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Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
sWEATsHOPs AND THE CHURCH

Not too early the church has recognized its proper role
in the depression and thrown its social weight behind la
boris efforts to mend its effects.
'The depression has brought about an alarming return
of sweat-shops where women and children are being ex-
plotted shamefully," according to a statement by James
Myers, Industrial Secretary of the Federal Council of
Churches. Twelve hours a day, seven days a week,
wages sometimes as low as ~sixty-five cents a week, are
some of the symptoms of this loathsome industrial dis
ease. Such competition makes it almost impossible for
decent manufacturers to stay in business.
1.-THE Women's and Children's Bureaus of the United
States Department of Labor and many State Labor De-
partments have become alarmed over the situation. With
their hearty cooperation a group of some fifty social
and religious organizations are working together to COM
bat this breakdown of industrial standards.
These groups plan also to register an advance by adj
vocating bills for a forty-foW hour week for women, a
minimum wage for women and minors, a sixteen-year
age requirement for children for entering industry. Labor
Standards Committees are being formed in twelve states,
on which representatives of the churches and the women's
missionary societies are taking an active part.
Under the complex conditions of modern economic
life, it is increasingly clear to many church people that it
is impossible to love ones neighbor as oneself without TAX
ing an active part in social legislation which has proved to
be the only effective method of curbing cruelty in indus
try and making it possible for employers who desire to
operate under decent labor conditions to stay in business. "
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
ECONOMY"

Inc elimination OF waste in government is one thing:
the curtallment of governments useful services, which
Dl1ng untold benefits to the people, is quite another thing.
The two should not be confused.
The activities of Taxpayers Leagues" from one end
OF tne country to another seem to be moved by a desire to
shle!d private business from regulation, and, by under
mining public faith in government, to detract attention
from the failure of private business. These leagues are
well financed, they employ high priced propagandists and
exxpeltS and they get out a mass of expensive literature.
one OF these organizations, the New York State Eco
nomic Council, Incorporated" has published an expen-
slve bulletin in which it states: "While the Council is
devotlng practically its whole effort TODAY to reducing
puollc expenditure, and hence taxation, vet its general
purposes are broader than mere economy-vitallvi mnorf-
ant as economy is. These general purposes, as set forth
IN another column, are to stimulate and develop the eco
nomlc life OF the state in order to secure a balanced
development, both economically and socially, of the State
of New York"
The directors of the New York State Economic Coun-
cl' include fifteen people who admit connection with
some bank or trust company, and of the seventv-four
names listed, every single one is an executive in some
large business organization. What kind of balanced
development, both economically and socially" does such
a group want?
furnish your own answer. Meanwhile, do not swallow
too readily the schemes that are brought to YOU in the
name OF economy in government" What looks like food
may be poison.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
COUNCIL NOTES.

Among some of the matters hand
led at the last meeting of the Cen
trail Council was concurrence in a
new agreement between the Electric
al Workers union and their employ
ers; concurrence in the action of the
Bakers Union in having declared the
Paisley Grocery unfair to organized
labor; announcing plans for a card
party to be held on March 10th; re-
port of the Building Trades commit
tee relative to the five-day week for
Building Trades Crafts and the vol
untary reduction in scale of wages;
report of the Carpenters and Retail
Clerks that they had made definite
plans to secure bundles of Montana
Labor News; and granting of the
floor to Spencer Esmay for a short
talk. Brother Esmay is a former
employee of the Street Railway Co.
and now a candidate for City Com
missioner.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
ONCE A REBEL

