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Cites Achievements
(Continued From Page One)
and
the large mass of building workers.I
This situation presented an exacting!
test to the building trades unions—a|
test of their vitality, strength and ef
fectiveness.
Fifty-Six New Building Trades
Councils Formed
Not only did the unions withstand!
Unemployment Relief
I tenance of prevailing wages on all W.I
P. A. projects. In supporting the ad-|
ditiohal appropriation of $250,000,0001
I for the balance of the fiscal yearl
"We want to go on record as
this test unflinchingly but, despite the| porting a government program of edu-lan. niunicipa ?,u
pressure of unemployment, they madelcation and training of the unskilled,IPrivate agencies in the
standards. The effectiveness of the| "A further objection tb this method|
Department's leadership was shown! of training is, that persons so trained
not only by the overwhelmingly unani-l cannot be considered qualified building
mous response of the member unions! construction mechanics. Yet they are
but also by the unprecedented number! partially trained, and thus put in a
of new unions which joined the ranks! position where they become a danger]
of organized building labor. New lo-l both to the standards of work and to
cals were formed by National and In-l the wages and working conditions of|
ternational unions in every trade and! fully qualified building trades mechan
new building trades councils were es-| jCs.
tablished in many communities. In thel
past nine months alone 66 new locall
building trades councils have been|
formed.
Enlarged Public Works Program For|
labor was to bring about a revival in I gram, but stressed that this appropri
building construction in order to re-lotion must be conditioned on the elim
duce and ultimately stamp out unem-l jnation of the existing abuses. Repre
ployment among building workers. Tol^entatives of the American Federation
this end Labor pressed for the revival|0f Labor reported to Congress at the
and expansion of a Federal PublicIhearing that they had reached an
Works program. I agreement with the WPA Administra-
not on a diminished scale but on an|r(
program and to approach the con
struction of public works in terms of
a carefully developed long term pro
gram. Such a program should budget
and estimate in advance our needs for
of our national resources to the ut-l
scale would help stabilize the con-|
struction industry, prevent stagnation I
of building materials industries and!
avert stoppages in building trades em-|
ployment.
Appropriation of $l,3(ir,00(U)0() Fori
1'seful Public Works Secured
"Kveryone is familiar with the not
new
struction industry.
"The continuation of the public
works program cannot fail to have al
stabilizing influence on the construct-1
ion industry generally and on the
building employment particularly. Hutl
ary,
Displacement of Skilled Workers Byl
Unskilled Workers On WPA Projects!
a record showing of growth in mem-land of rehabilitation of persons wholtn®' saiety ana pub ic ea I rpjie
bership and of improvement in labor! have long been unemployed. But wel ."l
The foremost objective of buildingldOO for the emergency W. P. A. IT-1Hazards in Industrial Occupations" or
in the Society's clearing house of in
formation on the subject."
As early as January 7 the": fi&fo of I tor, Harry L. %pkihs, in which hel together with fufes an# .Other monies]
the Huilditig and Construction Trades I assured Labor tfiat the existing prac-laruj the Financial Secretary shall make
Department were presented to 1he|tices will be corrected.
public works projects so that complete! ministrator Hopkins called the atten-l
plans would be available and projects! tjon
developed at least three years in ad-1
vanco of normal construction sched-|
ules.
"In this way, it would become pos-l
silde to build projects of the type fori
which the need is greatest to buildl
projects which would definitely add
our^ national wealth and which wouldl
i I- a ftjpuit a 1/ tllC him owwu laccwiih
Bpecial Senate Committee investi^atniffl As a result of this agreement, Gen-I0f the local union in January, April,
unemployment and relief, stating that I eral Letter No. 183 was issued by thel july a.n«l October of all members owing!
