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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-03
FORTY YEARS
Has Done Much For Ameri-
can Federation of
Labor
Nearly One Million Men And
Women Join Ranks Dur
ing Past Year

We are indebted to the Labor World,
published at Spokane, Washington,
for the following information relative
to the American Federation of Labor:
/ There are 10 national and interna-
tional unions, five departments, 682
local department councils, 36,741 local
unions, 926 central bodies, 46 State
Federations of Labor and 1886 local
trade and federal labor unions holding
a total membership of 4,O78,740 mem
bers in the American Federation of
Labor.
The average increase in membership
for the year ending April 10, 1920, was
818,672.
There has been no decrease in mem
bership since 1915.
The American Federation Of Labor
has 2,278 organizers.
During the last fiscal year it spent
1885, ,584.45 for Organization work
During the same period it pail
4 9O,SlZJ0 IN SCflke 5enellIS.
It paid $4,000 to the trustees of
the A. r. Of L. building.
1t paid $l0O,20136 to its office en-
ployes
It's total receipts were 1929, 9,255.65.
Its total expense was $917, 1856.
It's total receipts from 1881 to April
20, 1920, were $6,o50, ,85735.
Its total expense for the period has
been $5,846, ,876.89
For the fiscal year ending April 30,
1920, II national and international
unions issued 5,449 charters, 1889
were surrendered; they report a total
increase in membership of 377261;
there were ,255 strikes in which there
were 730,056 involved; Of this number
| 587,479 secured better conditions.
Out of the total number of strikes
reported 706 were won, 1856 were
compromised and only 88 were lost.
Twenty-four reduced the hours Of
labor and 50 secured Increases in
wages.
The report of the executive council
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-03
STATE BODIES TO ACT

Washington The A. f. of 4 ma
tional non-partisan political campaign
committee suggests TO state fedora
tions Of labor officials that the exec
utive councils Of these organizations
te assembled to consider the records
of senator's and congressman, and to
also consider measures for establish
me the closest cooperation with the
national committee to make the non
partisan political campaign Of tile A.
Il Of Il a triumph for labor in you
state
The interests Of every worker in
the land are involved n tins cam
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-03

to the annual convention dealt with
over 100 different subjects and it con
tains 242 printed pages.
During the last fiscal year / ,525 ,848
pieces of mail were sent out from the
headquarters of the American FEEDER
alton Of Labor.
There are 229 organizations of labor
affiliated with the Free Federation Of
Workingmen of Porto Rico
The A. F. of L. accomplished the de-
feat of the following measures hostile
to labor during the last congress:
/ Defeated effort by Senator Myers
to deprive employees who are members
of organized labor of the benefits of
the retirement bill.
? Defeated effort to deprive Pana-
ma canal employees of the war bonus
given federal employees.
3. Defeated labor clauses in the
Esch bill providing that unions would
be financially liable for damages to
railroads IN the event Of a strike
5 Defeated Webster amendment to
the Esch bill providing that not only
the unions but the individual members
should be liable for damages to rail
roads during a strike.
g. Defeated effort to strike from the
deficiency bill clause which exempts
labor and the farmers organizations
from prosecution under the antitrust
act
Z Defeated effort in the house to
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-03

strike prohibition Of Taylor System"
from the naval appropriation bill
Defeated effort to eliminate the $40
bonus for federal employees from the
legislature, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-09-03

ers, Iron Cellar Doors, Gratings.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02
Extensive Politics

