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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-25
COUNCIL MARKS TIME
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Council on Wednesday night, William nj
Connolly of the Weccacoe Co. paid high
tribute to the volunteers. From the
primitive apparatus carrying buckets to
the gasoline motor carrying itself and all
the modern FIRE fighting appliances now IN
use," he said "has the Volunteer Fire
Department installed, from time to
time. in its las years of active service IN
tho city of Wilmington. It's record Of
faithful performance of duty dates from
the 22d dav of December, lT75, to the
present time, and every member OF the
department can point to that record with
pride. and as its history of chronological
events will show it has proved equal to
every occasion in its long and successful
career. -,
I'VE are living IN q new era, and the
progr,ss of modern fire fighting machln-
cry and apparatus has advanced lar pc
vond the pale of the volunteer. And, as we
most carefully observe the practical and
Progressive methods now In use IN the
metropolitan fire departments of today,
we cannot help but realize that our system
is taxed beyond its physical capacity, ana
sooner or later will collapse, due entirely
To infirm old age. The coming of the motor
has sounded the death knell OF the volun-
tcer: his requiem has been sung, and the
sooner ii is comprehended, the better 1T
will be for all concerned. The load is too
heavy; the road is too rough; high powered
motors and modern fire fighting apparatus
and appliances were not made Tor voiun-
teers. Skyscraping buildings demand the
use of trained life saving crews, which are
not to be found among the volunteers.
Then why should the city OF Wilmington
impose this burden upon them any longer!
Our citizens should at least have heart oil
some proportions and seek to relieve these
self-sacrlficing volunteers OF tins most
dangerous, arduous and hazardous task.
The penalty is too severe; they are not de
serving Of it in their old days; Yet they
are too game to squeai.
Think, men, you who have the power
to do: YOU who have the right to do; SIT
down in your sober moments and think.
Think only of your duty and how you
should perform it, and In your sober and
thoughtful moments draw OF your most
vivid imagination these thoughts. For
l45 years the volunteers have been In
actual and active service. For l45 years
they have experienced marvellous cpl
sodes and sacrifices, and are still bearing
the burden. After las years, with no
relief in sight, they are compelled to hold
on with a bulldog grip, intent upon dong
their duty as they conscientiously see 1t.
For las years they have given of their
services, free and voluntarily, without any
desire or wish for compensation; they have
laid before the altar of sacrifice, HE after
life of their membership, who In the dis
charge of their duty saw no danger.
Guided by an impulse of valor and cour-
age, they gave not only of their service but
their very all, their life's blood.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-25

s'To continue volunteer fire system in
Wilmington any longer is an imposition on
good nature to such an extent that it is
nothing short of cownrdicc, a condition
which will sooner or later bring disaster
and disgrace to the greatest organization
of firemen that ever existed, whose record
of las years of dctive service stands un-
blemished and untarnished. Morally and
legally you owe these grand old cen
tenarians substantial and positive relief.
If you expect them to continue as volun-
teers, you should pay them a substantial
sum of money, sufficient to meet their
obligations, or give them positive relief
by installinga paid fire department, honor
ably and decently, with a glowing tribute
of respect to their las years of faithful and
efficient service"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-25
Portrait for Masonic Home.

Members of st. Johns Chapter, No. 4,
ROYAL Arch Masons, together with other
members of the Masonic fraternity, their
wives and daughters will meet at the
Masonic Temple at 5.45 o'clock, Sunday
afternoon and go to the Masonic Home on
the Lancaster pike, to present to the home
a life-size portrait of the late Colonel
William Marshall, who was secretary of
St. Johns Chapter for AZ years.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16

This big transaction only goes to
show the calibre of men composing the
delegates and officers of the Cooper
ative Trades and Labor Council of
Hamilton. They are big men of broad
vision. They believe in doing things
that will go toward the betterment
and uplift of mankind in general.
They have things in their minds other
than continually stirring up indus
trial unrest. They believe in peace
and harmony, not war and discord.
They believe in the old town, in its
future-or they would never have ap-
proved SO large an investment such as
the purchase of the new home in
wolves. The new home stands for per-
manency. 1t is one of the grandest
old homes in the grandest spot in the
grandest town in the state of Ohio.
All that is necessary now is for every
local union to put its shoulder to the
wheel and HELP. Trades Council has
shouldered a big load, but with no
misgivings. The present personnel of
the central body is not made up of
the kind of stuff that looks at big
things with misgiving, no matter how
big the load
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
SIX THOUSAND
TYPOS STRIKE
French Printers Deter
mined To Retain
8 Hour Day.