"it is imperative that a variegated pro-1 w. P. A. Administrator. The letter|three months' dues, and any meinherl'"0'
gram of public works be continued,!called upon all State Administrators tol neglecting to pay the same within onel-5
vicw
extended scale." (classifications and rates of pay of|hy the Financial Secretary, whereupon I
()f
l'lp0liCy
pay
fit into a general plan of development! proj,.cts whether paid from Federal! tions
fuilds
most advantage, and last but o«|H«ili.v I shotild be not less than the occupation
important, to build projects at the timela|
when heavy construction on a brojuHc.a|ity_»
four years. That record speaks for it-l successful effort, to secure
n persons engaged upon
ratea ()f
Eye Hazards In
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ported lower interest rates and morel 1037-38 the Building and ConstructionI industrial physicians and nurses, in-l California, took the prize. Therd the:
liberal Federal insurance of housing!Trades Department focused the atten-ldustrial executives, and all those pro-1 Machinists renewed union shop agree
mortgages. Ition of 'Congress on certain abuses I fessionally concerned with the conser-l ments with 67 firms
The text of Mr. Inerney's Labor Day I which had become widespread on W.lvation of vision among workers in all! East St. Louis, Illinois, is second on
Statement follows: I P. A. projects. I occupations. I the list with union shop agreements
Thirty Years of Progress I Labor pointed out that during thel Mr. Resnick, to whom the Society I renewed with 50 garages.
February 10, 1938, marked an im-lpreceding year W. P. A. had for thelhas given the task of bringing this! Then comes Shreveport, Louisiana,
portant milestone in the progress of I first time extended its activity to in-1 volume up-to-date, is now in Europe! with 9 agreements negotiated with ga
building trades unions. It was on I elude in its projects the construction! where he will analyze the data on thisl rage owners, followed fcy Des Moines*
February 10, 1908, that the Buildinglof buildings which calls for the worklsubject assembled from fifty countries I Iowa, with agreements negotiated witfc
Trades Department was formed. Solof al arge number of building mechan-lby the International Labor Organiza-16 bakery firms Hollywood, Califomiti*
this year National and International lies, helpers and laborers. These proj-Ition and the Health Section of the I with agreements negotiated with 5
Unions in the construction industry,!ects included the building of schoolILeague of Nations in Geneva and byltheater supply companies, and Netfr
their local unions, and the building I houses, fire stations, libraries and I the industrial safety organizations of I Orleans, Louisiana, with agreement
trades councils throughout the country,I other public buildings which until thenlGreat Britain, France, Switzerland,! negotiated with 4 iron works.
proudly noted the culmination of thirty I had been constructed by building la-land other European countries. On his Typical Wage Increases
years of progress and achievement forlbor through regular employment under I return to the United States late in I survey of the wage increases se
the building mechanics and laborers I contract. lOctober Mr. Resnick will resume his|cure(j jjy
organized into unions. I It was emphasized that this practice I study of American experience. It indicate the important character of the
The past year was a difficult oneltended to displace skilled mechanics I expected
fcthat
for the building trades. The volume I regularly employed by contractors, by I
"Eye Hazards in Industrial Occupa-|socjatjon
of construction declined sharply in Au-lunskilled and semi-skilled workers. Itltions" will appear early in 1939. I jn Hollywood, California, an agredp
gust, 1937,
continued to fall, reach-1 was also pointed out that on thesel Issuing this call for information,!
ing a low in February and March oflprojects W. P. A. maintained no rules,|Mr. Carris said: "The National So-lpjy hOUses resulted in a wage increase
i938. Although residential buildinglstandards or requirements which wouldlciety for the Prevention of Blindness|0f
began a substantial revival early inlinsure sufficient skill and training on I is a non-profit, non-commercial or^an-l^ng mechanics, establishing a mini
the year, the effect on the total con-|thepart of the worker to qualify himlization devoted exclusively, to the in~l'mum hourly rate of $1.50
struction volume was small, and as the I for the proper performance of the job.lterests indicated in its name. The So-1 rp^g
result unemployment persisted among| Abolition of WPA "Training On The eiety's contribution to the field of in-1
Iprogram of so-called training on the I by the extent of the cooperation it
job carried out by the terms of Fed-Iceives,
SUp-|K°^ernnie^t.a'
Building Trades Department were de-|when it will increase the number ofItnbiatior1 to this e o f, I$1.10 per'hour, and the wages of the
termined to mobilize the entire re-l persons attached to an industry inl tenance o a earing ouse o I helpers from 66 cents to 75 cents per
sources of the building trades unions in which such serious unemployment al-l ™at,on«n eyeprotect. ad
fight against unemployment and! ready exists, as exists in the construc-l P" icaion o wo rwn-l Per Week "Increase in Evansville
against lowering the (existing wage! tj«n industry. 1°
WPA Administrator Ordered Abuses|
Corrected
At the hearings in support of the!
