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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-08
Asks Af.Leusf
Billion To Raise
Teachers Pay

Washington, D. C. QLNS). =
At least $500,0O0,C0O should be SET
aside to supplement teachers salar,
les in annual federal aid of not
less than billion, the American
Federation of Labor urged before
Senate Education Subcommittee
The federal government is
"morally bound" to help education
al opportunities among the states,
said a statement prepared by Mat
thew Woll, chairman of the AFL
education committee and present
ed by Miss Selma Borchardt, of
The American Federation Of Teach
ers.
For Billion Minimum Fund
Approving proposed legislation
which would provide for grants to
the states to help support their
school systems, the AFL state
ment said:
"The American Federation Of
Labor believes that billion dollars
is the minimum sum which can
even begin to meet our country's
need for proper educational
growth.
eve urge that less sentimental
ity be expended on our devotion to
Americas public school system and
American youth, and that more
money be spent for this purpose"
The AFL said federal funds
should be provided Immediately to
CD supplement teachers salaries,
(2) give every child the services
which are. essential to his health,
welfare and social well-being as
well as his mental capacities and
(3) provide for scholarships.
Union Heads Testify
At least 500 million dollars a
year should be provided to supple
ment teachers salaries, the AFL
said and it should be divided ac-
cording to a formula set up in a
bill sponsored by Senator Taft and
7 of his colleagues.
The formula, based on both the
of children and the wealth
of the states, is designed to assure
an expenditure of at least $40 for
each pupil year.
Joseph Lands, president of the
American Federation of Teachers,
told the committee that in a tour
Of 80 states he had seen first hand
the appalling conditions confront
ing American education"
Irwin Kuenzli of the same or
ganization, told of receiving a let
,er from South America expressing
sympathy for "the suffering teach
ers of the United States"
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ment helps turn collective bargain
ing into collective wisdom.
"Let me remind you also that
data supplied by the bureau are
essential to the work being done
by President Truman's Council of
Economic Advisors. We all know
that good industrial relations are
vitally necessary in the months
ahead. Yet at the very time when
labor-management relations are
entering "A crucial period, the
House of Representative has
dealt a crippling blow to the u. S.
Cancellation Service. am very
much afraid that this action may
open the way to serious industrial
strife - at the very moment when
we need better understanding and
sustained high production all along
our widespread industrial front"
Peril To Whole Economy
In closing, Secretary Schwel-
lenbach said:
"This summary is all too brief,
but | do believe it does outline the
very real danger to our whole
economy that turks in the proposed
cuts for the Department
Of Labor.
Knowing the deep sense of re-
sponsibility which emanates from
both the Senate and the House, |
am confident that Congress will
restore to the Labor Department
It's funds and responsibility"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-08
Alabama Court
Upholds AFL In
Injunction Case

Atlanta QLNS).-In the Green
wood Cafe injunction case in Bir-
mingham, Ala, which attracted
nationwide attention, the Supreme
Court of Alabama has handed
down a unanimous decision uphold
ing organized labor's right to
strike and picket. The decision re-
versed Judge Richard A. Evans of
Jefferson Circuit Court and dis
missed the injunction petition is
sued to the Greenwood Cafe
against the Hotel and Restaurant
Employees international Alliance
and Carl Hacker and George Hard
wick. The court held in part as fol-
lows:
1.-The court below had no author
ity to enjoin a strike on the
grounds that the union had not af-
forded the employer reasonable
opportunity to investigate their
demands.
2. A peaceful strike and peace
ful picketing in pursuance of
such strike can not be enjoined
since to do so would violate the
Fourteenth Amendment Of the
Constitution of the United States,
guaranteeing freedom of speech.
Court Justifies Strike
3. The Bradford Act of Alabama
does not prohibit a closed shop or
a union shop.
A. In any event the union had
good cause to strike because of the
anti-union hostility Of the employ
er
The contempt cases which grew
out of the strike are still before
the Supreme Court, but it is felt
that this far reaching decision will
favorably affect their outcome.
The summary judgment of $4,000
damages against the union contem-
plated in the original injunction is
The American Federation of La
Dor actively participated in this
,ase through Attorneys Herbert |
thatcher of Joseph A. Padway's |
,ffice, Washington and Warren
Hall of Atlanta.
Ruling OF Vital Importance
Attorney Hall pointed out in an
louncing this decision the great
of the rulings of the
Nlabama Supreme Court. The
greenwood injunction was one of
he most drastic ever issued in
hat it undertook to permit court
o decide under what conditions
md for what reasons a group of
could quit their jobs. The
Iecision of the higher court eff
ectively discounts that repulsive
heory.
The Greenwood Cafe had sought
nd the lower court had issued the
junction on the grounds that the
Mon had struck without allowing
ne employer reasonable" oppor-
unity to Investigate" the unions
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shall recognize the principle of in
dustrial organization; 2-Autono-
nous rights of existing interna-
tionals shall be respected, and 8
The new organization shall Gre
ate reflective labor political ac-
tion" machinery. *
Finally, the CIO proposed thu
committees of AFL and CIO
unions in the same fields should
explore joint action while the over
all groups are continuing discus
sionS.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-08
AFL CIO Reject
Unity Pldns But
Slate New Talks

