The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-26
Washington (LPA)-Demonstra-
M Of the enthusiastic support for

Oh Jne enthusiastic support IOf
1890, the bill to encourage labor
education extension services, was
manifested before a Senate Labor
subcommittee last week.
At one session, five men together
told of Michigan support for the
plan-the five included an elected
Republican member of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan board of regents
who is an investment counselor, a
professor of economics, the secre-
tary-treasurer of the state Fedora
tion of Labor, the director of edu-
cation for the United Auto Work
ers, and the director of the state
university's workers educational
service. Here are some of the rea-
sons these men presented for fav-
orable Senate action:
Alfred B. Connable, Regent, u.
of Mich.-"Today we live in an in
dustrial age which brings to our
doors thousands upon thousands of
industrial workers asking for serv-
ives which we fell in the interest
of better human relations and in
dustrial peace under obligation to
supply, just as we have supplied
other services to citizens in the
past. This, if you like, is our obli-
cation to our own tradition and to
our country"
DR.. z. Clark Dickinson, economics
professionalism services to work
ers, most of the existing education
al facilities and personnel are un-
itable and inadequate. Mature
4Seople who have left school early
do not readily mix with more high
ly educated kids and often they do
not find in the evening schools the
subjects and teachers that appeal
to them l don't know how much
labor education may have promot-
ed industrial peace as yet, but it is
certainly capable of mitigating
many present sources of conflict,
such as green and unframed stew
ards"
Arthur A. Elder, director, U. of
Mich. Workers Educational Serv-
ice-"On the basis of our expert
ence, up to date | should say there
is no reason for doubling the in
terest of workers in an educational
program aimed at meeting their
needs and interests :. urge your
favorable consideration of S. 1890
therefore, because / know that in
Michigan as in other industrial
states we have only made a start
in meeting the educational needs
of workers who number 100000
with approximately half of that
number employed in industrial pro-
duction."
John Reid, secretary-treasurer,
Mich, Fed. of Labor-"We are ask
ing for support for a type of serv-
ice that is in perfect accord with
the historic American ideal of max
ing education available to larger
Ad larger groups of our citizens
their needs become apparent.
The need of workers for the type
of service proposed in S. 1890 is
apparent; it is my hope that mem
bers of your committee will recog-
nize these needs by taking favor
able action on the bill"
Victor Reuther, educational direc-
tor, UAW-"I don't come here ask
ing for any handout. What is pro-
posed in this bill is something
which Congress itself without any
trade union urgings should see the
wisdom of. What are we doing to
offer the kind of education and
services and extension services that
people need? | think it is the re-
sponsibility of the community at
large, of the people-the govern
ment-to try to meet these needs.
International Harvester is spend
ing $10,000,000 for foreman train
ing. Even if every penny asked for
in this bill is appropriated, we
would still not be on an equitable
basis with the rest of the groups in
society. Unless the federal govern
ment gives this kind of aid we are