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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
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Philadelphia - Members of the
American Newspaper Guild walked
out of the Philadelphia Record and
the Camden On. J.) Courier Post,
leaving management trying to con-
tinue publication with executives
filling in for the strikers. The
union is asking a 5-day, 35-hour
week and a weekly minimum OF
$88 for experienced reporters, hav-
ing receded from an original de-
mand of $1C0.
New York-The American Labor
Party of New York state rolled up
the largest vote of its existence in
the congressional elections with a
mark of over 425,0C0. This was a
jump of more than 10000 over
its previous high.
Washington-The ticklish legal
problem of the right of supervis-
ory employees to organize and
bargain collectively drew one step
closer to solution as the NLRB
heard final argument Of the
United Mine Workers and the
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
Chicago-The first major squat
ters' movement in the U. S. hit a
veterans housing project when GO
ex-GI's and their families took
over unrented apartments in the
yet unfinished 186-unit Airport
Homes and announced their inten-
tion of staying until we're thrown
out"
washington - Reaction swung
into the saddle with a vengeance
Nov. 5 as the Republican party
rode Americas swift veer to the
right in choosing the 8Oth Con-
gress. With every sign pointing
sharply to Enactment of the most
drastic type of anti-labor legisla-
tion, the COP took control of both
House and Senate as liberal Demo-
Gratis fell by the wayside across the
nation.
New York-In a surprise move,
the board Of transportation here
voted long awaited pay increases
of 100000 to $4,000 transit
workers, effective at once. The
raise will mean 20 cents an hour
more to hourly wage employees
and $4S9 a year more to per an
mum employees.
Omaha, Neb. - Overland Grey
hound bus employees in 13 mid
western states won wage increases
ranging between 25 and 31.5 cents
an hour under terms of a new con-
tract accepted by negotiators for
the Amalgamated Association of
Street Electric Railway & Motor
Coach Employees.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
NLRB Hears
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sentation in under dispute because
state inspectors rarely tour the
working face and see conditions
with their own eyes.
The union counsel challenged the
sincerity of the steel company
claim that is merely sought to
keep supervisory workers out of
ythe UNIV and questioned whether
& l. would deal with a super
visory union not affiliated with the
UNIV. On this the company coun-
sci said he could not reply.
"We feel" Krimsly said, "the
NLRB will best carry out the prin-
ciples of the Wagner act by giving
the mine supervisors a chance to
select their own union" Hhe said
they had already done this in
choosing the UNIV and that being
told they could not legally do so
would threaten industrial warfare.
"There will be chaos in the in
dustry," he predicted, if supervis-
ory workers are not allowed rep
,resentation by an affiliate of the
)UMW.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
Phone Talk Wins
Strike As 1900
Workers Look On

Los Angeles (FP)-A telephone
conversation with company offici-
ais from the platform of a jam
packed union hall brought the vic
torious finishing touch to the
month-long strike at Aluminium
Corp. of Americas Vernon plant.
The dramatic settlement came at
a union meeting. Union negotiators
reported that all issues in the
strike had been solved with the
help of the U. S. counciliation
service except pay for three men
who were suspended when the re-
fused under union orders to work
a shot" job.
Considering the pay rights of
the three men as important as the
general gains promised them, the
300 strikers voted overwhelming
ly: "Well stay out"
The negotiators Immediately
called management and informed
them of the membership decision.
Right there on the telephone, be-
fore the cheering strikers, manage
ment agreed to pay the three men
for time lost.
AS management listened in over
the phone, vote was taken again.
This time it was unanimous for
ending the strike.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
Labor, Veterans
Threufen Action
AGAINST Lockout

San Francisco (FP)-Landlords
who refuse to rent vacant apart
ments to veterans were threatened
with a squatters movement here as
it was revealed that owners have
locked up about 1000 vacant
apartments rather than accept
OPA rentals.
The warning was issued by
President Richard Lynden of
Local 6, International Longshore-
mems & Warehousemen's Union as
Joseph A. Brown, attorney for the
San Francisco apartment house in
dustry, estimated there are "1,C00
rental units vacant as the result of
individual owners refusal to rent
properties under OPA controls"
The landlord lockout movement
recently started in Washington
and Oregon where landlords an
-nounced they would refuse to
rent apartments that became va
cant unless OPA controls are lift
ed.
"If any veteran knows of any
such conspiracy by apartment
houseowners," Lynden said, eve
will upon notification organize a
movement to seize such place on
behalf of him and his family. We
will fight to see that no such vet
eran is evicted. We will instruct
payment of OPA rent ceilings, no
more"
"We don't like to squat" he said
tersely, "but we will"
Posts of the American Veterans
Committee, the Veterans of For
eign Wars and local unions indi-
Gated strong support of Lynden's
position.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
Teomsfers Win
First Round In
Libel Claim.

