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"Then gently scan
your brother man"—
-By Mr. Modestus-
Labor is quite inclined to empha
size the importance of its functions.
More arrogantly, the owners of
capital, and managers of industry
assert what some of them have open
ly called their "divine right."
Employers of labor have insisted
on dealing with "one man" at a time,
in hiring labor.
Politicians and publicists have
played up "individualism."
And the laws of property have
recognized the property rights of an
"individual."
Even a municipality, engaging in
business, becomes a "corporation."
It is said to be acting in its "pri
vate and individual capacity."
A corporation is endowed by law
with the qualities of "a person."
But these are only like the various
limbs of the same body.
Underneath all these fractional
sections is the unifying entity
Containing all classes, like cells in
a body, is the social unit.
Relating all individuals to each
other, is the central source and con
trol.
Directing all functions, is a neces
sity deeper than any one life or class.
Surviving all changes, outriding all
revolutions, is the community of life.
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Classes are like organs or glands
that evolve—and then subside.
Individuals are like cells—some of
which have inordinate growth, then
die.
There are classes, but they are sub
sidiary to the elemental body.
Individuals can be enumerated here
but only because they are parts of a
whole.
A nobility thinks it is "ruling" so
ciety, and rides in a saddle.
But unless it controls for the com
mon welfare, it is unseated.
A moneyed aristocracy boasts of its
wisdom, and prates of its wealth
Actually, it is only secreting sur
plus wealth, like a gland.
When the function of a class has
been performed, it passes.
The common life, the social func
tioning process, continues.
There may be—there are, class
wars.
But these could never be, were it
not for the underlying life of society
There is much talk about class
antagonisms, and a struggle for sur
vival.
The essential, continuing fact, is
that of a society whose members co
operate.
Take out this daily co-operation,
the associated action—
And the "rugged individual" would
have no field for his ruggedness.
It is this associated effort which
furnishes the social surplus.
It is from this social product that
the individual abstracts his "fortune."
"Making money" is just the tap
ping of this social reservoir.
Politics may be "rotten"—
But if it promotes the social
process, it goes on.
Patronize Hamilton industries
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When it no longer performs, a so
cially needed function—it atrophies.
That happened to royalty-—and
royal politics.
It is happening now to the politics
of Wall street and the banks.
The issues of our American politics
have no reference to the facts of life.
The solution of our problems will
not depend upon the election of a cer
tain political party.
The fall of a civilization—if it
comes—will be from anaemia of the
social body.
It will not come from the failure of
any certain social class.
You can wreck all the banks and
holding companies:
But if you keep the factories, farms
and mines running—
Civilization persists.
CANDIDATES'
Labor Records Are Broad
cast By A. F. of L.
Washington, D. C. (ILNS)—La
bor's analysis of the political situ
ation was issued this week over the
signatures of the members of the
A. F. of L. non-partisan political
campaign committee for distribution
throughout the labor movement.
The federation's committee reports
the favorable and unfavorable ac
HAMILTON BUSINESS AGENTS
Electrical Workers Marion Cummins, 214 Urban St.
Molders ...........Jerry Galvin, 605 W. Norman Ave., Dayton, Ohio.
Carpenters Chas. Chapen, 411 Wiliams Ave. Phone 2714-M
Milk & Ice Cream Drivers & Helpers.. O. Condon, 23 S. St. Phone 2683-L.
Painters L. A. Bro wn, 404 Harrison Ave. Phone 2253-M
Pattern Makers Rob't Service, 220 East Ave.
Plumbers -..Charles L. Hosea, 904 Sycamore St. Phone 3320-J
Stage Hands and Movie Operators Neil Johnson, 201 So. Monument Ave.
MIDDLETOWN BUSINESS AGENTS
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Movie Operators Ben H. Francis, 119 Monroe
Stage Hands Harry Keiser, Sutphin Ave.
Electrical Workers Marion Cummins, 214 Urban St., Hamilton.
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HAMILTON LABOR UNIONS
Trades and Labor Couneil..„..m.MMM.—Alternate Tuesdays, Hall No. 1 Stanley Ogg, 1039 Hamilton Ave.
Bakers' Union No. 81.... •.... 1st and 3rd Saturdays, Labor Tempie..R0bert J. Danford, 870 Central Ave*
Barbers' Union No. 132 2nd and 4th Mondays, Hall No. 4 E. R. Legg, 227 South 7th St.
Brew, and Soft Drink Workers No. S3....2nd and 4th Fridays, Trades CouciJ .Ray Mefford, 607 So. 2nd St.
