Denver labor bulletin., 1918-03-09

A magnificent audience oil nearly
four thousand members Of organized
labor and other useful citizens greeted
the British labor mission in Denver at
the City Auditorium Thursday night.
best and most inspiring meeting they
have addressed since arrival in THIS
country three weeks ago
Upon the stage were seated over
two hundred men and women promi-
nent in the Denver labor movement,
representatives of state and city gov
ernments, civic and commercial asso-
Citations, patriotic societies, cduca-
tional institutions and ministers Of the
gospel.
Vast Crowd Present.
A volunteer band of fifty pieces
furnished by Local Musicians Union
No. 20. led by Secretary John kess-
Ter, furnished a program of patriotic
music preceding the speaking. The
theater portion of the Auditorium was
crowded with exception of the top gal
lery. and more representative audi
ence never greeted distinguished visit
ors in this city. On the stage and in
the boxes. as well AS thruout the audi
ence, were to be found the leading
ClIlLtnN OF TINS WIN "'l'
present TO hear the message and cx-
tend welcome to Charles Duncan,
one of the labor members of parlia-
ment and general secretary of the
Workers Union Of Great Britain. and
to William Mosses, head of the Pat
tern Makers Union Of Great Britain
and secretary Of the governmental la
Dor advisory commission, the two
members of the mission who are max
ing the Western tour.
John r. Lawson Presided.
John r. Lawson, president of the
Colorado State Federation of Labor.
was chairman of the meeting and the
first great storm of applause of the
evening broke forth when he arose to
speak. On behalf of the organized
labor movement of Colorado he eN-
tended a welcome to the distinguished
visitors, and spoke briefly of how la
Dor in America is standing like n solid
phalanx behind President Wilson and
the Congress of the United States to
prosecute this war to n successful issue
IN order that democracy and human
liberty may extend thruout the civil
lized world
Coils Lovely. vice president of the
International Boot and Shoe Workers
Union. travelling with the mission as
representative Of the American
Federation of Labor. was then intro
duced to explain to the great audience
how the British labor mission was
created and sent to America by Pre-
mer Lloyd George in order that the
workers of this nation might be made
acquainted with the British labor pol
icy and create a better understanding
between the organized labor forces
of Great Britain and the United States.
British Labor's Part in War.
Mr.. William Mosses was then in
troduccd and spoke eloquently for
nearly an hour, telling how the Brit
ish government in the early months
of the war had sought the co-opera-
tion of the trades unions, had given
them recognition on all important
boards and that by reason of the un-
derstanding thus arrived at there had
been comparatively little friction,
which has resulted in munition supply
plants being operated without letup or
hindrancc. He praised the women of
Great Britain, one million of whom
are now employed in the munition fac
tories, receiving the same pay ms men.
He stated that the trade unions of
Great Britain had temporarily set
aside many of their restrictive rules
and that any worker qualified in n
given trade was accepted to member
ship without question. All grievances
are submitted to n board of adjudica-
tion, which settles questions at issue
without resort to lockout or strike.
Thus. while thousands and thousands
of labor union members have gone to
the fighting front, the membership in
most unions has increased rather
than diminished. Mosses said that un-
der tho present arrangement, organ
lied labor in Great Britain wields n
more powerful influence than was ever
imagined possible. There are now
forty-two labor members of the house
of commons, nine holding high govern