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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
How We Con Fight And Win

The Taft-Hartley Law says that Union people have no
right to refuse to work with handle goods The
law has taken away right that have had for long long
time It's purpose of course is self evident If Union people
forced by law to discontinue boycottng phoney goods
the employers who pay less than Union wages will be
couraged and Union and worrying conditions may be
destroyed.
Those who desire to wreck Labor Unions have just
aim they hope to lower wages increase working hours
smash Union working conditions The destruction of the
standard of living of American working and women
their goal
The fundamental purpose of Labor Unions is to improve
living standards Union free voluntary association of
individual working people organized to collective
nomc strength OF the group to raise wages shorten
and obtain better working conditions.
No tell at this time if the Supreme Court of the
United States will uphold the provisions of the aft-latey
Act which deny to Unions the right to collective strength
against employers which refuse to deal with and work with
Unions Anything happen After ALL great many of the
judges former corporation lawyers.
However, Labor has weapon which neither Congress
the courts take Labor its tremendous
buying power If Union and women learn what
effective their buying be- when properly
used the Taft Hartley Law will very little If Labor
and the families Of Union people, and their friends
to spend their money for articles which do bear the Of
fcial stamp insignia of the Union people who produced
them if refuse to bup non Union goods, and if with
hold patronage from firms which do not employ Union
members, our enemies will suffer tremendous blow.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
Straight Thinking Is Needed

Observers in Washington believe there is little hope
that Congress will do anything to stop the soaring cost OF
living Congressman and senators confusedand afraid
Leadership is lacking There is too much emphasis poll
tics
Wall Street and Big Business do not want anything
done that will interfere with profits Instead they point at
wages demand longer hours for less money Herbert Hoov
of the mothbas the other day to lecture the
representatives General Eectrcs Wilson round of
Republican applause when he suggested making workers
toll extra four hours week-44 instead of 40-at
straight time; he emphatic that there should be
overtime rates paid at ALL Inflationary, he said
To Wall Street and to the congressman who take orders
from Wall Street, anything that helps working main
tain his American standard of living is nflaonary, but
profits not
What the General Electric president proposal is
simply this: working and women who get time and
half for hours worked 40 in week. would be
quired to toll "A hours with overtime That's wake
reduction If to admit-whch do no-that the
extra would produce much goods and there
by stop the nfatonary trend, would still have to ask
Big Business if it seriously intended to cut profits And
know the answer to that.
Organized Labor opposes lenghening the working week
by penalizng the working Organized Labor also OPP
poses with all its strength the imposition of wage controls
Labor will not submit and cooperate, it did in wartime
to this type of RECOMMENDATION.
Let's ask question: What would Big Business say to
profit controls? What about limiting profits? Yes by gov
ernment edct, or by some government board!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
British Labor Not HurrYing
Act On Attlee's Wage Curb

London PA)-"Ycu can't do that us!"
This the immediate reaction British
personal incomes They negotiating
with the employers for higher And the
There should further increase the personal
without least corresponding increase the volume of
production"
To be there clause There still be
boosts where that ony increase will
the labor particular undermined industry
seeking higher will qualify
this Textile foundries and agriculture the
Recruitment the coal continues to pressing
the recently received BOOSTS with resulting
in the of coal
Nevertheless most trade recognized the difficulties
of their The drive has
diversion of British products from the home shopper foreign
markets More would merely chase fewer goods Worse STILL the
purchasers beginning complain about the of British
goods.
whether the worker
of
problem which themselves families
food shortages the public mind The
workers that profits have 10 cent in the
past
circumstances is natural that the General Council
the Trades Union which provides the basis for the
policy 1t particularly concerned about the that the COM
munt Party damaging attack the trade unions The
Daily Worker headned its account of the policy A
lee Declares War Wages
that the Trades Union Congress will to have
the about be-
considering giving its wagefreeze This
forcing its policies observe them bargaining with
refuse endorse for
employers who boosts which dappoves the limited
field where controls But this merely the
boosts other industries which would widespread dis
the workers included in the of effective freezing
circumstances, observers took the best
this enable the
tain its record of postwar industrial peace
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
WHISTLING IN DARK
ABOUT PRICE DROPS
sy MARION ~ Hrn1.

