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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02

Bro. John Fazio was elected to
represent Local 80 at the coming
wage conference to be held in At
lantic City.
The new wash machine in the
print shop is in operation. A tenn
porary agreement for print girls
will soon be completed and meet
ing will be held to adjust this
agreement so that it will be accept
able TO all.
The work on the new automatic
jigger is progressing and will soon
be in operation.
Work has been slow in the lining
department, due to temporary con-
ditions making it impossible to get
the ware dry. The firm assured the
liners that as soon as this condition
is remedied work will be plentiful.
The casters are loafing at pre-
sent, but hope to be back before
too long. An order for flu pipes is
expected soon which will put them
all back to work before too long.
Bro. Dave Bevan was elected a
board member of district 2 at the
West Virginia State Federation of
Labor convention held in Hunting
ton last month.
The members were reminded that
Oct. 2 is the last day to register for
the coming election, so if you are
not registered yet do so at once.
1t is a privilege that all should ex-
eresse siEee we have a congress
man and senator that helped to
give US the Taft Hartley law. We
should do all in our power to let
them know how much we dislike it.
Bro. General Posey Jr. was a re-
cent visitor to the altar and ap-
pears to be very happy man.
The Local extends deepest SYM
oathies to Sister Lu Cascarell
whose son is being returned from
Japan for burial.
Bro. Sam Allison is working at
Falls Greek while work is Slow
&c. 80.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
AFL Auto Workers First
Pact With CarrOlltOn Co.

Carrollton, Ky. ILNS)-After a
long and bitter struggle to win bar
gaining rights at the Carrollton
Co., Local 943, United Automobile
Workers, affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, has fol-
lowed up it's initial victory by ne
gotiating a fine contract with a
stubborn management. The local
union secured host of gains, re-
sulting in wage increases amount
ing to as much as 80 cents an hour.
Revision of the rate system was
effected, and inequities wiped out.
Six paid holidays were won, with
retroactivity to apply on both the
increases and the holidays. STAN
dard seniority, overtime and griev-
ance clauses are included in the
pact.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02

bettering the lives of their mem
bers, and has slowed down the work
of organizing the unorganized.
If one single feature of Taft
Hartley had to be selected as its
worst the answer would be the bare
fact of its existence. No phrase in
the law, but the fact that a statute
designed to harm labor unions and
weaken the position of workers at
the bargaining table is on the books
has increased employer resistance
to wage and welfare demands. No
section of Taft-Hartley, but the
fact that it's there, explains the
willingness of more state legisla-
lures to enact local anti-union sta
tuteS.
NLRB Tightens Up
The essentially judicial nature of
the NLRB's function wasn't chang
ed by Taft-Hartley. But the fact
that Congress passed it has meant
that NLRB officials have tighten
ed up" in their attitudes towards
unions. Nothing in the law gives
state and local officials the right
to send police and militia against
peaceful pickets, as they did when
the Stock Exchange employees and
the meat packers struck. But so
long as the law of the land implies
that trade unionism is some sort of
an evil they're going to keep on
doing it.
Even the courts have been pois
oned by the virus of Taft Hartley.
asked for by NLRB
Counsel Robert N. Den
ham-often under pressure from
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02

park pavilion and a pageant at
the stadium.
At our local meeting last week
the potters picnic committee made
their report. They must be congrat-
ulated for good job we'll done as
the picnic was big success.
John Ellis was chosen over James
Coffee and Dan Killinger as repre-
sentatives to the wage conference
next month.
Last weeks meeting also ended
the voting on the referendum bal
lot for national officers salaries.
The vote was light considering our
membership. When the votes were
Tailed, it was reported that the
issue lost in this local by almost
two to one majority.
Plant No. 2 stoneware of Univer-
sal resumed operation last week
after several weeks shutdown.
And now question to all work
ing men and women. Why and how
did upward of 65 million workers
elect such stumblebum, fathead
congress last election? Let's not
make the same mistake this fall.
Check your registration now and
vote for those candidates friendly
to labor and the common people.
-O.C. 122.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
WheatIey, SoIon
Attend Outing OF
Local Union No. 174

