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Subscribers changing their address will please notify this office, trivingr old and new address to insure regular delivery of paper. Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter Imed Weekly at III Market Street Telephone 12M Hamilton. Okie Endorsed by the Trades and Labor Council of Hamilton, Ohio Endorsed by the Middletown Trades and Labor Council of Middletown, O FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30,1934 THE HIGH COST OF RELIEF FOR CHARLES G. DAWES When people complain of the high cost of relief—and it is high—ask them about the high cost of relieving Charles G. Dawes. The federal government put up $90,000,000 to relieve Mr. Dawes and his bank in Chicago. The federal government, from May 23, 1933, to October 31, 1934, put up $85,238,448 for general relief purposes in the whole state of Illi nois. The circumstances of the Dawes loan are peculiar. Mr. Dawes was the first chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He explained that he could not hold this position •permanently but that he would give the RFC a start, and then go back to his bank. The country, in inspired statements, was asked to congratulate itself on having such a public servant. Mr. Dawes stayed until he got the RFC started, on the road which he wanted it to go. Then he resigned, and went back to his bank. Then, in fact almost immediately, he returned to the RFC, and secured a loan of $90,000,000 for his own embarrassed bank. He walked oat as a private citizen, and came back as the biggest single borrower from the institution which he had "started." Actually, while Dawes got a loan of $90,000,000, with great magnanim ity ond forbearance,he only drew $80, 000,000 of it in cash. Also, while it was called a loan, $60,000,000 of it hasn't been paid and RFC, under present management, is suing in the federal courts for an installment. Relief, for Dawes, $80,000,000 ad vanced $90,000,000 pledged. Relief for all the rest of Illinois, for 16 months, $85,238,448. Speaking about high costs—! :o: LETS BE "UNION LABEL CONSCIOUS!" The one emblem that most truly represents the fruit of ceaseless toil and all effort for the betterment of mankind, from Alpha to Omega, from the days of serfdom to the present advanced state of wage earners, as represented by the American Federa tion of Labor, is the union labeL The union label, shop card or but ton, of each respective craft, affords the only positive assurance that the goods purchased were (1) made by capable workers fairly compensated for their work, (2) not made by child labor and (3) not produced by 'sweat shop" methods. When you demand onion-made goods and union services, you (1) V S V ^7 -"f* F^ help yourself, (2) help your fellow man. and (3) help the advancement of civilization to higher standards and accomplishment. These simple truths must be plain to all who toil their origin a part of the struggle of all wage earners and their worth apparent. Absolutely nothing has happened to detract from the meaning or the value of the union label. Let us, therefore, become more "union label" conscious" let us sup port, individually and collectively, with whatever buying power we may possess, union-made goods and union services let's support "our own." Won't YOU become now and re main a consistent supporter of this great emblem of progress? Won't YOU urge upon your family and upon your friends, the advisability of al ways demanding the union label Won't YOU help make America "union label conscious," for your own sake, for humanity's sake The union label trades department of the American Federation of La bor, with the earnest co-operation of local organizations throughout the country, is conducting a well defined and greatly needed campaign in be half of union-made goods and union services. Won't YOU join in the spirit of the occasion and aid in practical re sults by helping to make all people "union label conscious"? Whatever the need in a commodity, there is a UNION-MADE product whatever the need for service, there's a UNION service. Remember, there is NO substitute for the union label! BUSINESS BEWILDERED The following article is by Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes, and which ap peared in the Scripps-Howard Syn dicate. While as a general theory business people may understand that greater consuming power is needed to start the wheels of industry running again, they have no idea what part they play in bringing about that wider consum ing power. They can each think only of their plant, their industry, their factory and their store. Each one of them knows that their purpose in running the factory, the store, and the plant is to make a profit. Each one of them knows that the way to make profits is to obtain labor as V* J'-A^fT'^ -v^i ^"•fS£»' U/^' ^T-^iT^"* f^-i'T-f frT^'fT'^c, »r y-f^-r 1 ',' '1 y LEGAUZED BARGAINING AGREEMENTS The decision by the National Labor Relations Board in the Houde Engi neering Corporation case that, when the majority of the employes of a plant vote for a certain agency to represent them in collective bargaining negotia tions with employers, that agency should act for all of the employes, brought a chorus of protests from most of the industrial autocrats ilk- the Unite# States. The principle of majority rule has been accepted in our political govern ment from its