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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-07
PROGRESS SLOW, BUT SURE.
0empers Safe and Sane Leader of the
American Federation of Labor.


John NJ O'Neill, editor of the Trim
idad (Colo) Free Press and former ed
itor of the Miners Magazine, official
organ of the Western Federation Of
Miners, makes this reply to those who
assail the trade union movement:
"The American Federation of Labor
is large body, and 1t is said that large
bodies move slowly. There are many
who are affiliated with the federation
who yearn for the organization to
move more rapidly, believing that the
snatl-like pace Of an organization whose
affiliated bodies number 100000 mem
bers will never reach In q hundred
years the goal toward which the work
era of the nations of the earth are
marching. It Is Letter to be slow than
to be too impetuous. Speed is respon-
sfble for many wrecks. The man who
surveys every situation through the
glass Of common sense may move slow
ly, but such a man Is seldom wrecked
on the breakers.
'0The man who believes that a desert
can be changed into an oasis over
night Is more Of a dreamer than
doer, but doers usher in the realization
OF the dreams Of the dreamers.
"At different times since the birth of
the American Federation of Labor the
impetuous men Of labor, impatient for
the better day, have launched what
they termed labor organizations with
an aggressive policy, but history proves
that all these so called aggressive or
ganizations, guided by impetuosity and
pushed by impatience, have gone down
to wreck and ruin without scarcely
leaving footprints on the sands Of
time
1T is true that Samuel Gompers is
not infallible. II is true he may have
made mistakes, but as the servant Of
the labor movement of this continent
he has demonstrated that he has had
but one ambition In life, and that is to
give the best that is in him to bring
the worker closer and closer to the
realization of the dream Of the dream
er. Gompers win die in the harness.
fighting for the liberty of q class that
he has represented for the life of a
generation, and when the hour ap-
proaches that has in 1t the eternal
summons millions Of men and women
win mourn his loss and pay to him the
Scrfptural tribute. We'll done, thou
good and faithful servant
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-07
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LABOR MUSIC.

y We feel that the labor forward
y movements of the country are !
y the means for renewing devotion )
y to the cause OF labor, which is )
i the cause of humanity. and for )
y arousing enthusiasm and Great )
y ing new ideals for our age long )
4 struggle for liberty and better :
4. life. :
i In conducting these campaigns :
y it Is well to have in mind that :
i anything which is vitally and
y intimately associated with the :
y lives of the people must touch :
+ emotions very closely.
y The labor movement cannot :
y afford to abandon sentiment and :
y idealism. One OF the most COM :
i mon and primitive means for :
y the expression OF sentiment is :
y through music. 1t Is regrettable
y that there are so few labor songs :
y now in common use. However,
+ IL each organization throughout :
y the country will do something to
y supply this deficiency. out of the
y whole effort there no doubt will
y come shortly collection of labor
y songs and labor music that will
y be Of assistance in developing
r and directing the sentiment of
y our moyement-E Executive Coun-
y Gil A. +. Of l..
y
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-07
To Honor MerqenthaIer.

The Typographical union of Balti-
more has appointed committee to
consider the question of erecting a
monument to Ottmar Mergenthaler, In
ventor of the typesetting machine. The
union declares that the greatest in
vention in the art of typesetting made
In America, second only in Importance
to that of movable type. made by Gu
tenberg was devised in Baltimore by
Ottmar Mergenthaler."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-07
ASKS NO PUBLIC AID.
>rinters' Union Taxes Membership to
Support Aged and Infrm.

