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Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
No Overtime

One of the shipowners proposals
were that there be two six-hour days
running co%ncurrently. In other
words, after n gang worked six
hours another gang be provided to
work six more hours before over
time pay commences.
From these few facts it can be
seen that what the shipowners mean
by saying peace is near, is that it
really is providing the strikers back
down on all their fundamental de-
mands.
This they do not intend to do, and
if the average striker were asked, he
would say that the Masters Mates &
Pilots should not have conceded the
point on preferential hiring which
they did.
The foregoing describes the stu
alton with the offshore operators.
The situation is far more promising
with the steamschooner group; but
the fact is, that there will be no
peace until agreement is reached
with the OffShOre prOIIp
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
TWO WAR SHIPS
COSTING w$100,000,0O0
T0BE BUILTF0RU US.


ton of two new $4,000 ton battle
ships, costing $780, 00, 900, will begin
Immediately, President Roosevelt an
nounced here.
The President said he made the
announcement with regret but that
the two ships, of the super-dread-
naught type, r made necessary by
the renewed ornaments race begun
upon the expiration of the naval
treaties December 81.
The ships, one of which will be
built in a government navy yard, are
to replace two other ships which
have become outdated, the President
said. The two old ships, however,
will be kept in service. No trouble
is expected by the Navy in getting
goods because of the provisions of
the Walsh-Healey act, it was an
nounced.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
Rossi Caught Lying

During the week Mayor Rossi, who
in 1884 melted violence and did
everything in his power to break
that strike, spoke over a national
radio hookup on the strike situation,
In that speech the honorable
Mayor showed that he has not
changed his stripes. He made what
amounted to a bid to those groups
supporting the strike to withdraw
that support and the government to
declare a national emergency and
step in.
He also tried to put the finger on
several of the union officials and in
the accepted fashion waved the
skeleton of the red herring.
The waterfront unions immediate
ly protested this attack on them. A
committee was elected to interview
Mayor Rossi on certain lies and mis-
statements he had made. Mayor
Rossl did not deny making the ques-
toned statements and also did MOI
deny that his speech could be con
strued as an Indictment to violence
However, one statement he made
in his defense can be interpreted a.
classical. He said in effect that hi
represented the public. In fact hi
WAS the public. When Mayor Ross
lies up with the shipowners, it il
just because he is a member of thu
class Of labor e~xploiters.
During the week there was thu
biggest spell of the intermittent vic
lence which has occurred Throughout
the strike. About eight union mer
were waylaid and slugged.-Indus
trial Worker.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
CHECK WPA CURTAILMENT
BY NEW YORK PROTESTS

NEW YORK-(FP)--Mass demon
STATIONS, protests, and a series of
sitdown strikes have resulted in fore
ing WPA officials in New York City
to about-face from their recent ruth
less announcement of wholesale cur
tailment of work relief rolls. ,
Though pink slips continue to be
issued, most of the dismissed work
ers r being rapidly reinstated after
securing Emergency Relief Bureau
Qualifications of need. Pres. Willis
R. Morgan of the City Projects Coun-
Gil has estimated that less than one
half of one per cent of such people
are failing to secure certification.
Unemployed groups continue to
picket and demonstrate before WPA
offices, demanding enlargement of
various projects to absorb their num-
bers.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21

CHESTER, Pa.-(FP)-The strike
at the Sun Shipbuilding yards al
Chester ended as the management
agreed to bargain with the strike
committee and Pres. John Green OF
the Industrial Union of Marine &
Shipbuilding Workers of America.
Meanwhile, strikers are to be re-
hired without discrimination and
equal division of work in time Of
layoff is pledged.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
A. |. OF |. UNIONS
PROTEST CLOSING
OF AUTO PLANT

