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UNITED LABOR BULLETIN
f—BTjnmtlng Union &nbnl X*MTV* BnUntln
Published Weekly by
010» LAIIT. LBAOVB VO. 1 07
DIVTEB.
Tke Only Official Endorsed and
Owned by Organised Labor In Denser.
a ■Mr—B with Otate Federation of X*bor.
Thin publication Is managed by the Busi
ness Committee of the Union Label League
eC Denver, and has no other authorized
representatives.
The Business Committee reserves the
rldht te reject any or all advertisements.
Business Committee.
A. Parish. August Beck. E. J. Hines,
Luella Simmons, E. R. Hoage.
< TRADES fftsrl COUNCIL fe
Address all communications to
y. JO. Kenderson Secretary-Treasurer
CfeflLee 816 Enterprise Bldg., 15th & Champs.
7. O. Box 709. Phone Gallup 367.
individual Subscription 91*00 Per Tear
»y Unions 60c Per Year
Publication Office 1748 Stout St.
Barnes Bros., Publishers.
Phone, Champa 771.
Vol. IV. NOVEMBER 5, 1909. No. 13
International League
L**ffU« Ho. 1, Denver, Colo.
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L—gus Ho. a, Pueblo, Colo.
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Tioegne Ho. 3, Salt Lek* City, Utah
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League He. 4, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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League Ho. 5, Haneae City, Mo.
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League Ho. 6, St. Louie, Mo.
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T eegne Ho. 7, Minneapolis Minn.
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League Ho. 8, Peoria, 111.
THE BULLETIN.
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Since our change into a weekly paper
our committee has been putting forth ail
their efforts to make our mouthpiece a
permanent fixture in our midst, ana
after one month of hard work we have
accomplished the same. We now' have
our application in for second class mail
matter, having secured the necessary
number of subscribers, and we further
solicit the co-operation of all the union
people in our city. We all know lull
well the value of a paper for ourselves,
and if we want to take advantage of it
now is the time. We want your union
to send us a communication at least
twice a month telling us what your or
ganization is doing and everything in
general about your union. We also
solicit articles from union men or wo
men on the labor question in general,
for we feel that many good articles can
be written by our union people, articles
that will be of great benefit to us. We
know that an exchange of thought oft
times will be the means of Increasing
our membership and in general help us
attain the good we are seeking. We are
very grateful to those who have aided
us in our first month. Coming to the
rescue in our infancy proves their loyal
ty to the cause they advocate. We are
of the firm opinion that before six
months passes by we will have a local
union paper going into the homes of at
least ten thousand.
We know the real wants of our mem
bers is to be made acquainted with the j
facts about labor in general, and to have
the same properly explained and tnen
they are the most liberal and charitable
people on earth. Their pocketbook is
always open to assist the needy, and
furthermore, they are not the ones to
brag about what they do in assisting hu
manity in general. With our Bulletin
going to the homes the housewife can
acquaint herself with all of our union
houses, and the various labels our goods
bear, and when once the one who spenus
two-thirds of our wages finds out her
full duty, then our unions will begin to
boom, for we know full well that a mer
chant will not keep on his shelf non
labeled goods unless he has a market
for them. So with no market for goods
produced by firms who do not employ
union labor will soon show his business
ability and unionize his plant, so you
can readily see the need of informing
the family correctly. When a man goes
home from a hard day’s work, after
shoveling coal all day, standing in front
of a hot furnace or other various forms
of hard labor, he has not time to read
and to tell his family all about the
union. He being worn out, wants to go
to bed and prepare himself for the next
day’s toil, which is just in him, lor ue
realizes without him being able to work
the next day his wife and little ones
may have to go hungry, bo therefore we
claim it is the duty of all union men and
women to let the wives be able to teach
themselves what is their duty, and this
can only be done through such a me
dium as our Bulletin. The cost is scarce
ly nothing to the unions, it being nve
cents a month, sixty cents a year, bo
with this as a part explanation of our
Bulletin and our object in view you will
all soon be a subscriber.
