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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Two Scholarships Offered
In British Labor College

New York LPA) = Want to
spend year in England studying
at Oxford University along with
British trade unionists?
The British Trades Union Con-
gress is offering two scholarships
worth $500 each, and covering tut
ton, board and room, at Ruskin
College, the resident college for
unionists at historic Oxford Uni
versity.
Five students from U. S labor
are at Ruskin this
year on scholarships; the ones of
fered by the BTUC run from Oc-
tober 1913 to June 1949. Applica-
ton blanks and details are avail
able from Ruskin Scholarship Com
mittee, Institute of Int'l Education,
2 w. 45th St., n. Y. 10, n. Y.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Guild Head Leaves
For Uk Meeting On
Freedom OF Press

Washington tLPA)-Harry Mar
tin, president of the American
Newspaper Guild left for Europe
as a member of the u. S. delega-
tion to the United Nations confer
ence on freedom of information at
Geneva.
The Guild officers name was on
the list of delegates which came
from the White House last week,
though it was not on the list that
went to the White House from the
State Department. He had earlier
been turned down by the State De-
partment because of a contribution
he made to the Southern Conference
for Human Welfare several years
ago.
Martin, who was elected to his
Guild post on an anti-communist
ticket, acted as representative of
the Int'l Organization of Journal
lists in helping to draft the articles
that will be submitted for ratifi-
cation at the UN conference. His
regular job is amusement editor of
the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Bulletin Outlines
Labor Legislation

Washington, D. c. GLNS)-In-
dustrial relations and workmen's
compensation legislation high
lighted the activities of state leg
islature in 1947, says the Annual
Digest of State and Federal Labor
Legislation" bulletin No. 90) just
issued by the Bureau of Labor
Standards, L. S. Department Of
Labor.
Forty-four states met in regular
session during the year,
and special sessions were held in
several states. Laws restricting
union activities were passed in 30
Of these states, and anti-closed shop
laws were passed in II states. Re
strictions were also placed on the
use Of secondary boycotts and
picketing. Special legislation to
regulate labor relations in public
utilities was enacted in a number
of states. Marked advances were
made in the worlmen's compensa-
ton field. Some improvements were
gained in child labor laws, and
equal pay laws were enacted in 2
states. Most significant in federal
were the Labor Manage
ment Relations Act Of 1947 Taft
and the Portal-to-Portal
Act, the bulletin says.
Copies of this bulletin may be
obtained from the Bureau of Labor
so long as the free sup
ply lasts. Sales copies are avail
able from the Superintendent of
Documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington 25, D. c. for
30 cents each.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Congressman Hits
Ships Transfer

Washington, d. C. ILNS)-Rep-
resentative Frank w. Boykin of
Alabama vigorously protested
against provisions of the European
Recovery Program bill which he
said would permit transfer or char
ter of 800 United States built ships
to foreign countries. He predict
ed in a speech prepared for the
House that such a transfer would
"throw 10000 of our own seamen
out of gainful employment" Il
have enlisted the aid of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, the Con-
gress of Industrial Organizations,
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men and everyone else who can
help beat this un-American pro-
posal," he told a reporter. BOykin's
protest followed an announcement
by AFL President William Green
that the federation was supporting
an amendment to the bill eliminat-
ing the provision permitting leas-
ing of the ships.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Try To Terrorize
Mil Workers Who
Use Union Help

Roanoke Rapids, N. c. (LPA)-
An attempt to terrorize mill work
ers in this textile community thru
using a deputy collector of inter-
nal revenue, who has pulled off
their jobs and questioned workers
whose income tax returns were
drawn up with union assistance,
marked the last few days before an
NLRB election here.
The Textile Workers Union of
Ameriea-CIO, which is organizing
the workers, charges that the three
cotton manufacturers in the town
all circularized their workers with
circulars attached to their with
holding tax slips last January, say
ing that the company had hired a
man to help with their tax returns,
who was not working for the gov
ernment' and would "save" money.
The companies action clearly in
timated that its tax consultant
"could get around the law" the
TWUA charges. Toby Mendez, of
the TWUA organizing saff, has as
sisted workers-mostly not union
members-for the past two years
in filling out their income tax re-
turns.
An investigation Of the local In
ternal Revenue officials action in
questioning those workers whose
returns kere prepared with help
by the union, has been demanded
Of Washington by the TWUA.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Proposes Public
Schools Include
College Courses

