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i *p 1 i z?m THE PRESS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF ORGANIZED LABOR OF HAMILTON AND VICINITY. PHESS ASSH| OHIO LABOR Members Ohio Labor Press Association THE NONPAREIL PRINTING CO. PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS Subscription Price $1.00 per Payable in Advance. Year Wc do not hold ourselves responsible for any views or opinions expressed in the articles or communications of correspondents. Communications solicited from secretaries of all societies and orcanizations, and should be addressed to The Butler County Press, 826 Market Street, Hamilton, Ohio. The publishers reserve the right to reject any advertisements at any time. Advertising- rates made known OB appll cation. Whatever Is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but aa a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers changing their address will please notify this office, giving old and new address to insure regular delivery of paper. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 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. VERBOTEN Until next Monday the real friends of labor and of unionism can best serve by practising the utmost pa tience. This in order that on Monday the railway shopmen may take public sympathy with them when they go into federal court in Chicago and ask for the dismissal or sweeping modi fication of the Daugherty temporary restraining order granted last Fri day. That that order, phrased in lan guage suggested by the attorney gen eral, tries patience cannot be denied It goes far beyond the law. It applies to American citizens the per fect flower of the former kaiser's philosophy of government—"verbo ten"—the doctrine that an all-highest authority may, irrespective of natural or legal rights, impose its will upon all others by simply prescribing acts of conduct as "verboten"—forbidden The railroad shopmen will be for tunate if they can face the court next Monday in a spirit of respect ful rebuke rather than one of con tempt. By that time the public will have learned the breadth and depth of the verboten restraining order. It will have learned that since last Fri day it has been: "Verboten" for men on strike to receive back, as strike benefits, money lawfully paid into the union treasuries by them for that purpose. "Verboten" for the chosen leaders of those men to have communication with them or to guide them in the way of peace and order. "Verboten" many other things in eluding offenses against person and property that already were forbidden in plain English by perfectly good American law. Thus far the publication of dis senting newspaper articles and edi torials about the strike, the Daugher ty injunction and the troublesome fact that railroad service gets worse while a winter of distress approaches is not yet "verboten," but issuing such an injunction would only be go ing a little further. If the restraining order stands and is made permanent, the attorney gen eral will have earned the order of the Iron Cross, even though no German junker government exists to award it. Harassed by railroad executives on one side, irresponsible reds and l'ool "friends" on the other and faced by Daugherty's "verboten" as they seek the way back to peace, liberty and pursuit of happiness, the shopmen have a few days of supreme test* to go through.—Cincinnati Post. WELL WHAT DOES IT MEAN? The railroad labor board has ruled that the Cummins-Esch law only per mits it to establish wages that are "just and reasonable," and that this does not mean a living wage. The decision was made in the ease of the maintenance-of-way workers who asked the board to increase their minimum rate of 23 cents an hour. The board has notified these work era that if they can demonstrate to jawirir Jit A 4 it that "a just and reasonable wage" is a living wage, the board will adopt it, otherwise it will ignore what it costs a maintenance-of-way worker to live, and will rule on what it con siders "a just and reasonable wage." The question is, if, by "just and reasonable wage" isn't meant, at least, to include "a living wage" what in the name of all that is highest does "a just and reasonable wage" mean or stand for? Will somebody, who perhaps isn't so thick-headed as we may appear to be, please answer and enlighten us on this momentous question? The decisoin indicates the mental attitude of the railroad labor board, its lack of human sympathy and ite frigid legalisms. The decision is the best defense of the shop men's strike that has yet been made. 1* V* HENRY GOES ON STRIKE Henry Ford has gone on strike against the steel trust and the coal profiteers. He has announced that all of his shops would shut down on September 16. It is said that this will throw out of employment, direct ly and indirectly, more than two mil lion workmen. Last Saturday the steel trust boost ed the price of steel bars to Mr. Ford from $1.40 to $1.60, and notified him that later the price would go to $2. As to coal, he says he was offered 60,000 tons by profiteering mine own ers at $6, when $4.50 is a good price Ford boldly charges the steel man ufacturers with placing an unwar ranted and excessive price on steel and the coal mine operators with plain grafting, both of which charges we have no doubt can be substantiated. However, Mr. Ford also says that he believes both the railway strike and the coal strike are conspiracies between Wall street and the labor unions to fleece the public, or at least that the labor union leaders are work ing in close co-operation with the railway and mine operators—which is a charge that is absurd in view of the evident facts. During the progress of both strikes every honorable effort has been made by the union leaders to effect a settle ment and save the public from further inconvenience, and at the same time preserve the common human rights of the men who must work for a living On the other hand, it is admitted by the railway executives and the coal mine operators that