The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-07-07
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the rent in the household be-
cause he said there could be no doubt
that new and great heights would be
reached. He also stated that unity is
the movements greatest asset and
must be regained.
Mr.. Miller, like President Duffy in
his opening address to the delegates
Monday, touched upon the intervention
of government in business. He said we
cannot estimate the government inter-
vention now. He cited cases in which
the N. L. R. B. has been entirely out
of step with the movements principals.
Reviewing the Presidents latest
fireside chat in which he stated child
labor was abolished, a ceiling for
hours and floor for wages had been
set, better standard of living was
assured by what he called the Fair
Labor Standards Act, Mr.. Miller ex-
pressed the thought that it wouldn't
be so easy as all that. He explained
that the NRA broke down because of
bad administration.
"The new act is long, involved and
sets up series of machinery" he said.
The Secretary Of Labor must appoint
an administrator who would have to
be wiser than the well-known Solomon,
according to the speaker. This ap-
pointee must appoint industrial COM
mittees, consisting of representative
for labor, the public and the manufac-
turer for every industry in the country.
Speaking of the bad features of the
act, Mr.. Miller stated that most of
the representatives of labor would
probably be from unorganized labor.
He also said there is no provision for
the number of hours to be worked in
one day and the act itself does not
provide a means for preventing any
employer from dropping to the mini
mum wage. He was fearful that the
minimum wage might soon become
the maximum in a number of cases.
Having studied labor conditions in
Europe, Mr.. Miller stated he is afraid
for the future. "Unless the trade union
movement insists upon it's authority
and refuses to surrender it to the gov
ernment, it will find itself out in the
cold," in the opinion of the learned
educator. He asked the delegates to
act now, and not to wait for the horse
to escape from the table.
Mr.. Miller was of the opinion the
time is here when labor must take
stock of government intervention.
Lauding the leaders of the Brother
hood, he said the N. B. o. P. has
forged ahead rapidly the past few
years due to the excellent foresight of
the officials.
Again like President Duffy, Mr.
Miller spoke on the merits of public
opinion, of publicity. He said we must
cultivate the right opinion and added
that labor has always gone about this
angle in the wrong way. Labor allows
a strike or leader to be jailed on
some trumped-up charge and after
this has received headlines they at
tempt to combat the bad publicity by
the true story. This, is the opinion
of Mr.. Miller, is going about the stu
alton backwards.
He insisted that labor must tell its
story, the dignity and Importance OF
it's work. He said Americans al
Work." the radio program which the
potters expect to be on some time ii
the near future, now has public OF
100000 which is still growing. Mr.
Miller expressed the hope that the con-
vention would act for fast-movine
program along publicity lines.
Stating that we might all avail
ourselves of the luxury of thinking
he asked the delegates to join with
other laboring organizations in think
ing out the problems confronting the
movement. He said no mans opinion
is better than his facts. We mus
have knowledge and capacity for ex
preston.
Mr.. Miller invited the potters' tt
join his department, telling them thai
he is anxious to have the association
of group who has so outstanding {
history.
"Upon the functioning of a free
trade union movement depends tn,
functioning of free democracy" wa:
the thought Mr.. Miller left with tht