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Montana labor news., 1933-11-02
MOONEY
MOVIE
BOYCOTT

NEW YORK-(FP) - The Natl.
Tom Mooney Council of Action has
issued a singing indictment of mo-
ton picture houses in the west for
their failure to show the sensational
film, The Strange Case of Tom Moon
ey, thus flouting the hundreds of
trade unions which have asked that
the picture be shown.
"There has been a boycott of the
Mooney film in many sections of the
country, especially in the west, ac-
cording to reports made to us by the
distributors" the council statement
said.
"The distributors explain that there
is a bankers boycott on the film be-
cause it bares the frameup against
Tom Mooney so effectively. We have
answered that there are a lot more
union workers than bankers and that
the theaters which prefer bankers to
workers will find themselves with only
bankers as patrons. We know by the
letters that pour into our office that
the labor movement of the country is
aroused and wants to see this film.
"The Strange Case of Tom Mooney
has made a sensation in the east
where it has been shown to some two
million people. 1t is a short picture,
two reels, but tells its gripping story
so graphically that it leaves an aud
fence gasping. In the sense that it
records pictorially the facts of this
world-famous case, it is propaganda;
but it is stranger, more dramatic and
more appealing than 80 per cent Of
the features on the screen.
Hundreds of local unions have ask
ed their local theaters to show the
film and now we are writing them
suggesting that if their asking didn't
get results, they demand that the film
be shown. Organized labor will smash
this anti-Tom Mooney boycott"
The Tom Mooney Natl. Councils
new address is Box 166, Station D,
New York City.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02

INDIANAPOLIS. - Evidence that
newspapers are attempting to deluge
NRA officials with canned" protests
against the Child Labor Amendment
to the Constitution and barring Of
child workers by NRA codes has been
received from Louisville, KY, by the
international Typographical Union.
A copy of a letter distributed by
newsboys of the Courier-Journa and
Louisville Times shows that efforts
are being made to line up newspaper
subscribers against prohibition of
child labor. The letter, addressed to
Dear Subscriber" sets forth that the
signer is a carrier and recites the all
legged benefits of working for the
Courier-Journal and Times. 1t con-
tinues:
Performers are attempting to pro-
hibit through the National Recovery
Act and through a proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States boys under IS years Of age
from being gainfully employed.
GAS the carrier boy on your route.
| want to ask you to write a note in
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02
BOSSES WARNED
AGAINST MISUSE
OF SEC. IA

WASHINGTON-(FP)- President
Roosevelt has issued a statement
clarifying" Sec. Ia of the Recovery
Act which is in effect a warning to
employers that they cannot use this
labor-freedom clause of the law as a
camouflage for maintaining the anti
union shop.
Writing to Recovery Administrator
Johnson, he said: Because it is evil
dent that the insertion Of any inter-
probation of Section z (a) in a code of
fair competition leads only to further
controversy and confusion, no such in
depreciation should be incorporated in
any code.
"While there is nothing in the pro-
visions of Section 7(a) to interfere
with the bona fide exercise of the
right of the employer to select, re-
tain or advance employees on the basis
of merit, Section 7(a) does clearly
prohibit the pretended exercise Of this
right by an employer simply as a de-
vice for compelling employees to re-
frain from exercising the rights of
self-organization, designation of rep
resentatives and collective bargaining,
which are guaranteed to all employ
es in said Section 7(a)."
This declaration appeared necessary
since all new codes proposed in the
months that have followed the inclu-
sion of the so-called "merit" clause
in the automobile code have contain
ed a similar scheme for maintaining
anti-union shop. In each instance
Johnson has had to rule out these
schemes, but the bosses have been per-
sistent. Roosevelt's definite outlaw
ing of the evasion may end the dis
pute.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02

