The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-01-29
NEWARK LABOR MEETING
ATTRACTS HUGE CROWD
Second In Series Of Regional Labor And Educational
Conferences BY The Ohio State Fed
erdtion Of Labor

thOreSS and member OF the BrltiSl
Labor Party, was next to speak. Mrs.
Strauss, who has been in this country
for about year, has written many
articles which have appeared In our
just recently published and titled,
'Bevin and CO.., has attracted wide.
spread attention. Her husband, K. q.
Strauss, is a Labor member Of British
Parliament. representing the Lambeth
district of London.
Speaking as rank and file labor
te, she told of British LabOr's posi-
ton in the present war. Mrs. Strauss
said, 1.-The Labor movement in Great
Britain has been anti-Nazi since the
birth of that hated government. Con-
servatives in our government refused
to become alarmed many years ago
when Hitler began his march to power.
They taunted us as being the war
party in those early years of NaZl
progress. But when the war came La
and now sit side by side with their
old political enemies-the COnserva-
tives. There are now 1855 labOrites in
the House of Commons
She told of the many social gains
which have been brought about by
Labor during this war period-of how
100 stately English homes have been
taken over by the government and
made into maternity hospitals The gov
ernment pays the expenses of women
in industry who become pregnant
Eleven thousand community feeding
counters british restaurants) have
been established where first class
meal can be obtained at price equal
to the actual costs to the government
The meeting was the second in q
series OF regional Labor and Educa
tional conferences sponsored by the
Ohio State Federation Of Labor ant
was held under the auspices and witt
the cooperation Of the Newark FEEDER
alton OF Labor. The morning session
was opened by Edgar Baker, secretary
Of the Newark Federation Of Labor
After welcoming the many delegates
and visitors, he introduced Nj. j. Ly
den, president of the Ohio State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. President Lydel
then called upon everyone to rise ant
pledge allegiance to our flag. Labor
will not shrk it's responsibilities in thi:
war; President Lyden said, land WI
shall do everything in our power t.
bring about the complete defeat of th'
Axis powers" He then introduced Mr.
II. II. Hillebrandt, Director Of Educa
ton for the Ohio State Federation o
Labor, who explained the detectives o
the conference and who presided owe
the balance of the meeting.
The first speaker to be Introduce
, by Mr.. Hillebrandt was Frazier Reams
former prosecutor for Lucas count
and now Director of Civilian Defens
for the 9Th Corps Area. Mr.. Ream
stressed the Importance of the peOpl
of Ohio and the nation becoming full
aware of the dangers Of the war. II
explained the operations of the Offic
of Civilian Defense and encourage
each and every person to become nc
=, lively interested in this particula
phase OF the war and to offer thei
services In protection of the home from,
He stated, Invasion of this countr
y can happen and we can not take an
:. chances on not being prepared. q
, back to your respective COmmunitie
and see that this work is carried out.
:, In sumnerHzing the all-day program
!, Mr.. II. j. Donnelly, secretary of tn
Ohio State Federation of Labor, point
ed out to the delegates the value q
4, having the opportunity of hearing first
, hand information about conditions /;
, they exist I'm other parts of the wOrl,
u especially from speakers who We're $
> interesting and well-equipped to speal
. He thanked the local unions and cel
trail bodies from the many cities VIII
had sent delegates to the meeting an
: especially praised Edgar Baker an
u the officers and members of the New
ark Federation of Labor for their WOr
derful cooperation and the tremendou
success which they had made of til
, meeting He stated that the officer
and members of the Newark FEEDER;
tion Of Labor deserve the fullest thank
and appreciation for their work in
l interest shown in the conference.
one of the hghlights of the meetin
was the large number of people l
; attendance who were not members q
t organized labor and who displayed sue
Il keen interest in the conference.
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