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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-12-03

ment apparatus
Whose only excuse for existence is
this deplorable human tendency
To use human cleverness for ex-
plotting human relations
This commission carries on a con-
stant school of business ethics
Very largely just persuasive; some
times very persuasive
Depending upon the ethical devel-
opment of the subject
Instead of making a separate law
for each sort of cleverness-
Dealing with each peculiar case
arising among humans
With velvet glove, or jail commit
ment, as required
Sublimated sheriff and posses
To restrain a natural human ten
dency-
Operating quite out of it's stated
and accepted areas.
All of which may be way Of stat
ing why we don't want war
Why we dislike extremely the Little
Brown Men
Who propose to make of the Chinese
herd Of cooperating cattle
Smilingly saying, please, at
first
Then sending against reluctant
Cinnamon their bombing planes
Still smiling, saying, Excuse it,
| please"-
Machine cunning crowds of men,
| women and children
With casual remark: $50 sorry
Still disliking war, we recite the
law of nations
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-12-03
SHORTS

Pearl Bergoff has been acquitted OF
strike breaking. Judas might have
been acquitted, too, if he had Pontius
Plate for judge.
Pan American Petroleum. has made
three times as much profit this year
as last; International Paper 5 times
as much. Yet $4,000 workers have
lost their jobs in the last month.
Hard times Who gets them?
When reading Japanese claims of
the coming collapse of Chinese re.
sistance, just try to think what pic
ture of Washington's chances of sue
cess a reporter would have got in
London during the winter at Valley
Forge.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-12-03

customers as they come out of the
she'll
All Of which comes of forbidding the
sale of oysters in bulk
Unless they are canned: you must
count them, in Penna
Human minds are so clever
Which is one reason why they over
come SO many other animal minds
Managing to take advantage of
mere horses, cows, pigs and turkeys
Letting them do most of the masti-
cation of grass and grains
Utilizing then the animal chemistry
Of metabolism
To secure lean meats and fats for
human appetites-
In a more or less bloody exploita-
ton
Of the less clever for the benefit Of
the more clever.
All Of which seems quite justif
able
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-12-03
Ordinance to Ban
Picketing Beaten

San Francisco (ILNS) + Labor's
vigorous fight against a proposed
anti-picketing ordinance ended in VIC
tory, the ordinance being beaten by
vote of 161 ,o21 to 73,508 at the muni-
eipal election.
Labor fought the proposal through
campaign committee, which charged
that the ordinance was being pushed
by big financial interests to break
organized labor and make San Fran
cisco an open shop town
Following its defeat of the ordi-
nance, a joint committee under direc-
tion of the San Francisco Labor Coun-
ell and Building Trades Council set
to work on self-governing program
for regulation Of picketing activities
The program is expected to prohibit
mass picketing and violence.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-12-03
Truths Pondered While
Riding at
Anchor
Then gently scan
your brother man"
BY Mr.. MOdestus'

No! 1t is not permitted
To make two oysters out Of one
BY using a pair Of shears for that
purpose
Pennsylvania secretary of agricul-
ture warns dealers
The way to keep out Of Jail in that
state hereafter
Is to count your oysters for the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-12-03

But finch from calling out the IN
ternational police
Against these so-courteous, two
faced, deadly pagans
Who seem to have an ultimate in
tention
Of telling US: $50 sorry, excuse it;
now will you please
Get off the earth!"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-12-03

Having been the racial habit for
so long time
That the memory of man runneth
not to the contrary
But among some human minds, Of
certain squeamishness-
Reluctance arises to applying the
same philosophy
Call by shorter name Of method O.
tactics, if you wish
When applying intelligence to in
ter-human relations
There is no question of ethics in the
mere cutting Of oysters
Or even in knocking a fat steer in
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-12-03

the head, for packing his meat
But when by cutting the oyster you
are applying the sharp edge
TO the pocketbook of your human
neighbor
Or happen to be packing a steer
having foot-and-mouth disease
Questions arise in the quite differ
ent areas called "ethics"
Dealing with certain regimentations
of human relations
There is a federal trade commits
sion
Quite an expensive piece of govern
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1937-12-03
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Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
PATIENTS
COMPLAIN OF WORK
n SOCIAL RULES

