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Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
MIR. Healy's Statement.

The members OF the County Survey
or's staff cannot cash the warrants is
sued to them by Silver Bow County
Conditions OF affairs in the office OF
the County Surveyor, Silver Bow
County, is as follows
For the preceding six months pc
riod to January 7, 1885, the total
amount actually expended by this Of
flee was $42,875.91, which sum was in
excess Of the six months budget al
lowance by $1002583 There are still
some outstanding bills to come in.
Much Of the road machinery is not
in first-class working condition. It
must be fixed up. But to do so means
the expenditure of a large sum OF
money for tools and supplies The
Machine Shop is sadly lacking in
equipment.
There are outstanding registered
warrants against the Road Fund to the
amount of $22,8337l and until this is
paid, no work program can be started
by me-
All the County roads are in terrible
condition, due to snow blockades, but
to date l have been able to do prac-
tically nothing about this, due to the
financial problem. | am endeavoring
to secure FERA labor to clear these
snow blockaded roads so that normal
traffic and school busses can get
through.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
SENATE PASSES
COMPROMISE ON
FEDERAL WAGE CUT

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - Resto-
ration OF the federal employees 5 per
cent wage cut as Of April Instead of
January as sought by the unions, or
July 1, as intended by President Roose-
velt-has been voted by the Senate.
Although delay of the effective period
of the restoration from January l to
April means a loss of up to $2l ,000,-
600 to federal employees (including the
difference on pensions), officials of the
union greeted the Senate action as an
acceptable compromise.
"A compromise, surrendering retro
active pay, was the best we could get
at this time" said Pres. E. Claude Bah
cock of the American Federation of
Government Employees.
Pres. Luther c. Steward OF the Ma
tional Federation of Federal Employees
also regretted failure to secure retro
active pay, but said that the interests
of the workers involved dictated rea-
sonable compromise
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
HEYWOOD BROUN AND MARY VAN
KLEECK TO TESTIFY FOR WORKERS Bill

WASHINGTON. II (FP) - Pres.
Haywood Broun of the American
Newspaper Guild and Mary Van
Kleeck of the Russell Sage Foundation
will be among the witnesses testifying
for the workers unemployment old age
and social insurance bill, introduced by
Representative Lundeen, at hearings
beginning February A. Both will ap-
pear on behalf OF the Inter-Professional
Association for Social Insurance
The hearings were announced by
Representative Matthew A. Dunn
Democrat, Pennsylvania, chairman Of
the sub committee on unemployment
insurance Of the House Labor Commit
tee He is supporter Of the workers
bill, as is Chairman w. P. Connery of
the whole committee, which also in
cludes Lundeen.
Other witnesses for the bill will in
clude Elmer F. Brown, president Of
the Amalgamation party International
Typographical Union, and Herbert
Benjamin, secretary Of the National
Joint Action Committee for Genuine
Social Insurance.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
Mooney Defense Asks
Supreme Court To
Reconsider

WASHINGTON. II (FP) - A petit
ton for reconsideration OF its decision
in the Tom Mooney case will be filed
with the U. S. Supreme Court Febru-
airy |, John F. Finerty, Washington at
torney for the famous labor prisoner,
told Federated Press.
The general grounds of the petition
are that the principles Of comfy should
not require Mooney to have recourse
again to the California courts. While
full legal details of the plea are not
yet available, it is understood that the
argument will be made that Mooney
has not neglected any chances of re-
dress in the state courts.
In a decision announced January q,
the Supreme Court refused to review
MONEYS plea for a writ of habeas
corpus, contending he had not ex-
hausted his rights in California But
at the same time it sharply criticized
the arguments Of the state authorities.
Defense forces are confident that they
now have legal arguments on their side
which can hardly be refuted
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
FIRST in Line
AT FORD'S

DETROIT-(FP)-J n Korchak,
81, was looking for a job in Detroit.
It was bitter cold and the newspapers
were quoting the weatherman that it
would get much colder. And all John
had was worn overcoat bought sec
ond-hand three years ago. He had
been without a job for many months.
So at l o'clock in the morning, he
went to the Ford Motor Co. in Dear
born and was the first in line. As the
night went on the dawn broke, other
workers arrived to take their stand be-
hind John as he stood leaning against
the wire fence. There was no con-
versation among the men-it was too
cold to speak.
Then, at 8 in the morning, the line
began moving. But John didn't move.
As someone showed him with Get on,
fellow" John fell over.
John Korchak had frozen to death.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
Butte StreetCar Men
Honor Past President

