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Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
RABOARDOVER-
RIDES UNION
AGREEMENT

FRESNO, Cal.-(FP)-Abrogatlon
of union agreements by local NRA
compliance boards which insist upon
compliance with the NRA blanket
code has caused the Fresno, Cal,
Typographical Union to send a sharp
protest to Pres. Roosevelt. The Fres-
no compliance board in declaring that
publishing houses should comply with
the 40-hour week ruled that the I'M
ions contract "meant nothing"
"This Interpretation of the blanket
Pres. S. D. Rouse of the Fresno
Typographical Union declared, "is the
most far-reaching and disastrous
meaning that could be possibly at
tached to the agreement. The NRA
was put into effect ~ostensibly to force
collective bargaining upon employers.
This ruling destroys a bona-fide labor
contract, arrived at by collective bar
gaining, and backed by an arbitra-
ton process costing thousands of dol
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
UNCLE SANS FOR
GOTTEN BOYS ASK
@ NEW DEAL

NEW Y0RK-(FP)--More than 200
New York substitute ~postoffice work
ers are preparing to go to Washing
ton to take part in a mass delegation
of 600 from all parts of the country
to demand immediate enactment of
their New Deal for federal employees.
Substitutes have been making as lit
tie as So to So a week for years and
are on relief rolls in scores of cities.
The delegation will include repre-
sentatives of substitute clerks, car
riers and laborers from every big city
in the east and midwest with large
groups from Baltimore, Chicago,
Philadelphia and New York. They
will march on the White House and
Congress, demanding that their 3-fold
program be revived from committee
pigeonholes and put to a vote.
Their program includes the 30
hour week for all federal workers,
resembling of the Is per cent wage
cut and immediate appointment Of all
substitutes to regular positions. The
demonstration is being sponsored by
the Natl. Assn. of Substitute Post
office Employees.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01

WASHINGTON-(FP) - At last
Andrew MELONS aluminium workers
have organized on a national scale
and have confronted the nations pre-
mier ~monopolist with a wage scale
that bids fair to effect some Of the
redistribution of wealth" which lib
eral economists have been urging.
Forty delegates representing 10000
organized aluminium workers met re-
Gently in New Kensington, Pa, birth
place of the industry, to formulate de-
mands and lay the basis for an indus
trial union, ~accordisg to word brought
to Washington by officers of the New
K~ensington unions. Melons work
ers are asking for the 30-hour week,
split into five days, and a basic wage
rate of $1.06 an hour, the 1929 scale.
The aluminium union delegates ar
rived in Washington for the executive
council meeting of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor to ask for an inter-
national union charter to include, ac-
cording to Pres. Karl Burke Quincy,
"every worker from the man who
mines the bauxite aluminium ore) to
the mar who packs the finished prod
uct for shipment, and all crafts and
trades incident thereto"
The acknowledgements Aluminium
Workers Industrial Union, according
to decision Of the New Kensington
founding convention, will join the pro-
posed national council for industrial
unions if the A. F. of L. declines to
grant an all-inclusive charter cover
ing all crafts and workers in the in
dustry.
The convention urged Congress to
pass a 30-hour law, according to
Quincy, who was acting chairman, and
Oliver Moves, acting secretary. Both
are heads of A. F. of l.. federal la
Dor unions for aluminium plants.
Delegates from plants of independ-
ent fabricators of aluminium reported
that their wages and working condi-
tions are much higher than those in
the Aluminium Co. of America, the
Mellon trust which controls 100 per
cent Of the production Of raw alumni
UNI and most of the finished product.
Delegates claiming to represent
nearly 100000 members of federal la
Dor unions gathered in Washington,
Jan. 23 to place their demands for
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
FIRM SHUTS DOWN
TO EVADE ORDER
OF LABOR BOARD