Milwaukee QLNS) - Lester
Washburn, international president
Of the AFL United Auto Workers,
told group Of labor leaders here
that he advocated college educa-
tions be made more available to
those desiring them by expanding
the public school systems to in
.clude 4-year colleges.
Washburn pointed out that labor
has always taken the lead in urg-
ing better educational facilities for
the masses Of all citizens, citing
the early fight against child labor
and labor's sponsoring of free pub
lie schools as early as the 1850's.
Washburn's plan would add a.
year college courses to the present
high school terms and make this
college training available to all
who desired it. "For", he said "no
matter what job a worker even
tually settles into as his life voca-
tion, college education can Ger
tainly do no harm in broadening
and enriching the perspective of
the future citizenry Of these
United States"
Commenting on the present CT
college courses, he emphasized that
most GIs would not be able to fin
ish their college training inasmuch
as they were entitled to only as
many years of training as they
put in service. Thus, most will have
only a year or two and then be-
cause of the stopping of govern
ment aid, will be forced to abandon
their ambitions just when they are
beginning to appreciate the bene-
fits of higher learning.
Establishment of public colleges
would not only prevent this but
would make available to all the
youth of America an equal oppor-
tunity to improve their minds and
skills in institutions offering train
ing beyond the average high school,
he said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Business Booms
Under TN Law

Washington (LPA)-The NLRE
revealed last week that it is in nc
danger of going out of business
with the Taft Hartley law on the
books. In the first six months of
the Acts operation 1880 cases
were filed with the Board, more
than in any one of the Board 5
first II years of operation under
the Wagner Act.
Of these, 2S12 were petitions for
election of collective bargaining
representative; 771S were for union
shop authorization elections, while
1850 alleged unfair labor practices
by employers, and 420 claimed un-
fair actions by unions.
In sharp contrast these figures
are the number of elections ac-
tually conducted by the Board:
not quite 5000 union shop polls,
$50 collective bargaining votes and
so liberalization elections.
The Board statement says that
of the 420 charges against unions,
144 alleged secondary boycotts and
Al claim the existence of jurisdic
tional strife. No summary of the
nature of union charges against
is included.
Regional directors of the NLRB
filed II injunction procedures
unions, only one against an
in the six months of
Taft Hartley. Courts have granted
five injuuctions against unions,
and two restraining orders. The
one Board request for action
against an employer-the General
Motors Corp.-resulted in re-
straining order. Judges have dis
missed two complaints against la
Dor and two are still pending.
General Counsel Robert Denham
presented the Board with AZ COM
plants - "a against unions, 10
against employers.
The clogged docket of the NLRB
contains $500 pending cases, 1900
Of which were filed after the pas
sage of Taft Hartley. Of these, Ais
are awaiting decision by Board
whose biggest decision
record to date-for the month of
February after the adoption of the
'streamlined" panel system = is
I50.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Taft Defeat, Labor Act
Repeal Named AFL
Major Objectives

Cleveland, o. QLNS)-Lewis G.
Hines, national legislative repre-
sentative of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, named these issues
as the most important confronting
organized labor:
/. Defeat of Senator Taft if he
becomes the Republican presiden-
tial nominee.
2. Repeal of the Taft-Hartley
act.
Describing himself as a Republi-
can wheelhorse in Philadelphia,
Hines told the Cleveland Fedora
tion Of Labor that "Taft's election
would drive this country into COM
munism.
"We have got to defeat those
who voted for the Taft Hartley
bill, but most of all we have to de-
feat Bob Taft" he asserted. 81,
as a Republican, am going to vote
against Taft"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Nearly $50 Cities
Cut Working Hours
OF Fire Laddies

