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Those who have noticed Mr. Peter Thompson's crusade against
German in the Ciucitinati schools will be interested in the following
from a Kalamazoo paper:
"The joint printing committee of Congress is in a controversy
with the Champion Coated Paper Company, of Hamilton, Ohio and
Senator Fletcher, Chairman of the committee, has made public corres
pondence with this concern in which the committee says:
"The committee gave consideration to a report fr©m the Federal
Trade Commission that the cost of producing such paper as was bid
upon by the Champion company has increased less that one cent a
pound, while the price was jumped by your company more than four
c?nts a pound, ur 100 per cent over the preceding year.
"The committee is surprised that a company which some, time
ago offered to place its entire product at the disposal of the government
in the event of war should se*k to force the government to pay exces
sive prices for its product now that war actually exists."
The above article herewith reproduced was taken from "The
People's Press" a publication issued weekly and dated Saturday July
14, 1917. It will no doubt prove very interesting to the citizens of
Familton when they learn that the Champion Coated Paper Company,
of which Mr. Peter G. Thomson is the President, which so generous
ly ?—offered to place its entire product at the disposal of the govern
meat in the event »f war should take advantage of the situation now
that war exists,
Think of it, fur paper, the increased cost of pr«ducti«n of which
was less than one cent a pound, they ask the government an increase
of more than four cents a pound, or 100 per cent over the preceding
year.
This is the same company, Mr. Citiien, who say when theft em
ployes ask for an increase in wages of from five to ten per ceut, we
can't afford it.
This is the same company whose president says the least they
pay is $2.31 per day of eight hours, although we JCUOW that some of
them were getting as low as $1.50 per day, we'll let it go at that. But
haw in the name of all that is good cai a man live ou $2 31 a day, es
pccially if he has a wife and a child or two, lu these days of undreamed
of high prices.
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rilE BUTLEll COUNT
Black & Clawson
Molders Walk Out
Wednesday.
Foundry Shut
©own.
yUl the molders and coremakers
employed at the Black & Clawson
Company Foundry walked out
Wednesday morning. This was
because one of the coremakers re
fused to join the union afier hav
ing agreed to do so if an agreement
was reached between the men who
Were on strike and the company.
It seems after an agreement was
reached cn last Saturday this man
when approached and told of the
agreement reached, and asked for
his application said that be wonld
not join because he intended to dis
continue working at the trade.
This was satisfactory to the union
men and th*y agreed to go to work
Monday.
Everything seemed to be running
smoothly until Tuesnay morning
when this coremaker slipped in and
started working. He was again
approached and urged to join the
unioa and refused. The foreman
was then informed by the men that
they would not work with this
man in the shop but were told that
the nan could join the union if he
wanted to but that it was up to
him.
The aen gave the company until
Wednesday morning at which time
the coremaker started in to work
ing and the men all walked out
They say that this man is enjoying
an increase and ail the benefits se
cured through the efforts of the un
ion "and that he should become a
member of the organization. There
is no other grievance between the
men and the company at this time.
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Strike is Still On At
The Champion.
No Settlemint Yit In Sight
At This Plant.
Despite reports to the contrary
as published in our local daily pa
pers the strike of the papermakers
employed at the Champion Coated
Paper company is still on. There
has been no change in the situa
tion whatever up to this date.
The report that many of the mea
who went on a strike at this plant
went back to work is absolutely
false. A few of the laborers went
in, these together with the office
force are all that are working at
this establishment at the present
time. All of the skilled mechanics
who worked at this plant have
joined the union and not one of
them has gone back to work at
their old jobs but many of them
have left the city and taken posi
tions elsewhere.
Paper Mill In
Michigan Sign
Agreement.