By the way, here is a good story,
illustrating the revolutionary ardor
that still glows in the bosoms of the
sons and daughters of Bunker Hill
and thereabouts. 1t was told me at
Providence, Rhode Island, by my old
friend and standby, J. M. Coldwell,
who tried all his life to qualify as a
father of revolution, as is testified by
serving with Gene Debs in Atlanta
prison on a charge of getting the
Sermon on the Mount tangled up with
Morgan's bad debts in Europe.
Among the liberal sprinkling of
unemployed that are littering up
Providence so that there is hardly a
place to stand on, is a f~ull-fledged
captain of the militia. Thanks to
the soldierly bearing and training Of
this officer and gentleman, he is now
commander-in-chie Of a company Of
sappers and miners engaged in clean
ing the streets and alleys of Provi-
dence of the residue of past prosper
ity. Pulling down twelve dollars for
only four days of Misunderstanding,
this officer or gentleman naturally
feels superior to the tramps under
him who are pulling down still less.
And so we should not be surprised in
learning that one day the rising Ma
poleon vented his superiority COM
pick by believing at his subordinates:
an hope to Christ we'll have another
revolution in this country so / can
an officers salary shooting
down you damned roughnecks." So
just democracy seems to be still
safe in the land of Ethan Allen, Sam
Adams and the Shay rebellion.
Oh, yes, before | forget it, | also
saw a sign board in Boston saying:
"Welcome to the Mother of Liberty"
/ wanted to make a drawing of the
board, but a Roman Mussolini with an
Irish accent told me to move on be-
fore | could finish the sketch. So
you folks got to take my words for
it that Boston is the mother of lib
erty.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
SUE RED SQUAD
AND POLICE
CHIEF

LOS A~NGELES-(FP)- Damage
suits asking a total of $60,200 have
been filed by the John Reed Club and
the Bloc of Painters against the Los
Angeles red squad for vandalism and
wanton destruction of works of art
in a raid Feb. II. The suits name
Capt. Hynes, under whose direction
the property was destroyed, and
members Of the squad.
Another suit for $4,000 has been
filed against the city of Los Angeles.
Under California law, cities are liable
for destruction Of property by mobs
or riots. Leo Gallagher, counsel for
the international Labor Defense, is
suing Police Chief Roy E. Steckel for
$5,25O for assault. When Gallagher
accompanied a delegation to city hall
to protest against the raid on the
John Reed Club he was dragged into
a locker room and beaten up by po-
licemen.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
NO MORE WHITE LISTS

The Candy White Lists of the National Consumers Lea
que were never more than a dingy gray, at best. They
were based on a minimum standard of a fifty-hour week,
a beginning wage of S14, and attention to Just a few SAM
tafy practices that should be present almost as a matter of
course in a civilized society.
But the White Lists, such as they are, have been dis
continued, because, says the Consumers League: "Try-
ing TO keep up the wage level by voluntary agreement with
employers proved an insurmountable obstacle"
"A drive for laws setting up a forty-four-hour week for
women, and a minimum wage law such as is now being
advocated in New York, will command the attention Of
the League in the future.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
MISSO ULA
UNFAIR LIST

Worden Grocery, Angus Mcleod, Plaster
er, Morris0n-K nudson Co., Joe %SchandOrf,
jestic Radios and Refrigerators, Famous
Tailoring Co., Camel Cigarettes, Torch
Light Scrap, Fuller Brushes, Florence
Hotel, Sam Mercer, Wilson & Zuelke, Elmer
Quaker Oats Products, Prince Albert Smok-
ing Tobacco, Taylers Scad, Western Hotel
Cafe. Premier Glove Company and Wells
Lamont Smith Corporation, manufacturers
of the following gloves Blue Ribbon, Pre-
mier, Federation, Rubberist. Overall, Red
Top, Blue Top, Paisley's Grocery.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
Missoula County Central
Trades and Labor
Council News Z

organization than within, and as for
that part of the public who now SEEM
ingly are so anxious to deal with them,
there is only one punishment we wish
and that is to continue their rela-
tionship until they have had enough.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
TIM AND
N TIN L
OBSERVATIONS

