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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-07-21
Firemen Favor 95 To 5
Merger With Engineers

Cleveland (LPA)-Members of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen & Enginemen are voting
95 to five for a merger with the
Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, according to ballots so far
tailed.
Ballots of the Engineers will not
be counted until next month. The
proposed merger must be approv-
ed by majority of each organiza-
tion before it can be made effec-
tive.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-07-21

The union, under a reopening
clause in the contracts which run
until April 1850, has made the de-
mands, and had given the COM
panies until July Is to reply. In
the last few days before the dead
line, the companies rejected the
unions proposals. Then, President
Truman asked both sides to agree
to a fact-fnding procedure. US
Steel and many but not all of the
\ big companies turned it, down.
Some of the smaller companies and
the unions Wage Policy Commit
tee agreed.
Then, Truman again asked the
holdouts to present their side to
the fact-fnders, and the union pre-
pared its membership for a "long
strike" The dramatic give-in by
Youngstown Sheet & Tube, In
land, Bethlehem, Republic and fin
ally by US Steel, took place on the
afternoon of the strike date.
Before the TACT FLINDERS, tn e
union is expected to use as it's
major ammunition the thoro re-
port on the ability of the steel in
dustry to pay wage increases,
maintain profits, and even reduce
prices prepared by ex-New Deal
economist Robert R. Nathan. He
says "the level of profits under
June 1949 prices and costs is SO
high that substantial wage in
creases would make only minor
dent in the profit structure of the
steel industry and the US Steel
Corp"
The industry's capacity to. pro-
duce has expanded greatly over
the past decade, and is much more
efficient. Costs of producing steel
have gone down as the amount pro-
duced has gone up, and prices have
stayed up. The annual rate of pro-
fits of 10 leading steel companies
in the first quarter of 1949 was far
above 1948, nearly double the
1946-4S average, and two and one
half times the average of the war
years.
The steel worker, the Nathan
report proves, has not shared APP
preciably in the probability of the
steel industry. "The industry was
disinclined to pass on any sign
nificant portion Of the benefits of
greater efficiency to it's employees
in the form of increased purchas-
ing power or to its consumers in
the form of lower prices"
Here are the effects on the in
dustry of different kinds of wage
increases, under various combina-
tions of circumstances which may
take place this year:
A zoe per hour wage increase
with operations at 80 percent of
capacity would reduce the indus
try's profits by one-fifth, but still
leave the industry with $7S5 mill
ion after taxes, which represents
16 percent return on investment ,
and is more than double wartime ,
earnings and 25 percent more than
was earned in 1948. :
The industry could grant 10c ;
per hour increase and still earn as :
much as in 1948 operating at only }
so percent of capacity. /,
The industry could pay zoe per ,
hour more in wages, operate at 80 :
percent of capacity and still earn /;
more than 10 percent on invest
ment. !
In addition, if cost of materials :
drops percent below their June I
1949 level and prices of steel are !;
there could be an adj r
ditional 7c increase in wages. a
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-07-21
Scribe Urges Every Local
Join In Moulding Bands
OF Brotherhood Tightly

Rdands afThe fftyffth national of will
outstanding National
Operative Potters since formed in $780,
The delegates
the dramatic and heart rendering
the long days of the trial
The final decision Of the delegates acting
in the internal affairs of organization.
credit Bro Coffey
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-07-21
Nationwide Steel Wage
Fight For Wage Increase
In Hands of FaCt-FinderS|

Washington PA(Gvng to the overwhelming power pub
nc opinion big and little steel companies alike agreed last
their with
board named by President The captuaion matter
hours before the 1000 members USA
ming the picket lines.
the demands of the steel odage
uaUo ncraac
Evening star., 1949-05-02
.ECA Official Reports
Loss in Red Influence
sy the AssosIossd prsss

