Denver labor bulletin., 1917-04-21

pointed commissioner of printing by
Governor Gunter he was a writer on
Denver newspapers, and made
feature of labor articles. During the
coal strike in 1894 he was "war
correspondent" and always gave the
strikers and the union fair deal in
the accounts which appeared under his
name. Every trade unionist in Colo
RADIO was pleased when Lewis was
chosen for the important position of
state printing commissioner. :: n IS
T ABOR editors have troubles they do
a not always shout from the house
tops. No publication serves a more
critical clientele than do the labor pa
pers. Members of organized labor are
very prompt to knock the paper and its
editor for trivial grievances, while sell
dom placing rose on the editors desk
Gordon Cascaden, editor of the De-
troit Labor News, since that paper
was founded two years ago, has re-
signed. He failed to please both fac
tions during the wet and dry campaign
in Michigan last fall, since which time
his path has been strewn with thorns
He quits in order to regain health and
equipoise of mind. Likewise Chester
M. Wright, for three years managing
editor of the New York Call, resigns
because he could not adjust his views
so as to meet requirements of con-
tending factions in that city, existing
between the Socialists and trade un-
ionists. Labor editors, however, have
this solace-a confident assurance that
when they approach st. Peter at the
pearly gates, he will direct them to
seats of honor in recognition of their
frin1c and friht,1atinpc xt,hi1a
striving to advance the cause of labor
on this mundane sphere.
WILL J. FRENCH, member of the
w California industrial accident
commission, whose reappointment
was recently commented upon in this
column, writes the o. p an apprecia-
tive letter in which he says; 81 was
particularly interested in your edito-
rial headed, elimination of the Sa-
loon Helpful to Labor AS you may
remember, for some years l edited the
San Francisco Labor Clarion, and this
subject was then, as now, more or
less vital question. 1 was, therefore,
especially interested to read your
opinion on the Colorado experience
under prohibition. / CONGRATU-
LATE YOU ON THE FORCEFUL
WAY YOU HAVE PRESENTED
THE TRUTH. l feel that / should
not close without complimenting you
on the excellent appearance of The
Denver Labor Bulletin. 1t is full of
good material, well displayed and pre-
sents a pleasing typographical effect.
If you have half dozen or more cop
les to spare of your issue of February
8, containing the editorial on 'Elimi-
nation of the Saloon would be glad
to have them for use in California"
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LIVERY week there reaches the
o. P's desk sufficient copy to fill
two papers, size of The Bulletin.
1t is always a difficult task to make
selection for publication with so much
good stuff in front of US. However,
this is a part of an editors job and
many really good articles must be
rejected. Sometimes we are prone to
wish the Chinese system was in vogue
in this country so that writer's might
be appeased in delicate manner. Per-
haps realizing our state of mind, our
staff art critic has furnished us with
a literal translation of how the Tsin-
Poa, Pekin periodical, ties the can
to contributions which are rejected.
In most subtle style the Chinese edi-
tor writes a contributor thus: "Most
venerable brother of the sun and
moon, your slave bows at your feet.
/ kiss the earth before you. / i'm
plore your permission to speak and to
leave Your most venerated manu-
script passed before my eyes and I
am ravished by it. With fear and
trembling return it. If ventured to
publish it the president would order
me to take this jewel as model and
never depart from it or have the
audacity to publish anything inferior
to it. But my long experience in let
ters has taught me that such pearls
can be produced once, and only once,
in ten thousand years. So must
return it. I entreat you to forgive me.
I am at your feet, the slave of your
slaves"