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AFL Chieftain Vigorously Denounces Supporters Of Smith-Connally Bill 600 DELEGATES ATTEND Adopt' Resolution Endorsing President Roosevelt For Fourth Term Columbus, Oliin.—The most success ful convention in the history of the Ohio Stale Federation of Labor wound up last week with the adoption of a lcsolution endorsing a fourth term for I'ltiukliu Delano Roosevelt, and re jection of another resolution condemn ing John I,. Lewis' hid for reattilia tion with the American Federation of Labor. Six hundred delegates and scores of visitors attended the convention, which ended August 2(5. Highlight rif the flft.v-ninth annual gathering was an address «by AFL President William Green, who vigor ously. denounced the sponsors and sup porters of the anti-Labor Smith-Con lially bill. "If those who voted for the Smith' Connally bill," President Green said, "feel .that we are going to sit still and accept it and say 'Amen, we realize that yyu felt that you were doing the best you could,' they are badly mis taken, because Labor throughout Amer ica is aroused now as never before. "We realize that our rights are in danger, 'that we must protect our interests, and we must exercise that inherent right that is just "as funda mental as our economic right, and that is our political right. "If .there ever was a tfnft when Labor and all its friends should march to tin* polls at the next elri-rWif^and vote as one regardless of party, it is now. And I hope and trust that. Labor will do this, that when these candi dates for Congress are up for re (Turn to Page Two) Grafton Potters Hear Report Of WVFL Convention Fred Densmore And Edward Timmer Represent L. U. 98 At Morgantown Grafton, AV. Va.—At our meeting on August 24 It rot hers Fred Dens more a n't I Edward Thinner delegates to the West Virginia State Federation of Labor convention held in Morgan town. made their report. Brother Densmore first to take the floor told of the convention going on record against use of prison labor in the state and called for a reduction of food prices or scrapping of the lillli steel wage formula1. Condemnation of the state adminis tration's use of prison labor in rompe it ion with free labor on public pro jects was embodied in a resolution which followed an address delivered by .Martin (V Howies, attorney for the WYF'L. i Howies'.'charged "political favorit ism." and declared that State Demo cratic jfdininisti'iition played rival la bor groups a'gainst each other to tilt? detriment 'of both. He advocated a ••midiVle-of-thc'-ro:id" policy for both political parties in their dealings with labor. Hrother Tiqimer stated the resolu (Turn to Page Two) IDOrjui Labor's Rights Are In Danger Wm. Green Tells Delegates At State Labor Convention RETAL CLERKS UNION WILL MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION SEPTEMBER 7 A special meeting of lie Itetail Clerks union has been called for Tues day evening, September 7, at 7:80 p. in. in the Brotherhood ball, officials of tlie union announced Wednesday eve ning, following a notice received from the Itetail Merchants Association that the recent balloting oil the question of p. m. Saturday closing had been de feated. Starting this week the regular n. in. to ,r p. ni. schedule was resumed, ending the half-day Wednesday in operation all summer. Writer Informs Trade Local Union No.35 Still Active O.C. Pleads Guilty To "Ab senteeism" In Sending Letters To The Herald ATTENDANCE GOOD Fifth Vice President George Newbon Released From The Hospital Trenton, N. J.—For ,tlie benefit of the membership throughout, the trade and especially to some of our mem bers who have been stricken with a bad case of "absenteeism," Local I'nion tffi is still doing husLness at lied Men's hall on the second and fourth Monday of each month. While nientionlfij?'*'"hbseirttielsTn," might also.include Local Union .'in has been guilty of the same charge when i.t conies to sending in local union letters to the Herald. We are sorry this has happened, but will promise the trade will be hearing regularly from L. U. through the columns of the Herald. The attendance has been very good at our meetings, but am sorry to say we still have some members who seem to go out of .their way to find an excuse for not attending their local meetings. The local has gone on record as assessing a fifty cent fine on those who fail to attend one meeting a month. If you are sick or for some other reason beyond your control un able to attend, .the local will omit the penalty, but as our president stated at the meeting, we want