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Tor three months without caShing
it. returned the check to the
seidens on June Is. and left WAA
on June 80. On July IL, Mr.. Flan-
agan said. Mr.. Hunt got another
$4,000 check from the Seidens.
Mr.. Flanagan was the witness
who started the Lido Beach testi-
mony.
Mr.. Flanagan said Mr.. Hunts
fee for engineering the repurchase
of the hotel was $50, 1000, including
a fiat fee of $4,000. The remain
ing $4,000, he explained, was
under an agreement that Mr.. Hunt
would get Is per cent of anything
less than 100000 that the owners
had to pay for the repurchase.
He said the owners paid $685.
900 to repurchase the hotel for
which the Navy had paid ST.
300 900.
Denies Using Hawkes. Name.
Called to the witness stand, Mr..
Levitt identified himself as a pub
lie relations consultant who had
left Senator Hawkes. in June, 1947,
to open his own office.
1t was with great pleasure, he
said. that he sent the Seidens to
Mr.. Hunt.
After making the original intro
ductions between the Seidens and
Mr.. Hunt, Mr.. levitt went on, II
knew nothing about the negotia-
tions or the fees and I did not
know the Lido Beach deal was
settled until read about it in the
New York Times" zs. 49,. -
He also testified fne answer to
tquestions that ie,did not nes Sen
ator Hawkes. stationery or make
any calls representing that Sen
ator Hawkes. was interested In the
Lido Beach deal.
"Retainef' sss Seryts& !,
*"I never discussed Or hssrd any
more about it until six months
after I was in business for myself
when I met Jim Hunt on the
street." the witness testified.
cat that time Jim and I had
lunch together and he suggested
I come up to see him which I did
HE told me he might be able
to use my services for advice on
public relations matters and that
it might be advisable to retain my
services at $500 retainer a month
for 10 months"
isn't it a fact that this $500
was a fee for sending the Lido
Beach case to him?" Chief Com
mittee Counsel william P. Rogers
asked the witness.
mo, I wouldn't say so," replied
the witness. II don't know what
was in his mind"
Navy Records Read.
The witness, in answer to ques-
tions, said Mr.. Hunt never called
him for his advice during the 1O
months he was on the Hunt pay
roll.
I Mr.. Flanagan then returned to
the stand with a stack Of Navy
Department records and some let
ters which he said came from the
Seiden files. Mr.. Flanagan began
with a letter on Senator Hawkes.
stationery from Mr.. Levitt to Mil
ton Seiden dated October S, 1945
In that letter Mr.. Levitt reported
checking with an admiral about
the Lido Beach situation.
do you recall that now?" in
|terpolated Mr.. Rogers.
II may have made some calls. u
the witness replied.
Mr.. Flanagan then produced
some Navy letters addressed to
Senator Hawkes. which Mr.. Rogers
said gave the impression that the
Navy thought Senator Hawkes. was
personally interested in the Lido
Beach case.
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a 80 to 40 per cent wage boost,
and freight and passenger rates
went up.
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-03
Southern Scribe
Indicates Local
Very Much Alive

Erwin, Tenn.-Just a few lines
from the sunny south to let you
know we are not dead nor have we
passed out of existance. We are
very much alive and the activity
in our local is very good. We are
happy to note the active part be-
ing taken by the young members.
We know they will make good
hands in which to leave our affairs
when we older ones have passed on.
We are waiting patiently for the
repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act and
we feel that our Senators and Con-
gressmen from Tennessee will lend
greatly to it's removal from the
federal statutes.
We are sorry to learn that some
of the potteries have been shut
down, or that they are working
slow. We have been well blessed
with steady work and of the pre-
sent conditions the outlook for a
good future is very good. Our
management has seen fit to bring
production conditions up to the
best it is possible to receive,
Our shop committee has hand
led some very worthy questions
and have done a wonderful job. But
most of the gripers never come
to local and they're never satisfied
with anything regardless how good
it is.
We have been very much dis
in the postponement OF
the special convention. We feel
that elected delegates in conven-
ton should supersede any other
court. It. troubles us very much
that the differences within our or
cannot be settled
We have streamlined our local
like some of the others and hope
that it will have cause to function
much better. Our officers were
elected for one year terms. The
following officers for this year
have been installed: President,
John McFadden, Vice President,
Elmer Bailey, Rec. Sec. M. B.
Laws, Fin. Sec. Kelley Banner, Def.
Sec. Ray Bowman, Treasurer w. j.
Campbell, Guard Ferman Mcintosh,
Inspector Sellers.-O. C. 103
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-03
Institute Issues Excellent Study
On Whof After Repeal Of TIL Law