Paris, France More than 5000
printers in this district are on strike
to enforce the eight-hour law passed
by the French parliament. The print
ers asked for wage increases to meet
the high cost Of living, and were in
formed that wages would be increased
if the 1o-hour day was reinstated
The Typographical union of France
has levied an assessment on the entire
membership and has issued this state
ment:
1T is the eight-hour day that the
master printers are determined to
abolish, and in these conditions it is
our imperative duty to support our
Paris brothers The eight-hour day
which the workers have bought with
their blood and their lives, demanded
for 80 years by the trade unionists,
and finally enacted into law by parlia-
ment-this eight hour day we shall
defend to the limit of our strength.
1t is regrettable to be compelled to
admit that the eight-hour day, given
an international standing by incorpo-
ration into the peace treaty, is being
deliberately sabotaged by French
employers.
at has been the constant effort
CT the Typographical union to short
en- the working day in correlation
with the installation of labor saving
machinery. The eight-hour law legal
ized our demand Our trade union
education, the very fundamentals OF
the organized labor movement, i'm
pose upon organized labor the impera-
tive duty of defending this working
class victory against the consolidated
employers waging war for its de-
struction. Every local affiliated with
The Typographical union of France
must give whole hearted support to
our Paris brothers on strike. For il
is well known that if the master
rrinters Of Paris win in this battle
they will undertake to use their po-
sition as vantage ground to destroy
our unions throughout France"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
OPPOSE UNION SHOP
Building Contractors Re-
fuse to Renew Wage
Agreement

Atlanta Building contractors
have refused to renew wage agree
ment with several unions Of the build
ing trades because these employees in
sist that union men be employed. The
contractors want the skill of these
workers, but they don't want their in
dependence, that is made possible
through collective action. So the con-
tractors attempt to disguise their po
sition by saying the contest is between
the CLOSED" shop and the "open" shop,
when in truth it is a contest between
organized workers and anti-trade
union employers.
Regardless Of every appeal the con-
tractors would make to surface think
ers and non-thnikers, they want the
non-union shop. They want to have
the final word over working condi
tions and when an individual worker
Cbiects he can be discharged by his
fellows.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
NOTHING CAN
EXCUSE SPLITS
BY WORKERS

Sydney, New South Wales, Austria
-"There are a thousand things we
quarrel about and not one that is
worth quarrel" says the editor of
Australia Worker, in plea for unity
of the wage earners. Workers are
urged to think and to dieagree, but
to learn the all-important point, to
differ and still remain united.
I'VE will have to learn to express
dissent without pressing it to the
point of division" says the editor
1--WE have not yet risen to the con-
cept that unity is a principle that
provides its own Justification 1t is
more important that we be united
than that we should agree upon any
of the questions that sunder US.
I'VE should come together upon the
lowest level of agreement-up those
fundamental truths universally ac-
cepted by the working class and
gradually rise to agreement upon the
higher planes of principle and policy.
"None need fear that the process
would be too slow Events would
push US all the same way then, in
stead of scattering us in every di-
rection as now.
War outside our ranks and peace
within That is the gospel of labor
Minorities should not burst through
the discipline of the main body, inn
petuosity or impatiently, but Loyalty
conform to the will of the mass.
1T may happen that minority IS
right in the matter at issue In that
case it is more than ever its duty to
stay where it is and educate the many
to its view
IN the labor movement it is some
times right to dissent, but it is always
wrong to divide
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
COAL PRICE BOOST
PROTESTED
BY Miners - Claim Wage
Increase Does Not JUS
tify 1t

