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Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
Mill and Smeltermen' S
International Endorse
Freebourn

The international Union of Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers, to which
the Butte Miners belong endorse Har-
rison J. Freebourn, for Federal Judge,
TO fill the vacancy left by Judge Bour-
quin's resignation.
Recognizing the importance Of this
position to organized labor and the
people, they have this to say in their
last bulletin, to all local unions
Federal Judge to be Appointed"
The position OF Federal Judge for
the State of Montana, Western Dis
trict, is soon to be left vacant by the
retirement of Judge George M. Bour-
quin. One of the applicants for mis-
position is Harrison ]. F%reebourn.
Freebourn's record on his relations
with organized labor has been 100 per
cent right, and we urge all locals to
write President Roosevelt, Homer
Cummings, Attorney General, Senators
Wheeler and Erickson of Montana,
William Green, President OF the A.. F.
OF L., and also the Senators from your
respective States urging his appoint
ment. This is important. DO IT
NOW"
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
DENOUNCE TEACHER
LOYALTY OATH

CHICAGO (FP) - Prominent ed
ucators joined the Chicago Civil Lib
critics Committee at a protest meeting
to denounce the proposed loyalty oath
to be imposed on Chicago teachers.
DR.. John A. Lapp, leading Catholic
educator and chairman of Pres. Roose-
velt's divisional coal labor board,
branded the oath drive as a circulation
stunt by the Hearst newspapers.
Prof. Robert Morss Lovett Of the
University Of Chicago said it was a
revival of the witch-hunting days of
the war. Secy. Florence Curtis Han
son of the American Federation of
Teachers, affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, declared teacher
loyalty oaths were discriminatory, I'M
necessary, subject to abuse and would
result in disgusting intelligent a n d
courageous teachers, leaving only UNI
desirable persons on the teaching staff.
A committee was named to appear
before the board.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
FEWER WORKERS WANTED
DOWN ON THE FARM

Washington-(FP) = Increased farm
unemployment is reflected in a Bureau
Of Agriculture Economics survey COW
ering both family and hired labor.
Reports from 20,366 farmers show that
on May l they were employing on tine
average so farmhands per 100 farms,
as compared with SO farmhands per
100 farms on May | last year. Sea-
sonal increase between March and May
10 farmhands per 100 farms this
year as compared with the II last.
AS to family labor, there were 2l6
persons per 100 farms on May 1 this
year, as against 225 on the same date
last year. Seasonal increase from
March l to May l was from PA per
100 farms last year, but this year there
was an actual decrease from 2l7 to 216.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
SHEEP WAR LOOMS ON
RANGE

LIMA, Mont.-(FP)-Bloody sheep
wars, in which human blood as well as
sleeps may flow, are about to break
out in the range because of the long
drought and the scarcity of fodder.
Last summer it was very dry and last
winter there was hardly any snow.
Every sheep outfit is trying to mono
police what little feed there is in the
foothills. They have begun crcwding
each other or "bucking range" which
means that a sheepherder who sees
another herd coming his way throws
his own herd into them. The herds
get mixed up and the sheep wal is on.
Sometimes the law is asked to settle
rights over the open range but often
the s~ix-shooters deal out quick justice.
Now COW outfits are also in the fight
ing. A ~cowpuncher ran a sheepherder
off a section of range the other day
and today the sheepherder turned the
tables, armed with a rifle. Neither the
sheep owners nor cattle owners do any
fighting, letting their hired men take
the risks, just as in real war.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
Hours Cut, Pay Rise
Asked by Labor Board
to Save NRA Program
Memorandum Urges 10 Per Cent
Reduction in Work Time With
Wage Increase - Large Pro-
fits Under Codes Cited in Sup
port of Demand.

