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VOL. XXIV. No. 39
By International Labor News Service.
New York City.—The garment
workers saw 1924 passing without re
gret, and look forward to a prosper
ous 1925 to reward them for holding
staunchly to their unions in the hard
times that have been experienced as
the result of short seasons of work in
the garment industry.
These unions had to fight on two
fronts—against the boll weavils, the
borers from within, and the employ
ers. It was a fighting year in all
manufacturing centers for the Inter
national Ladies' Garment Workers'
Union. The girl waist and dress mak
ers of Chicago gave the finest ex
ample of the unquenchable spirit of
these workers. It was a heroic fight
in which the girl strikers gave no
quarter nor expected any. They en
dured want, cold and privation that
compelled the admiration of the pub
lic. This fight, abandoned owing to
the poor economic condition of the
trade, is soon to be renewed. The
strike cost the' union $2 "0,000.
During the year $2,000,000 was
spent for strike purposse. Many
thousands were spent for educational
and organization work. The ground
work has been laid for a complete
reformation of this industry employ
ing more than 150,000 workers, with
the object of lessening its seasonal
character. The work has begun in
the important cloak industry, which is
FOOD COSTS INCREASE
Washington.—An increase of about
1 per cent in-the retail cost of food
in November, 1924, as compared with
the previous month, is reported by
the United States bureau of labor sta
tistics. Strictly fresh eggs advanced
14 per cent storage eggs, 7 per cent
cuffee, 6 per cent, and lard, 5 per
cent.
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Union Garment Workers
Plan to Make 1925 Year
Of Progress For Labor
Coats formerly
to
$25.00
formerly
i oats
$42.50.
Coats formerly
SUITS
In all the desirable mater
ials. Fur or plain trim
med. In all the wanted
shades and of excellent
quality. While they last,
go 1 PRICE
AT 2
centralized in New York cit.
Unemployment insurance, a sanitary
union label in all garments and regu
lation of outside shops are among
the marked achievements. The union
has successfully launched the Inter
national Bank, its resources now be
ing in excess of $5,000,000. The re
markable thing about this institution
is that its managers are not trained
bankers except in a few cases, but
plain workers and labor officers. This
union, composed of immigrants, has
just celebrated its silver anniversary,
full of energy to continue on its road
to fulfillment of its mission.
LABOR BOARD
PLEA
REJECTS
OFMANAGERS
By International,Labor News Service
Chicago.—Perhaps to ease its con
science for past misdeeds and no
doubt to kid the public and the rail
road employes of the nation into a
kindlier feeling toward it at the glad
Christmas tide, the United State
railroad labor board turned down tfc«*
plea of managers of 43 Western rail
roads to set aside the wage settlement
recently made between the Southern
Jacific and its employes in engine
service which followed the taking of
a strike vote on that railroad.
The board said that under the law
the labor organizations had the right
to force an agreement by a strike and
the carrier has the right to determine
its course of action.
J. H. Dyer, general manager of the
Southern Pacific, wired the board that
he was not a party to the request for
a suspension of the settlement.
The Best Place to Shop After A11
Hamilton's Greatest Department Store
January Clearance Sale
The Real Merit of This Advertisement Is in the Drastic Price Reductions—
The End of the Season Finds Us With Comprehensive Stocks of Fall and
Winter Apparel. It is Stock that Has Been Maintained in Its Completion to
Avoid Disappointing Customers. Therefore These Wonderful "Bargain Offer
ings"
Made Necessary to Insure a General Stock Cleaning Before Inventory
Time.
HEAD EACH ITEM —BE HERE TOMORROW AND SAVE!
COATS and DRESSES
Don't Wail, Don't Delay Even a Day! The very garment you want in your size,
may be selected by some one else if you are not early. Whilst selections are large
comprising all sizes, materials and desirable shades that will go fast. None reserved,
your unrestricted choice.
up
selling
Dresses
to
$10.00...
Drosses
to
$16.50
$15.00
selling up
$19.95
$35.00..
Coats formerly
selling up
selling
Lamps
We specialize in Table Lamps,
Floor Lamps, Bridge Lamps,
Boudoir Lamps, Bed Lamps,
W o u I o n a s S i k
Shades, Parchment Shades,
Novelties, Candlesticks, etc.