WASHINGTON (FP) For the
first time since the beginning of the
struggle in the automobile industry
differences between the American
Federation of Labor and the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization in
truded as officials of four unions in
Cleveland, Ohio, petitioned General
Motors officials to reopen strike
bound plants.
In a letter delivered to Lincoln R.
Scale, general manager of the Fisher
Body plant in Cleveland, signed by
representatives of the machinists,
electricians, plumbers and bricklay-
ers, the United Automobile Workers
were charged with being IAN out
law union and a request was made
that the plant be reopened.
"In behalf of our members en-
ployed in your plants and who had
no voice in this action on the part of
an outlaw union in closing them, we
request you to reopen the plants SO
they may return to their jobs, which
they r out of through no fault of
their own" the letter said.
At offices of the international AS
ISOLATION of Machinists here, one of
the signers of the letter, it was said
that the action was taken to protect
jurisdictional rights granted the l.
A. M. in the industry by the A. F.
of L. executive council. 1t was not
stated how many men involved are
members of the union nor to what
extent agreements with the manage
ment exist. 1t was admitted, how
ever, that the number of both "are
negligible
It was claimed, by an I. A. M. Off
cial, that the union has jurisdiction
over the men involved although they
are not members of the union. If
this were not SO, it was said, men in
the same trade would have two diff
ferent unions setting their wage
scales.
c. |. o. officials contended that the
jurisdictional claims set up amount
ed to nothing without the ~organiza-
ton of the men and that the San
Francisco convention gave the auto
workers union jurisdiction over pro-
duction workers in the auto industry.
John L. Lewis, chairman of the
c. |. o., and VIM. Green, president of
the A. F. of L., both withheld COM
ment.
In the meantime prospects of fed
eral intervention in the auto strike
situation increased. Lewis held a
conference with Asst. Secy. of Labor
Edw. McGrady and ex-NRA Admin
~istrator General Hugh johnson.
Johnson claimed, and he was sup
ported by McGrady, that his part in
the conference was purely social"
The President conferred with My
ron c. Taylor, chairman of the U. S.
Steel Corp, about the automobile
and steel industries. Gust say that
we talked about matters in general"
Taylor told reporters after the con-
ference. Earlier the President talked
with a group Of New York business
men. 1t was announced that the sub
ject of discussion was the combat
ing of infantile paralysis.
Officials of the A. F. of L. union
declined to discuss what future ac-
ton they would take. if the request
to reopen the Fisher Body plant at
Cleveland failed to produce desired
results.
The Cleveland Federation of La
Dor, affiliated with the A. F. of L.,
has Endorsed the auto strike and
pledged support to the United Auto
mobile Workers.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
8 cups "a lbs.y juice
7 cups 70 lbs.) sugar
/ box powdered fruit peetIn

To prepare Juice, remove blossom
and stem ends from about s pounds
fully ripe crab apples and cut APP
plies In small pieces. Do not peel or
core. Add 8 cups water, bring to a
boil and simmer, covered, f5
minutes. Crush with masher and
simmer, covered, S minutes longer.
Place fruit In jelly cloth or bag and
oqueeze out Juice. (if there 10 a
slight shortage of Juice, add small
amount Of water to pulp In Jelly
cloth and squeeze again.)
Measure sugar Into dry dish and
set aside until needed. Measure
Juice into a s. to. 6-quart saucepan
and place over hottest fire. Add
powdered fruit pectlni. mix we'll,
and continue stirring until mixture
comes to a hard boil. At once pour
In sugar, stirring constantly. Con-
tInue stirring, bring to a full roll
Ing boil, and boil hard VI minute.
Remove from fire, skim, pour
quickly. Paraffin hot Jelly at once.
Makes about 10 glasses 70 fluid
ounces eachl.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
THE MACHINERY
STANDS READY
Its Operation Awaits the PEG
pies Command.