An ECA ofilcial reported today
Communist influence in French
and Italian trade unions is stead
lily losing ground as Western Euro
pean recovery gains momentum.
Alfred Friendly. European in
formation director OF the Eco
nomic Cooperation Administra-
ton, said Communist influence is
still serious" but far less SO than
a year ago when the Marshal Plan
went into effect.
Membership in Communist
dominated unions has been de-
clining." Mr.. Friendly said. In
the biggest French union. it's
been cut IN two In the past 10
months. Circulation Of Commu-
ist newspapers and magazines Is
steadily decreasing.
THE encouraging thing is that
in both France and Italy the
strikes the Communists staged for
political purposes last fall failed
to rally the workers. The workers
and their governments rocked the
Communists back on their heels.
But this shouldn't make us
complacent. The Marshal Plan
is still the object Of vicious daily
attacks from the Communist
propaganda mill"
Mr.. Friendly spoke on a State
Department-sponsored radio pro-
gram on labor and American for
eign policy" along with Secretary
Of Labor Tobin and Senator
Thomas, Democrat. OF Utah.
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Continued From First Page.)
portant part In the early negotia-
tfonS last wear. testified:

portant part In the early negotia-
tions last year. testified:
I'VE had very firmly in mind
that this association Of nations for
collective self-defense must be en-
tirely voluntary on the part Of any
Of its members. or it would fail of
its purpose.
He previously had explained how
the treaty first was discussed by
the United States and Canada
with the five European countries
which already had entered into
the Brussels Agreement. Those
countries are Great Britain.
France. The Netherlands, Belgium
and Luxembourg. Before the treaty
was completed. Norway. Denmark.
Iceland. Portugal and Italy
Joined in.
Truman, Marshall Backed Plan.
Mr.. Lovett, now In private life,
said those In the State Depart
ment last year would not have
embarked on this venture. had
not the President, Gen. Marshall
(then Secretary of State), the
National Security Council, and the
Joint Chiefs Of Staff felt strongly
that an association Of this nature
was essential to the national Sc
curity Of the United States, and
for the furtherance Of peace and
security, which has been and re-
mains the great goal of our for
eign policy"
Nothing that has occurred
since I left Office has changed my
own strong convictions on this
point" Mr.. Lovett continued. "On
the contrary. I believe that the
signature Of this treaty has in it
self enhanced the chances Of sue
cessfully achieving these goals.
There has. in fact, already been
Evening star., 1949-05-02

then, to note that states have
found 1t necessary to control opin-
ion exactly as they found it neces-
sary to control economics. The
states thinking in this matter Is
much sounder than that of the
resentful individual whose opin-
ion Is controlled.
Religion. In Schools.
with mans normal aspira-
tions reduced by university train
ing from a thirst for truth to the
spawning Of opinions. there is
every reason to expect that the
state for its own preservation will
be forced to establish an opinion
control bureau. There are def
mite forewarnings of such neces-
sity."
Father Guthrie asserted that
failure to teach religion in the uni
versities and colleges results in an
inability to give full picture to
the student.
In this land of free speech
many schools by policy. others by
law, are not permitted to disclose
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Wallace Calls Treaty
War Pact and SAYS
vandenberg Is Author
tv +ss Assex .ssss prssa

DETROIT. Nay .,-Henry A
Wallace says Senator vRndenherg
Republican. Of Michigan. Is iAs
author Of n pact for war
The Progressive Party head told
q May Day rally here yesterday
that Senator vAnoenherS. more
than any other single man" Is
responsible for the North Atlantic
Pact.
Mr.. Wallace. On q Nation wide
peace tour" termed the pact
merely another lineup OF nations
under the cover Of anti-Com-
munism for another holy war on
Russia. Just like Hitler'x~
In Washington. Senator Van
denberg would not comment
1T was his Senator vanden-
berg's) resolution last June tha;
was the signal for the pact. Mr.
Wallace said.
He declared that the Si,l3o.-
00o. 900 sought to implement the
recently signed treaty lis only q
down payment on Q war policy.
Ultimately. he said. n hundred
times" that may be required.
Instead Of the pact. Mr.. Wal
lace recommended building q
stronger United Nations" and re
turning TO one world built on
cooperation and unity"
Mr.. Wallace asserted that with
but a few exceptions" Senator
vandenberg's votes in the Senate
have been cast for reaction"
He cited specifically the Miehi-
gan Senator's vote against q rules
change which would have helped
end the Southern filibuster on
civil rights.
Indirectly. Mr.. Wallace also
lashed out at the foolish and
misguided men who lead some
OF our biggest unions" and who
compromise with facism in the
name Of fighting Communism.
Speaking with Mr.. Wallace were
Michele Giau, an italian Senator,
and Lester Hutchinson. an Eng .
lish member Of Parliament.
Evening star., 1949-05-02