New Representatives of the
United Mine Workers declare that the
recent wage increase Of 27 per cent
does not justify coal owners in their
decision to increase prices. The min
ers add;
When Fuel Administrator Garfield
granted miners a IA per cent increase
which could be paid out of the coal
owners profits, the coal owners passed
the increase on to the public on at
least 80 or 90 per cent of their coal. :
''The present increase" the miners
say, "adds 13 per cent increase to the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
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PENSION PLAN
ACCEPTED
Senate Makes Record In
Passing Federal Employ
Retirement Bill

Washington-By passing the Stir
ling Lehlbach retirement bill for fed
eral employees in the civil service the
senate has made record 1t is the
first teme this principle has been ac-
cepted by either branch of congress.
An amendment by Senator Smoot
extends the age of retirement for all
classes to 20 years. Friends of re-
tirement feared the bill would be side
tracked if this amendment was de-
feated and they accepted the proposal.
As reported to the senate the bill
fixed the retirement age at 65 with a
proviso that the retirement age for
mechanics, city and rural letter car
riers and postoffice clerks should be
62 years and railway mail clerks so
years.
After the Smoot amendment was
adopted, the opposition, which has de-
layed action for months, disappeared.
The bill has been favorably reported
by the house committee, and it is
hoped that the senate's age limit will
not be concurred in.
Under the senate bill a sum equal
to 21a per cent of the employees basic
wage is to be deducted monthly to
aid in forming the retirement fund.
The president may extend the law to
include employees not classified at the
time of passage of the act.
An employe must have been en-
ployed at least Is years to benefit un-
der the act The maximum payment
to a retired employe is $720 a year
and the minimum is $3.50 An employe
who becomes disabled for efficient
service, and who has been employed
by the government for Is years, may
be retired.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16

miners over the IA per cent granted by
Garfield. If Garfield was right in say
ing they could absorb and pay the IA
per cent out Of their profits, then they
can at least absorb the 13 per cent
now, instead of passing it on to the
public"
"phe wage increase was 27 per cent
This means that the increase en- the
cost of production cannot exceed 40
to so cents ton. Then why should
the coal owners boost the price $1.25 a
ton, even if they pass all of the in
crease on to the public"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
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GOMPERS is RIGHT

In his recent statement regarding
the proper settlement of industrial
disputes, Mr., Gompers, among other
things, brought out what seems to US
to be incontrovertible facts.
He said, there can be no advance
ment in this country toward industrial
understanding without the frank rec
ognition Of organized labor by the en-
ployers, as the party to be conferred
with. TO attempt to ignore organized
labor, wherever possible, is to turn the
clock backward Organized labor
should be recognized, before a confer
enee begins, as the representatives of
labor
He brings out, also, that conferences
or commissions of adjustment will not
get far, if they attempt to deal with
labor shop by shop; for this would
make it impossible to play one shop
over against another shop.
Not only the welfare of the work
ers, but the best economy of the ma
ton, demands that industry insofar as
possible be viewed in a national light
and that the workers be united into
organizations covering whole indus
tries as is now the case with the 1920
national and international trade
unions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
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WIRE MEN RAISE
WAGES.

New Haven, Gonna new wage
rate has been agreed to by Electrical
Workers Union No 80 and organized
electical contractors The old rate of
rs cents an hour will be advanced to
82H cents on June and to 93& cents
on September
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
STATE UNIONS TO MEET

Waterbury, Conn.-The annual con-
vention of the Connecticut State Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor will be held in this
city from May "a to 27.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
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Much complaint is being made by
the residents on Benninghofen avenue
in LindenwaId, who say that auto
drivers are exceeding the speed limit,
Every day drivers Of automobiles go
down that avenue at the rate Of forty
and fifty miles per hour This section
Of the city is thickly populated by
working people and the majority of
them have children who are compelled
to go about these streets to and from
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16

st. Louis, Mo.-A wage increase of
rs cents an hour has been secured by
400 electrical workers beginning July
Is next. The new rate will be S1.25
an hour for journeymen and $1.37A
fnr fnn.nrnnn
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
HENRY FORD SAYS:

