The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-02-17
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about many things, sometimes pro-
foundly, sometimes Aippantl-.
sometimes reeklessly.

Congress now has some real meas
ures before it for its consideration.
1t could do something besides listen
to pre-campaign oratory and bunk
if it would.
There is one bill before congress
that will not become great national
issue, but it will stir the interest and
warm the hearts of millions of men
and women.
This bill would grant authority for
the erection of a monument to Samuel
Gompers on public triangle one
block from the headquarters of the
American Federation of Labor build
| ing in Washington, building which
in itself is monument to the great
laborer for humanity.
There is every reason to believe
that this bill will be passed and that
within a reasonable time a memorial
monument will be raised on that little
triangle of ground.
More and more Washington is be-
coming a great labor capital. | The
monument to the great pioneer will
be fitting thing. Not only will
labor men go to see it, but thousands
of school children and sightseers will
pass it each year and be reminded Of
the great services and the inspiring
life of the man in whose memory il
stands.
1t is interesting to record, in this
; connection, that the Cigarmakers In
/, ternational-Samuel Gompers' owl
union-now has its internationa
headquarters in Washington but {
stones throw from the spot wher,
the monument is to be erected, ant
only two short blocks from the head
quarters building where the old chief
h tain radiated his amazing power an,
!, influence.
: Of course congress has many othe
q matters to consider-and som o
them of tremendous Importance
Leading these is the anti-injunctio
bill, soon to have as its companion tn
anti-conspiracy BILL
r Thus the Legislators of the natio
l. are being forced to consider measure
that make for human liberty. Tea
e pot Dome was tremendous scanda
. but bad as it was it was a passin
thing. To rid the nation of the II
junction and the infamous conspirac
charge will be a permanent thing
IS a great stone set down to mark fo1
IS ever the progress of liberty, like IL
a. fourteenth and fifteenth amendment
to the constitution. If these thing
can be done, America will have turl
ed corner definitely and for all tim
leaving black and sorry page b.
"a hind, with the regrets only of tho:
10 who seek to rule by injustice and |
&c might.
ay 1t is good to see such things
these made national issues It shoy
-, that politics is being forced back
fundamentals. 1t does little good
illuminate over transient and supe
~ fetal matters. They sometimes inc
be cate that leaders are afraid, som
N. times that they are groping B
n fear and cropping can not last forev
and the ferment of the struggle eve
of tually drives the politicians into t
main current where they have to gra
pie with the great realities and si
&c or survive according as they act.
ey' Perhaps all this is why a gre
of many persons think Will Rogers
ed Americas outstanding statesman
today. He may be only fooling,
he does his fooling about issues til
most of the politicians like to
90 alone. Politicians ought to take nc
10 of this situation. They might lea
eir from that.