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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-20

'{ RUSSIAN TRADE
COMMERCIAL GAZETTE SUGGESTS
- THAT PART TOsBE PLAYED ny s
ERMERIEANS I0 BE GREAT.

Correspondents OF The Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 10.-rointin. out
the opportunity for The development Of
American trade in Russia after The war,
the Commercial and Industrial Gazette sug-
ge~ts ihai7thc part TO be played by Amcri-
cans will be great.
"Rnssia.n says the Gazette. Tin the near
future will play the part Of the buyer rath-
or than Of seller and therefore, il j. nee
c~sary that American commercial men
should he well acquainted with the de-
mands of the Russian market and with the
condition of buying and selling in Russia.
In order TO obtain this, the Americans
should organize an experienced staff of
travelling agents, with n good knowledge
Of Russian. The agents, by coming into
contact with Russians. would soon get to
know the needs of the Russian market, and
would hc able to suit American produce to
Russian needs, 20 that they would be
above all competition.
''Thc same method Of carrying goods by
means of agents should also be applied 10
products which Russia il in q condition to
export to America wool, beet seed, clover
seed, ctc.l
"Parallcl with this. il would be desirable
to form in Russia q staff of trained me-
chanics and engineers, who should under
take the management and development Of
railways in Russia.
There i no doubt that after the war
Russia will have an extensive market for
agricultural implements. which branch Of
trade has always been of great interest 10
Americans. Therefore il would be to
Americas advantage TO nave a large staff
Of enlightened workmen in Russia, to
which end. the Americans would doubt
less willingly throw open the doors of
their industrial schools and workshops to
Russian workers. On the other hand. Rus
sian institutions would also willingly take
in al Americans DESTROYS of learning the
conditions of N in Russia.
I'm such q manner there would be an
exchange OF practical workers. which from
m economic point of view is the best way
10 insure success
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-20
PERILS OF WAR
SCRIBES MANY
COMMON OPINION THAT he HAS A
"ClNCH' FAR FROM TRuTH-A
FEW NOTED OCCURRENCES.

NEW YORK. Nov. 20.-Not q few peo-
pie living in safety and solitude on this
side of the Atlantic, far from the actual
horrors of the great world war, run away
with the idea that the average war CORE
%spondent does n modicum of work for a
very great deal of pay, and that his share
OF any danger there may chance TO be
knocking around j. Of the lightest.
OF course. nothing ear be farther from
the truth. The special correspondent sent
to the front by the large newspapers and
press associations are all trained men,
skillcd in graphic description with pen and
pencil. The special must carry to his
work the cool, calculating head Of the
diplomatist allied 10 the stout heart Of
the soldier. for he needs all his GOODNESS
and courage to surmount successfully all
the difficulties and dangers that besct his
path.
Although mp to the present only one
prominent newspaper correspondent has
lost hi life on the western front, a mum
ing into consideration the vast magnitude
OF the war. the mortality among the cor
respondents has been remarkably low.
In former campaigns it was quite a com
mon occurrence for some scribe OF the
battlefield TO meet with some dreadful
fate. One of the most notable instances
is that of the correspondent who repre-
scented the London Times in the opium war
in China. BY treachery he. together with
several companions. was taken prisoner,
carried in chains to Picking. and immured
within the walls of the Forbidden City
Exactly what happened after that will
never be known, and what little il known
ean never be set down in writing. Suffice
it 10 say that the unhappy captives were
slowly tortured to death, every hideots
and unnatural %artifice known TO Oriental
cruelty being employed in order TO prolong
their agonies.
The fate of the New York Herald corre-
spondcnt at Omdurman il still remember
ed by many people. Entering the captured
city before the British batteries on the
other side of the river had ended lombard
ing it. he was foully stabbed by one, of
the Mahdi's soldiers.
These deaths were, it must be admitted,
tragic enough, but they were not nearly so
tragic or so mysterious a. that which
overlook n young French journalist who
was sent by the editor Of a Paris news
paper 10 the Mahdi's headquarters for q
long time no one knew what had become
OF the foolhardy youth, and some Of his
friends did not hesitate to bring certain
absurd charges against the British milf
'tary authorities Of having compassed his
assassination. Years after it became
known, however. hat he actually succeed
ed in reaching Omdurman; but. being nm
able TO return, he persisted miserablv Of
starvation and exposure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-20

