The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-12-08
President Duffy; Among First
TolJoin In Protest
and Defense
DEFEND FREEDOM
Crisis Now Centers In Ndzi
1 Germany, But May
Spread Soon

Duffy, in a great American organiza-
ton devoted to the support and de-
fense of democracy, the rights of
minorities and freedom under law was
made here by Matthew Woll, as a re-
suit of invitations issued by him to
representative men and&wonfen.
"We expect to announce definite or
ganization plans and a program of
work within. the coming week." said
Mr.. Woll in Washington. GAS pre-
viously announced, number of small
meetings have been held, at which OBJ
jectves and plans have been discuss
ed The degree of determination mani
tested in these meetings has been such
as to demonstrate clearly that the
American people have set their faces
unalterably against the destruction Of
freedom by autocratic power. Our
movement will be a challenge to the
destruction of freedom which we are
witnessing in Germany today, where
opponents of the autocracy are being
stripped of their rights and their prop
erty, many of them to be tortured and
imprisoned. .... .
"The crisis today centers in Nazi
Germany, but we lay down no hard
and fast line, for there may be like
expressions and prosecutions tomor-
row in other nations. Our motivating
force follows a definite principle and
similarly our field of action must fol-
low wherever the principle is at stake.
at is our aim to work in cooper
alton with the major organizations
now in the field, these having their
own functions with which we shall not
conflict. We shall seek membership
throughout the United States. Many
men and women have volunteered
without waiting for invitation, show
ing the deep understanding Of the
crisis through which the world is pass
ing and the obligation that rests upon
us for the defense of freedom
wherever it's assailed"
Many Labor Heads Join
Among those who already have
agreed to join in this protest and de-
fense, Mr. Woll made public the fol-
lOWiuS iidIlCo. q :
Former Ambassador William e.
Dodd; William Allen Whita.sAfsa Em-
poria; Walter Wmchell Era1 len
ing of Interior Department; William
Green, president Of American Fedora
ton sof Labor; G. M. Bugniazet, sec
retary, Intl Bro. of Electrical Work
ers; jeremiah r. Mahoney of New
York City; Henry r. Luce of Time
Magazine; Grover Whalen of New
York City; Dr. f. Stagg Within, ex-
ecutive director of National Commit
tee on Prisons & Prison Labor; West
brook Pegler Of World Telegram; Ed
ward j. Mccormick, Grand Exalted
Ruler, Order of Elks; Alfred Betan-
court of Miami Santiago lglesias,
Resident Commissioner of Puerto
Rico.
DR.. Edward Dewitt Jones, presi-
dent, Fed. Council of the Churches of
Christ in America; Roy Dickinson of
Printers Ink; WaIter,W. Head, pres-
dent, Boy Scouts; Max Zaritsky, pres,
United Hatters lntl. Union; John
Coefield, pres, United Asso of Plumb
ers and Steam Filters; John p. Frey,
pres, Metal Trades Department.; John
p. Burke, pres, lntn Bro. of Pulp,
Sulphite and Paper Mill Wkrs. Thom-
as Fl. Burke, sec.-treas,, United Asso.
of Plumbers and Steam Filters; F.. G.
Davidson, Sec. treas, lnt'l., Asso. of
Machinists; James Maloney, pres,
Glass Bottle Blowers Asso.; Victor A.
Olander, sec, ILL., State Fed. Of Labor;
Phil T.. Ziegler, sec, Bro. Of Railway
Clerks; Claude M. Baker, pres, IntI.
Typo. Union.
Frank Gilmore, pres, Asso. Actors
United Garment Workers; Edward
Flore, pres, Hotel q Restaurant Emp.
Intl. Alliance; George 'Meaney, pres,
State Federation of Labor, New
York; John J. Egan, sec, Conn. State
Fed 5of Labor; A. F.. Whitney, pres,
Bro. of RailG9ad, gTraipmen; John B..
Eaggerty, pres, Bro.sf Bookblnders;
W. &c. Birthright, pres, BARRIERS
Union; H. +. Woodmansee, sec, lntl.
Labor Press Of .ArpSrica; w. d. Ma
hon, pres, Street & Electric Railway
Employees; Harry Lundeberg, pres,
Seafearers lhtI Union of n. A.; +. f..
Milliman, sec, Maintenance of Way
Employees; Patrick +. German, pres,
Anal. Meat Cutters d Butcher Work
men of n. A. =. =
D. B. Robertson, pres, Bro. of Lo-
comotiye Fircmen q Enginemen;
George l.. Berry, pres, Int'l. Printing
Pressmen's & Assistants Union; |. NJ.
Orhburn, sec.-trcas., Union Label
Trades Department; George w. Law
son, sec, MINI. State Fed. Of Labor;
Joseph \. Weber, pres, American
Fed. Of Musicians; James A. Wilson of
lnt'l.5 Labor Office; Sal b. Hoffman,
pres, Upholstcrer's Union; David Du-
binsky, pres, intl. Ladies Garment
Workers; Conrad Glasser Of New York
City Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, pres,
Stanford University; DR.. Henry Mer-
ritt Wriston, pres, Brown University;
DR.. Frank p. Graham, pres, Univ. of
North Carolina; DR.. r. Il. TuIloss,
pres, Whttenberg College; DR.. John
l.. Roemer, pres, Underwood Female
College.