storing a heap of that stuff in our
cities.
A fellow can hardly walk one block
in Chicago without having some
gaunt-eyed man side up to him whis-
pering "Say, Mister, won't you give
a nickel to a hungry MANI"
Gosh, how that damned, "Please,
Mister, won't you give a nickel to a
hungry man" is haunting me. Food
rotting all over the country and here
in the second richest city in the rich
est country on earth, people-Ameri-
can people-are actually starving.
There is so much to do and so much
to do with, and nothing done save
whining about balancing the budget.
Balancing the budget hell! People
don't live by budgets any more than
they live on stocks, bonds and gold
bullion. Human beings live by food,
clothing and shelter, and there is too
much Of all of them. In fact the only
thing the country is bankrupt in is
brains, leadership and patriotism.
But with all that, I could call fifty
men together who could end this I'M
speakably %disgraceful situation in one
month.
How?
Initiate currency and see that it gets
into the pockets of customers. Either
Irving Fishers stamped money or
Buddy's national dividend plan would
do that.
Allow cities to exchange n~on-inter-
est bearing municipal bonds for paper
money at the U. S. Treasury, repay
able at five per cent a year. Plans
for municipal housing and Stun clear
ing are at hand. So are plans for
bodybuilding, which should be fl
nanced in a similar manner.
Recognize Russia and extend her
sufficient credit to purchase III sur
plus wheat, cotton, hides and meat.
As it is our farmers are getting moth
ing for them anyhow. Better trust
Russia, which by the way, is the only
country that still pays its bills, than
to let them rot.
Lower the tariff walls which rob-
bed farmers of their European
markets. Nationalize credit, rail
insurance and the trusts. Bet
ter to take them over whole, while
there is still time (maybe) than pick
up the pieces a year from now.
With these ends in view, let con-
gress call together a national plan
ming board composed Of engineers,
technicians, scientists and economists,
for the days Of politicians and polite
al wind-jammers is over. And while
this, please and for heavens
sake, leave u bankers and financial
war lords at home. Or better still,
lock them up in the BOBBY hatch.
These former gods of ours have not
only clay feet but ivory heads be-
###
Do this, gentlemen, and you may
save this beautiful, rich, miserable,
and poverty-stricken country yet, to
say nothing about saving your own
necks.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23

enforcement of state laws which lin
it petroleum production Ickes' pur-
pose in calling the meeting is to
keep production down to what can
be profitably marketed"
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
The largest line of
CIGARS AND TOBACCO
RIALTO CIGAR
STORE
Corner Park and Main Streets

Thought-drops, one at a time, are
sure to penetrate even the most-closed
mind. -
Work with others, but don't neces-
sarily gear your progress with theirs.
Outstanding men need not search
constantly for outstanding opportuni-
ties.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
ICKES TO HOLD OIL-PRODUC.
TION LIMITATION
CONFERENCE


of the oil-producing states have been
invited to Washington for a confer
ence March 81 in the office of Sec
rotary of the Interior Tckes, to seek
agreement on a higher standard Of
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
IAN HONEST MISTAKE"

Selling Peruvian bonds which have since gone into de-
fault was an honest mistake" according to Victor Scho-
eepperle OF the National City Bank. For its participation
in the three issues sold, the bank made a gross profit of
S855, 900 and a net profit of 1851. 900.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23

What chance of adoption has the
4O-hour week? An idea of its like
lihood may be CLEANED from the fact
that only 10 countries have uncon-
d~itionally ratified the international
4S-hour week law proposed by an l..
L. 0. conference in 1919. Only four
ratified on the condition that Great
Britain concur; Britain has not yet
done so.
Leon Jouhaux, general secretary of
the French Confederation of Labor,
brought up the crucial point of the
discussion-wages, which determine
the buying power that is to keep more
men at work. You must cut hours
without cutting wages, or the cap
italist world will commit economic
suicide, he warned the conference.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
WEEK
COULD b EN-
PLOY MILLION

-
NEW YORK-(FP)-If an interna-
tional 4d-hour working week went in
to effect today, 100000 unemployed
in the United States could have jobs
tomorrow, 100000 Americans could
have jobs within a year, and a pro-
portionate result would be accom-
plished throughout the world-yet
Soviet Russia is the only country
which has adopted a 40-hour week and
Czechoslovakia is the only capitalist
nation willing to make such an ad-
vance. These facts stand out from a
study of the international Labor Of
flee hours reduction conference held
recently in Geneva.
At least half the workers of nine
representative countries covered in an
l. L. o. survey-Denmark, Sweden,
Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy,
Poland, Esthonia and the United
States-are working more than 40
hours a week, while alongside them
are millions of hungry, idle men.
From 10 to 25 per cent of these idle
workers in every country could be re-
employed by adoption of the 4O-hour
week, the l. L. o. conference report
ed. In the United States, Germany,
Poland and Esthonia the maximum eff
feet of shortening hours might not be
accomplished as soon as in other coun-
tries, however, for short time-with
short wages-is already prevalent.
That the shorter working-hours
schedule is not only desirable but al
so practical was demonstrated by
dozens of instances cited at the con-
ference. The examples covered all the
81 countries represented.
Only Germany and Czechoslovakia,
however, have expressed willingness
to abide by an international 40-hour
agreement, and Czechoslovakia alone
has moved toward putting the 40.
hour week into effect without waiting
for an international law. The Czech
ministry of social welfare conducted a
nationwide survey of unemployment
and recommended that the shorter
working week be Immediately made
mandatory.
Because of the fact that few Czech
workers are getting a full weeks
work, little opposition developed from
big business. American workers, too,
are not working the full week, the 1.
L. o. confab brought out. 1t is sig
n%ificant that in the autumn of 1882
unemployment in Czechoslovakia jump
ed 7S per cent.
How is the 40-hour week to be Sc
cured? The conference proposes to
submit a recommendation to the COM
ing World Economic Conference and
to the annual assembly of the Init.
Labor Bureau of the League of Ma
tons in May, to make it illegal to
work more than 1900 hours a year.
American cooperation is expected, ac-
cording to opinions expressed at the
L. 0. confab.
Perhaps the conference delegates
count on fear as a potent spur. Ger.
tainly many a delegate limited at this.
When capitalists see the fever-chart
of unemployment soaring higher and
and unrest growing in proper
ton, they may prove more interested.
Here's how unemployment rose in
1882:
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
ROSTER
of MISSOULA UNIONS

