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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1942
NOT BEING GIVEN FAIR TRIAL
As discussion proceeds on pro
posals for compulsory control of
manpower, job freezing and other
forms of a "labor draft," it is becom
ing clearer that the present voluntary
system is not being given a fair trial
The American Federation of Labor
has repeatedly pointed out that man
power resources have not been used
as effectively as possible and that
great reservoirs of manpower exist
which have not been tapped. For ex
ample, William Green emphasized the
other day that vast numbers of women
could be put to work in war indus
tries before job freezing is adopted
He also emphasized that the nation
has no registration of women avail
able for industry.
"All available workers, both men
and women, should be registered and
the data tabulated promptly," Green
said. "The supply of labor as shown
by the survey should be fully utilized
and exhausted before job freezing
legislation is enacted."
Mr. Green also warned that job
freezing is a serious step, a departure
from the democratic process which
"strips men of freedom of action."
While the "labor draft" discussion
goes on, union members and officers
can lay the foundation for the protec
tion of labor under employment con
trol legislation by stressing the
necessity for writing into any legisla
tion adequate and definite safeguards
for the worker. Provision for occu
pational deferment and guarantees of
social security, accident prevention
and unemployment compensation, to
gether with full labor representation
in agencies administering any legis
lation passed, are among important
safeguards required.
o
LOSS NATION CAN'T AFFORD
Last year the nation lost 460,000,
000 man-days through accidents,
safety experts say. This loss repre
sents the labor of 1,500,000 workers
on the job 6 days a week for an entire
year. It is a loss the nation can't
afford, with a war to win.
Accidents can be stopped that
has been proved every time an indus
try or a community has conducted a
really intensive drive to stop them.
An intensive drive on a national
scale, directed at all kinds of accidents
—industrial, highway, home, farm,
and school is being conducted. Man
power must be conserved to help win
the war.
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"CHILDREN OF A WORD"
We are a peculiar people. We are
not the children of a race. We are
the children of a Word: That great
word in our Declaration of Inde
pendence: "All men are created
equal." That is our father and
mother. That Word gave hope not to
Americans alone but to all humankind
that someday unjust burdens would
be lifted from the shoulders of all men
and all would have an equal chance.
That Word has made our flag not
the flag of a race but the flag of free
dom for all the human race. Our
fighting men are doing their part to
carry its promise to the ends of the
earth. Our part is to be worthy of
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS
ASnears,
THE fourth winter of the war
the peace that will follow
the victory of the United Nations is
engaging the increasing attention of
the international institutions that are
still carrying on in midst of hostili
ties.
Prominent among these institu
tions is the International Labor Or
ganization, set up after the last war
as an instrument to promote world
wide social justice.
Since the summer of 1940, when it
became advisable to move from
Geneva, the ILO has functioned from
a working center in Montreal, Can
ada. In buildings loaned by McGill
University a staff of international
experts is at work on the problems
that will face the world in the re
construction period. And while it
goes about this task, of planning for
a people's peace, the office maintains
the services that enabled it to make
an unparellel contribution to inter
national social progress in the be
tween-war years.
The reconstruction work on which
the ILO's corps of authorities is now
engaged was charted at a special con
ference of the organization, attended
by representatives of 35 nations, in
New York arid Washington late in
1941. At that meeting representa
tives of the employers, workers and
governments of the participating
countries came together despite the
hazards of war and resolved that the
ILO should have "a broad mandate to
contribute to the attainment of a
people's peace.'" In other resolutions
the conference laid down the general
lines that the ILO's work should fol
low until another conference could be
held.
Since then the program of the
office has been formulated in more
precise terms. Because of the impos
sibility in wartime conditions of
convening meetings of the office's
governing body, the New York con
ference set up an emergency
mittee
on which
com­
workers, employers
them.—William C. Bullitt, speaking
at Philadelphia Navy Day dinner.
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WHAT NEXT?
By-products of dairy processors
may furnish synthetic rubber in the
future. Rubber Director William
JefFers remarked recently that experi
ments to produce rubber from dairy
products are being closely watched
by Government officials, although
"the project offers no immediate re
lief as a rubber substitute."
