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Evening star., 1949-06-09
Government Sci iZure...
The Road to State-ism

has been proposed the Congress that the Federal Government
granted authority plants facilities labor
disputes This proposal contrary all principles of free
violates every concept Of fair play Seizure does not solve
labor problems leads government in
business Ultimately leads statem. Thissnotth American
Evening star., 1949-06-09

forced concessions
that uneconomc and that sowed the seed for future
trouble, the price for having their mines returned
them Government operation during the period of seiz
ure-periods of temporary naonalizaon-accomp
nothing except to reveal the Governments weakness
The gesture Of writing into seizure law provision
that the Government itself cannot make new wage
asreement for seized properties does not in any way
eliminate or even reduce the fundamental obiee-
tions to the proposal II is still seizure Of private
property; and the weight Of the Government could
still prevaiI-sssnst the employer or against the
employees to the dictates OF political
sxpsdisney.
Far-sighted labor leaders should be the first oppose
proposals for peacetme Government seizure Workers,
under Government seizure, become Government
ployees. Thereby, they forfeit the freedom Of action
which prevails in free economy.
The case against seizure is cearcut for such
X Seizure 10 unnecessary. The National Emergency
provisions of the or-Management Relations Act
sufficient.
X If the National Emergency provisions Of the
present law inadequate. they should be strength
ened rather than go the alternative of Government sez
further remedy would be abolish the immunities
which labor unions enjoy under the antitrust laws
X Prospect Of Government seizure destroys true
collective bargaining. the in the coal In
dusry from lo43 to 1o47 under the Smith Connaly Act
Evening star., 1949-06-09

X Government seizure means that militant labor
leaders given authority to force the seizure of
industries at will. They in position precpitate
seizure BY exorbtant demands. Thus Government sez.
ure" is really labor union seizure" in essence.
X Government seizure is . boomerang. Once II
takes place. the Government finds il extremely difficult
terminate. The labor organizations will no, permi,
Of the properties except under conditions sats
factory to them. This capulaon TO the very
people whose action is responsible for the seizure.
X A seized industry Is generally white elephant
10 the Government Even in prosperous times the
Government may build up huge liabilities. In highly
competitive PERIOD losses to the public treasury would
be enormous.
X Government doe. not have the trained per-
sonnsI necessary to administer seized properties. nor
can it train them under emergency conditions.
X Government seizure IS permanent policy can
lead only to naturalization, not alone for natural
resources but also for all major industries in fact Cow
ernment seizure is temporary naturalization.
K And naturalization will inevitably lead 10 low
cred production less Efficient distribution, abolition Of
competition higher growth of siaiesm loss Of per-
sona freedom for labor and management and ultimate
destruction Of representative Government.
X The American people cannot afford and do not
want policies leading to these results
JOHN b. BATTLE
Excessive Niss psssldeas
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Evening star., 1949-09-01

flower eontoiner as you could want. 50,
come in. See q Frieidoire Proof-Of-
voIue Demonstration and get your beou-
tifuI NY Bowl FREE! While they last.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Local No. 124 Will
Elect Delegates
At May 10 Meeting

Local Union 124 has very i'm
portant business on their agenda
for the next meeting on Tuesday
May 10. Delegates to our national
convention to be held in Atlantic
City in June will be elected at this
meeting and this announcement
should warrant a record turnout.
There is a long list of eligible can
didates which should result in
spirited contests.
Judging by the record turnout
to vote in the national election it
looked as though a great deal of
interest was shown in selecting
officials to head the organization
for the next two years.
We notice by the Herald where
many of the plants throughout the
trade are only working part time.
This same situation seems to pre-
vail in the East Liverpool district
at the present time.
The transfer card of Clara War
rem was received from Local Union
No. IL and added to our roll. Sis
ter Nellie Figley has deposited her
honorary membership card and re-
turned to the trade. -O.C. 124
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Local Union No. 94
Holds Social AT
Meeting In April