their purpose in making and continuing their war on the employes is to destroy the unions This does not look much like "close co-operation." As to conspiracies between labor leaders and Wall street, we fear that Henry has been having bad dreams because Brother Gary and the Wall street speculators tried to hold him up on the price of steel and coal, a little game in which labor leaders are certainly not permitted to take part Union officials have as little esteem for the Wall street wolves as has Mr. Ford. It is not at all surprising that Henry Ford should be "sore" at the Wall street gang and their manufac turers' association accomplices. Mr Ford's well known liberal industrial policies stand in the way of the plans of the money trust and the trade profiteers, and they would like tg "break" him even as they would like to "break" the labor unions. Also Mr. Ford's Muscle Shoals proposition stands in tjje way of their piratical schemes concerning that valuable government property, so they are us ing all their powers to financially em barrass and. discredit him, in order that the Muscle Shoals plant may later be quietly turned over to their friends and fellow conspirators, the Du Ponts. The war is on. Whether Mr. Ford will be able to overcome the powerful and unscrupulous interests which seek to destroy him remains to be seen. In spite of his unkind remarks about union labor leaders, as between Ford and the interests which are fighting him, we believe the sympa thies of labor folks will be for Ford Dayton Labor Review. Read the Press. '^, (. *v,s?^^y-\ fi. v T&Y n^,-^ **t "CALLED" A LA "JIM" COX Some years back a certain big man ufacturer in Dayton, Ohio, had the habit, every time some one left his garbage can uncovered or some other little thing didn't suit him or that city officials didn't jump when he whistled, of threatening to move his big plant to some other city and scar ing the wits out of Dayton citizens for fear that he really would do as he threatened. However, there was a little newspaper man by the name of, or at least so-called, "Jim" Cox, who seemed to tire of these periodical threats, and there appeared in his newspaper an article wherein he told Mr. Manufacturer in plain language that while Dayton would regret very much to lose the big factory and that it meant much to Dayton's industrial life, yet if he (the manufacurer) felt so disposed that Dayton would try to get along without him and his big factory, but that Dayton was tired, good and plenty, of hearing his threats to move. Mr. Manufacturer never forgave the newspaper man, but he learned his lesson, which he never forgot, and he didn't move his plant nor did Dayton ever have to listen to repetition of his threat to move his plant from that city. And so it happened the other day in a little town way out in Nebraska called Havelock, where the town au thorities called the bluff of the Bur lington railroad officials who said they would remove their shops from Havelock because of "lack of protec tion.,' The general manager of the railroad was thus informed: "When called to your premises the police department has always re spond^. Thus far they have uncqver ered mthing more serious than a crap game among your guards. "Continuously, since July 12, your company has thrown bright lights into the faces and homes of Havelock citizens. We are so far determined to abate this intolerable and indefen sible nuisance that unless we secure your successful co-operation, or the assistance of a court decree, we shall decline to be responsible for the maintenance of law and order in this community. "Your threat to remove the shops from Havelock is no longer impres sive. Too frequent usage has deplet ed its original force. In plain lan guage, it is 'old stuff,' just 'old stuff, that's all. You know and we know that when you do pull stakes here and move elsewhere, you will take with you all your labor troubles you will employ hundreds of men you will deal with them in more or less perfect organiza tions, and you will try to get out of them the greatest possible service for the least possible return. "Wherever you go, you will find that exploitation and encroachment are everywhere equally unpopular.' A I* 1* I* IBB SENIORITY, A RED HERRING The injection of the seniority ques tion as an issue in the shopmen' strike is a clever ruse on the part of the railroad executives. To many readers the strike means a fight for seniority. It is nothing of the kind It is a red herring introduced for the purpose of obscuring the real issues. (Advertisement published in Shreveport, La., papers by W. H. Werner, president of Louisiana Open Shop Association, and large employer of labor, who has been disliked by workers for hta anti union activities. I have been doing my work with "open shop" men for about two years and failed to get satisfactory results. Hereafter I will work nothing but union bricklayers and union plasterers on my masonry work. Railroad officials seek to make it appear that the seniority rights ar favors which the men should forfeit as a penalty for exercising their ad mitted right to refuse to work under non-acceptable conditions. The fact is that seniority rights are essential to the efficient operation of transpor tation service. For their own good the roads wish to retain their senior, more efficient employes, after the strike. They talk loudly now of "protecting" the new men for the purpose of diverting at tention from the main issues. They also hope to wipe out the principle of seniority so that when it suits their purpose they can weed out those workers most active in the pro tection of rights of their fellow eni ployes. This would punish the more independent, forceful workers and in timidate others. WANTED-UNION LABOR! These are but the high spots in the fight for decent conditions in the transportation industry. They ar WANTED—Ten good white union bricklayers $1.50 per hoar* W. H. WERNER. v '"V ,iA ri THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS PEOPLE OF OUR TOWN NON-UNION MINERS KILL Olympic, Wash.