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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-15
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HANDICAP

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when they know that up to eight
pounds of their weight may be lost
by emitting salt from the food. My
son, who lived on salt-poor diet
in college last year, found that his
weight increased four pounds on a
Sunday spent away from his diet.
The salt-poor diet, however, i'm
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-15
ToDAY's FASHION TIP.

Hats of leather are being shown
by Aage Thaarup, who also makes
an attractive cart-wheel sombrero
in stiff black felt.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-08-15

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Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
UNIONS SHOULD
help WAGNER

Senator Wagner introduced in the
Senate on February q, what he calls
this year a National Labor Relations
Bill. It is essentially the same bill as
the one he introduced a year ago
known as the Labor Disputes Bill.
That bill, was moi passed. Instead,
the Administration substituted Public
Resolution No. "A, which Senator Wag-
ner thought might do as a bridge" dur
ing the intervening months.
A series of very serious strikes took
place in different parts of the country
during the spring, summer and fall Of
'34 The recent months experience OF
the National and Regional Labor Re
lations Boards has shown the present
statutory foundation for their work to
be entirely inadequate.
The passage Of Senator Wagner's La
Dor Relations Bill is of interest to
every member of a union in Montana
and the unions, the central labor coun-
ellis, and the State Federation Of La
Dor should write their senators and
representatives to vote for the pas
sage of this measure.
Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
The State Highway
Commission

Organized labor OF Butte watches
with interest TO see the action Cover
nor Cooney will take when he appoints
two members Of the State Highway
Commission to fill the posts left vacant
by the expiration of the terms of o. S,
Warden and James H. Rowe, next
month.
Under the present State Highway
Commission, now composed of two OF
the original three members appointed
by Governor Erickson in 1927, the
State Highway Commission construc-
ton and road maintenance has been
carried on quietly, efficiently and with
no acts to which one could point as
showing collision with contractors, di-
version of State funds, or failure to
live up completely to the spirit and
letter of the law. Labor rules and reg
ulations have been enforced impartially
and without any particular pressure
from the unions and any complaints re-
gistered have been investigated imme-
diately and the irregularities, if any ex-
listed have been corrected Immediately
The State Highway Commission has
come out Of every Legislative investiga-
ton with a clean slate in spite of the
sniping and un-sustained charges made
by politicians at every session Of the
legislature.
While it is true that Jim Rowe has
never been a champion Of labor, neither
has he been its enemy or oppressor,
and labor cannot afford to criticize or
fight against a man who sets right and
justice above ~partianship. A fighter
for what is right is a better friend to
labor than a brilliant chameleon like
Donald Richberg who stoutly cham
pions labor one minute, only to tear
the pins out from under the badly bat
tered Section IA of the NRA the next.
Labor only asks for a square deal
and honesty. It does not ask for spe-
cial privilege. With a man like Jim
Rowe on the State Highway Commits
sion we are assured of these things
and we are assured of the develop
ment Of what is highest and best,
rather than what is worst, in our State
Government.
P. J. CONNORS.
Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
GREEN PREDICTS WAVE OF STRIKES
UNLESS WORKERS ARE PROTECTED
BY WAGNER LABOR RELATIONS Bill
"Olson For President

ST. PAUL.-March 9th is cold,
roads are impossible in Northern Min
nesota, nevertheless 5000 farmers came
to St. Paul at the call Of the State
Farmers Holiday Association. Over
allied, in rough outdoor cheap clothes,
they hung about the capitol building
in droves, quietly, gently talking,
smoking, listening to the speakers. Be
ing cold, they confabbed within the
capitol building itself, radio amplifiers
were set up, and the capitol dome rang
with impassioned words.
While John Bosch, State President
of the Farmers Holiday Association,
presented the speakers to the Legis-
lature, Farmer-Labor Governor Floyd
B. Olson was addressing the farmers
themselves. Olson is as at home among
farmers as he is anywhere, and his
farm program is definite and popular.
He stressed payment in kind, in pro-
duce, for farm mortgages. Il am glad
to see a militant farm movement" he
said, "a movement that is not wasting
idle words about tariffs on %cocoanut
oil, but wants something for the farm
ers Of Minnesota, and | think Minneso-
ia should give it to them"
Olson is followed by Milo Reno, Nat
ional President of Farmers Holiday AS
ISOLATION, a more emotional speaker,
when he is warmed up, condemning
without mincing words Wallace's pro-
gram Of peasantry', and the way in
which farmers have had to sign away
their constitutional rights in order to
get governmental feed loans. But the
high spot Of the day, the statement
that drew yells and whistles OF acclaim,
was the remark about Olson you
have just listened TO the next President
Of the United Statesl'
Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
HELENA UNIONS SUPPORT
NELSON