La Explorldad, manufactured by Liv
ingston Cigar to.
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UNION-MADE GOODS ARE BEST.
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One of the obstacles we have been
forced to contend with in the past, and
what we will have to overcome in the
future, is the double-crossing system of
the retail merchant who endeavors to
carry water on both shoulders. He
desires to create the impression that
he prefers to handle union-label goods,
but as an excuse for his small ana
shoddy stock he will tell you that no
cannot get the label and quality in the i
same garment, or the same article.
The union-label goods placed in stock
by too many merchants is calculated to
discourage the demand for the label.
These goods are only carried as a means
of pulling the wool over the eyes of the
lake-warm customers who are too wili
ng to accept this explanation and pur
chase the article which are produced by
j trust under prison or tenement sweats
hop conditions, and leave the store with
he impression that the merchant has
done his part toward furnishing label
Some manufacturers also use the
label to sell goods that would Jay upon
the shelves of the retailer without it.
When the public understands that the
labor union simply furnishes the labor,
and has nothing to do with the quality
of the goods tne employer furnishes for
them to convert into marketable pro
ducts, then perhaps the credit, or blame,
for some of the cneap and shoddy arti
cles sold as union-label goods will ue
placed where It belongs—on the shoul
ders of the manufacturer and merchant,
and not upon the worker.
We have heard men say that they pur
chased a union-label cigar, and charac
terize it as a “rope.” They neglect to
admit that they have smoked “rope,’
“alfalfa,” “stinkers,” etc., etc., which
were -taken from boxes that did not bear
a label. Even at that, the label rope is
preferable, for the reason that the label
is a guarantee that it was not made by
underpaid or child labor, that it was not
produced from a filthy, disease-breeding
tenement or sweatshop or hop joint.
Many people are willing to complain
also that laundry sent to the plant
where better wages are paid and shorter
hours granted, with pay for overtime,
was damaged in some way by the pro
cess of extracting the dirt They are
also afflicted with a loss of memory to
remember the innumerable times they
had the same complaint against the
trust and non-union laundry, where girls
are worked from ten to sixteen hours
per day for scarcely enough compensa
tion to furnish the necessities of life.
In view of the above facts it is a
pleasure to note that we have some
merchants who are persistent in their
endeavor to make a success of their
business and at the same time assist
the workers who are endeavoring to
create better conditions for themselves
and fellows through organization, by
shortening the hours of labor and in
sisting upon sanitary conditions, and
whose label upon the goods is a guaran
tee that these conditions prevail.
The following circular letter has been
sent out by Emanuel Bros., who handle
men’s furnishings and men’s clothing,
and is in glaring contrast and a refuta
tion of the “hot air” stories handed out
by the majority of merchants in the
same and other lines. The letter speaks
tor itself:
“Dear Sir—When you walk into a
store and ask for a garment with the
Union Label on it, and the clerk tells
you that it will cost you more money
than the garment without the label, he
has an object. That object is to dis
courage you in your rightful demands,
and consequently lessen the demand for
Thanksgiving
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Denver mailers’ Union Do. $
WILL GIVE THKIU
sth Annual Ball
Thanksgiving \Eve. t Mov. 24th
At Marble hall, isi4 Cleveland Place
Lohmann’s Orchestra will furnish
the music.
This is the first Union Ball of the
season. You are invited.
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La Exploridad, Havana cigars, lias no
?qual.
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Fitwell Clothes
If you have never worn A FITWELL
suit or overcoat get one now—You’ll
get more style and better quality than
you have before for the same price—
In addition, we alter to fit, press and
repair free of charge, as often as you
you like for one year.
811 Sixteenth Street
UNION MADE
GARM ENTS
NEWSPAPER MAILERS' DANCE COMMITTEE.
Standing—R. W. Berbower, R. Sharp. Sitting—L. Herstrom, W. C. Davis, S. Kay.
