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The Western news., 1940-07-11

acts and
effort but active patriotism understanding voluntary
unity OF W per cent makes flag impressive symbol than
an artificial unity" Of 100 per cent
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23

Lehman. The bill passed the Legis-
lature without opposition.
In his message approving the bill,
the governor said:
''The purpose of the bill cannot be
too highly recommended. Organized
labor is recognized by all as a most
significant part of our industrial So
ciety. This finds recognition in the
enlightened laws recently written on
the statute books of state and nation.
"But with greater rights come
greater responsibilities. The rights
which government has accorded to or
ganized labor must not be used as in
struments of oppression. They must
be extended equally to all workers.
Distinctions based on race, creed or
color cannot be tolerated. Such prac-
tices can only result in bringing or
ganized labor rapidly into justified i'll
repute. 1t must see itself as others
see it, as an integral part of our
democratic society. 1t will not long
retain that status by indulging in
undemocratic habits of discrimina-
ton"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
MANY ENTRIES in
ESSAY CONTEST

Washington, D. c. (ILNS). = The
Union Label Trades Department OF
the American Federation of Labor re-
ports that it is receiving hundreds of
essays on the subjects of the 4-Star
Essay Contest. They are: "Why |
Buy Union Label Goods" "Why | Use
Union Services" "Why | Am a Labor
Unionist," and "Why Joined a Wcm-
ems Auxiliary" l. M. Ornburn, sec
retary- treasurer of the department,
estimated that thousands of essays
would be submitted by contestants
who are desirous of winning the grand
prize of $25000 for each essay and
the numerous union label products
which are offered as additional prizes.
Unionized manufacturers are do
mating valuable union-made articles,
a list of which will be printed and
sent to those who are interested. For
rules and full particulars regarding
the 4-Star Essay Contest address all
communications to |. M. Ornburn, sec
retary- y-treasurer, Union Label Trades
Department, American Federation of
Labor, Washington, D. G.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
THE CHURCH AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE

Why the Catholic Church speaks
out on economic life and it's better
ment is given in the recently pub
lished program, ''The Church and So
cial Order" issued by the Archbishops
and Bishops of the Administrative
Committee of the National Catholic
Welfare Conference.
The message in the program is ad-
dressed primarily to Catholics but the
Rev. Raymond MCGOWAN of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Conference
points out that it deserves study by
all. Reading of one passage, which
gives only one reason why the Cath
olic Church speaks, shows the basis
of his plea for its consideration by
people of all faiths. Here it is:
'In existing circumstances the OBJ
ISdGlOn O1 IHe CHuICH - iHdLllSSI.
Who can deny the close relationship
between economic injustice and long
train of evils, physical, social and
moral? Unfair wages due to greed
for excessive profits and insecurity
due to false and immoral economic
principles lead directly to under
nourishment, bad housing, inadequate
clothing, and indirectly to irregular
family relations, child delinquency
and crime.
Excessively long hours of work in
some industrial areas and in some in
dustrial processes create dangers to
life and limb, impair the health of
working man, and impoverish whole
families through infection, disease and
premature death. Because human
beings and not animated machines
toll in industry, therefore the church
cannot abdicate her right and duty TO
speak out in defense of the rights of
human personality, nor fail to declare
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
HOTEL WORKERS
GET BACK PAY