The local NRA Compliance board
met and organized last night. The
personel of the board was somewhat
changed from that reported last week.
Mr.. j. E. Emigh replacing Mr.. Gea-
gan as the legal member of the board
and Nh. Ruhle replacing Mr.. Cohen as
the employers representative of the
Retail and Wholesale merchants.
These two with Mr.. Sam Barker rep
~resenting the industrial employers,
Mrs. Cora Heslitt, representing the
consumer, Mr.. Duncan representing in
dustrial employees and Mr.. Shea rep
~resenting the retail and wholesale en-
ployees constituted the six members.
Mr.. Emigh, as temporary chairman,
as provided for in the formation of
this board, asked for nominations for
permanent chairman. Mr.. David
Charles was nominated by Mr.. Barker
and Mr.. Dan d. Sullivan was nomin-
ated by Mr.. Duncan. A roll-call
showed Mr.. Charles elected by a vote
of three to two, the chairman stating
that he would pass his vote as moth
ing but further delay would be gained
by creating a tie nor by voting for
the candidate who already had a ma
jority.
Mr.. Emigh Gas per the instructions
from Washington is the secretary Of
the board and he will now receive any
complaints of noncompliance with
the Presidents unemployment Agree
ment that may be made in this local
itv. 1t was further stated that COM
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02

FORLOCALLABOR

Members of the various craft unions
that have been on the relief rolls are
not automatically registered with the
National unemployment office, says
the director of the local bureau. The
rolls of the Silver Bow Relief Assn.
do not furnish all Of the information
required, hence anyone wishing to be
registered should go personally and
fill out the required blanks.
###
The Educational Committee reports
that night vocational classes will be
started in the near future. These
classes were in operation sooner last
year, but, due to a change in the per-
sonel Of the state office some delay
has been experienced this year. Mr..
Ragsdale states that as soon as he is
assured of the amount of funds that
the Federal government will furnish
this year the plans for this vocational
training will go forward with all dis
patch.
Tentative changes in the course of
study have been made but these are
dependent on the funds that are avail
able. 1t is sincerely hoped that all
plans for this type of training can
be fulfilled as these classes have been
received with an increasing enthus-
iasm each year and we believe fill to
some extent the need for adult educa-
ton in this community.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02
NRA COMPLIANCE BOARD CHOOSES
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
David Charles, South Butte Merchant and Former Metals
Bank Official, Elected.

plants may be filed with any of the
members of the board. These should
be in writing and signed by the per-
son or organization making the COM
plant, being as specific as possible as
to just what respect the person, firm
or corporation complained against has
done or is doing in violation of the
PRA or any temporary codes operat-
ing in substitution thereof.
The board member receiving this
complaint will, if requested, keep the
name Of the complainant secret so as
not to jeopardize the position or job
Of the person so complaining, and put
in the complaint as coming from him
self.
The board was unanimous is stat
ing that the NRA must succeed and
that the PRA means just what it says
and those who signed it and are fly
ing the Blue Eagle must comply with
all of its provisions. "Chiselers" both
large and small are public enemies and
should be dealt with as such.
1t is to be hoped that this board
will follow out these ideas and that
from now on the citizens of this COM
munity can be sure that the Blue
Eagle, and what it stands for, will be
as much in evidence BEHIND the win
dow, is it is in front, and they can be
sure Of this only if they are sure OF
themselves and give this local com
pliance board their wholehearted and
oa,,,aet n oZoDovo+;oo
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02
DO THE PEOPLE OF MONTANA WANT
A SALES TAX?