inception. Nevertheless, extending the rule to the field of industrial relations was at once interpreted by anti-labor "yellow-dog" con tract executives and managers of industry as destroying the very founda mentals of their Fascist "liberty." It is, therefore, interesting to note that this principle is, in effect, recog nized in the province of Quebec, Canada, in a recent act of parliamgjp* designed to make collective trade agreements enforceable as statute law. The act declares that when any organization of employes or employers has become party to a trade agreement, the minister of labor may be peti tioned to request the lieutenant governor in council to issue an order certi fying that the agreement is effective as law. Hearings for and against the proposal are -held by the minister of labor, who makes his recommendation to the lieutenant governor. If the minister of labor makes an affirmative recommendation as order in council is published which makes the rate of wages and hours specified in the agreement legally binding for all persons in the industry, employers and employes, including those who were not parties to the agreement. This collective agreement, legalized by. the decree of the lieutenant gov ernor in council, supersedes all individual contracts in the affected areas, unless such contracts provide better wages and hours for the employes. But even this exemption is not binding if the legal agreement outlaws individual contracts. The state does not take over the enforcement of the collective agreements That is left to the parties directly concerned, who are required to form a joint committee to assure the supervision and enforcement of the pact. The minister of labor is authorized to add to the joint committee not more than two delegates recommended by employes or employers who are not parties to the agreement. The theory underlying the act is that a trade agreement represents the views of the majority of employers and employes in the industry. In carrying out this act a recent order in council gave juridical extension to the agreement between the organized building trades of Montreal and the Montreal Builders' Exchange, Inc. Under the order the wages and hours in the entire building industry in Montreal became uniformly those fixed by the agreement. The significant thing is that this law is not criticized by Canadian employers' organizations as destroying their fundamental rights in the determination of industrial relations. Nor is it denounced as establishing a dictatorship of organized labor. It might not be a bad plan for the anti-labor reactionaries who dominate the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the subversive barons who control the steel and auto mobile industries, to take a trip to the province of Quebec and see how the legalized majority rule in collective bargaining works out in action. v' ,. 2:'I\ THE BLTLER COUNTY PRES&:^: cheaply as possible, work them as long as possible to keep overhead costs, and to sell the finished product for as high a price as the market will stand. Theoretically they will probably agree that there is only one way to increase consuming power raise wages, shorten hours to permit more workers to have consuming power, and to sell the product as cheaply as pos sible to widen its market. But when it comes down to the practical end of business, everything is lost sight of except the personal desire for profit. These business people and indus trialists cannot look for long results. Ten per cent profit today, if only temporary, looks better than 2 per cent profit that may come in on a more permanent basis. There is where business and industry just naturally gravitate against President Roose velt's program. It is not because they are wicked, but bceause the profit motive makes people blind. Bewilderment is just one form of blindness. And business is bewildered. •:o:- POVERTY, NOT IMPROVIDENCE Speaking in favor of old age pen sions to the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce the other day, P. W. Litch field, president of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., laid the need of such pensions to the frailties of human nature. "There axe an abundance of well established insurance companies, said Mr. Litchfield, "which will assist almost anyone in providing against the wants of declining years. As a matter of theory, every individual should accumulate a fund for his old old age. But theory runs into fact there is a large percentage of the pub lic which is given to procrastination when it comes to setting up reserves to meet the inevitable. Someone should tell Mr. Xiitchfield that it makes little difference whether the public is improvident or not. A de cided majority of the public has no chance to provide for its declining years. Wages of enormous bodies of workers are too low to leave any mar gin against the future and there are still ten millions of persons who would like to be workers wiu fe»v« no wages at all. Mr. Litchfield has progressed be yond some of his clan, else he would not favor old age pensions on anjr v v 1 n v""3?rv *^_r^y* ®l|*-f5 ?r,^'7'.11 r\ v -v„. .,, account. But the real argument for these pensions is not the "improvi dence" of the workers but their low pay—and the frequency and duration of the periods ill psy. which they have no 4 v.' :o: ,1 "a/., -i WHAT NEXT? Development of a new