The course of the republican senators IN reJec's 1i
o Of neace has already cost the nation its greatest asset
in international relationship intangible asset Oh
tional good will They have exchanged trlendineSs
tedness and respect for dstrust suspicion ana acre
IF the Harding program of junkng the League ana max
inc peace with Germany by resolution is followed 10 e
na losses will be added very material monetary losses
Tha benefits secured by the Treaty of Versailles WI" Oe o
foitod and all sorts of entanglements follow
IF neace by resolution is made the German shp ei.t
during he war must be returned under the OLD treaty w
Prussia and the alien property contlscateo' toVs I
o,e must also be restored. Under the treaty ol vvi W.
soIas we would retain both ships and properly, ine
property of Americans that Germany selzea curing
would he lost wherein the treaty of Versailles provueS
s return Tn brief indemnes and trade rghts al 'e M
vanages of victory, will be forfeited IL Il 'iie
makes a seperate peace with Germany
IF the treaty is not ratified there will be nnuneroe pr
yate lawsuits by Americans against Germany aa us ad
r aoanst America and endless chaos IN natlohl "io
international relations. ~ .,,c ne++v
There is only one practical thing to do cease playing pe
rtsan notifies and rafy the treaty AS the league is a.
naoral mart of the treaty and agreed to by 40
f b accented for no other workable plan IS possible
s on oo in Cox will and should be given the oppor
tlritv TO end the pose of Uncle Sam as gutter
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02
frrom the Eugene Guard)

(From the Eugene Guard)
Salem people are alarmed over
the tendency to move departments
to portland. They sense a scheme
To put the state capital on whee's
with the idea of eventually center
inp all the active bureaus in port
land, leaving the capital and eNecu-
tive offices perhaps in Salem. Two
wears ago several bills were before
the legislature for the reuoVal Oh
certain offices to Portland, and me
editor of this paper, then publisher
OF the salem Capital journal made
a fight against the schemH that
brought 1t to a direct issue on the
proposal of the state insurance com
mlssionert o open an office in PORT
land. The measure was beaten ait
er a sharp. pointed debate, AMI Tor
the time being the Portland BOOST
ers were silcnced, Apparently they
are active again and now covet the
state highway department, which
is the largest of all the state de-
nartments at the present time,
The objections to making Port
land the cirtual state capital are
based on solid grounds, The great
est obstacle in the way to state de
velopment now is Portland. 1t con
tains one.third of the population oil
the state, the larger part of its cap
ital and most of its Industrial ac'
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02

tivities. It overshadows all othel
towns and attracts practically all
the money coming to Oregon. IN
short we have a one-crey state'
and all development centers IN thal
city. The rest of our vast territory
is neglected and suffers from lack
of capital. Portland suffers TOO,
in q way, and is far outgroWn in
population and volume of business
by Seattle, a city in many respects
less favorably situated. But the
state of Washington has many flour
ishing smaller cities which possess
thecapit al and industries required
these in turn feed the metropolis OF
the state. Portland grows more
slowly because its trade area does
not deevlop as it should. It's mar
row policy of pulling all industries
into tbs own limits, through dis"
eliminating freight rates and SINH
lar methods, inflicts its own penal
ty in the end, but only a small mi
nority of Portland's business men
and capitalists is bread enough to
see the error of such a course.
This being the condition in Ore
gon, it would be a most unwisa act
TO make Portland the virtual capi-
tai oft he state as well as its busi-
ness center. 1t would strengthen
the tendency to neglect the state at
large by making the one city more
influential than ever, and all Ore
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02

biqpest bit of news that I've known
since I've lived in Pleasant Vail
lev And I must get word Of it
70 old Mr.. Crow somehow"
"why Mr.. Crow?" Kiddie Katy
did inquired anxiously. He knew
that the old gentleman was a great
gossip. You might as well put
this in newspaper as tell Mr..
Crow about it,"
"Ah! That's just the point"
cried Freddie. ''Mr. Crow Is a
newspaper. Perhaps you didn't
know it; but every Saturday he
flies over Blue Mountain to the
pond where Brownie Beaver lives
and tells Brownie all the news of
the past week"
.Then for PHYS sake, don't let
him hear of thisv Kiddie begged,
But nothing could have stopped
Freddie Firefly.
you're too modest" he said.
IT'S a shame to be able to make
music the way you do and not let
! the neighbors know it. Why, the
first thing you know you'll be one
of the most famous people in this
whole valley"
"But don't want to bel" Kiddie
Katydid cried. "Im not like you
You go dancing about every night
flashing your light so everyone
can see you. But I stay among the
trees and shrubs. And | even veal
n green suit--which matches the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02
A Good Appointment

