The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-09-05
Precedent Hit As Questions
Are Taken Up Without
Usual Addresses
T. ]. DUFFY PRESENT
Former Brotherhood Leader
Recalls First PdrleY
40 Years Ago

Atlantic City, n. Through dill
gent application to the problem in
hand and by the calling of sessions
both Sunday and Labor Day, all Of
the 1875 propositions submitted to the
joint wage conference By the National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters and
the United States Potters Association
were presented by Tuesday noon.
Both groups were called into caucus
to review the arguments on all the
various problems before again return
ing to the Chalfonte Hotel in joint
session in an effort to come to a mu-
tual understanding on two-year wage
contract to supplant the present agree
ment which will expire October l.
Brotherhood caucus sessions will be
held as long as necessary to deter
mine the wishes of the committee on
all questions, President James M.
Duffy stated. Joseph M. Wells, CO.
chairman Of the conference with Mr..
Duffy, said he thought his group would
be ready by Wednesday afternoon.
In contrast to the procedure Of
other years, the assembled representa-
lives swung almost Immediately into
he propositions to be considered when
he joint meeting was opened, Aus.1st
%.
Mr.. Wells asked the consideration
If his groups SO propositions first on
he ground that those of the Broth
arhood had been given priority in 1888,
but readily agreed to take up the
Brotherhood proposals when it was
earned that they had been presented
asst two years ago.
President Duffy Immediately took up
he first proposition in the printed list
without any preamble. Mr.. Wells did,
however, ask permission to take the
ioor for brief opening statement, as
le said, for the benefit of those at
ending their first conference. He
pointed out that the outcome of the
barley would directly effect at least
10000 persons working in the plants
md in excess of 100000 when the
families of the employees, those work.
.ng in dependent industries and pot
The head of the associations Labor
Board contended that the idea that
:apital and labor are two distinct
yroups is old and worn out. He stated
hat it is generally recognized now
hat real benefits for one is reflected
n the other. Placing money in cir
,ulation, he said, eventually comes
back in larger orders for pottery, so,
le stated, the higher wages an en-
oloyer is able to pay, the better it is
for him.
Mr.. Wells broke down the dollar
.aken in by the firms thus: 65 cents
% employees; 20 cents, overhead; 5
cents, executive salaries; 8 cents, raw
materials, and cents, profit. Asking
everyone to remember they were as
sembled for the good of the industry,
he closed his remarks.
President Duffy stated only that the
conference committee of the Brother
hood had given the questions to be
considered great deal of thought re-
cutting in the opinion that best re-
suits could be obtained by the en-
oodiment into the agreement of those
propositions presented by the N. B.
of o. P. before turning at once to
the first proposition of this list, a
casting problem.
Thursday afternoons session was
visited by two friends of the industry.
President Duffy asked permission to
introduce Charles Aaron of Homer
Laughlin China Co. and T. J. Duffy,
former president of the National
Brotherhood of Operative Potters,
present Columbus attorney.
Mr.. Aaron greeted those assembled
and introduced Mr.. Duffy as an old
friend of both the manufacturers and
the employees. He stated he could re-
member when Mr.. Duffy sat across the
table from w. E. Wells, the present
co-chairmans father, some forty years
ago.
The past president of the organiza-
ton remarked that when he decided
to come to Atlantic City for a vacation
he expected neither the conference nor
the rain. He then recalled that the
last conference he had attended was
29 years ago in the same hotel. He
stated, however, that his memory
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