Washington (LPA). - AFL and
| CIO peace committees, after two
days here last week, agreed
unanimously on the need for "or-
ganic unity" but rejected, for the
present, each others proposals for
achieving such unity.
However, the committees kept
the door open to an ultimate un-
derstanding by announcing that
further unity negotiations will be
held.
The committees wound up the
two-day parley with the following
joint statement:
at is the unanimous opinion of
the representatives of the CIO and
the AFL that organic unity should
be established within the American
labor movement. We are firmly
convinced that the economic, So
cial and industrial interests of la
Dor can be best served through the
establishment of a united labor
movement. This decision is based
upon the modern trend of eco
nomic, social and industrial life. 1t
now becomes our duty to lay
sound foundation upon which a su-
per-structure of organic unity can
be erected.
"In order to accomplish this pur-
pose we will now proceed to deal
with the details incidental to the
formation and establishment of
strong united labor movement in
the United States. We will deal
with this and other mutual prob
lens at future meetings of the
representative of the two organi-
cations herein named. We shall de-
vote our energies and purpose
toward the realization of the COM
mon objective.
"In the meantime, we shall con-
tinue our efforts to prevent the
enactment of highly Objectionable
anti-labor Legislation now being
considered in the Congress of the
United States"
OF the peace plans proposed, the
AFL's was the shortest. It's COM
nittee suggested simply that the
CLOS affiliates come in as they
"are now organized with their full
membership" in the same manner
that the United Mine Workers re-
some time ago.
The UNIV was taken back 'as
is", leaving all jurisdictional diff
ferences with other AFL unions
to be ironed out after affiliation.
The same plan was proposed for
the CIO.
Also, the AFL suggested that |
the merger become formally effec-
tive at the time of the next AFL |
convention in San Francisco in
October, with full privileged par
ticipation by the delegates from
The new-existent CIO national
In addition, the AFL proposed
hat the joint peace committee con-
,inue functioning to work out the
ietails of the amalgamation and
also join hands in fighting anti-la-
,or legislation.
The CIO plan was more extern
i've. 1t called for series of pre-
iminary steps prior to amalgama-
ion, starting with a detailed pro-
,ram for joint action in battling
law.
Also, it included a five-point
Ian for settling jurisdictional dis
utes between AFL and CIO
nions. Under this phase of the
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program, "raiding" would be bar
red, and jurisdictional controver-
sizes that cannot be settled by the
top officers of the unions involved
would go to final and binding arbi-
tration.
As the third step, the CIO plan
called for acceptance by both sides
of three democratic trade union
principles as a basis for further
discussion Of organic unity"
The three conditions were: l.
Any new orgamzational structure
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-08

