The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-10-13


alton amongst all our citizens" He
said that in Houston an attempt had
been made "to build just such fellow
ship, mutual respect and understand
ing, and there are members of the
American Federation of Labor serving
with distinction on our Port Commiss-
ion, other public bodies, and on vari-
Commerce"
"The American Federation of La
bor," Mr.. Clark added, "is deeply con-
cerned with everything that adversely
affects business as it is only through
doing business with one another and
keeping everyone employed that the
wheels are kept revolving and the
ability to pay wages and our debts is
determined"
Captain Priest Extends Police
Department Greetings
Following Mr.. Clark's talk, Captain
Cecil Priest, representing the Chief of
Police of Houston, welcomed the dele
gates to the city on behalf of the en-
tire personnel of the Police Depart
ment.
at is indeed great honor conferred
upon our city to have such an out
standing group assembled here today"
he said. "Every member of the Hous-
ton Police Department stands ready to
assist you in every way possible. In
the event any of you meet with any
difficulties or misunderstanding in
which any of our officers can assist
you, please feel free to call upon
them"
The convention was then addressed
L by w. w. Strong, president of the
Texas Allied Printing Trades Council,
who welcomed the delegates in the
name Of the many unions in the print
| ing trades.
Cole Voices Welcome From Metal
Trades
r. G.. Cole, president of the Houston
Metal Trades Council, told the dele
gates that the local committees had
used every effort "to make your stay
in Houston one long to be remembered,
and we hope when the last gavel has
fallen and you have returned to your
homes you can always look back to
Houston and realize that you have had
good share of that good old South
ern hospitality"
Mcbride Given Greetings From State
Federation of Labor
Mr.. Stokes then introduced A. S.
Mcbride, president of the Texas State
Federation of Labor, who, as a dele
gate to the 1897 convention of the A.
F. of L. extended the invitation to the
delegates to bring the 1888 convention
to Houston.
81 want to say on behalf of the State
organization that we know but one
labor movement and that is the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor" Mr. Nc
Bride declared. "And another belief
want to reaffrm, the allegiance of the
State body to this great organization"
On behalf Of the State Federation
of Labor and the local labor organ
ization, Mr.. Mcbride presented Presi-
dent Green with gavel made Of Tex
as wood by Texas workmen. "I saw
you break gavel at Denver" Mr..
Mcbride said. 81 don't believe you will
break this one.",
Reed Speaks for Building Trades
Council
Thomas b. Reed, president of the
Building and Construction Trades
Council of Houston, welcomed the
delegates in the name of that organ
ization and told them that great deal
Of the peace and success of organized
labor in Houston was due to cooper
alton by the police department and the
Chamber of Commerce. He attributed
this pleasant relationship to the
activity Of the labor movement in
civic affairs and in taking part in our
politics"
Congressman Thomas Greets
Delegates
Mr.. Bannon then introduced Hon
Albert Thomas, Representative in Con-
gress from the Houston District, as "a
friend of organized labor whom we
are very proud to see just happen in
here"
at is nice to Sc this fine group here,
and we welcome you to Houston" Mr..
Thomas said "Wc know that as a re-
suit of this convention many good
things will come. | will have the priv
iege and the honor of speaking to this
crowd later on during the week"
Green Outlines LabOr's Policy
The convention was then officially
opened by William Green, president of
the American Federation of Labor,
who, in firmly expressed keynote
speech condemned in vigorous langu-
age the leaders Of the Committee for
Industrial Organization, which he
characterized as "a dual movement
within the ranks of labor, a movement
formed for the purpose of destroying
the American Federation of Labor"
Mr.. Green said that although John
l.. Lewis, chairman of the c. |. o., had
inspired pamphlet issued by the
United Mine Workers number of
years ago charging the Communists
with a conspiracy to seize the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and to trans
form craft unions into industrial
unions, that now Mr.. Lewis was en-