The first gun in the campaign for
nomination and election of officers of
the Montana State Federation of La
Dor was set off last night by the
Trades & Labor Council when com
munications were received from the
Helena Trades and Labor Council ask
ing the Silver Bow unions to support
N. w. Nelson of Helena for President
OF the Montana Federation of Labor.
MI. Nelson is secretary Of the Helena
Trades and Labor Council. Another
communication was received along the
same lines from the Cascade Trades
and Labor Council notifying the unions
here that the Great Falls unions were
supporting Lawrence Nelson for presi-
dent Of the Federation. Both OF these
men have had many years Of expert
ence in the field of organized labor.
Nelson of Great Falls is a member Of
the Cooks and Walters Union.
Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
LEGISLATIVE
"REMINISCENCES

In order to have a permanent record
OF the efforts and the activities of la
boris representatives in the last session
OF the Legislature, the Montana Labor
News begins in this issue a series Of
articles entitled Legislative Reminis-
cences." These articles make up a
history OF the Legislature from a point
of view Of the labor unions. They also
should be valuable in casting light upon
the mistakes that were made and also
upon the steps that should be taken to-
ward a more compact, effective and
harmonious program in the future.
The unions and farmers are determined
to take control of the state law-mak-
ing body from the corporate interests.
The twenty-fourth session Of the
Montana Legislature has become his
tory. In several respects it was unique.
There were more new members in the
House than old ones, and before the
session started, some ambitious soul
among this new crew conceived the
idea that the new Democratic mem
bers should organize the House. The
Democrats were away in the majority
in House membership and the new
Democratic members held a consider
able majority in their party; SO why
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Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
STINME.T'ZI SPEAKS
B. /. Stinmetz, President of the
Cascade Trades & Labor Coun-
Gil Visits Butte Unions.

At the conclusion of the report of
the legislators, B. l.. Stinmetz addressed
the delegates. He praised the Butte
Representatives. He said that he con
sidered Great Falls the most progress
sive OF all Of the central councils Of the
state of Montana with the exception OF
Butte and that he hoped that some
day Great Falls would equal Butte in
ibis respect. He said that the union
representatives from Great Falls CO.
operated with the Butte delegation in
supporting union measures. Mr.. Stin-
metz also stressed the need Of a closer
cooperation and a more centralized plan
and organization among the labor
unions in order to gain control of en-
suing sessions Of the legislature. Mr..
Stinmetz also referred to Mr.. Lawrence
Nelson, whom the Great Falls unions
are supporting as a candidate for
president of the State Federation OF
Labor. Mr.. F. Finnegan, a member Of
the Typographical Union of Anaconda
has been asked to run as a candidate
for vice president of the Federation as
a running mate to Nh. Nelson.
Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
DRIVE FOR THE
WAGNER BILL

