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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-05
Council
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present rupture of amicable and
agreement on the fact that the
cooperative labor-management re-
lations in this country is due en-
tirely to the harsh provisions of
the Taft-Hartley Act. If there were
no such law, both sides could have
agreed on new contracts long ago,
as they have for many, many years.
"Instead, we find a government
agency-the National Labor Rela-
tions Board-prosecuting this sta
BILE, progressive and public spirited
trade union because the law makes
it well-nigh impossible for the
union to obtain the traditional type
Of security which it must have for
the protection of its members.
Government prosecutions of the
Legitimate activities of unions now
threatens to break out into rash
all over the nation. Already in
junction suits have been filed
against several organizations and
employers, in some instances, have
taken advantage of the new laws
provisions to file damage suits
against unions.
"How anyone can expect unions
to function and industrial produc-
tion to proceed smoothly when la
bor-management relations are tied
up with legal red tape is beyond
reason and common sense.
"The Executive Council feels con-
strained to point out these unpleas-
ant facts because the enemies of
labor are determined to attempt to
remove the Taft Hartley Act as an
issue of the 1948 elections.
Organized labor will never let
the professional politicians get
away with that.
1--WE know that if the forces of
reaction are returned to power next
November, they will proceed at once
to renew their war against labor by
enacting a ban against nation
wide collective bargaining, by out
lawing all health and welfare funds
for workers and by making unions
subject to antitrust prosecutions.
"We know that labor cannot live
and endure under the Taft Hart
ley Act and that the basic policy of
its sponsors is to stifle progress in
America.
"Therefore, the Executive Coun-
Gil of the American Federation of
Labor hereby reemphasizes its de-
termination to carry on the fight
against the Taft Hartley Act until
it is repealed and to campaign
against the sponsors and support
ers until they are defeated. With
the support Of all American work
ers and their friends, we are con-
fident that these goals can be ac-
hieved in the 1913 elections and
that our government will receive
an unmistakable mandate to go for
ward to greater progress and not
to reaction and oppres-
sion"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-05
Veterans And
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Auto Workers. spokesman Don
aid Montgomery ripped into Con-
gress for having "misjudged" the
housing situation in June 1947
when it extended controls for only
eight months. Rent boosts between
April 1910 and April 1947, Mont
gomery asserted, have not been
moderate ones indicated in cost-of-
living figures, but have averaged
36 per cent in non-farm areas, ac-
cording to the Bureau of the Cen
sus. Rents rose more than 70 per
cent in Norfolk, Va, and Portland,
Ore, Montgomery said.
Both the UAW representative
and the AFL economist indicated
why the Bureau of Labor Statistics
living cost studies did not show
up the extent to which rents have
risen. "No newly constructed rem
tai units have been included in the
index since June 1947" when such
units were decontrolled, Shishkin
pointed out. "The BIS measures,
by precise technique, the average
rate of rent increase. in the same
accommodations year after year,"
Montgomery said. at so happens
that over this period people have
been finding shelter where they
could find it. And what they had to
pay to get in out of the rain is
shown by the Census report of the
36 per cent rent boost.
Both of the CIO men urged pas
sage of the Murray Wagner bill
Is. 2014) while Shishkin did not en-
dorse any particular bill but urged
extension until June 80, 1919, with
no more Is per cent voluntary"
increases allowed, with protection
against eviction, enforcement pow
ers vested in the office of the
Housing Expediter, and changing
the status of local advisory boards
SO that they do not have power
to decontrol units.
Montgomery proposed a roll
back of the Is per cent voluntary"
boosts which have victimized l.
100000 tenants, extension for at
least two years or even to June
80, 1850 recontrol of properties de-
controlled last June, and the other
provisions proposed by the AFL
man also.
Richard l.. Hawkins, speaking
for the American Veterans Com
and Natl Legislative Di-
rector Omar b. Ketchum of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, appear
ed on the same day. to plead with
the committee for continuance of
curbs on rents. AVG is advocating
of controls for two years,
a roll-back for the people forced to
sign the 10 per cent voluntary"
rent boosts, and strengthening of
The enforcement powers of the
Housing EXpediter and the pro-
lection from evictions.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-05
Unions Have
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break the strike.
But the railwaymen defeated
Churchill and the corporations, won
recognition of the place of trade
unionism in the industry, and have
ever since been considered one Of
the strongest groups of organized
workers in England.
During. World War ii the public
came to think of railway men as
heroes. For nearly six years they
kept wartime heavy schedule of
operations despite Britain's all
night blackout.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-05
Labor And c. of C.
Join To Oppose Bar
Association Bill

