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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19
ACTION NEEDED

WENDELL WILLKIE has taken the first book
of subscriptions sold in the drive of the
American Labor Committee to Aid British Labor
No other Illustration of the complete unity Of the
American people in regard to Great Britain
struggle could be found.
But an expression of the unity of the Amen-
can people is not enough. Gestures OF sympathy
and concrete examples Of generosity made by
Americans are not enough. What is needed is a
realization that the war which Great Britain is
waging is war in which our existence as free
nation is directly involved against us as well. We
stand in the same relationship to Great Britain IN
1941 our civilians at home to our army fighting
lin Europe in 1917.
Today, all of Great Britain is the Army of De-
mocracy and all America is Democracys civilian
front In 1918 the fate of the civilian population
|of the World War decided by the success which
their armies were able to achieve-in 1911 the
fate of America will be decided by the success
(which Great Britain will achieve. That success
depends more greatly upon Labor than upon any
|other section of our people.
Labor has its hands and It's heart and soul to
|offer in this fight for the preservation of human
|ity. But even more than these, we are also able
Ito show that the basic creed Of the Nazi is an un
true and vicious thing. Labor has proven that
|men Of all faiths and creeds can work together
land live together in harmony. Labor has shown
THAT all men, Jew and Christian, black and white,
have contributions to make for the increased hap
piness of all. More than that, the history Of La
Dor has demonstrated that it is impossible to
|achieve that happiness and security desire un-
less the basis is equality.
Let us realize now and fOrever-this war is
|beng fought for us by Great Britain and against
Germany. 1t is our war exactly as though we
IWere shooting guns instead of making them. 1t
lis our exactly as though were looking fol
Ibombers instead of sending them abroad. 1t is
our exactly as though we needed food and
clothing stead of collecting them for Great Brit
lain.
Labor must get behind the drive of the Ameri-
can Labor Committee to Aid British Labor to give
concrete proof to the British workers that We
know what our responsibilities are, that we ac-
|cept role in this struggle against the darkness
and decay Of the Naz, Fascist and Communist
system of life.
All contributions 90 directly from our labor
movement to the British Trades Union Congress
That means that the British workers can have al
exact measure of our fraternal support and deter
mnation to back them in their struggle
Action, not words, is the order of the day
1 Lets get behind our fellow workers in Britain
with all we can spare.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19
BEWARE HEADLINE HYSTERlA!

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LABOR JOURNAL
~ of Richmond, California, IN featured
editorials that hysteria, engendered by lntlama-
tory newspaper headlines is by far our greatest
enemy.
Opinions may differ as to what is our great
est enemy" but thinking persons VIII not deny
that the hysteria cited by the Labor journal IS
dangerous in the extreme, breeding dlStrust, re-
sentiment and dsunity at a time when co-opefa-
ton and unified action are Imperative
There is no reason for hysteria over the strike
situation. AS the Labor Journal points out the
great majority of unions and union members are
functionng quietly halmOnlouS!y, and effectively
under working agreements with their employers
It further points out that there are two sides to
the strike situations:
81. MANY strikes are undoubtedly brought
about by legitimate protests AS long as manage
ment is allowed to strike for higher profits on de-
tense contracts labor should retain the same prVl-
lege.
80 The freedom of our democracy permits
the existence of vicious mnOiltleS, including the
agents of foreign governments, to use laDol
strikes for their purposes. At no other time coulC
unity of work and purpose be more lmportah
than it is today There should be no work stop
page in the defense program. SaboteurS must b'
detected and fairly brought to trial
Widespread emphasis is needed on the 1actS
cited bv the labor Journal. Attempts are beng
made to smear every effort of organized workers
to share in the increasing profits OF industry aE
..Communist-insprcd" AS plain matter of fact
the GREAT majority of strikes are simply the c1loi
of loval Americans to gain better living condl
tjons. This cannot be stressed too often.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19
JOB SERVICE PLACEMENTS
UP 1S PER CENT IN APRIL

