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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
Quebec Federation of Labor Convention
Opened BY President of Local 78. NB0P

of the labor unions and believed that
they were seeking the advancement of
all classes of society.
Hon. Wilfrid Hamel, Minister with
out portfolio, brought to the conven-
tion the best wishes for a successful
convention from the Provincial Gov
ernment and stated that the Govern
ment realized that labor problems
were of the greatest Importance and
would receive the full attention Of the
Government.
Mr.. Ad. Staal, Director Of the labor
relations service, international Labor
Office, was then introduced and ex-
pressed his gratitude at being given
an opportunity to attend the conven-
tion which recalled for him happier
days of the past. He gave brief out
line of his career in the trade union
movement in Holland and of how he
had been appointed to the Interna-
tional Labor Office.
He showed how the personnel of
the international Labor Office had
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
Labor Is Forcing
Action On Housing
Indianapolis Business And
RedltY Interests Fight
Development

Indianapolis QLNS).-The log Jam
that has effectively held up public
housing for Indianapolis is beginning
to break, as result of blasting ac-
tivities of Indianapolis labor organi.
cations.
Following months of skirmishine
between the Chamber of Commerce
and local real estate interests on the
one hand and labor and progressive
groups on the other, Indianapolis is
now seeing the final stages of pro.
tracted fight which must bring public
housing to this city.
Action Is Promised
The blast that seems to be breaking
the log jam was the recent visit tc
Governor Henry F. Schricker of a
joint housing committee, composed OF
representatives Of labor, parent
teacher associations, civic organiza.
tions and welfare interests.
The group presented to the Gov.
ernor the results Of the study of In
dianapolis housing. Their major con.
clusion was that something must be
done Immediately"
Governor Schricker promised i'm
mediate action in the form of spe.
cial investigating committee.
Lobby Fights Housing
On the committee petitioning the
Governor were: Alex E. Gordon, OF
the Railroad Brotherhoods; Mrs. Me-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
Notubles Address
AL Convention

Seattle, Wash.-During the first
week of the annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor
a number of distinguished repre-
sentatives of government and labor
are scheduled to address the dele
gates. Among those who have ac-
cepted invitations to speak are:
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr.
Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins.
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.
Governor Harold f. Stassen of
Minnesota.
Commander Lynn U. Stambaugh
of the American Legion.
Chairman Arthur j. Altmeyer,
Social Security Board.
Assistant Secretary of Labor D.
w. Tracy.
Bishop of Seattle Most Reverend
Gerald Shaughnessy.
Edward j. Phelan, Acting Di-
rector l. L. o.
British Fraternal Delegates:
George Thomson, Edward Hough,
Walter Schevenels, Secretary, In
ternational Federation of Trade
Unions.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
Success Of Union
Label Dept. Hailed
Pluns For Future Ambitious
After Experiencing
Best Yeur

Seattle, Wash.-Hailing the most
successful year in the history Of the
union label, the officers and delegates
to the annual convention of the Union
Label Trades Department are prepar-
ing to consider even more ambitious
plans for the future.
Expansion of the use of radio pro-
grams, exhibits and educational films
to make every purchaser in the nation
union label conscious was projected
for the coming year.
President Matthew. Woll and Secre-
tary-Treasurer l. M. Ornburn reported
continual growth in the great army of
union label consumers and in the
number of manufacturers who display
the union label on their product. Ac-
tivities also were extended in the use
of union shopcards and union buttons
to publicize union services.
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, de-
livered his annual address to the
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09

The fourth annual convention of the
Quebec Provincial Federation of
Labor convened in the meeting hall
of the New Windsor Hotel, in St..
Johns, Quebec, on Friday, August
18th, 1941.
Mr.. Jean Arsenault, president Of
Local 70, National Brotherhood Of
Operative Potters, called the conven-
ton to order and in extending a cor
dial welcome to the delegates and the
distinguished guests on behalf of the
members of the international unions
in St. Johns, expressed the belief that
the bringing of the convention in St.
Johns had been instrumental in the
formation of two new local unions in
St. Johns. Brother Arsenault then
handed the gavel to President Raoul
Trepanier.
President Trepanier Immediately
introduced His Worship Mayor Fortin,
of St. Johns, who extended cordial
welcome to the delegates on behalf of
the City of st. Johns. He expressed
himself in full accord with the aims
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
Mdnhdttdn Hotel
Signs Union Pact
Wage Increases Granted To
700 Employees of Famous
SdvoY-Pldzd

