The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-02-16
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turks behind doors and behind cur
tains.
John L. Lewis gives Burton K.
Wheeler big play. The A. F. of L.
lets go kiss of death" statement,
naming no names.
The shot really was aimed at
Wheeler, believe it or not.
Before the show is over both sides
may be sorry they said it.
Politics is so full of a number of
things that you'd never guess before
hand
Now, if-IF-F. R. runs for a
third term, what then?
1t can happen-and many think it
is sure to.
The blithe writer's and speakers who
rushed to the defense of the American
League for Peace and democracy, for
merly named the American League
Against War and Fascism, filled with
fellow travellers, are free now to pro-
duce their alibis.
The league has folded up, by action
of it's own board.
And there are the silk boycotters,
at it again.
DR.. Walter Judd, who lists himself
as from Hankow, China, a medical
missionary, goes galumphing around,
making speeches to church and fra
ternal groups, trying to get them to
stop buying silk, so as to help cripple
Japan.
The good doctor never gives a
thought to the thousands of
American union workers who
make their living in the American
silk manufacturing industry.
And laugh in the whole business
is that the doctor never talks about
anything but silk stockings. The
whole boycott idea has from the first
stuck tightly to sex lines. Never a
mention about silk panties, brassies,
slips, dresses and other trickeries. Nor
about silk ties and underwear for men
nor silk Innings in hats,
Like most of the sillies, this silly
is full of inconsistencies.
It's about time to throw the crazy
idea out the window, along with other
ninnyfddles which serve little purpose
except a meal ticket for 'our little
group"
Look out for early news of rank
and file labor peace movement.
One is in the cooking stage and may
blossom on page l soon.
Here's news item: A propagandist
has been on the job recently looking
for signatures among top-fight labor
men to a declaration which declares
that Republican President is needed
as successor to F. d. R. Up to this
writing, signatures are not coming
easy. Most leaders frankly don't
want to go out on limb-at least not
so early
John l.. Lewis tried to poke fun at
the cake presented to the President by
the Bakery and Confectionery Work
ers as a means of helping to fight in
fantile paralysis. 1t was clumsy fun.
typical of three other terrible blum
ders in the Lewis press strategy dur
ing the past Is months.
The cake bore candles decorated
with 500 each, given by various
unions. 1t was presented by three
young ladies, daughters of the Bakery
Workers Union officials. Mr.. Green
presented the young ladies to the
President and handed over the cash
contributions.
Lewis, in twitting to the effect that
Green couldn't deliver anything with
out damage, pulled poor and boorish
comment on the fact that, due to the
worst storm in decades, the cake was
broken in transit.
No storm and no accident could mar
the great charity Of heart and mind
represented in that magnificent gift
Lewis said he was busy getting bread
for the miners. The miners remain