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VOL. XLIV, NO. 44
come a long way since then but
there is still a great amount of
work to be done for there are few,
if any, labor laws on the books to
day that cannot be greatly im
proved.
It was also brought to our atten
tion that only about ten per cent
of the cash awards granted for in
juries received under the Work
men’s Compensation Law are col
lected, due to the fact that many
do not know that in addition to the
weekly payments, there is very
often a cash settlement made and
the speaker cited several instances
in this respect.
It has only been a short time
since silicosis was made a compen
sable disease. This was accomplish
ed through the efforts of pottery
manufacturers, local pottery unions
and the State Federation. Now we
understand all diseases from occu
pational hazards are covered»,J¥.®
anxiously await the day that all
such cases will be handled more
quickly or some provision made to
take care of the afflicted until their
case has gone through the neces
sary channels.
Bro. Marcianti also touched on
1 the sacrifices that were made by
the pioneers in the labor movement
and the generosity of the members
in seeing that their representatives
were provided for in such a way
that they had no cause to be
ashamed when meeting the em
ployers.
The writer wishes he could re
member all the facts given and that
all our members could have heard
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Don’t Put Blaine
For High Food
Prices On Farmer
Washington (LPA) Don’t put
all the blame for high food prices
on the farmer. Sure he’s getting
more money. Farm prices in gener
al are at about 110 percent of par
ity—although some food items are
well below that baffling level. But
the big mark-up comes after the
food leaves the farm.
That’s the gist of a “preliminary
statement” issued by the Senate
committee on Agriculture & For
estry, headed by Sen. Allen J. El
lender (D, La.). And that’s the con-
k
elusion some top labor leaders have
reached.
When the committee started
looking into food prices it found
that many products had already
been sold by the farmers before
the price increases occurred. “In
fact,” the committee declares, “in
a number of cases farmers receiv
ed lower prices for their products
in 1950 than in 1949, even though
these products are now selling at
sharply higher retail prices.”
The committee questioned
spokesmen for a number of large
scale processors of canned fruits
and vegetables and representatives
from several retail food chains. At
the same time, beef prices in the
^Washington area were investigat
ed. Here are some of the data the
committee turned up.
BEEF: “Current retail prices of
the important cuts of beef are
higher in relation to either whole
sale beef sides or to live cattle
prices than a year earlier. Between
the latter part of January 1950 and
the latter part of January 1951 the
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NOTICE
WAREHOUSEWOMEN
Primary election of national
officials March 9. Polls will
open at 1 o’clock. All members
urged to vote.
LIBRARIAN, A. F. OF
A. F. L. BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D. C.
1
AFL Labor News Service
International Labor News Service
and Labor Press Association, Inc.
State Federation Head|?ccori,oAs
Main Speaker At Dinner
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Iauaabi
J. A
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9
W W aw w W (meeting
xxTre5ton’ S’ J:~°n Tuesday evening, February 20, a tielegation of|Wilson Adkins and Patrick J. Mc
potters from the larger locals New Jersey met at the Stacy-Trent I
Hotel in Trenton.
ur en*
Following a very nice dinner Vice President Wheatley introduced) Convention time is not far away
Mr. Louis Marcianti, president of the New Jersey State Federation of |anfl we are glad to see the number
Labor who delivered a fine address. In his remarks the speaker gave a|°f resolutions we have to date. Now
Mbrief history of the State Federation and informed us it was organized (is the time to act in this matter
prior to the American Federation of Labor. |and remember, hand them in early
One of it s first accomplishments was to have removed from the(so we have ample time to discuss
J™ Hhobr°Hninnaa^Yvi7ihlChwmahde a cnminal off*n8* to take Pa* in|the merits of each resolution,
any labor union activities. We have*------------------------------------------- I
We know this will hold true in
as called for in the agreement. We(f
Operators Greed
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'Open Polls Early
For March 6 vote
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■a 'Several resolutions were brought
best Attendance fev...
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I CAB Hl LaSl I
Union 124 held a brief but
eresting session at their last
and added three names to
|the roll, John Manor, Woodrow
(few were returned back to the
(committee to be rewritten.
