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DAVIS GIVEN WALLET
Illness Forces Joe Snyder To
Vacate Vice Presi
dent's Chair
Trenton, X. J.—Local Cidon No. 4"
WJIS honored with the presence of
President James M. DulTy at our 44tli
anniversary dinner held last Satur
day evening at Weinmann's hall. Kn
route hack to headquarters from at
tending the post-war forum in New
York, where he was one of the main
speakers, the Brotherhood chieftain
slopped over for a visit at the eastern
ullice and when informed of our party,
gladly accepted the invitation of First
Vice President Wheat ley to attend.
Trenton, N. J.—The ditlicult tasks
that confront members of organized
labor today, and the efforts we must
put forth, if we are to meet the situ
ation, were very ably outlined by rep
resentatives from the Mercer County
Central Labor Union at our last meet
ing. They stressed the importance of
every organization being affiliated with
the Central body, and swing Hint their
representatives attend the meetings
regularly. William Hibbs, A1 Baker,
Dave Newell and James Salt were
named delegates.
President Dully Attends The
Anniversary Dinner Of Local
Union No. 45 Last Saturday
Stops Over At Eastern Office
Enroute Home From
Post-war Forum
His talk on the future of our trade
vns very enlightening and to the
point. Stressing the point that if we
are to meet the various new devices
that are being introduced in the trade
today, we must have the full coopera
tion of every individual, not just a few
faithful members who attend their
meetings regularly. "We have a big
job ahead of us, and one we all must
flice." he stated.
First Vice President Wheatley.
Fourth Vice President Zinuner and Or
ganizer James Solon were also called
upon for a few remarks and very ably
responded.
We regret that Brother A1 Davis
was unable to be present. A1 hurt his
back while at work Friday, so in his
behalf toast master Jack Simpson pre
sented to E. Watson, a wallet, a gift
of the local to a retiring president.
The committee for this year's party
composed of Jack Simpson, E. Watson,
Itay Thompson. A1 Davis, Lance An
sell and Harry Jones were given a vote
Of. thanks for their .fine work.
At our regular meeting on August
14, the office of vice president was
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Local Union 35 To
Elect Delegates
At Next Meeting
Hibbs, Baker, Newell And
Salt Representatives To
Central Body
Delegates to the National Convention
in June will be elected at our next
meeting on April 24th. Every member
should attend this meeting and see that
those best suited to represent your
interests are chosen. Organizer James
Solon was a visitor at the meeting ami
was called upon for a few remarks.
His wise counsel is always appreciated
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\AFL Outlines Peace Machinery,
Abundance For Post-War World
New York (FP). A post-war plan
to transform the wartime alliance of
the United Nations into an organiza
tion for peace and to make the abund
ance of America available to the
people by mobllizating private enter
prise for full production and employ
ment was presented by the AFL here.
Made public at the opening session
of the AFL Forum on Labor and the
Post-war World, the plan represents
the work of almost a year and a half
by the AFL Post-war Committee. It
was presented to 1,000 union delegates
jto the forum by Chairman Matthew
Woll, AFL 2nd vice president, after
approval by the AFL executive council.
Affirming the objectives outlined at
Teheran by President Roosevelt", Prime
Minister Winston Churchill and Mar
shall Joseph Stalin, the report says:
"It is our belief that these principles
must be translated into policies and
acts, both now and in the future." In
line with this, .the plan:
Urges the calling of a United Na
tions Commission either to establish
VOL. XLVII, NO. 51
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BIG BUSINESS REPORTED
BACKING SENATOR NYE
Washington (FP)—Reports that big
business is backing the light of Senator
(SeraId P. Nye (It, N. D.) for the
nomination i.n his stiff contest with
Representative I'sher L. Burdick (li.
N. D.) circulated in Washington April
11 and revived comment on the in
dorsement of Nye by AFL President
William Green.