! Washington (LPA)- Unnoticed
by the nations press, bill backed
by the American Bar Assn and
the bright "technicians" who would
be inaccessible to the people was
held up last week in a House Ju-
dietary subcommittee by the vigor-
Gus protests of the labor move
ment, backed for once by the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce.
The bill, HR 1857, the admins
tration practitioners act, would
establish under the attorney Gen
eral five-man commission to pass
on the qualifications of all per-
sons representing the public before
administrative and quasijudicial
agencies of the government.
Four of the five committee men,
bers would be lawyers, and four
of the five would be government
employees. This committee of gov
eminent lawyers would be empow-
cred to pass on the suitability not
only of lawyers but of all other or
ganizational representatives and
just plain citizens who might ever
wish to appear before a federal
agency.
Non lawyer representatives
would have to possess scientific
training, experience, special COM
petence, peculiar technical ability,
knowledge of legal requirements,
and other qualifications requisite
to the adequate performance of the
duties of practitioner"
Lewis Hines, national legislative
representative of the AFL, and
Donald Montgomery, chief of the
Washington office of the JAW
CIO, who are generally adjudged
amongst the most competent "prac-
titioners" in Washington, told the
House subcommittee that they
weren't at all confident that they
could convince a committee Of law
yers that they are as good as this
law would require them to be.
Hines cited the 1947 AFL con-
vention's specific condemnation of
this bill which might we'll prevent
of unions from ap-
pearing in behalf of their mem
bers.
When Rep. Gwynne (R., Iowa),
sponsor of the bill, asked Mont
gomery if he would accept the
measure if full-time, paid organi-
rational employees were exempted,
he replied that he would not.
The UAW representative, who
has been active in the fight for
consumer protection, pointed out
that not only are organizations
which can afford full-time spokes-
men involved, but that less institu-
consumers groups and
just plain people should be able to
government boards for
the redress Of grievances.
The Chamber Of Commerce rep
backed the contention
Of the labor men that existing reg
ulations protect against unethical
and incompetent practitioners, and
said that the bill would work hard
ship upon small business men and
local trade association. He implied
that the Bar Association is trying
to establish closed shop and force
any group which wants to be heard
in Washington to hire attorneys.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-05
AFL Seomen Open
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cent contract with the Isthmian
Line, which does not belong to the
Association.
An STU statement pointed out
that the union would prefer a price
rollback to a wage increase, but the
failure of Congress to act made it
necessary for the union to negoti-
ate wage raise that would protect
its members living standards.
On the eve, of contract reopen
ing STU swore in it's new officers.
Paul Hall who has been port agent
in New York is now the unions
secretary-treasurer.
Paralleling the discussions here
with the Atlantic and Gulf Ship
owners Assn will be negotiations
in Philadelphia, beginning next
week, with the Sag Harbor Tank
er Corp.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-05

1t is not generally known, but
Millard Fillmore, thirteenth Presi-
dent of the United States, gave
Samuel F. Morse his earliest and
most potent support. In gratitude,
Morse named the two Morse code
characters after Willmore's chill
dren: for Dorothy, dot; and for
Dashiell, dash.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-05
Civic, Union Leaders Join
To Demand Socidl Security
By Law For All Americans