Washington (FP) - The In
ternational Brotherhood of Team
sters won the first round Of its
court fight against a 100000 libel
claim filed by a former naval
litutenant, Randolph Dickins, Jr.
Oct. 81 when a U. S. District Court
jury returned a verdict for the
union.
Dickens was one Of two uniform
ed officers who participated in the
famous Battle Of the Statler" fol-
lowing President Roosevelts open
ing campaign speech Sept. %,
1914.
In an alteration at the hotel, a
teamster official was struck three
times by Dickens after the naval
officer had denounced the late
President.
Later, when the international
Teamster published an account Of
the affair charging Dickens was
under the influence Of liquor" "
the libel action was filed.
AFL General Counsel Joseph A.
Padway defended the union, while
Attorney Thomas c. Bradley rep
resented Dickens. Bradley said he
would take the case to the court
of appeals on a plea the jury had
misunderstood the evidence"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
Sitdowns Stop Editions
OF Two Detroit Duilies

Detroit (FP)-The Detroit Free
Press failed to appear with it's
Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning editions Nov. 5-6, while
the Detroit News and the Detroit
Kimes failed to get on the street
Thursday morning because of the
difficulties with members of De-
troit Typographical Union 1S. The
Free Press and the Times had
direct difficulties while the News
held back it's early morning edition
in a sympathy employer sitdown
to help out the Hearst-owned
Times.
The difficulty at the Free Press
was a prolonged union chapel
meeting over the failure of the
publisher to iron out a special
grievance, though printers on all
three papers have been without a
contract since Oct. 81. The special
grievance was that the News and
Times pay ther men time and a
half for Sunday work and the Free
Press does not. After Is minutes
of the chapel meeting on company
time the Free Press announced
that the men were being docked
for further chapel attendance and
by midnight most of them went
home.
The International Typographical
Union ordered them back at $1.39
on Nov. 6 and the next shift they
did so.
The difficulty at the Times was
adjusted more rapidly and both
Times and News appeared with the
rest of their Nov. 7 editions.
Granting of 20 per cent aver
age raise, figuring out at $13.86
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
Maritime Unions
See Long Strike

San Francisco (FP)-Digging in
for a long winter tieup, the Com
mittee for Maritime Unity set up
coastwise strike strategy and
negotiating committee with in
structions to seek immediate re-
sumption Of negotiations in the
west coast longshore and engineer
strikes.
Although the Pacific American
Shipowners Association and Wat
erfront Employers Association de-
INJURED at recognizing the new
committee, the GNU pointed out
that it was up to the International
Longshoremen's & Warehouse
mems Union and Marine Engin-
eers Beneficial Association to de-
eide who would negotiate for them.
Personnel of the new committee
consists of the ILWU and MEBA
negotiating committees plus a
leading officer from each of the
other unions attached to the GNU.
Earlier the PACA announced it
would reenter talks with the
ILWU. until the union dropped it's
suit against them for $4,000, ,OO0.
The shipowners described the suit,
based on their violation of an
agreement on retroactive pay, as
a "mere publicity effort"
y They also walked out of nego-
tiations with the MEBA after
again rejecting the licensed Off
GERS demand for preferential hir
ing.
"It looks as if the strike will go
into next year. The unions are
convinced their existence is at
stake. Moreover, the shipowners
are guaranteed by government
funds against any real money
losses, no matter how long the
strike continues"
Only other development in the
maritime walkout which has tied
up all west coast shipping was
vote by the Masters Mates &
Pilots, third striking union, to OBJ
tain the "best contract possible"
thus permitting modification of it's
preferential hiring demand. The
MMP also voted against extending
its strike to privately-operated
army and navy ships.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
Growing
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Among other interesting side
lights on japanese labor Starr re-
ported were:
1.-The tradition Of poor farm
ers selling their daughters to silk
mill owners will probably not die
for some time to come, despite
MacArthur's policies.
Most Japanese unions are
printing their own newspapers,
subject to censorship by American
military government through con-
troll Of newsprint supplies.
3.-Japanese unions are achiev-
ing the 8-hour day in factories for
the first time.
4.-The japanese wage struc-
ture, though low by American
standards, takes into account such
factors as the workers age, num-
Der Of dependents, regularity, dill
gence and the cost of living.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
TRANSIT MONOPOLY SOFTENS
UP PUBLIC FOR KILL

