14 Nov 1919
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1919
Page
1
Delegation representing the public in the national industrial conference reports to the president that workers must be free to organize and bargain through chosen representatives. They acknowledge occasional difficulties but advocate an arbitral authority to resolve disputes with justice. Bernard Baruch chairs the public group.
Meyer Bloomfield of Boston tells the Cleveland Engineering Society that employers misunderstand labor wants and that defining the fundamental needs is the first obstacle. He argues labor seeks a different industry status and rejects viewing wages as prices for goods, noting labor sells time and power, not a commodity.
A federal court order prompts the United Mine Workers to withdraw the Oct 15 strike against coal operators. After a 15 hour conference, leaders say the move aligns with Americanism and court mandates. Officials plan to reopen mines and urge miners to return to work while seeking future wage talks in Washington.
New York report says Mrs Gary declined honorary membership of the Gary steel workers auxiliary amid tension with Win citizens and local retaliatory tone. She states she understands the judge and husband’s stance, and notes strikers wives questioned her views, while a separate tale recalls a dealer's demand for rope to hang profiteers during the controversy.
Edgar Walton of the Miners Union compiles figures on coal mine output and wages during the peak wartime period. He notes 225 production units at the peak, a wartime average wage around 1000 per year, and a typical annual earnings near 1280 in war-time weeks. The analysis covers prices, government actions, and the push for shorter working days to distribute work more evenly across districts.
A garbled note describes a plant dispute amid demands from agitators. The speaker vows to close the plant to protect sound citizenship, citing irrational demands and the risk of disaster if yielding. No clear names, dates, or places are established in readable text.
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