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FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1922
Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter.
Issued Weekly at 326 Market Street
Hamilton, Ohio.
Telephone 1296
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown, O
THE TRADE UNIONS
No one claims that all trade unions
are wise, or even honest, much less
that they have not made endless mis
takes in the past and will not continue
to err while time shall last. Neither
is trade unionism an ideal institution
It was evolved to serve a purpose and
to perform a duty in the upward
march of the human race. It was
made to fit a condition of society di
vided into the employing class and
the serving class. Its mission is to
protect the weak against the strong
In the great industrial strife that has
come down though the ages, trade
unionism has fought the battles of the
workman. And in fighting for the
wage-earner it has fought for great
er liberty to man. War and strife
are not ideal states, but they have
been ever present with the human
race, and so long as the war of classes
shall continue, the weak and the help
less must ever look to trade union
ism as its chief champion and its most
powerful defender.—-Clarence S. Dar
row.
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LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
American citizens still have consti
tutional rights in some parts of West
Virginia—in counties not owned by
the coal operators. There still are
courts and juries who have not outliv
ed the inspiration of liberty-loving an
cestors who helped to build and later
to preserve the republic.
There still are citizens in West
Virginia who believe this republic is
the kind of democracy Lincoln said it
was. There still are citizens who be
lieve a government of the people by
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the people and for th£ people cannot
be made a government of kept offi
cials, by hired thugs and gunmen for
a handful of tyrannical coal barons.
That kind of American citizen hap
pened to sit on the jury that acquit
ted William Blizzard of the charge
of treason. And in a court presided
over by a judge who loved justice and
didn't fear the super-government of
coal operators.
Self-defense against murderous at
tacks by private armies hired by the
coal operators isn't treason against
the government.
That's the verdict of the jury in
the Blizzard case at Charles Town.
The people in every other state in the
union know what the verdict means.
One county now,has pointed the way.
Let all of West Virginia free itself
from this coal tyranny and come back
under the declaration of independence
and the American constitution—yes
and the constitution of West Virginia
as well.—Cincinnati Post.
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THE BIG ISSUES
Here are labor campaign princi
ples! They are from a proclamation
issued by the American Federation of
Labor non-partisan political campaign
committee, signed by President Gom
pers, Secretary Morrison and James
O'Connell.
"No freedom-loving citizen should
vote for a candidate who will not
pledge himself to oppose any form of
compulsory labor law.
"No justice-loving citizen should
vote for a candidate for any office
who will not pledge himself to op
pose injunctions and contempt pro
ceedings as a substitute for trial by
jury.
"Let your slogans be:
"No judge-made laws.
"Abolish the injunction abuse.
"Make justice blind in fact as well
as in theory.
"Amendments to the constitution of
the United States should guarantee
rights not take them away.
"No compulsory labor laws.
"No sales tax.
"No wage-earners or farmers to be
enslaved.
"No subsidies for the privileged
few.
"No remission of fines to profiteers
"These issues, upon all of which de
pend the future of our republic, should
be discussed with the organization
of farmers.
"Whatever injures labor, injures
the farmers.
"Whatever benefits labor benefits
the farmers.
"Whatever is the interest of labor
and the farmer is for the best interest
of all the people except the privileged
few. We urge you to be up and do
ing. The democracy of our republic
must be maintained by labor and the
farmers and all others who believe
in good government.
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START WITH POOREST PAID
The wage reduction handed to the
maintenance-of-way employes by the
railroad labor board is "the most
unkindest cut of all." The poorest
paid of the railroad workers are af
fected most. A common laborer re
ceiving 28 cents an hour will be paid
but 23 cents. It is a clean cut of $13
a month from his monthly wage of
$70.20. It means now that he will
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have to work in the future for a wage
of $59.80 a month, that is if he loses
no time through inclement weather.
The latter figure is based on a 10-hour
day and a 26-day month.
No wonder the minority decision of
the board declares that such a wage
less than the allowance to Cook
county jail inmates for food. A sec
tion man must support his wife and
children on an income of less than two
dollars a day. It can't be done. The
maintenance-of-way employes are
talking about a strike. If they do
it will be a justifiable strike, for there
is nothing to justify such a wage cut
as the labor board has imposed upon
them.
Railroad labor must accept the rul
ing of the labor board or strike. There
is no other alternative. On the other
hand the railroads have thus far failed
to obey rulings affecting them handed
down by the labor board. The repre
sentatives of the employes are now
appealing to the board, urging it to
take steps to compel the roads to
comply with its decisions.
In the ruling in this case the major
ity board members declare that even
with the present cut common labor
ers on railroads will be paid more
than is paid like employes in similar
occupations. If there are any com
mon laborers on public or private
work in this section of the country
receiving less than 23 cents an hour
for their services it is not being ad
vertised. No man with family can
live on such a wage.
