The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-11-05

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sentatives. Representatives of
were singled out for special m
Frank Knox, chief speaker. Otht
president of the Metal Trades Depart
ment, American Federation Of Labor
and Philip Murray, president of thl
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Nelson Asks Speed
Speaking on the first day of the con
ference, Donald NJ Nelson, chairman
of the War Production Board. ap
pealed to the workers To "help do more
with less in Il shorter space of time.
Asserting that the WIPE could not
accomplish its task without the volun
tary cooperation of the public. Nelson
cited the scrap collection drive as an
example of how that cooperation could
work.
The labOr-managcment committee
system, established in many industrial
plants. also was held up by Nelson as
"an example of what democracies can
do when they are determined to do it.
Workers Spirit Praised
Price Administrator Leon Henderson
also stressed the necessity of public
cooperation. commenting that ''nQ
amount OF planning and prOgraming in
Washington can take the place of what
must be done by civilians on many
fronts
The conference heard Arthur S.
mi, Of In 'i,vi Slr
ice Commission, praiS" the spirit of tin"
Governments civilian workers.
F'Iemming urged his hearers, how
ever. to see To it that the small per
centage who We're not contributing
their maximum effort changed their
point OF view or ceased To be connected
with the Government as employees"
Knox Explains Labor Policy
Rear Admiral j. :. Mccain, chief Of
the Bureau of AeronauticS, emphasized
the necessity for speed. The question
before us all is" he said, shall we be
willing slaves 10 ourselves or broken
and beaten slaves To the .JapsY
In his speech ut the dinner, Secrc-
tary Knox addressed himself particu-
larly TO the labor press, whose repre-
Sentatives he called those unsling
wOrkhorscs of American journalism =
He referred to the frequent criticism
of the Navy by the labor press anl
assured its representatives, in effect,
that the gathering was strictly on the
level and was neither II company
clambake, nor whdopcc junket"
This" ne continued "is the begin
ming of the experimentation of the In
Dor policy-cOncciVed and written In
August by Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Ralph \. Bard, and signed with
wholeheartcd enthusiasm by myself,
Admiral King and other civilian and
naval chiefs of the United States Navy.
Democratic Representation"
"Thc workers gathered here tonight
are democratic representation of the
hundreds of thousands of Americans
who ar" building and repairing the
tools of war in our shore establish
ments. Many of them We're designated
directly 10y union officers as repreSen-
tatiVeS of the American Federation of
:.
shops. The others were elected by their
fellow workers in democratic fashion,
without prcssures from the front
Office This whole gathering, with the
exception of n few master mechanics
and navy officers from the yards, falls
under that description.
Assistant Secretary Bard expressed
In 1,l
In August, and sine" that time there
has been no better description of juSli-
fcatiOn written about this meeting or
tn" policy of joint and harmonious ef.
fort of which it is an implcmcnting
part.
No Buncombe, Bard Said
There is no propaganda idea about
This program and no brIncomhr of any
nature Assistant Secretary Bard said
in his announcement The Navy family
must be welded together aS never be.
for" III order 10 meet this terrific war
menace, the extent of which our peopI"
must now realize and prepare 10 meet
with all the strength, courage and
sacrice we possess if we are to win
out
II continue 10 quote from Mr.. Eard'S
announcement of Aug. &:
This program does not mean high
er wages, shorter hours of work, or
less discipline; ii means closer cooper
alton, more understanding of each
others problems, more frrndlincss in
our relationships, and undoubtedly