High anticipation prevails among me
newspaper mailers of the city for they
are preparing elaborately the fourtu an
nual ball to be given by them. Elauor
ate plans are under way for every detail
union labor. He also knows that he has
only one label garment, in the store
where he has from 500 to 1,000 garments
without the label, and the garment «e
has with the label is the cheapest made,
and he tries to tell you that it costs as
much as the better grades without the
label. This is not the truth.
"Our object in writing you is to prove
to you that ‘Union Label Clothing’ is the
That ‘Union Isabel Clothing’ is the
cleanest and most sanitary made. That
Label Clothing’ comes in as
many styles and qualities as clothing
without the label, and above all we nave
double proof that ‘Union Label Clothing’
when given a ‘square deal’ can be sold
at retail as cheap, if not cheaper, than
non-union clothing.
“In this store you can only find ‘Union
Made Clothing.’ Every garment in the
store bears the label. This is the only
store in America where ‘Union Label
Clothing’ is sold EXCLUSIVELY. For
style, quality, fit, workmanship and
price, when not sold under prejudiced
conditions, ‘Union Label Clothing’ has
no equal. There is no difference if you
want a dress suit, every-day suit, full
dress. Tuxedo, raincoat, auto coat, top
coat or overcoat—all can be found here
with the labqj, the sign of honest, clean,
made up to the minute clothing. A fifty
tuousand dollar stock to pick from, and
if it is not from 10 to 20 per cent, cheap
er than other clothes, do not buy.
‘‘We earnestly solicit your inspection
and opinion to disprove the many villi
fying statements made by so many mer
chants as to union-made clothes. Re
speci.ully yours,
EMANUEL BROS.’
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Smoke La Belle, 5-cent cigar.
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THE BLACKSMITHS.
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The International Brotherhoou of
Blacksmith and Helpers held their
twelfth annual convention in Pittsburg,
pa., this week. The blacksmiths’ organ
ization was formed at Atlanta, Ga., in
1890, and has had a remarkable growth.
At the present time there are in the
United States 500 local organizations,
with two locals in the Canal Zone,
Panama.
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Once you smoke a La Explorldad you
will never smoke no other.
UNITED LABOR BULLETIN
of the affair, which will be held in Mar
ble hall, 1514 Cleveland Place. It will
occur Thanksgiving evening. Paste pots,
shears, mail lists and train schedules
will not exist for the mailers that nlgnt.
ACROSS THE DESERT.
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The bill at the Curtis Theatre, next
week, starting with the Sunday matinee
will be Mr. H. Walter Van Dyke’s great
American play, “Across the Desert," a
drama of western Ilf,., full of romacism
ami depicting the Indian in a character
Wholly idealized. It has all the glamour
of the West, introduces the free and easy
characters of early life on the plains,
portrays the hospitality of the plains
man, the austere life of the early mis
sionary and the simple open character
of the westerner.
The plot is full of interest, dealing
with the life and emotions of a half
breed Indian who Is educated in Ameri
can ways and made a man of fashion,
and who adopts gracefully the ways of
the white man as long as he is well treat
ed. but who. when wronged, flings ofT his
civilized veneer and returns at once to
the savage ways and Instincts with the
savage's desire for Revenge. A girl kid
napped from home, held by ruffians, her
adventures, her loves, her fight for free
dom. run counterplot to the life story of
the Indian, the story being one of the
prettiest, most Interesting and sensation
al ever written. Theatre-goers who want
novelty— something new and interesting,
something that makes the brain work
quicker, the nerves tingle and thrill, will
find their ideal drama in "Across the
Desert.’’ Scenically the play will be one
of the best yet produced by the Curtis,
as the entire four acts will be beautiful
ly mounted, especially the great desert
scene at night with its thousands of
twinkling stars, the dawn of the early
morning and the break of day—all won
derful in their beauty of stage realism.
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MAY CHANGE HEADQUARTERS.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Thinking of Moving.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men is contemplating a change or
headquarters from Peoria. III., to Cin
cinnati. The board of directors has the
matter in charge, but a decision will
hardly be made before next January,
At the present headquarters the pay roll
now amounts to ? 15,000 annually, and
the yearly expenditure for stationery and
general supplies i estimated at from
$25,000 to $30,00o. The brotherhood
carries a bank balance of about $300,-
000.