Bricklayers No. 11....1st and 3rd Fridays R. A. Robards, Box 30, R. R. 5, Camden, Ohio
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks On call, Labor Temple. Martin Philebaum, 2869 Freeman ave.
City Fire Fighters No. 20 1st Tuesday, T. C. Hall No. 4. Don A. Howard, P. O. Box 342.
Carpenters and Joiners No. 637. 2nd & 4th Thursday, Labor Temple....Robert J. Getz, 123 Ross Ave.
Cigar Makers' Union No. 123HWWH. 2nd and 4tli Mondays, Labor Temple....Robert Mick, 509 So. Front St
Electrical Workers No. 648 3rd Wednesday, Labor Temple John E. Wanamaker. Labor Temple
Letter Carriers No. 426 3rd Friday night -Clyde W. Stillwaugh, 1109 Sipple ave.
Machinists' and Auto Mechanics' Local 241 2nd & 4th Wed., Labor Temple....Karl Brown, 822 Buckeye St.
Maintenance of Way Employes 1st and 3rd Sundays, T. C. Hall Edgar Smith, 638 Chestnut St.
Metal PolisherB No. 43 Alternate Wednesdays, Labor Teinple....G. Brandel, 1833 Pleasant Ave.
Milk & Ice Cream Drivers & Helpers..3rd Friday
Molders' Union No. 68 Every Monday, T. C. No. l......~...._~.~James V. Nutt, 332 No. 10th St.
I. M. U. No. 68 Auxiliary 2nd and 4th Fridays, Labor Temple—Chris Reidinger, 2426 Noble Ave.
Molders' Union No. 283 1st and 3rd Fridays, T. C. No. 1 A1 Besanceney, 714 Clinton Ave.
Musicians' Local No. 31......~ 1st Sunday morning, Labor Temple....Frank F. Wessel, 227 No. St
Paint., Dec., Paper Hangers No.
185....Every
Pattern Makers 2nd and 4th Fridays, T. C. Hall Wm. Fremgen, 522 Ridgelaw* Ave.
Plasterers' Union No. 214. -1st and 3rd Thursday Chas. E. Walker, 735 So. 12th St.
Plumbers' Union No. 108 1st and 3rd Mondays, Labor Temple-Chas. Hosea, 904 Sycamore St
Retail Clerks' Union No. 119 4th Monday, Labor Temple Daniel Cummings, 1155 Garden Ave
Stationary Engineers No. 91......... 1st and 3rd Mondays, T. C. Hall John P. Kuenzel, R. R. No. 3,
Stationary Firemen No. 98 2nd and 4th Thursdays, Labor Temple....Andrew Popp, 927 N. St
Street Car Men's Local 738..................
3rd Wednesday, T. C. Hall No. 1 W. E. Tiee, 2340 Freeman Ave
Stove Mounters' Union No. 8.„.. .... 1st and 3rd Fridays, T. -Carl Reiter, 2120 Elmo Ave
Switchmen's Union No. 130 1st and 3rd Mondays, Moose Hall William J. Welsh, care Moose Home
Theatrical Stage Employes No. 13«....lst Sunday, T. C. Hall John Janser, J024 Campbell Ave
Typographical Union No. 290 2nd Wednesday, Labor Temple Martin Schorr, 2092 Dixie Ave.
Woman's Union Label League Every Tuesday, Labor Temple Mrs. C. A. Itosson, No 2
Chauffeurs, Garagemen and Helpers No. 793 Frank Palmer, Secretary, 217 W. 12, Cincinnati Ohio
Carpenters No. 1842, Oxford. 1st Wednesday, I. O. O. F. Hall....Ed. A. Smith, R. R. 1, Oxford, Ohio.
MIDDLETOWN LABOR UNIONS
Trades and Labor Council... -2nd and 4th Thursday Noel Ford, P. O. Bo* 47
Amalgamated Association, mm,
Steel and Tin Workers No. 20 Every Saturday morning....Arthur Domh0ff, 1605 Columbia Ave
Musicians No. S21 1st Sunday A. M., T. C. Hall r. Oglesby, care New«-Sienal
Electrical Workers No. 648 1st Wednesday, T. C. Hall....John E. Wanamaker, Labor Temple Hamilton
Barbers No. 70 4th Monday, T. C. Hall Noel Ford, Eagle Barber Shoo
Letter Carriers No. 188 -Last Friday Earl R. Price Post Office
Printing Pressmen No. 235.......2nd Thursday, T. C. Hall.......»w...... E Read 1214 Pino o+ u-jji
Carpenters No. 1477 .Every Monday, T. C. H.11 E O OtterbLt ,2 H.