Every now and then Mr.. Donald
Richberg finds way to say some
thing or do something in such a
way as to get for himself a re-
spectacle amount of newspaper
/ space.
In a recent speech in Washing
ton Mr.. Richberg held forth to a
Harvard Business School luncheon
on the confusion caused by differ
ent persons giving differing defini-
tions to such words as "liberty",
liberal, etc.
Mr.. Richberg, who once was a
labor lawyer Of some spirit, was
unkind enough to say that some
weak minded liberals" will swal-
low anything that carries the union
label. OF course he could have gone
bit farther and specified WHAT
union label.
However, it seems clear that in
some ways Mr.. Richberg has
changed quite a bit from the days
when he represented the railway
shop crafts.
But as to the idea that the same
words mean different things to diff
ferent people, Mr.. Richberg is, of
course, correct.
This column has pointed out that
the word democracy" m cans
something to US that it doesn't
mean to the Russians and what it
means to the Russians it never
could mean to us.
In a recent Republican luncheon
a speaker of some prominence
tried to emphasize the idea that
this nation is not a democracy, but
that it is republic. He seemed to
sense some party advantage in
getting people to think Of our ma
tion in terms of a republic, rather
than in terms of democracy.
Mr. Hitler called his dictatorship
national socialism," while Ameri-
can socialists would swear that it
wasn't any kind of socialism, ma
tional or otherwise.
A well known and noisy comedy |
team not long ago did almost a
whole show on the varying mean
ing Of words - words having two |
or more meanings, depending up
on surrounding text although |
spelled the same way always. You
can Gown" piece of property,
that you possess it, or
you can "own" up to a crime,
that you confess guilt.
1t is, perhaps, too bad that all
words do not have one and only
Dne meaning, but they just don't.
not even to us, to say nothing Of
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-08
Labor Democracy
Proposal Before
House Committee

WASHINGTON, D. C.-OLNS).
Appearing before the House La
Dor Comittee, Osmond X. Fraen-
kel, counsel of the American Civil
Liberties Union, presented the or
ganization's views on labor legis-
lation, stressing the trade union
democracy" bill which it sponsors.
The proposed bill lists unfair
practices" by labor organizations
from which appeals to the National
Labor Relations Board are provid-
ed. Uufair practices prohibited by
the bill which in effect provides a
"Bill of Rights" for union members
are: "to refuse membership be-
cause of race, creed, color, sex, ma
tional origin, opinion, or lack of
u. S. citizenship; to discipline any
member of local for participation
or refusal to participate in any po-
litical activity; to fail to hold cleo
tions at least once every four years;
to fail to conduct election by sec
ret ballot free from intimidation;
to fail to distribute financial re-
ports to it's members"
Supporting the unions bill to
the National Labor Rela-
tions Act was a memorandum
which said: 'The increasing power
of trade unions, secured to large
extent by governmental protection
of their democratic rights, makes
timely a demand that they in turn
accept responsibility for the demo-
cratic conduct of their internal af-
fairs. Most trade unions conform
m all respects to proper democratic
procedure. But such practices are
unfortunately not uniform, and in
many crafts and industries there
ire glaring exceptions"
No one ever deliberately set out |
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peoples who speak other languages.
Translations, from one language
to another offer many a chance
for errors in the transmission Of
ideas. Literal translations fire.
quently turn out highly amusing
and sometimes confusing phrases.
But where basic words, like 'demo-
cracy" have one meaning in one
language and something else in
another language, amusing" is
not the word.
1t is highly probably that GER
tain definitions in Russia have
grown out Of propaganda. If the
politburo says democracy" means
communism then that settles it, as
far as the communists are CON
cerned.
Mr.. Richberg thinks that "li-
beral" means one thing to some
unionists and something else to
some employers and probably he is
right. Also, the word probably
means something to Bill Green that
it doesn't mean to Donald Richberg.
1t probably means something to
Senator Wagner that it doesn't
mean to Senator Taft and it means
something else again, quite likely,
to Senator Vandenburg. SO much
upon where one stands.
Mecca may be always to the east,
but if you are facing west it is be
hind you.
Perhaps we ought not use words
in such all-inclusive ways, taking
the word democracy" for example.
1t is possible to set down the con
crete practices which we think of
as forming a democratic way of
life. That would entail a lengthy
statement, but it might be done
once, as starter, to clear the air,
rs between ourselves and the Rus
slams, for example - and also, let
Us not forget, between ourselves
and some of our Latin American
cad flies, like Mr.. Lombardo To-
edano.
There is a science known as sem
antics, which is the science of the |
lse of words to express thoughts
precisely, with unvarying mean
ngs. Maybe Mr.. Richberg has been
ooking into it, even if his recent
peech showed no more evidence of
I than is found in the speeches
# so many proponents of causes.
But it is II good thing to study.
t is a good think to so speak as
o convey to others your exact
neaning. To say "it is a fine day"
5 not an exact statement. How
inc? And in what way is it "fine"
nd what, anyhow, is the meaning
t fine, which is a word of many
1eanings.
Can we make Confusion LESS
by forethought in the
Sc of words?
That's the $64 question and it
aally is worth an answer!-CMW. |
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-08
SHOE WORKERS CONVENTION

