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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-04
World Wor II
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with the Natl Conference of Union
Labor Legionnaires, are sending
delegates.
Franklin Roosevelt Jr, revealed
the veterans strategy last week He
said that vets are tired of being
told to keep their shirts on" by
Rep. Jesse Wolcott (R., Mich. }.
They intend to bypass the House
Banking & Currency Committee Of
which he is chairman and signs up
the required Congressman to bring
the TEW bill to the floor on peti-
ton.
The AVG spokesman accused
Wolcott of consistently following
the line of the real estate lobby.
The tremendous support the con
ference has attracted from rank
and file veterans in conclusive dem
that huosing is the num-
Der one problem of veterans and
that they are united behind the
TEW bill. Once the bipartisan bill
reaches the floor it should pass
overwhelmingly, Roosevelt said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-04
City Anfi-Pickef
l. CIV l. S Rule d
Unconstitutional

Abilene, Texas (LPA)-Twenty
years before Taft Hartley, the city
of Abilene put on it's books an ordi-
nance making it unlawful for any
person "by words, sign or gesture
to say or to do anything that would
tend to hurt or injure lawful busi-
ness" Last month a court of ap-
peals held this anti-picketing law
constitutional.
The test begin in July 1947 when
J. M. Waltrip, representative Of
Local 583, Int'l Brotherhood of
Teamsters-AFL, led members of the
local in a picket line in front OF
a wholesale grocery establishment
with signs reading "Strikes, Wooten
is Unfair to Teamsters Local 583-
AFL."
Nearly a year later a state dis
trict court Judge found Waltrip
guilty of violating the city ordi-
nance. But when Waltrip got his
case before Appellate Judge Tom
Beauchamp he won a reversal of
the lower courts ruling.
In his decision, Judge Beauchamp
said that picketing involves free
dom of speech as guaranteed by
the Federal Constitution. He point
ed out that "the trend of thought
has been progressively in favor of
the contention that no legislative
body may forbid peaceful picket
ing"
Further, Beauchamp said, "Sat-
isfactory hours and wages and
conditions in industry and
a bargaining position which makes
these possible have an Importance
which is no less than the interests
of those in the business or indus
try directly concerned"
Therefore the judge concluded:
Free discussion concerning the
and intelligent use Of the
processes of popular government to
shape the destiny of modern indus
trial society"
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Local Uunion
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annual N. b. o. 7. outing at Idora
Park in Youngstown, we have al
ready began making plans to at
tend the picnic. Last year we had
two bus loads from here and this
year we are looking forward to in
creasing that number to four.
The Beaver County Central La
Dor Council are on their toes and
planning a little political action
for the coming election. A commit
tee has been formed and will be
known as the Pennsylvania Fedora
ton and Beaver County Central
League for Political Action. Off
GERS have been elected with John
Siminsllie of the Electrical Work
ers as chairman; George McDer-
mott of the Hod Carriers, treaSur-
er, and Leonard Greco of l.. u. 33,
secretary. A drive for funds to be
used to defeat our enemies and
elect our friends at the coming cleo
tion is now underway. The organ
ization is non-partisan and we in
tend to support candidates who are
favorable to labor regardless of
party affiliation.-O. c.. 33.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-04
AL Financial Employees
Pldn Wull Street Strike

