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Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
ALASKA GOLD MINERS
FACE JURY

JUNEAU, Alaska=(FP)-Facing a
hostile federal judge and a jury Of men
with various company connections, Is
union miners and longshoremen are on
trial at Juneau on riot charges. The
alleged riot June "a in front of the
Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Co. ac-
tually resulted in the shooting down of
nearly a hundred union miners and
%syunpathizers by company gunner and
deputies.
Instead of arresting the gunner the
authorities seized 43 OF the victims
and their union associates. OF these
rs were selected for trial.
Formation of a company union and
attempts by the company to reopen the
mine caused the picketing. Both the
gold miners, members OF the Inerna-
tional Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter
Workers, and synpathizing members
of the International Longshoremen's
Association participated.
The company Immediately intimi-
dated all lawyers in Juneau. The de-
fense is being conducted by Irwin
Goodman of Seattle, counsel for Inter
national Labor Defense.
The prosecution is trying to make it
appear that certain radicals plotted the
strike in secret. The defense easily
proved that the strike was voted by a
l0-to-l vote Of the membership.
The Alaska Miners Defense Commit
tee, Box SOL, Juneau, is handling the
defense funds and arrangements.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
Butte Fans Enjoy
Wrestling Matches

Matchmaker Ivar Hermanson has ar
ranged an attractive program of wrest-
ling to take place at the Miners IN
ion Hall. 82H East Park Street, Thur
sday evening, December the 18th.
On December the fifth the first card
Of wrestling that Butte has witnessed
for quite a long time was staged. The
response was SO gratifying that arran-
gements have been made to continue
the sport in Butte during the winter
months. All Red Lee acted as re-
fierce on December the fifth and hand
led himself very capably. On a few
occasions it was necessary for him to
use a little force to part the wrestlers
and he showed that he was quite able
to throw some of the experts around
if the occasion demanded.
Quite a sprinkling Of ladies attend
ed the first meeting and the officials
are hoping that more of the fair sex
will be in evidence at the succeeding
engagements. The match that has been
arranged for December the 18th car
ries some excellent timber and the
spectators should get more than their
moneys worth.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
Beware OF Unfair
Magazine Solicitors

To all Trade unions, Fraternal Or
CARNATIONS, Clubs, and Societies of Sill
yer Bow County:
Several INSCRIPTIONS publishers OF
nationally known magazines are about
to solicit the various fraternal organ
i~zations with subscription campaigns,
cloaked under the guise of money
making schemes for the willing parti-
cipants. The plan usually submitted is
one where the clubs or individual do
ing their soliciting receives a cash
commission on each subscription OBJ
tanned.
These drives are only selfish motives
on the part of publishers to CONNER
%cialize the fraternal spirit that exists
in these bodies, we'll knowing the m
barrassing position Of the members to
refuse an offer which, supposedly,
would help the financial status Of their
organization. It is very evident that
such a campaign only causes a rift in
any organization when the members
realize that the sanctuary Of their re-
treat has been invaded by som high
pressure sales method. The loss en-
sued, as can readily be seen, far out
weights any monetary gain.
In some of these cases the publish
ers are also non-union employers, fight
ing organized labor continuously, Their
only motive, it seems, is to swell their
own Golfers, disregarding all the prin-
ciples that tend to create social har-
mony.
With these facts in view, we re-
quest your cooperation in combating
this evil by merely refusing to solicit
Your members, friends and associates
flor these firms to your own detriment.
Very truly yours,
BUTTE TYPOGRAPHICAL
UNION NO. 126
T. w. Stein, Secretary.
The following publications are all
products Of n%on-union labor:
AMERICAN MAGAZINE.
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS.
GOLFERS WEEKLY.
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.
HOUSE AND GARDEN.
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL.
MCCALL MAGAZINE.
PATHFINDER, Wash, D. c.
POPULAR SCIENCE.
SATURDAY EVENING POST.
TRUE CONFESSION.
VANITY FAIR.
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
Ben Hardin Brings Top
NOtCherS Here

