The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-11-10
Bargaining Policy
(Continued From Pace One)

very beneficial to the entire industry.
Declaring that the brewing industry
is SO per cent organized in the Inter-
national Union of the United Brewery,
Flour, Cereal and Soft Drink Workers
of America, an affiliate of the A. F..
of l.. Union Label Trades Workers of
America, an affiliate of the A. F. of
l.. Union Label Trades Department,
Mr.. Ornburn stressed the fact that
"the union label of the Brewery Work
ers appears on almost all the barrels
and cases of beer, ale, stout and porter
that are processed in the United
States"
Turning to the brewery industry in
general, Mr.. Ornburn said, in part:
81 desire to take this opportunity
to express the appreciation Of the
American Federation of Labor for the
intelligent cooperation we have re-
ceived from the United States Brew
ers' Association. The workers not
only are grateful for the splendid la
Dor policy that the brewing industry
in the United States has pursued in
the past, but we are also thankful for
the efforts your Association has made
in the matter of preventing the i'm
portation of beer, porter, stout and
ale, manufactured in other lands. The
grain producers Of this country are
likewise grateful, and | know their ap-
probation will be expressed by repre-
sentatives of the farm organizations
who address your convention.
Intolerance Characterized Prohibition
"a friendly relation between the
brewing industry and the American
Federation of Labor dates back for
many years. | recall the opposition to
the Volstead Act presented by Mr..
Samuel Gompers, then President Of the
American Federation of Labor. Mr..
Gompers carried his protest to Presi-
dent Wilson. President Wilson vetoed
the Volstead Act. Unfortunately, Con-
gress passed the Act over the Presi-
dents veto.
"The American Federation of Labor
stands for tolerance. 1t continued to
educate and crystallize public opinion
for modification of the Volstead Act.
We believed at the time prohibition
was being considered that the best
method to promote tolerance was to
permit the operation Of the breweries
under the Eighteenth Amendment
During the era Of prohibition our po-
sition was vindicated.
Matthew Woll, president of the
Union Labor Life Insurance Company
and vice-president of the American
Federation of Labor, acted as chair
man for the Federation's Committee
for Modification of the Vostead Act.
served the committee in the capacity
of executive secretary. 1t was my GOOD
fortune during the campaign for modi-
fcation of the Volstead Act and repeal
of the Eighteenth Amendment to meet
many of the employers in the brew,
ing industry. Without fear of success
full contradiction, is4ap. state that il
my long association with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor | have never
been thrown in contact with more
| liberal and progressive group of en-
| ployers.
Grown Grain Preferred
81 recall in the days before the Pro
hibtion Act was repealed that | hac
an interview with your president
Jacob Rupert. At that time he tolo
me he would never use grain or malt
that was imported into our country
He has lived up to that promise. To
gether with other brewers he has re-
fused to use foreign barley or malt
This has been very beneficial to botf
the workers in the malt industry anC
the farmers who produce the cereals
that go into beer and other malt prod
uctS.
Recently, representatives of YOU
Association together with representa-
tives of farm and labor organization.
formed the American Grains Commit
tee for the purpose of obtaining high
er standards of barley and othel
grains. We have had the full cooper
alton Of the Department of Agricul
ture and all the major farm organ
izations in this effort to produce th'
best quality of barley and othel
cereals for mailing purposes.
"We are doing this because whel
we first advocated the use of American
grain there was drought Throughout
the sections where barley is raised ant
complaint came in from some brew
ers that it was an inferior grade. /
was then necessary for them to bu!
small quantities of certain grades o.
barley raised in Canada in order t,
raise the quality for brewing purposes
We confidently believe that this diff
Guilty >will be overcome in the future
and we hope that American beer viii
not only be processed by American
labor, but will also be made from th'
grain grown by American farmers.
"At the time the National Recover!
Act became law, the brewers of thi
country were the first to accept cod,
Of fair compliance. Then, as on othe
occasions, American labor received tn,
full cooperation of the brewing indus
try of the United States
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