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Your Best Friend
Won't Tell You

But she thinks you are cheap
when you read HER paper weekly.
Her husband pays 81 or more a
year for THEIR paper and when
you "chisel" your local news each
week they probably won't tell you
about it but they do plenty think
ingl
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-21
A. Phillip Randolph Assails
Labor's Race Bar, SOuth's
Poll Tax-Disfranchi sement
PORTERS BROTHERHOOD OF A.. F. OF L. DELEGATES FIGHT
H. WHITE PRIMARIES AT A. F. OF L. CONVENTION
IN HOUSTON

Houston Texas 14Reports the A L. Convention
Houston Texas show that Phillip Randolph international Presi
Webster International VcePresiden of the Brother
Sleeping Poers baed ability
Labor behind the fight Negro
white and thereby eliminate the dis
reimbursement of the Negroes -: ..E = ..,
his speech white primaries in the South Mr. Randolph
attacked Poll 7 ~-t
Brotherhood Delegates Reverse Convention -:..-
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Political Pot BOiIs

in Congress. Although the people
IN Ramsey County want President
Roosevelt's program, the incum-
bent Mr.. Mas has voted with his
Republican friends in Congress
against this program. We are not
going to make this mistake again.
This time we are determined to
send a man to Washington we know
will support the New Deal"
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Twin Town
Talk Takes
the Town!

Benny Goodman plays the tunes
Fletcher Henderson writes, but
Fletcher will play them for Twin
City jitterbugs. Monday night, No
vember 21.AAdv.r
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In one of the only two instances
when the A. F. of L. Convention
reversed it's position and the report
of the powerful Resolution Com
mittee was overruled when under
the attacks of Delegates Randolph
and Webster, the Brotherhood's
resolution for the restoration of
colored maids on a basis of senior
ity rule was upheld. Il =.
In a speech on the resolution,
Delegate M. P. Webster told the
Convention that the membership of
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters included Fiipinos, Chinese,
and that white BARRIERS had made
application for membership and
would be accepted. He pointed out
that the Brotherhood was fighting
for maids who, with 20 and 80
years of service, were thrown out
without any consideration by the
Union Pacific Railroad and other
carriers. .'..> -s 5
Anti-Lynch, ScOttsbOrO, Ethiopia
Resolutions Passed
The Brotherhood's resolution on
. the Scottsboro Boys was adopted
and also the resolution for an Anti
Lynching Law. The Convention re-
affirmed its position in favor of
the restoration of the independence
of Ethiopia.
The Brotherhood resoluti o n
against g eneral discrimination
against the Negro people provoked
an extended and bitter discussion
on the floor, with, Delegate Ran
dolph denouncing the whole jim
crow system of the South, pointing
out that it was form of economic
duplication which caused the South
to be the Nations, according to
president Roosevelt, Number One
Problem"
A. F. of L. Calls on Unions to
Abolish Color Bar
For the first time since the
Brotherhood has been fighting for
the elimination of the color bar,
the A. F. of L. Convention adopt
ed the Brotherhood's resolution
which requested committees to be
set up in National and Information
al Unions to discuss the question of
color haT and reuoTt on this nues-
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''What has become of the Kleve
Flakne campaign for Hennepin
County Attorney" a voter asked
one of our correspondents this
week.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-10-21

Moeller for Sheriff headquarters
were opened in downtown st. Paul
last week according to Sic Bocken-
stole:
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What about present Congressman
Melvin Mas? Does he deserve
reelection? Read next week Re-
corder!
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Before Shopping
See Preferred List

On page two is a list of mer-
chants who appreciate Negro bust
meas.
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Lorraine, the granddaughter of
Mrs. D. L. Rodgers, S4O7 Cedar
Ave, Minneapolis, was removed to
Ancker Hospital where broken
leg and other injuries were treated.
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AUTO VICTIM RECOVERING

Lorraine Edwards, seven year old
daughter of Mrs. Lottie Edwards
OF st. Paul, is recovering from in
Jurles received when she was struck
by an automobile recently.
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BY POPULAR REQUEST!
Fletcher Henderson Is Coming
Back to Play for You November q.
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THE JUDGE LIKED
THE DARBY MUSIC