who should know best what Am
erica's needs are for new social
Legislation met here last week, and
came up with proposals that look
very much like organized labor's
proposals for social welfare laws.
More than 800 social workers and
community leaders, including
spokesmen for both CIO and AFL,
met here last week at the Natl
Conference on Welfare Needs, un-
der the sponsorship of the Natl
Social Welfare Assembly. The
SWA is a grouping of more than
so member organizations ranging
from the American Red Cross and
the Boy and Girl Scouts to the
Natl Conference of Catholic Char
tiles and the American Association
of Social Workers. The AFLS and
CLOS community service commit
tees are also participants in SWA
and were we'll represented at the
conference.
Union spokesmen put most of
their work on a set of proposals
on social security and welfare.
Heading up the drafting group
was John Corson of the Washing
ton Post. Nelson Cruikshank, di-
rector of the AFL's social insurance
activities; AFL legislative repre-
sentative Lewis G. Hines, and Rob-
ert Kinney of the CIO Commun-
ity Services Committee all parti-
cipated, along with top officials
of the American Public Welfare
Administration, American Red
Cross, Natl Catholic Welfare Con-
ference, Family Service Assn of
America, and Community Chests
& Councils.
an our time," the report states,
"the increasing complexity of eco
nomic organization and the broad
ening area of social interdepen-
dence have made the typical Am
erican and the typical American
family more vulnerable to eco
nomic disaster than ever before.
"The twin forces of Industrial
zation and urbanization have made
it more and more difficult for peo-
pie individually to assure their own
economic security under all cir
cumstances for the full span of
their lives. :.
"Only governmental action can
provide minimum guarantees for
all citizens"
What we have now, the unani-
approved report continues,
is a "piecemeal series of inadequate
which is not in fact So
cial security" Current federal So
cial security legislation, in itself.
affords to no man that confident
to the future, based on
assurance of minimum protection
to himself, his family and his
which is the essence of
social security"
Social security must include
everyone, must protect people
against all hazards, including i'll
ness and physical disability must be
adequate in amount for a decent
minimum standard of living, and
should be financed partly by in
lividual contributions thru payroll
deductions, and the remainder
made up by government funds, the
report indicates.
Labor people at the meeting
pointed out that while the report
serves merely as "frame of refer
,nce" which the so participating or
can accept or ignore as
hey wish, the fact that so many |
groups and individuals
.ook part in drafting the report |
will be a strong impetus to the
lnions' proposals for strengthen
ng social security and obtaining
health insurance legislation.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-05

as your married life a happy
one?
dyes, | married the woman of my
dreams. She is as beautiful to me
as the day / met her. Her hands
are always white and soft. Her
hair is never untidy, and her
dresses are always the latest"
$50 you don't regret it?"
"No, but Pm getting pretty tired
of eating in restaurants"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-05

Al real executive is a man who
can hand back letter for the third
typing to a red-headed stenograph-
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-05

Said one little watch to the 9th
er little watch: "We must always
tick together"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-05
WISDOM

Trade unionism has helped to
give everyone who tolls the posi-
ton of dignity which is his due.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-01-28
COAST GUARD INADEQUATE:
 CONGRESS MUST BE AT FAULT

tian Mail had not been able to pull herself free at the crucial moment she could have been a total loss. This brings up the point that the Coast Guard skip pers have very litle opportunity 10 use their own initiative, a fact that has in large measure built up the Coast Guard to the honorable place it holds among the several branches of service in the government. The com manders of these Coast Guard vessels are men who are capable of using their experience and are chosen for those berths with that idea in mind.
 No man is efficient who must obey two masters.
 At no time was the BS.P. 1927 in any danger and 3 dorieS were aboard, any one of which would have carried the entire personnel ashore.
 We offer the foregoing argu- ment. as proof that Congress- has hamstrung the Coast Guard in Alaskan waters.
 That the vessels themselves arc inadequate. as is their num- Der
 That any captain of Coast Guard ship who may be ordered arbitrarily to another place by an authority 1900 miles distant and one who does not under stand the situation and fails to leave any hope for the man on the scene and who is proven seu.nan to use his initiative and good judgement.
 To remedy this situation there are three things that should be done:
 - Better and faster Coast Guard ships;
 ? More ships to cover the area such as l at Cordova, l at Seward, l at Kodiak and or 8 further out on the chain such as l at Chignik or Perryville, an- other at King Cove, one at Un-
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-01-28
w .A- HE AS SAW IT
 (by Pfc. B. Good)
Leaving Luzon."

