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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
National Wage Rise Is
Won BY Molders Union

Cincinnati, O.-The International
Moldcrs and Foundry Workers Union
has secured "A minimum wage rate of
go cents an hour for unskilled labor
i'm the stove, furnace and heater fac
tories throughout the United States
in a wage conference with the NJ. p.
d ID. A, a national organization COM
posed of manufacturers of stoves,
furnaces and heating apparatus. Ten
thousand union members are affected
by the pact
n. d. Smith, secretary Of the Inter
national, said "the Molders Union has
been working under national agree
ment with the NJ. 2. & ID, A. for fifty
years and have been able to negotiate
wages and working hours during that
period without having to resort to
a strike Sometime during l941 the
two groups plan a celebration to com
Imemorate the fftieth anniversary OF
the dealings between them.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02

order to build it's business structure at home, has
made trade relations the channel through which
tOtalitaran states have extended their control.
We face a situation in which democracy and per-
5onal freedom are at stake.
While we are deeply concerned because of the
European situation it is one we did not create and
over which we have no control. Our responsibility
is for the people of the New World.
Cooperation among the countries of the West
9rn Hemisphere must rest upon realization of
common need and mutual advantage. 1t must
avoid domination by the most powerful nation and
prevent the weak from blocking action by insisting
upon special concessions Such cooperation is born
Of understanding and mutual confidence.
Labor of the United States has for number
If years realized the need for contracts with labor
If Latin American countries and for Organza-
ton to deal with common problems and to promote
common interests. Such an organization was be-
gun in 1919 and is essential in the present stu
he maintenance of democratic institutions. Inter-
Nays-the familiar pattern of empire dominated
oy one race or democratic participation with OPP
oortunity for all and special privilege to none
A strong international labor organization rep
esenting bOnafide labor organizations of all cOun-
,ries, is the most effective power to keep inter-
rational cooperation in the democratic pathway.
We need such an organization Tor strengthen
ng the labor organizations Of all countries well
is to provide adequate representation for the
Nage-earners of all lands in the agencies of inter-
American cooperation in all fields.
In spite of the differences in language and
culture working people throughout the Americas
an join hands in the spirit of fellowship and for
the maintenance of freedom for all.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
SAYS THE TRIBUNE:

WE might be considered somewhat biased if we
W praised in our own words the recent radio ad-
lress by President William Green of the American
Federation of Labor on Labor and National De-
tense." SO are reprinting, herewith, the re-
,ponse this address evoked in the editorial col
INNS of the New York Herald Tribune. This news
oaper is regarded as a conservative organ and that
act makes it's condemnation of those who would
AXE advantage Of the defense emergency to as
3ault labor standards doubly significant We quote
rom the Herald Tribune:
''Mr William Green has pledged the A. f. of l..
ness. He has pledged it to avoid strikes, not only
for trivial reasons but for scarcely any cause un-
ess particular conditions become completely un-
oearable. He has pledged it to amy reasonable
and necessary sacrfces' he has founded his posi-
ton upon the rock bottom truth that national de-
tense means self-defense to American workers. he
has cited the glorious example of British trade
unOniSm'S response to national crisis, nor has he
weakened the force of his declaration by including
Ia few nferental side shots at the Congress of IN
|dustrial Organizations, in which there have been
|evidences of less Whoe-soued understanding of
|abor's stake in defense.
"Ihe address is fine one and makes salutary
reading after the OutpourlngS of those statesmen
|Who are going about the land talking of making
|StrikeS in defense industries criminal Offense,
otherwise converting preparedness into assault
ION labor standards and union organization. De
tense will be nothing if it is begun in civil war
land it is important to the position of
the workers, where that is possible as to conserve
the position Of Industrial owners any other class
lin the community
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
DEFENSE PLANT STRIKES
FEWER THAN IN 1917

Washington, ID. G.. OLNS). -
Strikes in the last six months of 1910
during which the national defense
program got under way, have been
far fewer than in the same period Of
1889, or in the war year of 1917, De-
partment of Labor officials report.
Final figures are not ready but pre-
liminary estimates showed a "tre-
mendous" deadline in strikes com
pared to the period when the country
was at war.
The labor representatives forecast
that an expansion of the Labor De-
Ipartments Cancellation Service and
Iof the Defense Commission trouble
shooting" staff would be relied on, at
least for the time being, to avert work
Istoppages, in defense industries dur
ling l9l1.
But consideration was being given
also, they said, to other proposed sys-
TENS if labor disputes become nu-
ImerouS. Among them is the Railway
Labor Act and the machinery it pro-
vides for the settlement of railroad
labor controversies.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
Wage agreement Signed
BY Philadelphia Unions

