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Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-23
Navy Divers Seek
Body of Car Victim

SAN DIEGO. Calf June %. URD
Navy divers today arc to go down
into the depths of the Barrett res
ervoir in another attempt to recov-
er the body of Robert burst. 20.
who died when his automobile
plunged off an embankment and
into the lake. The SunlIen car al.
will be salvaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-23
Submarines Heading
For Atlantic Coast

SAN DIEGO, Calf, June 80 WH
Completing voyage from Pear
Harbor, the submarines S-31, S-32,
and S-33 are due in port here today
accompanied by the light mine lay
er, Montgomery. All vessels are
enroute to the east coast, where
the Montgomery will be decommis-
stoned.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-23
GOVERNOR EARLE HINTS ROOSEVELT MAY SEEK THIRD TERN
Masked Holdup Robs
Restaurant Worker

SAN DIEGO, Calf. June % WD
Robert Hansen was robbed OF
$51.20 when he was confronted toy
a holdup man. who thrust a gun
against his back as Hansen locked
up a restaurant where he was en-
ployed early today. The robber was
masked. Hansen told police.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-23
HERO OF 1888 HONORED

CANBERRA, WP)-HonorS COME
eventually if person just waits
long enough. The cabinet has de
cided to erect a monument to
Capt. william Dampier two and a
half centuries after he visited the
northwest coast of Australia. The
captain landed in Australia in 1888
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-23
SAFETY EXPERT
GOES TO WORK

CLEVELAND, UP)--Vurnen L.
johnson, young engineering grad
uate of the University of Mime
sofa, has been appointed by Safety
Director Elliot Ness as traffic en-
gineer, in an effort to solve the
accident death problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-23
Postmaster Named
At Monterey Park

WASHINGTON, June %. WP)-
William l.. Lennon was appointed
acting postmaster at Monterey
Park, Calf, today by Postmaster
General James A. Farley
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-23

WEST CHESTER, Pa, June 23
U,P)-Edward Barry, 65-year-ol1
grocer, fell dead here last night
while listening to a broadcast of the
Braddock-Louis fight. Barry died
from heart disease when Braddock
his favorite, pressed Louis in the
third round.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-23
RUSSIAN FLYER SAYS TRIP BACK
ACROSS POLE WOULD BE FASTER

ChkaIov Soviet
flew pole a nonstop
faster time would possible
the following
ew the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-23
SPIKES RUMOR OF
OWN CANDIDACY

HARRISBURG Pa, June % WHGoV George H.
today he "mquaifdy
Democratic nominee for president in l940
The
that a press
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-23
IRON THIEVES USE BRAwN

ST. BONIFACE. Man up
Scrap iron thieves stole a 1000
pound roller from a cinder bicycle
track here.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
Mexico, Sympathetic
With n, TO
Shelter Orphans
By c. A
Federated Press (By cable)

VALENCIA, Spain.-(FP) - THE
Spanish people can be assured of
sympathy and support of the Mexi-
can people in their heroic struggle"
declared Ramon Negrin, newly-ar-
rived ambassador from Mexico.
"When leaving Mexico" he said,
$40, 900 Mexicans paraded and gave
me a letter to Pres. Azana express
ing their solidarity and offering both
moral and material aid.
81 am greatly moved by the cour-
ageous defense of Madrid, symbol of
the defense and freedom of all Spain.
On Spanish soil a world struggle is
being fought between democracy
and fascism.
what is happening here must in
evitably happen in other countries,
The outcome will affect the entire
world, including Mexico. The re-
dictionary past cannot return. Moth
ing interests Mexico more than the
Spanish civil war. Pres. Cardenas,
like the Mexican workers and peas
ants, has no greater hope than for
success of the loyalists.
"Spain and Mexico have the same
problems, especially that of agrarian
reform. Both countries are working
toward the same solution which will
| give happiness to millions of peas
ants. A few landlords will no long
err reap fruit of the peasants toll
Preparations r being made tc
send a shipload of orphans and
widows from Madrid to Mexico
where a special industrial and agri-
cultural center will be created fol-
them.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
GREEN ASKS PASSAGE
0'MAH0NEY BILL
By Federated Press