Leaving Luzon."
 One night number of us were called out and taken to the harbOr in Manila where we were put aboard a small Jap vessel, which sailed within the hour.
 Where we were going or what was to happen to US, ran like Wildfire through the minds of all the captives aboard. There were over two hundred prisoners besides our particular group.
 Life aboard the Jap ship was a prelude to the hell which fol lowed. Bcatings came regularly, and almost every day someone was dropped over the side, Weich- ted down.
 There were a few women on board. some American Nurses: and four Philippine girls in their early teens, which the Japs had brought along to play with The young girls soon began disappear ing one by one until only the Army Nurses were left. Every one knew the Philippines had been tortured while they were satisfying the Nip's passions. We had seen the hundreds of knife cuts inflicted upon them when they came back to the group: wounds they had received by their immovable patriotism not only to their country, but also their sex.
 The white women had differ ent opinion of loyalty to country and though they had few knife wounds. they had, it seemed. re- alized that if they were to have a chance to survive, they must give in to their tormentors until the chance for freedom presented itself.
 tContinued on page 2
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-01-28

alaska. one at Atka and l or 2 at Adak.
 - Centralize the order cen ter for the captains and give them more authority to use their own judgment.
 In summer these II ships could be used to cover twice the area and watch the seals, sea otter and fishing.
 It may be expected that those who inhabit the Asiatic coast and islands will encroach upon American fishing grounds. The expansion of the Rus fishing fleet means they must have other fish ing grounds or they are NOT building a FISHING fleet.
 This protection of disabled ships and those who are in dis tress assumes a different picture from a simple matter of increas ing the C.G Units These men of the C.G. will know the Aleutian waters and the Navy will not necessarily leave to luck next tme-if there is a next time when the Washington brass Hats picked man of the type of "Squeaky" Anderson, to show the Navy where to go.
 This picture of preparedness. in time of peace, for war is one which hinges on the ability of Congress to translate dollars th- roWn aWay-as well as lives and property-into channels for the protection of lives and property on the high seas-and readiness for what may be in the offing.
 This is no time to penalize a man for travelling on Alaskan waters: this is not the thing to economize in. This is truly an example of too little, too late" This type of bureaucratic gov ernment leads to the answer in war - the only answer - "xley were eXpendable Do we follow in the footsteps of the Roman Republic?
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-01-28
FAILURE :; :::; Are eve planning on returning them?

SENATE BILL - No. 30 General Property Tax
 A bill to enable the Terri tory to tax property outside of incorporated cities, not to exceed 1fo
 Estimated returns by the Tax Commissioner, S6OO,OOO a yr
 Yeas - 6 Brownell, Engebreth, Peratrovich, Rivers, Walker, and Nerland.
 Nays 10 Butrovich, Cochran. Coffey. Col lins, Dawes, Green. Munz, Rogge, Scott.
 SENATE BILL No. sl Net Income Tax
 A bill to levy an income tax on money earned in Alaska, equal to one-tenth of the Nation al income tax: and providing an exemption of $45.OO for each person having lived in Alaska one or more years.
 Estimated returns by Tax Commissioner, s1,25O,OOO a year.
 Yeas - 2 Brownell, Butrovich. Engebreth, Peratrovich. Rivers, Walker, Ner- land.
 Nays = 9 Cochran, Coffey, Collins, Dawes. Green, Jones, Munz, Rogge, and Scott
 SENATE BILL -. No. 82 Uniform Trade License Fees.
 Senate Bill No. 82 was kill
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-01-28
HOUSE BILL Net Income Tax.

HOUSE BILL No ll7 Net Income Tax.
 A bill to levy an income tax on money earned in Alaska equal to seven percent of the Nation al income tax. and providing an exemption of S30.00 for each person having lived in Alaska for one or more years.
 Yeas Fl Almquist, D. Anderson, Edw. An derson, Barnett, Coble, Egan, Engstrom, Garnick, Hope. Hoopes, Huntley, F. Johnson, Joy, McCut- cheon, Newell, Nolan. Ost, Pol lard, Snider, Vukovich, and Gill.
 Nays - 2 M. Johnson and Laws.
 In the Senate. the bill was killed by being indefinitely post poned. The move was to post pone the bill indefinitely.
 Yeas - 9 Cochran, Coffey,. Collins, Dawes, Green, Jones, Munz, Rogge, Ssott.
 Nays - 6 Brownell Butrovich, Engebreth, Rivers. Walker, and Nerland. 
 SUMMARY
 It is estimated that the three Senate measures would have re- turned S4,300,OO0 per biennium. The only revenue measures ap- proved were those adjusting lev Q Continued on page 4
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-01-28
NOTES