Work Relief Appropriation Act of|wni^
()f
1938 Labor gave its unqualified back-1 ,rraphs, statistics or other information
ing to the appropriation of $1,425,000,-1
At this hearing organized Labor de-| mason tenders, plasterer tenders, con-jthe President shall, unless otherwise!ers» an^ 40 cents for apprentices,
manded that "immediate steps belCrete workers, caisson workers, tend-ldirected by the union, declare suchl Agreements negotiated with threp
taken to revitalize our public works!\Ufr carpenters, building and con-l member suspended a record of which I ffarage firms in Springfield, Missouri
struction laborers and
bridges, viaducts, streets
Prevailing "Occupational Rates of
aborers onl
Pay" Secured For WPA Projects
In the (Jeneral Letter No. 1S4 Ad
sha|i
state Administrators to thel
fact lhat sponsors on some projects!
have maintained rates of pay lowerl
than the occupational rates prevailing!
in the locality.
In conformity with Labor's demand,|
the letter reiterated that it was the
of W. P. A. "that the rates of||
for
a
pay prevailing in the lo-
To carry out this I)()|jov
ministrator Hopkins instructed all
(State Administrators to make arrange-
self. But during the past year, thislment of low-rent housing and slum!trades councils and INI local unions.
program has been gradually
curtailed.!clearance
legislation. When the United! More Liberal Federal Insurance of
No
the revised edition of I
Job" Demanded I dustrial accident prevention and health I prancisco Cal if or nia, granted a wage
Labor also assailed the centralized promotion is in large degree determined! jncr4ase
from the
eral Bulletin No. 19. In a statement I cerned, namely: the management oil
presented at the hearing our Depart-1 industry, the workers of industry, the
Iment said: I insurance underwriters of industry!
agencies fedeia s a
e
1
?, .e
standards and working conditions. do not believe it wise or desirable tol National Society tor tne rrevenrion oi. idaho, increased the wages of me
From the outset the officers of thel undertake such a training program,I Blindness has mac e a su s an la co -i
ep"
jye„ a?aj\ S.,J"
r^eived valuable co,Mieration from alIL
^:^.conservation
towarci
course, be given for all photo-
use(j t,jt
ther in the new edition of "Eye
Members In Arrear
(Continued From Page One)
a
and correct all occupational! nionth shall be reported to the union!mum hourly rate.of 86 cents for jour-
ind tunnels.l Hope to see all members attend thej,(1,1ts per hour
next meeting of the local.—O. C. 131.| Forty-Five
ILO Peace Agency
(Continued From Page One)
but rpmove
or paid directly by the sp(nsor)|conliil.t between the nations."