WASHINGTON-A brief containing
a convincing battery of facts and argu-
ments in favor of a 10 per cen reduc-
ton in hours and a corresponding in
crease in wages for workers in indus
tries operationg under codes OF fair
competition has been presented by the
Labor Advisory Board to the National
Recovery Administration through the
Labor Policy Board, headed by DR..
Leon c. Marshall, according to press
reports here.
The brief contends that not only are
the shorter hours and higher wages
necessary unless the NRA is to fail
because higher prices are not accom-
panied by increased purchasing power,
but maintains that larger industrial pro-
fits since the NRA codes went into
effect make it possible for many com
panies TO make the change without loss.
In support of this claim the Advisory
Board cites figures published by the
National City Bank Of New York to
show hat LAYS companies which re-
ported a deficit of $97,0O0,0O0 in 1882
showed a profit OF $66l 100000 in 1888.
Emphasizing the Importance of con-
verting some Of these boosted profits
into purchasing power through the in
come of the workers, and pointing out
that the maximum work-week of 40
hours prescribed in most codes result
ed in a large volume of unemployment,
the memorandum continued
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
Arrest and Casing Won't Stop
Thomas Tour

CHICAGO Up The arrest of
Norman Thomas, Socialist presidential
standard bearer, and the double gassing
OF his audience on the Taylorville
courthouse steps by the Republican
deputy sheriff will moi stop the Socia-
list Party's campaign for opening up
the Illinois coal counties to free speech
and other constitutional rights, says
Natl. Secy. Clarence Senior. Thomas
was campaigning for the Rev. Douglas
Anderson, Socialist congressional can
didate, and attempted to hold an open
air meeting when the city auditorium,
the fair grounds and the local theatre
were denied him by the city author
tiles.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
ILLINOIS JOBLESS
PUSH ORGANIZATION

STAUNTON, Hl.-(FP)-Unemploy-
ed families in Chicago are getting two
to five times as much relief as families
downstate, the Illinois Workers Ali
ance, under Socialist influence, declars
announcing that a state convention
will be held late in July to adopt a
permanent program and officials.
Secy- Oscar Sturm reports many in
quiries from all over the state on af-
filiation. The alliance now has GO
we are not out to clash with IN
employed Councils (Communist-influ-
enced), o are we interested in in
fluencing groups at present in the
Unemployed Council state and national
groups" the alliance asserts.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
PICKET HIT BY
HIT-AND-RUN
STRIKEBREAKER
Carried to Hospital; Suffered
Cuts About Head.

VIM. McNabb, a picket for the Butte
Miners Union, was struck and run
down by a truck, driven by one Harry
Pealow. Pealow is a strikebreaker for
the Anaconda Company and has been
known Tor years as a professional
strikebreaker. He drove the truck
from the mine yard and struck the
picket and continued to drive on, never
stopping to see whether or not he could
render any assistance to the man he
had hit. McNabb was taken to the
hospital by his fellow pickets and treat
ed for cuts about the head. He was
able to go to his home soon after treat
ment. This seems to be one hit and
run campaign that the daily press
doesn't seem anxious to expose or
stop.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
DON'T FORGET TO REGISTERl

Johnny Holland states that time for
filing for the primary election closes
Saturday, June 10, 1884 at 100 p. m.
The office of the Clerk and Recorder
will be open until 900 p. m. Thursday,
May 81, 1884 to accommodate anyone
late in registering. The Courthouse
will be closed all day Decoration Day.
The Labor News requests all union
members and friends to register for the
coming primary election before 500 p.
m, Friday, June |, 1884, Time for reg
istration closes on that date.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
Jobs For 10000

"A uniform reduction in hours OF 10
per cent will not be a great burden at
this time in view of the marked i'm
provement in profits in the post-code
period.
"A further reduction in hours of 10
per cent, with a concomitant increase
in wage rates, would be a far easier
burden now than were the original
terms imposed in the codes.
Mos industries have had from six
to eight months to adjust themselves
to the new conditions, and they have
done so with profit to themselves.
1.-THE reduction in hours on the 1910
principle will have the following re-
suits:
First, in anticipation of increasing
labor costs, prices will tend to rise,
thus stimulating spending, as proved
in the first experiment.
Secondly, we estimate that it will
reabsorb about a million and a half
workers on the same level of produc-
ton.
Third, the absorption of these work
ers should still further stimulate de-
mand, production and employment"
Business Must Provide Work For Idle
Although expressing IFS belief that
in applying the hours II and pay in
crease due consideration should b e
given to the needs of special industries,
the Advisory Board held hat these
exceptions had little to do with the
general application of its proposals,
adding;
We are even more impressed with
the widespread unemployment, the abil-
ity OF business to thrive under the al
legged restrictions and cooperative ar
engagements devised by the NRA, the
let-down in activity concomitant with
the dissolution OF the CWA, while bus
mess has failed to continue to absorb
new workers.
we urge the immediate pursuit of
the 1910 program as the most intelli-
gent course under the present circum-
stances and submit as our judgment
that there is no more practicable sub
stitute for the public necessity of
maintaining some 100000 workers on
relief rolls in the near future"
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
insult and Worlds
Fair Chicago Summer
Attraction

