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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
RESPECT DEMOCRACY
By RUTH TAYLOR

Father Wilfrid Parsons brought out
an interesting thought recently which
expresses a great deal of what is
wrong in our attitude toward govern
ment. He said that we are too apt to
treat legislation as sports event,
that bill may be carefully and
thoughtfully worked out and brought
before Congress but when the vote is
taken the headlines read, "Such and
such a side won."
This is a strong Indictment. Is leg
islation to be a battle of wits-or a
genuine effort to bring to pass law
for the betterment of all the people :?
Must there be winner and loser
in government? Or is this govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people?
We must be more dignified in our
concept of public life. We must make
it not a sports event where the clever
est is the best, but a career in which
man does the best he can. We need
to treat with as much respect the oath
of office as we do the physicians oath.
Have you heard the surprise with
which foreigners greet many of our
democratic" vitrolic attacks upon
those in authority. 1t starts with sur
prise but then it turn into sort of
derision, asking, 'Is this democracy 2"
If you would understand why they feel
this way, read the legislative news in
your morning paper, critically, not
with amused tolerance.
Only as we take seriously our duties
as citizens, prayerfully, earnestly
seeking out the best men for the job
regardless of the party or the creed to
which they belong, then dignifying
them with respect and expecting of
them due recognition of the RESPONSE
bility they owe-not to the voters who
elected them, but to all the people of
the United States-only as we act this
way can we properly dignity the dem
ocratic process.
Let us show what we really mean
by government of the people, by the
people. Let us stop thinking of it as a
race or glorified advertising compe-
tion and treat our government as we
would have outsiders consider it. Ii
we don't respect the democratic pro-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
Woll Will Speak at Labor
League Meet in Cleveland

Cleveland. - Matthew Woll, vice
president of the American Federation
of Labor, and president of the Labor
League for Human Rights, will be the
featured speaker at the L b 0 r
Leagues national conference begin
ming here May 19.
Woll will speak during the after
noon of Wednesday, May "a. He will
review past accomplishments of the
Labor League and discuss future
plans.
The AFL organization has raised
more than sos, 100000 for the National
War Fund and the American Red
Cross during the past two years.
Phil Hannah, Secretary Of the Ohio
State Federation of Labor, will deliver
the opening address at the conference
and will also speak with Mr.. Woll on
May "a. Hannah will tell the part war
Fund and Red Cross committees in
Ohio Central Labor Bodies and Local
Unions have played in making the
program of the League an outstand-
ing success.
Abraham Bluestein, executive direc.
tor, will speak at one session, outlin.
ing the extent of relief to unfortu.
mates within the United Nations anc
aid to the U.S.O. and similar causes
! in this country.
Michael j. Lyden, regional director
and Lew Johnson, assistant, will be il
attendance along with regional direc
tors from nearly every state in the
union.
The conference closes May 27.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

SI n LII Representations whose
[ 4 records have been carefully
examined and cleared by the appro-
pirate Federal investigating agencies
should be permitted to live and work
in any state and city of their choosing
in the United States," said George
Marshall, chairman of the National
Federation for Constitutional Liber-
ties in releasing statement clarity
ing public policy in the present con-
troversy about Japanese-Americans.
This seems statement to which any
American who believes in the princi-
pies on which this nation was founded
can subscribe.
Marshall pointed out, on behalf of
NFCL that the current objections
made against settlement of the Japan
ese-Americans who have been living
in Federal War Relocations Centers,
are not based on any question of ma
tional safety and are clearly on
grounds of discrimination based on
race, color and national origin.
"This is inconsistent with American
democratic traditions and if carried
out would be tantamount to adopting
Hitler's policy of race" he declared.
The National Federation for Consti-
tutional Liberties simultaneously with
release of the statement wrote to Sec
retary of the Interior Harold Ickes
congratulating him on his firm stand
against discrimination of Japanese
Americans who have been cleared by
the War Relocation Authorities and
given permission to re-enter normal
American life.
Immediately following Pearl Har-
bor," NFCL pointed out, Japanese
Americans together with Japanese
citizens were moved from the West
Coast and sent to relocation centers.
This was done as an emergency meas
ure for national defense at time
when invasion of the west coast
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
NEW BUSINESS