Washington (LPA) - The only
fair study done recently on how
labor and management, with the
help of government, are to proceed
toward the eventual establishment
of a permanent national labor re-
lations policy has just been issued
by the Public Affairs Institute, OF
Washington, d. c.
In the midst of the current fast
moving action in Congress to kill
forever the Hartley act and
reinstate the Wagner act with some
Immediately needed changes, all
sides know that eventually labor,
management, and government must
proceed to reach some national
policy that will be truly accept
able to both labor and management,
and which, moreover, both sides
believe can really work.
In their report titled, "The Role
of Collective Bargaining in DEM
ocracy," Herman Lazarus, head Of
the labor-management section Of
the Public Affairs Institute, and
Joseph P. Goldberg, formerly econ
omic adviser to the War Labor
Board Appeals Committee, have
probed deep into the whole problem
and presented an admirably keen
appraisal of the obstacles to a
workable labor law.
After defining the role of trade
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-03
Green Urges All AFL LocoI Unions
Affiliofe With State. City Groups

The valuable service rendered BY
the officers and members of state
declarations of labor and city cen
trail bodies during the 1948 politicaI
campaign was reflected in the
political victory which labor won
at the polls at the November %
election.
These splendid organizations car
ried on an educational campaign
which made clear to all members
of the American Federation of La
Dor and their friends that the
workers must, as sovereign citiz-
ems, register and vote at the Nov
ember I'd election. They succeeded
in their efforts. A large percentage
of labor and labor's friends turned
out at the election and voted. They
defeated many candidates for re-
election to Congress who voted for
the Taft-Hartley bill, and elected
a large number who pledged their
support to the repeal of the Taft
Hartley Act. The political COM
plexion of Congress was changed.
The voters of the nation voted in
favor of the repeal of the Taft
Hartley Act. That was made pos
sible because the repeal of the
Taft Hartley Act was an issue in
the campaign.
Surely such a demonstration of
of service, and of the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-03
All Three Shops
At Cambridge, o.,
Now In Production

Cambridge, Ohio - All t + e e
shops of Universal are now in the
production of dinnerware and bar
ring severe cold weather, we should
enjoy steady employment. During
extreme cold weather industrial
gas is shut off. Several new shapes
have made their appearance and
most are meeting with good sue
cess. One exception is Ballerina or
plaque shape which is causing jig
germen and the firm plenty of
headaches. Losses sometimes run
as high as 254o at jigger or kiln
or both. There have been several
confabs between workmen and en-
ployers and we hope that the
wrinkles will be soon ironed out.
Our local president, Fran k
Campbell, announced shop commit
tees at the last local meeting and
they will be posted soon. He also
entered upon the floor a discussion
of pay for correspondent. 1t was
decided in few minutes that he
should receive his dues as in the
past plus refund for attendance
and any door prizes of three
months dues that he might draw.
/ have been little inquisitive
as to whether the employees of
Plant No. 8, formerly Local 144,
stoneware, will have their own
charter or will come into 122. So
far | haven't learned a thing.
| have forgotten a time or two
to mention that the local through
the sick and welfare committee dis
tributed small purses to those most
worthy cases of employees on the
sick list. Some are in dire circum-
stances and shop collections should
be in order soon.
1t is reported that John Ellis,
Kilnman is having trouble with
someone parking in his spot. Run
over them John. But remember the
Is mph.-O. C. 122
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-03
Attendance very
Good At Meetings
OF Local No. 124

