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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
Defense Unemployment Crisis Seen;
Unions Urged To Take SdfetY Steps

Washington, D. C.-American labor
faces a new crisis within the next
two months due to the spread Of de-
fense unemployment resulting from
the application of priority orders to
vital materials, the American FEEDER
alton of Labor's Monthly Survey
warned.
From 5000 to 5000 plants may be
forced to close down, defense officials
estimate, and from one million to two
million workers thrown out of jobs.
The survey continued:
"These are the chief metals and
materials being cut off from civilian
goods: Aluminium, iron, steel, copper,
zinc, brass, nickel, tin, rubber, silk,
and cork.
"Any plant using one of these
metals or materials as an essential
part of a non-defense product, unless
it can find substitute, will either be
forced to stop non-defense work as
soon as priorities cut off its supply
or will face drastic production cuts
by OPACS. The only hope for such
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
First Accidental
Death Claim Paid
BY MOP Insurance
Check Muiled Four DcYs
Alter Accident Reported
To Headquarters

The National Brotherhood Of Op-
erative Potters' group insurance plan
received it's first accidental death
claim when John G. Mautz, a member
Of Local Union No. % and an en-
ploye of the Edwin NJ. Knowles
China Company was struck by an
automobile and died instantly on
August 18.
Under the group insurance plan
sponsored by the Brotherhood, Mrs.
Mary Wall, sister of Mr.. Mautz, will
receive two checks totaling $1,000
Five hundred dollars is payable by
the Union Labor Life Insurance Co.
and an additional $500 by the Hoosiel
Casualty Co. under it's accidental
death clause. Coverage is underwrit-
ten jointly by the two companies.
Had Mr.. Mautz been insured under
most so-called mutual benefit plans
there would have been a maximum OF
5000 payable.
While Mr.. Mautz died on August 1S
the insurance company was not Off.
cially notified until August % and a
check has already been mailed to his
beneficiary.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28

plants and their workers is to change
to defense work as quickly as pos
sible If this cannot be done, work
ers must look for jobs elsewhere
The following industries and many
others will be affected in the near
future, if not already reached: Build
ing construction, automobiles, all
electrical appliances, stoves and heat
ers, metal furniture, radios, table
ware, jewelry, rubber goods, silk
clothing, linoleum.
"To change plant from its normal
production to defense work is no easy
matter, in most cases. A thorough
survey of machinery and equipment
must be made by engineers to FIND
what defense items it can make. Or
if equipment cannot be used for de-
fense work, then a thorough search
will be needed to find substitutes fol
the materials cut off. Such studies
must be made by highly skilled tech
nical men-engineers, chemists, re.
search men. A small plant rarely
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
Cambridge Po++ers
Ready For. Annual
Labor Day Picnic
Tug of War Between Potters
And Glass Workers To
Highlight Sports

Cambridge, Ohio.-A great pro-
gram including everything from races,
ball games, to free dancing and a
ug-of-war between a picked team
from the pottery and one from the
glass company will make Labor Day
this year one to be long remembered
by the members and friends of Local
Union No. 122.
An exceptionally large crowd is
expected to be present to join in the
fun which is scheduled for the entire
day, starting at 1920 in the morning
and not ending until the final dance
piece has been played by Johnny Nc
Cracken and his orchestra at half
past midnight.
Two members of Local Union No
1872 and one from the Flint Glass
workers Union, namely Harold Rut-
ledge, present city councilman; Ralph
Mickey Mcbride, write-in candidate
for council, and Clark Gamble, former
councilman, were all defeated in the
primaries because only IL per cent OF
the voters here took enough interest
in the election to vote.
l wonder when the union men and
women Of this community will recog.
nize the wisdom of supporting friends
of labor while defeating their enemies
All three of these men could easily
been successful had labor shown the
slightest interest.
Perhaps some day labor party OF
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
Mexicdn President Sends Greetings
To AT of I. In Friendly Bid To u. S.

