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Montana labor news., 1936-03-26
Federal Labor Unions
Endorses Sen. Murray

Glendive, Montana.-At the last reg
ular meeting OF the Dawson County
Federal Labor Union, Senator James
f. Murray was endorsed for reelection
to the United States Senate.
The resolution states that Murray's
record is very satisfactory in respect
to labor problems OF the state and that
he deserves the support Of the unions.
Montana labor news., 1936-03-26

Rousing Talks Were Made by
Frank Donovan, Frank Krabler
of the Painters Union; Bunny
Shea, Reid Robinson, Deforrest,
Ed Duncan of the Electricians
and Charles Whitley of the En-
gineers.
Montana labor news., 1936-03-26

A national women's organization has
just come out against birth control and
the constitutional amendment to bar
child labor.
Maybe the gals thought it was all
the same.
Montana labor news., 1936-03-26

Kenosha, Wis (FP)- Bigger halls
are needed to take care of the organ
ling drive on the Allen-A hosiery
plant, Branch Q OF the American
Federation Of Hosiery Workers finds.
Allen-A with the help Of police
frameups, the press and the big capt.
alist OF Kenosha, broke the unions
strength about seven years ago.A stiff
comeback is now under way.
Montana labor news., 1936-03-26

The year 1886 may be a break for
the girls, but to the pedestrian it is
just another leap year.
Montana labor news., 1936-03-26
Broad Pay Increase Necessary

To achieve the object Of "Iifting pro-
duction to higher levels" the Survey
declares that an increase in average
wage income is necessary" and from
reliable statistics on the subject
reaches the conclusion that a IS per
cent increase would enlarge buying
power to such an extent that an APP
proach would be made to "our greatest
economic problem, that Of lifting pro-
duction to the highest point Of which
our industries are capable, and so put
the unemployed to work creating
wealth"
Montana labor news., 1936-03-26

Superior, Wis.-(FP)- The annual
meeting Of the Central Cooperative
Wholesale, leading coop distributor,
will be held in Superior April 1914.
Montana labor news., 1936-03-26
INDEPENDENTS Name SCHOOL CANDIDATES

Emil Sundberg, Dennis Mccarthy and Henry Ty-
wand Unanimously Selected to Represent The
Independent Party as School Trustees for Dis
trict No. | at Enthusiastic Mass Meeting in Car
penter's Union Hall Tuesday Evening.
Montana labor news., 1936-03-26
New Deal PrineipIes Scanned

Insisting that industry fails to solve
the unemployment problem because "it
has turned its back on the basic prin-
ciple OF the New Deal, the Survey
said
To-day, with the technical progress
made since 1929, we could create a
national standard Of living at least six
per cent above the highest level
reached Gin 1920. Yet we deny work
to over 100000, maintain nearly
100000 Of them in poverty at gov
eminent expense and do nothing for
the rest.
we have in America the greatest
producing mechanism in the world.
Why have we failed 10 put It to work.
Chiefly because we were not permitted
by the judiciary to work out our at
tempt to discover how this could be
done"
Montana labor news., 1936-03-26

The American standard OF
living must be maintained
in order that American in
situations may not be sub
jeet to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1936-03-26

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-14

ter the Italians had rushed 10000
men to Adds Ababa to reinforce
the Italian hold on the capital. The
Dessye attackers were led by Ras
Seyoum, former commander of the
Ethiopian army on the northern
front, it is reported. The retaking
of Dessye means the Italian line
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-14

