The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-10-11
The Cherry
1V Where with our
roo Little Hatchet
we tell the truth
about many things. sometimes pro-
foundly, sometimes fiippantly,
sometimes recklessly.

Enka, another branch of the Euro
pean rayon interests that own the
Elizabethton plants, follows suit with
request that labor organizers be
barred from Asheville, N. c., where
the plant is being built at cost of
about S10,000000. The secretary of
the company says the purpose is to
use ''the labor of your mountains"
and he hopes nothing will distrub the
peaceful working conditions" as he
terms them, under which unlimited
exploitation is possible. The gentle
man is embarked upon hopeless
task. Unionism will come, even in
nice, new S10,000,000 plants.
Another investigator of Southern
conditions says manufacturers incline
to the view that there ought to be
separate federation for Southern
workers, affiliated only loosely, if at
all, with the A. F. of L. Divide and
rule was a motto of bosses long before
these mill owners thought of it. And
those who are ruled always pet to
gether in the end, even when they
are divided for time over false
issues and herring trails
Queer things happen in the tariff
| fight Retail dry goods men. hoping
for more cheap goods that can be
sold on bargain counters, oppose
tariff. They think they are wise, but
are foolish. These dealers sell other
goods besides cheap bargains. If
| American wage earners are out of
work because of foreign competition,
from whence will come the buying
power to move the staple goods The
workers, in that case, won't even be
able to buy bargains!
Auto makers also want lower rates
Naturally. They are beginning to
manufacture in Europe and they want
to bring their low-wage product here
When they manufactured here they
were glad of high tariff, though they
may not have needed it. Now, manu-
featuring abroad, they turn about
They do not look ahead to see what
will happen to their market, with its
millions of wage earners buying auto
mobiles because of wages earned II
America.
The Washington Daily News calls
this changed attitude enlightened
selfshness," but it isn't. 1t is unen
lightened greed.
Mr.. ]. p Lohman, real estate edi
tor of the Hearst papers, writes ont
day in his column about building
trades, showing some very low for
eign wages, which everyone know!
exist
Mr.. Peter j. Brady, alert presiden
of the Federation Bank and Trus
Company, in New York, reads wha
Mr.. Lehman writes and replies, Nh
Lohman printing the reply, gracious
, ly.
Mr.. Brady asks what about the rel
ative production of our workers ant
the foreign low-paid workers. Thel
he asks what about the similarity o.
! dissimilarity of work and of struc
turse, an important question. Thel
he goes deeper He asks if it wouldn'
be fair to call attention to the fac
that well paid American workmen ar,
providing better opportunities fol
their families, enjoying a multitud,
of good things that have come to b.
essentials with us, and, in addition
that make better cities and towns
paying taxes for public improvement.
taxes that low paid workers abroac
could not pay.
Mr.. Brday did a good job Tn,
truth is, what is important is not hov
much more work an American may d,
in day, but what kind of a civiliza
ton we are building with our BETTE
wages and our material good things
High wages are a contributing facto