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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
RollY Foils To Place Any
Check On Reciprocal
Trade Agreements
VOTE: A TO Al
Leaders Believe All Other
Drives To Revise Hull
Program Doomed

BY margin of three votes the Sem
ate rejected last Friday the Pittman
amendment to the reciprocal trade
agreements program which would
have required all future agreements
to be submitted to the Senate for rati-
fication. The amendment was beaten
by roll call vote of AZ to al.
Brotherhood officials had put forth
every possible effort to place this
check on the pacts and felt badly that
they were unable to win Ohio's Don
ahey and West Virginia's Nicely over
to their side as these two votes could
have swung the decision.
While other amendments to the
trade agreements resolution will be
offered and considered, it appeared
probable tonight that they all would
be voted down by a greater margin
than was recorded in the test on the
Pittman proposal. Leaders said they
expected that the resolution, as adopt
ed by the House, would be passed in
the Senate about the middle of this
week and sent to the White House for
President Roosevelt's signature.
If this program is realized the
President and Secretary Hull will
have won the hardest fight relating to
the country's foreign relations which
has been presented to this session of
Congress, and one which undoubtedly
will have repercussions in the coming
Presidential campaign. Congression-
al victory for the trade program would
increase Mr.. Hull's availability as
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency, just as its defeat would doubt
lessIy eliminate him from the list of
probabilities, observers agreed.
The philosophy embodied in the
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act,
first enacted in 1884 and extended in
1897 until June IL, 1910, is the doc
trine which Mr.. Hull has consistently
preached, under Republican as well as
Democratic administrations, ever since
he came to Congress more than thirty
years ago. The new extension of the
act, as asked in the pending resolu-
ton, would continue the reciprocal
trade program until June II, 1913.
The Pittman amendment, which Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Hull had said would
mean the end of the program, was de-
feated by forty-three Democrats and
one independent, Senator Norris. Five
Democrats were also paired against
it.
Not single Republican in the Sem
ate voted against the Pittman amend
ment. The vote for the amendment
was cast by twenty-one Republicans,
eighteen Democrats, one Progressive
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
By MATTHEW WOLL

"To oppose vigorously, by organized
effort, the subversive and insidious
operations of relationships and their
agents within this country" That is
one of the most important articles in
the statement of the purposes of the
League for Human Rights, Freedom
and Democracy.
The key to the meaning of this pass
age lies in the word "subvert." The
word means to Undermine morals,
allegiance, or faith; "to overturn,
overthrow, ruin utterly" In its deriva-
tions, it means to overturn from be-
meath. In this definition, subversive
action can be nothing but insidious,
which carries the meaning of sly,
tricky, treacherous; the word-structure
indicating something done from am
bush, in which the action is hidden.
Accepted Principles Vital to Society
No society can long endure, with
out body of accepted principles of
conduct, in which the people believe,
and on which they can feel that they
are secure in acting, because these
principles are guiding the action of
all others. Without such set of prin-
ciples, there can be none of the con-
fdence or sense Of security which is
necessary to the existence of an or
derly community.
These principles of conduct have to
do mainly with the respect given to
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
League For Humdn Rights Leads Fight
On Agents of fDictdtorships In America

the rights of all citizens. A fright" is
claim, which can be enforced, be-
cause organized society guarantees it.
This is the meaning of every item
in our Bill of Rights. These items in
clude freedom of speech, of the press,
inviolability of the person and the
property of the citizen, due process of
law and Of trial jury. These, and
other ideas in the same class, consti-
tute the barricades of personal free
dom and the pursuit Of happiness"
In three European countries, at
least, there is no acceptance nor guar
antee of these rights of the person.
No dictatorship can long endure in
the presence of free speech, free press
and free assembly. No people can
govern themselves without these basic
principles being in effect. And so, it
the dictators.
Fundamental to all rights is the
fright to life; without which none of
the others mean anything. Dictators
have found a way to take away from
their subjects all other rights, by
making the right to live conditional
upon the surrender Of all other rights.
Speech, press, assembly, mean little,
if one is to surrender life. And so,
the Hitler, Mussolini and Stain
regimes pretend, at least, that they
will furnish the means Of life, but
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
BuffIed Ambition
Led To Lewis Cut
With White ! 7use
Magazine Says CIO Chief
Confusing Labor's Cause
With Own Desires