mors flew through the district.
One rumor said Vann had been "in
bad ever since he gave UP his job
in the Attorney Generals office
last January, and that he did not
quit of his own accord, but was
"fired" because, in a fit of temper,
he told a group of southern white
women that they had a low "I,Q."
Another rumor said the publicity
secured by Vann in recent weeks
was little game of bluff, that he
knew he was out and was trying
to stage a come back" but "talk-
ed too much," particularly when
he is alleged to have said he was
"rich,' and that the powers that
be" then told him the zig was up"
and .Vann caught a boat for Eu-
rope to be absent" when the news
he knew was coming finally broke.
And a third runnor. the worst of
all, claims that after finding he
was no longer in favor in Demo
cratic circles, Vann even tried to
go back to the Republican party,
but it is claimed the big moguls
there told him nothing doing" Z"
One rurnor said Vann offered the
support of his newspaper to the
Republicans if they would take
him, but it is rumored even that
was refused.
The fact that Vann, now jocu-
larly referred to as the "Rich Ras-
distinct announcements in his
newspaper that Farley "has asked
him. to take the lead in the cam
paign, and the fact that when the
Farley announcement came, Vann
was not even in the country, is
causing many politicians to be-
lieve Vann may eventually find
himself "out in the cold" in all po-
litical camps. Vann, it is known,
quit the Republican party, where
he had aspired to the office in the
Attorney Generals office, to join
the. Democratic party. Harlem is
now asking, Will Vann go Red?
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-14
Dean HIM. Smith
Makes Address !,
A+U. Of Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico. '"The
young people Of the world must
save our Western civilization from
destruction. Dean H. M. Smith
of the school of religion of Bishop
college, Marshall, Texas, told the
young men and women attending
the University of Mexico last week
in a brief address.
Continuing he said: When
young men and women of the
world know each other, love each
other, respect each other, there
will not be any more wars. We are
not going to kill each other on bat
tlefields to satisfy the blood-lust
of selfish old men who live in the
brutal past"
Dean Smith was president by
Editor r. c. Barbour of the Nat
ional Baptist Voice who was given
a great ovation.
Young men and women from all
sections of the world were present
at the Seminar fostered by the ed
ucational leaders of the University
Of Mexico during the month of
July.
Dean Smith and Editor Barbour
plan to visit Cuernavaca, Cuatla,
Puebla, Taxco, Acapulco, Oaxaco,
Monterey and other points in Mex
leo before returning to the States.
a o.
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-14

Ven Out Of
Se+-Up

NEW YORK-(Calvin Service
Flash Like bombshen explod-
ing on the western front, the news
burst in Harlem Thursday morn
ing that millionaire Bob Vann''
of Pittsburgh had been left out of
the Democratic campaign set-up
by Chairman James A. Farley.
Dazed by the shock, Harlem at
first could hardly believe the news.
But when the cryptic statement
from Democratic headquarters in
the Biltmore hotel was read and
reread, and nowhere in the state
ment appeared the name of Vann,
there was nothing else to do but
believe the impossible had happen
ed.
In making the announcement,
which he reduced to writing so
there could be no mistake, Chair
man Farley said Julian D. Rainey
of Boston would head the Eastern
campaign among colored voters
with headquarters in New York,
and Congressman Arthur W.. Nit
chell would head the Western cam
paign, with headquarters in Chi
cago. Not even DR.. William J.
Thompkins, president of the Nat
ional Colored Democratic Associa-
ton, which Chairman Farley adj
dressed in Philadelphia, was men
toned.
A signal victory was won by
Herbert L. Bruce, leader of New
York Democrats, when Chairman
Farley said: New York is not in
cluded in the foregoing set up but
will be managed by members of
the local organizations" Bruce
and his followers had served not
ice on Chairman Farley that they
would not be dictated to by any
"Big Negro" from out of town.
The only place Vann or Thomp-
kirs can come into the campaign,
according to the Farley announce
ment, will be in their respective
states. Mr.. Farley said: '"The
names of State Directors will be
announced by the Chairman of the
Democratic State Committees"
After the first shock of the
news from the Farley announce
ment, politicians Immediately be-
gan speculating on what happened
to Vann. A maze of conflicting ru-
The Arizona gleam., 1936-08-14

REPORT ETEIOPIANs RETAKE
DESSYh
DJIBOUTI, French Somnliland
(C)-Reports reached here Friday
that Ethiopian warriors had re-
taken Dessye, once field headquar-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03
Soaking the Middle Class

