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Montana labor news., 1934-09-20
Housing Administration
Clarifies Act

There has been some confusion in
the matter of the maximum charge per-
mitted on modernization loans as eX-
pressed in paragraph 3 of the Regula-
tions recently issued by the Federal
Housing Administration. Reference
has been made mistakenly to this
charge as interest, whereas it compre-
hends not interest alone but also the
expenses OF Investigation, extra book
keeping, collecting the installments,
etc, in short, all financing charges OF
whatever nature which may be made in
connection with a time payment trans
action. The charge also makes allow
ance for the fact that the borrower is
not required to maintain a deposit &C
count as is invariably necessary in APP
plying for ordinary bank credit.
Any type Of installment credit nee
essarily costs more than a straight
commercial loan, because OF the extra
expenses involved, but the particular
type made available through the credit
insurance provided free of charge by
the Federal Housing Administration
is by far the lowest in cost ever offer
ed for such purposes to borrowers il
the United States.
As provided in the Regulations, the
maximum amount Of charges that
financial institution is permitted tc
make for an insured modernizatior
loan is based on SIS discount for eacl
500 on a one year note TO be paid ii
equal monthly i%nstallments. Because
these installments are being made re-
gularly, the ratio of gross charge &c
average outstanding balances is .O91l
per annum, or about eight cents pei
month for each $40 borrowed.
This, it should be emphasized, is the
maximum permitted by the Fedora
Housing Administration, nc matter
what is the the size Of the note, the
number OF months it has to run, the
number of installments provided for OF
how the charges are collected. If the
term is three years, for instance, the
maximum cannot be calculated simply
by multiplying the figure 5 by 3 ano
d~iscounting the face of the note by ST.
Tin the case Of a 500 note), for this
would make the annual charge some.
what above the limit fixed.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20
TWO FOR One ACCEPTANCE
in The TOTAL VOTE CAST
Miners and Engineers Prefer 40
Hour Week by Four to One
Vote; Miners Vote Larger than
Strike Vote.

On Monday of this week, the locals
of the international Union of Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers in Mon
tana, voted to accept the agreement
presented by the Conference Commit
tees last Friday Night. In the total
ballot, the men voted 2-1 to accept
the agreement. Anaconda and Great
Falls showed the largest percentage to
return, Anaconda voted 1900 or III
to return and Great Falls voted 500
Is or almost 81 to return. The Butte
Engineers voted 229-42 or 81 to re-
turn. The strike vote of this Union
was 81 to strike with about 100 less
voting in the present election. The
Miners showed a larger vote cast on
the agreement than on the strike vote
showing that more men had courage
to return to work than had it TO
strike. The Miners vote 1907 to 9l5
or 70 per cent of those voting voted
to return to work. All returns were
in by 7:30 Monday night showing that
all locals handled the balloting in an
efficient and able manne
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20
o T TO ACCEPT FIVE
DAY WEEK

The Butte Engineers and Miners re-
served the right to choose a four or
five day week. The membership vot-
ed Al to take the five day or forty
hour week in preference to the 81
which came somewhat as surprise to
many who hoped to establish a short
er work week. This vote was no
doubt due to the failure to secur the
wage originally asked for by the I'm
ions. To the Miners this four day
week would have meant only SO per
week which is not a sufficient wage
at the present time. 1t was also agreed
that the 80 hour week will have to
come through National Legislation for
its adoption, even by the Copper In
dustry, alone, would put it at a dis
advantage unless it is adopted by all
basic industries, especially those in
competition with the copper industry.
such as the aluminium combine.
This overwhelming vote shows that
there was a general feeling on the
part of the rank and file of Union
membership that this was the best
agreement that could be secured under
present conditions.
The next important news now vii
be the announcement Of the time wher
the workers will return to their ole
Jobs. 1t is hoped that the time will
be announced in the next few days
and that soon the wheels of industry
will once more be rolling in Butte.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20
Milk Company Chisels on
Farmers and Workers