Columnist Drew Pearson wrote thai
"senators who have voted against bills
favored by labor are heaving a big
sigh of relief over developments in
North Dakota Senator Nye, who
voted against various pro-labor mea
sures, has now nevertheless received
the indorsement of AFL leader ]till
(ireen."
Disputes In Shop
Swell Attendance
At LU 99 Meetings
Bisque Warehouse Workers
Will Receive Back
Money Next Pay
APPROVE RESOLUTIONS
Unite To Support Friends
Of Labor At Polls On
Coming Election
Clarksburg, W. Va. Local Union
No. '.)!) had a very line turnout at their
last meeting to discuss several resolu
tions that were up for their final
reading. With a few changes, all were
approved and ordered forwarded to
headquarters.
The shop committee reported that
the dispute regarding the girls in the
bisque warehouse has been settled and
the TtrtTtv money a ward W The'' girls
would be paid next pay.
The girls in the decorating shop feel
an injustice imposed on them by be
ing forced to work day wage, while
the printers are permitted a piecework
basis. The shop committee has been
called in on the case and we hope ar
rangements can be made where the
girls will be permitted to work piece
work.
Activities of the Youth Center Move
ment in Clarksburg were discussed
with the local urging all members to
suj»port this endeavor. Their fine work
has produced wonderful results and
should lie continued.
Labor has united in -Clarksburg to
investigate the labor records of the
oflice seekers at the coming election.
To those whose records are approved,
we lend our support. Every laboring
man and woman should exercise their
privilege and turnout at the polls on
election day.
Brothers I'aul Scott and Ray Hood
are hack at the bench after a pro
longed absence, due to illness.
There was quite a lengthy discus
sion on Silicosis and the treatments
now available for sufferers of this
deadly menace. However, we are led
to believe that laws of the State Com
pensation Board in West Virginia do
not cover these treatments.
With the warm weather now at
hand, once again we start making our
plans for vacation, hoping the War
Labor Board will see fit to grant us
a two-week paid vacation.—O.C. !H).
the "general international organiza
tion" outlined in the Moscow agree
ment, or to serve provisionally in that
capacity.
Reject.-s Isolationism, imperialism
and national expansion for the U. S.
and insists that it "do its full part to
help develop a general system of mu
tual security."
Demands total defeat of the Axis
powers and supports whatever means
are necessary—including international
policing—to prevent another war.
Calls for far-reaching economic co
operation between the nations "to or
ganize and utilize the new productive
powers of industry and agriculture for
the advancement of the standards of
living of all peoples." This requires
"lessening the barriers between na
tions so that there may be a larger
interchange of goods and services for
all."
Proposes international organizations
for health ,and social welfare, exten
sion of the International Labor Organ
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Murray Offers 9
Point Program For
Conference June 5
Urges Finn Unity Among
United Nations To Assure
Continuity Of Peace
Washington (FP).—A St-point sug
gested agenda for the world labor con
ference in London, June fi, was sub
mitted to Sir Walter Citrine, secretary
of the British Trades I'nion Congress,
April 17, by CIO President Philip
Murray.
Murray's letter grouped the CIO
proposals under two headings: fur
therance of the allied war effort and
I(st -war rec(listruction.
Under the first he advocated "com
plete interchange of ideas and sug
gested methods for achieving the maxi
mum production of war material and
the fullest mobilization of the re
sources of the I'nited Nations."
He also advocated policies in terri
tory rwecupied in the coming land
offensive to help in "mobilizing the
support of the liberated people in the
war effort." Murray said these in
cluded the immediate establishment of
the freedom of speech, press and as
sembly, religion, political association
and the organization of labor unions
and formation of governments sup
ported by he people.
Under post-war reconstruction the
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Sebring Soldier
Given Promotion
Former Ware Boy At Li
moges Now Sergeant Has
Good Conduct Medal
Sebring, Ohio.— Mr. and Mrs. An
thony Conny, Sr., New York Avenue,
have received a letter from their son
Frank, now serving in the Southwest
Pacific, stating he was recently pro
moted from corporal to sergeant. He
earn-""! his promotion in IX) days.
