Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-13

''The intent of the industrial commits
sion law of Colorado was to do away
with organized labor and unless it is re-
pealed you might as well face the issue
now as later, and any fallacy that you
may have that it can be amended to
satisfy organized labor and capital might
just as well be dissipated. There can
be no compromise. 1t is either you and
your labor unions which protect your
interests which will be maintained or
it is the commission law. This state is
not big enough fer both. 1t will take
all the energies and combined efforts
and force of the organized labor move
ment OF the state to secure its repeal"
Delegate Pepper: eve must kill the
industrial commission law. If we are
strong enough to repeal this law, we are
strong enough to secure the enactment
of all other labor legislation demanded
by organized labor
The motion to make the repeal of the
industrial commission law the paramount
issue OF this legislative session was car
ried by unanimous vote.
Moved by Houston and seconded by
Lawson that a committee of five, of
whom the president and secretary treas
urer of the State Federation should be
charge of the preliminary work for Sc
curing the introduction of the repeal
bill and to make such other arrange
ments that will carry out the desired
program in regard to the repeal bill to
successful conclusion. The motion was
carried and the president appointed
Delegates Houston, Williams and Hynes
who with President McLennan and Sec
retary Treasurer Anderson, Will consti-
tute the committee, who will work with
Representative Hamilton on this mat
ter.
Delegate Williams, representative of
the railroad brotherhoods, read a letter
which he had received as instructions
from his organization, which were to
work in conjunction with representatives
of other labor organizations to secure
labor legislation, and the defeat of per-
nicious labor legislation in the present
twenty-first general assembly, and that
his organization would levy an assess
ment to carry out these instructions to
successful issue.
Delegate Secord was in favor of Or
ganized labor levying an assessment on
its membership to secure the necessary
funds to carry out the work of legts-
lation to a successful conclusion. Dele
gate Pepper was also in favor of an
assessment to secure the necessary funds
if necessary.
Delegate Noonan submitted tentative
draft of women's minimum wage
law, drawn by Attorney Costigan, which
will be introduced in the present session
of the legislature, Mr.. Costigan asked
that the committee look the law owe,
and offer suggestions as to what changes
were necessary to make the law more
beneficial to the people for whose inter
ests it is presented. Representative Ham
ilton made the recommendation that the
Massachusetts, women's minimum wage
law was the best that had been adopted
by any state.
1t was moved by lawson, seconded by
Hoage, that this matter be referred to
a subcommittee of three to go over the
law and make such recommendations as
to their judgment is necessary, to Cos
tigan, and report their action to the
next meeting of the committee. The
motion was carried and the president
appointed Delegates w. R. Welsh, Mar
garet Noonan and Earl R. Hoage rs
the committee. Adjournment taken to
January IL.
ED. ANDERSON, Secretary.