Congress, having voted the war bonus and various other expensive things, in defiance of executive budgets, is getting all kinds of unpleasant proposals for raising the money One of the most an moving is Senator La Follette's sugges- tion, to take more out of incomes in the middle brackets. It would mean heavier tax rates on salaries and business incomes from $4,000 to $10,000. At pres ent the normal tax rate is per cent, plus a surtax of per cent from $4,000 tc $6,0O0, of per cent from 5000 to $8,000, and per cent for $8,000 to $10,000. The proposal is to raise the normal rate in these classes, with increases in the sur taxes of higher classes.
 There will be loud squawk from the people affected, who of course think they're paying enough now. They are mostly professional folk--doctors, lawy- CTS, educators, and so on-and small bus mess men. These middle class citizens are often referred to as the backbone Of our social structure" and already dis criminated against in many ways. It seems unlikely that Congress, without more compulslon than has yet been applied, will feel like piling more federal taxes onto them now, when they are still overwhelmed with local taxes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03
Red Sea Menace

There was an important battle in the Red Sea recently, even though it was merely part of the Italan naval maneuv- CTS Two squadrons of warships fought sham battles. The star performers were the submarines and submarine destroy CTS, especially the latter.
 These are merely high-speed motor boats, each carrying two torpedoes They lurked behind the islands, detected the approach of invisible battleships and cruisers in the dark by means of delicate instruments, then darted out and sunk them. The sinking was merely theoret- ical, but would have been quite practical in real battle.
 The conclusion is that Italian naval inferiority is by no means so great as the world has though. A British fleet might conceivably be destroyed in the Red Sea by those torpedo-shooting speedboats as the host of Pharoah was by a miraculous tide. The lesson will not be lost on any wide-awake sea power = or on any little nation that feels the need of defending its ships or shores against big nations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03
The Pot Is Simmering

With both the democratic and republi- can parties of this state setting dates for spring conventions at which delegates to national conventions will be elected the political situation in Connecticut begins to assume recognizable shape. IL will be no time before conventions to nominate state and national candidates will be called. And then the fun should begin. Republicans are still buoyed up by the hope that springs eternal. They have recited over and over again no one likes Roosevelt in Connecticut. Now they believe it themselves.
 Personally we think the conviction that Connecticut, along with the rest of the other New England states, would return to republican power was started bit too early. It's beginning to become riddled with faint doubts. By the time summer is upon us, there will be perhaps vague fear that the democrats in this state are too firmly entrenched to lose their grip at one fell swoop. And by the time con- vention time in September rolls around thereIl be talk of hard fight at the polls. All of which will probably be true.
 There will be the usual scurrying here and there in the democratic party for control or strategic positions, but when the time comes to unite for the big battle, we are confident that the party will dis play as much resourcefulness and vote getting power as it did two years ago. Much depends naturally on the makeup of tickets, but we've never yet seen a , ticket of also-rans and ex-office-holders that could compare with one made up of present office-holders. And that's the outlook for 1886 in this state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03

keep the subject out of his mind. He still keeps his sleeves rolled up, his fists clenched, and his lungs well 1eathered just in case. There is in fact an unconf1rmed rumor that he never retires at night without looking under the bed to make sure League propagandist is not hidden there waiting the chance to turn his senatorial dreams into Made in = Geneva nightmares. The Battler did not conflne his opposition to just making speeches on the floor of the senate either. He punched away with his objections from one end of the country to the other. Under the auspices of the George Washington League he came to Waterbury and from the stage of Buckingham Hall pummeled the proposition into a pulp. And thereby hangs a tale. cannot vouch for its truth but had 1t from an ardent Republican who had no reason to make 1t up out of whole cloth. Of course my ir1- formant may have been Landon agent in disguise but since he had neither oats in his hair nor straw in his whiskers he must be given the benefit of the doubt. Anyway the story is its own Justification. If 1t is a Landon, Knox, or Hoover canard Senator Borah is priv ileged to deny 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03
A Thought for Today
We Do And We Don't

