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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13

Not until you visit the Atlantic sea-
ports and the great army camps of
the Southern cities can you realize the
tremendous part in mobilizing an
army we are playing in this terrific
war. Down there seemingly one-haf
of all the men you meet are clad in
the color of the dust of ashes, or the
white and blue of the sea.
Nor can you realize the rapid So
.cial changes that have already taken
place. The mighty problem Of un-
employment has been solved. Tenn
perance is taking the place of in
temperance, and will finally be COM
plete
The new religion Of kindness is fill
ing the hearts of men and institutions.
The sin of the crime of neglect as re-
vealed in my book, Broke" of the
Y. NJ. c. A. turning the temporarily
homeless, moneyless man back into
the street, is becoming a thing of the
past, and the civilian as well as the
boy in uniform who is without shelter
finds all night rest Of beds are all
taken) in the big comfortable lounge
room or Office of our Southern Y. NJ.
c. AS today. And since the govern
ment has taken over the railroads no
longer are our homeless, moneyless
~orkers drlNen from the railway
depots by city police forces and plain
clothesmen, but allowed to stretch out
and sleep until dawn in the great
warm stations. This was particu-
iarly noticeable in the city of Wash
ington. And so these mighty princi-
Piles of our new Christian religion is
at hand and cannot, nay must not, be
overruled by Imperialism. Seeing
these things and what our boys are
fighting for fills US with love and ad-
miration for our soldiers, and should
touch us with deeper patriotism and a
keener sense to help to the uttermost.
Descendant of Perry and Pike.
Now / don't go much on ancestry,
for believe that all depends on what
a man makes of himself, and yet it
is not unpleasant to know at this time
that ones forebears were of the right
sort. | take pride just now that
am descended from Perry and Pike,
those brilliant heroes of the war of
1912. Principally for the reason it
gives me distinct title TO my PARTISAN
ship on behalf of everything that per-
tains TO the great interests of our
country.
Recently to the query of a promi-
nent editor: "Do you still become a
tramp in making your social studies
from which you build your books in
your efforts to help those perhaps less
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13

ported by two negroes who were striv-
ing to take him into nearby rooming
house. Heroic of stature was this uni
formed man, perfect example of ply
sical youth and strength, just such
men-the cream of our citizenship
in which lies our country's hope.
Resembling that class of civilians
with whom our soldiers mostly and
must associate, for ten days mingled
with the soldiers of Galveston.
Tells of Vice Conditions.
l passed up the street where the
scarlet woman phys her trade. In
front of me was three of our soldiers
and behind me three more. Within
one block, with eager entreaty, was
invited in by five different lewd women
and the same solicitations were made
to our uniformed boys.
There is a rigid law that our SOL
diers and sailors shall not be served
in saloons where spirituous liquors
are sold as a beverage, yet in one of
the largest saloons of this city they
had boldly put up sign, Soldiers in
uniform are served Tom and Jerry at
the bar" Now, Tom and Jerry is
made of a concoction of strong whis-
key, hot water, sugar and eggs, and
three of them will make the man you
are talking to look double and in
crease the twenty-five lights in the
barroom to 500 about as quickly as
any compound a booze emporium
serves. l saw a great deal of the de-
structive influence of strong drink
among the soldiers in Galveston.
Different in Dry" Town
In the dry city of Corpus Christi
saw the most pleasing example of the
manly American soldier. During my
three weeks stay there l did not see
one of our uniformed boys intoxi-
Gated and evidence of vice in any OF
its other forms so small it could
scarcely be seriously regarded. 1t
was on a rare winter Sunday morn
ing that / paid a visit to Camp
Adams, situated on a slightly bluff
near the city overlooking the sea. In
this camp l,S00 of our exemplary
manly soldiers were serving, all COM
forts was in evidence, contentment
and happiness seemed to be the rul-
ing spirit. / talked with many and
heard not one word of complaint. San
itary conditions correct and all neces-
sites for comfort and strength fully
supplied. Games of all sorts inside
and out provided pleasant pastime.
The Y. NJ. C. A. lacked the pleasing
inviting character found in many
camps. The building was a comfort
Continued on Page Seven)
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13
LIBERTY LOAN
AND BUSINESS
PATRIOTIC DUTY TO BUY
NEW BONDS.
Better to Purchase These Securities
Than Pay Indemnity to Victorious
Germany: Union Men Should
Subscribe to Their Limit.

