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%Buy During the past ten days the news papers have featured the closing of jsome plants resulting in workers be ,fcin~ deprived of jobs because their heartless employers refused to comply with the Wage and Hour law and pay to their workers a minimum wage of 25c an hour for a 44 hour week. Excise Tax and Education Program Seen As Recovery Aids By President American" Campaign, Government Protection Needed, Says Duffy FORT WAYNE RALLY Brotherhood Official Speaks At Allen County Labor Club Meeting Speaking at the great "Buy Ameri can" celebration, staged by the Allen County Labor Club in Fort Wayne last Monday night, President James M. Duffy of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters told his audience that two steps must be taken to aid the American workers. He stated the people must be educated to "Buy American" and legislation must be secured to protect them. This latter 'would be in the form of an Excise Tax through which our government would collect the difference between the landed costs of the products of foreign labor and similar goods manufactured here and sent to the markets. President Duffy's address follows: Mr. Chairman and fellow workers: It is indeed a privilege to be honored with an invitation to address this vast body of American citizens, called to gether for the patriotic purpose of promoting much needed job opportuni ties for our millions of unemployed American workers. In behalf of the millions of America's organized workers, members of Nati onal and International Unions, affili ated with the American Federation of Labor, I wish to express to you their gratitude for your efforts to promote job opportunities for our millions of unemployed workers and to protect the jobs of those now employed by pre vailing on all Americans to purchase only the products of America's work ers. However, from what tabulations I have been able to make, the total num ber of workers temporarily deprived of their jobs by the Wage and Hour law will be less than 100,000. (Continued on Page Two) Dance and Lunch Add Interest Td Local 33 Meeting One Hundred Members Try Out New Steps On Dance Floor Beaver Falls, Pa.—At the last meet ing of Local Union No. 33 we had a real old fashioned blowout. It was probably designed to bring more in terest to the local and it certainly was a success from that standpoint. Approximately 100 members at tended and spent most of their time on the dance floor, but they couldn't pass up the marvelous sandwiches pre pared by Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Greco. Brother Bill Bryan was the force in back of a dandy floor show which had the customers in the aisles, in stitches and so on. Encouraged by the fine time, the great attendance and good spirit shown, the local will hold a social the third Wednesday of each month throughout the rest of the year at least. We send an invitation to all locals to come over for a great time. We know that a lot of you fellows re serve Wednesdays for dates, but you are welcome to bring the date too— and don't forget, a date is not neces sary to have a good time. Don't forget the third Wednesday of next month, everyone is welcome. —0. C. 33. HELP FOR THE NEEDY Washington—The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation has agreed to purchase 3,000,000 boxes of surplus oranges for needy families and is ne gotiating with representatives of the citrus industry for a similar agree ment on grapefruit. One Man Discharged Two Thousand Strike London, England (AFLWNS).—The determination of British workers to resent victimization was illustrated here in the strike of about 2,000 build ing workers employed by Messrs. Mac Alphine, at Berkeley Square, following the dismissal of one carpenter. Spokes men for the strikers said the walkout would continue until the dismissed worker was reinstated. VOL. XLII., NO. 27 Gay Time Had By L.U. 160 At Party 'Barber Shop Harmony" Feature of Hallowe'en Celebration Is FOOD FOR ALL Four Prizes Given for Most Unusual and Comic Costumes Akronj '0.—Local Union No. 160 had a very good attendance at their last meeting. After the business session the doors were opened for the Hallowe'en party entertainment for young and old, music, dancing and games. We even joined in and ren dered some good old fashion "barber shop" harmony. There was plenty of food for all hot dogs, hot doughnuts, cider and coffee for those "spirits" who don't enjoy the cider. Prizes were awarded for the unusual and funny costumes. First prize, Pearl Betty second prize, Mrs. Winona Ruhlin third, Ed ward Sankoski fourth prize, Angeline (Continued on Page Six) Buy Union Label Christmas Gifts Ornburn Asks Labor to Pur chase Union-Made Holi day Remembrances Washington, D. C.