Election time is again at hand
_a ff Al |and we will vote in the primary for
|l|NA0T|||pf AT Illi (national officers and AFL dele
VI 11 Va (gates at our next meeting on March
||6. If you are working night turn
k Pre®ld?nt R°.se
regarding new shapes,^ before||qualified for office he stated, butl[J||g$
reaching a settlement. It seems |make sure you vote
some brothers were content to| ______________
have their .shopmates make
port instead of coming to
themselves and ironing out
problems.
We are still finding many
that have been made for two
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s Bell Telephone
three years under the scale price|ga (meeting of Local Union
Fool The Public.
QQ| ||Q IIDIIC
make every effort to have adjust- k (Clyde Jones presiding.
ments made along this line.
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being suspended. We do not like tojthen, the company hoped, its side|
tends to enforce the law. O. C. 4|in papers generally .And by Mon-|
Forces Protest
Walkout of 22,000
Charleston, W Va LPA)-m
a
Only last month 11 miners were
killed in an explsoion at Kermit,
W. Va. Sparks had set off a gas
explosion. The blast came 10 days
after federal inspectors had found
five violations, including the fact
that machines and electric drills
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Syracuse, NY (LPA) Bell tele-1 We were very glad to hear the
We were very glad to see Bro.|pkone ads* are always talking of [trouble at the Gem Clay has been
Charles Meyers who lives in East|«service to the public.”But when (settled.
Palestine at our last meeting. Bro.Lf. came t0 seeking a rate increase, At our next meeting on March 5
Meyers has been on the sick list
(jqy ge]i didn’t want the public
for quite some time and we were(know about it too soon, as its press|for national officials and AFL
glad to hear he is recovering satis- (agent later was forced to admit, (delegates. Polls will be open from
factorily and following the advice I'rhe State Society of Newspaper lone o’clock until close of meeting,
of his physician. (Editors, at its meeting here, laced (Every member is asked to vote
Our polls in the primary election (into NY Bell for “trying to tie the|for it is very important we see
will open at 4 p. m., enabling all (hands of the press.” (those best qualified are supported,
brothers to cast their ballot. This I was more than that. It I Another very important matter
is an important duty and we would|was an attempt to get the com-|to be discussed at this meeting is
like to have every member exerciselpany’s side in print before the pub-1 whether or not we will raise our
his privilege. (lie could learn the whole story. And (local dues. Now is the time to
The Resolution Committee re-|jt was aiso a thinly veiled attempt|speak your piece. Some feel that'
ported that to date they have re-Lo influence editors and publishers|we are now paying enough while!
ceived only a few resolutions. With (by dangling the bait of large ad-(others feel that if we are to meet
all the complaints we hear through |vertisements. |our ever rising expenses, the dues
the shop, we cannot understand! Local representative8 of Bell,|must be raised.
why no resolutions are presented |mostiy commercial managers, call-1 We are glad to see where Pres
to correct these inequities. Better!^ Qn editors of local papers|ident Jones has been named a
get on the ball fellows for all r®so-(througkou^ tke state and in some|member of the national picnic com
lutions calling for changes in|ca8es on the publishers. The editors |mittee. Sebring is always well rep
pnees and working conditions orly about the proposed demand (resented at -the picnic but with
affecting the wage scale in any|for rate increases “in confidence.”!Clyde spurring us on, we feel there
way, must be ln..bea q“ar
^(a
general release presenting the|will be more than ever on hand
May 1 or they will not be allowed I* gide wag ^ven each edi I
to come before the convention. then or shortly after The re-| in remind tn hand!