BOSTON. - (FP) - New England
farmers, who thought hat their share
in the price Of a quart of milk was low,
are going to get a cent less than be-
fore if they deal with the Whiting Milk
Co., second largest distributor in the
Boston market.
In a defiant message to the AAA
and the farmers "regretting that such
action is necessary" the company an
nounced that it will pay less for milk
in spite Of milk codes.
Meanwhile, the company's milk wag-
on drivers in the Providence, r. l., dis
trict have gone on strike, charging that
the company has reduced wages and
refused to recognize their union. They
have appealed to the New England
Regional Labor Board.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20

whenever called out between shifts, or
in other words for overtime work
They will also be paid double time for
work on Memorial Day, Fourth of
July, Labor Day and Christmas. These
are concessions the miners hae not
enjoyed for a few decades in the Butte
camp.
LABOR RELATIONS
One Of the agreements OF greatest
value to Butte Labor is the change
assured in Labor relations. 1t has
been known for years that Butte has
not had the favorable relationship with
the Company that Great Falls and Ana
conda have enjoyed. There has been
chiseling on contracts and highbaling
of workers that has not taken place
in the other units of the Anaconda
Company. The Conferences held dur
ing the past few weeks would show
that this was done by the small fry"
to make records for themselves. The
same thing is true of the attitude of
the local management toward other
Unions, especially the Engineers. The
local officials have been openly antag-
onistic toward the other craft organ
i~zations employed by the Corporation.
In a signed communication to the De-
partment OF Labor and the Unions the
Anaconda Company solemnly promis-
ed to see that these abuses would be
Immediately corrected and that a diff
ferent system Of Labor Relations would
exist in the future.
To take care of complaints rising
from abuses an ideal grievance board
has been set up. Some say that it is
too good, but nevertheless it is a step
in the proper direction. If the Ana
conda Company is fair in carrying out
its scheme Of arbitration and holds to
the promises made the Department of
Labor, strikes like that just ended will
be a thing Of the past, in Butte, a city
noted for using direct action in settl-
ing Labor disputes. 1t is interesting
to note that the Grievance set up is
almost identical with that asked by
the international Union Of Mine, Mill
and Smelter Workers.
STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS
The agreement, in a way, bars
strikes for the life Of the agreement
and at the same time assures the
workers that there will be nc lock-
outs. The Unions also agree to man
the pumps and protect the property
so LONG AS THE COMPANY
MAKES NO ATTEMPT AT PRO
DUCTION during the time of a strike.
This does not mean that men of one
craft agree to do the work of another
craft in case Of a strike. The En-
gineers are protected by the clause
prohibiting production during a strike
Continued to Page a
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20

They secured more benefits under
the agreement than any craft parti-
cipating in the strike. To think that
an organization, only a year and a
half old, starting at scratch could gain
concessions that it has taken other
crafts in Butte 40 years to win speaks
we'll for the solidarity of the Union
movement in Silver Bow County and
Montana. The Miners should feel
proud of the points gained. When
one considers the outcome of other
strikes in the United States, since
the New Deal, with the raw deals given
labor by labor hater" General John
son, Butte Unionism can feel doubly
fortunate. Unionists have been club
bed, shot and gassed for merely ask
ing for a closed shop and then have
been denied it. About three-fourths
Of the strikes in the United States
during the life of the MIRA, have been
over Union recognition. Butte Union
ism has a type OF recognition, in the
closed shop agreement, that few un-
ions in America enjoy.
WAGE AGREEMENT
The Butte Unions have a wage agree
ment found nowhere else in the coun-
try. Butte has the only basic indus.
try in the country, guaranteeing the
men a minimum wage, above the code
scale, for a stated period Of time. The
Miners are guaranteed a minimum
wage Of $4.75 per day for a period o.
six months. The other crafts arr
guaranteed an increase Of so cent
per day over their old scale, as a mini
mum, for the same period of time
In case copper does not fall below {
cents per pound during the first si1
months, this same minimum will b,
extended for an additional six months
In case copper goes below nine cent
for a definite period during that si1
month period, the miners will be guar
anteed a minimum Of $4,25 during tht
life of the agreement. The othe,
crafts will receive their last scale a
a minimum.
The strikers also won a point IN INT
sliding scale agreement. Heretofore
the men employed by the Anacond;
Company received a Is cent a day in.
crease for every two cents a pound in
crease in the price of copper, AFTEF
COPPER REACHED Is CENTS
Under the present agreement the mel
receive a Is cent a day increase TO
every CENT AND A HALF A POUNI
increase in the price OF copper AFTEI
"COPPER" REACHES ELEVEN AM
la HALF CENTS. This change, il
itself, will make for a more rapid in
crease in wage scales and will give tn,
men who produce the ore a larger shar
in the profits accruing through increas
ed copper prices.
In the present agreement the min
ers are also to receive time and a hal
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20
Unions Vote to Accept Agreement
ILLINOIS BECOMING
LOW-WACE STATE