—A call urging all members of central labor unions, union label leagues, and women's aux iliaries to demand the Union Label on all Christmas gifts this year was is sued by I. M. Ornburn, secretary treasurer of the American Federation of Labor Union Label Trades Depart ment. A Union Label campaign has already been started among the merchants in every city to stock up with union-made goods. A more intensive drive will be made during the month of December. The retail sales during this month are greater than at any other time dur ing the year. Labor unionists intend to take ad vantage of holiday business by encour aging all consumers to buy products bearing the Union Label and patronize firms that use union services. It is the best guarantee that merchandise is made in America and under standard Union Labor conditions. While members of Labor Unions continually urge the consuming public to buy Union Label products, Mr. Orn burn said: The Union Label Trades Depart ment is especially desirous of building up Union Label trade during the holi day shopping season. Many practical and useful gifts can be purchased that are made under union conditions. The merchandise upon which the Union Label is displayed is of the highest (Continued on Page Two) Labor To Sponsor Radio Broadcasts Against Changes Speakers Oppose Appoint ive Judiciary Over Station WHKC, Columbus (By Ohio Labor News Service) Columbus, O.—A series of four radio broadcasts in opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment providing for appointment instead of election of the Ohio judiciary, to be voted upon November 8, has been ar ranged by the Ohio State Federation of Labor. The broadcasts will be aired over radio station WHKC, Columbus, on Monday, October 31, Wednesday, No vember 2, Friday, November 4, and Monday, November 7, from G:45 to 7 p. m. Station WHKC broadcasts at 640 kilocycles. Thomas J. Donnelly, Secretary Treasurer of the Ohio State Federa tion of Labor, has secured the cooper ation of prominent speakers for the broadcasts. Judge Carrington T. Marshall, for mer Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio was the first speak er in the series. His remarks in op position to the amendment were broad cast Monday evening, October 31. Walter F. Kirk, Port Clinton, Master of the Ohio State Grange, broad casted on Wednesday, November 2 program, followed by Judge Thomas H. Morrow of the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court on Friday, No vember 4. Secretary Donnelly will speak on the Monday, November 7 broadcast. Thousands of sample ballots, describ ing the intent of the amendment and urging its defeat were sent last week (Continued on Page Two) Pottery Broadcast Lauded By L. U. 96 Perth Amboy Members En joy Hearing Brothers Oh Radio Program Perth Amboy, N. J.—The meeting of Local Union No. 96 was pepped up considerably due to the fact that all members except the plastermen will be back on the job by Monday morn ing. The delegates to the Perth Amboy Building Trades Council reported that Vansyckle's garage was placed on the unfair list, due to the refusal of Mr. Vansyckle to hire union painters on a job where other union men had pre viously done work. The broadcast from East Liverpool was exceptionally good. Everyone spoke with a real knowledge of their jobs and were, as they say, in very fine voice. Brother Church said it was as though Josh was sitting in the same room speaking to him, and we agree with Brother Church when he men tioned that Brother' Josh did a good job. As a matter of fact we think Brother Chadwick ihissed his vocation and that he shouldn't waste any more (Continued on Page Two) Anti-Union Scheme of California Initiative No. il Is Fully Exposed San Francisco, Calif.—The thor oughly subversive character of the anti-labor "Initiative No. 1," which goes before the citizens of California at the election on November 8, is com pletely revealed by the California State Federation of Labor in an an alysis of the provisions of the pro posed measure, with special emphasis on its methods designed to prevent legitimate picketing. "Initiative No. 1," it is well to re member, is sponsored by the Chambers of Commerce, the Merchants and Manufacturers Associations, the As sociated Farmers, Southern Califor nians, Inc., and other groups noted for their desire to kill trade union organ ization. A considerable portion of "Initiative No. 1" is devoted to provisions regu lating picketing. In a widely distributed folder en titled "Here Are Some of the Reasons Why the Vicious Anti-Picketing Initi ative Titled 'Labor' Must Be Defeat ed," the State Federation of Labor presents the following analysis of the profound menace to legitimate picket ing contained in he initiative pro posal: 1. The title wording of the measure is misleading. 2. The measure is NOT intended to benefit Labor. Employers Given Advantage 3. The measure IS intended to crip ple Labor by removal of certain con stitutional rights. 4. The measure declares unlawful a great many aots which are already il legal by law. 5. The measure gives an employer an overwhelming advantage in a labor dispute by arranging that disputes must be between an employer and his own direct employes. 6. The language of the measure is so broad that it causes it to apply to organizations of teachers, firemen, municipal employes, nurses, and other groups who are employed by any par ticular employer. Free Speech Threatened 7. The measure attempts to create a new and heretofore unknown definition in law of the term "labor organiza tion." 8. The measure is an open threat against free speech of workers in stating their case in a dispute. 9. The measure places many unrea sonable limitations on picketing. 