Montana labor news., 1935-05-23
CORRESPONDENCE
MONTANA CONFERENCE OF
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNIONS
SO Cherry Street,
Anaconda, Montana,

Anaconda, Montana,
May 18th, 1885.
Dear Friend Blewett:
| have enclosed a resolution regard
ing the printing OF Sears Roebuck Com
pany's catalogue by the notorious scab
R. Donnelley & Sons, a concern that
is unfair to ALL ORGANIZED LA
Dor. Yet General Wood, president OF
Sears Roebuck Co., and now President
Roosevelt's adviser, has signed a $780,
100000 printing contract with the scab
outfit in Chicago. Organized labor can
never expect to get a fair deal while
such an adviser as General Wood is SO
close to the President. The Chicago
Federation OF Labor is appealing to
every union man and central labor
council to explain to President Roose-
welt that General Wood is too antag-
%onistic to labor to deserve the high
place the president has given him. Fol
lowing is the resolution:
Whereas, Chicago, owing to its sup
erior location on the North American
continent and its unexcelled transpor-
tation facilities, has become one OF the
worlds greatest centers for the printing
industry and,
Whereas, The tremendous expansion
in this industry in this city during the
last three decades has been taken adj
vantage Of by certain %unscrupulous men
to exploit the workers in this industry
as to wages, hours OF labor and general
conditions of employment to the great
disadvantage Of the city of Chicago and
the nation at large; and,
Whereas, These u~nscrupulous men
to strengthen their position in order
to better enable them to pile up huge
profits without regard to the welfare
of their employees, or the welfare OIL
the city of Chicago and the nation al
large, have joined with other ruthles.
men in other industries throughout the
city Of Chicago and the nation in thi.
greedy pursuit OF gain through inhum-
ane exploitation and,
Whereas, Thomas E. Donnelley, pre-.
sident of R. R. D~onnelley & Sons Com.
psny, has been the most conspiciou,
exponent of this intoIerant labor polio,
not only as to the printing industry, blu
also in reference to all other lines o.
industry and commerce; and,
Whereas, 1t has been called to oul
attention through the daily press tina.
General Robert f. Wood, president o
Sears, Roebuck & Company, whose sig.
nature is attached to a $30,OOO,000 print.
ing contract with the non-union r. r
Donnelley & Sons Company, has beer
named chairman OF a group of big bus.
mess men referred to as the President.
Advisory Council, whose alleged duty
it will be to advise the President as tc
the better channels through which tC
spend the $4,8SO,O0O,0O0 work-relief APP
preparation; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Chicago Fedora
ton of Labor most emphatically, earn
estly and vigorously protests against
any such recognition being accorded the
said General Robert Z. Wood or any.
one else even remotely connected will
him or with Thomas L. Donnelley and
be it further
Resolved, That copies OF this resolu.
ton be forwarded to the President O
the United States, to the two UniteC
States senators from Illinois, to tn,
two congressmen-at-larg from Illinois
and to each OF the representatives ii
congress from the Chicago area.
Respectfully submitted.
FRANK FINNEGAN