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OFFICIAL ORGAN 1
NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF OPERATIVE POTTERS
VOL. XL, NOUfr 4
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New Spirit Shown
By Members Of
Local Union 175
Coshocton, Ohio.—Since my last
letter to the ‘Herald’, we have
been blessed with a little sunshine
here at Local Union 75 the at
tendance has been on the steady
upclimb and it looks like once
again we can truthfully brag that
Local Union 75 is a real progres
sive unit in the Brotherhood chain.
The last and final analysis of
the agreement reached at the re
cent wage conference was ex
plained in detail, and I am sure
every member of the local is fa
miliar with every phase of the new
provisions embodied in the pact.
I trust every member of L. U.
75 will make every effort to be
.present at our next meeting when
we vote in the primary election for
national officials and delegates to
the A FL convention.
The various candidates who are
running for office would much
rather be elected by a large vote
^^than a small one I have heard
^Mmembers say they were opposed to
^^certain officers well, I believe
r" 'those officers would rather have
him express that opposition at the
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John R. Steelman,
Hail "Forgotten Ft
Ottawa, Canada.—Fifteen thous
and citizens of Ottawa, Canada’s
capital city, including more than
50 members of Parliament, saw
performances of the MRA play
“The Forgotten Factor” and other
presentations during the past two
weeks.
At the performances cables were
WHread from John R. Steelman, in
dustrial advisor to President Tru
man, from British government and
opposition leaders, trades union of
ficials and shop stewards, civic
leaders, and from miners and their
leaders in the major coal fields of
Britain.
The showings of the plays, in
cluding the teen-age play “Drug
store Revolution,” which was given
in all the high schools of the city,
were part of a city-wide campaign.
The cast was invited by the Ot
tawa Trades and Labor Associa
tion and by the Ottawa Typo
graphical -Union to address their
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Green Regrets CIO
Refusal To Confer
Mr. Green, who first had pro
posed the organic merger, reiter
ated in letters addressed to Mr.
Murray and to Chairman Taft of
the Senate Labor Committee, the
willingness of the AFL to discuss
a merger, but expressed his deep
disappointment that the CIO was
prepared only to consider moves
for a united front against un
friendly legislation.
Setting forth the position of the
1 AFL in unmistakable terms, Mr.
Green wrote Mr. Murray and Sen
51 ator Taft the following letters:
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*“You make it clear in your let
ter dated February 18th that you
declined the request I submitted in
a communication sent you dated
u January 31st, that you and your
associates meet with reprerenta
'****^tet« of* the American Fdderati/m
of Labor for-the purpose of creat-1
ing a united organized labor move
ment on a sound and permanent
basis. We deeply regret this ac
^M tion on your part.
“The members of the Executive
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Washington, D. C.—AFL President William Green ex-1
pressed deep regret that the Congress of Industrial Organi-I
zations “declined” his request for a conference to discuss I
merging the two groups into the mightiest labor unit the I
world has ever known. I
Mr. Green, from a recent meeting of the AFL Executive I r
Council in Miami, invited the CIO to talk over plans fori
(amalgamation of the two groups on an organic basis. Philip I
/Murray, CIO president, after consultations with his leading I
colleagues, replied they would discuss establishment of a
united front by labor against anti
labor bills, but would defer con
sideration of other matters until
the legislative issues had been set
tled.
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Stockton, Calif.—The conference
the United States Potters Asso-
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headed by Second Vice President
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Frank Hull, recently met with offi-
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cials of the Laurel Pottery Com-
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pany and negotiated a new wage
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agreement. The pact provides for
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each of the features incorporated
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in the national agreement between
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ciation and the National Brother-
hood of Operative Potters as of
last January in Washington, D. C.
In addition to the prescribed
for the establishment of piece
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The negotiations were of
peaceful nature and the manage-1 snow-bound cities, teachers’ strikes
ment complimented the members and two governors in some states
of U. 171 for the splendid co- of ua no doubt are beginning
operation they are extending to
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tion and improve the quality of
the product
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clauses, the agreement provides
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work in several departments where
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our inembers have been working
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at day wage rates. Piece work was 1
also established in the kiln plac
ivg d^paetmevt and data is being
assembled for the purpose
establishing piece work rates in
the dipping department.
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Maps Plans For
A Record Vote
& I In these days of price inflation,
the company in behalf of an im- the le of these United stateg
proved product. 5,
Officials of the Department of the ?maries is just a8 im.
Labor have said that the new or-
der establishes the highest mini-
British Leaders.
meetings. Both groups publicly eh-
dorsed the work of the MRA task
force in the city.
