The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-28

let me call your attention 10 WnaI
happened in Philadelphia in July
of this year. NJ. w. Clement, Presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company addressed a religious
group composed of employees Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany and delivered an anti-labor
speech. Among other things he
said:
"Men who put their respect
for the picket line ahead of duty
will falter for God, for country
and for church. . There can
not be collective bargaining with
God"
"Evidently Mr.. Clement believes
that since we cannot have collec-
tive bargaining with God we
shouldn't have it with employers.
Don't think for a minute that
these czars of finance have yet
been dethroned. Greed for power
and riches is still one of their con
spicious traits. The conflict of eco
nomic forces is just as healtless
and senseless as it was before the
war. But if organized labor should
be able to exert as much influence
upon society as these cars of fl
nance did we will never again wit
ness i'm this nation such degrading
conditions as we had in the past,
for there will then be woven into
the fabric Of our social and eco
nomic system the principles enun-
ciated in the Declaration of lnde-
pendence, the Bill of Rights and
the Constitution of the United
States"
President James NJ. Duffy act
ing as toastmaster introduced the
speaker and referred to him as
"My Big Brother Tom, recalling
the early days of their childhood
when he acted as father to eleven
children, following the death Of
their father.
President Duffy lauded the
spirit and courageous activities of
the members of Local Union No.
IL from the time the local was
first organized up until the pres
ent time and remarked, at has
been a real progressive unit in the
Brotherhood chain and typical of
w h a t accomplishments can be
achieved when we follow the for
mula of using just plain common
sense in working out the Difficult
ties that arise from time to time"
Will #. Blake, a member and
former chairman of the Ohio State
Industrial Commission and former
editor of the Potters Herald,
stressed the necessity of teamwork
with other union members, with
national officers and with manage
ment in solving social, economic
and Industrial problems.
"Bill" recalled his first job in
the pottery and incidently the oc-
casion which steered him from the
ranks Of the jiggermen, to his af-
filiation with Local Union No. 10,
turner's and handlers.
A lover of baseball from his
early days in the pottery when he
was employed as a mouldrunner at
rs cents per day, he recalled his
ardent desire to attend game at
the old west end lot, and asked |
permission of his boss to leave |
early. His request was granted and
as the time neared for the umpire |
to call play ball, "Bill" was in
formed there was some carrying
out to be done. In his haste to
carry ont the wishes of his boss |
and maintain his job security, and
De on time to witness the exploits
Of the first batter, he recalled of !
having taken one large step in
stead of two short ones, and the
BOARD Of cups he was carrying on
MS shoulder ended up in the clay
;hute instead Of the stilliards. He
vas politely informed by his boss
who was standing at the top of the
stairs his services were no longer
and as far as he was con-
,emed, he could spend the remain
Ter of his days on the ball field.
A beautiful silver plaque was
George II. Cochrane, a
'harter member of the local by
President Duffy. Bro. Charles Hig-
yins, another charter member was
unable to attend because of illness
md "a third plaque will be sent
James (Cam) Price, a resident of
LOS Angeles.
Among those introduced were
lanes Slaven, George Turner,
Josh Chadwick and Chas. +. Jor-
Ian, members of the executive
'oard; Floyd Jividen, president of
Trades and Labor Council; Joseph
)ickey, welfare director of the
Homer Laughlin China Co.; James
Kelly and John Hill, city council
nen; George Lanning, member of
he national health COMMITTEES;
larry Podewels, General Ware
Standing Committee; Saul Mccoy,
of l.. u. l22, Cambridge;
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