The peoples problems of today,
seem those of yesterday. Nature, in
the wide world about us, is never
twice alike. There is with it a never
ending change going on. With the
world then for a pattern, why has
there grown up the foolish idea, that
man is without sufficient capacity
to observe Nature to be able to OBJ
serve her rules; but, that man, like
Sysiphus, foolishly, is bound like to
a treadmill with ever going feet and
not moving.
Did nan purposely ascend into the
treadmill; or, was it his unlucky
hour that the designing few" con-
ceiving the unholy destructive pur-
pose of harvesting the others toll,
manipulated his fellow man to such
disadvantage to then be able to har-
ness them to the treadmill.
Anyway, man is on the treadmill,
what can be done to restore them
to a natural state.
The quotation that follows, is from
that publication, LIFE AND WORK
OF JAMES G. BLAINE" written by
those eminent writer's and historians,
John Clark Ridpath, General Selden
Conner ex-governor of Maine), to-
gether with other eminent friends of
Mr.. Blaine. The date of publication
is the year 1893.
Before proceeding to set out the
part to be quoted, Distressing a bit,
it may be to advantage in under
standing what ails civilization if
uppermost is kept the idea, that in
herent developed selfishness of the
few, lowered mans estate, though
with reaper cut.
1t is to be lamented, that even
down in where the families collect,
to bring mutual advantage they
hoped for through a city life, still
even here, the purpose sought is de-
MED; and again, like a Sysiphus, ii
is for them the treadmill, with their
own officers setting at naught sol
emn rules in the government of city
affairs, to embark on a wild orgy OF
debt creating, first, registered city
warrants, then those into funding
bonds with sinking fund, then these
into sur-funding bonds and utter
failure of accounting with what was
done with the sinking fund trust
fund; and the city dweller instead
of finding the city a haven" again
finds that designing few have robbed
him through these bond issues ano
"frisking of sinking fund trust fund
as to be shorn of home security ane
a place where he may lay his head
If there is a remedy to all the peo-
pies ills, then the people acting to.
gether must determine it and ther
apply it; with what experience al
ready had, it would appear foolish
that the people expect to ecure re
dress and favorable change, using the
existing 'set-up' machinery.
City officers should be for the peo-
pie; and, not like now, the people
for city officers.
Well, return to the suggested quo
tation, and upon carefully perusine
the quoted part, e if it is not preg-
nant with suggestions to point out
the way for you to safety, security
and natural state.
Now quote: 'The premium or
coin arose to about two hundred per
cent. The dollar of the Law and the
Contract became a paper dollar
which, as measured by the standard
of gold, was, for a considerable per-
iod, worth less than fifty cents"
Continued to Page ~
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
Revolt Not Instituted to PLUCK
Spain from Chaos"

Spain from Chaos"
In the period between February II
and July 10, Rightist forces which
had lost at the polls endeavored sys-
tematically to discredit the Popular
Front Government by initiating ar
son, riots and pillage for which they
might blame the Administration. The
only weakness of the Popular Front
Government consisted of its being
too forgiving. Notorious plotters
against it were sent off, with a
verbal spanking, to continue their
work. These e the persons who
planned the July revolt.
The rebels have no legal standing
before the world. Every insurgent
leader violated his sworn oath to
uphold the Spanish Government. The
administration against which they
are fighting has taken not one mea-
sure in violation of the 1881 Consti-
tuition, to which the present rebels
subscribed.
Rebels Have One Program: Reaction
Says Hamilton Fish Armstrong,
editor of Foreign Affairs and an I'M
challenged authority on international
developments: Fundamental re-
sponsibility for the existence Of a
situation in which such horrors occur
lies with those who have deliberately
attacked the government of their
country, Embossed the floodgates of
terror and forced every Spaniard
into one or the other of two extrem-
ist camps" 1t is impossible here even
to begin a list Of rebel excuses. A
typical example was the carnage at
Badajoz, where more than 1000 10y
alists were herded into a bull ring
and moved down by machine guns.
General Mola, commander of the
%insurgent forces in the north, said
on July 20: I'VE are going to insti-
tute a strong military dictatorship.
We will create a huge army equiva-
lent to any in Europe" And on
August 20 Generalissimo Franco
proposed with commendable frank
ness, suppression of trade unions,
abolition of the Cortes, cancellation
OF land division among peasants, re-
vocation of all civil liberties and an
inhalation of Catalonia and the
Basque regions and separate pro-
vinces. He has declared repeatedly
that all enemies Of his authority
would be %liquidated. Inasmuch as
competent authorities estimate that
some 10000, 900 of SPANS "a, 600, 900
back the present democratic govern
ment, it is evident that General
Franco would have several days
work ahead of him.
Fortresses, Not Churches, Were
Burned by Loyalists
Edgar A. Mowrer, reporting for
The Chicago Daily News, effectively
disposes of the Church burning" red
herring. He says: ruins are few
churches, converts and religious
houses. When the rebel forces re-
tired from these places, and unim-
peachable foreigners attest they saw
them, it was understandable that the
labor groups who consider the Cath
Ole Church to be behind the present
rebellion should have replied by de-
stroying the buildings"
Hundreds Of priests have remained
loyal to the democratic government;
hundreds of nuns have nursed the
loyalist wounded. Among the most
heroic supporters of Madrid is the
National Basque Party, which is
Catholic. Among prominent indi-
v,;J,,o1 ovo1;c%c cro NHo~zrL1- n:J.1
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
MAYOR R055I SIDES
AGAINST STRIKERS

