civ •£?*. K.si&J. rfj«t eV* & -i' ft -', VOL. XXV. No. 29 By International Labor News Service* Montreal.—Democracy is on the march, but in the ranks of labor in Britain, at any rate, there is a solid jfront against communism and its rev olutionary short cut to a new era, declared Arthur Henderson, chairman of the British labor party, in an ad dress here. Nations and classes are at the cross-roads, he added. One road would lead to disorder and violence, possibly to chaos and a painful close of west ern civilization the other to a new social order wherein the common will ''to peace will be the guiding principle, and the improvement of economic and cultural well-being of the masses will be the ideal. Dictatorship Condemned Continuing, he said that the steady progress of labor democracy has up rooted the old idea that the masses have not the capacity to realize their aims and aspirations. British labor does not "believe in revolutionary up heavals or short cuts. A dictatorship of the proletariat would be tyranny, as fatal to liberty as any other form of tyranny. WOMAN UNION Has Case Against Her in Capital Court Dismissed By International Labor News Service. Washington, D. C.—Dorothy Fergu son, charged with enticing and inter fering with patrons of a local unfair lunch p00m, was declared not guilty in police court because the evidence, the judge said, did not show the de fendant had violated any regulation, for although she was in front of the eating place announcing that "this house is unfair to organized labor," no proof was presented to show she actually deterred anyone from enter ing. i'V 'V •S: v V •, V British Labor Front is Solid Against Communist Doctrine, Arthur Henderson Declares Fall Coats —They are designed expressly for little ladies—those ranging in height from 4 feet 11 inches to 5 feet 5 inches. Fashion specialists have imparted to these new coats the distinctive styles of the modes for large women. —No alterations are necessary with these smart gar ments. They wlil fit immediately. The little lady can now see—not guess—exactly how the finished coat will look. One Moth Ruined Garment Will pay the low cost of a* Lane Cedar Chest I LAN Standa —Moths are costly, ^hey de stroy. But you can stop their ruinous work. Get a jt^ane cedar chest. It safe-, guards your .ypluables. -.- *J'i ny "j" V Other statements which Mr. Hen derson made were as follows: British labor is moving irresistibly toward an ideal of a co-operative com monwealth but it holds fast to the methods of political democracy and peaceful persuasions. Only by win ning a majority of the people to la bor's cause can we be sure of holding the positions we gain, consolidating them, and moving on to greater achievements. Our present tactic is the promotion of a greater understanding of the spirit, power and purpose of democ racy. The future of the labor move ment, of western civilization, depends on the growth of this spirit of democ racy, and the development of those parliamentary institutions in which it functions. Labor Conscious of Mission Conscious of its mission, believing in orderly evolution, British labor will never tramp the Red road of revolu tion by violence and armed force, if the highways of democracy are kept open. Those who seek to block the road of democracy assume a heavy re sponsibility, and invite the danger they seek to guard against. This verdict is looked upon as a vic tory for organized labor, as this case has been the subject of much discus sion in labor circles, and it has been feared that an adverse decision would place labor people in a bad position in future. The judge ruled that before an ar rest can be made the officer must know that the picketer knew, or had reasonable ground to suspect, that the passer-by intended to enter the place and buy. No such intent was shown by the government here, the judge held. He added that even if the gov ernment had shown such intent he was not certain the defendant would have" been guilty of violating the reg ulations. Strike of sailors and longshoremen at Havre, France, ends. Every. Small Woman Will Want To See These New ^—Period and other beauti ful styles, all cedar or cedar and walnut veneer. Moder ate prices. price $19.50 to $50.00 Haifpnce The Robinson- SAVE HAMILTON'S PARKS AND PLAYGJiOUNDSk EVEN THE AIR Used By Anthracite Miners Costs Money, Charges Mayor Durkin Scranton, Pa.