Local Union 81 mixed a little
social activities in with their regu-
lar meeting on April % and the
affair turned out to be quite sue
cessful.
The party was labeled as a get
together affair and turned out to
be just that. A large turnout was
on hand and many of our members
who have not attended a meeting
for quite some time were present.
Dorothy Bright and her commit
tee served a delicious lunch.
At our next meeting on May 6
we will vote in the general election
for national officers and elect dele
gates to our convention to be held
in Atlantic City in June. We would
like to see every member of the
local present on the above date and
do their part in electing those best
qualified to represent US.
To all our shut-ins we send our
best wishes for a speedy recovery.
-O.C. 94
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Votes $40 Cut In
Labor Dept Funds

Washington LPA)-All in the
space of one afternoon, the Sen
ate gave the Department of Labor
an extra $4,000 in appropriations
for the next fiscal year, then turn
ed around and slashed a lot more
out of the Departments budget.
The $4,000 was added to en-
able the Department to carry out
an expanded program in the field
of international labor affairs.
A little later, an economy wave
hit the Senate. Republicans went
on the warpath, and with the aid
of eight Democrats, rolled up Il "A
to 81 majority for a slash of five
per cent in the "reducible items" of
both the Labor Departments bud
get and that of the Federal Secur-
ity Agency.
The appropriation was referred
back to committee with instructions
to make the So slash on an aver
age basis. Discretion was left to
the Appropriations Committee on
where to make the cuts, but with
the proviso that no function is to
be reduced more than 20R. The
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Wage Boost For
Brewery Workers

New York (LPA)-The Brewery
Workers Union last week won sig
nifcant wage gains as a result Of
its strike in Buffalo. Pay boosts
range from 50 a week for drivers
of bottled beer trucks to $11 COR
craftsmen in the breweries.
Meanwhile 700 brewery crafts
men, members of two locals of the
Intl Association of Machinists and
one local of the Operating Engine
ers' Union-AFL have Joined the
four-weeks old strike of the BWU
in New York City. Contracts hav-
ing expired, the craftsmen's inter-
national unions have authorized the
strike.
Representatives of the AFL and
craftsmen's locals are
joining the men on the picket line
and in conferences with the stiff
necked Brewers Board of Trade
and representatives of state and
federal conciliation services.
BWU last month also recorded
successful negotiations for pay in
creases, and other benefits in Gin
Detroit, and Louisville.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05

Toledo (LPA)-Toledo, Ohio, il
proud of its community coopera
tion answer to the problems of in
dustrial relations. The city's rep,
resentative in Congress, Tom Burke
! (D,) a former union officer, called
the Toledo answer to the attention
of Congress in his speech during
the Taft Hartley repeal debate last
week.
at has been our experience in
Toledo, where labor-management
relations have been unusually cor
dial in recent years, that good re-
lations between unions and man.
agement depend upon good faith.
"The Toledo plan, which has been
studied and praised by scores of
industrial relations experts, was
an experiment in good faith. And it
worked" Burke declared
He reminded Congress that so
long as Toledo employers had the
Taft Hartley philosophy of oppos
ing unionism Toledo was a center
of industrial strife. When employ
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Local No. 86 Names
Five Delegates To
Annual Convention

The largest turnout Of the year
was present at our meeting last
Monday evening and needless to
say the large attendance resulted
in very spirited session. Discus
sions were timely and to the point
and brought out in the open some
infractions that will be taken care
Of Immediately.
Election Of national officers was
held and delegates named to repre-
sent US at the convention in June.
Roland Edgar, Harold Palmer, Gus
Sharkey, James Wilson and VIII
ford Reeves were named for the
latter post and we feel these bro
theirs are fully qualified for this
important duty. Bros. James Ward
and Wilbert Willard were named
alternates.
The returns Of the primary cleo
ton were displayed in the hall dur
ing the meeting.
Official word has been received
that Continental Kilns is recogniz-
ed as a generalware plant and has
been since 1945. This information
settles one of our local problems.
Mention was made that at least
one other local was having the
same trouble. -O.C. SO
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Hat Workers Win
Three-Year Fight