The collapse prices the
kets have brought sharp focus the
showing signs of recaance but the break community prices
everybody to thinking
Whether the thinking is of constructive
Much of the statements of whng the
Business economists each other that this
Fall of 1929 all again.
silver lining the clouds First they the
ercsng wholesome influence by bringing commodity closer
to where they ought to be.
But that the differences will not be drawn they
to add that it would fair anticipate decline prices
Why Well the argument that manufacturers had
viouy made firm price commitments their dealers which
take sufficient subsequent If the
price break had not taken the manufacturers would have
difficult
to maintain the prices set several months
Business analysts find another of silver lining
that this will the
substantial third round of wage increases.
The Administration after talking eloquenty about how
must be brought down is saying discreey be that
also have to about defaton.
true would depression even "tem-
likely
alone, constitute
this point against another 1929
effective the Mar
shall plan to prevent major economic disaster
short, the problem of devsng effective
with The
the commodity markets will bring to the housewife is likely
meager indeed And unless reducing
than merely talking about the price
few weeks will be pleasant memory.
The prospect anything being accomplished along
bleak be said all candor Mr.. Truman
things about what ought to be the Administration
far from being the subject.
The only doing anything anybody
any ineligible intelligent thoughts the subject
1t requires high order of optimism expect anything
much will be accomplished before the 1948 election.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
TAFT-HARTLEY LAW
EXPOSED!


This is the tenth of series of articles be published by the
AFL Weekly News Service refuaOn of article appearing
the Saturday Evening Post which praised the Taft Hartley
law the skies Author of the Post article Mack
law partner of Senator Robert A. Taft-enough said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
Universal MilitdrY Trdining
No Defense For Atomic War

First reports had that the American Labor had
broken tradition and had
ing Later this corrected But this
great deal of unrest searching travail
the AF but elsewhere the ageod question
scription of youth.
Perhaps the conventional against
hold These Cd marzation (2) the youth
the change change public opinion
the quesonadject fear fear perhaps
the kind
destined to destroy the planet
The greatest universal military
with the greatest barb
universal military training the
military situation, to wit:
) The next will not be- and of
The general staff which draws 100000 soldiers
arranging perfect target for the enemy.
(2) The will be fought by a highly
million
Such would be best volunteers
90 Instead of universal military
would be to organize 100000
wounded to build underground
but a protection from radioactive waves
piring millions.
To small guerilla
of the invader following devastating
No. UNIVERSAL military training outworn concept borrowed
past and not brand plan meeting
fatal war of the future.
Any designed to the realities should
accompanied by strong plan for The
defense against atomic and bacterial
engaged process seanalyss discover why we
fight why enjoy blood letting and after the diagnosis this
mankind of
disease that the whole world long last
outwted itself weapons
only lead to self-destruction- universal suicide.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
THE STRENGTH OF FREEDOM
By RUTH TAYLOR


The first time heard that phrase from the lips of
of the truly elder statesmen of the Labor movement There
lifetime his We
the strength of freedom"
What he had learned in his of struggle improve
conditions of his fellow workers. the of the
racy 1t is the vital spark of that makes the
ultimate victory.
a hidden strength freedom
speak the might
Of nothing beside
powers which the powers might
crumbe into their native nothmgness.
There balance of freedom because applicable
all there freedom for liberty license bpres
for the favored few
of self initiative
of the of deberaton 1t takes be Free because
the well
dom is achieved gives to its followers satisfaction obtanab
elsewhere.
unafraid Where there is free speech,
Truth and the lie
who is free He is free chains
eshness and despair
walk think
does not lean others. He stands firm by himself.
undeestmated the strength
the education of child child has been properly
to the
salvation This is the cohesive quality democracy
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
Insight

