The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-04-24

vacancy to the runner-up in any
election. Many are the instances
of resignation and death of Execu-
tive Board members that were not
filled by the runner-up in the
previous election.
Well! Well!
Whippler- Finlay: During the
last generalware conference pro-
posal was made to the conferees
that the Executive Board retire
from the room and let them dis
cuss the possibility of granting the
officials an increase of ten per
cent for the 1872 cents and ten per
cent for the 8h cents per hour.
One of the conferees broke the
movement up when he stated he
would retire along with the Board.
Did your representative report
this matter? Ask about it next
meeting"
Duffy: Our Constitution pro-
vides that all national officials
salaries shall be increased and
decreased as general wage in
creases and decreases are effective,
1t was my thought that it would
be a wise thing to consult with the
members of our national wage con-
ference committee as to what in
crease in salary national officials
should get in lieu of the 1872 and
8h cent increase effective for the
membership. 1t was most logical
and rational to advise with this
group regarding this matter. |
reasoned that since they had been
elected by the members to pass up
on their wage problems they would
be equally competent to judge what
increase our national officials
should have, rather than for the
Board who had direct interest in
the question decide the issue them
selves. | leave it to the member
ship to decide whether or not this
gesture was improper.
Will Be Scandalized
Whippler- Finlay: "No doubt we
who are the contenders for the Of
fices within the Brotherhood will
be scandalized with half truths,
innuendos, and petty inferences.
Those who attended the last con-
vention beheld an instance of this
in a certain officials attack upon
myself"
Duffy: Brother Finlay has on
numerous occasions during recent
years written letters to be pub
lished in the Potters Herald, in
which he charged members of the
Brotherhood in general of going
through picket lines established
against business houses where
strikes were existent. He seldom
was able to furnish names Of such
members. 1t occurred to me that
the publication of such accusations,
without due and proper investiga-
tion would lead the general public
into believing that our member
ship was not loyal to their union
obligations. / accordingly had
members watch such places to
learn definitely whether or not
Finlay's charges were correct.
These members had a wide ac-
quaintance among the membership
and We're thoroughly competent to
recognize those going through the
picket lines. This led me to give
Brother Finlay to understand that
he could not use the columns Of
the Potters Herald to besmirch the
good name of the N.B.O.P. | re-
minded him of provisions within
our Constitution to charge any
member guilty Of such conduct be-
fore his local union and urged that
if he had the name and the evil
dence he should follow through ac-
cordingly.
In the midst of discussion of
resolution in the convention last
summer, Brother Finlay again
made sighting remarks about the
East Liverpool members indif-
ference towards picket lines by
innuendo which he speaks of so
glibly. He was again insisting that
some Of our members had been
crossing picket lines and even inn
piled they were going around in
alleys to make entrance through
the rear door to make purchases
from the unfair employers. ] readi-
ly admit spoke sharply to the
Brother and | think the reprimand-
ing, as he terms it, was justifiable
from every point of reason and
common sense. | further assert l
will at no time remain silent when