Denver labor bulletin., 1918-01-05
1ae Optimistic.
Philosopher

| "dSeu at .tnaC time TO aDOllSh the
prison chain gang from the public
streets, and which succeeded. The par
agraph of labor history twenty years
! ago reads as follows:
The Trades assembly took up the
question of the chain gang yesterday
afternoon, and after much discussion
passed resolutions asking the city of
ficials to abolish it. The various hu-
name and civic Improvement societies
were called upon to aid in wiping out
what the resolutions termed "A blot on
Denver's fair name L. H. Fitzger-
aid of the Storecutters union intro
duced the resolution, and spoke feel
ingly and well in support of their
passage. In this he was ably sup
ported by Teddy Sugru of the Black
smiths, who asserted it was necessary
to call in the aid of the Civic Fedora
tion, the Humane society and other
kindred organizations o impress the
matter upon the minds of the city
fathers"
LARRY FITZGERALD IS STILL
in the Denver labor harness, and con-
tinues TO advocate the cause of lib
erty and humanity He is secretary
of the Denver branch of the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy.
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TWO NEW YEARS GREETINGS
from widely separated parts of the
country reached The Bulletin office
this week and are much appreciated.
One was written by Samuel ]. Lewis,
Colorado Commissioner of Public
Printing, and is as follows:
Denver, December 29th, 1917.
Mr.. Clint C. Houston,
Mr.. Edward j. Hines,
The Denver Labor Bulletin,
Denver, Colorado:
Dear Sirs:-Your Christmas and
New Year card came with other good
things of the season, and was appreci-
ated because it shows that l have re-
tanned place in your thoughts as well
as on your mailing list | don't expect
your paper to show any tremendous
improvements during the next year.
1t is already at the top of the improve
ment ladder looking down on others
that are still climbing, or trying to
climb. But FIR the New Year l wish
you Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen
different and distinct kinds of pros
perity, good luck and good health.
Sincerely yours,
SAMUEL ]. LEWIS,
Commissioner of Public Printing.
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THE OTHER COMES FROM
New York an earnest greeting from
Frank Byrnes, one of the notable as
well as useful organized labor men of
the great metropolis, and reads thus:
New York, December 9th, 1917.
Mr.. Clint c. Houston, Editor,
Denver Labor Bulletin,
P. o. Box 447,
Denver, Colorado.
Dear Sir and Brother:-I wish to
extend to you and the Trade Unionists
of Denver hearty greeting for a
happy and prosperous New Year.
The labor people of Colorado owe a
debt of gratitude to The Denver La
bor Bulletin for its clean and manly
fight for trade union principles.
Fraternally yours,
FRANK A BYRNES,
Vice-President of the Labor Sanitation
Conference of Greater New York.
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EDGAR WALLACE, EDITOR OF
the United Mine Workers Journal,
published from headquarters offices
in indianapolis, announced in last
weeks issue that he will enter the
army to fight the kaiser and Prussian
autocracy. Wallace is too far ad-
vanced in years to gain entrance with
the United States army, being past
so, so he has enlisted in the Canadian
army, where there is no age limit, the
main requisite being good physical
condition, which the editor has in
abundance. He stated the reason for
his action, as follows: at is because
of deep-seated conviction that it has
been carefully considered program
of the German ruling class to secure
world domination, and to that end the
suppression of every form of democ-
racy or rule by the people. I am GO
ing to the front to help save the
worlds democracies. Three cheers
for Editor Wallace.