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

the completest measure Of success.
While the soldiers are fighting, the
autocrats of Europe, it is the duty of
those remaining behind to keep a
watchfuI eye on the homegrown
variety.
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Every working man and woman can
be thankful for the labor unions that
have provided for them better privi-
lege of enjoyment Of the good things
of life. But being grateful to them
is not sufficient appreciation of their
obligations to such institutions. There
is no other method of fairly meeting
their obligations to them other than
becoming members of them and CIV
ing their financial and intellectual
support to them which is absolutely
necessary to maintain their progress
i've states of existence and sphere of
usefulness.
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The Machinists' union at its meet
ing Wednesday night, purchased $500
more of Thrift Stamps. There isn't
week passes but that one of our la
Dor organizations purchases of these
stamps. Soon they will be buying
Liberty Bonds. Much proof that or
ganized labor in Hamilton is loyal to
the core. Keep up the good work,
brothers, buy more stamps and bonds
and when our brothers come back from
lover there" we can face them with
a feeling of pride at having done our
share in backing them up in the great
struggle they are now in.
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Next Thursday, September IL, is
registration day for those who are in
the draft age. Every man between
the ages of 18 to 45 (both inclusive)
except those previously registered,
must register. That means if you are
18 years old and not yet 46, you must
register. The penalty for failure to
register is one year imprisonment, and
NO man can exonerate himself by the
payment of fine. So brother, bear
the date in mind and don't fail to reg
lister on next Thursday, if you are of
the draft age.
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The Republican-News in it's editor
ial columns of Tuesday, humbly agrees
with President Wilson when he says:
"The army of laborers at home is as
important, as essential, as the army
of fighting men in the far fields of
actual battle" Well, that's some con-
cession any way. We trust that as
the light grows stronger, and pene-
trating, the R-N will see it and ac-
knowledge it.
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Hats off to the machinists for the
splendid showing made in the Labor
Day parade. Not for the large num-
ber of men they had in line do we
that's off," but for the large percent
age of the membership of the organ
ization present do we take our hats
off. It speaks well for the loyalty
of the members for their union. Splen-
did! Fine!
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Now that it is about settled that
we are to have prohibition beginning
July 1st of next year, we wonder if
the drys will have time to learn that
there is war on. Or, will they i'm
mediately dig up some other fad, per-
haps try to prohibit the sale of to-
bacco or ice cream, or stop some other
terrible form of vice.
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The commissioners of the county in
which Atlanta, Ga, is located, appro-
priated $500 to defray the expenses
of the Labor Day celebration, held
under the auspices of the Atlanta fed
GRAFTON of trades. Labor certainly
stands high in that neck of the woods.
What would be said if you asked for
that around here?
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Remember that little article we had
in our editorial in our issue of August
2, wherein we stated that the slogan
for the allied armies July 1st was:
Hold 'em," August 1st it was Get
en-" and we predicted that Septem-
Der 1st it would be "Raus nit 'em ?"
Was we right?
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We don't want to be harping on it
until it tires you, but lest you forget,