Matchmaker Ben Hardin has arrang-
ed for what promises to be another
thrilling card of boxing at the Fox
Theatre, Dec. the 10. The main event
is between Cecil Payne and Lew Mas
sey. Both OF these boys have establish
ed regulations and are among the top
notchers in the lightweight class.
The American Legion Hall is a busy
place every afternoon, as it is the scene
of training quarters of most of the
boys who are lined up for the big box
ing event.
Payne has fought the present light
weight champion, Tony Canzoneri and
many Of the other leaders.
The Fight Magazine, THE Ring
places Massey, Payne's opponent 9Th
among the worlds lightweights. This
is sufficient assurance that Butte is to
have another spectacular fight. 1t is
the purpose of Ben Hardin, so he stat
es, to bring the very best to this city.
He states that if the people are willing
to pay the price to see these top not
cheers in action that he will do his best
to satisfy their desires.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12


Some discussion arose over the de-
mands Of organized labor to establish
the 72c rate per hour for unskilled work
under the Works Progress Admins
tration.
Secretary Grimes OF the Council read
a long communication and survey of
wages paid by various industries Of Sill
yer Bow County to common laborers.
The unions are not satisfied with eth
er the manner in which the survey was
conducted or the results that were OBJ
tanned in the survey by the officials
of the State w. P. A.
Phases of the report were eminently
unfair especially as common labor
around the mines was included in the
general report. The wages paid by the
Anaconda Copper Mining Company on
the hill have never been taken as the
basis of establishing the rate to be paid
down town, furthermore, the wages
earned by the contractors in the mines
vary with the contract and with the
individual who is performing the work,
and maybe considerably more than the
days pay allowed by the company. No
effort was made to establish the mean
earnings obtained by the contractors.
Had this been done, it would have
considerably raised the average men
toned in the survey. The whole sub
ject may be referred to Roy Jacobson,
Federal Mediator, whose headquarters
are in Denver.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
Summary OF Labor
Laws Explained To
Lewistown Merchants
Commissioner E. O'Byrn' ~eIks
To Business Men On q our
Law. s

That the Montana eig'R ar law
will definitely be %enforcek Lewis
town as well as elsewh 8 Jver the
state, although it is the.$ re Of the
department of labor tcS e the re-
tailers and wholesalers ,anize their
businesses and cleric rces as to
come within the scope he law with
out drastic action be- ken, was the
gist OF the message ught to local
business men by Commissioner of La
Dor Edward O'Bryne at a special con-
ference held in the basement of the
Federal building Monday night, Oc-
tober 81, says the Lewistown Demo
crat-News.
About thirty business men were pres
ent, when Commissioner O'Bryne out
lined the duties Of his position, ex-
planned at some length the aims and
detectives OF the eight-hour law and
then read numerous opinions handed
down by the attorney generals office
to queries that had come in regarding
various phases OF the measure.
He stated hat the eight-hour limi-
tation applied to all managers, Depart
ment heads and even officials and
stockholders of corporation-owned re
tail and wholesale stores but that in
dividual owners or partners in a part
nership were not limited to the eight
hours.
The labor commissioner also pointed
out that the state law did not in any
particular line follow the old N. r. A.
as some seemed to think. He said that
the dressing of a show window or time
spent in looking over merchandise set
up by a salesman in a hotel sample
room, or making deliveries or checking
over orders, sales slips and such like,
after eight hours spent in regular re-
tail or wholesale store activities, con-
stituted a direct violation of the law,
If a customer calls to make a pur-
chase a few minutes before closing
time under the eight-hour regulation
an employee Of the store who has put
in his regular eight-hour shift cannot
continue to wait on the late customer
if in doing so he or she runs into over
time, according to the law, Mr.. O'Bryne
said.
In closing, the commissioner of labor
stated that it was not his job to tell the
business men just how to arrange their
affairs so as to meet the requirement.
OF the law, but that he would suggest
some uniform system by which al
could cooperate without hurt to anyone
and urged immediate action toward that
end, stating that he would probably not
be back in Lewistown for several week:
but had made arrangements for infrac-
tons Of the law to be reported to the
state office.
The law makes it mandatory in al
retail and wholesale business houses
for employees to work not more than
eight hours in any one day nor more
than 48 hours in any one week, the
labor commission said, adding that
registered pharmacists were exempt or
the hour limitation, although it applied
to all others working in a drug store
and also to the pharmacist except as tc
filling out prescriptions.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
New Ideas To Be Taught
In Economies

