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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-17
MONS in self protection, or quit their

unions in self protection, or quit their
jobs.
Federal incorporation of trade
unions has long been advocated by the
United States Chamber of Commerce.
1t sees in this scheme an opportunity
to take the money of the unions. With
control of the courts fairly complete,
an incorporation law would be very
useful in the down-the-line attack
upon trade unions.
The repeal of the antitrust i'm
munity of the Clayton act would make
the injunction useful and never-fail-
ing weapon in labor disputes. There
are judges who are willing to overlook
this concession wrung from an unwill-
ing congress, but the majority of jur-
lists fairly construe its provisions. Its
repeal would remove all doubt and
trade unions could be approached
from the angle of being combination
in restraint of trade.
The railway managers are getting
ready to put the skids under the
brotherhoods and will be before con-
gress with a number of schemes that,
if enacted, will materially curtail the
legitimate activities of the workers.
All in all, the prospect is not espe-
cially happy for the unions. They will
be handicapped at the very outset by
increasing unemployment Hundreds
of thousands of men, it is predicted,
will search in vain for jobs this win
ter. This number will be gradually
increased, until hunger compels the
workers to accept conditions made by
employers without consultation with
the workers.
The condition that is now revealed
was discernible before election, but
the workers could not be induced to
safeguard their own interests. They
seem to learn only in the bitter school
of experience. Now that they are 60
ing to get some hard lessons, it may
be that they will learn something ot
value to them. For instance, they
viii discover, as their enemies have
discovered, that partisanism doesnt
pay and that safety lies not in blinc
allegiance to party fetishes, but il
answering devotion to those inter
ests and ideals that must subsist un
less we as a nation are to sink bacl
to state of feudalism.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-17
TALKING THROUGH THEIR
HATS

In all fairness, men and women
who work for wages have right to
organize into labor unions. Just as
capitalists organize into stock and
protective societies.
With labor unions in existence, their
chief function must be that of col
lective bargaining.
When one man quits work, no one
says anything about it. When a
thousand men quit work we call it q
strike" And some judges and most
employers go up in the air about it.
But that doesn't alter the principle
that the men have right to quit
When man talks about ball
game or movie no one says anything.
But when he talks about low wages
and bad working conditions in fac
tory he is called an "agitator And
some judges and most employers go
up in the air about that, too. But
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-17

permanent injuries and $500 suffered
temporary injuries. The 1919 figures
show 38 deaths, 213 permanent injur-
les and 5,144 temporary injuries. The
seeming heavy reduction in the tenn
porary injuries, as compared to 1918,
is accounted for by new method of
tabulating industrial injuries general
ly adopted by the different states,
whereby injuries that do not cause
loss of time are excluded.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-17
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If you want to get something rich
just let your imagination run over the
scene Of the fellow stealing a ride on
the rear bumpers Of a street car on
the East avenue line the other night,
and which caused the rumor Of a
street car holdup to be circulated.
! The conductor got wise to the fellow
I hanging on behind but thought he
was there for the purpose of robbery,
and was scared green, and refused to
stop the car for investigation until
he got to Second and High streets
In the meantime the fellow would oc-
casionally bob up his head to keep an
eye on the conductor, and every time
I he did, that worthy ducked. Do you
! get it? For a good comic movie, =
if it could have been snapped, it would
have Charlie Chaplin backed off the
boards.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-17

'It has been one of the wonders of
the times to the other trade unionists
over the state why the central body
of Indianapolis has tolerated Bassett
and his grating sheet as long as they
have. 1t is a disgrace and shame
that he has been allowed to exist as
long as he has. He has perfect
right to run a paper for the employ
ers if he sees fit, but he has no right
to do it under the guise of labor
paper. The State Federation of La
Dor took the state endorsement away
from him at the convention last year.
This year he was again attacked at
the convention, and the officers of the
state organization were instructed by
unanimous vote, to notify the locals
and all newspapers of the state that
the Union did not represent labor in
any way, q fact that so far seems to
have been overlooked by the state of
fcers.
"The paper formerly published in
Evansville, of the same character
was disciplined by the A. F. of l., let's
see the filthy rag in indianapolis
treated the same way-the only way
that labor has to purge itself of such
grafters"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-17
SAFETY IN SHIP
BUILDING

