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Montana labor news., 1935-12-05
A Great Step Forward

We hail the declaration of William Green that
the shipment Of war supplies and oil for Mus
solini's troops in Ethiopia should be stopped by
organized labor, by strikes if necessary.
This has always been the Socialist position on
the question of neutrality. No country that
ships war supplies to belligerant nations can be
said to be neutral. And the only way to main
tain neutrality is for labor to refuse to handle
the materials or load the ships.
If American labor calls for strikes in prefer
ence to loading and shipping war materials, it
has taken a long step forward. 1t has made real
progress since the days when it took advantage
of the misfortunes of Europe to grab high wag-
es for workers engaged in making or handling
war supplies.
If Brother Green will remain steadfast in this
decision, and other union leaders and union loo
ais do likewise, they will be doing the most i'm
portant job possible in keeping America from
becoming involved in war again.
Labor and Socialist Press Service.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05

argue that the federal government could have
done lite or nothing, even if it chose, to stop
the mad orgy Of initiation that ended in disaster
and depression.
The truth is that during the eight years Of
Republican rule prior to the debacle of 1929 the
White House could always be depended upon
to issue a bullish statement whenever Wall st.
felt inclined to need it.
The Republican Old Guard did more during
the beautiful boom to stimulate the business and
financial world to new lengths of initiation than
any other single factor. The New Era school
of economies that sent stocks to dizzy heights
received many a pat on the back by political
spokesman for the big banks and big industries.
Hoover himself was no exception. AS sec
rotary of m he was a dependable after
dinner speaker who talked about the brilliant
future of American business and rugged in
dividualism. His prosperity around the corr
ner" utterances were only pitiful continuances
of this philosophy after the economic sky had
fallen.
Mr.. Hoover's New York speech, if searchingly
analysed, put him in the position Of blaming
Coolidge for the depression and attacking Roos-
evelt for doing something about it.
Progressive.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05
Why Business Fights Neutrality

From various sources come reports that show
why business men regard any neutrality legis-
lation which in~terferes with their profits as ian
expensive luxury"
Since January l, American manufacturers have
sold Italy at least $3,50O,0OO Of various war mat
erials, including cartridges. During the same
period they sold Ethiopia at least $118,000 Of
war materials.
These expenditures in the main have been for
copper, scrap iron, cotton and other materials
which are used in warfare, but are not covered
by the Neutrality Act adopted at the last ses-
sion of Congress.
Loans made from the United States to Italy
already amount to over $4O1,00O,0O0. The House
of Morgan has a particular interest in the fate
of II Duce, having underwritten his bonds to the
extent of $112,0O0,O0O.
In this connection, it may be worth while to
recall that at the beginning of 1918 the House
of Morgan and other American bankers had
floated loans to the allies Of $2,OOO,OO0,000, and
that Walter Hines Page, American ambassador
to London, cabled President Wilson:
Perhaps our going to war is the only way
by which our present p%re-eminent trade position
can be maintained and a panic averted."
Well, the United States went to war and loan
ed the allies $10,OOO,0O0,OOO and Uncle Sam
is still w%histling for his money.
Unless the f%inanciers and munition mongers
are restrained, we will be lucky if we do not re-
peat that costly experience.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05
Herbert BlaImes Cal

In that famous speech Of Mr.. Hoover's before
the Ohio Society in New York, some things were
said that have been studiously avoided by the
G. 0. P. political commentators and editorial
writers.
While most of his address was taken up with
an attack on the New Deal, Mr.. Hoover lifted
the curtain on what he called "a bit Of history
and revealed that "a great mistake of the fed
eral reserve system in 1927" brought on a bank
credit initiation leading to the panic Of 1929.
MIR. Hoover was careful to state that this all
happened before my administration. He did
not bother to explain that the late Calvin Cool
idge, a brother Republican, was president dur
ing 1927 and that Hoover himself was secre-
tary of commerce.
It is idle for Mr.. Hoover or anyone else to
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05
Japanese Aggression On
The Soviet Union