process which creates a cotton-like texture out of wood pulp has been announced at Rome. Italian experts are reported to believe the discovery will not only make Italy virtually independent of United States cotton, but will reduce the price of cotton goods or cotton like goods to one-third of their pres ent figures. ——:o:——— WISDOM Every step taken in the operation of government should be under the observation of an intelligent and watchful pfeople.i—Benjamin Harri son. •:o: The Cherry *W Where with our i e a e WW we tejj tjle about many things, sometimes pro foundly, sometimes flippantly, sometimes recklessly. It is almost possible to see the glycerine tears in the eyes of the dear old United States Chamber of Com merce as it walks up to the White House doors, hat in hand, to offer its co-operation. And, likewise, the Na tional Association of Manufacturers. How kind and gentle these dear old folks seem to be all at once. Ah yes, what big eyes you have, grandma! You old scalawag. Now to get right down to brass tacks, either the United States Cham bor of Commerce has no intention of co-operating with the New Deal, or else it has reason to believe the New Deal has lost its punch and isn't any lor»?ei dangerous to vested interests. You can read the stars and take your choice. There are j)lenty who suspect the New Deal has lost its punch, but there also is plenty of evidence that it has not. Those who are close enough to the president to walk in and talk things over as members of the family say that the president's speech to the so cial workers didn't mean what the papers say it meant and that he hasn't restricted the social legislation pro gram at all. Well, it won't take long to find out what's what and for those who doubt there is the lesson to utility magnates given by the president on his trip to the Tennessee valley. & i» & & & & & & & & & & & 4* & i* & & 4? & & & & & & Meanwhile, in all the debate and Our A Leader for $A$1{ your tsxj? s V-'vW'V•V-lw*.'' & i '¥Vj -r *"JT!? s?wvw ,"«, ./ rf i doubting, there need be no debate and no doubt about the United States Chamber of Commerce. It probably has decided that it had better do some thing that LOOKS like co-operating, but it hasn't changed its beliefs, nor i? it likely to do so right away. It's pretty surely the same old crowd. Meanwhile, Christmas comes on rapidly and there are going to be plen ty of fat stocking among the Wall streeters. That won't help the ten millions of unemployed, but what does Wall street care about that? The dividend business has been get eing much better and there have been a number of records broken. Thi3 makes Wall streeters happy and helps to indicate that there probably is a grin behind the Chamber of Commerce gesture toward the White House. Y,..r," There are those who suspect that perhaps the chamber's gesture is in fulfillment of the ancient maxim which says, "If you can't beat 'em, jine 'em." The theory is that if you jine 'em and get on the inside you can still work some damage, which is another way of saying sabotage. No doubt there will be a guard up against that. Meanwhile, big business is making no enviable record for itself. It has made no progress toward ending un employment and it has no decent sug gestion to offer. It plods along as it alwaj's did, taking the profits when they come, making silly excuses when they don't come, doing nothing to in dicate that it knows any economics or has any broad national policy. Christmas keeps coming along and there will be plenty of fat stockings among those who get dividends. But it will not be a good idea to forget about those ten million who are unemployed and for whom there are no jobs. Plans that may produce jobs at some vae:ue and distant time will TO HELP PREVENT COLDS..I RECOMMEND VICKS VA-TRO-NOL cet a Ambulance Service Phone 35 Christmas Savings Checks For 1934 Will Be Delivered By Mail on Friday, November 30th New Club Will Be That Date A cordial invitation is extended to young and old to join. Enroll this year, if only for a small amount, and watch the systematic saving of a few cents weekly grow into dollars. •SAV!N6S £ANIV& TRUST-CO* •HAMILTON OHIO* "Home of The Original Savings Club" t-ML LiZ N' Robert G.Taylor Mortuary Formerly THE C. W. GATH CO. Funeral Directors W v ., hardly serve to change their present frame (rf mind or meet their preseilt needs. They aren't on a yachting cruisltv where time of arrival maker, no dif ference. And they aren't Chamber of Commerce which can dally witb public issues and lead public officials up blind alleys. They are up against the reai thing, now, today, this hot% Ickes Plans to Strengthen Federal Bureau of Mines Washington, D. C. (ILNS)-** Strengthening of the U. S. Bureau of Mines with the aid of increased appro priations from the next congress it contemplated by Secretary Ickes. The bureau, he said, did not "prosper" when it was in the depart* ment of commerce at the time former President Hoover was secretary of commerce. Ickes said he did not know how much money would be sought for the bureau next year, but added: "W e're going to make it a scien tific organization instead of a polit ical one." Buy Christmas Seal* SEASONS GREETINGS 1934 Help Fight Tuberculosis TO BREAK Forty-Five Years Grocer '.^"i-^' IF If' COLDS RECOMMEND CKS VAPORUB a Chairs and Tables Rented 17 So. Street & & & & & & & & "vi "~Vr r4- v »C '.a?