“As president of the Ottawa
Typographical Union,” wrote Bob
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wonder just what .g store for
On the home front, locally,
Since the advent of the Laurel thfa are a bit different wbere we
Pottery Company the pottery are carrying along in our usual
industry they have experienced a eful manner and fonowing
senes of difficulties including a the principles of a true democratic
major fire which completely de- irit In this respect we must not
stroyed about one-third of the overlook our obligation in the pri
plant. Reconstructmn plans in- election now before the
elude the installation of a modern trad to gelect officialg to head
jiggenng department equipped the organi2ation for the next two
with chain conveyors with suffi- |vears
cient capacity to double produc-
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Local Union 171 has developed in* on March 14 and have made
into a stalwart organization and Preparations which will enable
are fortunate in being officered by vote regardless
competent individuals who are do- ^^^’^/hey may be work
ing a splendid job, resulting in1"*- Pol,J wil be open from 2 to
contractual relationship represent- 4 P- m- for a« those working on
ing all that could be hopid for.- the, "’°rnmg and afternoon shifts,
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Is Set In Massachusetts I
Boston, Mass.—The State De “ry J’L‘*1?
Union 130 will take care
ma^er at their next meet-
again the evening during
lour regular session which will af-
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Minimum 60-Cent Scale
ford all an opportunity to register
their choice.
To those who feel it isn’t neces-
partment of Labor and Industnes |abo and
has ordered a nummum wage of th means y)u owe to
«0 cents an hour, effective March |f
1, for all experienced clerical and to sh ,fc and
snnilar worhers in the State. id organisation A ballot
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mum wage in the country for that I Every member of Local Union
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mind and make it a point to ex-
e lercise their duty and privilege and
I be on hand March 14 and support I
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their candidate at the polls.—
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Ford in a letter to the cast, “I I Edwin James, a member of
would be derelict in my duty not iLocal Union 131, National Brother
only to the union but to the public I hood of Operative Potters and em
if I did not inform you of the I ployed as a batterout at the Hall
splendid work you are doing in the I China Company since December,
building of our country.”
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left the trade last week to accept
Steelman’s wire, which arrived la patrolman’s beat on the Wells
as the opening performance began, Iville City police force,
read, “Congratulations to the I Mr. James began his duties last
Committee of Invitation on bring- I Saturday and will serve a 90-day
ing to the Dominion Capital this probation period,
dramatic portrayal of effective
teamwork.”
“As members of Parliament, Iman prison camp. After his dis
both government and opposition, I charge from the service, he was a
we send warmest, greetings from I guard at the Timken Roller Bear
Westminster to you.” called 18 ling Co. at Canton for a year be
Brltish MP’s to Humphrey Mitch-1 fore accepting employment on the
ell, Canada’s Minister of Labor. I Milo Christian crew at the Hall
‘Already 145 membeis of the I China plant. He resides with his
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A veteran of World War II, Mr.
James spent 27 months in a Ger-
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of the American Federation of Teachers.
Pictures Of Union
Label Exhibition
Witnessed Here
Before a large audience of trade
unionists representing the building
crafts, retail clerks, bakers, paint
ers and members of the pottery
industry affiliated with the Na
tional Brotherhood of Operative
Potters, movies taken at the A. F.
of L. Union Label and Industrial
Exhibition were shown Wednesday
evening in the Brotherhood hall.
The exhibition without a doubt
is the greatest event of its kind in
the history of the American labor
movement and proved to those
present the value of the Union
Label in stabilizing the purchas
ing power of our dollar.
Five reels of movies taken at
the show were shown with James
Walsh, a member of the Union
Label Trades Department of the
A. F. of L., explaining in detail
the special features exhibited at
each booth.
The pictures showed as the
crowds swirled through the aisles
of the exhibition hall, the larger
portion of the crowd milled around
the National Brotherhood of Op
erative Potters booth in an effort
to see the ware-making show,
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EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIQ, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1947
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Mr. Kuenzli cited the situation in Buffalo as a typical ex-
ample of issues confronting teachers in every part of the na-(Monday,
tion, despite reluctance of teachers associated with the Amer-
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the statement issued by Irvin R. Kuenzli, secretary-treasurer Ilout the duties entrusted
ican Federation of Labor to halt educational activities. The (members, there was a
teachers’ strike in Buffalo was not inaugurated by the Amer- tendance
American teachers throughout the ,a help,ng ha"d to
cation adopt a no-strike policy
DUTY OF EVERY MEMBER
TO CAST BALLOT AT POLLS
On page five of this issue of the Potters Herald will be found
a replica of the official ballot for the primary election of national
officers and delegates to the American Federation of Labor con
vention.
The facsimile, in accordance with law, will appear in each
issue of the Potters Herald during the 'entire voting period of the
primary election.
Members are urged to scan the list and be guided by their
judgment in' selecting, those whom they feel, best qualified to
guide the organization during the next two years.