Any caster who is loafing andllea8e date was Saturday afternoon.! Once again we remind all to hand(
seeking employment should call(That was because the company filed|in their resolutions early. The com
headquarters and have his name(jts rate petition with the state mi ttee will aid you in drawing
registered on the unemployment |public Utilities the day before, just) them up in the proper manner. I
list. |before the close of business. The| —O.C. 44
We still have a few delinquents (purpose was to prevent reporters) 11 ——————————————-...
who are nearing the deadline of (from seeing it before Monday. By|aai_|W a
suspend anyone, but the local in-|of the story would have appeared) a a a a e
(Harmful Anti-Freeze
n (Sold To Car Owners
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Slje Potters herald
1951 Annual Outing To Be Held At Meyers Lake ParkYEAR19511,PERMARCH$2.00
Primary Election For Officials First Meeting In March
MARSHALL O. K.’S UNION
Our last meeting was very well(ani| unable to be present at the I
attended, one of the best in the (meeting, you can cast your ballot in
new year. If the same enthusiasm(the afternoon when the polls will bell r..OF.|P a-,.-.,..,., rs |t«»ivuv me mxi
continues, there is little doubt but |open from one o’clock until the] Genei^1 George C. Marshall, ISecretary of the Depytment of Defense, ling and extended thanks to the of
what many of our problems can |cio8e of the meetina that evening I accePts Plans f°r exhibits of the armed forces in the 1951 AFL Union- 1
soon be settled. Bering tnat evening. Industrieg Show to u heId In mammoth Soldier Field, May
we Know tms win noia true m|been having a fine turnout at meet-( ahow In addition to the armed services disolavs some 600 industries
the matter of price settlements on n(ra hp hnned the members
I
new articles Too manv times have I Z wU1 show products of union labor craftsmen at the annual exposition,
new uriuies. 100 many nines nave (showed the same spirit when it I
we had to wait two or three months |comes to voting for natiOnal offi-|............................
for all the necessary particulars Lials pick those you think best IR
ftated. ha^e 18-26. Making the presentation is Ray F. Leheney, director of the
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Be Discussed
Co.||||Mt’
tiHs nf
Caught Trying To lM 8 ’Ma
Sebring, Ohio The regular
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LU Uie armeu acrvu.es displays, some ouu industries
HSC
UllCStlOII IO
aIIa
was
v (held on February 19 with President
to|we will vote in the primary election
labor members of the Wage Stab
ilization Board who have resigned
because of the wage formula voted
by the public and industry mem-
New York (LPA)—A number of|beys» have filed their dissenting
(anti-freeze solutions sold in the|°Pini°n
(US cause “millions of dollars in| They said the proposed Regula
(damage” to automobiles, Leo T.|tion 6 is “unjust, discriminatory
damn shame when lawmakers put I He legis’lation 1. Puts the primary burden of
money above life. That s the way 1 outlaw guch which he egti (sacrifice involved in current mobil
one member of a delegation from at a Uong annual lization only on those who depend
the United Mine Workers put it in I. ]on wages and salaries for a living
protesting a pending bill in thel*’ 2. Fails to recognize the wage!
House of Delegates that would save Pending billsi would prohibit dis- (provisions of existing union con
the mine owners more than $7 mill- (tnbution °.r sa adulterated or |tractg an(j upset many of
ion a year. (misbranded anti-freeze solutions, (tkem
More than 22,000 United Mine |and, those for which false or mis-1 3 Makes no provision for hand
workers have refused to work jn |Ieading claims are made and would (Jing disputes arising over applica
northern West Virginia in protest- |Pr°hibit removal of the label fr‘)Jn |tion of this or any other regulation
ing the proposed bill, which would |a container of anti-freeze and theLggued the board,
permit section foremen, instead ol |®ddition of adulterating substances. The wage formula adopted would
fire bosses, to make safety inspec-(Fourteen states already have 8uch.||»m»^ watrp inrhiHincr
tions. Ilaws-
limit wage increases, including
_________________________ Ipensions, holidays, welfare plans
NOTICE KILNMEN ||and otber. frin?e
■percent above Jan. 15, 1950, and
Members of Local Union 9 (lists so many harsh restrictions
will vote in the primary elec- (that many existing contracts would
tion for national officers on (be invalidated. I
March 2. Polls will be open I The dissenting statement con
front 1 p. m. until close of Itained a
meeting. (ism, and
section-by-section critic
urged rejection (of the
AmaaLa
lllwalie ViauKS
■Vh|A|H |1|| Ng||af
get a break. Price Controller
SURPRISE! SURPRISE!