Frustrated ambition impelled John
l.. Lewis to break with President
Roosevelt, Herbert Harris declares in
an illustrated article in the current
issue of Look Magazine. Excerpts
from the article follow:
"The reason for John L. Lewis's
break with the President can be found
not in Machiavelli, but in Freud. They
are not political but psychological.
"When, at Columbus, O., Lewis ad-
vised his miners against supporting a
third term, he committed three unpar-
donable sins of American politics.
"He publicly told a potential candi-
date that he was sure to be licked.
"He laid himself open to charge of
'ingrate,' thus repelling any possible
support from the Republicans.
"And he revealed, when the miners
showed enthusiasm for Roosevelt, the
weakness of his trading position-his
inability to deliver the votes of those
he has led for 20 years.
Lewis must know this-he is nc
tyro in politics. His behavior, then
can be understood only when it is
seen that there have been three Lew.
ises: first, the early Lewis, harassed
leader of the miners; next, the Lewis
who rode high on the crest of the New
Deal wave; and now-the Lewis who
has tasted too much power and re-
linquished his trade unionist role fol
that of a prima donna.
"Lewis came to confuse labor's
cause with his personal desires. Ir
the name of labor he demanded power
that Roosevelt refused to give. Hi!
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
Colorado Supreme Court Holds Right
To Picket Bdsic In Sweeping Decision

Union No. 13 issued by District Judge
Henry A. Hicks forbidding the union
from picketing the Perry Truck Lines.
Judge Hicks order was based on
the contention of the firm that no "la-
Dor dispute" existed, since the en-
ployes of the Perry lines were not on
strike but were merely seeking to
unionize the employees.
Counsel for the plaintiff argue
that there can be no labor dispute
where the sole purpose of the union is
to compel an employer to coerce his
employees to join labor union" JUS
tice Book said, because an attempt
to compel an employer to sign a
closed-shop contract against the will
of his employees is illegal under former
decisions of the court. We cannot say
from this record that this was the sole
purpose of the union. Many con-
tracts exist between employer and
union which relate to wage schedules
and hours but do not provide for a
closed shop. Assuming, however, that
this is the sole object of the agencies
used by defendants herein to obtain
a closed shop, is there any merit to
that argument
"Yellow Dog" Held Target
ut is generally conceded that the
purpose of the state law on this sub
ject was to outlaw what was known
as the yellow dog contract by which
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
Mutudl OHicials Also Agree
To Adjust Conditions
Throughout Shop
PROPOSALS STUDIED
Members To Make Decision
On New agreement Next
Meeting Night