All members are urged to vote in both the primary and gen
eral election.
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Leaders of all organized labor I
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American Red Cross drive to raise
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served in the councils of the Red
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Cross in wartime and peactime,”
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John. L. Lewis, president of the
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United Mine Workers of America,
(urged “all men and women
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will to respond generously.”
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Speaking for the Brotherhood of
(Railway and Steamship Clerks,
(Freight Handlers, Express and
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(Harrison, president, said:
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C|||2lcooperation of his organization I ^e were glad to read
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^Mland pledged the same support as (national picnic committee has been
♦lean Federation of Libor, but drew |turn»ut °ur firBt the local’ uSAnFtnCF„4tPP,°nj"F.
S*bn4g
from Mr. Kuenzli an observation Ia.!4 °t* .ommittw.
that conditions there were only a l„„W.,,wS?,
e v'ry .glad taTa p'a" “"4. S'
reflection of the sorry plight off Hai »le. ba?k “K,al" and
extremely difficult for the AFL to I thing in this locality seems to have
maintain its no-strike policy, he I taken an upward trend but our
sa*^* I wages, which are far too
“It also is a sad commentary on I enable us to maintain a
American education that in the (standard of living,
richest nation in the world, the I Every
working conditions of teachers (urgently requested to vote
have fallen so low that to main- (primary election row before the
tain a no-strike policy 100 per cent I trade. We would like to be able to
is almost impossible.”
report every member on t..~
has been given in wartime drives. |aPP°inted and has already made
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Chicago, Ill.—Charges that the strike of Buffalo school Ifln°n1ISlttee
teachers was forced by the attitude of the Buffalo School I IHCraaS© ^OyS ul^to L™
Board and the New York State Legislature were contained in
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Discussing the general tether las having voted. .:n ideg for a ceil
situation*throughout the country, I A withdrawal card was granted I month for simrle vet
Mr. Kuenzli said: to Virginia Shasteen, and Naomi a^th for veterans
•■While the teachers* strike Kinley was welcomed into the
American Federation of Teachers, I It is nice to have John Davis ldenendenta
our hearts go out to teachers who I back again. I _________________________
face deplorable working conditions I Outside of Bro. Hartford Patter-
which force them to violate na-1 son, who is improving nicely from
tional policy. They do this only as a broken leg, everyone around here
a last resort. Jis disgustingly healthy.
“Under such conditions as con- I I intended to put in a plug for
front them, the school administra-1 “Red” Waton again, but can’t seem
tions and boards of education are I to find out if he’s buying or sell
responsible for the strike rather png one this time. Which is it
than the teachers. |Red?—O. C. 156.
“It is time the boards of edu-
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[James M. Duffy said that the Red Beautiful Idora Park at Youngstown, Ohio was the site
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country,” and praised its war-||?«
re™ion °f the National Brotherhood of Operative
related as well as its peacetime ac-1 Potters, at the executive meeting of the picnic committee held
Itivities. “it is my sincere hope
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last Saturday evening at N. B. of 0. P. headquarters.
that the wage earners in the pot-1 Three other parks competed with Idora for the honor,
Itery industry will give as gener
(Rock Springs Park of Chester, W. Va., Meyers Lake of Can
lously as possible to this most
ton, Ohio, and Kenny wood Park of Pittsburgh. Representa-
Iworthy movement,” he added. Itives of each amusement resort were present during the eve-
ning and laid their respective proposals before the committee.*
Sebring Local To
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Similarly, D. B. Robertson, pres
lident of the Brotherhood of Loco- lvote in the Pomary election for
motive Firemen and Enginemen (national officers. In order that all
(pledged his support, stating that I1™* opportunity to reg
Ihe believed the Red Cross “has (i*ter their choice at the primary,
done, is doing, and has yet to do (the P°1Is wiI1 °Pen at 12 noon and
big job, and that I can conscien- (remain open until the close of the
FA Itiously ask that every member of (meeting. If you C^nupt attend the
Philip Murray, president of the
tfw|CI0, predicted the wholehearted
In Primary
Monday, Mar. 10
Sebring, Ohio.—Although Febru-
Employees, ^George *M~ 24 the ni^ht of our la8t meet-
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“We enthusiastically endorse l°«e for drivers and walkers alike,
(the good work done by the Amer- (with chains and creepers needed,
(ican Red Cross and appeal to our I tocal nion 44 had an excellent
|850,OCO members to respond to |»ttendance.
turned out to be a treacherous
Local Union 44 had an excellent
for I are looking forward to see
ling the same faces at our next
meeting on March 10 when we will
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think bert qwiiited
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positions.