Today's newspapers carry the news
that Montana's governor will call a
special session of the Legislature to
provide funds for relief of unemploy-
ment and other purposes, and from
past experience we may expect that
one of the recommendations made to
the special session will be a sales tax
for the relief of unemployed.
The question naturally arises: Do
we want a sales tax for this purpose?
Being a farmer, a laborer and in ad-
dition a member Of the army Of I'M
employed and having therefore a fair
understanding as to the sentiment Of
these three classes of Montana's citi-
zens, | believe l am qualified to speak
their sentiments by saying that WE
DO NOT WANT A SALES TAX FOR
THIS, OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
The distressing condition which we
call "the depression" is due to one
major cause and that is the centrali-
cation of the circulating medium of the
nation in the hands of a few. This
has been brought about by a form Of
legalized robbery c~ountenanced and
encouraged by state and national gov
ernments and called "the profit sys-
tenn" under which non-producers have
been permitted to deprive both work
er and farmer of a large portion of
the proceeds of their toll under the
flimsy pretext of management" and
providing jobs for workers by their
superior CD financial ability. This
conditions continued for years until
wealth became concentrated in few
hands and improved machinery made
it possible for fewer farmers and
workers to produce sufficient for the
population, leaving others unemploy-
ed and the army of unemployed grows
constantly larger.
Those who have contributed to this
Capitalization of wealth, together with
representatives of the few who con-
troll the circulating medium, are now
anxious to place the burden of sup
porting the unemployed upon the
shoulders of those who are fortunate
enough to retain either full or part
time employment. Since the workers
require a great deal more of the nee
e~ssities than the few who control the
wealth a sales tax would place the
greater portion of the burden of relief
upon those who are working. The
millionaire would thereby escape his
responsibility because of the fact that
"a millionaire does not wear a mill
lion pairs of pants"
| assert emphatically that such a
procedure is little short of a crime.
If we desire to do justice to all the
people we should place the tax where
it would fall directly upon the benefit
Charles of this legalized robbery, the
wealthy class, the millionaires and the
large corporations who have without
performing but little productive serv-
ice themselves, built large aggrega-
tons Of capital under what is known
as the profit system"
Those who are interested in pro-
tecting those large aggregations of
capital and preserving in its present
form this legalized robbery, will i'm
mediately accuse me Of a desire to
soak the RICH" and without hesita-
ton or apology | frankly admit the
charge. ! do desire to soak the rich,
not because | have any enmity for the
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02

rich but because Of the fact that pos
session of great wealth marks them
as beneficiaries of or contributors to
a system which has p%auperized almost
eighty per cent of the nations peo-
pie. When an individual or group
commits a crime the law requires that
they must pay the penalty for that
crime. Every precept of moral law
and justice requires that those who
are responsible for pauperizing the
nations people, or who have been bene-
ficiaries of a condition which pauper-
ICES the people should be required to
pay the penalty either for their ig-
norant aquiescence or their conscious
guilt. While the amassing of large
fortunes has not in the past been con-
sidered a crime we are rapidly APP
preaching the time when we will rec
ognize the fact that we have not es-
tablished common justice until we
have secured to the producer the full
value of his product.
We must not permit the holders of
great wealth to shift the burden of
their responsibilities to the shoulders
Of the poor by the makeshift of a
sales tax. First because it is their
responsibility and they should assume
it and second because to permit it to
be shifted to those who are employed
either full Oh part time would only re-
suit in still greater concentration of
wealth and a consequent aggrayation
of the present condition.
Let me digress slightly here to say
that those who are now, or have been,
receiving "relief" must not be consid-
cred as accepting charity" in any
sense of the word, for the reason that
during their time of employment or
production they have been plundered
by this method of legalized robbery, of
many times the amount which they
may have received as relief. Such
relief allowances as they have received
or may receive in the future are only
a partial restoration or restitution of
that which has been taken from him.
To return now to the sales tax, |
maintain that we do not want a sales
tax for relief, or for any other pur-
pose. The burden of supporting the
unemployed should in all justice fall
upon those most able to bear it, those
responsible for the condition of pau
|perism and the beneficiaries of the
system which created the paupers, the
wealthy group, not upon the producer
who is employed in many cases only
part time.
As a farmer, | do not want a sales
tax. As a laborer | do not want a
sales tax; and as a member of the
army Of the unemployed who has been
and still may be in need of relief, |
do not want the burden of that relief
to fall upon the of neces-
sites who is employed either part or
full time and hardly able to support
himself and his family. | want land
when | use that expression | believe
| speak the sentiments of all three of
the classes referred toy; | want the
burden of providing that relief placed
squarely upon the shoulders of the
wealthy class where | am convinced it
properly belongs.
Sincerely,
LEVERNE HAMILTON.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02

