Denver labor bulletin., 1916-08-12
100 DELEGATES co
FROM DENVER
Industrial Act to Be Leading
Question Considered; Printers
and Building Trades
to Meet


the Colorado State Federation of Labor
will be held in Colombo Springs next
week, with what promises TO be the
largest attendance OF delegates since the
body was organized. The opening session
will be at IL o'clock Monday in Wood
mems hall on Pixies Peak avenue.
President John McLennnn will preside
during the convention, which will cover n
period OF perhaps four days Secretary
Treasurer FL Anderson viii be at the
deck for the first time since elected 10
the office. Earl K. lIoagc Of Denver has
been selected Tor Ia arduOus job Of as
si-t.tut secretary.
Brief addresses OF welcome will be
made bY the m8vor and president Of the
Colorado Sprinrs Federated Trades
Council. after which the roll viii be
called and male delegates inspected for
five separate labels. which aye necessary
10 eutitlc them 10 seat IN the couvcn-
tion. Adjournment Will then be taken
for the noon recess. In the afternoon
OF the opening day the president, vice
presidents and secretary treasurer will
probably read their annual reports. 4
meeting OF tho Executive Board will be
held Sunday evening. preceding the day
OF opening.
VIII Act on Industrial Law.
Among the many important questions
to come before the convention will be
proposed amendments to the workuen's
compensation law and, the Industrial re-
lations act. which have been in opera
tion for one year. Many delegates have
expressed themselves as favoring repeal
OF the Industrial act which gives a com
mission control of wage demands,
strikes. etc. Pueblo and Colorado
Springs central bodies have recently
gone upon record as demanding the re-
peal OF tho act. Probably one or more
members OF the commission will be pres
cnt to defend tho law.
This convention meets with large
measure OF industrial peace prevailing in
every part OF the state. A great revival
OF organization is now going on, espe-
cially in the southern coal camps, and
the state labor movement is in better
shape than for many years past.
Representatives of several intcrna-
tional unions are expected to be present
and deliver addresses
Convention Committee Is Busy.
The Colorado Springs convention com
mittcc has made arrangements for prop
or care and ontrtainment of the dele
gates and visitors. While hotel accom-
modations are expected to be limited on
account of the unprecedented tourist
patronage the committee will meet all
trains and assign the labor delegates to
rooms in hotels or private residences.
One of the entertainment features will
be a visit to the Union Printers Home,
the grounds of which arc now at their
best aud make one of the big show
places of Colorado.
A ruilroad rate of one and onc-thirt
fare on the crtificate plan has been Sc
cured. When purchasing tickets ask for
a certificate. which must be counter
signed in Colorado Springs by the con-
yntion secretary.
Nearly 100 delegates will go from Den
yer. Some have arranged TO leave on
carly Sunday morning trains, while 9th
crs will not 90 until Monday morning.
Typos to Hold Conference.
On Sunday the fourth annual convcn-
tion of the Intcrmountain Typographical
Conference will be held in the Hagcrman
building. Printer delegates to the Fed
Grafton convention will be delegates to
the conference. In the absence Of Prcsi-
dent Frank j. Pulvcr and Secretary j.
Charles Deus. who are attending the
I. T. u. convention in Baltimore, tenn
pornrv officers will be chosen for the
conference.
During the convention netting of del
cgates representing the building trades
il to be held with view of organizing
n Building Trades Department of the
State Federation. along lines adopted
by the Building Trades Department of
the American Federation of Labor.
List of Denver Delegates.
Ar,opo Oh d,Iegntes from Denver are
the following:
John II. Lawson. Ed l.. Doyle. John
McIennan. Ed Anderson, Edward Clin-
ton, James Noonan, Roy Heron, James
] Torpey. Alice McCabc, William Koch,
Mabel Spencer, Margaret Noonan, Bessie
Miller. Margaret Tierncy, Oscar Lowe,
Jacob Guittcrman. Clint O. Houston,
Raw L Lowderbnck. w. i. Evans, Lee
Brnyton, r. G. Greene, James Doughcrty,
w. S. Wilson. Roy Ridgcly. Ncls Nc
Glnsson. w. T. Hickey. II. A. Spriggs,
Henry Cohen. Marion Leak, Charles y.
Mack, n. II. Brady. @. ]. Common, j. @.