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Putnam patriot., 1923-03-02
Work In windham County


The special work that Miss Locke
and her assistant, Miss Keith. are dos
INK n Windbam County includes trae-
ing the parents and other relatives OF
the children In the home in an effort
10 find someone willing and able TO
care FOR the children. Also, to find
out whether there is any relative who
would bar the way 20 the adoption of
a child later. should good placement
ef the child be made Many a good
foster nome mas been lost through in
reference Of a relative. who although
never doing anything for the child.
interferes with the foster mothers
control, and in this way, finally causes
the return of the child to the institu-
tiCn. or course. no child ever should
be taken from a good mother and civ.
en- in adoption simply because the
mother is poor and cannot support the
child Inquiry is also being made rs
TO behavior characteristics Of the chill
dren and their mentality, so that fos-
ter parents taking "a little one from
the Windham County Temporary
Home may know as well as may be.
what sort Of child they are getting.
The tracing of parents and rela-
tives has been "A most difficult under
taking in many cases The Bureau
agents had very little information TO
start with Also. during the last two
months conditions Of travelling have
been so bad. espeeially off the main
highways. that they have delayed the
work a great deal. These are the rea-
sons why the work cannot be pushed
along faster The intimation contain
ed in a statement recently published
in some of the newspapers that the
agent in charge works only two days
week. does grievous injustice to
an experienced painstaking. consei-
Putnam patriot., 1923-03-02

We are sincerely appreciative Of
the many kindly expressions Il sympa-
thy and thoughtful acts Of helpful
ness extended By relatives and friends
in our bereavement. and we wish also
to extend our thanks for their bcauti-
fui floral tributes
MRS. EMMA OLSON
GUNNAR OLSON
Putnam patriot., 1923-03-02
Sisters md Brothers Snrvive

Without preliminary manifesto
tions. quiet pool, near the head Of
Obsidian Greek, in Yellowstone Ma
tional Park. erupted recently and sent
a column of hot mud and rocks 300
feet. inundating the automobile road
between Mammoth Hot Springs and
Norris Geyser Basin.
Putnam patriot., 1923-03-02

Manhasset garnered three out of
four points from Putnam Wooden Co.
rollers in their Mill league bowling
match ON Mandates alleys this week.
T. Ryan carried eff the high single
honor, while the high three string tai
ly was piled up by Cooper The score
Putnam patriot., 1923-03-02
MANHASSET

Other games rolled tins week on
Mandates alleys include the follow
Putnam patriot., 1923-03-02

We desire 20 express our most SIM
cere appreciation and heartfelt thanks
Go eur many friends and kind neigh
bors for their kindness and sympathy
extended 10 us during our recent be-
rcavemcnt
Mrs. Francois Mignault
Mr.. and Mrs y. J Goheille
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Mignault
Putnam patriot., 1923-03-02

ing a bright boy, she had made her
choice on surface appearance, and
bad selected mental defective
Not only intelligence but physical
health. behavior characteristics, APP
pearanee, racial traits and religious
preference enter into the problem Of
making a suitable, lasting placement.
These characteristics must be con-
sidered in respect to the family. who
are to take the child. as we'll rs IN re-
spect 10 the child who Is to be placed
out The test Of successful child-plac-
lng is largely whether the placement
lasts
Putnam patriot., 1923-03-02
WELFARE COMMISSIONER
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prevent such commitment is to take
steps that lead to the rehabilitation Of
the family and thus keep the children
with their mother. or tie find some suit
able relative. able and willing to take
the children and provide for them. The
success Of the Bureau work along
these lines, which resulted In de
crease in the number Of children COM
mitted to county homes throughout
the state from an average number of
36s children committed each year
during the period Of ten years before
the Bureau was established, 70 only
81 PEE cent Of that number in the
calendar year 1872. suggested that
there might be in the several county
homes "a good number Of children who
properly might be returned to respon-
sible parents or relatives, should an
earnest, painstaking effort be made
20 secure such return. II is much
easier, however, To persuade rela-
tive to take a child before commit
ment than after the child has been
supported for several years at the ex-
pense Of the state and county.
Difficulty of Child-Plaeing
Then there was the possibility
also. that a good many children might
be placahle in free family homes. II
is so generally agreed nowadays as
not to be open to serious dispute that
the best place for any child who IS
normal in body and mind. is a good
family home The trouble comes in
finding a sufficient number Of such
homes willing To take a child IN.
mo one who has not had actual eN-
perience in the work has any idea how
difficult and delicate is the task of
ehild-plaeing. Not only must there
be usually good child and a good
home. hut the child must be adapted
in intelligence and personality charae-
teristies 10 the particular home IN
which he is to be placed.
"A few days ago woman returned
TO a county temporary home IN one OF
our western counties a boy who had
been taken by her against our earnest
advice. The boy was good looking but
not bright The woman wanted a
child Of good mentality. After few
months trial. she was disheartened
and returned the hoy to the institu-
ton. for although he was about SIX
wears old. she had been unable after
long and persistent effort to teach him
to smell words of three letters. Want
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-31