W. R. Smith, 1st Vice President
of the International Brotherhood
of Papermakers, and who has
charge of the strike of the paper
makers in this city, this week in
forms
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MAYOR
SECOND TERM
At the Democratic Primaries to be held
Tuesday, August
14, 1917
Polls open 5:30 toonclose 5:30 p. m.
that he signed a
HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY,
ontract and agreement between
the Munising Paper Co., Interna
tional Brotherhood of Papermakers
and the International Brotherhood
of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Workers
The Munising Paper Co., is oae
of the largest paper mills in Michi
gan, and the agreement signed up
is one of the most liberal and best,
according to Mr. Smith, ever gran*
ted the papermakers anywhere.
It ^is to be a strictly union mill
with a wage scale ranging from 70c
per hour for machine tenders to a
minimum rate of 30 cents per hoar
for all male employes iu the mill.
There was no hesitation on the
part of the company to sign up,
they seeming to feel that the in
crease was only in lint with the in
crease of everything else these days.
There was no trouble and the men
didn't have to strike for what they
got.
Here is an agreement willingly
signed up with a maximum of 70
cents and a mininimum of 30 cents
per hour, against a maximum of 03
cents and a minimum of 25 cents
per hour which the Champion
Mills, the largest in the country,
refuses to give its employes.
The Textile Workers Are
Still Ont.
All is quiet in the situation of
the strike of the textile workers
employed at the mills of Shuler
& Benninghofen in Liadenwald.
Negotiations are on towards set
tling this strike. Numerous con
ferences have been held toward this
end and it s believed that it is
nearer a settlement now than any
time since the strike started. Ex
tensive repairs are being made at
the mill and they wouldn't be in
shape to operate for a week or ten
days longer even though a settle
ment were reached.
It is believed that as soon as the
mills are in shape for operation and
the two sides brought together,
with just a litte bit of that give and
take spirit added, a settlement of
this strike will be quickly reached.
The Retail Clerks, Local No. 11^
•let Monday night in Trades Coun
cil hall. Owing to the intense heat
the attendance was small but what
it lacked in numbers it made up in
enthusiasm. What probably was
the best news ever received by the
local organization was that the re
tail clerks at Memphis, Tenn., had
won their long fight for better con
ditions, in that city.
This was one of the longest and
most bitterest lights that the retail
clerks have made anywhere. The
local organization has been watch
ing this fight with much Interest,
they contributed generously to the
cause, and were very much pleased
to learn the final result.
When you consider that Ten
nessee is a poorly organized state
the victory ef the clerks is all the
mote remarkable. They had been
out since last April. The strike
was precipitated by the proprietors
locking their employes in because
they understood the union intended
calling a strike. An injunction
was issued and the strikers and
their sympathizers were ordered to
keep away from the stores.
JULY 27, 1917.
A
united labor movement made the
victory of the clerks possible and
representatives of the United States
department of labor assisted both
parties in settling their dispute.
The clerks in their victory se
cured everything they asked for
including a minimum wage of $(i a
week for women, a 57-heur week
for women and a tiO-hour week for
men and recognition of the union.
The local organization, at their
meeting, took action to give final
warning to a certain local hardware
dealer who persistently breaks the
articles of agreement signed a year
ago. As a friend, we would advise
this merchant te heed the warning
Machinists Are
Making Many
Gains.
Everywhere throughout this land
the organization of machinists is
on the job and doing much good
for the members of the craft as seen
in the following articles.
St. Paul, Minn., July 27.—At a
conference between officials of the
Great Northern and Northern Pa
eific railroads and representatives
of the Machinists' union, a new
wage schedule was agreed to. Rates
are increased cents an hour for
an eight-hour day, with price and
ont-half for overtime. The old
rate was ceats an hour for a nine
hour day. At the conference other
shop men secured si miliar increases.
Peoria, 111., July 27.—The Ma
chinists' Union has raised wages
10 cents an hour, making the mini
mum rate i5 cents.
Bridgeport, Conn., July
Machinists employed on war mu
nition work have raised wages from
3 to 10 per cent. They asked for
15 per cent, but the companies re
fused. The latter would not meet
a committee of the uniou and
suubbed Mayor Wilson, who at
tempted to aid in a settlement. The
federal department of labor was
recognized, however, and an ad
justment was reached.
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