Nrinters' Union Taxes Membership to
Support Aged and Infirm.
The demand for pensions Of one kind
and another Is becoming more acute
every year, says the Colorado Springs
Telegraph. The letter carriers believe
that they should receive a pension, al
though the average man working In
private industry, with not as steady
job and generally with less wage,
cannot see why he should not be enti-
tied to a civil pension just as much as
an employee OF Uncle Sam
Teachers in the public service are
coming to believe that they also should
receive a pension after certain num-
Der Of years. But the average private
employer would be wholly unable to
grant such pension, and the question
Is, Is 1t any more right and proper to
create this pension list of a privileged
class who happen to be working in the
public service and whose compensation
comes from taxation?
These are some of the problems
which are confronting public officials
In the city, state and nation. The de
mands for public money because 1t Is
public money are many and varied, and
an official, whether he is thoroughly
competent or mediocre, should receive
the intelligent cooperation of his fell
low citizens.
We confess that we like better the
attitude of the Printers union because
%n IN ho ho a
sounder foundation than many of the
other plans for aiding people when
they get old and infirm. They have the
Printers home In this city for the care
of their aged members, and they have
hospital besides. This institution Is
maintained by small monthly assess
ment upon the members of the craft
everywhere. Realizing that system
of old age pensions was desirable
| thing, the members did not seek or
wait for government or state aid. They
| voted to assess themselves a certain
sum per month, at present one-half of
! per cent of their monthly earnings,
and this has already reached the splen-
did proportions of S70O,O0O well in
fSbttu III poiuS. Iney dIt ticdIIIS II
| surplus because they know that the de-
mands from this fund will grow stead
| lily greater with the advancing years.
| But the Printers union is doing this
| itself. 1t is an organization which
stands up and does not lean upon any
body. We commend its example to the
thoughtful consideration OF the advo-
Gates of paternalism In government
everywhere
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-07
LABOR NOTES.
ss@a SO

Pennsylvania new child labor law
became effective Jan. /.
Plumbers Of Macon, Ga. have raised
wages to $5 for an eight hour day
without suspending work
The cooks, walters and bartenders'
unions Of New York city want six
day week, ten hour day and new
scale of wages.
Officers of the Washington State
Federation of Labor have issued q call
for the fifteenth annual convention, to
be held in North Yakima. beginning
Jan. II.
The Portland (Me.) Carpenters un-
Son has secured three years agree
ment with employers. Union shop
conditions are to prevail, as are short
or hours and increased wages.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-07
HEALTH INSURANCE.
New York Will Be Asked TO Try Ger
man and British Plan.

man and British Plan.
The American Association For Labor
Legislation has prepared bin de-
signed to establish in New York state
a system of health insurance. The
measure will he introduced in the
state legislature at the winter session.
and it is intended to have it introduced
also In the legislatures of other states
at the earliest favorable opportunity
The bill has been drafted after long
study by the social insurance commit
tee of the association, and its propos-
ais follow generally the lines of the
British and German systems, with
suitable adaptation TO American condi-
tions.
The general purpose Of the measure
is to provide. at the joint expense Of
the worker. The employer and the state,
for health insurance Tor the worker
and for medical care for himself and
his family. As drafted, the bill applies
to all those engaged in manual labor
and to all others earning less than 500
a month 1t would provide every in
sured worker with medical care, in
cluding nursing attendance, hospital
care, medical aud surgical supplies and
a CASH benefit cquai TO ewo-thirds Of
the wage for a maximum Of twenty
six weeks in year; to the wife it of
fers special care at childbirth. and if
she is also insured cash benefit for
eight weeks, and to the entire family
it grants medical care and a funeral
benefit on the death of the insured
wage Garner.
Employers and their employees, in
most cases. would contribute equally,
and the state would add one-fourth of
this sum. The actual amount of the
contributions is to be calculated with
reference to wages and the cost Of
benefits. 1t is claimed that these bene-
fits can be bought by the workers for
the amount many of them now spend
on funeral benefits alone.
The insurance would be carried by
mutual organizations of employers and
employees organized according to local
tiles and industries and supervised by
the state social insurance commission
created by the act. Employers and en-
ployees would have an equal voice in
the administration and in the adjust
ment of the contributions Upon speci-
fed conditions the existing benefit so
cieties maintained by employers or
workmen may be approved for the
purposes of the act.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-07
TURNING THE HAIR WHITE.
How Shock May Effect the Change
In Single Night.

