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The strike of the Textile Work
ers at the big Shuler and Benning
hofen plant is yet unsettled and
just when the firm and the officers
of the uuion will get together can
net be said at this time,
It appears to many who have
given this strike some thought that
it could be settled in a short time
and the textile workers put back
to work, if a little give and take
method was used by both sides.
We are coaviaced from reports re
ceived from the members of the
Textile Workers' Union, that the
Shulers and Benninghofens who are
owners of the mill, have never be
fore had a strike of any kind and
that ihey have always treated their
employes with respect.
Textile Workers Strike
Unsettled.
Hen And Women Are Still Out
And Mill Is Closed.
It is really an unfortunate affair
John F. Heath
(Admitted to the bar by the Supreme Couit
of Ohio Oct.
Kindly Solicits Your Vote For
Municipal Judge
At: the Democratic Primary,
Tties. Aug. T4, 1917
Solataire Flour, bast
e a o u i n
world,
12 lb. bag 89c
Catsup, one gal QQp
Ion iug- 33u
Star Cans,
6C
Down goes prices
all week at
Pot a toes,jx Peck j3Qc
25c Sugar free
with"4
lbs. Coffee
Matches «T'o Box 4 1 -2c
doz 04c
Jar Rubbers, 10c
Value
6%C
Sealing Wax
Box 2/4c
rilE BUTLER
that the strike occured, but now
that the strike exists the quickest
and best way out of it will be the
best. O the other hand we are
told that many of the employes of
the mill have been with the firm for
years and that they have been
faithful to their employers and have
given them the best that was in
them.
Like many •tlier trades the Tex
tile Workers organized themselves
into a uuion and nearly every man
and women in the Woolen Mill
joined the organization. It is true
that alter the union was organized
that the firm gave their employes
an increase in wages and afterwards
gave them another increase which
we are told amounts to ten per cent.
About the only thing that now
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XVII. NO. 14 HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY. JULY 20, 1917.
exists that blocks a settlement of
the strike is the recognition of th
union. L,ike all other firms that
have never had a working agree
ment with a labor uuion the Shulet
& Benuinghofen company object to
having an agreement with their
employes, and will not recognize
them as a labor organization.
The reason for this is because
they have been led to be
lieve that after they recognize the
union and sign their agreement,
the Textile Werkers will have en
tire control of the plant. This is
not true and if the J&hulers and
Benninghofens will give it a trial
we are sure that there will never
be another strike in that plant.
An agreement with a labor uuion
is as binding ou th- employes as it
is ou the firm if both live up to the
agreement there will bs no cause
for a strike or any other trouble.
Many business men are also under
the impression that if they sign an
agreement with a labor union that
they will not \e the power to
discharge th ir he!p if they find it
necessary. This is also untrue and
if an employe fails
t.
or bei work prop
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Thanks
Working men use
your noodle don't
help your enemy.
JOHN A.
Kindly solicits your vote and support
as Democratic candidate for
STRIKii
perform his
they can be
discharged immediately.
Knowing that the firm of Slitiler
& Benninghofen have always beeu
reasonable in their dealings with
their help, we feel confident that if
they would meet a committee of
their employes and draw up a work
ing agreement, the trouble would be
at an end forever. Why not give
it a trial and prove iu ihe satisfac
tion of everybody concerhed that a
working agreement with a labor
union is good or worthless. We
are sure that if ii wss given a trial
it would be foii i
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the best
to work out for
lot ihc eu.^loycs an.! i,,r
tue firm.
In conclusion we want te say that
very few strikes occur where labor
unions have working agreements
with the firm, and that strikes al
ways occur iu plants and factories
that will not recognize the union
and meet the committees.
If an agreement was enltrtU iuW
between the Shuler and Benning
hofen concern and the Textili
Woi kv. '-t: y labwi organization
in
ck in
bud u'.i
Tex­
tile Work• i w- ,dr v it i
the letter
NOTICE
is
1 be pubiicKv committee which
composed of ed Smith. John
i CotineU, Sam Hilpolsteinc-, Swain
Corson, Bob Puthoff, Gec:gc Wise
mau &nd McGill are requested
meet in Trades*C«wnHt Hall rext
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Wednesday night a i o'clock with
|out fail. This meeting is very im
portant and chairman Smith insists
that all members of this onuniltke
i attend.
Fapermakers To Give
Dance.
Fapermakers
Union
Local No.
4U will giv a dance at the Cham
piou Pane Pavilion on Thursday
evening July "2t. The profits de
rived will go into the strike benefit
fund and will be used to assist those
now cut on strike. Tickets are
now out and selling fast, assuring
an immense crowd and a good time
for all who attend. Every union
man and sympathizer should pur
chase one or more of these tickets
and heip the cause.
MAYOR.
SECOND TERM
At the Democratic Primaries to be held
Tuesday, August 14, 1917
Polls open 5:30 a, m., close 5:30 p, m.