CHICAGO.-(FP)-Will Illinois, one
OF Americas leading industrial states,
degrade its workers to a coolie wage
level? This question is being asked
as the state labor departments report
for July is released.
Only one specialized and highly
unionized industry paid wages in July
averaging more than $35 a week-to
the milk drivers, whose militant
strength kept their weekly wage up to
$41.2l. Even newspapers and periodi-
cal printing averaged only $34.6S a
week.
Industries averaging under $40 a
week were too numerous to list here.
Out Of % industrial classifications
made by the department, Al, or SO
per cent, paid less than $40 a week,
averaging all their employees from the
highest on the p~ayrolls to the lowest.
Among these starvation industries,
which have not yet heard OF President
R%oosevelt's higher wage program an
%nounced almost two years ago, are
union coal mining, with a weekly aver
age OF $17.44; road construction,
$169l mail order houses, $18.72;
candy, $15.88; canning, $14.42; wo-
mems underwear, $11.84; women's
clothing, $13.l0; mems overalls and
work clothes, $13.85; mems shirts,
$l2.93; knitgoods, $12.16; boots and
shoes, $1,000; furniture and cabinet
work, $15.32; autos, $17.94; brick
works, $14.67.
And things are getting worse in
stead OF better. July wages in Hi
nois averaged % per cent under June
wages. They dropped 20 cents to
$21.72 a week. The factory average OF
$20.59 was split S22.39 for males and
only S13.48 for females.
July ~payrolls were 16.3 per cent be-
low payrolls for July three years ago.
when the depression wa almost two
years old. But bosses were getting
more work out Of their workers, as
employment was only 4 per cent be-
low July, 1881. That means that
bosses were getting 90 per cent a;
much work for only 83.7 per cent a;
much pay as in 1881.
Going farther back to the 1887
monthly average, which the state labor
department considers normal, we FIND
that July jobs this year were III pei
cent Of normal while payrolls were
only 1913 per cent OF normal. Thi;
shows that about seven out Of ten were
normally employed last month but pay
rolls we're only about five-tenths Of
normal.
Revival is nowhere to be seen il
Illinois. Even the Century of Progress
is progressing in reverse, being al.
ready close to 100000 behind the at
tendance so far a year ago.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20
UNREST GROWS
in CHICAGO

CAGO.-(FP)- a dozen
strikes, rumblings in the national
guard, lower wages and fewer hours,
layoffs among relief staffs and the
ending of warm summer weather are
giving the authorities in charge of the
Chicago area much worry, The city
has been unusually free from the vio-
lent class wars between selfish bosses
and their worker victims that put
towns like Minneapolis, Toledo, Port
land and San Francisco on the mill
tant map this year,
Chicago Democratic leaders, like the
Kelly Mash gang, are privately angry
at President Roosevelt because he had
lodged appearing in public with them,
Intent on the usual political and other
profit attaching to the control Of the
city, Kelly has sought every opportu-
nifty to be photographed in friendly
grouping with Roosevelt, But on his
return from the Pacific ocean vaca-
ton Roosevelt did not leave his car in
the city's railroad yards and for
Speaker Of the House Rainey's funeral
in southern Illinois the president like
wise lodged Mayor Kelly's town.
Political gossip is that Roosevelt
does not want to be mixed up before
the November elections with any scan
dals or the one hand or with any
bloody suppression Of labor on the
other that might occure in Chicago.
Suffering and sparkling, the fuse
of transportation trouble, lit by the
notorious drivers in their fight for up
holding the NRA and getting recog-
milton from the Chicago Motor Coach
Co., has not yet reached the danger
point. Elevated and surface lines en-
ployes, belonging like the bus drivers
to the Amalgamated Association o.
Street Electric Railway & Motor
Coach Employees, are eager to join il
a sympathetic tieup but have not yer
obtained permission from their inter.
national board in Detroit.
To keep his scabs from running on.
the motor coach boss had to suffer /;
50 per cent raise over the regular
hourly rate of Is cents for the dura.
ton of the strike. Federal concilia.
tors are trying to persuade the boss t.
comply with the NRA order to rein.
state "a fired union members. Mean.
while the Blue Eagle is still flying.
The Lever soap strike in Hammond
a building trades strike in Whiting
several strikes in the needle trades
raids by the lawless states attorney
of Cook county on union offices o
A. F. of L. organizations conducting
strikes in Chicago, and the Kohler anC
other disputes in the adjacent terri
tory are keeping NRA mediators busl
Though 10000 Illinois nationa
guardsmen paraded in Chicago las
week not all of them are ready to shoe
down their brother workers in case tn.
bosses call them out for strike duty
An unknown but growing element il
the guard regiments is contributing to
ward the publication Of Armory News
an anonymous printed tabloid of tn
rank and filters which oo~unteracts tn
fascist propaganda Of the officers.
Among relief staffs anonymous bul
letins are appearing on the board
telling Of layoffs in prospect and lay
ing the ground for strikes on a large
scale than the recent one in the sea
mems transient bureau on the sout'
side.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20

