The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-20
DREARY FUTURE
PREDICTED FOR
US. AS war ENDS
Representative Group From
Capitol Management and
Labor Hedr Warming
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future that Matthew Woll, vice presi
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, predicted for this country as
we'll as the remainder of the world
at the conclusion of hostilities abroad
as he spoke to representative group
of Labor, Capital and Management"
also the subject of his address, at
monday luncheon in the Travellers
Hotel last Monday.
Mr.. Woll stated that even assuming
England to be the victor, we cannot
hope to keep our goal and expect the
world to remain on gold basis
we will be forced to lend vast sums,
in other words rebuild the old world.
He said we can look forward to these
stricken countries taking over Ameri-
can mass production methods, putting
free trade on a much larger scale.
The competition will be terrific, he
emphasized. Labor is thinking ahead
now, he stated, and undoubtedly
capital is too, but he warned, they
must think together to accomplish
any good.
While admitting strong govern
| ment is a necessity, Mr.. Woll was
fearful of too much power for politi-
clans. He advised democratic pro-
cedure in industry, stating that labor
is strong enough to make laws, but
should be given it's rights without the
need of going into politics. Stating
that from fixing a ceiling for hours
and a cellar for wages it is only a
step to price fixing, he warned all
manufacturers to sit around the table
with labor to adjust differences as is
being done in the pottery industry.
Mr.. Woll paid high compliments to
the friendly and cooperative spirit he
found existing between capital and
labor in this community and remarked
that this happy situation couldn't ex-
list without excellent leadership on
both sides. Especially did he praise the
leadership of labor, President James
M. Duffy, of the N. B. of O. P. and
those who proceeded him in the or
ganization, because, he said, a wise
leadership on the part Of labor is most
important.
In introducing the speaker, Mr..
Duffy stated that since 1928 he has
observed keenly the outstanding men
of the American labor movement
while attending the A. F. Of L.. con-
ventions and has found Mr.. Woll
measured up to his ideal in every re-
spect.
The group was composed of 100 out
standing members Of this community,
as Mr.. Duffy stated, "men truly in
terested in the welfare of the COM
munity, its most stable citizens" 1t
included the Executive Board of the
N. B. of O. P, political figures, pot
terry manufacturers, bankers, mer-
chants, newsmen and church heads.
The complete address Of Mr. Woll
follows:
1t was the late Woodrow Wilson
who once said that the ultimate test
of democracy was to be found in the
willing cooperation of free men. The
hour of that testing has come fol-
this nation. Whether or not we shall
survive as a democracy-nay,w whether
we are to be able to withstand the
challenge of totalitarianism will de.
pend upon our capacity to prove te
the world that we can, by voluntary
cooperation, achieve what is impos'
sible by the compulsion of state edlct
There have been coming to US in re-
cent months out of the Gethsemane
through which the people of Great
Britain have been passing new in
sights with reference to problems II
human relations. l mention but one
Recently The Right Honorable Ernest
Bevin, Minister of Labor and Matt
onal Service, in speaking before the
American Chamber of Commerce IL
London, made a statement which i:
as profound as it has been almos
unnoticed in this country. He sait
that for more than forty years there
has grown up in British Labor a.
result of certain Socialist ideolog!
} conviction that Labor and Capita
were in irreconcilable conflict; that i
was not possible to achieve common
mind between Labor and Capital, al
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