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Montana labor news., 1937-05-06
LABOR UNIONS have SUPPORTED UNIVERSITY
Brandjord Condemned
in Resolution Drawn
By Great Falls Group

Whereas, The idea of the Civilian
Conservation Corps was apparently
borrowed from an undemocratic
country (Fascist Germany and
therefore is an undemocratic at
tempt to solve the youth unemploy-
ment problem and does not solve
this problem but merely places thou
sands of unemployed temporarily
out of our sight, and
Whereas, Military experts have
admitted the militarization purpose
in the CCC, and their plans for lay
ing the basis for a huge civilian
work army that could easily become
an army of war, either civil or for
eign, and
Whereas, Education of these youth
is supposedly a basic reason for the
existence Of these camps, but edu-
cation as practiced in the CCC is in
violation of the principle of co-edu-
cation which America has found to
be the best and most sane method
Of education, and
Whereas, The CCC boys are dis
placing thousands of forest workers
and depriving these forest workers
of their ordinary means of Iiyeli-
hood, and
Whereas, The CCC completely ig-
more all union wage scales and all
the principles of unionism and there
fore T a dangerous threat to the
Labor Movement, and
Whereas, The youth of America
could more profitably be placed on
regular jobs at union wages, or if
that is impossible, upon the NYA
program which does not violate I'M
ion principles and does not rely on
pressure or coercion to fill its quotas;
Therefore Be It Firmly Resolved,
That the Great Falls Branch of the
American League Against War and
Fascism, a movement to unite in
common resistance to war and fas-
cism all organizations and individuals
who are opposed to these allied de-
stroyers of mankind, oppose the mil
itaristic supervision, education, and
purpose of the CCC; condemn its
anti-unionism; and be unqualified
in opposition to any attempt to fill
the camps by coercion, direct or in
direct, and
Be It Further Resolved, That l. M.
Brandjord, Administrator of the
Montana Public Welfare Board, i'm
mediately rescind his order that
families with eligible boys should
not receive consideration for relief
Or other employment" and other
orders suggesting the use of force
and coercion to fill the quotas for
this militaristic and anti-union en-
terprise; that l.. M. Brandjord be
asked to explain this brazen invasion
Of civil rights and attempt at forced
labor; that if his explanation is not
made or is not satisfactory, the mat
ter will be taken up with each and
every union in Montana, and
Be 1t Further Resolved, That a
copy of this resolution be sent to The
Montana Labor News.
Adopted by Great Falls Branch
American League Against War and
Fascism, Jean Simons Murray, Sec,
1905 Second Ave. N, No. 8.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-06

The American standard of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
situations may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-06
Adult Education and
Vocational Program
Weekly schedule Of classes:

Monday: Grade Work, Garfield
school, 7 p. m. Trigonometry and
Surveying, Silver Bow Club, 1880
p. m. Diesel Engineering, Silver
Bow Club, 1890 and 1870 p. m. Te-
~legraphy, Court House, 1880 and $3.50
p. m.
Tuesday: Grade Work, Garfield
school, 7 p. m. Grade Work, Silver
Bow Club, room IL, 2 p. m. Steel
Square, Carpenters Hall, 7:30 p. m.
Technical Spelling, Carpenters Hall,
7:30 p. m. Parliamentary Law,
Quartz St. Fire Station, 3 p. m. Pub
lie Speaking, Quartz St. Fire Station,
3 p. m. Handicraft for Girls, Walk
erville, 1880 p. m. Sewing, Walker
vile, 7:3O p. m. ~Telegraphy, Court
House, $50 p. m.
Wednesday: Sewing, Silver Bow
Club, 2 p. m. Grade Work, Garfield
school, Z p. m. Structural Drawing,
Carpenters Hall, 7:30 p. m. Blue
Print Reading, Carpenters Hall, $3.50
P. M. Telegraphy, Court House, $3.50
p. m.
Thursday: Grade Work, Garfield
school, Z p. m. Grade Work, Silver
Bow Club, room IL, 2 p. m. Teleg-
raphy, Court House, $50 p. m. Pub
lie Affairs, Quartz st. Fire Station,
3 p. n. Sewing, Walkerville, 1870
p. m. Parliamentary Procedure,
Garments Union, 8 p. m. Public
Speaking, 8 p. m.
Friday: Sewing, Silver Bow Club,
room u, 1870 p. m. T~elegraphy,
Court House, $50 p. m. Parlia-
mentary Procedure and Public
Speaking, South Side Club, Judge
GARDENERS Court Room, oil E. Front
St, 7 p. m.
The classes in Public Speaking,
Parliamentary Procedure and Eco
Monies with the Miners Engineers
and Transfers Unions will be dis
continued for the summer.
In place of these classes a class
in 'The Study of Cooperatives'
sponsored by the Miners Union Co.
operative will be started on May II
For further information regarding
this class, watch next weeks papers
Another new class is the class in
Parliamentary Procedure and Pub
lie Speaking with the Government
Employees Union. This class will
start on Monday, May 10, at the
Silver Bow Club at 7 p. m.
Grace Anstice, Supervisor WPA
Adult Education, Butte.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-06

