Montana labor news., 1937-11-04
Delegates Given Philosophy of Life
Action in Address


Action in Address
Rev. L. E. Jones, a ~fraternal dele
gate to the Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil, upon the request of Chairman
Davis, gave an interesting and witty
talk to the delegates at the last SEES
sion. Nearly all the members of the
labor unions are quite well acquaint-
ed with Rev. Jones. He has been a
~fraternal delegate to the Council for
a number of years, but the last year
was replaced by Rabbi Gitin. The
Council was glad to see him in his
accustomed place on the west side
of the floor. He expressed appre-
citation to the Trades and Labor
Council for the assistance rendered
to the Ministerial Association last
August during a meeting of a sem
mar composed of educators and
teachers of the Labor and Religion
Foundation from New York City.
This institution sends out travelling
groups each year and this year one
of them went down into the south
through the Arkansas farm tenant
area where so much cruelty and
trampling of rights have been in
flicted upon the share choppers. The
other group was sent into the North
west and it was this second travel
ing seminar that Mr.. Jones had ref
erence to. Mr.. James Graham, presi-
dent of the Montana Federation of
Labor was asked to deliver an adj
dress at one of the morning meetings.
He responded and described very
brilliantly the conflict between the
c. l. o. and the A. F. Of L. and tho
construction of both organizations.
He also threw a great deal of light
upon the union and corporate con-
flicts in the state of Montana. Sam
Spiegel gave an intimate sketch of
the operations of the legislative ses-
Sions and the efforts of labor and
the farmer to effect laws in their
welfare against corporation opposi-
ton. Sam was very able on this
subject and received many compli-
ments from his distinguished audi
ence.
The Ministerial delegate did not
forget to remind the Council Of his
pleasure at being back with them.
In a general way he brought out that
neither the unions nor any other
group can expect to have entire har-
mony as long as people have diff
ferent ideas and different thoughts
that cannot all be herded into one
type of structure, whether it be
church, medical profession, or union.
The Ministerial delegate was trying
to express a philosophy that the I'M
ions and their organizations should
be elastic and flexible enough to
allow full expression to the rank and
file and to the humble constituents
of the organization. He mentioned
that all too often these units, the
rank and file, are submerged through
selfishness of the leaders. His talk
was received with profound interest.
The unions learned with regret
that Professor Philip o. Keeney, for
mer librarian at the University of
Montana and who was discharged
after forming a union of teachers,
had not received the civil service
appointment as librarian in the of
flee of education at Washington, D..
c., for which he had been striving.
A letter was received from the
Hamilton Carhartt Overall Company
complimenting the unions for their
cooperation in the sale of union made
garments and also calling attention
to the union people that Shirley
Clothes shop handles these goods.
A notice that a convention or con-
gress of the League Against War and