With all their public worrying about preserving the
American way of fe would think the National Asso
citation Of Manufacturers and the u S. Chamber of Com
would be the strongest supporters of social
curty system.
Instead they have launched a campaign to kill mem-
poyment benefits which the keystone of the whole social
security system
Perhaps the members of those management organiza-
tionS would little in taxes if unemployment benefits
turned to the tender mecies of the state legsa
lures Some states already have indicated that they will stop
paying benefits to the unemployed atogether-once they
have the power. Others plan to reduce benefits.
But what happens when the layoffs next year
the year after? Will the NAM and the Chamber of Com
then start kitchens to help feed the unemployed
an dtheir families? That could become expensive pro-
ject
At that point, of course the NAM and the Chamber of
Commerce will blame the Government and they won't feed
the unemployed.
We don't like to suggest it, but are beginning to
think that maybe the leaders of management can't be-
yond this months profit.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
Another Side Of Story

When the American Federation of Musicians arranged
for collection Of royalty tax phonOgraph records to
provide funds for musicians put out of work by records
the American press made appear that the musicians
engaged in sort Of criminal conspiracy When the United
Mine Workers health and welfare fund established
the vicious propaganda attack turned on the
UNIV The public led to believe that the unions tax
of 10 cents ton caused the increase Of dollar
ton in the price paid for coal by the consumer.
1t is always when labor union takes rational
and progressive step in the interest Of those who work for
a living.
But take the of the struck Chicago newspapers.
AT time when newspnt is Of most precious items
these papers squandeng it by the thousands Of tons
In addition the papers suggng classified advertisers
the head Even though classified adj might very
well do the job for given customer, the Chicago papers
insist it must be three times and be paid for three
times. No one-nstreon classified ads being accepted
But that is not the kind Of stuff you read about the daily
papers
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
1.-TWO Hedds Are Better Than One"

1t would be useless to try to determine the number of
years this expression has been tumbng from lips of man,
nevertheless time has way essend the truth of the
old saying For example, there two heads-abors and
the gigantic problem that faced that
of winning the And it readily be that
through cooperation they accomplishing much more
than could be hoped for than they working alone
Business men know that American workers will
operate with them during the of peace to raise the quail
ty and quantity Of civilian production Trade union workers
know that business have their employees interests at
heart and will always strive to maintain the proper stand
ards which have been established by Labor and Manage
ment. The result of abor-management cooperation?
A triumph in already behind u.s. triumph in peace
is just ahead of us
No, it can't be denied that two heads better than
That true in the past it's true today the world
of peace
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
Brotherhood Week

During Brotherhood Week let remember that demo-
cracy begins in everyday living Where thrown clos
together than the assembly line at the blast fur
There mans brain and muscle the things that
count. Catholic hand work the hoist well Jew
cotton picker fifth generation Yankee mechanicbut
the thing that counts his understanding of the task and
his ability to direct
Workngmen learn these simple truths of democracy
because they rooted in the realities of their daily lives
AS result labor organizations built more
SOld realistic and honest democracy than be found in
almost any other American institution This is of abors
great and lasting contributions to American fe and it
of this record that the American people look to labor
for continued leadership the great task of assuring and
our children and chdrens children of peace.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
Help To End Oleo Tax

Another attempt has begun in Congress to eliminate
the high discriminatory tax oeomargarine This is
obnoxious form of taxation frequently condemned by
ganzed labor, which has no excuse for being.
The oleo tax results in keeping wholesome and palaa-
BILE rival of butter at prices far above any economic ust
cation The only element the tax benefits is the dairy indus
try which responsible for its imposition years ago and
fights tooth and nail to keep it.
Representative Edward A. Mitchell of Indiana is lead
ing the fight in the House against the and hopes the
country at large will support him. Workers have inter-
est in seeing that the tax ended They help by
pressing their approval Mitchell and by telling their Sen
atos and Representatives that they want the tax removed
at this session of Congress.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
NO. 1O-GOvERNMENT BY INJUNCTION

