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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-10-17
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT

Hancock, Henderson, McDonough, Mer-
Ger, Rock Island and Warren counties)
John c. Allen (Republican)
Endorsed on position.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
NO RACE HATRED

Divide conquer the rule and practice of the priv
that the divided
fighting themselves One of the tricks employed by kings
times and is divide the
workers along racial religious lines
selfespectng citizens uadeun
should permit the tricks of enemies to divide US There
particularly and especially of such trade union
economic movement
are general family all entitled to
all fultiment
the possible working and living cond
another liable
himself there such thing his mind and heart brothe1y
the others
responsible for their nativity They here through no fault
of They fellow working and and the
field of endavor especially entitled to respect our cond
eraion and fraterna good will and should have it.
All have constitutional right to freedom of speech and
they
their will choosing In the
rights of business 1t is nobodys business
their
right place public life especially
field Of ndeavor and
woderfuy pleased the action of
religious
is their favor method and with
the organization of
who value their we-being will
by big interests
hengs good the
don't fellow
his faith be- and the
Golden thought practice the better it will be for
all working and women
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
Conductors Deputies
and Ohio Campaign

Cleveland, O.-T The reactionary
"Ohio Gang" in national politics is
learning to its sorrow that the mem
bers of the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors can do something more than
punch tickets. Two deputy presi-
dents of the o. R. c., appointed dur
ing the past few weeks by president
l.. E. Sheppard, are making the fur
fly in the campaign to carry Ohio
for La Toilette and Wheeler. Broth
ers Thomas ]. Hart of Ideal Division
NO. SIG of Cleveland and C.. B. Cheney
of Division 73 of Ashtabula are the
cause for the old gangs alarm.
Deputy Cheney of the o. R. c. and
special organizer C. C. Thorpe of the
B. of L. F. & E. directed the cam
paign against the reactionary con-
gressman John B. Cooper in the 10th
Ohio congressional district up to the
primary eletcion. They saw to it
that progressive campaign literature
was placed in the mail box of every
farmer in that district, and are large
ly responsible for the big vote poll
ed against Cooper, even though he
nosed in by the aid of the khan vote.
Railroad workers of Ashtabula,
Ohio, held the first big La Toilette
meeting in the northeastern part of
the state when they assembled last
week in the city's public square to
make plans for county organization.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
CHILD LABOR
THE LA TOILETTE PLATFORM
ALONE OPPOSES IT
Republicans and Democrats Sidestep
the Issue at Their National
Party Conventions

Let trade uniOniSts and sympathiz
ers bear in mind that the two old
parties lodged the child labor amend
ment in their national conventions.
The La Toilette platform stands
squarely for the amendment and for
federal legislation when the consti-
tuition is amended.
Neither the Democratic nor the Re
publican platform refers to the evils
of child labor, nor do they express an
opinion on the amendment. The
former merely points with pride"
that some Democratic members Of
congress voted for the amendment,
though other partisans are entitled to
the same credit.
The Republican platform simply
urges "early consideration" of the
amendment by the various state legis-
latures, No hint is given that this
consideration should be favorable.
The La Toilette platform does not
attempt to curry favor with southern
cotton mill owners, western sugar
beet growers and northern capital
lists. 1t stands for the protection Of
children.
The progressive candidates are the
only ones whose position on this queS-
tiOn is known. AS with other vital
questions, the boasted "plain-spoken,
hard-hitting" office seekers in the
old parties are silent when it comes
to outlawing child labor.
The Natioanl Association Of Manu-
facturers has joined with southern
bourbons in attacking the amend
ment.
Friends Of the amendment show:
at is not a statute. 1t simply en-
powers congress to pass child labor
| laws. Congress believed it had that
power when it passed the first and
second federal child labor acts Of
1916 and 1919
at does not prohibit the employ
ment Of children under 18. It mere
ly gives to congress the limit of its
authority-if, for instance, it should
be deemed necessary, as some states
have fOund-tO regulate or prohibit
the employment Of boys and girls in
certain occupations involving unusual
moral or physical hazards. Since an
amendment is for all time, it must be
general in its terms.
at does not interfere with girls
helping their mothers with housework
nor with boys helping their fathers
with the chores. The two child labor
acts which congress enacted included
only employment in mines and quar-
ries, mills, factories, work shops and
manufacturing establishments.
at is not leap in the dark The
first and second child labor acts gave
protection to thousands of children
who are now without~it. National in
terest in the nations children, instead
of resulting in Indifference on the
part of the states, either in enforcing
the existing state laws or in raising
state standards, actually increased
state interest and state responsibility
at does not impair the power of
any state to give greater protection
to its children than that which con-
gress may see fit to embody in future
federal legislation"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
War Propaganda in
Many School Histories

