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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-11-03
RYTU prussia
LIETUVIAMS

Dabartiniu laiku daug raso-
ma Amerikoniskuose laikras-
ciuose apie sta Lietuviu kras-
ta. Man jaunam vyrukui bu-
nant teko gerai apsipazinti su
Rytu Prussia. AS manau ir
visiems Lietuviams reikalinga
patirti 'apie sia Lietuviu zemiu
dali.
Maskvos kurstomi Lenkai
bolsevikai eme reikalauti kad
po karo jiems butu pavestas
Sis krastas, O mes Lietuviai
tylim.
Rytu Prusijoje gyventojai
didumoje Lietuviai. Prizes pir-
ma Pasaulini kara baznytines
pamaldos buvo laikoma dvejos,
vienos Vokiskos, kitos Lietu-
viskos. Ir miestuose buvo ga
lima susikalbeti Lietuviskai.
Kad tas krastas yra Lietu-
viz parodo miestu ir kaimu
vardai, kurie daugelis tebeva-
dinami kaip buvo pirmiau, tik
uzbaigiami Vokiskai.
Rytu Prusijos miestq var
dai sekanti: Eitkunai, Stalupe-
mai, sirvinta, Pilkalnis, Lazde-
mai, Gumbine, Tile, Isrutis, ir
Karaliaucius. Visi miestai ir
dabar panasiai vadinami, tik
Isrutis pakeistas Insterburg,
0 Karaliaucius Koenigsberg.
Jeigu bus Vokietija dalina-
ma po sio karo tai Rytu Pru-
sija priklauso Lietuvai Xxi Ka-
raliauciaus.
Lietuvos Lietuviams prizes
pirma Pasaulini kara Karaliau-
cius buvo gerai zinomas kaip
gydymo centras. Jau tada ten
darydavo pasekmingas opera
cijas.
Kaip mes Lietuvos Lietuviai
minim Vilniu taip Rytprusiai
mini Karaliauciu. Man teko
girdet senesnius Rytprusijos
Lietuvius savo dainose minint
Karaliauciu:
Eisim, trauksim,
Visi marseruosim
! Karaliauciu, Wis pulkais.
Aukstom klumpem,
Melynom striumpem,
I Karaliauciu, Wis pulkais.
Taip skamba viena sena Ryt-
prusiq Lietuviu DANA.
V. M.
II
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-11-03

Amerikoje dedama ! pastan-
gos isanksto nuspeti kas bus
isrinktas prezidentu: Dewey ar
Roosevelt. Shame vaizde mato-
81 balsavimo spejimu ziniu rim
keja klausianti New Jersey
ukininka uz ka jis balsuos. Is
surinktu tukstanciu tokiu pasi-
reiskimu daroma spejimai ku-
ri kandidata zmon6s labiau pa
linke.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-11-03
Tegul meile LietuvOs
Dega musu sirdyse!