servants Of the STATE. In Anicrita II il
orn state, md we are fighting=tc shaw not
only that IL can do everything that the
German state has done, but can succeed
whcrc autocrac,y has FILLED EsSz
This Is what VIC are fighting for. How
ever humiliating il may be we did NOT seri-
onsly aim at the maximum Of national ef-
ficiency IN government and industry in
time Of peace. Only fhe frightfuf' punish
ment and curse Of war could bring the
democratic peoples to exert themselves to
the maximum az nations! Not only are We
obliged TO do our best now to remove every
national weakness. The enemy gains still
more from the bascness that has fingered
among u>-the betrayal Of our own dem
ocratic principles.
We are fighting, then, not for what dem.
ocray was at lis worst, but for what dem.
ocracy can be at IFS best. No, this is not
a negative war. Ii is q war to advance
democracy. And the only way we can i'd
vance democracy-evcn in war tifhe-is
to -deveiop it, Only in TINS ~av ran wc
administer TO the enemies of Democracy N
lasting physical, mental and moral defeat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-20
NEW BREED OF LEGHoRN
Ohio Faneier Expects Big ThIngs %
wv New Chicken. II.

BY crossing n black leghorn with d
white leghorn nine years ago. Paul ~.
Gibbs Of Canton. o.. Is well along On
his plan to produce a new breed Of
egg-laying chicken. n breed which he
believes eventually will outstrip all 9th
ers. In ten years. he says. the fowl
will be as well developed as a peffets
new strain.
1.-THE chicken he IL developing -
called the barred leghorn. the featA-
ers being bIack' md white. and barred
nv ~ the bareback. II resembles
the leghorn In height and weight.- ~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-20

Mrs. Frank 0. Lowdcn, wife Of the gov
ernor Of Illinois. has won 4 prize as a
maker Of war bread "A asss
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-20

Are You a Coward at Hearth See tho
Brand ofTCewardice'at the Queen Theater
today. 49, rs -
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23
Why Not Advise UnioniSm.

Wilmington, Del, March %
The Morning News says that some
restaurants in this state work their
women employees from II to 108
hours a week and that "the strong
arm Of the law should stop this
practice. The editor says tabor
should not be exploited in this
fashion, and calls on lawmakers
TO correct the evil
No mention Is made of trade IN.
lonism which has proven, times
without number, that as a correc-
tive force Hooper cent organiza
ton Of women workers is swift,
certain and permanent
1t would seem, however. that the
editor has sensed the vast difference
be giving" to workers and urging
workers TO be independent and
take" things.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23
One Reason For R. R. Profits.

Kansas City, Mo. March %
The Southern Pacific railroad re-
Gently reported that its earnings
for January, 1917, totaled S14 235,
704, an increase Of 81, 397, 1876 over
the same period last year.
In his weekly report to the Bro
therhood of Boiler Makers and Iron
Ship Builders, Vice President At
kinson shows some of the labor
conditions maintained by this cor
poration: Writing from Tucson,
Ariz., he says:
q find conditions and wages of
employees in the Southern Pacific
shops in this city are something de-
plorable. Over so per cent of the
men are Mexicans and they are not
getting enough money to support
their wives and children decently.
Every pay day they are forced to
either stand the groceryman or rent
man off for part of what they owe
them, with the hope that they can
stand some one else off the next
pay day in order 20 make ends
meet And the Southern Pacific
made more money In the last four
months of last year than 1t did any
previons year in the history of the
road.
Il do not know of a thing that
congress could do that would be of
more benefit to the working class
than to appoint committee to In
vestigate the wages and conditions
Southern Pacific shop men are
forced to work under.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23
Boycott Depends On Light.