Washington, ID. G.. GLNS).-With
mounting defense production and en-
ployment, placements by the stat en-
ployment service in April increased
lS per cent over the previous month,
it was announced by Federal Security
Administrator Paul V. McNutt. Unem-
ployment benefit payments, mean
while, dropped still further.
Reports by the Social Security
Board showed that 10000 fewer
workers received unemployment bene-
fits during April than in the same
month last year. Total benefit pay
ments in April came to $27,O0O 600
20 per cent less than in the previous
month and 36 per cent below April,
1910.
A total Of $4,000 placements were
made by the state employment service
during the month. Also during this
period, more than is million workers
registered at local employment offices
at IA per cent increase over the
previous month and the highest April
total in the history of the United
States Employment Service.
This heavy volume of applications
undoubtedly came in response to the
nationwide program 70 March Is to
April Is, urging registration at local
employment offices of all workers
available for jobs or for training in
occupations required by the defense
industries. Despite the large number
of registrations in April, the active
| lie of registered workers in all state
employment offices was slightly less
at the end Of the month than at the
end of March. Evidently the drain
on the active file due to placements
and cancellations of applications was
sufficiently heavy to Offset the large
number of registrations.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19
THIS BILL SHOULD PASS

DOSTAL EMPLOYEES in all branches are asking
public support for a bill in Congress to estab
lish longevity pay or service promotions. The BILL
introduced by Senator James NJ. Mead Of New
York and Representative j. Harold tlanncry of
Pennsylvania, deserves the favorable consideration
of every citizen
At the present time, a postoffce employe
reaches his maximum salary grade in five years
and from then on may work for p, 80 or even 40
years without q single increase There have been
mo increases in postal pay since 1928.
II. Il. lO51--aS the bill is calIcd-would set up
Ia series of increases that postal employees who
have given ten years of service would receive a
salary increase Of 81 80 week and an additional
Isl 80 week every fifth year thereafter until he
has served continuously for 30 years and has
Preached the maximum salary.
The proposed increases are certainly modest
land do not seem too much to ask The postal
WORKERS unions ask, would YOU work without a
|rasc for 25 80, 10 years." in giving their rea-
sons why they believe the bill should be passed
Their arguments are sound and it is to be hoped
Twin general public backing for II. K. 1857.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19
TRAINING-THE KEY

(From the American Federationist)
Now that there is no surplus of
highly trained workers., the problem
of personnel must be solved mainly
through training program In order
not to waste time or human labor
power, all training programs should
be sponsored and supervised by repre-
sentatives of management and labor,
so as to utilize the experience of these
two essential groups. Work training
can be had only on the job, and this
plan of training is indispensable to
speed.
Local unions are the agencies to
which management should naturally
turn for cooperation in establishing
training programs, Our unions have
always welcomed opportunities to
assume their responsibility for pro-
noting standards and programs for
effective training.
Where there's a will there's rela-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19
! COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