proof, not: hearsay evidence. Fifth Vice I'resident George New bon, who has been confined in Saint Francis hospital for twenty-tour days, (Turn to Page Two) War Center Laundries Urged To Raise Wages Washington, I). C. Recognizing that the lack tjf laundry service is sometimes responsible for absenteeism —when women workers have to stay home and do .the family's washing. Government agencies are working out a irt'ogram to keep laundries in busi ness and save the time of housewives who double as factory workers. "More than 10 per cent of the laun dries of the nation have closed during the past 12 months, and the rate at which these closings are occurring is accelerating," Joseph Keena.il, WI'H's Vice Chairman for Labor Production, wrote to WYB Chairman William H. Davis. Unions In Canadian Provinces Ask For Release Of Doctors From Army Halifax, N. S. (ILNS).—AFL-union locals and Trades and Labor Councils at a number of points through the Atlantic provinces have been object ing to the lack of physicians and sur geons available in these areas. Wliiin one doctor enlisted in the army, leav ing a town completely without a prac titioner, there was an organized drive to remedy this condition, which was menacing to the workers and their families. The Dominion government heeded -the protest and ordered the doctor released from active service, so he could immediately returnf to prac tice. Conditions have become alarming and the union locals and councils have decided to act. Many of the towns and villages have been left without a doctor. To remedy this, the unions have joined forces, not.only to appeal for release of doctors from the active services, and from reserve camps, but to arrange for locating practitioners in places which have ''been without them. Workers have refused to work until they have been assured doctors will be made available for calls in their home towns. In the event of accidents in industries, including coal mines, shipyards, and other plants, it would be necessary to call a practitioner from some distance, with no assurance he woultl be available at the time. Also, there would be no doctor to at tend to cases of sickness and injury in tlie homes of the workers. Never before have doctors been so scarce. This condition prevails in coal mining centres, with the possibility of mine mishaps, with serious injuries, entombments, and deaths. At some places, miners have refused to enter the pits until at least one doctor has been provided for any emergency. JEW Labor Day can be one day in all the year when all labor men whatever their union and whatever splits there are, can become brothers and lighters in the same cause. It is a day when our hearts are joined in loyalty to a world labor movement that includes us all and is much bigger than any one of us or any one union. It is a day when all the real things that labor stands for loyalty, true friendship, brotherhood—come to the surface in all of us and take the place of tilings that have kept us apart through the years the bitterness of heart over splits, the fights for power, the use less accusations hurled at each other, the stubbornness of always seeing where the other fellow is wrong and pointing out that we are always right, the pride that keeps back the apology and handshake—handshakes that would bring a new spirit to the ranks of labor and double our speetl for bringing in the new society everybody longs for. Different organizing methods should (Turn to Page Six) Local Union 22 Amend By-Laws Fines Assessed Tardy Mem bers Will Be Charged As Dues The by-laws of Local Union 22 have been amended, whereby any nicmiier fined for non-attendance, will have same charged against him as dues. There is no possible chance, to avoid this penalty for failLng to attend at least one meeting a month, unless through sickness or some other reason beyond your control, but you must re port same to the local. We had a very pleasant surprise at our last meeting when Hrother Dens more who is now working for Tnt'le Sam dropped in. He has been stationed overseas for some time and was one of the very few fortunates who were granted furloughs from an overseas station. He was transported to the r. S. A. by plane, which took 14 hours (lying time. Hrother Wilnier Weaver, one of our members, until recently employed at the Hall China Co. lias left these parts and accepted a job at the Vernon Kilns (Turn to Page Two) NOTICE JIGGERMEN All Jiggermen are urgently requested to attend the next meeting of Local Union No. 12 which will be held on Tuesday, September 7. Business of vital importance will be