San Francisco-The state indus
trial accident commission is holding
hearings on the subject of safety for
ship building employees. In 1918 in
the ship building plants of California
SO men lost their lives, 262 sustained
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-17

1t is now up to the United States SEN
ate. Judging from action of that aug
ust body on important measures in the
past, before an immigration act is
passed, three-fourths of the worlds
undesirables will have been deposited
in your Uncle Sans backyard, and
some of the babies brought over will
be wearing long, white boards. Those
who are contemplating immigrating to
this country within the next Is or
20 years, should worry. 1t will take
the windjammers of the U. S. senate
Just about that long to talk on it, and
then of course they will have to have
some time to think it over after that.
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WOULD OUTLAW STRIKES

The theory that strikes can be stop
ped by jailing workers rather than
remove the cause of strikes, is being
urged in the state of Oregon. En-
ploying interests are behind bill
patterned after the Kansas law.
Under the proposed act, if two per
sons agree to quit their employment
they could be jailed as conspirators
to hinder production. Picketing and
the boycott would be forbidden, and
any trade union official who called a
strike under instructions of his union
could be fined $4,000 and jailed for
two years.
Three judges, appointed by the gov
ernor, will have unlimited powers
over the lives of the workers.
The State Federation of Labor has
taken charge of opposition to this pro
posal, that Oregon trade unionists
are sharpening their tomahawks fol
political agents of reaction who would
handcuff workers to their jobs
Unicnists say cheap labor employers
in this state will not have an easy
sailing as in Kansas, where they took
advantage of manufactured public
opinion when the miners were forcec
on strike to secure living wage.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-17

that doesn't prove anything. Accord
ing to the United States and most of
our state constitutions people in this
country are specifically guaranteed
the right to talk about anything that
interests them.
The trouble is that certain organi-
cations make a great noise about
these things. Usually they are more
Incorporate in what they say and do
than the labor men themselves.
Whoever heard of President Wood,
of the American Woolen Mills, being
sent to Jail for arbitrarily shutting
down his mills? Whoever heard of
Judge Gary being arrested for speak
ing in favor of the 12-hour day?
The Post believes that labor unions
are good things because they are the
best means for finding men for jobs
and jobs for men in large numbers,
and for dealing with wage questions.
We believe the principle of collect
i've bargaining is already established
and that whoever goes against it is
trying either consciously or just fool
ishly to turn the clock backward.
| We believe that men have right
to quit work
And we believe they have righ
to talk about it.
Anybody that tries to say tina
American citizens have no right to dc
any or all Of these things is talking
through his hat. He is doing wors'
than that He is creating bitterness
and disorganization, and playing int
the hands of the Bolsheviki.-Th
Cincinnati Post.
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Alta BOY
| While the Worker, of Fort Wayne
Indiana has its hands full and
kept busy as a bee fighting the "ope
shop" tribe Of that city together wit
old man Bowser, Of gasolene and oi
pumps fame, and few others, We
it also finds little time to pay it
respects occasionally to the would-b
union labor papers. This time it goe
after that smooth, slippery eel, "Th
Union" of indianapolis, Ind, an al
legged labor paper which has been get
ting by for some time-that is, get
| ting by with all but organized labor
While The Worker throws some pret
ty hot shot into THE Union" yet j
only expresses the opinion Of ever.
true union paper in the country. Tn
Workers article follows:
"Some one ought to decorate tn
members of the Millmen's and Fur
niture Workers Union at Indianapo
lis. They introduced resolution a
the last meeting of the indianapolis
| Central Labor Union, demanding al
investigation Of the policy of 9TH
| Union" an alleged labor paper, pub
lished by Harry Bassett, Of that city
The Millmen charged that Basset
sold bulk orders of the papers to th'
manufacturers to be sent to their EN-
ployes, and that most of its circula
tion was free. They declared tina
I,the paper was playing in the hand
of the employers while ostensibly
labor paper, a fact that is obvious t
any reader. An investigating com
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-17
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ECONOMIC BLOCKADE"