Read w. N. Smiths "Here and
There" this week On page two.
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TwO-Year Struggle

eliminating two years of intensi-
fed legal and organization work
by the scrappy young International
Brotherhood of Red Caps, this de-
cision serves as new landmark in
the development of Negro labor in
America. Creating nationwide in
terest, both in the field of labor
law and the trade union movement,
this victory is a result of the de-
termined efforts of the red caps
throughout the country to establish
their status as employees, hither-
to denied them by the Railway in
dustry.
Will Seek to Bargain for 1900
Red Caps
The case was presented by At
torneys George E. c. Hayes and
Leon M. Despres, former trial ex-
aminer for the National Labor Re
lations Board. The decision places
the IBRC in a very strategic posi-
ton in the railway industry. The
next step for the Brotherhood is to
seek certifcation before the Ma
tional Mediation Board as the col
lective bargaining agency for the
$4,000 red caps in this country.
John R. Lawrence, Jr., is presi-
dent of the st. Paul local of the
Red Caps.
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include the carrying of passengers
hand baggage and otherwise assist
ing passengers at passenger sta
tons and other places on carriers
premises and equipment, in cities of
over 100000 population, based on
the 1880 census, whether such per-
sons receive stated compensation
or are entirely dependent upon tips,
and brings the persons performing
such work within the term 'em-
ployee' as used in the fifth para
graph of section 1 of the Railway
Labor Act, as amended"
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Will Seek to Bargain for 1900
Red Caps

John R. Lawrence, Jr., is presi-
dent of the st. Paul local of the
Red Caps.
Montana labor news., 1938-09-08
Label
In Flafhead County

KALISPELL-Look for the Typo
graphical Union Label on all pieces
of printed matter. Printing estab-
lishments entitled to use the label
in Flathead County are the Kalispell
Times, the Flathead Monitor, Daily
Inter Lake and Columbia Falls Re-
view.
We note with pleasure that mem
bers of the Flathead County high
school band are equipped with
sweaters bearing the label of the
international Ladies Garment Work
ers Union. The Whitefish Regatta
caps also have the label of the United
Hatters Union inside the band.
Demand for union label goods is
growing rapidly in Kalispell. The
new Union Label catalogue directory
is proving very popular as a handy
reference book. About 100 copies
have been sold SO far.
Montana labor news., 1938-09-08
Fire Insurance Coop
Saves Farmers and
Hotel Men z Million
Organized rs Years Ago to Pre-
vent Discrimination Against
Jews.

WOODBRIDGE, N. y When a
Jewish farmer moved into Sullivan
or Ulster Counties, New York, a
quarter of a century ago, the fire in
surance rate was lacked up to six
times its customary rate, jumping
from so cents per hundred dollars
worth of insurance to So per hun
bred. Often he could get no fire
insurance at all.
To meet this discrimination $50
farmers, boarding house keepers and
small hotel owners, in what are now
two of New York's famous resort
centers, got together to organize
their own fire insurance cooperative.
During the following years the coop
proved the discrimination completely
unjustified. 1t also proved that all
fire insurance consumers were ex-
plotted, for it not only met the GUS
tomary rate, but made savings of as
much as 81 per cent of the rate
charged by the stock insurance COM
panies. In its 25 years of operation
the coop has paid out $1,918,000 to
cover fire losses and has in the
process saved its members more
than $4,000 900. Its 1000 members
are carrying a total of 900
worth of insurance today.
Because the New York state law
limits the size Of cooperative fire
insurance companies, the coop
members voted to set up additional
cooperative companies when the
existing co-ops reached the limit. AS
a result five fire insurance co-ops
of the same type, with the same
office and under the same manage
ment, comprise the Associated Co.
operative Fire Insurance Companies
of Sullivan and adjoining counties.
Several years ago some one sug-
gested a voluntary building fund so
at the 25th anniversary this year in
Woodbridge one Of the orders of bust
ness was the dedication of a $4,000
home office building paid for by
members contributions.
Montana labor news., 1938-09-08
Who Benefits by Cotton
and Wheat Control!

