The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-01-09
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We tell the truth
about many things. sometimes pre-
f0undly, sometimes Aippantly,
sometimes recklessly.

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The dawn of 1881 is good time to
stop mushy thinking.
1t is good time for every trade
unionist to reaffirm his loyalty to
trade union principles.
1t is good time to cut clear line
between trade unionism and the mess
of half-baked, frivolous, treacherous
and vaporous notions and nostrums
that clutter up the thought-scape
Every now and then someone comes
along aching to make for himself
place in print and the quickest route
is the utterance of some new idea,
some notion that is startling because
of it's nonsense.
Too many people fail to distinguish
between sound principles and glitter
ing phrases.
Adopts at phrase making have long
been with US. 1t is not evident that
their numbers diminish.
Whether their numbers diminish is
not important. That they be prop
erly set down and known for what
they are is important.
After more than half century of
real, fighting existence, this trade
union movement ought to have gained
the ability to spot fakes, the fakes of
philosophy along wit hall the other
kinds.
For the most part that ability is a
very real thing. But there are those
and probably there always will be
those-who will be attracted by gilt
/ ter, by tinsel, by the unreal.
The hangers-on of the trade union
movement, with their vast promises,
their shoddy ambitions, their shabby
little tricks and pretences, are as
numerous as ever and perhaps bit
more numerous. The communist
movement has given birth to fresh
group of non-conformists and mental
freaks.
The American trade union move
ment is the only labor movement in
the world that does not provide 8
place inside the tent for adventurers
and those who like to play around
with this and that, looking for vicari-
Gus thrills. The nimble witted can't
get in legitimately, so they attempt
by every device known to man tc
sneak in, crawl in and wriggle in
The trade union movement is q
movement of wage earners, having
definite aims, definite program OF
action and definite philosophy
mice people" by the score woulc
like to have hand in shaping labor's
policies. They would like to pretend
that they are the moving force, that
they are the cream in the labor move.
ment coffee.
Many of them are perfectly willing
to pay well for the privilege, having
money along wit htheir wits.
New Years week is good time to
freshen up on trade unionism and get
back to its firm foundations.
The American trade union move
ment has never given an inch to the
various isms and lists.
1t has stood it's ground on the fielt
of philosophy and it has come off {
winner over every one of the passing
fads of mind.
1t has proved its right to its faith
And it has proved the utter soundnes!
of that faith.
Trade unionism is not toy or al
experimental thing. 1t is an instru
ment for the doing of certain thing!
for working people.
And every working man and woman
belongs inside the trade union move
ment.
1t is not a question of what cal
the union do for met is rot a sci
fish question.
1t is matter of duty to belong t.
the movement of labor, helping a
well as being helped.
It5s New Years. Be trade union
ist beginning now!