It is very hard some times to form a definite opinion on many of the prob lems that confront our national exist ence. We are beset on every side by the conflicting opinions of thousands of self appointed arbiters of our fate As the Rev. Wilfrid Parsons, S.J. editor of Amer ica, said in addressing the local banquet of the Knights of Columbus recently, there are so many opinions being aired as the correct ones that we are in con- stant state of turmoil and uneasiness.
 Here is a typical example of that, al- though we presume the person in queS- tion would be quick to deny that his re- marks should cause any confusion of thought. Dr. Walter F. Dodd, former professor of constitutional law at Yale University, was speaking in Atlanta,
 Georgia, recently. He said among other things, Problems that are national in character must, and will in the long run, be handled by the federal government, or by private initiative without reference to state lines, but the vitality of state and local governments must be preserved If we are to continue to have federal Sys- tenn of government. ..."
 His entire talk was based on federal encroachment upon state and local goV- ernment. Yet right here in New England our national legislators are up in arms because in connection with the proposed flood relief legislation Uncle Sam wants the states to supply land on which would be built ten storage reservoirs to control flood waters of the Connecticut River. That seems to this writer to be typical of the times. We don't want the federal government to do this, because 1t inter- feres with states rights or local option, yet in the same breath we call on Uncle Sam to protect our rivers, our forests, and many other resources.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03
Selected Poem
INTUITION

INTUITION (Mary Alethea Woodward in the Poets Corner
 Hartford Times) How do the birds knoW2 Flown from warmer lands; That hills are sharned with ragged snow, And Winter loosens all the bands Where prisoned treasures grow? How do the birds see2- That sap runs in the veins Of every lean and hungry tree. And on the door of Spring, the rains Are knocking tirelessly? Why does the soul leave Her warmth and langurous ease, Forced, by her want. to still believe There waits a greater wealth than these That seeking will achieve? Divine unrestI=
 That grants no haiting place, Until we find that sheltered nest, That lies beyond this Wintry space, Upon our Fathers breastl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03
A Book a Day
Puts Modern Dress on Ancient Romans
 BY BRUCE CAPTION

There is new historian abroad in the land and his name is Fletcher Pratt, and he is the father and the uncle of interesting reading. He can make the doings of the ancient Ro- mans sound like something out of last nights newspaper, and if you have never met him you are hereby urged to do so at once.
 His new book is Hall Caesar" It is a fine, exciting and intelligent bit of work.
 Without departing from the au- thorities or straining for effects, MT. Pratt brings Roman history down to date and makes it snap and crackle Roman politics, in his book, is per- fectly familiar and understandable to any one who ever watched Amer ican politics; politician is a politi- clan wherever you findshim, and a senate, evidently, is senate. These Romans even had a sol- dier bonus problem, remarkably like our own. They had their rugged individualists and their new dealers, their hell-breathing radicals and their conniving judges they had farm problem and a dole, and public works scheme to end depression.
 Against this background MT. Pratt tells about Julius Caesar. He departs from the old conception of Caesar as man of limitless personal am- bition, and presents him simply as an immensely able man who tried to bring order and efficiency into a social order that had neither.
 Published by Smith and Haas, the book sells for $3.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03

It is by way of being poetic justice that the first old age assistance check to be issued by the State of Connecticut goes to an Indian or Narragansett and Pequot ancestry. Henry Dorous, 75, Of Hampton will receive $3 week for the rest of his life. Payments begin April IS. We say poetic justice, for certainly no one is more deserving of aid from this state than its original inhabitants. And by virtue of his ancestry MT. Dorous is a descendant of the red-men who probably were the first human beings to live in this part of the world. The rights of the vanishing redman, particularly in Con- necticut, don't count for very much, although we still have a few Indian wards, as they are called. Certainly to them we should be glad indeed to lend help ing hand. It mitigates some of the things that the white man in his greed and anixety did to the Indians in pushing colonization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03

A. Pawn, gold, red, or brown.
 Q. Is King Edward VIII of Eng land member of the Masonic Order?
 A. Yes.
 o. What is the address of the American Society for the Control of Cancer?
 A. 125o Sixth Ave, New York City.
 O. Where and when was gold discovered in New South Wales?
 A. Near Bathurst, in 1851. @. What is the average life of gray squirrels?
 A. From six to seven years.
 o. What is creamery butter?
 A. That which is made in cream cries as distinguished from butter made on the farm.
 If you want copy of our booklet The DOG and CAT BOOK, write to the Waterbury Democrats Wash ington Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth St., Northwest, Washington, ID. c. En- close 10 cents for postage and handling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03
Question Box

