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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

Labor's loyalty to industry is
shown in the records of the postwar
period when increased production per
man was urged as a patriotic duty.
The only reward for the general re-
sponse to this plea came later when
the factory gstes were shut and near
ly eight million were deprived of the
right to earn a living. A serious study
of the unemployment problem would
be Illuminating to the student of SOC
ial unrest who hopes to understand
the mind of the rebellious wage work.
er. Nothing deserves more condem-
nation than the lack Of accountability
on the part of those who are respon-
sible for unemployment.
Many employers still actually be-
lieve that unemployment is a good
thing for business, as an aid to dis
cipline and low wages, and a means
Of keeping the laborer in his place" +"
Such employers are not conscious of
the natural and inevitable trend of
modern industrial life. Low wages
reduce the purchasing power and the
fear Of no work commands respect
only in periods of extreme distress.
It is not effective most of the time.
Industry must treat men as men, as
humans in a democracy.
Nowhere is the new spirit more
strikingly manifested than in the
agreement recently concluded be-
tween the miners union and the prin-
cipa1 coal mine operators renewing
the existing wage scale for three
years. Bituminous coal mining has
long been recognized as a conspicuous
offender in the matter of irregular
employment. We are told that nearly
fContiouad on pa0a Tv1oN
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

BY International Labor News Services
NEW YORK CITY, May 14.-Soci-
ETY. and club women Of New York
joined in launching the sanitary-un-
ion label campaign at luncheon in
the huge Garment Center Building at
which Miss Emily Smith, daughter of
the Governor, and Mrs. Charles s.
Brown, Jr., a member of the Junior
League, sewed the labels on dresses
made in union shops. Later the party
inspected the model union factories
in the building.
DIR. Henry Moskowitz, director of
the Joint Board of Sanitary Control,
explaining the significance of the
label, which bears the word "Pros-
anis, said:
"The Prosanis' label means that
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

Primarily interested thus far in the
work of disease prevention through
labor union activity are the trades
that suffer most from the ills that re-
suit directly from their employment
painters, who were the pioneers in
the bureau; hatters, bakers, machin-
lists, cigarmakers, stone cutters, ce-
ment finishers and plumbers.
Four Years Activity
The Workers Health Bureau was
started in July, 1921, by Grace M.
Burnham and Harriet Silverman.
From but an idea that it was peces-
sary to establish centralized agency
to gather health facts and prepare
health programs for unions to combat
dangerous working conditions the
present bureau has grown to impos-
ing proportions.
In four years the work has expand
ed until the membership of the bureau
at present consists of 92 labor organ
izations in 13 States and Canada in
the following trades: Bakers, cement
finishers, cigarmakers, hatters, ma
chinists, painters, plumbers and stone
cutters. During the last year the
membership doubled, six trades in
seven new territories coming il.
While the important work of the or
ganization is to give expert advice to
unions so they may incorporate in
their trade agreements provisions
that will guard the lives of their
members and to stimulate protective
legislation, it is the scientific service
TIE bureau was able to give ct the
Very Beginning that made It's sug'
gestions to union leaders carry
weight.
Advised by Best Experts
J The foremost physicians have Of
fered their services to aid in mitigat-
ing and forestalling the ills that mod
ern industry brings to the workers,
Consultants to the bureau who give
technical guidance include DIR. Yam
dell Henderson, professor of applied
physiology at Yale University; DR.,
Alice Hamilton, assistant professor
of industrial hygiene, Harvard Med
ical School; DR.. Emery R. Hayhurst,
consultant, industrial hygiene depart
ment, Ohio State University, and c.
E. A. Winslow, professor of public
health, Yale University.
These leading experts on public
health and industrial disease are thus
available to help labor in the work of
saving the lives of hundreds of thou
sands of employees now victims of the
hazards of their trades and to force
upon employers health codes that will
eliminate death-dealing sprays, dusts
and fumes by collective agreement.
Continued on Page Six)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
WORKERS HEALTH PROTECTION TO FORE AS
LABOR TAKES HOLD OF DISEASE PROBLEM
By J. CHARLES LAUE

