Montana labor news., 1938-08-11
Unions State Purposes and Re-
Dukes Employers Who Blindly
Refuse TO Recognize Rights of
Working People.
PATRONIZE UNION HOUSES
Work of Organization Going
Forward in Splendid Style.

KALISPELL.-It seems that the
Kalispell Employers Association has
the idea that something or somebody
is about to start a war in Kalispell
or at least is planning to violently
disrupt the peace and tranquility of
the fair city. To the casual observer,
able to think, it is amazing what
mountains r made of mole hillsl
Organization work going steadily
forward in Kalispell throughout the
past year has made some changes in
the policies of the select few who
have been running the town. and
will certainly make some more
changes along the same lines, but as
for creating or attempting to create
anything other than MI. Devlin's
peaceful and contented' communi-
ty, the labor unions intend to make
every effort to avoid any hint or
suggestion of violence.
Nearly every week a new convert
to organized labor is made from the
ranks of the business men in Kalis-
pell and with the program and policy
being followed by the Central Trades
and Labor Council there is every
reason to believe that the steady
progress will continue. Friends of
organized labor throughout the state
are in the vast majority as was well
demonstrated in the recent primary
election and as they vacation
through Glacier Park, on Flathead
Lake and visit Kalispell they of
course will patronize those places
displaying the union card and known
to be playing balI' in the fairest
and best way.
The Kalispell Cafe, opposite the
new Intermountain Bus Terminal, re-
Gently completed by 100 per cent
union labor, is a new establishment,
neat as a pin from kitchen to cash
register, and has signed a contract
with Restaurant Workers Local No.
SOB. The Log Cabin Cabaret and
Bar now has a union card and is re-
ceiving congratulations and patron
age of union members and their
friends. Temporary meeting quar-
tiers for some of the unions have
been arranged in the basement of
this building until the new labor
building, being planned for Kalispell,
is ready for occupancy. Construc-
ton on this building is expected to
start within the next six weeks.
Listle's Cafe and The Palm are
still on the I'VE don't ~patronize list"
and all reports indicate that bust
ness in the two establishments is far
from ideal. Supporters of organized
labor travelling through Kalispell
seem to be well informed and are
consistently avoiding these two
places and passing the information
on to their friends.
The reason for what appears to be
stubborn and %unreasoning resistance
on the part of these and other en-
ployers seems to be narrowing down
to one controlling source. Evidence
is rapidly piling up that n Kalis-
pell business firm is mainly respon-
sible through its manager, for the
opposition to organized labor. Vari-
Gus undetermined means are being
used in an attempt to throttle adj
vancement of the working mar and
his interests.
Following is a copy Underlined
and capitalized by Mr.. Devlin) of
what is apparently calculated to be
the type Of propaganda that will
blast the unions of Kalispell from
their moorings and heap discredit
upon them in the eyes of the I'M
informed public, Of course Fortune
magazine at 81 a copy is the type of
publication that would probably pro-
vide accurate labor statistics. A sur
vey conducted by such a hi-brow
publication would be likely to reach
into the reliable channels of labor
information, now wouldn't it?
BULLETIN
Larry Devlin, Sec'y
Issued for the information of Mem
bers and the General Public by
KALISPELL EMPLOYERS
ASSOCIATION
Jorgenson Building Phone 942
P. 0. Box 676
No. 1888 July 10, 1888
PUBLIC OPINION holds that the
u. S. institutions most in need of
reform are labor unions. Of voters,
1856 per cent considered unions the
biggest problem; 1876 per cent said
utilities; 1872 stock exchanges; SO
per cent Supreme Court; 1915 per
cent were undecided. Factory labor
itself puts unions at the head of the
list of culprits, and the public opin-
ion declares that CONGRESSES most i'm
portant job next to balancing the
budget is to pass laws to curb labor
organization.