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Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
President Moves
To Prevent Spread
Of Copper Strike
Of. D" Assures Congressman
Monaghan Mediation Board
Will Be Chosen.

Steps toward Federal Intervention in
a threatened general strike of about
rs unions at Butte, Anaconda, Great
Falls, Mont, were taken by President
Roosevelt Tuesday.
After a conference with Congress-
man Joseph P. Monaghan of Montana,
the President said that, under provis-
ions OF the Labor Disputes Act just
passed by Congress, he would appoint
a government board to take up the
controversy.
Monaghan, who is the youngest man
in Congress, "the baby of the House"
has made a remarkable fight for his
miner constituents, and, of course, he
has incurred the lasting enmity of the
Anaconda Company. "All I have
asked is a square deal for these work
ers," he said, after his interview with
the President. I'VE will continue to
fight as long as is necessary"
The Montana trouble originated in
the mines and smelters of the Ana
conda Copper Company and involves
the arrangements refusal to negotiate
an agreement on wages, hours and
safety conditions.
About 1000 workers are now on
strike-miners, smeltermen, machin-
lists, boilermakers, electrical workers
and other crafts employed by the COM
pany and the unions in all other lines of
work in the three cities have just voted
to call a sympathetic walkout unless
the Anaconda officials agree to nego-
tate with their employees.
The Anaconda has a long and I'M
savory labor and political record. At
one time it dominated Montana poll
tics. Its influence reached into both
the state and the national capitols.
Record of Ruthlessness.
On the industrial field it was just
as ruthless. In 1914 it wrecked the
copper miners union and embarked
on a program intended to make Mon
tana an open shop" state. Spies,
employed by the company, managed
to split the old Western Federation Of
Miners into two factions, stirred up
riots between the two groups, and
then, under cover of the excitement,
dynamited the union hall into wreck
age after first stealing all Of the or
carnations records and funds from
the safe.
From hat time until passage of the
Recovery Act there was practically no
labor organization among the miners.
Since then, however, the men have
joined the union and it is now back
close to its old-time strength. - From
Labor"
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
Strikes Are Threatened
Against Company Union
Clauses in Utility Code

WASHINGTON. OPP Wide
spread strikes may be expected
throughout the electric utility industry
if company union clauses in the pres
ent code are not stricken out, Pres.
Robert c. Berry of the Brotherhood
of Utility Employees of America told
Federated Press. He and three other
delegates from the union conferred
with Leighton H. PEBBLES, deputy
NRA administrator, on June IS, pro-
testing the Cancellation boards pro-
posed in the code.
"The Cancellation board provisions
|are nothing but a 100 per cent en-
Id%orsement of company %unionism,"
Berry said. He pointed out that every
company union in the industry has
boards OF Cancellation, and that many
pf them use exactly the same language
hs is used in the code.
PEBBLES told the union representa-
that General johnson had made
THE board provisions mandatory.
EITHER the whole thing must be
stricken out Of the CODE" Berry stated,
'"or else the Labor Advisory Board
.(of the NRA) must be given the power
to appoint these boards; otherwise
we'll go out to fight for ourselves" He
pointed out that two of his unions
locals have already taken strike votes
and another is taking one
The Brotherhood has its main
strength in New York City power
plants but also claims a majority of
the workers in Louisville, Ky, Provi-
dence, r. l., Terre Haute, Ind, and six
other cities. Its delegation to Wash
ington included besides Berry, Cleve-
land c. Edwards, chairman of Equity
Local 100, and E. S. Coffey and John
M. Kelley, officers of the New York
local.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
Duggan Fights Stop
ping Of FERA Work

AT a recent meeting of the Strike
Committee it was announced that an
attempt was being made to stop all
FERA work in the State of Montana.
Larry Duggan, member of the State
Relief Board made a vigorous protest
against the cutting off of this much
needed work in the State of Montana.
1t was then proposed that 5000 men
be laid off in Silver Bow County and
a like cut be made in other counties.
The member of the Board from Ana
conda willingly agreed to. this cut as
we'll as the closing down Of the work.
Duggan protested any cut being made
and reported the results to the Butte
Unions. AS a result a protest wa
made by the Strike Committee and af-
filiated Unions to Senators Wheeler
and Erickson and Congressman Mon
Afghan and Ayers, as we'll as to Relief
Administrator Hopkins. All Unions
are asked to enter a like protest i'm
mediately.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
Election of Officers Held
by Auxiliary