The aims and purposes Of the North
west Youth Congress, recently held in
Seattle, Washington, were described in
an enlightening talk delivered by Reid
Robinson, president Of the Miners I'm
ion and delegate to the Central Labor
Council from that organization. Rob
inson said that the Congress stressed
the need Of a o comprehensive I'M
Outstanding by the youth Of the nation
of the newer science OF economies. The
composition of the Congress was cos
mopolitan and democratic according to
the speaker who denied implication
that the meeting was sponsored by
radical elements.
In substantiation Of his defense of
the membership, Robinson said that
the person in charge Of the arrange
ments for the Congress was head OF
one of the religious groups OF Wash
ington. Other members who were pre-
sent were also members of the Y. M.
&c. A. and various religious denomina-
tons. Approximately twenty five la
Dor unions we're represented at the
meeting and also the Young Com
munist League. Some Of the delega-
ties were Republicans and some Dem
ocrats, while others were adherents OF
the Socialist Party or members OF Tee
hnocracy. From all these it was pos
sible to secure a remarkable cross sec
ton of ideas and beliefs.
The prime thought behind the work
of the convention was the need OF
training the youth Of the country to
a proper understanding Of economic
doctrines that would more adequately
fit the changed industrial life Of the
people. All economic teachings here
tofore have been predicated upon an
economy Of scarcity, in other words,
the capitalistic theory. Scarcity OF a
commodity raises the price Of that COM
modify hence the need, for purposes
of profit, OF keeping production down,
that is, limiting the product or bring
ing about a lack through control. The
falsity Of this plan has been demonst-
rated in recent years. The people
should be taught that the human race
has passed beyond the era of scarcity
and has entered one of permanent
abundance, and that the only obstacle
to the consumation Of this era of abb
undance for all, is the continuance o.
the price OF profit system which car
function only under a policy OF scar
city.
Robinson stated that he had been ap.
pointed organizer for this district anC
that he hopes to get study groups to.
gether shortly after the first OF thu
year.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
Teachers Request
Apprentice System
Be Investigated

The American Federation Of Teach
ers submitted a lengthy document con-
corning vocational education under
Federal supervision.
The letter warned the unions about
various phases Of the vocational edu-
cation ~deteriorating into child labor.
Mr.. OH, President of the Wisconsin
Federation of Labor, has pointed out
the need Of having an Independent
board charged specifically with the
task of looking out for labor's inter
ests in vocational education. He re-
ferred to the persons who are in char
ge Of the vocational education last
year as being responsible for actually
turning some of the high schools into
factories. According to the commune
cation, Mrs. Burdick OF the United
States Office of Education, and Miss
Sandscrit of the United States Depart
ment Of Labor found amazing condi-
tons in some of the high schools and
also described them as a form OF in
dentured service Of children which
must be stopped.
The letter requested that the Central
Labor Council address the President of
the United States, calling his atten-
ton to the fact that if the present pol
icy Of vocational education is allowed
to continue that there is danger of
lowering the standards of child labor
and for him to use his good offices
that the work OF the United States Of
flee Of Education should not destroy
the work of the Federal Committe on
Apprentice Training which is trying to
establish standards.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
CORRECTION
Product Mentioned in Montana
Labor News Not Sold by the
Armour & Co. in This Terri
tory.
ARMOUR AND COMPANY
sos Utah Avenue
Butte, Montana
no,a,,bo- q 102l

The Editor,
Montana Labor News,
q East Quartz Street,
Butte, Montana.
Referring to article which was printed
in your paper of December 5th with
reference to Armour's White Cloud
Shortening. We wish at this time TO
make a correction on the White Cloud
sold in this territory. The product which
is being distributed by Armour & Com
pany, Butte, Montana, is made and
packed by our Spokane plant Bureau
Animal Industry Establishment num-
Der $50 and is made from animal fats
and cotton seed oil. The latter being
shipped from Texas points while the
product you have mentioned in your
paper is made from fish and vegetable
oils made in the Wilmington plant for
California districts.
Yours very truly,
ARMOUR AND COMPANY
w. V. Lawrence, Manager.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
Greed Of Employers
Scored By Mgr. Ryan
Danger Lies in Refusal to Accept
Government Curbs, Catholic
Economist Says.