That the German workers have not
lost all power of resistance to injus-
tice is indicated by report on Nazi
taxation policy, made by the Interna
tional Federation of Trade Unions,
which now has Offices in London. The
I. F. T. U. says:
"It is we'll known that the system
of speed-up in the German munitions
industry takes the last ounce of en-
ergy out of the worker. Workers in
this industry often succeed in secur-
ing a nominal increase in the gross
earnings by means of overtime. The
labor authorities and the employers
made great play with this state of af
fairs in their wage statistics, as proof
of German Socialism,
"How deceptive and false this argu-
ment is, is shown by the fact that the
Ministry of Finance once again sees
itself compelled to face the question
of equality of hardship in the new
taxation laws"
"It has been shown on practice"
continues the l. F. T. u, "that the
worker has often not the least use for
the extra income secured by increased
output, as to large extent this extra
income is taxed away. Overtime and
| lower pay are the principles of Nazi
taxation policy, and the tendency is
accentuated by the increasing bur-
dens of contributions for social insur-
ance.
''This step has had such deroga-
tory effect on the Joy in work as to
lead to an alarming decline in aver
age output, which cries to high heaven
for remedy. For months, way has
been sought out of the dilemma of
reconciling the mutually contradictory
State interests of the highest possible
revenue, and the lowest possible scales
Of wages-scales, that is to say, in
the interest of economic self-suffi-
cheney of the country-and Of what is
described as the direction of consump-
ton.
"Thus the Ministry of Finance sees
itself obliged once more to announce
a fundamental change in the taxation
system"
The |. F. r. U. explains the changes
as follows:
UNJUST gaps in wage taxation
schedules are to be abolished, and war
additions to the wages tax are to ap-
ply only to extra earnings, and not to
basic wages.
"This retreat by the Nazi authori-
ties when faced by the workers pas
sive resistance is one more proof that
even under the swastika and despite
terrorism and the Gestapo the work.
ers can to a certain extent protect
themselves against intolerable pres
sure on wages"
, x X X
Greek trade unionists have pledged
continued battle for freedom, though
their country is helpless under the
: Nazi heel. In statement received b!
Sir Walter Citrine, general secretar!
of the British Trades Union Congress
the National Labor Confederation O.
Greece declares:
"Greece is not dead. She lives an'
| will continue the great struggle an'
from the battlefield sends out a cal
more powerful than the noise of can
non to address warm, fraterna
S greeting to you and to the workers o
all countries, and to assure you tha
on the sacred bodies of her slair
S Greece will rebuild her liberty. TIL
struggle is hard but victory is Ger
n tain"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19
WHAT NEXT?

Business Week reports that
one of the star attractions at the
formal opening of the big Merz
Engineering CO., plant at Indian
apolis recently was a jig grinder
equipped with a micrOphOne. 1t
wasn't publicity stunt but the
means of amplifying the sound of
a grinding quill during the fin
ishing of tiny holes, to tell the op-
orator the progress of the work.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19
Shell Shock

Farmer Giles: "What be ailing that
old hen of yours ?"
Farmer Wiles: "Shell shock. Ducks
came out of the eggs she'd been sit
ting on"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19

Here lies the body of William Jay,
Who died maintaining his right of
way;
He was right, dead right, as he sped
along,
But he's just as dead as if he'd been
wrong.-"The Toronto Milliner."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS
. THERE WAS A DAY
. THEN CAME A WAR
. ONE SIMOLEON PER YEAR
. THE GAMBLERS PRICE

