The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-07-03
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dustry will be confronted with in that
period.
Your official journal, The Potters
Herald, of June 9Th, did a good job
OF reporting on our talks and l shall
avoid any unnecessary repetition to-
day of my own remarks outside of
one important statement which
think you will agree with me bears
repeating and that is "We all expect
to see the end of this terrible war that
is now waging in Europe; but, wheth-
er it terminates in sixty days, ninety
days, a year three or five years the
end of the conflict will be followed by
a post war collapse that will be al
most as bad as the war ITSELF"
"ln time of peace, prepare for war"
is worth while adage. l say in
time of war, prepare for peace. Fur
ther, in asking ourselves WHICH
WAY, AMERICAN ?-what shall we do
who shall do it-and when shall
we begin-I say, let us begin right
now! We have little or no time to
lose even if our country becomes in
volved actively in the war, we must
prepare for the post war period
When l say WE, l mean all of us. l
particularly refer to each and every
member of the National Brotherhood
of Operative Potters; and l wish my
voice could reach the hearts Of those
employees in this industry that are not
yet affiliated with the Brotherhood
that they do so at once. | have
reason for expressing this wish and
l will make myself clear on this point
also.
| am at the head Of an organization
that obtains it's support from many
different industries, such as the Pot
terry, the Match, the Chemical, the
Carpet, the Glass, Box and Container
the Wine and various other industries.
The nature Of our work is such that
we also receive the support of private
citizens, especially those who are pa
triotically inclined-and then again
we receive the support of employees
such as those in the Pottery, the
Dyeing, the Brewery, Soft Drink
Workers and others.
This takes the MADE IN AMER
ICA FOUNDATION out of that class
of trade associations known as strict
ly employer institutions. 1t puts us
in a larger and broader field so that
when l stand before a big gathering
of delegates of an important Labor
Union, | feel just as much at home as
when l am talking before the mem
bers of my Advisory Council or whe1
/ am speaking before meeting OF
patriotic citizens in some public
school house. Further, it gives me {
license to speak frankly and openly
on all matters pertaining to the in
terest and welfare of the nation ant
all the people so that am not stand
ing here as one who has an axe tt
grind for the bosses. Nor. No, bu
rather do l find myself speaking t.
you as fellow employe of the Pot
terry Industry. Therefore, am Civ
ing expression to my views on nation
al problems as | would expect eacl
and everyone of you to view them, no
alone from the standpoint Of the wei
fare of the nation, but with partic
ular reference to what is best for tn
employees of the Pottery industry
and that of course embraces the vel
fare of the National Brotherhood O.
Operative Potters as well.
AS to the welfare of the Brother
hood, | have no fears. AS | see you
splendid leader before me, my one re
gret is that there are not more labo
leaders like Jim Duffy. He has tina
militant spirit which is so symbolica
of his ancestry and which is so essen
tial in the make up of intelligent lead
ership today, and yet he has the deptl
of vision and quality of intelligence
which enables him to negotiate firml.
and without finching along strategi
lines in order to consummate the bes
possible bargain for his followers an,
spect and confidence of both employe
and employe.
Although his first love and his par
amount interests are wrapped up il
the welfare Of the National Brother
hood of Operative Potters; neverthe
less, Jim Duffy has a thorough under
standing of the problems and difficul
ties confronting the average employe
in the United States Pottery Industry
He realizes that employer and EN-
ploye today have a common interes
and common cause; and to this en-,
they must cooperate and work to
gether.
Now let US go back again to tn
question (Which Way, Amerca-wha
shall we do to prepare for the pos
war period-who shall do it-an
when do we begin" All of these ar
important questions All of them ca
be answered right here.
AS far back as last April, the Hon
orable DR.. Lubin, United States Com
missioner of Labor Statistics, went be
fore the Temporary Economic Com
mittee with the suggestion that tn
Congress of the United States estab
lish defense Dismissal Fund" i
ordor fo tal,o cora of tho clool, bo