The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-14
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
LAUNCHES CARE" CAMPAIGN

LAUNCHES Ca
The American Federation Of
Labor launched a month-long ma
tion-wide campaign on April 4th,
for funds to send flood Of CARE
food and clothing textile packages
to needy workers and their families
in Europe and Japan.
The drive will be conducted by
the Labor League for Human
Rights, official relief arm of the
A. F. of L. and one of the found
ers and member agencies of nom
profit CARE. Endorsed by A. F. of
l.. President William Green and by
Matthew Woll, President of the
Labor League, the appeal will be
carried to every member, local,
central labor union, state fedora
ton, national and international in
! the American Federation of Labor.
Purpose of the drive is to send
support to the men and women
striving to rebuild free demo-
cratic trade union movement in
the countries overseas. In endors-
ing the project, President Green
stated: 81 ask all affiliates of the
American Federation Of Labor to
give generous support to this
worthwhile campaign"
Mr.. Woll, who asked that all
A. f. of l.. voluntary giving during
April be concentrated to the CARE
program, declared: "We can stir
the people of Europe and Asia into
triumphant action, not only against
their human oppressor but also
against their ancient enemy
hunger, misery and despair"
In the three years since CARE
was organized by the Labor Lea
que and % other leading American
welfare. groups, A. f. of l.. support
has been an important factor in
CARES delivery of more than
100000 food and other relief
packages to individuals and groups
in war depleted lands.
During the April campaign, A..
f. of l.. members and unions can
order one or more of CARES SO
packages, or can make contrlbu-
tions to their local unions in any
amount, for pooling into a general
relief fund. All orders should be
sent to CARE-A. f. Of l.. Repre-
sentative, so Broad Street, New
York 4, N. Y. In his Letter to A. f.
of l.. affiliates, state federations
and Central Labor Unions, Mr..
VOL wrote:
"Your organization is urged to
contact all affiliated bodies, advis
ing them Of this worthy appeal.
We urge that committees be estab-
lished to distributed CARE-A. +.
of l.. literature and conduct a
campaign for the purchase of
CARE packages. Local unions are
urged to order CARE packages
out of trade union funds for the
benefit of officials, representatives
and active workers in need of sup
port while they are helping to re-
buiid their free trade unions. Also,
local unions are requested to solicit
voluntary contributions from their
members, either through their re-
spective shops, factories, etc, or at
local union meetings, for the order
ing of additional CARE packages
for workers generally in need.
"ln the event your members or
local unions do not have a specific
beneficiary, send your order to the
CARE-A. f. of l.. Representative,
and the Labor League for Human
Rights will supply names of auth
enticated need trade unionists. Our
representative abroad assure fair
and equitable distribution of these
CARE packages"
All shipments will be covered by
CARES guarantee of delivery, and
under agreement with the various
governments the recipients will not
be required to pay any taxes or
customs duties, nor will they suffer
any loss of their regular rations.
CARE now operates in Austria,
Belgium, Czechoslovabia, Finland,
France, Germany (American, Bri
tish, French zones and all Berlin)
England, Scotland, Wales, North
ern Ireland, Italy, Greece, the
Netherlands, Poland, Japan, Okin-
ava and Korea.