. THEN CAME A WAR
. ONE SIMOLEON PER YEAR
. THE GAMBLERS PRICE
There was day
When chairmen of education COM
mittees-
Used picket handles for batons, to
lead the band
What a morsel that would be for
Pestbrook-
To head the tumult and the shout,
about labor
But the lad was losing money on
racehorses and boxers
Them were days, when labor's front
was exposed to battle
What with Pinks at McKees' Rocks,
gun-men for scabs-
Finks running street cars in Philly,
knocking down the fares
Education had to be what you could
get into solid ivory
While bosses cared only for red-ink
accounts
Truth was, they all enjoyed a real,
good fight.
X X X
Came then a day
When steel trust gospel of 12-hour
shifts
Set up in Heaven, with pole-star for
corner stone
Went hay-wire under fire Of stock
holders and public opinion
Government shut down on imported
wops and hunkies-
Human flesh went up in price;
courts were not sold out so cheap
Intelligence began to count, all
down the line
| Organized labor furnished some
thing besides targets for company
police.
| Then came a war
Love-of- country became shibbo-
| leth-
But it took labor to build canton
ments, and cannon
Plus brains, plus loyalty, plus or
ganization--
Then, as now, labor knew how,
when, where to do things right
While few hundred sharp boys got
fat millions on contracts
Stupid arrangements tangled rail
roads into bottlenecks-
All on account of sacred red tape
and regulations
Best not to forget some of these
things
They're getting ready to repeat
same performances.
| Dollar-ayear men
| Getting $4,000 from their corpora
tons
Hired by Uncle Sam for one large
simoleon per IL months
Habitually, think first Of fountain
heads of real salaries
Logically, can think only partially
of national problems
Inevitably, mess up defense supplies
of essential raw materials
In country producing worlds larg
est flow of aluminium
Refuse to untangle internationa
|
Pigeon-hole subcontracts for de
Tense materials and parts
To corner control for themselve
and friends
But what howls these Dollar Bill
send up to lurid heavens
When real workingmen insist OF
decent livings-
While doing the hurry-up on as
sembly lines
! Whose cream of profits run
through separators-
;, Dripping into pockets Of a few.
X X X
Benedict Arnolds, with psychology
, cal flaws
- Disappointed ambitions, and twist
q ed hopes
! Are not all in the armies, navies
and fighting men
Same streaks run through charaC
! terS in business world
= Where those accustomed only t
o buying and selling
Believe everything, and every mar
has his price
These would barter with Hitler tc
day, regardless Of history
Il Gamble for stakes in sight, wit
E cards they now hold
q Forgetting, Nazis change rules c
all games, when they please
X X x
. Labor must clean its own camps {
: these traitors
u This is total war, with pattern st
by Poland, Norway, Crete
- Halfway measures now, give invat
:, ers their chance
- TAKE NOTE: THE INVADER
ARE NOW HERE.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19
WISDOM

The praise of others may be of
use in teaching us not what we
are, but what we ought to be-
Augustus Hare.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19

Mrs Roosevelt seems no exception to the rule
that the finer the house the less a womans in it.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19

A woman may forgive, but she never forgets.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-06-19

Where there's will there's rela-
tiveS.
La gaceta., 1941-01-23
BOLETIN DE LA CANDIDA.
TURA NUN. .
Con picoHtc D sin picoRte

Felix Santana, ell director de la
-andjdatura ndmero ?, del Cen
tro Asturiano, nos entrega una
nota que dice;
FL Bo.etin de la candidatura
mlmero /, pu6licado aver, liga
q Ia actual administration con
su candidatura. eS decir, da a en-
tender que la apoya con todas
>uS tuerzaS. Que noSotroS sepa-
mos, la actual administration es
impartial y no tiene l~igamento
dire>to con nuguna de las can
didaturas
La candidatura numero | no
otr,yia NADIA; pero ahora va ofre
&c Il ORC y el moro, la sala de-
bale, ell pabell6n de ancianos Y
hasta paseos en- bicicleta.
Paquito Sc ha olvidado de que
a pie iba Machado!...
Como centre cubanos no Sc de
be andar con boberias," ell do .
minCo, a la bora de contar los vo
tos, lie acompanaremos en- su sen
timiento
La gaceta., 1941-01-23

trOpas. "Yo no creo que exis-
te peligro de invasion, va sea
por ell mar o por ell aire, mien-
tras mantengamos un ejercito,
una aviaci6n y una marina de
tamano razonable y en- moder
mas condolences, y con tai de
que establezcamos las bases
e~senciales para la defensa.
Cree que seria conveniente
%cOnstruir nno menos de 10000
modernos avioes de combate.
Respondents a una pregun
ia manifesto que lie gustaria
que la guerra terminase sin
victoria para ninguna de las
parties.
Actualmente ell ejercito tie
ne ordenados unos $4,000 ae-
%roplanos y la marina ~constru-
we con un objective de 10000.
La gaceta., 1941-01-23
MESA REDONDA CONT
NUARA ESTUDIANDO Ell
ASUNTO DEL HOSPITAL