what has the Liberty loan to do
with the refrigeration business? ?" was
asked by subscriber in the fast
nesses of the Rocky mountains of the
editor of the Refrigeration World.
The answer was sound and patriotic:
AT this critical time the success
or failure of the impending loan have
more to do with refrigeration than
even the machinery and chemicals
used in producing refrigeration. II
the loan fails, everything else will
fail with it. All business will event
ually be Frustrated; nothing could
thrive"
1t is the business of every business
and business man in the United States
to see that the Liberty loan does not
fail. They should buy Liberty bonds; !;
they should encourage and assist
others to buy them. No business in
the United States is going to sue
ceed if the Liberty loan fails-if the
nation fails.
1t is better business to buy Liberty
bonds than to pay indemnities to a
victorious Germany; it is better busi-
ness to win this war than to have our
foreign commerce subject to the die
tation of the Potsdam government.
. 1t is patriotic, and duty, to buy
Liberty bonds. 1t is also good busi-
ness to do 1t.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13

fortunate than yourself" NO" l
answered; mot the tramp of the
homeless, wandering worker, for the
campfire of the shelterless out-of-
money, out-of-work man has been
turned into the campfire of our ma
tion's defenders, and labor is in the
hands of men to support those camps.
A government has been forced to
recognize the value of the human en-
ergy of these workers and has put
them TO work.
| take deep interest in all phases
of society and do impersonate and imi-
tate that class whom l wish to study.
Trip Across the Gulf.
In the last week of December, 1917,
was on my way across the great
Gulf of Mexico from Fey West, Fla
to Galveston, Texas, distance of 500
miles. A few days previous to our
sailing it was reported sub had been
seen in Southern waters.
One day far out at sea we had a
ship drill. A buoy representing man
was thrown overheard. The emer-
gency call bell sounded. The ponder
Gus engines temporarily stopped. In
less than three minutes the entire crew
of that great ship was on deck and on
duty. All passengers responded to
the call and were lined up and obliged
to put on life preservers to test their
knowledge and skill in time of need.
A life boat was manned with several
of the crew and quickly picked up the
human counterfeit After this drill
we felt at ease, we could sleep with
out fear, we We're sure of a safe jour
ney, for our captain and crew were
sober and strong, they could be relied
word of power, efficiency.
We reached Galveston port Sunday
morning. The first startling imprint
received in this embattled city of
our American army was a white SOL
dier helplessly intoxicated, being sup
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13
FEDERAL CHILD LABOR LAW TO BE
RIGIDLY ENFORCED in COLORADO
BY COMMISSIONER W. L. MORRISSEY
STATE AND NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS WILL COOP
ERATE TO BRING ABOUT COMPLIANCE.
Exercise Right Entry and
Government and Prevent Shipment Thru
State of Manufactured by Children Under
ID in Factories, Mills and Workshops

W. l.. Morrissey, state labor COM
missioner, has just received word from
Louis F. Post, assistant secretary. fed
eral department of labor, that he has
been authorized to exercise the rights
of entry and inspection under the ma
tional child labor law. The appoint
ment is TO be valid as long as the
commissioner remains in office and will
be the means of vigorous enforce
ment of the federal child labor law in
this state.
Accompanying the letter of ap-
pointment by Secretary Post was a
communication from Grace Abbott,
director child labor division, in which
she outlines in detail the plan OF CO.
operation between the state and fed
eral labor departments in bringing
about compliance with the government
statute.
The national child labor law, which
is commonly known as the keating
bill, makes it an offense against the
government to transport thru inter-
state commerce goods manufactured
by children under the ages of Ia in
factories, mills and workshops, and
under 16 in mines, quarries, etc.
The principal authority which the
commission gives the state labor head
of Colorado additional to what he, now
has under the state law is that II
enables him to have access to invoices
and bills of lading. so interstate ship
ments can be proved.
The inspectors of the child labor
division Of Washington will make in
spections from time to time in Colo
RADIO Of their own accord or upon re-
ceipt of complaints Of violations from
the state labor commissioner of Colo
RADIO or his deputies. The Washing
ton bureau Is anxious to have the
state department cooperate in the
fullest sense in the inspection work
The plan is the result Of n conference
of state labor officials held at WASH
ington last year, it being the sense Of
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13
SHAW SPEAKS AT
BIG PATRIOTIC
MEETING SUNDAY.