other Objectionable
the not
discussed thus far because they relevant
the fourteen Thus the whole subject of the the
government provisions permitting
instances requiring the National Labor Relations Board
obtain njunons against alleged labor
tces has been ounched although this the
features of the act and of its Objectionable
1892 when there
labor disputes abuses of the junce process private
employers and the federal had become
the
limiting the jurisdiction the federal
Under the Taft Hartley Act only
behalf of employers certain situations the unfair
es which be enjoned from such
broadly defined acts restraining employees the exercise of
their right
for which performed be I'm
the possible that
tties be restrained and under the latter least arguabe
that there will be included restrictions
distribution of load,
requests for can In addition the board empowered
obtain
article have indicated how sweeping the prohibition against
An additional revival of the injunction of
labor disputes set forth Section 20S authorizing
General to nuction ocad What
strike to
It'll entirely possible that strikes which
national webeng will be termed
functions will be obtained But be that
the action of Congress again throwing the doors of the courts
activity
eness of action often depends
action and thus if temporary njuncions
union to have subsequently determined
appellate court that the original injunction wrongfuy issued
The action Congress
labor the
indicated
than encouraging strong trade union movement in this country
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-02-19
Cooperation Brings Peace

Cooperation by labor and management in a spirit of
honest for the welfare of all the people, will speed
the day when strikes and ockouts discarded and will
safeguard abors freedom to solve its problems without
man. ,, s.~ a
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-05-29
Hirtrnihrrthrn hrr
pnlnifrhrn Btfdrnfr

Gin Sirtenbrief oes gpiifopats bon
Solen, Der am perfloiienen Sonntag
BON alien &an5eln 0es 2anoes berle.
len muroe, tuarnt Dor materialiitiI6er
8eriflaDung uno Slbtpenoung bon Der
Helision.
gr menoet ii6, nab elmer Welbung
Der ~9lii. HreB", Dor alien an Die
polniide SusenO, Inn beren Neu-
orientierung bas bon oen aommuni-
item beberrihte @arl6au'er Gegime
nit srober 3ielitrebisfeit benliibt lit.
@egeniiber BEN 8eriubungen, Die nun
an oieie iungen 2eute berantreten,
ermabnen Die 8iidofe Die driitlih
er5ogene Sugeno Yolens, baB Tie in
ibrem 8ottesglauben nift tpanfen
oiirfe ltno nit gan5er Seele ~oer i'm
gan5en 2anoe eifrig betriebenen mo-
terialiltiiden Bropagan6a entIdloi-
ienen 8ioerItano leilten" niiiie.
Ser 8rief lit bon Musuit &aroinaI
Slono, Dem Brimas bon Yolen, Moam
Stefan &oroinal Sapieba uno allen
iibrigen Seilnebmern an Der polni-
|l6en 8iibofsfonferen5 1,nteraei6net.
9ie polniide &egierung bat Die
Sed5ebniabrigen bis ginunoamanaig-
iabrigen ser rbeitsoienitpfli6t nn-
terporfen. 9ieIe idlieBt neben Der
8erlpenoung 5u tpirtl9aftli1en Muf-
bauarbeiten al,6 iedaebn Stlr10en
militdriiden Drills i'm Monat Elm,
welde Der Starfung Der militdri.
|l9en 8ereiti6aft Der Nation" bienen
|ioaen. Oie &egierung bat beripro.
6en, oaB 6ieie iungen arbeitsbienit.
|pfli6tigen bolle Sreibeit baben iolIen,
nab 8elieben am @ottesbienlt teilau-
nebmen ooer nibt. 0ie iungen Men.
| iden leben in 3eltlagern in ben @ie.
oeranfbalaentren.
SIN oieie Sugenb ipen6et fid Ser
Sirtenbrief in eriter 2inie; iie tpiro
ermabnt, roas @eies @ottes gu fiird.
ten llnb ME ibren hriltliben sSbealis.
mus gu berleugnen". sic babe nihi
lnur Dem Staate au bienen, ionoern
@ott unb Der grbaltung Der 9riitli.
l9en &ultlr.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-05-29
mpan npr Blinnp nptt
Blinhrn fiihrt
8on 6. S. 8ei d denberger
II