WISDOM
What the best and wisest parent
wants for his own child that must the
community want for all its children.
—John Dewev.
THE
CHERRY TREE
Whers with our Littlt Hatrhst we tell
th« truth about many things, sometimes
profoundly, sometime* flippantly, some
times reckleasly.
By the time these lines are in print
the election results will be known in
most states.
And the Administration will con
tinue to hold control in Congress.
The American people could not go
to the polls and vote into office any
menacingly large number of non
supporters of the war.
Funny thing about elected officials.
Once they are elected they generally
stick for the term specified by law.
A couple of sleepy admirals can be
thrown out on their tin ears, but a
sleepy Congressman, or a dull one, or
an ornery one sticks for the term.
That's one of the dictates of democ
racy.
An elected official has got to be a
pretty bad egg ever to get impeached.
That makes it pretty good sense to
be careful about voting.
Now to jump to another field—this
being the week devoted to jumping
from one subject to another—Ray
mond Clapper has been saying some
things about the President's wise
cracks at the press.
It seems to me that Clapper is
right about it.
The President can afford to be a
little more generous to a press that
is at least 95% behind him for win
ning the war.
It wasn't exactly dignified when the
President, as reported, greeted re
porters with "hello suckers," because
they had made a prediction which
didn't come true when they said it
would, but which did come true some
days later. It was about the ap
pointment of James Byrnes as su
preme economic boss.
The President has an enormous
grip on the affection, loyalty and de-
THE BUTLER Cuumi irxvi^oo
and governments are represented and
which could be brought together con
veniently on either side of the
Atlantic. This committee, to which
the responsibilities of the governing
body were delegated, held its first
meeting in London in April to plan
ways and means of carrying out the
conference's mandate.
Reports of that meeting are now
being distributed by the ILO. One
resume of the discussions and de
cisions, under the title "The ILO and
Plans for a People's Peace," has re
cently appeared in pamphlet form
and in the International Labour Re
view, the ILO's authoritative month
ly publication.
This report makes clear that the
chief decision of the London meeting
was to establish an international
committee whose function would be
to advise the ILO in its current re
construction planning and to recom
mend "what economic provisions
should be included in the post-war
settlement in order to make possible
the implementation of the social ob
jectives of the Atlantic Charter and,
in particular, the provision of full
employment and a rising standard of
living."
The proposal was adopted on the
recommendation of Edward J. Phelan,
the ILO's acting director, and in ad
vancing it Phelan pointed out that "if
such a committee could be composed
of outstanding personalities with the
competence and experience necessary
to deal with financial and economic
problems from an international stand
point, not only would its view carry
great weight but it would be invalu
able in helping direct the work of th
office on these vitally important sub
jects."
The proposal was given whole
hearted support by the three workers'
representatives on the committee
Robert J. Watt, international repre
sentative of the American Federation
of Labor Joseph Hallsworth of Great
Britain and Jef Rens of Belgium.
votion of the people. Fortunately it
is that way.
And newspapers that a couple of
years ago were snapping and biting
are, by and large, behaving pretty
decently. A little credit would be a
generous thing.
Elmer Davis is doing a swell job
of understanding the newspapers of
the country.
Elmer Davis seems to realize the
importance of the newspapers.
One who has notions that news
papers aren't so important ought to
live for a time in a town that doesn't
have one!
That"s when the truth comes home
to roost.
It's pretty much like being struck
dumb.
And "it ain't funny."
Neither is it funny to have news
papers forbidden to have opinions of
their own. That's like wallpaper
without a pattern.
Of course newspapers can't go
running around full of treason, any
more than can plain Bill Jones.
But that's something else. Treason
can be punished as such—and must
be..
But honest attempts to inform the
people, with loyalty to the govern
ment and refusal to divulge informa
tion that must be kept secret—that's
American!
Well, now for another jump. Har
per's Monthly for September—if you
have one dig it up—had a piec en
titled "Triangular Bandages Are for
Babies"—and it was a lulu!
All about the vast first aid train
ing courses given by Red Cross. Well,
there's a lot more to be said than was
said in that article, good though it
was.
Red Cross built its teaching pro
gram in peace time and peace time
injuries are the basis of all practices.