Atlanta (LPA) - Members o.
Local 90 of the United Hatters
Cap & Millinery Workers Union
AFL last week won a three-yeal
battle with the Merrimac Hat Corp
of Greenville, Ala.
Among the benefits provided il
the hard-won contract are increas-
ed wages, a seniority system, vaca-
tions with pay, and a union voice
in determining working conditions
Altho it had recognized the Hat
Workers Union in its Amesbury
plant, Merrimac did its best to de-
feat the Greenville organizing
drive.
In the summer of 1916 one union
organizer was beaten up, and the
workers were so intimidated by the
company that altho a majority had
signed application cards the Hat
Workers lost an NLRB election.
The NLRB, however, sustained
its charges that the election hadn't
been fair, and at a new election
in 1947 the Hat Workers won by a
215 to 152 vote. Still the company
refused to bargain and the union
had to go thru more NLRB pro-
ceedings to secure a government
directive ordering Merrimac to get
down to business.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Potters Protest
Purchase of Gas
By Atomic Plant

Potteries in the northeastern
section of the United States who
depend upon natural gas for firing
their kilns have filed a protest
against the U. S. Atomic Energy
Commissions application to pur-
chase 60 million feet of natural
gas daily.
The Commission has asked per-
mission to buy gas from the East
Tennessee Natural Gas Company
for steam generating purposes at
Oak Ridge.
Officials of the United States
Potters Association have urged
their members to protest immedi-
ately to the Atomic Energy Com
mission, the Federal Power Com
mission, and to Senators and Con-
gressmen.
"a denial of this application
would not affect operations at Oak
Ridge" they stated, because those
facilities are now equipped with
coal burning equipment, and are
right in the heart of one of the
worlds greatest coal deposits.
"If the application is approved,
the availability of natural gas for
industrial use in the territory now
served definitely would be affect
ed"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Po+ofsky Tells
off Henderson

Paris (LPA)-Donald Hender-
son, president of the Food, Tobac-
co & Agricultural Workers and an
admitted Communist, was told off
last week in Paris by President
Jacob Potofsky of the Amalgamat-
ed Clothing Workers of America.
Henderson, a delegate to the
Communist-inspired World Con-
gress of Fighters for Peace, said
that the US government is "using
every device and trick to confuse,
divide and bribe" the people of
Europe. American workers, he de-
clared, will not be driven into a
war against the Soviet Union"
Potofsky, was passing thru Paris
on his way to Israel as chairman
of a fraternal delegation to the
Israeli Federation of Labor. He
told reporters that Henderson rep
resents the views of less than %
of organized labor in America.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Unions Still Cleaning Up
,Wuue Deuls With Carriers

Goldsborough of the District of
Columbia.
To block a scheduled strike by
the three unions, the government
seized the roads then and Colds
borough issued his restraining
order. A settlement was later
reached with the managements, but
the unions nonetheless sought a
court test of the constitutionality
of the injunction. However, a
three-man Appeals Court threw out
the test case on the ground that the
dispute is now "moot"-that is, no
controversy exists any more.
(3) Four Operating" Brother
hoods ended an 11-day strike on
the New York, Ontario & Western
under an agreement which gave
members of each union an average
of 500 in back pay, but which call
ed for a six-months truce on press
ing a demand for a 10c an hour
pay raise. The road, now in receiv-
ership, is to make an effort to i'm
prove its financial condition in the
interim. Brotherhoods involved are
the Engineers, Trainmen and Con-
ductors.
(4) Another Presidential Emer-
gency Board, considering the de-
mands of the Railway Clerks for
a 40-hour week and 141z cent an
hour wage increase to 10000 Rail
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
J. Ward Elected
To Head Local 80
AT cIarksburg

