The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-12-24
FACING
THE FACTS
With PHILIP PEARL

jne year closes is ullat every one Oh us
must do more TO help win this war.
Our sacrifices thus far have been
trivial compared with what people
'close to the actual battlefronts of the
lwar have undergone and compared to
what our own American boys in uni
form will be called upon to face during
the coming year.
SO lets stop Squawkng about gaso-
line, sugar, coffee, meat and other
shortages! Let's stop beefing about
higher taxes! Let's wake up to the
fact that we are in an about war for
survival and take what comes in the
spirit that nothing really matters now
but victory.
Otherwise, we will be- in the position
of pleading guilty to the enemy s
|charges that we are too soft and too
lazy to fight for our own survival
Otherwise, we will be confirming the
hateful attitude of some of our more
callous military Strateyists who believe
that America needs few devastating
enemy air raids to galvanize her people
into action.
New Years Suggestions
What more can we do?" you may
ask. Well, here are few suggestions 4:
Every worker can resolve for the
New Year to serve his country as Il
soldier Slould-a soldier of production.
He should resolve to put that extra
bit of muscle into the job which makes
all the difference between perfunctOry
service and patriotic service A speed
up? Sure! a voluntary Speed-up TO
speed the day of victory and speed the
end OF the war and the slaughter of
men, women and children Is that too
much to expect American workers to
be willing to volunteer?
We know that most American work.
ers already are breaking their backs
to break production schedules and all
of US are proud of them and their
We know that they have
maintained splendid SelI-diScipline and
have stayed on the job faithfully
despite conditions which in normal
times they would not tolerate More
power to them! May they keep up the
good work in 1913 and even outdD
themselves
Those who are called upon to serve
on the production line are making
good money these days. OF course.
prices have doomed sky-high. OF
course, many former family bread
winners have been called into the
armed forces and those ut home must
bear heavier burdens. ,Of course, taxes
are going to be much higher next year.
Nevertheless, every worker must re-
solve TO invest his s;ryings and spare
dollars for victory to a greater extent
than before, even if that means deny
ing himself and members of his family
comforts to which they are accu2-
toned.
Members Of the AI'L exceeded their
one billion dollar quota for the pur-
chase of war bonds in 1912. We'd like
to see them double The ante in 1913,
and do it by systematic purchases
through the payroll allotment plan.
Labor Leadership
These are things which American
workers can do through their labor
and through their economic strength in
the community.
But we would like to see labor take
leadership IN the community to help
organize all of our PEOPLE behind pro
grams necessary for victory. We would
Iik" To see labor take leadership in
lifting the morale IF the American
people To the highest pitch. We would
like to see labor sci shining example
for the rest of the country.
This can be done best by giving, moi
demanding by giving chcerfuIly and
bN accepting with Il smile the Sacri-
iiccS all of us will be- asked to share.
Take rationing, for instance. As Tn"
war progresses, more and more goods
and services will be rationed. No one
can help that. The Government isn't
happy about il. II is forced to such
extremes by the CNiguncieS of the war
effort.
Well, rationimg is the most demo
cratic method that EXISTS for distribut-
ing the available supply of scare com
moditieN equttahIy among the popula-
ti"n. If it is we'll administered, the rich
Will share equally with the poor.
Workers should not object TO rationing.
They should welcome it. Without ra-
u"nIng, only those With high incomes
could obtain scarce articles. With ri
lIoning, those in the higher brackets
and those in the Iow-incomc groups
should share alike. That's democracy
and that's what organized labor is for.
In fact, there is only one scarcity
That workers need fear in the coming
Near-a shortage Of democracy. Or
%anlZed Labor is ON guard to prevent
such shortage. We will fight ON the