The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-10-14
NJ arIy Four Hundred Delegates
Consider Questions of Grave and
Momentous import to Union Labor

special sermon on the Sunday pre-
ceding Labor Day
The main points in Rev, Carroll's
speech were on hospitality, sympathy
and welcome. He said that men should
be brought closer together instead Of
being separated as is so often the
case these days.
John Prosser, general secretary of
the Y. NJ. 9. A., made a happy talk
in which he extended a hearty well
come to come to the "Y" at any time
during their stay in the city and en-
JOY its comforts and pleasures.
Chairman 0gg next presented John
B. Moore, president of the Ohio State
Federation of Labor. President
Moore was received with much ap-
plause.
Happy Family
President Moore seemed much af-
fected by the many warm words of
welcome uttered by the preceding
speakers, and in response said:
II want to say that this is one of
the happiest mornings of my life.
think that this is one of the most
ideal cities that the Ohio State Fed
Grafton of Labor ever met in. We
find here the mayor, a regular old
war horse, a regular old man, not old
either, but young mana fellow
who seems to know as much about
the labor movement as the average
member of the labor movement and is
willing to fight for the things we are
continuously fighting form fact has
been fighting for them all his life,
We find this old mayor and the Cham
Der Of Commerce through the presi-
dent Of that body on perfect terms,
with perfect understanding. Where
as rule, do you find labor and the
Chamber of Commerce understanding
one another, and both working for the
same end? Very rarely, and only in
Hamilton do you find it So This is
the only place we have found it so,
and on behalf of this delegation |
thank you addressing Mayor Smith
for the welcoming address this morn
ing, the wonderful assistance you rem
dered US while member of General
Assembly of Ohio, and your name
will always be used and ring true in
matters of interest to labor within the
bounds of Ohio. (Applause.) Ad-
dressing Mr.. Beckett, President Moore
continued: eve desire to thank the
Chamber of Commerce for the friend
ly attitude and only hope and pray
that their good work and attitude,
their position may be the position of
Chambers of Commerce throughout
the state of Ohio and the United
States. We thank Reverend Cowley-
Carroll and Mr.. Prosser of the Y. M.
c. A. 1t is happy family this
morning. The mayor in accord with
labor, the Chamber of Commerce in
accord with US, the minister an advo-
cate of the laboring cause and the
Y. M. C. A. throwing open its doors
to every man representing labor. 1t is
wonderful condition, but it does not
reflect the sentiment of the National
Chambers of Commerce. They are
largely responsible for the unemploy-
ed conditions prevailing throughout
the United States today This panic
we are going through is largely
through their efforts. 1t is hand
made panic made by the bankers, the
U. S. Steel corporation and the rail
road corporations. They are RESPONSE
BILE largely for the condition that pre-
walls in labor today, and their desire
is to increase the hours of labor and
to reduce the wages of the men and
women of this country, and before
they succeed ! am afraid labor Is go
ing to rise up in it's might and tell
them, $50 far can you go and no far
ther." (Applause,) | again thank
| you gentlemen, and want to assure