The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1943-03-25
TOTAL MANPOWER POLICY

THIS WAR means sacrifice for every physically
- sound man, woman and child. Total war means
that we cannot insist upon anything as usual ex-
cept fundamental principles of right living. The
sacrifices of wartime should be in proportion to
capacity to give-less from children than from
adults.
Children our future citizens, must be assured
physical, mental and spiritual development IN
order to be fitted for the responsibilities they shall
take over in the years to come. Schools must be
kept going with competent teachers The respon-
sbities of adults should be shifted to children, IN
the home and IN business, only as last resort.
Certain service industries are asking to have
protective standards for children set aside during
the emergency, in order that newspapers and
other commodities may be delivered as usual and
to help retail stores meet their needs. 1t is far
better that our customs and habits be readjusted,
even though this means inconvenience, than to
interfere with the education of youth. On the
other hand, young people should realize their re-
sponsibility for making the most Of opportunities
that are maintained for them at sacrifice.
For all able-bodied men there is work, but that
work from now on must be either in maintaining
the civil population for production and essential
services or in keeping our armed forces supplied
with munitions. For many this means changing
jobs, which is no light matter
Jobs are the basis for the whole of living.
During the working hours, relationships on the
job and rights growing out of length of service
are most important and their effect on the worker
extends into the home life, which in turn depends
upon the pay envelope.
Wage-earners voluntarily gave up the right
to insist upon personal advancement; real wage
increases have been denied in order to control in
hation. Now in order that our manpower may be
used where it is most needed, wage-earners in
some localities may no longer change or select
jobs. Where this becomes necessary the Man
power Committee of the central labor union should
see to it that labor has adequate representation in
the administrative machinery and appeal agen-
cies on which labor is represented.
SO far as is possible we want to keep mothers
with small children in their homes When this is
not possible the community should provide day
care nurseries under adequate supervision. Women
are already volunteering for non-cOmbat duties in
the armed services, thus releasing men for strict
ly military work. Women in large numbers are
taking jobs in war industries and replacing men
workers in civilian production and services. This
urgent need for women workers has been accom-
panied by acceptance of women for membership
in unions and insistence on equal pay on the job.
The total result is an inspiring voluntary
mobilization of our nation in defense of our free
institutions. Sacrifices there are but overshadow-
ed by responsibility and call to duty and work.
Irritations over ratioing and changes of daily
habits are lost in finding new ways to get along
and new jobs to be done.
We realize that the real sacrifice will fall on
those whose dear ones are killed or incapacitated
in action, whether on the fighting or the produc-
ton front. Upon each and all rests responsibility
for defense of what has made our America land
of opportunity