In the 18th week of this west coast
maritime strike, the situation is
much the same as it was, except that
the Masters Mates & Pilots have
backed down on their most funda-
mental demand and, therefore, ac-
cording to the shipowners, early
| settlement of the strike is in view"
Specifically, the licensed deck or
ganization voted temporarily to drop
their demand for preferential hiring
in order that they may see what the
shipowners offer aside and apart
from that. According to the Off
Gals of that organization they have
not completely dropped the demand
but are, ven now, attempting to re-
word it in an effort to make it ac-
ceptable to the shipowners. How
ever, having taken the step ever to
sidetrack the issue temporarily, it is
safe to predict that they will drop
it altogether.
The Marine Cooks & Stewards are
still deadlocked on their demand for
an eight-hour day. It has been pub
licised that the shipowners have of
fered them eight hours on the
freighters and nine hours on the pas
senger ships.
If this were true, it would be a
great advance over pre-strike condi-
tons. However, the joker in this
case is the provision the shipowners
made the Concession on. That is,
providing all the work is done with
in that time That is, if all the work
is not done within the eight or nine
hours the crew members shall con-
tinue to work until finished with
out overtime pay.
Also, the shipowners absolutely
refuse to consider placing larger
crews on the ships to make the eight
hour day feasible.
The longshoremen have only met
once with the offshore operators, and
in that meeting, the shipowners' pro-
posals were so far from the long
shoremen's demands and in fact so
far from what they already have
that the meeting broke up in a dead
lock.
Montana labor news., 1937-01-21
Constitution Controls
Spanish Government

The Popular Front Government of
Spain was duly elected at the polls
February II, 1886, despite the ex-
IRENE and terroristic opposition of
the reactionary forces then in power.
| Says the Post, a conservative Wash
ington newspaper, on Oct. 8: BY all
the tenets of international law the
government at Madrid is still the
duly constituted government of
Spain, against which Gems. Franco
and Mola and their supporters re-
volted in violation of their oaths to
support and defend it."
Manuel Azana, President of Spain,
is a mild liberal. Until September
4, not one extremist was represent
ed on his cabinet. On that date, in
order to give the greatest possible
representation to diverse elements
supporting the government, there
was formed a new governing body,
consisting of six Socialists, two Com
munists, one Catalan, two Left Re-
publicans, one Basque and a member
of the Republican Union. No activ-
ity of the Government prior to the
war was more than liberal in nature
or intention. All its acts we're pro-
vided for in the Constitution of 1881.
To stop starvation in Spain, it was
imperative that peasants receive
land. This was done by condemning
portions of absentee landlords
| estates, for which the government
| paid full value. Laws we're passed
for minimum wages and maximunt
hours and separation Of Church and
State along modern lines. None of
the Articles regarding the Church
was enforced until after the out
break of war, when their application
became necessary as d military mea-
sure. These are the whole of the
"communistic trends against which
f~ascists took up arms.
Since July Is, the Madrid Govern
ment has exercised the usual emer-
gency power of governments in time
of war. Where condemnation or use
of foreign holdings has been neces-
sary, it has agreed willingly to make
full restitution to the owners. The
Government is financially respon-
sible, and has the fourth largest gold
supply in the world.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-08-05

adoption of a set of rules pertain
ing to the time of future Commits
sion meetings and notice thereof,
the same to be Transcribed in the
front of the minute-book and sign
ed by the Commission. The motion,
seconded by Commissioner Hitler
nd, was carried.
Commissioner Hillerud made a
motion, seconded by Commissioner
Kells, and carried that the Presi-
dent and Secretary be instructed to
execute the lease of VIM. Brown.
Commissioner Kells moved that
the surety bonds of Margaret
Schoenhoff, Mary Markson, and
Arthur MacDermond with the Fid-
city and Deposit Company Of
Baltimore, Maryland as surety, be
approved. Commissioner Hillerud
seconded the motion, and it was
carried.
Commissioner Kells moved that
the Commission, in the immediate
future, go to Luverne, Mimi, and
examine the Water and Light
Plant there and to inquire as to
the qualifications of w. w. Vie
balm for the position in our water
and light plant operation. The mo-
ton did not receive a second.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-08-05
Looking Back
Through Time