CHICAGO-(FP)-The two best
shows in Chicago this summer will pro-
badly be the second season Of the Cen
fury Of Progress, opening May 20, and
the first season of the Sam insult trials,
on which arguments opened in Federal
Judge Sullivan's court May p. The
fair will give employment to many
bankers, statesmen, artists and main
t%enance workers, most Of them at ex-
tremely low wages. The Insult trials
are giving employment to many high
priced lawyers, undercover men, court
reporters and printers.
The fair will bring some temporary
prosperity TO Chicago hotels and anu
sements and boarding houses and to
the railroads and oil and garage COM
panies. The Insult trials, no matter
what the verdict, will not bring back
the estimated billion and a half dollars
lost by insult investors and specula-
tors.
*#*
Smaller in area and with no addition
al foreign interest, the fair promises
to give everybody more to see at less
cost than last year. The great out
cry from the public against the pay
toilet system has been needed and most
OF the c%onveniences are free this year.
FLUTES who insist on paying will be
accommodated, however.
The 1000 workers rushing the fair
to completion were joined by addition
al forces when Pres. Roosevelt signed
the bills making $4,000 available for
the federal government building and
exhibits.
Atty. Floyd E. Thompson made a
you're another" plea before Judge
Sullivan in the preliminary insult hear
ing. The defense is arguing that Sam
was forcibly kidnapped and brought
back to the United States to stand
trial and this should not have been
done. 1t was embarrassing, however,
to explain why Sam preferred to cruise
in eastern European waters in a dirty
tramp steamer. Thompson got around
that nicely.
"A great many early settlers in this
country" he argued, would also have
objected to being returned to the
country they had left Il and for vari-
Gus reasons"
A long wrangle OF technicalities and
appeals is forseen by Chicago lawyers
before the runaway utilities m%anipula-
tor and corrupter Of public life finally
hears from a jury whether his Juggling
Of assets was in violation Of the bank
ruptcy act and whether he criminally
used the mails to defraud investors.
The cases, one Of which involves 10
first family" Chicagons, are still
in the preliminary stage and Insult has
not appeared in court since bail was
granted. He is living in a ritzy near
north side hotel.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
Carloads of Mexicans
Coming to Butte

1t has been reported that box car
loads OF Mexicans have been coming
to Butte through Idaho. Last Satur-
day two carloads came in and were
switched off at Silver Bow. Railroad
ers say that loads Of these Mexicans
are switched off in the Silver Bow
Yards each night. They have plenty
of food with them and the quality Of
the food they carry is good. By morn
ing they have all disappeared. 1t is
though that these Mexicans are being
imported to Butte to serve as scab
miners in the near future.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
Conference Just A Discussion Of Old Tales,
Both Sides Repeat Reasons For Stand Taken,
Third Conference To Be Held This Week