The following series Of incidents
within the last few years shows how
closely the japanese are following the
policy laid down by Premier Tanaka
in a secret document submitted to the
japanese Emperor on July Is, 1927 for
the imperialistic partition Of China and
aggression against the Soviets:
September 10, 1881 II Japan launched
intervention in Manchuria. Conquest
completed in 5 months.
February-March 1888 - Jehol pro-
vince, Eastern Manchuria, conquered
by Japanese army.
May 81, 1888 - Tangku truce with
secret provision giving Japan extern
sive rights" created "demilitarized'
zone in Hopei province, China, under
Japanese control Chiang-Kai-shek or
dered prohibition OF anti apanese boy
colt.
February, 1884 II "Manchukuo" au-
thorities announced completion of 50
aviation bases, 1875 miles of motor
roads, 625 miles Of new railways.
January, 1882 IT Japan launched at
tack on unarmed workers in Shang-
hal, continuing through February to
early March.
January, 1885 - Japan's invasion of
Chahar province, eastern Manchuria,
marked further advance into Inner
Mongolia toward Outer Mongolia
peoples Republic sympathetic to So
Wet Union).
June, 1885 Chiang-K ai-sheks
troops withdrawn from Hopei province
at Japan's command. Japan thus dom
inant in North China, north Of Yellow
River.
June %, 1885 Bulk of Chinese
troops in Chahar province withdrew
leaving Japan entrenched in province
close to Soviet Union.
October, 6-8-12, 1885 Japanese
Manchurian troops crossed Soviet bor-
der.
October 20, 1885 - Six armed Kor-
cans sent by Manchurian Military or
ganization crossed Soviet border for
purpose Of causing train wrecks.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05
Wings Over Washington
By Len De Caux
Federated Press

WASHINGTON.-(FP)-In the rush
to end federal direct relief by Decem-
Der, unnumbered jobless - transients
unemployables and many others - are
being left in the lurch. Stampeded by
callous Republicans, Liberty League
and press propaganda, the administra-
ton is cutting off relief before any
proper provision is made for the help
less victims OF this change of policy,
State and local authorities are also
competing for first prize for callous-
ness.
This is not the first time that men
women and children have been trampl-
ed almost to death in such a politica
stampede. The most recent example
was the suspension Of relief in agri-
cultural areas this summer.
Inspired by the desire for a large
supply Of low-wage workers, the EN-
ployers' press suddenly started a deaf
ening propaganda about a labor short
age" and about workers refusing job:
because they preferred to stay on re-
lief. The authorities took political
fright and yielded to the pressure.
Some Of the effects Of this stampede
on labor doth employed and unemploy-
ED are recorded in an unpublished
FERA study. Its fidings are particul-
arly timely now, when similar pro-
paganda is coming from industrial EN-
ployers and a much more wholesale
stampede is under way.
After r~ecounting the extent of relief
suspension in some IA states, the sur
vey summarizes the chief points Of
criticism OF this policy under the fol-
lowing headings: % The suspension
of relief was not needed to induce re-
lief clients to accept employment. (2)
The closing of relief offices was un-
necessarily extreme. 90 The sudder
suspension of relief tended to under
mine existing wage conditions. "a
The suspension OF relief was used tc
crush strikes.
Under the second point OF criticism
the argument is presented thus MANY
persons were not e%mployable either be
cause Of age or physical disability
and the discontinuance Of their relic.
was entirely unjustifiable." This crit
icism applies with even greater force
today to the stopping OF relief to un
employables, without state or local pro
vision being made for them, as shown
by the FERA studies made in Allan
tic, Macon and rural counties of Geo
rgia.
Further" the report goes on, "th'
reports OF labor shortage were ex
aggerated, so that more persons wer'
dropped from relief than were needet
on the farms" The example Of Soutl
Dakota is cited, where relief was sus
pended for the entire state on July q
and from 10000 to $4,000 families wer'
dropped from the rolls. The state re
lief director later publicly ~acknowledg
ed that the demand for labor had no
been sufficient to employ all relic
clients.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05

or of the sageless variety.
And now let's talk about cook
ing those sausages and peaches. II
you fry sausages, start them in a
cold frying pan. fry them slowly
aud pour the fat off as It accum-
ulates. But broiling is a really SUI
perior method and easiest of all.
Just put the little sausages on the
broiler rack along with the peaches
and broil them all together. Place
a little butter in each peach cavi-
ty and set the broiler rack about
4 inches under a moderately high
flame. Let the meat and fruit cook
for 10 to 10 minutes. Turn the sau-
sages once to secure an even
brown.
To complete the menu of the
meal of the month for November
we suggest tomato soup, sweet POI
tato puff, peas in cream, iellied fall
vegetable salad and mince pie.
Recipes for all of these dishes can
be obtained from any dealer CO.
operating with the Meal of the
Month plan.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05

