The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-09-28
Adopt Resolution Calling
For Defect Of Senator
Robert A. Tuft
700 DELEGATES
Green Denounces Con
gressmen Who Voted
Against Kilgore Bill


Federation of Labor, by convention &C
tion, is on record as urging the re
election of President Roosevelt for
fourth term.
The Endorsement, in the form of {
resolution lauding his friendship Il
labor, came on the afternoon of tin
third day of the siXtieth annual meet
ing. and followed two hours of dis
cussion.
A st;fndinS vote on the question wa'
estimated as 4-to1 in favor of tin
resolution.
Opponents of the approval of tn,
president contended that Ii was /
breach of the AFL's non-partisan posi-
tion. while supporters of the indorse
ment cited the sensational gains o.
labor during Mr.. Roosevelt's admins
tration.
Proponents also pointed out thai
more than half of the State Fedora
tions of Labor in the nation have al
ready acknowledged the friendship OF
the president by approving his can
didacy, and predictions were made
that other state bodies will follow suit
as annual conventions are held later
this fall
The delegates unanimously adopted
a resolution calling for the defeat OF
Senator Robert A. Taft this fall.
The convention, which began Sep
tember IS, came to close September
81, and both President Michael j.
Lyden and Secretary-Treasurer Phil
Hannah regarded the sessions as high
ly successful and productive of the
best possible results. Seven hundred
delegates and 400 visitors were I'm at
tendance from all parts of the state.
The annual meeting got off to Il
highly successful start the first day
when President William Green arrived
from Washington to address the dele
gates.
The national labor leader fayed
congress for its action on the Kilgore
reconverson bill which would have
provided minimum Of $25 weekly
unemployment benefits and also trans
portation for civilian workers to new
jobs. syseat
II am ashamed Of the bill rs passed,
and if / could cast everyOne's ballot,
not one member of congress who voted
against the Kilgore bill would be re-
turned to Office" he said
President Green warned the dele
gates that following the end of the war
temporary employment would result,
and urged that labor do everything
possible to cushion the shock. The Xii
gore bill, he said, would have pro-
vded equal benefits in all states for
returning unemployed veterans and
home front workers. Under stately
state payments, many unemployed Will
receive AS low az six dollars weekly
benefits.
He sounded an optimistic note, how
ever, by predicting that Il great period
of prosperity would follow the tenn
porary recession after the war.
On Tuesday. Matthew Woll sec
ond vice president Of the AFL, and
president of the Labor League for
hlEhtS, HNuttS~si WV u'it
gates. Mr. VOL paid tribute to Ohio
AFL members support Of war relief
measures through the National War
Fund and the American Red Cross, He
urged continued support of the pro-
gram of the Labor League for Human
Rights.
Labor, he said, should unite all Its
branches 10 successfully cope with
problems confronting workers.
IF We could unite Americas 1000,
900 organized workers under one
banner, we would have little fear Of
what might be In store for our peoples,
for with that strength, that force, that
control of production, we could meet
any and all onslaughts, for united we
would be the strongest factor In our
economic and industrial life.
when we are divided, quarreling
among ourselves berating each other
and finding fault, those who are oppos
ing us may rightfully be enjoying this
spectacle of labor's quarreling.
Our remedy, our safety, our secur-
ity lies In organization, In understand
Ing and In mutual cooperation. | regret
the division In the House of Labor"
Mr.. Vol devoted part of his speech
10 the AFL's post war program. He
heads the AFL's postwar planning
committee.
Ninety-nine resolutions We're pre-
sented To the convention. The resolu-
tion committee recommended non-con-
currence In approval of socialized
medicine. but following lengthy discus
sion from the floor. the recommends
tion was defeated, and the convention,
by heavy majority, went on record
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