How Shock May Effect the Change
In Single Night.
That hair ever turns white in a sin
gle night has been emphatically de
MED by the doctors, In spite of his
toric instances-such as that of Marie
Antoinette-to the contrary. But DR..
Lebar called the attention of the So
ciete Medicale des Hopitaux of Paris
to an actual case. 1t was that of 81
young French soldier who was blown
into the air by a mine and buried Ia
the earth, from which he extricated
himself with difficulty.
The man was daafened by the deto-
nation, his face was burned, and there
were several bruises on his head. He
was taken to neighboring hospital,
where the following day he noticed
four islets of white hair on the left
fronto-parieto-occipital region of his
head. The loss of color was complete
from the roots to the ends Of the hairs,
and the white hairs We're as firmly In
his scalp as their brown neighbors.
According to the London Lancet,
quoting Metchnikoff. when a hair be-
gins to whiten there appear III the cor
tex cells with prolongations which
gradually come into relation with the
cells containing the pigment granules
and absorb them. These 'pigmentoph-
ages as Metchnikoff calls them, de
scend toward the root Of the hair to
scatter in the skin. of which they are
the pigmentary cells. They disappear
as soon as the decoloration is achieved.
A nervous shock may hasten the
mobilization of these cells, as the whit
ening takes place at points on the
scalp which have been the seat of in
Jury
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-07
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LABOR FORWARD.

Y Trade unionists should at all )
Y times encourage labor forward !
Y movements, declared the last a. 5
y L. of l.. convention, Oh recon- !
y mendation of the executive coun- )
y ell. !
y These activities develop enthu- !
y siasm in the workers cause. )
4 They unfold great opportunities !
4 for aggressive action; they equip 5
Y men to defend the philosophy of $
y trade unionism; they solidify the 5
y ranks of those who toll, and they )
Y invariably result in an increased )
y trade union membership. )
y The labor forward movement $
y has become an established agen-
y cy in the extension of the trade )
y union movement and has grown )
\ increasingly in favor" says the )
Y executive council in its annual )
y report )
y
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-07
Value of Public Schools.

1.-THE development Of the state in
dustrially and the hope of its citizens
intellectually and spiritually depends
upon the education Of the child said
State Superintendent OF Instruction
Deyoe OF Iowa before the Iowa State
Teachers association. The future of
democracy rests upon the broad prin-
ciple Of the public school system. 1t is
the one institution where all meet on
common ground"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-07
Granita cuttera, Waaaa.

The Granite Cutters Journal calls
attention to the fact that after the
springtime of 1916 the minimum wage
rate for members of this association
sGranite Cutters international associ-
Of eight hours and that agreements
with FIVE working hours instead of four
on Saturdays will be changed not later
than the above date to four working
hours on Saturday
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-01-07
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VALUE OF SENTIMENT.

y While the effort of the trade
union movement to secure better
Y wages, shorter hours and better
y conditions is the basis of this ac-
V tiVity, yet it reaches its highest
y effectiveness when associated
i with that which is capable of
y stirring the very depths of hui
d man nature. The labor move
y ment must not be too busy to
y take time for sentiment with
y special labor forward campaigns,
y but in connection with the regu-
y lar meetings of all organiza tions
y there should be at least little
+ time devoted to the idealism that
= gives the labor movement pur-
y pose and direction.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
By c T
England could win the wal

