Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-29
HERB THE MOOCHER
ABOUT TOLOSE JOB
WORK OR FIGHT ORDI-
NANCE is AFTER HIM.
Lets Forth Another Lamentation Be-
cause Organized Labor Is Loyal
to Government and Insists
On Human Rights.

The Bulletin is indebted to Herb
George, the Moocher, for the best bit
of humor which has come to our Office
since the hot wave opened on Satur-
day, June 8, when the clouds hid the
suns eclipse from mortal eye in Den
yer. Herb poses as president of
papier- mache Employers Associa-
tion," and has been working overtime
in Colorado since he lost his last real
job in California at $4,000 per. His
| mission is to stir up strife between
employer and employee, and in doing
this is the best aid to the kaiser out
side of federal prison or internment
camp.
His letter is addressed to the phan-
tom members of the so-called EN-
ployers Association" and here is
verbatim copy:
Denver, Colo, June %, 1918.
"To Members:
"On July LIST, this association COM
pletes the first year of its existence.
1t has adjusted twenty-three situa-
tions, any one of which might have
resulted in a strike; two got away,
the teamsters and the machinists.
The teamsters went back open shop
The machinists strike was called off
after the shops had practically filled
up their lists with non-union mechan-
les, and the credit of ending the
strike lies with the owners of ma
chine shops who stood by the fight
for open shop until it was won.
mo one but the employers are en-
titled to any credit for the present
open shop settlement. They fought it
out intelligently and courageously,
and are entitled to full credit. 1t is
surprise, however, to see the strike
called off-lost strikes are seldom
called off. The situation is encour-
aging and strikes are going to be less
and less as public opinion grows
stronger against strike slackers-and
it is growing.
Next October there may be an
other furry among the button wearing
transfers, when the new wage adj
justment will be made, but the posi-
bility of anything very serious is
quite remote
There is one situation, however,
all employers should keep constantly
in mind-the department of labor at
Washington is under the sinister con-
troll of that champion of Camouflage,
Gompers, and while the idea is sought
know and everybody else does, that
the closed shop advocates are in the
saddle and pushing their propaganda
among the McAdoo railroads for all
they are worth and the same applies
TO the telegraph companies and the
other big corporations. In so far as
smaller employers are concerned, the
propaganda goes right ahead for
closed shop, whenever possible-note
the situation at Aurora on the govern
ment recuperation camp. Nobody not
carrying card can work on that job.
Eternal vigilance is the price of open
shop.
"In conclusion, We wish to say the
growth of the Nm loyers Association
has been more n satisfactory and
is growing now faster than ever
pueblo called upon this Office to
start an Employers Association in
that town and we have done so, and
the association starts out with fine
list of the largest and most influential
employers in that town.
STRIKES are going to grow less and
less from day to day as union agita-
tors begin to realize the strength of
the organizations of employers, which
have adopted the motto of the unions:
The injury of one is the concern of
all When organization meets organ
ization the idea of arbitration is born
and the cheap agitators that disgrace
decent unionism go into executive ses-
sion with The Labor Bulletin bunch of
trouble makers and conclude to sub
side.
1--WE are at war to whip out German
autocracy. We must stop the build
ing up of a labor autocracy that will
some day be as narrow as kaiserism.
Yours very truly,
1.-THE EMPLOYERS ASSN.
"HERRERT GEORGE. President