The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-11-18

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The G5rd annual convention of the
American Federation Of Labor at RoS-
trade-union movement rs one of the
most harmonious and constructive since
its inception in 1881 E. the highlight
of the session being the return of the
MachiniStS union, with over 4OO,GOO
members to the fold. and the green
light given for the quick reatiiliation of
the United Mine Workers, with 100000
members. This will bring .AFL member
ship close to 100000.
The best of many notable addresses
heard by more than GOO delegates, rep
reSenting about 6.5OO,OOO members, was
the reply of Pres. William Green, to
the speech of Commander Warren
AthertOn, of the American Legion.
Green challenged the statement of
the Vet leader regarding strikes i'm
peding the war effort and, after the
AF'L chief got through reciting facts
of labOrS war effort . the assem-
blage rose and cheered for almost five
minutes.
Ii was reported at Boston that
members of the international Typo
graphical Union would vote in No
venlber to return to the AFL, now
that the stampede has started. Oh
servers Opined that Sidney HiiIman
and AmaIgamated Clothing Workers,
would have come into the AFL by
now, if it wasn't for the Roosevelt
fOurth-term campaign. llillman is
now busy mending fences for 1914.
Mayor Tobin. of Boston who. with
Coy. SaltOnStall of Massachusetts, wei
coined the gathering, is Il live-Wire and
looks more like Il college athlete than
Il big-toWn politico . . Jim Mariorily,
gate at the convention, is II member Of
the Sheet Metal Workers Union . .
Fraternal delegates from Britain were
Harry Harrison and VIM. BayliSS:
while Canadian representative was JOS.
Matte . Bill Green was elected AFL
president for the Goth term.
The annual conference of the Inter
national Labor Press of America, held
oct. I, during AF'L meeting in Statler
Hotel, was the liveliest in its history.
create regional conferences such as the
Eastern Labor Press. Ruth Taylor, la
bOr press c0lumnist, well known to
labOrteS, was elected one of the vic"
presidents of the lip, the first woman
to have that honor.
Delegates listened with aniaZomenr
when Hutchinson the younger) speak
ing for the Carpenters, holding 5000
votes in the convention, moved that one
Of their traditional 'enemieS" on ,juriS-
once again seated in the meeting. The
dope around the convention was that
Hutch made II deal with Harvey
Brown, MachiniStS president, to give
his union certain concessions provided
the machinislS would 90 along on re-
John l.. Lewis and his
miners
Charley Sinnigan, leader of New
York Union Label Council delegate
from StereOtyperS, and very much in
evidence Mat VOL, chairman of
the important Committee on RcSolu-
liOnS, WAS the busiest man in the big
show. One of the hot potatoes dropped
mission of the Miners Union Mai
Geo. Berry, PreSSmen'S Union CHIEF,
was missed, due to serious illness
Another old-timer kept from the con
vention was Pres. Mahon of the rrul-
ieymen. This S2-year-old vet is fight
ing for life down in Florida.
One of the serious moments of the
big show was when Frank Duffy, 81
representative of the Carpen
terS. took time out to euiogiZe MahOn
for his lifelong devotion to the cause
of labor. Listening with interest from
his seat on the roSirum was the veneer
able Secrrtary-emerlllS of the Fedora
tion, Frank Morrison. who is senior to
both Duffy and Mahon.