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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14
CLERIC SEES REVOLUTION
UNLESS ECONOMIC EVILS
ARE SPEEDILY CURED

New Orleans GLNS).-Asserting
that times have changed since pioneer
days when "everything was fair in
love, war and business" Rev. Joseph
Buckley, addressing the Catholic
Forum declared that unless the prob
lens of unemployment and starvation
wages are solved soon in this country
"there will be a revolution"
Speaking on "The Church and the
Employer" Rev. Buckley declared
that there is no reason why there
shouldn't be a living wage for every
body in this country. "If an employer
can't operate his business and pay a
fair wage to his employees, the en-
ployer should get out of business. And
if this condition becomes general in
the country the government should
step in and do something about it."
Rev. Buckley quoted Pope Plus NI
throughout much of his address, and
elucidated on the Pope. "The Pope
believed the capitalistic system as
such is not intrinsically evil provided
it is kept within proper bounds. He
believed that the right of private
property must remain and also there
would always be class distinctions
since men are not created with ar
equal amount Of brains or ability
However, he was strongly opposed tc
the dictatorship of wealth, and be
lieved that employers should not only
pay a fair wage but also go in more
for partnership contracts with his EN-.
ployes-that is, gradually give then
a part of the ownership-of course, ac,
cording to the ability Of the indi.
yidual /"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14

occurred in France between the years 1869
The Communists succeeded in building the united
front by the weapon of fear. They capitalized the
threat of Fascism and succeeded in convincing
groups in the community that if these groups did
not support the Communist program, Fascism
would arrive. But the united front crumbled in
France as it is crumbling in the United
States.
The united front in the United States was not
as sharply outlined or as forcibly propelled as in
France, yet that was surely the intent of the Com
munist Party. Through the erection of dummy
liberal groups, through the attachment of the c.
I. o. through cooperation of certain government
agencies the Communist Party hoped to take po-
ssession of the labor movement and bring about
revolution in America. These hopes were dashed
when Russia invaded Finland, and the whole in
teectual framework of Communism was shat
tered
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14
HELPING THE FINNS
(From the New Leader, New York c.

From the New Leader, New York City,
1T is extremely gratifying to learn that no less
than 100000 contributions have been made to
the Finnish Relief Fund by American trade un-
ions. No one in his senses ever doubted that the
organized workers of this nation, except for few
directed by the terrorists of the Kremn are hear
tiy for the Finnish people in their fight to avert
fate as terrible as that which overwhelmed the
peoples of Austria and Czecho-Slovakia at the
hands of the Berlin terrorists.
BY helping Finland we are not only fighting
for Finnish democracy, but for the political, eco
nomic, cooperative and cultural organizations of
the organized workers and farmers of that unhap-
|py country. The Finnish struggle is our struggle
the Finnish enemy is our enemy, and if the Fin
nish bastion against barbarism falls, it will be
fearful blow to democracy and the labor movement
Everywhere.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14
WORKERS WIN WAGE INCREASE

Chicago ULNS). = Flour, Feed,
Grain and Elevator Workers Union,
Local No. 20653, A. F. of L., has sign
ed a contract with Knoke & Co., pro-
viding for a general increase in pay
for employees throughout the COM
pany's plant.
The contract establishes hourly
minimums Of so cents for men and
42l2 for women. Provision is made
for a 40-hour week, overtime pay and
paid vacations.
The new wage schedule represents
an increase of 5 cents an hour for
men, 2l2 cents for women.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14
I WHAT HAVE THEY TO SAY?