Metuchen, n. Jan attendance
far exceeding that Of any previous
social function of Local Union III
was on hand for our annual clam.
bake at Vorodys Grove on August
14th. The affair was jointly spon-
sored by the Local and the Rich
mond Radiator Co. of Metuchen.
John Mazolec was chairman of
the day, ably assisted by George
Bondics, John Kearston, Joseph
Dudash and John Zavodsky. These
brothers deserve a vote of thanks
for the excellent program drawn
up for the days outing.
First Vice President E. L. Wheat
ley and Organizer James Solon
were on hand to join in the fun.
We tried to induce Bro. Wheatley
to participate in the fat mans race,
but to no avail. Bro. Alex Mazolic
won this contest hands down.
Other contests included egg
throwing, won by ~Kids Juicy;
potato race, Joseph Blonde; pie eat
ing contest, Moe Mozolic.
Dancing was a special feature at
the outing as was the solo rendered
by the six-year old son of our sec
retary, George Bondics Jr.-O.C.
174.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Cambridge To End
Sesqui-Centennia|
With Labor Parade

Cambridge, Oho-The City of Cambridge this week is
the scene OF celebration and fesvity This marks the
l5Oh birthday OF city Under the chamanshp of Judge
Howard Taught plans for the celebration made with all
organizations and groups participating The final days actv
tes will be in the hands of the Central Labor Body cooper
alton with the SesquiCentennal Committee parade in the
morning and picnic at the city park with prizes
Will make up the daytime program In the evening John
Owens OF the u NJ W. will speak followed by dancing at the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02

Washington (LPA) - Almost
from the day the Supreme Court
upheld the constitutionality of la
bor's Magma Carta, the Wagner
Act, the NAM and its propaganda
lists began their campaign to whit
tie it down, then destroy it.
Thruout the life of the New Deal
direct assaults upon the Wagner
Act in Congress failed, but some
success was gained in big business
campaign to write state laws re-
establishing the old anti-union
practices. Pressure on the NLRB
also succeeded in limiting the use
fulness of the agency for its task
of protecting workers rights.
The reactionaries' drive didn't go
over the top, however, until the
S0th Congress-with a Republican
majority and large bloc of Dixie
crats-passed the Taft-Hartley
law. 1t went into effect a little
more than year ago-on August
%, 1947-to the accompaniment of
public pronouncements that it
would create industrial peace" and
private chortles in NAM circles
hat it would break the power of
labor.
AS nearly every trade unionist
Knows, neither the broadcast claims
Tor the private hopes of the union
laters have come true. Taft Hart
ey has not improved labor-manage-
nent relations. 1t has made them
worse. Nor has the power of our
lnions to aid us been destroyed. |
The law has, however, seriously |
unions in their job of |
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Attack On Unions
Featured In First
Wallace Speech

Bridgeport UPA)-An all-ou
attack upon the policies of thu
trade union movement, and upor
/ it's elected leadership, was a fea
ture of Progressive Party candi
date Henry Wallace's first offcia
campaign speech delivered ir
Bridgeport last week.
Wallace repeated his previous at
tacks upon labor for it's support OF
the Marshall plan, and then, ap-
parently referring to the campaign
to rid the unions of Communist in
fluence, said:
"There are men inside labor who
are using methods against fellow
workers which are more ruthless
than the Taft Hartley bill itself.
There are so-called leaders of la
Dor who say they are against Taft
Hartley, but use Taft Hartley to
destroy other workers unions"
He talked of "misleaders of la
Dor" who have "found red-baiting
and Russia-baiting just as useful
as the reactionary politicians have
found it useful"
The third party candidate said
that "labor leadership which works
for the bipartisan foreign policy
is betraying labor even more GER
tainly than if it walked thru a
picket line. This kind of leadership
means labor's destruction as cer-
tainly as Robert Ley's leadership
destroyed organized labor in Nazi
Germany"
Wallace concluded his attack up
on union spokesman with: "Those
who fall for the red herring are
stooges for Taft and Hartley"
Later in his speech Wallace des-
,royed once and for all the hopes
If trade unionists and liberals that
he Progressive Party could be per-
'uaded to withdraw it's candidates
Who are endangering the Congress
onal campaigns of pro-labor Rep
"The Progressive Party" its
eader said, twill not be cajoled or
threatened into sacrificing the peo-
,le on behalf of liberal names en-
,aged in war-mongering."
Later in the week, at Louisville,
ly., Wallace denied that the Com
nunists control the Progressive
'arty, and disavowed the support
f any Communists, if such there
e, who are loyal to a foreign
over, or who believe in the forci-
lie overthrow of our government.
"There is as much variation in
he beliefs of Communists as in the
eliefs of Democrats and Republi-
(Tars to Page Tsvo) II
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
New Castle Group
Attends Meeting
Of Local No. 124