SI oVCuiJSg 10 hiSeuVOo iiieao
nuolatos pasiekia baisios Ii
MOS. Lietuviq tautos naikini-
mas eina greitu tempu: masi-
mes zudynes, sauvaliski neva
'kolaboracionistu" sau dymai,
deportacijos. Gi artejanti zie-
ma parblokstai, .sugriautai ir
reikalingiausiu daiktu neturin-
ciai Lietuvai graso dar Xxi siol
negirdeto baisumo badu. Tat
tie musu broliai Lietuvoje, ku-
RE bus islike nepaliesti enka-
vedistu, lures mirti nuo bado
ir salcio.
sitq visu baisiu ir tragingu
ivykiu akivaizdoje, Lietuvai
Vaduoti Sajunga ir iskele vie
nybes suki, pakviete Americas
Lietuviu Taryba pradeti pasi-
kalbejimus del veiklos suben-
drinimo. Juk jei sios abb or
ganizacijos eitu isvieno, jos
apimtu visa Americas LietuviQ
visuomene, ir ju koordinuota
veikla galetu atnesti didziau-
sios naudos Lietuvai.
MISUNDERSTANDING p a 81 uly-
mas, kaip is pereitos savaites
tautines spaudos matyti, buvo
pasiustas Amerikos Lietuviu
Tarybos pirmininkui j New
Yorka, A. L. Tarybos metinio
suvaziavimo proga. Kick te-
ko patirti, patriotiskai nusitei-
Ike suvaziavimo dalyviai ben
dradarbiavimo pasiulyma siule
priimti, o politikieriai buvo
nusistate prizes.
Oficialaus atsakymo Lietu-
val Vaduoti Sajungos centro
valdyba dar negavo, bet reikia
tiketis kad gera valiao Ameri-
kos Lietuviu Taryboje nugales
bloga politikieriu valia If SUI
sitarimo Observation-Disclosures rel
kalu bus galima prieiti.
Betgi pereitos savaites vi
duryje p. Grigaitis per savo
laikrasti (Naujienos, Sp. 25,
ziur. Apzvalga) paleide pora
zinuciu, is kuriu matyti kad
jis su Lietuvai Vaduoti Sajun-
ga bendradarbiavimo nenori.
Pirmoje zinuteje, rasyGamas
apie sroviu kova Lenkijos po-
zemyje, p. Grigaitis be jokio
pagrindo uzkabina tautininku
ideologijos kureja,. siQ metQ
pradzioje mirusi Lietuvos Pre-
zidenta A. Smetona. Jis ra-
so: "Smetona irgi, kaip Lenku
Smigly-R -Rydz, pabego j uzsie-
nj, privires koses Lietuvoje, o
paskui jo salininkai bande iti-
KNIT Lietuviq visuomene kad
tik 'tautos vadas' gals parody
tt Lietuvai kelia laisve".
Apie mirusi zmogu kalbeti
SUI pajuoka ir pasityciojimu
yra isviso nemoralu. Bet ar
nera perdaug drasus uzsimoji-
mas is p. Grigaicio reikalauti
moralumo?. Tick apie tai.
Antra vertus, apie kokia
"kose" p. Grigaitis kalba? Ne
jau tue jis nori pasakyti kad
Lietuva buvo galima isgelbeti
nuo bolseviku ar Vokieciu oku-
pacijos? Juk kiekvienam ais
ku kad tai buvo neimanoma:
Tat be piktos pastangos lzeisti
tautininku ideologijos vada ir
dar mirusi, auksciau paduota-
me sakinyje nieko kito negali-
ma iziureti. Ir tai kaip tik
tue metu kai tautininkai stu
10 dirbti isvieno!
Antra zinute, "Nori Eiti Is
vien", skirta specialiai Lietu-
val Vaduoti Sajungos iskeltam
MISUNDERSTANDING pa siulymui.
Prize progos pravartu pazyme-
tt kad, nors pats dalyvavo me-
tiniame Amerikos Lietuviu Ia
rybos suvaziavime, kuriame
tarp kitu dalyku buvo svars-
toma ir tautininku bendradar-
biavimo pasiulymas, p. Grigai-
tis apsimeta apie tai suzinOjeS
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-11-03

