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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
Pldn Reported On
Aid To Axis Unions
American And British Labor
Groups Agree That Help
Should Be Given

Washington, ID. c. ULNS). = The
American Federation of Labor and the
British labor movement appear to be
agreed that the United Nations should
help trade unionists in Italy and Ger
many reestablish their organizations.
The AFL has already appointed
Luigi Antonini, vice president of the
International Ladies' Garment Work
ers' Union, to joint delegation repre-
senting the federation and the British
Trades Union Congress and being sent
to Italy to help reorganize the labor
movement there.
Robert j. Watt, AFL International
representative announced here receipt
of information from the International
Federation of Trade Unions, headed
by Sir Walter Citrine of England, that
the IFTp agreed in principle. The
British Trades Union Congress, as a
leading member of the international
body, presumably would be guided by
it's decisions.
The apparent agreement comes after
clash between Watt and Citrine at
the International Labor Conference in
Philadelphia last April, when Citrine
opposed consideration of any measures
to assist unions in Axis territory. Watt
argued that it was properly ILO bust
ness but the conference closed without
labor organization program for Axis
territory.
Now, Watt, reports, the IFTU at a
recent council meeting declared:
The reconstruction of trade union
organizations and the restoration of
trade union rights in all countries is
one of the first steps towards human
liberties and democratic institutions. '
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
Labor Problems
To Be Discussed
At Ohio Meeting
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt To
Be Among Speakers At
tending Institute

Yellow Springs, Ohio.-Post-war Ia
Dor will be among the problems dis
cussed at the ten-day Institute on
Conditions for an Enduring Peace, to
be held on the Antioch College campus
July 5-15 this summer Convened to
consider some of the political, social,
spiritual, educational, and economic
factors in Il good peace, the Institute
will feature such headlinerS as Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt, Pearl S. Buck, Will
liam Henry Chamberlin, Norm a II
Thomas, James B. Carey, Lewis Corey,
Murray ID. Lincoln and Hans Simons.
aSponsored Jointly by Antioch College
and the American Friends Service
Committee, the Institute is designed
for educators, ministers, labor leaders,
and other persons who help form pub
lie opinion. Many different points of
view, some of them conflicting, will be
expressed, to be thrashed out with
Institute speakers in the six daily
seminar sessions that supplement the
main addresses. The seminars will be
in World Organization, Europe, Asia,
Latin America, the United States, and
the Small ConnJuiity. FuH-time mem
bers of the Institute will be limited to
the first 200 who apply; one-day at
tendance, however, is open to all.
Labor in the Postwar World will
be the topic of an address by James B.
Carey on the final evening of the In
stitute, July H. Another session of
special interest to labor will be Il
panel the evening of July II on In
dustrial Postwar Planning" TO be CON
Quoted by Werner j. Blanchard of
Aer0products Divisio on, Genera |
Motors; NJ. a. Spayd, Standard Regis
ter; and Charles A. Thomas, of Mon
santO Chemical COMPANY
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
4Oc Minimum Set
For All Workers
Under Wage Act
Order Affects 100000 Men
And Women Working In
White Collar Jobs

Cleveland, Ohio.-Completion of the
program to set Il 40 cent minimum
wage for all u million workers under
the Wage Hour Act has been announc-
ed by Grace G.. Glascott, regional di-
rector, with publication of the final
two wage orders, effective July II, for
2 million men and women, approXi-
mately 10000 of whom have been re-
ceiving less than 40 cents an hour.
although 40 cents an hour may
seem low in these war-bOom times,
restitution Of illegally withheld wages
for the current year will exceed S17,-
100000 and more than one quarter of
the cases involve failure to pay the
minimum wage" Miss GlascOtt said
in announcing the new wage orders.
in Ohio and Michigan during the
year 1913, 5000, 142 was found due to
81 ,916 workers in 1913 establishments
for wages illegally withheld. Approx
mately Is per cent of these cases in
volyed violations of the minimum wage
provisions of the Act
men and women in the finance, insur
ance, real estate, motion picture and
miscellaneous industries with direct
wage increases going TO an estimated
10000, and 100000 workers in the
communications, utilities and Miscel-
laneous transportation industries, with
direct wage increases for about $4,000.
Congress set October "A, 1915 as the
date when Il 40 cent minimum would
automatically 20 into effect for all
covered workers and provided an in
dustry committee machinery whereby
the minimum was to be raised from 30
to 40 cents industry by industry, as
rapidly as possible in view of eco
nomic and competitive conditions and
without substantially curtailing EN-
ployment. The recommendation OF
these committees, equally representa-
tive of employers, labor and the public,
have thus advanced by more than II
year the statutory deadline for IA uni
yersal 40 cent minimum.
The 60 industry committees, whose
led To the universal
40 cent minimum, made l13 different
wage rate recommendations over 5R
year period. Although all 1l3 recon-
were for raising the rates,
more than half these We're reached by
vote. In 50 per cent of the
cases majority of the employer mem
DprS cOucurrpu in the recommended
rate or split evenly
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
Fine Record Made
Handling Disputes
--inul Decisions Made In SO
Per Cent OF All Labor
Management Cases