WASHINGTON.-(FP - Support
of the American Federation of Labor
was placed behind the O'Mahoney
bill providing for the licensing OF
corporations in interstate commerce
by VIM. Green, president of the A.
F. of L., as he testified before the
Senate judiciary committee.
Green said that the requirements
of the bill with regard to labor pro-
vide fundamental standards, "the de-
STABILITY of which cannot be CUES
toned. They will abolish for all time
the question of discrimination
against women in the matter of rates
of pay. They will do away with the
employment of children under l6
and establish the minimum age of Is
for hazardous occupations.
minimum wages for the lowest
paid classes of unskilled labor may
be recommended by the commission
(the Federal Trade Commission
which will administer the act), but
only when it finds that abuses in the
form of wage scales, contrary to
public interest, exist, and that such
abuses have not been eliminated
through collective bargaining.
1.-THE bill further provides that as
a condition of securing a fedora
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
CORPORATION TACTICS
EXPOSED BY LABORITE

The people of Montana have been
fooled againl Twenty-Five times the
servants of Montana have taken the
people for a political buggy ride.
Every labor and farm bill that would
have been a benefit to the people of
Montana has been pulled apart, piece
by piece, and sacrificed on the altar
of the powers-that-be. Life, health
and a decent living for the common
man means little to those in the leg
islature that have the marks of the
copper collar around their necks.
For forty-one days I have watched
the tools of the A. c. M. and the
Montana Power perform. I have
seen them use all of the dirty un-
demanded tactics they could bring
before their feeble minds. If Mus
solini had an organization as well in
hand as the powers-that-be have
trained the slaves that represent
them at this session of the legisla-
ture he would control Europe today.
The more I analyze the situation the
more it looks like such bills as H. B.
IS came straight across from Italy.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18

charter or license, corporations will
agree to respect the right of work
ers to organize and bargain collec-
lively through representatives of
their own choosing. The bill re-
quires compliance with all the pro-
visions of the National Labor Rela-
tons Act and in determining such
compliance binds the commission by
the findings of fact and conclusions
of law of the N. l.. r.. B."
Green laid particular stress on the
provisions regarding collective bar
gaining citing cases to prove his con-
tention that strikes and lockouts are
a direct burden on interstate COM
merce. Green also emphasized the
growth of giant corporations, such as
the U. S. Steel Corporation, and de-
clared that only the federal govern
ment could curb exploitation of their
workers.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
La Toilette Committee
Safe As Accord Is
Reached in Senate


ton of the La Toilette committee in
vestigating violations of civil liber-
ties was apparently assured here as
a compromise agreement was
reached in the Senate concerning the
rider attached by the House to the
relief deficiency bill.
The rider provided that none of
the funds appropriated could be used
for Hiring persons on congregational
investigating committees. It was at
tached to the relief deficiency bill
Immediately after it became known
that the La Toilette committee had
issued subpenas for General Motors
officials and had sent investigators
into the auto industry.
The agreement reached stipulated
that congressional investigating COM
mittees could hire persons from any
payroll providing the names of such
persons were reported to Congress.
In addition, a move with apparent
chances of success was under way to
lift the ban providing that employees
of Senate committees may not be
paid in excess of $4,000 a year.
It was commended that it was i'm
possible to get competent persons for
that price to match their wits across
the table with high-powered corpor-
alton attorneys and executives.
Agreement on the rider, r~eputedly
brought about by President Roose-
welt who expressed his disapproval
to Sen. Robinson (Dem., Ark, Sen
ate majority leader, and Vice Presi-
dent Garner removed one of the
barriers to final passage of the ap-
preparation to carry relief until June
80. The remaining obstacle was the
determination Of a group of western
senator's to raise the amount from
$500, 900, 900 to 81, 200, 900 1000 and the
determination of others to restore
the $4,000, 900 for the Resettlement
Administration which was chopped
out in committee.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
UNIONS SUFFER
LOSS IN DEATH OF
CHARLES KREW50N

