The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-07-15
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We tell the truth
about many things. Sometimes pre-
feundly, sometimes fippantly.
sometimes recklessly.

sometimes recklessly. |
Of late there has been a Niagara
of words describing the marvellous
qualities of presidential aspirants. A
whole group of men have been de-
scribed as miracle men, able to lead
us out of the wilderness of woe.
There seemed something strange
about the fact that gentlemen making
nominating speeches should be able
to bring to national attention so many
new facts about the heroic abilities
of these candidates, everyone of whom
is or recently has been in public office
performing where all could see.
1t is passing strange with what tre-
mendous success SO many can cover
up their miraculous qualities until it
comes time for someone to make a
nominating speech.
But when that times comes all
secrets are barred, and we discover to
what an astounding extent we have
been entertaining greatness un-
awares.
Some years ago this writer found
and reported the fact that Mexico had
definitely embarked, under Gen. Cal
| les, upon plan to make Mexico self
contained, or self-supporting
Reports from Mexico City show
that the plan has progressed far. 1t
is frankly called nationalistic
The rate of decrease in exports as
well as imports is really impressive
and is due by no means to depression
causes. 1t is due largely to the fact
that Mexico is definitely doing every
thing possible to encourage domestic
production and consumption.
One of the first factors in the pro-
gram was an astounding raise in
wages, not all of it held in the face of
these times, but real factor never
theless. The people could not buy
until they had money.
The War Against Depression cam
paign to find jobs for million un-
employed Americans has come to an
end, it's goal reached. Meanwhile at
least two million more have become
unemployed.
Cynics may say the campaign
availed nothing, but nobody can
tell that to any Of the million
who got even temporary jobs.
There have been cases when a
weeks work saved a life-plenty
of such cases.
In Washington, d. c., a man was
discharged after % years of work in
one place. He committed suicide. A
job at the right moment would have
saved HIS life.
To great many who engaged in
the War Against Depression cam
paign labor and its problems came as
new material.
A great many men and women
over the country came to understand
that work is concern of everyone,
not solely of those who are thrown
out of jobs.
Most of those connected actively
with the campaign, watching the tide
of unemployment flow faster than
they could find jobs, came to under
stand definitely that there MUST BE
shorter work week.
1t may be that out of that expe-
rience will come a great, new force
working with labor for a reduction of
working time, so that America S
miracle industrial capacity may not
be the machine that kills those it was
designed to benefit.
We may have a new force working
for the 30-hour week.
Facing the facts is good for every
one. Facing such an all-important
fact as unemployment is matter of
national concern.
Those who have watched unemploy-
ment ride high over the greatest
movement ever brought into action
for employment know more of the
tremendous Importance of employ
ment than they ever knew before. A
million got jobs and another million
came to know that social meaning Of
unemployment. That campaign was
success-not all it might have been
but a success.