ECONOMIC BLOCKADE"
Economic Blockade" This is the
new name automatically used by the
league of nations assembly at Ge-
neva for the old-fashioned boycott of
organized labor 1t has been suggest
ed in the assembly that economic
blockade" be used against the mem
bers Of the league who break the ccv-
enant
Economic Blockade" Ach, noehl
Iss dat so? Indeed! When the
workers want to even up with the
other fellow they sometimes resort to
some plan for blocking his business,
in order to make him be good. How
ever, such an intelligent body of men
as compose the league of nations as
sembly couldn't think of STOPPING to
such rude terms as boycott" Indeed
not! But it is proposed that if some
of the members of the league misbe
have, that the economic blockade" be
used; which means that they are to
be starved into submission by being
closed and shut off from the outside
world But, mind you, no rough stuff
like boycott" goes, No, sir!
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! ORGANIZED LABOR'S PERIL
/ Leaders of organized labor are not
Indifferent to the real peril that
faces them. They know that the re-
cent election has added tremendous
impetus to the "open shop" move
ment, and they also realize that they
are about to meet the most deter
mined effort ever made to prevent col
lective action on the part of produc-
ers.
Labor haters are demanding the re-
peal of the labor provision of the Clay
ton antitrust law, the federal incor-
poration of trade unions and the out
lawing of agreements between employ
ers and employees. The thought back
of these demands is to deprive the
workers of their only effective wea.
pom, the strike. No employer, no mat
ter how brutal and calloused, objects
to trade unions that are guaranteed
not to strike against wrongs. The
strike is the thing that the United
States Chamber of Commerce and the
Manufacturers Association are after
and in their pursuit they have com.
manded the sympathy and support OF
a large section Of the public that
should know better.
1t is reliably reported that one Of
the bills to appear in congress viii
make it unlawful for an employer tc
contract with his men by making il
a conspiracy to agree upon a unior
shop. That will meet in full the de-
mands of "open" shop advocates. Sc
much accomplished, the rest will be
easy. Organized labor is effective only
when there is solidarity. In "open'
shops there is invariably such rank
discrimination practiced as between
union and non-union workers that it is
but matter of time until card men
are forced to withdraw from their
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-12-17
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IMMIGRATION

Congress has passed an immigra-
tion bill forbidding foreigners coming
into this country for at least one year
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Anybody heard anything of the
county commissioners starting some
thing on the North Third street ex-
tension? Of course maybe some of
the members of the board don't favor
the project, but that makes no diff
ference. The people voted for it and
they want it. So get busy, Mr.. Com
missioners, start something and let
US know you are on the job though
you don't like it. As it is, it is going
to be big job and will take long
time TO finish it-so let's get to it
and not delay this great improvement
any longer than is absolutely neces-
sary.
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We wonder just how long Presi-
dent Obregon, of Mexico, has to live.
Sure takes some nerve to accept that
job. Like signing ones death war
rant to do SO
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-24

teacherage Is as necessary a part oi
| the rurai-school plant as is the par.
sonage a necessary adjunct to the
church plant
Play Necessary as Food and Drink
From physiological point Of view
! play Is as necessary to the child's de-
velopment as is food and drink. For
| this reason the school can best serve
the child when provision is made for
| ample Fairgrounds and play appara-
Gus. The study Of agriculture must
necessarily find large place in the
curriculum of the rural schools. To
leach this subject effectively portion
Of the school grounds must be reserved
as land laboratory.
While agriculture for an agricultural
people is emphasized, it must not be
done at the expense of those things
which make up the spiritual elements
in education. People of the rural com
munities throughout the United States
are probably suffering as much to-day
for the want of those things that may
be grouped under the term general
culture as they are for the want OF
technical and practical instruction ~
agriculture and the manual arts.
Music, art, and literature must con
tinue to hold high place in the cur
ricuium of the rural schools, and az
the same time the natural and social
sciences must be given a proportion
ately large place in the school cur
To fail to give to the country child
opportunities below those
offered to the city child is nations'
calamity. Our forefathers realized
that the safeguard Of a democracy lies |
in the intelligence Of its people.
George Washington in his first inau- |
gural address said" knowledge is in
every country the surest basis of hap
piness. Then, again. in his Farewell
he said, "In proportion as the |
structure of government gives force |
to public opinion it is essential that |
public opinion be educated" Thomas |
Jefferson said. "If nation expects tn |
De free and ignorant at the same time |
t expects what never was and never |
Will be. When the press is free and |
very man is able to read. then. and |
hen alone. is democracy safe" Madi- |
on said. "A popular government with |
nut popular education is but the rre- |
ude of farce or tragedy. or both"
congress and the people of the United |
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-24
IMPROVEMENT COUNTRY GREAT NATIONAL


