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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1919. j (
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THE LABOR SITUATION. j j
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There may be a general strike on j j
the raliway lines in the United States ;
withirf the next month. It is to be <
hoped that the members of the rail- (
way labor unions-will put faith injl
j the words of President Wilson, who. ]
tells them that now is not the time j?
for raising wages, but a time to in-jl
* trench. The leaders in Washington1 \
saw fit to reject the proposal of the,
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administration, me uupe uiai
men as a whole will respond to Wil- i
son's appeal. \
Americans of all classes are impa-1 c
tient of delay. What we want, wcj
want now. Better living conditions I
are sought by the labor unions. This r
is to be done either by raising wages
or cutting the cost of living. The1
result is the same, but the result
must be obtained instenter.
Awaiting policy right now, we believe,
would solve the difficulty. Give
production time to make a showing;
to affect the law of supply and dc-1
mand. j
On the other hand we wonder;
whether more wages is all that labor
wants. The soviet system with all
it? thaumaturgic possibilities has
become an insidious and sinister .
idea that temps. It lured Russia on ;
to its ruin. But child or man can
only learn by experience. I |
Labor is strong; its influence is
.potent and is felt in the councils of
the lpnd. But it must function thru
secondary channels. The Plumb
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plan -would give direct control. The
pomp and glory and pageantry of
power would be the laboring man's.
It sounds too good to pass up.
, If there is a strike there is a conI
wltioK crlinnM annpfll tfl PV
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: ery man, "whether he be a member
of a labor union or riot?the law of
the land. >
The union member or any other
wage earner has a legal right to
strike. Furthermore, any man has|
the right to work. < If men leave
their jobs and other men are secured
to fill their places there is no legal'
or moral right that force be used to
keep these . strike-breakers from
r working. j
We earnestly hope there will be
no.strike. We do not believe in that'
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method. It is not fair to the rest of.
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r mankind. Arbitratiop should be |
j| used to settle difficulties between em- j
ployer and employees.
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REPORT OF THE HOME SERVICE :
SECTION FOR MONTH OF JUNE!
During the month of June, 125
people visited the Home Service Section
office; of this number 67 have
h*?f?n elicihle and have received some'
' sort of Home Service.
A considerable increase is shown
in the number applying for service
other than information: Last month
the report stood 17 for service, and
49 for information only. This month
the order is reversed and is 44 for
service, and ?3 for information only.
This is very gratifying to the Secretary,
as the Section is intended to
, provide a definite service, and the
fact that yeople are applying for
the service voluntarily, shows that
the section is fulfilling its purpose,
and that no mistake has been made
in establishing this important part of
Red .Cross work in Abbevlle.
Up-to-date the office has filed the
records of 143 soldiers and sailors,
to whom the Home Service Section
stands ready to give every possible i
assistance, in every possible wya, at I
every possible time; ! *
Just at present the office i? giving
assistance to the soldiers and sailor:
in the matter of arrears of pay;
helping secure final payment of allotments
and allowances, and advising
as to conversion of Insurance. In
a few cases, delayed bonuses have
been applied for, and additional
travel pay secured. Delivery of Lib
erty Bonds bought by soldiers bm
also been one of our appreciated
services.
Financial relief has been given U
two people: one, a colored soldier
was on farlough from Camp Upton
and because of miscalculation
routing, did not have money enougl
to get back to camp. He came di
rectly to the Home Service office, ant
told his troubles, and after a con
ference with Mr. Cochran, Chairmar
of Civilian Relief Committee Re<
Cross, and a wire to the Red Cross
Field Director at Camp Upton, hi
was loaned transportation back' tc
New York.
The other was the case of a color?d
woman who wanted to keep up
ler son's insurance after discharge,
md Jisked for help until she could
jell her cotton in the fall. This wonan
was given this kind of aid onlj
after due consideration of the effecti
>f precedence, and probable loss tc
;he Chapter. Helping this way is
>ut carrying out the policy of the
led Cross to give such aid as will
inable the Home Service Section tc
telp the family in the most adequate
vay to raise the standard of living.
The Home Service Section has 36
'amilies in which there is opportunty
for doing a great deal of good,
/olunteer visitors are necessary to
lo this work.