Plumbers and Steamfitters No. 510....2nd Tuesday, T. C. HaU Wm Covle 'mj u
Painters and Decorators No. 643. 2nd Friday, T. C. Hall Matthiw,
Plasterers' Local No. 409 1st Monday Sc 'i'v w
Stage Employes No. 282 Every other Saturday...^ otto Kaiser 'P O Box 54
Steam and Operating Engineers No. 924 Every Friday, T. C. Hall George Ball Park q*
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Thursday, Labor Temple.-. George A. Macy, 1150 Lane St.
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..2nd Monday, T. C. Hall Harry Roy
..2nd and 4th Wednesdays, T. O. HaU....S. J. Anderson, 126 So. Broad.
W. Stout, 608 Waite, Office T. C. Hall
tions of the two conventions and on
the records of the two presidential
and vice presidential candidates.
No recommendations are made.
The report is issued as information
upon which trade unionists may base
their decisions.
Members of the committee are:
President William Green, Secretary
Frank Morrison, Treasurer Martin F.
Ryan, Vice Presidents Thomas A.
Rickert and Matthew Woll.
President Hoover signed
24.
bills
favorable to labor and vetoed two
during the sixty-first congress, and
signed seven bills favorable to labor
in the first session of the present con
gress, with none recorded as vetoed.
President Hoover is listed with three
unfavorable judicial appointments
with Parker leading the list.
Gov. Roosevelt is credited with 14
favorable votes in the state legisla
ture in 1911, all of them signed. The
report shows that he resigned to be
come assistant secretary of the navy
before the 19?.3 season. As gover
nor, Mr. Roosevelt is credited with
signing 19 bills favored by labor and
with vetoing five opposed by labor.
The report lists the bills acted upon
by both candidates. The platforms
are analyzed
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LaborQueries
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It Stands on Problems of the
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Q.—What is a central body?
A.—A central body is a body made
up of delegates from local unions in
given community or in a district
which a community is the center
Delegates must be from local unions
belonging to unions in affiliation with
the American Federation of Labor and
from local unions which are directly
chartered by the federation,
question seems to call for mention
other city delegate bodies. Trade
groups form local representativ
bodies in the same way. In cities
large enough there are label trades
councils, made up of delegates from
all local unions in occupations using
a union label. Similarly, there are
printing trades councils, building
trades councils ,and n^etal trades
councils. At least two trades, car
penters and painters, often have dis
trict councils. All of these are dele
gate bodies whose authority goes
back to local unions, but which may
not transgress authority vested
national and international unions.
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Big English Strike Ended
Manchester, England.—The long
strike of Lancashire cotton mill work
ers was ended on September 27
the signing of an agreement which
provides for the reinstatement
workers who struck last spring when
some mills altered wages and hours
without waiting for a general agree
ment in the industry. The agreement
slso provides for revision of wages,
and rules for the settlement of trade
disputes. The, strike involved 1
Workers.
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Stage "Hiawatha" Story
Canada has its own Oberammergau.
For many years the Ojlbway Indians
of the Garden River preserve, along
side the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.,
have been presenting a riverside stage
version of'Longfellow's poem, "Hia
watha," in their own language. The
first performance was put on at the
Canadian Soo in honor of a visit from
Longfellow's daughter. The poem Is a
glorification of the Soo area and Lake
Superior. The River Kwasind was the
St. Mary's on which the Soo is built
and the rapids mentioned in the poem
are the Soo rapids. The city's old
Indian name, Pawitlng, appears In the
poem. It was the Ojibways who in
spired the poem and it is their leg
ends and stories which are told in it.
The Soo Indians presented the play
in several American cities years ago
and once they appeared in London,
England. Every character In the piece
Is taken by an OJibway, and the whole
play Is given in the Indian language.
The action of the play is explained to
the audience through a loud speaker.
Long List of "Nevers"
Not Hard to Complete
The story of an American back
woodsman who had never seen a horse
or heard of prohibition has no monop
oly on "Nevers." Great Britain has
lots of "Nevers." The late Lord Ox
ford never used a telephone. He was
probably the only public man of these
days who could say the same. People
brought to Scotland from St. Kilda
had never seen a train, a motor car,
or a horse. This is not nearly so
strange as the fact that, three years
ago, a pretty Lincolnshire girl of sev
enteen, who had lived all her life In
a village in the Wolds, took her first
Journey by train to Cleethorpes.