STILL ON
Windows Boarded Up. 6uards
On Duty.
There is little
01
i:uchatu'.e in the
strike situation at the Champion
Coated Paper company. The win
dows are boarded up and the armed
guards can be seen patrolling the
plant on the inside .nu! ,iU o on the
outside.
What makes this labor dispute
so
peculiar is the fact that the rutn ai e
sticking like glue and not one ot
them hn^ broke ranks and even
thought
of
deserting their fellow
workers. We are told that the men
are loosing no time in finding other
jobs to tide them owr until the
victory is finally seemed. W. 1
Smith, first vice president of the
Paper Makers' International Union,
reports that everything looking
rosy and that the men an not loose
this fight, if they'remain t:n to
their obligation. He also ic ports
that he doesn't wan! .11 more men
to leave on account n nut having
enough to picket i t)
A not hi peeulia: i'.nt oi this
figlu i- the fact th .ii Mi Pc'er
Thompson hu changed Ins mind
so manv times in the just few
weeks that it 1- impossible to figure
out just what eoniing next. One
day mnounced lie v
cloj-c 1 indefinitely, a .t. ,\ d.i.- a:
ter the announcem. n: came thai
the windows were
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One
t'v.- .eutra
i !i
ng board*
up, a fev. d.iys late' h. r::'
running blast, v.
lates U In- noil -A i ie
o e i n i e A
tle on h- mi o .• ..n-. to
star! l!p gi «U 1.0 i O. IHCii W 1!
be j.i.f ed in the mill o, make 1
of
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A. HDWAkL) I.EHMKUM.
i iimkuhl Brothers, J. I .• ...
and Carl W 1
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popular :u,\- nl ill r, h:
cit} i iun thv onduct
the-e t-,vo weh.
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:..er
On February 10, 1915, they bougl.t
out the furnishing goods and h:
store of C. A. Henes in the Ilotei
Strobel building at No. 0 .South
Third street, and have since *een
conducting it under the :,:m s.am."
of Lehmkuhl Brothers.
In the earl ring of th :ir
they suffered a vere loss !v lire
which compelled the closing of
their store for some time, notwith
standing this, however, they came
back stronger than ever, business
going right along, showing big
gains over the ne periods o:
for­
mer years.
Immediately after the fire every
bit of the old stock was sold at
special sale, the store was thor
oughly remodeled and a brand new
stock of goods for the summer
trade was ^ut in.
Thev are both tautie union
Ernst.
Up to this writing all of the an
nouncements have fell flat, but the
boards still remain in the windows,
and we are informed from a reliable
source that the local bill poster is
trying to lease the windows for
posting bills.
The Champion fight has sim
mered down to the survival of the
fittest and while it may take months
to win, the boys are going to con
tinue to lis'llt it out.
PI RLESS
STRIKE
SETTLED.
Men Returned To Work
Thursday
The ini-L bi-ak in the .•Aiike.s ex
isting in the city occured Tuesday
at the plant of the Peerl^ Foundry
Co.. when the officials oi this com
pany and of the moiders' union,
representing the men who went
011
strike at this plant last week, sign
ed articles of agreement which will
prevail at this plant iu the future
This is the first settement to be ef
fected.
The oti'ln am- Uik .\hih :,he
men returned are not given
out but the oii! i .i both of the
company and the nnim ay they
were satisfactory t.
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Hamilton's
Popular Firms
ueerned.
Wemen Want Mors.
Philadelphia, July 20.- Organ
iztd wemen bindery workers have
asked employers to raise wages be
ginning September 4. The request
includes a 48-hour week, time and
-'ne-half for overtime and !onble
aie for Sundays and holids. v
CARl. W. LbHMKUHL
i!. oth oi them being membe-•••
the Musician's 1 on—Iidwa
i eing the secretaio that orgai
tion nearlv ycuiv Pr'-r.r,
0 becoming oropriYio:
.ominent fui u.any u il.-.
i-'etail
Ciei'ks'
I'M:».•».
made
This Is f'
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Thc
Carl is
_ually 1- .sellkn 1. ii.o ug been
in he automobile tn-.de :o:
o i o
mtu
u s i n e s s
w.t ft.
h.other
Belie\'iug ir. '.inion pniu ivle- ..ni
a i s i y e n i e o a
wherein a union man can gt i .n,
thing he wants in furnishing goods
hats bearing the union label,
ey have selected their stock with
is idea in view. Anything that
e may need in their line bearing
e union label is to be found in
tl eir store, even down to collar
buttons. Organized labor appre
ciates this judging from the de
mands being
foi^-goods heat­
ing the label.
The success of this popular arm
is very pleasing to their host of
friends.—Adv.
E. Erb
IS A CANDIDATE FOR
'i CITY AUDITOR
(RE-N OMI. AT10N)
At the Democratic Primaries, Tuesday, August 14
5:30 a. m. to 5 30 p. m.
I kindly ask your support with my
Official Record open to inspection
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