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VOL.xx. NO.14.
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CULLY IN HAMILTON
SHOWING EMPLOYERS HOW TO BREAK UNIONS
AND HOW TO HANDLE LABOR
Was Formerly in Charge of Local Manufacturers' Em
ployment Bureau But Ideas Were Too Radical
For Employers, Tis Said
H. E. Gully. How familiar the
name sounds. It is one that will be
quickly recognized by many Hamil
ton workingmen and not with much
favor. Mr. Cully was for some time
in charge of the Hamilton Manufact
urers' employment bureau. A short
time back it was announced, "with re
gret" (by one of our evening papers—
«o need to mention the name) that Mr.
Cully would leave for parts elsewhere,
that his work in this city would al
ways be cherished and appreciated et
Cetera,
etc., and some more. Need
less to say that the paper referred to
Is backing the open-shop movement in
Hamilton, and needless to say that
this action on the part of the paper is
meeting with disfavor, even among the
employers of the city.
Be that as it may, however, inquiry
i-.mong those who know (and this to
the credit of the local manufacturers
and employers) discloses, it is said,
that the real reason for Mr. Cully's
departure was that his ideas of how
to handle the workingman was too
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community and as a trouble maker his jem^ °^ers
Mr. Cully after leaving Hamilton, be him that causes the trouble, be
llied himself to richer and riper fields.. cause •who ever heard of a group of
We now hear from him as being, in (Continued on page four)
Michigan, managing labor and break
ing urions for the Twin Cities Manu
facturers' Association, of St. Joe and
Benton Harbor.
On Mr. Cully's work, the Michigan
Machinist, of Detroit, in its initial
issue has the following:
"OUTSIDE AGITATORS
"One writer in a labor publication
of the city of Detroit, makes a state
ment to the effect that this ''Agitator
Bunk is Poor Alibi,' but in the opinion
of the writer of this article it is not
'poor' any longer, but to all intents
and purposes, it is dead. It died like
all thoughts from diseased minds
should die, only it did not die soon
enough.
"Now that we have & publication
that is owned and controlled by Labor
we will try to show the worker who
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the real outside agitator really is.
Sometimes a group of laboring men
organize, and then go to their em
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-those of the so-called agitators and "Thu is where the outside agitator
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among the workingmen and sometimes' izer, because he urges the men to be
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"Platform Marks Heasure of Pro=
gress Not Found In That
Upon the recommendation of the
executive council and with unanimous
approval of the recent convention of
the American Federation of Labor,
held in Montreal, Canada, the propos
als of labor submitted to the commit
tee on resolutions of the republican
party at Chicago for inclusion in the
republican platform were submitted
in identical form to the committee on
resolutions of the democratic party in
San Francisco, Cal., on June 29, for
inclusion in the democratic platform.
The executive council authorized
President Gompers and Vice Presi
dent* Valentine, Green and Woll and
such other vice-presidents as might
be able to go to Sari Francisco to ap
pear before the committee on resolu
tions of the democratic convention
meeting in that city.
On June 29, 1920, President Gom
pers and Vice-Presidents Valentine,
Green and Woll appeared before the
The proposals were read by Vice-
We present here in their order the
proposals presented by labor and the
planks incorporated in the democratic
platform as adopted by that party
convention in every case where there
is any plank dealing with the subject.
The preamble to the declaration of
labor's demands is as follows:
Labor's Demands to be Presented to
the Republican and Democratic
Parties in 1920
Government and all civilization exist
for the service of human beings and
the promotion of their betterment.
Such purposes are best achieved when
those who are primarily affected by
policies and methods have the power
of determining them. Under such
conditions only will there be relations
of good will between fellow citizens
and a spirit of true patriotism essen
tial to the best development and unity
of our nation. There must be reason
for the conviction that citizens can
rely upon the government for impar
tial maintenance of rights and protec
tion. Such an attitude can result only
when principles of human welfare are
made paramount to any other consid
eration. Experience of other coun
tries and scientific information sub
stantiate the contention that sweated
industries, over-strained, long and bur
densome hours of toil, tend to physical
deterioration, loss of mental virility
and consequent decreased producing
power. Standards of life and work,
daily hours of toil and wages have a
direct relation to economic progress
and development as well as to pre
paredness for national defense.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM ANALYZED
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF A. F. OF L. CIVES REPORT ON
ANSWERS OF BIG PARTY TO LABOR'S OEMANDS
Republicans, Says The Report
committee on resolutions of the demo-1 bor provisions of the Clayton act there
cratic national convention and pre
sented the prepared program of labor's
political demands. The committee was
presided over by Senator Carter Glass.
President Woll, after which President I ney General Palmer in the miners' case
Gompers addressed the committee for
a period of about thirty-five minutes.