Trenton, N. IA substantial gen.
eral increase in wages and an adjust
ment of working conditions favorable
to the members Of Local Union No.
as were offered by the Mutual man.
agement at conference held last Sat
urday morning. The conference COM
mittee also was advised that the firm
would give further consideration to
certain question.
The proposals of the firm will be
submitted to the membership for ap-
proval or disapproval at the regularly
scheduled meeting this Friday night.
This will give the members an op-
portunity to study the proposals since
they were announced on the shop
early Monday morning.
First Vice President E. L. Wheatley,
Fourth Vice President Charles Zim-
mer, Organizer James Solon, Ross
Templeton, Tom Elson, Albert Davies,
Fred Hodgkinson James Nixon, Jo-
seph Abrams, Elijah Watson, Russell
Sleepy and Lance Ansell made up the
conference committee representing Lo-
cal Union No. 45.
The firm spoke through Mr.. Aitken,
Mr.. Bently and Mr.. Van Solver.
We wish to thank the members of
our committee and especially the natl
onal officials who gave so much of
their time and talents to our PROPOSE
tions. 1t is doubtful if better or
more conscientious committee could be
found anywhere.
The local gave them vote of con-
fidence and really meant it. We were
back of theme 100 per cent, s..@ss.---
It was an extremely fine turnout
that greeted the officers last Friday
evening since all the members wished
to give encouragement as we'll as
facts and figures to the conferees.
Going over the list of propositions
took most of the time, but other mat
ters Of Importance were dealt with.
Since our secretary has been sick the
past week and we did not have his
books, we were unable to include all
the matters to be taken up. We hope
he is soon able to return to work both
for the shop and for us.
The membership of Local Union No.
49, employees of the Crane Co., through
the efforts of their conference COM
mittee were instrumental in securing
a wage increase for labor not covered
by Local Union No. 45 at conference
held March rs.
We haven't heard much talk of an
excursion to the Potters Golden Ami
versary Picnic as yet, but perhaps we
can get an auto caravan started by
June ID. The car to be given away
this year is the best.-O. C. as.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
Entertainment Is
Enjoyed BY LUl l24
McCrorY's Five and Ten
and Jo-Ann Beauty Shops
Hit By Local

The attendance at the last meeting
Of Local Union No. 124 was very good.
A number Of problems pertaining to
the decal girls were discussed very
thoroughly. We are always glad to
have the decal girls with US and al
ways try to help them find way to
settle their difficulties the best we can.
The chairman of our legislative
committee, Brother Willis Hall, gave a
brief report on the proposed changes
in the payment Of unemployment COM
pensation.
We have only four more meetings
to pass on resolutions, so let's not wait
until the last minute to bring them in,
as they should all be discussed thor
oughly by the members.
He is still there walking up and
down the street. Who? Why the
picket in front Of the Jo-Ann Beauty
Shop. Also we see pottery workers
still going in and out of McCrory's.
Why not be consistent? We should ex-
pect our fellow men to have the same
conditions and wages we expect our
selves. So why not be fair and not
patronize firms that force their en-
ployes to take less than we would ex-
pect for ourselves?
Our entertainment committee, head
ed by Sister Margaret McAvoy, GER
tainly provided very fine entertain
ment last Tuesday night-a nice
crowd, good orchestra and the best of
refreshments. What more could any,
one ask? And if anyone would like to
know the quality of the sandwiches
ask Mrs. Hugo Miller or Mrs. Harold
Williams.
| wonder how much energy was
used by the jitterbugs, Jim Slaven,
Roland Horton, Hugo Miller, Tony
Wynn, Norm Whippler and Harold
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04

Denver, Colo. QLNS).-Peaceful
picketing by labor organization is a
"basic right" the State Supreme
Court ruled in a decision hailed by
union leaders as one of the most sig
nificant ever handed down by the
court.
l. Constitutionality of the state
Norris-La Guardia act which forbids
courts from issuing injunctions to pre-
vent peaceful picketing is upheld.
2. The right of a labor organization
to use secondary boycott through it's
associated members and friends is
recognized as legal action.
8. A labor dispute is defined as any
controversy over working conditions,
hours, wages and negotiations for
unionization regardless of whether the
employer recognizes the existence of
dispute.
d. Outlawing the "yellow-dog" con-
tract by which an employer, prior to
hiring a person, requires him to sign
away his rights to join a legitimate
labor organization.
The opinion, written by Justice
Otto Book, was acclaimed by labor
leaders as one of the clearest, most
complete, and fairest to come out of
any court in the land on the question
of picketing.
No labor Dispute" Claimed
The decision grew out of the in
junction against Truck Drivers Local
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
SdnitdrY Outlook
Bright. Thinks 1873
Number Of Potters Stuck By
Loom Sharks In City
of New Castle