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GIRL EMPLOYES WIN.
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Resumed Work on Securing Wage ln
cff.ase.
Fifty girls who struck at the plant of
the Masury Explos ve company, Sharon,
Pa., two weeks a o, have returned to
work after winning all the concessions
which they asked.
The girls demanded an increase of
wages and better working conditions;
when those were refused they walked
out. Superintendent Hummel made an
attempt to fill their places with colored
girls.
The girl striker held daily meetings
which kept them resolute In their de
termination to hold out until the end.
They felt confident that the colored
girls could not do their work.
At the reque.si of Superintendent
Hummel the girls met with the officers
of the company Sunday afternoon. The
company agreed to give them an In
crease of 10 cents a day, and to dis
charge the strikebreakers.
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Try a La Exploridad clear Havana.
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J. C. WHITE
Home prepared Stuffed Dates. Salted
Etc. Family and Party
Ordera Promptly Filled
2412 Marlon St. Phone York 3936
If you are fortunate enough to
be able to wear tailor-made
clothes help the man who makes
them to get decent wages by get
ttie Custom Tailors’ label.
GIVE HONEST LABOR.
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The members of a labor union who
does not give a fair day’s work to his
employer is a cheat and is doing incal
culable harm to organized labor. More
is expected of a union man than
there is of a non-union man, especially
as to the quality of work rendered, and
failure to come up to the average in an
average day’s work is harmful to the
seneral movement, retards its progress
and has a tendency to make It much
more difficult to secure increased wages
when needed. —Oklahoma Labor Unit.
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La Belle, always the best.
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DANBURY HATTERS’ CASE.
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Suit for $250,000 Over Alleged Boycott
Put on Trial.
Hartford, Conn. —The suit of R. E.
Loewe, et al., versus Martin Lawlor, et
al., known as the Danbury hatters’ case,
in which damages of $250,000 are sought
for alleged Injuries to the business of
the plaintiffs through an alleged boycott
by the union, went on trial in the United
States circuit court the first of the
week.
The case has been through the United
States circuit court and the supreme
court of the United States on technical
points and has now come to trial on
the facts. Six weeks may be necessary
to try the case.
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CAN YOU BEAT IT?
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A prize was offered by the Peoria cen
tral body to the person taking part In
the Labor day parade who had the most
label goods. A clgarmaker won the
prize. The winner in the contest had
the following labels on: Hat, coat,
vest, pants, shirt, necktie, collar, two
collar buttons, two sleeve buttons, cun
buttons, belt, suspenders, sox, shoes, and
pocket knife. Can you beat that?
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FRANK MORRISON’S LUCK.
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Another addition was made to the
ranks of the American Federation of
Labor last Thursday, when a bouncing
eleven-pound boy arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morrison in
Washington, D. C.
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For a fine after meal smoke try La
Exploridad.
Get the label and quit scab
bing on the Workers.
FOREWORD FOR UNIONISM.
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The bond of unionism between all our
workers, uniting us as brothers auu sis
ters in this great labor movement—a
movement which has no class distinc
tion. no differences In creed, color or
nationality—is the greatest bond in the
world. It is a bond of co-operation,
self-sacrifice, endurance, fraternity and |
good fellowship.
We are all aiming towards one goal,
and to reach there is the great struggle.
Sacrifices have to he made, and suffer
ing endured. No one can go that way
alone, pushing his fellow worker to one
side. This goal can only be reached by
all going together—the men and women
In all trades and kinds of labor, tne
strong helping tne weak, and the weak
often helping the strong.
The road to this goal Is our trade
union. This road is blocked at «*ery
turn we take. Some of the obstacles
blocking our way are indifference, ignor
ance and prejudice ca lsed by lack of
Knowledge and understanding of our
movement and of our jireat power—not
realized because it has not been used.