Despu6s de una session secre-
ia cclebrada el martes, la Mesa
Redonda de presidenteS d.
Clubs Civicos anunci6 aver que
IN comit6 especial seguira estu-
diando las causas pOr las cuales.
no Sc concede al Hospital de
Tampa la p%rominencia q. mere
&c, por parte de algunas socie-
dades medicas.
j. Frank Davies, presidentq
de la Mesa Redonda, dijo hoy
que no Sc trata de una invasti-
gaci6n del Hospital, sino mera-
mente un esfuerzo para obtener
Sc lie conceda el credito que me-
rece.
ia function de la Mesa Re
donda. diio es consultiva, no con
tenciosa. Nuestro comit6 ha sido
recibido con la mayor cortesia y
en- cspiritu de collaboration por
.todos los grupos envueltos."
AL Hospital de Tampa no Sc lie
otorga la categoria que merece,
DOR algunos grupos m6dicos, por
mle cuanta en- su staff con HON
.bres g.ncrosos, PROFESSIONALS de
alta ttica, que sirven a las socie-
dades mutualistas de los distri-
tso latinOs.
La gaceta., 1941-01-23
la NUEVA DIRECTIVA DEL
ASIIO DE ANCIANOS

La Sra. Kate Hobbs, distin-
guida sonora de Tampa, ACADIA
de ser reel eta presidenta de Ia
.Junta DIRECTIVE del Asilo de An
cianos.
La Sra. James H. Thompson
fud elec.a primera vicepresiden-
ia. sucediendo a la Sra. Isaac lie
Wy, que renunci6.
Ocupan importantes cargos
en- eI cuerpo directive las Sras.
George W. Hardy, +. M. Lee,
r NJ. Clewis, T Misxon, r. R.
Duke. C.. J. Chandler, c. NJ
witt. J.. A. Waterman, j. Tom
Watson. E. L. Sparkman, WE
lam Dupree, R. F, NGhez, jr, v
NJ. North-utt, Isaac Levy y Sra
petcr 0. knight, jr.
La gaceta., 1941-01-23

Ell senador Pepper habl6 ano-
che por la Radio. HoraS antes
habiamos dicho ~nosotroS del ex-
embajador Kennedy que lie pOne
dos velas a Dios y una al Diablo.
Pepper coincide con nuestro
parecer y dijo: No es propiO de
su gran genio y de su asombro-
sa carrera ell predicar la indie
ci6n a un pueblo al cual debiera
avisar, en- cada minute del dia y
de la noche, y al cual debiera a
consejar una acci6n vigorosa,
firme y atrevida". ST la guerra
llegase a este pals, 70 pondria la
responsabilidad en- aquellOs que
la llevaron a Inglaterra-los a.
paciguantes y los obstruccionis-
tas".
Pepper es un ciudadano a
quien Sc escucha respetuosamen
te en- toda la naci6n!
La gaceta., 1941-01-23
Ira Holmes mato a la enfermera
Kathleen Cornell y Sc suicide
Encontrados los cadaveres en- la Gale Cypress

La pareja habia esta5lecidC
amistad hacia pocas Semanas y
ell martes por la noche Sc les vic
por Ultima vez.
Todo indica que ell crimen st
cometi6 a las dos de la madruga-
da.
Ell autom6vil era propiedad de
ella. Holmes era un %protegido de
prominentes politicos locales y
en- la carcel pasaba muy POGO
tempo.
Sobrevive a la enfermera IN
hermano, ell Sr. E. Ward Cor.
nell, de San Petersburg.
Era Holmes un hombre alto.
de hablar suave, pero muy peli-
groso.
La gaceta., 1941-01-23
BOLETIN DE LA CANDIDATURA No.
Canine de la victoria con las banderas
d~esplegadas