great steel strike Of 1919. Craft
unionism divides the workers and per-
mits the employers 10 use one group
against another. Craft unionism
breeds jealousies and divisions within
the ranks Of organized labor. Craft
uni0nism is a crime against the work
ers. And the capitalists are today
counting on craft unionism to defeat
the campaign to organize the steel
workers. IL is not sufficient for unions
to endorse amalgamation Of craft
unions into industrial unions. The
rank and file of the craft unions must
demand results, smust call for action.
amalgamation must be made a fact.
An industrial union of all steel work
ers; red, white, black, yellow, skilled
and unskilled, native and foreign
born, could bring even the steel oetu-
pus to terms. Divisions of craft,
color or creed are weapons in the
hands Of the employers Babson's
statement proves beyond a doubt.
That they realize the value of these
divisions and will foster them to the
utmost.
The solidarity of labor demands
the amalgamation of craft unions in
to powerful industrial unions of all
the workers in the industry.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-31
LABOR STRONGER
TO-DAY THAN EVER
WAS IN HISTORY
BY John l.. Lewis.
President, United Mine Workers Of


President, United Mine Workers Of
America.
Labor Day once again reminds Us
Of the greatness Of the American
labor movement. 1t is well that one
day has been sci apart in each recur-
ring year as d time when labor may
pause and consider its aims. its pur-
poses. lis achievements, and its ac-
compishments.
And il l. gratifying to all of US
that We may look back over the years
a. they pas and count up the many
benefits that have accrued to the
workers and to the nation itself by
reason Of the existence of the trade
union spirit in America.
Let Us remember that without or
ganization labor would be helpless to
express itself CT to take its own part
in. the struggle against the forces
that would destroy labor's liberty.
Il is only through close, compact
and virile organization and banding
together for their mutual good that
the workers get their strength to
carry on this battle.
The past year has been filled with
trials and kicissitudes for organized
labor A constant and steady attack
has been in progress, commanded by
powerful interests and influences for
the weakening or the destruction of
the labor movement. Every concelv-
able weapon and means of individual
warfare has been utilized by the at
lacking forces. But the flag of trade
unionism still floats at the top of the
fa4et HpG4lIipI and nuafguin
Labor has lost skirmishes in the
past year but it has won the great
battle for the maintenance of labor's
and more efficient than ever before
in the history of the labor movement.
Our enemies have learned in the
last year that organized labor cannot
be destroyed. They have learned
that the trade union is a legitimate
American institution and that the
American public has given its full APP
prevail to the idea. We have made
progress-rich progress,
What the next year may bring
forth no one can forsee. But organ
lied labor stands in favor of peace in
industry. Labor desires that peace
which comes with honor and through
the application of the principles of
fairness and justice. Labor will do
its part to establish and maintain
that kind of peace.
Let US all express here and now
the hope that this wish may be full
filled and that the next year may
see the most cordial relations estab-
lished and maintained between EN-
ployer and employe, so that next La
Dor Day may come with a cloudless
industrial sky.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-31

