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h' Iff* «f: I TRADESCOUNCIL Tke Co-Operative Trades and LaboT Council met in regular session Tues day night. Vice-President Ed. Sims presided, and 40 delegates were pres ent. The credentials of David1 Yocher, Earl Grubb and Phil Mullemer, to represent Bakers' Union Tom Lavin, to represent Machinists's Union Henry Hodges and Earl Besanceney, to represent Molders' 283, and John Sallee, to represent Plumbers' Union, were read, received and delegates in stalled and seated. The minutes of the previous meet ing were read and approved. A communication was read from the clean-up, paint-up and keep it up committee of the Chamber of Com merce, asking co-operation and have officers acquaint members of the movement, was received and ordered complied with. A communication was read in which the different crafts were invited to attend the conference of apprentice education on plumbing and heating, which will be held in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, May 25, Ohio University. Received. The textile workers who are on strike at Passaic, N. J., submitted an appeal for assistance in a com munication which was received. The usual amount of bills were allowed. Delegates of Molders' Union re ported that the Holland and William son furnaces are still unfair to organ ized labor, and that they are putting on an organization campaign which is starting out with success. Delegates of bakers reported that the National Biscuit Company, Krug's bread, Holland and Certified breads and the Mt. Healthy bakery products are unfair to them. Carpenters' delegates asked for a committee to meet with carpente. contractors who are doing painting. Several names of different contractors were mentioned. The Grocery Clerks' Union again reported that the Kroger stores and the A. & P. stores are still unfair to them, and that some supposed union men are purchasing in these stores. The delegates of the Milk and Ice Cream Drivers' Union made another report that the National Dairy was still unfair. They also reported con ditions regarding the Dilg Dairy. The legislative and judicial com mittee reported that they are having large meetings every Friday night, and last Friday the Hamilton meet ing was exceedingly large. The next meeting will be in Middletown and the same attendance will be there. The committee to meet with W. M. Goodwin poster advertising concern reported and also read a letter that was sent in by Goodwin. The com mittee was discharged and the execu tive board was instructed to meet with him and set the date for Thursday night. The secretary was instructed to write Goodwin and £iso the firm of Asbury & Minnis, contractors and builders. STRIKE PROBE FAVORED BY SEN ATOR SHIPSTEAD Washington.—A senate investiga tion of the strike of engineers and firemen on the Western Maryland railroad is proposed in a resolution introduced by Senator Shipstead. u I- V A V 1 WE ARE STILL PUTTING UP THE BEST Awnings THAT CAN BE MADE HIGH CLASS RESIDENCE AWNINGS Is Our Specialty Ask Your Neighbor TELEPHONE 1611 FLAGS—All Sizes—Greatly Reduced Prices Wittman Tent & Awning Co. 251 Cottage St. HAMILTON, OHIO 230 Sycamore St. Edgar K. Former Instructor at The Cincinnati College of Embalming Funeral Director DISTINCTIVE SERVICE 228 Heaton St. MODERN EQUIPMENT The strike started last October. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., has declined to use his good offices for peace, al though he owns one-quarter of the railroad's stock. 1 "This is no ordinary strike. There is something sinister in its circum stances," said Senator Shipstead. "It comes at the very period when there is concerted effort to attain the means of peace on the railroads. Mr. Rockefeller, whp owns 25 per cent of the stock of the railroad, should be called to the bar of public opinion for seeking to avoid a responsibility that is as plain as a pikestaff." BARKOOT SHOWS HERE NEXT WEEK The U.. R. K. of P. No. 24 will bring to Hamilton next week, com mencing Tuesday, May 4th, the K. G. Barkoot Shows, consisting of 20 high class attractions and 5 big riding de vices, two big bands and free acts The Barkoot Shows need no introduc tion to the people of Hamilton as they show here nearly every year, it being the oldest show of its kind on the road. A 90-foot fire dive into a tank of blazing fluid below takes place on the show grounds at every show. A few of the attractions: Barkoot's water circus, lady swimming and div ers, speedy Merrell's motordrome, Hawaiian theatre, athletic show, Dixieland minstrels, with a twenty piece band, monkey autodrome with monkey auto riders, jungle land, bat tlefields of France, big ten-in-one, musical comedy revue, the ferris wheel, merry mix-up, frolic, and merry-go-round. A big time will be had at the Fries show lot, Woodlawn and Pleasant avenues, next week. Plenty of park ing space for autos, street car service to show grounds. Remember—it's all next week. FEDERAL WORKERS URGE PENSION BILL PASSAGE New York.