—Anthracite coal own ers in some instances charge em ployes for compressed air needed to work their jyckhammers, according to Mayor Durkin, of this city, in an open letter to William W. Inglis, chairman of the anthracite operators' negotiat ing committee. The mayor and Major Inglis have been writing public letters on the min ers' wage demands. The mayor sup ports the miners. In one of his previous letters, the coal owners', ygjpresentative charged the mayor with making misstate ments. "My statements," the mayor re plied, "are based squarely upon the findings of the United States coal commission appointed by the presi dent to conduct an exhaustive study i V Halite: Wee Women Coats For Small Women Flannelette Gowns —Flannelette gowns, good weight, pink and blue striped material long sleeves, high neck priced at $1.00 Drapery Silk —Sun proof drapery silk, 86 inches wide, in plain and fancy and tapestry effects. Colors are rose, blue or gold special at $1.19 Yard Odds and Ends LACE AND RUFFLED CURTAINS .ir« '-..^ v." ••',• 7 t-.« .? i*1' MH.* ?¥. 4{'-fcA- THE 1BUTI3ER COUNTYIPRESS: DO NOT BE DECEIVED The Gas Problem Is Not Yet Settled. The Leasing Ordinance Passed By Council Cannot Be In Legal Effect Before The Election Next Tuesday. VOTE THE GAS BALLOT of the coal situation, taking into con sideration also the 1923 wage adjust ment. The commission's figures thus modified show average earnings of contract miners, the most highly paid of the mine workers, to be $1,870 gross a year, based on an average of 248 actual working days a year, or approximately $7.50 per day gross. "From this gross figures, however, must be deducted heavy expenses for machinery and supplies. The opera tors in some instances even charge employes for the compressed air need ed to work their jackhammers." TEAPOT DOME Oil Mess Will Be Uncovered Bv Senate Washington.—The 'nav^ oil leases will be revived in the senate, at the forthcoming session of congress, and those who expected to hush this scan dal by turning it over to the courts, where it would lose its public inter est, will be disappointed. The next inquiry will show what connection the Continental Trading Company, of Canada, had with the oil leases. At the Teapot Dome trial in Cheyenne the government asked for time to investigate this concern, but Federal Judge Kennedy refused. Pro ceedings were stafted in Toronto, where Judge Riddell referred to the Continental to a "fake" company. It is claimed that $230,000 in Liberty bonds, purchased for the company, can be traced to former Secretary of the Interior Fall's bank account. The gov ernment attempted to show that the company was merely a "go-between" for Fall and powerful interests. Frenzied efforts were made to block the government's trail. Judge Ken nedy refused to grant a postponement of the trial, and leading oil men, whom the government intended to use as witnesses, left the country. Osier, former head ofHhe Continental, went to Africa on a hunting expedition Robert W. Stewart, of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, went to South America H. M. Blackmer, of the Midwest Oil Company, went.to France, and James O'Neill, former head of the Prairie Oil and Gas Com pany. also went to Europe. CONVICT LABOR Goods Menace Free Indus try, Declares Kate O'Hare New York. No law-respecting manufacturer can meet the tax-sub sidized competition of convict labor, says Kate Richards O'Hare, in a statement released by the United Garment Workers of America. This union is associated with the Union-Made Garment Manufacturers Association in a joint attack on the convict labor evil that is strangling the garment industry. "With his overhead paid by the tax payers, and paying one-sixth of the ordinary labor cost of free workers, the prison labor contractor has an ad vantage that no legitimate producer can meet," according to the union statement. "One great advantage that few ever consider is advertising. The prison labor contractor can spend enormous sums advertising in and subsidizing unscrupulous publications. Because of the tremendous poWer of the nrison labor contractor's advertising budget there has been no widespread disuc sion of this great social evil. From 1919 to the present time the Reliance A1"- ('""v 7. .- w v «, TO VOTE THE GAS BALLOT 7- v vsigp -"*. -it -v^'K 'V' TV -, .---v, -fe.X HAMILTON, OHIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1925 ONE DOLLARPER YEAR Manufacturing Company, particular ly, has flooded the pages of farm, and, we blush to say, trade union and religious papers, with their advertise ments of prison-made goods. In most instances the editors did not know the truth, and certainly the readers did not, for the average normal person will not knowingly use prison prod ucts. 