The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-09-21
AS THE WORKER
SEES HIS WORLD
Summary and Digest of
Important Events of the
Week, Here and Abroad

The coming of the five-day week
was predicted and communism and
low wages assailed in a speech Sep
tember 10 by President William j.
Bowen, of the Bricklayers, Masons
and Plasterers' International Union
in convention at Boston.
Bitter feeling between loyal mem
bers of the United Mine Workers of
America and communist left wing"
members eliminated in clash at
Pittsburgh September 8 in which
many were injured
A committee representing the New
Bedford Mass, textile mill strikers
on September II rejected a proposal
of the New Bedford Manufacturers
Association that the workers accept
both the 10 per cent wage cut and the
labor specialization plan and try to
make up the loss through the greater
earning possibilities of the speciali-
zation plan.
Arthur A. Quinn was returned to
the office of president for his six
teenth consecutive term at the annual
convention of the New Jersey State
Federation of Labor, held at Atlantic
City.
Recovery of the steel industry from
its recent depression is indicated il
figures made public showing that the
payroll in the steel center of Youngs.
town, Ohio, for August was higher
than for any previous month this
year. The payroll for August was
S7,1ll,3 1885, gain over July of 1885,,
259 and an increase over August. 1927
of more than $250,00O.
The grand jury investigating The
Philadelphia graft and vice investi
cation on September 7 found tha
there is a direct connection between
members of the police force and wei
organized group of persistent Law
breakers" and recommended the re
moval Of the captain of detectives a.
unfit to hold any office under tn,
municipal government"
The League of Nations on Septem
ber 8 elected Charles Evans Hughe.
American member of the World Cour
in place of John Bassett Moore.
Air mail service will be inauguratet
October / between the United State,
and Mexico, according to an an
nouncement by Postmaster Genera
New, who recently made public tn,
details following receipt of officia
notice from the Mexican governmen
that an air mail service would star
on that date between Mexico City AM
Nuevo Laredo.
The Paris police on September
suppressed what was intended to be ;
. big communist demonstration on tn,
outskirts of the city called to protes
against the Kellogg treaties renounc
ing war.
A resolution endorsing the candi
dacy of Governor Smith for the presi
e dency was adopted September will
only few dissenting votes by th
New Jersey Federation of Labor il
} convention at Atlantic City.
Three workers were killed an
eight injured in an explosion Septem
Der s in a tar and chemical plant a
at Toronto.
> More than 500 delegates attende
| the convention at Evansville, repre-
senting state labor unions affiliate,
wit hthe Indiana Federation of La
) hor, including painters, plumbers
steamfitters and other crafts.
A special committee has been ap
pointed by the French ministry of la
Dor to investigate and submit plan
| in connection with the new program
, for building low-priced living quar-
! ters for the laboring classes.
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