Elected along with Premier Stal-(UliIQll
art. Among them were Stalin’s son,(vliy
Lt. Gen. Vassily Stalin, composer)
Ilya Ehrenburg and Konstantin
kAEIJBERC HE I E/*TEH
MT RnEBnDEKw KEJCw I El/|c’e®’ an^the
A CTADII
Vw AvE rQKMULA Ur w ABILlfctK jt|members a
economy against future loss of
needed purchasing power by the
present dissipation of individual
savings. This section places special
emphasis, finally, on the mainten
ance and furtherance of the Ameri
can system of competitive enter
prise, the maintenance and furth
erance of a sound agricultural in
dustry, the maintenance and furth
erance of sound working relations,
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4 4, 4
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National Office
with ‘he
A week later
shop committee|| OC
of the firm for
(meeting the three officials were
■on hand and gave a report of the)A
(meeting held with the firm. Sever-|qAVAFAI
ltime in re&ards to
|]qa(I|uP
BrVWwII VII HvvV UuvU
lllltO v3KS KflCKeilWilliam Stark
A It has been stated by President (these conditions.
(al controversies were ironed out)
hnl stops taken to clear up thel A rt
[docket of other d.sputea A go«l|meeti o/ bad condjlion, in the
(turnout was present at the meet- warehoMe at Mveral digtrict
i (plants. Committees were appointed
[ficials for the progreaa made. 1 |ook int0 lhe maUer and reporl
A few days later Bro. Dales was (back at the next meeting,
[hack on the plant and spent the| g, timea we find it hard
[entire day on grievances pertainmgl, cope wH)) the varioua reporti
■to the casters. (we recejve for when they are in-
Bro. Slaven was here at the same (vestigated we have found that the
Salle on Feb. 21 issued an order, |?a, ®Tnd ms”L them members of|with common sense should bring
effective March 2, setting retail L°cal Uni°n 42 |about a satisfacorly agreement
price ceilings on all autos, whether) We wish to extend our thanks(soon.
sold by dealers or individuals. |for this fine service and want them) The
n'c n w Ito know we appreciate i.'
DiSalle acted to stop a growing effortg -nappreciate
ur behalf,
racket whereby a dealer drives a|
.have
brand new car around the block,(Mundy from Local Union 70, Min-|we hope every member will make
and then says it is a used car, thus(erva, Ohio, a visitor at our last)^ a point to be present at this
evading the existing ceilings on (meeting. (meeting and have his say on sup
prices of new cars *be t’me art*c'e aPPears (porting or rejecting these resolu-
Ti,o lin Print our Social Committee com-|tions for the betterment of the
The order may mean a price roll-|poged of Sisterg Vjolet Sanders, trade
back on thousands of such “new-|Ethel Beck and Ruth Zanerilla| Iaix huaineS8 on the
(Tum to Page Three} I along- with Bros Herman Allison I °rnfial ouamess on tne
--------------------------|aion®, 7lin j°a, “ernian Aiiison,ievening^ agenda was anything but
■Art Shinn and Al Kenst will have!..” +_ TRo atm-
Moscow (LPA)—George Gallup|plans f°r xOUq®"TU® nJmembers who are on the verge of
and the other pollsters didn’t tryL. |suspension because they have not
their hand at predicting the Russ-| e /:_„x their dues and assessments
ian state elections but if they had I?!f.eP° 8 vonp Ipaid up. In discussing the matter
they wouldn’t have been faced withr \.. us-JL. nnd was br°ught to light, two or
any Truman 1948. The results were|p*cnic wdl be bl88er ai^ol£ttJjlthree of these members have large
hardly an upset: 64,671,101 votersP an eve (families and if the inevitable so
cast their ballots for Stalin 150,-( (happens, it would create* a real
^x,iV°Ie^ a^a’ns^ Cx i
III HI AH llfllf
Simonov. There was only one slate. I
You could vote either for it or| Detroit (LPA)—In an
Ql||(|y Vi
in were deputies representing So-| |hind.
