The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-04-19
Cooperation Of All Elements Dur
ing War Period Necessary To
Successful Prosecution Of Con-
fliCt, Declares Pres. Clarke, Of
Glass Blowers.

say if they returned today and found
women in the various occupations in
which they are now employed and
dressed in male attire
Less than six years ago, court in
the city of Cincinnati decided that
the fingers from the hand of a woman
were worth but SO cents apiece be-
cause their loss was due to contribu-
tory negligence. But thank God, that
condition has changed, and in its place
has come the Workmen's Campensa-
tion Law, Mothers Pension and many
other changes for the benefit of the
working people.
To my mind there are three things
very essential for the success of our
government in this war, and for the
perpetuation of liberty and harmony
at home.
First. There must be cooperation;
secondly, cooperation must be secur-
ed without lowering the standards of
labor, and without annulling the laws
that have been placed on the statue
books of States and nation for the
benefit of the working people; thirdly,
we must see that undue profits are
not made from the sacrifices of hui
manity by the profiteers of our time.
In other words, our aim should be to
retain as nearly as possible the gen
eral conditions that prevailed in this
country prior to the war. That is,
excessive profits should be prohibited,
and the conditions of all the people
should be on the same baises as they
were before the war.
While the workers seek justice, so
must they be willing to accord JUS
tice to the manufacturers in order that
there will be fair return for the
capital invested and energy expended; !;
for any other course is wrong and
wrong cannot long endure.
Practically every commission of
any Importance created by our gov
ernment has attached to it a repre-
sentative of labor, and through the
efforts of those men much has been
accomplished.
Are you aware that the mines in
the vicinity of Globe, Arizona, are
practically under the control of our
government, and present indications
are that satisfactory solution for
the unrest prevailing there for years
has been discovered.
Strange ideas, hopes and aspira-
tions will arise in the breast of men.
Some times we get our minds set on
certain problem and we cannot re
cognize or appreciate the position of
others; but frequently this is due to
the fact that we have undertaken to
deny others the right to give vent to
their feelings. This is wrong, and by
following a course of that character
we can never secure cooperation in
the fullest sense of the word.
Many disputes will arise that must
be settled, and agree with Presi-
dent Wilson when he said;
THAT a settlement is always hard
to avoid when the parties can be
brought face to face,' providing each
side is willing to be just Continuing
he said:
81 can differ from a man much
more radically when he is not in the
room than can when he is in the
room, because then the awkward
thing is he can come back at me anc
answer what / say. 1t is always dan
gerous for man to have the foo,
entirely to himself; therefore, w,
must insist in every instance that tn,
parties come into each others pres
ence and there discuss the issue be
tween them and not separately il
places which have no communication
with the other"