Just as the Herald is going to
press 1t Is learned that the large
barn and other out buildings on
the farm of John Veeder, four
miles south Of the city, burned this
morning.
The terrific wind storm which
broke in Sank Centre about nine
o'clock last Sunday evening caused
considerable damage. Several barns
and silos were blown down and
partially wrecked. During the cleo
trio storm Monday night the barn
belonging to Herbert Mcintyre, of
Ashley, was struck and burned to
the ground.
John Messer had the misfortune
to get hit on the knee with ball
at West Union July 4th. His leg
has been in bad condition since.
While at Sank Centre Thursday
afternoon he fell and broke his leg
at the knee joint.
Joe Jennissen, farmer living in
the Township of Getty, had mar
row escape from being decapitated
last Saturday morning while sharp
ening a sickle, using a gasoline en-
CINE for motive power. In some
manner the sickle was caught in
the belt and was thrown violently
to his neck and back again. The
force was so great that in striking
the granary on the rebound a large
piece was cut off. Mr.. Jennissen
received only q few scratches on
his neck.
On Thursday, July 26, DR.. and
Mrs. e. J. Lewis received tele-
gram from their son, Sinclair Lew
is, of New York, announcing the
arrival of ten pound son that
day. In a latter message, Mr.. Lew
Is stated that the young man was
named Wells, for H. G. Wells,
famous author, and that he was
red-headed.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Eek
berg on Wednesday morning, a ten
pound boy. Mother and son are
doing well.
Herbert Denzine, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. H. Denzine, returned on
Thursday to Brainerd to resume
work as manager Of the Western
Union Telephone and Telegraph
Co. He has passed the examination
for the Signal Reserve Corps, and
is subject to call in the service OF
his country at any time.
One of Sank Centres banks is
listed among small list of Mime
sofa banks in recent magazine as
being on the honor roll. This is a
feather in the cap of Sank Centre
as few banks gain this distinction
SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-08-05
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to all those who aided US
during the illness and following
the death Of our mother and sis
ter, Mrs. Jennie B. Rice, and we
offer appreciation for the gifts,
words of sympathy and the beauti-
full floral offerings.
Harold Dean and Mrs. w. H.
adpd Parker and families.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-08-05
s Sport
& Wags
BY Chuck Rattle

It seems the girls don't want to
play with the boys. But the boys
were not there in such great num-
bers either-so maybe they don't
want to play together. Or maybe
there are other reasons. Anyhoo,
the mixed tourney scheduled last
Thursday evening at the Country
Club did not meet with such mark
ed results. The event was drawn
UP in such a manner it should
have been quite an affair, but you
can't play men and women golf
without the ladies, now can you?
The girls it develops have hit upon
the very novel idea Of playing at
the unearthly hour of z a. m. Now
the morning is very beautiful then,
but why is it the bed assumes such
luxurious proportions at that hour?
we're on the subject of golf, 1t
seems that this corner, tsk,
tsk, erred slightly last week I'm
announcing Vic Sieben low
man In the Thursday tourna-
ment. And Vic's boss, Bill
Bryan, was all set to fire Vic
until he found the information
did not spring from that
source. It was Vic who won all
right, but I'm q blind DOGGY
drawing. And It was Bill, (did
you guess it?) who was Low.
MI. Bryan, this corner was
grossly misinformed, but q
gentleman Of the press cannot
divulge the source of his infor-
nation. Isn't that . pretty
An open letter to golfers-You
divot diggers who have been want
ing to brush up on your game
with a minimum Of effort can do
so very soon. The Boy Scouts Of
Troop Is are to sponsor a golf
driving range where you can stand
and pound out bucket of balls
and mark your progress. You can
take your stance with. your woods
or your irons, and you won't have
to shag the balls. Nor will you
have to furnish them. The boys
expect to begin operating this
week, and they're looking for some
support from the local golfers. A
small charge will be made and re-
ceipts will go into the Scout
treasury.
Coach Gene Harvey, as he winds
up an eight weeks period Of recre-
ational work, glances ahead at the
season when coaches become af-
flicted with the worrying disease.
Symptoms for the disease begin
rising with temperatures in Aug
ust, and coaches become irritable,
fussy, walk around absent-minded-
ly and generally abuse their wives.
Now I don't pretend to know any