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., 1937-05-06
DO NOT BUY ANY
MUTTON OR LAMB
Compel Bankers and Wool AS
sociatiOns TO Recognize De-
mands of Union.

n oheep 0neafelS Union IS
taking the only means possible to
convince the officials of the sheep
growing industry that it will be to
their interest to sign wage agree
ments with this union.
We have, by every conceivable
method known, endeavored to bar
gain collectively with the woolgrow-
ers' associations named in our reso-
luton. Having failed in all of our
attempts to deal with our employers
on a fair and friendly basis, we are
forced, through no fault Of our own,
to declare that a boycott exists on
lamb and mutton. Due to the fact
that wool imported from Australia
and New Zealand is shorn by 100
per cent union labor, we have elm
mated wool from our boycott.
This fight is not only the fight Of
the organized sheep shearers. 1t is
of interest to all Labor. We wish
to inform organized labor of recent
action taken by several state wool
growers associations. They went on
record as opposing any form of Or
ganizing farm labor that would
place the producers Of lamb and
mutton in a position of subordina-
ton to preferential hiring. Organ
lied labor thoroughly understands
the meaning Of such action. The Of
ficials of the various farm associa-
tons desire to continue to import
cheap labor from below the Rio
Grande and the Philippines in order
to force organized workers, who are
willing to battle for a wage guar
anteeing an American standard OF
living, from the agricultural fields.
These workers will be forced to en-
ter the industrial fields to find en-
ployment.
Now is the time to correct labor
conditions in the agricultural fields.
We therefore call on organized la
Dor and its friends to line up solid
behind our boycott and make it eff
fective by asking every man, woman
and child to eat any other meat but
lamb or mutton. There are many
delightful meat substitutes and lamb
and mutton should be eliminated
from your meat diet easily. We
further ask that the officials of In
ternational Unions, Central Labor
Councils and State %Federations of
Labor assist us in making this boy
colt effective by giving same the
widest publicity possible in your
labor journals, papers and news bull
letins. By giving us your whole
hearted support you will be assist
ing the oldest agricultural labor Or
ganization, that is perfectly willing
to lead this fight against the off
cials Of these sheep growing asso-
Citations, who are known the world
over to be avowed enemies of the
organized labor movement.
We find that the sheep growing
industry in the Western states is
financed by our Federal govern
ment sponsoring a program of col
lective bargaining between the en-
ployers and employees in all lines of
industry. It is a fact that the off
cials of industrial corporations and
farm associations have no intentions
of cooperating with the present adj
ministration in its endeavors to
bring about peaceful labor relations.
The boycott is the best weapon
known to change the attitude OF
Continued on Page g.
Montana labor news., 1937-05-06
LIQUOR BOARD CONDEMNED FOR REDUCING WAGES
TRADE COUNCIL REPORTS THAT CLERKS
BILLINGS HAVE Been pENALIzED
State of Montana Controls Mon
opoly in Liquor Traffic and
Can Regulate Profits to Suit
Themselves.

