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aaaaiiisaiJiiiiaaiigsiszsgg.'yw't"'?; T. iwvrqs Jta?!ss' ptwvign' & I I I- iv"l I - '. -C1 '1 I ino a nv j 1 L . I I .III I II 1-' I .1 I, Jl INDEPENDENT NON-PARTISAN Property and Official Organ of the Building Trades Council of Cincinnati and Vicinity Vol. V. No. 10 CINCINNATI, OHIO, JUNE 23, 1917 One Dollar a Year te I What Does Dr. S. P. Kramer Know? When He States That the Republican Organization of Hamilton County Was Secretly Working For the Drys. Union Labor Deeply Interested and Expects an Official Statement From the Republican Executive Committee, Who Have Hitherto Been Fighting For a Liberal Policy. A STItOXG STATEMEXT FItOM A ItESPOX- SlliLE man s Last AVednesdny at Coluin- bus, lh S. P. Kramer, of Ciu- clniiati, assorted that the Itc- publican organization in that city secretly was playing for . the adoption of the prohibition amendment In Ohio this year. Cincinnati Enquirer. a Dr. S. P. Kramer, a reputable citizen, an eminent physician, and a Republican, lias made serious charges against the Republican organization of this county. At a recent meeting of prohibitionists, held in Columbus, Dr. Kramer charged that the Republican organization of this county was secretly working for the cause of prohibition. Among other things said by the doctor was that "the Republican organization of Hamilton county was looking to the rest of the state to free them from the thraldom of the liquor interests and that no happier crowd could be found if the state went dry." This is strong language and those who fice3 will seriouslv dniihh thp dim-croc made by Dr. Kramer. It is so in vari ance with the action of the local or ganization when the liquor interests were in jeopardy that the doctor's charges will be looked upon with considerable doubt. They don't ring true and unless there is some substantiation of the charges they will not have much weight in local circles. I3c this as it may it is up to the local Republican organization to enter a vig orous denial to the charges. They can not be glossed over, and coming from a man of the standing of Dr. Kramer they lnve more weight than if made by an irresponsible party! Dr. Kramer has always been a fighter and he is a foeman worthy of any man or organization which he goes after. Many believe he was excited when he r.::.dc the remarks attributed to him and lltat in his cooler senses he will retract them. As was said before the local Repub lican organization has in the past stood loyally by the liquor interests and if there has been a change of heart as Dr. Kran er alleges, the people of the coun ty should be informed fully on the sub ject. In the two state elections held on the question of prohibition, Hamilton county has rolled up big majorities against the drys. This could not have been accomplished without the assistance of the. Republican organization. Again we say it is up to the local or ganization to officially refute the charges madj by Dr. Kramer. Labcr is deeply interested in this sub ject as hundreds of the members of the local organizations arc employed in this industry. The outcome will be awaited with thegrcatcst interest by every liberal loving citizen of this county. XO CIIAXOKI) liAIJOIt LAWS. Washington. In a letter to Governor Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania, President Wilson expressed the hope that there will be no relaxation of labor laws by the various states. The state executive said that many bills have been intro duced in the Pennsylvania legislature "that in one way or another attempt to modify existing laws relating to labor and industry." In reply, President Wilson said: "I think it would be most unfortunate for any of the states to relax laws by which safeguards have been thrown around labor. I feel that there is no necessity for uch action and that it would lead to a slackening of the energy of the nation rather than to an increase of it, besides being very unfair to the laboring people themselves." St., knoWth"&attitude:dfitheil6calReDtihli- tl " n - fiph' will crrirlicltr rtmilit- tin s-Unw. aaarVv '.ysisiiimsiy .-$y, .-& -isi EMA-m&wsMm'JLa'. j m y.asmtvt r "i YemnivxMZSWsrjJL sTziryawsssssamisffLmisse Soc ialists Refused Unions 'A id In Fight For Federal Prisoners. Organized Musicians Object To Masonic Band. An appeal from the Socialist party of Hamilton County for financial support to defend thirteen of its members, held by the Government on a charge of being anti-conscriptionists, was turned down by Central Labor Council Wednesday night. The letter said the party was pre-, paring to defend the men and it desired the support of union men. Thos. Muga vin, president of the Council, ordered the communication be filed. There was no debate on it. After hearing a report from a special committee that the committee in charge of the parade of the bicentenary cele bration of Masons Saturday had re fused to entertain a request from the Musicians' Union that the Masonic band should not take part in the parade, it was decided to place the band on the un fair list of the Council. Louis Foster, president of the Musician's union, de clared not a union musician would par ticipate in the parade. "We arc objecting to the Masonic band or the Ohio Military band, as it is sometimes called, participating in the parade, because it is not authorized to represent the Masonic fraternity, nor TIIOU.SAXIS SKHK IXGHKASE. New York. A request for a wage in crease of 20 per cent for between 80,000 and 90,000 cloak and skirt makers in shops of this city, "made as an absolute necessity," has been submitted to the Fitzpatrick in St. Louis Post Dispatch. DAWN. docs it represent any individual lodge of Masons," said Foster. "Members of this baud, while not following music as a profession, arc competing with profes sional musicians men who have adopt ed this profession for a livelihood. We do not question the rights of members of the band to play music, but when they play music for money and place them selves in competition with professional musicians, they should affiliate with the men organized to protect the profes sion." Foster said Otto Ostcndorf, St. Louis, national treasurer of the American Fed eration of Musicians, would be in Cin cinnati Saturday to take charge of the situation. He said Ostcndorf would stop union out-of-town musicians from par ticipating in the parade. Katherinc Xordman, chairman of the Red Cross Committee of the Council, re ported progress. She said the commit tee was making special