Mrs. Nora McBroom was reelected
President OF the Ladies Auxiliary of
Carpenters Union No. 222, last Thurs
day evening at the Carpenters hall.
Other officers chosen we're Mrs.
Marie Walsh, Vice-P President; Mrs.
Christina Richards, Recording Secre-
tary Miss Dorothy McBroom, Finan-
cial Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. Bobby
Tweedy, Conductor; Mrs. Berthe Lun-
dgren, Warden; Mrs. Minnie Bouley,
Chairlady; Board OF Trustees. Mrs.
Miriam Harrington and Mrs. Bessie
Clark, assistants.
Installation of Officers will be con-
Quoted on July 10Th at the Carpenters
hall at 8 p. M. There will be no social
meeting held in July.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
RECEIVES COOPERATION OF
LABOR; COONEY URGED TO SEND MILITIA
LABOR AGREES TO HELP IN MAINTAINING ORDER.

ing" and that the Unions would do all
in their power to maintain order at the
mines. The Governor stated that he
would not ask the Unions to stop their
picketing as they had a right to do
this as long as order was maintained.
The Unions are anxious to cooperate
for they know as well as do others
that outsiders we're coming in to TO-
ment trouble in order that the Gov
ernor would be forced to call in armed
troops.
The Governor realized that the ex-
agerated accounts appearing in the
Standard and Post no debut had much
to do in drawing irresponsible persons
to the picket lines, making it possible
for trouble to start. As a result he
went to the Editors Of these papers
and asked them to cooperate with
him, the Unions and Officers of the
Law in maintaining peace and order in
Butte. The Governor agreed that this
is one of the most peaceable strikes
ever held in Butte and he hoped hat
order could be maintained.
The Unions appreciate the fairness
OF the Governor in investigating con-
ditions for himself rather than taking
the blanket statements Of the press
and the Anaconda Copper Mining
Company.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
COUNCIL
S

The Silver Bow Trades and La
Dor Council at its last regular
meeting endorsed the following
candidates for office, on the Demo-
cratic Ticket:
U. S. Senate, Long Term
Burton K. Wheeler
U. S. Senate, Short Term
James E. Murray
U. S. Congressman
Joseph P. Monaghan
Chief Justice of Supreme Court
Guy c. Derry
Associate Justice Of Supreme Court
A. J. Angstman
Clerk of Supreme Court
Horace Casey
Railroad Commissioners
J.. J. O'Connell
County Attorney
H. ]. Freebourn
County Sheriff
Larry Weir
Justice of Peace
John Mcnamara
John Corbitt
Constable
James Lester
Thomas Mulcahy
Clerk and Recorder
John Holland
County Assessor
Reid Robinson
County Surveyor
Hugh Quinn
County Superintendent of Schools
Maybelle Hogan
Public Administrator
Margaret Murphy
Endorsement for the office of
County Commissioner will not be
made until next Tuesday night. The
Legislative Ticket had been pre-
viously endorsed and the ticket ap-
pears elsewhere in the paper.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
ATTACK LAFOLLETTE
PARTY AT SOCIALIST
FARM CONFERENCE

WAUSAU, Wis., FP) Farmers
from 40 counties heard the new LaFol-
lette Progressive party denounced at
a conference called by the Wisconsin
Socialist party. The new Socialist
farm program of confiscating the titles
of absentee land owners, Of developing
cooperative marketing and of switch
ing taxes from property to income and
inheritance was explained.
Maynard Kruger, national Socialist
committeeman, attacked the LaFol-
lettes for edging away from the class
struggle. IF LaFollette can't talk
class warfare now, then his new party
is doomed" he said.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
Hose NRA Chief Quits, Disguised
With Chiselers