The committee listened with appar
ent interest to the reading of the for
mal proposals and to the address of
President Gompers, in which he fully
explained the position of the labor
movement and emphasized the condi
tions and causes prompting the sub
mission of the proposals.
Labor's Demand
To promote industrial justice and
tranquility and to insure uninterrupt
ed production at its highest efficiency,
the right of the wage-earners to or
ganize into trade unions, to select
their own representatives, and to bar
gain collectively, must be fully safe
guarded.
Democratic Platform
Labor, as well as capital, is entitled
to adequate compensation. Each has
the indefeasible right or aganization,
of collective bargaining, and of speak
ing through representatives of their
own selection.
Labor's Demand
We pledge our party to maintain
On Exclusion Of Convict Labor
Products From Interstate Com
merce And Election Of Federal
Judges By People, Platform
Remains Silent
Of
The
the federal law enacted by congress,
securing to the workers the legal right
of voluntary association, for mutual
protection and welfare, protecting
their rights against unwarrantable is-
suance of writs of injunction, either
prohibitory or mandatory, and guar
anteeing the right of trial by jury in
alleged contempt cases, committed
outside the presence of courts.
Democratic Platform
Labor is not a commodity it is hu
man. Those who labor, have rights,
and the national security and safety
Comment
While the language of the platform
constitutes an endorsement of the la-
is no specific condemnation of the
abuse of the writ of injunction in la
bor disputes. However, failure of the
platform to endorse the injunctions
secured through the efforts of Attor-
may fairly be assumed to constitute
repudiation of that action.
Labor's Demands
Legislation which proposed to make
strikes unlawful or to compel the
wage-earners to submit their griev
ances or aspirations to courts or to
governmental agencies, is an invasion
of the rights of the wage-earners and
when enforced makes for industrial
serfdom or slavery.
We hold that the government should
supply information, assistance, and
counsel, but that it should not attempt
by the force of its own power to stifle
or to destroy voluntary relations and
policies of mutuality between employ
ers and employes.
We hold that public employes should
not be denied the right of organization,
the right of representation for the rec
tification of grievances and should not
be denied political rights accorded to
all other citizens.
Democratic Platform
The nation depends upon the pro
ducts of labor cessation of produc
tion means loss and, if long continu
ed, disaster. The whole people, there
fore, have a right to insist that jus
tice shall be done to those who work,
and in turn that those whose labor
creates the necessities upon which
the life of the nation depends must
recognize the reciprocal obligation be
tween the workers and the state. They
should participate in the formulation
of sound laws and regulations govern
ing the conditions under which labor is
performed, recognize and obey the
laws so formulated and seek their
amendment when necessary by the pro
cesses ordinarily addressed to the laws
and regulations affecting the other re
lations of life.
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depend upon a just recognition of those the unqualified right to organization,
rights and the conservation of the
strength of the workers and their
families in the interest of sound
hearted and sound-headed men, women
and children.
Neither class, however, should at
any time, nor in any circumstances,
take action that will put in jeopardy
the public welfare. Resort to strikes
and lock-outs which endanger the
health or lives of the people is an un
satisfactory device for determining
disputes, and the democratic party
pledges itself to contrive, if possible,
and put into effective operation a fair
and comprehensive method of compos
ing differences of this nature. In pri
vate industrial disputes we are oppos
ed to compulsory arbitration as
method plausible in theory, but
failure in faet. With respect to gov
ernment service, we hold distinctly
that the rights of the people are par
amount to the right to strike. How
ever, we profess scrupulous regard
for the conditions of public employ
ment pnd pledge the democratic party
to
5nstant
inquiry into the pay of
government employes and equally
HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1920 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
speedy regulations designed to bring
salaries to a just and proper level.
Comment
The platform provisions here set
forth are specific in condemnation of
compulsory arbitration in disputes in
privately owned industry. There is
a vagueness in the balance of the first
two paragraphs. There is uncertain
ty as to what the platform means to
convey in its reference to the obliga-
ti°n of the workers to the state and
the proposal to find a substitute for
the right of the workers to cease
work when cessation of work is said
to endanger the lives or health of the
people.
With regard to employes in govern
ment service it will be noted that the
platform declaration quoted at the
outset of this analysis in response to
the first of labor's demands sets forth
collective bargaining and representa
tion. The final paragraph of the de
claration last quoted, however, implies
methods in the settlement of disputes
in government employment which can
not be approved on a general state
ment of government policy.
Labor's Demand
The very life and perpetuity of free
and iemocratic institutions are de
pendent upon freedom of speech, of
the press and of assemblage and asso
ciation. We insist that all restriction
of freedom of speech, press, public as
sembly, association and travel be com
pletely removed, individuals and
groups being responsible for their ut
terances and actions. These funda
mental rights must be set out with
clearness and must not be denied or
abridged in any manner.