John Cloyd, asa S. Third street, ra-
dio service.
Joe S. Minton, 1851 Bender avenue
wood working.
Lucy Mcqueen, 434 Mill road, dining
room.
Mrs. Longsdorf, R. R. l, soft drinks
and sandwiches.
Charles D. Lane, 433 High street
food storage.
George L. Merz, R. R. 5, general re
pairs.
Albert Fiehrer and Walter Leihen
seder, (Venice Pavilion) Ross, o., res
taurant.
Roy H. Scott, 4th and Vine streets
cafe.
H. C. Madison, 254 High street
women's apparel.
Ben Wallpe, R. 8, Dixie Highway
garage.
Cliff Bowden, 551 Park avenue
sporting goods.
MiddletOwn
Stanley E. Roush, 1887 Vail avenue
auto supplies.
Paul E. Clark, Tytus avenue, autt
sales.
Huston Adams, Excello, O., aut,
supplies.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
Kendall Promoted

Somewhere In Newfoundland, May
19.-George M. Kendall, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George F. Kendall of ZIG
North "F" Street, Hamilton, Ohio, has
been promoted to staff sergeant in an
infantry company here, the post COM
mander has announced.
After graduating from Hamilton
High School in 1888, S/Sgt. Kendall
worked for the Champion Paper and
Fibre Co. as a trimmer. He entered
the Army on March 10, 1941, and was
stationed at Ft. Thomas, KY, Camp
Wolters, Tex, and Ft. Smelling, Minn.,
before being ordered to foreign service
in Newfoundland in April, 1912
S/Sgt. Kendall is qualified as sharp
shooter with the Garand rifle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
Obtain Social Security Card
Before You Go To Work

Boys and girls who take jobs in war
plants should get social security
card to take with them, said Mary A
Lloyd, manager of the Social Security
Board Office in Hamilton, Ohio. "Wal
plants require every worker to have
social security card before he is put
on the pay roll"
Every employer on jobs covered by
the law must have a record of the
name and social security number OF
all persons on his pay roll, whether
they work full time or part time. Ap.
lication blanks for securing cards may
be obtained at any post Office if there
is not Social Security Board field Of
flee in the town where the worker
lives.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19

seemed likely, and when the facts
about each Japane-eAmericans were
not known.
'Under the circumstance NFCL did
not take issue with this policy which
was adopted as necessary war emer-
gency measure. We cannot permit an
emergency measure, however, to be-
come the basis for permanent dis
elimination against a raciol minor
ity."
The Swedish "Social- al-Demokraten'
recently carried picturesque and
very likely authentic story of the eff
cheney Of the Danish underground
press, reported to the Stockholm
paper by the Danish Press Service.
According to this story, on March
25 all the pillars reserved for bill
posters in Greater Copenhagen were
covered at noon with posters consist
ing of the two first sides of the illegal
newspaper "De Erie Danske" (Free
Danes). They gave photographs of
bomb damages in Berlin, as well as a
detailed description of the German
capital from Danish correspondent
He had, for moderate sum, succeeded
in smuggling himself into Germany
without passport or visa, and in living
there underground precisely as he did
in Denmark.
He reported revolutionary happen
ings on the German homefront in
February, such as large and success
full strikes involving 10000 workers
who demanded peace. The movement
of both German and foreign workers
in Berlin was increasing in strength
and they had the slogan "Finish by
Easter"
He said that Germans today have
only one wish, namely peace at any
price, and that the workers, in con-
trast to their previous attitude, are
now ready to make personal contri.
button towards it through strikes anc
disturbances.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
TAX BILL RECORD

A record for quick payment of real
estate tax bills is likely to be set this
collection, J. w. Wendell, County
Treasurer, said Tuesday in announc-
ing receipts of $437, 7,O49.89 in the first
Is days of the collection period. The
rate of collection, Wendell reported, is
far ahead of previous years and many
property owners also are liquidating
their bills for the entire year in one
payment. The accountability for this
half is $1,225, ,033.80.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
6 Stew-pendous
Ways to Stretch
Meat Ratiions