New York City QLNS).-The ia.
nous 1,00O-room Hotel Savoy Plaza
59th street and 5th avenue, which for
a considerable time past resisted all
efforts at unionization, has signed a
union contract with the New York
Hotel Trades Council, A. F. of L.
The agreement, covering all the
more than 700 workers of the hotel,
except clerical and executive en-
ployes, provides for wage increases
of from 50 to SO a week, paid vaca-
tions, free uniforms, overtime pay at
the rate of time and a half, and ma.
chinery for the adjustment Of griev-
ances of employees.
The signing of the agreement was
preceded by a heightened organiza-
tional campaign in the course OF
which employees held several mass
demonstrations during their lunch
hour in the plaza opposite the hotel
at which they demanded that the con-
tract be signed.
During the past year the Savoy
Plaza was the scene of number OF
mass picket lines staged by workers
from other hotels demonstrating to
help the Savoy-Plaza workers win a
union agreement.
The New York Hotel Trades Coun-
Gil, which has more than 80 New York
hotels under contract is continuing an
organizing campaign at the Plaza
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
Medical Science
Discussed By oC
From LocuI 1873
Although People Are Living
Longer. O. G. Believes
Doctors Bungle!

New Castle, Pa.-The recent meet
ings of Local Union No. 1873 have
been exceptionally interesting. One of
the questions under discussion last
session was the value of cold shots.
1t was wondered if the shots do pro-
tect from colds. If they are effective,
the problem is should we request, the
firm to pay for the shots. Even if
the first two questions are answered
in the affirmative it is still to be
known how many of the men would
take advantage of the offer because
many feel if doctor were hired by
a firm to inoculate the employees it
would not be very long until the
workers would be forced to submit
to all forms Of physical examina-
tions.
This would bring about a loss of
time and force many older men off
the payrolls. 1t is also believed by
some that blood stream inoculations
are harmful and only in the expert
mental stage at present.
Over Is serums have been tried and
found useless. A few remain in use.
Most people know that serum is used
to stimulate heart action and it
seems in many cases where it is used
on people who have tainted, it proves
fatal. How often this must happen
before the medical doctor sees it is
impractical, l do not know. l realize,
of course, that simple methods Of
treatment do not appeal to the medi-
cal profession.
While feeding by incubation is all
right in some cases, we know that the
organs of the body have been placed
there for eliminating or assimilsting
the proper elements Of food essential
to it's proper welfare. This may be
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
Building Unions
To Be Addressed
BY 0PM's HiIIman
Appearance Of ClO Leader
At Convention Stirs
Much Talk

F., Seattle, Wash.-Dramatic announce
ment that Sidney Hillman, associate
director of OPM, would address the
opening session of the annual con-
vention of the Building and Construc-
tion Trades Department served to in
tensify interest in this conclave.
Hillman, the head of the CIO Anal
gamated Clothing Workers Union,
has cooperated closely with the build
ing trades unions in his official ca
pacity in the defense program. From
the beginning he refused to recognize
the CIO United Construction Work
ers, paper union which tried to cut
in on this long established A. F. of L.
field.
Although Hillman is still frankly
distrusted in some A. F. of L. quar-
ters, the Building and Construction
Trades Department decided to recog-
nize his cooperation and invited him
to speak to the convention.
The effect of Hillman's acceptance
Of this invitation on his future status
in the CIO occasioned great deal of
talk among the delegates. Hillman
has openly fought John L. Lewis on
many issues within the CIO, especial
ly with regard to politics and Com
munism. He broke with Lewis when
the latter came out against Roosevelt
and began an anti-Communist drive
within the CIO at the time of the
Stalin-Hitler pact.
Many delegates here believed that
Lewis would never forgive Hillman
for coming here and turning the cold
shoulder on the United Construction
Workers which is headed by his
younger brother, Denny Lewis.
In his annual report to the conven-
ton, President John P. Coyne is ex-
pected to emphasize the Importance of
the stabilization pact entered into by
the Building and Construction Trades
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
Labor's Policies Toward World Crisis
Outlined BY A. F. Of 1. Executive Council
Mexicdns See Two
Big Jobs As Vital
Defense Depends Upon Pan
American HighwdY And
1sthnus r. r.