Chicago, lll.-Assurance that the
United States can proceed with it's
national defense preparations without
the slightest concern about totali-
tartan penetration of Mexico were
given to the Executive Council of the
American Federation of Labor by
President Manual Avila Camacho of
Mexico.
President Camacho's message was
transmitted by Matthew Woll, Vice
President of the American Federation
of Labor, who has just returned from
trip to Mexico City. Mr.. Woll went
there as representative Of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor to confer
with President Camacho and to at
tend the convention Of GROIN, the
Mexican Regional Labor Federation.
In reporting to the Council on his
visit, Mr.. Woll brought greetings
from President Camacho and assur-
ances that Mexico is fully prepared
to stamp out any Nazi, Communist OF
Fascist fifth column movements that
may arise. The President of Mexico
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28

declared, Mr.. Woll said, that the peo-
pie Of Mexico are firm in their faith
and allegiance to democracy and
favor friendly collaboration with the
United States in defense Of the free
dom Of the Western Hemisphere.
Friendship to the United States
is stronger in Mexico today than
ever BEFORE" Mr.. Woll reported. "At
the convention of GROIN the flag of
the United States was displayed side
by side with the Mexican flag. Also
in the parade which marked the close
of the convention the American flag
was carried at the head of the pro-
cession and was enthusiastically
cheered by thousands of onlookers in
the streets of Mexico City.
AT the same time, it is obvious
that Nazi and Communist influences
are on the wane in Mexico. The
Communist wing in the labor move.
ment, which once exercised a power.
full influence over the Mexican gov.
ernment, has lost it's strength anC
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
LdborDdYMessdge
Bv GEORGE MEANY.
Secretary-Treasurer, American
Federation of Labor

Of all the days in the year, Labor
Day is the one that is peculiarly our
own, and it is fitting that on this
Labor Day, as on past Labor Days, we
should pause for a few moments to
consider some Of the matters Of out
standing concern to the working peo-
pie of our nation.
Labor Day this year comes at
critical juncture in the history of the
United States. There is worldwide
struggle between the forces of totali-
tarianism, on the one hand, and the
forces of democracy, on the other.
Our country, the greatest democracy
of all, has adopted policy Of helping
those countries which have been at
tackled by the totalitarian aggressors.
Billions of dollars have been appro-
priated for the manufacture of tanks
and planes, ships and guns. We are
building a powerful Army. We are
training thousands Of young men to
fly planes. We have occupied Iceland.
We have expelled the consular stats
of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. A
state of unlimited national emer-
gency has been proclaimed by the
President of the United States.
Adolf Hitler has said that the
American way of life and his So
called New Order cannot exist to-
gether in the world. He is deter
mined that Nazi totalitarianism shall
prevail, that democracy shall every
where be extirpated. The overwhelm-
ing majority of the American people
are determined, however, that our
system of freedom and justice shall
continue and Hitler's plans shall be
thwarted. The atmosphere is tense.
Many well-informed people are con-
vinced that our country will surely
be in a shooting war" long before
another Labor Day rolls around.
In this most serious period in
American history, the workers of the
United States, as represented by the
American Federation Of Labor, are
fully conscious of the heavy response
hility which rests upon them. In the
showdown between totalitarianism
and democracy, manpower alone,
without modern fighting equipment,
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
Grafton Picnickers
Have Plenty Cones
Free Ice Cream Served 500
Carr Chino Employees
At Outing a.

Grafton, w. Va.-More than 500
persons were present at the highly
successful picnic held last Saturday at
Dawson's camp by Carr China EN-
ployes. Movies were taken by our en-
terprising photographer, Paul Defen-
baugh and he has promised to show
these films just as soon as they are
ready for projection. Many of the
events were filmed as they were run
off, also many Of the highlights of
the day are now on record. We are
looking forward to Local 98's meet
ing when Paul will provide US with a
real feature attraction.
in the contests: bait casting, Everett
Cough; three-legged race for men,
Sanford Ringler and Arthur Hebb;
three-legged race for boys, Stevenson
and Sapp; fastest apple eaters, Bobby
Simmons and Jim Beverlin, Jr.; boys
foot race, Paul Cough; girls foot
race, Betty Lou Freeze. Skinny mems
race was won by Everett Cough anC
Mr.. Shrader led the fat men down to
the tape. Mrs. Floyd Lisk is small
but she surely can fly when it comes
to running. Maybe she has acquired
this from running away from that
certain party. Horseshoe pitching
contest winners was a team of we'll
known tossers, namely Babe Jones
and Andy Smith.
Brother Tom Singleton of the Dip.
ping Department had the largest
family present and he stated he was
certainly proud to win that prize. Al
old-fashioned cake walk was held anC
the lucky pair to stop on the right
spot was Clee Curry and Mae Nc.
Wicker.
The baseball game would still be
on, but the teams got so tired OF
marking up the scores that an adding
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
Britdin Sends Two
Delegates to A.F.L.
Details of Hazardous Trip
Not Disclosed; To Tell
OF War Efforts