Chicago (ILNS) - Nearly $50
cities reduced the working hours
of firemen last year, the Interna-
tional City Managers Association
says. Information gathered for the
1948 Municipal Yearbook disclosed
that this number includes 80 cities
in Indiana and 8 in Arkansas where
the state legislatures made a r.
hour work week effective Jan. /,
1948. Most Of these cities had 81
hour work weeks for firemen.
Philadelphia and Phoenix, Ariz.,
were among the few cities shorten
ing firemen's hours that adopted
the 3-platoon plan under which
each fireman works an 8-hour shift
6 days week.
Personnel costs under the 3-pla-
toon system range as much as so
per cent higher because more fire
men are required. Some propo-
nents of the plan point out, how
ever, that it permits the common
practice of firemen sleeping on
duty to be eliminated entirely.
Greatest work week reductions
in 1947 were made in Columbus,
o., and Rochester, MINI. Both cities
put into effect 40-hour, 5-day
weeks for firemen. In Columbus,
this replaced a 70-hOur week.
Thirteen Massachusetts cities
put 4S-hour week into effect.
Voters in 5 Massachusetts cities,
meanwhile, rejected the 48-hour
week for firemen, because it would
permit firemen to work two 24-
hours shifts week with sleeping
time on duty) and have 5 free days
out of every 7.
Detroit reduced firemen's work
ing hours from 72 to So a week.
The San Francisco firemen's hours
now may not exceed 130 in any
15-day period. Pittsburgh, Birming-
ham, and New Haven are among
the 20 cities which reduced fire
fighters work week to schedules
ranging from 56 to 70 hours. -N
Eighteen cities shortened the
work week to 72 hours, replacing in
most cities 84-hour weeks. In most
cases this was accomplished by
permitting extra days off. Nearly
so other cities, chiefly in the 25,-
population group, made
some reduction in the work week
for firemen during 1947.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Hearings On Bill
To Cripple TvA
Start This Week

Washington IPA)-A campaign
by big business interests to kill
government owned and operat-
ed Tennessee Valley Authority got
into swing this week as hearings
opened on a bill introduced last
summer by Sen. Kenneth McKellar
Cd, Tenn to amend the TV act.
The bill, now before the Sen
ate Committee on Public Works,
proposes change which proponents
Of the Tennessee Valley project
say would "make utterly impossible
Twas continued operation on a
basis permitting it to fulfill the
purposes for which it was created" "
Each provision of the McKellar
bill is considered harmful to iva,
but perhaps the most vicious is
one that would require the Valley
now run as a govern
ment corporation, to turn its rev.
enue into the Treasury Dept each
month and become dependent on
annual Congressional appropria-
tions to finance the operation Of
its dams and power plants.
Such arrangement, it is said,
would hamstring Twas power op-
Thousands Of businesses
and millions of people are depen-
dent on the iva plants for their
supply. Union witnesses
are scheduled to testify on this
and other aspects of the bill on
March %.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Labor Contracts Filed
With Labor Department

Washington. = Copies of more
than LOCO collective bargaining
agreements were voluntarily sub
mitted to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics by employers and labor
organizations during February, the
Department of Labor announced.
These agreements cover small
and large employers and unions in
many manufacturing and non-man-
ufacturing industries. Most of them
were negotiated for a one-year
period although some will continue
in effect for longer time.
Under the Labor Management
Relations Act of 1947, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics is specifically
directed to maintain a file of
copies Of all available collective
bargaining agreements and other
available agreements and actions
hereunder settling or adjusting la
Dor disputes"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Pilots Picket On
Their Owl, Level

