sonal liberty and constituted n condition
of Involuntary scrvitude.
He referred to the threat Of Governor
Carlson during the recent brief smclter
strike at Lcadville to call out the mil
itia to arrest men by the hundreds for
striking without notice.
Prof. John X. Commons Of the Uni.
versity of Wisconsin, member of the
Federal Industrial Rotations Commission,
declared these provisions Of the law were
"unsuited to American conditions" Cos
tigan said.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15
Carpenters

Denver Carpenters District Council has
presented a new wage scale to the mill
owners, to take effect August Is, and
notice of same has been filed with the
State Industrial Commission. 1t is pro-
posed to inaugurate n uniform schedule
in all the mills, the wage ranging from
35 to so cents per hour, according to the
character of employment When outside
work is done 65 cents per hour shall be
paid. An cight-hour day, price and one
half for overtime and recognition of the
usual holidays is Incorporated. The COM
mittee named by the Council to negoti-
ate with mill managers consists of w. II.
Hayden, Robert Currie and Thomas
James. The employers are requested to
name n similar committee.
Business Agent Robert Currie is riding
n new foot -propelling machine. Says IL
is safer and more economical than other
kinds of transportation.
Bill Scheller has quit the carpenter
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15

trade and started class in higher math
ematics. This is a scheme to live with
out manual labor.
F. II. Knollman, president Of the Car
penters State Council, has been elected
delegate to the national convention of
the United Brotherhood, which meets In
Fort Worth, Texas, September Is. He
represents Local Union No. 1874. Tom
Roddy has been awarded a similar honor
by Carpenters Union No. 55.
Burt Carr returned from Arizona this
week, after an absence Of nearly year,
and reports the weather too hot TO work
there.
Nelson Carter has returned to Denver
from Anaconda, his excuse being that 1t
is too cold to work up there.
Carl Schmidt and A. G. Parks claim
the laurals as champion fishermen Of No.
IS. It is anticipated they will soon open
n free distribution bureau at l047 Stout
street, every Monday morning. Get or
ders in early to avoid the rush.
Bill Marker returned to Kokomo last
Sunday after spending a glorious week
in Denver.
Work is slackening up little, and n
few idle carpenters can be found mt un-
ion headquarters.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15
Lending Aid to
Labor's Enemy
For a Stipend

1t is much to be regretted that a few
so-called labor papers are lending aid
(for a price, to the railroad manage
ments in fighting the demands of the
railroad brotherhoods for an eight-hour
day. Going carefully thru some 200 la
bor exchanges we have found only three
carrying quarter page ads of the rail-
road companies in the S2,ooo,o 900 adver-
tising campaign to defeat the railroad
employees. Two of these alleged labor
papers are published in Colorado-the
Trinidad Free Press and the Colorado
Springs Labor News. In last weeks is
sue of the Trinidad Free Press was CAS-
sociated Railways Advertisement No. l."
indicating that more of the same char
acter are to follow. A similar ad ap-
peared in the Colorado Springs Labo,
News. The ad contains the exploded
statement of the railroad managers that
the employers are demanding $780,
100000 per year wage increase" and
other claims against labor equally un-
true.
In this connection it may be well to
say the same advertisement was ten
dered The Bulletin "for a price," and
propmtly rejected. The Bulletin is max
ing an honest fight for organized labor
fifty-two weeks in the year.
So far as the Trinidad Free Press Is
concerned, it really didn't need slice
of this $4,000, 900 appropriation made by
the railroads to defeat the eight-hour
day, because at the last convention of
the United Mine Workers of America,
held in Indianapolis, provision was made,
upon plea of Editor and Manager John
O'Neill, for paying expenses of the pa
per during the year 1916.
Be it said to the credit of the honest
labor press generally thruout the United
States that 90 per cent of them are
supporting the righteous demands of the
railroad employees for an eight-hour day,
and are leaving the 100000 publicity
fund of the railroad managements to be
divided between the unfnendly press,
among which can only be found three
labor papers, two in Colorado, and one
in Virginia. Quite good percentage of
daily papers friendly to labor have re-
fused to accept these advertisements.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15