where
small at- I the material for a top-notch nine
compared with the usual and would like to hear from other
Iriitm/iiir or niir firct in llrwMllM in filinnnFTJlKF RUAn
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countrv jdent many matters which were Inounce the death of Elmer (Pat)
(taken care of Monday night. I McCowan who passed away
“It is a deplorable fact in Amer- I President “Wig” Whisler, was in I Feb. 25. He was a jiggerman
ican education that in many cities |£agt Liverpool last Saturday dis- I the French-Saxon and beloved
and towns throughout the country I cussing plans for a wage increase lall who knew him.
boards of education are making it I which we certainly deserve. Every-
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member of Local
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(tentative plans for a bigger and
(better reunion in 1947. Sebring
representatives on the
[through to line rt^le to carrying
East Palestine, Ohio. Local I While mentioning picnic, how
Union 156 met in regular session (about a baseball team from this
(business was important to all
March 3 and although the I city to play in the all-star game
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to them,
at the reunion. I am sure we have
on
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I House Group Backs Jump
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156 is I Washington, D. C.—Legislation
in the ^)een aPProve^ by House
1 Veterans’ Affairs Committee pro
auie w Pos‘n* substantial increases in the
the^roU |ce*^nS8 on allowances for veterans
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participating in on-the-job train-
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A group of the smaller pot-1 moment—the matter of bringing
Iteries in the East Liverpool and I wages and living costs into bal
ISebring district were promised a lance.
I break this week in the long siege I This declaration was a reitera
lof winter weather which forced Ition of the firm position taken long
them to close down on account of Iago by the AFL that increasing
a natural gas shortage.
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What they regarded as the na-
Ition’s most crucial problem of the
living costs can be met only by ac-
The break in the weather is' ex- Icompanying pay raises.
pected to send the mercury to I Members of President Truman’s
around 37 degrees, enabling the I advisory economic council appeared
gas companies to lift the ban on I deeply impressed by the view of
gas for firing kilns.
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the labor spokesmen and were re-
A check of the larger plants in I ported to have urged the Chief Ex
the district revealed no interrup- lecutive to take steps to haul down
tion of production when the cold I excessive prices if an economic
wave struck, as many of them Icrash is to be averted. I
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George Harrison, president of
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It is the plan of the committee
to make the first post-war outing
a program of an unusually high
order in the hope of establishing
a new high attendance record.
Transportation facilities for pot
tery towns curtailed somewhat
during the war years, will again
be one of the main features given
consideration by the committee.
Aside from the great variety of
amusement features on the ground,
fine swimming in one of the finest
swimming pools in the United
States, the committee expects to
put on a great baby show, a penny
scramble for the kiddies, and a
superb athletic program, culminat
ing with a baseball game between
two of the best teams in the pot
tery industry. There will also be
the usual free dancing with high
grade orchestra music from 2 to 4
p. m., uiuf the usual loiflt list of 4
attractive prizes for free distribu
tion among those who hold the
lucky numbers given away at the
gate.
“We recognize the fact that it
has been five years since our last
picnic and many of our members
have served their country in the
armed services since the last re
union, and we are going to dedi
cate this picnic to them and hope
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Hollydale, Calif.—At our last
meeting we installed the following
officers: President, Wesley Riden
our vice president, John Bratcher
recording secretary, Clare C. Mat
zek financial secretary-treasurer,
Carmen Morales.
I would like to say to our own
membership that in these officers
we have a fine set of executives,
and I believe it is our duty to
show our appreciation of them by
making it a point to attend the
meetings of the local regularly.
This is nothing more or less than
our duty, and we ought not to be
delinquent on that score. Let’s re
solve to give them all the help we
can, and after all one of the best
ways we can help is by being faith
ful in attendance.
Balloting in the primary elec
tion for national officers will be
held at our next meeting. We
would like to see every member of
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I I I AflaerS Tell TrU/YIOn JlaVISOFS
Wage And Living Costs Must Balance
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Washington, D. C.—Stern warn
ing that price climbs must be halt
ed or that wages must necessarily
be raised proportionately was
served on President Trunfan’s
Council on Economic Welfare by
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were heard and the decision of the
committee was reached.
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the Railway Clerks (AFL), as
committee chairman, presented the
main points, but the other rail
union leaders also participated ac
tively.
All emphasized that a crisis con
fronts America, because the cost
of living has far outstripped work
ers’ earnings. Unless this gap is
closed, they warned, an economig
breakdown is inevitable.
What makes matters worse,
they said, is that both wholesale
and retail prices are continuing to
rise, and meanwhile what little
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They cited the fact that since
June, 1946, when effective pfice
controls were abandoned, living
costs have shot up 15 to 20 per
cent, thus wiping out “completely”
the 18 *4 cent an hour wage in
crease secured by railmen early
last year and similar raises ob
tained by workers in other major
industries.