The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-09

The fight on the 1O-hOuf wee
Easter vacation. In the Senate,
legislation is strong and confiden
In both houses, supporters of pres
ent labor standards have been greatly
heartened by recent developments, III
Guiding militant defense of labor
standards by SpOieSmen for organized
labor and a strong plea by Senator
Barkley, majority leader that Sena-
tors, in the interest of national unity,
forego raising controversial war labor
legislation issues.
A flood of letters and kilograms
from members of organized labor and
their friends urging retention of pres
ent labor legislation was also Il big
factor in strengthening the pro-labor
Congressional front.
Green Stresses Unity Need
The note of national unity was
struck effectively by President William
Green of the American Federation of
Labor, in testifying against the Smith
bill to kill the 40-hour week law.
America is ut war against powerful
foreign foes who threaten our posses
sions, our freedoms and our very
lives" President Green told the House
Naval Affairs Committee.
I'VE cannot afford in such Il crisis"
ne declared, "to take time out to fight
another and undeclared war among
ourselves here in Amcrca.
Il charge that the sponsors and sup
porters of this bill are now waging
such an undeclared war against Presi-
dent Roosevelt and against the workers
of America who believe in the policies
of his administration"
False Premise" Charged
Green asserted that the Smith bill Is
biased upon the wholly false premise
that the nations existing labor policy
is delaying and restricting American
war productions" He declared the
charge was aganda of "the worst
sort and Cannot be supported by
fa3s"
The AFL head told the committee
that the administration and leaders of
the nations production effort were
agreed unanimously that the meas
ure would accomplish nothing i'm Stim-
ulating war production and were
agreed also that the bill ''can do Il
great deal Of harm TO Americas war
effort"
''ro sum up" he said, "our men and
women are on the job. They are doing
the work that mus; be done for victory.
inn
They are beating schedules every day,
They are proving themselves real sol.
diers Of production on the home front. "
Murray Decries Division
Philip Murray, president of the Con-
grcss of Industrial Organizations, told
the committee:
This Is not the time for amy pa
triotic American citizen to malign or
spread misinfornalion about labor OF
10 divide this nation into groups fight
ing each other instead of our common
Axis enemy.
Murray declared that at n time
when the American working man was
confronted with Sliraling living costs,
the Smith measure would reduce his
income and would result in benefits
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