Chicago-"The analysis reveals a
truly evil condition, when it is con-
sidered that nearly all of these books
go into the hands of very young read
ers," says the Association for Peace
Education, in a report of an examin-
alton Of "a histories and historical
readers in general use in the elemen-
tary schools.
The analysis was an effort to ar
rive at figures as to the proportion
Of the texts devoted to war. 1t was
found that the space given to preach
ing the benefits of peace was almost
too neglible to be measured in decim-
ais visible to the naked eye.
Of the textbooks examined, the
amount Of space devoted to our mill
tary exploits varied from 19.1 to 43.5
per cent. Illustrations ranged from
IA to 66.6 per cent while the text in
supplementary readers varied from
1,6 to 100 per cent.
A chart Of the histories used as
text books shows Davidson's History
of the United States as the worst of
fender in space devoted to war, 43.5
per cent, although tabulation of the
investigators rating Of qualitative
evaluations places Guitteau's Our
United States - A History as the
most dangerous to the pupil.
In supplementary readers, Hart
The Romance of the Civil War walks
off with 100 per cent rating in space
given to war, although Short Stories
of New America heads the list in
qualitative evaluation.
At the other end of the scale, Fore
mans History of the United States
gives less than 20 per cent to war
while, naturally enough, among SUD
Elementary readers Earl's Home Life
in the Colonies devoted no space al
all to the subject.
The report concludes: educators
and historians have too long poisoned
the mind of the oncoming generations
with their glorification of war The
future demands type Of history that
will not eXaggerate the place Of war
which will show its true nature anC
which will develop in the children the
will to peace. Parents should demand
such histories; school boards should
install them; publishers should issue
them and historians should prepare
them"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
The Sunset of the
Railroad Labor Board

This Journal has maintained a con-
sistent policy Of speaking respectfully
of the Railroad Labor Board, of COM
mending it when we could agree with
It's decisions, and giving it's members
credit for good faith when we could
not agree.
The action of the majority of the
Board, and especially Of Chairman
Hooper, in attacking the leaders OF
the engine service Brotherhoods and
attempting to drag them before his
tribunal illegally in order to get jur-
isdiction over the wage negotiations
on the Western roads is so gross a
breach Of propriety for any respect
able court that it destroys what little
prestige the Board had left. For i'm
partiality is to a court what chastity
is to a woman. The biased Judge
loses the respect of both the litigants
and the community. In the words OF
the public protest of the executives
Of the two Brotherhoods "Will any
reasoning person believe that Mr.
Hooper can give fair consideration tc
the evidence o4 arguments of en-
ployes, whom he falsely accuses OF
having the unquestioned purpose O
destroying the industry in which they
earn living?"
The Labor Board stands publicly
accused by the engine service Broth
erhoods Of disrupting peaceful nego-
tiations between the railroads anC
their employees, Of illegally usurpinq
jurisdiction in such cases contrary tC
the express terms Of the TranspoIta-
tionn Act, and Of showing such man
ifest prejudice against the employees
as to render it unworthy of the furth.
eT confidence Of a fair-minded pub
lie.
Four years ago the Republican
platform chanted the praises of the
Cummins-Esch Act and the Labor
Board that it created, which would
bring in the millennium of peace anC
good will in the railroad industry
The Republican platform of 1924 is
strangely mute regarding this re
markable creation. Instead of pre-
venting strikes, the Labor Board dur
ing it's brief career provoked the larC
est strike in railroad history, and has
actually degenerated into the pro
moter Of litigation instead of peace
between employer and employe. The
Labor Board has reached the sunset
of its glory. The total eclipse vii
come with the enactment of thf
Howell-Barkley Railroad Labor Bill
Locomotive Engineers Journal fol
August.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
Some Candidates
Spent Large Sums