There's not a more versatile dish
in the archives of American culinary
art than the famous meat stew.
Found on the tables of rich and
poor alike, it is standard item on
the national bill of fare.
Even with American meat produc-
ton at an all-time high, the null
tiple requirements of the armed
forces, lend-leaSe, and civilians
necessitate that meat be conserved
and extended. The nations cooks
and homemakers, searching for ways
to extend meat dishes and conserve
precious ration points, have dis
covered that merely by adding one
or two ingredients to the basic
American stew they can achieve
almost an endless variety of meat
dishes with an international flavor.
Following are recipes for six stews
which speak various languages:
Hungarian Goulash
/ pound beef (for stew
2 medium onions, chopped
Lard or drippings for browning
l tablespoon paprika
/ Glove garlic, minced
2 cups water
As potatoes, diced
/ teaspoon salt
Cook onions in drippings about 5
minutes. Add the meat and season.
ings and water. Simmer one hour.
Add diced potatoes. Simmer until
tender, about 80 minutes. Add bread
dumplings if desired.
East Indian Curry
1a cups cubed lamb
Lard or drippings for browning
y cup chopped onion
Il cup chopped green pepper
u cup chopped celery
u Glove garlic, finely chopped
tablespoon curry powder
Ia teaspoons salt
2 cups lamb broth (stock made
from bones removed from lamb
rOasO
2 tablespoons flour
tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Cover meat with water and sim
mer until tender. Brown vegetables
in drippings, then combine them
with SeaSOningS, broth, and meat.
Simmer for 80 minutes. Thicken
with flour. Serve the curry with
rice.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
WORLD LABOR JOINS
WITH AFL TO LIFT
STANDARDS OF MAN

Philadelphia. - L BIO represent.
atives from every free nation of the
world pledged themselves to work fol
higher economic and social standards
for the common man in the postwar
period at a dinner given here by the
American Federation of Labor.
The guests were drawn from the
delegates and the officers of the cur.
rent conference of the Internationa
Labor Organization and they were
welcomed and entertained by the
members of the AFL Executive Coun.
Gil.
AFL President William Green tolc
the gathering:
eve stand with you in the deter.
mination to apply the letter and spirit
of the Atlantic Charter; to extend the
Four Freedoms throughout the world
to provide the people of our respec
tive countries with full employment
and to make social security reality
when this war ends"
He emphasized that labor's support
made the enactment of the Lend
Lease Act possible and he pointed out
with facts and figures how the oper
| alton of the lend-lease program ha.
helped the United Nations to bea
back the enemy and make ultimate
victory certainty.
Secretary Treasurer George Mean!
urged that the LILO "plan for to-
morrow of glorious opportunity" HI
pointed out the parallel between thu
present deliberations of the LILO here
and the conferences of the nations
founding fathers in this city which re
suited in the drafting of the American
| Constitution Their detectives, he in
sisted, were similar to the larger
scale objectives of the LILO.
Walter Nash, President of the lLC
conference and Deputy Prime Minis
ter of New Zealand, paid high tribute
to the magnificent contribution made
by American labor to save the worlt
from Fascism." No one else coult
have matched the achievements O.
American labor, he declared.
u. S. Senator Elbert d. Thomas, on'
of the Governments delegates to thu
ILO conference, said that the LILO j:
seeking the welfare of human beings
everywhere rather than the advance
ment of any one State.
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins
| declared that sense of fellowship ha
grown and developed among the dele
gates who have come to the IL(
meeting from every part OF tn
world. She insisted that the LILO cal
give Giving reality" to the purpose
for which we are fighting this Waf
She extended high praise to Robert }
Watt, American workers delegate t.
the ILO, for his able leadership at tn
conference. Mr.. Watt, who is tn
AFL's international representative
presided at the dinner and Introduce
the guests and speakers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
Bus Line On Slow Time