+ Is
Toliau, turbut noredamas pa
sirodyti labai samojingu. p.
Grigaitis paklausia: 'Tdomu,
ar ia vaduotoju sajunga nori
eiti isvien ir SUI Bimba ?"
Tautininku nusistatymas boil
seviku atzvilgiu visiems yra Ii
nomas. Tautininkai niekuomet
nevenge ir nevengia nurodyti
kad bolsevikai yra Lietuvos
zudikai ir kad ne tik ir kalbos
apie bendradarbiavima su jais
negali butt, bet kad zutbutine
kova prizes juos yra visu Lie
tuviu pareiga. Priesingai, p.
Grigaitis dar nesenai pats pri-
pazino kad jis buvo sutikes
bendradarbiauti SUI bolsevikais
SUI salyga kad jie rems Lietu-
vos nepriklausomybes atkuri-
ma. Kaip bolsevikai gall rem
tt Lietuvos nepriklausomybes
atkurima gal tik vienas p. Gri-
gaitis ir moka paaiskinti. Ia
ciau sitokio kilniasirdiSkumo
is bolseviku puses laukimas
mazu maziausia yra nedidelio
tolregiskumo irodymas.
Viso sito akivaizdoje, p. Gri-
gaicio uzklausimas ar tautinin-
kai nori eiti isvieno ir SUI Bim-
ba vargu ar kan kitam, issky-
rus patti autoriu, atrodys labai
samojingu.
Savo rasinio pabaigoje p
Grigaitis pasako tarytum sa-
lyga MISUNDERSTANDING SUI tau
tininkais: Kodel, girdi, tauti.
ninkai neatsaukia savo "smei-
ztu" prizes Americas Lietuviu
Taryba, jei nori eiti isvien?
"smeiztai'', matyt, p. Gri-
gaicio terminologijoje reiskia
nuomoniu skirtuma, mes jei
butu kitaip tai pirmoje vietoje
reiktu irodyti kane tie "smei-
ztai" gludi. Vadinti gi kitus
smeizikais nepateikiant tam
irodymu tereiskia pacia prisi-
init smeiziko vaidmeni.
Kas del nuomoniu skirtumo
tai, atrodo, kad toks demokra-
tas kokiu skelbiasi esas p. Gri-
gaitis, ta turetu toleruoti, mes
nepripazinimas teises kittens
butt skirtingos nuomones yra
aiskus totalitarizmas. Juk, pa
ties p. Grigaicio zodziais ia
RANT, tiktai diktatoriai visiems
liepia galvoti taip kaip jie. Q
dabar gi pats p. Grigaitis ne
pakencia kad kit yra kitos
nuomones negu jis pats.
Tautininkai, siulydami Anne
rikos Lietuviu Tarybai bendra-
darbiavima, teturejo galvoje
kad kovai del Lietuvos atkuri-
mo reikalingas visu Lietuvisku
pajiegu suburimas j viena.
Kad to butu galima pasiekti,
reikalingas tam tikras susita-
rimas. Tuo tikslu Americas
Lietuviu Taryba ir buvo pra-
syta paskirti savo atstovus.
Nuomoniu gi skirtumas yra
butina ne tik demokratijos bet
ir bent kokio progreso salyga.
y T. +
Kas del p. Grigaicio nusi-
skundimo kad tautininkai ne
syki primine "kataliku ir So
cialistu draugystes nenaturalu-
ma, yra gryna tiesa kad to-
kiu socialism, kaip p. Grigai-
tbs draugyste su katalikais yra
labai dirbtine. Mes ne tik p.
Grigaicio tipo socialistai yra
kardinaliai priesingos ideologi-
jos SUI katalikais, bet jie dar
negali iskesti neizeide tikinciu-
ju jausmq. stai kad ir pasku-
tiniu laiku p. Grigaitis per ke-
lis Naujienq numerius paleide
tulo Grabau straipsni, pavadin
ia "Reigiju Tikrove", bet is
tikruju sudaranti didziausia
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-11-03

sCUKRUS is buroku prade-
tas daryti tik 19-me simtmety-
je.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
A. +. L. Council Condemns PROPOSED
For Service Ae+ To Draff Lobor

Labor from the very beginning vigor-
0u>ly denounced torHlirarian dictator
ship and recognized its basic hostility
To democracy. Labor'S war against
NaZi ana Japanese aggression was de-
clared long before Pearl HarbOr and it
has been carried on unremirtingIy ever
since.
"BecauSe speedy victory is its No. /
objective. the American Federation of
Labor has voluntarily submitted to
various wartime controls and conSid-
cradle Government RECOMMENDATION of
vital matters normally left to tho
sphere of economic determination and
collective bar@aining-Such as terms of
working conditions and
wages.
The one thing The American Fed
Grafton of Labor has not surrendered
and never will surrender is the basic
freedom of American workers. Funda-
mentally. this is Il war between free
dom and slavery, a war of free work.
erS against slave workers. We believe
that in freedom there is strength. The
speed with which free Amer
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
Employees Of Universal
Sanitary Reach Holf-woY
Mark In Bond Campaign
AID PARALYSIS FUND
Resolution To Increase The
Monthly Dues Will Be Pre-
sented At Next Meeting

New Castle, PH.-The employers Of
the Universal Pottery have made Il
, good start toward their goal of $50 600
\ I'm the Fourth War Loan drive. We
fWere very successful in the last drive,
but the success in this drive may DC
pend on getting an extra day each
week, with overtime rates of pay.
The future for our trade may be
promising and we hope we are able to
support this war in every way possible
to bring it to an early end, but we hear
of quite Il number who have he n
forced to cash in their va; bonds,
owing to unexpected demands on II cir
income.
We were pleased with the interst
shown at our last meeting in the bust
hess brought up for discussion. One of
the beneficial results was Il request
for support of the Infantile Paralysis
Fund. Each member was asked to con-
Turn to PaQe Fipe)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03