Cleveland, Ohio. Final decisions
have been cast In 93 per cent of al
labor-management disputes submitted
to the Fifth Regional War Labor
Board for peaceable settlement within
the last II months, it has been dis
closed by Board Chairman Frederick
II. Bullen.
The report covering the activities
of the Disputes Division under Direc-
tor Jack G. Day, showed the Ohio
Kentucky West Virginia region setting
the pace for the nations five most ac
tive regions in percentage of cases re
ceiving final disposition.
At the same time, four-week sur
vey covering May showed that the Dis
putes Division received "A new cases
while disposing of 5S cases-cutting its
backlog from 1872 to 1Sl.
OF the IS cases cleared from the
docket, 10 were settled by agreement
of the parties during preliminary hear
ings and during other stages of pro
ceSsing, while 80 were settled by di-
fectlNe orders OF the Keglonal Board.
The eases awaiting action were in
various stages of handling by the
Board. In - cases hearings have been
scheduled by hearing officers or panels
but not yet concluded, and in J3 cases
hearings have been concluded by
not completed. In Ii
cases, recommendations have been sent
to the disputing parties for their com
ments and have not been returned to
the Board for final action.
Ohio, most highly industrialized of
the three states in the region, ac-
counted for 40 of the "A cases receiv-
ed during the period. Two dispute
cases each were submitted by Ken
lucky and West Virginia.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
Plun To Aid War
Vets In Locating
Jobs Under Test
Federal Departments Agree
On Using State Of Ohio
As Laboratory

Chicago CLNS). - Ohio's plan for
assisting discharged veterans in re-
establishing themselves i'm civilian life
IA program to be carried out by exist
ing local agencieS-iS under way, ac-
cording to information to the American
Public Welfare Association.
Ohio Used For Test
The War Department and the fed
eral Office of Unemployment and Re-
training agreed to use Ohio as lab
oratory for developing local, decen-
tralized coordination of agencies 10
help discharged veterans before pro
ceeding further with previous plans
to turn this problem over to the per-
sonel affairs division of the army.
Efforts of the state civilian defense
office, which is organizing the pro
gram, are centering on cities and
counties with inadequate facilities for
helping servicemen, the association
said. However, Cleveland's plan al
ready is working.
The Cleveland Committee on Return
ing Servicemen, which was set up TO
guarantee that public and private
agencies aid veterans properly, con
forms to the state plan for city action.
The Cleveland committee includes
representatives of every veterans or
ganization, social agency and federal
and local government division which
will carry on theactual work of help
ing veterans.
Veterans Legal Rights Guarded
This local committee is headed by
the city's welfare director, who also is
chairman of the Cleveland Advisory
Committee on Returning Servicemen.
The latter group works with draft
boards to make sure that veterans
legal rights to reinstatement in their
old jobs are not infringed.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
Interesting Report
(C0nfinned From PAGE One)

port on the vacation with pay; alsC
the sillcosis treatment which we under
stand will be discussed at the conven-
tion
Twelve new members were initiated
at the last meeting Brother Jake
Snyder's card was received and his
name placed on the roll
Patsy Scott, the locals representa-
tive in the Army's NIP, is home on
furlough and looks like II real copper.
Brother Roscoe Shingleton is certainly
strutting around with his chest thrown
out since the arrival of new baby
boy.
The solicitation on the plant for the
9Th War Loan was not aS good as the
local expected. Don't forget the boys
need this loan. Drop in the office any
time and have your present payroll
deduction increased.
The national election will be held
this fall and it is of great concern to
ali of us All of you potterS make sure
YOU are registered properly 50 that
you Will be able 10 cast your vote.
O. &. %
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
JULY 4, I 944