Clarksburg, w. Va. - President
Richard Frye rendered his resig.
nation at the last meeting of LocaI
Union 80 and Bro. James Ware
was named as his successor. 1t be-
hooves all members to lend their
cooperation to our new chairman.
There seems to be a little laXity
on the part of some members in
keeping their dues paid to date.
The local has been lenient with
these individuals but the time has
come when a showdown must be
had. All members in this category
have until our next meeting to
clear up their arrearage or the
local will take action.
Work is still nothing to brag
about as to steady employment
and to make matters worse, rumor
has it the plant may be shut down
for two weeks to make necessary
repairs.
At our next meeting on Monday,
May 9, election for national Off
cials will be held. 1t is the privilege
and duty for every member to cast
a ballot for those they think best
qualified for these important posts.
Polls will be open from 3 p. m.
until the close of the meeting, Civ
ing all an opportunity to vote.
We hear Sister Rose Mazza is
10 be a June bride.
Plans are being talked up in the
shop to charter a bus TO go to the
annual outing at Idora Park in
Youngstown on June IS. All those
are requested to contact
my member of the shop commit
ee. -O.C. 80
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05

game so as to arrange the finest
contest possible for the mythical
championship Of the National Bro
therhood Of Operative Potters.
Skates, baby dolls, loving cups,
baby dishes and such have been all
purchased and you can be certain
they are the best obtainable. In all
probability you have never seen
such an array of baby dolls in your
life. They are beauties and will go
TO all contestants in the bathing
beauty contest
For all those who are packing
basket for that lunch at the park
on picnic day, the committee has
made arrange m ents with the
Breakfast Cheer Coffee Company
Of Pittsburgh, Pa, to serve (free
gratis) all the coffee you want for
that noon day and evening meal.
This delicious beverage has proven
to be very popular with the potters
in past years, and in the words of
the committee, is a MUST when
making preparations for the annual
outing. You are asked to bring
your own containers mot glass;
and the committee will furnish
coffee cream.
There is nothing like a Potters
Picnic to provide the time and
place for a good old fashioned "bull
session. You will meet old friends
you haven't seen in years, or at
any rate since the last picnic.
Don't forget to get yourself all
set for June i8. Place a red ring
around that date and be certain
nothing will come up to spoil your
fun. Last years record attendance
is bound to be broken.
The next meeting Of the picnic
committee has been called for Sat-
urday evening, May Z at National
headquarters.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Swedish Unions
Retire ComlYeds

Stockholm (LPA)-Swedish Com
munists, never an important poll
tical force, have lost virtually all
the positions they formerly held in
the Swedish Trade Union Confed-
Grafton. Union elections held dur
ing the past two months left the
Communists on the losing end in
Stockholm and Gothenburg, the
only two cities in which they had
managed to gain trade union office.
In Stockholm the Communists
lost in metal workers, auto work
ers', transport workers, white
collar workers and municipal en-
ployes' union elections. Utility
workers, textile workers, plumbers,
clothing workers, brewery and gar
ment workers in Gothenburg retir-
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
UE Asks $500 A
Year For 100000

New York (LPA)-A pay in,
crease of $500, or the equivalent
thereof in pension and welfare
benefits, is the United Electrical
Workers 1949 goal for its 100000
members.
Conferences of local unions in
the plants of the big electrical
manufacturing companies will de-
eide exactly what form the de-
mands on each corporation will
take, it was revealed after a meet
ing of the unions executive board
last week.
UE's current contracts run until
spring 1850, but all have wage re-
opening clauses for this spring.
General Electric profits last year
(TnTs 10 Page Tsvol
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Sebring Scribe Urges Trade To
Retain Present Board In Office