Going into its fourth week, with two
Conferences being held, there is no
change in the strike situation. The
two conferences ended with the strike
no nearer settlement. Both sides have
stated their positions, the strikers pre-
senting evidence as to why they should
receive a living wage and work short
er hours and the Anaconda Company
stating that it couldn't afford to in
crease wages at this time.
Strikebreakers and Gunmen Still
On Job
The gunner are still protecting
Company Property although the per-
sonal changes each day, some not find
ing themselves equal to the task and
new ones willing to do anything for six
dollars a day as long as it doesn't in
volve manual labor. The strikebreak-
ers are still manning the pumps, but
this group changes from time TO time,
many OF them feeling that the disgrace
involved is not worth the money. Each
day the strike committee is visited by
men who have been "%scabbing" who
have left the job stating that they did
MT know what it all meant at first and
they resolved never to do such rotten
work again. Some of these men might
have had a change of heart but many
Of them have families with self-res-
pect who have urged them to leave the
job,
Strike Still Orderly
Outside OF the Gale and Pealow in
cidents there has been little to mar
the peace of the strike. Some have
complained about the boisterous man
ner in which the pickets have paraded
before "scab" homes but considering
the manner in which pickets have given
pitched battle to police and strike
breakers in other areas this strike is
indeed orderly and quiet. 1t is the
opinion Of many in Butte that if a
settlement is not reached in the near
future this peace and quiet cannot be
long maintained. AS the strike is pro-
longed the feeling Of discomfort on the
part of many of the men increases. In
order that Butte may not witness the
violence Of other cities involved in
strikes, it is hoped that the next CON
ference will see a discussion of definite
terms and a sincere effort made on the
part of the Anaconda Company to set
tie the strike.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
TEACHERS RECEIVE CHARTER

It was announced at the last meet
ing Of the Council that the Union Of
Butte Teachers has received its char
ter from the American Federation Of
Teachers. The charter was received by
temporary officers and all teachers
who wish to join the Union are urged
to do so at the opening of school in
September.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
Pipefitters Refuse
To Work Until
Gunman Discharged

Last week the Gas Division OF the
Montana Power Company struck a
snag. One OF their book-keepers was
book keeping by day and acting as a
gunman on the hill by night. This was
reported to the strike-committee. The
next day the pipefitters refused to go
to work until the g%un-toting book
keeper was discharged. The gunman
was dismissed and the pipef.tters went
to work.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
PARE CITY MINERS NOT


PARK CITY, Utah.-During the past
week questioniares were passed out to
lbs Employees OF the mines Of Park
City, Utah, and o date there are ll8
returned and compiled, and the follow
ing is the results /:
The 118 Employees OF the mines OF
Park City have $40 Dependents, max
ing a total number OF persons 434.
The llS Employees have a total in
come OF $l0,850,35 and their necessary
expenditures per month, were as fol
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
UNIONS ASKED TO
HELP

The Unions Of Butte are asked to
contribute to the strike fund of the
Anaconda Employees. The Great
Falls Mill and Smeltermen have made
a donation of $3.50, Butte Butchers
Union, "a. F. of ~ has donated 500
and the Street Carmen of Butte con-
tributed $l.M per month per man. All
Unions wishing to contribute to the
Strike Fund are asked to make checks
payable to the Strike Committe and
turn them over to Reid Robinson.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
$lO,782.57

The balance of $67. 68 is to be devid-
ed among the 434 persons for recrea-
ton, etc, making 15N c each per month,
The above is the reason the Park
City Miners voted Saturday, May 10,
to authorize the Delegates to the State
Council to call a Strike after all nego-
tition fail.
The Strike Vote carried by a ma
jority OF IS per cent.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31
Compulsory Code Looms
For Telegraph Companies

WASHINGTON-In the face Of as
sured opposition from powerful inter-
ests, General Hugh S.. johnson, Recov-
cry Administrator proposed a compul-
sorry code for the telegraph industry.
A draft of the code made public with
the announcement stated that the step
was caused by the refusal of the Yves
tern Union, American Telephone and
Telegraph Company and Radio Corpor-
alton of America to join in the offer of
a voluntary code of fair practice and
upon the Postal Telegraph Company's
complaint that abuses inimical to the
public interest were prevalent in the
country.
NRA Code Provides 4O-Hour Week
Labor's interest in the proposed com
pulsory code is the more favorable
hours which it provides. In the tele-
graph negotiations all but the Postal
Company officials have, although with
out expressed defiance, declined to
participate in presentation of anything
but a labor code, regulating only the
wages and hours of employees. Even
on the latter they offer terms which
Hugh S. johnson pronounced wholly
unsatisfactory"
In place of the 49-hour week they
offered, NRA's code proposes 40. An
NRA anti-child labor provision fixes
a flat l6-year minimum with provision
that no n under 18 shall be employed
except as a messenger or office boy or
girl, and that no one under Is shall be
allowed to deliver messages by bicycle
or other vehicle in any community of
$500 or greater population. This is
designed to protect youngsters from
traffic hazards.
Montana labor news., 1934-05-31