New York City ILNS).-More than
800 employees of the big Park Central
Hotel have received an aggregate of
approximately $500 in wage in
creases due them since July Is, 1889,
under union contract with the New
York Hotel Trades Council, A. F. of l..
The lump sum payments, averag-
ing about $25 per worker, were made
by the hotel management in conform
ity with the first major decision
handed down by Edward P. Null
rooney, who is impartial arbitrator in
the hotel industry under the agree
ment signed between the Hotel Asso-
citation of New York City and the
union.
Some of the workers said they were
going to use the increase to pay back
rent they owed or other debts, others
that they would buy needed clothing
or other necessities for themselves or
their children. One worker, married,
with 31a -year-old daughter, said he
would put the $25 into a savings bank
hoping to add to it through the years
to accumulate enough to pay for col
lege education for his child.
The union contract, which is now
in effect in more than 80 of New
York's hotels, was signed by the Park
Central Hotel early last year. The
agreement provided, among other
things, for wage increase of So a
week for each worker, ST to be paid
Immediately upon signing, the other
81 increase to go into effect on July
Is.
The Hotel Park Central at the time
the second increase was to go into
effect appealed to Mulrooney to be
relieved from paying it due to it's
financial situation.
Mulrooney ordered that the money
involved be placed in escrow pending
his decision, and held hearings at
which the union opposed the hotels
petition His final decision was that
the increase provided in the contract
must be paid by the Park Central
Hotel.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
Farmer-UniOn Accord
Cemented By Success Of
Eat More Apples Drive

Seattle, Wash. (ILNS) Relations
between labor and the apple grower in
the Pacific Northwest have been
strongly cemented during recent
weeks as a result of efforts of the
Washington State Federation of La
Dor to aid fruit growers.
When the European war largely
terminated continental apple sales,
farmers of the Northwest received
terrific blow To help them dispose
of their surplus fruit, the State Fed
Grafton of Labor urged all its affili-
ated members to "eat more apples"
The federation also appealed to other
A. F. of L. groups throughout the
nation, with fine response.
The Washington State Federation
recently received word from the Chi
cago Federation that the apple cam
paign is producing good results in
the Chicago area.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
FILA. IMPROVEMENT
LOANS PASS BILLION

Washington, D. C. (ILNS)-Mod-
ernization and repair loans insured by
the Federal Housing Administration
have crossed the billion-dollar mark,
Administrator Stewart Mcdonald an
nounced. Ten million people, he said,
have been able to improve the condi
tions under which they live and work
through the medium of F. HI. A. insur-
ance of property improvement loans
made by private lending institutions.
"Not only have American families
owning or renting their homes bene-
flied from this modernization pro-
gram," Mcdonald said, "but indus
try and labor have profited as we'll
The money spent for property i'm
provement has gone directly for ma
terials to all kinds of manufacturing
concerns and distributors and in large
measure to labor in the form of
wages"
On February IL, property improve
ment loans insured by the F. H. A.
since June, 1884, aggregated $1,000,-
7S1,662 There were 2,424,210 sep
arate loans made on homes, farms,
and other properties.
The largest share of funds spent on
home modernization and repair has
gone for such items as plumbing,
heating, painting, roofing, and struc-
tural work involving the use of lum-
Der and other materials. Countless
millions of man-hours of labor have
been created by this work, Mcdonald
stated.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1910.
MORE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

In the presence of the armies en-
ployed by the W. P. A. and various
kinds of public emergency service
some folks are apparently coming to
the conclusion that any kind of public
employment-ex excepting the police and
postal services-is necessarily waste
ful and vicious They seem to look
forward to a time when returning
prosperity will wipe out everything
but private employment
But the same reasons which brought
about the development of the infant
postal service from the days of Ben
Franklin to the regime of Postmaster
General Farley are still at work, and
along other lines of service. For dec
AIDES, many of the only practical
roads were toll roads; but they have
become public highways, and since the
coming of the automobile have been
enormously expanded under public
service and operation.
Schools were once private; but in
1886 teachers in public elementary
schools numbered 870,963; faculties
in universities and colleges numbered
9s,917.
Private, personal and commercial
police, private and volunteer fire COM
panies, and other such services have
had their functions taken over by
public service officials who numbered
856,205 in 1880. These three items
total 1,825,885 persons, not in private
employment.
All music was at one time private
in its patronage; but today the city
of San Francisco is not the only mu-
nicipality having it's own great con-
cert hall, with municipal symphony
orchestra. These services, and sim
liar developments of culture, once de
pended upon the royalty and the
wealth of their patrons. During the
depression, millions of music-lovers
have enjoyed musical privilege which
they never before had access to, be-
cause of the public organization of
concerts and dramatic performances,
for the employment of the talent
which otherwise would have been SEN
fenced to work at the end of a shovel
handle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