the desinty of those industries. At
least equal TO that of the men who
merely invest their money. Labor Is
striving for something greater than
merely hours and wages. Above the
struggle for bread and butter. above
the humdrum of the daily task. arise
the standards by which Labor seeks
to guide humanity-toWafd just So
cial order. 1t wants justice, security,
and freedom, and it can only attain
these by the honest application Of the
principles Of industrial democracy.
Democracy in government gee
hand in hand with democracy in in
dustry. Because we have ignored the
latter, we are in danger of losing the
former. If the workers of America
are not to slip back into the state OF
economic serfdOm, they must organ
ize their political power as never be
fore and use it regardless of party
labels TO secure honest, efficient gov
eminent. Here Hes the remedy for
the usurped veto power of the courts,
which enables a few reactionary
judges appointed for life and re
moved from the voice and needs Of
the people, to nullify child labor laws,
minimum wage protection for women,
and other humane reform srepeatedly
enacted by Congress in response To
the almost unanimous demand of the
American people. 1t does no good 10
condemn the courts. The obvious
need is to elect men for the Presi=
dents chair who will appoint Judges
with social vision and human sym
patty, and in our State elections TO
eelct Governors who will appoint and
the people elect judges who will have
this vision and sympathy, and furth-
er, to elect Congressman with the
courage to defend the rights of the
people against such unconstitutional
usurpation of the judges power,
Finally, American Labor must in
creasingly strive to realize the ideals
Of brotherhood in fact as well as in
name. Though America have all the
wealth Of the world at its command,
its greatness and its power will
quickly crumble away unless they be
anchored on the Happiness and pros
perity of the common people. Labor's
ultimate aspiration is for a society
where men can live together as
brothers, none seeking his advantage
at the 'cost Of another's welfare.
This is not an idle dream; it is already
reality in thousands of communi-
ties where the spirit of cooperation
dominates industry and business.
Thirty million workers throughout
the world are now allied in supplying
each other with the necessities of life
on the cooperative basis.
1t is nonsense to talk about brother
hood in our social relationships until
brotherhood exists in our industrial
life. We cannot have brotherhood
and good will in industry until service
supplants profit-making as our in
dustrial ideal. This is the practical
goal Of the cooperative movement
which American Labor can realize if
it will. Let us therefore, in loyal
devotion on this Labor Day, conse-
crate ourselves anew to realization
of these eternal principles, for Labor
must lead humanity out Of the
morass of conflict, greed, and misery
into the fairer day of the brotherhood
of man.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-31
PHASES
OF WAR MUST BE
THOROLY KNOWN

Williamstown, Mass, Aug. 81
THE causes of war are embedded in
our economic life" declared William
5. Culbertson, vice chairman of the
federal tariff commission, AT one of
the meetings Of the institute Of poll
tics. The speaker declared 1t must
no longer be considered disloyal TO
speak of the economic causes of war.
Other speakers took the same posi-
ton and emphasized that economic
competition among nations supplied
the cause of most wars. 1t was
further declared that the way 10 end
war Is not to pass peace resolutions
but TO get rid of the conditions
leading TO these ruthless economic
struggles.
in oupr modern world" said Mr..
Culbertson, I'VE must recognize that
wars follow in necessary sequence
upon sauses arising out of these pro-
cesses of production, trading and
financing. Personal political factors
necessarily are added to and at times
obscure the economic cause of rivalry
between nations.
mot infrequently the economic
causes of war are entirely lost sight
of at the time of the crisis. Propa-
ganda is resorted to. In the stress
of patriotism and sentiment the pur-
poses of the war are summed up in a
phrase or localized declaration which
may be related only remotely to the
basic causes of trouble.
Wars are frequently ascribed to
political differences, which may be the
immediate cause of the conflict, but
which have arisen from more funnda-
mental economic differences existing
between warning nations. The COM
plexity of modern life is such that
even the close observer often fails to
realize the forces which are operating.
But this is not strange since the very
leaders in the business of producing,
trading and financinng seldom under
stand the political consequences which
may follow upon their daily acts.
National security and the preser-
vation of world peace depend upon an
analysis of the economic basis of our
society, and the provision of means of
adjusting economic disputes before
they reach the state of political diff
ferences between nations.
Nations which are at peace today
can argue themselves into false Sc
curity through peace societies and
through pleasant differences to their
past relations. But if economic riv-
airy is permitted to go on unre-
strained, unsuspecting peoples will
awake some MORNING and finnd them
selves at war.
war is not necessary accompani-
ment of human relationships, but the
causes of war are embedded in our
economic life, and if they are not re-
moved, war follows inevitably upon
them.
Competition between two national
groups for markets, sources of raw
materials and opportunity to invest
capital, if persisted in, and if vital to
national welfare, sooner or later re-
fleets itself in rivalry between govern
ments and peoples. This may be
proper or improper. But before we
can have an intelligent opinion on it
we must recognize that it exists.
"To speak of the economic causes
of war has been considered improper
and even disloyal. 1t must not be so
any longer. If the menace of modern
war, which now is the curse and dis
grace of our civilization, is to be re-
moved, We must know what we are
fighting about"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-31
CRAFT UNIONISM TO
CRIPPLE ORGANIZA-
TION OF WORKERS

