Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-30
Cigarnakers
BY j. w. SANFORD.

llamentary tactics. GEORGE lacks a
quarter of an inch of coming up to
military requirements, but is long on
executive ability.
Communications of unusual volume
were on hand which required nearly
two hours time in placing their con-
tents before uor members. An impor-
tant one from the Union Label Trades
Department calling attention to the
Importance of patronizing all things
union and another from the same
source explaining the war savings"
and thrift stamps" plan which was
we'll received by our membership, with
the result that $100 was appropriated
out of our funds for the purchase of
Liberty bond and the secretary au-
thorized to apply for charter for the
sale of war stamps to our members.
The one from the State Federation OF
Labor enclosing referendum blank was
taken up and our vote recorded. As
sociated Charities was laid over to
our next regular meeting for action.
A number referring to our trade were
taken up and acted upon in the in
terest of the majority affected.
Fred Vessel, representing the La
bel League, was granted the floor, and
impressed upon our members the ne
cessity of consistent and concerted ac-
tion of the members of organized labor
on matters affecting our interests and
he laid special stress upon the i'm
portance of the patronage of all labels
and house cards. Fred also called at
tention to the necessity of our liberal
patronage of war savings and thrift
stamps in the interest of our govern
ment, with the result as above noted,
of our compliance.
Miss Waltmeyer was granted the
floor and explained some of the inside
workings of our school boards which
she showed were not in the interest of
the working people. A resolution pro-
testing the dismissal of Ellen A. Ken
nan and Gertrude Nafe, two teachers
from the East Denver High school,
was adopted and two members, B.
Myr and G. E. Maasen, were elected
to represent US in newly formed
organization entitled "To Keep Schools
Safe for Democracy" Miss Walt
meyer proved to be strong advocate
of the rights of organized labor with
wonderful familiarity with the
methods employed against it by "big
business"
We are able to report the desertion
of two more cigarmakers from two of
the non-union factories who have Sc
cured jobs in union factories in. this
city.
Puritan Bond, Copyright, Best
Value, Hagler's Rose, Ranger, High
Altitude and SIRE Cruz SC cigars are
not made under union conditions and
are minus the union label of the Cigar
makers Union. Ask for cigars bear
ing our label if you would promote
the interests of organized labor which
is your interest as well as ours.
Mrs. Birdie Skivanek reports the
death of her husband at Elizabeth,
Colo, last week.
Tom Morris, an old-time member
of No. 129, has been called to his old
home, Nashville, Tenn, to attend the
funeral of his brother. This makes
the second brother to die within the
last couple of months.
The Trades Assembly will be asked
by our delegates to cooperate with
us in the prosecution of the United
Cigar Stores Co. for violating the
anti-gift and coupon law which is now
in the hands of District Attorney w.
E. Foley.
Mrs. Jennie Sacco was the only lady
member to favor us with her pres
ence at our Tuesday evening meet
ing. Jennie slipped one over on the
other ladies by getting her Easter
| bonnet out n week in advance. This
| is an advantage that is considered fair
| by them, however, and no complaint
has reached US to date from any of
them.
Three members charged with pat
ronizing non-union restaurants within
the last week were found guilty,
whereupon they threw themselves on
the mercy of the court and were let
off with the minimum penalty on their
! promise that it will not occur again.
One of them offered the defense that
he mistook theater poster for the
union house card. He promised to
take a night school course to preclude
the possibility of a repetition of his
mistake.
Our international is threatened with
secession element in New York City,
where every condition of making
cigars is to be found. 1t is believed
that they will return to their reser-
walton in short time when their lin
tied supply of ammunition in the way
of unreasonable complaints which they
ask the international president to
remedy within fifteen days, is ex-
hausted. The right to kick is ac-
corded everyone, but a reasonable
remedy should be on hand to supply
the deficiency complained of.
If you must have a new Easter hat
see that the label is in it first, con-
slider the color and price mark after
that is confirmed.