WASHINGTON - (FP) - Some
companies openly defy the national la
Dor board. Others, adversely affect
ed by a board decision, close down the
plant, shift orders, and wait until
their starved-out workers beg to re-
turn under any conditions.
Such an outfit is the West Virginia
Pulp and Paper Co., whose varied his
tory in labor board files includes ig-
noring Section Ia of MIRA, then con-
graduating the board on settling" a
dispute with union workers, and now
closing down its plant at Covington,
W. Va, and shifting orders to its
other four plants. The labor board
conducted an election at the Coving-
ton plant which returned a big major
ity for the bona fide union.
The most glazing of the Shutdown"
d~efiances of the labor board was the
Ford Ease when the Edgewater, N. j.,
and Chester, Pa, assembling plants
were closed to brighten workers who
had appealed to Washington for pro-
lection in their efforts to ~unionize.
The American Racing Record Of
Chicago and a New York hosiery mill
also shut down their plants to avoid
labor board decisions.
The labor board has asked the Gov
ington workers to present document
airy evidence regarding the new effort
to bust the union.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
NINE DISP UTES
DECIDED BY La
Dor BOARD

WASHINGTON - (FP) - Settle
ment of the two-month dispute be-
tween officials of the United Mine
Workers and the steel-owned cap
tive" coal mines was announced Jan.
10 by the national labor board. On
two issues at stake, the board made
a $3.50 split, giving the coal operat-
ors substantially the form of contract
they desire and giving the U. M. W.
officials the right to check off miners
dues.
The union wanted the Prick Coke
Co. and other captive mines to sign
an agreement with the district miners
union while the steel companies held
out for contracts signed with John L.
Lewis and two other international Of
ficials and three district officials
merely as individuals. The board de-
cided that the contract should read as
between the Captive" mine owner
an the six U. M. w. officials, each with
his union title following his name.
Whether this constitutes union recog-
milton, said Chairman Wagner, was
not an issue before the board.
The operators held out for "volun-
tary checkoffs' by which a miner
would have to signify that his dues
should be deducted from his wages by
the company to be turned over to the
union. The U. w. M. stood out for
compulsory deduction unless the en-
ploye specifically stated that the
dues should go to some other union.
The board held with the union.
AS other points of the contract be-
tween the steel companies and the
U. M. w. officials in Western Penn
sylvania have already been agreed
upon, the labor board asked resump-
ton of negotiations for the final con-
tract. If none is reached within Is
days, either party may appeal to the
board.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
BOSSES
DEMAND LOWER
WAGE SCALES

WASHINGTON = (FP) = In the
tight race by big industries for the
prize in chiseling on low wage codes,
the lumber industry appears to be
ahead by a hair. In proposed amend
ments to the lumber code presented
in hearings in Washington, Jan. %
%, the Illinois, Ohio hard
wood bosses want to cut the minimum
to soc an hour for men and 27hc for
women, about the lowest scale yet pro-
posed for northern workers.
Black Hills, South Dakota, lumber
bosses want to pay 20 1-3c an hour,
and MORT lern Colorado wood box en-
ployers propose to slash from 40c to
SOC. Women in Pacific Coast veneer
plants should be cut to zoe, operators
recommended.
Labor advisers and representatives
of the women's bureau of the labor
department entered strenuous objec-
tons to any cuts and asked that if
changes are made, they should be up
ward.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01

of over 5000 was a symbol of the
benefit received from the Roosevelt
program by the most exploited
group in Butte. Then came Car
penters, Ladies' Auxiliary, Clerks,
Butchers, Transfers, Brewery Work.
ers, WOrkingmen, Electricians, Hold
carriers, Iron Workers, Cooks and
Walters, Mattresses, Telephone OPP
orators, Printers, and all of the
crafts represented in Butte. There
wasn't a craft in Butte that wasn't
represented including Sheepshear-
ers, Musicians and Motion Picture
Operators. The sight is one that
will be forgotten by the thou
sands who lined the curbs and wit
messed the revival of the Old Butte
Labor Spirit.
PURELY A UNION PARADE
The parade was purely a labor
demonstration. Only card members
of A. F. of l.. locals were permit
ted to march. Only union banners
were flown along with the Nation
al Emblem. This was one parade
where there was no commercial adj
vertising, no autos and no trucks.
Only marching men and women;
marching for a cause; marching in
honor of the first President in de-
cades who has had the interest of
the cOmmOn man at heart.
COMMITTEE DESERVES
THANKS
The committee Of union men and
women in charge of the demonstra-
ton deserve a great deal of credit
for the efforts they put forth in
making this parade a success. With
out large funds at their disposal,
acting upon the inspiration of the
moment; visiting unions; they made
it the greatest demonstration of
union strength seen in Butte in
many years. Let us hope that it is
only an indication of the united
strength of Butte labor during the
coming year.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
SCRIP MAKERS TO
GET
OF TIME