: Sebring, Ohio-It is with prid,
this scribe informs the trade the
attendance at the meetings O.
Local Union 121 has reached tn,
point whereby we must secure {
larger hall to accommodate the
crowd. The trustees who were auth
orized at past meeting to secure
larger quarters, made their report
at our last meeting that the Vet.
erans of Foreign Wars hall is
available and we will move to that
location at date to be announced
later.
Everyone is urged to get out and
vote for national officers on May
10th. Watch the papers or your
shop bulletin board as to which hall
the election will be held. 1t is also
advisable to get out your thinking
caps and use your own good judg-
ment. Do not be one to listen to the
gossip you hear on street corners
and the untruths published about
our officials, especially President
Duffy and Secretary Jordan. If you
have any mind at all use it at this
election.
President Duffy has brought US
many wage increases and done
favors for many who seem to have
forgotten his kind deeds. Again |
say let's put our shoulder behind
the wheel and retain the present
Board members in office to head
our wonderful organization. Be
sure to get out and vote.
Cupid has been making headway
in our organization with Thelma
Hartzell becoming the bride of
David Sanders, Evelyn Byland ex-
changing VOWS with Robert Hig-
gins, and Ruth Hughes and George
Brunlow following suit. Years of
to the newlyweds.
Sisters Connie Berry and Melva
Arnold are convalescing from re-
cent operations.
Our deepest sympathies to the
families Of Ruth Green and Ella
Belts in their hour of sorrow Both |
we're decal workers and will be
missed by their many friends.
Work at the Saxon China, Royal,
and Limoges China is very slow at
he present time. We hope this is
,nly a temporary slump and all
,hree firms will be going full blast
soon.
AS a last reminder-Watch for
he change in location of our meet \
ng hall and be sure to get out and
,ote on May 10. Polls will be open
rom IL noon. -O.C. 121
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Hosiery Union To
Debufe AFL Link

Philadelphia (LPA) - A far
reaching pension program, a pro-
posal for affiliation with the AFL
renewed drive on the open shop,
all will be key questions at the
convention of the American FEEDER
alton of Hosiery Workers-inde-
pendent, opening in Milwaukee
May 8.
The hosiery union, which will be
holding its 37th convention, had
been an affiliate of the Textile
Workers until it broke off in a dis
pute over autonomy.
! A new general-secretary -trea-
surer, to replace William Smith,
who is retiring after 25 years SER
vice in that post, will be chosen at
the convention. Smith, a leader in
union housing and insurance acti-
vities, will become an officer of the
Union Casualty Co. on his retire
ment. He has been a member of
the union since Jan. l, 1910.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05
Time Now To Make Arrangements For Potters Picnic
Cambridge Potters
Would Appreciate
Working Steady

Cambridge, Ohio-I have read ir
the Herald at different times that
some locals and members are cri.
itching others for their lack Of
news reports in the Herald. We in
Cambridge seldom lack news. But
we would welcome more steady
work as orders and production con-
,inue spotty.
Our general shop committees a.
well as the department committees
have been rather busy the past few
weeks ironing out knotty problems
in all trades and departments.
Some members have appealed to
headquarters as we'll as the stand
ing committee for help. Many pro-
blems are yet unsolved. Among
them is the new ballerina shape.
We will hold our general election
for National Officials at our first
meeting in May, which is the 18th.
This should serve as a notice to
our members to get out and vote
for candidates Of his choice.
In looking over one of the can
vassing committee reports on pri-
mary elections, we noticed one
local cast almost the same vote
cross the board for incumbent
candidates. Another thing noted
was that President Duffy garnered
votes at the ratio of 3 to 2 over all
his opponents even though he fell
far behind in the East Liverpool
District.
From all indications this pro-
mises to be a hot election this year
Let's keep it clean. Let's all vote.
-O.C. 122
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-05-05

- Washington (LPA) - The roaC
was bumpy for labor relations or
the "Iron Horse" during the past
week. Highlights of the week were
these:
(D General chairman of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engine
ers from railroads all over the ma
ton met in Chicago and unanim-
ously rejected the findings of a
Presidential Emergency (F a t.
Finding) Board in the unions
Diesel case.
The board had turned down a
demand of the Brotherhood that an
extra man, taken from the ranks
of the Engineers, be assigned to
look after the engine rooms of the
uetig multiple-unit Diesel locomo-
~tives.
What the next step will be the
unions leaders declined to say i'm
mediately, but under the Railway
Labor Act, the organization will be
free to strike on May IL. That's
when a 30-day cooling off period
expires.
(2) Three Brotherhoods - the
Engineers, Locomotive Firemen &
Enginemen, and Switchmen-de-
liberated this week on whether to
carry to the Supreme Court bat
tie to test the validity of a drastic
injunction handed down against
them last year by Justice 7. Alan