Denver citizens are cordially and
earnestly invited to attend a patriotic
meeting to be held on Sunday evening,
April Il, at 7:30 o'clock, in the Gen.
trail Presbyterian church.
This will be a great meeting, throb-
bing with the spirit of genuine loyalty
to our country and its cause. II a
the worlds history is being fought,
conviction, while the crisis-battle of
man is not held today by compelling
he is scarcely a red-blooded citizen.
Coming Immediately before the in
tensive campaign in the interests of
the third Liberty loan, this meeting is
sure 10 have large inspirational value.
Mr.. Harold Kountze will preside.
Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, former secretary
of the United States treasury; Chan
cellor Buchtel and Mr.. William V.
Hodges will be the speakers.
A mems chorus of forty voices will
sing patriotic songs.
1t is hoped that one hundred or more
soldiers from Fort Logan will attend.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13
MINE WORKERS OF
AGUILAR DEFEAT
DAVIES TICKET.

AGUILAR, Colo, April 9.-Certain
International organizers and their as
sociates attempted to beat up A. j.
Mcclure and others at this place on
April 2, when they were unable to
convince the miners of that place that
the Independent Union of Mine Work
ers of America should be disregarded
by the miners of Colorado. They were
not successful in this.
They had secured the aid of Town
Marshal ]. NJ. Davies in their fight
on the Independent Union and he re-
fused the use of the city hall to the
local of the new union and, in return,
the members went to the polls on
Tuesday, April 2, and defeated the
whole city ticket in which Davies was
interested.
This so angered the International
organizers to think that even a city
election could be held in which they
were not permitted to pad the vote to
elect their ticket that they came out
in their true colors and sought to dis
play their ability as thugs on those
who dared to resent their action.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13
SCHOOL TEACHERS
GET S. INCREASE
MINIMUM SALARY OF $3.50
PER YEAR.
Federal Board Says Laborer Entitled
to Sl.i00 to 81 500 Per Annum;
Denver Educators to Get
Half Amount

The Denver board of education at n
meeting Wednesday night recon-
mended about 1900 teachers and other
employees for appointment to positions
in the schools of Denver, effective
September l, 1918. The board fur
ther recommended that the minimum
elementary salary be $3.50 a year, and
that the maximum elementary salary
be fixed for the year 191S-19 at ST.
260, and that each teachers salary
included in this recommendation desig-
mated at $1,000 or less be increased
$50 year.
The old rate ranged from S720 for
the first year to $1,000 for the ninth
year. The new rate ranges from $3.50
to 1850, making general advance
of $50, or an increase of IS per month
for each additional year of service.
The board received petition from
principals asking that the minimum
salary for that position be raised to
81 200, and the maximum be $4,000 a
year, the rate to be based upon service,
experience and other conditions.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13
PRESIDENT HAYES OF U.M W.OF A.
DODGES AN INVESTIGATION OF THE
ELECTION STEALS IN DISTRICT Is
HE HIDES BEHIND SUBTERFUGE THAT HE CANNOT
RECOGNIZE THE SECEDERS
Bulletin Has No Criticism of Miners Movement
demns Election Manipulators Who Are Pay Roll
Working Under the Direction of Head
of Their Organization

A Missouri mine worker, James
Fisher of kirksville, took it upon HIM
self to send Frank ]. Hayes, Interna-
tional president of the United Mine
Workers of America, a copy of The
Denver Labor Bulletin, containing eN-
posure of the election steals in Dis
trict l5 of the United Mine Workers
of America, asking that an investiga-
ton be made by the International
Union to determine the truthfulness
of the charges made by John R. Law
son and E. l. Doyle.
In reply, President Hayes made a
braZen attempt to mislead Mr.. Fisher
as to the facts in the controversy and
tried to poison his mind against The
Denver Labor Bulletin and finally
wound up by refusing to carry out
the suggestion to have an investiga-
tion.
The following is President Hayes
letter to Mr.. Fisher:
INDIANAPOLIS Ind,
March 10, 1918.
"Mr. James Fisher, Kirksville, Mo.
Dear Sir and Brother: This is to
acknowledge receipt of your letter of
recent date, enclosing copy of The
Denver Labor Bulletin. l wish to
thank you for furnishing me with this
information and for your interest in
this particular matter.
Il wish to advise, however, that the
dual movement in Colorado is of small
consequence. 1t was fomented by n
few disgruntled office seekers, and
does not meet with the approval of
the overwhelming majority of the
Mine Workers of that state. I un-
derstand that the particular people
this so-called labor paper supports
have but few followers in the state of
Colorado. This particular paper car
rying these ibelous charges against
the State Federation of Labor. so you
can readily see what motive inspires
the editor of this unfair sheet to crit
else our movement. I sincerely trust
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13