Recently the Street Carmens' Union
held a smoker. The social feature fol
lowed the regular meeting, at which
the new officers of the organization
we're installed The new officers are:
Wilbur Aiken, President Jake Baker
Vice President; Newell Evans, Secre-
tary; Ed Courtright, Treasurer; VIII
bur Hoar, Correspondent to the Official
Journal, the Motorman and Conductor
Sam Moyle was elected warden and
Luther Kelly, conductor; Laurel But
Ter, Larry Granath, Joe Toole, execu-
tive board members; Clarence Blewett,
Jake Baker, delegates to the Silver
Bow Trades and Labor Council
Beer and coffee and hotdog sand
wiches were served from 600 p. m.
until 200 a. m
Those working afternoon shift be-
gan to drift in a little after midnight
and there was plenty for everyone.
Clarence Blewett, the retiring presi-
dent, was presented with a beautiful
wrist watch as a token Of the apprecia-
ton OF the men for the services he
has rendered the union in the past.
The presentation speech was made
by Attorney Floyd Fluent, a member
of the union
Alex Blewett, another member of the
union and candidate for mayor also
attended as did Bill Clapp and other
members Of the union, but who are
not now actively engaged in the op-
Grafton of the cars.
The committee in charge Of the af-
fair was William Turner, Tom Nor
gan and Harry Mustard
The committee and the union wish
to thank Bertoglio & McTaggart Co.,
Chequamegon Cafe, Butte Bottlers'
Supply and the Parkway Bakery for
cooperating
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
POSTPONE THE
APPLAUSE

The Supreme Court declared a sec
ton of the Industrial Recovery Act
dealing with interstate shipments Of oil
produced in excess Of state quotas un-
This ought to result in
cheaper crude and consequently in re-
duction in the price of gasoline and
oil. But please don't shout
yet.
When crude oil sold for fifteen cents
the barrel in Oklahoma and Texas, we
paid a barrel Of crude oil for a gallon
of gasoline and two barrels for a quart
Of lubricating oil. So no matter how
low the price of oil may fall due to
that Supreme Court decision, all that
will happen is that big refiners will
get their crude cheaper and charge no
more for the oil than the traffic will
bear.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
Shoe Union Merger
Grows Out of United
Front On Demands

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - Negoti-
ations for uniting five unions of shoe
workers into one organization are un-
der way between the American Fedora
tion Of Labor executive council and
representatives OF these unions, only
one OF which is at present affiliated
with the A. F. of L. The proposed
merger, union officials told Federated
Press, is not to bring the four inde-
pendent unions into the Boot and Shoe
Workers union, affiliated with the
A. F. of l., but for the formation Of a
new organization.
The independent unions are insist
ing that the amalgamated union must
provide the right to recall officials,
election of officers by membership
vote, not by convention delegates, right
to referendum vote, and for regular
conventions.
The first official step for a united or
ganization was taken when representa-
tives Of the Boot and Shoe Workers
union, the United Shoe & Leather
Workers, the Shoe Workers Protective
Union, the Brotherhood of Shoe and
Allied Craftsmen, and the American
Shoe Workers union, signed a resolu-
ton calling for "a single united union
in tie boot and shoe industry" Pres.
William Green Of the A. F. OF L. at
tended the meeting which preceded the
signing of the resolution.
The move for a merger took place in
the course of NRA hearings on the mi
grafton Of the boot and shoe industry
from established shoe centers in Mas
sachusetts. The rival unions united in
presenting one set OF demands at these
hearings, calling for the reopening Of
the shoe code; a 30-hour week; aboli-
ton of population, sex and geographi-
cal wage differentials; equal labor rep
resentation on the code authority, and
for minimum rates covering skilled and
semi-slIilled as well as unskilled labor.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
DO YOU GET IT?