America has many enhuasms but camorous than
the campaigns for prongng life and reducing the toll of
disease Statistics record the constantly diminishing death rate
from of the ageong and pesences of AS
these decline modern industry creates health hazards To
with these arseeng labor organizations actively TAX
ing health protection part of the economic struggle
Last week there met at the Workers. Health Bureau No. 799
Broadway New York City, representatives of trade unions
from six States to the annual meeting of the bureaus Trade I'm
ion Advisory Council get report year to map
the program for 1925-1926
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
GET LIVING WAGES;
MUST KEEP UPFIGHT
b international Labor New. Service

By international Labor News Service
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May A.
Clyde Kelly, Representative in Com
gress from Pennsylvania, author Of
the postal pay increase law, spoke to
more than 5000 Indiana postal work
ers here and declared that under the
new wage increase law postal workers
were getting a living wage for the
first time in their lives.
He said that since the right Of the
postal workers to q living wage had
been established the fight now centers
on rights to which postal workers of
the future are entitled.
Must Keep Up Fight
'It is our duty to look. into the
future and concentrate on winning
other rights which will be for the bet
terment Of the service and 4or the
benefit of the thousands of youths of
today who will give their lives to the
postal. SERVICE" he said.
"The right Of a real old age re-
tirement law is the immediate need
and one for which promise to fight
in the next session of Congress. With
the help of your Congressman here
we will put it over. When a man de-
dicates his life to the service it is
fitting that in the end he should not
be cast into the scrap heap and per-
mitted to die in poverty.
Another right that is to be won
is the right to security in employment
as long as the postal worker renders
capable and efficient service. This
would mean the establishment of a
board of appeals, of which I am in
hearty favor, for no supervisory pos
tai official should be the judge, jury
and executioner all in one"
Hits Postal Management
Congressman Kelly declared that
postal workers were entitled to work
under hea1thful conditions. He said
he knew of postofiees that are ''un-
worthy of the name" He pointed out
that the Postofice Department pays
out millions annually in rents and de-
clared that the interest on these sums
would ''build postoffice in every city
and town in the nation. '.as
Mr.. Kelly advocated "a. road open
TO the top" SO that postofice employ
es might become ppstmasters. ''The
day is at hand he said, "when the
postoffice will be taken out of politics
and the Office placed on the merit
system" He declared that he was
strongly in favor Of the rights of pos
tai employees to organize themselves
into effective organizations" He
said the days of the old 'gag laws"
were gone and the postal employee
had right to make suggestions for
the service.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
UNEMPLOYMENT PREVENTION
LABOR'S NEXT FORWARD STEP

(Note-This is the first of two
articles by Mr.. Oil, in which he
discusses unemployment and its
prevention.)
America owes no man a living,
aid a statesman recently, 'but Amer.
ca does owe every born soul an op.
'ortunity to earn a livelihood"
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

the garment on which it is sewed
comes from a light, sanitary work
shop and from the hands of workers
who have made it under healthful con-
ditions. If woman insists on having
a frock that bears the label she will
have more than a dress. She will be
using her buying power to maintain
decent working conditions and protec-
tion against diesase for herself and
her family as well as for the workers
who made the dress"
Before the sewing took place both
Miss Smith and Mrs. Brown were in
Quoted into membership in the Dress
makers Local of the international
Ladies' Garment Workers Union, in
suring that the garment was 100 per
cent union.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15
RENEW CHILD LABOR FIGHT

AUSTIN, Texas, May 14.-Renewal
of the fight for the federal child la
Dor amendment was included in the
legislative program adopted by the
national congress of parents and
teachers, in session here.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