OSLO, Norway-(FP)-Campaign
ing for extensive unemployment re-
lief, the Labor Party made big gains
in the Norwegian parliamentary cleo
tons. 1t increased its representation
from az to SO. The Conservatives lost
10 seats, the Liberals 9 and the Ag-
rarians 8. The newly-formed Fas-
cist Party did not win a seat.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02
COLLINS NEW MEMBER OF So
CIALIST NATIONAL COMMITTEE

CHICAGO.-(FP) II John Murphy
Collins of Chicago is the new member
of the national executive committee of
the Socialist Party, filling the vacancy
caused by the death Of Natl. Chair
man Morris Hillquit of New York, it
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02
PROBE OF A. 7. AND It's ASKED
LOCAL TELEPHONE RATES DISCRIM-
INATEAGAINST WORKERS, ISCHARGE

WASHINGTON.-Congression Investigation Of the
American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the en-
actment of legislation to prevent abuses and impositions"
on the public by the company were demanded by the 1888
American Federation of Labor convention.
The action of the convention resulted from charges made
by delegates of the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02

Workers, who cited court testimony of
officials of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company to show that
local telephone service subscribers pay
unduly high rates to compensate the
local companies for the uses in the
long distance service of their local ex-
change properties by the American 7.
and T. The Electrical Workers dele
gates declared this practice has en-
abled the American T. and T. to re-
duce its long distance service rates,
while earning grossly unreasonable"
profits ranging from Is to 30 per cent
each year.
The convention declared that "this
burden imposed on the local telephone
service rates by the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company has
been largely responsible for the in
crease in local exchange rates since
1919 and has prevented the reduction
Of such rates despite the fact that
during this period the subsidiary COM
panies have reduced wages and dis
charged employees"
Practices complained of, the con
v%entiOn said, discriminate primarily
against the working people in favor
of big business which uses the long
distance and telegraph service and in
favor of the American T. and T.
The convention went on to point out
that long distance telephone, tele-
graph and radio broadcasting rates
have never been investigated or regu-
lated by the Interstate Commerce
Commission and that serious doubts
exist of the power of the commission
to make such investigation. 1t was
declared impossible for any single
agency other than Congress to make
a complete investigation of the af-
fairs of the American T. and T.
1T is the consensus of opinion of
the American Federation of Labor"
the convention said, that the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany and associated companies should
be subjected to the closest possible
scrutiny by means of a COngressiOn-
al investigation Of inclusive scope, and
the necessary Congressional legisla-
ton be enacted to prevent the abuses
and impOsitiOns on the public by the
operations of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company"
The convention directed that the
proposed investigation and legislation
be made part Of the major legislative
program Of the A. F. Of L.
was announced by Clarence Senior,
national secretary.
Collins was elected alternate ma
tional committeeman at the Milwau-
kee convention of the party in 1882.
A member of the Socialist Party since
its formation and a prominent trade
u%nionist since 1900, Collins has cam
paigned on the Socialist ticket for
governor of Illinois, mayor of Chicago
and U. S. Congressman. He is pres
ident Of railway lodge No. 47S of the
Init. Assn. of Machinists and has
written a pamphlet, Power and Weak
ness of Trade Unions, published in
English and German.
The Socialist national executive
committee will meet i n Chicago, Oct.
29 and 30 to elect a new national chair
man to succeed Hillquit. Indications
point to the choice of Daniel w. Hoan,
Socialist mayor of Milwaukee, who I'M
successfully campaigned for the ma
tional Craftsmanship against Hillquit
at the 1892 convention.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02
THE B PRESS
BY Luke Mex emmy