The decision of the raliroad labor
board in this case is a crime against
humanity. It is a blow at American
civilization.
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WATCH THK ENEMY
In upholding the Ohio compensa
tion act, the state supreme court stat
ed that it is aware of the purpose of
the compensation law foes. The court
said:
"Notwithstanding the legislative
check of assault upon the workmen's
compensation law, a smoke screen is
being laid behind which another as
sault is now made, which is' more in
sidious than the former and more
calculated to break down the entire
workmen's compensation law. Coun
sel who made the attack practically
conceded this in their briefs."
to to to to
A NEW CHRISTIANITY
Wage earners who are members of
the United Brethren church, and even
those who are not, will probably be
interested in knowing that the offi
cial publishing house of that denomi
nation, located at Dayton, Ohio, em
ploys none but scabs and strikebreak
ers in its composing room.
This unfortunate and un-Christian
^situation has been brought about
through the labor-hating tendencies
of the publishing agent, a preacher
named Rev. W. R". Funk.
Funk has always been a bitter ene
my of labor, being an associate of
John Kirby, Jr., also of Dayton, in
the formation of the National Manu
facturers' Association 20 years ago
Strikes have been of frequent occur
rence in the United Brethren publish
ing plant, beginning in 1906, when
Funk refused to consider the eight
hour day but through it all the church
has retained him as its official repre
sentative.
At the present time the publishing
I louse of the United Brethren church
has the unenviable distinction of being
the only printing plant in Dayton
which refused to co-operate with the
printers in their plan to add eight
iore years to their lives. Twenty
even secular employers and the pub
lishing plant of the Christian church
nave their hearty approval to the
plan. But the United Brethren
brought in professional strikebreak
ers and recruited four Dayton scabs
und is operating the plant with these.
Peculiar sort of Christianity!
Trade unoinists who believe in signs
/ery often fail to see the absence of
the union label, shop card or work
ing button.
to to to to to
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN
To live in a town
To make a living off of it, or out of
it
To educate your children in it
To get everything you possibly can
out of it
And put absolutely nothing into it.
to to to to to
SHOWS EXPRESS PROFITS
New York.—The American railway
express reports a balance for last
year of $770,330 as compared with
deficit of $39,835,887 for 1920.
VHE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS
RAIL MERGER
ILLEGAL
Washington.—The United States
supreme court has ordered the South
ern Pacific railroad to separate itself
from ownership and control of the
Central Pacific railway. In urging
this dissolution the government's at
torney, Solicitor General Beck, de
clared that the transaction by which
the late C. P. Huntington and three
associates leased the Central Pacific
to the Southern Pacific "constituted
one of the darkest pages in American
railroad history."
It was shown that these men built
the Central Pacific with government
aid and without any financial outlay
on their part. After the road was
built, they declared liberal dividends
and unloaded a large part of the stock
to foreign investors. Then they leas
ed the Central Pacific to the Southern
Pacific, which they controlled.
After they disposed of their Central
Pacific holdings and tied that road
up to the Southern Pacific, they pro
ceeded to wreck the Central Pacific
by diverting its traffic to the other
road.
The government's attorneys said
these transactions were a blot upon
the history of trans-continental rail
road construction and development.
SHOP HARMONY
Furthered Where There Is
Frank Discussion
Newark, N. J.—Frank discussion
and the right of workers to select
their own representatives was urged
by Major Frank J. Miller, speaking
to the industrial group of the New
Jersey state Chamber of Commerce,
at its meeting in this city.
Major Miller was formerly presi
dent of the American society of me
chanical engineers. In his talk to New
Jersey business men he said these
principles were essential to success
ful industrial relations:
"Free discussion of terms, such as
obtain between buyer and purchaser.
Business men would not think of for
bidding another business man to dis
cuss terms with him, and there is no
reason why the same should not ob
tain in his relation toward the work
ers.
"The right of each side to select
their own representative, just as is
done in the business world. It would
be absurd for one business man to say
who should represent the other. Why,
then, should it be otherwise between
employers and workmen?"
MINIMUM WAGE
LAWS FAIL
TO FUNCTION
Harrisburg, Pa.—Minimum wage
legislation in this country has failed
to adjust rates to the changing cost
of living. Rev. Dr. Ryan, of Cath
olic University, Washington, told the
convention of labor commissioners of
the United States and Canada.
"During the war," he said, "most of
the wage rates became too low long
before they were raised by the com
mission."
Miss Mary Anderson, director of
the women's bureau, United States
department of labor, told the conven
tion that investigations in five states
have disclosed a large portion of wo
men employes are paid less than the
minimum standards set by wage com
missions in these states.
