The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-08-03
Defend Philosophy
(Continued From Poue One)

toonist, who was chairman Of the
meeting, said:
"The influence Of any labor union
never reaches the highest standard
until it is affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. Only then
will it's influence be effectively felt.
eve have here today two great
leaders, President William Green and
our beloved Frank Morrison, secre-
tary-treasurer of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. These men have
carried on the fight that Samuel
Gompers urged the workers of Amer
lea to carry on.
"In introducing the next speaker, it
is unnecessary for me to say anything
about him. We all know him, we all
love him, we all admire him, we re-
spect him as one Of our splendid citi-
zens and greatest labor leader in the
world, William Green, president of
the American Federation Of Labor"
Green's Speech
Following is the text of Mr.. Green's
address:
."Chairman Baer, President Van
Horn, members of the Executive
Board of the Cigar Makers lnterna-
tional Union of America, fellow trade
unionists, ladies and gentlemen:
"This is indeed an historic occasion.
1t is historic because we are very rare7
ly afforded the opportunity to partici-
pate in the celebration of the 18th an
niversary of an international union
affiliated with the American Fedora
tion Of Labor.
81 know you are all deeply I'M
pressed with the historic sequence of
this event, meeting here, as we are,
at the base of this great American
Federation Of Labor monument, in
the shadow of the statue of that great
leader who sacrificed almost half a
century of his life to the upbuilding
of the American labor movement. 1t
seems appropriate and fitting that the
opening ceremonies OF this Diamond
Jubilee of the Cigar Makers Inter
national Union of America should be
held here.
Antedated the A. +. of l..
at is worthy Of note that the for
nation of this great organization
antedated the formation of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor itself.
"It was formed, organized, estab-
lished and began to function before
the American Federation of Labor
was formed. In fact, it was the one
outstanding and leading organization
of labor that led and participated in
the formation of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor
"In the light Of that fact, it seems
quite fitting that the American Fed
Grafton of Labor should have called
upon this organization for leadership
And its first leader, it's first great
leader, the man we loved, the man who
occupied larger place, perhaps, in
the hearts and minds of the member
ship of the American Federation of
Labor than any other single man, my
distinguished predecessor, the great
and mighty Samuel Gompers, was
given to the American Federation of
Labor by the Cigar Makers Internati-
onal Union of America.
"He was educated in the school of
trade unionism, developed in the open
forum of deliberation created by this
organization. He expounded his own
special economic philosophy, and the
records show that the same economic
philosophy is still part of the eco
nomic philosophy of the American
Federation of Labor.
Promoted Factory Reform
cat this time it seems fitting and
appropriate for me to point out the
interesting and, / might say, unique
policy sponsored by the Cigar Makers