Geo
rye w. Taylor, impartial NRA chair
man Of the full fashioned hosiery in
dustry in the Philadelphia area, has
resigned his post because of refusal Of
manufacturers to accept the decisions
of the chairman in several cases. Berks
county hosiery mills, long bitter enc
mics Of the union, have been the big
gest offenders.
1T was obvious that the two parties
to the agreement had quite different
concepts OF the right Of collective bar
gaining that had been assured to EN-
ployes under the agreements" said Dr..
Taylor.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - Federal
credit union Legislation has been fav-
orably reported by the House Bank
ing committee, which approved an
amended Senate bill under %administra-
ton pressure. Under the bill, seven
or more persons could swear out an or
ganization certificate for creation of a
credit union. A charter would be is
sued upon approval by the governor of
the Farm Credit Administration.
Credit unions would be authorized to
make two-year loans to members at
interest rates of not more than | per
cent a month.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
CLERKS UNION
REMAINS FIRM

Despite the threats of the Employ
ers' Association, willing tool Of the
Anaconda Copper Mining Company,
the Butte Clerks Union has remained
firm in its refusal to deliver goods to
unfair homes and places of business.
Never before has a Union been asked
to deliver goods to or do work for a
place or person that has been declared
Unfair to ORGANIZED Labor. The clerks
decided to keep their age-old stand. The
Clerks Union is to be complimented
on the courage it has shown in hold
ing to its original action.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
Monaghan To Re-
main In Washington

Congressman Joseph P. Monaghan
will remain in Washington for a while
in order that he might be on hand to
serve Butte Labor in the National
Due to the fact that much Of
the action regarding the Butte strike
take place in Washington, zoe"
it advisable that he be on the
grounds and available when needed.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
IL 'Conspirators' On
a Hunger Strike

HILLSBORO, n1.-(FP)-A hunger
strike against excessive bail, bad food
and harsh prison regulations is being
carried on by the II men held for con
spiracy TO overthrow the government
at the Montgomery county Jail in
Hillsboro. Because they were active
in pressing demands for adequate re-
lief for the unemployed Jan Witten-
Der Of International Labor Defense
and 10 others were arrested and their
attorneys run out of town two weeks
ago. Bail was set at $4,000 apiece,
cash, and unless it can be raised the
men will have to stay in the hot jail
all summer as the grand jury does not
meet until fall. A habeas corpus writ
is being asked of the state supreme
court at Springfield.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28

WASHINGTON (FP) Congress
ought to meet the emergency created
by the threat of a steel strike by
promptly enacting the Wagner labor
disputes bill, President William Green
OF the American Federation OF Labor
said June 8, in a statement accusing
Congress Of failing labor" He made
no reference to the revisions in the
new bill giving more leeway to COM
pany unionism.
Green declares that mot one of la
boris bills, such as the Wagner labor
disputes bill, the Connory 30-hour week
bill, the Wagner Lewis unemployment
insurance measure, the LaFollette ten
billion dollar appropriation for public
works, and the amendment to the rail
road act, has been enacted into law"
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
Wheeler Remains
In Washington

Due to the fact that Senator B. K.
Wheeler has acted with Senator Wag-
ner and Frank Walker in attempting
to negotiate a meeting with the Ana
conda Officials in the East, the Sena-
tor will remain in Washington a while
longer until further progress is made
in the matter.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
Organize Chicago Labor
College.

CHICAGO.-(FP)-Lillian Herstein
of the American Federation Of Teach
ers will direct the summer courses in
current and public speaking OF the Chi
cago Labor College, now in process Of
organization. Several Chicago unions
have endorsed the project. Summer
classes will be held four evenings a
week.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
WHITE
TEACHERS AVERAGE
$523 A YEAR

MENA, Ark,-(FP)-White teach
ers in Arkansas get an average yearly
pay OF $523, according to the Common
wealth College research department.
Colored teachers get an average of
$29l a year. Over a thousand schools
failed to open in the state this past
year.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28

NEW ORLEANS.-(FP)-An APP
peal to the Louisiana Supreme Court
has been filed by the init. Longshore-
mems Assn. from the judgment recen-
tly issued forbidding the l. L. A. to
take charters from its old unions and
give them to two unions approved by
the employers.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - Mini
mum wages of 22H cents an hour for
women in the South are set for dis
tributing crews in the cereal prepara-
tons code which is under considera-
ton. The minimum for men would be
Is cents an hour.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28

HARTFORD, Conn, - FP) One
clergyman's family OF seven lost a
total Of l5H pounds and another's lost
its sunny disposition when they tried
to live for a week on the food rations
which Hartford's Welfare department
has been doing out to the needy for
the past two years.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
Drafts Good
Legislative Ticket
Co-operates With Farmers to
Secure Legislation; Editor of
Labor News Drafted for the
State Senate.