Springfield, III. March 23.-The
ancient sophistry that there is no
difference between the boycott and
the blacklist, was shattered by Vic
tor Olander, secretary of the Illi-
nois State Federation OF Labor, at
legislative hearing OH labor's in
junction-limitation bill.
The boy colt depends for its snc-
|. cess on the widest publicity, while
the blacklist thrives in darkness, !"
said the trade unionist.
The blacklist thrives only In
secrecy, like thief in the night.
Public opinion abhors it-and when
subjected to the light OF day it
meets with sanction nowhere ex-
cep.s in the courts, which Uphold 1t,
because of q principle Of liberty in
volved, the right Of employers tc
refuse to associate or deal with per
sons whose behavior they disap
prove But injunction judges deny
that right to working people.
"The boycott depends entirely
upon publicity 1t must vindicate
itself in the open day 1t can only
thrive in the sunlight of public
opinion. Ii is useless in secrecy
1t is simply the exercise of til,
right of free speech and free press
. It consists Of the statement Of fact
and expression of opinion
falsehoods are circulated, an actor
for slander or libel, civil or crimina
is the remedy provided by law.
If the truth is to be stranglet
by the courts for no other reaso1
than that its utterance may iDjur
the trade, the business of some 6rn
Or corporation, then If we ar
equal before the law no persoi
may speak of any business excep
to Aatter it.
The personal rights Of fre
speech and free press are essentia
to liberties, necessary to our free
dom, and must not be denied in th
interest of any man or corporation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23
Can't Strike" Law Ignorsd
BY Printers,

Denver, March %. TyBogra-
pbical union No 49 has Instructed
its wage scale committee not to no
tify the state industrial commission
OF proposed wage changes but to
follow the same course Of direct
dealing with printing employers as
III the past.
Under the law the union mus.
give the commission at least 30
days notice of contemplated
changes in working conditions and
employees are subject 10 a fine Of
not more than 500 if they violate
this act.
Organized labor has attempted
to have this law repealed but the
state senate has defeated the plan
on the ground that 1t was demanded
only by agitators who must keep
in the lime,ight or their pay will
stop " The action Of Denver print
ers is the best answer TO men blind
to all concepts Of liberty and who
have failed to realize the determin-
alton OF Colorado $ workers not to
be tied to their tasks by public Off
cials.
The Denver Typographical union
was organized before The Civil war
and there has not been a strike OF
printers in this city for over 30
years. The printers hope there
will be no strike because OF present
differences with employers but they
insist on their rights as tree men,
without dictation or interference oi
public officials who would tell them
when they can leave their employ
ment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23
Power is The Thing

Cincinnati. March %. Editor
Bright, of the Railway Clerk, re.
cords vigorous dissent against the
publicity campaign of large corpor,
ations tha they increase wages vol
unfairly
Numerous instances are cited to
prove that these increases were only
made when employees began discus
sing collective action.
Already the clerk and freight
handler are awakening to the fact
that for many years they have
stood idly by with their hands fold
ed and with wee begone look on
their countenances expecting some
thing to be handed them on a silver
platter, while the others organ zed
aud got theirs by fearlessly going
after it with determination that
meant success.
Ask any member of the older
CARNATIONS If he ever had a vol
unrary increase in wages or reduc-
ton of hours and he will laugh at
you and tell you frankly that there
is 10 such word In the vocabulary
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23
City Firemen Receive lnfOr.
nation ON Two Platoon
System.

Below we publish letter received
by the city hremen from the super
intendeut of the Scranton, Pa. /,
Fire department which is self ex-
planatory. The local 6remen will
receive the two platoon system in a
few months and more men will be
needed
Scranton, Pa. March %. 1917.
Dear Sir
Relative to your letter of the 9th
inst, wish to state that the two
platoon system is very successful
in our city, hqving only been in ef-
feet since February lst, 1917,
In our city We have population
of about 150, 600 people with at
aera ef q. | square mile. We have
department Of I'll men including
Chief Assistant Chiefs, Clerk
Mastet Mechanic, ETC., or an actua
working Shift of 100 men.
Our day Shift Of the two platoon
reports for work at 500 a. m. anc
works continuously for 10 hours
or until 600 p. IN. when the nigh
shift reports, the night shift work.
ing until SEQ a N. the mex
morning No meal hours being al
lowed whatever, but the men ar,
allowed to sleep from l1:00 p. M
until 600 a m No sleeping o.
lounging allowed during the day
This, 40 doubt will explain th,
principal operations Of the two pla
toon system, and I trust yours viii
be as successful as ours.
Yours respectfully,
Superintendent
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23