Attacking the spirit Of greed which
animates employers, the Most Rev.
John A. Ryan Of Catholic University,
Washington, D.. c., told a meeting of
/ 900 persons at the Roman Catholic
Church Of the Resurrection in Rye,
N. Y, that the greatest danger which
faces the people OF the United States
today is the policy held by influential
business and political leaders who
maintain that as economic conditions
improve governmental or other re-
strictions on industry should be abol-
ished. His subject was THE Indus
trial Outlook Today and Tomorrow"
In scoring ''avaricious' employers
in the United States, Mgr. Ryan said /;
THE avariciousness which has again
become alive in a great proportion Of
industrialsts is only equaled by their
stupidity. The masses of America will
not tolerate a return to the practices
of the l920s. They will not indefinitely
endure existence on relief and they will
not be satisfied with poverty in a coun-
try which can supply plenty"
Mgr. Ryan criticised the policy Of
the NRA which refused the workers
adequate representation in its admins
trative bureaus and code bodies, and
declared that if this labor representa-
ton had been adopted the plan might
have developed along the lines Of an
industrial order outlined by Pope Plus
XI. He asserted that even if industrial
conditions improve until they reach the
1929 level, the fundamental problem in
the United States would not be solved
because of the increase in productive
capacity
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

The committeeman explained that
the American Legion, under the new
arrangement, must furnish its own
heat, light and fuel and must keep the
auditorium in good repair. Heretofore
this burden OF expense has been placed
upon the library fund.
An objection to the former plan was
that it constituted a reason why the
library clerks were placed upon the
three quarter time basis. Perhaps un-
der the new arrangement and with an
increased budget the library clerks will
be reinstated to their full time pay.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

Members of the Teachers Union re-
ported that the teachers organization
was near a consummation OF accept
ance by the School Board Of the single
salary schedule which is advocated by
the Teachers Union.
A committee from the Central La
Dor Council accompanied the teach
ers to the meeting Of the Board We'd
nesday evening, December llth.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

Land purchased by the Resettlement
Administration will not lie idle. It will
be utilized for public purposes such
as forests, parks, recreational areas,
wild life sanctuaries, improved ranges,
and Indian reservations.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
Commissioners
Asked To Declare
State OF Emergency


Owing to the suffering which now
prevails in Silver Bow County due to
the stoppage of relief ALLEGATIONS and
in an effort to correct this situation
the Trades and Labor Council adopted
a resolution, directed to the Board Of
Commissioners demanding that a state
of emergency be declared to exist in
Silver Bow County and that 100000
be appropriated to meet this emergency
The resolution follows
SILVER BOW TRADES AND
LABOR COUNCIL
P. o. Box 1857
Butte, Montana
December 10th, 1885
Board OF County Commissioner,
Fred Batani, Chairman.
Dear Sir:
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council at its last meeting adopted the
following resolution.
Whereas: the Federal Government
has discontinued the issuance of direct
relief of all forms including medical
attention; and
Whereas there are still hundreds Of
relief cases not yet assigned by the
.WPA who will have no means Of sus-
tenance, and
Whereas the New York relief set
up, namely, the Works Progress Ad-
ministration, with its security earnings
is set on a basis that is lower than the
actual food, fuel, and other necessities
OF life, and
Whereas, the Works Progress Ad-
ministration has failed to recognize
these needs in the assignment of heads
of families to earnings that would pro-
vide these necessities, and have further
failed to assign the second member of
the family to security earnings, these
families find themselves in a predica-
ment they cannot cope with, and
Whereas; due to the above named
causes the suffering of women and
children is now apparent, and it is re-
cognized that some form Of supple
mentation must be instituted, therefore
be it
Resolved that the Silver Bow Trad
es and Labor Council request the
County Commissioners Of Silver Bow
County TO declare an emergency exists
and that $~lOO,OOO.OO be appropriated to
meet this emergency.
Respectfully yours,
HARRY J. GRIMES.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

or Man Depression will hang around
just so long as consumers buy foreign
made and unfair goods.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

Some condemnation was expressed at
the Trades and Labor Council regard
ing the establishment Of the Monitor
System in the public schools.
According to the delegates, this sys-
TEN provides that certain children are
delegated to supervise the conduct Of
the other children and report to the
teachers as to their activities.
The unions felt that it may lead to
the reprehensive policy Of making in
formers of the school children.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
UNIONS SUFFER
ADVERSE DECISION