President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor an
nounced that the British Trades Union
Congress is sending two fraternal
delegates to this country to attend
the next convention of the American
Federation of Labor which opens in
Seattle on October 6. The delegates
are G. w. Thomson, of the Associa-
tion of Engineering and Shipbuild-
ing Craftsmen, and E. Hough, of the
Yorkshire Miners Association. No de-
tails as to how or when they will
make the hazardous trip have been
disclosed.
Both delegates will address the A.
F. Of L. convention for the purpose of
giving American labor fresh, first
hand information on the war situa-
tion in Europe and the efforts British
labor is making to strengthen Brit
aims defenses.
Mr.. Green announced that the Ex-
ecutive Council had designated Presi-
dent Harry Stevenson, of the Inter
national Molders' Union of North
America as the fraternal delegate OF
the American Federation of Labor to
the coming convention of the Canad.
ian Trades and Labor Congress which
opens in Calgary, Alberta, on Sep
tember 22nd. Mr.. Green also an.
nounced that the Canadian Trades anG
Labor Congress will send a fraterna
delegate to the American Federation
of Labor convention.
"The American Federation of Labor
has always enjoyed close fraternal re-
lations with the British Trades Unior
Congress-" Mr.. Green said. "Last
year we were fortunate in having Sil
Walter Citrine, head of the British
labor movement, come to our conven
ton. He made historic address, one
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
Council Praises Patriotic
Policies Of A. F. L. In
Defense Program
NEED NO SHACKLES
Labor Willing To Sacrifice
Voluntarily. But Not
By Force

Chicago, Ill.-Concluding it's mid
summer session here, the Executive
Council of the American Federation
of Labor declared that every major
anti-labor proposal thus far acted
upon by Congress this year "has been
soundly defeated"
In reviewing the record, the Coun-
Gil proclaimed that. the cooperative
policies of the American Federation
of Labor in the national defense pro-
gram had made the entire nation see
the foolishness of trying to force
labor to do something that it was
more than willing to do voluntarily.
"The Executive Council, in review
ing the legislative record of the cur
rent session of Congress, is gratified
to report that every major proposal
to shackle organized labor and de-
stroy the freedom of American work.
ers has been soundly defeated.
"The enemies of labor saw in the
defense emergency a golden oppor-
tunity to deprive the workers of the
gains they had won by years of strug-
gle. They tried to frighten the
American people into believing that
labor was disloyal and out to wreck
the defense program. In this propa-
ganda campaign they were given aid
and comfort by a small group Of
Communist-controlled unions, not af-
filiated with the American Federation
of Labor, which did call a few un-
warranted strikes. The enemies Of
labor tried to magnify these relative
ly unimportant stoppages into a
nationwide strike wave in order to
gain support for legislation which
would abolish the right to strike.
"But there never was any doubt in
the minds of the American people as
to where the great majority Of Amer
lean workers, as represented by the
American Federation of Labor, stood.
From the very outset, the American
Federation of Labor aligned itself in
uncompromising opposition to totali-
tarianism in any and all forms. 1t
| advocated the strongest possible ma
tional defense even before the de-
fense program was undertaken. 1t
has given the defense program the
widest possible support. Voluntarily
the American Federation Of Labor
adopted a no-strike policy which has
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
Wage Increase And Closed
Shop Coined Through
agreement
RUNS CONTINUOUSLY
Either PdrtY Can Ask For
Reopening Of Contract
Within 80 DAYS

