The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-12-07

ETY., grief and despair; it means the
crushing of legitimate ambition and
the extinction of the light of hope in
human souls; it means desoluation
emptiness and the pallor of death
over home and family life; it means
the disintegration of human society
and the decentralization of a nation
The prevention of unemployment can
not be accomplished by single indi-
vidual or an individual group. This
many-fanged dragon can be slain only
by the concentrated efforts of all
elements that are responsible for the
preservation of sane human society
and a dignified human existence. La
| Dor and management, science and
government have a common stake in
the prevention of unemployment
these four forces, operating under a
common spiritual impulse for the
welfare of humanity in general and
of the nation in particular, must work
in unison and with intelligent deter
mination for the prevention of the
experiences through which our nation
and the greater part of the world
passed during the third decade of the
present century.
Wage Standards
Intimately associated with the prin-
ciple of social justice is the standard
of compensation that should be ap-
piled to various types of work,
energy and skill. Undeniable is the
difficulty of the problem arising from
the varieties of occupation, the pro-
cess of training necessary on the part
of workers, the amount of capital and
genius required to counterbalance
physical effort and the changing
values of products. Under all circum-
stances, the principle should be main
tanned that wages must be adequate,
not merely for the bare existence of
an individual, but for family needs,
comprehensively interpreted on the
basis of average comfort, health,
recreation, education, culture and Sc
curity. This security should visualize
the immediate present, and also the
contingencies of the future, including
unemployment, i'll health and old age.
Provision can be made through insur-
ance programs, but the wage scale
should enable the worker to make at
least a basic provision for these fu-
ture contingencies, for it is we'll
understood fact that no form of in
surance actually is adequate to take
care of the entire need of any
emergency.
Methods OF Procedure
1t seems almost unnecessary to
point out the methods whereby social
justice in the postwar world can best
be achieved. The experiences of the
past furnish very valuable contribu-
tions towards this end. Nevertheless
we will venture to single out a few
points that might be helpful. First of
all, | would like to call attention to
the fact that your organization has
vested you with a tremendous re-
sponsibility. wonder if you are con-
scious of the fact that as delegates
you represent well over six millions
of working men and working women.
This in turn means probably two to
three times this number of indi-
viduals, for most of your members
are heads of families. In reality you
represent more than fifteen per cent
of the population of our country. How
important then is it not that you
should have a clear perspective Of
your aims and their needs!
Unitey is of the very essence of
your organization, unity within your
ranks and unity with kindred organ
izations, that share your response
bilities and common aims. The good
of all workers, of all elements in the
human family, of all constituents of
our great nation should be your as
piration. None can stand alone; all
need each other; rival camps no less
than rival aims tend to retard re-
suits, mar accomplishment and even
nullify ultimate results.
The present war seems to teach a
lesson of collaboration. As
we have found it useful, necessary
and advantageous to pool manpower
and resources in order to achieve a
common purpose for the welfare OF
humanity the world over, so it seems
ogical and almost dictated by human
reason that there should be a pooling
If human interest in social justice.
Methods and conditions may differ
to national traditions and
various stages of culture, but GER
,ainly the principles of social justice
ire the same in every country, under
every climate and wherever human
BEINGS are striving towards their
common destiny of well-being and
happiness. 1t may not be possible to
lchieve perfect unity, but certainly