Columbus, O.-The large expendi-
lures which were made by some Of the
candidates for places on the state
ticket are causing no little comment,
and agencies of the corrupt practice
law, both state and federal, are
watching where and how money is to
be spent between now and election
time in November. At least two of
the gubernatorial candidates spent in
excess of $4,000 for their nomina-
tion, while one expense account shows
that approximately $4,000 was spent
to secure the nomination. As it gen
orally costs more to be elected than
nominated, the question is being ask
ed how one can spen $4,000 or $780,
900 when the salary for the full term
of office is only $4,000. But then
there is considerable honor in being
chief executive in a great state like
Ohio, and of course that honor is
worth something.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
People Are Making
Up Their Minds

The Detroit News, under the cap
ton, "The People Are Making Up
Their Mind" editorially says;
Governor Groesbeck says Presi-
dent Coolidge will carry Michigan by
$4,000 votes. Senator Moses says
only a political miracle can defeat
Coolidge And the campaign has not
yet begun!
$50 why campaign? Why waste
several million dollars on situation
which can only be changed by mir
acle?
"Why? Because neither of these
gentlemen knows what he is talkinC
about The only straw to indicate
which way the political wind is blow
ing was the Republican primary in
those states, in which President Cool
idge was opposed by Hiram Johnson.
Everywhere but in South Dakota the
President won without difficulty.
But that merely indicated that Mr..
Coolidge was more popular in the Re-
publican party than Mr.. johnson. In
no primary was the vote heavy
fact which seemed to show that few
million voters were not much inter-
ested in either candidate.
''Indeed, there is every indication
that enough voters to decide the No
vember election have not yet made
up their minds. They have a fairly
definite impression of President Cool
idge, but they are waiting to see what
sort of campaign Senator La Toilette
will make, and they want to have a
look at John W. Davis and size him
up. In a great part of the country,
Senator La Toilette is regarded as {;
sort of fire-eating bad boy, politi-
cal curiosity. The people want to see
him in action, and hear him talk.
And when they discover that he is
neither, that he is capable Of talking
sound sense in a coherent argument,
and when they become impressed in
his personality and his sincerity, his
stock is likely to go up considerably.
"Mr. Davis is known to even a
smaller section of the voters than is
Senator La Toilette. He, too, must
be seen and heard before the elector-
ate will react consciously and judi
cially. The vast body of the people
has too much sense to say in August
what it will do in November. 1t is
watchfully waiting. 1t is gathering
information, 1t is discussing and
arguing, but it is not making up its
mind-not yet. And the political
managers are aware of that fact.
"That is why they are planning
their campaign"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
> HERE THEY ARE
BOUQUETS AND BRICKBATS ARE
DISTRIBUTED
COmmendatiOn and Criticism Handed
Out Promiscuously as Deemed
Just by Our Hired Man
SOMETHING NEW AGAIN

According to an announcement
made in a city daily the administra-
ton offices of the cemetery have been
transferred to the headquarters of the
service director in the city building,
where hereafter all business will be
transacted, except the job Of keeping
tab on the old graves and digging
new ones, which will be continued at
the old stand. Charlie Harris will
have charge Of the dead ones, but if
you want to buy lot or pay your
bills you will have to call at the down
town branch.
This new order of things "takes eff
feet from and after the earliest period
allowed by lava suspension of
rules or a three-fourths vote is not
necessary in this instance.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
Labor Strong For
La Toilette Ticket