Cotton growers planted this year
&c, 9O4, 900 acres, % per cent less than
in 1887, and As per cent less than in
l925-the lowest acreage since 1900.
The yield this year is estimated at
about II, 100000 bales.
Last year, foreign nations, noting
our program, produced l9,4lS,000
bales of cotton-nearly two-thirds
more than their five year average
for 1928 to 1882.
In 1928 American cotton grow
ers held so per cent of the cotton
consumption Of the world, and 45
per cent of all cotton consumer out
side the United States, while for the
1867 season the percentages were
respectively, AZ and %.
Had the 1928 percentage held
in 1867 consumption of U. S. cot
ton abroad would have been l0,450,-
900 bales, instead Of 5,325,0OO.
The tawdry excuse is given that
cotton-growers were mining the soil
and wasting the nations wealth.
The fact is, if cotton growers don't
know how to produce intelligently,
they should be compelled to do so,
instead of being politically subsi-
died for past exploitation of their
soil, and for refraining from such
exploitation.
We would consume at least $1,000,
900 to 100000 more bales Of cotton
at home, with a fair price for cotton
products.
World wheat production for the
current year is estimated at about
4,O25, 600, 900 bushels, which with
carry over make the worlds wheat
supply for 1938-39 about 4,7OO,000,-
900, exclusive Of Russia and China.
In July 1889, world stocks Of wheat
will probably be, according to the
U. S. Department Of Agriculture,
about 925, 600, 900 bushels, compared
with nearly 1900, OOO, 900 in 1894, and
an average Of over a billion bushels
from 1880 to 1894.
The worlds population is Of course
considerably larger than in 1880, and
its appetite has not decreased.
Has gambling in cotton and wheat
been stopped?
Montana labor news., 1938-09-08
LABOR FEDERATION REPORTS OUTLOOK
VERY ENCOURAGING FOR PROSPERITY
Purchasing Power Has Increased
Greatly in Recent Months.
High Wage Rates Stimulate
Production.

WASHINGTON (FP)-Business
shows signs of attaining boom pro-
portions despite the relatively high
tide of unemployment, the American
Federation of Labor reports in its
September survey of business.
The most significant business news
of July, the federation says, was the
upturn in workers buying power
due to increasing employment. The
total monthly income of non-farm
workers rose by 81 million dollars
and a slight decline in living costs
accounts for an actual gain of $751;
900, 900 in the workers monthly buy
ing power.
'This gain, due to recovering pri-
vate industry, supplies more than
seven times as much buying power
as that provided by increasing WPA
work." the survey says, "for WPA
added only five million dollars to its
payrolls in July.
In June WPA added eight mil
lion dollars so that buying power
added by industry in n month
almost triples that added by WPA in
two months"
The survey also cites as significant
the increasing investment of private
capital in industry and increasing
production in heavy goods industries
as well as in consumers goods in
dustries.
IF increasing production in CAPT
tai goods continues to keep pace
with rising consumer and govern
ment spendings, recovery will be
rapid" the AFL says. Some OBJ
servers even believe that when the
large volume of government spend
ing gets under way business in
creases may reach boom proportions.
"Union executives should not give
opinions of this type too much
weight, however, until we see furth-
er gains in employment and ~payrolls.
For as yet the foundation of buying
power on which the present recovery
rests has not increased greatly and
the future is still uncertain"
Unemployment in trade unions,
the federation says, decreased from
81 per cent Of the membership in
March to II per cent in early Au-
gust, although unemployment gen
orally has not decreased and % per
cent of all workers are still without
work. The AFL's estimate of I'M
employment in July showed 1874
600 out Of work.
One of the factors providing a
continuing lift to business, accord
ing to the survey, is the continuance
of high wage rates. From January l,
1887, to date 2,925,000 workers in
factories received wage increases.
Wage cutting did not begin until
November, 1887, and even in the
following months wage cuts were
few compared with wage increases,
it being estimated that only $4,000
received cuts.
The federation adds that labor
Continued on Page g.
Montana labor news., 1938-09-08
ENJOYS ONE
OF ITS CELEBRATED
LABOR DAY pI(NI(5

Organized labor with its thousands
Of friends gathered at Columbia
Gardens Labor Day, Monday, Sep
TENDER 5th, and entirely enjoyed
themselves. The Montana State Band
was at its best with Martin Cesare
at its head. The people expressed
their pleasure for the %serenade dur
ing the afternoon. The sports pro-
gram started at 1880 o'clock in the
morning and was officially conduct
ed by the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council, the Miners Union,
and the Recreational Division of the
Works Progress Administration. The
contestants had a fine time, not
withstanding that it started to
sprinkle. It appeared for a while as
though it was going to rain and
consequently the speaking was held
inside Of the pavilion.
After making a very able pre-
sentation, Charles Davis, president
of the Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council, introduced Senator James
E. Murray. The Senator was first
on the speakers list in order to &C
commodate a demand that he had to
60 to Anaconda. Mr.. Murray showed
his deep and abiding faith in the
labor organizations and the efforts
of the present Democratic admins
tration to bring the country out of
the depths of the economic doldrums.
He was followed by dynamic Con-
gresham Jerry j. O'Connell who
held his audience spellbound for
more than 40 minutes and was con-
stantly cheered. Professor E. A.
Atkinson concluded the speaking
schedule. He gave a scholarly and
mastery description of the growth
of the organized labor movement,
their struggles through the centuries,
and their victories in recent months.
The complete text of Mr.. Atkinson's
address will be published in sue
ceeding issues of this paper.
Dancing in the evening under de-
lightful music furnished by Earl
Simmons orchestra wound up a day
of entertainment and instruction.
While the hall was not crowded, the
dance was a charming affair and
reflected the high quality of the en-
tertainment provided by organized
labor throughout the day.
Montana labor news., 1938-09-08
ELECTRICIANS UNION
SEEKS To RECOVER
ITS LOST AUTONOMY
Following correspondence Shows
Effort of Electricians Union to
Regain Sovereignty.

