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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-22

position are rapidly being dissi-
pated by the effects of initiation
"but railroads must be aided to ex-
pand and become efficient.
3-"Moderate government out
lays in redevelopment of urban
areas" In addition, over the next
10 years as much as $75 billion
mainly of private investment could
be used to rebuild slum areas. Be
fore slum clearance, there must be
new construction in outlying areas
to provide homes for those displac-
ed. 81 again urge Congress con-
slider federal aid to urban redevel-
opment along the general lines |
have previously recommended"
Higher levels of residential
construction "to replace urban
slums and shacks with an Am
erican standard of housing' and
to end the present home shortage.
l"Only an affirmative program for
stabilizjng housing construction can
clear the way for the elimination
of restrictions, reduction in costs,
and adequate provision of housing"
Postponement of Congressional ac-
tion on comprehensive, long-range
housing legislation like the Taft
Ellender- Wagner bill represents
lpostponement of attention to a
problem of utmost economic i'm
portance."
5-"Development of human re-
sources" In an economy requiring
NOSE trained Notwithstanding,
medicine, and nursing occupations,
for instance-"the most urgent edu-
cational problems now center in
the elemtary and secondary schools.
1t is here that boys and girls re-
ceive their basic training and pre-
pare themselves to absorb more
specialized training" Our educa-
tional plant is desperately made
quate. A complete program of fed
eral aid to education is a job for
Congress.
Expansion of research into basic
principles of physical, biological
and social science, and their prac-
tical application, in which federal
aid pays a part.
Enactment of a national health
program to "remove the incapacity
of many communities to support
and of millions of individuals to
purchase adequate medical care"
6-Job security based on feder-
al encouragement, wage security
plans, increased unemployment
benefits, extended coverage. A
more adequate old age insurance
program. Federal grants-in-aid to
states to raise public assistance
payments to an adequate level. can
effective system which will assure
fair employment practices should
be established"
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President Duffy
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to our group and immeasurably
Ifurthered the conference itself.
At the close of the conference
a long to be remembered demon
stration took place before the Ma
tional Legislation Hall where con-
ference sessions were held. From
a balcony overlooking most spac-
ious square, speakers from the diff
ferent countries told between TO-
900 and $4,000 people of the aims
and purposes of the conference for
the future advancement of human
welfare. President Duffy spoke for
the United States on this occasion.
The people received these messages
with enthusiastic acclaim.
The lot of working people in
South American republics is most
distressing. In fact, they have been
without genuine free democratic
trade unions. 1t has been the Gus
tom to depend upon political lead
ers and parties for determination
of wages, working conditions and
all things pertaining to their eco
nomy and the record is exceedingly
bad in that the workers have been
compelled to bear most miserable
existence levels. No written wage
agreements are existent in South
America. Understanding as to
wages and working conditions are
exclusively verbal, allowing for any
and all abuse of those who have
been toiling in the fields and the fac
tories in this area. 1t is hoped, of
course, to eventually develop free
democratic trade unions with writ
ten contracts such as we have in
North America, giving these ex-
tremely exploited workers an inn
measurably better standard of liv-
ing than they are at present en-
joying.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-22
Supports Union On Propaganda In
Collective Bargaining EIe c+ion