Efforts Of Mr.. Ed O'Byrne, Labor
Commissioner for the State of Mon
tana to secure a conviction for violat-
ions Of the eight hour store law is hav-
ing some hard shedding according to
recent reports.
As reported in the Montana Labor
News, Judge Hattersley Of Conrad, in
a decision in Cascade County, declar-
ed the law unconstitutional and it was
hoped by the Federation of Labor and
the unions and also Ed O'Byrne that
the decision in the cases in Miles City
Court would be more satisfactory. APP
parently however, such hope is in vain
Judging by the following telegram
. >
WESTERN UNION
UNA 167 40 MI XC-Gl
Glendive, Montana 10
1885 Dec. 10 P. M. II :0Z
Editor Montana Labor News,
Butte, Montana.
First case for violation eight hour
store law in Miles City resulted in YER
dict not guilty testimony for state full
of holes four more cases hope for one
conviction Miles City tannery not start
ed looks like part OF general film flam
game.
EDWARD O'BYRNE.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Miners
Union announced that a card party
will be held under their auspices at
the Miners Union Hail, S2H East Park
Street, on Friday evening December
the 10th.
1t will be a turkey card party, with
turkeys awarded as prizes. The pub
lie is cordially invited to participate.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

The Miners Union will hold a special
New Years Eve dance at their hall,
82H East Park Street on December
the 31st. A committee has arranged
for an elaborate program and the af-
fair will be one of the outstanding SOC
ial events Of the holiday season.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

The union label committee was in
structed to interview merchants, mach
inc shops, blacksmith shops, and other
places that use or sell pliers, wrenches,
horse shoes, pitching shoes, calks, etc,
and ask these various individuals to de-
mand the union label upon these arti-
Giles.
The Diamond Calk and Horse Shoe
Company of Duluth, MINI, can fur
nish the union label on all this type
OF manufactured goods. The Federal
Labor Union Of Duluth has interested
itself in this matter and has asked the
unions here to use their influence to
get the aforementioned people to de
mand these union label products.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
UNIONS WILL NOT
OPPOSE LEASING
OF AUDITORIUM

The Trades Council adopted a re-
port of the special committee
appointed to investigate the
rental of the City Auditorium
to the American Legion at 81
a year over a ten year period.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

At the annual meeting of the Mon
tana Society of Engineers, held in
Butte, c. S. Heidel of Helena was ell
ected president, J. ]. Carrigan, Butte,
first vice-president, R. T. Challender,
Continued on Page p
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

Quartz Hill Mining Company, operat-
ing in the Vipond district of Beaver
head County, is shipping better than
fifteen cars Of silver ore per month.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

At the November meeting Of the
Montana section OF the A. L. M. E.,
Dr.. F. S. Perry, DR.. Harold Scott of
the Montana School Of Mines Staff,
and DR.. Dean S. Carder, of the U. S.
Goedetic Survey, spoke on the recent
earthquakes at Helena. This program
was followed by a general discussion.
The meeting was held in the Silver
Bow Club in Butte.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

Anna Mines Syndicate, operating the
Anna mine in the Southwest or Ards
ley section of Butte, has encountered
a sizeable body Of high grade ore, re-
CEN shipments assaying better than 3
ounces of gold and 1876 ounces of sill
yer per ton. The syndicate was organ
lied by Max J. Hertel Of New York
City and Al Fisher, veteran Montana
mine operator, who is in charge OF op-
erations.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

Little Ben Mining Company, west Of
the Ruby Gulch Mining Company, near
Lendusky, in the Little Rockies noun
tains, Phillips County, is turning out
close to $4,000 Of gold bullion month
ly from its coarse crushing, syanide
teaching plant. P. A. Wickham is man
ager.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

The American standard of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutions may not be sub
jet to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
Montana labor news., 1935-12-12

Standard Silver-Lead Company, op-
Grating the Jay Gould property in the
Marysville district, Lewis and Clark
County, is running its mill to capacity
and is said to be earning about $780,
900 net per month. The company re-
Gently declared a dividend Of one cent
per share on its 100000 outstanding
shares.