concrete evidence of this. Within
a few days Of the signature Of the
treaty, comprehensive agreement.
on Germany. agreements. I may
say, which we had been trying un.
successfully for more than a veal
to reach, were concluded with thu
United Kingdom and France
Without the new sense of conf.
dence provided by the treaty
doubt whether it would have beer
possible to reach such satisfactory
agreements"
Russians Fostered Insecurity.
At the outset. Mr.. Lovett testi.
fed that the savage reaction" o.
Russia to the Marshall Plan fol
economic recovery in Europe In.
tensified the feeling Of irlseeurit,
prevailing in Europe since the enc
of the war. That sense of inse.
curity already had been created
he said, by the practices Of The
Soviet Government land the Com.
rmunist Parties subseryient to It, :
Russia's action in organizing thu
Cominform and It's announced in.
tention to use every method tt
sabotage and defeat" the return
Of stability in Europe, raised the
problem Of security for Western
Europe, he added.
The nations of Western Europe
knew from experience, he con-
tinued. that they could expect
neither help nor mercy from the
Soviet Union and the Communist
parties.
Mr.. Lovett repeated the testi-
mony Of Secretary of State Ache.
son that the resolution passed by
the Senate last year, known al
the Vandenberg Resolution, was
an important guide to the State
Department in working out the
North Atlantic Treaty.
Evening star., 1949-05-02

The Very Rev. Hunter Guthrie.
s. j.. was inaugurated as the 35th
president Of Georgetown Univer-
sity last night In CASTOR Hall be-
fore distinguished gathering Of
religious and public leaders. schol-
ars and representatives Of uni
versities and colleges.
The Most Rev. Patrick A..
O'Boyle. Archbishop Of Washing
ton. headed the large delegation
of Catholic church leaders.
Listed among those representing
universities at the exercises were
Associate Supreme Court Justices
Frank Murphy. University of
Michigan: william o. Douglas.
Whitman College. and Wiley Rut-
ledge, University Of Colorado.
Senators serving as university
or college delegates listed were
Green Of Rhode Island, Brown
University; Russell of Georgia,
University Of Georgia: McGrath
Of Rhode Island, Boston Univer-
sity; Thye Of Minnesota. Carroll
College; Schoeppel Of Kansas. Uni
versity Of Kansas. and Ecton OF
Montana. Montana State College.
Presidents Of institutions In the
Washington area present included
DR.. H. c. Byrd. University Of
Maryland: DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
George Washington University;
the Right Rev. Msgr. Patrick J.
Mccormick. Catholic University,
and DR.. Paul r. Douglass. Ameri-
can University.
Pledges Of support from the
students. alumni and faculty were
brought to Father Guthrie at the
ceremony.
II Welcomed BY Students.
Georgetown men want an ad-
ministrator, scholar, educator and
diplomat as president of George
town University" Charles j. Mil
ton of the Glass Of 1885, speaker
for the alumni body. declared.
I'VE welcome you because we know
you have all those qualities, and
we pledge our best to make your
burden as light as possible.
Robert e. Hogan, jr., of the Class
of 1949. president of the Yard.
spoke for the students and DR..
Hugh Joseph Milton. dean Of the
School of Law, for the faculty.
In presenting Father Guthrie
with the charter and the seal OF
the university in the act inducing
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Tanker and Freighter
Collide Off New York
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, May "a crippled
Indian freighter crawled to a safe
anchorage in port early today aft
er a collision with big tanker
in dense fog outside New York
harbor.
The 7,000-ton freighter Jalaketu
was stove In below and above the
water line and one Of her holds
was flooded.
The 10.00o-ton tanker Marine
Leader. which suffered damage
above the water line, proceeded
unassisted to a dock at Stapleton
Staten Island. se%
Neither ship reported any cas-
ualties In the collision last nighi
7 miles southeast of the Mar
rows between Brooklyn and Staten
Island. the entrance to the upper
bay. .......e
The Indian ship reported it hac
been anchored and was struck by
the tanker about nidships. &C.
cording to the Coast Guard.
The fog had tied UP sbipping
in the harbor. y q :
The Coast Guard ordered an in
quiry into the accident today.
The Jalaketu, escorted by the
Coast Guard cutter Tamaroa and
two tugs. limped in under her own
power and anchored of the Quar-
antine Station on Staten Island.
The Jalaketu. which carries
from so to so men, was inbound
with an assorted cargo.
The Marine Leader, operated by
the Standard OH Co. Of New Jer-
sey and carrying about As men,
was bound without cargo from
Bayonne. N. j., to Baytown. Tex.
Evening star., 1949-05-02