Washington, ID. c. OLNS) -
Declaring it would not "censor
propaganda material" used by
unions in collective bargaining cleo
ton campaigns, the National La
Dor Relations Board has refused to
nullify results of an election on
the ground that the union involved
may have made false statements.
The board had been asked by the
Carrollton, KY, Furniture Manu-
featuring Co., to throw out bar
gaining election in its plant won by
the AFL United Automobile Work
ers. The union defeated the CIO
United Furniture Workers, but the
company alleged the AFL union
had influenced the voting by
spreading derogatory and false
campaign statements.
The NLRB replied that what the
union said fell under the classifica-
ton of "propaganda" and it inn
piled that the union had a right to
circulate propaganda. The com
pany, the decision added, had the
opportunity, and used it, to coun-
teract the propaganda.
"There is no real danger" the
board said, "in leaving to the good
sense of the voter the task of APP
praising such election practices by
unions and in referring to the OPP
posing parties the duty of correct
ing inaccurate or untruthful state
ments by any of them"
Indictments To BE Sought
The decision was handed down
as the government laid plans to
seek criminal indictments against
various unions for political cam
paign activities in alleged violation
of the Taft Hartley 4aw. The first
legal steps toward prosecuting a
test case" Of the acts ban on use
of union dues for political activities
may be taken soon, it was reported.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-22
Suntu Anitu
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bration in addition to giving eacf
member a large turkey as a Christ
mas present. However, this year
the company through their plant
manager, Mrs. Gertrude Gilkey
really did a swell job of it by con
tributing $500 to the Local TOWARD
the party and giving each member
a cash Christmas present of $500
The members of the Local and com
pany officials exchanged Christmas
presents, and the members present
ed Mrs. Gilkey with a five piece
tea and coffee service of sterling
silver which Mrs. Gilkey said was
one of the most gorgeous presents
she had ever received and desires
each of the members to know her
sincere feeling of appreciation.
Dance music by Disney Lynch's
orchestra was all that could be
hoped for and much more than eX-
pected.
1t is the opinion OF the writer
the Christmas parties promoted by
the Local and supported by the
company is grand idea, extending
an opportunity to officials. and en-
ployees to become better acquaint-
ed which results in good feelings
extending throughout the year.
The members of Local Union 1873
unanimously agree that plant man
ager, Mrs. Gilkey, is one of the
grandest bosses for whom they
have ever worked and extend to
her and the officials of the Santa
Anita Potteries their sincere APP
probation for their contributions
which were largely responsible for
the grandest Christmas Party we
have ever been privileged to attend,
And we also extend best wishes
to one and all through the year
o. c. 1873.
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$50 Poffers
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in his training of voices, it was
really wonderful.
Our personnel manager Mr.. Fred
Bozon with his ever ready
thoughtfulness of others started
a campaign throughout the shop
before Christmas and asked each
employee to bring a can or two of
food so we could make up baskets
for some poor unfortunates and
needy widows and children.
Each day our little truck kept
filling up with all kind of nourish-
ing foods and we were able to make
up 20 baskets. With the help of
the company who purchased chick
ems, plus a little cash donation,
many of the poor unfortunates
were a little happier at Christmas
time.-O. c. 113.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-22

Charleston, w. Va.-"There has
not been a gathering like this one
in all my 25 years in the coal in
dustry" said Arch Alexander, Chief
of the Dept. of Mines for West
Virginia, at dinner here last week
in honor of a deputation from
the British coal fields. William
Yates, Branch President of the Ma
tional Union of Mineworkers in
North Staffordshire, England, Will
liam Sperring, President of the
South Wales Colliery Deputies and
Overman's Association, Peter
O'Connor, coal face worker of Mid
lothian, Scotland, and David Blair
of Scotland were in this deputation
who flew over from Britain to bring
first hand reports to this country
of the amazing results produced in
their coal fields through the spirit
of Moral Re-Armament.
In keeping with the unusual spir-
it of the evening, William Blizzard,
Pres. of District II, UNIV, intro
duced the spokesmen for manage
ment. Among them were Svend
Aage Bruun, Chairman, Carl Nord-
stand Coal Company, Denmark
Eversole Gains, Pres. of the Ma
tional Coal Association, David Mar
tin, Pres. of Wyare Coal Co., and
Charles Haines, steel manufacturer
from Philadelphia, Pa.
Jesse Sullivan, Secretary, West
Virginia Coal Operators Associa-
tion, introduced William Blizzard
and the other labor men, Raymond
Lewis, Secretary Treasurer and
Charles Payne, Vice-president of
District II, UNIV, and all of the
British delegation.
William Yates, President of the
Mineworkers in North Staffordshire
pointed out examples of how Moral
Re-Armament has shown Britain
the way out of her economic crisis.
"When one boss met Moral Rear
mament," he said, "he changed
from a man who was always right
to a man we could trust"
Speaking of his own pit he said,
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-22
Union Officials Hit
Training Program