But we push on. Sometimes when
climbing, we slip hack; but we go on
again, never quitting, going slow —too
slow for some, but surely. It Is our
cause that gives us strength through
this long and hard Journey. It keeps
us alive, active and fighting to win.
What Is this goal that we are so de
termined to roach—the road to which
Ik so rough and difficult to travel? That
capital with all Its power and foices 1h
fighting so hard to keep us from aiutin-
Ing?
Just our rights, with no privileges.
An Eight-Hour Day and Saturday half
holiuay; a Just share of the wealth we
are producing In return for our labor;
the very best working conditions for
our comfort and the preservation of our
life and health; and the protection of
our trades, not for ourselves alone, but
for those who are to follow us.
No privileges. Just our rights.
AGNES NESTOR.
Secretary of the International Glove
Workers’ Union, Organizer for the
Women’s Trade Union League.
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The patronage of union labels
is not a fad, but a principle.
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When toleration shall rule, there will
he sunshine in the council chamber, in
the home and in the human heart.
Phone Main 3789 M. COYLE. Prop.
Qavaghan’s Place
Imported and Domestic Winer, Liquon fit Cigara
Coor’i Beer on Draupnt
UNION HEADQUARTERS
1625 Larlmar St. Denver, Colo.
fndepende.t CURTIS ATRE
WEEK STARTING T n « P ± AY „
Sunday matinee ACROSS THE DESERT
Unit 7iL A Marvel of Scenic Beauty.
WU ■ • I ill Pfoguemi ,T *
ml I ANOTHER NEW SURPRISE
Elmos Bros. book
OATALOOUI
JOB PRINTING
. . 1748 Stout St.
A Label Used on Every Job
Phone 3142
There is no Clank of the Convicts
Chain About the Shoes Bought at
DONEHUE & GIESLER,
Men’s Shoes Exclusively
UNION MADE 819 Sixteenth Street
The Denver Shoe Co.,®. L®,
The Packard Shoe,a™ S 3- 9 , $4, $5
The OVERALL That's Over All
IF ONCE YOU WILL WCAR A PAIR
—THIV ARC BIST YOU WILL SWEAR
Sold By Jill Doalars
MADE BY THE BAYLY-UNDERHILL CO.. DENVER
Michaelson’s & Larimer
Buy a Suit made by LEOPOLD. MORSE & CO., of Boston, for which we
Denver Agents Pl*iCe, $12.30 tO $35
IF YOU WANT TRULY GOOD
UNION MADE CLOTHING
THE COLORADO CO OPERATIVE MEDICAL ASS N
218 Commonwealth Building, Corner 15fh and Stout Straits
Dr. BENNETT GRAFF. Dr. L. D. PEEBLES. Dr. N. J. PHELAN
Hoar*: 9 A. M- to 5 P. 11. I*HONK MAIN 349.
OOeUl Physician* for Hartenclsro’ Union No. Hand Cooks’ Union No IS
Musical Protective Association
LOCAL No. 20. A. F. of M.
F. J lcibold. Secretary. Office, i 432 arhpahoe. 3rd floor
Phone Main 3704
Meetings. Second Tuesday* 11a. m.
UNION MUSIC IS CNOAQEO AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES
Thsatkk* - Alcaaar, Kroadwar, l’itntnao«. Cnrtia. El itch (larrian*. Baker. Manhattan Beach
Novelty, Orpheum. Tabor. Tnilerien. Majeatio and Whit* City.
Hotili- Adam*, Albany Havojr and Kainerhof.
Cafka Frnnonn. Mozart, and Hnfhrau.
Dancing School*-Cad well Hall, Cotillion Hall. Da Proa’a, Granada Hail, Man lion Hall. Rich
mond Hall.
I Hermanwile Union-Made
t Clothing
€j| Clothing with character and sold
by tbe store with character.
Tbe ONLY store in town tbat
gives tbe Union Label a square
Tbe bigbest grade clothing made
and cost from lO to 25 per cent
less than tbe non-union makes.
Every Garment Bears the
and
Sold Exclusively by
Emanuel
miEENni^sr
Patronize our advertisers
They are our friends