The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-11-15
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cialS and business men at its head the
whole parade, wherein thousands and
marched, was composed en-
tirely of workingmen and women. the
real war winners. The men in their
shop clothes and ovefalls, the women
and girls in their shop dresses and
overallettes- black and dirty
that didn't make any difference-had-
Mt the war been won ?-and arn't we
glad? That was the spirit that SEEM
ed to have entered all souls. Never
did the citizens of Hamilton ever have
such opportunity for seeing the work
ingmen and women of their town as
they are in the shops, mills and fac
tories as was afforded them in Monday
mornings parade Never before was
there such demonstration by labor
witnessed in this city-labor demon
strating its joy over the glad tidings
that the war is over and peace has
come.
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Now is the time for organization.
Now is the time for those who are
organized to get closer together
more so than ever before. The war
is over and the war workers will be
seeking other jobs. This means there
is going to be competitor and the en-
ployer will take quick advantage of
the situation when he sees that there
is chance to hammer down wages.
1t is all going to be up to the work
ers as to whether or not they go back
to old conditions. There will be no
need for it, all that is necessary to
prevent it is to organize and put up
a solid front. 1t is easier to hold that
which you have than it is to get it
back once it is taken away.
But don't expect some one else to do
the work from which you derive the
benefit. Attend the meetings Of your
local and keep in touch with its af-
fairs. If you are not a member of a
union look up the organization you
are eligible to for membership and
get in. DON'T wait until what you
have is taken from you and then fight
for it.
DO IT NOW. NOW is THE TIME.
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Looking back, now that the Flu"
ban has been lifted, one can't help
thinking there were some things con-
nected with the lid" that really APP
pear funny or ridiculous after serious
thought For instance, while you
couldn't go to church on Sunday
morning for an hours worship, place
where everything is fresh and clean,
and the people whom you meet here
are usually bodily clean, place only
used about an hour and half at a
time and with plenty of ventilation,
you could at any time go into ten
cent store, jammed with all classes
of people from the fellow who takes
bath every day in the year to the fell
low who takes a bath one day in the
year and from the clear, sweet scented
little lady to the one smelling like a
human glue factory Or if you didn't
care to do this you could get on a
street car and hang on strap between
two people Who smelt like the last
cake of soap ever made was used by
Noah in cleaning up the ark.
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We havn't heard a whimper so far
from the "drys" as to how we are
going to get or whose going to pay
that $7,OOo,OoO formerly collected
from the saloon keeper and the liquor
dealer. Of course it will be made up
some how but we are just kind o.
anxious to know how is it to be. The
"drys" always seemed to be good at
figuring all this dope out when it
came to arguing for prohibition-may-
be they can tell US? One of the favor
tie arguments was that when the state
is dry there won't be so much tax
money required for the maintenance of
courts and prisons-necessitated be-
cause of the liquor traffic--but while
much territory upstate has been dry
for number of years, to date we
havn't heard of a single workhouse
or Jail hanging up the shutters and
going out of business in that territory.
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