viet politics, science, the army
and|fB|4tf I
UvVvl lllllvlll
n
against it, but you had to vote. (attempt to “cleanse Detroit of the|^£|
■——(corruption which apparently has| w
1 invaded the law enforcement agen-| Richmond. Va. (ILNS).—An ap-
government’s operations,
(Turn to Page Three} Washington (LPA) The three fnrmuU hv Fnnnmir x„._Jjud*ment awarded a Richmond con-
formula by Economic Stabilizer! of studv tours
(invaded law enforcement agen-l Richmond, Va. (ILNS).—An ap-
l^n*ted ^uto Workers will give its|0£ America and two of its affili-
llallU XI 1x7 viU&tjJIA 111 L/CHUHj Baiu
pairment of national unity and|uAW Secretary-Treasurer Emil
morale to protect the national |Mazey.
“The people to take part in this
study program will be selected
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NOTICE LOCAL 130
Primary election for nation
al officials will be held at our
next meeting on March 9. For
the benefit of those working
night shift, polls will be open
from 2 to 4 in the afternoon.
1^ IP S 5 *1*l~1
but a little Patience I"ixed
___ committee on resolutions
to know we ^their tire-(mad€ their report and are now
"------... (drawing up several resolutions ‘to
I It was a pleasure to Bro.(be presented at our next meeting.
held their first meeting to make ««d nam« of^eve™!
(hardship on those they leave be-
I a
our next mee*’n8 on March 5
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Result of Probe UMW will Appeal
amblt'otus|AATF£ AAT lllflfYmOnf
close-up look at the Clty|ates is expected in the $275,437
..ni I r,rst 01 a series oi svuuy tours i structlon company connection
Johnston. The dissent Declared: |sponsored by the union’s Education|with a Kentucky work stoppage.
“The Board has plainly ignored (Department will begin March 12.| After deliberating 8 hours, a
the basic principles which should (About 30 UAW members will take|Rjchmond Circuit Court jury grant
govern its policy determinations.|part in each tour. They will spend|ed the sum to the Laburnum Con
Congress set forth these principles (three days making personal inspec-Lection Corp, against UMW Dis
in the Defense Production Act. Sec-1tions of government agencies and(trjct 50 UMW, and United Con
tion 401 of that Act specifically de-(in the evening will meet with city|structjOn Workers, UMW affiliate,
dares that, in establishing price (officials to ask questions. The first Qne of the attorneys for the un
and wage stabilization, it is the in-(study will be on housing and law(jonSj james Mullen, remarked that
tent of Congress to achieve the fol-(enforcement. (an appeal is “probable.”
lowing objectives: to stabilize the( “As the result of what was re-| Laburnum alleged that William
cost of living for workers and con-(Vealed during the short hearings |a. Hart, USW representative, came
sumers to protect consumers,(conducted by the Kefauver Com-Lg a Laburnum job in Breathitt
wage earners and others from un-(mjttee here in Detroit, I’ve become |c0Unty, Ky., July 26, 1949, with a
due impairment of their living |convjnced that there is an urgent (“disorderly crowd or mob” with
standards to prevent economic dis-jneed for a thorough investigation(the purpose of organizing common
turbances, labor disputes, interfer- (and an understanding of the oper- (]aborers.
ence with the effective mobiliza- |ation of our government by rankl| By threats, “arrogant, tyrannical
tion of national resources and im- |and fjie citizens in Detroit,” said (behavior” and some violence the
Owned, CoMJUUU! IM Published
by the National Brotherhood of
Operative Potters 1
EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO, THURSDAY,
|J""E 23 Itad Letter Da,
IFor Potters And Friends
Salem, Ohio—Members of Local
Union 42 cannot say they are net
familiar
national
they are
National
Potters. During the past month |at national headquarters and selected the site for this year’s outing,
representatives from headquarters Beautiful Meyers Lake Park in Canton, Ohio, scene of last year’s
have been in our midst quite fre-(ouf*n8 was again chosen by the commit:,j for the 1951 outing. The
quently endeavoring to clear up(P°P^’a’' Canton resort, one of the finest in the state, proved very
the many problems we face. (popular with the potters last year.
v J, .. A I Robert V. Howard, park manager and George Sinclair, assistant
At Canton PI a v o u n
officials and the fine job|
doing for members of the| With spring-like weather in the air, ‘bn 1951 Picnic Committee
Brotherhood of Operative (swung into high gear at their second mee^ ng last Saturday evening
Un reoruary 9 Fresident Dutf
y (manager outlined to the committee many new features which have been
r'.-i _j .... .. .... innovations along with the assurance
that the park will be in tip-top
shape for the big day, prompted
the committee in making the selec
tion.