Washington (LPA)- The War
Departments watering down of the
first years application of its uni
versal military training program in
time for endorsement in the Presi-
dents State of the Union message
didn't increase its popularity in the
labor movement.
A request for further hearings
to permit presentation of more re-
preventative opposition to the
House Military Affairs Committee
was sent to Rules Committee Chair
man Leo Allen (R., Ill., by the
Workers Defense League of which
many AFL and CIO officials are
members. B. F. McLaurin, vice
president of the Sleeping Car Por-
ters-AFL, and Sam Marino, presi-
dent of Local 1 of the CIO BARRIERS
union, signed the appeal. Similar
pleas were signed by Willard
Townsend, president Of the Trans
port Service Employees-CIO, and
James McDevitt, president of the
Pennsylvania AFL.
While labor remained almost
solidly opposed to UNIT, Truman's
recommendation for its speedy en-
actment received the support of
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York, who hopes to be the Presi-
dents challenger in this years cleo
tions.
Congressional opinion is still di-
vided without much reference to
party affiliation. Rep. Walter G.
Andrews (R., N. W is seeking
clearance from the Rules Commit
tee to bring his committees ver-
sion of UNIT, the Towe Bill, to an
early vote on the House floor. Sim
ultaneously the subcommittee on
publicity and propaganda of the
House Committee on Executive
Expenditures has added to its files
the story of two youthful Fort
Knox trainees who have been tour
ing the country at the public's ex-
pense to tell how nice things in the
Army can be.
Pricipal feature of the War
Dept's suggested revision in UNIT
is a proposal not to in
duct any of the eligibles into full
time training the first year, only
one-third the second year, two
thirds of the 18-year-olds during
the third year, and all of them in
the fourth year of the program.
The Navy has come up with the
idea that it can train its quota on
dry land.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-22
T r MANS PROGRAM
TO RAISE u. s. INCOME
.27% in NEXT TEN YEARS

Washington (LPA)-Almost lost
in the loud cries of Republican ano
Democratic penny pinchers were
the long-range proposals made by
President Truman in his annual
economic report to Congress last
week.
Designed on the same scale as
the proposals handed to Congress
in the 1930s by President Roose-
vent, Truman went far beyond his
immediate anti-inflation program
in proposals which can we'll set the
stage for the 81st Congress, most
of whose members will be elected
next November. It's not likely, to
get very far in the current ses-
sion.
Ten years from now, Truman
predicts, if the U. S. manages its
economy properly, if we maintain
employment there should be $4,000
900 people working-compared with
about 60,000,00O today. Maximum
production-if we quickly achieve
| it-ten years from now will mean
an increase of about 35 per cent
in the total output of goods and
services if the work week remains
around 40 hours as it is now.
The nation then would have-to
divide up among it's people-income
per person 80 per cent above the
level Of 1887, and 27 per cent above
the level of last year.
| All of this, unfortunately for
the workers of the nation, will
require quick measures to check
initiation and set the U. S. on a
program of plant expansion and
conservation of our natural resour-
ces. Beyond his anti-inflation plan,
Truman proposes to Congress these
sweeping measures:
/ Increases in production of
from 20 per cent to so per cent for
steel, petroleum products, coke, and
electricity. This, Truman says, is
up to business enterprise, except
for Special cases such as hydro
electric power and atomic energy
development" where government in
vestment and operation clearly
serve the public interest"
improvements in transporta-
tion. Maintenance of shipbuilding
industry but deferring new con-
struction until initiation is licked.
Maintenance of rural roads, rebuild
ing of As per cent of highways lead
ing into cities during next 10 years.
Continuance of present program
of federally financed highways be-
tween cities.
Subsidies from the federal gov
ernment to private airlines; federal
funds for construction of airports,
both of these combinations of cur
rent programs. "Greater improve
merits in the railroads financial
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Publishers Wont
Continued From Page One)

peers. A physician cannot be fired
by anyone A lawyer is in the
same boat. So is a dentist. So,
even is a horse doctor. But jour
nalist still fingers in the twilight
zone along with the trained nurse,
the embalmer. :. +"
Eubanks reported to the Wage &
Hour men that "Guild representa-
tives have encountered numerous
instances of failure by employers to
compensate non-exempt employees
for work beyond 40 hours in one
week at time-and-one-half as re-
quired by the Fair Labor Stand
ards Act"
Arguing for the $500 level for
exemptions, Eubanks cited figures
showing that minimum salaries
have almost doubled since 1910,
and that even then the 5000 yard
stick for exemptions was too low.
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SociuI Planned
(COnfinued From Page One)

the irregularities.
Gilbert Eiler was initiated and
his name added to the roll.-O. c.
rs.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-22
Frey Hits Navy's Wage Setting Policy;
Charges Labor Denied Representation