Boston ULNS). - Headquarters
of the Boot and Shoe Workers
Union here announces that ma
jority Of the locals have voted to
hold convention this year and
that it will open June 16 in Gin
cinnati 1t will be the unions first
convention since 1889, others hav-
ing been postponed because of war
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-08

NEW YORK CITY.-Inadequate
salaries are imposing an increas-
ingly difficult problem upon public
health departments throughout the
Nation, DR.. C. +. A. Winslow, edi-
tor of The American Journal of
Public Health, declared here.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-08
WORKERS PAY BOOSTED

Atlanta 1LNS). - Negotiations
with the Hercules Powder Co., at
Brunswick, Ca, have been COM
pleted, AFL Organizer Madison
reports, A 10 percent pay increase
and a reclassification formula
which will further raise earnings
for substantial number of en-
ployeS were secured.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1947-05-08
Appropriation Cuts Held
Big Handicap To Labor
Dept. Schwellenbuch Saws

Washington D. C. QLNS). - The U. S. Department of
Labor has vital part to take in solving of the nations
chief problems how ito reach economic balance which will
promote the full wise of all vast men,
materials and machines Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwe
lenbach said in coast -tO-cOaSt broadcast
Secretary Schwellnbach discussed the effect of the
Evening star., 1947-06-03
'48 Ford Changes
To Be as Radical
As From IT to ~
By the oeio,ed Press

KANSAS CITY, June 3.-Henry
Ford II wouldn't give details yes
terday of the 1s48 model Ford but
one of his top officers ventured this
far:
The 1s4s model Ford will be as
radical change as was the one
from the model T to the model A, y
Vice President John r. Davis said.
Mr.. Ford and other representa-
tives OF his company spent the day
here inspecting the Kansas City
assembly plant, the first out-of-
Detroit unit built by Mr.. Fords
grandfather
Mr.. Ford said that even company
officials did not know when the new
models would be in production.
As to prices. Executive Vice Pres
tdent Ernest Breech said the indus
try would be fortunate to hold
prices at the present levels"
Mr. Ford said that the company
would have whole new line of
1948 cars" Mr.. Davis declared;
however, that buyers will not see
any immediate delivery signs In
Ford dealer places until 1949 or at
least late in 194S.
They have 400 600 orders ahead
now" he added. which is IS per
cent more than in January. 1945."
Evening star., 1947-06-03
Cadet Corps Results
In Competitive Drill
Due This Afternoon

The annual High School Cadet
Corps competition for white schools
continued today in Griffith Stadium,
with winners to be announced at
ceremonies beginning at pm.
Meanwhile, the colored high
schools announced their 55th annual
company competitive drill will be
held at the stadium Thursday and
Friday, with 18 companies taking
part. Drilling will start at l pm.
Thursday and will resume at 10 am.
Friday. Awards will be presented
to the winning companies at $40
pm. after a review.
The reviewing officer will be Maj.
Gen. Edward S. Bres, officer in
charge of Reserve and ROTC affairs,
War Department.
Judges for the competition yester-
day and today are 1t. Col. Norman
A. Campbell and Maj. Robert C.
Dalrymple, both Of the 7o3d MP De-
tachment. Fort Myer, Va, and Capt.
William NJ Caman, Ceremonial De-
tachment, Fort Myer.
The top band in the corps also will
be chosen today. Judges for this
are Chief Warrant Officer Louis S.
Yassell, U. S. A., retired, band in
struetor, Washington and Lee High
School; Chief Warrant Officer Ralph
Mack, U. S. NJ, Navy School of Music,
and Second Leader Henry Weber,
U. S. M. c., Marine Band.
Evening star., 1947-06-03
36 Deportees, Too Dangerous
For y. s., to Be Freed in Reich