Observation-Disclosures Emil
REEVE today threw the entire strength
of the American Federation Of Hosiery
Workers into the fight for passage Of
the Wagner Bill outlawing company
unions.
He ordered an intense nationwide
drive for the bill in the following letter
to all executive board members, bran
ches and organizers:
"The American Federation of Hosiery
Workers must at once institute an in
%tensive and militant campaign to bring
about the passage Of the Wagner La
Dor Dispute Bill (S1958) which has just
been introduced into the United States
Senate.
There is no need for me to offer
you reasons why we hosiery workers
should support the present Labor Dis
putes Bill. Last year we were for the
bill introduced by Senator Wagner and
we feel that the present measure is an
Improvement over the earlier piece OF
legislation.
line decision OF Judge Nleld on the
Weirton case, declaring Section Ia UNI
constitutional should act as a call to
action throughout the labor movement.
There should be such an o%verwhelm-
ig revival of the spirit of organization
and militancy among the masses that
the courts will be forced to declare
Judge Nield in error and uphold the
rights to organize and bargain collec-
lively.
~The Wagner Bill is designed to put
real teeth at last into the labor pro
visions Of the NRA and provides a
workable method of o%utlawing the COM
pany union and of swiftly disclipining
employers who discriminate against
union members or refuse to deal with
their employees as the law requires"
Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
TEACHERS union
PRESENTS new PLAN
Supported By Silver Bow Trades
And Labor Council.

A salary schedule for teachers in the
Butte Public School system drafted
and submitted by Local No. 1872, Butte
Teachers Union was adopted last night
by the board of trustees in regular ses-
sion. 1t will become effective July /.
The motion to adopt the schedule
was made by Thomas R. Morgan, chair
man Of the educational committee,
which had the matter under advisement
for two weeks. Trustees o. R. Ash
ford, Jr, Fred |. Root and Fred Taylor
voted in the negative. There was no
discussion. The ratings will be based
on educational qualifications and years
of service.
The schedule Of the union also made
provisions for principals, action on
which was held in allegiance for further
consideration. The meeting, set TO
start at 8 o'clock, was delayed because
OF committee meetings until nearly II
o'clock.
The Butte Teachers Union No. 1872
was formed with the assistance Of the
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Council.
1t is affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton Of Teachers, which is n of
the national organizations of the
American Federation of Labor. Presi-
dent Of Butte Local Teachers Union is
Miss Ruth MCGEE. Mr.. Kenneth Jul
son, Vice President; Miss Catherine
Thomas, Recording Secretary, and Miss
Marie Leary, Financial Secretary.
They meet the first and third Wednes-
days of each month at 7;30 p. m, in
Study Hall A. of the Butte High
School.
Last week the Montana Labor News
published the letter submitted to the
council by the American Federation of
Teachers from Chicago asking the
council to support the local teachers
union in the establishment Of their
salary schedule. The American Fed
Grafton of Teachers stated that this
schedule was a very imnortant piece
OF work and that the principle of it
had been approved by them and the
American Federation of Labor. A let
ter was also published from the local
union Of teachers stating that the salary
plans as advanced was the most pro-
g~ressive that had ever been submitted
in regard to the public schools here.
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Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
ELECTRIC RATES

With an array of attorneys, Stats
ticians and experts, the Presidents OF
the various Utility Holding Companies
appeared before our Committee. No
table amongst them was Mr.. Zimmer-
mann, President OF the U. G. l.. He
testified, as did Mr.. Willkie, President
of the Commonwealth and Southern
Corporation, that no regulation is
necessary, maintaining the Companies
to be adequately regulated by the
States. It is interesting to note that
appearing before the State bodies, these
Corporations argue the right to such
regulations is properly vested in the
Federal Government, and then neon
sistently argue before the Federal body
that the States properly should have
this authority. Mr.. Willkie asserted in
the course Of his testimony that every
time a utility man arises he needs
more money. Responding thereto. |
remarked that every time an American
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Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
BOARD ADOPTS The SALARY SCHEDULE
Story OF The Senate