At meeting of Local Union 121
on August "a, we were honoret
with three visitors from Loca
Union 1873, New Castle, Pa. Bros
Kirkwood, Popovich and Henry
These brothers each addressed the
local in regards to the recent court
action and the referendum now be-
fore the trade.
They seemed to be of the opinion
that only the five plaintiffs were
opposed to the action of the Boarc
and the proceedings of the conven-
ton in regards to turning our
treasury over to the top officials
They were quickly corrected on
this misunderstanding by several
of our members.
Bro. Kirkwood in his remarks
asked Bro. Whippler if he and his
associates were willing to abide by
the results of the referendum vote.
Bro. Whippler replied that was his
aim as applied to salaries and sub
stantiated his stand with a signed
statement to this effect.
In answer to why nothing had
appeared in the Herald from our
local, the visitors were given a
copy of a letter which had been
written and signed by this writer
but had not at that time been print
ed. Later, | am happy to add, this
letter was published as written. |
hope this is a good omen for the
future.
The visiting brothers were most
welcome in our local meeting and
we hope they will honor us again
with their presence. Several of US
enjoyed a good talkfest with the
boys after the meeting adjourned.
Bro. Kirkwood was nominated
for delegate to the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor at our meeting
and we sincerely hope he makes it.
The referendum vote is about at
a conclusion and this writer hopes
there will be very large portion
of our membership who expressed
at the polls their honest convic-
tions.-O.C. 124.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
NEW OFFICERS FOR
EVANSVILLE LOCAL

Evansville, Ind-The following
are the newly elected officers of
Local Union 72: Theodore Eisen-
hover, president; Paul Schmitt,
vice president; Wilfred NJ. Schauss,
recording secretary; Joseph Witt
mer, financial secretary; Kenneth
Tennyson, defense collector; John
Glazer, guard; Inspector, James
Ewers; statistician, John r. Strait
man; trustees, Henry Schmuck, 6
months; Florentine Magyar, IL
George Grisbone, Is
months.-O.C. II.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
Truman's Labor Day
Talk On NBC HOOkup

Detroit (LPA)-President Tru-
mans Labor Day speech to the
joint AFL-CIO rally in Cadillac
Square will be broadcast over the
nationwide hookup of the Natl
Broadcasting Co. from 1:30 to 200
p. m. EDT.
The half-hour talk, opening gun
in the '48 election campaign for
the Democratic nominee, will be
paid for by the Truman -Barkley
Clubs of Michigan. Cost of the air
time is estimated at about $4,000.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-09-02
New Interest Being
Shown AT Meetings
OFF Local Union SO

Clarksburg w. Va-The attendance last meeting
was still encouraging Since the penalty for non-attendance
does not start until the first meeting in September think
the interest shown by the membership will doubt re-
suit in very few being compelled to the penalty for
attendance.
The shop committee reported the meeting held at the
shop with President Duffy and management We feel much
good will from this meeting providing all concerned
cooperate in making big happy family.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
u. N. Test in Palestine