all the elements OF the problem.
he said. This program Of academ-
ic truncation has induced the
prime intellectual heresy Of our
time. the habit OF mistaking a part
for the whole"
Ceremonial officials were Al
Philip Kane. J. D., chief marshal:
Joseph Aloysius Rock. S. j.. mar
shal of delegates: DR.. Josef Solt-
erer. marshal of faculty: Joseph
Gerard Connor, marshal of guests
and DR.. James Star Ruby, marshal
of the corporation.
Delegates attending a solemn
high mass in the morning were
told by a Catholic philosopher
the Rev. Thurston Davis. s. j.,
Fordham University professor.
that humanity is standing at a
precarious and challenging cross
y Dads"
/ Inclement weather prevented
an outdoor service. so Father
Guthrie. assisted by Jesuits Of the
Georgetown faculty. celebrated
| the mass in Dahlgren Chapel. in
the presence OF Archbishop
O'Boyle.
Mother Among Guests.
Among the honor guests was
Mrs. Mary Ross Guthrie Of Wash
ington, mother of Father Guth-
rie, who sat in the front row with
several relatives.
Father Davis spoke from the
text. Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday and today. yes. and
forever" (Heb., xiii.SD
He pointed out that 1t is to
medieval canon law that the
scholar must turn to discover the
giant taproots Of our modern
liberties. It was the church
which upheld the right. pro-
claimed obligation, affirmed liber-
ties, humbled the strong and put
out her arm to protect the weak.
Her history Is the history OF
democracy itself and the scholar
who neglects this significant past
will serve but poorly the cause OF
the future" he declared.
mo one knows better than
Father Guthrie that We stand
today at a precarious and chal-
lenging crossroad In human his
tory" he said. mo one under
stands better than he that double
crisis-the crisis Of unity and the
crisis of growth-which Emanuel
Cardinal Suhard. Archbishop Of
Paris. has recently shown US to
be the central meaning Of this
goth century"
A score Of priests were within
the cisancel. Father Guthrie was
assisted In the mass by his sue
cessor in the Graduate School
deanship, the Rev. Gerard F.
Yates, S. j.. who was deacon. and
the Rev. Charles L. Coolahan. s. j.,
dean Of the College Of Arts and
Sciences.
Archbishop O'Boyle was attend
ed by the Rev. Neil Gargan, s. j.,
rector Of Gonzaga High School.
and the Rev. william F. Maloney.
s. j.. rector Of the Georgetown
Preparatory School. The master
of ceremonies was the Rev. Walter
Schmitz, 8. s., with James Berna,
S. j., assistant. DR.. Edward p.
Donovan directed the Georgetown
College Choir.
Evening star., 1949-05-02

him as president. the Rev. Edmund
A. Walsh, s. j.. briefly traced the
history Of the institution and the
ideals for which 1t stood.
Religion and science are the
two elements providing the
foundation of Georgetown Univer-
sity," Father Walsh said.
Father Guthrie asserted in his
inaugural address that university
education, by eliminating religion
In its teachings. has brought edu-
cation to a point where opinion
Is the end products of university
training today"
I'VE live today and are trained
to live in the shadow world Of
opinion" he said. I'm religion, in
philosophy, the arts. morality.
politics, the social sciences, in all
the areas dominated by man and
his vital human interests, we
move in the false. heady atmos-
phere Of the race track. One
mans guess is as good as an
otner's."
As a result, Father Guthrie
pointed out, sit is not surprising,
Evening star., 1949-05-02
49 Members initiated
.By Stores 20-Yeur Club

The Twenty Year Club o1
Woodward g. Lothrop's Depart
ment Store has initiated - new
members.
The club is composed Of en-
ployes with the firm for a score OF
years.
The initiates gave a variety
show for other members Of the
club after a dinner at the Hotel
Statler Saturday night.
Evening star., 1949-05-02
Church Federation
Opposes Change in
D. {. Liquor Laws