The Workers and Farmers of Silver
Bow County have united in drafting a
legislative ticket for Silver Bow
unity. Every man running for the
p, ture and for the State Senate
H6'a, '-afted for the the office by
Bue, y '7ions or local Farmers
Unions. If the men asked
for the Ell. mt for the office.
This was done assure Farmers and
Workers that these men would rep
resent Organized Labor and Organized
Agriculture in the coming sessions of
the Legislature. These men are all
pledged to one platform which they
have adopted as a common slogan,
"LEGISLATION FOR ORGANIZED
LABOR AND ORGANIZED AGRl-
CULTURE" This group also pledges
itself to oppose all corporation legisla-
ton which is against the interests Of
the Farmers and Workers. All OF the
candidates, so pledged, have filed on
the Democratic Ticket in the coming
Primaries. Your candidates are: For
State Senator, Chas. Z. Sebold, Editor
Of the MONTANA LABOR NEWS;
Representatives in the State Legisla-
ture, Frank Buyan, Melrose Local Of
the Farmers Union; Walter J. Moran
OF the Typographical Union; M. J..
Mulholland of the Engineers Union
Donald Mundy of the Miners Union
William (BilD Neary of the Miners
Union; Edward O'Byrne of the Min
ers' Union; Kenneth M. Rohrer Of
Electrical Workers No. 65; Thomas
Ryan, President OF the Building
Trades Council; Sam Spiegel of the
Stage Employees and Thomas Zelio Of
the Silver Bow Local of the Farmers
Union.
This Ticket having been drafted by
Labor has received the endorsement
Of the Silver Bow Trades Council, the
Butte Building Trades Council, the
Farm-Labor Progressive League and
all Of the Local Unions of Workers
and Farmers.
If the workers and farmer are to
secure legislation to their mutual BEN
eft this ticket should be put over m
its entirety. Every worker should
go to the polls on July II and put this
ticket over 100 per e lever be-
fore has labor had the kortunity
that it now has to secx kpeficial
Labor Legislation. now
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28
BUTTE STRUGGLE AGAINST HOUSE OF MORGAN
MORGAN INTERESTS BITTEREST ENEMIES OF NEW DEAL;
ANACONDA COMPANY A PART OF HOUSE OF MORGAN

The present struggle in Butte is not
one against the Anaconda Copper Min
ing Company alone. 1t is a part OF a
nation wide struggle OF organized La
Dor against the House of Morgan.
The Steel Trusts and Auto Industries
are a part of this great financial in
stitution and wherever they have con-
troll bitter strikes are in progress.
As Paul Smith, representative OF
President William Green has stated,
the House of Morgan is the most bit
ter opponent of the New Deal. Nor
gan has been shown to be the greatest
Chiseler in America. He has v
paid a penny income tax in the United
States for three years and because he
was shown to be such a chiseler by the
Senate Investigating Committee he is
determined that the New Deal must
fail.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28

When President Roosevelt has a lit
tie leisure on his vacation he might
look around to see who has cornered
all the purchasing power.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28

Boost for all union labels. That's
real cooperation.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28

