The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-05-20

Inc crusade initiated at lne IJt-
of the Eastern Labor Press
Conference at Rutgers University
against the so-called yearbook racket
has borne fruit in at least one state
New Jersey-where two of the most
obnoxious shake-dOwn schemes of this
type, preying upon gullihle advertisers
as well as unions for many years, nave
been entirely eliminated. These year
Jersey Building Trades Council and
the Union Label Council rof New
Jersey
After 60 years of active cOmpeti-
tiOn between the telegraph COM
panies, the public is about to be
saddled with another monopoly. No
longer will disgruntled customers be
able to switch from one wire com
pany to the other i'm order to secure
efficient service. The Commercial
Telegraphers' Union opposed the
merger for 10 years, strictly on their
own, and did succeed in obtaining
some protection for labor, while
business men and newspapers were
asleep at the switch.
WATCH THE WORLD FOUNDA-
TION = This group is putting the
"heat" on State Legislatures to OK.
establishment of il so-called super
government of nations. Some states
have already called upon Congress 10
establish this "Foundation." The Will
mington Labor Herald, with the aid
of the Delaware American Legion and
VIEW, were responsible for defeat OF
this move in that state. Who was il
that said? - "Give people light and
they will find their own way
Out of five referendum PROPOSE
tions circulated among locals of the
International Typographical Union.
asking endorsement of $50 unions in
order TO have the issue presented to
a vote of the membership. only that
seeking an expression on reafiiliatiOn
with the AFL, circulated by Newark
Typographical Union. appears to
have a chance of getting the required
number of endorsements for a refer
endlInI.
An intensive drive in chemical eX
plOSiVcS, artificial rubber and related
industries, is in the making according
to an AFL authority. Organizers B"l
Warner and Marty Mcintyre are as
signed to the Eastern sector for thl'
campaign Heretofore these industrie
have been the happy h,mting groun'
Eof John l.. Lewis District No. n
"catchall union" With these two liv,
wires ON the job just watch th'
smoke.
DEFEND OUR HERITAGE - In
the dark days of the Revolutionary
War, Thomas Paine wrote: '"These
are the times that try mems souls
which became the battle cry of the
people who were fighting for indie
pcntlcnce. Today the people who are
blessed with that freedom so dear
to all mankind. are again facing
dark days. Now. too, we must raise
the battle cry of liberty. Once again
we must pledge our lives. fortunes
and sacred honor for the preserva-
ton of human freedom.
Apparently the reason that no et
fective means of checking the inhuma
outrages against Jews i'm Germany, i
because the Nazi hOrdcS have been T.,
sponSiblc for SO many other crimes
that no amount of pleading or reason
ing would mean anything. They kno>
that they are doomed anyway whc
This war is over. TO condemn the Gen
man people aS Il whole for these out
RACES would be stopping to the level q
| the NaziS. In fact. ii might even b
playing into liillcr's hands, since h
undoubtedly would like to enrage us I
| the point to Hun bcStiality. Whic
would force his fanatics to II last deS
pcrale effort to save his regime. n
effective method might be to Scrv
notice upon biz business of German!
and others responsible for the perSt
cution of minorilicS, that when thi
war is over, part of their pumiShmcn
| shall consist of COniiSCation of lhci
property.