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., 1934-05-31

The American standard hi
living must be maintaineo
in order that American in
stituions may not be sub
ject to Perils of discomfort.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-13
Perry Tells Killefer to
Strengthen Mound Staff
With New Right Handlers
Foul Fly Missed in Fourth Inning Gives Cincinnati Club
Victory Over Tribe in Cold Exhibition Game
at Evansville
BY EDDIE ASH
Times Sports Editor

EVANSVILLE Ind April Friday thirteenth todav and
Manager Red Kefer birthday
to avoid the n the Indians pilot felt like throwing party and cee
bratng
watched consecutive exhibition
rolling
COIL nf neuur cht han dnitch " 0NeN-A q
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-13
By Eddie Ash
Indians Look Like League of Nations Club
Bred Bedore Gets Sun in Eyes. What Sun?

EVANSVILLE, Ind, April 13-The Indians of 1884 are
cosmopolitan outfit. Manager Red Killefer going in for
the nationality angle without striving for that point John
Mus, the big right handed pitcher Serbian very
few Serbs in baseball The players call him ljuce down
by the old stream Johnny Cooney Irish real Hibernan
from down east Harry Rosenberg the outeder is Jew
and acts though he aims to stick with the Hoosiers this
year
Catcher Joe Sprinz is St Louis German and Frank
Sigafoos, second BASE Pennsylvania Dutchman. Ray
White, utility infeder is a Pole with an American name.
Fred Bedore from back of the yards in Chicago but
ne partly French Como Cotele young oufelder is
Italian out of Chicago Among the other players hang
from all sections Texans, Georgia Crackers Cafor-
mans, and general assortment Manager Killefer bills
himself out of California, but he originally of good old
Paw Paw, Michigan.
TOUCH yesterdays game
the nns @ d a Indians and 5 & @ Red Cots
BaIev foowed With b a pop 1 and a geg ms 1 e
t was unable to locate it. He nted at the sky and asked other
looked as though catcher spnz charging the
He thinks everything
belongs to He
right of way.
BUTzBERGER pitched only three balls in the eighth inning yes
out by Dudley Lee Mosey cracked the first offer and thrown
% Sgoo ana bah also TOOK wPe at the t one 9ered and was
an easy out ssa0Gs wng ~ years Old allowed only
over from last year
TIVE Cincinnati plays
in the first inning sixth and ninth Jimmy Williams the Cincin
Of playing career with minneapolis Wms was s MEMBER Of one
the Pongo Joe Cantlon hitter
the field, but nc speed left in his
Pongo Joe offered Williams he three
IN August Jimmy pfered After Canlon
declined to give Jimmy the steal sign the bonus
Kireer with the old Mnlers when they
trained at eeoot Lake Hickman KY Joe Canton resided there and
permitted the players to live his big hOurse the
However Pongo
dismissal
small town hotel Kiee and another
late night Canon
and they slept in Canon barn and natched
and cellar
said the other
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-13
Table Tennis Play
Starts Tomorrow
One Hundred Entered in
City Tournament.

Competition among one hundred
entrants in the annual city table
tennis tournament will get under
way tomorrow, with all first round
matches in the mems and women's
singles to be completed the first day.
Fifty-four players will contest for
the mems title, among them Yochio
Fushimi, a japanese now living in
Chicago; John Alden, Cincinnati,
former Wisconsin state titIist; Les
ter Adams, indianapolis; Charles
Reasoner, Noblesville, and Bernard
Abeleu, Kokomo city champion.
The tournament will be played in
the Table Tennis Club in the Board
of Trade building. Trophies will be
awarded winners in all events, and
to runners-up in the mems singles.
Seven seeded players, Lester
Adams, Leonard Purcell, Joe Jack
son, William Fletcher, Tony Man
ley, Paul Crabb and Kyle Hughes,
all of indianapolis, drew first round
byes. Others to draw byes in the
first round were Edgar Moles, John
Hussey, Robert Reasoner and
Charles Reasoner. all of Indianap-
oils.