One good block buster bomb would
blow the whole thing to a weakened
condition. The whole thing needs re
vision for war uses. Barring that,
graduates need hours and hours of
supplemental training.
But we're moving along, getting
better and better on all fronts.
In view of the tasks perhaps a
minimum of weaknesses have de
veloped.
The war must be won and it will
be won. We're getting madder every
day and that righteous anger is going
to count big toward victory.—CWV.
Workers Remember
Honolulu. The workers at Pearl
Harbor Navy Yard sent a unique
check for $70,000 to President Roose
velt recently. It was their pay for
working last Labor Day, and the
check, drawn on the Bank of Hawaii,
is written on the fragment of a Jap
plane which was shot down in the De
cember 7 raid. The President turned
it over to the Treasury to help finance
the war.
VESTING IN WAR
BONDS, MILLIONS OF UNION
MEN ARE USIN& IO9b OF EACH
PAY ENVELOPE FOR THIS PUR
POSE.
In refreshing contract was the
sober, sensible and constructive pro
gram outlined by AFL President
Green. He says that labor will sup
port job freezing if and when neces
sary to win the war. That time, he
emphasizes is not yet here and we
should not anticipate it because job
freezing is a serious surrender of in
dividual freedom to be undertaken
only as a last resort.
Labor Shows the Way
Before we go to such lengths, Mr.
Green suggests, let's make a com
plete survey of what we have in the
way of manpower and womanpower.
Let's try to use the available labor
supply more intelligently and more
effectively.
Then, if that doesn't work, we must
take necessary and important steps
before job freezing. An occupational
deferment commission should be ap
pointed to keep skilled workers out
of military service and to maintain
an adequate supply of agricultural
labor. Standards which manage
ment, as well as labor, must observe
should be established. Definite social
security, accident prevention and un
employment compensation measures
must be provided. Adequate housing,
schooling and health care must be es
tablished for workers and their fami
lies who are removed to remote sec
tions.
Finally, no employer, Mr. Green in
sists, should be permitted to profit
from the labor of workers who are
drafted to work for him.
That strikes us as a sound and sen
sible program. It would be a swell
idea if official Washington got busy
right away putting it into effect in
stead of seeking headline notoriety.
The more these officials sound off in
print, the stronger the impression
grows among close observers that
they don't know what they're talking
about and are just running around in
circles.
It is just another proof that labor
is supplying the leadership and the
vision in this war effort and that it
would be far better if the Govern
ment took greater advantage of the
recommendations of those who know
what it's all about.
Land At Sea
But some of public officials still list
organized labor as number one on
their parade of pet hates. Take Ad
miral Land, for instance. A couple
THE MARCH OF LABOR
ARE ROUP
SEEESB-23*
FACING
THE
FACTS
With PHILIP PEARL
Things have been happening so fast
in Washington that we were almost
out of breath trying to keep in step
until we discovered that we were right
back where we started from and
might do better to pause, look and
listen.
Too many people in Washington are
running around in circles, expending
a great deal of energy and oratory in
an effort to look busy and efficient.
Take the manpower question, for
instance. The two men in charge for
the Government are Manpower Com
missioner Paul V. McNutt and Gen.
Lewis Hershey, the Selective Service
Director. One day McNutt appears in
the headlines shouting "there must be
a law" for job freezing and job draft
ing. The next day General Hershey
hits the front pages with an equally
positive declaration against compul
sory job service.
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$1,
IN MISSISSIPPI
$435
TRADE UNION5 ARE ALWAYS FIGHTING
AGAINST INEQUALITIES WHEREVER
THEY OCCUR.
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BUY A UNION
MADE PRODUCT
YOU ENDORSE
ORGANIZED LABOR.
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OUOA|-MAD£ HAT/
of months ago we were convinced
that the retired Rear Admiral had
seen the light. He appeared on the
"Labor For Victory" program and
said the most complimentary things
about labor's contribution to the war
effort in the shipyards. But the other
night the Admiral faced a different
audience the Investment Bankers
Association and he confessed that
he'd like to see organizers shot at
sunrise.
This was immediately interpreted
in the press as a union-baiting speech.
The Admiral, when he saw the news
stories, had another change of heart.