DRODUCTlON Of canned goods is Increasing bat
the use of labor-saving machinery has pre-
cluded any resulting increase in employment ac.
cordng to study of the canning industry in
|Ohio, prepared by the National Youth Administra-
tion in Ohio and made public by Aubrey Williams
IN. Y. A. Administrators.
The N. Y. A. findings in Ohio present a poser
for the fellows who contend machines increase en-
|ployment What have they to say about the sur
|vey? Their comments are sure to be of interest tc
labor.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14
STATE TAX COLLECTION RISE

Chicago-State tax collections of
1889 showed an increase of S774,806,-
coo over those Of 1887, the Federation
of Tax Administrator said here. Aside
from the payroll tax, which brought
$3.50 100000 more revenue, the rise in
receipts was due mainly to increased
revenue from prevailing taxes rather
than to the adoption of new taxes, the
Federation said. Comparisons by the
Federation were based on Bureau of
Census figures.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS
= SNAKES OF THE SEAS
. ASSASSINS OF PEACE
. STRIKING FROM DARK
Q HOW FINE WE ARE

Il IA
U-boats-
Submarines
Snakes of the seven seas
Signs of civilization decadent-
Assassins of peace and good will
among nations
irresponsible weapons of dictators
gone anarchist
Where last vestiges of human de-
cency in marine warfare
Are "spurlos versunken"-
X x x
In spite of jeers-
There was day of chivalry-
When opponents in mortal combat
fought in the open
When knights of yeomen disdain-
ed
To strike a blow that was foul
To take advantage that was un-
fair
To refuse mercy to defeated en-.
emies-
To chit and run," like a viper
But that tradition is destined fol
extinction
X X X
Perhaps there was a day
When men were justified in striking
from the dark
When a poverty stricken worlc
could i'll afford
To take the chances of open com
bat
In struggle for land, and for bread
Perhaps there was day
When conditions warranted the lit
tie man
In laying traps for unwary superio,
forces
When fighting against unjust rul
erS-
Or meeting attacks of maraudine
invaders
But what is there
Of courage and human valor-
In sticking a periscope above the
waves
Pointing a torpedo tube at a thous
and men afloat-
Splitting a great ship open to the
oceans arms
Then cunning the survivors in theil
boats?
Granted
| 1t takes hardhood-
Grim and desperate and driven
To descend into the bowels Of the
deeps-
In thin shell of mere metal
Filled with wheels and chemicals
Taking chances against the multi
piled dangers of the seas
Plus all the menaces of keel
hunters
Flying upon and above the waves
But what of the brand which sucl
marauding leaves
Upon the minds and bodies o
sailors underseas?
X X X
Not until U-boats-
Are banished from the seas, and tn
Garth
Can civilization wash its hand
again
Knowing that they are clean
What kind of race
Can use U-boats to their limit
The Bremen would have been sunk
Had she been under another flag
And the submarine which sighte'
her
Flying the crippled cross.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14
FILA BUSINESS CONTINUE RISE

Washington, D. C. QLNS).-Ap-
plications for FILA mortgage insur-
ance involving new homes continued
to rise in February from the Winter
hull and reached new high record in
the week ended March 2, Federal
Housing Administrator Stewart Nc
Donald announced. The number of
houses on which construction was
started under FHA inspection in Feb
ruary also showed a gain over Janu-
ary and over the corresponding 1889
month. 1t the week ended March 2,
FHA inspection rose to the highest
point thus far this year, totaling 2,536
as against 1861 in the preceding week
and 1864 year ago.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14
"FEARLESS SENTINEI.S" REQUIRED

I'f1E organized labor movement and other funda-
mental American institutions are confronted
with both open and underground attacks on their
basic principles. This perpetual crises requires
labor papers to act fearless sentinels even func
tioning in the instruction of the masses and al
ways protecting them from those predatory inter
ests who continually attacking the cause of the
people-Frank Morrison.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14
VIVA NEXT?
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

The first air conditioning sys-
tenn to he operated as a public
utility will soon be installed in
downtown Galveston Texas, For
hes Magazine reports. Stores,
banks, and theaters may then buy
air-conditioning, as they now buy
gas and electricity, from CEN
tral source.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14
WITHERING UNITED FRONT

From the Electrical Workers JournaD
WHAT Americans see before their eyes is the
W crumbling Of the united front. The united
front is piece of strategy devised by Commu
nists to secure attachment to themselves of the
liberal groups within nation.
The most vivid example Of the united front
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14
WISDOM
.:.a:..a.sa*aaa.a.as