"a years In the United States, was
arrogant and sour.
Americans are the biggest suck
ers on earth to be roped into this
war against Germany. he snarled
ITS the result of their gangster
education. America Is q despoiled
Eden. They had everything in that
country. but they don't know how
to take care Of it. They only know
hcw to destroy everything all over
the world.
Some day Germany will be on top
and I want to ride to the top with
her"
Some OF the others, however. were
not happy about being returned to
the homeland they had refused to
renounce.
Il would like very much to stay
In the United States, said DR.. Fried
rich Auhagen, Al, former professor
OF philosophy and German literature
at Columbia University.
Although early in the Nazi move
ment / thought 1t contained con-
structiye possibilities, by 1898 I had
lost any illusions about Naziism and
publicly denounced it as hopelessly
evil" he said.
Adgar Kiesel, 81, who worked for
leather goods firm in Philadelphia,
said he must have been misquoted
or misinterpreted during the war.
II am German and I cannot be
Indifferent to what happens to Ger
many" Kiesel said, but I am not
nationalistic.
Evening star., 1947-06-03
Navy Aide Calls Budget Cut
Threat 10 u. 5. as Power
BY the Associuted Press

HOLLYWOOD, June s.-.John
Nicholas Brown, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy for Air, yesterday
told a group of aviation writer's that
proposed budget slashes. for 1948
would have a menacing effect on
this country as a world naval power.
Addressing the National Aviation
Writers Association, Mr.. Brown
termed the Navy figures as ap-
proved by President Truman for
1948 a painful minimum budget
and said the appropriation bill as
passed by the House cuts IL per
cent from funds requested in the
budget.
If approved, he said, the reduc-
tions would mean the closing of
some large naval air stations and
more smaller ones; the laying up of
two large carriers and three escort
carriers now operating with the
feet, and the reduction of opera
tional airplanes by approximately
1000 within a year.
Mr. Brown declared that If
another Bataan should occur, when
troops were lost because they
could not hold out until the United
States had constructed, organized
trained and could supply the car
rier task force necessary to relieve
them," it will not have been for
want of foresight but for want of
airplanes
Evening star., 1947-06-03
~ shs Assse;stsd Pr.ss

LUDWIGSBuRG, Germany. June
3-Thirty-six g. Germans deported by
the United States the Justice De-
partment called them "a cargo q
human dynamite'-wil be freed In
their fatherland In the next few
days.
We're giving them back to the
Germans. said an official at the
repatriation center here where they
are to be released.
Seven Of the men were convicted
criminals. The other % were de-
fclared by the Justice Department
too dangerous to stay in the United
States" and included NaI SYM
pathizers, German-American Bund-
lists, draft dodgers and the like.
Most of them were interned in the
United States during the war.
To reporters, the group protested
today against their deportation and
said they had done nothing to de-
serve It, Some were copcerned about
the life of austerity they were facing
as citizens of conquered nation.
Karl Jacobsen, a German-born
sailor, who renounced his Ameri-
can citizenship. said he dislikes
nearly everything American" and
would rather live in Germany than
in America" But, he added a little
later, IF I don't like 1t here, I'll
travel again"
Walter Hagen. As, former New
York City milkman who had spent
Evening star., 1947-06-03
0liphant Named TO Succeed
WencheI in Revenue Post

President Truman yesterday ac-
cepted the resignatio of John
Philip Wenchel, assistant general
counsel of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue, and nominated as his sue
cessor Charles Oliphant, 3247
Quesada street NV
In a letter, Mr.. Truman compli-
mented Mr.. Wenchel on high public
service under six Presidents and 10
secretaries Mr.. Truman said he
would accept with deep regret" his
resignation as of June 30.
Mr.. Wenchels letter of resigna-
tion which also was made public by
the White House, noted that Wen
chel has served the Government
long, and if my financial situation
permitted. should like to have con-
tinued until the end"
Evening star., 1947-06-03
Japs Reported Planning
State Operation Of Mines
By The AssoSiotsd Press

TOKYO, June 3.-Usually in
formed sources said today the first
move of the new japanese cabinet
along Socialist lines may be an at
tempt to assume control Of some
coal mines.
These sources said the Govern
ment, headed by Socialist Premier
Tetsu Katayama, was considering a
bill to permit appropriation of GER
tain mines. presumably those it be
lieves should be State-controlled if
Japan is to meet oal-production
quota. 1t was understood the cabi-
net was cycling some mines formerly
controlled by the Zaibatsu, the Ma
tion's family monopoly industries
which now are being broken up.
The cabinet repeatedly has agreed
to support a program calling fol-
production of 10000. 900 tons of coal
this year. Allied headquarters ex-
perts have said this would be
5000, 900 tons short of the minimum
necessary to sustain Japan's strug-
Cling economy