A small obituary notice appeared
in the local papers upon the death
Of Charles Krewson, 81, who was
described as a Butte miner and who
died Sunday night, at a local hospi-
tai, according to the notice, as a re-
suit of injuries suffered when he
fell in the shaft at the Mountain Con
Mine. The report also went on to
say that he was a native of Colorado
and came to Butte 8 years ago.
This description does not adequate
ly portray the life of this wonderful
union man. He covered himself with
glory during the 1884 miners strike.
There was a rule in union procedure
at that TIME that the pickets should
serve three hours a day. Charles
Krewson served IL and sometimes
IA hours.
During the fracas at the Milwau-
kee depot at the termination of the
strike with the A, c. M. gunner, it
was Krewson who grabbed the
muzzle of a gun held in the hands
of n Of the group and by that
action probably saved many lives
but lost the tip of his own fingers,
having been shot in the scuffle.
The unions can i'll afford to lose
many men of the type of Krewson.
1t is too bad we haven't many more
of them. His death is a loss to the
union organizations and their lib
eral convictions.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
RESOLUTION

WHEREAS: The La Toilette Com
mittee investigation under Senate
Resolution 266, limited by an alb
surdly small appropriation of $15,-
900, has thus far merely lifted the
lid on what promises to be a sensa-
tional expose Of a%nti-labor activity
on the part Of the big industrialists
of the country; and
WHEREAS: The expose has I'M
covered a definite tie-up between
anti-labor industrialists and under
world characters hired by them as
labor spies and gun thugs; and
WHEREAS: This illegal activity
on the part of employers and their
hirelings has in many instances re-
suited in civil warfare and conse-
quent death of members of labor
unions engaged in protecting their
civil rights; and
WHEREAS: The people of the
United States in no unmistakeable
terms registered their sympathy for
a continuation of civil rights of labor
in the last election; and
THEREFORE: BE 1T RESOLVED,
That the Central Labor Council.
Butte, Montana, go on record and
ask all Representatives and Senators
to support a continuation of the La
Toilette Committe investigation I'M
III every activity on the part Of big
business which undermines the civil
rights OF labor is exposed, and that
the Congressional delvsetion be i'm.
mediately asked to fight for an ap-
preparation of $3.50, 900 in order that
the La Follette's investigation may
be continued and may include in
vestigation of the Pacific Maritime
situation,
THEREFORE, BE 1T FURTHER
RESOLVED: That a copy of this res
olution be sent to the President Of
the United States, to all Senators
and Representatives, to the Secre-
tary of Labor, to the La Toilette
Committee, and to the press; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED.
That a copy of this resolution be
sent to all organizations sympathetic
to the cause of organized labor with
the recommendation that they adopt
similar resolutions and forward them
to the above named persons.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
GOOD NEWS FOR THE
Teachers
Senate Urged to Act FavOrably.

The teachers pension bill has
passed the House and is headed for
the Senate. This is good news for
the teachers. The whole state of
Montana expresses its sincere hope
that the Senate will pass this mea-
sure. Nothing so vital to the well
fare of the children has appeared in
the Montana Legislature for a
decade.
In the last issue of the Montana
Labor News appeared a Topographic
cal error in which it was stated that
organized labor is opposed to House
Bill No. "a. This is the teachers
measure and was a mistake. All
labor organizations are hoping that
this measure will become a law.
Another measure in which the
unions are interested in is House
Bill No. 248 which provides for an
8 hour day for women and minors
but allows a two hour intervening
time. 1t merely permits the people
covered under the bill to put in
their 8 hours within 10 hours. This
measure is also in the Senate. An
other bill sponsored by the state
Federation of Labor of Unions is
House Bill No. $50 providing for an
8 hour day and 5 day week. We
hope this passes. 1t did pass the
House and is now under considera-
ton by the Senate. The Culinary
Workers r supporting and other
workers are backing them, House
Bill No. 1877 providing 8 hours in
their industry. This also has a pro
vision of two hours intervening time
which permits the 8 hours to be con.
cluded in 10 hours.
House Bill No. 174 is also in the
Senate. 1t provides minimum wagel
for women and minors and the set
ting up of a commission to contro
the provisions of the measure. W.
hope it carries. The labor organiza
tons of the state are grateful tina
the Senate committee has recon
mended for passage an 8 hour day
for truck drivers. Expressions 0
confidence have been voiced that j
will pass. One other measure tina
came up in the special convention 0
the Federation Of Labor in Novem
Der and which was carried by tina
body provides for a six hour worl
day for bank clerks with a minimum
of $125.00 per month. The resolu
ton that was introduced in the Fed
GRAFTON convention has been drafte,
into a bill. The bankers of the stat
have sent a heavy lobby to Helen
and are squealing over the provi
sions of this measure. Amendment
have been added to it to increase tn
time from six hours to eight hours
The amended bill has already passe,
the House and is now waiting actor
by the Senate.
This whole list of measures i
sponsored by the union organization
and every liberal Individual in tn
/, state of Montana. The Senate i
urgently requested to take favorabl
action on all of them.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
ALL UNIONS URGED
TO SENDR RESOLUTION
ASKING FOR FUNDS

The Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council has endorsed the following
resolution and will send another one
embodying the same sentiments to
our Senators and Congressman.
The La Toilette committee is doing
a marvellous work. An attempt is
being made to strangle the commit
tee by shutting off funds needed to
conduct the work, This resolution
urges that $25O,OOO be granted by
Congress to enable the investiga-
tons to go on. All unions are urged
either to copy this resolution or
frame another one and send them to
your national representatives.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
UNIONS INTERESTED
IN TIM HARRINGTON

Tim Harrington, mayoralty candi-
date and member of the Engineers
Union, and in whom the unions are
much interested, is making an in
tensive campaign to earn a victory.
Most of his campaigning has been
done in the labor organizations,
Later on Mr.. Harrington proposes to
concentrate on individuals and other
organizations.
The strike in 1884 and the mem
bership of the House and Senate
should be enough to warn the mem
bers of the labor organizations not
to take any chances but to assure
putting men into office who know
their interests and are in sympathy
with them.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18

mfr. Hitler did not make Thomas
Mann a German, and he has nc pow
er to make him an alien. Among
the writers of the last ~half-century,
Thomas Mann is the most truly Ger
man in spirit, as he is also one of
the most universal. He has done
more for German literature than any
man now living. By revoking
Mann's citizenship, Mr.. Hitler proves
once again that it is himself and his
whole gang who are aliens to the
real Germany" (Malcolm Cowley,
Literary Editor, The New Republic).
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
PRINCIPLES OF The
COOPERATIVE PLAN
Miners UnioI Cooperative Asso-
citation of : tie Requests At
tendance deetings.

Renewed : increased interest in
cooperative = ,rt is one of the re-
suits of tn 8 we're economic hard
ships of tn : st few years.
In hard = IS, with decreased EN-
ployment lessened income, the
wage ear is forced to take stock
of his p On and look about for
possible IS of improving it. Con-
sumers' cooperation seems to be the
way out.
The cooperative movement is a
non-profit movement. 1t is the first
step in the change to a production
for use and not for profit setup.
We can make this change a great
deal sooner by the cooperative way
than by waiting for the ~capitalistic
legislatures and courts. This does
not mean that the small cooperative
store reaches very far in this direc-
ton, but it is the first step.
The average working man who
thinks of joining a cooperative thinks
only of saving, for himself, the re-
tailers' small net profit. He does
not take due account of the fact
that the retail cooperative grows and
forms a wholesale, then unites with
other cooperative WHOLESALERS and to-
gether they go into manufacture and
the production of raw materials and
that the great cooperative movement
of the world is moving on to put
into the pockets of the consumers
that vast fund known as the profits
of business"
Certain classes of the population
do not offer a promising field for
cooperative effort. The comfortable
middle class do not generally make
a good field for cooperatives. They
feel too secure under the present
system, nor do the very poor or
shiftless make good material. Those
living at the poverty line must seek
immediate bargains; they cannot af-
ford the luxury of present sacrifices
for the sake of future benefits.
According to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the Department of La
Dor cooperatives have always done
best whose members are bound by
some tie, such as Labor Unionism.
1t is also good policy for organiza-
tons, such as labor unions (some of
the members of which have become
members of the cooperative) to pur-
| chase a share and membership in a
cooperative association, thereby Civ
ing it the support of the organiza-
ton as well as encouraging the back
ward and reactionary members to
also become cooperators. An or
ganization elects one of its members
as its delegate, and the delegate at
tends the stockholders meetings and
does the voting, etc, for his organ
iZation.
The Miners Union Cooperative AS
ISOLATION has subscription lists out
now, but they would like to have
anyone that is interested enough,
come to the Commissioners meetings
and get one of these subscription
lists and help get these lists filled
as soon as possible.
AS o as enough have subscribed
a stockholders meeting will be called
and the final steps of organizing will
be taken care of. Bylaws will be
adopted and a Board of Directors
will be elected. Commissioners
meetings are held every Monday
evening at 1880 at committee rooms
of the Miners Union, 1914 East Park
Street.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
RECORD OF LEGISLATORS
WHO WERE IN OPPOSITION
TO THE SILICOSIS BILL

