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VOL. XVII. NO. 84.
Girl messengers are now employ
ed by many of the Givernment de
partments at Washington.
Alterations are being made wbicb
will double tbe seating capacity of
the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
The strength of the naval reserve
force is 49 250 men, 70 per cent of
whom volunteered for generl ser
vice.
The National Council of Women
meeting in Washington for war
work, embraces 27 national wom
an's organizations representing 7,
000,000 American women.
By reouring the size of their
samples wholesale dealers will save
this year $419,500 worth of cloth,
representing enough wool to pro
vide uniforms for 67,500 soldiers.
According to the Department of
Agriculture, over 5,000,000 eggs
spoil in cold storage each year be
cause they have been washed or in
some other way became w: before
being sent to market,
German aircraft are marked with
a Maltese cross. Allied plants used
in Europe are distinguishable by a
painted bulls eye. American plant's
bear a circular blue field with a
wnite star and a bright red center.
Red Cross relief shipments to
Europe average over lO.OuO tons a
month. In one shipment was a
consignment of 559 soccer footballs
and 250 rugby footballs for Ameri
can soldiers, purchased with funds
raised by Harvard graduates.
According to Secretary Danels
there was turkey for the Thanks
giving dinner of every man in the
Navv. A naval supply ship ar
rived iu European waters iu time
to furnish the men on the subma
rine hunting destroyers wiihiJtie
traditional Tnanksgiving tare.
The organization of a Cu'oan avia
tion unit to be offered France with
complete equipment has been an
nounceed in Habana. Probably
the Escadrille Cubaine, as the fly
ing unit is called, will be the first
bjdy of fighting men fr Cuba
to serve on French soil.
Applications for war risk lnsur
auce are now far past the billi )n
dollar mark. All soldiers, sailors*
marines, and nurses in active serv
ice may buy insurance from the
Government at the rate of from 65
cents a month at the age of 21 to
$1.21 a month at the age of 51 for
each $1,000.
In Minnesota a special war body
has been organized, known as the
Min'ies jti itjr Reserve. Its
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Weekly War News.
Under the terms of a decision by
Secretary McAdoo, the business of
all insurance companies incorpor
ated under the laws of ertemy or
ally of enemy countries is to be
liquidated, with tbe exception of
life insurance companies, which are
allowed to continue existing con
tracts.
Every postal employe in tbe
United States has been instructed
to take an active part in the cam
paign for the sale of war-saving
stamps. In order to reach tbe de
sired sales mirk of $2,000,000,000
bv January 1, 1919, it will be nec
essiry to sell sufficient stamps to
average $16 50 for each man,
woman, and child in the country.
The port of New York is nndtr
military ccntrol, the water fronts
being guarded by the Regular
Army. Fully armed guards pro
hibit the passagt of any person,
alien or citizen, who can not es
tablish a business reason for access
to the water front areas. The same
military control will be established
at all other American ports and
miv include factories engaged in
wu w. :k.
THE LABOR
PRESS.
Delegate Sarah Conl.oy, for ibe
Committee on Organization, sub
mitted the following report to the
American Federation Con
vention at Buff do:
On that part of the Execu ive
Council's Report utide" the caption
"Labor Press and
A.
Surely, if we are anxious for tbe
daily news of the business and
commercial world we shculd be
more anxious for the news of the
labor world.
The report of ibe committee was
adopted.
a
Double Stamps Every Morning This Week
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several hundred members, all auto
mobile owners, are pledged to fur
nish their cars with drivers to
transport representatives of the
government vho require such serv
ice.
of
F. of L. Pub
lications," your committee is in ac
cord with all that has been said.
We would like to jail to the at
tention of the delegates present
and to the wage-workers every
where in particular, the necessity
of willingly supporting and sub
scribing for the labor press in order
that they may be fully acquainted
with doings of the labor world.
Plush and Velour
Coats
At 1-4 Off Regular Price
$18 60
$25 00
$29 50
fliy Plush Coats, at..
'.ii) Plush Coats, at
fi5 Plush Coats, at.
CHILDREN S COATS
Plush, Velour and Cloth, at 1-2
Regular Prices.
CEDAR AND MATTING BOXES For wardrobe chests. A
big assortment at very low prices.
There's nothing a woman desires more,
no gift more enduring than
FURS—The Regal Gift
They're becoming, useful, seasonable
—a gift that will endure for years.
Styles are so varied, designs so ordinal
that sets or muffs can be selected wbich
exactly suit the personality of the recip
ient.
$25, $35 Fox, Raccoon Fur Sets, Ani
mal Scarf, large mellon muffs,
at
BLACK LYNX MUFFS
Large size, worth $20, at. $13 50
for
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W&shiugton, Dec. 14.—Organ
ized labor Sunday night threw
down the gauutlet to Postmaster
General Burles'-n.