transacted. Official Organ of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters VOL XLVII, NO. 18 EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, .1943 $2.00 PER YEAR LABOR DAY, 1 943 S SOMETHING THE ENEMY WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND. LAB ORDAY 1943 CAN BE HISTORIC FOR ALL LABOR AND THE NATION Can Be The Pace-Setter To Win The War And Re make The World Monday, September !, is an oppor tunity for thirteen million organized .workers of America and their wives and families to stand solid, united above every difference of opinion, loyal to the vision of labor's founders—of a new society built on brotherhood and justice for all. NBC Network Will Carry Green's Labor Day Talk Washington, D.JCL—AFL Presi dent William Green's Labor Day address will be broadcast over a nationwide NBC network on Sept. (J from 12:30 to 1 I'. M., E. W. T. Mr. Green will speak from Tampa, Fla., where 25,000 work ers at the Tampa', Shipbuilding Corp. yards will gather to hear him. The program -ds being ar ranged by the Tampa Trades and Labor Council. Executive Order Causes Uneasiness In Labor's Ranks Unions May Be Subjected To Most Sweeping Re strictions In History Dismay spread among labor chief tains this week as they read and re read a drastic executive order issued by I'resident Roosevelt calling for crack-downs on unions and workers if they strike in protest against National War Labor Hoard decisions. The labor leader.- deferred public comment, pending an analysis of the order by union attorneys, but private ly they said .the decree subjects the trade union movement to some of tin* most sweeping restrictions in the coun try's history. .About the only grain of comfort they could lind In the development was the hope that the order may not need to be applied, and that, as it stands, it will expire at the end of the war. What Order Provides These three principal effects of the order stand out, union spokesmen said 1—It imposes compulsory arbitra tion on the nations workers. They must abide by War Labor Hoard de cisions. if they fail, the plant in which they toil may be seized by the govern ment, and if they then continue to strike, all rights ami benefits they have under their union agreements can be taken away until they do comply. 2—It re-establishes the once-liateful principle of the "blacklist," but ad (Turn to I'age Five) Conference Delegates To Meet September 9th Notices were sent out from Head quarters this week to all Local L'nion conferees informing them of a meeting, to lie lu id in East Liver pool on Thursday, September 9, of the members who rved on the 1942 Wage Conference ommittee. The meeting ha- been railed to consider the decision of the Regional War Labor Hoard on questions sub mitted by the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters and the United States Potters Association. Never Grow "Old" Says Writer From Local Union No. 9 %Walking The tyranny of growing old and what will lieconie of us was brought to the attention of members of Local Union No. J) recently when a report was made that a "walking IHISS" in one of the local plants had made the remark that there were "four old men" as he termed it. who were going to be let out, and named the individuals. This reiMirt was well authenticated but the local desiring further information, notified the members of the crew to attend our last meeting. It was brought out at the meeting that of these "four old men," two have retired, as they put it, they beat the rap by quitting, one is on the sick list and the fourth was fired on what seemed to the writer as lielng a flimsy excuse. He was given two weeks notice, then discharged. He reported it to the local, but later declined to have his case sent to the labor board. This, along with some other matters that were rejiorted, have raised a lot of indignation among the kilnmen when they learned .the time facts of the case. Time really does bring changes. Some men seem to get a swelling above the neck when given a job as foreman. Surely a man who has worked at his trade for years can step into one of these posit ions and jierfonn the nec essary duties, without becoming a tyrant toward the uien under him. An honorary withdrawal card was granted to Clifford lletzeli. Cliff, as lie was usually called, has worked on many shops, Niles, Sehring, New Castle ami many others including Laugliiins. from whence he retired last fall and wc.ut to California to recuperate his health. Bert Russell was also granted an honorary membership card. Bert join ed Local Union No. i in 1SJ14 and dur ing his 4!t years as a kilnhand