Miami. Fla.-UrEent tclegram> were
sent to all members of Congress by
AFL President William Green contain
ing the text of Il Strongly-Worded reSo-
luton, unanimously adopted by the
Executive Council, which condemned
the proposal for Il National Service
Act as unnecessary and unWiSe.
The council charged that such Il law.
which would Introduce compulsory Ia
Dor in America for the first time. was
suggested by President Roosevelt %"
the "miStakcn premise" that it would
prevent strikes.
mo man-made law will prevent
strikes 50 long as the unjust conditions
which provoke strikes are allowed to
remain in force" the council declared.
THE way to end strikes is to give
workers fair play
The text of the resolution follows: ::
The American Federation of Labor
has consistently supported every sound
measure designed to win the war III
the shortest possible time. Unlike other
groups, whose opposition to NaZism
and FaSciSm is of recent and belated
origin, the American Federation OF
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03

they are unorganiZed. In the first
place, a great many white collar work
erS are organized, and that number is
steadily growing. In the second place,
those who are now so SolcitouS for the
welfare of the white collar man don't
suggest the obvious remedy, that he
organize. Instead they turn him
against those who have had the fore
sight to organize for the improvement
of their lot"
Mr.. Burns and the other speakers on
the broadcast emphasized that white
collar workers are today faced with Il
crisis resulting from the fact that their
purchasing power, relative to that of
other groups in the population, is de
clining They cited the unfairness of
making any one group bear dispro-
pOrtionate burden in fighting the war.
Mr. George said that rising prices
have spelled wage cuts for postal
workers as well as other wage-earnerS
in the fixed income group. The coSt-of-
living bonus authorized by Congress
last year represented Il partial adjust
ment, he said, but further adjustments
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
Physical Fitness
Is Vital Problem
8 Million Hove Been Reject
ed For Military Service,
SGYs Marine Officer

New York City ULNS).-Lieut. Col.
Howard J. Berry of the Marine Corps
declared at the annual meeting OF the
New York City Association for Health
and Physical Education that although
twice as many men have been mobil-
lied in this war as in World War |.
I'VE have rejected more men than were
in the armed forces last time"
Speaking in place of Maj. Gen.
Lewis B Hershey. who was unable to
attend. Col Berry said: I'VE are CON
fronted with the fact that the pool OF
those unfit for military service has
risen from thousands to millions. We
have passed 3 millions: we are nearing
t: we shall reach , before the year
1914 shall have ended.
The fitness of our citizens was Il
prewar problem 1T is Il war problem
it will be Il problem in the postwar
world 1t is not too much To say thar
we shall master this problem as Il ma
ton or we shall as a nation be con-
Sumed by it,.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
MOP Organizes
Pioneer Pottery
Vice Presidents Chadwick
And Turner Sign Up En-
ployees At Locul Plant

The National brotherhood OF Oper-
ative PotterS has added the employees
of the Pioneer Pottery Co. in East
Liverpool, to its ranks as IL result OF
the constant organizing campaign in
which the brotherhood has been en-
gagged.
Vice Presidents Chadwick and Tur-
ner visited the plant early in January
and held Il meeting with the employees
outlining the policies of the National
brotherhood of Operative PotterS and
the value of organization.
The new Local, which was chartered
january 20 is Local Union No. 2O3 and
represents all employees of the Pioneer
plant.
Officers for the new Local are rs
follows: President. Harold McAfee
vice president, George Cowfer: record
ing secretary, Sue Cunningham: tinan,
cial secretary. NJ ldred Johnson
treasurer. Theresa Sailing; trustees
Dorothy Strobel, Dorothy Kent and
Nyetta I<lotZ.
Meetings will he held on the first
and third Thursday of each month.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
PI;qhf Of The White Collar Workers
Demands Action, Labor Leaders Soy