Democratic Platform
We resent the unfounded reproaches
directed against the democratic admin
istration for alleged interferences with
the freedom of the press and freedom
of speech.
No utterance from any quarter has
been assailed, and no publication ha
been repressed which has not becnJJ
animated by treasonable purpose and
directed against the nation's peace,
order and security in time of war.
We reaffirm our respect for the
great principle of free speech and a
free pi ess, but assert as an indisput
able proposition that they afford no
toleration of enemy propaganda or tlu
advocacy of the overthrow of the gov
ernment of the state or nation by force
of violence.
Labor's Demand
National preparedness as well as
commercial development in keeping
with the importance and the dignity
of our nation, require that we shall
have competent and able American
seamen. We urge essential to this
purocse the vigorous enforcement
the Seamen's act and the most liberal
interpretation of its provisions. \V e
are opposed to any minimizing of
present provisions for the protection
of
3eamen
spection.
and for the safety of the
traveling public.
Democratic Platform
Absence of a pledge of vigorous en
forcement of the Seamen's act, which
became law under the democratic aM
ministration, is regrettable and is
scarcely compensated for by a declar
ation elsewhere in the platform as fol
lows:
We pledge the policy of our party
to the continued growth oi our mer
chant marine under proper legislation,
so that American products will be car
ried to all ports of the world by ves
sels built in American yards, flying
the American flag."
Labor's Demands
One of the most important func
tions ol the nation is to protect the
health of every child. We declare that
we mutt put an end to the employment
for profit of children under 18 years
of age.
Democratic Platform
The platform declares that the
present child labor law was enacted
under the democratic administration
and s*:ts forth the further declara
tion:
"We urge co-operation with the
PRESS.
states for the protection of child life
through infancy and maternity care,
in the prohibition of child labor and
by adequate appropriations for the
children's bureau and the woman's
bureau in the department of labor."
Labor's Demands
We demand that effective steps be
taken immediately to relieve the peo
ple of the burden imposed by the ex
cessive cost of living and to eradicate
permanently the underlying evils, rec
ognizing fully that no other issue is
of deeper interest to the masses of
the American people.
As a comprehensive program of re
lief and remedy we set forth these
demands:
1. Co-operation should be encour
aged as an effective means of curbing
profiteering. To stimulate rapid de
velopment of co-operatives the federal I
Democratic Platform
The high cost of living and the de
preciation of bond values in this coun
try are primarily due to the war itself,
to the necessary governmental expen
ditures for the destructive purposes
of war, to private extravagance, to the
world shortage of capital, to the in
flation of foreign currencies and cred
its and in large degree, to conscience
less profiteering.
The republican party is responsible
for the failure to restore peace con
ditions in Europe, which is a princi-
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farm loan act should be extended so! his place at the peace table, call the
as to give credit to all properly or- congress into extraordinary session for
ganized co-operatives just as credit is imperative purposes of readjustment,
now given to individual farmers. s the congress when convened spent
2. We urge that the United States thirteen months in partisan pusuits,
department of labor compile and failing to repeal a single war statute
issue monthly statements of the cost which harassed business or to initiate
of manufacture of those staple articles a single constructive measure to help
which form the basis of calculation in business. It busied itself making a
fixing the cost of living.
3. As a means of aiding anti-profit
eering measures the federal govern
ment should promptly investigate pro
fits and prices. All income and other
tax returns should be available for in- make the former afraid or doing a
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more
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INFCfttOR.
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pal cause of post-armistice inflation
the world over. It has denied the de
mand of the president for necessary
legislation to deal with secondary and
local, causes. The sound policies pur
sued by the treasury and federal re
serve system have limited in this
country, though they could not pre
vent, the inflation which was world
wide.
Elected upon specific promises to
curtail public expenditures and to
bring the country back to a status of
effective economy, the republican
party in congress wasted time and
energy for more than a year in vain
and extravagant investigation, costing
the taxpayers great sums of money,
while revealing nothing beyond the in
capacity of republican politicians to
cope with the problems.
There is no such thing as a "pretty good"
refrigerator—a refrigerator is either efficient or
inefficient If your refrigerator permits warm air
to leak in, buy a new one. The food and ice wasted
by a poor refrigerator will pay for a good one in
two seasons.
single act to bring the latter within
limitations.
The truth is that the high cost of
living can only be remedied by increas
ed production, strict governmental
economy and a relentless pursuit of
those who take advantage of post-war
conditions and are demanding and re
ceiving outrageous profits.
We pledge the democratic party to
a policy of strict economy in govern
ment expenditures and to the enact
ment and enforcement of such legis
lation as may be required to bring
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Demanding that the president, from
pre-election record of pretended thrift,
having not one particle of substantial
existence in fact. It raged against
profiteers and the high cost of living
without enacting a single statute to
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