Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20

adoption by this committee and tina.
our recommendations be referred 70 Mr..
Costigan.
The report of the committee was
adopted and the secretary instructed TO
notify Mr. Costigan of this action.
Resolutions received from the United
Mine Workers Local Unions Numbers
3O25, Shumway; 3Ool, Pictou; 1924,
Strong; 1924, Tioga, protesting against
the industrial commission law and the
workingmen's compensation law and ask
ing the Joint Committee to make every
effort to secure the repeal OF these two
laws, were read and the secretary wa-
instructed to inform these locals that We
were doing everything within our power
to secure the repeal OF the industrial
commission law No. liz and the amend
ment of the workingmen's compensation
law along the line recommended by the
last convention of the Colorado State
Federation of Labor in order that this
workingmen's compensation law may be
of some real benefit to the working peo
pie of Colorado
Farmers Will Cooperate
Representative Collicott of the Farm
ers' Union reported as follows: He will
represent the Farmers Union in this
session of the Legislature in endeayoring
TO secure the adoption OF various laws
indorsed by his organization and he will
be glad to cooperate with the repre-
sentatives of other organizations and the
Joint Committee and viii aid in every
way possible to secure the repeal of the
industrial commission law and the en-
actment of other legislation indorsed by
the Joint Committee. The legislation
asked for by the Farmers Union is as
follows: 4 herd law along local option
lines modelled after the Idaho herd law;
pure seed law; state mining OF coal on
state lands along the lin al indorsed by
the State Federation of labor which
they endeayored to initiate at the last
election; direct primary law: co-opera-
tive banking law along the line OF the
old Rochdale system; amendment to the
initiative and referendum to make it
easier and more operative; teachers en-
ployment agency; to make beet sugar
factories public utilities; an amend
ment to the present child labor law to
apply to beet fields: board of equaliza-
tion abolished; an amen iment to the
present school law estahlished in the
county unit system; anti discrimination
law in regard to creameris- and other in.
dustries modelled after he Iowa law;
state bureau of markets
It was moved and scg7nded that We
indorse the list of pronOsed laws In
dorsed by the Farmer Union and CO.
operate with this uniou in an endeayor
to secure their enactment.
The Repeal of Aati-Boycott.
\ Communication was received from
George s Warden. secretary of the Boz
lermakers Lodge No ~ of Pueblo. con
tanning the indorso nent and copy OF
law for regulating The blowing off OF
boilers and asking he Endorsement OF
the Joint Committee and its aid in Sc
curing its enactment This Endorsement
was concurred in and the proposed law
indorsed by the committee and referred
TO our attorney for drafting for intro.
duction.
The repeal of the anti-boyoott law
was indorsed and the committee was in
structed to secure its introduction
The committee reported that the fire
mems pension bill AMI semi monthly pay
day bill has been Introduced in the SEN
ate by Senator Dunlap of Pueblo and
in the house by Representative Mishou
of Pueblo.
Representatives Forrest, Dorr and CAT
frey from the Painters Union No. 10.
presented copy OF he law which VIII
be introduced by the Master Painters
association calling for the licensing OF
painting, paperhanEIng and decorating
contractors. which II enacted would mean
the elimination of their organization a.
factor in organized labor. As the Joint
committee has gone on record as being
opposed to this proposed law, the repre-
sentatives were instructed to rcdoublc
their efforts TO secure its defeat.
The meeting adjourned to meet Jan.
uary is. at sol German American Trust
building.
ED. ANDERSON, Secretary.