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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02
PENSION FOR OLDSTERS

THE political influence of elderly people whose
capacity to produce commodities and render
effective service in our system OF production is
still very large but who are barred from employ
ment by those who own and operate industry con
tinues to impress Federal legislators.
This influence was apparent when Senator
Charlie 0. Andrews and Representative j. Hard
ing Peterson and A. Pat Cannon all of Florida
told the House Ways and Means Committee in the
hearing on proposed amendments to the Social Sc
curty Act that persons past 60 years Of age shouc
be guaranteed comfortable living by means OF
5000 month pension.
Senator Andrews said there was ghost
haunting every elderly person: the question OF
what would happen to him when he no longer
could earn a living. Of course what the Senator
meant was what would happen to the elderly per
son when employers would no longer permit hln
to earn living.
Emphasizing the point that all of those eligible
for pensions after 60 had contributed large
amounts to support our governmental institutions
Mr. Andrews declared that there ought to be
some kind of dividend for men who have paid tax
eS for 40 years and own part of the richest Gov
ernment in the world"
Representative Peterson asserted that despite
our large national income, "today the old people
probably need help more than at any other perloc
in history" He said the plan for 5000 a month
pension would put money in circulation and stmu
late business. 1t might result in some increase II
living costs, but the element Of social justice III
voved in providing for the elderly should be con
sdered even though it did raise the cost Of living
Representative Cannon expressed his belief
that the 5000 a month pension would 'abolish the
need and necessity Of poorhouses, which he char
acterized as "eyesores on civilization" He said the
enactment of the pension legislation would be JUS
titled on that ground alone.
Much of the nsistent and growing demand fol
pensions for elderly people is rooted in the policy
of many employers to discriminate against the
employment of middle-aged workers, who are thus
cOmDulSOrilV reepated to the UNEMPLOYED army de
spite their mental and physical ability to produce
wealth and perform service.
When employers refuse to permit hundreds OF
thousands of able-bodied working men and women
to earn living, pensions adequate to support them
in comfort are absolutely imperative. Under oul
system of representative government based on the
franchise for all adults, it is inevitable that the
victims of this discrimination should use their po-
litcal power to secure by legislation the essential
justice denied them by our economic dictatOrS.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02

4 'ONSlDERABLE opposition Is evidently gong to
- be manifested to some OF the provisions OF The
OIL Tor the reorganization OF Federal relief for the
millions OF JODeSS workers introduced in the
United States Senate by Senator James +. Byrnes
OF South Carolina.
Inc Dill proposes permanent system OF pub
nc works to be administered through a new Cab
met Department OF Public Works. The depart
ment would take over the present Works Progress
Administration, Public Works Administration, Bu-
feau OF Public Roads, Pubic BululngS Branch OF
tne treasury Department., the ClVllan ConSerVa-
Clon Corps and rne National Youth Admlnlstra-
Clon. 1t would also transfer the United States tm-
poyment Service from the Department OF Labor
20 the Social Security Board.
9oodly number OF persons who advocate
permanent system Of FEDERAL public works serl-
ouSly object to linking up publlc works with re-
def for the Jobless. they MAINTAIN tnat publl(
projects IN conformity with the policy of the Gov
ernment ever since these two branches OF Federal
activity were established 4 number OF years ago
lhlS view was expressed by Harold f. lckeS, Sec
tetary OF the Interior and Public Works AdmlnlS
.ratOr.
Il do not think that relief and public works &C
Cogcthcr," Nr. lckes said
The proposition to take the United States EN-
pOymcnt Service from the Department OF Labor
where the service has been ever since it was es
Cabhshed and turn it over to the Social Security
Board brought vigorous opposition from the Elk
ecutlve Council or the American Federation OF
Labor, in session at Miami, Fla. In volcmg the
Councils position, President Green OF the "A. f
of h. said the traditional policy OF the Federation
favored concentrating all administrative bodies
dealing with labor IN the Department OF Labor
and that the proposal OF Senator ByrneS contro
vertcd this policy.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02
COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS

The British Trades Union Congress
expects to secure the passage by Par
lament during the session of 1910 OF
| 1941 of laws establishing vacation
with payment for almost all workers
Such agreements have already beer
reached by many unions and manu-
featuring companies. The 7. U. C
also expects to shorten labor weeks
to a hours for all young workers by
the same time.
Belgium passed a system of one
days holiday for two months employ.
ment, or one weeks holiday for each
year. This bill was passed in 1886
1t does not apply to workers in farm.
ing, horticulture or forestry. Belgian
workers are trying to apply it to those
industries.
Over 1900 writer's and labor lead.
ers have been arrested in Japan with
in little more than a year for having
spread dangerous anti-war thoughts
among Japanese labor. 1t is estimated
that 100000 or 100000 japanese work.
ers will be out Of jobs when the raw
materials for making other than wal
materials are manufactured.
X X x
World events are now quite largely
events relating to threatened war. Ir
single days dispatches recently
Hitler expressed "pained surprise
+L,+ Cro,+ p,,;+o;,, ;e ;,,orooc;oo bo,
ornaments; the French premier ser.
we'd public notice that France will not
be "blackmailed" out of any Of hel
territory; and Japan has warned the
western powers that she is likely te
clear out the international Settlement
in Shanghai. Any of these things
would have been top headline across
any daily newspapers front page ir
ordinary times. Now, they are all or
that page.
Yet there are some items of news
which give Americans some comfort
and satisfaction. America is not go.
ing into war unless kicked into it
but she is not going to be caught flat
footed. 1t is plain already that oul
air force that should daunt any enemy
if that enemy had any sense-ano
there is a circumstance which may
even make one chuckle.
The French are reported to be good
close bargainers. They would not
praise unduly any merchandise which
they wanted to buy. Yet French mill.
tary agents have said openly that two
American planes are better than any.
thing of the sort in Europe; and have
ordered several hundred of them. Ii
that is not a testimonial to Americas
potential strength, what it?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02

ID GRADUALLY employers throughout the United
States are learning that the Fair Labor Stand
drdS Act OF 1858 means what 1t says StIpu-
lates that employers subject to the act snail pay
tnelr employees not less tnan rs cents an hour ana
snail limit their employment to "A hours per week
MOSt employers OBEY the act WlJnOuJ govern
mental pressure. OtnerS however, seem 10 be uIl-
uuly intoxicated IN tnelr SuDVerSlVe DeeI rnaJ the
pollcy OF paying low wages is their private anu
personal rgnt guaranteed by the Constitution OF
tne United States against which statute law must
not prevail.
Inc Powers Manufacturing Company OF
lWaterloo, Iowa, is evidently one of the concerns
winch require legal pressure to convince them OF
Cne error or their Illegal lOWWage pOncy ana the
|adWSablllty OF oDeylng the very reasonable wage
lstlpulatlonS imposed upon employers by Federal
statute.
Following adequate evidence that the Powers
Company was paying it's employees less than "a
!cenJS an hour prescribed by the talr Labor STAND
aIdS Act Elmer +. Andrews Administrator OF the
Department OF Labor Wage and Hour DIVISION
informed Federal District Judge George T.. ScOUl
|oI the delinquency OF the Waterloo company. Judge
|Scott thereupon ISSUED an injunction permanently
IIeStralnlhg the company from paying employees
less than 70 cents an hour and from snlpplng It's
minimum wage is paid
Announcing that this was the first permanent
INJUNCTION RESTRAINING an employer from alleged
violation OF the Far Labor Standards Act when
mas been IN erect since October "a, 1858, otrclals
ioI the Wage and Hour DIVISION estimated that Une
company, Which has approximately 40 employees
on us payroll would be required to pay IN the
nelghbornood OF 5000 IN back wages, TINS amount
representing the difference between what the
workers got and what they would have gOUJen un.
Ger the legal rate OF pay under the act since II
became effective.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02
panded production rather than through the high
est attainable wage for the minimum output"