llniere blinoen 8lin6enfiibrer bans
oelten in 9liien ni6t anoers als in
europa. Salta beoelltete ou6 8errat
an uniern fineiiiden 8unoesgenoi'
len. Sci mir liegt l6on Iange elm
8rtef zines Sreunoes in China, Der
ieit ii6er pier5ig Sabren BORT ipeilt,
piele M0gli6feiten our 8eobabtung
bat uno 81 einem urteil in ieoer Sim
lt6t qualifi5iert lit. @r fGrieb mir
ii6er bie ~geaipit1t Ser Ser. Staaten
ODER bie r@ei9i9te 6es amerifaniiden
unfugs" in China: rMls Die Sapaner
= 81 unierem gritaunen - ii6 reit.
los Dem 8ilen bes Mifaoo fiigter,
obpobl iie nod iiber anbertbaIb Mil'
lionen gut ausgeriiiteter Eruppen IN
Gbina batten, Die nod stpei Biz orei
Sabre batten fampfen uno ii6 berfo'
itigen fonnen, als bieie Sruppen iid
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-05-29

Sn ben bentigen HoIen, 10 fiibrt
Der Sirtenbrief aus, itebt Die Wieber-
anfnrbelung oes mirtIhaftlihen 2e-
bens O0llig i'm 8orbergruno. Der
Wenih oiirfe iit) aber nidt gum 6fla-
ben oes Materialismns MAIDEN Ioi-
ien. Dieie @eltanlbanung iperoe Den
Bolen .ourh Bropaganoa, 8iiher,
3eitungen, Die belebrenoe un6 ,lnter-
baltenbe 2iteratur, ourh 8ortr1ge
unb Srganiiationen altfgenotigt"
Der Gbriit miiiie iih Dor elmer 10 elm
ieitigen ginltellng bitten, bie in ibrer
lesten &oniequen3 oa5u fiibrt, bob
nan rnm zines groBeren Stiides 8rot
pillen @ott nerleugnet".
Srob mand)er ibarfen Stellen,
beiBt es in Der Meloung Der ,Mii.
8reB" gebort Der Sirtenbrief au ben
ouriifbaltenoiten 0ffentliben MeuBe-
runeen ser Stride iiber Die @efabren
oes fommliniitiiben SDlten1s. sSn
friiberen &l1nogebungen bat oie Sier-
ardie 5u Dem nMangel an Sreibeit
oes 8ortes uno oes @etpiiiens" un-
ter Dem nelien Hegirne in nnge-
I6minften @orten 5telung genon-
men. Gie politii6en Wadtbaber ba-
ben Die fir6lihen Iutorit1ten ber-
marnt, oab Die 5ortiesltng elmer 10
allsgeiprobenen aritifi 5u itaatlihen
rgeltungsmaBnabmen fiibren ipiir-
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-05-29