Justice il itself the great stand
ing policy of civil society; and any
departure from it, under any cir
cumstances, lies under the sus-
picion of being no policy at all.
Edmund Burke.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14

Demand the Union Label when your
purchase that new suit.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14

EASTERN GENERAL WARE STANDING COMMITTEE -
Operatives WHEATLEY, VIM YOUNG. EDWARD SEYFlERT
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14

EASTERN CHINA WARE STANDING COMMITTEE -
BEN D. HARDESTY E. X KOOS CHAS GOODWlr
E. L. WHEATLEY JOHN T. BALDAUF Jr WM OWEN
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14

WESTERN CHINA WARE STANDING COMMITTEE
D. HARDESTY E. KOOS, CHAS GOODWIN
Operatives R. HAISLOP, JOHN McGLLIVRAl
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14

DECORATING STANDING COMMITTEE
N B. Of SLAVIN, HUGO MILLER. ROLAND HORTO
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-03-14

WESTERN GENERAL WARE STAMPING COMMITTEE % ~
CIAS F. GOODWIN M j. LYNCH ARTHUR WE'LL
Operatives McGILLIVRAY LOUIS PIESLOCK, F. dAYNE
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
COAST A RESERVE

1t has long been the hope of progressive
Wilmingtonians that the government would
establish an air, an army or a naval base in
the vicinity as a part Of the national defense
program. That hope is not dead, however
long fulfillment is delayed. Wilmington Of
fers advantages for defense which ultimately
must become apparent at Washington.
In the meantime the decision of the Pro-
peller club to foster, and perhaps to sponsor,
a coast guard reserve flotilla is a step in
the right direction. Such a unit would pro.
vide protection to ships in trouble, and, may.
hap, through efficient service, hasten con.
gressional action on a military base in one
form or another.
Furthermore, 1t would give training OF
great value to members, which would be re.
Elected in everyday life. Discipline, trained
courage and quick thinking are helpful in
business and domestic affairs, no less than
in the branches of national defense.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Editorial comm
From Other Angles
MUSSOLINI PLAYS EN- CLOSE
Durham Herald

There are reports, UNOFFICIAL ACCORDING TO
Rome and official according to Budapest, that
italy has agreed to backstand Hungary If
she is invaded by Russia or Germany in re-
turn for Hungary's promise that She will put
her claims against Rumania on the shelf until
things are less explosive in the Balkans.
And since that arrangement fits in with
British and French desires and conflicts with
supposed Russian and German desires, Mus
solini is being given credit for moving away
from his axis pal, Hitler, and toward his re-
cent enemies, France and Britain.
The whloe story is that Mussolini, hoping to
~forestall a threatened invasion of the Balkans
by Russia and Germany with Rumanian oil
the objective, has told Hungary he will es-
pouse her claim against Rumania at the prop.
err time if in return Hungary will promise
to resist aggression with italian support.
Yugoslavia, of course, is a party to the
transaction, if it amounts to anything, because
it is through Yugoslavia Italian help must &c
to Hungary, if it goes. But since Yugoslavia
is more or less under Italy's wing and wants
to keep out of the war the same as the rest
there is no great complication there.
Rumania, fortified somewhat by mutual as
~sistance pacts with Britain and France, wants
to keep out of the war also, so she is agree
able to Mussolini's scheme even if it does re
quire territorial concession of her later on.
Then there is Turkey and Greece, lately sus-
picious of Mussolini who also rather likes the
idea of any plan, even an Italian one, that
promises to stave off war and fortify peace
such as exists in the Balkans. Then, Turkey
and Greece, are not opposed, therefore, to for
getting and f%orgiving a bit if it means pulling
Italy into a peace bloc"
So here we have as -stagemanager of a plan
designed to checkmate Hitler and Stain, open
enemies Of Britain and France, Mussolini, the
burly, believing dictator who a few months
ago was fumbling at France, daring Britain
and reswearing allegiance to Hitler every two
weeks.
Yes indeed, war, like politics, makes strange
bedfellows. And it is more than likely that il
is politics of the most elastic kind that is be.
hind the Mussolini arrangement, if indeed
there is one.
But, even so, you'll have to give Mussolin
credit for knowing what cards to play, wher
to switch partners, and how to keep both his
partners and his opponents guessing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
Henry Doherty Leaves
Large Estate To Widow