Q. What is the average annual snowfall in the states of New Hamp- shire and Washington?
 A. Among the mountains and in the northern part of New Hamp- shire the annual fall of snow is from 7 to 8 feet; but in the southeast corner it is little more than half that amount. The average in Wash ington is 43.4 inches.
 e. Who wrote the poem, Betsy and I Are Out?"
 A. Will Carleton.
 Q. What Is the address of Ber- hard R. Hubbard, known as the "Glacier Priest?"
 A. Santa Clara, Calf.
 o. What colors are the coats of Chihuahua dogs?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03
British-American Parity

Winston Churchill, Lord of the British Admiralty, who occasionally has been rather critical of the United States, made a remarkable speech recently before the House of Commons on the naval question. The gist of it was that Great Britain should have no fear or jealousy of the American navy, and that the parity" aimed at by both countries should be interpreted literally.
 eve all agree" he said, "that the decis- ion on parity, once taken, ought not to be followed by meticulous measuring of swords when the recurring conferences take place. The British view has long been that the strength of the United States navy becomes, the surer are the foundations of peace throughout the world"
 It might happen, he said, that either this country or Great Britain might find itself in a situation where, temporarily, it needed few more warshipS than pre- else equality would allow. In either case, he thought, an occasional extra battle ship or cruiser should cause no alarm to the other. This principle has been fol- lowed in the conclusions of the disarma- ment conference.
 He thinks of these two great English speaking countries as being voluntary preservers of the worlds peace, rather than rivals A growing number of Amer jeans probably feel the same way about 1t, though we sometimes have moments of doubt about British philanthropy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03

the desired information.
 "There are something's" he said, which I cannot divulge even to the President"
 NOTE-However, Roosevelt was at least able to suppress report by the Navy General Board, in which they virtually recommends cd the taking over of India as an American colony.
 Tax Bill
 Because the Presidents Tax Bill does not reach into the pock- cts of the great mass of tax- payers, it is sure to pass eventual tually, but it is due for storm de- bate and some alteration.
 This will take time-not less than six weeks and possibly more.
 In the House, where gag-rule prevails, the pruning will be lim- tied and relatively light. But in the senate a hot reception awaits the tax measure.
 Already Hobbies of the banks, railroads and insurance cOm- panies are at work on Senate solons. They are seeking im- pOrtant exemptions Further more, both in the Finance Com mittee, which will consider the bill, and among the s0lons at large, they are findnig SymDa- thetic listeners.
 It was coalition of Old Guard Democrats and Republicans in the Finance Committee last year that hatcheted the Presidents in- heritance tax scheme. The com- mittee is strongly conservative, and the form in which the cor poration surplus tax bill will en- erge from its hands is anyone's guess.
 Merry-G0-ROund
 High executive of Rex Tugwell's Resettlement Administrator is Warren J. Vinton, co-author of the Economic Consequences of the New Deal" It is one of the most scathing left-wing indict- ments of the Roosevelt Adminis- tration Numerous requests for copies of its testimony have been received by the senate muni- tions committee from libraries and colleges Donald R. Rich berg, one-time Assistant Presi- dent", is making a confidential study of low-cost housing for the President The Agriculture Department has sent out warning to farmers throughout the East and Middle West to prepare for an invasion of 17-year locusts this spring Members of the publicity staff of the Liberty League are telling former news paper colleagues privately that the mail of the organization lis being opened by the Post Office Department"
 Copyright, 1936, by United Fea-
 ture Syndicate. Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-03

The death of Judge Bernard F. Gaffney of New Britain removed one of that city's most honored and respected citizens. The amount of good that Judge Gaffney did in his lifetime of close to 75 years is in- estimable. He was known far outside of his native city. In the legal profession he was so highly regarded that his opin- ion was sought time and again in import ant matters. This was certainly eXem- plified in the manner in which all political parties united in returning him to office regularly as Judge of Probate. Waterbury knew him and regarded him highlV.