10. The measure expressly permits workers to strike, with* "jokers" in the provisions. 11. The measure provides picketing may be carried on only in case of a "primary strike," which is defined as a strike only of those directly involved in a dispute over wages, hours, or physical conditions of their employ ment. 12. The measure provides that only those workers directly involved in a "primary strike" may picket. 13. The measure makes picketing illegal in connection with demands for a closed shop. •:•'. (Continued on Page Six) Official Organ the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, THlihSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1938 Four Additional Settlements Made The following four settlements were made by the General Ware Standing Committee at a special session Mon day, October 31. E. M. K now les-—Local Unions 12 and 53. Jiggering custard. Jiggering, 3 cents finishing, Hi cents. Total, 4Vi cents per dozen. E. M. Knowles—Local Unions 12 and 53. Jiggering utility waffle tray. Jigger ing, 9 cents finishing, 31* cents. Total, 12'i cents per dozen. E. M. Knowles—Local Union 12. Jiggering Deanna sugar. Jiggering body, 3!4 cents cover 512 cents. Total, 8% cents per dozen. E. M. 'Knowles—Local Union 10. Handling Deanna sujjar. Handling cover, 4 cents body, 14 cents. Total, 18 cents per dozen. Entertainment Is Promised by LU 76 'Biggest and Best" Is Prom ise of Newly Appointed Committee LIKE BROADCAST Potters On Air Are Good In Buffalo Brothers' Opinion Buffalo, N. Y.—Local Union No. 76 held their regular meeting Friday, October 28 with a very nice attendance and some very snappy discussions. President Kenneth Winters was in charge and handled the gavel like a veteran. Three members were suspended for being delinquent. The cards of Brothers Workman and Stanford, se lectors from Sebring, were received and their names placed on the roll. Sister Edna Ward»^f»«J Brother Red JWood haverepo.ted back to work after an absence of several months. Brother Clyde Pritchard, handler has accepted temporary work on the handling bench. Brother Jack Wood was a recent vis itor at the shop. A number of the boys have taken advantage of the pheasant season and have had some very good luck in "bringing home the bacon." Well the members of 76 have come out of their long slumber and are go ing to put on an entertainment. Presi dent Winters has appointed the com mittee and according to the rumors it is going to be the biggest and best ever attempted by this local. So all you members want to dust the mud off your favorite dancing shoes and get in practice. They also promise us there will be plenty to eat. That should be an inducement. So when the committee comes around to see you, do your part and let's make this af fair one that will be remembered for a long time. Quite a number of the members list ened to the potters program on the radio last Thursday evening. All en joyed it very much, even Brother Burt Clark who had to stay up an hour and a half past his regular bedtime in order to hear it. Starting last Monday morning every one working on the plant had to start punching the clock in order to comply with the new 44 hours a week law. Some of the members are not in favor of it. It means that instead of say ing Brother John or Sister Mary, it will be Brother 27 or Sister 42 from now on, oh well, such is life. The shop is working about half time at the present, but things look a lit tle brighter as the work is progress ing very nicely on the new glost tun nel kiln. Don't forget our next meeting, Nov. 11. We'll be seeing you.—O. C. 76. Salem Potters On Full Time Again Sonke Orders Being Stamped With Brotherhood Emblem Salem, Local Union No. 42 met in regular session Friday, October 28, with a large attendance. Thirty-three new members were initiated into the Brotherhood. Withdrawal cards were issued to Sisters Evelyn Harold and Margaret Casso. Margaret has given up pottery work for married life. Our local wishes her plenty of good luck and happiness. The Salem China Company is stamping some of their orders in gold with the emblem of the Brotherhood. The shop is operating 100 per cent at the present time, therefore every one is quite happy.—O. C. 42. •It's hard to size up a quiet man. Inspections Will Be Curtailed For Balance of Year Department of Industrial Re lations Refused More Funds (By Ohio Labor News Service) Columbus, O.—All inspections car ried on by the Ohio Department of Industrial Relations will be seriously curtailed for the balance of 1938 due to lack of funds, O. B. Chapman, Di rector, announced last week. Funds for travelling expenses for state inspectors became exhausted October 15, Director Chapman said, and the state emergency board has re fused his request for an additional $12,000 necessary to continue that im portant phase of the Department's ac tivities to January 1, 1939. Affected by the fund exhaustion are the following Departmental Divisions: factory and workshops minimum wage mines boiler and engineer ex aminers. Under those divisions are in spections of scaffolds and elevators. Inspections for the balance of the year will necessarily be confined to the cities in which the 100 or more in spectors of the various Divisions live, Director Chapman said, inasmuch as allowances for travelling expenses over the several counties in their dis tricts will not be available. In addition to the lack of funds for travelling expenses, Director Chapman said that the Department's funds were lacking $4,500 necessary to pay full salaries to departmental employes for the balance of the year. Functions of the Department of In dustrial Relations have been seriously handicapped for the past two years due to appropriation slashes by the 92nd (Continued on Page Two) Local U3Welcomes Hull To California Danger ,6f Non-Union Shops Stressed By Second Vice President Huntington Park, Calif.