New Castle, Pa.-Sanitary potters
of New Castle seem to be able to get
news which if true should gladden. the
hearts of all sanitary workers. 1t
seems the heads Of some of our sani-
tary shops are willing to share some
of their profits with the workers and
they view the future prospects of this
year with a great deal of confidence
and enthusiasm, as the building of
homes will surely continue with the
government loans becoming so pop
ular. Anyone who has steady job is
able to obtain money to build. This
has done great deal to stimulate the
building industry.
We have just read of $10O,OOO,OOO
excess interest being charged on loans
by loan sharks in the United States
within the last year. We wonder just
how many potters are victims of this
racket. The number in our pottery is
so great that the head of the firm
has suggested some method should be
made to overcome this unjust charge.
There seems to be some cases where
the men never seem to be able to pay
more than the interest and they soon
pay more interest than the principle.
Sick and loan societies have been
worked successfully in some of the
potteries. Our local union has just
adopted plan to give a fairer dis
tribution of relief to a member who
happens to get sick.
One reason for this is the fact that
the men who have profited most by
collections when sick have been those
who had no use for our organization
There have been cases where men
when sick have received more money
than they earned while working. Some
men here seem to be able to get sick
when working half time. Another fact
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
Unfuir Store And
Beou+y Shop Hit
By Local Union 9
Discussion Of Resolutions To
Be Held At April IL
Meetinq

The first quarter of this year has
passed and Local Union No. 9 is glad
to report their attendance has been
far greater than at any time in the
past few years. Many questions have
been settled satisfactorily at the
meeting and all committees have been
functioning 100 per cent. Shop COM.
mittees, special committees and Trades
Council delegates have been giving
full reports.
The resolutions committee requests
that any member who has resolu-
ton or needs help in making res
olution should get it in to the men,
bers of the committee quickly as the
dead line is May /. There is member
of the resolutions committee on every
shop.
Local Union No. 9 has been show
ing much of the old time vim and vigor
the past few months. President Neal
is doing a good job as president with
the support of the members and off,
GERS. All shops of this district have
been represented at every meeting the
past three months and many things
have been accomplished, beneficial to
the trade in general.
We have number of members on
the unemployed and sick list, and the
local hopes that both these groups are
soon able to go back to work.
Brother Stephen Mullen, who has
been i'll for the past year, is now back
at work.
The members and their families are
requested not to go in the McCrory 5
and 10 cent store as it is still con-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
Frdntz Baking Co.
Declared Unfdir
Truck Drivers Place Local
Company On DO Not
Putronize" List

A communication received yesterday
by President James NJ. Duffy from
Thomas Oakes, business manager of
General Truck Drivers and Helpers
Union in Canton states the Frantz
Baking Co. of this city has been placed
on the "We Do Not Patronize" list in
Canton, Youngstown and Alliance.
Mr.. Oakes says unions within a
fifty-mile radius of East Liverpool
have repeatedly protested the un-
ethical tactics that have been put into
effect by the Frantz Co.
The Alliance drivers passed res
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
Big Hdll Engaged
For No. 42Fish Fw
Salem Expects Larger Turn
out This Year Than l939's
Record Breaker

Salem, O.-Local Union No. AZ will
hold its annual fish fry Friday eve.
ming, April 27. Dinner will be served
from $50 until 7 p. m. The dancing
will start at 9 p. m. with an all star
amateur program preceding the ball.
Last year we had one of the biggest
crowds ever to attend one Of the fish
fries, so we have decided to hold the
affair at Memorial Building where the
Accommodations are for 500 people. This
should take care Of the crowd and let
everyone be seated while the food is
hot
The committee in charge, John
Ehrhart and Hazel Moore as yet have
not appointed their sub committee. We
have been assured our famous chef
the fish fry king Brother James Ed
wards, will be with US. He knows all
about preparing fish.
Right now we have two things to
talk about, the annual fish fry and the
Golden Jubilee Picnic to be held at
Idora Park, Youngstown. A few
trinkets from Japan were found dur
ing the last outing in Youngstown
but we are assured that this will not
happen again. In fact, the park has
put up a bond to be handed over in
case an article from Japan is seen in
the park that day.
At the last meeting there was a
real court discussion over a ruling by
the chair in a previous meeting. A
final vote did away with fine and
everything is lovely once more. The
session should serve as a great lesson
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
Fine Spirit Shown
By Local Union Us
Plans Underway for Collec.
tive Bargaining Pact
- With Standard