Local Union 124 held nomination
for national officers and delegate
to the American Federation of La
Dor convention at their meeting
Tuesday evening. Quite a few OF
our own members were nominated
for these various positions as well
as some from outside locals.
AS the new year rolls along
work seems to be improving in
some of the local plants for which
we are very thankful. Although
we read in the daily press that
prices are continually dropping,
those of US who have not had
steady work find it very difficult
to make ends meet. Perhaps this
added squirt in employment will
carry US over the hump.
Attendance seems to be increas-
ing with each meeting. This, more
than anything else should enable
US to clear up the problems at hand
and be ready to meet any new
grievances that may arise.
Some shop committees to date
have not reported a list of their
personnel to the local. This matter
should be taken care of immediate
ly.
Their seems to be plenty dissat-
isfaction concerning the percentage
increase raise instead of on an
hourly basis. This has been hashed
over pro and con and no doubt will
receive considerable attention at
future meetings.
The members of Local 124 are
Fundamentally in accord with the
sentiments of other district locals
of the value to be gained through
affiliation with the West Virginia
State Federation of Labor. We
would like to see every local in
the Brotherhood who has members
employed in West Virginia join
this state body and join in further
ing advances for the working men
and women.-O.C. 124
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-03

unions in our national life, the i'm
pact which the Wagner Act ano
the Hartley act had on oui
life, and the working of collective
bargaining, the two economists &c
on to make suggestions about con-
structive action for the future.
"There is a need and an oppor-
tunity for a new era in labor re-
lations policies, say the two auth
ors. "But as long as management
representatives press for restric-
tive labor legislation while out
wardly showing willingness to sit
down with union representatives
and negotiate on wages and work
ing conditions" trade unions will
continue to be suspect of their
motives, they conclude.
The first and best step is SER
les of labor-management confer
ences, both men agree-done in
better fashion than the big confer
ence held in Washington at the end
of World War II. That meeting
failed, according to this study, "be-
cause the problems of the entire
range of American industries are
too complex to be analyzed by
single body which is intended to in
clude labor and management re-
(TurH TO Page Tsoe)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-03
AFL, CIO AND NAM
ALL TOGETHER

w a S hington UPA)-Its
pretty awful how labor's name
can get mixed up with the
wrong people in the minds of
some people in some faraway
places.
For instance, CIO General
Counsel Arthur Goldberg walk
ed into a press conference last
week and said, Gentlemen, fig
ure this one out. | have here a
letter from the library at Nc
Gill University in Toronto, Can
ada. | don't know what to do
with it. Here's why:
"It's addressed to: The Ma
tional Association of Manufac-
turers, Care of the legal divis-
ion, the Congress of Industrial
Organizations, Washington, d.
C. And the letter says: In re-
gard to the American Fedora
tion of Labor. I"
The question is, who gets it7
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-03
iva Proposals
Made By Truman

Washington (LPA) = Proposals
for a "TVA" in the Pacific north
west were barely made by Pres
ident Truman last week when they
were viciously attacked by the
electric industry lobby, which con-
Germs itself with utilities profits.
A chain of power and conser-
walton projects similar to the Ten
nessee Valley Tuthority was a
strong plank in Truman's cam
paign platform, and the President
has asked the various government
departments concerned to. draft a
bill Immediately for a Columbia
Valley Authority, the first in line.
The state of Oregon and Wash
ington were plagued with disas-
trous floods last spring because of
the lack of such a project and the
entire northwest is now suffering
from a power shortage for the
same reason. A eva plan would
be built around the existing Grand
Coulee and Bonneville dams.
An administration outline for
Columbia valley legislation will
take several weeks to draw up.
Organized labor is solidly behind
the idea which has worked so sue
cessfully in iva and would pro-
vide a new future for the north
west.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-03
Local 121 Appeals
10 Headquarters
In DecaI Dispute