Ad­
ments with sponsors to the end thatl^or Union No. 21,70f as the
projects have been authorized.! States Housing Act, originally spon-l Housing Mortgages Supported
The curtailment of the public works!sored by the Building Trades Depart-I i„ addition to the program of pub
program at this time would help
deep-lment,
went into operation on Novem-l|ic works and low-rent housing, Organ
en the already acute crisis in the con-l ber 1, 1037, it made available $500,-1 ized Labor strongly backed the amend
1000,000 for loans to local housing au-| ments to the National Housing Act ofl mum hourly rate of 79 cents for joUi*
thorities for low-rent housing projects.! 1«)3 designed to stimulate the revival! neymen machinists, foremen and eni
a serious cause of
AFL UNION NAMKD
able record of P. W. A. in the past!of the Building Trades has been theirldisputes on U. S. II. A. projects, have! included a wage increase of 22'a cents
fhe
Through the efforts of organized Laborl of home building by making Federal I ployes on night shifts td receive a 10
the passage of an amendment was se-l insurance of mortgages available
ture." Ifectively for the development of the! under the U. S. II. A. and increased! Seattle, Washington, signed an agree
In response to Labor's plea for the! housing program locally. Because ofl activity by the F. H. A. under the 1038|nient raising the wage rate of working
revival of the Public Works program,! the creation of these local labor hous-|amendments has already resulted in al foremen from si75 per month to $1.10
the Work Relief and Public Works! ing committees our unions have se-l marked upturn of housing construction! per hour, and the wage rate of aUto
Appropriation Act of 103K authorizedlcured direct Labor representation onl in the summer of 103N. Thus the grow-l mechanics
the expenditure of $l,3(5,OCO,OC0 in|50 local housing authorities in cities! ing unemployment and hopelessness! In Vancouver, Wash., the Fred Meri
order "to increase employment by pro-l where the program has been brought!facing building trades workers at the!dan Auto Service Company signed an
viding for useful public works pro-l under way. I beginning of the year has given way! agreement providing 5 cents an hour
jects" socially useful and permanent! Wage Hates On Federal Housing I to increased employment and full as-1 wage increase, establishing a minimum
in character. All of the new P. W.I Projects Stabilized Isurance that labor standards, pain-l hourly rate of 80 cents for auto mi
A. projects will be initiated by Janu-I Through an understanding reached! fully built up through generations ofl chanics.
1 bet ween the United States Housing! collective bargaining, will be protected.l Six Wage Boost Pacts in Milwaukee
THE POTTERS HERALD-
Machinists Gain
(Continued From Page One)
a
WOrk
v
£rouPs directly con-!inj?
elcreases ag as
])U
1(:
e( S
in
onl
cured in Congress increasing the loan! more liberal terms and at lower in-l The Schluntierger Well Surveying
[authorization of the United States! terest rates. At the same time
it is equally important that at this! Housing Authority to $K00,000,000. I successfully opposed the application ofl agreement in. lading wage rate in
time we give full recognition to thel Local Labor Housing Boards Formed! a nation-wide annual wage plan de-l creases ranging to 22 cents an hotir
pressing need for long range planningl Under the general direction of the! signed to reduce the hourly rates ofl establishing a minimum hourly rate of
of public works on a permanent basis! Housing Committee of the American! building mechanics and laborers. I $1.05 for tool and die makers, 90 cents
by a permanent agency which with| Federation of Labor local labor hous-| Increased Lmployinent and Labor [for machinists, and 88 cents for spe
calm judgment and cold facts would bol ing committees were set up in all
equipped to deal with the emergency I parts of the country, affording !ocal|
situations when they arise in the fu-|unions an opportunity to work ef-
Standards Protection
The combined effect of the low-rent
housing and slum clearance program
Authority and representatives of build-l The Labor Day of 1038 offers to the! In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, six wage
ling labor in various cities, the wagel union building tradesmen the assur-l increase agreements were negotiated
The Building Trades Department! rates in effect at the time work is com-lance of more work, steadier employ-|The Perfex Corporation signed an
and its affiliated unions were also onlmenced 011 the U. S. H. A. projects are! ment and better conditions. Let usl agreement raising the wage rate of
the alert to assure the union building! to remain in effect until their com-1 mark this Labor Day as the decisive! tool and die makers 10 cents per hour
workers full share nf participation mlp'.etion. Resolutions to accomplish I etep in building Labors march toward I establishing a 'O'cent minimum hourly
the W. P. A. program and the main-1 this purpose and to eliminate stopp-la better and more prosperous future.I rate piece v. oil prices for production
agreements in-
performed by the Machinists As*
men^
negotiated with five theater stip^
cents
per hour for picture nuts
a{rreenr,ent
negotiated with the
Pipe Bending Company, San
Qf
re"lchinists,
io cents per hour for ma-
welders and helpers, establish-
a mjnimum rate t)f
the
$],
former
per
j,our
an(j 75 cents
ter
In
for the lat-
Burbank, California, wage in-
cents per houtf
I were secured for machinists employed
-~Iby the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation,
afrreernent
negotiated with the
.. -I Wilder and Miller Body Shop, Boise,
chanics
from 90 cents and $1 to $1 and
„pHviHp«! it hasl Kvansville, Indiana, agreements
0fi|negotiated
v
other asences concerned, includingl
arge numbers of individual corpora-! ... ,,
!.• i .v ^v^Jsan-ol fured, resulting in a minimum weekly
tions ready to share their experience!