About 100 left, at
'4 Off
up
to
$49.50
Coats formerly selling up
to
$59.50
$29.95
selling up
$39.95
DRESSES
Evening gowns, dinner
gowns, wedding dresses,
party dresses. Formerly
selling at $25.00 OFF
up to $85.00.. 4
&•
formerly selling
... $5.00
formerly selling
Dresses
to
$22.50
Dresses
to
$29.95
Dresses
to
$39.50...
$25.00
MP
$9.95
formerly selling
$15.00
formerly
1
sailing
$19.95
formerly selling
$25.00
SKIRTS
a i s s i e s n o v e y
weavefc, flannels, roscha
naras silks, etc. What's
left go 1 PRICE
AT
PURSES—Our entire stock of
leather goods, including the
hand laced and tooled all fancy
leather dress *1 OFF
bags at. 11/
JEWELRY—Bar pins, beauty
pins, ear bobs, bracelets, mesh
bags and fancy dress 1 OFF
combs at
E A E A S S e v e a
styles and a nice assortment of
colors. To close them out.
Values up to
$5.98
$2.98
January Thaw
Illinois Manufacturers in Frenzied
Fight Against
Child
Seek to Make Feopie Believe Reds
Are Back of Campaign For Children
Chicago.—The Illinois Manufactur
es' Association is beating the torn-
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Lahor
toms and has started the grand bally
hoo of the powers of pelf and privil
ege against the proposed child labor
mendment to the federal constitu
on.
The agents of the predatory in
terests have everything set to make a
pitch with their side show of freaks
longside the big top when the three
ing circus opens at the convening of
the general assembly at Springfield,
January 6. The prize freak in this
marvelous collection is Zinoviev,
president of the Third International,
who has been imported direct from
Russia at great expense to "fright the
souls of fearful adversaries."
Amendment Seen as Communist.
Ploft
Zinoviev "eats 'em alive," say the
manufacturers, and is the world's
greatest proponent of the child labor
amendment. His wife, too, is with
him in this matter, and these two
have lined up all of the other bolshev
ki to put this hellish piece of legisla
tion across on the helpless and down
trodden American captains of indus
try. The whole blamed thing is a
communist contraption, we are told,
and all good men and true are advis
ed to rally around the flag and save
the sacred right to exploit the labor
of American babies.
This information" and more is con
tained in the "Monthly Review for
Executives" of the Illinois Manufac
turers' Association. The executives
are told tShat the aim behind the
hild labor amendment is a step
toward the nationalization of chil
dren. "A fine doctrine for American
boys and girls!" says the frantic edi
tor. We are also told that it is the
aim to do away with the family and
by implication, to nationalize women
Bunk Artists Forget" Significant Fact
It would be interesting to know the
opinion of the thousands of American
women who have spent a lifetime
fighting for child labor legislation as
to such tommyrot. The bunk propa
gandists of the Illinois Manufactur
ers' Association intentionally avoid
the fact that the American Federa
ation of Labor and other agencies
were fighting for such legislation for
at least a quarter of a century before
Zinoviev and his Third International
and the Russian bolsheviki came on
the stage of world affairs.
It does not suit the convenience of
the Illinois Manufacturers' Associa
tion to tell the truth and say that the
child labor amendment is an Amer
can measure sponsored by loyal and
patriotic American men and women
And by the same token the Manufac
turers' Association has offered
gratuitous insult to these same men
and women by .calssifying them as
bolsheviki.
Manufacturers Want Cossacks
The child labor amendment is sec
ond in importance on the legislativ
program of the Illinois Manufactur
ers' Association. The leather-lunged
ballyhoo artists are shouting them
selves hoarse over the wonderful
merits of the state constabulary bill
that has failed of passage in the last
three sessions of the legislature. Not
a whisper is heard from them in Chi
cago, but "^hat Paddy gave the
drum" is not a marker to what
being done out in "the sticks." There
HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1925 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
A
I
Amendment
The draft of the constabulary
as presented to previous sessions of
the Illinois general assembly was re
gained as the worst piece of legisla
tion of its kind ever attempted in any
state in the union. The proponents
of the proposed measure are expected
to duplicate their previous efforts atl
the forthcoming session and are pre
pared and willing to turn loose a flood
of money to accomplish their purpose.