GALEN (By Special Correspond
ent)-The inmates of Galen r com.
planning of the treatment accorded
them by authorities of the institu-
ton. 1t is not a sudden cry of dis
tress but one of long standing. One
of the grossest violations that irked
the patients is the practice of work
ing the help more than 8 hours, in
violation of the constitution. It is
alleged also and presumably on the
best authority that nurses at night
are working IL to 1912 hours. Not
only is the state constitution being
violated, but the 8 hour law which
limits the time that any employee of
a state, county, city or other en-
ployes of the government may work.
Many other irritations arise at
Galen, according to reports, though
probably not very severe in them
selves yet along with other miserable
conditions go to aggravate IN already
sore condition. One of these irrita-
tons consists of preventing visitors
from coming into parts of the build
ing. A goodly portion of the in
mates are former miners trying to
recuperate from the effects of too
long and arduous labor in the mines.
1t was customary for the sick COM
mittee of the Butte Miners Union to
visit Galen and the patients, espe-
cially the sick miners, and distribute
reading material, candy and tobacco.
This privilege has been stopped.
These visits were looked forward to
by many of the patients as it was
the only opportunity they had of
acquiring tobacco. Money is very
scarce and the majority of the pa
tents are unable to buy this luxury
for themselves.
A note of bitterness pervades the
institution also in respect to the APP
parent indifference of the labor or
CARNATIONS to clear up these de-
plorable conditions through passage
OF proper legislation at Helena.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
Rail ~brotherhoods
Demand 70 Per Cent
Raise in Wage Rate
By Federated Press

CHICAGO.--(FP)-A 20 per cent
boost in basic wage rates is demand
ed of the railroads by the general
chairmen of the five brotherhoods
in the running trades following a
week of debate in Chicago. The
unions making the demand, which
the companies will have to acknowl-
edge in some way in 80 days, are
the locomotive engineers, firemen,
conductors, trainmen and switchmen.
The weeks discussion, which
seemed on the verge of deadlock
several times, centered in the issue
of percentage versus flat increases.
The engineers and conductors, with
the highest scales, wanting a per-
centage advance. The other three
unions wanted the flat boost, COM
planning that a per cent increase
would still further widen the gulf
between their compensation and that
Continued to Page s.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
ANACONDA CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
ELECTS new OFFICERS FOR 1887

The Anaconda Central Labor
Council at its regular meeting Feb.
l, 1897, installed its officers for the
coming year 1887: James Durkin,
president, Fire Fighters Union;
Thomas Barry, vice president, Ma
chinists Union; Walter Healy, secre-
tary, Hold Carriers Union; Dan S.
Lyons, treasurer, Plumbers and
Steam Filters; Walter Smith, ward
en-, Machinists Union; trustees, Jo-
seph Doran, Molders Union; Mike C.
Boyle, Electricians Union; c. Golden,
Retail Clerks Union.
The meeting was well attended
and upon motion a rising vote of
thanks was given to the retiring
president, C. B. Ashelock, who in the
past two years used his untiring
efforts to help make the Council
what it is today. Mr.. Ashelock re-
sponded with gracious remarks and
thanked the other officers and com
mittees who worked with him dill
gently during his term as president.
After the installation of officers
the new president, James Durkin,
made remarks and asked for the
support of the officers and all the
delegates of the twenty-five unions
in the Council John Mogus, bust
ness agent for the Council, gave an
interesting report on several bills
pertaining to organized labor inter-
ests now being invoked by the Legis-
lature in Helena. His report was well
received and e%nlightening to the
delegates. The Council meets the
first and third Mondays of the month
at the Lower A. 0. H. Hall. The
new officers expect a busy year with
several new government projects and
other buildings being on the pro-
gram.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
PIONEERS Club
Will STAGE 4 DE-
LIGHTFUL DANCE