"a sharp flooding OF any labor mark
ct is certain to depress wages" says
the report, in summarizing the third
point of criticism. when the labor
supply is already impoverished and is
forced to compete or starve, the de-
cline in wages is aggravated.
I'm the recent situation, it was con-
tended that many farmers desired to
exploit their labor to the utmost and
the relief workers were completely I'M
able to protect their own interests,
largely because Of the precipitate ac-
ton of the relief officials"
FERA investigators in the Harmon
ton, N. J., and other agricultural areas
have found farm wages to be substan-
tally lower than those reported in the
press, and lower even than the low re-
lief wage per hour, though total earn
ings per family might be higher. In
a number Of cases wages were so low
that they had to be supplemented with
relief to keep the workers families
alive.
whether or not the farm wages
dropped since the suspension of relief
is not subject to reliable statistical
check" says the report. There are
reliable indications that they were low
compared with industrial wages and
that they did not rise with the pro-
gress of the harvest in the usual fash
ion"
4 4 4 T. \
A glazing example of the use of re-
lief suspension to crush strikers was
the occasion of M. A. Kennedy, South
Dakota Relief Administrator, at the
time when $50 workers in the Morrell
packing plant, Sioux Falls, we're strik-
ing for the reinstatement Of % lead
ers of a former strike. He wrote to
all county relief directors as follows:
without desiring to be specific but
in view of the local condition existing
in Sioux Falls, persons refusing employ
ment with the Morrell packing plant,
or any other employer, where wages,
hours and labor conditions are salts
factory, must not be given relief from
state or federal funds"
The report claims that mo other
strike was reported in the recent in
stances of relief suspension" but it
adds "How many strikes may have
died a-borning because Of a large sup
|ply Of cheap labor remains a matter
of conjecture
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05
Rules For Government
Strike Breakers

Use Of armed troops in domestic
disturbances" j., e., workers and farm
ers' strike struggles, has increased rap
idly in recent years. In 1885, National
Guard and state police were used q
times in IS states up to Nov. l, Names
and places on request.) Thirteen De-
mocratic Party governors and two Re
publicans were involved.
Domestic Disturbances is the title Of
a 90-page pamphlet recently issued by
u. s.. War. Dept, giving complete in
structions on tactics to be used against
"a crowd" "a mob" buildings, barri-
cades and whole cities. With one or
two exceptions, such as a prison break,
every example given in this manual Of
military suppression deals with an at
tack on striking workers. The manual
is very clear on the point of whether
militia should shoot over the heads"
as is often claimed trey are instructed.
BLANK cartridges should never be
used against a mob, nor should a vol
ley be fired over the heads of the mob
even if there is little danger Of hurt
ing persons in the rear
Every form Of war machinery is list
ed, with relative merits and possible
use,
"Airplanes may be used for the pur-
pose Of keeping rioters off roofs by
means Of machine-gun fire and, in
conjunction with other arms, by drop
ping tear gas and high explosive"
Hand grenades, especially those fill
ed with chemicals, will be quite an es-
sential part Of the equipment"
LIninn Memhers Patrnnize Labor
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05
BY MARIE CLIFFORD

LIERE'S our newest offering in a
l l taste treat; pork sausages
with golden, broiled peach halves.
It's a combination that simply spar
kles, and it's Armour's meal of the
month for November.
Pork sausage is coming into the
top of its season right now, with
its spicy, havorful aroma, its juicy
tenderness. You a purchase it In
bulk, of course, to be made up with
any size patties you like, but most
people prefer the neat ~little-pig
links which come about IL or Is
to the pound or the newer reetang-
ular patties which come packed so
carefully with paper between each
one.
The nice part Of 1t is that you
can buy these tasty little sausages
with or without sage seasoning. II
you we're brought up in a part OF
the country where sage is highly
popular you'll want plenty of sage
in your sausage but if not, you'll
like the milder, more delicate flaw
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05