states LOT three years anu DGCduSC lC
was shown to be such a chiseler by the
Senate Investigating Committee he is
determined that the New Deal must
fail.
Defies Government.
In the case of the Steel industry, the
House of Morgan has stated that
or no Codes, Labor Board or no
Labor Board, the Steel industry will
tolerate the organization of Amer
ican Federation OF Labor Unions. This
House of Morgan has instituted and
urged the organization of Company
Unions in every industry under its
control. As a result of its cruel and
vicious policy elsewhere in the United
States much blood has been shed in
Labor's bitter struggle for a living.
Anaconda a Part of System.
The Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany is a part Of the Morgan system.
Con Kelley is a director in the House
of Morgan and as its representative he
sits on the board Of directors of over
As other corporations in the United
States. As a director of the House of
Morgan he is President Of the Ana
conda Company. In carrying out his
present Labor Policy in Butte, Ana
conda and Great Falls he is carrying
out the policy Of the Morgan Banks.
Neither he MOI the House of Morgan
can see the change in thought and
times. Their eyes ard blind to the
suffering of the workers and their ears
are deaf to the cries Of the hungry.
The time has come when they must
realize that the old order has changed.
Human rights are above property
rights. If they refuse to cooperate
with the government in the relief Of
suffering they must learn their lesion
through bitter struggles. Butte is go
ing through such a struggle. Con Kel-
ley is backed up in his policy in Butte
by men who are as blind as he to the
meaning of the New Deal. These men
are Carrigan, DAILY and Dan Kelley.
They are as shortsighted as the Mas
ter they so blindly serve. A new day
has arrived in America and unless men
and women are given a right to work,
given a living wage for the fruits of
their labor and are treated as human
beings rather than beasts Of burden
nothing but revolution can come in
this land of ours. Unless the Morgans
and the Kelleys cooperate with the
government in playing square with
honest workers we can expect revolu-
ton or facism and either way their
days are over. Butte workers are
fighting a hard fight and with the
present solidarity and cooperation OF
all workers they cannot lose under our
present administration in Washington.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28

The American standard of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutions may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1934-06-28

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-21
FRENCH PLAN
VINEYARD TOURS
Visitors to Be Shown
Through "Battlefields"
i'm AutOcarS

Bordeaux, (UP)-It is the bot
tlefield, instead of the battlefield,
to which pilgrimages now are be-
ing made, following repeal.
Wine growers of this region are
preparing elaborate vineyard pill
grimages for spring and summer
sightseers. Autocars will wind their
way through miles and miles OF
grape-growing lands whence come
some of the choicest vintages OF
the world.
visitors have been welcomed en-
Enthusiastically to Bordeaux vine-
yards in the past, but the growers
feel that their region has been re-
garded too much as a purely agri-
cultural district, that its historic
sites andl natural beauty have been
pyershadowed by the name of Bor-
deaux wine. A more important
reason for the move to attract
tourists is that growers fear what
they call the "uneducated drink
er''--he who knows wine only by
what he sees in a shop window. or
is served in a restaurant.
The new bottlefield pilgrimages
will give travellers definite guide,
not only to the dates and facts
pertaining to the Bordeaux Cha
teaux. but an opportunity to reel
on interesting data about all the
vines produced in this region.
A one-week educational tour of
The bottlefiebls, 1t is felt. will make
an intelligent and lifelong friend
= pordeaux wines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-21
FRESNO OPENS
CHILD THEATER
First to Operate in West
Has Initial Performs
anCe To-day

Fresno, Cal-CUP)-Unique in
it's class, California's first Chill
dren's theater was operating full
swing here today.
The old woman who lived in the
shoe, portrayed by Serious little
miss not yet IL years old, recited
lifting Mother Goose rhymes be-
side curly-haired schoolgirl, who,
red cloaked, was Little Red Riding
Hood, at least for day.
The theater was conceived by a
group of Fresno State college dra-
ma students under the direction of
John Willis Wright, college drama
director.
The project was launched in
February, when first tryouts were
held in the Greenroom laboratory,
ultra modernistic workshop of the
College theater, the colleges thes-
plan organizations.
Children between the ages of 8
and 10 years were eligible for the
initial trials for membership. En-
couraged by the number of par
ents who brought their children
to the first trials, Wright announ-
ced additional tryouts would be
held in the near future.
detectives of the theater, ac-
cording to Wright, are direction of
the pupils energies, social integra-
ton and recreational activity.
Original members will continue
as members for 10 weeks, during
which rehearsals will be held trice
weekly. First projects outlined for
the child dramatists were .presenta-
ton of children's one-act plays
and dramatization of juvenile
poems. This work was to be fol-
lowed later by puppetry.
A children's operetta, Hansel and
Gretel, was presented at the the
ater's inaugural performances.