South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-15
OHIO LABOR WILL
SUPPORT OLD AGE
PENSION MOVEMENT
Make Stand Clear al Conven-
ton Addressed by F. f.
Herring, South Bend.

Ohio orgs nized labor will use all
It's strength TO push through during
the next year law and constitution
al amendment providing old age
pensions.
This was made clear at the con-
venuon Of the Ohio Federation Of
Labor. in session in Canton last
week. when an address urging the
need OF such pensions made 10y
Frank z. Herring. editor Of the Fra
ternaI order Of Eagles magazine.
and sponsor Of the old age pension
movement. brought an ovation from
the delegates.
The plan is 20 initiate a law IN the
next session of the assembly pro-
v.ding pensions bringing incomes Of
$500 a year 10 all persons over IS
years old who do not already possess
an income Of $500.
A. the same time a referendum on
an amendment TO the COnstitu ton
viii be sought 20 incorporate the
old age PENSION provision in the
basic law and 10 make possible crea-
ton OF fund for the purpose.
Cleveland trade unions cooDerat-
ing with the Fraternal Order OF
Eagles in Cleveland. already have
obtained 10000 signatures 10 old
age pension petitions. Henry RAISE,
delegate 20 the convention from
Cleveland. announced.
A drive will be started immediate
~ after the convention TO get 40
900 signatures 20 the petition in
Cleveland Ohio trade unions and
the Fraternal order of Eagles want
200, 900 signatures from the state.
Many of these already have been
obtained. but efforts are being made
20 show such an overwhelming SEN
timent for the old AGE pensions that
opposition I'm the legislature viii be
crushed
Urges Mems Support.
"The time for the individual in
industry is past" Herring said. urg-
ing upon the trade uniOnists the
necessity Of fighting for old age ZEN
sions.
"A man with the most elementary
education may be placed IN front or
an intricate machine which is doing
work that 1T once took men years
to learn.
within n few years or days, he
may be taught how TO operate that
machine. Thereafter he operates it
until the machine and the man wear
out The machine can be replaced
Or repaired But when men wear out
they can't be reDaired
Unless between the cares OF pro-
vidiug for themselves. their depend
ents. and their children they can
save enough to take care Of them
selves. they face an old age of pow
erty and charity.
Socially. too. men have been sep /
arated from their employees. If YOU
work I'm a steel mill how many OF
you know Judge Gary? If you work
on a railroad 40 you know the presi-
dent?
1--WE can't blame any individual
Industry is not 10 blame. The en-
pIoyer is not to blame. II is the sys-
tenn. the product of the age Of
machinery.
"But the system must be made TO
LAY enough 10 support the deserving
mon who have given the best OF
their lives serving fairly Wei their
state. the nation and society"
Herring asserted that fl was the
rule in most large industries not
TO favor giving jobs 10 men when
they we're over 40 or so Certain
manufacturers have told him that
so far as unskiled labor was con-
cerned-and skill is becoming less
ard less an element IN labor-the
best ages 20 produce results are the
years between q and 50.
An additional tax Of 30 or so
cents year per individual would
provide an income Of $3.50 a year for
every person over IS in Ohio who
has not already such an income, he
sad
1T would be enough to save them
from that most CALLING tragedy or
all. TO be an object of charity I'm old
age"