International Association of Fire Fighters.
Local No. 271-Meets first change day Of
the month at 1 200 p. IN. at Fire Station.
President, Il. c. Curran; Vice-P President,
r. d. Nelson, Secretary Treasurer, Wal
ter Brechbill; Trustees, NJ. j.. Griffin,
c. p. Kern and j. ID. Russ. Delegates
to Trades and Labor Council, Geo. Welt
eel and w. A.. Walsh.
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23
AMONG US BUSINESS MEN

How's your business?
Rotten.
How's your business?
Rotten.
Getting any money?
No.
Are you getting any?
No.
Paying any bills?
No.
Are you paying any bills?
He'll, mol
In unison: Now comes the dawn.
day in every way I'm getting
redder, and redder.
By the way, what's become of the
open shoppers who used to fight so
valiantly to reduce the wages of their
customers until there were neither?
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23

Cheerfulness has never actually
solved a problem, but who can say
that it hasn't helped?
Montana labor news., 1933-03-23

Do this, gentlemen, and you may
save this beautiful, rich, miserable,
and poverty-stricken country yet, to
say nothing about saving your own
necks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-10
SPECIAL MUSIC TO BE FEATURE OF ANNUAL BALL
Twenty seventh Annua Ball of Juneau Volunteer
 Bremen Tomorrow

Brand new, "hot" numbers have arrived from the South for the Serenaders' Orchestra to play to- morrow night at the 27th annual ball of the Juneau Volunteer Fire Department at the Elks' Hall. The orchestra has been practicing them ever since they came and the ar rangements are practically perfect
 The dance, given each year on Lincolns Birthday is always the outstanding social event of the win ter to which the whole town is invited, and members of the de- partment, all of whom are on the dance committee, believe that the dance tomorrow night will exceed all others in novelty of decorations and entertainment.
 Something quite unique in the way of decorations has been thought up but all details are being kept as a surprise until the dance begins at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow evening.
 Delicious fruit punch will be served during the evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-10
AMERICAN LEGION
 MEETS LAST NIGHT

Afford John Bradford Post No. 4 of the American Legion held it's regular meeting in the Dugout last evening. There was a good attend ance and plans were made for a
 joint meeting of the Legion and the Auxiliary to be given at an early date.
 The joint meeting will be both a business and social session Letters which have been mailed to Delegate James Wickersham and others in an effort to have the Constitution come to Alaska from Seattle where it will be later this year, were read to the members and the matter was discussed.
 The letter sent by Gov George A. Parks to the Secretary of the Interior asking that the first Am erican Flag to be hoisted in the Territory be sent to Alaska to re- pose in the museum here was read before the meeting The letter is in response to one sent to the Governor by the local post of the Legion asking that every effort to procure the flag be made. After the business of the meet ing was concluded coffee and doughnuts were served to the Le- gionnaires.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-10
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY TONIGHT
 AT COLISEUM
Haunted House by Owen Davis Produced with
 High School Cast