Both the prestige and the authority OF
the United Nations appear to be seriously
endangered by the situation in Palestine
This threat may be more apparent than
real, for it is very hard to tell what Is going
on behind the scenes. But to the extent
that one can arrive at an opinion through
the welter of conflicting statements, propa-
ganda and self-serving declarations, that
opinion has to be that the U. N. faces
serious challenge.
It has been nearly year since the
General Assembly adopted its recommen-
dation for partition of Palestine. Much
has happened in the interval, but the fact
which stands out above all others is that
the Jews have demonstrated q clear-cut
military superiority over the Arabs. When
the Arabs were threatening Holy War
aimed at the determination of the new
State of Israel, and when that war actually
began, the U. N. would not or could not
prevent it. But the military might OF the
Arab nations, except for King Abdullah's
Legion, was soon shown to be of the
mythical variety The Jews, having fought
their own war, and to all intents and pur-
poses having won 1t, are understandably
reluctant to give up any OF the fruits OF
victory.
The United Nations, acting through the
Security Council and the acting U. N.
mediator, DR.. Ralph Bunche, has ordered
the Jews to retire from the area in the
Negeb which they won in battle by No
vember 10. It is also indicated that the
U. N, in companion move, will approve
today a resolution calling for an armistice
throughout Palestine.
The Israeli government has not officially
refused to obey, nor has it obeyed, either
the Security Council order OF November 4,
calling for the withdrawal of the armies
in the Negeb to positions held before the
fighting there began, or DR.. Bunche's
mo Mans Land" order, which Is regarded
N q provisional step in carrying out the
Council resolution. Reports from Tel Aviv
have limited strongly at rejection, however,
and no less an authority than Moshe
shertok, Israeli Foreign Minister, has
stated publicly that no part OF the Negeb
can be given or bartered away.
There is evidence, behind the scenes, OF
activity looking toward q negotiated settle
ment between the Jews and the Arabs,
evidence which suggests that the Israeli
government may be stalling for time in Its
relations with the u N. It may be that
important members of the U. NJ. including
our own representatives, are playing this
game. If so, negotiated settlement may
yet come about, and that would be happy
solution. But If this is not the case, If
the requirement which has been la6d on
Israel to withdraw its forces in the Negeb,
is to be taken at its apparent face value,
then the U. N. is in a pretty tight spot.
Two questions arise: First is the position
taken by the U. N, considering all the
circumstances, wise and right7 If so, or If
this Government thinks so, Is 1t prepared
to stop its vacillation and announce its
firm support of the U. NJ? If the answer
to either question is negative, the U. N.
Is on dangerous ground.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
The Secretary of Defense

The indications are that Secretary of
Defense James " Forrestal may soon be
out of the Cabinet. On top of gossip that
he has fallen from political grace because
of his attitude during the recent campaign,
he himself has just declared in Berlin that
he has told President Truman he will be
unable to remain throughout the entire"
four years Of the new administration be-
ginning on January 20. This suggests that
he might be available for service for a
good part Of that time, but in the light
of other factors-particularly the ap-
parently well-informed gossip-his retire.
ment in the relatively near future would
seem to be probable.
One must hope, however, that the gossip
is wrong and that the President will not
be animated by narrow political considera-
tions when, as and If he decides to act on
the pro forma resignation which Mr..
Forrestal reportedly has placed at his dis
posal. For Mr.. Forrestal, man of excep-
tional administrative and policy y-making
talents, has rendered outstanding service
to his country through his hard and very
able labors to bring about the integration
of the Army, Navy and Air Force in keep
ing with the so-called merger legislation
enacted by Congress in 1947. AS the first
American to serve as Defense Secretary
under that legislation, he has had the
difficult pioneering task of inaugurating
our history making military reorganiza-
ton, and he has discharged it exceedingly
well. But the work is still far from fin-
ished, and for that reason, in view of his
unique qualifications, it would be good
thing for every one concerned If he car
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Elections for Spain

