The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-09-11
Place For Labor
At Future Peace
PorIey Is Urged
Plan Advanced BY Green
At New York State
Convention

A demand that labor be represent
ed at the peace conference after the
present war highlighted the recent
three-day convention Of the New York
State Federation of Labor. The pro-
posal was advanced by William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, and was greeted
with cheers and prolonged applause
from the assembled delegates.
The convention, the seventy-eighth
annual conclave of the largest State
Federation of Labor in the land, took
place at Syracuse, with the represen-
tatives Of 100000 unionized wage
earners in attendance.
81 declare that the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor stands behind Presi-
dent Roosevelt and in support of the
eight points announced by him few
days ago." Mr.. Green said. "In addi-
ton, we want to offer an amendment
to the eight points.
"When this tyrant running loose in
Europe by the name of Hitler is final
ly defeated and the representatives
Of the governments sit around the
conference table, we want labor rep
resented, sitting at that conference
table, too.
81 demand that the representatives
of labor from every nation, speaking
different languages, worshiping in ac-
cordance with the dictates of their
conscience, be there to help shape q
new world.
"We want written into the agree
ment, in simple language, this: That
workers in every nation throughout
the world shall be accorded the full
and unrestricted right to establish
and maintain free, democratic unions
That right must never be given up"
George Meany, secretary-treasurel
of the American Federation of Labor
warned the convention that "even in
the midst Of this defense program We
must project our thoughts to the day
when defense production ceases"
"American industry is now running
in high gear" he said. "Thousands OF
factories are operating twentyfoul
hours a day. Workers can go from
city to city and find jobs. But let us
remember that there will be day
when this defense program will
cease.
eve have to look forward to that
day because when that day comes we
will be face to face-unless some
thing is done about it--with a major
depression"
He urged the government to follow
the recent proposal of the Executive
Council of the American Federation
of Labor for an agency, upon which
labor, industry, agriculture and gov
ernment would be represented, "tt
plan for an employment program tha
will use the resources of America Sc
that we can go on producing, not thu
things of war but the things tina
make life worthwhile"
The delegates unanimously ap
proved the eight-point war-aim pro
gram proclaimed by President Roose
velt and Prime Minister Winston
Churchill at their recent meeting il
the Atlantic. The convention alst
adopted a resolution approving all-ou
aid to Soviet Russia as well as tn
other victims of aggression, but made
it clear at the same time that aid t
Russia was regarded as a matter o
military expediency and did not in
dicate that the A. f. of l.. was dim
inishng it's hostility to Communism
The convention approved resolu
tion calling for the immediate crea
tion Of federal and state agencies
with the participation of labor, t
formulate plans for the nation
transition from the defense footing t
a peace status.
President Thomas j. Lyons. Secre
tary f.. w. Edwards and all other of
fcers Of the State Federation wer
reelected and Harold c. Hanover wa
elected to fill vacant vice presi
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