We used to say, Work will win the
war" Well, it is true now that work
well save the country.
Wages must be kept as high as pos
ible. In many branches of industry
wages ought to be increased forthwith.
1t is utterly foolish to think that re-
duction of wages would be followed by
reduction of prices, because only an
increase in production can bring a de-
crease in prices, and a reduction of
wages is one of the surest methods
of preventing an increase in produc-
ton. Men must be paid to work, they
must be stimulated to work, and more
than that they must be shown that to-
day the country's whole welfare rests
on their working
Men viii not work with will if
they believe that all their effort is
merely going to increase the divedends
of idle stockholders or the private for
tunes of men already too rich for the
good of society. But would they not
work with a will if they knew that
the country depended on their pro-
duction
This appeal to patriotism cuts both
ways. The employer who puts dam
per on production by talking as if his
employees and never himself should
bear the burden of cuts in prices, is
rot a patriot His duty is to stimu-
late production, and the one way that
this can be done is to make it we'll
worth while for the producer
The workingman himself must get
rid Of some very dangerous notions
dangerous, that is. to the welfare Of
tile country 1t is sometimes said that
the less a worker does the more jobs
he creates for other men The fallacy
IS that it assumes that idleness is
creative. Idleness never created .
Job Il always creates burdens and
only burdens The Industrious man
never runs his fellow-worker out Of q
job; indeed. it is the industrious mar
who is partner Of the Industrious man.
i ager who creates more and more bus
mess. and therefore more and more
Jobs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16

school. Some day one of these speed
lunatics is going to injure or kill some
of these children. The residents of
Iindenwald should secure the license
numbers of these nuts and have them
arrested. The municipal court judge
should give them the limit if found
guilty. Do it before somebody is
killed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
ASSOCIATION

Who are our exclusive representatives for
all national advertising. No other agency or
source of national advertising viii be recov-
nized so please address all inquiries for rates
to NATIONAL LABOR PRESS ASS0CIA-
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
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OUR OWN HOME

The dream Of organized labor Of
Hamilton, the dream dreamed 10,
these many years, the dream Of own
ing its own home has come true. And
such a home! It was thought by many
that organized labor in Hamilton
would eventually own its home, that
is, one of modest proportions; but it
was never even dreamed that we own
the beautiful home purchased by
Trades Council on last Friday night.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
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Think Of it, just because the oppo-
sition had Just one more vote in coun-
cil than the rs or SO per cent of the
whole people who really favored the
daylight saving. the clerk, office man,
barber laborer and thousands Of
other workingmen who wish to do a
little work in the garden or make re-
pairs about the house win have to
get up at an unearthly hour to do So.
OR perchance if they are so fortunate
as to own an automobile and want to
take their family out for little JOY
ride, they can feel their way around
in the dark The members of coun-
gil who opposed the project certainly
aid not vote the sentiments Of then
constituents 1t is a cinch that if a
referendum was taken on the matter
in the First, Third, Fourth and Fifth
wards and the city at large, it would
carry bv a vast majority
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
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Better lay in good big stock Of
hair cuts and shaves before Saturday
night and save the difference.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16

The riding public of Hamilton gets
the benefit Of the sensation of riding
the dips, the sea waves, loop the loop,
the whip and other devices so much
while riding in our local cars that
these instruments of torture attract
ed very little attention at the street
carnival which showed in our city the
past week.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
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PLUMBERS MAKE GAINS
Wallace, Idaho-The new rate Of
organized plumbers is SO a day The
former wage was So.
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16

With coal prices running wild,
food and clothing prices going up be-
yond reach, strikes that may tie up
the food supply of the whole country,
congress and senate trying to deter
mine that the war with Germany is
over, is it possible that the same is
in the big chair at Washington who
occupied II two wears ago?
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
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With the opening ball game a mat
ter Of history and the carnival COM
pany about to leave the city, perhaps
the mid-winter weather that has been
loafng about these parts will take a
tumble to itself and move on. Let US
at least hope 50; even the grounding
must have his fill of it by this time
and becoming sore.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-04-16
M N VA IA VA

Organized labor in Hamilton is go
ing to have a home Of its own. Are
you as a union man with US on the
proposition?
Have your local vote to loan the
Cooperative Trades and Labor Coun-
ell all the cash you can. By loaning
the central body you are loaning to
yourself and in short time you will
have far better place to meet in
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