Materially the people of the Saar
did better under the League of Nations
than they would have done, and will do,
under Germany, because it gave them
free trade with both France and Ger
many Yet the other day they voted
ten to one to return to Germany, and
Hitler's Germany at that The lesson
is that material interest takes back
seat when emotions like patriotism and
nationalism take their turn. Those who
believe that material interests govern
human conduct exclusively, please
note.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07

The Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council went on record as opposing
House Bill No. 81, introduced by Jof-
fray. This Bill reads as follows
Be It Enacted by the Legislative
Assembly Of the State of Montana:
Section l. That all materials, goods
durable or otherwise), supplies ac-
cessories or furnishings Of any nature,
character or description whatsoever
which shall be purchased by or on be-
half of the State Of Montana for its
use in connection with any Of its in
sttutions, boards, commissions, bu-
reaus, offices or buildings, or going into
the erection, construction, maintenance
or repair OF any state owned or con-
trolled property, shall whenever pos
sible be the product of union labor af-
filiated with, or recognized by the
American Federation Of Labor, and
shall whenever possible bear the union
label or a certificate of union labor;
provided, however nothing in this Act
shall be construed as applying to the
purchase by the state, or any of its in
stitutions, of any materials, goods, or
supplies Of any kind produced by the
state itself or by any OF its Institutions
and provided, further, that any officer,
agent, or employee Of the State Of
Montana who shall purchase any such
materials, goods, or supplies by bid
shall accept any bid by a resident per
son, association, or corporation of the
State of Montana as the lowest bid
provided such bid be not more than
five per cent Is per cent? higher than
the lowest bid of any eligible bidder
nonresident Of Montana.
Section 2. All Acts or parts of Acts
in conflict herewith, are hereby re-
pealed, provided however, that this
Act shall not be construed to effect an
amendment to nor repeal the provisions
Of Sections 200 and 261 OF the Revised
Codes Of Montana, 1921.
Section g. Any officer, agent or en-
ployee of the State of Montana who
shall purchase or accept any such ma
terials, goods supplies, furnishings, etc,
for or on behalf of the State Of Mon
tana contrary to the provisions of this
Act, shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and shall be subject to fine Of $4,000
for each offense and imprisonment in
the county jail for sixty days, or both,
such fine and Imprisonment.
Section 4. This Act shall be of full
force and effect upon its passage and
approval.
Labor objected especially to the sec
ton which reads: Nothing in this Act
shall be construed as applying to the
purchase by the State or any Of its
institutions, etc"
This clause would open the way for
the use Of prison-made materials in the
construction Of State Institutions and
would soon open the way for Prison
Labor Competition in all other fields.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
Building Trades Split
Carried To Courts

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - The
courts were asked to decide on issues
which have split in half the Building
Trades Department Of the American
Federation of Labor when an injunc-
ton suit was filed in the District Of
Columbia Supreme Court against
Pres. NJ J. McDonough and other Of
ficers Of the B. T. D.
The suit was filed by Pres. William
J. Williams and other officers Of the
Building Trades Department estab-
lished at a conversion called by Pres.
William Green of the A. F. OF L. in
Washington last November. It asks
that the McDonough group be COM
PEELED to turn over to them books, rec
ords and funds of the Building Trades
Department. The funds are said to
amount to $4,000, Of which $4,000,
however is in insolvent banks
The court is also asked to declare il
legal the San Francisco convention OF
the Building Trades Department last
October at which the carpenters, cleo
trical workers and bricklayers unions
were denied representation. The Nc
Donough group of unions claim that
this was the only legal convention Of
the department; they did not attend
the November meeting called by Green
and refuse to recognize the department
there established.
Besides the big three" unions, which
decided to reaffiliate with the B. T. d.
last year but were not seated at the
San Francisco convention, the Williams
group includes the stationary engineers,
hod carriers, marble workers and team
sters.
The McDonough group, which still
claims to be the Building Trades De-
partment Of the A. F. OF l., includes
the asbestos workers, boilermakers,
iron workers, elevator constructors,
granite cutters, lathers, metal workers,
painters plasterers, plumbers, roofers
and stone cutters.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
CIVILIZED AND
HUNGRY