—Passage of the Lehl bach retirement bill for civil service employes, now befoi-e congress, was urged by federal employes in this city. These workers say: "Contrary to most pension acts the present law has not cost the govern ment one cent since its passage in 1920. From the contributions alone a sufficient amount has been realized to pay annuities of 12,000 employes already retired, leaving a balance of approximately $53,000,000 in the fund." CREATE WELFARE BOARD Frankfort, Ky.—The governor has signed the child welfare bill. A commission will be appointed to carry out the purpose of the act, and $10, 000 per year has been voted to main tain same. The governor also signed a bill pro viding for uniform text-books through out the state. CAR MEN'S PAY RAISED San Francisco. The board of supervisors raised wages of municipal railway car men 40 cents a day. The workers' request for increases was first rejected, but the unionists ex posed juggling of figures by their op ponents. »Mf MMIillHMMIlilMHIUMMM v .,y»' Cv 1 -y j-, 4e V ib& Questions and Answers on La* bor: What It Has Done Where It Stands on Problems of the Day Its Aim and Program Who's Who in the Ranks of the Organized Toilers, etc., etc. Q.—What law declares that the labor of a human being is not a com modity or an article of commerce? A.—The declaration is from Section of the Clayton act, passed in 1914 by congress at the behest of organ ized labor. Q.—What stand has organized labor taken on the right to bear arms? A.—The reconstruction program of the Ahierican Federation of Labor, while emphatically denouncing mili tarism, says that "The right to bear arms is a fundamental principle of our government, a principle accepted at all times by free people as essen tial to the maintenance of their lib erties and institutions. We demand that this right shall remain invio late." Q.—What is "Labor's Article" in the covenant of the League of Na tions? A.—It is Article XX, which is as follows: "The high contracting par ties will endeavor to secure and main tain fair and humane conditions of labor for men, women and children, both in their own countries and in all countries to which their commer cial and industrial relations extend and to that end agree to establish as part of the organizations of the league a permanent bureau of labor." Q.—What convention of the Amer ican Federation of Labor declared that the "labor papers are sentinels on guard throughout the country for the cause of mankind?" A.—The 1922 convention, which also said of the labor press: "The labor movement owes to the labor pa pers a great debt of gratitude for giv ing voice to labor's cause when often other avenues of publicity are closed. Every possible support should be given to the bona fide labor press in order that it may be strengthened for still greater work that lies ahead." Q.—What railway system has the greatest mileage? A.—The Russian state railways, if all the railways there are operated as a single system. Next probably the Canadian National, with an oper ating mileage of 22,200, and a total trackage of 26,000 miles not includ ing a considerable mileage which it operates under lease. The Canadian National tracks would more than belt the earth at the equator. Next comes probably the Canadian Pacific with an operating mileage of 14,000 and a trackage of 19,000 miles not includ ing a controlling interest in several companies, some American, which op erate over 5,000 miles. With its sub sidaries the C. P. R. controls an oper ating mileage not far short of that of the C. N. R. WEST VIRGINIA MINES Continue to Pay Wage Near Starvation Level By International Labor News Service. Indianapolis, Ind. "Good wages" promised the non-union coal miners of West Virginia are not materializing, according to reports reaching the United Mine Workers' headquarters here. Some of the quick-promising non-union companies are now paying their men only 30 cents a ton for coal loading, and $2.50 a day for day men. This is more than a 50 per cent cut in wages as compared to the present union scale. Reports show that the mines in West Virginia are operating only two or three days a week, and at the wages paid the men are on the verge of starvation. The union is seriously handicapped in that state because of court injunc tions, lawsuits, evictions and armed guards. It is prevented from exer cising its constitutional privilege of organizing its workers through vari ous court processes, although the great majority of workers express the wish to unite with the union. BIG PAPER CO. In Canada to Employ Only Union Workers By International Labor News Service. Montreal.