Montana labor news., 1938-07-07
HEAD OF (I0 COUNCIL
URGES ELECTION OF
PROGRESSIVE LEADERS.

tematically circulated in Butte and
other parts of the state to the effect
that the Anaconda Copper Mining
Co. is "out of politics." it can readily
be noted even by the casual OBJ
server that the A. C. M. an other
monopoly groups r working hard
er than ever to extend their control
of state and county politics in this
years election campaign. They have
not neglected to place their own
candidates in the field and are using
their controlled press and under
cover ''rumor factory to SANDER
progressive candidates and otherwise
confuse the election issues. In this,
of course, they have the direct sup
port of Chambers of Commerce, AS
ISOLATED Industries and other open
shop, labor-hating bodies.
The corporations campaign also
receives valuable aid from the
Wheeler forces whose main contribu-
ton to the fight against the pro-
gressive movement is the candidacy
of E. C. Burris in direct opposition
to Congressman Jerry j. O'Connell.
Burris' radio speeches and articles
in the A. c. M. press are desperately
trying to cover up the actual record
which shows that Burris made re-
peated attempts to cut the wages of
WPA workers and is responsible for
the dismissal of workers for union
activity, using starvation as a wea-
pon to intimidate workers with large
families. Burris' slogan, Montana
and America First" should be
changed to "The Corporation First
Let the People Starve."
This year the people Of Montana
have organized their political
strength in the Montana Council for
Progressive Political Action and in
local Farmer-Labor Councils and La
boris Non-Partisan League. This has
brought together the AFL and CLIO
unions, Railroad Brotherhoods, the
Farmers Union and numerous other
organizations including the Workers
Alliance. The program and slate of
candidates represent the needs and
the choice of the broad sections of
the people of Montana. 1t is this
program and these candidates which
this year challenge the rule of the
corporations in the state and which
are being bitterly opposed by the
corporations and their stooges. 1t is
against these candidates that the
corporations are centering their fire
and circulating vicious ISLANDERS, run
ming their own candidates and trying
to build them up as so-called pro
gressives."
The progressive movement of the
Montana Council for Progressive Po-
litical Action with its affiliated coun-
ty and city groups has built up a
strong organization throughout Mon
~tana-strong enough to decisively in
fluence the outcome of the elections.
The Montana State Industrial Union
Council, composed of 81 per cent of
the CLIO unions in Montana, joins
with labor, farmers, small business
men and unemployed in urging com
plete support for the following can
didates:
WILLIAM j. CUSHING
For Chief Justice Supreme Court
(Write-in)
LEFT ERICKSON
For Associate Justice Montana
Supreme Court
PHILIP ODONNELL
For Associate Justice
Montana Supreme Court
JERRY j. O'CONNELL
For Reelection as Congressman,
First Montana District
H. d. ROLPH
For Congress, Second Montana
District
BOB EMMONS
For Railroad and Public Service
Commissioner &c year term
CLARENCE CHAMBERLAIN
For Railroad and Public Service
Commissioner e year term
Signed: SYLVESTER GRAHAM,
President, Montana State Indus
trial Union Council.