ditions possible if there is no sound
economic basis on which to build them.
Lied by men like H. G. Welles,
there is an increasing group in Eng
land which realizes that the elimina-
tion of present dictators will not solve
the underlying world economic prob
lens of which the relationships are
symptoms. On the other hand, solu-
ton of the problems may very we'll
put an end to relationships and ag-
gressions. The attitude of the neu-
trails and small democracies in Europe
shows that they realize these facts.
"Since no belligerent can move for
peace without weakening its own po-
sition and since any effort on the part
of other neutrals must be ineffective
if unsupported by this country, the
responsibility of the United States to
open way for peace is clear A sat
isfactory and lasting settlement at
this time may not be possible, but it
is question of now or never, for after
prolonged war, such a settlement
will obviously be impossible"
"As the thunder of war shakes Eu-
rope we should remind ourselves that
the present brutal suppression of lib
erty had its root in little acts of re-
preston, of hate and prejudice that
swelled to a gigantic flood
American liberty and democracy
are put on trial by what may appear
as small incidents. They are jeop-
ardized when labor leader is not al
lowed to speak at the time of a strike,
when negro is burned by mob or
excluded from hospital staff because
of his race, when sharecroppers or
migrant workers are exploited, when
highly qualified Jewish students are
unable to secure admission to a med
ical college. Federal Council Bull
letin, issued by Federal Council of
the Churches of Christ in America.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
PICKETING LAW HELD INVALID

Los Angeles (ILNS). - The Ven
tura, Cal, picketing ordinance, which
prohibits peaceful picketing, has been
declared unconstitutional by Superior
Court Judge Louis C. Drapeau of Ven
tura County. The decision was handed
down in two appeals from the police
court of Ventura. The cases were
sponsored jointly by the Southern
California branch of the Civil Liber-
ties Union and the Central Labor
Council of Ventura County
When woman's in hurry, the best
thing to do is to get out of her way
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
uncompromisingly the moral obliga-
tions of industrial and economic life.'
WHAT NEXT?

A new spray process of silvering is
said to cut the time and cost of MAX
ing mirrors. Mirrors made by the
new process are brighter, longer-last-
ing, it is also said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
TEXAS FISHERMEN STRIKE

Port Isabel, Tex. (ILNS). - Three
hundred and fifty fishermen went on
strike here after negotiations between
fish dealers and representatives of the
fshermen's union broke down. The
union asked contract for preferen-
tial hiring and collective bargaining.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
WISDOM

Strikes will cease when there is no
longer a reason for them. A strike
itself is not an evil-it is a symptom
of an evil.-Samuel Gompers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL
TO BAR RACE CURBS

Albany, N. Y. GLNS).-The Perry
bill making it misdemeanor for Of
ficials of labor unions to bar persons
from membership because of race or
religion has been signed by Governor
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23

The driver used to wrap the lines
around the whip and go to sleep for
few minutes. Now a driver wraps
his car around telephone pole and
goes to sleep permanently.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23

Issued Weekly at 326 Market Street
Telephone 1896 Hamilton Ohio
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Returning prosperity should find
hese services enlarged, not curtailed.
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Entered at the Postoffice at Hamilton,
Ohio, as Second Class Mail Matter
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-23

German Nazis are revamping the
old MARKHAM slogan of workers of
the World Unite" amending it to
read, ':Unite to Smash the English
Jewish-Democrati High Finance"
Dr. Ley, head of the so-called Ger
man Labor Front, is trying to turn
the old slogan to the purposes of the
Hitler propaganda, by attacking the
''base, despicable capitalism" of the
English and French governments.
This reminds one of the war-cry of
the Kaiser's propagandists in 1914
1918, when they claimed that Great
Britain brought on the war Tin which
the Germans did not believe the Brit
ish would really take part), by the
alleged "encirclement of Germany"
The characteristic use of the word
democratic" in connection with "high
finance" is one of the earmarks of the
Nazi spouting, just as the use of the
word ''co-operation" is the earmark of
the Japanese discussion of the "Chi-
nese incident Something has hap
pened to the mental processes of these
peoples 1t seems to be a species of
intellectual nihilism, aiming at the
confusion of tongues as means to
the confusion of thought among their
own people.
The viewpoint of those who believe
that now is the time for the United
States to take the lead in peace eff
forts in Europe and that there can
be no peace without a just economic
settlement is well presented by Flor
ence Brewer Boeckel in recent COM
ment for the National Council for
Prevention of War. In discussing
what may be peace moves by this
country and factors which she thinks
may be making this an opportune
time to propose negotiated settle
ment, she says:
"A military victory will not make
the establishment of satisfactory con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29
By ROSS MUNRO.