Washington, d. G. - John P
Frey, president of the AFL's Meta
Trades Department, criticized the
Navy Department for the methoC
used currently in the establishment
of wage rates for the 10000 to So,
coo highly skilled mechanics ano
helpers employed by navy yards.
In a statement sent to Secretary
of the Navy John L. Sullivan ano
other top officers in the depart
ment, Mr.. Frey declared the recent
wage adjustment made by the Navy
is inconsistent, unrealistic anC
"wholly unjustified." The result
he charged, is an "unbalance OF
wages for the same classification
of labor as between the several
navy yards"
This, Mr.. Frey said, "has under
mined the confidence of navy yard
employees, a confidence which it is
necessary to have restored, if oul
navy yards are to continue to at
tract the highly skilled workmen
required"
Mr.. Frey was especially critical
of the Navy's action in abolishing
the Navy Review Board, an agency
on which labor had been represent
ed He said:
''In doing this the Navy Depart
ment eliminated navy yard labor's
opportunity to an adequate voice
and to representation, at a time
when other large departments of
the government employing civilian
workmen had established perma-
nent joint committees, giving to la
Dor the right to representation and
participation in the discussion and
consideration of wage rates.
"The present policy of the Navy
Department on the question of La
bor's right to an adequate voice on
the compatibility of wage data, is
as reactionary and as obsolete as
the wooden war ships of 1862. To
abolish labor representation after
it had been in existence since 1921
was to move backwards, and this
action was an arbitrary as it was
bureaucratic, unsound and imprac-
tical.
"The present unrealistic and
autocratic attitude Of the Navy
Department, is unacceptable to
free American workmen, who, long
ago, won their right in private in
dustry and in most governmental
departments employing civilian
mechanics, to have an adequate
voice in the discussion and consid
GRAFTON of their terms of employ
ment and conditions of labor.
"The American Navy, under the
Navy Department, is now by far
the most efficient in the world. 1t
is forward looking. 1t is progress
sive and constructive. 1t should be
big enough to recognize that it can
not afford to go back to the period
of wooden war ships to find the
basis for its present day industrial
relations policy"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-22
Union CT horges S
Violence BY u. S.
Building Guards

Washington (LPA) = The strik-
ing government cafeteria workers.
members of the United Public
Workers took their case to the
Labor Dept last week after two
pickets had been injured and three
arrested on line in front of the
Navy Dept here.
U. S. Park Police and Washing
ton Metropolitan Police struck at
workers on the line, union Off
cials said. Two of the strikers were
taken to the hospital for treat
ment of extensive contusions and
lacerations.
The three arrested were accused
of assaulting scabs who tried to
break thru the picket line. The
strike against Government Serv-
ices, Inc, which operates AZ gov
ernment cafeterials here has been
going on for two weeks now and
the union has complained that there
are 'more police than pickets
around the government buildings"
The cafeteria workers also charge
that U. S. building guards, whose
authority extends to the doorway,
are going into the street and to
the street car stops to escort in
strikebreakers.
Following the free-forall in
front of the Navy Dept, which
the UPW claims was provoked by
the Park Police, Labor Secretary
Lewis B. Schwellenbach and Fed
eral Works Administrator Philip B.
Fleming conferred on the strike.
Flemming has charge of the
buildings in which the cafeterias
are located.
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Girls Moy Swear
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lily no more than vocally vented re-
sentiment against the behavior of
girls who, in the opinion Of those
still adhering to the strike, had
become deserters. The Examiner
discovers nothing in the Act, as
amended, or in Congressional de-
bates during its drafting, which
determines that name-calling as an
expression of opinion is an unfair
labor practice.
"The terms used by the girls in
this case-'scabs,' 'bastards,' and
s.o.b.s'-altho unrestrained, con-
tain no apparent threat of reprisal
or force and clearly no promise
of benefit" Chats for sure.)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-22