The following legislators voted
against House Bill No. SO, ~silicosis
measure, on third reading:
D'Ewart, Green, Heavlin, Hedden,
Hoiners, Love, Miles, Miller (Big
Horn, Minette, Padbury, Wood.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18

REGIONAL OFFICE CONTENDS RATES
OF PAY TOO HIGH IN MONTANA

This office would appreciate an
expression on this subject, by your
organization, stating, if possible, the
reasons for the conclusions arrived
at by your membership.
Yours very truly,
JAMES E. CONDO, Director,
District No. A, Works Progress
Administration, by E. K. Dun
can, Labor Investigator.
The Interpretation of the Trades
and Labor Council of Mr.. Duncan's
address is that the local WPA office,
which understands the economic sit
uation here, is not in favor of the
sentiments expressed by the region
al office.
Unions Should Act
Every union in Silver Bow Coun-
ty should Immediately notify the
Works Progress Administration that
it is utterly opposed to any attempt
to reduce the wages paid or increase
the number of hours worked on
WPA projects. 1t will be noticed
in this communication that the re-
gional office points out that in some
instances where a worker on WPA
has finished his employment for the
month, that he then takes work at
a lesser wage, thereby tending to
break down the wage schedules
which exist in that community. How
| ever, that condition does not apply
in Silver Bow County. Here it
would be nearly impossible for a
WPA worker to work for less than
the prevailing union scales. Sup
pose that a WPA worker would find
work after he had finished his
months work. His employer would
still be compelled to pay him the
prevailing union scale of wages on
the additional work. The contention
of the regional office that wage
rates on WPA here are too high is
almost absurd.
At the time the WPA scales were
established for this community,
miners and others were receiving
$4.75 a day. The Works Progress
Administration insisted on including
the compensation given to miners in
computing the prevailing common
scale for Silver Bow County. Since
that time the miners have received
additional increases until now they
get $3.50 a day and apparently with
in a short time, if the price of copper
continues to rise, which undoubtedly
it will, they will receive $5.75 a day.
Instead of a reduction in wage
rates on WPA work the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council and the
Montana Federation of Labor and
all trade organizations should de-
mand of the national regional and
state offices of the Works Progress
Administration an increase of their
rates. All trade union organizations
in Silver Bow County are requested
for their own protection to commu-
nicate with the local WPA office and
submit reasons substantiating their
arguments that wage scales for WPA
workers are not too high. This is
very important and should be done
either at the regular union meeting
or if necessary by calling an execu-
tive board meeting of each union to
take such action.
The unions should be proud of
having achieved the highest rate of
pay On the WPA in the United States
and they should also resist any modi-
fication of those rates and hours ex-
cept upward.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
Montana BOILERS Assn.
Please Take Notice

BILLING S.-The Yellowstone
County Trades and Labor Assembly
has given out a list of all the unfair
business houses in Billings. The no.
tice is directed chiefly to the Mon
tana Bottlers Association who, so it
is announced, are planning to hold
a convention at the Northern Hotel
in Billings in February. All the
officers of the Montana Bottlers As
ISOLATION have been notified that the
Northern Hotel is unfair and that
they should refrain from holding
their convention in this place.
Montana labor news., 1937-02-18
COUNTY
TRADES AND LABOR
ASSEMBLY

Billings, Mont.
Feb. II, 1887.
We understand that the Montana
Bottlers Association intends to hold
a convention in Billings.
We are asking you to refrain from
patronizing the Northern Hotel,
Northern Grill, Grand Hotel, Grand
Cafe, Rex Hotel and Bar, M & M
Pharmacy, Erb Drug Co, City Drug
Co, Metropolitan Cafe, Luzon Cafe,
Arvin's Lunch, Quinn's Lunch, Cor
bley's Cafeteria, Larson's Barbecue
Lunch, No. 30 st. which are UNI
FAIR TO ORGANIZED LABOR.
Yours very truly,
E. H. Helterbran.
P. S. The following cafes are I'M
fair to Local 861: The Coney Island,
The Manhattan, The New Main.