—Members of Local Union No. 113 turned out for the last meeting 100 per cent to greet the newly appointed second vice presi dent of the Brotherhood, Frank Hull. The banner attendance made it neces sary to hunt chairs, but the address from the Executive Board member made it well worth it. Mr. Hull spoke on the dangers of non-union shops throughout the country, and, of course, the particular danger to our members !on the coast. The importance of a Brotherhood officer in California can't be over stressed and we are extremely for tunate to have a man of Frank Hull's proven ability in .our midst for a time at least. We thank the Executive Board for sending us aid. Visiting us, at the present, is Ed. Wheatley, first vice president of the organization, who has decided to va cation in California. We have always known Brother Ed. as a wise man and (Continued on Paoe Two) $2.00 Per Year NBOP Officials Confer With Jones, Reconstruction Finance Corp. Head Much Business In Quick Order At 70 Wage and Hour Law Makes Shift In Schedule Necessary MEET NOVEMBER II All Members Are Expected To Attend Armistice Day Meeting Minerva, O.—Local Union No. 70 went into session Friday, October 28, with the regular officers in attend ance, but a rather small representation of the membership. The business was taken care of in rapid order and quite a few decisions were made. A very ugly situation exists in Minerva. A couple of our warehousemen have been told to be in the organization by Wednesday morn ing. We feel that such drastic meas ures have to be dealt out to men who have reaped the benefits of our organ ization for years, also that they hold an attitude of utter disregard for their oath and affiliation with the local. (Continued on Page Six) AFL Hits Bill To Tax Chain Stores "Runs In Direct Opposition To Trend Of Modern Development" By President James M. Duffy, First Vice President E. L. Wheatley and William Watkin The annual convention of the Amer ican Federation of Labor at Houston, Texas, voiced opposition to the bill sponsored by Congressman Wright Patman to penalize chain stores by Federal taxation. The matter came before the conven tion in the form of a resolution intro duced by Delegate I. M. Ornburn, Union Label Trades Department, American Federation of Labor. Taxes Are Pyramided The resolution said the Patman bill provides "for a steeply pyramiding series of license taxes on chain stores graduated from $50 per store for chains of 15 or less stores to §1,000 per store for chains with 500 or more stores," with the further provision that "such tax shall be multiplied by the number of States in which such chains operate." In addition, the resolution declared that "the destruction of chain store operation which would result from this proposed law would dislocate up wards of one million wage earners, many, and an increasing number of whom, are members of organized la bor, and have an immediate effect on living costs." Statements of Judiciary Amendment Backers Hit By Cincinnati Judge (By Ohio Labor News Service) Cincinnati, 0.—Published arguments by the proponents of an amendment to the Ohio constitution providing for appointment instead of election of the judiciary were attacked as "shame fully misleading" by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Stanley Struble last Friday, in an open letter address ed to two prominent members of the Ohio Bar Association who were co drafters of the argument. The letter called upon Hugh L. Nichols, Batavia, former Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, and Robert N. Wilkin, New Philadelphia, a former Associate Justice of the high tribunal, to "publicly renounce misstatements and untruths" in the arguments. "You gentlemen are former judges of the Supreme Court of Ohio and stand high among the citizenry of Ohio as jurists, lawyers and citizens and would not, I feel, consciously en gage in an attempt to mislead the con fiding people of Ohio," Judge Struble's letter read in part. "Vet as members of the committee which prepared the 'Argument' for the amendment for an appointive judiciary you subscribed your names to state ments which are shamefully mislead ing and in some ways untrue. "I will point out the most glaring of the misstatements and untruths in this 'Argument', and call upon you gentlemen for a public renunciation of these misstatements and untruths. "You say that th£ amendment 'pro vides that judges of the Supreme Unwise Use of Taxing Power To remedy the evil contained in the (Continued on Page Three) Court and the Courts of Appeals shall be appointed by the Governor from a select list nominated by the judicial