The Washington Federation OF
Churches has protested to the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
against proposed changes in the
regulations governing the serving
Of alcoholic beverages In the Dis
trict.
In a letter to Alan w. Payne.
chairman Of the board. the Rev.
DR.. Frederick z. Reissig, executive
secretary of the federation, said
his organization was concerned
over q bill introduced in Congress
to permit liquor sales between
midnight Saturday and 2 am.
Sunday and to create license class
ifications permitting beverage es-
tablishments to remain open until
3 am. and 4 am. on weekdays.
"It is argued that the proposed
changes would eliminate the So
called after-hours clubs" DIR.
Reissig said. TN the first place,
we know that by the very nature
Of drinking habits drinking does
not cease just because an hour
deadline Is established. There
would still be after-hours drinking
to keep the after-hours clubs alive.
We believe that the after hours
clubs, like any other deviation
from the requirements Of law,
constitute a problem Of law en-
forcement. AS long as prohibitive
laws exist there will be attempts
at violation and in our opinion the
after hours clubs and similar en-
terprises can be dealt with by the
vigilance Of our law enforcement
agencies"
The federation also opposed
other projected changes in the law.
They are:
One which would permit the
service of whisky across the bar
to persons either sitting or stand
ing, and another to relieve pro-
prietors from liability for serving
alcoholic drinks to minors by re-
quiring them to sign cards stating
they are aware of the conse-
quences Of falsifying their age.
Evening star., 1949-05-02

mend to his committee q new
policy.
Mr.. Poulson. who Is a certified
public accountant, pointed out
that the Interior Department pol
icy calls for concessionaires. after
all reasonable salaries and ex-
penses are deducted, to make an
average 6 per cent profit. He
said Mf,. Leofder's profit appar-
emily has been much more.
He said the incompleted audit
showed that in 1914 with no capi-
tai investment, the Leoffier COM
pany made q profit Of $4,372.
Other years since then were as
follows 1945. with $4,372 in
vestment. a profit Of $7.213 or 1855
per cent; in 1896, with an invest.
ment of $S.085. a profit Of 3i;6S2,
or 800 per cent; in 1947. with an
investment Of $25.845. q profit OF
s31 .e6l or 100 per cent, and in
1948, with an investment Of $21,-
67S, a profit Of $s,o50 or 80 per
cent.
MIR. Redden commented that it
looked like q mighty bad con-
tract" which was all in favor Of
Mr.. Leoff1er and bad for the Gov
ernment.
Favor Board Operation.
Both Mr.. Redden and Mr.. Poul-
son stated they felt the District
Recreation Board was the proper
agency to operate the golf courses.
Mr.. Demaray told. the commit
tee. as he had done on previous
occasions. that the Interior De-
partment felt Mr.. Leoffler has
done q good job.
Mr.. Poulson asked him II he
thought it was good business for
the Government to have as a
partner (Mr. Leoff1er) man with
q bookkeeping system so loose
no other business would allow 1t.
Mr.. Demaray said the auditor
had revealed a number of things
he was not aware Of, and that If
he was in business he probably
would not allow 1t.
Loan Interest Cited.
Mr.. Poulson pointed out to Mr..
Demaray that his letter to the
Interior Secretary said $50, 900
advanced by Mr.. Leof1ler to con-
struct two miniature golf courses
was not to receive interest but
that Mr.. Leofiler's books showed
an interest charge Of about 81 800
Again Mr.. Demaray answered
that certain things" have devel-
oped since the audit began. He
explained to the committee that
he had not written the letter per-
sonally but had only signed it
after 1t had been prepared by
officials Of the National Capital
Parks, which is the Washington
branch OF the National Park Serv-
ice.
Before leaving the witness stand
Mr.. Demaray told the subcommit-
tee that the new golf contract
would not be awarded until it had
finished its investigation.
Leofiler Attends Hearing.
Mr.. Lepfiler attended today's
hearing. He is expected to be
called to the stand. probably after
the audit of his books has beer
completed.
Harry s. Wender. president oi
the District Recreation Board
took the witness stand shortly be.
fore the subcommittee adjourned
for lunch. Mr.. Wender traced the