Sgt. Conny also said he has been
awarded a good conduct medal for
faithful and exact performance of
duty. The medal was presented by
Lieut Richard L. McNelly, .according
to Sgt. Conny.
The latter was inducted January 27,
1J)41. He received his training at Camp
Shelby, Miss, and in Louisiana before
being transferred to Indiantown (Jap,
Pa. Sgt. Conny was moved overseas
in May 1042.
Before Ills induction he was em
ployed as a ,war boy at the Limoges
China Company plant. He has two
other brothers in the armed forces.
They are Pvt. Michael J. Conny. who
is somewhere in New Guinea and Pvt.
Henry P. Conny, now stationed at
Drew Field, Tampa, Fla.
Potter s
Official Organ
of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1944
MOM. THAT MAN IS HERE AGAIN'
fi^MEPICAN FOOD STORE
FORMULA
Local 124 Elects
Delegates To This
Year's Convention
Curley, Coleman, Armstrong
And Thompson Named
For Important Task
Glancing around the hall at the tine
attendance for election of delegates
to this year's convention. President
Armstrong urged that the members
show the same spirit at the polls on
May !)th. "This year, more than ever,
should we cluck the records of candi
dates seeking oflice," he stated. We
hope all members will follow his ad
vice and go to the polls on election day
and support those candidates who are
friendly to labor.
Delegates elected to convention were
as follows: Margaret Curley. decal
Lois Coleman, stampers: Clair Arm
strong, kilmuen: Roy M. Thompson,
liners. These delegates are familiar
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Locals 12, 53 Meet
In Special Session
Seek Conference With Dis
trict Manufacturers To
Solve Problems
Trade conditions were thoroughly
discussed by members of Local 12 and
"(3 meeting in social session Monday
evening.
The meeting was called by President
DulTy In an endeavor to seek a solu
tion for the many additional hardships
faced by both trades through condi
tions brought about by the war. While
we realize that the manpower shortage
is more or less to blame for the ma
jority of our troubles, there are still
a number of ways the situation could
be relieved, providing the right co
operation was extended. After much
discussion it was suggested that the
best possible way to meet the situa
tion would be to hold a conference
with the manufacturer in this district.
This met the approval of everyone,
and President DulTy was asked to ar
range the meeting.
At our next meeting on May 2, dele
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R-R-R-RING! ALARM
CLOCKS ARE COMING!
Washington (FP).—Manufacture of
spring driven and electric alarm clocks
under quarterly quotas was approved
by the WPB April 14.
The waker-uppers will be produced
only in plants where the work will not
interfere with other war production
and WPB said no preference rating
will be required to purchase the
streamlined war models.
St. Louis, Scene Of
Mass Layoffs, To
Hold Conference
Present And Post-War Em
ployment Problems To Be
Discussed At Meeting
St. Louis (FP).—This city, one of
the first to f»el mass wartime unem
ployment because of production cut
backs, will also be the scene of one of
the first civic conferences on present
and post-war employment problems.
Scheduled for early in .June, the
conference is one phase of the cam
paign being waged against unemploy
ment and war dislocations here by the
mayor's committee on labor and man
agement. The committee was set up
by Mayor Aloys P. Kaufman at the
behest of organized labor after sudden
cancellation of war contracts forced
lay-oil's of an estimated AFL
and CIO workers.
AFL President William Green. CIO
President Philip Murray, President
Erie Johnston of the 1*. S. Chamber
of Commerce. Senator Harry S. Tru
man (D, Mo.) and other national
figures will be invited to address the
conference.
International Representative Robert
B. Logsdon of I'nited Electrical, Radio
& Machine Workers. CIO member of
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Record Attendance
At LU 86 Meeting
Shop Dispute At T. S. & T.
