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Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
CONGRESS VOTES THAT LABOR SHALL BE
FREE TO STRIKE DURING PERIOD OF WAR

Heaton and Kiess of Pennsylvania;
Cramton. Currie and Fordney of
Michigan; Dale and Greene of Yer
mont; Garrett and Padgett of Ten
nessee; Glass of Virginia; Glynn and
Merritt of Connecticut; Humphreys
and Stephens of Mississippi; Miller,
Steenerson and Volstead of Mime
sofa; Peters of Maine, and Platt and
Ward of New York.
Camera Man Was Missing.
That's an interesting roll Gales
pecially the names from such states
as New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Con-
necticut and Minnesota, where organ
ized labor is going to have something
TO say next November. Its great
pity that nobody was there with a
camera to photograph the thirty-one
other gentlemen who stood up but
dared not go on record against the
right Of workers 10 strike or better
their condition during the war.
This amendment, against which they
voted, was offered by Lunn of New
York after the House had adopted
another amendment by Cannon of Ill
nois, and somewhat modified by Webb
Continued on Page fourl
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
TORACY POLITICAL WORKERS OF AMERICA BRINGS
WIDESPREAD REVOLT TOT JURISDICTION WHICH COLORADO AN % AIED SYMPTOM

gang boasts of getting an advance
for the miners in 1917 before their
contract had expired. When the truth
of the matter is the coal orerators
wanted to advance the wages and
some of them did advance the miners
wages before the conference was held
because the miners We're drifting away
from the mines for better wages in
other industries. Then as 'monu-
mental" insult to the members Of the
L. NJ. W. of A VINO work for a liv-
ing, Whitewash John and his vasSalS
insisted that the miners be peualiZed
to make them patriotic. When, in
fact, the miners at n number of places
where the coal is needed badly, are
working every other Sunday while
Purity" John would pose as great
American patriot by quitting his job
and taking a position at 81 per year
and then ask the miners to pay him
$4,000 year for his patriotism. which
they gave him in return for the pen
atty he helped force upon the miners
for their patriotism.
The membership of the organiza-
ton was forced to donate the $4,000
year to Whitewash John. thru the
gang with which they have packed
the conventions the past few years.
Packed Conventions,
Every delegate from the unions
who has attended national conven-
ton in the past seven or eight years
will tell YOU that the convention is
packed with organizers, board men,
bers and other administration sucks
who have been promised job as an
organizer. 1t is understood by the
gang that every organizer must come
TO the convention with a credential
as delegate. The credential is pro
cured by the organizer carrying his
Continued on Page 3.)
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16

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learned that "Whitcwash" John made
no mistake like Lewis in selecting his
appointees by missing a few good
union men among them. He was very
careful not to have anyone among his
organizers who would even hesitate
to use any method or means to carry
out his scheme.
The national board members are
appointed as organizers by the ma
tional president. which give them
steady pay for the whole year. Other
wise. they would only receive pay for
attending national board meetings,
which are held two or three times n
year. As national board members are
dependent upon the national president
for appointment ms organizers in or
der to receive a steady salary, great
many of them become vassals for the
president and should one of these ap-
pointecs refuse or even hesitate to
carry out the mandates of the ma
chine he would lose his job and the
machine would proceed to prove that
he was an eN-scah gunman or some
sort of disreputahle character. This
would be done at the expense of the
men who work and it would not be
the first time that the machine sent
out n trio of these vassals to get
something on some fellow to assassi-
nate his character because he refused
to do their bidding.
Men like these are called "sucks"
by the miners. We have them among
us in almost every camp; they suck
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
Especial to The BuIi.tin.)