A charming and novel costume
ball, reminiscent of the gay nineties,
will be given by the Pioneers Club
of Butte at the famous Winter Gar
den Dance Hall, Tuesday evening,
February 8.
Members of the club should come
to the dance in costume. It is not a
masquerade. Music will be fur
nished by the Mcnamara Orchestra,
which will feature old time favorites.
Both spectators and participants are
assured a delightful time because of
the comic old time wearing apparel
of former days.
The admission is as cents each per-
son. The object and aim of the So
cial activities of the Pioneers Club
is to eventually establish a home for
the pioneers of Butte.
The grand march will be led by
the president and Mrs. Floyd Birm-
ingham.
The public is cordially invited.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
Ask La Toilette for Inquiry into
Descriptive Moves by Flint
Alliance.

FLINT, Mich. (UNS)-Investiga-
ton by the La Toilette Committee
into the Flint Alliance, which was
charged with attempting to disrupt
negotiations between the United
Automobile Workers and General
Motors Corporation, has been re-
quested by the union.
A wire from Pres. Homer Martin
asking the inquiry, stated that 1.-THE
automobile workers are convinced
that the latest move of Boyser
(president of the Flint Alliance) re-
questing an alleged collective bar
gaining conference Tuesday morning
is either directly inspired by Gen
eral Motors or has been handled
through strike-breaking detective
agencies which would profit by VIC
lence."
Martins telegram stated:
can urgent situation has arisen
due to the attempt of the Flint Ali
ance to disrupt negotiations SEIZED
uled to begin Monday between the
United Automobile Workers and
General Motors.
Anti Union Body
Considering the Flint Alliance
and its president, G. E. Boysen, to
be an anti-union instrument created
earlier by General Motors to break
the strike, the automobile workers
are convinced that the latest move
of Boysen requesting an alleged col
lective bargaining conference Tues
day morning is either directly in
spired by General Motors or has
been handled through strike-break-
ing detective agencies which would
profit by violence.
"Amicable settlement of the Gen
eral Motors strike would cut off a
rich source of income for such pri-
vate detective agencies.
$50 little bona fide Flint support
is there for the Flint Alliance that
it has had to import a professional
promoter, a so-called public rela-
tons expert from New York, to take
executive charge.
We are convinced that Boysen's
move may destroy the prospects of
a peaceful settlement and precipitate
serious violence such as had already
occurred in Flint.
'@The United Automobile Workers
ask that you Immediately subpoena
Boysen with the records of his or
ganization so that the Senate Civil
Liberties Committee may make i'm
mediate public inquiry into the back
ground and financing of the Flint
Alliance and similar law and order
leagues and of their connection with
General Motors"
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
EXPANSION OF RADIO
PLANNED BY CHICAGO
B. OR FEDERATION
CHICAGO
OF B
Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council

Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council,
Dear Sir and Brother.
1t will doubtless interest you to
know something OF the enlargement
of Labor's service to the public, par
ticularly to the working men and
women of the world, which is about
to become effective.
~ A construction permit for a
10000 watt transmitter for Labor's
Short Wave Station W9XAA has just
been authorized by the Federal Com
munications Commission, and con
tracts are being let for this additional
equipment, which represents an in
crease to forty times Jul present
short wave power, and means that
the message of the Voice of Labor
will be heard clearly, distinctly and
uniformly in every country of the
earth, including, of course, full time
short wave reception in our own
country.
(2) There is pending before the
Federal Communications Commits
| sion at Washington our application
for an increase from 5000 to $4,000
watts in power on VIGIL, the "Voice
| of Labor supplemented by the reso-
luton passed by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, demanding a ma
tional cleared channel with super
| power, exclusively for Labor, which
requests are being considered jointly
at this time, with every indication
| that they will be granted very short
ly.
In order to put in operation these
latest developments, the Chicago
Federation of Labor will be required
to expend in xce of Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand ($250, 000) Dol
lars, during the current year for
super-power b~roadcasting equip
ment, in addition to that already now
in use, and with the moral support
and cooperation of the American
Federation of Labor, the National
and international Organizations,
State F~ederations of Labor, City
Central Bodies and Railroad Broth
erhoods, will have built a monument
dedicated to the advancement of the
cause of Labor which will endure
for all time to come and will give
Labor b~roadcasting facilities second
to none in the civilized world.
The achievements, which we have
set forth in this letter and our
pamphlet, we realize, have only been
made possible through the interest
and cooperation that the "Voice OF
Labor" has been accorded by the en-
tire organized labor movement
Therefore, believing that your or
ganization is interested in the furth-
er progress of Labor's Broadcasting
Station, we shall appreciate receiv-
ing any comments or suggestions
that may come to your mind.
Thanking you for your interest
and cooperation in the past, and with
best wishes, we remain
Fraternally yours,
CHICAGO FEDERATION OF
LABOR, RADIO STATIONS
WCFI.- W9XAA.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
COMMISSION NAMED
FOR E POWER