WASHINGTON-(FP)- Out of a
tender regard for the manufacturers
of scrip money, Pres. Roosevelt has
extended until July l the date when
scrip is to be banned in the retail code
industry. The executive order was
signed Nov. 81 but escaped public at
tention.
The Southern Pine Assn, many of
whose members pay lumber workers
in scrip, has published the ruling in
its code bulletin. The lumber oper-
ators' bulletin also reveals that Gen.
Johnson has appointed a special COM
mittee to study the efforts of employ
ers to chisel on codes through exemp-
tons permitted to college students
and Handicapped workers" Many
codes permit lower wages to such
workers.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
PRESIDENTS BIRTHDAY |NSP|RA-
TON FOR BIG DEMONSTRATION
COLD WEATHER FAILS TO DAMPEN THE
OF ENTHUSIASTIC UN|ONISTS
OLD Time UNION SPIRIT SEENIN B|RTHDAYPARADE

The blare of bandsl The multi
cOlored CLEAN of torches! The
tramping of feet! Tramp Tramp
Blaring harmony! Shimmering
lightsl Butte's first Labor Parade
in years is coming down the street.
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! Humid
dreds of marching feet! Thous-
ands of marching feetl On they
come. More bands; more flares;
more marching feet! Still they
come. Men and wOmen Over
5000 of them. 10000 marching
feet. 5000 men and women march
ing to show their faith in the ideals
and aims of President Roosevelt.
10000 marching feet driving against
icy blasts of wind to show the
President of this United States that
Butte labor presents a united front
to back him in all that he does to
win justice and decent living condi-
tiOns for workers. An army of 5000
ready to back him in his drive
against the greed of industrial and
commercial leaders. An army Of
5000 men and women to fight for
the success of his program in Silver
Bow County.
UNION LEAD
PROCESSION
A group of some 1900 miners
lead the parade, following the es-
cOrt of police and firemen. The sight
of this group marching as Butte's
youngest union brought many
memories to mind. One thought
of the old miners union with its
dynamited hall, leaders lynched and
run from town, gunner and the
blacklist completing the work of de-
stroying Butte's first and largest
labor organization. One thought of
the small handful who hung on to
the charter dreaming of the day
when once again the miners of Butte
would be a part of the organized la
Dor movement. The 1900 parading
miners, representing a membership
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
LEADER
DIES IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO-FP)-Gustaf P. Sod
erberg, general secretary-treasurer of
the J%ourneyman Tailors Union of
America, died in Chicago after a short
illness. Soderberg held his office for
six years.
Soderberg had been active in trade
unionism for more than 30 years and
from 1910 to 1927 was business agent
of the Chicago local of the national
union. He had served continuously
since 1910 as a delegate to the Chica-
go Federation of Labor and has re-
presented his union at state and ma
tional labor gatherings. He was pre-
sent at the Init. Clothing Workers
Federation convention held at Frank
fort-on-the-M Main, Germany.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
BORAH, NYE
ANSWER GEN
JOHNSON

WASHINGTON-(FP) - Senators
Borah and Nye hit back Jan. 10 at
Gen. Johnson's speech denouncing
their fears that NRA is encouraging
monopoly. The NRA administrator
said the senators were shielding
sweatshop operators who ought to go
out of business if they can't pay MIRA
wages.
Nye answered that johnson could
not disguise the fact that NRA is
helping to destroy small business and
unnecessarily further burden the con-
sumner, all to the end that the plum
derbund' may enjoy larger monopoly
and maintain profits on fictitious cap
italization." Borah said that NRA
price-fixing is taking millions from
the American people %unjustly."
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
FEDERAL WORKERS
MAY GET S O M E OF
THEIR PAY CUT BACK