Mexico City OLNS).-Two grea
undertakings stand forth in the minds
of most alert Mexicans as things tt
be done now.
For the doing of these two thing!
they expect to use, for the most part
money loaned by the United States
And, they think that if the creation
of new airports and enlargement o.
old ones in Mexico is good busines:
for hemisphere defense, so are these
two things:
1-Restoration Of the railroad
across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec
and
2-Completion of the Pan American
highway to Guatemala.
Mexicans point to these two great
construction jobs as vital to defense
hemisphere, Mexican and United
States.
The railroad across the Isthmus is
seen as a safety factor in event that
"anything should happen" to the
Panama Canal, and even as an ad.
junct to the Canal.
The Pan American highway job
would create trucking route straight
through from the United States tc
Guatemala, usable by armed forces
in case of need, or by tourists if
peace should, by some freak Of
chance, rise up to gain ascendancy.
But it is as war weapons that
Mexicans envisage these two great
jobs, which Mexico, by herself, can
not do in time to be of any use III
this current war.
And, barring two factors, Mexico
as led by President Avila Camacho
is all for full speed mobilization OF
everything needed for hemisphere de.
tense and hemisphere solidarity, con.
vinced that Mexico and the United
States are linked in a common course
toward a common destiny.
The two factors that don't go all
the way are Q) segment that is fol
defense measures, but dead set
against war and (2) the axis follow
ing that is against all defense. But
President Avila Camacho happens to
be the President and evidently fully
capable of running his job.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
Labor Insisting
Defense Work Be
Spread Further
Small Plants Must Be
Given Contracts Regard
less Of Price" Green

Washington, D. C. GLNS).-Or-
ganized labor is insistently demanding
the ALLEGATION to small manufactur-
ing plants of generous government
orders for defense materials and
products, President William Green of
the American Federation of Labor
discloses, writing in the October issue
of the American Federationist.
Labor demands that this course be
followed as matter of fundamental
JUSTICE" Green declares in signed
editorial in the federation's official
organ.
Pointing out that small business
firms employ "in the aggregate" more
workers than do the large corpora
tions, President Green warns that "a
large number Of machine tools, i'm
portant factory spaces and millions Of
toilers face long idleness unless the
policy of spreading defense produc-
tion is made to work effectively"
Defense Orders Bunched
President Green's editorial says in
part:
Defense production already con-
stitutes about one-fourth of the total
industrial production. 1t is concen-
trated in a few large plants. Small
business firms have been unable to
get defense contracts and in many
cases have been equally unable to con-
tinue getting materials necessary for
non-defense production. Because Of
the wide range of key materials with
drawn from civilian production by
priorities, it is very difficult for these
small business concerns to continue
operating.
"MilliOns Face Idleness"
"Small business firms employ in the
aggregate more persons than do the
large corporations. They are the
backbone of smaller communities. A
large number of machine tools. inn
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
Gains In MefuI
Trades Reported
BY John P. Frey
Praises AL Role In Defense
While Conde1nning
CIO Tactics

