The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-03-01
FOUR LABOR PAPERS REJECT
AWARDS OF FREEDOM GROUP

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Valley Forge, Pa. (LPA)-Fou
labor publications have rejected
prizes awarded them in the seconc
annual awards made by the anti
labor Freedoms Foundation OF
Washington's birthday.
They are: The American Fedora
Zionist, official AFL publication
Light" edition of the CIO News
published monthly by the Utility
Workers.; Electrical Workers Jour
nal, monthly of the AFL Electrica
Workers; and Machinists' Monthly
Journal, Of the AFL Machinists.
The awards were made 'for out
standing defense and extension Of
the American way of life" But
Freedom Foundations version OF
the American way of life" is anti
union, anti-labor, liberal, anti
democratic and is the line peddleo
by the National Association OF
Manufacturers, the US Chamber OF
Commerce, and groups like the
Committee for Constitutional Gov
ernment.
This is not the first time labor
papers have turned down awards
from the foundation, which is head
ed by E. F. Hutton, wealthy Wall
Street broker who has been con-
nected with a series of reactionary
organizations, some of a semi-Fac-
ist nature.
Last year a first award made to
the Paper Maker, published by AFL
Paper Makers Union, was rejected
by the union because officers of
the union said they found them
selves fright smack in the middle
of what was simply just another
group promoting propaganda spew-
ed forth by the Natl Assn of Man
ufacturers."
This years reactions from labor
run much the same. William Green,
AFL chief, turned down the first
prize for union publications given
the American Federationist and
other editors involved termed the
awards embarrassing"
L. o. Thomas, editor of the Ma
chinists' Monthly Journal, said he
had only heard about his mag
azine's third prize in an unofficial
way. Freedoms Foundation has
neglected to notify u.s." Thomas
said. "Until we hear from them we
cannot act, but you can rest assur-
ed that when we receive such notice
we won't accept it."
"I'll have to survey my patriot
ism a little closer" Thomas con-
tinued. "If they put their stamp of
on it there must be some
thing wrong with it."
William j. Pachler, CIO Utility
Workers secretary-treasurer and
editor of "Light" was blunt in his
rejection of second prize. In al
telegram to Kenneth Wells, vice.
president of Freedoms Foundation,
Pachler said he had investigated
the organization and found hel
couldn't accept the award.
"My research clearly shows me"
Pachler wired, "that as a believer
in the aims and aspirations of laborI
and as an elected officer in thel
Utility Workers Union-CIO, | can-l
not accept the medal or the award.
"Our information discloses thel
formation of Freedoms Foundationl
was in spirit and is sponsored by al
group of individuals whose publicl
record on economic matters hasl
very little in common with labor's |
"In addition, a number of thel
past awards indicate that there ex-l
lists a very definite difference of
opinion on economic matters bel
tween the detectives of Freedoms
and those of the UWA
and CIO.
"This decision has been concur
red by officers of my own unions
and national CIO officials"
j. Scott Milne, editor of the Elec-
.rical Workers Journal, also wired
rejection of a second place award.
A glance at the sponsors of the
quickly shows whyl
abor groups have been loath to ac-