The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-07-14

Park officials in allowing their en-
ployes to sell japanese made merchan-
disc. LAR. Il
Union Label
The committee on Officers Report
suggests that an extensive drive be
put on to get the manufacturers to-
use the Union Label and we recon-
mend that whenever the opportunity
presents itself to display the various
activities and products of our trade as
done in Cincinnati, the Board immedi-
ately act to do so; this was a splendid
idea.
Potters Herald
We are glad to report that the finan-
cial report of the Herald was very
we'll received and we feel that at last
we have paper second to none. Mr..
McKeever and his staff are to be very
highly conplimented on the efficient
manner. in which, this business is con-
Quoted. -
Organizer
Here is an office that cannot receive
too much praise, as Brother Frank
Hull has proven beyond question Of
doubt that he is the last word as an
organizer. Due to the extensive field
to be covered we again recommend to
the Executive Board that this coming
year be an organization year and at
least two more organizers be put to
work in this great field that cannot be
properly taken care of with the pres
ent small staff of organizers. We have
reached the place where it is imper-
ative that we, the N. B. O. P. bring
these unorganized shops into the fold
before some other organization takes
them from us. Amended-Give Board
unlimited power to appoint organizers
until next convention.
We, the committee on officers re-
port recommend the compliance with
the following RECOMMENDATIONS
BY THE BOARD.
Whereas, Many thousands of Amer
lean workers have been deprived of
their means Of livelihood, have been
thrown on the proverbial junk heap
through the mechanization of indus
try, and
Whereas, The American Federation
Of Labor has this matter under con-
sideration realizing the need of impos-
ing upon the power used tax suf-
ficient to care for those workers de-
prived of their jobs and which work.
ers are too old to acquire other trades;
therefore be it
RacOlvod Thot o,,r dalooo<oo IN tho
American Federation of Labor con-
vention be instructed to support a
policy which will provide for those
workers deprived of their job oppor-
tunities through the mechaniZation of
industry. ~ FL
Whereas, The practice Of the Treas
ury Department in allowing entry of
goods from Japan on payment of du-
ties based on foreign values, depriyes
the government of much needed rev.
enues, deprives our workers of neces-
sary job opportunities is contrary to
the law as there is no longer any free
market in Japan and no longer are.
goods freely offered for sale in the
usual wholesale quantities; and, fur
ther license is required to import in
to or export from Japan pottery ware;
therefore be it
Resolved, That this convention call
upon the Secretary Of the Treasury to
properly enforce the law and to allow
entry of Japanese goods only when
tariff duties are paid on the basis of
the value of such goods in our own
country.
Whereas, The Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation having loaned Fed
eral monies to some concerns that bar
gain, collectively with their employees,
has now instituted policy of loan
ing other Federal monies to employ
ers who deny their workers the right
of collective bargaining, and we fur
ther understand the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation has loaned Fed
eral monies to some concerns such as
the Shawnee Pottery Company or
American Encaustic Company Of
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, which concern has
offered to sell comparable articles in
competition with those employers who
accord to their workers the right of
collective bargaining, and who pay to
their workers decent wage, thereby
jeopardizing the opportunities of such
concerns marketing the products of
workers treated fairly and repaying
to the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration Federal monies which such
concerns have borrowed; therefore be
it
Resolved, That we instruct our Of
ficials to protest the loaning of Fed
eral monies to concerns which deny
to their workers the right Of collective
ly bargaining and to call upon the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
to demand immediate payment of Fed
eral monies loaned to the Shawnee
Pottery Company or Encaustic Com
pany and failing to have the Recon-
|struction Finance Corporation comply
with this request to call upon Presi-
dent Franklin d. Roosevelt to take the
necessary steps to prevent this chisel-
ing concern from under mining and
destroying the wage and working con-
ditions which now prevail as result