The East Liverpool City Hospital
has signeo contract with Laundry
Workers Local Union No. 155 which
will run continuously until one side
or the other exercises the privilege of
the 3O-day reopening clause which is
part of the agreement.
George Salsberry, president of the
East Liverpool Trades and Labor
Council, headed the committee repre-
senting the laundry workers. Ne
gotiations were opened August Ii
when the contract was presented to
the hospitals Board of Trustees. 1t
was approved and signed one week
later, August %, by Joseph Betz, Sec
retary of the Board.
The contract established fixed
wage of 65 cents per hour for the
washer and brought the hourly rate
of the female employees from 27s
cents to 33 cents. Time and one-half
will be paid the female employees for
all work in excess Of as hours per
week. The agreement also calls for
a closed shop.
Cordial relations marked the discus
sons resulting in the contract. Mr.
Betz assured the laundry employees
that it was the opinion of the Board
of Trustees that any and all griev-
ances could be amicably settled at the
conference table.
Other laundry employers through
out the city have approved wage
conference to be held on or about
September Is. Whatever increases OF
advantages are obtained by the work
ers at that time will be incorporated
into the hospital contract.
Locaf Union = No. 455 has been
established about a year and is now
100 per cent strong in the city. Be-
cause of remodeling program
which called for new equipment
throughout the hospital laundry, the
hospital has been using the services
of the city's commercial laundries and
has had no previous opportunity to
sign a contract with it's workers.
The members of Local 155 are a
group of exceptional high character
displaying a good spirit. They have
seen the advantages of true collec-
tive bargaining as practiced by the
labor movement in this locality and
have set out to maintain this high
standard.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
Labor Day. l94l
By WILLIAM GREEN
President, American Federation
of Labor

On this Labor Day workers Of
America should consider their bless
ings.
In Europe and Asia and other con-
tinents hundreds of millions of work.
ers have lost whatever measure OF
freedom they formerly possessed.
They are no better than slaves. They
have no choice of employment, no
voice in determination of wages and
working conditions, no free will OF
any kind.
We in America are still free.
In other lands countless millions OF
human beings live in daily fear for
themselves and their loved ones. Their
nations are at war. Ruthless bomb
ings, the tragedy of which we cannot
even imagine, rain upon them from
the skies. Hunger is widespread, the
necessities of life are unobtainable
living conditions are miserable.
In America we are still at peace
No one need go hungry. Millions who
were jobless are now working at gooo
pay.
On LnlS IdIlOIldl IlOiludy VI AiASA
lean workers it is we'll for US to think
of these things and to decide what
each and all of us can do to prevent
war, hunger, disease and slavery
from devastating our land as it ha;
other nations.
We must decide first of all that W.
are for democracy and that democ
racy is for us. We must reject totali
tarianism in any and all it's forms a!
we would reject a deadly poison
Never before has it been so clear tha
human security depends on the toler
ance and justice which only demo
cratic government offers. Never be
fore has it been so apparent that die
tatorship, based upon hate, force ant
intolerance, menaces the future of tn
entire world and the progress of tn
human race.
But pledging allegiance to the prin
ciples of American democracy is no
enough We must also resolve to de
fend it to the limit of our powers b.
willing sacrifice, by self-disciplin
and by full cooperation with our Gov
ernment.
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
UNITED STATES TODA