Seattle, Wash.-Wide progress in
organizing new members, in securing
higher pay and in obtaining improved
conditions of labor was reported by
President John P. Frey at the open
ing session of the annual Metal
Trades Department convention here.
In shipyards, in airplane plants and
in munitions factories throughout the
nation, union workers affiliated with
the Metal Trades Department are CIV
ing America the highest type of pa
triotic service, Mr.. Frey said.
AS evidence that this department
has played leading role in promot-
ing labor cooperation with the ma
tional defense program, Mr.. Frey
cited official declarations of policy
banning strikes in defense industries
and the negotiation of stabilization
pacts in the various zones Of the ship
building industry.
Mr.. Frey sharply condemned the
CIO and it's methods. He declared:
"a particularly aggravating CIO
tactic has been to secure handful OF
members in a plant, call these out on
strike, and then establish profes-
sional picket line preventing our men,
bers from going to work, or forcing
them to undergo every indignity the
professional picketers could infict.
"In every manner which can be
conceived by the leaders or by their
legal counsel, the CIO has endeavored
to harass our, members and confuse or
intimidate employers"
Mr.. Frey warned of the threat of
defense unemployment due to priori.
ties and urged, that all local Metal
Trades Councils appoint committees
to work with similar groups appointed
by Central Labor Councils by direc-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
spirit Of Free People Can
Not Be Crushed" Says
Convention Report
PROGRESS MADE
Economic Life Of Notions
Workers Improved
a5 Post Year

Seattle, Wash.-In brief foreword
to its report to the A. F. of L. Con-
vention, the Executive Council sum-
married labor's policies toward the
world crisis as follows:
'The past year has brought our ma
tion progressively closer toward total
establishment on a defense footing.
The Proclamation of an Unlimited
National Emergency Of May q, 1941,
was substituted for the Proclamation
of Limited National Emergency of
September 8, 1889. The Lend-Lease
Act of March II, 1941, served to in
crease defense production which will
no doubt continue to increase as long
as the world is involved in the pres
ent conflict. All of our problems and
our lives in the immediate future will
be overshadowed and dominated by
the necessity of protecting our lib
critics and our institutions against the
worldwide menace created by the ef-
forts of few nations to dominate
adjacent peoples.
Serious as this situation is, the
American Federation of Labor stands
ready to do it's part in complete con-
fidence that the spirit of free peo-
pie can not be crushed, and that vic
tory will bring broader and more
stable world institutions assuring
freedom in life and work.
"The year has also brought US
greater confidence in the principles
upon which the American Federation
of Labor is founded. We believe that
unionism is way of life resting upon
the conviction that workers have a
right to voice in the determination
of the terms and conditions under
which they work. From this basic
right, lines Of action and principles
follow. These principles direct the
outlook and course of living of per-
sons who accept union membership
with it's rights and responsibilities.
Real unionism does not come by law,
by force or from expediency, but as
a result of inner conviction and un-
derstanding.
"Our gains in the past year have
been steady and substantial. We have
made definite progress in all the or
ganization work in which we have en-
gagged and we have succeeded in inn
proving the economic life of the work
ers of the nation. We have made def
mite gains in spite of many obstacles
which we have encountered. For the
coming year, which will present in
escapable sacrifices, we urge that
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
Opportunity Given
SoIemifes To Take
N.b.O.P. Insurance
Firm Gives Permission To
Cdnvdss Clay Shop
As Test

Salem, Ohio.-The Salem China
Company, through Mr.. Mckee, has
granted permission to the Brotherhood
Group Insurance solicitors to canvass
the clay shop. If 70 per cent of the
workers in that department take out
the insurance, the solicitors will con-
tinue through the decorating depart
ment. This, permission would have
been granted long ago except that Mr..
Mckee felt the B. A. R. E. had been
doing good job the past three years
and hated to see any changes made
AS you know, only one of the two
policies can be held, so look over the
advantages Of each before making up
your mind. Go into the plan which
gives you the most for the money.
Fred Hall of the glost kiln will
celebrate his birthday while confined
at Rocky Glenn. We take this means
of sending our congratulations and
hope he will soon be back with US.
His birthday is the fifteenth of the
month and l am certain he would ap-
preciate word from his old friends.
The local wishes him fine day and
many more to follow.
1t has been announced that the
Spang Bakers of Cleveland has sent
in a good sized order for cake plates
which will feature their holiday spe-
cials. We might follow the wishes of
our company president and put in an
order for a fruit cake this Thanks
giving.
Our health committee was called to
a meeting of the Sebring Trades and
Labor committee last week, but not
one Of the four was able to attend.
However, Phil Laughlin, Fred Shaffer,
Leona Walters and Rebecca Green
have all promised to be on hand at
the next meeting. Do your part in
keeping the shop clean. Don't allow
dust to gather, don't throw boxes or
cardboards, don't allow dirty rags to
accumulate. And don't keep things so
air tight you will be unable to get
some fresh air to breathe.
Brother Clarence Mccartney rather
took the trick played on him in the
dipping shed to heart. Don't let things
like that get under your skin, Clar-
ence.
1t will soon be time for the fall
election. We know because we have
seen Fred Shaffer's card on the time
clock. 1t is decorated beautifully.
Fred tells US he will be passing out
more of them next pay day and hopes
either Harry or Killing will spend as
much time on them as they did be-
FORE
Harry Vincent is in the race with
Fred for councilman-at-large. In fact,
Harry is the holder of that office at
the present time. Former Brother
Frederick Filler, ward councilman, is
up for reelection also. We should
support these brothers and put them
in for keeps.
A large turnout is expected at the
next meeting of the local, Friday, Oc-
tober 10, at 7 p. m. There is a foot
ball game which will interest some, so
the meeting will be short and to the
point. There might be something to
eat afterwards. o. G. az.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09