Bow County and the Governor Of
Montana are to be congratulated on
the stand they took during the strike
They refused to listen to the hysteria
created by the public press and to
rally to the call for armed men. They
saw that the laws were enforced, that
men were guaranteed the right of
peaceful picketing, that property was
protected and that no violence occurred.
Had they lost their heads as have the
Governors of 20 states at the present
time, Butte would again have been the
bloody Hill and we would have made
no steps to remove the cause OF the
bitterness that has ranked the hearts
of workers in Butte since such meth
DDS were last used in this city. The
taxpayers of the State and County
are money ahead and a fair settle
ment has been made. Our officials have
acted wisely and sanely. They have
helped make history in Labor settle
ments and have set an example for the
rest Of the Country. If this type OF
settlement, without the use OF armed
forces can be made in Butte, with its
bloody Labor background, it can be
made elsewhere in the United States.
The taxpayers of each State should
see that such methods are used and
that the money being used for troops,
State police and special deputies, be
used in the education of boys and girls
in order that the evils of this genera
ton may not be repeated in the next.
Again Labor is thankful as are the
citizens OF Butte that no lives were
lost, no serious injuries were received
and that there was no destruction OF
property. The heads of the Unions
involved, the Sheriff and the Governor
are 10 be thanked for the peaceful
manner in which Butte's longest strike
was carried on.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20
Old Age Revolving
Pensions

The punny bills now before Com
gress for old age pensions are but
mere makeshifts. They simply spell
poverty to the aged. No man or wo-
man could live, as an American should
live, on a paltry sum Of $40 per month.
Such petrified legislation would simply
be turning our republic into a huge
poorhouse.
In the whole realm of political &C.
onomy no logical plan was yer de-
vised to make adequate provisions for
old age. For the first time in econ
omic history a real plan has been de-
veloped. 1t is the Townsend Old Age
Revolving Pensions plan. Briefly
speaking the plan would operate as
follows:
The National Government would en-
act legislation to the effect that al
citizens of the United States - mar
or woman ~ over the age of 90 year:
would retire on a pension of $500 pei
month on the following conditions
first, that they do no further labor
second, that they do not engage in any
business nor profession for gain third
that they must not be habitual Grim.
inals and fourth, that they take oatl
to actually spend, within the confines
of the United States the entire amour
of their pensions within 80 days afte,
receiving them.
To provide for this plan the Nationa
Government would create a revolving
fund by levying a general sales tax =
the rate being just high enough t.
produce the amount necessary to main
tain the monthly pensions. The Re
volving Pensions act to be so draw
that such sales tax can only be use'
for the revolving pensions fund.
1t is estimated that about 8 milliol
reach the age of 60 each year. If thes
8 million persons were retired, it woul'
create 8 million jobs for those pass
ing the age of twenty.
All Of this ready money receive,
would Immediately go into the chan
nels Of trade. All factories and aven
ues of production would start pro
ducing at full capacity and all work
ers would be employed at highe
wages - wages at least more thai
that Of a living wage.
Those receiving the old age pension
would spend them for the necessarie
and luxuries of life. And remembe
that all of this money has to be spen
within 80 days. 1t cannot be boarded
II must be put in circulation
The advantage OF the Townsend OIL
Age Pensions plan is that it would nc
interfere with our present form @
government, our profit system nor on
economic set-up. 1t is a simple Amer
lean plan dedicated to the cause c
humanity and to one Of the Christia
commandments Honor thy fathe
and thy mother that thy days may b
long"
This plan would not interfere wit
any other form Of taxation. 1t woul
be realized from a special sales tai
: payable by all Of the people, and ne
by the groups who now pay taxes
county, state or nation.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20