Washington, ID. C.-On the eve of
the opening of an inquiry by the Sen
ate Committee on Education and La
Dor into the wartime problems of whit"
collar workers, the American Fedora
tion of Labor presented four labor au-
thortieS on the subject on its Labor
for Victory" broadcast January 23.
The speakers were Boris Shishl;in,
\ AFL economist James Il. Burns, pre>ii-
Lent of the American Federation of
Government Employees Leo f. George,
president of the National Federation
of Post Office Clerks, and William F..
McIIale, vice president of the National
Association of Letter Carriers.
I'VE have heard great deal in re-
cent weeks from persons who have not
heretofore shown any considerable in
tereSt in the welfare of the working
man, about the plight Of the white
collar worker" said Mr.. Burns.
These weepers of crocodile tears
for that seems to be fair description
of most of this gentry-emphasiZe the
vast number of white collar workers
and deplore their inability to keep up
the pace of other workers, because
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
Give Every Soldier
The Right To Vote
Ask Congress To Adopt
Sirnplitied Uniforn, Law
For Servicemen

Miami; Fla.-Immediate adoption by
Congress of Il "Simplitied and uniform,
soldier vote law" which would permit
every member of the armed forces
overseas to vote in the coming national
elections was demanded by the AFL
Executive Council. The text of the
resolution, which was sent to all mem-
berS of Congress, follows:
The right to vote is the most preci-
Gus possession of any citizen in Il
democracy. Only by exercise of this
right to vote can government of the
people, by the people and for the
people be assured and maintained
The laws which govern the right to
vote are, for the most part, designed
to protect the citizens of each State in
Il free exercise Of the ballot. But these
same laws in the present war emer.
gency, now threaten to deprive millions
of American citizens of the opportunity
to vote in the national elections this
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
Boldly" Bostwick
Elected President
o. Local Union a.
Presidents BirthdoY Boil At
tracts Larger Crowd Thua
.--s Lsfst Y~uf

Sebring. Ohio. - BrOt her Phil
Schroeder installed the following Off
GERS for the next six months at our
Mast meeting: President Clarence Bost-
lex; vice president, John Hamilton ::
I'ecordng secretary, Chester BruEt ::
financial secretary, Ralph Ward :
treasurer, II. G. Larkins; defense
secretary, Lester Locke: Inspector,
Jessie Borton.
\ collection was taken up among the
members to buy cigarettes for our boys
i'm the service and S235.O0 was raised.
We are sorry to report President
Clarence BOStwicli has been hospital
ized for the past two weeks. Clarence
very seldom misses Il meeting. LateS,
reports state he has been discharged
from the hospital and is convalescing
ut home.
Over two hundred attended the
Presidents birthday Ball in the Me
Kiney High School gymnasium. At
tendance was better than Il year ago,
according to J. Nj. Badersscher, infan-
tile paralysis campaign chairman.
Resolutions for the coming conven-
tion are beginning to come in and the
committee requests that all those who
have resolutions to hand them in early.
Remember the Local must act on all
resolutions before they are forwarded
to Headqua A.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
Ldrge Attendance
At Meetings OF
Locdl Union las
President Iiurold Yost De-
ports Shortly For Service
With Uncle Sam

paden City, w. Na.-Labor members
the cost of living, report Il rise of
43.5 per cent since January, 1911. We
hope the War Labor Board takes this;
figure into consideration when they
hand down their ruling in our request
for a wage increase.
Several new members are added to
our roll each meeting night. Every
brother and sister should help these
new members get acquainted with or
ganiZed labor and the policies of the
National brotherhood of Operative
potterS. Some day they may he our
leaders. Since imposing Il fine for non
attendance we generally have around
1I5 at our meetings.
Several brothers have recently been
indUcted into the armed services. Pre;i-
dent Harold NoSt will leave in two
weeks for the Navy. He will be great
ly missed by the members of Local
active part in all Local affairs.
Starting the first of the year. II new
schedule was adopted by the firm and
we viii be paid every other Friday.
instead of twice il month. The new
schedule meets with the approval of
all employees.
The weather has been very cold here
in Paden City for the past few weeks
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
AFL A*facks Sfn+e
Anfi-Lahor Laws
Lawsuits Attacking Consti-
tutionality OF Legislation
Now Under WcY