PITTSBURG. Kan, March IS.
Warren Pippin of Kansas. act
ing secretary Of the Colorado Dis
trict Miners Union. was denied a
seat in the convention OF District
"a, comprising the mining camps
OF Kansas, at the annual conven-
tion being held here this week.
He was dropped from member
ship for failing to pay dues to his
local union.
Rubc Ferns, another Kansas
citizen and former prize fighter.
now on the staff OF Moran's dis
ereditable organizing crew in
Colorado. was greeted with a
demonstration of jeers and ridi-
culc when he objected to Presi-
dent Howatt referring to John r.
Lawson and Ed l.. Doyle as
brothers"
Lawson and Doyle. who had
been invited by unanimous vote
to come here and address the
convention on the Colorado dis
trict election steal. were greeted
with great ovation by the dele
gates. when they appeared in the
hall.
Warren Pippin of Kansas, who
is acting secretary OF the Colorado
district. is more than three months
in arrears for dues and under the
constitution automatically loses
membership in the union.
Following the motion to invite
Lawson and Doyle to the con-
vention. Pug" Rubc Ferns Of
fered motion to invite Moran
and Pippin. which motion failed
to receive even a second.
T he demonstration w HI h
greeted Lawson when he arose
was one of the most notable ever
witnessed in a miners conven-
ton. He was checred, as was
Doyle later when he spoke. to
the echo.
They told the whole story of
the election frauds in Colorado,
both in the State Federation of
Labor and the district miners
union.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16

Editors Note-The accompanying
article which tells of the upheaval now
going on in the United Mine Workers
of America. evidenced in Colorado by
withdrawal Of 5000 members. and n
threatened revolt in other districts
against machine methods of the ma
tional officers, was written by well
informed member Of the organization
residing outside this state. but who
came to Colorado some time ago to
make personal investigation and
was in Denver during the recent con-
vention of District 15. held at the Ok
ford hotel II throws n great deal of
light on the present situation
The management of the affairs of
the United Mine Workers of America
has been completely wrestcd from the
membership and for the past few years
has been in control of an aggregation
or gang of office holders. whose auto
cratic rule is ms relentless as any
gang of freebooters that ever muir
dcrcd n captain or scuttlcd n ship.
The autocratic rule of the Romanofrs
of Russia and the HohenZollerns of
Germany and the methods used by
the Infamous Jeff Farr in political
elections in Colorado are typical of
the methods used by the national Off
cials of the United Mine Workers of
America to perpctuate themselves in
office and burden upon the man who
works.
This condition has continued until
the membership of the union who pay
their dues out of the money they dig
coal for arc. asking themselves what
difference is it as to whether they
are bulldozed, plundercd and robbed
mine boss and company wcighman or
by gang of parasites whom they
must pay for doing so.
When the rank and file of the United
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
FIRE FIGHTERS IN CONVENTION
National Association Votes to Meet in
Pueblo in 1919.

The International Association of
Fire Fighters held its first convention
in Washington last week. and elected
Thomas G. Spelacy of Schenectady
N. Y, president, and w. A. Smith of
Washington. secrotary-trcasurcr Elev-
en- vice-presidcnts were chosen and
Pueblo, Colo, selected as the 1919
convention city.
The fire fighters were given char
ter by the American Federation of
Labor Mt its Buffalo convention last
municipal firemcn.
Nearly half hundred delegates
representing the various city fircmcn's
unions affiliated with the A. +. of L..
were present. The convention devoted
much time to the question of shorter
hours and indorsed the two-platoon
system.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
By LAURENCE TODD
,sp-ciaI Representative The Denver Labor
Bulletin.l

WASHINGTON, March 9.-SiNty-
nine members of the House of Repre-
sentatives stood up and were counted
Wednesday afternoon in opposition TO
putting this language into bill deal
ing with the protection of war mate
rial against malicious distractions:
Nothing herein shall be construed
as making it unlawful for employees to
agree together to stop work or not to
enter thereon with a bona fide pur-
pose of securing better wages or con-
ditions of employment"
But when the roll call was forced,
so that all members should go on
record. by name, on this issue of per-
hitting strikes during war time or
making them criminal offense, there
were Just thirty-eight votes on the
anti-labor side. The thirty-eight We're:
Bacharach, Gray and Parker of New
Jersey; Blanton and Garner of Texas;
Borland of Missouri; Cannon and
Madden of Illinois; Cantrill, Helm,
johnson and Sherley of Kentucky;
Church Of California; Cox, Elliott and
Moores of Indiana; Crago, Edmonds,
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16

named as federal mediator in the
case by Secretary of Labor Wilson.
He failed to induce the employers to
do any better than the offer already
made-an increase of . cents per
hour, or Ia cents per day-which the
men refused to accept.
A. c. LeisenrinC, chairman of the
union wage committee, made the fol-
lowing statement TO The Bulletin Fri
day morning:
AT a conference held last July the
owners agreed to pay us 50 cents per
hour. This agreement was to remain
in force for one year, or until July.
1918. A provision was made, however.
that in the event Of fooistufrs advanc-
Continued on Page Four
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16

