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1f\ r* V *&* ClA %r^ ~V •f ^. I v Ffl li: fc*' |Mi THE PRESS OFFICIAL OBGAN OF ORGANIZED LABOK •lnVlii THE NONPAREIL PRINTING CO. PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS Subscription Price $1.00 per Payable in Advance The publishers reserve the right to Mtfact any advertisements at any time. Advertising rates made known on application. Whatever is intended far insertion must be •iuthenticated by the name and address ef the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers changing their address will please notify this office, giving sld and new address to insure regular delivery ef paper. Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton, Ohio, as Second-Class Mail Matter. Issued Weekly at U« Market Street Telephone 12M Hamilton, Ohle Endorsed by the Trades and Labor Council of Hamilton, Ohio lorsed by the Middletown Trades and Labor Council of Middletown, O FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8,1944 LABOR VOICE IN POSTWAR PLANS That the American Federation of Labor is determined that the work ers shall have a voice in postwar plans and programs is shown by its action at the New Orleans convention, in declaring for an international organ ization to deal with aggression. The convention made it plain thai the AFL would insist on» labor rep resentation, in line with previous de clarations on the subject. Praising the tripartite basis of the International Labor Organization, with government, employer and labor representatives, the convention urged extending this method to other agencies to be form ed for consideration of postwar prob lems. "It would be a serious mistake to delegate full responsibility for world peace to the diplomats and other statesmen," the convention said, and voiced the opinion that "the citizenry of the world should have voice and a responsibility in maintaining world peace." POLL TAX ELIMINATION CERTAIN Declarations against the undemo cratic poll tax and favoring federal legislation for its abolition, made with in five days of each other by the two largest bodies of organized labor, in dicate greatly increased opposition to the tax and are an augury for its cer tain abolition. One of the first actions of the re cent 64th annual American Federa tion of Labpr convention was the unan imous passage of a resolution offered by the legislative committee of which President Harvey W. Brown of the In ternational Association of Machinists was chairman. The resolution said: "Whereas the previous conventions of the American Federation of Labor have gone on record condemning the poll tax as undemocratic, un-Ameri can and unjust, therefore, be it: "Resolved, that this convention of the American Federation of Labor, assembled in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 27, to on record as reaffairmingr At, ft "'*.' 1 Tear W« do not hold ourselves responsible for any views or opinions expressed in the articles or communications of correspondents. Communications solicited from secretaries of all societies and organizations, and should be addressed to The Butler County Press, 326 Market Street, Hamilton, Ohio. Universal military training—com pulsory military training—is getting front-page space in all our news papers. A Gallup poll indicates we, or at least a majority of us, favor such a system, and even that the boys now on the fighting fronts believe we should establish it right here and now, and bills in Congress have every thing mapped out, planned* and back ed by the War Department. In other words, the thing is all greased ready to go. All we need is a favorable vote by our Senators and Representatives and the signature of FDR, and we are in it^-up to our necks. War Dept. spokesmen say that if we have every youth trained and prepar ed to dive into foxholes and give the enemy hell no enemy will even con sider starting another war. They also remind us that in the next war—if it happens—the aggressor will start with the United States instead of weaker nations. Which is all reason able enough. The record of the U. S. in produc ing arms, men and munitions, de layed as it was in the last 2 wars, should convince any aggressor that the best way to assure success in the future would be to knock off the U. S. first. But, starting from there several questions arise which are rather dif ficult to answer. Not questions as to the advisability of being ready to get at it when the emergency arises, but questions as to the extent of prepared ness necessary to convince an enemy aggressor that he should think a cou- its opposition to the poll tax and supporting federal legislation for its abolition." The CIO convention at Chicago pledged "its determined effort" to have Congress enact legislation elim inating the poll tax requirement which now deprives thousands of workers and farmers of the vote in 8 states. Commenting on the resolutions, Mrs. Virginia