The Manchester Guardian England
gives description Of conditions in Ja-
pan summarized from a leading Tokyo
paper We read:
Farmers are unable to get their
rice and are selling their daughters
into slavery There are many
who have nothing to eat except
soup prepared from small quantities
of cheap grain and bark of trees
... Horse chestnuts are gathered
for food during the winter. Old
people and children are to be seen
everywhere knawing plant roots .
The report speaks of large num-
bers of girls who are selling them
selves into prostitution to save
their families"
Oh we'll, what else can we expec
from the foremost and most advanced
capitalist country of the Orient? Per
haps if they hadn't become civilized
they'd still be eating. And by the way
is this the formidable enemy we ar,
arming against? If so, we better le
EN- have some Of our surplus eats
because it is a we'll known fact tina
armies move on their stomachs.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
UNION LABEL
BOARD PRAISES
LABOR PRESS
Washington, D. {
January %, 1913

Washington, ID.
January 29, 1913
The Executive Board Of the UniC
Label Trades Department met
Washington on December 18th. l.
Ornburn, Secretary-Treasurer madt
complete report on the various activ-
tiles Of the department. The educa-
tional and publicity campaign for the
promotion of the Union Label, Shop
Card and Button was discussed at
length, and extensive plans for the
coming year were considered.
Great praise was given TO the labor
newspapers and trade union journals
in a resolution passed by the Board
Hope was expressed that the increased
membership of the National and Inter
national Unions would add great i'm
petus to the support of the labor press
The resolution follows:
WHEREAS, the weekly, semi
weekly, and monthly labor publica-
tions, known as the labor press,
and the trade union journals, have
rendered invaluable service to the
Union Labor Trades Department
and the organized labor movement;
and
WHEREAS, an independent
labor press, free from the control
of selfish interests, is most vital to
the strength and power of trade
unions and TO our democratic form
Of government itself; and
WHEREAS, space in the col
umns of many labor publications
has been generously given to news
items, editorials, and cartoons on
Union Labels and Union Services,
in order to carry the message to
trade unionists and the buying
public; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Eexcu-
tive Board of the Union Label
Trades Department express its ap-
probation of the loyal support
and hearty cooperation that the la
Dor press has so freely given in
promoting the Union Label, Shop
Card, and Button; and, be it
further
"RESOLVED, That the Union
Label Trades Department urge and
encourage all members of organ
lied labor and its friends to sub
scribe to and exert every other
possible aid and cooperation to
said labor publications. which have
so literally supported the cause of
organized labor"
The following are the members Of
the Executive Board of the Union La
bel Trades Department:
Matthew Woll, President Joseph
Obergfell, First Vice President; A. A.
Myrup, Second Vice President; Chas.
P. Howard, Third Vice President !;
John J. Mara, Fourth Vice President !;
T. A. Ricket, Fifth Vice President,
and l. MI Ornburn, Secretary-Treas-
urer.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
Council Reaffiirms Stand
On Highway Patrol

The Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council went on record as re-affirming
its position to oppose any Highway Pa
troll Bill, regardless of the wording of
the bill A Highway Patrol would be
a menace to the organized worker for
any one can see, if he knows Montana,
that if we had a thousand or more
partolmen on the Highways Of this
State, little could be done to prevent
accidents. Such patrol would make
formidable army in time of Labor
disputes, were such patrol mobilized
in strike area. Labor, as a whole
throughout this State should vigorously
oppose the passage of any Highway
Patrol bill
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
UNION LEADER
GIVES GOVERNOR
STRAIGHT TALK

{ ERSON, N. J.-FP)-New Jer-
! ad one surprised governor when
s Lyding, business agent of the
Workers Union, told him after a
8 III in Paterson recently that his
! osed sales tax was vicious and
3 nst the interests of the workers.
: just want to let you know, gov
or" Lyding said, that when you
to Trenton Monday morning you'll
ID telegram from our local, with its
900 members, protesting your sales
*"
Governor Hoffman turned white,
then green. He stammered something
about just whom he should tax.
Tax the richl" replied Lyding. The
governor turned even greener.
Wen send you our suggestions for
inheritance and income taxes, and taxes
on corporations and public utilities,
too" concluded Lyding.
The governor had nothing to say
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
Relief Workers To Get
Prevailing Wage

1t was announced at the last regular
meeting Of the Council that the relief
workers would receive the prevailing
rate OF wages for work done in Silver
Bow County. This policy became ef-
fective February lst, according to the
report. Labor rejoices in the fact that
relief workers will not be used in this
County to lower the scale of wages for
the organized workers Of Silver Bow
County.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
PLEASE, CONGRESS?