WASHINGTON.-(FP)-I an at
tempt to forestall the crisis looming
in the No. l New Deal project, the
Tennessee Valley Authority, Pres.
Roosevelt appointed a 5-man COM
mission to study methods of handling
power produced by government
dams.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
CONFERENCE CALLED
ON CURLING COURT

of
a conference to discuss legislation to
curb the powers of the Supreme
Court will be announced soon by
Pres. Roosevelt, Sen. Sherman Min
ton ID, Ind.) said, after a call at
the White House.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
5TEINMETz AND WHITM0RE ARE SERVING
GREAT FALLS UNIONS IN THE legislature

The Cascade Trades and Labor
Council functioned without its regu-
lar officers at its last meeting, Chair
man Steinmetz and Secretary Whit
more both being in attendance at the
Legislative Session. Whitmore is en-
ployed by the unions in Great Falls
to lobby in their interests during the
whole session. His reports are very
comprehensive and are included at
the bottom of this article.
Other things of interest that took
place at the Assembly included sew
eral important letters. One from
Senator B. K. Wheeler assuring the
unions that he was still seeking addi-
tional appropriation for the state of
Montana.
A letter from the Smeltermen's
Union stated that they had endorsed
Walter Fowler for the position of
principal administrative officer for
Montana under the Social Security
act. Mr.. Edward O'Byrne was en-
dorsed for the position of labor COM
missioner by the Smeltermen's I'm
ion. Secretary Whitmore was also
endorsed by the said union for the
position of director of the National
Emergency Council of Helena.
Congressman James F. O'Connor
informed the Assembly through a
communication that quotas on WPA
would be increased if it were found
necessary.
The American Federation of Labor
is showing an active interest in la
boris participation in government as
they have instructed the unions here
to give them the names of all men
and women who are members of or
ganized labor and who have been
appointed on any of the State Boards
or Commissions.
An invitation vas received from
Newton R. Holcomb, a field repre-
sentative of the Social Security
Board to visit his office at any time
at Helena if any information about
the security act is desired.
The Great Falls Coach Lines have
signed a contract with the Transfers
organization.
Great Falls may have a municipal
power plant at some time, at any
rate there is quite a bit of interest
in it at the present time. Building
trades have had a committee work
ing on the possibilities of establish
ing such a plant and the Cascade
Trades and Labor Assembly also has
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
LEGISLATIVE REPORT BY
HOMER WHITMORE