NEW YORK, Jan. IL Up The
vast utilities and real estate fortune
of Henry L. Doherty was left in its
entirety to his widow in a handwrit-
ten will, remarkably brief, which
was filed for probate today in sur
rogate's court.
No value was placed on the
estate, but papers filed with the will
said the net was Substantially in
excess Of 81, 900, 000."
The one-time newsboy and office
boy for a Columbus, Ohio, Gas COM
pany, who became a titan of the
public utilities field and of Florida
real estate, hotel and resort develop.
ment, died two weeks ago in Phila-
delphia at the age of 50.
The will, by an unnamed lawyers
longhand on plain, white foolscap,
was dated April %, 1937-a period
when Doherty was r%ecurrently ill,
Henry D. Williams and Lawrence G.
Williams, both of Buffalo, were wit
nesses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
RECREATION

Judge LENNON sounded a fine note for sup
ervised recreation at the recent meeting OF
the Citywide Recreation Councils conference,
when he said that children, lacking proper
home environment, are all too likely to turn
to evil ways of living if they also lack the
beneficent influence of directed play.
Children are the product of their environ.
ment. Their young minds are in a plastic
stage, to be nodded by what they see and
hear. They are quick to follow whatever ex
ample they find before them and their adult
lives are the perfect reflection of what they
learned in early life, whether good or bad.
Supervised recreation has proved helpful
i'll directing children's activities toward good
citizenship, faithfulness in all undertakings,
fairness in competition and good sportsman.
ship generally. There is no means of know.
ing how many children have been led into
useful manho and w~omanhood through a
program Of recreation wisely directed, but
the percentage, as compared with others who
have gone wrong despite it, must be large.
Wilmington cannot do more for its young
sters, whether underprivileged or not, than
to offer them the advantages of playing to-
gether under adequate supervision.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12

and in the horse-and-buggy days this was
true of it. Third street long afforded ample
accommodations for the heaviest traffic Will
mington could muster.
But what did for other days, fails to meet
nresent needs. Third street NJ longer mas
sufficient width to permit traffic to move
smoothly. and without hazard of accident. 1t
should be widened, and must be widened' II
it is to serve longer as the city's principal
t%rafficway.
The decision of the authorities. therefore,
to increase it's width north from Market
street, shows proper recognition of a public
need and will have the approval of all Will
mingtonians who earnestly desire their city
advancement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
BAD FOR CUNTS

There are many reasons why the DIoNNE
quintuplets should not be exhibited at the
New York Worlds fair Or any other place,
but the one which seems to outweigh them
all is that when they reach maturity, or
even adolescence, it will be sad to remember
that, while too young to protest, they were
gazed .! by thousands of morbid eyes, like
SO many pandas in a zoo.
To he sure, they are not unfamiliar with
crowds at their nursery, but even this con-
tinual visitation of tourists has done them
no good. Even now, if their pictures are to
be believed, they show signs of having been
thoroughly spoiled. It is easy to imagine
what effect greater throngs at their cage, or
platform, or whatever other means is EN-.
ployed. for, their exhibition, and confinement,
will have upon their developing minds. Nor
is it hard to picture what their mental atti.
tude will be toward those who exploited
them when they awaken in the teen-ages to
the trick that was played upon them in early
childhood.
The strange circumstances surrounding
their birth do not justify their commercial.
cation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
QUOTATIONS.