Sebring, Ohio-Local Union 121
met Friday evening, Jan. % in the
American Legion hall with Pres.
ident Thelma Craven, presiding
Being the leader of this local is ne
new experience to Sister Craven as
she has held this office before.
Four applications for member.
ship were received and turned over
to the investigating committee who
will make their report at our next
meeting.
The French-Saxon China Co. is
now working part time although
many of their gold stampers are
still employed at the Royal China
Work still continues to be good al
the Limoges China.
There seems to be lot of dis
cussion as to the rights of extra
girls and apprentices on the decal
machines at the Limoges China.
We have appealed to headquarters
for a ruling and hope to have this
matter settled shortly.
Sisters Mildred Mckenzie of
Local Union 1876 and Ruth Eddy of
Local Union 124, East Liverpool,
were visitors at the meeting. Both
girls received a cordial welcome
and were extended standing in
vitation to visit us any time.
Sisters Hazel Brown and Ethel
Cassidy are helping out at the
Salem China while work is slack at
the French-Saxon.
Nomination for national officers
was held with many names for
each office making up a large slate.
We hope to have the same enthus
iasm shown in the primaries.
Pauline Van Meter, H e n
Craven, Mary Ellen Govern, Leta
Jackson and Thelma Craven will
represent Local 121 in the Sebring
Trades and Labor Council. The
central body is quite active and we
feel the above named delegates are
fully qualified to represent our in
tereSts.
Everyone is looking forward to
the golden jubilee celebration of
the founding of Sebring to be held
in the near future. The committee
is working hard on a suitable DrO-
gram to commemorate the event
and we would like to see the pot
ters living in East Liverpool and
surrounding territories visit us on
this occasion.
The sympathy of the local is ex-
tended the family of the late Bro.
Floyd Woolf who passed away re-
Gently. He was employed as tint
er at the Royal China Co. for over
13 years.-O.C. 121
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value of education, makes it clear
that state federations of labor and
city central bodies should be made
strong, influential and effective. 1t
therefore behooves all represent
atives of American Federation of
Labor organizations to serve in
every possible way in an effort to
bring about the affliation of every
local union chartered by an inter-
national organization with state
federations of labor and city GEN.
tral bodies in which they are eligi-
BILE for membership.
If all eligible local unions are
affiliated with state federations of
labor and city central bodies, the
voice of labor as spoken through
these agencies can be made strong
er and more influential than ever.
The last election emphasized the
fact that labor has the votes in
industrial centers and industrial
cities, necessary to win elections,
providing the votes of labor can be
placed in the ballot box when cleo
tions are held. 1t is state fedora
tions Of labor and city central bod
les that we must rely upon to get
out the votes of labor and labor's
friends in industrial sections.
Let US make these agencies
strong and influential, effective,
(Tprn to Page Tsco)
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-03
Newspaper Guild
Wins Wage Boost

Toledo LPA) = After four
months of negotiating and one
strike threat, American Newspaper
Guild, has won an so general
wage raise for reporters and other
Guild members on the Toledo
Blade. An important clause in the
new Blade contract is that man
agement will not fire workers for
economy reasons without first in
forming the union.
Best Guild contract won recent
~ was on the Detroit Free Press
where cub reporters now make
$55.4O a week, experienced report
ers -four years. a minimum of
$1O2.20 and rewrite men $113.40.
Editorial writer's, who were MAX
ing $1O3.O4 after three years will
now get a flat rate of $124.60.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-03
.Tobin Makes Good
Case For 81 Floor
Under Wages Soon