that representatives. of the Ii 600
union horseshoefs in the United
States and Canada will assemble In
Cincinnati March % "a, With the
Executive Committee Of the Master
Horseshoers' National Protective
Association, TO frame a new agree
ment Question Of hours and
wages will be discussed. The meet
ing will be held at the offices of ii.
5 Marshall, Secretary Treasurer of
the International Union The
visiting employers and employees
will be given dinner and enter
tanned st Cosmopolitan Hall.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23
Election Will Be Held By
Street Gar Men.

At the last meeting held by the
Amalgamated Association OF Street
and Electrical Railway Employees,
Division No. 738, a complete ticket
was nominated for the election of
officers. All of the Offices have op-
position and the election which will
be held in a few days will be very
interesting on account of this being
fhe first election of permanent Off
GERS. The entire ticket IS made up
Of members from the Hamilton city
line and the main line. This is the
complete line up:
PRESIDENT
B. Wolstenholm
Geo. Bother
l.. Baker
VICE-PRESIDENT
Gable Coyle
Fred VOCAL
H. Saul
H. Schreck
SECRETARY & TREASURER
Carl P. Peters
A. Holland
RECORDING SECRETARY
Dan Blanton
Fred Wright
CONDUCTOR
James More
James Carr
S. Sammons
]. w. Mcqueen
SENTINEL
L. Haverland
E. ]. Buell.
H. Shank
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23
Would Outlaw Spying

Nashville, Tenn. March % If
the state legislature adopts a pro-
posed measure ii will be a criminal
offense for detective agencies or in
dividuals to eavesdrop or use a die
tagraph IN spying on trade unions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23
WORLD OF IABOR

W UNI ~ VI L a AsSUN
Strikebreakers employed at the
Palmer shipyards at Noank, Conn,
claimed that they were brought TO
this place under false pretenses and
secured revenge on the hotel at
which they were staying Dishes
we're demolished, doors smashed
and chairs broken by the eursged
thugs
Organized labor in California has
indorsed the action of the State In
iustrial Accident Commission in
asking the State Legislature 10 ap-
propriate money to pay the claims
If widows and children left depend
ent as result Of the failure Of the
Commonwealth Bonding and Casu.
atty Company of California.
As a result Of reports that mem
bers of the Boston fire department.
have been warned by their superiors
against joining the union affiliated
to the American Federation of La
Dor Mayor Curley has notified
President Jennings of the Central
Labor Union that he Las ordered
Fire Commissioner Graoy and his
deputies not to do or say anything
that will prevent any member Of
the d apartment from joining Ia
bor union.
Officers of the Railway Conduc
tors announce that they have com
pleted details for the pension plan
/ agreed to at the last convention.
The plan is optional with members.
The laws provide that 10 one over
GO years OF age can lie admitted
after March and after September
. i no one more than so years ST age
can be admitted For brief period
there is no age limit to bar conduc-
tors who are in active service af The
railroads or other remuueratIve en-
pioyment whereby they earn so a
month.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court
has ruled that a jury can ava d
more damages than is asked "A
woman was struck by troIly cn
in Pittsburg and sued for SIC 000
The jury thought his was o.
enough and gave ber a verdict for
Sl5, 600 whereupon the judge who
presided at the trial permitted toe
woman s statement 10 be amended
SO as to claim from SO 008 70
$40, 000" for her injuries. The
street car company appealed on he
ground that the court should ot
have permitted this amendment
Nearl 1000 members of th4
International Ladies Garment
Workers Union employed n goo
Chicago shops. have suspeaded I'd
work to enforce shorter hours, wage
increases sanitary shops and recaa-
milton 81 shop committees lo adj jas.
grievances. The strikers asked tie
manufacturerers 10 albiuate a-s
demands, tut were refused Most
of the strikers are women. They
claim that in many cases enploye
attempted TO lock them in their
workrooms The day the strike wa.
called 10 prevent them from walk
ing out
Safety devices and safety frs n
strucJions in Philadelphia factor
les have reduced fatal accidents s.
i per cent. in January Of this year
as compared with The same month
last year Factory inspectors have
ordered the installation of l70 00J
guards and 1000 other safety ap
pliances. Itis stated that the pres
sure Of the compensation law ba
done marvellous things in safeguard
ing the workers In 1911, before
the compensation law was passed,
ouly 418 safety appliances were in.
stalled Last year there were
nearly $50, 600
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23

of railroads. He has had all these
things many times, but he Will tell
you that it came to him through or
ganized effort, or because of the
fear Of organization.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23
Texas Painters Strike