A UNITED KINGDOM PORT,
Sept. % (P.-The first f1otilla of
United States deStroyers. transferred
to Britain in return for Western
Hemisphere defense bases. has ar
rived at this war-bustling port after
a safe and speedy 250o-mile voyage
from Canada, climaxed by an ap-
parent submarine attack during the
last night on the Atlantic.
Censorship prevents transmission
of the details of the attack
The destroyers came through I'M
scathed.
The gray little warships, manned
by British crews, knitted down har-
took their places in the front line
Of the war zone, less than a month
after completion OF the historic
British arrangement.
In all, so of them are being trans
ferred. Six of the vanguard have
been commissioned in the Royal
Canadian Navy.
No Fanfare on Arrival.
There was no official welcome or
any fanfare for this little fleet Uhe
number of destroyers in the van
guard is concealed by censorship
No whistles blew. no flags dipped.
They came into port as secretly as
they left Canada. Now they are
undergoing minor alterations before
entering active service.
Built 20 years ago, the average
ships stood up spectacularly under
the five-day Atlantic pounding. from
st. Johns to Belfast, the first British
port at which they touched.
I made the crossing aboard the
fotilla leader. formerly with the At
lantic squadron of the United States
Navy. 1t was the first time during
the present war that a newspaper
(See DESTROYERS, Page AID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29
By CARTER BROOKE JONES.

As the crowd waited at Gravelly
Point yesterday afternoon for Presi-
dent Roosevelt to arrive and lay the
cornerstone of the administration
building at the new washington
National Airport, a faint sound
came from the south. 1t swelled
into a dull roar, and dots appeared
on the blue horizon.
From the east came a similar
rush of gathering thunder.
The roar rose to a crashing
crescendo. Planes came out OF the
distant mist from every direction
ominous figures hurting through
the flawless sky at one another.
There was a gasp from the wait
ing throng. cheer.
Unheralded, known only to the
officials who planned the ceremony,
an armada of more than 400 fight
ing planes from the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps had come to
honor the dedication of the Capitals
great airport, the future rendezvous
of a vast segment of the country's
air commerce.
Planes Converge on Field.
In single thrilling minute, the
military planes converged over the
airport from seven different direc-
tons and at as many attitudes.
They came with such headlong
speed and at so many angles that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29
Representative Rogers
Death Threat Reported
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LOWELL. Mass, Sept. 28.-Let-
tiers of Threatening" nature at
tempting to intimidate' Representa-
tive Edith Nourse Rogers, Republic
can. of Massachusetts, into desisting
from her fight against a foreign
shoe corporation in Maryland, have
been received by her. an authorita-
tive source, who declined to be quoted
directly. said today.
The Boston Traveller said it had
learned the letters were anonymous
Threatening her with death because
of her participation in the move to
deport foreign born officials and
workers" of the company.
Representative Rogers, reported
en- route to Washington, was not
Immediately available for comment.
Addressing dinner Of the Massa-
chusetts Republican State Commit
tee last night, Mrs. Rogers told OF
her opposition to the shoe corpora
ton, specifically on the issue Of the
firms importation" of workers from
Czecho-Slovakia who. she said. were
enormously described as "instruc-
tors" for a new type of work"
She said an investigation showed
they were not instructors and that
certain workers overstayed the spe-
cial time allotted to them in this
country. Finally, she said, opposi-
ton to the corporation and her own
complaints led to an order OF de-
portation for certain workers.
Attorney General Jackson this
week directed that 50 workers and
executives of the Bata Shoe Com
pany leave the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29
The Political
Roundup