Mine Workers of America do n little
more thinking for themselves they
will eliminate the entire gang of office
holders who have no interest in build
ing up the organization or the welfare
of the salary and expense money they
receive without rendering any service
to the organization.
When the Membership Lost Control
When T. l.. Lewis was elected pres
idcnt he used and abused the appoint
i've power vested in the national pres
idcnt by appointing n few score of
national organizers, not for the pur-
pose of building up the organization,
but for the purpose of building up
n machine with which to perpetuate
themselves in office. This machine
was quite n success for Lewis first
term of one year and succeeded in
elccting him for the second term. For
tunately for the miners, there was n
number of real union men among the
appointments that Lewis made and
when the methods of Lewis became so
autocratic the real union men among
the organizers and national board
members rebcllcd The result was,
Lewis was easily defeated at the next
election.
The Machine Perfected Autocracy
With Ncngeancc.
When John White was elected pres
ident, great many of the miners
believed they had elected real man
to that office. However, they soon
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
400 DENVER MACHINISTS ON STRIKE
FOR HIGHER WAGE in CONTRACT SHOPS

Between 400 and 500 members of
Denver Machinists Union No. ~, en-
ploycd in thirty-thrce contract shops,
went on strike Thursday morning at
10 o'clock to enforce a demand for n
wage increase of si.0i per day, or n
raise from 50 to 60 cents per hour.
During the day twelve shop owners
agreed to the terms and the men en-
ployed nj these places returned to
work Friday morning. These are
what are known as independent shops
and not members of the employers As
sociation.
Federal Mediator Failed.
Wage negotiations have been pend
ing since January /. and few weeks
ago Judge George W. Musscr was
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
W. H. YOUNG Is
STATE PRESIDENT
PU E BIO UNIONS FEEL
HIGHLY HONORED.
New Officer Comes to Denver This
Week to Assume Duties as Success
sor to John r. Lawson; Head
quarters to Remain Here.

William H. Young Of Pueblo is now
president of the Colorado State Fed
Grafton of Labor, having officially as
sumed his duties yesterday, March Is.
He will fill out the unexpired term
of John r. Lawson. who resigned to
become president of the recently or
ganized Independent Union of Mine
Workers of America.
This resignation ard election were
acted upon by the executive board at
a meeting held in Denver two weeks
ago.
Some of Bills" Activities.
"Bill' Young, as he is known among
his friends, is one Of the most promi-
nent and active men in the labor move
ment Of this state. He is a member
Of Pueblo Pressmen's Union, having
been employed as foreman Of the
Pueblo Chieftain press room for many
years Young is financial secretary
Of the Pueblo Trades and Labor As
sembly and is secretary and manager
of the Pueblo Labor Temple Associa-
tion. Ii was largely thru his efforts
that the Labor Temple proposition was
carried thru to a successful issue and
Pueblo labor men have the distinct
honor of being the first and only or
ganization of labor in Colorado to own
their own home.
When the State Federation of Labor
was organized, TWEEN. 1.-TWO years ago
| in Pueblo. Otto r Thznr of the Typo
| graphical Union. then n resident of
that city. was elected as the first pres
ident of the body
Headquarters Remain Here.
Not since then. until Mr.. Young was
selected by the board to fill the va
cancy caused by Lawson's resigna-
/ ton has Pueblo been honorei with the
presidency of the State Federation.
/ The boys there feel highly honored by
once more having the state labor
president.
/ President Young came to Denver
I yesterday from Pueblo TO take over
I the duties of the office, and get line
on the details Of the work at head
quarters. However. he will retain his
residence and employment in Pueblo,
but there is no Likelihood that the
headquarters VIII be removed from
Denver. The new president will visit
this city from time 20 time when neces-
I sary and will do much of his work
thru correspondent.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
PPPN OF KANSAS
FAILS TOPAY DUES,
LOSES MEMBERSHIP
In KANSAS UNION
LAWSON AND DOYLE GET
OVATION BY MINERS AT
PITTSBURG MEETING.