"A "lLLlONHlhE !" IN T1E
UNITED STATES TODAY.
l wonder how many citizens of this
country have thought of that
| wonder how many realize that it
is fact.
1t is a fact-and it knocks some
thing that used to be taken for grant
ed right in the head, making it very
dead.
Something that once was a rampag-
ing sign that marked this country
apart has gone out, cold. Something
new has come in.
Time was when millionaires could
be made and were made easily in a
year and sometimes in much less than
that.
That day is gone. 1t probably will
not return--not in the time of those
now living, at any rate.
Those who care to go down the list
of old-time noveau richie will find a
lot of names that once adorned the
printed pages almost every day, fcr
their mean doings, or their glamor
or their peculiarities.
Men found gold, or they backed ar
invention, or they cornered the wheat
market--and they piled up millions.
They got to be more than million
aires; they got to be multiple-mil-
lionaires. And they were allowed to
keep it!
Someone said that "the power tc
tax is the power to destroy" and that
is true. 1t also is the power to reg
ulate and to check-and to keep peo-
pie from getting to be millionaires.
Today taxes, regulation of promo
tions and other restraints prevent the
making of millionaires!
1t is just as simple as that.
Anyone who will take time to ex-
anime the income tax laws as they
now stand and also as they will be
next year, will find that only fan
tastically impossible income coulc
make a man a millionaire today
starting from scratch.
Ford became many times a mil
lionaire; but if Ford were to start to.
day, as he started when he first
turned out a primitive gasoline buggy
in a shed, he couldn't accumulate
even one million.
1t just can't be done. Income take;
will rise; other restraints will tighten
Even now you can keep less than {
million out of five-and so much gets
sheared off in getting that five thai
it becomes matter of fairyland fan
tasy. 1t just isn't real any more.
In the nineties and even much later
street corner politicos, yearning for {
better order, inveighed against th'
great rich. Cartoonists bedecket
vests over fat paunches with dollar
signs. "The revolution" was seen a:
the only prevention of millionaires-
of making men very rich or very poor
That all sounds pretty hollow to
day, as it was pretty unsound then
1t was once thought that ther'
wasn't any American way toward /;
more equitable distribution of wealth
toward a more nearly complete pre-
vention of accumulated wealth, anC
power through exploitation.
Today you can't become million
aire-nor can anybody else.
If that isn't something very revo
lutionary, then you name it.
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
Defeat OF ALL AN1I-LAbOR BILLS
HELD MEDICATION OF WORKERS
j. S. Millionuires
Thing Of Post Era
Present Tax Laws Make The
Building Of q Fortune
Impossible

If the headline hunters were to go
in search of the most sensational
headline of the hour it seems to me
they would find one which reads some
thing like this:
YOU CAN'T GET TO BE
A MILLIONAIRE IN THE
IvNvIrCL'n ArINC TOD
Evening star., 1941-02-11
Raids
Continued From First Page)

the total reported destroyed in
"a hours.
German officials said anti
aircraft fire repulsed British
bombels attempting to reach the
German capital. Relatively small
damage was reported caused in
several other cities in Central and
Northwestern Germany
Fires started by tna carly-arrlv-
ing planes showed following bombers
to their targets, and heavy-caliber
explosives we're scattered over the
northwestern German city, the Air
Ministry account said.
"By the time the last Of our air.
craft left, fires too numerous to be
counted were raging through the
bombed area" it added.
Hanover, with a population of
nearly 100000, is the junction of the
east-west Berlin-Cologne and north
south Hamburg Frankfurt trunk
rail lines. 1t has been a frequent
target of the r. A. F.
Another smaller r. A. F. force at
tackled oil installations in the dock
area of Rotterdam, causing large
fires and explosions and raided sew
eral other targets in Northwest Ger
many and two airdromes in Holland,
the Air Ministry said
Following up a daylight attack
Evening star., 1941-02-11
PineY Branch Association
Backs Military Road Route

A cross-town bus line along Mill
tary road route was indorsed by
the Piney Branch Citizens Associ-
alton, meeting last night in Roose-
velt High School.
On a motion by F. C. Merritt
the meeting supported the recon-
mendations of H. P. Stafford, prin-
cipal of the Macfarland Junior
High School, for resurfacing of play
ground, sloping floor in auditorium
ana replacement of roofs at the
school.
10 v. Morgan, sole member of the
District Board of Tax Appeals. dis
cussed the history and work of the
board. He said that in the two
and a half years 446 cases had been
filed, involving $668,0OO, s238 900 of
which was awarded to the tax
payers.
Mr.. Morgan expressed the opinion
that the boards work would be
slowed down if the number of mem
oers OF the board were increased
and all members were required to
pass on each case. He suggested that
If the board were increased because
OF volume of work, 1t should be
divided into several sections.
Committee Craftsmanship ap-
polntments announced by Elwood
H. Seal, president, included: Ex-
ecutlVe, S. T. Cameron; taxation.
Fred S. Kogod; zoning, Joseph De
Young; police and fire. G. L. Shorey:
public health and sanitation. DR..
William L. Alexander, and educa-
ton, Miss A. Walker.