Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-10

learned that Hamilton had the original
stenographic notes securely locked up
in a safety vault box to disprove the
garbled statements published in the
daily press, it is very evident that the
insurance bureau quickly dropped the
matter. Nowadays the man who
speaks publicly and officially for labor
rapher as a matter of self-protection
against being misquoted and placed
in false position by the daily pa
pers. When the stenographic report
of Hamilton's address was published
in The Bulletin it took all the thunder
away from those who had been bray
ing treason"
GEORGE WARREN DENSMORE of
III Alamosa, recently appointed and
confirmed as a member of the in
dustrial commission, has been removed
as the Legislative representative of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
A. H. Scott of Denver was selected by
the Brotherhood to fill the vacancy.
However, Densmore insists that he is
still of the opinion that the industrial
commission law should be repealed.
Of course it would not have been con-
sistent for Densmore to remain a
member of the legislative board, which
is advocating repeal of the law, hold
ing office in the commission. Dens-
more was appointed for the two-year
term upon the insistance of Senator
Billy Adams. He is being assigned to
perform all the roust-about work for
the commission.
MYTH only two weeks remaining for
w the twenty-first general assem-
- -, l. Iafn
adjournment, the fate of every legis
lative measure rests with Senator
Billy Adams of Conejos. Inasmuch as
Billy is responsible TO no one except
and the corporations, it is
not likely that any constructive legis-
lation or measures in which labor is
will reach a place upon the
statute books. The senate has created
a calendar committee with Adams as
its chairman. With him are such re-
actionaries as McWilliams and Lewis,
Democrats, and Hayden and Dodge,
This special calendar
must place its o. K. upon
any pending measure of the house or
senate before it can be placed upon
the senate calendar for consideration.
OF course, only such bills as meet the
pleasure of Adams will reach a vote,
and this makes the Conejos statesman
the sole directing power of all legis-
lation. Perhaps some day the people
of Colorado will wake up to the fact
that they are receiving just what they
deserve in legislative way so long as
they keep such men as Adams, Lewis,
West, Reilly and Napier in
the senate, and elect others who obey
the dictum of this little coterie of
TOM lyman of the
w state penitentiary is mad all the
way thru his rotund physique.
And he has a right to be. Wednesday
afternoon the house killed his bill
granting a twenty-year renewal lease
on the Avondale penitentiary farm
near Pueblo. 1t is located on state
owned land. The lease expires in 1919.
This farm has been cultivated by con-
victs under Tynan's direction and de-
veloped into one of the most valuable
pieces of property in that section OF
the state. Some Pueblo land grab
bers want it and have made applica-
ton to the state land board for pur-
chase at ridiculously small sum.
These land sharks have maintained a
strong lobby in and out of the legisla-
ture during this session, and were sue
cessful. The vote defeating Tynan's
bill was AZ to 18. The Pueblo mem
bers of the house lined up solidly
against lyman and for the land grab.
bers. In speaking of the action of
the house before leaving for Canon
City, Warden lyman said: 81 am not
beaten. I am going home and within
thirty days will have petitions out un-
der the initiative and referendum: We
will put these petitions in every church
and public place in the state and !
am confident that we will win out by
100000 votes. We still have nearly
three years under the present lease,
and will get vote on the referendum
measure at the general election in 1913.
/ believe the people of the state will
back me to finish on this PROPOSE
ton"
MHN AGEA