Most Of the lands being acquired by
the Resettlement Administration will be
used for forestry, recreation, grazing
and wild life protection.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05

RELIEF WORKERS GET TIME
OFF TO HUNT NEW JOBS.-head-
line.
New method OF purging the rolls?
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05

Basically, the land policy Of the Re-
settlement Administration is to convert
improbable land to profitable utiliza-
ton, that is, to its best economic use.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05

Colorado has been hunting a mine
capitalist for three days, says a news
report from Denver.
Maybe he met some Of his miners in
a canyon.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05

Armed with bombs, airplanes, gas
and other modern implements OF war
fare, the Italians were able to con-
quer in no time at all the Ethiopian
town Of Adowa, where, less fully equip
ped, they we're repulsed in 1896.
This shows, undoubtedly, how the
Italian spirit Of courage and daring
has been lifted by the reign Of II,
Duce.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05

Union Members Patronize Labor
News Advertisers
Montana labor news., 1935-12-05

Alvin Karpis, Snatcher No. /, takes
it from the fat boys who gather their
dough in Wall Street.
Recently, say news items, Alvin was
taken for his shirt by the bookies at
the Saratoga races.
The bookies, in turn, invest in Wall
Street.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-03-28

Some needleworkers hesitate when
1t comes to crocheting hedspread,
because too much work and time Is
required to finish 1t. The design
pattern known and works up fast.
This model Is worked In cream. rose
and yellow carpet warp and meas
ures Az inches for each square. Find
the size spread you want to make
and then figure how many squares 1t
will take. You will be surprised how
fust the work progresses II you spend
only spare time on making the
squares, and the little material re-
CURED to take with you when not
working at home. When the squares
are finished slip-stitch together and
finish with n simple edging. The
squares may be set together point TO
point, thereby producing pointed
edge instead of straight.
This Is one of the thirty motifs
shown In book No. q, all Illustrated
with Instructions, and will be sent to
you postpaid upon receipt OF 15c.
The use of these motifs Is not Inn
tied to spreads. BY using different
sizes of thread many attractive and
useful articles can be croeheted.
Address - HOME CRAFT CO.
DEPT. Nineteenth and st. Louis
Ave.-St. Louis, Mo.
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PATTERN s27e

You'll have no moment of dark
despair Ii an old friend comes In to
see you Unexpectedly and you're
dressed In this nicely tailored house
frock For It's especially designed to
flatter larger figures, and fashioned
along lines as chic AS a street or
sports frock. The sleeves, cut In one
with that pretty. double-pointed
yoke, have little inverted pleat to
make them jaunty and oh so com
Portable to work In! And the neat
panel at the front sweeps all the
way from hem to yoke to give you
long. slim line. II you'd be practical
as well as attractive, choose gaily
printed cotton fabric, Bingham. per-
Gale, lawn or seersucker. as they
launder SO beautifully and wear so
well.
Pattern 9226 may be ordered only
In sizes Ia, 16, is, 20. 80. "a. SO, 3s.
40, AZ and A. Size Sc requires 3A
yards 36 inch fabric.
Complete, dagrammed sew chart
Included
Send FIFTEEN CENTS In coins or
stamps (coins preferred) for pattern.
Be sure to write plainly your NAME.
ADDRESS, the STYLE NUMBER
and SIZE OF each pattern.
Send your order to Sewing Circle
Pattern Department, 232 West Eight
zenith Street, New York.
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Tnclose stamped addressed en-
veiope for reply when writing for
any information.
Recalling Traredy

small group Of men whose fore
fathers were prosecuted for their
religious beliefs In the Seventeenth
century meet once month In East
End, London. according to the
American Express company. They
are the descendants of the Hngue-
nots who fled TO. England after the
edict of Nantes had been revoked
In 1886. OF all the thousands who
took sanctuary In England. not more
than $50 have preserved their Hugue-
not individuality. Only three OF
the original friendly societies re-
main today. the Normans, the Lin
totts and the Protestant refugees
from High and Low Normandy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-03-28
More Trade Treaties