panded production rather than through the high
est attainable wage for the minimum output"
This is an indirect way of saying that wage
earners should work longer hours per day and
more days per week, thus increasing the amount
OF commodities produced OF services rendered
C'eXpanded production') in place of existing wage
rates 1or definite number of hours work, and
then seek higher annual wages
Evidently Mr.. Davis was thinking of the Bib
ical expression Seek and We shall find" I'm
fortunately Biblical precepts of this Utopian type
40 not amount to much in determining wages un-
ler our present economic system. Usually higher
income sought by wage earners is only secured by
effective trade union organization even where
statutory law stipuates higher pay And con-
siderable portion of our wage earning population
are as yet outside the protective wings of the trade
union movement.
Moreover-and this is an important point
which the increased output business interests
never mentlon-all of the commodities produced
and the services rendered by the more than forty
million working men, working women and working
children in the United States are the private prop
7rty OF Individual and corporate employers This
applies, OF course, to the increased output which
The workers are urged to produce The increase
would all belong to the employers, and barring
effective trade union organization of their en-
poyes, would normally lodge in the pockets of the
employers and be distributed in their totality to
investors.
1t is therefore appropriate in discussing wages
under increased output to keep in mind the prim-
airy economic fact that the workers produce the
increase that the employers own it all, and that
Usually employers refuse to permit any of the in
crease to reach the pay envelopes OF their en-
ployeS without the persuasive element of strong
Welldlsclpllned unions typifed by those affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02
MEAT CUTTERS SIGN CONTRACT

Chicago QLNS).-Signing of 100
per cent union shop agreement pro-
viding for increases in wages, Al
hour week, time and one-half for over
time, vacations with pay and seniority
rights has ended a two-year strike
against the Consolidated Dressed Beef
Co., Philadelphia, Pa, called by Lo-
cal No. 1875 of the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America, American Federation
of Labor affiliate.
The contract, announced by Patrick
f. German, president Of the internati-
onal union, sets up an arbitration
board for the settlement of any dis
pute that may arise.
President German also announced
that the Albert +. Goetze Co., Balti-
more, Md, one of the largest packers
in the eastern section of the country,
had signed an agreement which would
make all of their employees members
of Local No. 1875 of the Amalgamated
within thirty days. The pact stipu-
lates that every worker is to receive
per cent increase in pay at the end
of sixty days and provides for reopen
ing of the wage question after ninety
days for further beneficial adjust
mentS.
The Consolidated Dressed Beef Co.
employs about 800 workers; the Albert
f. Goetze Co., around 4CO.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02
FORWARD MARCH FOR INTERNATIONAL
IAROK

WHEN John G.. Wnant was sworn in as the new
W Director Of the international Labor Organ
zatiOn by the Government Body at its recent
quarterly meeting in Geneva, Switzerland Pau
Berg, Of Norway, chairman of the Governing
Body, welcomed the first American to hold the di.
rectorshp and stressed the heavy responsibilities
confronting him.
"We all know" Mr. Berg said, "that the new
Director takes office at a particularly difficult
period in the history of the international Labor
Organization. The necessity for economy will In
volve reduction in the staff and certain measure
of reorganization.
With his we'll known thoroughneSS as an ad-
ministrator Of public Offices in the United States
as background, Mr.. Wnant in brief statement
alluded to Mr.. Berg'S observation about the diff
culties confronting the international Labor Or
ganZation with this tcrSc but significant dCCiara-
ton:
"Some people have asked me what we are go,
ing to do and where we are going. The answer OF
another man comes ringing down through the de.
cades, We will 90 anywhere provided it be for
ward With faith and courage we will continue IL
that direction
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02

New Jersey.-A year-long fight be-
tween independent grocers and oper-
ators of "super markets" in New
Jersey, which is comparable in many
ways with the national controversy
over chain stores, come to climax
today, when the State Supreme Court
set aside ordinances in two cities to
impose heavy license fees on large
self-service food markets.
The court nullified laws of Cam
den and Atlantic City which fixed an
nual fees of $4,000 and $4,000, re-
spectively, for the big markets, and
held:
"The municipality may not require
its residents to forego the exercise of
any economy i'll order that group of
merchants, unwilling to take advan-
tage of economy and management,
may prosper"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02
WHAT NEXT?

Paper made from "de-inked"
waste paper was recently tried in
the printing of Pittsburgh news
paper and the test is said to have
been highly successful. The paper
was made from old magazines,
newspapers, poster sheets, and
even carbon paper. DR.. w. f.
Hockstetter, the inventor, says the
process will reduce the price of
newsprint from the present scale
of $50 to sos a ton to $50 to S35.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02
S.HOUR DAY

Washington, d. c. QLNS).-Sen-
ator James NJ. Mead of New York has
introduced a bill setting a maximum
eight-hour day for employees of vess-
els of less than 100 tons. Small vess-
els have hitherto been exempt from
hours requirements established for
sea-going ships.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02
BUT WHO OWNS THE INCREASED OUTPUT!