New York LPA)-The United
Financial Employes-AFL-who bill
themselves as "Wall Streets own
lunion"-set up machinery last week
to strike the New York Stock, Curb
and Cotton Exchanges.
Wage increases, joO security,
union shop and recognition of
guards are the major union de-
mands. Stock Exchange President
Emil Schram had previously sent
out a letter saying that he saw lit
tie hope for an agreement before
the contract deadline, March l.
UFE has won Natl Labor Board
elections in the exchanges emitting
it to bargain for the union shop but
the demand has been rejected by
all three. The wage increase sought
is So for those earning $40 a week
or less and $15 for those earning
more than $40.
eve would prefer to settle this
matter across the table," said Local
President NJ. David Keefe, "but we
are not going to take crumbs. The
Exchange and all their member
firms Appear to be standing firm in
a policy intended to force us into
a strike.
The stock brokers' refusal to
deal with the guards is considered
by the union people to be merely a
move to weaken the representation
of the employees. "Under the law"
they say, "the guards could be con-
tinued in the UFE contract"
Possibility of a split in the brok-
ers' front was seen last week when
the Cotton Exchange submitted to
union officials a proposal which
they have refused to reveal, but
will submit to a membership meet
ing. Stock and Curb Exchange
heads, however, have reiterated
their refusal to bargain about
union security.
A letter from the Seafarers Int'l
Union-AFL told the financial en-
ployes, "If the stock brokers per-
sist in trying to break up your or
ganization, remember the whole
AFL will back you up and as you
and your members we'll know, the
Seafarers Int'l Union will use its
full strength in any manner neces-
sary to support your fight to
successful conclusion" STU has
published and distributed on Wall
Street the first of series of leaf
lets put out by them as "a gesture
of fraternal cooperation to UFE."
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Morse Denies
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until a thoroughly reactionary adj
ministration is in power to invoke
the full anti-union viciousness of
the law. The Oregon Senator warn
ed that if labor fails to elect Con
gressmen in 1913 who will by their
votes in Congress, as well as in
their campaign speeches, support
the legitimate demands of labor
this time will come.
Reminding his listeners, who in
cluded top leaders of the AFL,
CIO and un-affiliated unions, that
what's left of the Wagner Acts
protection to unions is incorporated
in Taft-Hartley, Morse advised
them to gear their campaign to
the re-enactment of the pre-1947
law rather than simply the repeal
Of Taft Hartley.
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cant attack in Philadelphia
against the "harassment policy" of
Denham. There, Gerhard Van Ar
kel and Henry Kaiser, TYPO" at
torneys, pulled out of an NLRB
unfair labor practice" hearing
against the union.
Van Arkel and Kaiser sent a
formal letter to Denham explaining
their decision. They pointed out
that the NLRB had already issued
nine different complaints against
the union, all involving the same
issues, and that three are already
being litigated before the board
representatives.
As a matter of fairness, he de-
manded that Denham cease fling
ing new cases against the union
until the old ones are disposed of
and decisions are laid down.
eve do not feel it comports with
decent standards of administrative
actor that public officials should
use the powers vested in them to
harass private parties by needless
litigation concerning matters al
ready thoroughly inquired into,"
the union attorneys said.
"a contrary position would
amount to acceding to a course of
persecution which we feel to be
completely unjustified, and waste
full of both government and respon-
dents funds"
Van Arkel offered to let the
boards decision in any pending
case apply to all of them, so as
to avoid costly rehashing of the
issues in case after case.
"Due process can be denied quite
as effectively by requiring 365 days
in court as by denial Of a day in
court" he said.
A new strategy in the unions
struggle for wage increases, with
out being tied to the Taft Hartley
straightjacket, was applied this
week against commercial printing
firms in Philadelphia.
There, to break a long dead
lock on wage demands, 900 print
ers stayed away from their jobs.
Sinclair l.. Muir, president of Local
2 of the "typos" declared that "this
is not strike" but "the men mere
ly do not desire to continue their
employment under the present
wage scale"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-04
Rubber Industry
Lobbies For End
OF Govt Control

Washington (LPA)-The rubber
harons managed to get Senate and
House Committee approval last
week for measures which would
take the government out of the
rubber industry by June, 1850.
A Senate Subcommittee made up
of Senators John w. Bricker (R.,
Ohio), Harry P. Cain (R., Wash }
and A. Willis Robertson d., Va.)
were told by A. L. Viles, president
of the Rubber Manufacturers Assn,
that the industry unanimously en-
dorsed their measure to end gov
ernment controls of synthetic rub
be-. The industry's one objection
to the Senate bill-also unanimous
was that it would not remove the
government from the synthetic rub
ber picture soon enough.
The manufacturers came out
just as unanimously in opposition
to the House bill which would ex-
tend government control of rubber
for five more years.
All this unanimity must have inn
pressed the House Armed Services
Committee which put amendments
on the House measure modifying
it considerably.
The Administration, now prepar
ing it's recommendations, is expect
ed to approve the five-year plan.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-04
Publishers Trade
Paper Supports
Cl0 TN Fight

