▁that ▁the ▁same ▁pattern ▁would ▁repeat ▁itself ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁music ▁rise ▁would ▁see ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁employ ment ▁due ▁to ▁some ▁mus icians ▁joining ▁up . ▁M emb ership ▁rose ▁to ▁over ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁this ▁number ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁seen ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁Hard ie ▁Rat cl iffe ▁ ▁Fred ▁D amb man ▁had ▁become ▁General ▁Secretary ▁after ▁E . S ▁Te ale ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁before ▁taking ▁on ▁this ▁role ▁D amb man ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁Ass istant ▁General ▁Secretary . ▁He ▁was ▁to ▁ret ire ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁but ▁the ▁M U ▁asked ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁post ▁which ▁he ▁did ▁until ▁the ▁vote ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁General ▁Secretary ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Hard ie ▁Rat cl iffe ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁by ▁over ▁one ▁thousand , ▁with ▁his ▁only ▁oppon ent ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁being ▁Bet tr am ▁Newton ▁Bro oke . ▁ ▁Rat cl iffe ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁recording ▁in ▁dance ▁h alls ▁unless ▁the ▁establish ments ▁paid ▁the ▁mus icians ▁for ▁their ▁contribution . ▁This ▁was ▁partly ▁achiev able ▁through ▁the ▁Union ' s ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Ph on ographic ▁Performance ▁Limited ▁( P PL ) ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁records ▁meant ▁that ▁live ▁bands ▁did ▁not