Washington (FP)-The Capitol
Transit Co., Washington streetcar
and bus monopoly, is politely try
ing to sell the consuming public
here the idea that it must raise
fares to keep up with expenses.
The company distributed a leaf
let asking riders to compare our
situation with that of the restaur-
ant owner or any other business
man." pleading for public support
of its campaign to raise its "ceil-
ings." CTC already charges 10
cents a ride, or three tokens for a
quarter
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14

a week, is asked by all six mechan-
ical unions of the publishers with
10 per cent premium for other
than day shift; doubletime for
Sunday and holiday work Except
regular night shift hours on morn
ing papers,; half pay for 13 weeks
to disabled members; 3 weeks va
cation as already given in some in
dividual contracts.
Publishers for the most part
have made ridiculous propositions
based on long-winded formulas
that greatly misconstrue the true
picture of the rise in living COSTS y
asserts Chairman Merle f. Steve
of the printers scale committee.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
Chart Wage Demands

Chicago (FP)-Representatives
from eight locals in six plants of
the International Harvester Co.,
involving 5000 office, technical
and protection workers, met here
to set new wage policies.
Their demands were expected to
parallel those of Harvester pro-
duction workers, who are seeking
a general wage increase and a
guaranteed annual wage.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14

wages from $1.20 to S1.45 an hour
for journeymen and women. The
strikers, members of the Uphol-
sters' international Union, shut
down Is plants employing zoo
workers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
San Francisco Culinary
Workers Win 17To Raise

San Francisco (FP) Wage
raises averaging IL per cent were
won by $4,000 workers in 200
restaurants here under terms of
new contract recently signed by
the Golden Gate Restaurant Asso-
citation and the Culinary Workers
& Bartenders Joint Executive
Board.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14

Let the name Of a great man be
mentioned, and the first thing that
pops into the noodle of everybody
is the one, if any, discreditable
incident of his career.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
INDUSTRIAL cURrAlLMENTs LIKELY

This winter, during periods of severe weather, it
most likely will be necessary to curtail industries using
gas in their manufacturing processes. All large of
gas for industry have been notified of this possible con-
dton, thus giving them time to make other provisions
Even with this relief it is possible that will
experience low gas pressures outside temperatures
become too low.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
STRIKE TIES UP CASKETS

San Francisco (FP)-A 3-week
strike that tied up the manufacture
of caskets on the Pacific coast end
ed here with the signing of
coastwide agreement increasing
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
PROTECTION FOR g. |. HOUSING

We have dual obligation to G. l. veterans and the
Civilian Production Administration With both, we in
tend to cooperate fully by making gas service available
to permanent new construction Through this
ton program installation materials and can be
made available for new buildings.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
DON'T BE MlSLED

By giving you and other customers reasons for
this immediate action hope to have the support
from you that heating contractors have promised Let
no one persuade you that the facts other than here
stated The delay in converting your present heating
system to gas until more favorable time is the best
protection of service to your community.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
TEXAS GAS

The Tennessee G2s Transmission Corporation, which
owns line bringing large percentage of gas from
Texas fields have plans for adding to the capacity of
their system for several hundred miles. When completed
this will increase substantially the amounts of gas they
can deliver to us.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
kAATERgAL AND LABOR SHORTAGE

You who have been trying to buy an automobile,
soap chips white shirts other items readily will
understand position. We and ailiates trying
to spend SO million dollars to improve the facilities
for bringing gas from the abundant fields of supply to
your premises Because of the dire shortage of necessary
materials and skilled manpower to install them, only
fraction of this 50 million can be spclt this year.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
HEATING CONTRACTORS AND
DEALERS COOPERATING

These reasons have prompted the decision to dis
continue the sale of gas heating equipment those having
other forms of heating for the coming Responsible
heating contractors and dealers cooperating by adopt
ing this plan.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
SOME NEIGHBoRHoOD LINES
~Nzrnu >A@p~

survey just completed has disclosed that more gas
heating installations have been made in than
the capacity of street mains serve adequately.
Only major nsurmountable problems are mentioned
here. There are many many lesser ones.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
WHY THE GREAT SWING TO GAS HEAT

For years gas has been sold heating fuel of lux
uy value. Numerous angbes other than fuel COST
included in its value to win public acceptance. Now the
rise in price of other fuels makes gas heat the most
nomical today straight fuel cost basis in nearly all
areas in this general part of the country
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14

projects were not completed due to the inability to
obtain necessary pipe and equipment
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14

The unprecedented requests for changing to gas
heat threaten to tax transmission and distribution
systems beyond the limits of good service This comes
at time when is impossible to the pipe fittings
and compressors necessary to handle the overwhelming
demand.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1946-11-14
NEW SUPPLY FOR EXTREME WEATHER

