The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-05-26
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"The leading pottery and china COM
panies Of the Urited States, who en-
ploy Unitn Labor, will profit from this
highly educational demonstration of
the handicraft Of the skilled Union
pottery workers
This display of actual work, taking
place in front of the eyes of the audi
ences, demonstrates the tremendously
greater interest-whetting capacity of
the moving exhibit as compared to
still life displays.
"Be sure to see the whirling 'potters
wheel in this marvellous exhibit of the
potters handicraft, when you are at
the Exhibition"
Other exhibitors and officials praised
the Brotherhood chiefs for their eye
catching display. President Green, on
his tour of inspection, was highly
pleased as the waremakers went
through their PAGES.
Wednesday night proved to be the
most popular with Cincinnati people.
From eight to ten thousand, it was
estimated by city police, were turned
away. The entertainment was always
of first flight calibre and included such
notables as Lucy Monroe, brilliant
American lyric soprano; Tommy Dor
sey and his band; Willie, West and Nc
Ginty, vaudeville favorites; Sally
Rand, vice president of the actors
union; Tyler, Thorn and Post, dancing
trio; and daily fashion shows by six
beauties, sponsored by the Internation-
al Ladies' Garment Workers.
Ralph Whitehead, executive secre-
tary of the American Federation OF
Actors, was the master Of ceremonies
Friday night and first introduced Jack
Hurst, president of Cincinnati's Cen
trail Labor Union. He proved to be E
jolly, but enthusiastic 300 pounds o1
union man.
The keynote of the Exhibition was
struck by William Green, president Of
the American Federation Of Labor
who, in a radio address delivered from
the Music Hall over a nationwide
hook up of the National Broadcastine
Company the night before the show
closed, emphasized the Importance Of
friendly relations between organized
labor and industry based on the re
cognition of collective bargaining ant
supplemented with larger use O:
union-made goods and services render
ed by union members.
"Here in the Union Label Exhibition
in Cincinnati and in every other com
munity where Union Label Week i
being celebrated" Mr.. Green said
"private industry can find concrete eX
amples of how the American Fedora
ton of Labor is cooperating with bust
ness.
"The four million members of tn
American Federation of Labor, th'
two million women represented by th'
American Federation of w ON ems
Auxiliaries Of Labor, the 1000 mem
bers of cooperating railroad unions
and more than million cooperating
farmers-all unit din mighty arm!
: of purchasers s4'e anxious to he'll
business men who help us.
"We fully appreciate the supper
we receive from unionized industrie
! and other business establishments tha
recognize the A. F. of l.. type 0
unionism. And we intend to recipro
cate.
specifically, the members of tn
American Federation of Labor an
their families and friends plan to d
this by spending their money only wit
firms that have a right to display tn
union label.
"The American Federation of Labo
is going into the merchandising bust
ness. We propose to deliver the unio
: market to worthy American business
, men who employ members of union
affiliated with the American Fedora
: tion of Labor. We expect toyeducat
the American public to use only union
labeled products and union-conducte
services.
, "For the union label stands for tn
; things that are most highly priced b
the American people. 1t stands TO
decency, for quality, for honor and fo
fair dealing toward our fellow men.
'"The American people must learr
if they do not already know, that tn
union label on a product they bu
: means it has been made in America
/ 1t means that the article has bee
made with the skill of union labor.
means that the manufacturer is not
chiseler. 1t means that the article wa
produced in a decent place of busines
under favorable sanitary condition
and not in the forbidding environmer
of reprehensible sweatshop. 1t
means that the company which mad
, the article and is offering it for sal