Motion by Pug" Rube Ferns to In
vite Moran and Pippin Fails to Re-
ocive a Second; Colorado District
Election Steal Unfolded TO the
Delegates in Attendance.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16
DIVIDENDS OF CHAIN STORES.

The largest system of chain stores
in the country, the Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Company, reports remark
able earnings for the period between
March I. last year, and January 90,
this year. The gross business
amounted to Sill ,36S, ,d0S in the forty
eight weeks This is gain of S5l,-
7i4,974, or SO per cent, over the cor
responding period in 1916-17. The
company operates $500 stores, COM
pared with 2,700 stores on January 1,
1917.
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16

SMb NHg @ h people
| privileges ~ gyh W@ H db N
h y put
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16

around the boss for favors and carry
tales. most of which are false. The
miners consider the suck" more
dangerous and dirty than any scsb
or non-union man can possibly be.
When John Walker accepted the
nomination and decided to join in the
race with White for president, White
wash John and his gang of admins
tration sucks at the expense of the
organization. proceeded to circulate
statements accusing Walker of being
guilty of committing all the crimes
that was ever committed against the
human race. According to their own
statements. "Whitewash" John and
his gang were boosting Walker for
president in his campaign against
Lewis. after he (Walkerl had COM
mitted all of these alleged crimes laid
to him by Purity" John and his gang,
This is not written in defense of
Walker; but in defense of the organi-
zation. These unprincipled methods
are unnecessary and if the miners dc
not rid themselves of such men, the
organization will come to the same
status as the Western Federation OF
Miners.
Has the Miners Wages Kept Pace
With the Organizers'
In 1916 the miners received an ad-
vance amounting to about Sl.50 u
week, providing they worked every
day. which is not possible. and the
organizers received an advance of S.
per week. Whitewash John and his
Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-16

4 prize Of $1,000 for the best in
vention which VIII enable coal gas
to be used for motor cars and motor
cycles is offered by the London Auto
mobile Association
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-13
He's Single. BIT
Reported Engaged

Dear Mas Grey have read your
column with pleasure and profit for
some time and would Ike to ask "a
few questions myself
There has been great deal In tho
papers Of late regarding VIM. $
Hart. and as have never seen him
In any Of his pictures and know
very little about him. | thought per
haps you could give me a little in.
formation.
He must bc quite a notable man.
for ! see that some 81 tho news.
papers think him important enough
to record tho fact that he cut his
finger out'ht Camp Lewis and also
that he waited for certain elevator
girl. so that he might bid tho little
lady" farewell am afraid haven
appreciated his importance
Where is his home please Is he
single where is his studio located.
and what company is he with?
ONE or YOUR READERS
VIM s. Hart lives in Los An
gelos. Cal. where he manages
his own company. II IL the VIM
s. Hart Film corporation lie
* single at the present time. but
according TO recent reports, he
will soon claim the daughter OF
a Montana ranchcr as his bride.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-13
Ertending Welcome
To Birds Of Spring

Dear Miss Grey: won't you please
ask your readers to welcome the
birds ms they come from the South?
Tho robins. hluebirds and other
early birds often encounter storms
and find very little food when they
arrive a few bread crumbs or
scraps Of meat placed where they
can get them will tide them over.
and they viii reward you by their
sweet songs ana hearty cooperation
in your garden later.
a LOVER or BIRDS
our friends. the birds. certain.
" do good work In combating in.
sect pests. A little thoughtful.
ness in supplying them with food
VIII encourage them 70 remain
IN city yards
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ono hundred pairs Of soft. woolfnished Blankets.
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Large Stocks of Sheets and Pillow
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We enperdte partial list Of the kinds, their sizes and
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Bath Towels Each 23c

ono hundred dozen Of good quality Bath Towels
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Table Damask Yard 69c