'Because the prison labor contrac tors are tax-subsidized and protected in their robberies, they can, and do, make prices and terms to deluded greedy merchants that legitimate manufacturers can not meet. It is not strange that with their many un fair advantages they have beeen able to hold the trade gained during the war and have increased their business 500 per cent in three years. "The quesUon we are facing today is: What will th^ social effects be if the prison labor contractor drives all legitimate garment manufacturers out of business?" Head the Pr«»sv «•».* «r r- wijr f$ ,y By International Labor News Service. Charleston, W. Va.—Don Chafin, the notorious union baiter and politi cal boss of Logan county, must serve two years in the Atlanta federal pri son for conspiracy to .violate the pro hibition law. Chafin was indicted over a year ago by a federal grand jury at Hunting ton on a charge of conspiring to vio late the United States prohibition laws. He was tried at that term of the federal court and a verdict of guilty was returned and Judge G. W. McClintic imposed a fine of $10,000 and a two-year sentence in the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga. The case was appealed to the United States circuit court at Richmond, Va., and that court upheld McClintic's de cision but allowed an appeal to the UNIONFOE Urges a Fixed Wage Stand ard Philadelphia.—The anti-union street car company of this city wants wages based on fluctuations in the purchas ing power of the dollar. The com pany has presented the plan to the state public^service commission. Present rates are based on wages in Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit, three unionized systems. True to the anti-union creed, the local street car company and its company "union have agreed that organized street car men in the three cities can make the fight, and take all the risk, for higher living standards. If the unionists win Philadelphia wages and work stand ards will increase. If the unionists I6se local standards decrease. The unionists are winning their battles and the local company wants a new deal. Under its latest proposal living standards of employes would be fixed. As the purchasing power of the dollar varied, rates would be in And Now DUCO For Furniture See the demonstration of this hard, durable, WATER-PROOF finish, which will not check, crack or craze in any climate. Boiling water, icy glasses—even soap will not affect it. Demonstrated at our store every day this week by Miss Natalie Shaver, a Du Pont factory representative. Everybody Welcome K-R-E-B-s' 107 South Third Street TURNS HOUSES INTO HOMES SAVE HAMILTON'S PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS .: v Don Chafin Must Serve Two Years in Federal Prison, U. S. Supreme Court Rules /.. 4' •••*•:. .-.V' v -i.--*" -'|jp +*4 "'T **".•' A'-y '\T. iA United States supreme court, the highest tribunal. The case was reviewed by the su preme court now in session and the appeal was denied with the result that Chafin will spend twa years in the sovfthern penal institution. Chafin has waged a bitter warfare upon the United Mine Workers' Union for many years and has kept the or ganization out of Logan county with in armed force of so-called deputy sheriffs, during which time many union men and sympathizers have been brutally assaulted and chsBed out of the county. As sheriff of Logan county and in other public offices he reigned as a !ittle czar over that domain until the United States government .ook a hand and put an end to his career. GOVERNMENT Workers in Canada Are to Get Day's Rest in Seven By International Labor News Service. Montreal.—The dominion govern ment has at last adopted an order in council ordaining that all its civil service employes shall have one day's rest in seven. Where, as in the case of postal workers, the special nature of their duties require work on Sun day, employes shall be allowed during the next six days, a compensatory rest period of 24 hours. This belated government action was the direct result of organized labor's insistence on the obligation of the fed eral authority to recognize the recom mendations of the International Labor Conference. creased or lowered to rigidly maintain that standard. Trade unionists oppose this check of any advance or development of the workers. ri i I -..i Vs WU 'ist