Denver labor bulletin., 1918-08-10


mate conclusion, which in turn will insure to pos
terty the rights of life, liberty, peace and the pur
suit of happiness.
While the pages that are being written into
history at this time by far the greatest ever
recorded, there will remain a vast amount of work
to do after this is and the Hohenzol-
lerns have caused their doom to be sealed.
The movement of the nation will be charged
with the elimination of the kaisers of industry and
that will be caused only by the organization of
every resource at our command
The man who simply pays his dues into labor
organization, but gives not of his services its
advancement, is only leech on the movement,
and accomplishes no real satisfaction for himself
nor good for those that follow.
The kaisers of industry busy to defeat
the principles of democracy and the well known
saying that vigilance is the price of liberty" ap
plies with equal force to the necessity for ambi-
ton as well as inclination the part of men,
bership to do those things which for the best
to mankind.
The general labor movement has viewed
the political situation with sufficient alarm.
One of the greatest things that could be done
by them today would be the abolition of the pres
ent Labor day and the substitution therefor of
two Labor days, of which would be what is
now known as primary day and the other is the
, regular election day.
The action of the various officials of the nation,
state and municipality, affects only the action
of our organization, but the very foundation upon
which it rests well, and the goal which we de-
sire to attain never be reached except that we
take more decided interest in this question which
which our organization is formed.
If the organized workers of the nation were
solidihed on election day, to the extent that they
are in parade on Labor day. then the respect shown
us would many times over repay the entire men,
bership for the trouble it experienced.
Every organized worker of state should be
registered at this time and it should only be
considered sacred patriotic duty to cast vote
in order that the principles of democracy may be
secured but it is duty well the welfare of
our fellow trade unionists in insuring the estab-
lshment and maintenance of better working con-
dtions
Talk accomplishes little when compared with
action and ballot action cannot be taken by unreg
istered citizens
The kaisers of industry use every weapon at
their command to cause their satellites to be reg
istered for every election and to discourage those
who are not subject to their dictation
They then attempt to influence the selection at
the primary election so that they may the
choice; if they fail designation for their
representatives thru lack of registration in the
primary election then they may be expected to
exert desperate effort in the regular election to
control the successful candidate.
Again l say to you that eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty and that those who no seeds,
in turn will reap no harvest
The organized workers of the state should exert
every effort possible to influence the selection of
choice for any public Office, and the opinions of
the majority should be expressed in order that our
final action would be unanimous.
Too frequently do permit friends to be
defeated by the lack of few votes that we could
easily supply, and permit avowed enemy to Sc
cure control of Office, the influence of which
is of vital interest to entire membership.
consider it the duty of every labor organiza-
ton in the state of Colorado to subscribe to al
movement that will place its entire membership
on record at all elections and just that
is accomplished, will be respected to a much
greater extent than today
Local democracy is ours by inheritance and we
should denounce only ourselves if we fail to COM
mand its services.
Let extend the battle of the western front so
greed, slavery and incompetence.