Under the constitution the State
Senators are elected for a period of
four years. This creates, at the end of
every session, what is known and
termed as "Hold-O Over Senator's
After each election the count is made
OF the number of Senators representing
the majority parties, generally Repub-
leans and Democrats, and the one
having the largest number of represen-
tation, with very few exceptions, has
control OF the selection OF the three
important offices: President Pro TEN
for the beginning OF the session,
President during the interim at the end
Of the session only in case of a va
cancy in the office OF Lieutenant Gov
ernor, and for a period Of two years
following the 90 days in which the
Legislature is in session, the selection
OF the committee upon employment and
the committee on committees. This
was the custom with the exception of
the 1885 session, which was an IN
usual year, there being an equal num-
Der OF Republicans and Democrats,
with the one Independent going into
the Republican ranks.
The major parties, prior to the be-
ginning OF the session, meet at Helena
and hold a caucus for the purpose Of
making the selection OF the President
Pro TEN OF the Senate. This is not
true, however, except where a vacancy
occurs, the Lieutenant Governor, when
elected, being, under the law, the
President Pro TEN and the President
during the interim of the Senate.
After the holding of the caucuses the
different parties agree upon the nomi-
nation for this office, if it should be
vacant, as it is at the present time and
further selection of their committee on
committees, which is the most impor-
tant selection that they make because
this committee has the selection from
the Senators of the members of the
committees of the Senate, Of which
there are AZ ranging in membership
from 8 to 10. The selection of these
committees is very important in view
Of the fact that under the rules after
a bill is introduced it is referred to
particular committees, selected for the
object and purpose set forth in the bill
This, however, does not become abso-
lutte because in a good many instances
one committee will be more favorable
to the passage or killing of the bill
than other committees and sometimes
the bill is referred to this committee
for this purpose. This is not an I'M
usual procedure, the action OF the COM
mittee in more than 50 per cent of the
cases being the general action OF the
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Montana labor news., 1935-03-28

William Mccarthy is also one OF the
Independent nominees. He has lived
in Centerville for forty-seven years.
Bill is a member Of the BARRIERS Union.
Mr.. Mccarthy was elected by the In
dependents in 1882 and at the present
time is chairman Of the board of
trustees.
Paul Erler, president of the Silver
Bow Trades and Labor Council is
chairman of the general campaign
committee and Margaret Patterson is
vice president of the committee. Harry
Slenker is secretary. Headquarters
have been established at 40 West
Broadway. The public is cordially in
vited to visit headquarters. Commit
tee meetings are held every evening at
seven thirty. Some of the speakers
who have been scheduled to talk in the
near future are Ed. O'Byrne, Tom
Ryan, Lew McLeneghan and Frank
Reardon. Headquarters phone num-
Der is 2-4222.
Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
Security Plan Upheld
By Secretary Perkins

NASHVILLE Tenn.-Secretary Of
Labor Frances Perkins, in an address
before the regional labor conference
here attended by delegates from four
teen Southern States, vigorously de-
Tended President R~oosevelt's social Sc
curity program, which, she said, was
intended to provide jobs for those will
ing to work, unemployment insurance,
old age pensions, assistance for de-
pendent and crippled children, and aid
for the sick.
Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
TRADE COUNCIL
NEWS

A communication was received from
the American Federation of Labor at
Washington relating to the ~organiza-
ton of opticians and the men and wo-
men who work in that industry. The
letter stated that twenty-six charters
had been issued in various cities Of the
country recently to newly formed op-
ticians unions. Another letter was re-
ceived also from the Coopers Inter
national Union in regard to the use OF
wooden casks, especially for distilleries
and wineries. This subject had been
brought up in the Trades Council be-
fore and a committee was reported to
interview the wholesalers here locally
to induce them to sell the wooden
casks instead OF the iron ones for use
in the breweries of Montana. The
Coopers' Union stated that the wooden
casks are made by organized labor. II
is also claimed by this union that the
wooden casks retain the natural flavor
OF the beer and wine and that there is
less danger from contamination by for
eign substances.
William Green, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor sent
several letters to the Trades & Labor
Council in relation to the bills now be-
fore the United States Congress relat-
ing to Labor. One of these is the
Wagner-C onnery Labor Disputes bill
which provides for the right of men
and women to organize in unions of
their own choosing and to outlaw COM
pany unions.
There was also a letter relating to
the bill introduced by Senator Black,
known as Blacks Thirty-hour Week
Bill. President Green urges the unions
to support these measures and to send
kilograms asking Senators and Con
gressmen to get behind these measures
as they are very important measures.
The Federation Of Labor is also inter
ested in the fight now being put up by
the Newspaper Guild. 1t is a strike
against the Newark Ledger, a news
paper, as wa indicated in a letter read
by Secretary Grimes at Tuesdays
meeting.
Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
Labor Efforts Defended
Senators Meyer and Garrison
Compliment Silver Bow Dele
cation.