that the miners of Missouri will not
take seriously the false statements
contained in this unfair organ.
Since the International organiza-
ton took charge of affairs in Colo
RADIO we have built up a membership
from few hundred to more than
eight thousand.
mo doubt you know, ere this, that
the particular parties whom this So
called labor paper are boosting have
started dual movement in opposition
to the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea. l am satisfied that yourself and
the other Mine Workers in Missouri,
in view of this fact, do not desire
anything further to do with men who
refuse to comply with the laws of our
organization. If there is anything
wrong with the election of officers in
Colorado it should be taken up in the
regular way. As soon as my atten-
tion was called to this matter wired
the parties in question that the courts
of the International organization were
open for any appeal and that here
was no excuse for secession or dis
loyalty to our movement.
These secessionists also had re-
course to the regular district conven-
ton which recently adjourned in Dem
yer. This convention was the largest
attended ever held in that state. You
can readily see that the noise made
by The Labor Bulletin does not mean
anything. understand that only two
small local unions have affiliated with
the dual movement. We cannot recog-
nize anybody who seeded from the
organization and therefore could not
carry out your suggestion. We de-
sire to do justice to every member
of our organization, and, further, we
propose to fight the enemies both on
the inside and the outside Of our or
ganization. who are attempting to de-
stroy the movement we have built in
Colorado.
81 thank you very much for your
support of the International organi-
tcoatinued On Page FsurJ
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13

that conference that it would be mu-
tually helpful il the state officials
were deputized under the United
States child labor law.
The federal and state inspectors
will have authority to suspend certifi-
Gates on the following grounds:
% IL the inspector finds upon in
vestigation that the child's age is in
correctly recorded on the certificate.
(2) If n manufacturer or producer
does not keep time record as pro-
vided for in the federal regulation.
(3) If the state laws have not
been complied with in order to show
violation of United States child labor
act il is necessary to prove shipments
in interstate or foreign commerce
from the state of manufacture or
production by manufacturer, pro-
ducer or dealer, together with proof of
employment of children in mine,
quarry, mill, factory, etc. contrary
to the standards laid down in the fed
eral act, together with proof Of re-
moval of these products within pc
riod of thirty days subsequent to the
time of the violation Of the statute.
II children who are under Ia years
of age are found employed in fac
tory, mill, workshop, etc, or under 16
years of age employed in a mill or
quarry but the employer has recog-
nized certificates Of age on file show
ing the children to be over Ia years
of age, in the case of the former or
over 16 years of age in the case Of the
latter, the employer is protected
against prosecution under the federal
act. In such cases certificates can be
suspended and subsequent Of tho chill
dren would render the employer lia-
BILE.
The state labor department Of Colo.
RADIO has received full set Of in
structions covering the proposed CO.
operative work and in many cases il
is proposed to have the state bureau
obtain complete evidence against vio-
lators.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13
DENVER PRINTER
"UP IN THE AIR"
TAKES HIS FIRST AERIAL
JOY RIDE.
Lieutenant Allen C. Phelps Writes In
teresting Letter of His Experience,
With Another Colorado Lad as
Aeroplane Pilot

The Bulletin is permitted to print
portion of an interesting letter re-
Gently received in Denver from Lieu
tenant Allen C. Phelps of the Third
aero squadron, at present stationed at
Fort Sill, Okla.
Lieutenant Phelps is member of
the local Typographical Union. His
narrative of his first aeroplane expe-
rience is thrilling one. His pilot
was a Colorado boy as well, Moffat
county recruit.
The letter says:
Continued on Page Four
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13
NATIONAL LABOR
BOARD WILL BE-
SELECTED SOON
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL
TIME"
New Institution Will Protect the
Well-Being of Women and Also
Safeguard Men Against
Discrimination.
BY LAURENCE TODD
Especial Representative The Denver Labor
BuIletin.)