New Orleans (LPA)-Residents
of this city were startled last week
when they looked out of windows
to see the first aerial picketing ever
carried on along the gulf coast.
Members of the Air Line Pilots
Ass'n-AFL, who have been on
since Feb. 3, began simultaneous
strike against National Airlines
ground and air picketing at the
air port here, to acquaint Natl
Airlines passengers with the fact
that regular pilots are on strike.
The Civil Aeronautics Administra-
ton has raised the ceiling and Wis
ibility limitations for the scab pi-
lots.
The strike involves Natl Airlines'
refusal to process grievances OF the
pilots under the procedure outlined
in the unions contract. The Natl
Mediation Board has likewise been
unable to get Natl Airlines to ne
gotiate.
Meanwhile, the strike of ground
crews and clerical employees of the
same airline also continues. The
workers, members of the lntl AS
sociation of Machinists, also have
found it almost impossible to nego-
tiate and enforce contracts with
National, which operates from
Newark, N. j., to Miami and New
Orleans.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
u. S. Population Hits
New High Mark In At

Washington-The United States
population reached new high of
145, ,340,00 at the start of this year
after 1947 proved the biggest single
year of growth in history.
The Census Bureau said record
number of babies, 3,908,000, was
born in 1947.
Continuance of a low death rate
and a net immigration of about
215,000 persons also helped the net
boost last year.
The 1947 net gain was 2,667OO0
persons. That exceeded the previous
record increase, attained in 1916, by
about 100000.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Urged To Continue
Housing Bill Drive

Washington, d. c. GLNS) -
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., nation
al housing chairman of the Am
erican Veterans Committee (AVC),
urged all delegates to the Nation
al Veterans Housing Conference to
continue in their home districts
the drive to get the Taft-Ellender-
Wagner housing bill on the house
floor this month.
cover 10 members of the House
have already signed or pledged to
sign the discharge petition on the
TEW bill as IA direct result of the
conference" Roosevelt said. can
ail-out campaign in every Con-
gressional district will secure the
additional 108 signatures and end
the two-year blockade of the bill by
Rep. Jesse Wolcott."
"The housing conference was the
most important joint veterans ac-
tivity sponsored since the end of
the war;" Roosevelt said. "The
united action by members of ave,
VFW, Jewish War Veterans, Cath
olic War Veterans, DAV, the Le-
gion, and Amvets may well lead
the way to further joint activity
on housing as we'll as other issues"
Roosevelt said that the National
veterans Housing Conference will
continue as a permanent organiza-
tion in accord with a vote of the
delegates at the closing session.
"By working in their own dis
tricts and states the delegates can
now bring pressure on members
Of the House to sign the discharge
petition this month";" he said. "We
hope to have the TEW bill out on
the House floor by April l."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
Labor Strength
Demonstrated In
Fight For Mayor

