The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-04-23


Typical examples" and ext
and unions are cited to back the
monthly economic review.
Reports from federation unions
show that hundreds of plants able to
do war work and eager to convert are
still standing idle or partly idle, their
workers walking the streets, because
they cannot get contracts" the fedora
ton says. 1t gives examples as follows: ::
'The stove industry has been cut TO
GO per cent of its civilian production ;
stove plants have been desperately
trying to get war contracts to fill their
idle capacity. They are eager to help
in war work. Their stamping and as
sembly facilities and foundries are ad-
mirably fitted to. make the simpler
items needeby the Army and Navy,
such as field stoves, bomb carriers for
airplanes, ammunition boxes an d
scores of other things.
Bids by Stove Firms Not Permitted
Yet in the last month Il contract
for field stoves was awarded to an
Noihl'hIv NiiiNh "iiSttuS
had hundreds of millions of dollars of
war work on its books; stove compa-
MES were not even permitted to bid.
A large contract for bomb carriers was
awarded to an electrical manufacturer
Overcrowded with half Il billion dollars
of war contracts.
"Stove companies were denied the
simple type of work they can do; COM
panies able to do complex work were
overcrowded, delivery delayed.
Our unions report many other cases
where companies able to deliver imnle-
while the work was. given to large
companies, already overcrowded, who
could not deliver until date months
later"
Facts Made Public to Aid Effort
Pointing out that labor demands I'M
the war effort the federation explains
that it publishes the facts because
,,;,1iooaoWant to see America win this war;
Trades awe see plant capacity, des-
moro needed, standing idle while
No. 29.-DiIelayed; because we want
O. Arthur j. front and other United
ST Meets first 1suppled with fighting
N. b. of o. Z. hlit is too late
No. 3l.-Gener reports that the fol
tine, O. Charles ! letters from COM
= % =, odd ToI1au ger to do war work
~ it -, .y.-t essnied contracts:
irt
II bidS). Hundreds of items have been
thoroughly analyzed during the past
wear (work which the company was
well able to do but could not secure}
This company wants to direct all its
facilities to war work, but cannot get
enough war contractS.'
Union Letters Cite Idle Factories
Another company writes: I'VE have
lost the following bids Oisting severaD
We have 10 power presses and Other
sheet metal working machinery. We
should fit in somewhere in defense
work We want TO help win the war
This is rather typical case where ca
pacity stands idle, the federation com
mentS.
The federation says it has letters
from one international union citing
more than 20 companies we'll fitted tC
do war work but unable TO get can
tracts Another international cites /!
cases where sorely needed capacit!
and machinery are idle but war work
cannot be secured. 1t adds that :;
steady stream of requests for wal
work is coming from local unions
whose members are idle because theil
employers have tried without success
10 get war contracts.
Government Agencies Urged TO Act
The federation goes on to demant
action, saying:
''All these plants can be used anC
are desperately needed in the wal
production program. The federation
calls upon the responsible government
agencies to see that this capacity is
put into production at once"