"Why doesn't
America give
us that opportun-
ity ?" ask the
jobless, the un-
employed, those
who are able,
ready and willing
to work. For
years labor has
been asking these
pointed ques-
tions: Is unem-
ployment neces-
sary? Should la
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

unemployment of all. At all times
regardless of his age-the fear of ''no
job" is dominant in the workers mind.
The unemployment fear is constant.
1t hangs over him every moment he is
at work. It demoralizes him while
denied work.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

NE w 1OhA, may 14.-lne Doard
OF directors and stockholders of the
Federation bank, Peter Brady, presi-
dent, will celebrate the second birth
day anniversary of the bank, on May
l19. Governor Smith, President Green
Of the A T. of L. and others have ac-
cepted invitations to be present. The
bank opened on May 10, 1923, with a
capital and surplus of $50O,00O. It's
resources are now over $9,O0O,O00
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

United States Public Health Serv-
ice and Surgeon General Cumming to
make investigation of use of tetra-
.ethly gasoline.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

CONTINUED on Page TwO)
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-05-15

OflIsi1 0rsan of The Aber-
dem Central 1.abar ConnciL,
Hoqaiam Trades and Labor
Council and the Washington
State Federation Of Labor.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21
y THE CAMERAlMAN."

appropriation bills, combinations, and conf
mittee reports, and the Sixty-seventh Congress
which passes into history on March 4. 1875,
facing its closing days, it does not appear
either possible or probable that the bill intro
duced by Senator Cunmins Of Iowa for the
establishment of Negro Industrial Commits
sion will be passed by the present Congress
in which case, Of course it automatically dies
and mist needs be resurrected and run the
ganut of Congress anew before it can again
be considered as being live topic.
Reflection causes us to recall that the
Yeas and Nays within the Race, during hear
ings held by the House Committee on the
Judiciary, were bitterly opposed to each
other Speculation was rife, at that time, as
to whether project concerning which Negro
opinion was at such variance, was profitable
legislative investment for Congressman and
Senators who wished to display their interest
in racial matters to the BRETHREN in their
districts back home. At any rate, it was late
" understood that the industrial measure was
booked for passage; and it was conceded that
Senator Cunnnins was not man who idly
introduced bills only to have them die for
lack of attention.
1t is understood, however, that the South
ern members of Congress served their GUS
tonlary notice that legislation affecting Ne
groes should be left until the last call and that
any attempt to foster the industrial measure
would be met by filibustering reprisals such
as were invoked at the time the Dyer Bill
Was before Congress.
Thus, the BRETHREN must await the
converting of the Sixty eighth Congress before
a Negro Industrial Commission can again be
visualized, and even then It must come from
the ground floor up.
And those proponents who were sure
shots can stop dreaming Of push buttons and
swivel chairs, unless those implements can be
transferred to some other federal Office mitch
more certain than the Negro Industrial Com
mission
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21
CAUGHT In THE ACT.

Sunday afternoon, 9Th INST at
about o'cock. Mr.. A. Dougiass
Price was seated in an automoDlle IN
front of his residence. which ad1oins
his Mace of business 210 e. Leigh
street. when he saw Abe Clemens
come out of the front door OF ms
residence with something protrudlng
under his coat. This excited ms
suspicion and he called to one OF MS
mon to follow him and find out what
he had brought out of the residence
office. The faster the follower
walked, the faster the pursued man
did the same thing. He turned down
Third straet at Leigh and then
around Jackson street through the
a Tey between Second and Third
streets.
By this time Mr.. Price with some
Of his employees In car were In
rursuit. Clemens had nearly reached
shdckoe Hill Cemetery before he vas
soyerhauled and brought back. He
was in possession Of the PRICE casn
box. which had been taken out OF
the metal fila In the office. He
pleaded for his aiberty, but within
fiy. minutes the police patrol with
officers had him and upon opening
the cash box. it was found to contain
$500, which amount Clemens had
not had thh time to take out OF the
box.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21