Washington (LPA)-The long
awaited overhauling of the Fair
Labor Standards Act got under
way last week, as the House Labor
Committee started on about a
weeks hearing of views for and
against a bill prepared by the La
Dor Dept, and containing the Ad-
ministration's proposals.
With Labor Secretary Tobin as
first witness, the committee is eX-
amining in some detail the proposal
to raise the minimum wage from
40c to 75c Immediately, with indus
try-by-industry action allowed to
raise the wage floor to 81 an hour.
In addition, coverage is extended
to about 100000 workers not now
covered, including many larger re-
tail establishments; and the Labor
Dept will be allowed to sue for
back wages on behalf of employees
who've been paid less than the
minimum, or have been pa d
straight time for hours worked in
excess of 40 a week.
Despite the fact that he was suf-
fering from severe cold, Tobin
spent a day with the committee,
dealing with both the Dixiecrat OBJ
jections, voiced by Rep. Graham
Barden Cd, NC) and those from
the COP side led by Reps Samuel
Mcconnell (Pa.) and Ralph Gwinn
(NY).
"Those who are earning under
75c an hour are contributing a
trivial amount to the health of the
economy" Tobin warned. 81 con-
slider anyone getting 40c an hour
is getting a substandard wage. Our
economy is not a oneway street.
We are consumers as we'll as wage
earners."
After a long exchange between
Barden and Tobin, in which Bar
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exist or prosper in this country,
we do not know what they are.
"We do not say that anyone is
bent on destroying this sound in
dustry. We are concerned rather
that it be injured and driven DOWN
ward by the execution of policies
that have other purposes. We cam
not believe that any governmental
agency would knowingly contribute
to such result, but we do see how
great injury might be worked as
a result of unsound procedures or
lack of proper vigilance.
1--WE will try to tell you what we
have in mind.
"A number of sharp reductions
in duty rates applicable to pottery
items were made in previous trade
agreements. The effects of these
reductions had not been properly
tested when further reductions
were made in the Geneva agree
ment in 1947. This was done when
it was known that Japan and Ger
many were not yet in a position to
come back into our market.
ut is this sort Of action that
makes US question how much the
State Department is concerned
about the welfare of the pottery in
dustry. Perhaps to them it is a
small industry that can be used
conveniently as a trading pawn.
"We should think that before
proceeding further in this direction
developments in Japan and Ger
many would be studied little
more closely. We do not expect
that imports should be shut off but
from present trends it is clear that
the only thing that prevents the
flooding of our market is the
limited production capacity in
Japan and Germany.
''In the agreement now proposed
with Italy, art pottery is listed as
an item for a concession. We would
like to know how closely the indus
try in Italy has been studied to de-
termine what the Italian exporters
may be able to do to US. Gentlemen,
these are serious questions for US.
They are questions that we think
cannot be answered by the Trade
Agreements Committee that adj
vises the State Department. That
Committee is composed of repre-
sentatives of some six executive
departments, such as Commerce,
Treasury, Agriculture, Labor, Ma
tional Defense. The members have
other jobs in their departments.
They do not devote their full time
to tariff matters. They do not have
a staff to make proper and ade-
quate investigation.
'The Government does have an
agency that could handle this mat
ter and that is the Tariff Commiss-
ion, if only the Commission were
allowed to do so and were given
proper support. The bill before
you, instead of offering this sup
port, would deprive the Commiss-
ion of the power only recently
given to it, to set guide posts for
the negotiators of the State De-
partment. In other words, the only
step taken in recent
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-03
Steel Industry
Resists Program

Washington (LPA)-In the face
of frantic demands for steel from
manufacturers all over the coun-
try, Eugene Grace, chairman of the
board of Bethlehem Steel Corp,
last week tried to brush off Pres
ident Truman's and Commerce
Secretary Charles Sawyer's plans
for the industry by stating that
"there has been a softening in the
demand for steel in many lines"
Grace no doubt thinks the steel
industry is doing all right in view
of the fact that Bethlehem made
over $9O,OOO,O00 in profits last
year, an increase of 77fo over the
$51 100000 made in 1947. He ap-
parently prefers to ignore the
shortages and layoffs which occur
ed last year because of the lack
of steel plant capacity.
Testifying before the Senate
Banking Committee last week,
Sawyer warned that standby price
and wage controls and ALLEGATION
authority are needed in the steel
industry and predicted a shortage
of 100000 tons this year. The
committee, headed by Sen. Burnet
Maybank Cd, Sc voted to extend
the present voluntary rationing
system for seven months. The Re-
publicans favored a 13-month ex-
tension of the voluntary alloca-
tions.
By Sept. 80, when the seven
are up, hearings will have
been held by special committee
headed by Sen. Joseph c. O'Ma-
honey Cd, Wyo.) and the White
House is expected to have plans
ready for a broad economic pro-
gram covering all basic supplies.