Tonight will see the culmina- ton of weeks of intensive effort cn the part of embryo actors, act resses and Everett Ericson, direct cr, when The Haunted House is produced by the High School students at the Coliseum theatre.
 The scene of Owen Davis mys- tery play is laid in a summer cottage in small town. The house has been closed for some time end it is when a young bride and groom, played by Doris Ulrich and Ralph Merrill, arrive to spend their honeymoon in the cottage, that the fun begins.
 Cast From All Classes
 The cast was selected from all of the classes in the high school. Billy Friend plays the eccentric and forceful author, while his practical wife is portrayed by Hel- en Rocovich. George Whyte char acterizes the silly milkman, LeRoy West is the tramp; Clyde Bolyan acts the part of the small-town
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-10
ROYAL SHEPARD TO LEAVE FOR MINING
 PROPERTY SUNDAY

Royal Shepard will leave on the Northland for Prince Rupert on lis way to placer property in which he is interested on Vital Creek in the Omineca district in Canada. It is about 600 miles from Prince Rupert and 200 miles east of Ha- zelton.
 MT. Shepard spent some time on the property last Fall and left five men working there when he came out in October. He is mak- ing this trip to check up on the progression of the work and find out whether or not bed rock has been reached.
 He hopes to be able to take a rlsne from Burns Lake to Takla Landing, near the property, but if none is available will go by rail to Smithers, from there to Ba- pine by horse team and from Ba- pine to Tecla Landing by dog team and snow shoes. MT. Shep- ard expects to be gone about two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-10
REBEL CREW OF l. DUTCH CRUISER
 GIVES UP s HIP
Quickly Surrenders Afte r Craft Bombed by Naval
 Air Squadron EIGHTEEN MEN ARE
 REPORTED KILLED
Twenty-Five Injured-Sen. sational Escapade
 Suddenly Ended

BATAVIA, Java, Feb. 10. = The Malay crew of the Dutch cruiser de zeven Provincien, who mutinied and seized the vessel last Sunday, then steamed out to open sea, made a quick surrender today when challenged by air bombs of the Dutch Naval Air Squadron.
 One bomb dropped by an air plane set the ship afire. The crew quickly took to the lifeboats and surrendered.
 Eighteen men were killed and 25 injured when the bomb hit the ships deck.
 The dead include three Euro peans, fifteen Javanese natives and one Dutch officer.
 One young Dutchman officer was among those wounded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-10

LANG ranges and stoves at Economy Furniture Go. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-10

sheriff; Bill Vim is the know-it- al detective; Alice Menzies plays the flirtatious girl; Hiding Hag- lund acts the dignified and cor rect chauffeur: Clyde Bolyan acts the part of the tramp, and Cor don Ingman plays the role of the b,ides father who becomes in vclved in the plot.
 Exciting Plot
 Suspense is maintained through out the exciting plot from the moment the curtain rises until the enc of the final act, while it is relieved by some delightful com- edy.
 A clever set has been made by the students with white, grey and black, predominating in the color schemes.
 Ray Hurley is in charge of the lighting, Lloyd Jarman will ham, ale the sound and different weird effects. Bernice Holt will act as promptor and George Karabelni- koff and Jack Kearney are man. ager, and property manager, re- spectively.
 The Senior Orchestra, under Miss Pauline Reinhart's direction, will contribute it's share to the mysterious atmosphere of the pro- duction by playing parts of Tn the Hall of the Mountain King" from the Peer Gynt Suite Num- Ter l. The orchestra will also play an overture and selections between acts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-10

Any place, 25 cents. rnone g. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-10
WASHINGTON U
 PROFESSOR IS
 SUED, BIC SUM
Portland Man Seeks $50,. 900 for Alienation of
 Wife's Affections

SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 10. = Charging Prof. Robert Brown of the University of Washington En- gineering School carried on clan- destine love affair with his wife, Raymond Ganzans, former Seattle attorney, now residing in Portland, Oregon, has filed a $50,000 alien ation of affections suit against the Professor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-10
H. L. FAULKNER MAKES
 TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY

H. L. Faulkner, prominent Ju- neau attorney, who left for busi- ness trip to Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, several weeks ago has extended his trip to New York City where he will be for short time, according to word received here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-10
VALENTINE TEA, SOCIAL

By Holy Trinity Guild Tuesday afternoon and evening, Trinity Hall. Public cordially invited. adv.