Philadelphia, Pa.-A victory for
union hours and work conditions has
been achieved here by number Of
A. f. Of l.. affiliates covering more
than 1900 workers.
Three A. f. Of l.. unions, after a
ten day strike, signed agreements
with % scrap iron firms carrying a
general five-cent hourly wage increase
and time and a half for overtime.
The settlement was negotiated by
Federal and State mediators.
The members of Local 1876 of the
International Brotherhood of Team
sters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and
Helpers ratified new agreement
covering 11C0 Yellow Cab drivers,
providing As per cent commission for
drivers with a weekly minimum guar
antec Of SIS; siX-day, 54-hour week
vacations with pay Of one week; job
and seniority guarantees for men in
Quoted into the military service, and
9O-day probationary period for new
drivers instead Of 20 days.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
COVENTRY

Bind your wounds and bury the dead.
A grieving world the tears will shed
And for their souls will breathe a
prayer
While yet the cruel cross you bear.
Oh, hapless ones, who grope the lanes
When the barbaric tempest wanes
To search among the ruin heaps
Where mangled love in blood pool
sleeps
And innocence, who knew no guile,
Lies charred beneath the smoking pile
And motherhood with shattered form
No longer fears the blasting storm,
Give to the grave the mortal shells.
Seraphs will sound their requiem bells.
They for all Christendom have bled.
They are her honored, martyred dead.
Bind your wounds and bury the dead.
A righteous world the tears will shed
And for their souls intone a prayer
While yet the cruel cross you bear.
Daniel s. Straley.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
FOUNDED ON A ROCK
(From the New York Time

A fifty pound fragment of Plymouth Rock has
Just been transferred from the former Church
of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn to niche in the wall
or the Plymouth Congregational Church Of the
Pilgrims. The transfer, which formally marks the
union Of the churches six years ago, falls on the
32Oth anniversary Of the landing Of the Pilgrims
on their "Stcrn and rockbound coast"
TO our eyes that coast no longer seems so
stern because it is soil from which freedom has
richly lowered The little band Of Pilgrims ven
turing into a strange land was ptifuy weak in all
but the moral force which sustained them. 1t is
the same force, grown into way of life which
three centuries later confronts the desperate chal
lWorld
The Pilgrims were determined to submit to nc
authority except what they themselves drew from
God. They were the first in America to establish
IA community on that basis; and, dying in the wild
IcrncSS, they handed on to their descendants those
principles Of liberty now Incorporated in our OWL
and all free governments.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02

Patrick E. German, President of
the Amalgamated Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen of North
America entered the packing in
dustry as an employe of the Cuda-
hey Company in Louisville in 1910.
He served as secretary of his Local
Union from 1914 to 1920 when he
was elected General Vice President
of the International Union. In
1928 he was elevated to the presi-
dency, which position he now holds.
Mr.. German was a graduate of
St. Xavier College and in 1917 he
received a law degree from the
University of Louisville. His ex-
perience in the Labor Union move
ment together with his education
have well fitted him for the re-
sponsible position Of leadership
that he now holds in his 1nterna-
tional Union.
Through Mr.. Gorman's leader
ship, his international Union has
succeeded in negotiating a nation
wide agreement with the National
Retail Meat Dealers Association,
which virtually gives butcher work.
men a closed shop agreement in
10000 stores operated by this asso-
ciation. He has been able to ne
gotiate agreements for the men,
bers Of his International Union in
other meat markets and the work.
men operate their own strike and
retirement benefits as we'll as death
funds.
His address is: Mr.. Patrick E.
German, President, Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Work
men of North America, 16O North
LaSalle Street, Room 7O6, Chi
cago, Illinois.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
FOR DEFENSE PROGRESS

