The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-13
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hutchet Out
The Truth
Q MONKEY SHINES
HARMING DEFENSE
KEEP SKIRTS CLEAN
0 BEFORE FIRING


Someday somebody is going to get
his ears pinned back for stunts that
cramp defense production.
Somebody is going to learn less
on that will bring punishment down
upon lot of heads that don't de-
serve it.
Because somebody is going to push
little bit too far.
And one reason is in the fact that
so many persons don't realize that the
United States is in a condition of des-
perate need-that we are industrially
at war, with all of the grimness that
goes with being at war.
But in almost every situation there
are smart guys who don't think any
thing ever can happen to them. They
don't believe anybody. They can beat
anything. They're big and rough and
tough. Well, Uncle Sam will come
along and he'll just say, ooh, yeah"
and big foot will clamp down on
Mr.. Bright Boy and that will be that,
for the duration"
Even international union officers
can't control all the bright boys.
x X X
But those who have an eye on Con-
gress know that it will take all the
strength that can be mustered if the
severest kind of restrictions are to be
avoided. Congress CAN bust up the
monkey shines if it wants to.
Of co,1rco corto in h,1cinoSc cro,1nc
have done their full share to obstruct
and impede and labor will say, right
ly enough, let those guys be hauled
in short, too.
Well enough, but bright young
sters in labor will find that they
will not be able to alibi their own
brashness by showing up what
employers do.
For one thing, labor can't SEEM
ingly, level the fire at business the
way business levels it's fire at labor.
But even if labor could be as eff
fective in condemning as its oppon-
ents are, that's no way to proceed in
these times. They way to proceed is
to keep labor's own skirts clean and
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nive and obstruct and profteer.
The kind of war we have loose in
the world today isn't the kind of war
that can afford to take chances with
those who want to put private inter-
est ahead of a national interest. Even
a lot of group interests will have to
let up in favor of national interests.
When the military experts talk
about ALL OUT war, that's just what
they mean. ALL doesn't mean just
a part. 1t means all-literally that
1t may be tough for a business
agent to get that through his head,
but he'd better start
One of the biggest headaches in la
Dor today is that caused by the go
getting subordinate who is out to
show 'em, by golly, that HE isn't
going to let anybody tell him where
to head in, or when to let up.
1t will be a good idea for all who
have authority to start now looking
at every question from a broad point
of view-to say, chow does this fit
into the picture of a nation that is
on the brink of war and may be in
it any week."
Of course some will say, at amt
us; it's the CIO."
O. X. boys, if you can make it stick.
But again, don't alibi foolishness on
somebody else's foolishness.
Those who keep their own skirts
clean can blast at the CIO effectively.
Those that don't can't, to put it
shortly.
The word craftsmanship" gets
kicked around great deal, but it
still has a fine old meaning A lot of
real craftsmanship is needed today,
and it can be used as we'll in little
jobs as in big ones.
Some Of our blaring Senators could
use some, if they had room in their
heads for it.
But again, back to the main idea
don't alibi out on some other fellows
inability to do the right thing. Think
out every problem in terms of desper-
ately urgent national defense!
Any other way is defiance Of COM
mon interest and will meet stern re-
prisal in one way or another.-CMW.