worked at many of the old potteries in this district which have since been dis mantled. His last place of employment was the Hall China Co. He plans to visit his son in Arizona. Hrother Charles Cobb has resigned as vice president and Enoch Jones was named to till his unexpired term. Hro ther Cobb will leave for California soon where he has accepted a position in a defense plant. Two brothers were reported on the sick list. Hrother Clarence Ward who •is confined in the Aspinwail hospital and George Hallowell who lias been missed by his buddies on the glost crew at No. 8 for several weeks. The transfer cards of Tom Johnson and Harry Reynolds were received from Local Union 122, Cambridge, Ohio, and their names placed on our rolls.—O.C. 0. Two Restaurants Sign With Union Bus Terminal And Green Mill Tavern Display Union Membership Card Larry Ftnlay, president of East Liverpool Trades antl Labor Council announced this week that operators of the Terminal restaurant had signed an agreement with the Hotel and Res taurant Employees' Union No. 320, ending the 10-day dispute that in volved the Valley Motor Transit Co. bus terminal proper when drivers re fused to cross the union's picket lines. A wage disagreement over cooks' pay rates will be carried to the war labor board, both parties having agreed to be bound by the WLH's decision. Under conditions of .the contract, non-union employees may be hired by the restaurant providing they join the union within four weeks and within 48 hours apply for work penults until they join the union. Supervising the arbitration session was W. W. I'owell of Cleveland, fed eral conciliator from tlie U. S. De partment of Labor. Representing the union were Larry Finlay, Norman Lanntng and Albert Oakes from Trades Council and Wil liam Mercer. William Wolfe and Ger trude Watkin from Local 32(5. Mr. Finlay announced Wednesday that the owners of the Green Mill tavern had signed a contract with the union. He raid Boss" Cites Ad vanced Age As Reason For Dismissal PERSONAL MENTION Enoch lones Named To Fill Unexpired Term Of Vice President Cobb Trenton Writer To Appoint O. Keep Trade "OLD FAITHFUL" RETIRES AS PRESIDENT OF LOCAL UNION 131 Four years as president and never missed a meeting was the comment heard about the hall last Thursday evening when President Frank Thomas of Local Union 131 asked to be re lieved of his duties, due to ill health. He has not been feeling well for the past six months, but regardless of hi* condition was on hand every Thursday evening until following the advice of his physician that a complete rest was necessary to restore his health. Sister Alice Seevers was named president to fill out the unexpired term and asked the cooperation of all In her new endeavor. Hall Makes Report Of Proceedings At State Convention Ask Brothers To Remember Supporters Of French BiU At Election Time ATTENDANCE GOOD Brothers Cited For Faithful Attendance At Local Meetings Delinquent memliers of Local Union 12 have until next week to square their standing with the local or the "axe will fall" president Kelly an nounced Tuesday evening. With every memtier working these days, there is no excuse for miy brother getting be hind in his dues. Some seeui to take the attitude we should apiioint collectors to visit the different shops. If the union does not mean more to you than merely a collecting agency to keep you in good standing in order that you may keep up your insurance, then I think the union would le letter off without you. Stop and think of the benefits you have derived from the union, of the working conditions that prevail in the shop now, compared to a few years ago. The decision rests in your hands, if you are behind in yoiir dues four months you automatically suspend yourself. Think it over. Iirother Luther Hall delegate .to the Ohio State Federation of Labor con vention in Columbus made an excellent report on labor's accomplishments in the past year. Reading from notes he had taken, he described in detail the activities of the convention from day to day. He stressed the outstanding talks made by high ranking labor officials and (Turn to Page Two) Union Label Cigarettes Sent To Overseas Forces Chicago.