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

anyone, regardless of who they
may be, attempts to drag down the
good name of member of this or
ganization until such accused has
had the right of trial as provided
by our Constitution.
If this be treason Brothers
Whippler and Finlay, then make
the best of it!
To Our Readers
Whippler-Finlay: "We are not
permitted to use the columns of
the Potters Herald to acquaint our
fellow members with the facts con-
tanned herein. We have no salaried
yes men touring the locals of the
Brotherhood, but we do believe
that you should be allowed to up
hold the principles of free and
equal rights in our organization"
Duffy: The columns of the Pot
ters Herald have been and will con-
tinue unrestricted to be available
to local unions and their members
SO long as facts and truths are
adhered to, but will not be open for
purposes of slurring the organiza-
tion and it's membership or any
thing detrimental to the trade
union movement as whole. l chal-
lenge Whippler and Finlay to cite
one single instance where any
member has been deprived of their
legitimate right of the use of the
columns of our valued paper. If
there has been any such denial to
a. local union or member / chal-
lenge them to bring before the next
convention of the N.B.O.P. charges
against the official guilty of same
and it will then become the obliga-
tion of delegates in convention to
impose the proper penalty.
Shops Lost To CIO
Whippler- -Finlay: "They do not
tell you of the shops that have
been lost to the CIO in the yearly
reports. You are simply told what
they want to tell you, and there
are enough members who further
deluson to their locals"
Duffy: Page 81 of Executive
Board report to the 1910 Conven-
ton: eve believe it proper to men
tion here that former members of
Local 149, Barberton, Ohio, who
went over to the CIO over year
ago have made no progress in
securing a written contract which
was the main purpose for leaving
the N.B.O.P." Again Whippler and
Finlay are shown to have made
malicious untrue statements.
Executive Board reports to an
nual convention will show true ac-
count of charters issued and sur
rendered.
Why Can't We Hold Them?
Whippler-Finla "Of the local
unions that have been organized in
the past ten years, twenty-one do
not maintain membership in the
N. B. of 0. P. That means we
have organized them and lost
them"
Duffy: Our records show that go
new and revised charters have
been effected for the ten year per-
iod 1936-1946 inclusive. Twenty
three charters have been sur
ten of the 23 were shops
that discontinued operation per-
as follows: Local 142,
Ohio; Local 1856, Zanes-
vile, Ohio; Local 112, Tiltonville,
Ohio; Local 105, Milbrae, Calf;
Local lat, Perrysville, Ohio; Local
II, Salinesville, Ohio; Local Ill,
Va; Local 80, Hunting
ton, w. Va; Local "a, Carrollton,
Ohio; Local 52, Kittanning, Pa.
Our success in this respect is at
east equal to any organization in
The United States.
Organizers Murray And Tracey
Whippler-Finlay: "See where
Joe Murray and Philip Tracey are
now serving as organizers in the
Crooksville- -Roseville district at
rs per week and expenses.
The Administration was quite
weak in this district, so, one can't
nelp but wonder just what those
boys are to organize-votes-or
members ?"
Duffy: AS previous paragraph
shows, contenders Whippler and
Finlay severely criticise Board for
what they term short comings as
to organizing. In this instance they
lam us because of going all out in
IN organizing drive. Oh! the con-
inconsistent twins.
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