# the national defense program is to make the
greatest progress in 1871, voluntary co-opera-
ton Of government, industry and labor must be
the rule. History shows that the maximum nation
al progress has been made when cooperation,
freely and willingly given, is permitted to develop
and operate.
TO make cooperation function to the best ad-
vantage, labor of course must have a voice in the
formulation and putting into effect Of policies and
programs. This means labor representation on all
boards and agencies having to do with defense
production.
Even if compuIsion should be invoked in the
conduct of the defense program there should be
labor representation, for best results.
AS William Green says in the American Fed
erationst:
'Ihc right Of labor to representation
is an inalienabc right if we are to con-
tinue as q democratic people. 1t becomes
even more imperative if we must accept
decisions holding in abeyance during the
emergency our right to strike
"WhatcVer the nature Of industrial
control, representation for labor must
continue to contribute facts on the needs
and welfare Of labor
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
PICKETS ON DUTY 7OO DAYS

New York City.-Striking walters
and kitchen workers have been on
picket duty more than 700 days at
the Brass Rail, Times Square area
restaurant. The second anniversary Of
the strike, one of the longest in New
York's history will be marked on Janu-
airy Is, if the restaurant management
persists in its attitude of refusing to
enter into contract with the two
A. f. of l.. unions involved. The unions
have offered to submit the issues to
arbitration, but the offer has not been
accepted by the mana cement.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
! COMMENT ON WORLD
: EVENTS

|
position in Great Britain today and
will remain in the same position after
the war. Moreover, there will be a
fundamental change in the British
economic system after the war, as a
result of labor's leadership. The
truth of these assertions becomes
more and more plain, with the pass
ing of each month.
One of those who have brought out
most clearly the position of British
labor is w. l.. Bait, a deputy COM
missioner of the National Defense
Advisory Commission. What he says
of the situation in Britain has a di-
rect bearing on our own affairs and
is of interest to every wage Garner,
particularly to those in unions. Dis
cussing the question, what if Britain
wins? Mr.. Bait recently said in New
York address:
"If Britain wins, will it be the
same old story of the World War over
again, with the same old British En-
pire under the same leadership re-
stored to a position of world domin-
ance? We need only to look to re-
cent developments for clear-cut in
dication that the answer to that ques-
| ton is mo-
81 want to go on record right here
with the assertion that capitalistiC
imperialism and individual control of
great financial and economic power is
as dead in England today as the feu-
dal system. The social and financial
| aristocracy that has directed the af-
fairs of the British Empire for SC
long has seen it's day."
X X X
| Then Mr.. Bait goes on to point out
that British labor now holds the whip
| hand and intends to keep it. He says:
"The British working men-the
wage earners of the lower and mid
dle-classes-are the ones who have
borne the brunt Of this wars terror
and in whose hands now rest the fate
of the empire. 1t is they, not the OLD
leaders, who cry cut: This war will
bloody we'll be fought to a finish
Britain may go down but no com
promise settlement will be engineered
behind their backs. Their spirit is the
soul Of England today-our guaran-
tee that if we send help, it will be
put to the use for which it was in
tended. And they are in the saddle
When the fighting is over and Britain
has won, they will remain in the sad
die.
"Whatever the precise form OF
Englands government, | should think
that you can put it down as fact that
one of her leaders will continue to be
Ernest Bevin, now Minister Of Labor
a trade union leader with a record anC
personality and capacity for govern
ing that has earned him the respect
for all England, including his former
political opponents"
After emphasizing that labor lead
ers, as representatives of the classes
that are fighting the war, are taking
an ever-increasing share Of the bur
den Of government, Mr. Bait adds:
"There, then, is a phenomenon o.
great Importance; if Britain is vic
torious it will be because of a new
kind Of leadership-a leadership o.
the working people-of the people
who stand the brunt of the struggle
out of whose burning sacrifice ha!
grown this epic soul. British labo
has been hundred years trying b!
one means and another to reach thi
eadership-now it has it,"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
w Fl Il T NEXT?


The Canadian Government has
obtained rights to the new Vidal
plastic process for airplane con-
struction and has ordered two
plastic fuselages. These fuselagcs
will be given destruction tests and
if they are satisfactory, airplancs
with plastic fuselages, wings, tail
and other parts may be flying
over Canada by the end of 1871.
Use of plastics will sharply re-
duce costs and increase output,
Canadian officials say.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
MEAT CUTTERS AND BUTCH
ERS' STORE CARD

The Amalgamated Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen of North
America adopted a Union Shop
Card in 1897. 1t is displayed in
the windows or on the walls of all
butcher shops and retail stores
where meats are sold.
For further information regard
ing Union Labels, Shop Cards and
Service Buttons write Mr.. l. M.
Orn burn, Secretary-Treasurer,
Union Label Trades Department,
American Federation of Labor
Building, Washington, d. G.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
BRITISH WAR TAXES HEAVY

Washington, D. C.-Income taxes in
Great Britain are now paid at the
basic rate of ,42,5 per cent, highest
in the nations history, says a review
by Thomas r. Wilson, of the U. S.
Department of Commerce. He reports
that the British Government is now
taking nearly GO per cent Of the natl
ona income Of the United Kingdom.
Of this, about 30 per cent is for war
expenditures.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS
AND SO DEMOCRACY
rs NOW COMMONPLACE
. MUST WE LEARN ANEW
DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM
ARE KIN?