A joint committee composed of SEN
ator Harry Meyer of Silver Bow
County, Senator ]. B. Garrison Of
Madison County, Sam Spiegel, Mike
Mullholland, Bill Neary, Marry Mitch
ell, Ed O'Byrne and Tom Ryan, made
an intensely interesting report to the
session of the Trades Council last
Tuesday evening. Mr.. Meyer deliv-
cred an eloquent tribute to the pro
gressive spirit of the House Of Repre-
%sentatives. He complimented the Sill
yer Bow Delegation and stated that the
recent session of the Legislature will
go down in the history as one of the
most liberal that was ever held in Mon
tana. He defended the Senate and
stated that it would be a mistake tc
abolish this part of the Legislative
structure of Montana.
The Montana Labor News, commenc-
ing in this issue, is publishing a de
tailed account Of what transpired ii
the Senate, particularly in relation tc
organized labor.
Senator Garrison, who lives al
Reichle, Montana, and who is very
highly regarded in the ranks Of labor
brought to the attention Of the dele
gates very striking facts in relation tc
the votes in the Senate. He stated
that, outside of two or three industrial.
districts, most of the cities, some oil
them highly industrialized, and some Of
them containing mixed industrial and
farm population, all sent reactionary
senators. The counties which are com
posed almost exclusively of farmers
were the one that stood by the labor
unions in their fight against the cor
porations. These disclosures should be
the means OF bringing TO the attention
Of the labor unions in the State OIL
Montana the need Of more active con
centration upon the friends OF labor
to elect men to the legislature whom
they can rely upon and to pay less at
tention to whether these men belong
to the Republican or Democratic
party. Senator Garrison brought a
laugh from the delegates when he
stated that in one county the labor
men elected a reactionary senator and
then assessed themselves to send a
lobbyist to Helena, in order to influ-
ence him to vote right. Senator Gar
rison also spoke of the growth of the
cooperative movement in Montana, and
urged the need of a closer alliance be-
tween the unions and the farmers in
furthering this cooperative movement
and also in laying plans for the CON
troll Of the next legislative assembly.
The council hopes to see and hear more
of Senator Garrison.
Ed OByrne was the spokesman for
the house members and the Montana
Labor News is commencing in this is
sue a series of articles dealing with the
long and enlightening report made by
Mr.. O'Byrne. Mike Mullholland also
addressed the council.
Montana labor news., 1935-03-28

Mr.. Frank Donovan, who was nomi-
mated at the Independent Mass meet
ing, March the 10Th, for school trustee
has been the business agent of the
Laundry Workers Union since 1926.
He has lived in Butte for 20 years and
lives with his wife and four children at
1000 Harvard street. Mr.. Donovan has
only once entered the political field,
that wa in 1920, when he ran for Clerk
of the Court on the Farmer-Labor
ticket. Mr.. Donovan is highly re-
spected for his quiet and u%nassuming
manner, his high sense Of duty, and
his fortnight honesty. He spent nine
teen months in France, serving his
country in the World war.
Montana labor news., 1935-03-28
A CONGRESSMAN
COMMENTS
By Hon. Joseph P. Monaghan
March 23rd, 1885
McGROARTY |

That fine old former Montanan, John
Steven McGroarty, now a Member OF
Congress and the ~introducer Of the
Townsend Old Age Pension Plan, is
not only a progressive and an indie
pendent in Congress but also in writing
to his constituents. Witness the fol-
lowing as an example
Zone of the countless drawbacks of
being in Congress is that l am compell-
ed to receive impertient letters from a
jackass like you, in which you say l
promised to have the Sierra Madre
Mountains %reforested and that I've been
in Congress two months and haven't
done it. VIII you please take two
running jumps and go to hell?"