efforts to assist in the big drive this week. R. S. Sexton, International Organizer of the Cigarmakcrs' Union, made a short address op. organization. He. is aiding in an organization campaign, of the Cin cinnati Cigar Makers' Union. employers, it was announced. The work ers, members of the International La dies' Garment Workers' Union and the Cloak, Skirt and Reefer Makers' Union, say in their request that "the dollar of August, 1010, hardly represents more than 70 cents now." "Artist" Kroger Emylopee Gets $25.00 If It Had Been a Union Been Handed Richard C. Moloney, who testified in court some time ago, that he was a "commercial artist," was given $23 and costs by Judge Spiegel on Tuesday last for brutally beating George J. Krieger, a U, II, ft: 1J. Railway clerk, wlio was not even involved in the Kroger strike. ' The testimony showed that Moloney assaulted Krieger while the latter was bending over to check up a bill of lading i presented to him by a number of Kro ger scab drivers. C. II. & D. officials tes-1 tilled that the Kroger Company refused to make good shortages in shipments i during the strike occasioned by their drivers disposing of their freight in va rious ways. One police officer stated that j the scabs broke open a package of candy I and ate it. Thereupon the C H. & D. Railway officials directed their receiving clerks to check up every Kroger pack age, and while doing this, Clerk Krieger wnc rrivpti n spverp lipntintr lv tnlnnnv ITcxasV as a strike breakerry 7 Attorney viucrt ri, .iornil maae tne usual plea that Moloney was a 'Valued BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL Appeals To Its Members To Assist The I ted Cross As Mueh As Possible. Owing to the absence of the president and vice-president, Brother Dorsey call ed the meeting of the Building Trades Council to order. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. The minutes of the meetings of the Board of Business Agents were read and approved. All trades reported business good. The chairman made a strong appeal for the Red Cross and urged all dele gates to have their members subscribe as liberal as possible. Brother McEwen spoke at some length on the general trade topics and was roundly applauded. There being no fur ther business the Council adjourned. MOXTAXA ST11IKE SIMIKADS. Butte, Mont. A statement issued by the Metal Mineworkers' Union, the new organization of the miners, claimed that 12,000 of the 13,000 miners in the Butte district had quit work. The employing companies refused to give the number of men at work, but the statement vas made at the office that "the properties arc running short-handed and the mine managements are not discounting the fact that the labor situation is serious." 1XCOM I'KTHXCV DEKIXEI). Washington. President King of the Washington Electric and Railway Com pany says incompetency consists of dis cussing the union and joining the union. He mpdc this statement as a witness before the senate committee investigat ing the strike of motormen and con ductors employed by his company. Sen ator Johnson of California asked King why 211 employes were discharged for incompetency before the strike was on. It was then that the company official contributed his classic. COXSTAIJUIiAltV OPPOSED. Baltimore. The building trades coun cil onposes the establishment of a state constabulary, which is provided for in a bill prepared by the attorney general. The unionists' declare that "the his tory of the Pennsylvania state constabu lary proves that it is another armed Moloney and Costs In Police Court. Man He Would Have Six Months. Kroger employee," and urged the Court to dismiss him. Judge Spiegel had other ideas on the subject and assessed a fine 'jf $-'S and costs. As the case was con tinued some ten or fifteen times, Mo- loney having jumped his bond on one occasion, the costs will be pretty stiff. As usual, Attorney Morrill claimed that "our men were being beaten and as inu'tcd all during the strike." The con victions ir court to date show that the Kiog'.'r scabs did much more beating, assaulting, stabbing and shooting than the union men. It is said that number of civil suits are in process of prepara tion for the depredations of some of Kroger's employees during the strike. Moloney committed the assault on Krie ger for which he was fined Tuesday, over six months ago, but failed to escape the penalty by continuances, jury de mands, bond jumping, etc., through the watchfulness of union officials, who made him toe the mark and take his thatiie-Js as a sign-writer, and Attorney corroborated tins statement. force to be used against the wage work ers in their struggle for a living wage, shorter hours and better conditions." WANTS LIKE SAVED. New York. Conservation of life was urged by Dr. Charles H. Mayo of Roch ester, Minn., new president of the Amer ican Medical association. He advised doctors to stop talking about the su premacy of other nations in science, a supremacy, he says, that does not exist. This medical man is an opponent df loose talk and idle chatter. "Tongue control," he declared, "will do this na tion more good than birth control." AUIZOXA STRIKE EXDS. Washington. President Gompers has received the following telegram from Charles H. Moer, president of the In ternational Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers: 'S "Strike at Jerome and Clarkdalc, Ari zona, settled. Men receive substantial wage increases and all men returned to work without discrimination. Company agrees all departments may be organ ized. Clarkdale smeltermen unorgan ized, but received 30 cents increase. Charter has been issued to them since settlement. Company agreed to meet committee of union to adjust future grievances and disputes. Secretary Je rome Miners' Union reports 1,200 mem bers in good standing." This strike has been on for several weeks, and has been marked by vio lence on the part of imported strike breakers. WOMEX DEMAXD KItEKDOM. Kansas City, Mo. "No cause of lib erty in foreign lands is worth the sac rifice of freedom at home," declared the convention of the National Women's Trade Union League, held in this city, in its demand that there be no abolition of free speech, free press and free as semblage because of the war. The women insist that no labor standards in force before the war shall be abrogated. .METAL TltADES W1X. Vancouver, B. C. Metal trades crafts men employed at the-J. Coughlin & Sons shipyards have won their strike for improved conditions. .. At Comnany--SRStiM( 'Morrill ' f fj .lit - t n&A