New York (LPA)-Cutting thru
the bubbles with which some news
papers have muddled their editor
ial comments on the Justice Dept's
prosecution of President Philip
Murray and the CIO, Editor & Pub
Usher, influential trade paper of the
industry, said "the indictment
clashes head-on with the First
Amendment to the Constitution" "
Commenting on Section 303 of
the Taft Hartley law which for
bids union papers from carrying
political endorsements, Editor &
Publisher in it's Feb. 21 issue,
said: "There is no Justification for
a statute which says, CT which can
be interpreted to say that certain
types of people issuing news
paper in a cooperative way cannot
speak their minds on political sub
jects, whereas, other types of indiv-
iduals are not foroiGden to do So"
"To prohibit all segments of the
political candidates would deprive
the American people of a free
press. To prohibit one segment of
press from discussing the merits cf
the press from doing so is a SINH
lar infringement"
Noting that the big daily papers
are not steamed up" about the
of CIO, Editor & Pub
Usher warns them that corporations
as well as labor unions are includ-
ed in the section of ft-Hartley
Which prohibits political expendi-
lures. Most newspapers are organ
lied as corporations.
The trade paper concludes that
i'if for some strange reason the
Supreme Court does not speedily
declare this section of Taft Hartley
unconstitutional" Congress must re-
peal it. "In this fight" Editor &
Publisher says, "the CIO deserves
the support and assistance of indiv-
idual newspapers and newspaper
groups which have as much at
stake in the issue as the labor
press"
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button of one dollar to help defeat
the enemies of labor.
A letter was read from Francis
p. White, insurance representative,
which answeded many questions re-
garding the family coverage. We
are expecting to finish the canvass
of the shop next week.
Alberta Snodgrass deposited her
transfer card and her name was
ordered placed on the roll.
Bro. Garfield Watson is conval-
escing at his home from an attack
suffered recently.
Bro. f. Davis is sporting a new
pair of bowling shoes and bag
which he won at the Gore alleys for
high score of the week. Ed. topped
the naples for a 231 score.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-04
Moy Levy Fine
(TOnfiHufd Fr0m Paae OHe)

A. F. of L. in bringing about a
change in this law.
A representative from the field
office of the Social Security Board
will address us in the near future.
The date will be posted and we
hope there will be a good attend
ance for the occasion.
At our next meeting action viii
be taken on a resolution calling
for a $1.00 penalty for any men,
Der who does not attend one meet
ing in four az, and a $500 penalty
for all those failing to attend spec
ial meetings or vote in elections.
In the latter instance provisions
will be made for those working or
laid up through illness.
Bro. Richard Smith, chairman
of the Shop Committee made re-
port regarding seniority rules. While
we have no provision regarding
such in our contract, Mr.. Bentley
said he would see what he could do
for the older members who would
like to change to other jobs when
the opportunities arise. Those who
wish to make a change should first
notify the foreman of their depart
ment as we'll as the foreman of the
department to which they seek
change. This should be followed by
contracting either Mr.. Bentley or
Mr.. Pieslock as well as notifying
the shop committee of their inten-
tions.
Nearly all our members we un-
derstand will soon be on two shifts.
7 a. m. to 3 p. m. and p. m. until
12, alternating each week.
We are very sorry to report the
death of two former members who
died recently, James Lewis who re-
tired in 1941 and Ray Thompson
who became foreman in 1945. The
former was the father of our night
superintendent, Elmer Lewis. To-
the families of both we extend our
sincere sympathy.
Bro. Watson made, his quarterly
report showing a net membership
of 405.
Four members were suspended
for failure to keep in good stand
ing. They were Frank Tabone,
Steve Solomayor, Walter Britton
and James Chivello, all have left
the trade.
Edward Burshell, Donald Snyder
and Edward Milacki were initiated
and welcomed as new members.
Bros. Mike Devaney and Bill Null
heron were reported on the sick
.ist.-0. G.. 45.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-04
Million-A-Month Voted By
Typos To Fight TIL Low

