The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-10-27
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American Federation of Labor con-
vention at Houston laid the foundation
for another year of marked progress.
Constructive action was taken all
along the labor front.
Decisions to-promote economic, leg
islative and political advancement were
made.
Now it is up to every union member
to get behind the program with will
and help to bring even greater prog
ress in the next twelve months than
was recorded in the twelve months
ending with the Houston convention.
That does not merely mean paying
of dues, important as that is.
1t means taking lively interest
in every union activity.
1t means attending union meetings
regularly, without fail, and cooper
ating in all work intended to further
labor progress.
Houston convention gave the labor
press boost, of course
1t declared the labor press loyal to
the A F. of L. is giving "most valu-
able service"
Delegates endorsed the report of the
Executive Council, which said
''The Executive Council bespeaks >
for this splendid labor press and fol
labor publications the full support ard
assistance of all the officers and mem
bers of the American Federation of
Labor and of all national and inter-
national unions, of state federations of
labor and city central bodies"
The convention said, in effect,
that support Of the labor press is
one Of the most important jobs be-
fore union men and women.
That has been said before, but it
will bear repetition many times.
Red brethren and their sympathizers
are grieved because Great Britain and
France did not go to war with Ger
many to save Czechoslovakia.
They don't say this in so many
words but their-comments reveal their
true feelings, which seem in disagree
ment with American public opinion.
Gallup poll, which has record of
accurately registering public opinion,
finds that some 81 per cent of Ameri-
cans believe Great Britain and France
did the best thing in not going to war.
Dorothy Thompson says this is be-
cause they believed Great Britain and
France were not adequately prepared
to tackle Hitler.
Maybe-and maybe not. 1t is quite
likely Americans think the "settle-
ment," bad as it may have been, was
preferable to million or more fu-
nerals.
Perhaps the able Miss ThompsonY
has not thought of this. e.
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Americans telling European nations ,
they should go to war are like the
small boy who eggs on a fight but is
very careful to keep out of it himself.
You know-the youngster who
shouts, "Sock i'm, Bill" and gives one
or both of the prospective fighters
push as they warily cir
Gle each other with fists ready for
action.
There is no evidence that America
favors getting into Europe's quarrels.
On the contrary, there is plenty Of evil
dence the nations chief desire is to
keep out. In view of this attitude, it
hardly becomes America to urge ma
tions to do something it is unwilling
to do itself.
Some Americans, however, simply
dote on giving advice to the rest of the
world.
Strange as it may seem to these
busybodies, it is barely possible Great
Britain and France are fully COM
petent to manage their affairs without
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