In appointing Attorney General George NJ brown ~ i
the on the supreme bench caused by the
It;o A { Rennett Governor Olcott exercised the
usual good judgment he has displayed in selecting s
The appointment will be highly satisfactory 10 ene f
his new position and has long record OF efficiency III p00
service. e;,o+ons of q ms
f Tho cunreme court his serve only uhtl Ve
next general election the appointment is for the snort Term
ending December 81, and Justice Brown VIII nave W ad
for election in November In as much as tie
for nomination has closed his name Will nave 10 oe
in on the ballots , :; 1914 and
Justice Brown was elected attorney general IN i94 M an
20 octed in 1918 Previously for 21 years ne hao oee u
trc attorney of Douglas and Coos counties AS ega4 au
visor to the state he has passed upon many pun
all Of his legal opinions have been sustained
bv the supreme court In politics he IS fepaol'" u 'i
progressive type. :; ocor over the
Sincere regret is felt by everyone IN oregon over INC
o+ion Of Judge Bennett an upright judge ana one ol
the finest characters public private e lne love anu
d & him tbe tranquility and repose he seeks during the
coming years.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02
The League Is Dead

are against the league. All the
militarists are against it. All the
munition and armament makers
are against it. Mr. Root would
have their support and co-opera-
ton in any plan to wreck the
league and substitute another
Hague tribunal for it. The Hague
tribunals record of 100 per cent
failure is sufficient to commend it
to imperialists and militarists ev-
erywhere. What they seriously OBJ
ject to is a league of nations or
ganized not only to restrict the
causes of war, but to reduce arm
ament.
This is the kind of sentiment
that is aggressive everywhere
against the league, and Warren g.
Harding is now it's fairest hope.
The American people can indorse
that policy if they choose, but in
the end they will pay a staggering
price for it. Already the United
States is held responsible for the
disintegration of the peace signed
at Versailles. That is a question
about which the whole world is
unanimous. If another devastat-
ing war results from this disinte-
graion, the United States will be
held responsible for it, and justly
So
When it might have stabilized
peace, it permitted the senate re-
publicans to play partisan politics
whit the Treaty of Versailles. 1t
is the only country in the world
that allowed politics to intervene
to prevent the ratification of the
treaty, and when Hiram Johnson
in his delight over the Harding
speech, declares that the league OF
nations is dead, he is proclaiming
at the same time that the moraal
influence of the United States
throughout civilization is dead.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02

(Communication in the New York
World.)
had begun to think Senator
Harding the most consistent man in
public life. In his notification re-
Spouse he declared his simple rule
of political life in a few words. He
told the world fairly and sQuarely
that il elected to the presidency he
proposed to do as he was told. In
subsequent speeches he has driven
this pledge home, and it squares eN-
actly with his whole public life, In
the beginning he did as he was told
by Foraker but when Hanna sup
planted the old boss the senator
transferred his allegiance and obc-
jience to then ew power. 1t proved
profitable and he went to the sem
ate, where he has since most con-
siStenuy lived up to his rule of do
ing as he is told. The orders. OF
course, are to come from the board
OF directors of the operating COM
pa9y which lease and operates the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02
A B c. of the League
of Nations
By VIII Irwin
V-The Secretairat and Its Actlpltleo
BY VIII Irwin.