The past week found practically
all Labor Legislation presented to
the House of Representatives passed
and transmitted to the Senate. The
committee on capital and labor of
the Senate appeared to have consid-
cradle difficulty in holding meetings.
To date Chairman Murphy of Ana
conda has been unable to get a
quorum for the transaction of bust
ness and some fear is felt over this
matter, due to the fact that your
representatives will not have suffi-
cient time to appear before the Sen
ate Committee in behalf of our bills.
There exists a possibility that this
may be a deliberate move to stall
labor legislation. During the past
week in company with Brother
Lawrence Nelson l appeared before
the Judiciary Committee and am
happy to report that this committee
killed Senate Bill IL, which was one
of the most vicious measures pre-
sented at this session. This COM
mittee also killed House Bill 81,
which would have placed wrestling
under the State Boxing Commission.
Such action would if passed practi-
cally stopped professional wrestling
in the state. The Assembly, being
the sponsors Of the Great Falls bouts,
were well pleased with this action.
URGES AFFILIATION WITH
STATE FEDERATION
During the week several public
hearings were held regarding labor
bills advocated by unions not affili-
ated with the State Federation, two
Of the hearings being on occupational
diseases and the 5 Hour Collar to
Collar Bill. These hearings brought
out facts that made it necessary to
redraft these bills. l may add at
this time that it appears to be i'm
perative that labor of the state align
itself in the near future into the
State Federation of Labor if labor
as a whole expects to achieve the
goal that it should. House bill 20,
Continued to Page g
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
dppOIHJeu q COmInlttee.
HEXIMER ENDORSED FOR
LABOR COMMISSIONER

Charles Heximer, a member of the
Carpenters Union, who has taken a
prominent part in labor affairs in
Great Falls and who at one time was
a candidate for President of the
Montana Federation of Labor, has
been endorsed by the Carpenters I'm
ion for the position of state labor
commissioner, or a position under
the Social Security Board. The AS
sembly was asked to concur in the
endorsement but owing to some ac-
ton having been taken by the AS
sembly in relation to a labor com
missioner before, it was determined
to postpone any action of Mr. Hexi-
mer's request for a week until more
information was available.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
INJUNCTION JUDGE OWNS
S219,O00 G. nj. STOCK, ALLEGED

Homer Martin, president of the
UAWA, and other officials of the
union, authorized their attorneys
Tuesday to refer to the Michigan
State Bar Association the fact that
Circuit Judge Edward d. Black of
Genessee County, who issued the
sweeping injunction against union
officers and Flint strikers, owns 1865
shares of GMC stock currently val
ued at $4,000.
Michigan state laws say that no
Judge can sit as such on any cause
or proceedings in which he is a party
or in which he is interested.
In his statement on this matter
Tuesday Martin said: "Our legal
counsel has been authorized and di-
rected to bring the matter to the
attention of the Michigan State Bar
that will lead not only to the i'm
parchment of Judge Black as well
as disbarment from an honorable
profession which he has so shame
fully %disgraced. We feel certain that
public opinion will support this as a
most necessary step.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04

Hats off to the past-coats off to
the future.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04

This is the new year you talked
about last year.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04

WASHINGTON. (UNS) = The
Committee for Industrial Organiza-
ton is ssking Congress to investigate
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04
Auto Magnaies' Action
Parallels Institute

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 4.-The re-
cent full-page advertisements pub
lished by General Motors, reminis-
cent of the advertising space brought
by the American Iron and Steel In
stitute when the Steel Workers Or
"ganization Committee entered upon
the steel organization drive, also
charge the c. I. o. with intimidation
and coercion. And apparently the
answer is the same.
According to Homer Martin, presi-
dent of the Auto Workers union,
only modest, minimum demands are
being pressed by the workers of the
industry. 1t is charged by General
Motors, for example, that the closed
shop is demanded by the Union. AL
though the closed shop is a common
requirement of union shops, it is not
among the terms for settlement of
the strike that is spreading through
the industry.
Mr.. Martin points out that some
of the causes of dissatisfaction
among auto workers arise out of the
through at 40" slogan which is SO
near to actual reality in the auto
plants that it invoked a Federal in
vestigation; that the average wage
rate, as stated by General Motors in
The Detroit News of January 2, is
1876 cents for a "40-hour" week,
which makes it impossible (and eco
nomically unsound from the plants
point of view for workers to buy
the lowest priced car produced by
the corporation; and the regular en-
ployment of labor spies and stool
pigeons in the plants. General Mo
tors paid $4,000 to the Pinkerton
C+r;lxo ppaa1;po Aoapov in 1QoE
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04

The American standard Of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutiOns may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-04

There can be NO prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings Of working people
are the basis and index Of
progress in any community.