The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-09-06
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WAR SERVICE.

prepare 20 SACRIFICE 10 d greater SA-
tent than it has so far for the good
of the country. The workingmen who
are filled with the idea that the only
situation in the world is the one they
occupy at present, are due for rude
awakening. The War Labor Policies
board have outlined plan that looks
fair and equitable and labor, organ
lied labor in particular, should accept
the edicts and rulings of the local
boards that are to be formed, without
complaint, fully realizing that we
must sacrifice our routine of life for
the good of humanity.
AS has often been stated, the sue
cessful termination of this war de-
pends not upon the men in the trench
es, but upon the workingman at home,
who is supplying the boys "over
there with the necessities both of life
and warfare. An army minus food
or ammunition would not get far.
Radical changes are to be made and
the men in non-essential industries
must be prepared to go into essential
ones. The skilled men who are work
ing at their trade in factory not
employed in war work, must prepare
to ply their vocation in straight war
work. An attempt will be made to
move the men the shortest possible
distance, fact that will be appre-
ciated by those owning their homes,
and would thus be enabled to get
home at week ends and holidays.
The plan outlined will in the end
be one of the best hings that ever hap
pened to the workers. Labor will
be rejuvenated, new ideas will be inn
pressed upon the man who is now in
the rut, his thoughts will branch out
along new angles, and his ability as
a craftsman will be increased hun
dred fold,
Pitch in, doH t grumble or complain,
do your share toward winning the war
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1t is to be hoped that Congress will
again pass a Federal child labor law
and one that will meet the objections
of the Supreme Court. 1t was unfor-
tunate that five of the nine members
of that august body felt called upon
to declare he Keating-Owen law un-
constitutional and thus nullify the act
of Congress composed of five hundred
and thirty-one men and passed after
mature deliberation and an insistent
demand by the people of the country
for more than ten years. But five of
the members of the Supreme Court,
constituting majority of that body,
have nullified the law and nothing re-
mains for the friends of that class
of legislation to do but to demand of
Congress the passage of law that
the Supreme Court cannot declare un-
constitutional This should be done
Immediately In the meantime, every
assistance possible should be given the
various State departments of labor in
their efforts to enforce the state laws
on the subject. One thing is certain,
the children must be protected at all
hazards.
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No proof of Labor's loyalty is need
ed, but it is pleasant to have facts
and convictions strengthened from
time to time
So many of the big operators in
their attempts to exploit labor and
blame the miners for non-production
of coal, stating that they keep booze
soaked and that they are only fit for
work two and three days a week, that
the Press can't refrain from quoting
the figures of results attained at GER
tain districts.
Alabama district coal miners for the
week ending July 13, pushed their pro-
duction record 32,741 net tons above
their former high record.
Big Sandy and Elkhorn districts in
Kentucky, added 2o,OO3 tons to their
previous high record.
Central Pennsylvania miners add
I'd 10000 to their previous high rec
ord of 1,175,833 tons. In the Union
sown district 5000 ons were added to
luction during the week.
That is how the coal miners are
strafing autocracy.
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Anyone VINO employs woman under
he cloak of a patriotic claim to re-