—A record loss of life has resulted in attempts 'to oper ate coal mines in this state on non-union basis since April 1. The cost of life in proportion to the amount of coal mined has shown an enormous increase, and the cost of mining this coal in dollars and cents has also risen in almost exact ratio HUGE COPPER PROFITS New York.—Profits of $323,293 for the second quarter of the year are reported by Utah Copper Company During the same period last year deficit of $589,805 was reported. The reason Worthmore Clothes are better values each season is because of the increasing volume -we're getting. Our buying power is always growing. —We always stick with the times and when we own our merchandise lower as we do this fall and winter we sell lower. Hence our price now for any Worthmore garment $21.50 and only $21.50. I WORTHMORE 136 High St. Opposite Court House $ i there's Anything Interesting about This Bird, nobody's Discovered It as Yet. He's the Village Loafer and all he Does Is Kat and Sleep and Breathe, Nothing More, and when he Decides to Quit walking Around to save Funeral Expenses, the Town will pever Miss Him. the accumulation of several years' bit ter assault on the rights of work in the hope of disrupting thfeir organizations. The employes know that only by standing together can they withstand these attacks. They are united as never before, and vic tory is certain. ARREST STRIKING GIRLS Chattanooga, Tenn.—The Miller Manufacturing Company caused the arrest of 25 girls and two men who are charged with violating one of the wildest injunctions ever issued in this section of the state. The company is attempting to install the anti union shop, and is being resisted by the United Garment Workers' Union The arrest of the girls was intended to break their morale, but it has had the opposite effect. i ^*, J, *"r 'i ,f *-. .&*$>"r^,^&«i7,^^#^p HOW TARIFFS ARE MADE Washington.—Conferees represent ing the house and senate are now en deavoring to reach a compromise on the tariff bill that was approved by the house and amended by the sen ate. There are 2,436 amendments to the bill. The conferees are holding secret sessions. There will be no rec ord of the proceedings, and their re port to the house and senate will be the amended tariff law. This report can not be amended on the floor of the house or senate, and must be either rejected or accepted. NON-UNIONISTS BENEFIT Logan, W. Va.—This thug-ridden, corporation-controlled county has felt the effects of the fight organised min ers have waged the past five months, and Logaq non-union miners will benefit as have the unorganized steel workers. The Logan County Coal Operators' Association announce wage increases. These advances would not be granted if the union miners were defeated. The Morning's Shave Have you noticed lately, when shaving, the mirror reflection is not so clear and clean cut? You stand a little closer and strain your eyes to see clearly. This means the eyes are working under a strain throughout the day. It would be good judgment to consult a Reliable Op tometrist. Consult the SCHIPPER JEWELRY AND OPTICAL CO. 156 High St. Men's TrouserS for $3.48. That's what we're selling these mighty good ones for during this special trousers sale. And they are very special values, too. There are stripes, solid colors, checks and mixtures in worsteds, cassimeres, novelties and all-wool serges. Better get that extra pair of trousers NOW during this special selling. Hundreds of pairs to select from. iroiiiat'iilMii. Edgar K. Wagner il Former Instructor at The Cincinnati College of Embalming Funeral Director DISTINCTIVE SERVICE 228 Heaton St. MODERN EQUIPMENT -f" '#5 i, AMEND COMPENSA TION LAW Atlanta, Ga.—The state legislature has strengthened the workmen's compensation law. The death benefit has been increased from $3,000 to $3,800 maximum benefit from $12 to $15 weekly and the waiting period shortened from 14 days to seven days. The full disability benefit has been increased from $4,000 to $5,000. The legislature refused to pass an anti-picketing bill, and took the same position toward the repeal of the bar bers' license law. BIG PROFITS IN PAPER Philadelphia.—Clear profits of the Scott Paper Company is at the rate of nearly half a million a year. For the first six months of the present year the profits totaled $209,285, after all charges were met and good, wholesale salaries paid officials. VIOLATE FULL-CREW LAW Phoenix, Ariz.—County Attorney Shepherd has filed 100 civil actions against the Arizona Eastern railroad Daily Wants Satisfied That we are able to fill your requirements largely is due to the fact that our stock is large and is enlarg ing rapidly. v. Advertised remedies of merit are always to found on our shelves and remedies are added at called for by the public Consequently whatever yoii hear or»read about may procured of us at once or a slight delay in ordering Dargue's Cut Rate Store 242 High St. V "l Made of Pure Lard, Flour, Milk, Granulat ed Sugar, Salt and Fleishman's Yeast. Think of it! A one pound loaf wrapped bread, per loaf Country Club, great big l'/2 pound loaf wrapped bread. The best bread money can buy. Absolutely the greatest value in the United States. IV2 pound loaf 108 North Third St. for violations of the state full-crew law. The prosecuting official states that every train operating between certain stations for the past several weeks has been in defiance of law. Boys' School Suits at $8 and $10. A mighty low price for such good suits, you'll say after you examine them and have the boy try them on. Nobby Norfolk style suits of all-wool materials in the good colors. Tailored to give long service-c reinforced where needed. Extra pants N OTHlJJZ BREAD KROGER' PAINT Now is the Time to Do Your Painting JOHNSTON'S PAINT Wil) Protect and Beautify your Home at a very small cost. A I N I N O W RALSTON PAINT CO. v.-. 0* can be had at $2 for the $8 suits and $2.50 for the $10 suits. School begins next Monday. Bring the youngster in tomorrow. 5k 8c PHONE 426