TT England could win the war 10y
diplomacy or by some means
other than fighting there would
be no doubt of the outcome Of the
conflict. but unfortunately for her, and
very fortunately for what | believe to
b tho best interest of mankind in gem
oral and Of Ireland in particular, she
now lighting against foes whom she
cannot brighten or c%ajole. and in my
Judgment from the outbreak of the
war Il has seemed inevitable that the
British Empire IL doomed and that
again we are coins to live in n world
where there will he liberty and free
dom and where the weaker peoples will
not have to live in c,rstant dread
chat their countries and their rights
afe to be taken from them. Such a
result will bring happiness To many
hands. but to zone other in such
measure as 20 the land Of my birth
unless, strangely enough. It may h" TO
England hcrself-where ordinarily
there Is more poverty and distress
among the plain people than IN any
other land in Europe.
Nothing but speedy success "A save
England from revolution. and even the
most optimistic of her rulers no longer
looks for that unless as he may talk
or write for foreign. and particularly
for American. consumption. In spite
OF the immense sums which England
- pouring out within her " shores.
the of affairs who keeps in
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pcals. for I have recognized for
some time. IN common with many
others. that both Of them are
impcriaiis;s hefor" they are Irish.
men. and that both Of them are very
much more interested n the prosperity
of England than the freedom of Ire
land. To be entirely just to Sir Ed
ward he has never G aimed to be other
than he now Is. lie has been ever a
frank. o~utspolen enemy of Irish home
rule. has stood forward during his
whole career. while he remained in
ireland. as tho spokesman of that
minority who boast that they are an
English garrison. planted in a hostile
country. for the express purpose of
keeping it in subsection.
Sir Edward Carson is not in any
way interested III ireland as a distinct
political entity: he is vitality interested
~ ireland ~ an appanaye of the Brit
ish Crown: as an outlying section OF
England. in the government of which
n. and HIS followers nay find steady
jobs with handsome salaries; as a
lard which may continue. with proper
announcement, to raise soldiers for
English armies. workers for English
factories and bullocks for English TIA
hles.
Sir Edward ,cft Ireland years G to
seek his fortune in England. and with
hi driving energy. his keen. cold. ana
lytical mind and houndless self-asscr-
ton, he has placed himself at the head
ot the English bar and made a large
fortune. He undoubtedly resigned as
Acknowledgement OF i;nglard-a pace
which English fears gave him. though
loss than two years before he had been
an open rebel. ii"uting English law
and English tradi;!oIs-on,y hat he
might b, free ;o better himself In tn,
trouh'uus tines which are ahead Il op-
~portunity Offer or occasion serve.
He - not, and never has been. an
irishmau in the Seu,c in which Graf
tan or Curran or i'arnell was. and 20
do HIM Justice. he has never claimed
Ia hc. He has always been openly on
the English side. he distrusts. fears
and disllkcs the freshman who Is true
To Ireland, and an appeal 10y him T.
q lr.Shm"O Cum"s with a. much force
AVID effect ~ from Asduith. l;alf"ur.
'Ildmhci. lain ur any other % those
who rule England aud exploit Ireland
Nj. Redmond. however. would seem
~ the general publ" IN .~ut.rc,y differ
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ing hand to our brothers in the old
land, to assist them to liberty like to
that which we enjoy here and to keep
them from being dragged down in de-
feat with that England which, in all
her strength. crushed them. and now,
in her weakness. is crying out to them
for help and assistance.
II IL amusing In this hour to see
how Carson and Redmond, the crst-
while enemies, r united not alone in
their vain appeal for ireland and tn"
Irish to come to- the assistance of Eng
land but in their prophecy that If
Germany wins America will he in dan
ger from her. and I'm their claim that
therefore Irish Americans should lay
aside their feeling Of distrust of
England.
This In not the first time that threats
and promises have been made hy men
or countries that were in difficulties.
and we are not children 20 he led away
by Idle promises or frightened BY
groundlcss threats. We see clearly
that n broken England means n strong
and free ireland, for which We. like
u forefathers, hope and pray and nre
ready to act where possible. We see
that 1t means free seas upon which the
American flag may he restored to the
positiUr from which England. in the
gulse Of confederate privatccrs. drove
II. aud Ia which we hope ~ goo IL
soon returned to wave oNcr many -
well stored ship carrying the ever
growing commerce of peace between
the great, prosperous. free land az
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America and the free, thriving aud
C%ont.utcd land Of Ireland.
To thai md our hopes are turned
to that end our acts are pledged. and
for that we shall struggle and work
in ri devotion To the preservation -
the free institutions OF this glorious
land Of liberty. and in our hope for
Liberty and independence for that old,
land which through c,UtUrios Of OPP
preston hes even hoped, under tho
providence a. Cod and IN Ills pWU good
time. ~ rise proud and free.
In spite of all the sophis,r% Of car
son and 81 redmond. the Irish a. home
and abroad, with their old instinct.
as "a fighting race. recognize and feel
that ENGLAND is being beaten in this
present war. They have no sympathy
or pity for hat country which has
ever %tyrranized over the weak and has
truckled to the Ireland to-day,
Mr., Redmond to II contrary notwith-
standing, is not with ENGLAND, and
every day is preparing more and more
strongly Ia look out Tor herself.
She knows how hopeless would ne
her fate were she tied to "a victorious
ENGLAND and how helpless sh" would
b" Wer" sh" In remain WIth q n''''n
England. Long centuries : ia" ani
hcv people learned that they might "N-
p,ct from t.nGlaud neither mercy roI
Justice, ana to-day SHE IS prepared
to appeal, not 10 ENGLAND, either We
tor or NanunlNh'd' hut I" the congress
g; u" nations, 1" 'u' h"r rec 't"n
England t" restore her Ia IN" i'm''
- "a 80, ,nl D., ,.A,t l,.u- t t.
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Victor Herbert Replies
to Carson and Redmond