felt tr1gt, bat in Der Inngen &eibe
fartbasiiber Griebensldliiiie feline
'8arallele in Der @eihihte Der Wenih.
belt. Seit ben Gagen Der 5tammes.
bauptlinge, Der Bartbiiden Deipoten,
mongoliider ginbringlinge nno cdia-
rider groberer eab es ME einen
Srieoen 10 id)amnon, 10 binterb1ltig,
10 unperanttportlich, 10 unmeni6lih
|unb 10 furaiihtig tpie ben, ben Die
fleinen M1nnlein nit groBen Namen
|alsbedten, Die oie 4tlantif iiberquer-
ten, Inn oen Mosfau'er Satrapen ent-
|gesensufommen uno ibnen INNER
|nene Spfer auf Soften Der Menifbeit
brahten." SD 5tpeifle, Oh man 6ieie
8orte auf oas in FOLDER Gle aufse-
itellte 0enfmnl In 2onbon - Der
2onooner Nebel fonnte iid ia einmal
oer5ieben Ieben miro. Si6erlid
miro es elm fommen6er unparteiiiher
@eididtsibreiber; Dielleiht ibreibt
er onrauf nur i'm Qnflang an 6as
8i6eltport: 8linoe Dem 8linoenf fiib.
rer! -
@ir brben nur bon ben 8linoen-
fiibrern lno 8erfiibrern gereoet. Ser
geiien mir bariiber niht oie 8linoen,
3. +. uns ielber, Dos 8of. @ie biel
@IeidgiiItiefeit, Seigbeit, @rb6rmlib-
felt tit bod n0tig getpelen, baB mir
oieie 8linoenfiibrer sulieBen, ertru-
gen, uml6meihelten, nit 2orbeeren
iiberbauften! 8ie lit es moelid, oaB
mir gu llntaten i6peigen, ia iie ber-
teioigen, oie mir I'M pripaten 2eben
als Siinoe unb 8erbrehen be5ei6nen!
8ie peripaiiert, inbaltsIos, argernis-
gebenb lit oo6 unier Gbriitentum ge-
Doroen, .penn mir 5u ben 8erbrehen
an Wtllionen i6tpeigen, bic auf Der
@leididaltungsitraBe bon Seberan,
sSSalta, Yotsoam oen 8dubern ausge-
liefert muroen, tpenn fein Sauh Ell.
mes Broteites iih rest, baB fiinfl,no.
5pan5igbunbert 8ild)ofe, gebte, Brie-
tier, Monbe ibrer Seimat beraubt
uno unter menihenunDiiroigen gu
itanoen bauien nliilien, tpenn feline,
aber aud eor feline orsaniiierte &ilfe
iib fir oieie Spfer bon Botsoam
regt! SIT oenn sic 2iebe nod oas
&enn3eiden Seiner Singer? SIT Die
Barabel bonn 8armber5igen Samari-
tan geItriden, neil ni6t mebr aeitse-
maB? gu bieiem gbriitentum
tpollen mir nod Wenlhen befebren
= tparunt boh, tpent, mir eenou 10
oenfen unb banoeln tpie iene, bic rin
Der 5initernis unb inn S1atten bes
Sooes tuanoeln"! 0os 2idt lit erIo-
i6en uno glimmt nur in ,penigen
nod; Dos Sal5 lit idol setporoen;
ser Sauerteig lit obne &raft.
l1nb mir Itellen uns Dor Die MenI6-
belt als ~driltlide Station, mir re-
oen bonn .areu53us" mir slauben oen
goll6emismus 51. ifbertpin6en 1nb
oanfen @ott tpie ste 9bariiGer, oaB
mir nidt 10 iino tpie iene @elde
Seuhelel! Welh tragtiher SSrrtum!
~8dret ibr ood tpenigitens blind,
lagt Seius, uio bdttet ibr feline Siin-
oe; nun aber ipre6t ibr: ,8ir iebenp
oarlm bleibt cure 5iinbe beIteben"
(Sob. 8, Az. 2eIen mir bas @opitel
iiber 8linobeit na9 BEL &einbolo
S6neioer (r8ulbet r1atig Millio-
men,, g. 55ff.) uno beten mir in
9emut: Serr, LAB uns feben!
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1948-05-29
Die weltberiihmte st. Bene-
dict -Wundsalbe

@rprobtes SeilmitteI gegen ole
arten BON alten un6 frii9en 8un.
ben, @eidtpiiren, @epGbien, BIB.
munoen, &arbunfeln ui1p. 8itte @eIb
nur ourb Boit Wouep Sr6er 3,1 f9it.
ten. Seine Stamps. Sedaig (6O)
Gents bic SbndteI bea
j. L. STAAB