They already have spent a very large
sum of money for advertising space
n the rural press of the whole state,
nd the legislature is not even in ses
sion yet.
Bill Means Death to Freedom
Victor A. Olander, secretary-treas
urer of the Illinois State Federation
of Labor, said of this proposed vicious
such a screeching and yowling and I discouragement and hopelessness into
howling out there that the rural legis-l God's sunlight for the battle for bet
lator must think that the devil him-|t,er homes, better men, women and
elf and all his imps are after him. I children, a better future and realiza-
islation:
"In this measure it is proposed tol
enact a law which is to provide as Lounties
follows: That there shall be estab-ladoptcd
lished in Illinois a military state
police system under the command oflsl
military chief who is to be appoint
ed for life and who may be removed
only for one or more of three causes
named in the bill. This military chief
to have complete and autocratic
control over his subordinates, who are|dtetrict
to be appointed for such periods a s
he may decide upon and who are tol^
be employed, promoted, demoted or
dismissed at his will.
"These troopers are to have com-
plete power to enter any local com-lf
munity regardless of whether the.rl
presence is desired by local authority)
not and to exercise everywhere a
species of physical force that has
neVer been permitted in America dur
ing. times of peace. In effect it is
proposed to put the state under a
form of permanent martial law.
Force Given Broad Powers
|By International Labor News Service.
Chicago.—No individual in any
I field of activity in the last 40 years
contributed more to the development
of the nation than Samuel Gompers,
a representative group of labor men
declared in a statement to Interna
tional Labor News Service. The
|statement said:
"The passing of President Samuel
I Gompers comes as a shock when it
follows so closely upon his reaching
the highest pinnacle in an active life
of nearly 75 years, a lifj given every
minute and hour in a world-wide
struggle of those who do the world's
work, to secure some measure of
equality and justice.
'His selection as president of the
I Pan-American Federation of Labor
was that pinnacle, and it represents
the unity of the toilers of several na
tions in the common cause of the labor
movement under the leadership of one
of the greatest leaders and statesmen
that this or any other country ever
produced, President Samuel Gompers.
"As president of the American Fed
eration of Labor for nearly half a cen
tury, his work became a housheold
topic not alone in America, but in
every nook and corner of the known
world—indeed, he was a real world
I character.
"Into those homes and for the men,
I women and children of toil, he carried
hope and courage and the spirit of
brotherhood of man until he had
awakened and aroused a knowledge of
right and justice, and then marshalled
I these millions out of the depths of
Every purchaseable country editorltion of that which the Creator in
n the state has been hired—through I tended we should have, a chance to
the placing of paid advertising mat-|iiVe cur lives as human beings. This
ter—to assist in adding to the uproar.lWas the life work of President Gom-
billlpers.
"The bill not only confers upon thel amused at the report in northern
military police troopers the usual au-l West Virginia that an attempt would
thority exercised by peace officers, butl be made to organize a mine workers
further provides that they shall! union independent of the United Mine
have authority to arrest and detain! Workers' organization, and declared
any person against whom they may! the report to be clap-trap and propa
entertain suspicions or claim to enteral panda from non-union forces who are
tain suspicions. I trying desperately to divide the
'The promoters of the measure! efforts of the United Mine Workers
have widely advertised it as a rurall in that region.
police bill intended for the protection|
of the farmers. But upon reading the
bill itself it will be discovered that no
reference is made to rural police pro
tection except that which is contained
in about three words without specific
direction or meaning.
"I have never heard a single pro
ponent of this measure undertake to
describe its precise contents to any
public audience. They talk loudly of
the necessity for increased police pro
tection in some of the communities of
the state and then, figuratively speak
ing, hold up to the public view a
tightly sealed box which they aver
contains a faithful watchdog. When
we uncover the box, that is to say,
when we examine the language of the
bill, we find that it has within it not
a watchdog, but a venomous reptile,
a political rattlesnake whose bite
means death to our free institutions."
The latest type, good workmanship
and delivery when promised is what
you get at the Nonpareil Printing
Co. Call us up and well come down.
Chicago Labor Men Term
Samuel Gompers Leader I
In Nation's Development
"No individual in politics, business,
WARMING UP
Miners Levy Assessment For
Organization Campaign
By International Labor News Service.