open enemy Of England into the most
prominest and persistent Of her re-
cruiting agents, never resting nor
pausing. but always urging his coun-
trymen to abandon everything life
holds dear and go to Flanders or GAL
lipoli, or wherever else the contest was
bitterest. to pour out their blood that
England might live?
This man, who during the great part
Of his public career has taught that
Irish blood was too sacred to be shed
even for the liberty OF Ireland. now
boasts that. largely in response TO his
call, Ave hundred thousand young
1rishmen have Joined the English col
ors and scores of thousands Of them
have died on foreign fields fighting
against countries with which ireland
has no quarrel and against foes who
have never struck a blow against Irish
life or liberty.
How can this extraordinary trans
formation--if transformation II be
he accounted for? There are many
who point out that. az water never
rises above its source, so no mar If
Mr.. Redmond's ~antecedents could bc
true to Ireland as against England.
They point out the fact that ne
began life as a clerk In the Englis.,
House Of Commons; that his father
was a minor ofhcial there; that for
generations his family q been hold
ing places under the British Crown,
and furnished yeomen to the English
side In 1898. When he recently inner
tied land from an uncle. an English
General. his tenants. buying under the
land act. were compelled to pay sums
fixed BY methods which were used by
landlords all over Ireland to get from
their tenants top prices for their land
But I pass ver these reasons and
believe that Mr.. Redmond has been
swung to the English side now by the
inevitable effect OF environment upon
IA weak and timorous nature. No
friendly critic has ever pictured Mr..
Redmond as a strong ma He lacks
eve according to his friends. the fire
Of Mitchell. the earnestness Of Davitt
the cold, granite strength Of Parnell
His prominence came TO him by com.
promise. by the act Of the majority In
putting forward the leader Of n small
faction because they desired unity and
because he was a respectable. figure.
head. with good and breeding
and the capacity to state a proposition
clearly in the House OF Commons.
For many years he has practically
lived IN England and conformed n
irglish habits and points Of view. His
wife is English and his children have
been raised in the English atmosphere
have gone tn English schools ans
moved IN English social circles. In q
word. Mr.. Redmond has become. TO al
inten;s n purposes. n Engl.shman
still in a way lookin. 10 Ireland as the