The reduction of wages of the
clerks working in the liquor stores
at Billings and Missoula by the State
Liquor Board as reported at the
Trades and Labor Council last Tues
day is apparently an unjustifiable
act. The state of Montana has
launched itself into the business of
traffic in liquor. The state operates
the stores, sells the merchandise,
employs the clerks and does all 9TH
er essential acts necessary to carry
or such sale and distribution.
The Higher the Profits, the
Lower the Wages
From reliable sources it is esti-
mated that Montana does about 7
million dollars worth of business in
liquor yearly. The state through
its offices has proudly pointed to
the profits that have been made I'M
der the present setup. The state
holds a monopoly on this business.
All distillers and manufacturers of
liquor must sell their product di-
rectly to the state of Montana and
all individuals and retail establish
ments must buy their goods from
the state liquor stores. The state of
Montana establishes prices at which
these goods must be sold. There is
no competition. Labor has always
regarded state operation of industry
with some degree of favor, but if
the tendency of state operation is to
hammer down wages then it may be
just as well that we return to the
competition of private owners. The
Billings unions are quite bitter in
their denunciation of the authorities
which have caused the reduction of
wages of the clerks in the Billings
district.
The national administration, the
American Federation of Labor, the
c. I. o., all encourage demands for
an increase in wages of the workers
SO that purchasing power may be
kept up and SO that we will not
enter into another drastic panic.
The action of our liquor board
seems in contravention to all liberal
processes throughout the nation.
Profits of corporations r soaring.
Cost of living has tremendously in
creased, wage workers all over the
country r demanding more money.
A reduction in wages at this particu-
lar time is fantastic. The State Lii
quor Board should be told in no I'M
certain terms that the labor organi-
cations in the state of Montana will
not tolerate reductions in salaries
at this time,
Montana labor news., 1937-05-06
GRAHAM ANNOUNCES CANDIDATES FOR
STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR OFFICES

United Mine Workers-La Verne
Hamilton, of Musselshell, and Elmer
Crosmer of Roundup.
International Union of Mine, Mill
and Shelter Workers-Patrick De-
loughry, of Butte.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
Gives Complete Outline OF
Resurvey OF Florida Keys

Lieutenant w. H. cambridge,
with his office in Key West. This
was in August, 1884. Lieutenant
Cotton was relieved by Lieuten-
ant E. R. Mccarthy in November,
1884, and the Miami office was
moved to Key West in May, 1885.
Lieutenant Gg) J. C. Mathison,
was attached to the party for the
purpose of compiling the photo
topographic maps from the five
lens aerial photographs obtained
in January, 1885.
The project is now very near
completion. The phototopograph-
ic surveys are scheduled for COM
pletion in March, 1888, and the
photographic surveys are COM
plete except for the outside area
rom Sugarloaf Channel to Sad
die Bunch Harbor and the inside
area from Big Spanish Channel
to Ramrod Key, north of the old
railroad grade.
Due to lack of sufficient appro-
priations to carry on the field
work continuously, the project
will not be finished until after
July /, 1888, when new funds viii
become available.
Lieutenant Mccarthy is to be
transferred to New York in July,
1898, and Lieutenant Mathison is
to complete the project.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
WEATHER CONDITIONS

A trough of moderately low
pressure extends this morning
from the Lake Superior region
southwark over the West Gulf
States: while pressure Is moder-
ately high oyer northeastern dis
tricts. and salotEler high pressure
area IS moving in over the north
ern Plains States.
Light 70 moderate rains have
been general during the last -
hours from the Ohio ard lower
Mississippi Valleys eastward over
the Atlantic States. and there
has been snow In the northern
and central Plains States and
Minnesota.
Colder weather has cveFspread
the Dakoazs. ~shile elsewhere
east q ne Rocky Mountains tesp-
peTasures are considerably above
the seasonal average
Ternperaturcs 81 TO this
morning ranged fFugn four de-
grees II wiEllss1n. y. D. 70 ~ de-
erees 81 Key West
G. S. KENNEDY.
Ofheiai n Charge
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27

Extent and progress of the
work of the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey of the Flor
ida Keys, has for the past few
days been the subject of num-
Der of questions propounded to
The Citizen, and in order to Sc
cure exact information, a resume
of the project was asked of the
officer in charge at the local head
quarters, and a reply was receiv-
ed in detail
The project, said the official,
consists of complete resuryey of
the Florida Keys, and this Hydro
graphic Survey extends from
Fowey Rocks to Saddle Bunches
harbor, on the outside area, and
frem Barnes Sound to Key West
on the inside area. Surveys be-
gin on the main line of Keys and
extend to the reef south of the
Keys, parallel to the Keys, five
miles away north of the Keys.
Phototopographic surveys COW
er all the Keys from Key Largo
to Key West and include a Sec
ton of the mainland from Card
Sound to Cape Sable.
Surveys were begun under
Lieutenant Commander H. A. Cot
ton, who had his office in Miami
in November, 1888, and under
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
Radio Commentator Makes
Correction OF Statement
About Storm Near Here