Settled Elect Delegates
At May Meeting
It certainly pays to advertise judg
ing by the record attendance at our
meeting Monday night. We hope the
same enthusiasm is shown at our first
meeting in May when delegates to this
year's convention will be elected.
There seems to be quite an argument
about the war checker at Laughlin
No. 8 plant belonging to this local.
Wlmt's the matter with the warehouse
men? Are they trying to better their
jobs, or are they satisfied with giving
part of their work away to someone
who pays no dues or percentage into
this local.
There was quite a discussion regard
ing the division of time at the T. S.
& T. plant and it seemed to do some of
the members good to get things off
their chests. It would be better if
more members would attend their
meetings and air their arguments in
stead of promising to live up to the
by-laws and at the same time doing all
within their power to stab the local
in the back.
It is with sincere regret that your
O. C. relinquishes his duties with this
letter.—O.C. 8.
$2.00 PER YEAR
FINNISH UNIONISTS
DENOUNCE APPEASERS
National Industrial Confer
ence Board Supports Sta
tistics Bureau Figures
SEEK WAGE ADJUSTMENT
Labor Reports Show Living
Costs Have Gone Up 43.5
Per Cent In 3 Years
American Federation OL
Labor Forum Hears Many
Views On Jobs For All
Superior, Wis. (FP).—The Finnish
American Trade Unionists National
''nmiiiittee voted unqualified sup|Mirt
if President R»osevelt's call U|mn the
government of Finland to end her
partnership with Hitler Germany and
io withdraw from the war.
At a sjtfH'hil meeting here the crun
miftee heard rej»orts dealing with Fin
land's reject inn of the Soviet armistice
terms. Declaring that these terms were
•more lenient than many had antici
pated.'' the Finnish-American unionist-*
denounced Herbert Hoover, Senator H.
Styles Bridges (R. R. I.) and other
appealers trying to use the Finnish
iSFtie for their own erid~.
Battle On Cost Of
Living Is One Of
Capital's Biggest
Washington (FI'i.—One of the big
gest though least bloody battles in
Washington is 1 ult (..tight m-i-r the
cost of living.
There are lots of tigurerers and they
all say figures don't lie. But that's the
only iMiint on which the contenders
agree.
Is the cost of living stationary, in
creasing or decreasing?
On April 13 the, worn and hedrap*.
gled Department of Labor's Bureau of
Labor Statistics won a new champion
in the form of the National Industrial
''nnference Board.
The NICB is supi(orted by business
management and its statement chal
lenges the assertion by the AFL and
CIO members of the President's cost
of living committee that the BLS index
is an inadequate gauge for making
wage adjustments.
AFL Secretary -Treasurer (ieorge
Meany and CIO Vice President R. J.
Thomas conclude in their re-ent report
that living costs have gone up 43.fi
per cent in the past three years. The
BLS index for the same {teriod shows
only 23.4.
But the labor members were not de
pending on their own figures alone.
They brought in another federai
agency, the Department of Agricul
ture's bureau of agricultural eco
nomics, which released figures showing
the cost of living for farmers has in
creased 42.0 per cent.
With AFL and CIO conducting all
out drives to obtain wage increases
through a realistic revision of the
Little Steel formula, the fight to de
termine which index and set of figures
to use if. becoming increasingly im
portant.
Although the management organiza
tion. NICB, did not issue any figures of
its own, the two industry members of
the President's cost of living commit
tee. H. B. Horton. and (ieorge K. Batt.
delivered it to the White House and
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Huge Sum Will Be
Campaign Which
Washington. I». C. (ILNS).—Organ
ized labor again will be called upon to
play an important part in the Fifth
War Loan which will start June 12
and run to July 8.
Henry Morgenthau. Jr.. Secretary
of the Trea.-ury, has announced that
the goal will be .Sld.(MMI.(KM).(MMl. of
which SO.OOO.tKKUHXi is to come from
sales of War Bonds to individuals.