New York-As the political cam
paign turns into September not a
single local union Of the multitude of
labor organizations representing the
100000 organized workers of Great
ment to Calvin Coolidge, who says he
broke the Boston police strike nor
James X. Davis, who prosecuted the
Unitsd Mine Workers in the famous
Coronado case and represents the
House of Morgan. If Coolidge and
Davis consider themselves friends Of
labor the friendship seems to be
purely one slider in this metropolis.
On the other hand a list of labor
union endorsements shows nearly the
entire organized movement pledged
to La Toilette and Wheeler as far as
central bodies are concerned, with To-
cal unions representing about half of
the total labor union membership
pledged additionally.
The Central Trades and Labor
council, which officially speaks for
the American Federation of Labor
locals of the city has endorsed La
Toilette and Wheeler and urged its
100000 affiliated members to do the
same. Likewise the central bodies of
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers
and some other independent unions
have 0. KID the Independent ticket.
Working for the Wisconsin and
Montana senators through the c. P.
A. are local unions, representing
about 100000 workers, according to
endorsement lists in the possession OF
Abraham Twin, director of the New
York Labor Division of the C. P. P.
A. This list if growing daily, Mr.,
Tuvin said.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
Facts Regarding the
Old Age Pension

Joplin, Mo.-The Missouri Trades
Unionist, statewide labor paper, pub
lished at Jefferson City, Mo-, by
Charles w. Fear, presents the fol-
lowing facts regarding the "Old Age
Pension System" being adopted
throughout the world by states and
nations:
Three states and one territory of
the United States have old age pen
sion systems, as follows: Pennsyl-
vania, ennacted May, 1922; Montana,
enacted March, 1923; Nevada, enacted
March, 1923; Alaska, enacted 1915.
Four nations have old age pension
systems now in effect, as follows:
Denmark, enacted in 1891; New Zea-
land, enacted in 1898; Great Britain,
enacted in 1908; Australia, enacted
in 1908.
Belgium has adopted a temporary
old age pension, which is expected to
become permanent in the near future.
France has a partial old age pension
system, which has been in operation
since 1907. Many unions of the
United States have old age pension
systems.
Consideration Of old age pensions
is being urged in America and the
recent constitutional convention of
Missouri had before it a plan for
inaugurating system in Missouri,
Missouri will again be asked to
enact laws looking to the establish
ment of the old age pension system
which is far better than the present
plan of placing it's dependents on
county poor farms and in poor houses,
in most cases a disgrace to the COM
munity which permits such institu-
tions to exist.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
Will Not Enjoin
The Labor PiCketS

New York-Privilege-seeking ex-
Founders of the constitution have
been rebuffed by Supreme Court JUS
tice MacCrate, who holds to old-fash-
ioned ideas as to the functions of the
judiciary. He says it is not his duty
to enforce the law, and has refused
to enjoin striking garment workers
from picketing. Attorneys for the
firm made the usual plea that the
strikebreakers are intimidated and
assaulted.
"What's the matter with the police
out there?" asked Justice MacCrate.
"Do you mean to tell me that there
are acts of violence there and that
the police have made no arrests.
From my experience I know that the
police are always willing to maintain
order, and that they do so. The pc
lice are just as effective in these lab
or disputes as would be an injunc-
ton by the court. l want to be sure
that the employers have properl!
complained to the police and asked
for protection and have resorted to
all other remedies before an injunc-
ton will be issued. Why don't these
people go to the police court if they
are being intimidated
Attorneys for the employers plead
ed that the women strikebreakers
shrink from appearing before the po-
lice.
eff they have nerve enough to sign
affidavits that they have been in
timidated they should not be afraid
to resort to the police and point out
the individuals who have intimidated
Them" said the court. "American
rights are worth fighting for and
these employees should not be afraid
to stand up for their rights and fight
for them"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
La Toilette Gaining Daily