There has been a little bureaucratic clique
in the bureau (of mines) that resents any
suggestions from a superior officer. They have
run the bureau since President Hoover's time.
Secretary of Interior Harold lckes.
It's too bad. But you know how it is. Con-
ME won't be mad. She nderstands.-John
Barrymore, after missing appointment with
Constance Bennett.
In the main, American democracy must look
for its defense to the wisdom of the people
and their determination not to be led on
paths that have taken other people to Com
munism and fascism. Atty.-Gen. Frank
Murphy.
A lot of people say, health and prosperity"
I think if you have health, you're bound to
have some happiness-and you'll get all the
prosperity you'll deserve.-Vice President John
N. Garner
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
DRAINAGE A BOON

TN his Jackson day dinner address at Den
L yer. Senator BURTON K. WHEELER of Mon
tana, emphasizing conservation of resources
made reference to Colorado's utilization OF
snow waters in the mountains for retaining
great arid areas by irrigation.
This work has been carried on for years
not only in Colorado, but in Idaho and Utah.
where irrigation canals stretch for hundreds
of miles, with storage reservoirs at strategic
intervals, with the result that many thou
sands of acres have been brought under cul
~tivation.
In North Carolina, especially in this sec
ton of North Carolina, an equivalent oppor
tunity for reclamation exists, not through
irrigation but through drainage. Past projects
designed for flood control, in which some
small streams were cleared OF debris, nave
demonstrated what can be done with drained
swamp land. When clogging trees and other
obstacles were removed, and the water began
to flow freely, the backwater also moved off
revealing great stretches of soil, long sub
meraed but fertile. Reclamation was not the
primary objective of the undertakings but
followed as a natural consequence.
In this experience there is food for thought
by owners of North Cardinals lowlands
which now have no practical value, either
for agriculture or livestock, and serve no bet
ter purpose than providing breeding grounds
for mosquitoes. The more thoroughly the
streams are clogged the deeper becomes the
water. If the streams were cleared, this wat
er would drain off and the lane underneath
once dry, could be utilized for many crops
especially for grazing cattle and swine, two
crops our farm experts place at the top Of
the states agricultural opportunities.
And the swarms of mosquitoes which now
breed in the still waters of the marshes tt
spread malaria would be wiped out. Mos
quitoes propagate only in still water. With
all the water moving, as it would be Il
streams were cleared, the larvae could no
hatch.
Even if the federal government, with
curb on spending for reclamation, refused ap
preparations for drainage, it could be financed
by private capital, as has been done in the
mountain states of the West.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-12
ALL BRUNSWICK
Dear Sir:

Dear Sir:
We greatly appreciate your edi-
torial, "Southport Up and Coming"
in the News. However, the credit,
il credit is yet due, should be given
Brunswick county, not just to South
port.
The Chamber Of Commerce, to
which you referred so kindly, is the
Brunswick County Chamber of Com
merce. The deep interest of several
citizens of Brunswick county, living
outside of Southport, inspired the
forming of a countrywide organi-
cation. In fact, I may say that it
was the assurance of financial sup
port from communities outside OF
Southport, notably orion Plantation,
Bald Head Island, Fort Caswell and
Long Beach, that enabled the Bruins
wick County Chamber of Commerce
to be established on a solid basis.
The aim is to work for Bruns-
wick county, where and when ef-
fective work can possibly be done.
In a way the Brunswick County
| Chamber of Commerce will try and
work for Brunswick county along the
same lines that the North Carolina
State Advertising bureau has been
working for North Carolina.
Bill Sharpe, writing from New
York, where he is spending a few
days, had the following to say, to-
day:
Il really envy you your new set
up. The Brunswick County Cham
Der of Commerce will be the first
of it's kind in the state. 1t will give
you, for the first time, the oppor-
tunity to do what you are really
! capable of doing"
Your inference that the name OF
the county was chosen for a South
port organization is logical enough,
However, the Brunswick County
Chamber of Commerce hopes to be
| all that the name implies.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
By W. B. Keziah, Executive
Secretary.
Southport, N. C.