O why is this function import
ant? .ooret
Refore the great war, secret
treaties were main cause Oh llIo-
tion between nations and OF Unjust
ice to peoples. 30
n can you cite any examples!
A. 90 At time when France
hold witn Russia a defensive un-
Outstanding amounting to an am
onca the emperor of Germany anu
the czar of Russia made a secIe'
tro,tv of their own virtually blna-
;rg the czar to repudiate the Frehch
alliance in time of war. rms lacl
was not known until years after
ward. even to the French ana BTU
ish diplomats. ,, 4ho
f2) When Italy entered the
oroot war, she made with England
. secret treaty describing her
share of the fruits of victory rms
secret treaty has been one Oh Vhe
causes of the prolonged ana acute
crisis in the AdlldIlN'
nv the covenant of the league Oh
nations no treaty is recognlzeu as
binding until it has been reglStereu
with the secretariat. Every treaty
will be published at once. inns Is
intended as blow at secret olplo-
macy. q
o. What is the importance OF
the activities of the secretarlat II
promoting peace?
( A, They tend toward replaclns
the spirit of aggressive national IL
valrv by the spirit of cooperation
They work to set the world thlnk'
ing in a new direction. Many aplt
supporters of the league OF ma
tions believe that the secretarlat
if properly managed, will become
stronger agency for peace thai
the council or the assembly. INT
council will exercise its function
/ chiefly when long-eXisting cause
, of war have brought crisis. IN
sacretariat will be working in time
, of peace to remove those causes.
Tomorrow the A b c OF TIN
League of Nations will tell VIII
favor and who are opposed to tn
league
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02
O. What is the secretairat?

O. What Is tHt seNi
A The secretariat is a perma-
nent body of experts, composer oi
representatives Of the different ma
tions under the executive dlrec-
ton of secretary general. Its 'oo
is to assist the council and assem-
blv by making the necessary IN
vestigations, agreeing upon anu
finding the relevant facts, ana
nroposing recommendation lor ac-
ton. The representatives on the
council and the assembly Will be
statesmen who will not have de-
tailed Knowledge of the matters
coming before them, but whose eH-
nerienced judgment is trusted pS
taeir Governments. With accurate
information to act on, their decl-
sions are likely to be sound. Ihe
secretariat will furnish the lnfor-
nation the accuracy of which VIII
haVe been tested by the mutual
criticism and final agreement OF
the experts of different nations
working together and representins
different points of view. The I'M
portance of this function is .appar-
ent when one considers how large
part of international misunder-
standing and contention grows out
of ignorance and difference OF
opinion about the facts of a situa-
ton.
In addition to the investigation
of actual disputes, the secretariat,
which will be sin continuous ses-
sion and in touch with the sepa-
rate governments, will be engaged
in studying and in seeking to bring
about some agreement on a com
mon policy with regard to interna-
tional activities which might cause
friction, and in this way it will
forestall and prevent disputes from
arising. To some extent, also, the
secretariat may in minor respects
be intrusted with the carrying out
of decisions upon which the ma
tions shall have agreed. An i'm
portant function of the Secretarial
is the registration of treaties.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02

(From the. New York WORLDLY
Senator johnson is disturbed by
no doubts or misgivings as to the
meaning of the Harding speech.
1.-THE long fight is won," he exult-
ingly announces. I'VE will go
through the form of voting in No
vember, but the league is dead
If Harding is elected, the league
is unquestionably dead so far as
the United States is concerned.
Senator Johnson and his fellow
members of the senate battalion
of death, to whom the republican
candidate has unconditionally sur
rendered, will attend to that. In
the fight that Senator johnson
says is won they have the support
of all the pro-German voters, of
all the Sim Fein voters, of all the
extreme radicals and of the hy-
phenated vote in general, to say
nothing of all the elements OF
Bourbon reaction. What they
have won they will keep.
Senator johnson and his follow
ers have a right to rejoice. They
have taken Lodges policy of OBJ
struction and forged it into a wea7
pom of unyielding opposition. The
republican organization has bowed
to their will under threats of a
bolt and the republican candidate
is at heart one of them.
In spite of Harding's talk about
reviving the Hague tribunal and
putting teeth into it, nothing will
come of it and nothing can come
of it. Republicans who are relying
on the Root diplomacy to produce
something just as good as the
league of nations for which they
can claim political credit assume
that the whole civilized world can
be made the plaything of group
of republican senators.
All the impcrialists in Europe
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02