He insisted he didn't say union or
ganizers or labor organizers, just
"organizers." The retraction would
have been more effective if the Ad
miral had said on his own initiative
that he believed union organizers are
doing a good job to help win the war
—as they most certainly are.
However, the Admiral got so pan
icky that he shut up like a clam. It
would be a good thing for America
if all our administrative officials did
likewise for the duration. No better
form of censorship could be enforced
by the Government than to ban public
speeches by its officials until the war
is over.
We can't get too excited about the
Admiral because he is now suffering
the tortures of the suppressed. But
we'd hate to see the animosity aroused
by his stupid talk kick back against
the Navy. Admiral Land, as War
Shipping Administrator and head of
the Maritime Commission, is no part
of the Navy. And we're beginning to
believe that the Navy is learning the
advantages of playing along with
labor. Important developments are
on the way. Let's give the Navy a
chance to get right.
Elble Culinary Employes
Representative
Organized labor in Hamilton was
informed this week that Charles
Elble, business representative for lo
cal Bartenders' Union, No. 169, has
been given the job of being repre
sentative for the local Culinary Em
ployes and Hotel Service Workers, No.
700. He was given that extra duty
by the International Union headquar
ters in Cincinnati.
It was through his good work for
the bartenders that he was asked to
take on the other responsibilities. In
order to make good with the added
work, he needs the assistance of every
trades unionist in the city of Hamil
ton. The culinary workers are the
cooks and waitresses in cafes, hotels
and restaurants, and by extending
Charlie a bit of help he can make it
one of the best labor unions in the
city.
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CIVILIAN DEFENSE WARNING.
Hamilton will undergo its first
"blackout," a complete blacking-out of
the entire city, within a month. After
this test is held, the city must remain
on a permanent "alert," ready at any
hour of the day or night to place its
blackout system into operation with
but a few minutes notice. Plants are
urged to hurry completion of their
defense preparation.
NOTE TO EMPLOYERS Under
the Ohio Unemployment Compensa
tion Law, rights of all individuals
entering military service are "frozen,"
thereby enabling them to obtain bene
fits on completion of military service,
if unable to return to old or new em
ployment. You can assist by forward
ing names and Social Security num
bers of employees now in or entering
the services to the Wage Records
Sections of the Benefits Department
of the Bureau of Unemployment Com
pensation. Your present employees
can assist you in completing this list.
HAMILTON SAFETY COUNCIL.
The Hamilton Safety Council be
gan operation Monday in offices of
the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce,
with Edwin S. Smith as full-time
director. All phases of safety will be
promoted with no attempt or desire
to minimize the good work done by
the Butler County Automobile Club,
the Hamilton Industrial Safety Coun
cil and other organizations. Indus
trial Safety, Commercial Vehicle
Safety and Fire Prevention will be
stressed at the outset with other
phases of general safety receiving at
tention as the program gathers mo
mentum.
HEALTH LEAGUE TO MEET
FRIDAY
The Hamilton Public Health League
will meet Friday morning, November
6th, at 11:00 a. m., room 352, City
building.
BLANKS TO BE MAILED
Oxford, Ohio.—When the Oxford
Rationing Board receives additional
fuel oil registration blanks they will
be mailed to persons who attempted
to register last week after the supply
of blanks was exhausted, Richard
Serviss, Board Chairman, said. A to
tal of 207 persons applied for fuel oil
rationing cards and 981 for kerosene
cards.
VERTERAN OFFICER RETIRES
Retirement of Patrolman Charles
Nugent, 239 Chestnut Street, after 25
years and 10 months service with the
Hamilton Police Depai'tment, was
announced Tuesday by Chief J. C. Cal
houn. He will become a guard in a
Hamilton war plant.
SCRAP YIELD 175 TONS
Hamilton's six-day city-wide scrap
drive conducted by the Scrap Salvage
Committee and Boy Scouts, yielded
175 tons, F. K. Vaughn, campaign co
ordinator, disclosed tonight. A con
tinuation of the First Ward canvass
brought in 27 tons Monday. The
county collection Friday and Saturday
yielded 100 tons, G. H. Huffman,
County Chairman, reported.
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