—Activity among the in ternational unions in Canada increas es. The Spanish River Pulp and Paper Company has entered into an agreement with representatives of the international unions covering 2,000 men employed at Sault Ste. Marie, Sturgeon Falls and Espanola, and another large body of men at Fort William. Spanish River is one of the larg est paper producers on t"he continent. By the terms of the agreement all employes of the company must join a union within 15 days of receiving employes and remain in good stand ing until the agreement is terminat ed. The contract recognizes the eight hour day, fixes overtime rates, and THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS provides for improvements in work ing conditions. Upward adjustment of wages in various categories are made, and the minimum rates for all mechanics are raised from 70 to 72 cents an hour, and for helpers from 59 to 60 cents. The bulk of the em ployes have rates above the mini mum. Union painters of Vancouver, B. C., have asked for an increase of $1.00 per day, and a five-day week. If all requests for a five-daiy week made by unions in Vancouver are conceded, it will mean that the carpenters, tile setters, lathers and painters will go on the shorter week. The plumbers and steamfitters already have it. BILLIONDOLLARS For Good Roads This Year, Bureau Predicts By International Labor News Service. Washington, D. C.—This year will be the third successive one to see a billion-dollar road building program. The United States bureau of public roads has compiled information on the probable expenditures of states and local governments for the construc tion and maintenance of highways. The bureau also has actual expendi tures for previous years. The amount available this year is $1,0.'}0.000,000, compared with $1,003, 000,000 last year. The 1924 expendi tures were $1,242,000,000. The pro gram of 1923 cost $997,000,000. State highway departments alone expect to build or improve about 30. 000 miles of rural roads this year. County authorities also will under take some new construction, but the bulk of their expenditures, which are about half of the total, will be for maintenance rather than building. This year's work should mean a continued demand for such materials as stone, cement and brick. It will also increase the number of jobs which are open to unskilled labor ami thereby raise or maintain the pres ent wage level for that class of labor. MINERS' HEAD Urges Unions to Act Against Communist Members By International Labor News Service. Chicago.—Fr*ank Farrington, presi dent of the United Mine Workers ot Illinois, has issued a circular letter to all local unions of his organization in this state, advising them that they should carry out a recent order of tha international executive board in ref erence to expulsion of communists. Action is to be taken under laws which provide for disciplinary meas ures against members for affiliation with dual organizations. "The time is here when the integ rity of the United Mine Workers of America requires that it shall be purged of those who defame the good name of its officers and who are con stantly trying to discredit its policies, and it is earnestly hoped that all loyal members will be guided accordingly," says Farrington. The order is particularly aimed at the workers' (communist) party of America and its official organ, the Daily Worker, published in Chicago. Of this publication Farrington has the following to say: "The Daily Worker reeks with vile, vicious and slanderous attacks against the officers of the United Mine Work ers of America, and therefore those who are responsible for its distribu tion among our membership are guilty of violation of Section 3, Article 20, international constitution, and they, too, should be given a trial as pro vided by Section 2, Article 18, inter national constitution, and the penalty provided for in Section 3, Article 20, should be applied." WAR WAGES Of Workers Trail Behind Living Cost Washington.—During the war labor received relatively less wages than before, said Edgar Wallace, A. F. of L. legislative representative, in oppos ing the Capper-Johnson bill before a congressional committee. The bill proposes to conscript capital and la bor. In reality it would regulate cap ital and conscript the workers. Mr. Wallace read figures from the United States bureau of labor sta tistics on war-time wages. "In 1913," he said, "we took the fig ures at 100 both for union wage rates and the cost of living. In 1914 the wage rate had increased to 102 and the cost of living to 103. "In 1915 the wage rate had in creased to 106 and the cost of living to 118.3. In 1917 the wage rate had increased to 112 and the cost of liv ing to 142.4. In 1918 the wage rate increased to 130 and the cost of liv ing to 124. "In 1919—that is, after the war, when we were able to assert ourselves, and did assert ourselves—wages rose to 119, against a 199 cost of living. We never did catch up." WORKERS PRODUCE MORE Washington. Railway employes engaged in train work moved 518 tons of freight and 44 passengers one mile per man per hour in 1924, as com pared with 500 tons of freight and 42 passengers the previous year. These figures have been issued by the inter state commerce commission. *f 7 A A Policies with regard to mine wages paid by anthracite operators in Penn sylvania are dictated by banking in terests, United Mine Workers officials tell house committee investigating coal situation. 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