Montana labor news., 1938-01-20
5teinmetz, Whitmore
EIeded President and
Secretary Of Assembly

Secretary Of Assembly
GREAT FALLS.-Interest in the
trade union movement in Great
Falls has reached the highest pro-
portions in a decade. Many esti-
mate that the attendance at the last
meeting of the Cascade Trades and
Labor Assembly was the highest in
the history of the organization. Not
only is the interest at a gratifying
height, but the general confidence
in the officers of the Central Labor
Body by the unions and the absence
of any serious friction presages a
year of distinct achievement. The
election held last week replaced in
office the same officials as have
served during the last year, in fact
the same major officials Of the As
sembly have been reelected for the
18th consecutive time. Great Falls
unions are pointing the way to po-
litical and economic triumphs. The
following officers were reelected
without opposition: President B. I.
Steinmetz, Vice President Lawrence
Nelson, Recording Secretary Homer
Whitmore, Treasurer A. ]. Duley,
Executive Board Members Fred
Martin, Austin Thompson and Clyde
Bowers.
AS a further indication of their
union connections, the International
Distillers Products Corporation are
being complimented by the Coopers
international Union, because they
use union-made cooperage exclu-
sively. The International Distillers
Products Corporation manufactures
the following well known brands of
whiskey: Crab Orchard, Town Tav-
ern, Brigadier, Sunny Brook, Old
Grandad, and Old Taylor.
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The Transfers Union and the Hold
Carriers organization have come to
an agreement relating to work on
state and county highways. A let
ter pertaining to this agreement was
submitted from the Hold Carriers
international and read before the
last meeting.
The Tobacco Workers Information
al Union has listed the following
brands of cigarettes as union-made:
Twenty Grand, Spuds, Cools, Raj
eighs, and Carmen. They urge the
use of these products.
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The merit system of examinations
recently held for positions under
the National Unemployment Serv-
ice was the text of a letter received
from Congressman James F. O'Con-
nor. No action was taken.
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The c. E. Kelsey Wholesale Com
pany informed the central labor
body that they had never handled
Holly sugar. This letter from Kelsey
Company was prompted by a cam
paign of the unions to suppress the
sale of Holly sugar, which is unfair
to the Montana Federation of
Labor.
San Francisco Bay Area Commit
tee, handling the activities for the
release of Tom Mooney and Warren
Billings, are requesting all members
of organized labor to hold a mass
meeting and to develop pressure for
the release of these two labor men.
The request was turned over to the
town meeting committee and it is
very likely that arrangements will
be held for some sort of gathering
or demonstration in the near future.
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The Dundas Supply Company
have been declared unfair by the
Cascade Trades and Labor Assembly
for refusing to sign a wage agree
ment for the year 1888.
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Among the visitors this week was
Mrs. H. R. T. Foreman and Mrs.
Angman, representing the Fedora
ton of Women's Club. Their talk
related to conditions at the County
Poor Farm No. 2. 1t was related
by the women that unemployed
single men are being kept at county
expense. The premises at the poor
farm are clean, according to- the
speakers, but the place is poorly
furnished, the food poorly cooked
and sleeping quarters o~vercrowded.
Congressman O'Connell had a
very fine turnout at the Junior High
School meeting, it was reported at
the meeting.
Birthday greeting kilograms to
President Roosevelt were distributed
among the delegates at a cost of rs
cents each. All of this is in con-
nection with the Birthday Ball and
the i~nfantile paralysis campaign.