for reelection by Peter Miller of the
Hosting Engineers Union.
Margaret Noonan of the Garment
Workers, for financil secretary; Thomas
p. Rodgers of the Press Assistants for
reading clerk, and James j. Torpey of
the same union for librarin, will retain
their present jobs without being op-
posed.
An Affable Doorkeeper.
Treasurer p. j. Devault of the Musi-
clans Union was elected in Janury for
one year and therefore has no cause for
worry in the present election.
T. c. Green of the Leather Workers
on Horse Goods Union, for sergeant at
arms, and Leon Hirsh of the Walters
Union for doorkeeper will be two new Of
ficials elected without contest
Three members of the Board of Direc-
tors are to be chosen from five candi-
dates as follows: Edward J. Hines, Ty-
biographical Union; T. A Shields, Motion
Picture Operators; Alice McCabe. Bak-
cry and Confectionery Workers; William
Koch, Brewery Workers, and II. r.
Spriggs, Retail Clerks. The first three
are present incumbents.
Seven Aspire, Three to Go.
Seven delegates aspire TO represent the
Assembly at the State Federation of La
Dor convention in Colorado Springs next
month, and only three can go. The can
didates are: Alice McCabe, Bakery and
Confectionery Workers; James J. Tor
pey. Press Assistants; Anna 0hge, Gar
ment Workers; William Koch, Brewery
Workers; Henry Lavoe, Painters; S. p.
Oplinger. Walters; and John Salmond,
United Laborers.
Upon motion, $40 will be allowed each
delegate to the state convention. Elec-
tion Of all candidtes will be by printed
official ballot.
Popularity Contest Enthuses.
Clayton Lohr Of the Plumbers Union
resigned as member Of the Labor day
committee and President Bulger ap-
pointed Ed Anderson Of the BARRIERS
Union TO fill the vacancy.
Announcement Of The Bulletins popu-
larity contest was received with great
enthusiasm and the delegates expressed
a purpose TO get into the game, either Rs
candidates themselves, or supporters Of
others from their local unions.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15

worked in these factories from ten to
eighteen years. The union was organ
lied last August when the Lindquist
company attempted to deduct from the
meager wages of their employees 20 per
cent to pay the cost of insurance under
the workmen's compensation law, which
became operative at that time. This
brought home to the employees Of both
factories the need of organization TO
protect themselves against unfair treat.
ment of their employers. Out of this
grew Bakery and Confectionery Workers
Union No. 422, with an enrolled mem.
bership of about $50, principally con-
fined to these two factories.
As many of the girls on strike are
bread winners for their families, the
need of financial assistance other than
internationa union benefits paid are
pressing. A committee has arranged to
give ball at Caldwell hall on the night
of Wednesday, Aug. o, and tickets arc
now being sold for this event as one me-
dunn of raising funds. Tickets are 25
cents each and there is no limit to the
number any one person may buy. The
hall, music and printing for the ball are
being donated to the strikers. Buy tick
cts of the strike pickets.
Eight Girl Strikers Arrested.
Because police officers thought the
girl pickets at the Merchants plant were
over jealous in persuading those remain.
ing at work to quit their jobs and join
the strikers. eight of them were arrested
Thursday afternoon at Ninth and Lari-
mer streets. The girls charged with ere
ating a disturbance were Theresa Pic
onne, Katie O'Brien, Josephine Mertz,
Josephine PhilliDs. Anna Thorecn. Mary
Cesar, Alta Paynter and Margaret Caus-
son. They were to be tried in police
court Friday.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15
Getting the Great Campaign Under Way

Cooperation great circulation cam
pleased TO
that the We expect publish an
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to the Championship Baseball Se1es
success OF our Dig
would undertake
unparalleled .
allotted to voting for winners we
office the next re"
spread the 'ope
of -, puuo;,
sections OF the state Inc Deh Ao't
be for the good OF the cause
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one good nomination to-day get the ball rolling
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15