Indianapolis, Ind. The United
Mine Workers of America is pushing
organization work in Kentucky and
West Virginia, with the strong sup
port of miners all over the country.
President John L. Lewis, of the
United Mine Workers, has been ad
vised, in connection with the northern
.West Virginia situation, that the dis-
trict convention o( the miners of thc
Fairmont region, representing some
9,000 United Mine Workers of 12%
of
northern West Virginia,
a resolution
of confidence in
the international officials and unani-
de(
,ill(!ll
t0 levy an assessment
$2 per month per member for the
next six months, or longer if neces
sary, for the organization work of the
region.
International representatives in the
deny emphatically that thcre
e a s i k e A i a n e a e
fte roports come (rom southern
West Virginia, the home of the great
,v bulk of non-union operations, that are
worki (or such a sitaat
ion because
the opportunity it givra them
o
fitecr in coal Union o(flda]s de
clare th(
..American
pubIic may
rest assured that the United Mine
Workers will abide by the Jackson
ville agreement which does not expire
until March 31, 1927, and that they
have no intention of striking next
April."
International officials here were
finance or other field of activity in
the past forty years, contributed
more to the development of our nation
than did Samuel Gompers. He stood
four-square for the principles upon
which our republic is founded.
Samuel Gompers' constructive
statesmanship and brilliant mind will
be missed by all elements in our na
tion and in every council that stands
for the brotherhood of man in every
civilized country in the world."
The statement was signed by John
Fitzpatrick, president, Chicago Fed
eration of Labor Oscar Nelson, vice
president, Chicago Federation of La
bor E. N. Nockels, secretary, Chicago
Federation of Labor Victor A. Olan
der, secretary, Illinois Federation of
Labor William Quesse,Building Serv
ice International Union M. J. Kelly,
Meat Cutters Charles Wills, Machin
ists Joseph Morton, Firemen Ar
thur Oleson, Painters Harry Jensen,
Carpenters Anton Johanson, Carpen
ters D. C. Dillon, Musicians C. D.
Wheeler, Sheet Metal Workers F. G.
Hopp, Cigar Makers William Neer,
Milk Wagon Drivers Paul David,
Street Railway Employes Harry
Shock, Printing Pressmen.
TRADE UNIONS
IN SWEDEN GAIN
IN MEMBERSHIP
By International Labor News Service.
Geneva, Switzerland.—Statistics re
cently received by the international
labor office show that, in spite of the
existing depression of the market, the
membership of the Federation of
Swedish trade unions is continually
increasing. During the period Janu
ary to June, 1924, membership in
creased by 23,826, or from 313,022
on December 31, 1923, to 336,848 on
June 1, 1924, of which number 308,
166 were men and 28,682 women.
Thus, the increase during these six
months amounts to about 7% per
cent.
The Swedish Federation of Trade
Unions has never had so many mem
bers as at present. During the boom
immediately succeeding the war, the
highest number of members was reg
istered by the end of 1920 (280,029).
During 1921 membership was reduced
to 252,361. The increase which took
place during 1922, when the member
ship rose to 292,917, was mainly due
to the fact that the Railwaymen's
Union joined the federation.
It is chiefly in the large and medium
sized unions that the membership has
increased. The Metal Industry Work
ers' Union has had the largest in
crease, namely, about 5,000 during the
last six months, and its membership
now amounts to over 60,000. Second
is the Lumber Workers' Union, which
has increased its membership from
12,361 to 16,492. Next comes the
Unskilled Workers' and Factory
Workers' Union wife an increase of
roughly 3,700.
TAXPAYERS RETARD
CHICAGO'S SCHOOLS
Chicago. An inadequate school
system in this city has aroused organ
ized labor, and protests are being
made against overcrowded school
rooms, discommoding the puipls and
juggling the teaching system so that
children of workers are discouraged
in receiving a high school education.
The school board acts as autocrat®,
it was stated. This board is respon
sible to no one, and rejects every
suggestion by the mayor, common
council and organized labor. In an
swer to the claim that lack of funds
make it impossible to secure proper
facilities, the workers reply that if
tax-dodgers were rounded up, there
would be a surplus of funds.
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