In a statement issued from the
headquarters of tbe American Fed
eration of Lab.r in Washington,
D. C., Samuel Gompers, President
of tbe Federation, served notice
that any at'empt on the part of Mr.
Burleson to force through Congress
his proposal to deny postal em
ployes the right to organize will be
fought bitterly.
Mr. Gompers said:
"The American Federation
Qompers Defies Effort Hade By
Burleson.
of
Labor will resist any effort made
by Post-master General Burleson to
put i'.to effect his recommendition
to Congress that the postal em
ployes be denied tbe right of direct
appeal to Congress and the right
to organize and affiliate with
labor.
RECALLS OTHER FlGHlS
'More than ten years ago. in
1906, the American Federation of
Labor presented its historic bill of
grievances to President Roosevelt
and mentioned as one of the par
ticulars the restoration of tbe right
direct petition to Congress oy
Government employes, a right that
was denie i them by executive or
ders isiued by Prcsideut Ruoscvtll
and Taft.
"We k^pt this issue prominently
before the public, ard on August
24, 1912, the Sixty second Congress
enacted whpt then commonly was
calhd the anti-gag law, a law
granting postal and other govern
ment workers the right to main
tain their own organizations in the
interest of the men and free from
the domination of the department
heads, and also restoring to tbem
tbe constitutional right n, direct
petition to Congress.
"It is this which Mr. Burleson
is seeking to have repealed. We
fought
its enactment,, we
believe it is a wise, just and nec
essary law, and we are prepared to
fi^bt against its repeal.
NAME 'EM, HE CRIES.
"Mr. Burleson cannot point to a
single instance where an affiliated
organization of postal employes has
threatened tu strike He cannot
name a si lgle offi er of those or­
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HAMILTON. OHIO, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 14,1917.
From Stand That Postal Work
ers Be Unionized.
ganizations who remotely has sug
gested such a course.
"Personally, I have addressed
postal emoloyes many times in all
part" of tbe country. I have ex
plained to them that legislation and
not the strike was their weapon of
last resort.
"I can see no danger of a strike
ot postal employees if they have
free access to Congress and public
opinion to secure the correction of
their grievances.
"But I can conceive of serious
trouble arisirg if the Burleson idea
of representing men and not giv
ing them the opportunity to organ
ize and to come in contact with
their fellow workers a sincere
desire to make better the lot if all
groups ot workers is to put iut
operation.
"Affiliation with the labor move
ment is a safety valve for the
postal workers with Mr. Burleson
in a mistaken view of the yearn
ings cf his employees would close.
"ASSOCIATION IS VOLUNTARY."
"The association of the postal
employees with the American Fed
eration of Labor is purely a volun
tary one. Those men have come
forward voluntarily in recent years
in large numbers to become identi
fied with the labor movement.
This indicates only too well that
workirg conditions for them are
not as ideal as the Postmaster
General wota4d-be?«-the public be
lieve.
"These workers have the right
-yes, it is a public duty—to or
ganize and make known their
grievances to their employes, the
American people, so that an aroused
public opinion speedily can correct
any administrative defects that
may be harmful to the workers and
the service
''To deny tne light of wuikers
in our largest governmental agency
to organize is to make a mockery
of our faith in democracy. If aut
tocracy is harmful to the morals of
our alien enemies abroad, then let
us not introduce a species of it into
our largest Federal institution by
attempting to disfranchise indus
trially the army of postal workers.
LAYS DOWN THE GAUNTLET
"At a time when governmental
activities are being extended into
every industry connected wi'h the
successful prosecution of the war,
and thousands of workers either
already are in tbe Government ser
vice or potentially Government
employees, it is apparent that their
right to organize and petition Con
gress be not interfered with.
"I can conceive of notirng more
harmful to the nece?saiy extension
of Government control and regula
tion at this time than the adoption
of the Burlesin idea by our Gov
ernment in iis opacity of an em
ployer.
"The American Federation of
Labor stands prepared to- 'ay to
back up its position of 1906, when
it fought for the rights of the Gov
ernment employes. We differ from
Mr. Burleson in his view that the
anti gag law has operated to build
up organizations of employes th^.t
are a menace.
"We fear that the menace lies,
not in the employes' organiza
tions, but in tbe denial t» i/_-r. •.
of fundamental rights."
Little Bits.
C-ias. Kuhlmann, a inttr -.r
the Molders' U-ior
home from Wheeii
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few days ago and piacea in tbe
labor ward at Mercy Hospital.
Kuhlman contracted pneumonia
while working in that city at his
trade. He is getting a'ong as well
as can be expected an4 bis many
friends wi*h him a speedy itcfv
ery.
U
W R. Voile?, one ot the nest
u rinters ii. the big city of
Cincinnati, was a visitor in Hamil
ton last Monday. Voiles came
here U- .d h.- ?n :k i via
tive.