On what issues does political
thinking in each State turn as the
Nation moves nearer the home
stretch Of the presidential election?
What have been the results of Wen
dell Wilkes Western tour? Have
there been any changes in President
Roosevelt's standing with the voters
Is foreign crises grow more acute?
Turn to Pages BIO and Bill,
where an experienced political oh.
server in each Of 40 State will
tell you the situation in his ter.
ritory. As the final month of the
campaign nesrs there are signs in
some important States that senti.
ment is beginning to jell. That
process, as it may continue or be
reversed by events, will be report.
ed every Sunday remaining before
November 5. To know the trends,
and the reasons back of them
Kerb W Win the Political
Roundup Every Sunday
In The Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29
erio Might Thrills Thong at New National Airport Dedication

on the mile-long runways of pol
ished asphalt. Then his car was
driven to the cornerstone, in front
of which special guests. of1cials,
congressional leaders and members
of the diplomatic corps-waited in
the few seats available. The rest
of the crowd thronged about the
plowed field yet to be sodded and
Handicapped.
Despite this great airport, so ur-
gently needed, he told them, so
swiftly is civil aviation growing that
already we must begin to plan
other subsidiary airports for WASH
ington, as we must throughout the
Nation"
The President recalled, as he
stood in bright, warm sunlight be-
side the cornerstone engraved with
his name and those of the others
chiefly responsible for the new air
port: Here, in this broad Potomac
Valley, George Washington and the
other fathers sought to place the
Nations Capital at center of the
then channels of transportation.
There was long dispute about this
plan. So, too, there has been long
dispute about the plan for this
airport, which will make the Capt.
tai again the hub Of transporta-
ton by air"
And he added: "A proper and
adequate flying field has been q
Washington problem since the
Wrights had their first crash on the
(See AIRPORT, Page A-4D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29
Second Music Appreciation
Program Is Launched by Star
Records of Operate Works to Be Made
Available Beginning Saturday

In line with its efforts to create
better understanding and enjoy
ment of fine music in Washington
and vicinity. The Star has launched
new music appreciation program,
the purpose of which is to make
available some OF the worlds great
est operate music in record form.
The new program. similar in plan
to the highly successful music APP
probation campaign conducted by
The Star early last year in behalf
of symphonic music, will afford
music lovers in the Washington
metropolitan area an opportunity
to enjoy in their own homes re-
cofdings of great operas made by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29
Wi||kie Is Believed
To Have Good Chance
ToCarry Wisconsin
Republicans Are United,
Proeressives Losing
Ground, Democrats Split
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,


MADISON, Wis, Sept. 28-Wis-
consin today looks like a good bel
for Wendell L. Willkie. The reaction
from his appearance at a big rally
in Madison last night is generally
regarded as good. Speaking to a
crowd Of $4,000 in the field house
of the University of Wisconsin, the
Republican presidential nominee
was able to get himself across to
his audience and while some in the
crowd were hostile they remained
to listen and not to heckle
There are several reasons why
Mr.. Willkie has a good chance to
carry this State in November In
the first place. the Republicans are
strongly together; in the second,
the Democrats are divided into anti
New Deal and pro-New Deal fac
tions, and, in the third. the Progress
sives have lost ground. 1t looks as
if only an effective deal between the
Democrats and ProgreSsives could
prevent a Republican victory, and
even that might not work. Leo
Crowley is reported to be working
on such deal, but the LaFollette
Progressives continue to insist they
know nothing about it.
One great difficulty in the way
of an effective Democratic and
Progressive tieup this year lies in
the fact that there is strong anti
New Deal, anti-third term faction
in the Democratic Party. And there
is even q schism among the New
Deal Democrats, with one group
seeking to GUST the other from con-
troll.
There are signs, however, that the
(See LINCOLN, Page A-10)