All good unionists will want to
go to the Union Industries Show!
It's a date! Meet me in Milwaukee
in 1012f
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Finishers Say
CONTINUED From Page One)

The local is encouraging all mem
bers who are not registered, to do
so Immediately. Now is the time
to prepare ourselves and be ready
when election day rolls around.
Bro. Chas. Smith, saggermak-
er, who has been carried on the
sick list for some time was elect
ed defense collector at our last
meeting.
Our deepest sympathy to Bros.
Carl, Paul and Howard Brinkley in
the recent death of their father
o. G.. SO.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-22
Officers EIecfed
(Conhnned From Page One)

Five new members were initiated
at our last meeting. In the plant
now when doc" brings in new
men it reminds our vets of re-
cruiting days. We hope that none
will ever regret coming to work
for the Trenton Potteries Co., and
that there will be we'll paid work
for all of us. We believe that is
also the wish of the company.-O.
G. As.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-01-22

Some members complain about
union leaders when its the follow
ers who are often to blame for fail
ure to obtain results!
Jackson advocate., 1948-03-27

and the right Of personal safety.
Civil Rights: Civil rights are
citizenship rights. Many these
are embodied in President Tru-
mans Civil Rights Program. We
stand behind those recommended
tions because they parellel the OBJ
jectives of the NAACP.
Suffrage: In a democratic form
of government the right to vote is
basic and should not be abridged
by national, state or municipal
government. We shall direct our
attention toward the elimination
of the Boswell amendment, and
other. vote intimidation, terrorism,
trickery, unfair literacy tests and
club style white primaries. Dis
tranchisements weakens democ-
racy.
Education: We are unalterably
opposed to the Regional College
Plan and any other for moi seq
regation and discrimination in
public education whether it be by
a city or state or on regional
] basis. We further deplore the col
laboration between some Negro
educators and Southern governors.
I We urge all qualified Negro
youths to apply for admission in
to all unsupported universities
/ in their respective states.
/ ?The K. K. K: We condemn
! the practice of using the United
States mail by hooded terrorists
aes in Mt. Vernon, Ca, as threat
to the Negroes right of franchise
Likewise we equally condemn the
hooded demonstrations such as ir
Wrightsville, Ga, and Wheatley
Ca, where the Ku Klux Klar
marched on the eve of election
day to frighten Negroes from the
polls. Such evil acts as these serve
to weaken the inflence Of our gov.
ernment abroad. We commend
those cities Georgia which have
passed ordinances aimed at curb
in gviolent Klan activities.
Jackson advocate., 1948-03-27
MAMMOUTH NETTING
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Southern politicians as "a cheap
political trick which deceives no
one who realizes that these polit-
ical hucksters are powerless to
take effective action because they
the ensnared by the one party
SYSTEM" he predicted that in No
vember the Southern States will,
as usual, be found in the democra-
tic column.
Lets look at what the South
ern rebels demand" Mr.. White
challenged. "The right to lynch,
to defranchise, to maintain dual,
unequal and expensive systems Of
education and employment. The
right to violate the clear meaning
o fthe United States Substitution
They are asking that Congress ap-
prove and immoral compact to
freeze segregation on the regional
level and circumvent the Unittd
States Supreme Courts edict that
each state must meet its obligation
to its citizens within the borders
of that state without discrimina-
ton on account of race or color. "
Fortunately for the South, and
the Nation" he added, "the Sou
them politicians do not reflect
the attitude of all of their con-
stituents. Not onl yare Negro cit
liens opposed to any curtailment
of civil rights but a growing num-
Der of white liberals in the South
recognize that democracy cannot
q be attained within the frame work
Of segregation"
Mr.. White denounced the pro-
posal for segregated southern re-
gional colleges as a "slick device
to circumvent the United States
Supreme Court decision in the
Gaines and Sipuel cases"
The following statement of policy
and action was adopted by the
Conference.
Statement of Policy: We re-
affirm our belief in the democrat
ic way of life and pledge ourselves
to work within the framework OF
the Federal Constitution to secure
our rights.
Our immediate attention and ac-
ton vii be directed in the fields
of civil rights. suffrage, education