Oxford, Ohio.-The time question
reared it's head again Tuesday with
the announcement by the Hamilton
Oxford Bus Line that it has gone back
to slow time. After Oxford went on
fast time May 1, the bus line continued
to observe slow time until week ago
when it tried the new time. Officials
said it "just didn't work" with some
of the patrons who are employed in
plants at Hamilton, which has not yet
changed time.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
Louisiana Labor Federation
FavOrs Ed Fourth Term

Monroe, La. (ILNS).-The Louisi-
ana State Federation of Labor, in an
nual convention here, went on record
in support of fourth term for Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
At the closing session, the conven-
tion approved resolutions favoring
the fourth term, condemning anti
labor wartime legislation, and favor
ing equal pay for work for women
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
CHERRY TREE
Where with eur Little Hatchst We tell
the truth about many things. Sometimes
profoundly. sometimes Aippantly, some
times rscklessly.

BY the time these lines are read the
Great Invasion may be on. 1t may not,
but also there's the chance, for nobody
knows when ID day will come.
So, it is risking timing to talk about
the wave of strikes now on. No very
great big strike, but too many
medium sized strikes. Too many
strikes!
Why is this? Why so many at the
same time?
Has anybody, or any authority,
made any real effort to find out WHY
such bunch of strikes can happen at
one time?
Is it just by chance? But, reason or
no reason for the punching, there is
NO reason for any stoppage of work
on anything even remotely related to
the war.
There is NO reason important
enough for either employer or worker
to cease for a moment, in this critical
hour, the business Of pouring out the
supplies.
What manner of cobwebs get into
! the minds of men at such a time to
cause them to forsake reason-to put
personal aim ahead of the welfare
of civilization?
What manner of cObwebs?
| Sewell Avery is pictured being car
ried out of his big mail order house
by soldiers, with as SNUG a look or
his face as will be seen in many day
Snug at a time like this!
But Sewell Avery is no more SNUG
than labor leaders who try to explain
why men have to strike in war plants
while we stand on the brink of in.
vasion-an invasion which will tell the
story of the rise or fall of civilized
life, with freedom and justice.
As well might the villagers who
dwelt on the slopes of Pompeii have
stopped to quarrel among themselves
while the hot lava poured down upor
| theml
1t is odd how much some men anG
women use false scales for the weigh.
ing of today's events.
1t is odd how some men and womer
think that in today's boiling cauldror
they can be the complete masters OF
their own conduct and their owl
destiny.
No person can today be wholly tn,
master of his own destiny, unless hs
turn his back upon the cause of human
freedom The tremendous forces of {
world in all-encompassing struggle
bear down upon all of us and take
from each of us great part of oul
right to make our own decisions fol
our own comfort or convenience.
We have no right to so conduct
ourselves as to weaken in any
manner the forces of our nation
in it's war against the powers of
darkness.
We have no individual rights tina
are not in some sense modified by tht
demand for collective might and vic
tory.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
STRIKES VANISHING
IN WAR INDUSTRY

Washington, d. C. Latest official
figures show that strikes have virtu-
ally disappeared from the war pro-
duction picture. In February time
lost due to strikes in all industry
dropped to only six one-hundredths OF
one per cent of time worked. That
was less than half the rate that pre-
vailed in 1943.
Since February, not a single major
work stoppage by any affiliate of the
AFL has marred the war production
program.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
HOURS ANNOUNCED
FOR CANNING SUGAR

Applications for canning sugar are
being received today from one until
8 o'clock in the offices of the Butler
County Automobile Club, $50 Market
street, and will be received each Tues
day, Wednesday, and Thursday during
the same hours through August 81
John F. Mayer, chairman of the Ham
ilton War Price and Rationing Board
announced.
Applicants for canning sugar must
present spare stamp No. 81 from Ra.
ton Book Four for each member OF
the family, Mr.. Mayer said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
English Meat Pudding