Interesting talk about Key
West last night, and accurate
with the following exception. The
Tortugas you refer to is not the
Tortugas which is near Key West.
1t happens to be an island near
Haiti, $40 miles from us. The
vessel was hit by a squall, not a
storm. We are enjoying our usual
lovely November weather. No
winds over IS miles an hour in
recent weeks. In the interest of
fair play to game and hospitable
little city, how about giving us a
break tonight"
Many Key Westers this morn
ing expressed their appreciation
of the prompt manner in which
the commentator in Cincinnati
quickly made the corrected state
nnent, and their appreciation of
the thoughtful action by Secre-
tary Singleton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
TEACHERS RELAX;
MACHINE WORKS

AUSTIN. Tex. Nov 27---A ro-
bot that automatically grades stu
dents papers Is making life easier
for professors sc The University
Of Texas.
The robot can grade only GER
tain types OF tests Ia which the
student merely checks the right,
OF wrang. answer with a pencil
. papers are fed into The nsa-
chine BY an operator, an eiee-
sricalIy controlled device counts
the naEnber Of correct answers
ard grades the papers when they
come ezt-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27

Comment in different sections
of the city today is heard on the
erroneous statement issued by
Lowell Thomas, broadcaster, who,
on Thursday evening, said that
heavy winds were blowing in the
vicinity of Key West and steam
er was wrecked at Dry Tortugas,
but who last night graciously cor
rected his error.
AS explained in the issue of The
Citizen yesterday, the vessel
which was declared to be in dam
ger was the Steamship Nulling-
ton Court, bound from Turks Is
land to Tortugas Island, off the
coast of Haiti, and the scene of
the mishap to the vessel is $40
miles from Key West.
What brought about the correc-
ton by Mr.. Thomas was a tele-
gram sent to him by Secretary S.
c. Singleton, of the Chamber of
Commerce, couched as follows:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
HIS MAJESTY is
TOUGH LANDLORD

LONDON. Nov. 27.-Think of
the British nobility. when rent
day rolls around. Many of them
hold estates which theoretically
still belong to the king. So they
pay their grasping royal landlord
the terrific rent ola SNOWFALL
or red rose.
One family holds an estate sim
ply because their ancestor. years
ago, was always ready 10 do the
king a good turn. He was pre-
pared to carry a silver bowl and
accompany the king when he
crossed the sea--in case the SOW
ereign got seasiek.
Quit rents, these are called,
They're relics of the feudal sys-
TEN.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
MAKE SURVEY
OF STEAMSHIP
AT THIS PORT
STEAMER BRAZoS OF CLYDE
MALLORY LINES WILL co
TO MIAMI TO HAVE NEcEs.
SARY REPAIRS MADE

H. F. TinnerhOlm, assistant
superintendent Clyde Mallory
Lines, Jacksonville, and George
Bernard, underwriters surveyor,
arrived on a special plane this
morning from Miami, to make an
inspection of the Steamship
Brazos, of the Clyde-Mallory
Lines, which arrived in port last
night 10 o'clock.
Shortly before the vessel came
in to Key West it was discovered
that there was a cracked cylinder
in the ships engine, and word of
the vessels condition was at once
telegraphed to New York head
quarters Of the line.
Immediately afterward reply
was received to the effect that in-
spectors would arrive as soon as
possible, examine the Brazos, and
determine if she would continue
her trip from Galveston to New
York.
The plane arrived shortly after
10 o'clock this morning, the in
spection was concluded this after
noon, and it was decided that it
would be necessary to have the
needed repairs made before the
trip TO New York was made. This
afternoon it was announced that
the Brazos would proceed to Mi
ami, and here the work would be
done.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
Real Estate Division
OF Commerce Body
Meets Last Evening
Rates OF Commissions In
Connection With Organ
ization Was One OF Mat
ters Taken Up