A four and a half month strike, the longest strike in recent his
ended with the vote taken by the Unions last Monday. 1t
ended in victory for the Unions involved. Although they did not
win every point asked, enought major points were won to make it
a decided victory, well worth the months Of effort put forth by the
strikers. For the Miners Union is was an overwhelming victory
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20

If YOU have ceased to smile, you have
lost out in the game of life, no matter
what your bank account may be.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20
STRIKERS win HARD FOUGHT VICTORY
Guaranteed Minimum Wage Above Code
Scale, Closed Shop Agreement Made
With All Crafts Involved In Strike

Perfect Grievance Board Set Up; All Men Who Went Out Will Be
Taken Back; Bosses and Samplers and Others Included; Com
psny Assures Better Labor Relationship in Butte.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20

The American standard of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutions may not be sub
ject to penls of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1934-09-20

There can be no property
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
Evening star., 1934-05-18

He expects to be commissioned an
ensign of the line and intends to take
flight training as soon as possible.
Midshipman Douglas Lee Lipscomb
Cordiner is the son of Maj. and Mrs.
S. c. Cordiner. He expects to be COM
missioned an ensign of the line and
intends to take flight training as soon
as possible.
Midshipman Irving Stahl Presler Is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Logan Pres
Ter. He will take a commission as an
ensign of the line.
Midshipman George Dewey Hoff-
man is the son of Mrs. Helen D.
Hoffman. He was a second petty Of
f1cer during the current academic
year. He expects a commission as an
ensign Of the line.
Bourke Won Spurs on Track.
Midshipman Robert Emmet Bourke
| is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert s
Bourke. Bourke is a former student
of st. Johns College. Washington
He was a member of Navy track and
| croSs-country teams. He expects 9
commission as a line officer.
Midshipman j. j. Staley is the sor
of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. J. j. Staley
formerly of Columbus, Ohio, but now
of Washington. A graduate OF
Aquinas High School, Columbus. he
was a member of the Hop Committee
and the Christmas Card Committee
He will be commissioned an ensign
of the line.
Evening star., 1934-05-18
PLAN SHOWDOWN
in TAMMANY FIGHT
Anti old Guard Element
Seek to Force Session
of Executive Unit.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 18.-Anti-old
guard forces in Tammany Hall have
organized for a showdown on the
leadership of the Wigwam.
Surprised by the old guards strategic
move which placed William p. Ken
neatly in complete control as tempo
rary successor to the deposed John
F. Curry, the recovery party" group
and another element of powerful lead
ers prepared to force meeting OF
the Executive Committee.
KenneaIIy Heads Committee.
It is the Executive Committee
comprised of the district leaders
which will ultimately name a new
leader. Kenneally, named by the
leaders headed by James j. Hines
who was charged by Curry with the
responsibility for his dethronement
is at present executive chairman o1
the committee.
Into the historic hall the new lead
er came, frankly expressing desire
to get jobs" for deserving Democrats
He said he hoped the national admin
istration would be interested.
While he was trying out the old
fashioned roll-top desk at which Rich
ard Croker, Charles F. Murphy ano
Curry sat, a move was already undel
way for a compromise candidate who
might defeat the old guard.
The group of leaders who stood by
Curry until he was ousted was ad-
vancing Stephen Ruddy, a district
leader, as a compromise choice anc
seeking the cooperation of the back
ers of Edward j. Ahearn, one of the
leading candidates
Indications were that the Hines.
Kenneally coup, which at first threw
the wigwam into confusion. might
force a showdown, with many of the