das las mejoras que las necesi-
dades aconSejen y que los re
curSos naturales de la SOciedad
permitan. FL ''boletincito" de la
c%andidatura No. 2 que vic la luz
aver, dice que elloS no promoter
NADIA, que solo haran 10 que hu-
manamente puedan en- beneficio
de la Sociedad. (Esto va 10 sa-
biamos). Ell meterse en- un calle-
jon sin salida es peligroso y cual
quier tonic 10 hace. NoSotros
tambien sabemos que EN- ell pa
lacio Social haice falta algo, Y
tambie Mo haremos como pueda
hacerlo cualquiera, Y sin que es-
to sea jactancia.. 10 haremos me
jor porque la experienced enSe-
ma, y esa la tenemos n%osotros.
Tambien llevamos en- nuestra
candidatura muchos que han de-
dicado su juventud al Centre,
paro tambien llevamos muchos
que daran su juventud que, al
pasar los amos, seran viejoS. FL
domingo, los SOcios, poseidos d.
10 que les convene votaran por
~nuestros hombres, de manera
deoisiva, Estamos preparadOs
para la lucha y aceptaremos el
veredictO de %nuestros coasocia-
dos, cualquiera que este sea. Lo
aceptaremos y 81 por una de esas
extranas paradojas de la vida
salieramOs derrotados, SECURE
mos al pie del canon laborando
por ell Centre, sin rencillas y sin
dignidad ofendida.
Asi Sc canta bien y claro!
La gaceta., 1941-01-23

Con motive de nuestro Bale
tin de aver, hubo pOr n~uestro
Centre suS mas y sus menoS.
Los directorazoS de la Candida
tura No. 2 lie pusierOn sus peros.
La verdad, a pesar de ser sola-
mente una, es amarga, pero es
la Verdad. Esta no Sc puede ter
giversar con palabrejas mas o
menos. Nosotros, que hemos he
cho esta Candidatura a base de
la Administrator actual, tene-
mos ell derecho de ensalzar los
exitos positivos de la misma CO.
mo la labor que seguira nuestra
Directiva 81 es que sale TRUMAN
tie (que no 10 dudamos), como
plataforma de Gobierno. No nos
importa que Sc ponga el grito
en- la tstratosfera. En- su mayo
ria son los que han prObado SUI
eficiencia y su capacidad para
administrar nuestros intereses.
No discutiremos los meritos de
otros, por que nuestra labor no
es entrar en- controversial. FL
pueblo es pequeno y Ell que mas
y ell que menos sabe haSta DON
de han llegado todos los admit
nistradores que hemos padecido.
Nuestro vino es amargo, pero IS
nueStro vino.
Tenemos plena conciencia de
nuestra obra y por clio pedimos
a los socios q. abiertamente vo-
ten por los hombres de la Candi-
datura No. l pOrque sabemos
que ellos sabran interpreter los
deseos de los Socios y darles to-
La gaceta., 1941-01-23
Sc ESTRELLO UN AVON
2 muertos y IL heridos

San Luis, Enero 23.-Un a
WON transporte Hughes Sc es-
trell6 hoy a un milla del ae-
r6dromo Lambert, muriendo
ell photo, captain Scott, y un
pasajero, j. F, Mott, de Kan
sas City.
Experimentation heridas o
tras IL personals, 9 de las cua-
les Sc encuentran en- los hos
pitales. FL photo hizo un es-
fuerzo supreme para ascender
pero no 10 consigui6. La mu-
chacha mayordomo, Mary T.
Eshbach, solo sufri6 ligeras lie
stones.
La gaceta., 1941-01-23

I'm hombre de malos antece :
denies, pero miembro de una
buena familia, Ira Holmes, de 40
amos, mat6 aver a la enfermera
Kathleen Cornell, SUI amiga, den
trO de un autom6vil, al final de
la Gale Cypress, junto al mar,
y despu6s Sc suicide.
Avis6 a la oficina del sheriff,
por haber notado algo "extrano'
en- ell coche. el Sr. William P. Pa
quette, vecino de la carretera
Memorial, que habia salido a
dar un paseo, caminando, en- u
MON de su espOsa.
PersOnado en- ell lugar del he
cho, ell sheriff examine los cuer
pos y dijo que Sc trataba de un
homicidio y suicide.