Bu11ettn.)
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Secre-
tary of Labor Wilson is understood
to have already taken up with the
President the formal appointment of
the national labor board which shall
carry out the program of industrial
harmony unanimously reported by the
so-called Walsh-Taft board a week
ago. 1t is a safe prediction that
Messrs. Walsh and Taft and most of
the five spokesman Of the employers,
as well as the five spokesmen of the
organized wage workers of the coun-
try, will be named as the permanent
trial condition.
For the condition promised in the
Walsh program, accepted by Taft, is
to be really new. The employers are
just waking up to the fact that they
are pledged to pay common labor a
wage sufficient to maintain the
worker and his family in health and
comfort. Nobody ever conceded be-
fore that he and his had any right to
live comfortably. Comfortable living
will mean a big jump in wages for
common labor. There are millions of
men in the United States today who
are living below that standard.
Consideration for Women Workers.
The second notable advance is in
the acceptance of equal pay for equal
work" in cases where women are en-
ployed where men are or have been
employed at the same work. British
employers drove a harder bargain.
Their agreement ran equal pay for
Continued Page Ffve9
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13
OVER 100000 IN
BACK PAY BUYS
LIBERTY BONDS
PACKING HOUSE WORKERS
SHOW LOYALTY.
More Than 1900 Denver Unionists
Vote to Use Money Awarded by
the Federal Mediator in
Patriotic Manner.

By a decision Of Judge Alschuler of
Chicago, arbitrator of the packing
house strike, 500, 900 in a lump sum,
representing back pay since January,
was distributed Friday among many
employees of Swift & Co., Armour
Packing Company and the Coffin
Packing Company of Denver. The
sum is n result of the arbitration
agreement left TO Judge Alschuler TO
decide.
The average payment TO laborers, no
executive officers being included, will
be $3.50 The packing employees have
thus gained an increase in pay Of 55
per cent over a year ago.
W. c. Thornton Of the mediation
and conciliation committee, together
with Business Agent Earl r. Hoage
of the Trades and Labor Assembly
and Business Agent Fred Vessel OF
the Union Label League, addressed
meetings of the employees Thursday
in behalf of the third Liberty loan and
induced them to take action as noted
above.
This means that the packing house
union will turn oven to Uncle Sam
for the third Liberty loan an amount
of money exceeded by few, IL any
the face of accusations made in some
quarters at the time of organization
under the American Federation of La
Dor last summer that these working
pcople-men and women-lncked pa
triotism and were being backed by I
w. w. influences.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13
By EDWIN A BROWN,
Prominent Sociologist and Author.

Thou too sail on, o ship Of state;
Sail on, o Union, strong and great;
Humanity with all Its fears,
With all the hopes Of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate.
We know what Master laid thy keel,
What workmen wrought thy ribs Of
steel.
Who made each mast and sail and rope,
What anvils rang and hammers beat,
In what forge and what heat
Were shaped the anchors Of thy hope;
Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea.
our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee,
our hearts. our hopes, our prayers
our tears.
our faith triumphant DER our fears,
Are all with tn ee, are az with thee
Long gfellow.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13
DRY RESULTS IN
NATIONS CAPITAL
EFFECT OF NEW CONDI-
TION NOTICEABLE.
Leading Washington Newspaper Says
the Net Economic Gain for the
District of Columbia Is
Tremendous.

Local prohibition has now been in
force for three months. and the effect
has already been noticeable in dim
mutton of the cases brought before
the police court, according to figures
compiled ut police headquarters.
These statistics show a decrease in
arrests. not only for intoxication, but
for offcnscs which often grow out of
the use of intoxicants. Comparing
the first three months under prohibit
ton with the corresponding period of
year previous. the results are strik-
Continued on Page Five)
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13

The Clear Creek county women's
council of defense has just been or
ganized with Mrs. James Underhill
of Idaho Springs as chairman, and has
already asked the woman's state coun-
ell of defense for 1000 cards to reg
lister women for war service.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-13

To the extent you have prospered.
TO that extent you owe allegiance to
the country that made possible that
prosperity.