fWlHR. we speak as one, we act as
one, we walk as one and we fight as
one"
Standing on the flag festooned plat
form in Senator Auditorium, jammed
to the doors with delegates and visi-
tors, Mr.. Green evoked continuous
demonstrations of enthusiasm when
he declared: 1--WE understand as re-
alistic, practical men and women that
numerical growth in a great move
ment such as ours carries with it
grave responsibilities. And so while
we assemble in this convention under
the most auspicious circumstances, in
a delightful environment among peo-
pie who will extend to us full meas
ure of hospitality, in friendly city,
we are conscious of the fact that we
are facing days when we will be sub
jected to the most severe tests, and
for that reason we shall approach our
task, the discussion of economic, So
cial and industrial problems in this
great congress of labor, with sense
Of deep responsibility. We are here
as American citizens, first, and we
place that above and beyond every
thing else.
"The welfare Of America. the pro-
motion of our social order will stand
above and beyond every other con-
sideration that may be dealt with by
this convention. We feel that every
legislative act taken in this conven-
ton must have for its primary pur-
pose the protection of America, our
form of government, our freedom and
our liberty, and the promotion Of the
general welfare Of all classes Of the
people. ~. -,
ave could not meet on an occasion
such as this without taking into ..ac-
count the chaos, the cruelty, the war,
the bitterness that prevails through
out the world. Our feelings have been
aroused because Of the cruel, brutsl
treatment accorded to defenseless
people on the continent of Europe,
and we can scarcely restrain our feel
ings when we read that innocent hos
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
Green Pledges AFL Support
To Roosevelt's S Anti-Axis Policy
BACKS SEA FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY PROTEC-
TON EVERYWHERE; HITLER BRUTALITY DENOUNCED

BY President James Duffy Second Vice President Frank Hull
Eighth Vice President Joshua Chadwick and Ray Dkey
n B. of o. p Delegates to the A. F. of L. Convention
Seattle Wash.-Presden William Green opened the sixty
first annual of the Federation
with ringing declaration that America finds necessary
take decisive action maintain freedom of the and
o democracy throughout the world will by the
President Of the United States and follow his leadership
what may"
The delegates sprang to their feet cheering ovation
President Green threw down this challenge Of warfare
Hitler and the Axis forces. .-...
There isoaonists in the American Federation of
Labor Mr. Green shouted eve have left wing right
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-09
PARKING PROBLEM

Any member of organized labor in
terested in the parking question and
parking meters is requested to attend
the meeting of the Central Body next
Wednesday night, room 8, N. B. of
0, P. Hall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-07
III + II Els MORE ABOUT
Churchill Mystery
TARTs ON PAGE ONE

Smolensk, reported that not only
is that key city still in Russian
hands, but that Soviet forces have
driven back the Germans west of
Smolensk.
Britain gave sharp new warn
ing to Japan to stay out of Thai
land when Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden said that Japanese in
PREVENTION there would give rise to
serious situation" between ia
pan and Britain.
Clement Attlee. speaking for
Churchill in the house of commons,
said Russia had upset the Nazi
high commands timetable and
forces Germany into a two-front