SELL CONVICT-MADE
BROOMS
Chicago.—The Broom Maker, offi
cial journal of the Broom and Whisk
Makers' International Union, prints
this advertisement for exploiters of
prison labor that will hardly be ap
preciated by them:
"Bardall Broom Manufacturing
Company, Moundsville, W. Va.—Pay
70 cents per day for each convict em
ployed. Secure free rent, heat, light
and power.
"Frankfort Broom Company,Frank
fort, Ky.—Same conditions as Bar
dall Company.
"Louisville Broom Manufacturing
Company, Louisville, Ky.—Employ
convicts at Eddyville, Ky., prison.
Pay $1 per day for each convict em
ployed. Secure rent, heat, light and
power free.
"The Central Broom Company,
Jefferson City, Mo."
UPHOLDS ALIEN LAND
LAW
San Francisco.—The federal district
court of appeals has ruled that Cali
fornia's alien land law violates no
provision of the federal constitution,
nor does it conflict with the treaty
between this country and Japan.
The law prohibits aliens ineligible
for citizenship from holding land. In
reply to the claim that this law vio
lates the treaty with Japan, Judge
MJorrow said: "Oi|r attention has
not been called to any provision in
treaty between this country and Ja
pan providing that such an alien may
possess land.
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COAL OWNERS
Pay For State Witnesses In
Treason Trial
Charles Town, W. Va.—Witnesses
for the state in the alleged "treason"
trial of miners have their witness
vouchers, issued by the clerk of the
court, cashed by coal owners.
The miners' attorneys forced this
admission from Walter Thurmond,
president of the Logan coal operators'
association, after the coal owners'
attorneys made a hard fight to have
Judge Woods rule against admitting
this evidence.
Thurmond acknowledged that his
association has already spent $14,
000 for witnesses and $1,000 for at
torneys' fees. The reason for the lat
ter low cost is that the attorneys
have an annual retainer and are con
tinually engaged in fighting organiz
ed labor.
Thurmond's testimony shows that
the coal owners' attorneys are not
only directing the court fight, but
they are paying witnesses fees.
SALES TAX DEFINED
Chicago.—Editor Perkins, of the
Cigar Makers' Official Journal, gives
this definition of the sales tax:
"The rich will be taxed only on
what they spend and nothing on what
they save. The poor will be taxed on
what they spend, which means they
will be taxed on all, for they must
spend all to exist.
"Millions of dollars are spent by
proponents of the sales tax scheme,
millions that can well be afforded by
the rich as a matter of business, for
if the sales tax is substituted for the
excess profits tax or any increase in
the income tax, it will mean more to
them than any legislation so far
passed by a congress that is seemingly
very partial to the desires of the si
called 'business interests'"
COURT PROTECTS
RATES
New York.—The federal district
court has enjoined the public service
commission from reducing rates of
the New York Telephone Company.
The court said the proposed court
would "have a most unfair return
even on costs."
The court declared that "we do not
undertake to make a rate, but we are
of the opinion that such a rate as
indicated cannot possibly be a fair
return for any business like the tele
phone business in or near New York
city or state at present."
HUGE FIRE LOSSES IN
1921
New York.—Economic depression
during the past year has resulted in
a lai'ge number of "business fires,'
according to officers of the national
board of fire underwriters, at their
annual meeting in this city. It was
stated that incendiarism and arson are
on the increase.
There was no single conflagration
of any magnitude in 1921, but fire
losses last year totaled $485,000,000
or $:?8,000,000 in excess of the previous
year. Last year's fire losses amount
ed to $4.47 per capita, or $1,400,000
a day.
Fire underwriters declare that this
waste is excessive in amount and dis
astrous in result.
JUICY RAIL PROFITS
New York.—The New York Central
railroad reports a net profit last year
of $22,295,685, after allowing for all
expenses and deductions. This is
equivalent to $8.9I{ a share on the
$249,000,000 capitol stock. The pre
vious year the company reported a
profit of $5.50 a share on the same
amount of stock.
The Northern Pacific reports clear
profits of $22,005,399 for last year
This is an increase of $2,971,215 over
1920.
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COSSACKS BLUNDER
Charles Town, W. Va.—State cos
sacks have made a mess of things
since their arrival at the miners' trial
because they do not realize they are
not in Logan county.
The cossacks have dashed with lo
cal police officials and have assumed
the attitude of a Prussian army offi
cer toward private citizens.
1 iie miners insist that there would
be no trouble in Logan and other coun
ties but for the cossacks, who are
now sustaining the miners' claim.
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ON IN THE WOULD
WON'T MEET STRIKERS
New York.—Philip T. Dodge, presi
dent of the International Paper Com
pany, has refused to join a confer
ence with striking employes that these
workers called in the hope that differ
ences might be adjusted.
From his lofty and kingly pedes
tal the paper trust official announces
that "the company does not intend
engage further in useless discussion
of its labor policies with persons not
in its employ."
The strike started last spring and
was caused by the company's attempt
to cut wages.
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