The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-10-20

have never in all my life been candi-
date for the office in the commonly
accepted sense of that term.
| 81 have given fourteen years of
service, and ! cannot begin to tell you
how much Of my life and strength
have put into that fourteen years of
service; but it matters not if it is all,
and if the last ounce of drafting was
made which calls for life itself would
give it all to the American Fedora
tion Of Labor.
"Now you have called me to service
again. If | sought the easiest way
| would decline, for surely there is
no one acquainted with the situation
in which we are now placed and in
the work that lies ahead, but that must
understand that the coming year will
be more exacting than any Of the
fourteen that have gone.
"But, my friends, it is in response
to keen sense of duty that | accept
the honor you have conferred upon me
this afternoon, and in accepting it
pledge to give to you my strength, my
energy and my service.
"You were brought here this year,
stronger, more harmonious and better
established than ever before in the his
tory of our great American Fedora
ton of Labor.
"In spite of our difficulties we made
more progress in the last year than
we have ever made heretofore. We
maintained the strength of the Fed
Grafton intact, we added to it, we have
won the support of public opinion and
we have sold the American Fedora
ton Of Labor to the people Of the
nation.
Union Peace in Labor Movement
"On this occasion | want to sound
high note of peace, peace in the la
Dor movement, peace in the family of
labor, and peace between the nations
throughout the world l promise to
you that l shall make every contri-
button that lies within my power to-
ward the promotion Of peace in the
labor movement; shall do what can
to heal the wounds and close the
breach and unite the forces Of labor.
"My appeal in your behalf is to
those who left us, Come back home,
, come into the house of labor; your
: quarters are there just as they were
when you left them; the room is fur
nished, the door is open, the key has
been thrown away and we are singing
that happy refrain, "Bill Bailey, won't
you come back home ?"'
"We ask the Ladies Garment Work
ers to come, we ask the United Tex
, tile Workers, all our children, charter
ed by US, to come; we ask the Oil
Workers and the Automobile Workers
to come back home. Peace will then
be restored. The solution of it all re-
mains with you. There are no barriers
in the way, there are no hurdles to
cross. The door is open, a hearty well
come will be extended you and you will
find your place within the family of
: labor.
81 would feel deeply detected if
felt l was in the least responsible for
: the division. We stand now where we
) always stood We do not wander
from the house of labor but we still
live there. When an erring child
leaves his home isn't it expected that
if it wishes to take it's place in the
family that it could come back again
To these prodigals on the hillside, we
ask you to come home to the house
of your father and to the family of
labor.
; Seeks Invincible Labor Movement
81 proclaim now to the nation today
that | will do all | can to serve in
| every way to establish here in Ameri-
ca solid invincible labor movement
. unassailable and unafraid. | will do it
| with honor to the American Fedora
ton of Labor, and in doing it | will
maintain the dignity and self respect
of the American Federation of Labor.
"Now make this announcement be-
} cause so much has been said and is
: being said about the attitude of the
American Federation of Labor toward
the division and discord which was
created within the ranks Of labor And
now in spirit of humility and with
deep sense of responsibility | face
the future with you, courageous and
unafraid.
81 have faith in the philosophy, the
soundness and the security of the
: American Federation of Labor | am
devoted to it because it is first in my
heart and my affections. owe it more
than can ever repay, but in the year
to come | shall strive as never before
with all the strength and power at my
command to give to the American Fed
Grafton of Labor the best | have to
give"