Sunset seen too oft
Piling their gold on purple, scarlet
on azure sweeps
Pale into commonplace, to senses
satiate-
Startled masses of golden glory
moving like gates to heaven-
Sink into matters of every day
cloudy closing of summer sunshine
We speak, perhaps, of marvellous
ends of perfect days
Unthinking of the impact upon minc
and motive
Of unfolding faculties, accommodating
Impressions
Material for character, molding sec.
ret thoughts
X X X
Freedom, to come and go
With no glance over the shoulder
No shudder, seeing badge and uni
form across the street
No hushing of the voice; no men
tai motions stopped
No questions as to who, or where
or when we meet or speak
So long as no stumbling block upor
our neighbor's path is laid
All this we take, not knowing what
we have
Quite as we breathe air, nor wonder
at it's life-giving content
Until some day, shut up, where
breezes cannot blow upon us
Discovering we have lungs, we must
have air.
SO with democracy
1t has sunk into a commonplace
SO much so, some have derided it, as
common dirt
But it has become part of our at
mosphere, substance of our earth
It's vital elements essential to ou1
daily breath
But unidentified, as oxygen es
capes our scrutiny in the air
Aviators miss it's presence, beyont
the stratospheres-
Only when blackout strikes then
dumb, and blind, and senseless-
SO men, whose social leverage gives
them excess of liberty
Conscious only of these specia
wings of power
They fail to acknowledge basic
sources of their life
On which they must depend, along
with poorer folks.
X X X
Once we sent Gene Debs to jail
For preaching against war, plead
ing for peace
Leaving at liberty those who made ;
saint their catspaw---
When this our war grows strong
upon us, going all hurly- -burly-
We shall be doing just such thing
again
Not knowing yet just how to meas
ure this and that
We shall mistake sunsets for con
| flagrations, fireworks for cannon
Unmindful of secret creepin,
sparks, set to touch off catastrophe
We do not fear the sheriff
Having done no harm, nor broker
any law
But while criminals are abroad, tn
Law must have its Arm
When nations resort to anarchy
yet regiment their peoples
When Hitler, Goering, Goebbels
! Himmler MussOljni-
Ignore all laws which guard tn
safety of the world
Yet bind their underlings in body
mind, and appetite
Democracy must also find its dis
ciplines and weapons
Nor does it need to abdicate tn
throne of Liberty to do So
knights donned their armor; but i
the name of Chivalry-
Laying aside their breastplate
when the Cause was won.
X X X
Must we now call on optic science
to see our sunsets?
Or ask some physicist to tell u
when to breathe?
Or go back to Franklin, Hamilton
and Washington
To learn that Freedom and Democ
racy are kin?
~ y. - y. T. y \ D. . ~ . -. -
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
WISDOM

The last thing in the world to
which we attribute our mis-
fortune is our pet delusiOns; they
stand firm through all.-William
Graham Sumner, in Liberty and
Responsibility"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02

Look for the Union Label when you
purchase clothing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-26
Pre-Nuptial Party
 For Isabel Yesutis