Six patterns Of fine mcrcerizcd Table Damask. GO 4
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INCLUDE:

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14
Wall Street PurSues
Even Tenor Of Way

New York, Jan. 14.-The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
Wall Street went the even tenor of
its way through most of today's ses-
sion of the stock market undisturbed
to any appreciable extent by new de-
veIopments or rumcSs- which were more
or less freely circulated.
Trading vas thin and almost who'll
ly professional, although there was a
of good investment buy
ing in the market. The course of pric-
es was variable but changes were mar
row, until Just before closing, when
the entire list turned weak. Certain
specialties and the tobacco group were
well bought and smelters and Mexican
Petroleum were in demand at intervals
gaining some two points or more. The
steel stocks were easy throughout the
forenoon, but they picked up some
what at midday. Rails were neglected
and inclined to be soft. Stocks were
not offered in volume at any time and
the short interest was rendered ex-
tremely cautious.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14
HORRORS
WERE DEPICTED BY
SPEAKER AT ARNORY
DR.. ]. P. McNaughtOn Points
Vivid Picture Of Suferings
of Oppressed People

The horrors of the century old per,
secution of the Armenians by the
Turks was recounted in realistic and
vivid manner by DIR. J. P. McNaugh
ton in his address at the armory last
evening.
OF all the nations that have suffer
ed in the present war, said DR.. Nc
Naughton. Armenia has suffered the
most. All other nations have had their
own governments to sustain them and
have been able to call to their aid and
succor the assistance of other civilized
countries. But Armenia has been iso-
lated from all other Christian coun-
tries and in addition has suffered per-
secution at the hands of her own gov
ernment composed of the Turks.
The Turks have three favorite meth
ods of exterminating the Armenians,
said the speaker. One is massacre, an
other is torture and the third is de-
portation. The young men over eigh-
teen years of age and able bodied men
under forty five are generally massa-
cred ON the spot, and the others are
given death by slow torture and depor
tation. Deportation for women at the
hands of the Turks, he said, was ten
thousand times worse than death.
DR.. McNaughton recounted a num-
ber eff instances of torture and mas
sacre that occurred during the twenty
three years he was in Armenia. In one
instance about two hundred and fifty
young men were taken from the Chris
tian college in which they were stu
dents and marched out to the foothills
where they were beaten and hacked to
pieces with clubs and axes. In another
instance all the young women of a
Christian college were taken cut and
given an alternative of accepting Mo-
hammedanism or deportation.
The Armenians have been under the
heel of the cruel Turk for seven cen
turtles, said the speaker, and during all
that time they have borne their un-
speakable persecution with the fore
bearance and faith of a true Chris
tian people They have contributed
more martyrs to the cause of Christian
ity, he said, than all other peoples
combined. "We owe them more than
all other nations put together said
DR.. McNaughton.
The speaker was introduced by Gov
ernor Withycombe, who presided at
the meeting.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-14
Man Not So Mean As
Preachers Say--EVans

"I'm inclined to believe the Lord
is not so mean as some preachers make
Him out to be.
''I'm like some girls-not as bad
as I'm painted -
eff muscle was all there Mas to
manhood there would be more man
hood in the hindleg of mule than in
fiftv men,
With ever increasing interest the
Bruce Evans revival goes on drawing
wonderful crowds and arousing great
enthusiasm. Yesterday Mr. Evans spoke
to two full houses. At night in spite
of the down pour of rain Ne large au-
ditorium was not only filled to the
place where extra chairs had to be car
ried in but the Sunday school room
had to be opened to- accopmodate the
people.
Evans preached on He'll last night.
1t was not a lot of ranting.I 1t was cold
logical and altogether reasonable dis
course. Cold, did we say9 Well that is
not just the word. In fact was the
warmest thing the evangelist has put
ever since he arrived If Bruce Evans
has made reputation as an evangelist
since he came to town it is that he is
reasonable. He does not try to make
every one agree with him if the other
man Is conscience dictates otherwise
The me fling Mill continue for a
week longer at least. Tonight the Sal
walton Army officers give special mu-
sic. Mr.. Evans speaks.