Beaumont, Tex. March %
Organized painters ard paper
hangers are on strike to enforce
wage increases. Several employ
ers have signed the new scale,
which raises rates from 81. so TO SIS
a day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23
Little Bits.


At last we hear that the jurisdic-
tional fight between the trades
working on the new Cincinnati
Court House will be settled. The
work was stopped three months
ago.
y
The butchers and meat cutters
were organized by Chas. Vaughn
last Friday night The charter has
been sent for and will be here in
few days. The members of the un.
ion will meet again tonight,
March %.
The union made cigars manufac-
tt d in this city are just as good
as cigars made out of town. No
better cigar makers can be found
In other cities than those that are
working in Hamilton at the present
time
Extensive preparations are being
made for the Machinists Dance
which will be given in Eagles
Temple, Thursday April 18th. A
full and complete orchestra will be
secured.
II
The Danbury Hat company To-
Gated on South Second street over
Bieker's Tailor shop is now ready
for business. The place has been
remodeled and new equipment in
stalled.
There is no excuse for any union
hoh AOI WCdlth th6 unlOh uaOS
clothes. All of the stores can get
you union labeled clothing if you
insist on them. The tailors in this
city are also using the label on
their made to order clothing
Y
All laborers working in the
freight house of the c. H. & d.
railroad received an increase in
wages last Saturday after going on
strike for one day. And then some
people think that it don't pay to
strike.
p J. Shea who has been here for
the past ten days assisting in the
settlement of the Street & Electric
Railway Employees Union wage
scale, was called out of the city
Wednesday night by the main of
fee of the Amalgamated. While
here Shea has done good work for
the local division.
V
P. ]. paddy Dowd one of The
most enthusiastic trades unionists
In this section of the country has
accepted fine new position Paddy
has been made manager of Berry s
restaurant opposite the c. H. & d.
and the c. [. & w, depot. The
selection of Mr.. Dowd to this po
sition will not only add much beauty
to the place, but will also add more
efficiency in making 1t one of the
best eat houses in the u. S. Of A.
The business of this restaurant has
been increasing So rapidly that FL
mer Berry found 1t necessary to en-
ploy a manager. When in thai
neighEorhood step In and take {
pike at Paddy.
"
Tom Zilliox, secretary of the Ma
chinists' Union No. 241 In lette,
informs US that some union mer
have been misinformed in regards
to the United Hatters' Union label
The genuine label of the halter,
has the left hand shake and is sewet
In the hat. Any label pasted In tn,
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23

Say away from Hamllte Ohio,
M ga at be Black s. Claw
C cnd od STAY
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1917-03-23

A large yellow painted truck
and a yellow Ford visited Hamil-
ton Tuesday afternoon and left
sometime in the evening for Gin
cinnati. We are told that the ma
cnines are the property of B H.
Kroger Grocery and Baking Com
pany and that the names have been
changed on them since the team
sters' strike. In large black let
ters the name of THE Mutual
Transfer Company was on the
machines and they were operated
by three men who we are informed
we're some Of the scabs that Kroger
has employed to break the strike.
However the machines arrived in
Symmes City about II o clock
Tuesday night and the three men
who were trying to operate them
said they were having trouble. 1t
did not take very many looks to
convince the people of Symmes
City where the trouble was, and
they did not say il was the ma
chimes. After many hours of de-
lay it is said that they found that
they had too much gasoline in their
tanks, but not of the right kind
The machines later went zigzag-
ing down the road and it is not
known if the scabs made the trip
safely back to Cincinnati or not.