The senatorial committee investigat-
ing, the munitions business "a hell Of a
business) is out of funds, and is ask
ing Congress for an additional 100000
to continue its work. Please, Congress,
give the boys that hundred thousand.
Even if nothing comes out of the in
vestigation it means at least that many
fewer gun barrels to blow down to see
if they are loaded.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
Publishers Win Order
From President Clipping
the N. L. r. B. Powers

WASHINGTON - FP) - Support
for the newspaper publishers in their
fight against the American Newspaper
Child was forthcoming January q
from the White House. in letter from
President Roosevelt ordering the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board to keep
hands off labor disputes in the news
naner industry
The N. l. r. B.. previously consid-
cred a sort Of supreme court Of labor
boards was instructed bv the president
that where industries have their own
code labor boards If must refuse to
entertain anv such complaint or to re-
view tbe record Of hearing thereon
or to take anv other action thereon"
The presidents letter was slap at
the N /. R b.. demanded bv the pub
fishers because the board had taken
Jurisdiction in the case of Dean S.
Jennings ordering this San Francisco
newspaperman reinstated after he had
lost his lob on account of his union ac-
tivity.
The publishers were iubilant at the
decision. Howard Davis. their spokes-
man. as chairman OF the newspaper
code authority. declared that now that
such a Satisfactory adjustment" had
been reached the publishers would call
off their proposed convention in New
York on January %. This meeting
was to have considered withdrawal
from the code if they could not have
their own wav in firing active union
workers without N L. r. B. interfer-
ence.
Chairman Francis Biddle OF the N L.
.R B declared that the presidents let
ter would not affect the boards de-
cision in the Jennings case. as that
had already been rendered and disposed
.of He pointed out that Roosevelt's in
structions applied only to the bitumin-
ous coal and petroleum industries. be-
sides the newspapers. as the auto. steel
and textile labor boards were set I'D by
tbe government rather than bv the
codes
The presidents letter leaves the
Guild virtually without legal recourse
when its members are fired for union
activity. Such cases are supposed to
be referred to the Newspaper Indus
trial Board, set up under the code. But
as this board is composed of four en-
plovers and an equal number of labor
representatives, and requires a majority
vote for decision, the publishers can
block action indefinitely.
After the N. L. R. B. had ordered
Jennings reinstated, and reaffirmed its
decision despite the intervention of the
NRA and Donald Richberg on behalf
of the publishers, the San Francisco
Call Bulletin, the Hearst paper which
emploved him. refused to comply with
the order Although requested by the
IN. L. R. B. to remove the papers Blue
Eagle. the NRA refused to do so until
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07

NEWARK, N. J.-(FP)-Arrest of
LIS strikers and attacks on four by thugs
employed by the Natl Biscuit Co. mark
ed the first outbreak OF violence in the
strike Of some $500 employees OF the
company in Philadelphia, New York
City, Newark, Atlanta and York, Pa,
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07
Would Allow Prison
Made Material In
Public Buildings

The Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council went on record as
opposing House Bill No. 81, in
troduced by Joffray. This Bill
reads as follows:
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07

The American standard. of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutions may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1935-02-07

There can be no prosperity
without Justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
The Washington times., 1935-11-21
Local Pros Fight
For Grid Title
stop Can't. Willis Benner!

Stop Capt. Willis Benner!
This will be the war cry of
Washington's powerful ProfeS-
sionals Sunday afternoon when
they line up against Maryland
A. C.'s undefeated eleven in a
game involving the Districts pro-
fessional football championship
at Griffith Stadium.
Scheduled to drill under the
arc lights at Camp SimmS tonight
in preparation for Sundays game
with Maryland and Saturdays
meeting with Richmond Arrows
at Charlottesville, Va, the Pro
fessionals last night saw Benner
steal the show by compiling his
teams point total as Maryland
rode roughshod over Palace A. C.
in a riot-infested game at Grit
fifth Stadium, 81 to 0.
Three times Benner dashed to
touchdown behind superlative
blocking and added score with
his talented toe which has yet to
fail to add score after touchdown
The game resolved itself into a
rough-and-tumble affair and was
followed by a general rioting that
necessitated police interference,
Content with their football vic.
tory, Maryland players left most
of the rioting to the Palacians,
players and fans alike partici.
pating in the melee before a halt
was called.