with
industryls
present rSof ite handbJok "on
dustrial eve hazards it will again have
their elimination. Due credit
with the F. W. Cook Com-
Brewers, Inc.,
4
anl $43 ft arnsSi„i2eh,n-
PJru Au,to Sa,€S' XewPort'
ed
urIy w^e
the cooperation of all those who havel The agreement negotiated^with the
had special opportunity to observeI Barksdale Transportation Company
such hazards and to work effectively! ^reveport, Louisiana, changed the
wage rates for auto mechanics from
32 cents per hour to 70 cents.
Ky., includ-
increases of-15 cents,
In Boston, Massachusetts, the wage
rates of auto mechanics employed by
the Consolidated Motor Lines, Inc.
were increased $ i..~5 per week, estab
lishing a minimum weekly rate of
$39.05.
The agreement negotiated with the
Service Conveyor Company, Detroit
Michigan, secured wage increases as
hi^h as 10 c&gtg per hour, establish
Ifip a $1 for
[millwright machinists and 75 cents for
report at the first stated meetingIhelpers.
fUn In/inl llttlAn lit TottllClV*\r Anrll I In St. Louis, Missouri, an agreement
with the Southside Machine Company
included wage increases ranging up to
fleeting to pay the same within onel"^ cents an hourj establishing a mini-
ney,Tlen
|,e kept by the Secretary." I i'K-luded wage increases ranging to ten
living of the great masses of people
by improving conditions of labdr
throughout the world.
"By leveling up the siafidard o"f liv
ing throughout the world," Miss Mil
..er said, "the ILO not onlv wouldl ««*y City Ice and Products Company
pay for all persons engaged uponl diminish social unrest within the na-I signed an agreement providing a wage
machinists, GO cents for help-
'Aii
(tour Increase
in IWSC
in Jefsey
In Jersey City, N. J., the agreement
I with the Air Reduction Sales Compariy
provided wage increases of 20 cents an
[hour for machinists 15 cents an hour
for tool and die makers, helpers and
|apprentices L'o dents an hour for ap
prentices, and 46 cents an hour for
production workers.
In Fast Liverpool, Ohio, the Crock
increase of 20 cents an hour for auto
mechanics, establishing a minimum
hourly rate of 25 cents.
The Indiana Ttfuck Service, Phila
delphia, Pennsylvania, signed Stt
agreement providing for wage in
Cincinnati, O. (OLN'S).—The Nati
onal Labor Relations Hoard has cer
tified the American Federation of La-|creases ranging to 15 cents per hour
bargain-!
prevailing wages be maintained on all|inR agent for employes, of the Wittl90 cents for auto mechanics and 76
projects. I Cornice Co. here, following an election I cents lor helpers#.
$8(10,(100,000 Fund Obtained For Low-lwhich gave the Union a majority. I
Cost Housing and Slum learanee I 1 reached with the Bexaf- County Road
One of the outstanding achievements!ages of work caused by jurisdictional! Commissioners, San Antonio, Texas
enact-1 to date been passed by 70 building
establishing minimum hourly rates of
A
"memorandufn of understanding'
per hour, establishing a minimum
I hourly rate of S5 cents for machinists
|and aufio mecharikffl,
The Southwestern Greyhound, Tnc
Fort Worth, Texas, signed an agree
|ment for hourly wage increases rang
ing up to cents, establishing a mini
per cent higher rate.