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.] 1 ns in tilts N ,i\
neglected to assist the striking lex
tile workers financially. We would
like to hear from ese union
pecially tho?e that are making
ter wages, tr ade possible by their
organizat:. Tbe textile workers
are a pan of flu- Hamilton labor
movement, and every dollar given
them will make this movement
stronger.
per cent. Discou
Bathrobes
For Men and Women
Heavy Beacon Blankets, only in new
patterns florals, plaids and Indian
designs. All color* tul
dl
to 64. Prices
-i/o* up
$2.50, $3.98, $5.00 up
House Slippers
For men, women
and
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children
knitted in all colors Very useful
gifts at low prices
HIGH SI
Textile
Workers.
Remain Loyal To
Their Organi
zation.
The Textile Workers who went
on strike at the plant of Shuler
& Beninghofen last June are still
on strike and with the exception
of about fifty, wbo at one time be
longed to the union, all remain
lo al to ttteir organization. The
pickets are still doing their duty in
the mornings and the evenings
at th® mill in spite of the cold
weather The pickets report very
little change in the situation at tbe
mill and that no more members of
the union have gon hack in the
past several weeks.
The members o? the organiza
tion hold meetings in the Trades
Council hah every day, and on
last Tuesday night the regular
meeting of the organization was
held. The attendance at this
meet: was larger than expected,
taking into consideration the cob:
weather and many of them being
compelled to walk home on account
of the cars not running.
I s.: o" -ncetiog was
au i rtaut nature ana ait o!
thei ..embers expressed them
selv i iuanni that they in
tenc. '3 lov i •.( their or
gan u realize the fact
that v union that in
creased their wages and reduced
their hours and they are not goinj,
to sacrifice theit right to organize
to retain the conditions already se
csu? i.
Tiny ex *•,. send out appeal
i the labor unions throughout the
nnfrv for finani^al stance.
Tv vv .1. le th
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ort Smith, Ark
n a n
:ately.
Girls Are Loyal.
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ass meeting add u
The Most Popular Gift
Would be Hosiery
I'r.Hct: al at.l 'iea:-n!£ sr.dee '. A
:i* MoCallujn's Hose in a
.i
s
silk. in a!', in fancv
^oxes, at
59c, $1.26, $1.50 up
Crepe de Chine Kimonos and
Negligees
by
Wonderful filmy creations, lace and
embroidery trimmed. AU colors. Also
floral
satiu Kiu:oi]os, at
$3 98, $6, $7.50, $10 up
Cotton Crepe Kimonos
A big assortment of sUles, in all col-
$i, $2.50, $3 up.
uu
onists and busit men, strik
iUr telephone gir.a notified tb
S atbwestern Bell Telephone com
y that they will not return to
v k until the two operators dis
cnarged last September are rein
stated For good measure thes«
loyal girls demand the reinstate
ment cf strikers at five near-by lo
calities.
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suitable Xmas Gifts we wi^li to call your attention to for tomorrow.
is just tin- thing. \V-
i' tve a lar^e as-o:ttret.t oi
A NEW HAT would be a very appropriate gift. We have new
styles which are sure to please at
$1, $2, $3 up.
Bissels Carpet Sweepers Make a Useful Gift
f4! my.
75 cents PER YEAB
U N I O N
LABOR
Shows Wage Gains Seven
ty-five Per Cent Won
By Conference, Indus
trial
Commission Issues
Report.
Wage and hours of union labor
in fourteen leading Ohio cities are
the subject of a report just issued
by the Industrial Commission of
Ohio.
The canvas of the.*e figures was
made on May loth. They were de
rived from signed wage scales in
force on that date and from oral or
unsigned agreements operating
with the full effect of written con
tracts.
The principal organized trades
show how small increases in per
hour wage rates fince May 15 1916
when the l^st annual on this sub
ject wa« issued. The building
trades lead with an average gain of
about 7 per cert brewery trades
show 6 per cent bakery trades, 6£
per cent and printing trades 3 per
'1 .i'ct f. urths '.A the changes in
wage scales during the year cov
ered by tbe report were accomfl sh
by conference agreement be
een tbe parties to tbem. Strikes
re resorted to in only one-eigth
ill cases.
Requests for this report should
rn addressed to the department of
Investigation and Statisticts, Ohio
I ".Mistrial Commission, Columbus,
Reasons For Eight-Hour
Day.
B.. *. »c of the preset.t long hour
y many are unemployed, and
man on the street fixes the
v ges paid to the man at work.
Labor saving machinery has in
.ased the producing capacity of
workmen, who in justice should be
rded leisure.
It would g' K't epportui i
for social
rcl i
nucational de-
opment.
It would raise the standard of
living, upon which p.osperitv de
ids.
It wouia he the taxpayer by
utting the tramp to work.
It would promote an independ
ent spirit, which is lacking in over
worked people.