The SS Denali will dock at Seward at l PM. on the 2Sth on the trip to Seattle. She call- ed at Seldovia, Kodiak and near by ports.
 The reporter on inquiry finds that the cold cash of the crew of one of the ships in harbor here is growing scarcer as only a few have been seen up town for the pleasures of the town.
 Some of the crew say that the officers are cracking down, that there has been demotions as well as promotions and the hirng of some new men.
 In the coolness of the north the tank tops have been forgot ten: in the South Seas the boys sweat it out with the mercury anywhere from 100 to l2O degrees.
 Another week. boys, and you'll have a chance to land at home port and see the folks
 Take it eaSy"
 The Aleutian will arrive in Seward at 3 PM Thursday with 325 tons of freight and 80 passen- gers. She will leave on scheduled time for Valdez, Cordova and Seattle.
 The Coastal Rambler is due in Whittier at 8:3O PM. Thursday and will arrive in Seward at 1l:30 PM. on Friday night if the present schedule is followed.
 The Square Knot will arrive here on Feb. 10th and leave sh- ortly thereafter for Port Graham. Seldovia, Kodiak. Chignik. Sand Point, Squaw Harbor, King Cove. False Pass. Alitak, and Uganik. She will receive freight to Feb. 6.
 It will be observed that the Westernmost point on this sched- uled run is to False Pass.
 
 The Square Knot is freighter ond may not handle any passen ger traffic
 The Aleutian Mail will not be in service until she has her year. ly inspection by the government at Seattle. This. together with necessary repairs may take as long as 60 days. Notice will ap- pear in these columns as soon as she starts the westward run
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-01-28

lie uOOdIu every NeSSel WlllCn plies the waters of the Pacific within the area which may be defined as huge triangle. the long rim extending from Seattle 10 Attu, a distance roughly of 2500 miles and includes the Gulf of Alaska and all the small in lets, bays. natural canals. stra- tights and passes of which there are very many and in summer the Boring Sea. Cooks Inlet and the Arctic Sea as for as the Canadian line at Demarkation Point just west of Hershel Bay in the far north.
 This article is not intended as a blast against the Coast Guard: the opposite is true and the re- cord of the Coast Guard in Alas kan waters is something every Alaskan is proud of and one which. many times, stands out as among the finest groups known for heroism on the worlds most treacherous waters.
 The truth of the matter is that there are just three small slow moving ships which are not in the best condition to cover the area from Cordova (nearly 2,OO0 miles north and l hour west of Seattle) to Attu. 1000 miles to the west.
 They are the cutter Bittersweet. which is in drydock in Seattle at the time this is written: the Glover, winch is on the way to Seattle for repairs; the Cedar, q converted lighthouse tender which is very slow as will be shown in following paragraph.
 There is not a centralized com inand as is shown by the follow ing:
 As the Aleutian Mail lay on the beach with the bow on the rocks and stern on the sand, (she draws but ft.,) prepara- tions were made to haul her off at F noon which was at high tide.
 Captain Petrich of the M. V. Aleutian Mail asked for line from the Cedar, which was st. anding by, with the idea that when she 'bounced' on the rocks she could be pulled free.
 At 10 AM the Cedar received orders from Adak FROM ARMY HEADQUARTERS to go to the rescue of B.S.P. 1927 which was hung up on a rock at Cold Bay 40 miles away. This was 4-hr. run for the Cedar
 The Aleutian Mail radio oper- ator was already in communica- ton as was two other radio sta tions and 3 boats were standing in toward the barge, one of which was only 30 minutes away.
 Capt. Petrich notified the con- mander of the Cedar of the sit uation and the Cedar's com mander tried to get permission to stand by until noon but per mission was not granted until enough distance was covered so that it was 2:3O PM. before he arrived off the Alentian Mails former resting place, on the beach.
 In the meantime at 5 minutes to 12 the bow bounced" and the Aleutian Mail started to swing broadside on, to the beach. Using his own power Capt. Pet rich pulled her off running the remaining screw in doing so and got ? anchors down a half mile off the beach.
 The Cedar arrived at 2:3O and putting line aboard lowed him r.