Miss Isabel Yesutis was the guest of honor at a shower given at Har- mons Blue Room by Mrs. Barbara Yesutis.
 Among the guests were Mrs, Kunel, Mrs. Aiexandrich, Mrs. Ann Waiculonis, Mrs. Mary Waiculonis, Mrs. Ida Martin, Mrs. Martha Lynch, Mrs. Romajas, Mrs. Barbara Waitkus, Mrs. Siinons, Mrs. Kara nuskas, Mrs. Nellie Adamaitis, Mrs, ickus, Mrs. Lutkuas, Mrs.Z Rose Kalaniskas, Mrs. Anna Mulchay Mrs. Stanek, Mrs. Sophie Stanek Mrs. Ragunas, Josephine Ragunas, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Waitkus, Nellie Orantas, Anna Berett, Miss Kopich, Miss Jonitas, Betty Quinn, Mrs Helen Lutkus, Olga dickonis, Ste- phaine Romajas, Victoria Romajos, Della Lutkus.
 Helen 0rish, Margaret Morrisey Eva Martel, Mrs. Jerry, Mrs. Connie Budris, Mrs. Krizanalika, Mrs. Ro- dish, Mrs. Anna Orantas, Mrs. Kize- fish, Mrs. Anna Jakiela, Mrs. Budris, Mrs. Kurchakas, Mrs. Kasmir stan- ley, Mrs. Anna Kania, Mrs. Charles Semetas, Mrs. Loretta Bracken, Mrs, Edith Rautaskus, Anna Mardarski, Grace Warrener, Mary Dempsey, Cleia Stanley, Betty Brick, Emma Theme, Mary Victor, Hilda Swenden, Stella stanek, Mille Duotherey, Nellie Rubertas, Mary Kumpevich, Pat Budris, Bertha WaiculoniS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-26
Degree Exenaplifed
 By RainbouU Girls

Mrs. Martha w. Angrave, worthy matron of Good Will chapter, last night congratulated the Order of Rainbow for Girls on their display of degrees.
 Those participating included Worthy advisor, Dorothy Richards; worthy associate advisor, Elizabeth Allen; Charity, Ruth Metz; Hope, Eleanor Cooke; Faith, Marjory Carey; treasurer, Bettye Bristol; !; recorder, Adeline Hunter; chaplain, Eveline Angrave; drill leader, Jan- ice MacNish; organist, Shirley Arm- strong; choir director, Lois Free man: Love, Marjory Doolittle; Re- ligion, Marilyn Miller; Nature, Irene Durbin: Immortality, Katherine Hedberg; Fidelity, Betty Slater; Pa- triotism, Jean Gibson; Service Jean Marshall; confidential ohserv- CT, Jane Cookson; outer observer Virginia Hoadley; soloist, Lois F'ree- man; mother advisor, Mrs. Pauline Slater. Several others assisted ir the choir.
 Mrs. Dorothy E. Schmidt headed the refreshment committee assisted by Mrs: Ruth Lyman, Mrs. Mary v. Brandeley, Mrs Florence Dal- ton, Mrs. Evelyn Bristol and Miss Elizabeth Toleman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-26
: SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Quota Welcomed New Mem bers

Miss Agnes FitzPatrick, president. last night welcomed two new mem bers to the Quota club at meeting held in the Hotel Elton. Miss Ruth Kennaugh and Mrs. Olga DeMasi were presented by Miss Mary Reilly, chairman of the membership com- inittee.
 During the business meeting Mrs. Helen Tobin was named as chair man of the Christmas charities; and Miss FitzPatrick as delegate to the conference of the 18th district at Taunton, Mass. Miss Mary Hennes- sey of this city, international di- rector, and Miss Efie Loudermilk of Blue Fields, West Virginia, will be present at the conference.
 Miss Hennessey presided at dis cussion of the district constitution and by-lawS.
 Among those attending were Mrs. Anna Alexander, Kathleen Crowley, Catherine Burns, Irene Dillane, Agnes FitzPatrick, Mary Hennes- sey, Mrs. Ruth LaVallee, Mrs. Jose phine Osborne, Mrs. Helen Tobin, Ruth Kennaugh, Mrs. Olga DeMasi, Mary Reilly, Mrs. Catherine Wil- Hams, Grace Wolff. Mrs. Nettie Floto, Catherine Fenton, Mrs. Agnes Carroll, Anna Skehan and Cath erine Mooney.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-26
Democratic Club Sponsored Dance

More than two hundred guests attended the annual dinner and dance of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Italian American Democratic Club last night at Waverly Inn, Cheshire, with Mayor and Mrs. Vincent A. Scully among the guests of honor.
 Governor Robert A. Hurley sent g message expressing regret at his in- ability to attend. He was repre- sented by State Treasurer Frank AnastaSio.
 Other guests included Judge and Mrs. Patrick Healey, City Treas urer and Mrs. Serge A. Belanger, City Sheriff and Mrs. Clayton Bri- otti, Representative and Mrs. John Membrino, Town Clerk Mary c. Kil- martin, Mrs. Henry A. Hayden and Miss Mary Hennessey.
 Attorney Carmine Cipriano was toastmaster. Mrs. Anna Hadden, club president, was chairman of the arrangements committee.