seriously entertain any objection to
the plan of procedure were it not for
the fact that it tends to impress the
public, both at home and abroad,
with the idea that there is racial
ouestion here. when as matter OF
fact, thanks to the intarracial move
ment by white and colored leaders,
absolute harmony prevails among
both white and colored people IN
this neck Of the woods. y.s
The plan submitted IS that the
leading colored citizens here meet
with the leading white citizens and
work out a plan 70 relieve the con-
rested condition among the colored
neople In particular. This is all right
ss far as 1t goes. The promoters OF
the scheme mean ell right, but can
they stand the backfire Of white
criticism and can q sufficient number
Of responsible white citizens be In
duced to taks an active interest In
the venture and advance the neces.
sary amount Of capital to bring abou
q Su,, realization Of the dreams OF
the promoters?
The conservative manner in which
the proposition is being handled
SHOULD result in much good, whether
the plans as submitted are ultimately
or. not. So far as the
colored folks are concerned, we be-
,ieve they are ready for the confer
ence. Let the CRUSADERS continue
Their good work.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21
y. <sss~x FISK DCnnLE.5 CvG4$.

While listening in, the other night, our
radio developed btlzzing sound, which, When
we turned the knob over to the right scale,
readily converted itself into "WhatM Do"
chorus, sung in political meter. dt seemed as
though ten thousand voices were striving for
vocalistic mastery during solo periods of the
chorus.
We counted not less than thirty-hve
male voices, some tenor, some bass and some
faisetto singing solo entitled, II Want To
Be Register of the Treasury. This selection
was followed by quartet, which inhar1non-
iously sang, without accompaniment, sorrow
full ballad, II Want To Be Recorder OF
Deeds. A muffled voice took up the strains
of can Aria from Haiti, San Domingo and
Liberia and bass soloist sang with great
feeling, I'm Governor of the Virgin Islands.
After standing by in almost GREATNESS sus-
pense at this wireless phenomena we heard
shrill female voices, vertically shrieking, 81
Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On
My Way.
lust then local station crowded out
our long distance broadcasters, and we heard
over our clicking one-tube set solemn voices
which seemed to say: "What Can They Do?"
What Can They Do, What Can They Do To
Pull Themselves Through and "Good
Night rang out before we could readjust the
loud speaker.
Half sorrowfully, we started off to bed,
remembering that some one said last Noverr-
ber's election was the greatest thinking
election since the Civil War. And as we
filed our corn-cob pipe with Union Leader
cut plug, we wondered if the BROTHERS
and SISTERS are really facing an election
postlude of deep thinking new political
period, as it were when the pen is mightier
than the rd,-when deiuge of deeds Is
more important than deluge of words, when
delivering the goods takes precedence over
taking them away,-and when, in fact, all
down the line, ''What Can You Do" is con-
sidered last.
And lust as we dozed off, We heard
faint suffering sound from the loud speaker,
which seemed to say-"Oh, yes, there will be
some changes made.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21
!. NEW POLICY-A. r. Or l.

child labor amendment The spirit Of work
in many of the States of oar country seems
to be "Tol On, Thou Won,an-l>ook Not for
Rest. In Florida, Alabama. West Virginia,
Indiana, and Iowa, there is no limit to the
length of the work day for gentle woman.
North Carolina bravely permits her females To
labor on for eleven hours day. Tennessee
laws make poor woman leave The factory and
mill after she has delivered ten and one
quarter hours of steady work.
Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, South
Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia. Maryland, Pena
sylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Illinois and
South Dakota exact ten hours of toll before
their female workers can seek the quietude of
their hotnss. Nine hours comprise the limit
alton in eleven other States, while the wild
and woolly western States of Colorado, Utah,
California, Nevada, Washington, Montana,
Arizona and New Mexico are the principal
ones which call halt on won1an's work after
she has labored for eight hours.
The Southern States, otherwise renowned
for their gallantry toward, and protection of
women, fall far down the scale in furnishing
protectorate for their female contributors TO
the fields and factories of the South What
galantry is there in the ten or eleven hour
day? None. Such period is now recog-
nized as being injurious even 70 male labor,
as whole, much less than the gentle danes
who contribute human hand power to the
progress of the nation.
OF course, one would not dare impute
the fact that Negro labor, both male and fe-
male, abounds in the South, whsre this group
has ever been regarded as hewers of wood
and drawers of water, and say that this bulky
racial labor mass might be the csuse Of iaxity
In safeguarding the health and recreation of
female labor.
The fact remains however, that the
majority of the Southern States have been
careless in their care of female labor, and
that Negro women, who are always conscript-
ed for the "hard-boiled" work Have been tha
greatest sufferers from the absence of the
eight-hour day. Here is another adjustment
which is needed in Dixie Land. the land CT
cotton, and the land of long working hours
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21

