The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-03-16
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of employers, labor and farmers, and
with a chairman representing the gov
ernment. Members of the commission
would be selected from nominations
sent by the various groups to the preSi-
dent.
The declaration declares that Labor
agrees that postwar planning or its
application should not keep govern
ment in the business of operating our
industries or to dominate such opera
tions to an extent that would discour-
age private initiative or Supplant pri
Vate enterprise. However, government
is the only instrument through which
all the interests and all the elements
of our society can be brought together
for successful collaboration in great
emergencies"
Nineteen resolutions were adopted
by the conference. The Little Steel
Formula was declared OutmOded; the
Bureau of Labor Statistics was criH-
cized for its insiStence that living costs
have risen only % per cent rather
than the 43.5 per cent as outlined By
the Red Cross was commended for its
work local election boards were called
upon to arrange for convenient ways
| for war workers to vote; congress and
the treasury department were asked
| to simplify income tax reports.
The principles embodied in the
original Green-Lucas bill for soldier
voting were endorsed; American
workers were conplimented for their
support of patriotic causes and Splen-
did production efforts" the National
Service Act was opposed; the Fedora
ton reratiirmed its voting registration
program: the problem of possible mass
unemployment was called to the atten-
ton of business and government the
government was urged to put labor
representatives on all postwar com
missions; the controlled referral policy
of the war manpOwer commission was
| regarded as interfering with union
contracts in many respects, and the
commission was called upon to discon
tinue the practice; the state was called
upon to provide more generous funds
for the financing of schools.
The use of war prisoners to the
detriment of American labor was con
demned: Il request was made for an
investigation regarding "directives or
orders which destroy the intent of the
Ohio Unemployment Compen Il o II
Act;' President Franklin d. Roosevelt
was accorded the support of the CON
ference in the carrying out of many
of his policies; Daniel J. Tobin was
complimented for his recommendation
urging that the \. +. of l.. executive
council re-eNamine its international
trade union policy.
\ resolution to 90 on record as
favorng fining citizens for not voting,
as is practiced in Australia, was re-
fered to the executive board for in
veStigatiOn of its merits.
The conference hall was decorated
issued by the Federation urging regis
tration and voting. and the Federation
also distributed several thousand regis
tration pamphlets and copies of the
Ohio state constitution, and Ohio
election laws.
Mrs. Kinsel and Mrs Gilmore repre-
Sented Local Union 1o5 at Il district
meeting of laundry workers held
Saturday evening in Columbus Inter
national representatives addressed the
meeting and outlined trade policies of
the organization to be undertaken dur
ING he coming months Mr.. SalSbprry
who is business agent Of the Laundry
Workers Union also attended this
meeting.