Now here is a rhyme for the labor press,
That blazes the toilsome way,
And shoulders the load Ger the rocky road,
And gets more knocks than pay.
For you grudgingly give to your truest friend,
That bears the brunt of your fight,
When you freely bestow on your deadliest foe,
The organ Of wealth and might.
You have dollars to help the %plutocrat press
And pennies to give to your own,
And a kiss Of delight for the hand that would smite,
While you hurl at your friend a stone.
Yet the labor press in the battles van
Ever welcomes the fiercest fight,
With a ~scornful smile for the Knockers guile
And a dauntless heart for the right.
Yes, here is a song for the labor press,
Whose heroes may never know
Their need of fame, or the worlds acclaim,
AS they battle our common foe;
But whose hearts, as ever did heroes hearts
Since the queer old world began,
Ask naught for pay but the dawning day
OF the Brotherhood of Man.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02

Twelve Methodist clergymen in New
Haven have rallied to the support Of
the more than 200 wire workers who
struck after some of their leaders
were fired for union activity.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02

The recollection of a friend we adj
mlre is a great force to save us from
evil, and to prompt us to good
Hugh Black.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02

The winds and waves are always on
the side of the ablest navigator
Gibbon.
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community
Montana labor news., 1933-11-02

The American standard
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutions may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort
Evening star., 1933-06-15

Do YOU mean we awt to help her?
I said, and pop said, That's a perfect
Interpretation of my sentiment. :,
Meening yes, and I said. Wen q, an
rite. let's ask her if she wants us 10
do anything for her.
Okay, lets ask her, pop said.
Wich we started to go 10 do, and !
said, But G, pop, suppose she don't
want any help? and pop said, Verse
than that, suppose she tells us we'd
be more hindrants than help.
Maybe we would, I said, and pop
said, Maybe so, but just same II
would be a shock to hear it. Think
how much nicer 1t would be to keep
our manly illusions, he said.
Then gosh, G, maybe we better not
ask her, I said, and pop said, Perhaps
the best solution would be to get away
from the whole vexing problem for a
while by taking little wawk, just man
and child and beast.
Meening him and me ond Junior.
Wirh We did
Evening star., 1933-06-15
Guarding Against a Misfit.

A long-suited no-trumper may well
lack normal support for the suit in
which partner takes out. OF course,
we will always have a stopper In that
suit, but the holding may consist OF
only two cards, such as A or K x.
The question now arises whether the
hands shall be played for game or for
partial score. If for game it will gen.
orally be in no trumps. Occasionally it
will be in the suit bid by responder. at
other times in the opening bidder S
concealed suit. When game in the suit
Is reached it will be because a fit has
been found in that suit no matter
which of the two hands becomes de-
clarer. We are. therefore, then not
dealing with misfits
When neither suit can be shown to
At, game must be bid in no trumps.
Failing that, we must sign off at a
partial score in q suit which, though
a misfit for game purposes, should be
able to take care Of partial-score
contract with perhaps some slight risk
of going down, but no real risk of a
serious penalty. The misfit situation
I wish now to handle is when the
opener has a concealed long suit, but
the responder takes out with weak
hand and in weak suit for which
the openers support is the absolute
minimum on which an original no.
trumper can be bid. I mean K or
@ 10 x. OF these. the K is the
weaker holding, as it leaves one more
card for the enemy to hold, or hold
I'D. against the declarer, whether in
no trlImps or in that suit.
An Iron-Clad Rule.
Though the opener does not know
Immediately whether his partners take
out suit Is q four-card suit or long suit
of five or more, no harm results because
the next round of bidding will clear up
this question within safe bidding
range. However. no such safety mar
gin will remain should the opener, after
first bidding no trumps, hear suit
take out which he does not like, and