Laborl
Corporation, I uston, Texas, signed an
|cialists.
$2 Per Day Raise in Seattle
The Steven- &nd Bach Company
front
$6 per day to $K.
TOO SHOCKED FOR WORDS
I
NciStna Shearer kn& ^Tyitone Pooler in
workers Were adjusted to ptovide an
increase 6f 22 cents an hour. The
agreement with the Ampco Metal, Inc.,
provides for wage increases ranging
tb 5 c£nt8 per hour. In an agreement
with two dairy firms a 2V2 cent hourly
wage increase toas granted, establish
ing a minimum hourly rate of 82 V2
cents for auto mechanics and 72
cents for helpers. An agreement with
two other dairy firms secured a 2V2
cent wage increase for auto mechanics,
establishing an 82^ cent minimum
hourly rate.
In Cheyenne, Wyoming, agreements
signed with 17 garage firms obtained
approximately a 10 per cent wage in
crease.
Why Labor Opposes
(Continued From Page One)
The democratic, American way of
selecting judges is by election as pro
vided in the constitution of Ohio. The
autocratic, Fascist way is by appoint
ment, such as proposed by the Ohio
Bar Association.
Should this proposed amendment to
the constitution be successful, it would
be the first step in depriving the peo-.
pie of Ohio of the democratic principles
of self-government.
Only through exercising and main
taining the elective power vested in
them by the constitution can the people
of Ohio hope to retain control of their
government and their courts. When
the continue to do that, then, and
as any other
WASHER
The greatest hazard In the
home laundry exists in the
washing machine wringer.
Only with a Voss are you
o e e w i W O
Safety Features.
Voss !s the only washer fd
£jive you the famous Float
ing Agitation that swiftly,
gently washes your clothes
in the clean, active suds
.at the Top and sends dirt
to the bottom.
Your clothes come out
whiter because they are
actually cleaner. And Voss
washes 50% mote clothes
per tub.
Come lit and tee the amastn|
Fom Safety Demonstration.
Models SO
4
as low as JL per week
A
"Marie
Sunday, September 25 at the Ceramic Theatre with continuous shows all week
Antoinette" which opens
then only, can it be said that they are
a free people governing themselves.
There are two ways in which the
destruction of representative govern
ment can be accomplished. One is to
destroy the election machinery of the
state. The other is to withdraw from
the people the right to elect their of
ficials. The proponents of the judicial
amendment are pursuing the latter
way.
The judiciary of Ohio'who will come
under the appointive system of this
proposed amendment will constitute
the most favored class of officials in
Ohio, and the appointive system will
in time be run by party cliques of top
flight politicians.
Representative government, the rule
of the people by and through officials
they themselves elect, is the sword and
shield of the liberty of America.
We who enjoy this American liberty
guaranteed through representative
government, should guard it well
against European importations, such
as the amendment to the constitution
proposed by the Ohio Bar Association
and the Committee on Judicial Se
lection.
The majority of frrvestfrfent tfttSts
had just about enough cash on hand
when the last market collapse oc
curred, to insure payment of manage
ment salaries for a couple of years
The only thing that can cheat a
woman out of the last word is the echo
of her own voice.
TRADE IN YOUR OLD WASHER
CROOK'S
Thursday, September 22, 1988
Cooperation Vital
(Continued From Paqe One)
pose depends the welfare of indus
try—indeed, the welfare of the na
tion."
Ancient Doctrine Outgrown
Mr. Woll pointed out that industrial
relations have outgrown the ancient
doctrine of "master and servant," re
minding the convention that because
of this outmoded doctrine still held by
some employers, we are now faced
with arbitrary legislation and the
danger of bureaucratic, governmental
control in the field of industrial and
labor relations.
"Labor is not just a commodity,"
continued Mr. Woll. "Labor is what
man is Capital is what a man has.
Labor power is a commodity but la
bor is also one of the parties to the
transaction namely, the agreement to
employ on the one hand, and the agree
ment to furnish service on the other."