Our Army's scattered DER the globe,
Fighting foes in ev'ry cline;
Our Navy sails the seven seas,
Our Marines fight all the time.
Our Air Force speeds thru ev'ry sky,
Our Coast Guards busy, too;
And among each group of fighting men
Are Union men, good and true.
There are members of the A. F. of L.
Who have left all they hold dear
To serve beneath the Stars and Stripes,
In the fight to Danish fear.
They met with us and said, Good bye"
And we have the earnest trust
That some day not so far from now
They'll come back home TO us.
What of the faithful Union men
Who are too old to fight?
Have they no task assigned to them
In the struggle for the right.
All They are giving their life blood
Wounded soldiers lives to save;
They're buying War Savings Bonds
That Old Glory still may wave.
They're making guns and ships and planes
And bombs and bullets, too
And seeking here on the home front
To keep Freedoms torch in view.
WriHen by a member Of the sta
menf, n. F. of L., after hearing
ina the contribution made by uni
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29

They've given up so many things
Both luxuries and joys
But they have given far far more
They've given up their boys.
The BOYS they reared from babyhood-
The lads they held most dear
Have marched away to battlefronts,
Left parents weeping here
Who knows the awful loneliness
OF parents for their boy'
Who knows the anxious watching for
Some word to bring them JOY?
Only those whose own dear lads
Have gone to fight the foe
Can realize the stark suspense
OF those who watch them go.
The clutch Of fear around the heart
When the postman rings each day,
God grant our boys still safe and sound"
The parents humbly pray.
What day twill be for Union men
When the war is DER and won,
When their boys come marching home agai
With peace beneath the sun.
And we stand and face the flag again,
With our hands upon our hearts
In salute to grand Old Glory
For we'll know we've done our part!
Of the Union Label Trades Depart
addre0 by /. NJ. Ornburn, deScrib-
qvorkers 10 the qUinning Of the qoar.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
WOMEN ARE GETTING
PAY EQUAL TO MEMS

Halifax, n. S. ULNS).-The en-
ployment for women committee of
the local women's Council has re-
ported To the annual meeting of the
council that women in union jobs
and doing the same work as men,
are receiving the same wages as
men, but that women doing the
same work as men but under non
union conditions, are being paid
considerably less than the men"
they are working with.
This information was CLEANED in
IA survey made by the special com
mittee during the past year. The
survey was limited to Halifax and
suburbs and included full time and
part time work, in and out of war
industries.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29

in settling the future of the world"
Sees Beginning OF End
Bard made the statement shortly
after Allied forces invaded France.
'The hobnailed hordes of conquest are
in retreat. Time is all that separates
them from destruction" he said
mo man can name for you the date
and place where the NaZi hordes will
meet their Waterloo. Nor can any man
saw when and where the fatal blow
will fall upon the empire of the Setting
Sun. But | can tell you this: The
events we have seen in the last few
days in Europe truly mark the begin
ming of the end. And with the Nazis
gone-the japanese cannot be far be
hind.
But | do not mean to say that
either task-whether in Europe or the
Pacific-wil be an easy one On the
contrary wish 10 make it clear that
our enemies are strong and resolute-
and the obstacles we shall encounter
will test the metal of our arms
Stresses SeapOwer's Role
The Assistant Secretary then en-
phasized the Importance of seapower
i'm the war against the aggressors, cit
ing the movement of men and supplies
10 the fighting fronts in ships built by
American workers.
He said these ships "have catapulted
our ground forces across the English
Channel onto the highroads leading to
Berlin. The products of your yards
have made possible our recent ad-
vances in the Pacific. Without the
transports and supply boats and the
combat vessels that you have built
our ground forces could never engage
the enemy in decisive struggle
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
Proposes Control
Of All Industry In
Post-Wdr Progru1n
Plan Laid Before Congress
BY N. P. Alifds. Head OF
Muchinists' Union

Washington, ID. G. (ILNS).--A new
plan for management of the economic
system after the war, with the govern
ment exercising supreme control over
the production and distribution of in
dustrial and agricultural products has
been laid before Congress by \. T.
Aifas, well known trade unionist and
president of District n, International
Association of Machinists.
His plan, the author believes, Is n
"sure-fire" route to postwar prosperity
in the United States.
Alifas says that the basic obsta-
cles" in the way of full postwar en-
ployment are fear" of capital and the
lack of plan. lie proposes to cure
the former by having the government
underwrite the operations of factory
and field just rs now Is being done in
the case of war contracts This, In
turn, would furnish the framework for
The plan.
Record Production Seen
The result, he says, would be a
Sl60, 600, 100000 annual production
schedule, 'at the present level Of re-
Enumeration and prices This would
be about $4,000. 100000 higher than
the peak national income last year,
which was of recordbreaiIng proper
tions. and compares with $4,000 900
900 AT the depth of the depression
In substance, the Alifas plan is rs
follows:
Existing government agencies for
war production and price control, and
others having to do with transporta-
lion and distribution of goods for war
purposes would be assigned the job of
producing peacetime consumer and
capital goods. The government would
contract for the production of these
goods, and control distribution through
wholesale and retail channels, with
fixed ceiling prices where deemed
essential"
4 survey of nceds-say for year
in advance would dictate the produc-
tiOn schedule, and contracts could he
parceled out 10 industries In proportion
10 their capacity.
Farming Survey Also Proposed
On the agricultural side another
survey of the countrys needs would be
made and each farmer or producer
could be assured in advance Of plant
ing that the government would pur-
chase his crop. with n stipulated maxi
mum quality and minimum In price,
and the possibility of the government
purchasing larger quantities at equit-
able prices If the crop is larger than
expected The government would then
resell these crops 10 professors whole
salers, retailers, or route them through
other existing channels of trade. on.
their way 10 the ultimate consumer,
with ceiling prices, II found necessary,
10 keep down the cost Of living"
a n.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
Delegates Adopt
(Confinned From PAGE One)