During the month, Joel Morse,
Resident of the Chapter; J. S. Cochan,
Chairman of Civilian Relief
tonfTRTril ^
Special
BStaf
One Bale
Sheeting, 2
weight, sligl
BPepperel
per yard, ...
lip A large si
S Silk Popli!
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PI New Go
i Committee and bead of the Homej
; Service Section, Mrs. C. C. Gambrell,;
- Secretary of the Chapter, Mrs. J.j
- Dendy Miller, Chairman of the Cani
teen Committee and Pro! Darnel,;
! Chairman of the Committee on Edul
cation, are the only members of the
- Executive- Committee who have vis-:
s ited the office. Prof. Daniel, who is.
I acting Publicity Chairman, bag called
once for news. Mrs. F. B. Gary,
> Miss Mae Robertson, ' Mr. W- M.
J Barnwell, Dr. C. H. McMurray, Bev,
j H. W. Pratt, W. P. Greene, F? B.
[! Gary, Mrs. F. E. Harrison, Mrs. J. C.
i'King, Mrs. W. F. Nickles, or Mrs. T.
G. White of the Executive CommitI
tee have aot visited office yet,
J and no other members of the Bed
J Cross have taken any interest at ^
i'in this department !f
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5 The office has been open eve|y
? day during the month?except SujU>
days of course. The rooms have been
nicely kept by our small janitor,
. Halley Coggins^ We have only one
, untidy spot on the premises, and that
is a pile of trash which partly accu[
mulated before we came into the of.
fice, and which we have not been
r able to get the trash wagon to haul
; away, although we have made re
, peated requests of Supt. McCombs.
, Our county map is also incomplete,
, through bo fault of ours, as we have
I been unable to get Supervisor Stev1
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,'enson to tell us the boundary lines
, of the various townships.
The greatest need of the office to
^successfully carry on the work of'
| Home Service is a way to get about
J There are a number of cases, in the
county that should be visited, and to|
j whom the best service cannot be giv-j
en without personal interview outside^
j the office. It is certain that later on
when a visiting nurse is installed inj
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DRY i
Values Too Goo<
to Every Family\
>le Dry Goods tl
Abbeville Cotton Mills
(O-inches wide, heavy
htly damaged, per yard,
: * . One Bale
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per yara, ...
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Bleached 10-4 Sheeting
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tock of Kiddie Kloth,
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Jress materials, i n
ods Are Arriving
the county in connection with Red
Cross work, an automobile will be a
necessity, but until that time Home
Sevice will have to depend upon the
patriotism and interest of the public.
Several people who own cars have
signified their willingness to help in
this way, but so far when the Secretary
has called upon then, something
has prevented the use of the automobile.
There are eight more weeks of;
summer, (or until the middle of Sep-j
t ember when summer is over in thiS|
section) during which time dozens of n
cars will be driving every afternoon
aimlessly. It does not seem to be
asking too much to call for sixteen
volunteers to do this work, which is
not at *11 hard, or to take the secretary.
The help Of the Executive
Committee is earnestly solicited in
this matter,
Hannah Hemphill Coleman, Sec.
Mrs. C. D. Brown, Misses Louise
and Charlotte Brown and Miss Plevna
Seal came home this week after
an extended stay in Waynesville.
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The public has replied very generously
to our request for help m the
matter of an Ax-private who is "upagainst
it," and we wish to thank
very heartily all who- have helped.
There are two other cases in which
we would liko help:
One, is a good-looking discharged
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;eting, special quality,
pyp' Two Ba]
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beautiful 32-inch Dress
per yard,
, Cheviots, Percales,
gette, Silk Plaids an
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Special Values.
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soldier who has some mending he
wants done. Of course we believe
all he wants is a wife, but until he
finds the right girl, who will help us
take care of his mending and darning?
This work may be taken home
or done in the Home Service office,
and presents a fine opportunity fox
service for eirls or youne women
who are good needle workers.
The other case will have to be
done by railroad conductors and travROYAL
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young Canadian soldier* "Wfco, following
shell shock has lp4 a complete
loss of identity and Semoirjr,
and is lost to his family. All Honje
Service Sectons have been aaked to
' look for the man, and this offlee imdd
like so much to be the one to restore
him to his distressed parents. Who
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