'It took many days to
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21
New Way to Quickly
Stop Worst Cough

A remarkable new and simple
method for treating cough gives
relief with the first doses and usual.
ly breaks a severe cough in "a
hours.
The treatment Is based on the
prescription known as DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Coughs. You
take just one teaspoonful and hold
it in your throat for Is or 20 Sec
onds before swallowing, without
following with water. The prescrip-
ton has a double action. 1t not
only soothes and heals soreness and
irritation, but it quickly loosens
and removes the phlegm and con-
gestion which are the, direct cause
of the coughing. People have been
astonished how quickly the cough
ing stopped with this new treat
ton g0es in very short time.
The prescription is for coughs,
chest colds, hoarseness, bronchitis.
spasmodic Group, etc. 1t is excellent
for children as well as grownups-
no harmful drugs. Economical, too,
as the dose is only one teaspoonful.
at all good druggists. Ask for
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21
DIR NRILY MILLER announced

DIR. NRhLY MILLER announced
recently that aesording to the decision
OF oelSsed POLITICAL organization in
Washington, be vas "a man without
a party. II seens to US that this
condition mast be seafimposed. if it
is to be regarded as effective.
AS he ~ no vote in the District
of ColsmBh his own assertion should
settle the question. His comment on
Marcus esaryey is in the nature of a
classic, embracing historical truths,
which win ynduce meditation and
study.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21

The case was called for trial In
the Police Court Monday morning
before Justice John ]. Ingram. Mr..
Price did not press the case as a
Oalony and Clemens was sent to jail
for IL months. He was an ex.
employe Of Mr.. Price.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21
A NOVEL PLAN.

A NOVEL PLAN is being agitated
among yarisus white organizations
for the ksation of Negroes, that
is for the establishment of imaginary
lines of residence beyond which
neither RAGS will go. We would not
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21

Ep4F0R GEORGE W. HARRIS. Of
the New Fork News used the Ian.
guage Of "a Statesman and a phiioso-
phef ia hts semmeat upon the pun
shment of Mareas Garvey.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21

"A little bit Of research compels US to
conclude that provision for the cutting down
of hours Of work for female labor should be-
regarded as being much more important than
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21

~. IL
IN Alb GF OUR ups and downs
in this verdi, We sasuid keep hrst
, and fereaos the divine truth that
God raka in the affairs Of mem
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21

wHa2E sRLFINTEREsT is in
yolved, th@se are few Of mankind,
; who eats nefe equal and exact justice.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21

Civilians : and militia At work af
tho mouth Of Sand Cave, KY, in
he effort - rescue q recover toe
kedy> sfs Floyd CsaiAs. traSRed
int b 8 Marrow cavern By . slid.
- bes11se Sss . full weed. thsn
',ssled h b. .. eave-in - rescue
iseened esstsiAt lnsest Is . recent
lic4nse d Heyl cstlins, made dsr.
Re ~ q tifs Desvieus sxptesec
'0SaA HAes 49, 500 people
,JiSed ~ sssns Ne ssseod Se.'
- q Ais. ApEissnneas, An:Ay
tesjAg int . great hm2ce ne1eAes
nslng and R.eyh8 for Ma Esssse
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-21

SOME PEOPLE canaet look you a
the eye steadily. There ara some,
too that ypu should not want to look
at you at al.