(and vice presidents Dales and (added to the park this year. These (i
(Slaven visited the shop and to-(----------------——
(gether with the
(met with officials
(over four hours.
LOCfll OU KCpOrtS
°ur Bad Conditions A
WIIWI1IVIIV W
Ik Al
FQ|gAF|A$
decorating kiln (infraction has been going on so
(problems. A few days later Bro.|]ong jt has become a regular cus
(Slaven made a return visit to take|tom. Sometimes too we find it a
problems in the print shop and(matter of selfishness on the part
(decal shop. (of some members who bring about
that the national of-| We were glad to hear progress
(ficials have been working hard to(8 being made in righting condi-
Washimrton (LPAI ComPslsettfe‘e,r ph’blen” and spendingLjong at the Laughlin plant*. No
March 2 and the auto buver mavlso much time in Sa!enfl that (settlement has been reached to
vUUTIIIvlll
business community, |peaj by the United Mine Workers
”in
(company alleged, the UCW caused
a stoppage of the job and thereby
caused Laburnum to lose its con
tract and “future business.”
Although admitting the work
stoppage, the unions denied liabil
ity.
NOTICE FINISHERS
Polls will be open from 1
p. m. until close of meeting for
voting in primary election on
March 8.
Striking back at the weather
man for his predictions of the last
two years of assurance that the
third Saturday in June was the
date to hold the picnic for Meal
weather, the committee found this
prophecy backfired so this year
they have set the fourth Saturday,
June 28 as the day for the annual
outing.
The children are promised an
exceptional time. The park features
a number of rides designed for the
smaller tots and prices will be cut
on picnic day to a nickel a ticket.
Aside from the great variety of
amusement features at the park,
the committee intend# to put on a
great baby show, a penny scramble
for the kiddies, and a super athletic
program, culminating with a base
ball game between two of the best
teams in the pottery industry.
There will also be the usual free
dancing in the afternoon from 2:30
to 4:30 p. m., and the usual long
list of attractive prizes for free
distribution among those who hold
the lucky numbers given away at
the gate.
There can be no difficulties in
parking this year. The mammoth
parking space at the park will be
all free, with no restrictions.
The order for the automobile
which will soon be seen in the
Diamond daily, has been placed
with the Mike Turk Motors, local
distributor for Buick. The commit
tee chose a super 4-Door Sedan
with all the accessories. It is by
far the greatest car ever offered
some lucky potter to drive home
on picnic day.
No Profiteering
In Defense Effort
Wilson Pledges
Washington (LPA) Mobiliza
tion Czar Charles E. Wilson made
his first report to the people the
night of Feb. 23 on the progress of
“our mobilization to defend Amer
ica.”
The government will do its best,
he said, “to see that no one is go
ing to profiteer out of taxpayers*
money in this period of emergency
without suffering the consequences
of law.” He said “we are going to
try to make the life of the chiseler
both unprofitable and downright
painful.”
On dislocation and “other pro
blems in the manpower field” Wil
son pledged establishment of polic
ies “only after consultation with
outstanding representatives in the
fields of labor, business and agri
culture.” Of the American worker
he said “both their effort and their
point of view must be represented
in meeting national problems.”
As to inflation and controls, he
admitted that the first steps taken
Jan. 26 on prices and wages were
“at best stop-gap controls”, that
inequities resulted but the freeze
did “put the brakes on.” He ex
plained that “we put the brakes on
a car that was traveling danger
ously fast. We couldn’t stop it
dead. It will run for a little while
even with the brakes on.”
He said his office “will do its
best to destroy inflation. We
will oppose every source of infla
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NOTICE LOCAL UNION 10
Local No. 10’s polls will be
open from 1 p. m. until close
of meeting, March 5, for voting
in primary election.