Foster Durr, vice chairman of the National Committee to Abolish the Poll Tax, said: 'We are delighted to know that we still have the united support of labor which we have had from the beginning of the fight. "I think that the organized forces of labor are the greatest bulwark of democracy in the country, and they have again reiterated their belief that a free ballot is the foundation stone of democracy." WHAT NEXT? The Pennsylvania Railroad has an nounced the development of a "fun damentally new type" of locomotive, powered by a steam turbine in place of cylinder pistons and driving rods. The locomotive, of 6,900-horsepower and described as first of its kind, is in experimental operation. WISDOM Intellectual and moral victories are the only ones which do not leave the victor bankrupt and desolate in spirit when the victory is won.-—George William Russell. Small Boy: "I'm not afraid of go ing to the hospital, mother. Ill be brave and take my medicine, but I ain't going to let them palm off a baby on me like they did on you. I want a pup," MONEY to bid at the Farm Sales ARE YOU READY with plenty of cash to attend the public sales in your community? No need to pass up something you need for the lack of ready money. Hold onto your bonds. Don't sacrifice a thing. Simply get extra cash anytime you wish at The City Loan. 11,000,000 has been set aside for rural residents this falL $1,000 or less for anyone who can use it. Special terms. Reasonable cost. See us for cash anytime. Aiid when yoo go to buy implements or whatever you need, ask your dealer for The City Loan plan. It's made to order for you. THE CTTTLOAN sua Guaranty Compmg 118 High St. Phone 3663 Hamilton, Ohio OTHER* ALL OVER OHIO COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS *HE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS!: pie of times before he starts kicking us in the face. In the first place, we have no rea son to believe the military experts have the knowledge or the initiative to teach our youth how to fight the next war. Their opposition to the Garand rifle, the airplane, and even the submarine, are examples of mili tary conservatism. And that is ex pressing it very mildly. If the military experts can expect only to teach our youth how to fight the last war, then their instructions will be of little value, and the whole subject should be thrown in the dis card. Even since the present war started plans and policies have been changed several times. The promise of physical and men tal fitness, elimination of illiterates, degenerates, and subnormals can be discounted because we know better. We were told after the last war that the general staff had surveyed our industrial resources and mapped plans for instant conversion to war production. After Dec. 7, 1941, we learned that was a myth. But the War Dept. might think a little about such a plan now and make it no myth. And some one might explain why it is said that the boys in the foxholes favor compulsory military training, and why we can't wait until they come home to initiate it. Second thoughts on the subject might be far better than first thoughts. As Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States, said: "The second, sober thought of tie people is seldom wrong, and al ways efficient." OLDER WORKERS MAY GET HIGHER OLD AGE BENEFITS Washington, D. C. (ILNS).—The Social Security Board has announced that upon request it will recalculate the amount of old-age and survivors insurance benefits payable to once retired workers who have returned to work, and include credit for wages received since the benefits first were claimed. In some cases this may re sult in higher benefits than were originally payable. The board announcement empha sized that such increases would result only for workers who are 65 or older and who have once claimed benefits and subsequently have earned wages in jobs covered by the Social Security Act. If higher pay has boosted the aver age monthly wage in covered employ ment above what it was when these workers originally retired, they can have their benefits refigured when they retire again. Generally the worker will gain no advantage by filing a claim to "peg" his benefit as long as he continues to work at pay equal to or above his average during the last 8 years (since the Social Security Act became effec tive). The advantageous time will be when the worker's pay starts going down because of illness, loss of time from the job, loss of a job, a direct pay cut, or for any other reason. Whenever that happens, the board advises, the worker should consult its nearest office. FHA Takes Action to Speed Home Loans to Veterans Washington, D. C. (ILNS).