Denver labor bulletin., 1916-03-04
JOINS WOMEN
IN PROTEST AGAINST
MRS. HELEN GRENFELL
Declared to Be Paid Agent of Rockefeller Interests
in Defending State Malitia Atrocities at Lud-
low Ordinance to Protect Denver Labor
Against Imported Foreigners.

An ordinance that seeks to protect
Denver workers against contractors
bringing in laborers and mechanics from
other sections OF the country, was read
and endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Assembly nj the regular semi-monthly
meeting last Sunday afternoon. 1t viii
be introduced in the City Council and
If enacted will do much to eradicate an
evil long complained OF by working peo-
pie who are citizsns OF Denver. he
Legislative Committee was instructed to
use its best efforts to push the ordi-
nance for early consideration. City Of
ficials, contractors or other authorities
employing labor on municipal works are
required TO give preference al all times
to bona fide citizens oil the City and
County oil Denver. Violations OF these
provisions will automatically annul
contracts, or make any city official liza
bls to discharge
Helen GTenfell Is Scored
A committee from the Colorado Equal
Suffrage Association appeared before
the Assembly 10 ask that a protest be
entered sgrtfr-t Mr.. Helen Grenfells
appointment ~ a. representative from
ia state ON the national congressional
committee Of tine association. Resolu-
tions adopted hy the women and signed
by HouOra Macpherson, president, and
Mari, c. Dcker, secretary, were read as
follows
Whereas. The Colorado Equal Suf-
fragc Association, IN executive session,
regularly called by Acting President
Mir H. Macpherson, has been appraised
OF the fact thru the News Letter the
f.ciaI publicity organ OF the National
American Womau's Suffrage Associa-
tion. in edition duly dated January l..
1916, that Mrs Helen Grcniell OF Colo
r.ido has been appointed one OF seven
women 20 act upon the national cn-
grcs ssional committee; therefore be IT
Resolved. That the Colorado Equal
Suffrage Association protest against the
appointment for the following reasons;
because OF the deplorable effect VIII ch
Mr.. Grcuiel's appointment would haN'
upon organized labor thruout the United
states. turning TO opposition their
friend -hip for the enfranchIsement OF
women when they amazingly behold the
national congressional representative TO
be the one woman the only woman, who
could be found in the state OF Colorado
to apologize for the Rockefeller inter
est-' during the tragic labor troubles
ously destroyed in Ludlow
several delegates expressed surPrl,,
that Mrs Grenfell should bc named in
view OF her rccord as a paid agent Of
the Rockefeller interests in Colorado
during the recent coal strike. and how
she lad been sent TO Washington 10
give President Wilson the operators
side OF the Ludlow massacre.
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committee condemning her appointment
and making it clear that her selection
TO any position WAS an affront to the
working people of the state We're unani.
mously adopted These resolutions arr
printed on another page In the official
proceedings.
Fighting the Old Homestead.
Chairman +. O. Spaoey Of the ,Pcoia
committee to assist the union bakers n
The tour-ycar fight against tho Olt
Homestead bakery reported that can