In a recent bulletin to employers,
Babson writes as follows:
"Unionizing Steel-We do not ex-
pect much of the campaign on account
of the large number of competing un-
ions, which have never made out to
hang together long enough to get
anywhere, and on account of the large
numbers of Negroes which have been
imported into the steel industry. The
trade unions make all kinds Of pro
fessions about organizing negroes.
They have never actually done much
of it." The employers are counting
on Graf tdivisions and racial friction
to defeat the campaign to organize
the steel workers. What more strik-
ing proof could the workers ask than
this. Craft unionism defeated the
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-31

Help the union shop by purchasing
its products.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-31
PAGE FOUR
Labor Day 1928
BY WARREN ;. STONE.
Grand Chief Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

1t is fitting that out Of the three
hundred and sixty-five days of the
year, one day should be set aside and
eonseerated to the holiness of human
toll. So TO every worker with an earn
est purpose, Labor Day means all that
Is best in the ideals of organized
labor. Ii promises the universal
brotherhood of all workers regardless
of whether they labor by brain, OF
muscle, or both; whether their work
be on tbs farm, on the railroad, in the
mine, rthe office. During the past
year organized labor mas been given
the acid test; yet today it stands
more firmly united than ever before.
Like men who have toiled long and
hard to climb rugged mountain, the
hosts Of organized workers in Amen-
ca pause on the threshold of Labor
Day to look back over the path by
which they have assembled, and to look
forward toward the great goal they
are seeking TO attain.
On this day, consecrated to the holi-
ness of human toll, the workers of the
nation take stock of what they have
already achieved, redirect their
course in line with Labor's ideals, and
pledge anew their devotion TO the
cause of creating happier, nobler,
and moare abundant life for all man
kind. For Labof's purposes are not
selfish. 1t asks nothing for itself
that it does not coyet for every human
being 1t strives to make the condi-
tons of tomorrow better than those of
today and all the tomorrows' even
better than the one preceding.
The present Labor Day finds us at
one of the most critical periods in
American history. Problems such as
our grandfathers never knew are
pressing upon US for solution. The
conferences and intrigues of diplomats
and politicians, the exhortations of
the clergymen and the resolutions of
all sorts of civic clubs, have alike
failed to solve these problems. 1t re-
mains for the masses of workers who
produce and transport all the necessi-
ties of life to organize and use their
economic and political power if civ
ilization itself is to survive the forces
of hate, greed, and selfishness which
now imperil US.
The menace of the next war over
shadows all other issues which con-
front US. The achievements of cen
turtles of human progress will be
swept away by the red tide of an
other CHASTITY world conflict if the
workers whose lives and money pay
the cost of all wars, do not exert
their political power to Danish for
ever this scourge of mankind. Surely
American Labor can render no greater
service than to secure the cooperation
of forward-looking men and women in
this country as well as in other lands,
for the maintenance of permanent
world peace.
The second great issue in which the
workers of America are involved is
the struggle between autocracy and
democracy in industry. The stability,
the harmony, and the prosperity of
the nations economic fabric is at
stake. There cannot, there should
not be industrial peace until the men
who invest all they have-their labor
and their lives in the nations basic
industries, have voice in directing
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-31
SPOOK CARS ROLL
ON AND ON, SANS
RIDERS, SANS COIN
BY International Labor News Service