The alternatives confronting the
American people, were clearly stated
before the convention:
"American people are faced with two
alternatives, either of which we refuse
to choose.
People Must Choose Course
"On the other hand we have the ten
dency of big business to become so big
that nobody can work except by the
grace of the mahagers of big business.
On the other hand it is possible for the
government to enter into and extend
control over industry to such an ex
tent that jobs can be had only at the
nod of a bureaucrat. When big busi
ness goes to the limit in exercising
its ideas of liberty, we have anarchy.
When government goes to the limit in
extending its control over the people,
we have tyranny. 'JK
Somewhere between anarchy and
tyranny lies democracy, and it is up
to the American people to say where
between these planes our particular
choice of democracy lies."
Mr. Woll assured the convention that
organized labor was just as concerned
as business by the problems confront
ing the people of this country, listing
specifically "undue, confused and over
lapping taxation," danger of "un
checked industrial absolutism" and the
counter danger, bureaucratic, govern
mental control, the growing tendency
of the state to enter into the field of
production, and finally the more press
ing problems of the small business
meri.
Tax Fairness Important
"It is a critical time in the nation's
history," said Mr. Woll, commenting
on the muddled tax structure. "Upon
the fairness of taxing plans to be
worked out will rest the success of to
day's recovery spending program. If
that fails, what shall follow—debt re
pudiation, inflation, or political and
financial collapse?"
Calling for a complete and equitable
revision of our tax laws, and denounc
ing "hidden and confiscatory" taxes,
Mr. Woll reiterated:
"Taxes provide the greatest single
contribution to the cost of living to
day. It makes no difference whether
these taxes are paid in the first in
stance by big business, industry, the
public utilities, the railroads, the banks
or the insurance companies, it is the
ultimate consumer that pays them in
the end. Whether taxes can be re
duced immediately or not, they can and
should be distributed more equitably
and so as not to stifle business or to
tax incentive which is the source of
new industry and new employment."
Recovery Plan Outlined
Mr. Woll pointed out that labor sees
clearly that its own program cannot
be realized unless business has the
right to earn a profit and stated that'
the real remedy for our present con
dition is the creation and maintenance
of work opportunities for working
men and women in private industry.
As the immediate steps for the ac
complishment of this recovery, Mr.
Woll listed the following:
The establishment of a common ef
fort on the part of labor and industry
for the mutual protection against
autocratic usurpation of power over
their destiny by governmental agency.
Secondly, formation of a definite policy
limiting the boundaries of government
competition with private enterprise.
Third, cessation of the apparent cam
paign of propaganda of governmental
officials discrediting all business and
industry. And finally, recognition by
capital and management as well as by
labor, of the changing social, political
and economic conditions in this
country.
Conference Ends
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bers of the U. S. P. A. present are:
W. H. Locke Anderson, president E.
M. Knowles Charles Goodwin, secre
tary C. L. Sebring, Limoge China Co.
Robert Boyce, Harker Pottery Co. W.
H. Hebenstreight, Royal China Co. F.
P. Lawrence, E. M. Knowles Co.
Robert George, W. S. George Pottery
Co. Earl Crooks, Crooksville China
Cd. B. D. Hardesty, Mayer China Co.
E. K. Koos, Sterling China Co. A. A.
Wells, Homer Laughlin China Co.
Kress and Neil Cronin, Cronin China
Co. John Hall and M. W. Thompson*
Hall China Co. W. J. Frey, Grafton
China Co. Charles Ray, Paden City
Pottery Co. Richard Smith, Taylor,
Smith & Taylor Co. Stewart Thomp
son, Thompson Pottery Co. A. M.
Walker, Bailey-Walker China Co.
John Wendt, Crown Pottery Co. C. W.
Foreman, Southern Potteries Inc.
Joseph Duncan, president of the In
ternational Land Workers of Scotland,
says that the British simply cannot
understand why so many American
employers put their reliance on strike
breakers and labor spies. It is rather
hard for a sane man to understand
lunacy.
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