council. Lower court judges become appointive only by a vote of the peo ple of the county.' "This is but the statement of a half truth, for besides the judges mention ed in the 'Argument,' the amendment says: 'and the judges of such other courts as shall be created.' "You gentlemen know that the Gen eral Assembly of Ohio has the power to abolish Municipal Courts and to create new courts, under new names and to fix their powers and jurisdic tion, the judges of which, under this amendment, are to be appointed with out a vote of the people. "Don't you gentlemen think that your Committee should have told the people of Ohio that the General As sembly had the power, under this amendment, to provide for an entirely new set up of county, municipal and township courts, that for all practical purposes would displace the present court system, the judges of which would be appointed without any vote of the people'.' "You gentlemen must also know, if you have read the amendment, that the judicial council will be an agency of the Bench and Bar of the state. It is important for the people of Ohio to know this, but the statement in the 'Argument' that there are to be 'seven representative officers and citizens' will lead the people to believ§ that the (Continued on Page Two) Green Accompanies Duffy and McGillivray In Conference OFFICIALS PLEASED Expressions of Jones Very Favorable For Future Policy of R. F. C. The promise made to President James M. Duffy by William Green at the recent American Federation of Labor convention was kept yesterday when President Duffy and Secretary Treasurer John D. McGillivray were called to Washington for a meeting with Jesse Jones, Reconstruction Fi nance Corporation chairman. President Green accompanied the Brotherhood officials to the important conference with the RFC head and his counselors on the Board to discuss the detrimental effects to the wage standards of the pottery workers cov ered by collective bargaining agree ments brought about by the birth of new concerns in the already over crowded industry. These plants are being built, in the main, through the use of federal moneys loaned by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. All aspects of this adverse situation were discussed in detail, resulting in a very favorable expression from Jesse Jones regarding the future policy of the RFC in such matters. President Green was extremely help ful in bringing to the attention of these officials the effects on the wages of organized workers brought about by the indiscriminate loaning of money to "fly by night" companies. President Duffy stated that he was certain the meeting would result in more complete opportunities for Broth erhood officials to be informed about any such Reconstruction Finance Cor poration loans for pottery concerns. Both he and Mr. McGillivray were well pleased with the outcome of the meet ing. After supporting his resolution from the floor of the convention, President Duffy was assured by Chairman Green that early action would be taken. He stated: "I feel justified in assuring President Duffy that, inasmuch, as this resolution was referred to the Execu tive Council, we shall give it priority and preference. We will take it up as quickly as possible." Eleven Countries Report Increase In Unemployment ILO Declares Millions Are Being Barred From Work Throughout World Geneva, Switzerland—The contimied' inexpressible suffering which employ ers in practically every industrial nation of the world impose on millions of toilers and their families by refus ing to employ able bodied working men and women is poignantly revealed in the world unemployment statistics for the third quarter of 1938, just com piled by the International Labor Office, which show that in 11 out of 23 countries unemployment has increased as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year. The countries, and the amount of in crease in each, are: United States, 3,516,753 Canada, 23,338 Belgium, 29,038 Chile, 1,813 Denmark, 10,175 France, 31,810 Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 451,242 Hungary, 1,539 Ireland, 4,882 Norway, 674 and Switzerland, 459. Compared, however with the pre vious quarter of 1938, the statistics show an increase in only 5 of the 23 countries. The countries, and the amount of increase in each, are: United States, 215,132 Canada, 8,565 Australia, 3,360 Chile, 942 and Nor way, 3,1G7. Employment Decline Is World-Wide At the same time, the International Labor Office made public index num bers of employment for the third quar ter of 193S, which show that, compared with the corresponding quarter of 1937, the volume of employment has declined in 8 out of 22 countries. Employment in the United States, the number disclose, declined from 96.8 per cent of the 1929 average in the third quarter of 1937 to 73.0 per cent in the third quarter of this year. In Canada, the decline was from 99.9 to 95.2 per cent in Belgium, from 90.0 to 84.7 per cent in Estonia, from 158.5 to 156.6 per cent in Finland, from 115.5 to 109.8 per cent in Great Britain, from 114.2 to 111.4 per cent in Luxemburg, from 77.6 to 77.3 per cent and in Switzerland, from 78.6 to 77.7 per cent. In making public these statistics, (Continued on Page Three).