Loan (ioals Set Higher
"In the Fourth War Loan." Secre
tary Morgenthau said, "individuals
invested $fi.3(KUHXUHM. In planning
to get $f.HH).HHUH)0 of the Fifth War
Loan's .$lt».(KHi,(H¥MHX) goal in indi
vidual sales, we are asking the Ameri
can people for more than ever before.
Fifth War Loan goals were set high
because the nation's treasury must
borrow a great deal of money this
year to keep the war going. We will
need more than twice as much as we
can expect to get in taxes.
"Since Jan. 1, the direct costs of
the war have exceeded £23,000,000,000.
With the critical phases of the war
Free Enterprise Is Vital To
Democracy, Leaders De
clare At AFL Forum
ACTION URGED
NAM Chieftain Terms Jobs
For All A "Dream Plan
ners' Promise"
New York (FP). Leaders of the
AFL. the nation's businessmen, lis or
ganized farmers and a s|(okesman ni
the Roosevelt administration aired the
questions of |»ost-war employment and
what free enterprise means with
some differences of opinion at the
final session of the AFL Forum on
Labor and th^ Post-war World here
April i:
Free enterprise must ami can yield
full employment and abundance for all
in jK(st-war America, spokesmen for
iie AFL, farmers and administration
greed. Industry will need the coojtera
tion of federal, state and local govern
in e n s. AFL Secretary -Treasurer
George Meany and War Marqiower
Commissioner Paul V. McNutt added.
Full employment will not "just Imp
pen"—it must l(e written into law and
planned for by government. President
James Patton of the National Farmers
f'nion underlined.
Big business, representod by Presi
dent Robert Gaylnrd of the National
Association of Manufacturers and
President Kric Johnston of the I*. S.
Chamlier of Commerce, had other
ideas ultout free enterprise after the
war. Free enterprise means getting rid
of New Deal legislation, taxing profits,
curbing monojiolies and protecting la
bor—and removing the present ad
ministration. they asserted. And free
enterprise cannot promise full employ
ment or plenty for the people, they
explained.
Terming jobs for all a "dream,
planners' promise." Gaylord warned
"Thejv is going to be tough going
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Local 53 To Hold
Important Meeting
Thursday, April 27
Agreement Reached With
Dishmakers Will Be Sub
mitted For Approval
While our attendance has shown a
marked increase lately, there are still
some finishers whom we think should
attend their meetings more regularly,
especially those employed on the auto
matic jigger. Several resolutions [(er
taining to this particular line of work
will be up for final residing at our next
meeting-on April 27 and we ho|(e they
can find time to le present and join
in the discussion.
A report of the agreement reached
with Local Union No. 29 regarding the
prices to be paid for finishing dishes
will also be a highlight at our next
meeting. The committee has worked
very hard to reach a settlement and
we owe it to them, as well as ourselves,
to be present to hear their reiwrt.
The recent amendment to our by
laws is now in effect and as our presi
dent stated, "will be enforced to the
limit."
With election time drawing near we
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lised In War Bond
Starts On June 12th
still ahead of us, certainly no decline
in expenditures is now in prospect.
For this reason the $lt5.(MMUHMMKHI—
all of which is to be raised from in
vestors other than commercial banks—
is urgently needed."
The secretary pointed out that the
major emphasis throughout the entire
period of the drive will be placed on
thequota for individuals.
Sales To Individuals Stressed
During the period from June 12 to
June 20. only sales to individuals will
be reported by the treasury, although
subscriptions will be received from all
noubanking investors during the entire
period of the drive. The campaign to
sell to individuals will be supplemented
starring June 2G with an intensive
campaign to sell all other nonbanklng
investors—the quota for which is
.$10,000,000,
(XX).
All subscriptions for saving bonds
and savings notes processed by the
Federal Reserve Banks or the treasury
between June 1 and July 31 will be
credited to the drive.