Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-01
RECALL OF ENTIRE
BOARD DEMANDED
Trades Assembly Wants New
Deal in School Matters
Report Of Public Institutions Commit
tee Adopted Calling for Vigorous
Action in Diseraceful Middle

Urging the immediate recall OF school
Board Members Ben b. Jones, Dr. CLARK
-on y. Guyer and Congressman Ben C.
Hilliard was incorporated in report OF
the Public Institutions Committee TO the
regular semi monthly meeting oi the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly last
Sunday afternoon in the assembly hall
at $50 Eighteenth street. This was
amended to include Steven Knight, the
fourth legal member of the present board
Of six. two others, Morley and Ihorp,
elected by the votes of Jones sand Guyer,
not being considered. The report as
amended was adopted with only one DIS.
senting vote in the largest attended
meeting of the year.
School Board Disgraces City.
Many delegates spoke in condemnation
OF the disgrsceful conduct OF the school
board members. particularly Jones and
Guyer. the chief reactionaries, which has
demoralized the public school system
thru a bulldog tenacity of two contend
ing factions TO control the school board
and its patronage, purchase of supplies,
appointment of teachers, etc, resulting
in a deadlock that has no promise of be
ing broken until a new set of member
is chosen.
Report as Amended Is Adopted.
The report was signed by the three
members of the committee, Clint {.
Houston of Typographical Union, chair
man. Miss Alice McCabc of Bakery and
Confectionery Workers Union, and $. p.
oplinger of the Walters Union. As
amended and approved, the action taken
was as follows:
Owing to the chaotic condition exist
ing in the affairs of Denver's public
school system, caused by a deadlock of
four members of the school board, thru
the shameful neglect of official duty and
effort to control, popular demand is
being made for a recall of at least two
members and election of others who will
work in the interest of the public school
system instead of for the promotion of
selfish interests.
Recall All -Four Members.
Therefore. it is the opinion of your
committee that the Denver Trades and
Labor Assembly should today go upon
record as favoring the recall of the four
present legal members, Ben b. Jones, DIR.
Clarkson n. Guyer, Congressman Ben c.
Hilliard and Steven Knight, and that
their SUCCESSORS be chosen by vote of
the people The vacancy caused by the
death of DR. Carlin also should be filled
at this election by the peoples votes,
and not by board members
Want Board That Pulls Together.
Your committee recommends that the
Denver Taxpayers League, which body is
promoting the recall petition, be Off
cially informed that the organized men
and women wagc-earners of Denver. as
expressed thru this Assembly. favors the
recall Of the above named members, and
will cooperate to that end, and that five
new members who have the progress and
upbuilding of the public school system as
their sole aim, be elected on May o. the
date fixed for the special city election
on proposed new charter amendments"
A copy of the report and statement OF
action taken by the Assembly was sent
to the Taxpayers League Monday morn.
ing. and an active campaign among the
working people of Denver for new
school board begun.
Two New Affiliations,
Denver Switchmen's Union No. 1876 ap-
piled for affiliation. and the Steam and
Operating Engineers Union No. l applied
for rcaffiliation after being out of the
Assembly for nearly two years. Both
requests were granted and the following
delegates seated after passing success
full label examinations:
Switchmcn-William T.. Sccord, A. A.
Clements and NV Leonhart.
Enginccrs-Charlcs w. Crum. Ralph C.
Moscr, II. s. Peregrine, Edward r. Mays
and A. w. Patterson.
The Assembly adopted motion recon.
mcnding to affiliated unions favorable
action in securing copies of n snecial cdi.
tion of the National News of Chicago, to