Coming right on the heels OF the
collapse OF the effort to barter haif a
million bales OF cotton In deal win
Germany--m0stly for blocked marks
which would have had to be expended
inside Germany for exports--the tall
Ing on In American cotton exports ms
given decided boost TO the pressure
for more reciprocal trade treaties.
Manufacturers of this country have
been warned by Secretary Roper TINT
In this drive to provide exchange IN
this country for foreign countries
which might buy our cotton and other
products-they must stand ready to
submit tn foreign competition. II IS
not enough. he warned. tn reduce duties
on foreign goods, which do mt compete
with American factories. II In neces-
sary to admit very large volume OF
goods. which do compete With ours
or else give up all hope Of selling our
own goods abroad.
Underneath all this pressure Is one
particular neeessity--to provide a for
eign market for American cotton. 9th
or things. too. OF conrse. but cotton Is
one thing that Is causing the most
worry.
This does not mean that the govern
ment hopes to continue the present
price Of cotton by obtaining additional
foreign hIIytnp II now accents aS q
fact that II must reduce the price MS
part Of what Is necessary to induce for
eign buying: that-and provide In some
way for foreign purchasing power. The
last, Of course, is why the government
Is now pressing for reciprocal trade
agreements looking to American pur-
chases of more foreign goods
The situation has not been much dis
cussed because 1t Is so unpleasant No
body Is expected to be happy about It.
Not the southern cotton growers, for
they must look forward to lower prices
for their staple. Not the mannfactur-
ers, for they must look forward to
kpener competition, and to sacrificing
part of the American market to their
foreign competitors.
Return of prosperity, with greater
purchasing power In America. will help
the manufacturers. For the cotton
planters. however. 1t would probably
| spell higher prices for everything they
| buy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-03-28
Smiles
AND GET YOUR FEE

Doctor, / want you to look after
my office, while I'm on my vacation"
"But I've just graduated, doctor.
I've had no experience"
That's all right, my boy. My prac-
tice is strictly fashionable. Tell the
men to play golf and ship the lady
patients OF to Europe" -Lorain
(Ohio) Journal.
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sItion-not yet officially announced-is
not the fear OF substitute. or OF tbs
future development OF new area.
though both OF these are recognized
as being real enough. 1t Is the fact
that the rest OF the world IL not now
buying anything like the norman
amount of cotton from the United
States =
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-03-28
Literary Determination

'Do you like poetry?"
EYES," answered Senator Sorghum.
"A piece OF verse helps to round out
a speech. But some OF those old
rhymsters had such positive opinions
that you have to be exceedingly care
full about which poet you quote"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-03-28
Weeks Supply Of Postum Free

Read the offer made by the Postum
Company in another part of this pa
per. They will send full weeks sup
ply Of health giving Postum free to
anyone who writes for it.-Adv.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-03-28
Cotton Situation

Concern about the cotton situation
continues to mount In administration
and New Deal circles or all those
speaking about II publicly. however.
the only high official who really gives
anything like the real picture Ia Dan.
lei G. Roper, secretary OF Commerce
He Is one OF the few who openly CON
cede that the government has tried to
maintain the price OF cotton Mt too
high a level-that II held there It Is
only question of time until the rest
Of the world either finds an acceptable
substitute. or new cotton growing
area. lie Is one OF the few who has
had the temerity to talk openly about
the menace Of the new development
In Brazil. one known result nf which al
ready Is that certain important English
cotton mills have altered their looms
a most expensive operation. hence In
dicating nermanPncp-sn as to handle
Brazilian instead OF American cotton.
Secretary OF Agriculture Wallace
while denying vigorously that any
change In the cotton program Is anticl.
pated, did not attempt to predict that
the amount of money the government
would loan on bale OF cotton In 1898
would be as great as 1t has been.
The amount the government viii loan
viii be cut. In other words. the govern.
ment has slowly but surely been driven
to what 1t now knows is the necessity
Of pegging the price of cotton lower
than 1t has been.
One Of the most convincing points In
driving the administration 10 this DO