The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-31
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Collective Bargaining
and Its Conclusion

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labor. 1t says it would not change if
the opportunity were presented, and
hence can have no bias against union
ism It goes on to say:
A fair judgment on the contentious
OF the union leaders as developed
at the conference in Washington
brings the inevitable conclusion
that their aim is TO compel every
being in the world who works to
pay tribute to an inside coterie of
union despots.
Collective bargaining sounds fair,
but, pushed to its ultimate end,
means that all producers Of any
thing would necessarily belong to
a universal union, and that a few
self perpetuating leaders would be
rulers of new slavery in which
every human action would be by
rote.
The kings, dukes and lords of
unionism would then hold world
enslaved
This is philosophy in condensed form.
The ranks of labor are crowded with
intelligent. and conservative men. 1t
is strange, indeed, that the thinkers
do not see where the radical agitators
and outright anarchists are leading
them. They will wake up some day.
Why not that "some day" now?
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Up in New York-my, but that's a
wicked town!-the proprietor of a famous
Broadway cafe was tried for selling
liquor. Samples were submitted to a
government chemist who tasted each
and pronounced them frye whisky
Scotch whisky" ginger ale highball,"
sherry wine" Thereupon the jury
cheerfully brought in a verdict of not
guilty, which might have taken the gov
eminent chemists breath away if he
hadn't sampled so many varieties of
strong waters.
Under the prohibition enforcement law
a man may be fined or put in Jail for
displaying liquor advertisement For
that reason, choice old prints, showing
should be kept under lock and key, Or
else destroyed.
This headline appeared in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer the other day: "Elope In
Plane; Ask Blessing. Flyer and Bride
Flutter Home to Mother" Some headline
writers have a knack of saying a great
deal in sentence or two.
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A Philadelphia specialist has command
ed President Wilson to wear spectacles
reading and writing in bed. Cartoonists
are expected to take note of the change
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You would naturally expect Emma
Goldman to stick to her defiant attitude
Emma doesn't feel normal unless she's
defying the United tsates government
and everybody connected with it.
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Quite unaware. evidently, that they are
committing an atrocious faux pas, head
writer's for American newspapers con-
tinue to refer to the Prince of Wales as
Wales"
It begins to look as il Lodge and
Borah would have nothing in particu-
lar they can point to with pride when
the smoke of battle clears away in the
Senate.
The aged black servant who oponed the
gate to the tomb Of George Washington
for King Albert did not, we understand
claim to have been the late generals
valet
A 72-year-old minister fell out of the
top of hickory nut tree near Admission.
Three scores years and ten has no bust
ness climbing trees
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II the Senate ratifes the treaty of
peace in a week or two the familiar bar
towel will make its temperance in wet
cities.
Thoughtful advertisers with sweet cider
tic sell are careful to explain that sweet
cider may become hard merely through
neglect.
boy long to decide whether he'd rather
see circus or troupe of classic
dancers.
Mr.. Dempseys visit to The Age Herald
building yesterday caused something of
a flutter among the female help.
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We are extremely anxious to know how
Joe Tumulty is bearing up under the
stress of so much royalty.
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What has become of the old-fashioned
workingman who waited until the whistle
blew before quitting7