We are installing total of II tanks of $4,000 gallons
each which will be filled with propane Qiqud petroleum
gas of type commonly used by families living beyond
gas lines in rural areas) which will blend with gas
The project will make available the equivalent of 80
million cubic feet Of gas day. Tls supply is intended for
use only in extreme weather 1t will exhaust itself in
few days of and suppeis will require months to
refill the tanks.
The Manufacturers Light and Heat Company has
recently completed 54 miles ct 20" pipe line to provide
addition to the gas supply, but other contemplated
Evening star., 1946-08-25
litvinoff as Portent

The removal of Maxim Litvinoff
from his post as deputy Foreign
Minister merits serious considera-
ton, especially when taken in con-
nection with other current moves
OF the Soviet government, such as
the "purges" of Leningrad "intel-
lectuals" and of officials In the
Ukraine.
For many years, the status of
Litvinoff has been regarded as a
sort of barometer to indicate
changes in the diplomatic weather
prevailing in Moscow. Consistently
an advocate of international CO.
operation and OF genuine UNDER
standing between Soviet Russia and
the western world, Litvinoff played
this role both in the League of Ma
tions and at Washington. As Foreign
Minister in 1888, it was he who
negotiated the treaty whereby the
United States extended recognition
to the Soviet government. His re-
moval from the dictatorship of
Soviet foreign policy conceded with
the signing of the Russo German
pact in the summer of 1899, which
gave Hitler the green light for his
invasion of Poland that precipitated
World War II. The Russian archi-
tect of that sinister agreement was
none other than Viacheslav Molo-
tov, who has guided the Moscow
Foreign Office ever since.
The strained relations between
Moscow and Washington follow
ing the Molotov- Ribbentrop pact
changed abruptly with Hitler's sur
prise attack on the Soviet Union
in June, 1941. Thereupon, Lit
vinoff was dragged out of obscurity
and appointed Ambassador to Wash
ington; but in August, 1943, he was
replaced by Andrei Gromyko, this
gesture being generally interpreted
as sign of Soviet displeasure at
Washington's disinclination to &C
cede to certain Moscow demands,
especially for the immediate open
ing of second front" in Western
Europe.
Litvinoff again emerged from
eclipse last March, when he was
appointed deputy Foreign Minister
in charge of general matters"
This appointment seems to have
been little more than a gesture,
since his duties appear to have been
nominal while his restraining in
fluence upon Molotov's intransi-
geance toward the western powers
has obviously been nil. Neverthe-
less, Litvinoff's formal release"
from his marginal post, prominent
ly noted in the Moscow press, is
doubtless intended to emphasize
Soviet displeasure with the west.
1t is thus portent of Soviet diplo-
matte and political ,orientation not
to be minimized.
Evening star., 1946-08-25
Britoin' S Fight for Exports

BrlLalnS DaSlc economic prODlem
has just been clearly stated by an
announcement by the Secretary for
Overseas Trade to the effect that
British exports for the month of
July had reached 100 per cent of the
monthly average for the year 1888,
coupling this cheering achievement
with a chilling warning that the
present meager living standard
could not be raised until exports had
increased by further SIS per cent.
To many Americans this may
sound paradoxical. Yet every we'll
informed Britisher will understand
the vital necessity for attaining that
export goal. For Britain favorable
balance of trade has been needed
ever since the tight little island
was transformed into an industrial
nation century ago and thereby
became Increasingly dependent upon
imported food and raw materials to
nourish both its people and it's ma
chimes. During most of the nine
teenth century. the problem was
easily solved. Britain rapidly be-
came not only the worlds workshop
but also it's financial and trading
heart. Payment for imports could
therefore be made not only directly
by manufactured exports but also
from a variety of service charges
through shipping and banking. to-
gether with earnings of vast sums of
capital invested abroad 1t was those
service and investment receipts that
offset the increasing industrial COM
petition from rivals like Germany
and the United States.
World War I gravely impaired
Britain'S position in all these re-
spects. However. it was not until
World War II that it's economic
position became desperate. Britain
has emerged from that grim struggle
debtor nation. 1t has therefore
been thrown back on the absolute
necessity to export vastly more than
ever before in order to pay for the
food and raw materials it must have
in order to sustain its very life. It's
economists have estimated the ,nec-
essary minimum increase at ITS per
cent of prewar exports. That is why
we have the seemingly anomalous
spectacle Of British luxury goods
flooding into foreign markets while
they cannot be bought at any price
in Britain itself
Naturally, this causes widespread
discomfort among a people reduced
to extreme "austerity" in living
standards ever since the dark days
after Dunkirk in 1910. Yet the Sec
retary of the Board of Trade fur
nishes an unanswerable argument
when he states: IF these products