school building usually ranks among
the finest buildings in the town com.
munity. II Is true that towns actuall,
vie with each other in the erection OF
schoolhouses. The buildings are not
only modern but are equipped with ap-
| pliances for both academic and indus
trial teaching. The teachers in the
grades are normal graduates and those
in the high schools college and univer-
sity graduates. These towns also have
their teachers OF special subjects, such
as agriculture, manual training. home
economics. music. and art. There Is
further strong social activities in the
form OF organized games, oratorical
contests. debating societies, and musi-
cal festivities. The length of them is
nine months. and in some schools
school is provided for the entire year.
The compulsory school laws are more
rigid than those for the country school
and are better enforced. High school
advantages are free to every boy and
girl without going away from home TO
get them.
The solution OF the country-school
problem lies in part in the consolida-
ton of schools. Not a consolidated
city school but a consolidated arm-life
school Is what is needed to serve coun-
try children. 1t is possible to replace
and thousands of there 1885,
400 rural schools in the United States
by such consolidated schools.
The area OF the school grounds
should be large enough to accommo-
date the school building with its Setting
of trees and shrubbery: the teacherage
and its land laboratory: the play !
ground and the agricultural plot The I
size OF the grounds would largely de-
pend on the kind OF school. In no case
should it be less than acres.
The buildings should be provided |
with. classrooms sufficient to accom- |
modate both the academic and the in
iustrial subjects of the curriculum. |
rhe high school assembly room and
he adjoining rooms should be con-
iected with folding doors to that they
nay be thrown together for commun-
~ meetings. The difficulty in finding
boarding places is everywhere
as one reason why many i
teachers refuse to teach in
he country. The country can not ex-
'ect to procure the services of marrieo
nen teachers when there is no oppor- !
unity for them to have homes. The ,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-24

States listened to the advice of our
-orefathers. Elementary and second
sry education has been made free.
Higher education was provided thru
State universities. and the training OF
tstructional work for the benefit OF
colleges of agriculture and the me-
chanic arts have been provided by Fed
eral enactment The first Morrill, Act,
passed in 1862. granted public lands
to the States for the payment of in
struction in colleges of agriculture and
the mechanic arts. In 1890 the second
Morrill, Act made yearly appropria-
tions to States and Territories for the
aid. of colleges of agriculture and the
mechanic arts, and the Nelson anne-d-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-24

, both economic and social The chief
5 among these is the land question. Dur :
. ing the past 30 years in this country
tenantry has been on the increase. II
is estimated AT the present that AZ
per cent of the farms OF this country
are operated BY tenants. since this Is
true, the life OF the rural community II
unsta BILE. Its population is here to-day
and somewhere else tomorrow. Under
such conditions 1t is impossible to
create anything like a permanent in
tercst in schools. Again, the tenant Is
virtually prohibited in many instances
by this city landlord to, vote the neces-
sary taxes which will provide an eff
cient school system.
This land question is on Of the
fundamental questions that must be
solved in this country Congress and
the people realize this Various
agencies are at work attempting the
solution of more permanent farm
ownership. Chief among these is the
Federal farm loan act. The purpose
OF this act is to enable farmers to
get farms on long term loans at low
rate OF interest with the privilege of
repayment in installments through
iOTB OF ptTiOu VI NcdiS- IL NC
gan operation August 10, 1916. Bs
the end of May, 1890. it had loaned
more than $42S,S7S.s13 to the farmers
OF the country. The number of farm
ers benefited was 1866.
Teachers Very Poorly Prepared
There are in the United States at
the present time 195,400 one-tcacher
The picture of the rural i
school is little box-car building stu
ated on a small plot of ground. IT. |
equipment is very meager. It's teacher |
is the youngest and most inexperienced |
and poorest prepared in all the pro-
fessions. The average length of term /
Is more often below eight months than
above. Compulsory education laws are
poorly enforced. The course of study
is confined to the academic subjects.
md these are taught in most tradi-
ional ways. There is no chance OF
high school education for most of these
-ural children. without going away
rom home to get It. The tragedy Of
he situation Is that the children are
ot only failing to receive high-school
ducation. but they are net completing
he elementary school of eight grades.
Contrast this picture with that
ound in the cities. In the towns the