Coffey states his candidacy cost
him $9.1O, 81 of which is re!.ce-
sented by the loss of two whislley
prescriptions.
His itemized expense account,
filed with the secretary of state,
follows:
september 5: Lost a water glass
valued at ten cents. Lost two doc
tors prescriptions for spiritus fru-
menti valued at 81; also lost a
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02
Putting Teeth In aJelly Fish

republican machine from the Sc
clusion of it's Wall street office.
But at last the senator seems
to have violated his rule. He de-
clares that he is going TO put teeth
in The Hague tribunal. 1t is bare
ly conceivable that the smart,
shrewd men who make up the re-
publican party's mind for it ever
told him to say anything quite so
ridiculous as that. 1t could only
have been the product of an intelli-
gence badgered into hopeless con
fusion by the helplessness of its po'
sition. He must have thought 1t
out himself. Putting teeth in a
jellyfish as completely defunct as
The Hague tribunal would be a
dental operation that would edify
mankind. Just to see how the e.
fort would turn out might turnistl
ian excuse for voting for the sena-
1 tor. At least it is the best that can
he offered.
New York. Sept. 3, I. f. NJ.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02

Ssr& cant Morris I ish,,.. of the
United States marines, using a
United States magazine rifle, won
the SOO-meter free rifle match at
the Olympic shoot recently. Fisher
was pitted against ninety expert
riflemen representing thirteen diff
ferent countries. His score was
9S6 out of a possible 1850. This
is the first time in history that this
classic has ever been won by a
competitor using the standard mil
ltary rifle of any country. 1t is
also the first time that an Ameri-
can won this event.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02

would call it singing. But since
YOU make that ditty by rubbing
YOUR wing covers together, it is
music. And you just referred to
ii as such.'
Well. Kiddie Katydid couldn't
say a single word. Freddie FREELY
was right. They both knew 1t.
And the secret was hopelessly
"out." In fact, it was a secret
no longer--unless Kiddie katydid
could persuade Freddie F'irefly to
keep the news to himself.
You won't say anything about
this little matter, l hope" kiddie
began.
"Won't II" said Freddie Firefly.
why, l. just couldn't help telling
people what I've learned. It's the
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02
Women Carrying
Hats; Fear Hair
Will Get MuSSed

Youngstown. Ohio. Oct. 2-"What
will they do when the snow
eomeSf
This query was voiced by a local
resident when he noted that
Youngstown girls are carrying their
hats ia their hands downtown.
one fellow who has never been
agreeahlet the "furs in summer"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02

fad. sarcastically expressed belief
that girls are getting ready to so
bareheaded in zero weather.
But he guessed wrong.
The girls are carrying their hats
because if they were worn on their
heads their new fan coiffures
would be completely ruined due
To the fact that the hair is puffed
out far over the ears and the struc-
ture is so tremulouS,"
The fad. however, hasn't inter
fered with the sale of feminine
hats, which the fair ones carry as
carefuuy rs they do their little
cauteen bags.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02
Campaign Drought
Producing for Man

Boston, Oct. 2.-Runn-lg For of
flee proved a drought-producing
venture for Thomas f. Coffey. su-
perintendent of elevators at city
hall, who got eight-six votes in the
congressional nomination fight IN
the tenth district.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02

aat.
color of the leas,
won't notice me,
die added, Il dos''
public hears my II
don't care to be ~
And | don't like css'
You don't, chr n
die F'irefly. "TheD N
to be moving aloa,
stay where I'm nj
he fitted away, fsssd
peevish-and all N!
mined to get the nss|
covered secret to NJ;
earliest possible m0s|
How he was going
didn't quite know.
| There was little i
seeing Mr.. Grow, III
tleman only walked (
Ere ddie Fireflv va,
to bed-about dawn
| He was ponderInr
ficulty, which both,
a little, when a ID
from the direction
reached his ears. i
chorus of the Frog /
singing party. And /
an idea into FreddIe
"I'll hurry right
speak to Mr.. Frog,
! tailor he said 10
T knows old Mr.. Grow
almost every day.
glad to give the d
message"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-02

AS soon.as Kiddte Katyald men, en-
.,.noa the word music, F'reao'e
Tirefly began to dance and Shoua' 1'...
There" he cried y gu 'e 'NS
,nc same as. told me that I was
right. If you sang your Katy 'ala' '"a
KATY did; she did, she did, you