WASHINGTON-(FP)-Du to a
spirited fight put up by the federal
employers unions, chances looked
brighter Jan. 10 that half a million
government workers may get more of
the Is per cent pay cut restored to
them than Pres. Roosevelt's budget
was willing to allow. Roosevelt rec
commended that only a third of the 10
per cent cut be restored, but the SEN
ate is understood to favor restoration
of half or two-thirds for the next fis-
cal year, 1934-35.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
FRISCO
AND OVERS ON
STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO-(FP) II More
than 1000 cleaners and dyers in San
Francisco in II wholesale plants serv-
ing LOO retail shops have walked out
for a 36-hour week. The NRA code
calls for 40 hours, but some plants
have been working over so without
overtime pay.
The union also demands higher
wages and union recognition. In
spite of the code, men have been paid
as little as $40 for part-time work,
and women So and 80. The code ad-
ministrator in San Francisco is a plans
owner. Previous negotiations with
the labor board had failed to bring
about any improvement in conditions.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
ALUMINIUM WORKERS ORGANIZE
IN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION

permanent organization into indus
trial unions before the A. F. of L. ex-
ecutive council and the enlarged con-
ference of A. F. of L. international
union officials. They hold credentials
from rs federal labor unions repre-
senting workers in the automobile,
aluminium, rubber, electrical, radio,
airplane manufacturing, chemical,
glass, copper and other industries.
The conference is asking the A. F.
of L. to set up industrial unions in
mass industries. This move is made
to prevent splitting workers in such
industries into craft unions. Dele
gates urge the creation of federal la
Dor union and industrial union depart
ments within the A. F. of L., similar
to the metal and building trades de-
partments.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
THANK YOU

The parade committee wishes to
express their gratitude to the follow
ing for assistance rendered in pre-
pairing for the parade:
Sen. H. A. Gallwey, B. A. e. P. R.
R.; Mr.. John Hamp}e, Shell Oil Co.;
Sinners Furniture Co.; R. N. (Dave)
Elliott, N. P. R. R.; City Cleaning &
Dyeing; Ben Hardin, Montana Hdware
Co.; Joe Reardon, Electrical Workers;
Roy Flemming, M. s. T. e. T. Co.;
j. R. Yonkers; Mr.. Mcintosh; Baxter
Furniture; Carpenters Union No. III;
Oeschsli; Hennessy's; James Chatham.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
NEW CUBAN CHIEF
SATISFIES STATE


WASHINGTON-(FP)- Now that
the conservative elements have gain
ed the upper hand in Cuba and man.
aged to push Carlos Mendieta, veal
thy sugar plantation owner, into the
presidency, the U. S. state depart
ment feels hopeful that recognition
may be accorded within a few weeks.
The state department refused to rec
ognize the liberal Grau San Martin
regime and plotted for it's overthrow.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01

NEW YORK-(FP)-Urging that
radical teachers be fired, DR.. William
j. O'Shea, retiring superintendent of
schools in New York City, took occa-
sion to deliver broadsides. "Those
who attempt to use the public schools
to destroy or subvert our government
and civilization are properly deemed
opponents, if not worse, Of the social
and political philosophy upon which
the state is founded" he said. The
American Federation of Teachers has
been active in organizing the teachers
in New York City.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
Students Not Interested;
Military Prof Packs Up

GREENCASTLE, Ind.-(FP)-Maj.
Branna, military professor at De
Paw university, will have to pack up
the old kit bag and beat it next June
because the students would not take
his Reserve Officers Training Corps
courses. Military training has sunk
to insignificant proportions since it
was made optional in 1928.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
Filling Station Dis
pute Has Labor Angle

INDIANAPOLIS OPP = When
Standard Oil closed its Indiana filling
stations it was fighting not only the
$3.50 per station state tax, it is de-
clared in labor circles, but also its
own employees who had reached 80 per
cent union organization.
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01
COMMITTEE THANKS UNION

The committee in charge of the
Roosevelt Labor Parade takes this
opportunity, through the pages of
the Labor News, to thank all of the
unions who so willingly %co-operated
to make the demonstration a sue
e The results far exceeded the
expectations of the committee and
they realized that it was only
through the cooperation of all the
unions that these results were at
tanned. Again they say THANK
You'll
Montana labor news., 1934-02-01

