Montana labor news., 1936-12-31
BILLINGS UNIONS
FEEL THAT HODGES
VIOLATED RULE!

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Continued from Page u
long with Nh. Hodges.
Mr.. Hodges closes his letter, con-
tinuing his lie, and putting the blame
for his delinquencies on organized la
Dor for his 'error," hoping that bet
ter cooperation will exist in the flu
ture on your part"
| am enclosing for your informa-
ton and files the Billings unfair
list" of hotels and restaurants as
printed in and clipped from the Mon
tana Labor News. l am sending
copies of this letter to Nh. T. E.
Hodges, and the Montana Labor
News at Butte and the Producers
News at Plentywood, Montana, for
publication.
F~raternally yours,
Yellowstone Trades and Labor
Assembly, By E. H. Heller
bran, Sec'y.
(Seal)
GREAT FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
Great Falls, Montana
M. c. Gallagher, Principal,
A.. C. Jahr, Assistant Principal
Mayme Murchie, Dean of Girls.
Mr.. John Clark,
Financial Secretary,
Great Falls Mill and Smeltermen's
Union Number 6.
Dear Mr.. Clark:
In reply to your letter regarding
my team staying at the Grand Hotel
in Billings, I was very surprised that
l should have received this commu-
nication. There are three reasons:
First, at no time did I receive any
notice from this local union that any
of the hotels in Billings were unfair
to organized labor. You have men,
bers of your organization who are
bowlers that ran into the same sit
uation last spring in the State Bowl
er's Tournament.
Second, if you were in a strange
town and someone called you on the
telephone, not having the courtesy
to call on you personally, and told
you that you could not stay in that
hotel because it was unfair, I would
just like to know what your reaction
would be as a business man who had
the responsibility of twenty-eight
boys after they had been assigned
to their rooms, had eaten a meal, and
were about to sit down to their sec
ond meal. 1t was rather late in the
day to call and tell us that this
hotel was unfair. How was I to
know that it was the secretary OF
the union down there calling? II
would look awfully strange if you
followed the orders of any Tom, Dick
and Harry when you had the re-
sponsibility of all these boys. The
secretary in his conversation took
absolutely the wrong attitude and
when men talk with me in such g
manner l hang up, which I did
Third, I don't understand your at
titude. Kindly check with my record
regarding labor in my position as
an alderman in your city council. A;
you know l made a special trip from
Glacier Park down here to the bud.
get meeting and was one of the mer
instrumental in seeing that wage:
were raised for all city employees
At all times at the council, when.
ever an opportunity has been pre-
sented by your group o. any other
unionized group, I have been very
glad to champion the cause of labor
in raising the standard of living Of
our citizens in Great Falls.
l have talked with three or foui
members of your union regarding
this communication and they have
felt the very same as l have. | hope
that this explains my stand, and ir
the future that the Great Falls Mil
and Smeltermen's Union will CO.
operate with me to the extent Of
notifying me by letter from this un-
ion the establishments in the State
which are unfair to Organized La
Dor.
I also want to take this opportuni-
ty to thank you people for the won
derful support you have given ath-
letics in the Great Falls High School
under my regime. I know that the
boys have appreciated that marvel
GUS support and that their playing
and the satisfaction that they have
given you on the field of play has
repaid you for that support.
Hoping in the future that better
cooperation will exist on your part
in helping me to eliminate this error
mentioned by your organization.
Respectfully yours,