speak more than ten minutes on any
question, unless by permission of the
convention.
10-It is the request of the commit
tee that the President see that Section
Is of the National Constitution be en-
forced during the convention.
11-That the convention convene and
adjourn by city time.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
Annuul Convention


delegates to pay strict attention to the
doctors remarks, and carry home to
their respective locals, the wonderful
made through the plan as perfected by
this organization. During the course
OF the lecture moving picture slides
displayed the advance stages of Sill
COSTS in the human body.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
BOARD ORDERS INCREASES

Los Angeles (FP).-In precedent
making decision for southern Cali
fornia's aircraft workers, the regional
War Labor Board ordered automatic
pay raises by grades, maintenance of
membership, dues checkOff and a
seniority system for higher-paid work
ers at the Douglas Aircraft Corps
Vernon plant
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
Lubor's Good Job Has Made
Turn To Offensive Possible
Over World. Says Navy Mon
Gives Shipyurd Workers Credit For Placing Our Armed
Forces In The Present Favorable Position They Oc
cupy; Statement Made After Invdsion Start

Washington D. C. QLNS).The and merchant marine
that American built in record time have made it pos
turn from the defensive to the offensive IN every
of operations Assistant Secretary OF the Navy kaph
A. Bard declares. !,
Credit the part shpyard workers playing in the war
Bard said they had placed our armed forces
in the pesen favorable position they around the globe
and that when the chronicle of the finally written this
armada of well be Judged of the most vital factors
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29

In 1943 Labor kept its no-strike
pledge To the extent of 99-2/3 per cent.
We challenge any other institution to
show an equal record Of performance
i'm its promises.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
LABOR MAN WINNER

Portland, Me. (FP). Andrew A.
Pettis, indorsed by the Maine United
AFL-CIO Labor Committee, emerged
the victor in Il three-way race for the
Democratic nomination in the state
primaries.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
X \ i 4 4 \ 4 !. X !. = i i =
NOTICE

X Local Union No. 1872 will not :.
< meet Monday, July 3. Next meet !
X ing will be Monday, July II. :
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29
N0TIcE!
Important Announcements Of Local
Unions are to be found i'm this
Column
!. j !. !. \ !. !. !. X X X :. 4 4 !. !. !
< NOTICE LOCAL UNION NO. 30 :

< There will be no meeting next ;
< week due TO regular meeting night :
< falling on july 4.
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-06-29

Buy Union Label goods and create
a blackout in the sweatshop market.
Evening star., 1944-02-14
Selected Rail Stocks
And Specia|ties Gain
In Quiet Trading
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writ

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Selected
rails and specialties continuped to
operate IN recovery territory today
but, as In past weeks, many indus
trial leaders showed a decided re-
luctance to follow suit.
There was little news over the
lengthy holiday to inspire vigorous
bidding although the silent turn
for the better in the battle for
Rome aided bullish sentiment to
some extent while earnings pros
poets still were favorable for most
companies. The neutral zone re-
manned well populated by customers
who desired to await invasion de-
velopments and Qualifications of a
number OF domestic problems be-
fore getting too far out on the
purchasing limb.
Dealings slackened after a mod
erately active start and prices were
shade uneven near the close
Transfers Appropriated 900 900
shares.
Among a handful of favorites to
touch 1943-44 peaks was Braniff
AirWays. Ahead most of the time
were Santa Fe, Atlantic Coast line.
Park & Tilford, Dunhill Interna-
tlonal, general Motors, Omnibus
Corp, Rustless Iron, Texas Co. and
Goodrich. Offside leaners included
United States Steel, Bethlehem.
American Distilling, United States
Gypsum, Servel, Eastman Kodak
and Montgomery Ward
Reorganization carrier loans were
In the forefront OF the bond depart
ment.