—I. M. Ornburn. Secretary Treasurer of the Union Label Trades Department, reported to the Executive Council that unions affiliated with the American Federation of Lalmr had purchased and sent ldd.o00.000 union made cigarettes abroad to be dis tributed free of charge to meinliers of the armed forces serving overseas. The Executive Council expressed gratification over the success of this program and decided that affiliated unions should lie encouraged to in crease their previous donations for this purpose. Cost Of Living Inde Paper It Is Prin Organized labor has vigorously con tended .the Department of Lalior's cost of-living index is not worth the paper it is printed on and has protested its use as a yardstick with which to measure wages. The reason, lalxir has insisted, is that the government has permitted black marketeers and profiteers to run "hog wild" in exact ing prices far above the ceilings. These claims are supported in every particular by the Office of Trice Ad ministration. A confidential report, pre pared for the benefit of officials by the division of research, contains this ad mission "A factor contributing to the rising cost of living has been the violation of ceiling prices. These have become more flagrant in recent months. Many vio lations are not reflected in the index. The black market operations, of course, are not shown in the index. Just how extensive is the black #7^ •*P 1 w It# at* •swim I loot* .iia^.Kiixua:a:iii,1 Urges Locals C/s Who Will Well Informed Should Use Official Organ As Inspiration For Obtain ing Better Conditions ENJOY VACATIONS Supports Stand Taken By O. C. In Opposing Bank Nights Trenton, N. J. Local Union carried on as usual last Friday and in spite of it l»eing the first stormy night in about two months, our attendance was very good. The .'{-cejit hourly raise for nil Trenton Pottery Co. employees was paid for the first time and there was some doubt as to whether it was paid for 48 or Til hours, four hours over time on full week. It was stated that it was the latter. Overtime and other Items no longer appear on our pay stubs, so It Is hard for us to figure up what we are re ceiving. This we presume is due to lack of office help, but we ho[»e the previous procedure will be resumed as soon as ]»ossihle. Hrother Jones rejorted that some Items had been settled favorably by the shop committee but they have been unable to do anything with one case of excessive loss. A card from Pvt. Charles Rose was received with much interest and a letter regarding the coming Commun ity Chest drive was discussed. Our meuiljers feel they would rather give to the items on the list In which they are interested than give to all the items*, many of which they have no interest in, or feel they should either l»e self-suporjlng or discontinued. If you cannot attend the meetings and tvel dUBwently about this subject or tauve something else on your mind, we would like to U»rrow an idea from O. C. 4 that you put your thoughts in writing and give them to Secretary (Turn to Page Five) Local Union No. 122 To Participate In Labor Day Outing Races, Baseball Game, Baby Show, Band Concert Fea ture All Day Program Cambridge. Ohio.—Local Union 122 l»*ld their last meeting in August at the Moose hall with Vice President Woodward presiding in the absence of I'resident Coffey. The meeting was very brief, as was the reports of special committees. Briefness can easily become a local detriment as well as meetings that are long drawn out. The committee rejKirted that all ar rangements for the Lalor Day celebra tion have been double checked and this year's celebration will compare favorably with former years. The pro gram as reiorteil will consist of races for the children beginning at nine o'clock in the morning, jtenny scram ble. baby contest, baseball game at ft o'clock lietween the jtotters team and a representative from the city league. Immediately following the band con cert which is scheduled for 7 o'clock, Mr. H. Hradley. president of the Chemical and Allied Industries Union will deliver his address. Hrother Brad ley is well acquainted with the prob lems of labor in this section, having (Turn to Page Two) Is Not Worth ed On, OPA Admits market was revealed this week by the "Wall Street Journal." which instruct ed 21 of its rejiorters to investigate md report on conditions in nine lead ing cities. "You can buy almost anything you want in wartime black markets," was the conclusion reached by the "Jour nal" on the basis of the reports. "Tens of thousands of Americans are buy ing food and clothing from racketeers." A reporter at Washington said he purchased ham for $1.2f a pound, without coupons, while the ceiling price Is 69 cents. He bought Scotch whisky at a rate of $37.50 a gallon. Various other commodities were pur chased at regular stores, without couivms, at prices greatly in excess of ceilings. Most of the reporters said they pur chased women's Nylon hose at prices ranging from $.r to $7 a pair. The (Turn to Page Two).