The American stano. "a
living must be maintaineu
in order that American in
stitutions may not be SUBJ
ject to perils of discomfort
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-03-21
Local
Happenings

program was presented. Cards
and dancing formed a diversion of
the evening, music being furnished
by the Rhythm Vendors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Richel re-
turned to Red Lodge Sunday from
an eight-week visit spent in Cali
fornia points. The trip was made
by bus and stopovers were made
at Boulder, Colorado, where they
visited the scene of the Boulder
dam construction, and in Los
Vegas, Nevada.
Mrs. c.. Natal was pleasantly
surprised by a large group of
friends at a party at the Paradise
Gardens Monday night honoring
her return home from an extend
ed visit in California. Dancing
furnished the main form of en-
tertainment for the evening. AT
a late hour guests were seated at
tables lavishly decorated with
roses, and served with refresh
ments. Hostesses for the evening
were Lucy Crnkovich, Rose Grug-
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-03-21

no, Mary Polk, Agnes Ardissono,
Letitia Obert, Frances Chesarek
and Mary Cestnik.
Among the several parties tend
cred this week to the members of
Carbon county high schools
basketball team which won third
place in the southern regional
basketball tournament at Billings
was one held Saturday night at
the 0'Connor home with the
Misses Phyllis and Jane O'Connor,
Mary and Elizabeth Larkin and
Dagny Hassell hostesses. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. R. Schmidt and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Hartwig and members
of the squad were seated at a six
o'clock dinner with cards furnish
ing the entertainment for the re-
mainder of the evening.
At a meeting of the local chap
ter of the Order of Rainbows held
Thursday evening in the Masonic
temple Dorothy and Virginia
Nordstrom were initiated into
the order. A short program
was given and refreshments were
served. Appearing on the pro-
gram was a song number by Ar
lene Houten; a reading by Ruth
Christian; a tap dance number by
Ethel and Helena Warila and a
musical reading by Gayle Draper.
Among out-of-town guests at the
meeting were Mrs. Steve Sans
and Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Nc
Donald, all of Joliet.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-03-21
EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
H.. w. Woods. Pastor

Sabbath School, 9:45. This is
review; however, it is also Palm
Sunday. Largest attendance for
the year last Sunday.
Morning Worship, HOO. Ser
mon by the pastor. The chorus
will sing, "a Dream of Paradise
Gray.
In the evening at the parsonage.
young folks, 700; adults at 800.
See "The Terrible Meek" on
Wednesday and Friday; no door
charge; silver offering.
AT ROBERTS
Sabbath School, GAS.
Preaching Service, 300.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-03-21
ROBERTS
BY o HOGAN

BY Leona HOGAN
The basketball girls entertained
their coaches, Miss Sara Mcneil
and Miss Elinor Robertson at a
surprise party at the Stone res
taurant last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. H. E. Monahan and Mrs.
V. C. Forster won first and sec
ond honors at the meeting of the
Happy Hour bridge club. Mrs.
Wilbur Schanck was the club
hostess.
The st. Frances study club fin
ished its series of meetings Sun
day afternoon at a meeting at the
Harry Allen home.
The freshman girls entertained
Miss Martha Lutinen at a sur
prise party Friday afternoon at
the gym, the occasion being her
birthday. Members of the faculty
were guests.
Miss Elizabeth Ireland, state
superintendent of schools, was
visiting the local school Monday.
Miss Sara Mcneil spent last
weekend visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mcneil, in
Bearcreek.
Zeg Yeager returned Tuesday
from San Bernardino, California,
where he spent the winter months.
Henry Johnson and Harold
Hogan of Billings we're business
callers in town Monday.
C..Ana.sL0 e. THU NEIITC
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-03-21
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
appreciation and heartfelt thanks
for the many generous acts of
kindness and sympathy shown us
during our recent bereavement
with the loss of our beloved wife
and mother. Especially do we
wish to thank the lodges for their
helpful assistance and beautiful
floral tributes.
Mr.. Moses Hassinen.
Miss Linda Hassinen.
Mr.. Theodore Hassinen.