Indianapolis (LPA)-Though it
suffered a setback in federal court
here, the Int1 Typographical
Union-AFL is determined to fight
all the harder to prevent destruc-
tion of its hard-won gains. That
was made clear by ITU officials
this week.
The setback occurred in the court
of Judge Luther NJ. Swygert, who
sustained constitutionality of the
injunction provisions of the Taft
Hartley Act. This was the first
court ruling on that phase of the
law.
Backed by all branches of organ
lied labor, the "typos" had chal-
lenged the validity of the ''injunc-
tion mill" section Of the law, and
on that basis had asked the court
to throw out the injunction sought
by Robert n. Denham, general
counsel of the Natl Labor Rela-
tions Board.
In denying the unions plea, Swy-
CERT declared that the injunction
procedure in the law did mot vio-
late the due process principle" The
judge also rejected another typo"
argument-namely, that the NLRB
under the act had no legal right
to delegate to Denham the power
to seek injunctions.
Judge Swygert set March 3 for
a hearing on whether to issue an
injunction and ITU officials made
it clear that the flight has just
begun" and that they stand ready
to carry the battle against an in
junction to the highest courts if
necessary.
Meanwhile, the ITU armed it
self with a million-dollar a month
defense fund to carry on the bat
tie against Taft Hartley shackles.
"Typo" officials declared that al
most complete unofficial returns
showed a better than two-to-one
majority in the unions recent ref
erendum favoring a per cent as
sessment to build up an effective
protection fund.
Hitherto, the assessment had
been u of one per cent, which rails
ed about 100000 a month. The new
levy will boost the figure ten-fold.
"This is in answer Of our member
ship to those who claim ITU pol
icy is declared by the Executive
Council" the union declared here.
The ITU staged another signifi-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-04
Weir, w aIloce
And Boil AssoiI
M ursh oil P!un

Washington (LPA)-One of the
nations leading steel-barons joined
two politicians last week in an as
sault upon the Marshall plan for
European recovery.
Ernest Weir, chairman of the
National Steel Corp, told the
House Foreign Affairs Committee
implementation of ERP might
bring on a depression with worse
consequences than the collapse Of
Europe's economy and its capture
by Communism. He said that the
U. S. is living beyond its means,
and that this is due to the high cost
of government. No mention was
made of the $5-a-ton steel price in
crease which Weir and other steel
monguls decreed the previous week.
While Weir did not refer to the
proposals of ex-President Herbert
Hoover, he followed them when he
urged that a sharp distinction be
made between Europe's relief and
recovery needs, and that all recov-
cry appropriations be based upon
ability to repay.
Meanwhile, Sen. Joseph Ball (R.,
Minn) one of the architects of the
aft-Hartley law, told a reporter
that he intends to lay before 20 Re-
publican Senators known to be cool
towards the Marshall plan a pro-
posal to cut the first years ERP
appropriation from S5.3 billion to
$3.5 billion. Such a revision of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tees bill would make it impossible
for European countries to place
long-term orders in this country.
During its last week of hearings,
the House Committee also heard
from third-party presidential can
didate Henry Wallace who, after
calling the Marshall plan imperial
ism, said: "Those trade union lead
ers who attack Taft-Hartley but
support ERP are unwittingly con-
tributing to the destruction of their
own organizations"
Without citing evidence to back
his charge, Wallace accused Secre-
tary of State Marshall of not sup
porting "the fight against the Taft
Hartley law" He admitted, how
ever, that Marshall has said that
the free exercise of trade union
rights is a test of a nations de-
One of Wallace's claims, that
pressure has forced the
British labor government to aban-
don plans for naturalization of the
steel industry, was hotly denied ir
London by labor spokesman, ac-'h
cording to N. Y. Times report.
Labor, he pointed out, is committed
by it's 1945 platform to taking over
the steel industry by 1850, and no (
pressure has been ap-
piled to make the government re-
treat from this position.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-04
ITU Heads Re- Election Seen