—Fed eral Housing Administration field of fices have been directed to expedite insured home loans to veteran under the GI Bill of Rights. Commissioner Abner H. Ferguson announced the agency's 62 field offices now are accepting applications for loan insurance from private lending institutions. These are cases where the Veterans' Administration guarantees a loan not exceeding $2,000 and where the prin cipal loan, which must comply with FHA regulations, is insured by FHA. Universal Objective (From the London Daily Herald* Labor) We talk of "re-educating" the Ger man people. That re-education can not be accomplished by a mere cen sorship of text books. It must be aid ed by example, and stimulated by showing the Germans that the demo cratic nations know the path to pros perity—a prosperity which they, too, can enjoy when they are fit to cooper ate. Advertise in The Prem My Thinking..* My Monty My Tim# will stay In this war to Hmfinish —frarjr AmwkmB URDUS' r^ir4 .y^ct**wwn^^ .'Sv' 1+ New Orleans.—The AFL Building and Construction Trades Depai'tment convention unanimously advocated a great post-war housing program to fulfill the needs of the American peo ple for new homes and to provide jobs for millions of workers. A 10-year plan for building 1,500, 000 new housing units annually was called for by the department. To achieve that goal the convention rec ommended: 1 Substantially lower interest rates' on home mortgages. 2 Revival of government-sponsored low-rent and slum clearance housing for those whose incomes are too low to be served by private housing. 3 Demolition of temporary war housing and disposition of permanent war housing through local housing au thorities, preferably to existing occu pants on a mutual home ownership basis. 4 Full labor participation in local, long-range home planning. 5 Improvement of ihe housing sec tion of GI Bill of Rights to facilitate housing for war veterans and to give them added ownership safeguards. 6 Legislative action—Federal, state and local—to assure sound and rapid development of large scale housing throughout the nation. Officers' reports to the convention emphasized that millions of Ameri cans still live in miserable, insanitary, antiquated housing, which has be come worse during the war. A huge program to replace such housing will not only lift standards but prove a tremendous source of employment for the jobless, the reports declared. The convention protested attempts by some government agencies to chisel" on wage rates by placing tem porary workers engaged in Federal construction under civil service at pay scales far below prevailing levels. Another resolution assailed Army ac tion in fixing maintenance rates on some construction jobs below prevail ing scales. One of the most significant address delivered to the convention came from AFL President William Green. He bitterly denounced a proposal re cently endorsed by the British Trades Union Congress to force German workers into slavery to rebuild war devasted countries after defeat of the Nazis. "I cannot believe workers of Am erica will approve such a policy," he said. "We have set as our objective the abolition of slavery and of com pulsory labor everywhere. It is in conceivable we should now call for a continuation of slave labor after we have defeated totalitarianism. In another important address, AFL Secretary-Treasurer George Meany blasted a trend toward what he called "bureaucratic paternalism" by those in government who believj they "know what is best for labor." This type of paternalism, even though it comes from officials sympathetic with labor, is as vicious as the paternalism in private industry against which or- Huge New Housing Program Advanced By Building Trades Convention Ten-Year Plan For Building New Housing Units To Be Achieved In Six Recommendations Mr. ganized labor fought for years, Meany said. Assistant Secretary of Labor Dan W. Tracy praised the building trades workers for their splendid record in wartime construction and for blazing the trail in wage stabilization for the industry even before nationwide wage controls were put into effect. Colonel C. D. Barker of the Army Engineers called for thorough ad vance planning of construction pro jects ready to go when the war ends. A similar suggestion was made by R. C. Kirkpatrick, labor relations direc tor of the Federal Works Agency. The construction industry, Kii'kpatrick said, provides a logical source of jobs in the transition period. Other speakers included Joseph D. Keenan, WPB Vice Chairman officials of the Associated General Contrac tors Governor James H. Davis of Louisiana who is a member of the AFL Screen Actors' Guild and Lee Johnson, executive vice president, Na tional Housing Conference. Protect Your Home from TUBERCULOSIS CHRISTMAS BUY and USE Christmas Seals VILLAGE GARDENS 100% Union House Central At South Avenue JOB TUTAS, Prop. Read The Press. "Let Me Get You Some DR. MILES ANTI-PAIN Ml Wcan COME AND SPEND AN ENJOYABLE EVENING PLENTY OF GAMES e ^7|^l »^V LLi-lliiiiil UNfOM IA9II THAOS:-. DC^T All vice presidents of the depart ment were re-elected. They are L. P. 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