The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-11-05
|. The Cherry
," Where with our
we tell the truth
about many things, sometimes pro-
foundly, sometimes Aippantly,
sometimes recklessly. =.

sometimes recklessly.
It's queer how many things man
has to stand for when he gets to be
president.
Franklin D. Roosevelt has to stand
for Secretary of Labor Perkins.
The funniest thing in the whole
Perkins tenure of office was the rib
bon pinning match held in Washing
ton at the conclusion of her national
labor conference few days ago.
With the exception of few who
came with legitimate interest to see
what was being done in behalf of or
/ ganized labor, the conference was at
/ tended by choice selection of stooges.
That seems fair designation for po-
litical appointees who want to keep
their jobs.
To begin with, nice collection of
resolutions prepared within the de-
partment of labor was presented for
adoption.
"All in favor say aye" said the sec
retary.
"Aye,' said the stooges, unani-
mously There were no dissenters.
These resolutions lay down legis-
lative program which is to the secre-
tary's liking. Now she can go before
congress and pretend to have the
backing of 4S states. That's lot of
backing-if you have it. Some of the
resolutions were directly contrary to
resolutions adopted by organized labor
itself. That's detail which the sec
retary doesn't allow herself to be wor-
ried about. Why should she? Isn't
she the secretary?
: And then came the ribbon pinning
} A nice dinner was given for all
present.
The secretary was boss of the din
ner.
During the proceedings subsequent
to the dinner the various bureau heads
in the department of labor were called
: upon by the secretary to bestow their
awards of merit. The awards con-
ssisted of plain pieces of ribbon of
different colors. Some fellows got
so many ribbons that they can go
home and make something very nearly
approximating Josephs well-known
coat. Bureau chiefs, acting like Char
lie Mccarthy, spoke the words which
they We're supposed to speak and hand
ed out the ribbons which they were
supposed to hand out.
Thus begins the creation of an aris-
tocracy owing allegiance to the secre-
tary of labor
There are blue ribboners, red rib
boners, yellow ribboners and green
ribboners and other kinds of ribboners,
betakening varying standings in the
estimation of the secretary. Probably
: next in order will be the creation of
a marching song The words of the
song should be:
eve say yes, yes, yes to Perkins al
ways
"In the elevators, offices and hall
ways.
! We're the yes, yes ribboneers.
EfNd lro+e o,1, ob
And you can write your own last
line, with the hope that you'll get
lots of fun out of it.
Most of those who sat in on the
show are still laughing at it, and
probably great many of them have
told their friends and neighbors SO
that they can also laugh.
Of course, about the worst thing
that can happen to a politician is to
have people laughing the wrong way.
Anyhow, good time was had by
all, and the secretary is probably la
bororing under the fond belief that
she has a nice political machine all
geared up, ready to go places.
The thorns in the ointment, or
wherever it is that thorns get when
they are not where they should be,
are there because Of the fact that
some Of the resolutions adopted by
the secretary's more-or-less hand
picked conference are in direct con-
fiict with resolutions adopted by la
Dor in its own conventions.
Sooner or later somebody is going