CHESTER c. DAVIS, q member OF the Fedora
~ Reserve Board, told the Third Annual Farm
Institute at Des Moines Iowa, that general IN
crease III the output OF the industrial workers
coupled with profits for employers gauged by vol
ume instead Of high prices, would solve the lalm
ers' economic problem lie said that under thl'
plan working men and women would seek hlghel
income through continuous employment and eA
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hdtchet Out
The Truth
q CARE FOR "MR. WHITE"
. IN FULL BLAST
. MORE LABEL ACTIVITY
Q MARK OF FAIR PLAY

Pet cat of Washington, D. c., man
goes to celebrated Johns Hopkins
Hospital at Baltimore for treatment
of infected feet.
"Mr. White," as the cat is listed at
the hospital, gets the care of renown-
ed specialists.
Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the
RFC and a friend of the cats owner,
got the hospital attention for "Mr.
White"
Whereat "Mr. White has his picture
on the front page, with appropriate
text.
Why can't human beings get as
good treatment as "Mr. White?
Story of "Mr. White" must have
posed this question to many who read
it.
Moneyed cat and moneyed humans
get the best of medical care.
Poor cats and poor humans some
times have good care, more often do
not.
(Ed. Note: Poorest of people receive
excellent care at Johns Hopkins. Pic
ture of "Mr. White" was news, not
an aid to healthy
Growing realization of humanity's
right to adequate medical treatment,
when needed, is leading to widespread
demand for such treatment for all.
Doctors will have to heed this de-
mand, cooperate, or get bumped.
No one knows how adequate medical
treatment for all will come. 1t may
come by private cooperative effort,
by government effort, or through a
combination of both.
But it's on the way.
X X X
The boys who know all about what
is going to happen in Europe in the
next few weeks are at it again.
Forgetting their past boners, they
are indulging in saturnalia of
speculation. Their guess machines
are in full blast.
Makes one dizzy to read their out
pourings.
They have the totalitarian powers
striking in so many directions at once.
One day they have Russia doomed
to attack within 4S hours. The next
day they see Holland and Belgium
overrun this spring. Another day it
is England and France. Again, Swift
zerland and Denmark are the victims.
So far they have not predicted the
principality of Monaco will be the
early object of totalitarian wrath.
Likely they'll get around to that soou.
The prophecy boys forget how hard
| they fell down last year. They had
war coming at dozen different times.
Dates and even hours were set. But
they never came. Some of the boys
were deeply panied. Hardly fair, you
know, for the totalitarian powers to
fail to perform according to schedule,
as mapped out for them by hardwork-
ing journeymen soothsayers.
No wonder the Montreal Star poked
fun at the boys as "pin-headed
prophets of evil
Gosh, suppose they should fall down
this year, too! That would be too bad
for the prophets.
x
Labor papers from various sections
report increased union label activity.
Union men and women everywhere
are alert to the need of promoting
the demand for union label goods and
services.
They know that the union label is
notification to the purchaser that
goods bearing it are made by wage
earners receiving fair wages and
working under good conditions.
They are emphasizing that the
union label is an insignia of American
fair play and as such is deserving of
the support of every American who
has the interests of his country at
| heart.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
MR.. MODESTUS
@ HEAVY INDUSTRIES
. MAKING MILLIONAIRES
O BOMBS FOR BUTTER
Q MORE DAMAGE BILLS

