Denver labor bulletin., 1917-10-20
THIS has been one of Denver's really

great weeks, every interest in the
city being centered in the second
Liberty Loan subscription. The o. P.
was signally honored by being made
chairman of the Union Labor commit
tee, free lance bunch of boosters and
workers. This committee was made
up of organized labor members, lawyer
orators and bond men. Each night
from four to eight labor meetings
were attended, the subcommittee in
variably consisting of labor man,
lawyer and a bond man. Everywhere
they met with most courteous recep-
tion, and the response was splendid,
practically every union visited sub
scribing as a body, which amount was
usually augmented by numerous indi-
vidual subscriptions. 1t was a fine
demonstration of the patriotism of
union labor in Denver, proving that
the wage-earners are squarely behind
President Wilson, congress and the
government in prosecuting the war
against Prussian autocracy and milit-
arism to a quick and successful issue.
THE Denver school board has an
nounced a special levy to raise
S750,000 for the purpose of repair
ing old school buildings and erecting
some much-needed new structures. The
real estate exploiters and some men,
bers of the Civic and Commercial as
sociation, with the Post as first aid
are opposing this proposition, giving
as an excuse the war and the Liberty
Bond subscriptions. So far as the
government bonds are concerned, they
certainly do not deplete the city's
wealth. but rather increase it. The
war has made great prosperity for
everybody, including real estate men
and the daily newspapers. No better
time for a slight tax levy to better
the schools than right now. Besides,
while we are fighting abroad to esta b
lish worldwide democracy, we should
take time to distribute a hit of the
same doctrine among our children who
are to be the citizens of tomorrow.
Denver's schools have been permit
ted to deteriorate thru fractional fights
of board members for years past. Now
that we have harmonious board that
really wants to do some constructive
work for the school system we should
not place obstacles in the way.
EDwIN A. BROWN, Denver's noted
sociologist, went to New York this
week to confer with his publishers
concerning his latest literary work
soon to be issued from the press. 1t
is entitled "The House of Strength"
with the scenes laid in Denver and the
characters taken from real persons
now living here. Mr.. Brown also has
written a scenerio for his book and
it will be the first great film produced
by the new company formed here with
studio at the old Tuilleries park in
Englewood. While in the East, Mr..
Brown expects to visit Washington
and boost for the location in Colorado
of great army recuperation camp,
which is now in fair way of being
realized.
ANE day this week Judge E. Richard
Shipp of Casper, Wyo., poet, phil
osopher and printer. made social
call at The Bulletin office. while the
o. p was busy in the mechanical end
of the institution. The Judge, while
waiting, resting and ruminating,
connected with pen and paper on our
desk and wrote the following bit Of
philosophy:
"Some people in this world are op-
posed to organized labor and yet have
no legitimate reason for their oppo-
sition. Many of these are great be-
levers in church and fraternal organ
izations and preach continually of the