Louisville (LPA)-Kentucky la
boris new political strength was
demonstrated last week when the
Board Of Aldermen Of Louisville
elected labor endorsed Charles
Farnsley to fill the vacancy left
by the death of Mayor E. Leland
Taylor.
The vote, six to five, came after
tug of war between the old line
politicians Of the Louisville Demo
cratic machine and the bulk of or
ganized labor in Louisville, headed
by the executive board of the
Louisville Central Labor Union. La
boPs efforts were assisted by in
sugrent Democratic party workers.
Thomas Graham, an investment
broker, heretofore untried in poll
tics, was endorsed early in the
race by the Democratic machine.
1t was generally conceded that un-
less labor took a vigorous stand
against Graham he was as good as
elected.
A hasty canvas of the CLU's
executive board showed such hos
tility to Graham that it's president,
Frank Dixon, was able to announce
vigorous opposition to Graham. Lat
er, in a meeting, the executive
board reiterated unqualified oppo-
sition to Graham and named Farms
ley and two other candidates, any
one of whom they would back. In
the meantime, rumors that Graham
was hostile to religious and racial
minorities as we'll as to labor sped
through the city. These minorities,
insurgent party workers and stu
dents of the University of Louis
vile joined labor in an active cam
paign for Farnsley.
Earle c. Clements, the newly
elected Democratic Governor, added
his strength to the group backing
Graham, although labor had turn
ed out to elect him to the state
post last November. However, la
Dor Alderman Leo Lucas and five
others stood up against that pres
sure. On the night the Aldermen
were called to elect a new mayor,
the vote went five to five and Damn
Byck, chairman of the Aldermen
and acting mayor cast the deciding
vote for labor's choice.
A year ago the Kentucky Fed
GRAFTON of Labor could not have
exerted so much influence. It's
growth in political power is traced
to the political campaigns it con-
Quoted in 1947 for Democratic NOM
nees but working independently of
,he Democratic party. In the No
yember election the campaign was
fought out on Taft-Hartley issue.
A coalition of AFL, Mine Workers,
and Railroad Brother
hoods representing $4,000 union
SITS was formed. E. H. Weyler, sec
'etary of the Kentucky Federation
# Labor, chaired the coalition. 1t
conducted vigorous independent
which was paid for by
contributions from unionists. The
abor vote turned out in numbers
Unknown since the days of early
Iew Deal elections. The CIO rep
esenting 1900 also worked inde-
for Clements. There was
10 friction between the two feder-
tions. Clements was elected by a
of 100000, with a light
ural vote.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18
London Conference
In Favor of ERp

London IPA)-Delegates from
the US and Western European
trade union centers proclaimed
their unanimous support of the
American-financed European re-
covery program last week. Before
adjourning the London meeting
they set up continuing commit
tee to keep all of the unions which
participated informed as to the
progress of the program and the
ways in which various unions fur
ther recovery efforts.
The continuing committee will
have its headquarters in London.
1t is expected to call another meet
ing Of all pro-Marshall plan unions
in late April after the US Congress
has completed action on ERP.
1t was emphasized that the con-
tinuing committee is not designed
as a permanent international labor
federation rivaling the World Fed
Grafton of Trade Unions. It's sole
purpose is to rally labor support
for the Marshall plan and to as
sist the national federations in
their efforts to make it work.
I'VE repudiate firmly and en-
phatically any policy of aligning
the east against the west" the con-
ference resolution said, and left the
door open for sail bona fide trade
union organizations that may later
decide to participate"
Answering Communist : charges
that the Marshall plan is imperial
istic and seeks to limit the freedom
If Europeans TO choose their own
form of economic and social organ
ization, the conference declared:
NO unacceptable conditions are at
tached to the offer of American
aid, and there shall be no interfer-
ence in the internal affairs of any
participating country"
The European unions expressed
high appreciation" of the work
IF American unions in achieving
complete unity of spirit" in the
US in support of the program, and
aid that without American aid cal
most insuperable difficulties" stand
n the way of European recovery.
American delegates representing
he AFL, CIO and Railway Labor
Executives Assn told reporters that
hey were impressed by the single
minded determination of. the Euro
lean unionists to get their coun-
ries back on their feet. All parti-
ipating unions, the American dele
rates said, will seek closer integra-
ion of their efforts with those of
government and management to
make the Marshall plan a success.
Frank Fenton, AFL delegate,
irst speaker to address the con-
erence, said he is sure Congress
will approve ERP.
James B. Carey, secretary of the
10, who recently visited Moscow
0 get Russian agreement to a dis
ussion of ERP at the next WFTU
leeting said: "The Russians want to
revent a breakup of the WFTU,
ut the honeymoon is over. The
russians want their own way in the
yFTU-and they're not going to
ct it."
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18

Buy Union Made goods from
others as you would have them
pay Union wages unto you!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18

It's true that the plain unadult-
Grated truth can be mighty unpala-
table.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18

Tomorrow sure is going to be a
busy day for US lazy fellows.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-03-18

Ask for Union Labeled merchan-
disc.