nAhlNU MlLLIONAlRES
O BOMBS FOR BUTTER
Q MORE DAMAGE BILLS
Disarmament
Would have reduced "heavy indus
tries"-
By more than SIT billion in 1888,
in all nations
Which means, that peace is very
improbable business
Military expenditures of the U. S.
A. in 1888 were over 81 billion
Heavy industry will increase in
1889 very much in this country
Because we are getting ready in
big way
Query:
What was the connection between
rearming of Germany
French and British heavy indus
tries
Reorganization and eclipse of
League of Nations?
Was rearming of Germany permit
ted
To stimulate "heavy industries" of
other lands?
Was this why European countries
enjoyed recovery
Earlier than American heavy indus
tries?
What part did Czechoslovak Skoda,
heavy industries
Play in recent events eliminating
at Munich?
Did "heavy industries" write British
and French consent
For Chamberlain and Daladier?
X x x
Another Query:
Are Heavy Industries
Climbing into the saddle in Amer
ica?
Will next war, if and when
Make as many more millionaires as
the last one?
If present idle $40 billion does not
go into munitioneering-
What other place is there for it to
go?
Now that U. S. Steel has the rib
bon steel plant
Is there not an excess industrial ca
pacity in u. S. A.
Measured by any prospective pur-
chasing power here?
X K x
Germans were told that they were
getting bombs instead of butter
Is it the increasing millions spent
for munitions
Which is delimiting flow of butter
in U. S. A?
Or is it the increased munitioneering
in other lands
Such as Japan, Italy, China, Russia,
Germany
Which is curtailing markets for U.
S. A. products
How much of that price in butter
will Americans have to pay
For the increasing flow of bombs
and cannon here?
X X X
Americans do not contemplate calm
ly-
Prospect of Nazi-Fascist successes
throughout the world
If then, the Axis powers are to be
checkmated-
What kind of Versailles reckoning
is to follow?
Are the munitioneers again to stop
disarmament
Will the profit motive and method
still dangle bats
For have-not nations to play with
Will there be more damage bills
Impossible of payment?
x X X
Will hopes of "Revanche", and
Songs of Hate
Still tester in discounted peoples?
Will some other Samurai, Berserker
Foreign Legion, Uhlan-
Nurse secret plans and tribal ego
tism-
Within a quiet wrold, war-wearied
1t is a time which calls for long
looks ahead
Charting of world-weather for a
| century.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02
ACCOMMODATING

Chi: Are you doing anything for
that cold Of yours?"
Omega: Il sneeze whenever 1t wants
me to-"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02

Now that the Supreme Court has knocked out
the theory Of utility monopoly, what is Congress
getting ready to do about the fact OF monopoly
IN glass?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02

Even if you are OH the right track
you will be run over if you sit there.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-02
WISDOM

l consider the people who con-
stitute society or nation as the
source of all authority in that
natiOn.-ThOmas Jefferson.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-07
Ry UNITED PRESS

Seattle lost half game from its
lead in the Pacific Coast league
pennant race by splitting double
header with San Francisco, Win
ming the first to l but losing
to the Seals to ? in the mid
night cap The Seals gave debut
to Charley Schanz, lately with the
Tucson club, in the opener and
though he gave up only seven hits,
he threw the ball into the stands
N the seventh inning to give the
Rainiers their winning, unearned
run. Les Webber was credited with
the victory Wyn Ballou outpitched
Dick Barrett in the second game
The Seals landed on Barrett for
four runs in the fifth to walk off
with the game when Ted Norbert
homed with three on
San Diego won pair from Oak
land, to and to and dropped
into last place San Diego got four
runs off Fred Gay in the third
inning of the opener on two dou-
bles triple. a single and walk
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-07
DiMo9 Smocks His 10Th
Seattle Drops Half Game from Lead
In Pacific Coast Race, Splits

Pat Tobin was the winning pitcher.
In the nightcap, young Ed Stew
arts home run in the sixth was
the clincher in the Padre victory
with George Darrow as the victim
and Al Olson the pitching winner
Los Angeles landed on Bill
Thomas and. Al Radonits for 18
hits and took Portland, IL to 4
A seven run rally in the eighth
inning drove Thomas to cover. Lou
Novikoff got three doubles in five
trips. Ray Prim, though touched
for u hits, kept the Beavers well
in hand
Sacramento rallied in the 10th
to beat Hollywood to S. Tony
Freitas won his own game with a
double with Manager Benny Borg
man on second. Rugger Ardizoia
Charlie Mongrief and Bob Muncriei
or vice versa-toiled for the Stars
with Muncrief being charged with
the defeat. Joe Orengo. perhaps
celebrating his elevation to the ST
Louis Cardinals, got two home runs
while Buster Adams, who goes uI
with him. got a pair of triples anC
a single