/ beef kidney
Ia cups water or soup stock
pound chuck steak
Lard or drippings for browning
Salt and pepper
Wash kidney, cut into pieces
Cover with water and simmer about
80 minutes. Cut steak into strips
and brown. Add one-half cup water
and simmer until tender. Combine
steak and kidney. Season. Thicken
gravy. Serve with or without q tor
Of pastry or biscuits.
Mexican Chill
pound coarsely ground or chop
ped beef
Lard or drippings for browning
" cup onion, chopped
tablespoon garlic. minced
2 tablespoons chilli pepper
tablespoon paprika
cup tomatoes
3 cups cooked red beans
Brown meat and onions In lard
or drippings. Add garlic. chilli pep
per, paprika, and tomatoes. Cover
and simmer hour. Add cooked
beans. Heat and serve on boiled
rice, II desired.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
22S sCO-OPS' IN ALBERTA

Edmonton, Alta. (ILNS).-At the
beginning of 1914 there were 228 CO.
operatives operating in the Province
of Alberta, according to reports made
during the annual cooperative confer
ence recently held here under the au-
spices of the Department of Extension
of the University Of Alberta and the
Provincial Committee of Cooperative
Education. Of these, 145 were con-
sumer "co-ops" and 81 were devoted
to marketing.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
Hamilton Infantryman
Promoted In Italy

With the Fifth Army, Italy.-Cor-
poral Robert Harris, Jr., son OF Mrs.
Lillian Harris, who lives at 326 Lud-
low Street, Hamilton, Ohio, has been
promoted to sergeant. He is serving
with the 3rd "Marne" Division of the
Fifth Army in Italy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
Carpenters Special Meeting

Carpenters & Joiners' Union No.
637, will hold a special meeting,
Thursday, May 25, at 1880 pm. in the
labor temple, South Second street.
Members have been notified Of this
important special meeting.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
New Beer Permits

Burdette Hill, 7O6 North D street,
transfer to Katie Hill, Adm, d..
Application, Giltner Spaulding, Le-
Sourdsville, Ohio, d..
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19
Chinese Chon Suey


/ II pounds pork shoulder, cubed
Lard or drippings for browning
! cup celery, cut in 1-inch pieces
" cup chopped green pepper
l No. az can tomatoes
can bean sprouts
6 tablespoons cOrnStarch
8 tablespoons brown sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
Salt and pepper
Brown pork. Add celery, green
pepper, and tomatoes, and simmer
about 80 minutes. Add drained bean
sprouts. Thicken with cornStarch
blended with brown sauce, soy sauce,
and water. Season to taste. Serve
with boiled rice.
Irish Stew
2 pounds lamb (for stew
Water to cover lamb
" cup carrots. diced
Y cup turnipS, diced
onion, sliced
cups potatoes, sliced or diced
u cup flour
Salt and pepper
Simmer lamb for hour. Add veg
etableS and simmer for 80 minutes.
Add potatoes and cook 80 minutes
longer. Thicken gravy. Serve.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-05-19

The Union Label is the big link in
labor unit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-20

the Germans and the opening OF French
constitutional convention, and give him clear
field.
But we are sure the correspondent put too
weak a value on British opinion Of DeGaulle's
latest move We are reasonably sure that what
ever DeGaulle sees fit to call his committee
the merely charge in name does not actually
increase its powers or give it authority to
act as a provisional government. The Allied
program provides that General Eisenhower
shall see to the establishment of provision
al government when the proper time comes
to administer the countrys affairs until the
people themselves, not General DeGaulle, de-
eide what form of government they want and
who shall head it.
DeGaulle just now is enjoying his little hour
of strut and rave, but we believe that he will
be given only such authority or position in
France as General Eisenhower selects for him
when France is again out from under the
Nazi heel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-20
Hot Campaign Ahead

The United States News recently prepared
a symposium on the type of campaign that
should be conducted in this year of war.
From what we have read Of the replies sent
to the News by party stalwarts on both sides
of fence, it is apparent that when the nominal
ing conventions have finished their work the
campaign will quickly assume the proper.
lions and raise the furore of a knock-down-
and-drag-out fight.
The fact that the nation will be in the
midst of its greatest war with more situations
to face and problems to solve than in any
past year will exercise no restraining in
fluence upon either party, so far as may be
Judged at this time.
For example, Harrison E. Spangler chair
man of the Republican National Committee
says: eve believe that we would be derelict
In our sacred duty to the American people