Indianapolis ULNS)- Woodruff
Randolph, Progressive candidate
for president of the International
Typographical Union will be re-
elected in the unions May elections,
Don Hurd, secretary-treasprer of
the ITU asserted. Hurd based his
predictions on returns from 90 local
unions which gave Randolph rs
separate endorsements and 2,269
popular votes, against 6 endorse
ments and 4S6 votes for John
Evans, Independent party candi-
date. ITU members will vote May
10.
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Construction is under way on a
81, 100000 refining plant at Pana-
ma City, Fla, for production Of in
dustrial vegetable fats from wood,
John II. Hinman, president of In
ternational Paper Co., disclosed in
New York. at is also quite possi-
BILE that in the future such edible
fats as are used in cooking and
frying can be produced FROM
u. S. forests for us in United
States homes as a result Of the
progress we are making in devel-
oping the separation process for
tall oil'," Hinman said.
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Asks Injunction Agdinst
Enforcement Of PA Buns

Washington IPA)-The United
Auto Workers is attempting to ge
complete Qualification of the legal
ity of the anti-political expendi
lures section of the Taft Hartley
law. Last week the union asked the
District Court here to grant al
! injunction forbidding the attorney
general from enforcing section 304
A partial test of the same sec,
tion is involved in the Justice
Dept's indictment of President Phil
| ip Murray. But the Murray case is
limited to the carrying of political
endorsements in the labor press
and therefore does not test the
whole problem of campaign expen-
ditures by labor unions.
In its brief, the UAW describes
the whole scope of political activi-
ties in which the union intends to
engage-distribution of pamphlet
literature and Congressional voting
records to the public, sponsoring
radio broadcasts, using its meeting
halls for political rallies, and par
ticipation in elections and primar-
les in the districts in which UAW
members live.
Citing the crucial nature of the
194S elections, the UAW has asked
4ba foJoro1 oo,,xfc +0 p,,lo ,,o1x, an
the constitutionality of TIL sec
tior 304. 1t has entered a civil suit
asking for a declaratory judgment
that 304 is unconstitutional, and
in the meantime for an injunction
against Attorney General Tom
Clark. Clark's office has already Sc
cured the indictment of President
Murray and is reported ready to
move against the AFL for its poll
tical activity in Connecticut and
against President Walter Reuther
for his endorsement of candidate
in a Pennsylvania Congressional
election.
Commenting on the suit which
the unions counsel is bringing in
Washington, Reuther said that it
is designed to secure a Supreme
Court ruling before the courts
adjournment. He added
that if a decision is not speedily
forthcoming unions will be ham
strung during the 1948 elections
by a series of costly suits.
The Justice Dept is expected to
ask that the UAW suit be dismiss
ed when three-judge special
court opens hearings on it-just as
CIO has asked dismissal of the in
dictment of Murray. Hearings on
the CIO dismissal motion are sched-
uled for March 5.
The JAWS case, which is being
handled by union counsel Irving
Levy and attorney Joseph Rauh,
has been coordinated with CIO
action in the Murray case, and
should the two cases reach the Su-
preme Court at approximately the
same time it is expected that they
will be heard together.
Section 304 interferes with the
right of workers to band together
for political action, the UAW brief
since it is only thru their
unions that they can do so effec-
lively. 1t says that Justice Dept
agents are now trying to get evil
lence on which to base an indict-
nent of the UAW which would in
,erfere with the unions exercising
is rights in the '4S elections.
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the local union in 1882. In 1887 he
was appointed an organizer on the
AFL staff and next year was nam
ed New England regional director.
In 1916 Murphy was assigned to
Japan for 3 months during which
he served as special labor advisor
to Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-04
Nho-Ase!. why should be interested
in ADEQUATE WIRING

THE answer TO that sixty-four dollar
] question, lady, is that while you
may appreciate all the things that
Electricity con do for yov-eookins,
cleaning, laundering, food preseVa-
tion, entertaining, and what you
wiII-pIease don't forget that you
MUST have enough electric outlets
and electric circuits with large enough
wires TO bear the fraffic-or else
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-04

No matter how far seeing you are
on the modern application OF Elee-
irieiiy as a servant in your home, it
behooves you to oIso consider and
put into practice the installation Of
sufficient wiring facilities not only for
fodoy's uses but for all the wonder-
fvI new appliances of tomorrow. Con-
suit your Electrician. Thdt is his sPe-
eioIty :. providing for wiring needs
in the modern home
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-04

| like simple people because they
it's chore to be clever.
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