The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-10-14
American
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lea or any government control or dOmi-
nation over the economic life of our
people.
I'VE prefer to live in land where
the workers can strike against inius-
tice rather than to live in Il community
that is classified aS II Strikeless ma
tion. The right to strike is Il common
heritage, and we have learned that
through mobilization of our own eco
nomic strength, utilizing it in Il wise
and consistent way, we can lift the
standard of living of the workers 10
high and still higher levels.
I'VE want to unite the free demo
cratic movements of the world. We
want to maintain freedom of action.
| We never want To reach the point
where it will be necessary for our
movement to consult our government
as to what we shall do or shall not do.
mo worker in America will SUD
scribe to such an economic or political
philosophy. And 50 we are willing to
go, with our British representatives,
all the way in the development of Il
free, democratic trade union movement
throughout the world. and to join with
free democratic movements in the pro-
motion of world unity and world wei
fare.
but we are not ready to join with
those who are still under governmental
domination and governmental control.
know that our British friends under
stand that perfectly well, and | know
they understand fully the position in
which they are placed as Il result of
the war developments which have
taken place"
1t was learned at the convention that
Councillor Clarence A. Barnes of Mans
field wrote to Judge Joseph A. Padway,
chief counsel of the AFL, as II result
of the latter'S charge that Ku KIuX
klan tactics We're being employed by
those seeking TO curb unions with legis-
lation. Identifying himself as sponsor
of II bill which would license labor
unions, Barnes wrote in part:
Licensing Feature
'LicenSing is purely incidental, If
You will find Il way to public account
ing of labor union funds | will gladly
forego the licensing feature. You might
explain, if YOU can, why unions should
be specially privileged where no one
else is in the matter of accounting and
especially where the income of your
union alone is currently reported at
some S2O,OOO,OOO Il month.
| am entirely willing to drop the
licensing feature of the bill if YOU will
join with me IN bringing about the
accountability which SO many of your
own members rs well as the public
sincerely believe in. If YOU are in good
faith in your statement that licensing
is the important thing, | will expect
to hear favorabIy from YOU at once"
The fifth day Of the convention was
marked by the appearance of the ma
lionaI commander of the American Le-
gion, Warren II. Atherton of Stockton,
Cal. and Chester a. BowleS, general
manager of the OPA. The AFL il
vitality interested i'm the price roll-back
program.
MachiniStS Readmitted
An important development last week
was the rcadmiSSion to the AIL ranks
of the International Association of
AlachiniSlS, which has membership
outnunbering any other AFL union.
Tn" machnistS withdrew in May as n
result of Il SQuabble over jurisdictionnl
rights, particularly with the tarpen-
lcrS Union. II was reported that no
ma jor concessions were granted the
MachinistS
Membership of the MachiniStS was
reported to be 625,OOO at the end of
August. This is higher than even the
powerful TeamSters, commonly re-
ferred to as the No. | AFL union.
keadmS>on of the MachinistS give
the \FL official paid-up membership Il
total of G,391 ,42l, it was said.