The elections which begin in Spain next
Sunday are more noteworthy for their
intrinsic scope than for their overall sig
nificance. These elections are strictly
municipal in character. They are held to
determine the makeup of local councils TOR
villages. towns and cities throughout Spain.
The candidates are nominated and chosen
by curiously complicated system in which
politics" in our sense of the word plays
no part. And the municipal councils will
be expected to stick to their knitting, which
means the management of local affairs
Nationally, Spain will continue to be run
by a one-party government, that OF the
Nationalist coalition headed by Generals
simo Francisco Franco, which has exercised
dictatorial authority ever since its victory
in the civil war decade ago.
The voters for these municipal elections
fall under three categorieS First come
"heads of families" some 100000 in num-
ber, who will vote next Sunday. The fol-
lowing Sunday will come the turn for men,
bers of "syndicates," vertical organization
which include both workers and employers.
On the third Sunday, December S, men,
bers of professional education and cultural
associations will cast their ballots. Each
category will elect one-third of the coun-
cillors. The councils themselves will be
headed by mayors who will be appointed.
as before, by the central government and
will exercise measure of supervision and
control over their proceedings.
To American citizens of democratic re-
public with full self-government from top
to bottom, these Spanish municipal elec-
tions may seem to be much ado about
nothing. But to Spaniards they are an
innovation with much potential signifi-
canoe. These are the first elections of any
kind since the beginning Of the Civil War.
q decade and half ago. The change from
appointed municipal councils to ones
chosen by electoral processes is a fresh
start toward self-government, even though
the electorate be restrictively selective and
the competence of the councils themselves
confined to local affairs of nonpolitical
character. The hope, and perhaps the
expectation, is that these municipal elec-
tions are the "grass-roots" beginning of a
fresh political evolution away from author
itarianism and toward popular self-gov-
ernment, at least in some modified form.
The workings of the new councils will,
perhaps, furnish clue as to SPANS
political future.
Evening star., 1948-11-16
Like Wee Red Ants

Criminologically speaking, the case Of
Jackie Coogans purloined wig is almost too
negligible to be worthy of second thought.
But it is shocking nonetheless. It is shock
ing because Of the way it reminds a man
of how time flies and the flesh ages and
the years creep over him-as a poet has
put it-like wee red ants.
Anyhow, it seems not much longer ago
than yesterday that one sat watching
Jackie share laughter and tears with
Charlie Chaplin in silent movie called
"The Kid" One was not a great deal
older than the kid" himself then. One
was too ebulliently young and far too en-
thralled to imagine that the day would
come when this little boy on the screen
before him would not only wear a toupee
but also suffer the great indignity of having
it stolen from him.
Jackie Coogan in wig? Jackie Coogan
bald? Is 1t possible that almost thirty
years have passed since one was a mere
boy who delighted in seeing "The Kid"7
Could yesterday really be as long ago as
that? The questions, alas, answer, them
selves and rock a man to his foundations.
O flight of time! o lost youth! o infinite
poignancy Of the aging process!
Evening star., 1948-11-16
The AirIift Goes On

No more effective answer could have been
given to the new Russian threat to our air
lift than the American announcement Of
plans for stepping up the operations. Al
though the formal reply to the latest Rus
sian note merely asserted that we would
hold Soviet authorities responsible for any
mishaps, the clincher came in the disclo-
sure of immediate plans for increasing the
deliveries by thousand tons day.
The joint effect of the American letter
and of the amplif1ed operations should be
to make 1t plain to Moscow that we do not
intend to be intimidated by more threats of
the kind that have been common since the
amazing Operation Vittles" began. Pre-
vious threats have failed to deter us and
our allies in this unprecedented humani
tartan enterprise. There is no reason to
believe that the threat of the Soviet mill
tary command to force down any of our
planes which wander of course is to be less
empty than any of the other warnings.
We have evidenced no particular inter-
est in that part of the Russian note which
stated that aircraft without Identification
marks would be forced down, for all of our
planes are clearly marked. So, say the
British, are theirs. If there have been any
unmarked planes flying over Soviet terri
tory, the Russians have cause to investi-
gate. But the situation is different when
Soviet officials threaten to force our air
lift planes down If they should unavotd-
ably veer outside the relatively narrow
corridor which they must fly. While we
have not officially admitted that such vari-
ations from course occur at times, our pilots
are known to have had difficulty in bad
weather in staying within the twenty mile
path. 1t is probable that some OF our
cargo ships unintentionally have slipped of
course while coming in for landing. II
efforts were made to force lost plane
down in strange territory when visibility Is
poor, the perils would be great.
The chances are that Russia has no real
intention of risking serious incident at
this time. Unless our observers are badly