The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-09-04

The union label placed on articles
produced by union men and women il
proof that they were made under san.
itary condition at wages that permit
the wage earners to live in reason
able comfort. When you buy unior
labeld articles you benefit your fel-
low union men.
The American Federation of Labor
and it's affiliated organizations have
not only brought greater happiness
in the lives of the wage earners but
in the nations hour of danger il
pledged the loyalty of its members
to the government of the United
States. And that pledge was kept
The American Federation of Labor is
never at loss what to do in any
great crisis. And this was exempli-
fed thousand-fold in its attitude
during the great war;
Among the other victories and ac-
tivities which no one can deny to labor
are workmen's compensation laws,
the restriction of immigration, pre-
venting the importation of labor un-
der contract, collective bargaining,
elimination of the sweatshop evil,
abolition of tenement-hour labor, cru
sade against the white plague by in
sisting upon sanitary workshops, con-
n of Ia ,f md
refusal to accept reductions in wages
during industrial depression.
After years of agitation labor
finally prevailed upon congress to en-
act a law that Tabor is not a COM
modify or article of commerce" !"
That same law provides for jury trials
in contempt cases. This was a most
remarkable advance in the restriction
of the assumed power of judges and
the supreme court recently declared
it constitutional. 1t also declared
compulsory arbitration unconstitu-
tional in either federal or state legis-
lation
AS the trade union movement grew
labor papers began to appear here
and there until today they number in
the hundreds. 1t was difficult strug-
gle for the labor press in the early
| days, but their publishers were SC
deeply ingrained with trade unionism
thatthey accepted their set-backs and
hardships philosophically. Because OF
their great devotion to the cause they
sought to advance they refused tc
recognize defeat. May all union mer
recognize the sacrifices made in THEN
interest by the labor press.
The non-partisan political policy o.
| the American Federation of Labor
has proved its wisdom. During the
| last nineteen years 200 laws of direc
benefit to labor have been enacted b!
congress while all state legislature!
have passed important remedial legis
Ilation.
One reason for the success of tn,
Legislation urged by the American
Federation of Labor is that it bene
fits all the people except the privil
eyed few Labor asks for nothin.
that is not good for the people gen
orally. 1t has stood by the farmer il
his efforts for economic advance
ment 1t always has supported an.
practical legislation that would bene
fit the farmers. 1t has aided ever,
movement that has for it's purpos'
the advancement of humanity.
While these are only a few of thu
outstanding gains made by labor il
the last forty-four years they are suf
| ficient to show that on this Labor
Day we have much for which to bt
thankful. On this day we should re
new our pledge of continued and Wig
orous agitation for more progress ant
still more progress.
We should make it our endeavor tt
accomplish greater and greater re
suits SO that on our next Labor Day
we can say as we have said on every
| other Labor Day that "the gains fol
labor this year are greater than the
gains of last year."