Also she had never ridden In a mo
tor car. An old lady of Longford
near Nuneaton, who died not long ago
at the age of one hundred, had never
seen the sea, and never been more
than twenty-flve miles from her home.
A girl of twenty, who lives twenty
miles from Plymouth, has never visit
ed that town or any place on the
coast—London Mall.
"The Baroque Florence"
The city of Lecce In Apulia has do*
servedly been called "the Baroque
Florence" by Gregorovius, for certain
ly that style of architecture and
sculptural decoration is on Its
churches and its large and small pal
aces, although Romanesque is the
prevalent style of art In Apulia. The
white soft Lecce stone is finely adapt
ed to the petrified embroidery and lace
which the chisel has engraved upon
It. Among the most notable examples
Is the church of St. Croce, the semi
nary and Its well, the Palazzo deJla
Prefettura and the Churches of St
Chlara and Caterlna. But when at
Lecce the visitor should not fall to
take the trip to Galllpoli to see its
Greek fountain, the cathedral of St
Agata, by Genulnl and Its famous
can
vases.
Horned Owl Fearedl
Among Indians the horned owl was
considered a personification of the
evil one. They feared its influence
and regarded its visits to dwellings as
portentous of disaster or death.
Today the great horned owl is con
sidered the least desirable of all the
owls, because it competes with man in
its search for food. The United States
biological survey classifies the great
horned owl as a "restraining influence
in the wilderness, both on game and
the enemies of game, for It destroys
both, and thus does not destroy
the balance of nature." On a farm
or game preserve it becomes a menace,
and there it cannot be tolerated.
Tribute to the Dog
"The intelligence of the dog,'" says
Albert Payson Terliune, "is so uncan
ny at certain times that it takes pre
cedence over anything possessed by
man. Dogs feel states of mind, atti
tudes, emotions which must be exhibit
ed in clumsy words to men. Long,
long ago, their first ancestors made
their compact of friendiihip and af
fection with men. That friendship has
grown Into an intelligent bond as well
as an emotional one. And the brains of
the dogs have commingled with the
brains of mtn. In many Instances, the
dog's brains have not been inferior."
Setting the Tim*
Mrs. Ayres—Do come and spend tlie
evening with us. My daughter Is going
to give us some mutflc, and we'll have
supper at nine.
Neighbor—I'll be there at alns.
Was Acquiring One
Jack—Here's a book on etiquette
for you.
Jim—I won't need Itf I'm getting
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Summary and Digest of
Importsnt Brents of the
Week, Mere sad Abroad
President Austin Hawson, of Typo
graphical Union No. 6, of New York,
has warned the Printers' League that
the policies being pursued by a part
of their membership may create cha
os in the job printing business. These
employers are attacking the priority
rule which, of course, is a part of the
contract between union and em
ployers.
August output of automobiles was
lowest of any month this year.
American Engineering Council has
concluded its program for a survey of
all American economic factors. The
committee says it finds already that
several explanations of depression
have been insufficient in themselves
to cause the depression. Technology
iccal unemployment is, included in the
list
House committee investigating
causes of postal deficit announces it
may ask for restoration of 2-cent
postage to produce more revenue and
create more work opportunities.
Textiles, food products, leather and
shoes, bituminous coal, silver and
lead showed greater than seasonal
gains in August, Federal Reserve
Board says.
New terms on farm mortgageshave
been announced, easing up on farm
ers who cannot pay loans due without
undue hardships. New deal amounts
to a moratorium on money owed to
the government.
SHORT WEEK
Is Made Main Issue By
British Labor
London.(ILNS)—Determination to
resist the accumulating pressure of
reactionary interests was the keynote
of the Newcastle Trades Union Con
gress from September 5 to 10, under
the chairmanship of John Bromley.
Outstanding features of the con
gress were the discussions on the
shorter working week, a matter of
urgent importance to the whole trade
union movement throughout the
world the fiscal policy report the
report on the public control and reg
ulation of industry, and disarmament.
At its very first meeting congress
got to grips with the work-and-wage
situation by its emphatic support of
the cotton operatives in their struggle
against the particularly slashing
wage-cutting attacks of the employ
ers. The proposal of the general
council to open a fund to support the
operatives was whole-heartedly ap
proved.
On unemployment the congress ex
pressed its grave concern at the in
crease in the number of unemployed
in this country, and at the suffering
and hardship caused. It was also of
opinion that the government's policy
in reducing wages and social services
aggravated the problem, and it called
upon the government to abolish war
debts and reparations, and to develop
public works, such as housing
schemes, slum clearance, etc., which
will provide long term employment
and improve purchasing power for
persons now unemployed.
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