Uniform rates of commissions.
was one Of the essential matters
decided at the meeting of the
Real Estate Division of the Cham.
Der of Commerce held last night
in the offices of the chamber.
The uniform rates of commits.
sion applies to all the activities
connected with the sales and
leases. They were unanimously
adopted and will in the future be
In force in Key West, as. they
have been in other progressive
cities of the state.
Bylaws and a code of ethics.
conforming to the code authorized
by the State and National Realty
boards were adopted. Provisions
are made for active and associate
members, and the attention of the
public Is called to the State laws
making illegal for anyone to per-
form any of the acts Of real es-
tate brokerage, unless they are
duly licensed and commissioned
under the law.
Secretary S. C. Singleton, of the
Chamber of Commerce, was
elected an honorary member of
the board, without folio he in
formed The Citizen, and said he
is fully awake to the honor con-
ferred upon him while he was un-
conscious of it..
Membership in the Key West
Chamber of Commerce was made
a requisite for membership in the
real estate organization.
Those present were President
Leo r. Hughes, Vice President v.
A. Johnson, Secretary Frank H.
Ladd, Miss Elaine Johnson, Miss
Minnie Porter Harris, Paul Boy
sen, Glenn Price, and Hugh Will
liams.
Adjournment was ordered until
December II, or until such time
as a call is issued by the presi-
dent. aaa I4ad1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
STEAMER OZARK a.l.'
COMES TO PORT
VESSEL CANE IN THIS MORN
ING FROM MIAMI: LEFT
FOR NEW ORLEANS

Steamship Ozark. of the Clyde
Mallory Lines, arrived in port
this morning at $50 o'clock. from
Mainland Jacksonville. discharg-
ed heavy consignments Of freight.
mostly lumber, and sailed 1880
for New Orleans.
Freighter BRACES arrived 10
o'clock last night from Galveston.
with light freight, and sailed this
afternoon $50 O'Clock for Miami
Another ship of the Clyde Lines
is due 20 arrive Tuesday from
New York. en- route to Tampa.
This is the Colorado
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
WEATHER FORECAST
Tin 7:.3o D. m. Sunday

(Till 7:30 .. m, Sunday
Key West and Vicinity: Mostly
cloudy with occasional rain to-
night and Sunday; little change
in temperature; light to mOder-
ate southeast and south winds.
Florida: Occasional rain tonight
and Sunday; colder in extreme
north portion Sunday.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits:
Light 10 moderate southeast and
south winds and overcast weather
tonight and Sunday with widely
scattered showers.
East Gulf. Light TO moderate
variable winds becoming north
westerly over north portion Sun
day and overcast weather with
scattered showers tonight and
Sunday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
VISITORS ARRIVE
FOR BRIEF STAY

F. Gottschalk, director of fl
nance for the Works Public Adj
ministration in New York, arrived
last night, accompanied by Mrs.
Eottsphalk. and they are Occupy.
ing Quarters MI. in the naval
station.
The visitors Intend to stay but
q brief time. and viii probably
leave early NEXT week.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
WINTER VISITORS
ARRIVE In CITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace P. Con-
able, of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
regular winter visitors in Key
West, arrived this week, and are
making arrangements TO erect a
home on their land in Martello
Towers subdivision.
It is understood that work will
begin on the home in the very
near future. and while conStruc-
ton work is going on Mr.. and
Mrs. Conable will make their
residence at the Smiley home on
Division street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
NYA OFFICIALS ON
VISIT TO KEY WEST

Joe Yo4lngbloodg state direct0r
of National Youth Admins ia ton
activities. and B. Howard Brown.
district supervisor. were arrivals
in Key West last evening over
the highway.
Today Mr.. Youngblood and Mr.
BrIwn are going over the several
projects IL Key West in company
with local Supervisor Victor
Lowe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
new ARRIVAL IN
SMITHS FAMILY

Born 20 Mr.. and Mrs. Feaster
Smith. at their residence. IS
10th street. in Miami.
a son weighing 6 IL pounds
Mother ard boy are reported as
doing nicely.
Mrs. Smith viii be happily re-
membered as Miss Dorothy Mel
ton. Of Key West.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-11-27
MISS c. YBARMEA
Is CONVALESCINC

Miss Catherine Ybarmea. daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Helena Sawyer. who
was operated upon for appen-
dieitis last Sunday Al. a local hos
pital, has recovered sufficiently
to be taken to her home, corner
of Elizabeth and Olivia streets.
Her numerous friends wish for
her = speedy and complete re-
covery.