Miami. Fla.-The basis upon which
State labor restrictive laws VIII bn
appealed to tlr United States Su-
premp Court was discussed here by
Joseph \. Padway. general counsel t.
the American Federation Of Labor.
Appearing before the Executive
Council, Mr.. Padway explained that
lawsuits attacking the constitutional
ity OF such legislation have been begun
BY state FederatiDns OF Labor and The
AFL in Kansas. Colorado, Teya@.
Florida, Alabama. Idaho and South
Dakota. The attorney told the EXecU-
tive Council that the suits take the
form Of an application for an injunc
tiOn against enforcement of the laws
and Il request for declurarory judg-
ment.
Some of the laws being fought b"
the labor organizations provide for
compulsory registration of union olti-
Gals submission of financial and other
data and the licensing of unions and
union officers.
Mr.. Padway said the laws which
seek To license labor unions and labor
representative constitute an mIuW-
ful ''previou> general restraint" upon
the exercise by working people of the
rights freely granted 10y the Hill OF
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
A. F. Of L. Union Certified

Washington. u. {. - The National
tifcatiOn of the Federal Labor Union
23. .53S. American Federation of Labor,
as bargaining agent for between forty
five and fifty militarized plant and
fire guards at the Burlington, n. j..
plant of the Aluminium Company OF
America. The union had won an elec-
ton, ~ TO /, the NLRB said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
Jones President Of
Loccl Union Nc. 9S
So Grafton Potters Are Now
Serving In Armed Forces
OF Uncle Scr1

Grafton. w. Na-rhe following off
GERS were installed at our last meet
ing: President, Dewey G. Jones: vice
president, Thomas Shingleron record
inc secretary, Edward Thinner fnHn-
Cial secretary, William Glover; inside
guard, James lSner: inspector, Earl
Simmons: Statistician arl collector,
Leslie Kirby: trustees, Edward Glover,
Andrew Smith. Thomas Shingleton.
Work was very good during the past
year, few of us losing any time due
to labor shortage We hope this con-
tinueS throughout the new year.
Local 98's Honor Roll now lists fifty
three names of members who are serv-
ing their country in the armed forces.
We hope the day will .sosn be at hand
when they can return to their jobs
and loved ones.
With the Fourth War Loan Drive
now under way. employees of the Carr
China Co. are responding 100 per cent
10 Uncle Sans call TO buy that extra
War Bond In the last drive we bought
Sl3,JO0 i'm bonds and hope to double
that amount this time.
The War Fund Drive netted 100000,
plus $4,000 given by the firm.
Letters of appreciation for the
Christmas check sent to the Shut-inS
have been received from all those re-
ceiving checks. This is an annual GUS
tom and we hope it will be continued.
DC 3S
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-02-03
L. u. No. AZ Wages
War On Home yont
Merchant Angry When Com,
r1ittee Asks Removal OF
"Iup" Merchandise

Salem, Dhio.-A report of one OF our
local merchants selling Japane>c mer-
chandiSe brought swift action ut our
last meeting and Il committee was aI'-
pointed to call upon This merchant. and
if such merchandise WAS being dis
played. ask that it be removed Mucn
to their surprise they not only found
the report true. but an indignant a1ti-
tude of the proprietor in informing the
committee that they We're not patriotic
in asking that the merchandise be re-
moved, boldly stating. ii would not
help the nations at war. The COM
mittee will make another visit to this
merchant. and if their request has not
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ITO Conference
To Meet April 20
At Philadelphia
Will Recommend Policy Of
Postwcr Social Problems
For United Nations

Montreal GLNSl.- The Internation-
al Labor Office has made public an
official summons to the member states
of the International Labor Organiza-
ton to attend Il regular session of the
International Labor Conference and tO
be prepared to recommend present
and postwar social policy to the
United Nations.
The decision To convene the confer
ence was taken by the Hos Govern
ing Body at Il meeting in December.
Philadelphia will probably be the con
ference city. and the session will open
April 20.
The conference iS being called. the
communication pointed out, in the be-
lief that THE profound change in the
whole war situation" makes it impera-
tive that international consideration
should be given To the social problems
that will arise during the last period
of the war and after the close of hos
tlities." and also to enable the Inter
national Labor Organization to de
fire its own future policy. its program
and its place and status"
The letter of conVOcation was signed
by Edward J. Phelan. acting director
of the International Labor Office The
office whose working headquarters
were moved to this city from Geneva
in 1910. is the permanent Secretariat
(Tur7 TO Pa0f SIX