30 Oct 1925
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Newspaper
Butler County Press
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1925
Page
1
Arthur Henderson, chairman of the British labor party, declares a solid front against communism and revolution. He argues labor democracy fares best through peaceful democracy, not dictatorship, and stresses moving toward a cooperative commonwealth via parliamentary means.
Dorothy Ferguson was found not guilty in a police court of enticing and interrupting patrons at an unfair lunch rally. The judge said no proof showed she deterred entry and the officer must prove intent to enter. The ruling viewed as a win for organized labor amid ongoing discussion. A Havre strike by sailors and longshoremen ended.
Charleston West Virginia Don Chafin, the Logan county political boss and anti union figure, must serve two years in an Atlanta federal prison for conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. The Supreme Court denied his appeal after a trial that ended in a $10,000 fine and a two year sentence.
Philadelphia confronts an anti union street car company seeking wages tied to purchasing power of the dollar. The plan follows a Chicago Cleveland Detroit wage base and argues for a new deal if unions win while Montreal adopts a one day rest in seven for civil service workers as a response to labor pressure.
In open letters to William W. Inglis, mayor Durkin of Scranton argues coal owners sometimes charge miners for compressed air. He says United States coal commission findings, reflecting 1923 wage adjustments, show contract miners earning about 1870 dollars yearly before deductions for machinery and supplies.
The Teapot Dome case expands to probe the Continental Trading Company of Canada linking to the oil leases. The government sought delays in Cheyenne, Judge Kennedy refused, and Toronto judges labeled the firm a fake. Witnesses fled abroad as officials traced $230,000 in Liberty bonds to Fair's bank.
Kate Richards O'Hare, for United Garment Workers of America, argues tax subsidized convict labor undercuts free labor in New York. The union and Union-Made Garment Manufacturers Association accuse prison labor contracts of underpricing overheads and dominating advertising to push the industry toward ruin.
An editorial charges prison-made goods flood media and markets aided by tax subsidies. It argues prison labor contractors set unfair prices, winning war-time gains and expanding 500 percent in three years, risking elimination of legitimate manufacturers. It asks what social effects follow if these contractors drive out lawful firms.
Trade unionists oppose any move to rigidly maintain the standard that would check for advances or development of the workers, fearing reduced progress and bargaining power in negotiations.
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