By International Labor News Service
Schenectady, N. y, Aug. 31.-All
Schenectady sits on its front porch
and gazes upon the most amazing
sight that ever an American munich
pality had to look upon.
Ten weeks ago members of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees went
on strike. Today cars manned by
strike breakers roll along the tracks
inhabited only by motorman and con-
ductor, or on the one-man cars only
by the motorman.
Schenectady insists that these men
must ride alone. Nobody else cares
in the least to ride with them. So
the strike breakers have the cars all
to themselves. Nobody gets aboard
either to bother them or to give them
fares.
Many cities have seen street cars
operated by strike breakers, but it is
to be doubted whether any city so
thoroughly and without exception al
lowed the strike breakers to have the
cars all to themselves.
On some of the interurban lines
bliNSi atC PaSSSbsCisi put On TIC Nity
lines the first passenger has yet to
take his seat and pass in his fare.
Families in the residence districts
observe the empty cars passing day
after day, deriving amusement and
wonderment at the spectacle. They
sit on their front porches in the even
ings, watching the phenomenon and
talking it over. Their discussions are
among themselves. No word ever
reaches the ears of the car crew. The
strike breakers, for their part, ira
verse miles of silent streets If they
wonder what the people say and think
nobody gives them the answer. If
contempt is felt it isn't spoken.
The crews ride on, motorman at
his post, conductor sprawled out in
seat, reading a paper. The cars
roll on, car after car, empty like
spook cars hurrying from one grave
yard to another in search of more
and more emptiness.
Before the strike the company said
it couldn't afford to provide better
service. Ii has afforded operation
without passengers and revenue for
ten weeks. This town thinks that
afford" must be a word with many
meanings. Meanwhile the people of
Schenectady find that they can az
ford and enjoy walking or riding in
the multitude of jitneys.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-31
LARGE ENTRY LIST
FOR RACES AT FAIR
GROUND LABOR DAY

The Central Illinois Racing asso-
citation are looking forward to a large
field of cars for the Labor Day classic
at fair grounds, Urbana. The entry
blanks are arriving daily and II have
been received up to the present time.
Wanneson of Chicago, the winner of
the cup will be here in his Rajo.
Shuck of Lafayette, will drive his
Shuck Special. Simpson of Cham
paign who won third place in the
Leroy, Ill.,, event last Saturday in
Spark Plug, willu drive an entry of
Roy Harris, namely "The Flying
Rajo." Frank Condit of Champaign
will drive his "Condit Flyer" Baker
of Charleston, Ill.,, will enter the Mil
Ter Special from the stable of Miller
Bros. Joe Johnson of East st. Louis
in his Essex Special is on the ground
now. He is working on his car at the
Hudson-Essex garage in Champaign
Joe captured the 20-mile race at Le-
Roy, ILL.,, and has been a consistent
winner all season.
Racing fans of this vicinity are in
for a rare treat when the Dixie
Boys" Bob Robinson and Carl Dixon
roll their cars on the track Labor Day.
Both lads are drivers from Chattan-
ooga. Tenn, and have been taking all
he fast ones into camp south of the
MaSon-DiXon line.
Robinson is considered by many who
follow racing the champion of the
south. Dixon, who has the other
southern entry car No. 20, entered his
boat in Al races last season and lost
but six. Old time favoIites and many
new drivers will be ready to 90 ana
we can look for many thrills. Robin
son turned the Leroy track last
Saturday in 80 So. Wennenson will
have TO race to beat him.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1923-08-31
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