Barre, Vt.-The Vermont State
Federation of Labor, in twenty-first
annual convention at Barre voted
unanimously to support La Toilette
and Wheeler,
Durham, N. C.-The North Caro-
lima State Federation Of Labor in an
nual convention, by unanimous vote
of the delegates representing practi-
cally every labor organization in the
state, indorsed La Toilette and
Wheeler for President and Vice Pres
ident Of the United States.
Boston-With more than $50 bona
fide delegates in attendance, the
Massachusetts State Conference for
Progressive Political Action, held in
this city, resolutions were adopted
pledging unflinching support to La
Toilette and Wheeler.
Fairmont, w. Va.-With more than
300 delegates in attendance at a
state convention in West Virginia,
held at Fairmont, composed of farm
ers, labor, non-partisan league and
Socialists, a complete list of electors
for the La Toilette and Wheeler tick
ct was named
Hagerstown, Md.-Progressives OF
Hagerstown, Md, including practic-
ally all of the organized workers.
formed La Toilette Wheeler Club at
big meeting in Carpenters hall
here last week. 1t will hold meetings
every Thursday night for the pur-
pose of lining up the voters for the
Progressive ticket.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
Quick Returns For
November Election

Columbus, O-While a record was
made by Col. Thad H. Brown, secre-
tary of state, in getting the primary
returns, he has already begun plans
which will make it possible for the
result in November to be heralded in
official manner with the least poss-
ible delay. How thorough the force
of experts in the office of Secretary
Brown do their work is reflected in
the number of mistakes which they
discover, and the promptness in tab
ulation. Blanks are being prepared
for all county election boards for the
November result, and with these spe-
cific instructions on how to send in
returns will make possible the Off
cial count much more promptly than
usual.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05

Ogden, Utah-At meeting Of the
legislative boards Of the transporta-
ton orders of Utah, which was held
in Ogden, the La Toilette Wheeler
ticket was indorsed.
st. Louis-The Central Trades and
Labor Union of this city has unanl-
mously indorsed the action Of the
American Federation of Labor eXecu-
tive council in declaring for La Fol
lette and Wheeler
Waco, Texas-Progressives from
all parts of Texas met at Waco to
boost the cause of La Toilette and
Wheeler 1t is prophesied that large
blocks of votes will be drawn this
year from the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties.
Phoenix, Ariz. - The executive
board and the law and legislative
committee of the Arizona State Fed
Grafton of Labor have endorsed the
candidacy of Robert M. La Toilette
and Burton K. Wheeler for president
and vice president respectively.
Chicago-The Illinois State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, through its execu-
tive council has unanimously indorsed
La Toilette and Wheeler for Presi-
dent and Vice President. The Re
publican and Democratic conventions
were scored for having failed to take
cognizance of "the vital public issues
now pressing for solution"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
Government Typos Negotiate

Washington-A flat rate of S1.05
per hour has been offered by the COM
mittee representing the members of
the International Typographical un-
ion employed in the government
printing office here, as a compromise
between their original demand for
S1.10 per hour flat and the sliding
scale proposed by public printer Car
ter.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
A PORTENTOUS SIGN

The eldest son of the former Crown
Prince of Germany has taken a cleri-
cal job in the offices of a German
shipping concern. This must be tax
en- as blow at the royalist party
Hopes of a restoration Of the Hohen-
zollern dynasty surely must be at .
low ebb if this sprig of former roy
atty stoops to trade. 1t was a vic
tory for Republicanism in Germany
when the young man took up his pep
to copy bills of lading, and, then, too
it may signify that the lad has some
good energetic German blood in his
veins and desires to do something for
himself.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
N. Y. Printers to Arbitrate

New York-Typographical union
No. 6 has just concluded an agree
ment with the Printers league sec
tion of the New York Employing
Printers Assn, Inc. whereby their
respective conference committees
shall submit their differences to ar
bitration in case conciliation fails.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-09-05
SOON CHOKED THE BIRD OFF

An uninvited strange windjammer,
claiming to be former parson and
"a candidate for Vice President of
these United States, took possession
of one of the court house porches
Labor Day morning, and proceeded to
open his phials of wrath upon an un-
protected public. He damned about
everything from h to breakfast ex-
cept the Volstead act, which suited
him to the queens taste.
He would have probably been talk
ing yet had not Labor Day commit
teeman put stop to the nuisance
and compelled him to cease his TRADE.
1t is said he later skipped the town
claiming he had a speaking engage
ment at Shawnee.