The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-09-04
Wildblood's Death
Mourned By Friend
Greet Union Man Respect
ed BY Everyone Who
Knew Him

Trenton, N. J.-Another of the
Labor warriors of the long ago has
passed away to his immortal rest,
and the potters Of older times, as we'll
as the younger generation are grief
stricken at this incompatible loss.
Everyone who knew him loved him.
l met Brother Wildblood 81 years
ago and my first impression Of him
has never changed. respected and
admired him all through the troubled
years that have passed. He was
worthy to be called brother and it
was an honor to be called brother by
him.
AS the first president of Local
Union No. as and also as lay men,
ber he was always heard with re-
spect. His fair and tolerant manners
endeared him to all. When he left
the bench to take a supervisors po-
sition he won additional respect by
his honest and just adherence to our
national agreements.
1t is really beyond my pen to do
full justice to his fine character.
Somewhere in the Holy Book it says,
"let your light so shine amongst
men, so that they may see your just
works." If ! were to write all the
good works of Brother Wildblood the
paper would not have enough room
to print them. One of them, which Is
typical of him follows: He travelled
over 20 miles on different occasions
to see me, cheer me in my recent i'll
ness when he was very sick man
himself. He seemed to be always
looking for an opportunity to aid
some struggling human who was pull
ing hard against the stream of life;
just one of the many reasons why so
many loved him.
know he was looking forward to
the time when there would again be
in operation national working
agreement between the sanitary man
ufacturers and the Brotherhood. To
the newer members of the n. b. of
O. P. would say to you, just pause
and think how the workers struggled
in Arthur Wildblood's early days
nearly SO years ago, for the cause of
unionism. When the union was not SO
popular as it is now, when those in
the forefront and spotlight of the bat
tie, not only suffered themselves, but
also brought pain and trouble to their
dependents.
Arthur Wildblood's union activities
started long before Local ass history.
He was a member in the Knights of
Labor and also the last president of
the Sanitary Pressers' Association
before AS was organized. A good
many years have passed since ther
and many labor battles have been
fought, but none Of them so trying
and needing so much moral courage
as when those early pioneers fought
for the rights of labor.
When | was young, | read a speech
of an Old-time labor leader, a poetic
part remains in memory:
ain the worlds broad field of battle
In the havoc Of life,
Be not like dumb driven cattle,
BE a hero in the strife"
Arthur Wildblood was one of those
early heroes. He was a real warrior
of labor, those were days that tried
mems souls. Long after he left the
bench one of our national officers
said that Of all our members who had
been promoted to foremanship, he was
the most conscientious in retaining
union principles. There was never
any shop trouble when Arthur Wild
blood was in charge. And he never
lost the respect Of those who knew
him before.
We in Trenton who knew him sc
well and will miss him so much are
grieved and hurt deeply at the loss
we have sustained. Brothers and sis.
ters, if you have seen the long line
of old union potters, as we'll as tn
younger generation, you will realize
the high esteem in which he was held
If all the members who are now en-
joying union benefits continue tn,
great efforts of the pioneers, greater
ai' poSSibl'.
some of you think you can't do much
"but you can do what you can, being
what you are, you can shine like {
glow worm, if you can't be star"
Just think Of the despair, of The
heartaches and hopes and also the
visions which have now been partly
realized of the labor warriors of old
The change from the long hours, low
wages and many other evils they en-
dured and fought to change to tn,
present land of hope and glory will
its social security law, workmen'E
compensation and liability law, an,
many other benefits. You have Ger
tainly received a Cody Inheritance
This is due mainly to the fact tha
there were such men as Arthur Wild
blood to fight labor's battles in tn,
long ago when the going was tougl
and hard When shall their memor,
fade? If ever member kept tn,
first principle of the n. b. of O. =.
to treat each and every member as
brother, it was Brother Wildblood. II,
was his brothers keeper, not only il
his union days, but in his relationship