Trenton, N. J.-Great enthusiasm
was shown by the members Of Local
Union No. ITS at the first meeting
following the initiation. A truly fine
spirit indicates that the aims of the
organization will be carried to a fruit
full conclusion.
Plans for negotiating a collective
bargaining agreement with the Stand
ard plant are under way. The COM
mittee has been chosen and has asked
First Vice President E. L. Wheatley,
Fourth Vice President Charles Zimmer
and Organizer James Solon to aid
Continued on Page Two)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
Crippled Children
Drive Cool Is $500
Trades & Lubor-RotdrY Go
Into Final Week Of
Campaign

In the past ten months ending the
first of the present week, $6,223.28
was spent for medical and surgical aid
to the crippled children of this COM
munity from the fund raised by
Trades and Labor Council and the Ro-
tary Club.
1t is to replenish this fund that the
two organizations are pushing their
campaign at this time Officials have
set $3,500 as their goal to enable them
to aid the underprivileged children of
East Liverpool, Chester and Newell
for another year.
Money is being raised chiefly
through tickets to the charity ball
which will be held April IL in Win
land auditorium with Frank Craven
and his orchestra furnishing the music
and a host of entertainers ready to
put on their specialities in giant
floor show.
The crippled children's committee of
Rotary had on hand $2,991.08 on July
l, 1889. The joint campaign of Trades
and Labor and the Rotary club raised
$3,189.85 in the 1899 annual campaign,
and the committee received $42.35
from other sources.
How this money was spent to aid
handicapped children in this period is
shown clearly in the statement of the
treasurer of the crippled children's
committee.
The largest expense was $4,413.50
for the removal Of tonsils and adenoids
operations which averaged $25 apiece.
While in many cases the child thus
Continued On Page Five)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
SdlsberrY Elected
Central Body Head

At a record breaking meeting held
last night, East Liverpool Trades and
Labor Council reelected George Sails
berry, of Local Union No. 12, presi-
dent. r. l.. White, street car man.
was named vice president; James
Grafton, l.. U. IL, sec.-treas.; Andrew
MCGOWAN, l.. U. 8, guard; Enoch Jones
L. u. 8, inspector; Harold Palmer, L.
U. &c, William Ashbaugh, L. U. a and
John Call, bus driver, trustees.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
Substantial General Wage Increase Is
Offered Members Of Local Union No. rs
Send In Questionaires

Questionaires regarding the fl
nancial affairs Of the local unions
should be received at Headquar-
ters within the next ten days. They
are overdue now. The committee is
unable to prepare it's report for the
convention until all locals have
been heard from.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-04-04
Ratification Plan Barred BY Senate
Last Friday BY Three-vo+e Margin
Nominate Delegates

Starting with the first meeting
night in April, Local Unions affili-
ated with the National Brotherhood
Of Operative Potters will nominate
delegates to the American Fedora
tion Of Labor convention which
will be held in New Orleans next
fall.
Evening star., 1940-10-30
Washington Observations
New Dealers Look on War Between ItoIy and Greece
As Further Justifyng Third-Term Decision
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

President evidently opinion that his
the face of public danger ovede Importance attaching
his violation tradition
in Boston, rate he has ddained dignity that
demanding discussion his campaign for reelection Unless
dent changes his the remaining
he will his
Nevertheless the Wkie opposition its allied
all hueS plan hammer increasingly and until their last
spoken before the dawn of election day what they insist the
Whemngy question Dealers
deciding
electorateS
calls it, and in modng his strategy accordingly.
Outbreak between
designed in Democratic opinion the Roosevelt thesis that
unpredctabe world events justify pepetuaon incumbent