burg jail on sZ,ooo poho eaeh'
This from the fact that they belong to
great labor organization composed OF
generous and sympathetic men Of
Drawn and brain. These boys are now
having a real vacation after being con-
fined in the Pueblo and Walsenburg
iails for thirty-one months. They are
now at Glenwood Springs, having the
time of their lives, two of them gain
ing added enjoyment by being on their
honeymooms, having bedn married to
Pueblo girls shortly after being let out
of prison, as previously published in The
Bulletin. Before starting from Pueblo
for Glenwood Springs, each OF the eight
men was given check for 500, issued
from headquarters of the United Mine
Workers of America at Indianapolis. In
addition to this gift, each man is al
lowed $3.50 per day and all necessary
expenses during two months outing IN
which they will recuperate their health,
badly impaired thru being confined so
long in prison. The United Mine WORK
ers of America is a great organization
of 4OO, 900 members, but it has never
done more humane act than IN BRING.
ing ioy and health into the lives ot
these eight La Veta victims of corpora
tion rule in southern Colorado.
When readers of last Sundays Den
yer Post, the "big brother of the peo.
pie" paper with heart and sour
and abiding place OF justice" came to
the dispatch from Colorado Springs tel
ing about the annual meeting OF the
State Bar Association and election OF
officers, they We're puzzled that the law.
yers had omitted to elect a president OF
names
of all the other officers chosen, begin
ming with vice president, but not Wills
per of a chief executive being elected
If the readers picked up the News, the
puzzle was solved. for there in big
4s-point gothic headlines it said Law
vers Elect T. j. ODonnell." Be it known
that LAWYER ODounell is persona non
grata to the proprietors of the Post, and
the writer's have instructions not to per-
NIT his name to appear in that paper
under ony circumstances. This merely
to show how paper which claims to be
"bip" falls short of measuring up to the
dimensions of great newspaper. ODon-
nell has acted as prosecuting attorney
against the Post owners on several oc-
casions and they don't like him Two
wears ago one OF the Post owners as
saulted O'Donnell with brass knuckles
at the entrance OF the court house. fer-
haps this is one Of the chief reasons
whv O'Donnell's brother lawyers OF the
state unanimously elected him as head
of their association.
4 q 8
One of the interesting features OF the
strike now on in Denver of the biscuit
and cracker bakers was the refusal OF
unorganized teamsters to haul goods OF
the two struck concerns. 1--WE won't do
thing to injure the cause OF these
union girls, and will do everything we
can to help them" declared driver for
one of the transfer companies to his
boss when ordered TO go to the Lind-
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15
The ReOptinistic
Philosopher

quist cracker factory and haul a load of
goods packed before the strike to the
freight depot. The order was not in
sisted upon further and the goods re-
mained unshipped. There never was a
more orderly or well behaved assemblage
of strikers or pickets than those to be
seen every day around the two plants.
"Only trouble we are having with our
members" said one of the girl strike
leaders, sis that they all want to serve
as pickets, when We send out only
twenty on each shift, morning and after
noon" Public sympathy is overwhelm-
ingly with the strikers and they are re-
ceiving support from all sources. A coal
merchant in the vicinity of one of the
plants told the pickets to make his office
rest room and they accepted they kind
offer.
Prospective candidates are grooming
for the state party assemblies to be held
next month. It's going to be n great
year for politics in Colorado-the Re
publicans trying to hold what they have
and the Democrats exerting every power
to take it away from them. Interest
of course, centers in the candidates for
governor in both the leading parties.
Each party has three likely candidates
at present. For the Democrats there Is
Judge J. C. Gunter, former State SEN
ator Franklin E. Carringer and Judge
Henry A. Hicks, all strong men. Talk
of Attorney General Fred Farrar for
governor has not made headway because
he would be solidly opposed by labor.
On the Republican side the candidates
are Governor George A. Carlson, who
wants to be vindicated with a re-elec-
ton; State Treasurer Allison Stocker
and Sam d. Nicholson of Leadville, the
latter having definitely announced his
candidacy this week. Being a presiden-
tial wear, political leaders will exercise
every effort to swing the vote. PresI-
dent Wilson is unquestionably n big IA
vorite in Colorado and he will add much
strength to the state Democratic ticket
provided men are named who can com
mand support of the working people.
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In this connection the Democratic
leaders are saying some very unkind
things about the brewery interests Tor
bringing the "sale of beer" amendment
into the campaign this year 1t has
thev saw, made possible the reelection
of Carlson as governor Already the
governor is making this his principle
campaipn issue. as he did two years
ago. and appealing to the women voters
in particular to stay with him against
the liquor interests. This is going TO
play big part and may keep the
governor in the state house, say some
of the Democrats. who do not attempt
to hide their concern over this new
phase of the political situation. Carlson
delivered an address in Fort Collins on
Tuesday of this week. in which he d.
rected most all of his fire at the pro
posed "beer" amendment. This speech
is now being sent broadcst over the
state as a campaign document. Among
Democratic leaders there is n disposi
tion to ignore the "beer" amendment
but Carlson may force this issue SO
strong that declaration will have to
be made.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-07-15
MORTGAGE LIFTING NOW POPULAR

Denvers prosperity is evident from the
number of mortgage releases filed in the
county clerks office since Jan. l. Re
corder hammers figures show 1904 real
estate mortgages have been "liftcd," an
increase of 282 over the same period
last year