In order that our friends may be
advised of the contentious of Local
Union No. IS in its attempted nego-
tiations with the Anaconda Copper
Mining Co. covering wages and con-
ditions of work affecting our craft,
the committee is releasing the fol-
lowing letter sent to the information
al president of the l. B. E. W. by a
so-called negotiating committee Of
Local Union No. IS.
This letter explains viewpoint
of their agreement with the com
pany and asks for the assistance of
the l. B. E. w. in correcting the
wrong done not only to us but also
to the members of the other Inter
nationals affected by the agreement.
The reaction of our international
president to this letter is shown in
his short and unsatisfactory letter
which follows the committees letter.
Butte, Montana,
August IL, 1888.
international Pres, l. B. f. W,
Washington, D. c.
Dear Mr.. Tracy:
Many times since 1884 this Local
has written you regarding our dis
| satisfaction with the contract entered
into between the Metal Trades and
Building Trades Departments of the
A. F. of L. and the Anaconda Copper
Mining Co. AS you are aware from
voluminous correspondence we have
repeatedly informed you of our de-
sire to assist in negotiating a new
| agreement in which this Local, and
| Locals No. 200 and 122 of the I. B.
E. w, would have some part.
Together with representatives Of
Locals No. 200 and 122 we have re-
Gently been attempting to negotiate
an addenda to the original 1884
agreement covering wages and work
ing conditions.
The A. c. M. Co. officials have
met us on two occasions and have
definitely taken the stand that the
different Internationals comprising
the Metal and Building Trades De-
partments of the A.. F. of L. have
lost their identities and cannot re-
open or change the contract inso-
CONTINUED on Page 6)
Montana labor news., 1938-09-08
Social Security Board Furnishing Statements
To Workers Showing 0Id-Age Insurance Credits

Any worker who wants to know
the amount of his 1887 wage credits,
on which his federal old-age insur-
ance payments later will be based,
may find out by asking the Social
Security Board to send him a state
ment, according to an announcement
by the Butte field office Of the board
today.
For the convenience of those who
want such a statement, the board
has provided, at all Of its field Of
fices, postcards with the request for
information printed on the card. In
Montana such field offices are in
the Silver Bow Block Building,
Butte; Power Building, Helena;
Frat Building, Billings, and the
Gourley Building, Havre.
All the worker needs to do is to
write in his name, address, account
number, and date of birth for identi-
fication purposes, then sign the card,
He can mail the card either in a
sealed envelope addressed to the
Social Security Board, Gambler
Building, Baltimore, Maryland,
where the records are kept, or he
can put a l-cent stamp on the card
itself and drop it in the mail box.
THE worker can make the request
by letter if he does not have one of
the postcards" said Stewart j.
Thomas, manager of the Butte field
office Of the Social Security Board,
but he should be sure to give the
information required to identify him.
Letters, however, cannot be handled
as rapidly as the cards, which can
be had for the asking at this or any
of the 31S field offices of the board
in the United States. Union officers
may obtain them for the use Of their
members if they wish"
It was explained that in furnishing
the worker a statement of his fed
eral old-age insurance account the
board uses the card he sends in.
writing the amount in the space
which has been left on the card for
the purpose. The card is then re
turned in a sealed envelope. The
statement represents the total
amount of wages reported for the
worker by his employer Cor EN-
ployers) for the year 1887.
This figure will answer, indirectly,
another question also. From the
amount of wages with which he is
credited the worker can figure the
amount of federal old-age insurance
tax his employer has paid for him,
for the tax is / per cent of wages,
This tax is paid and reported along
with the workers wages, and is
checked up in the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue before the wage report goes
to the Social Security Board to be
entered on the workers Social Sc
curity account.
With the card showing his wage
credits, the worker will receive a
notice telling him what to do in case
the boards statement does not agree
with his own record Of the wages he
Continued on Page g.
Montana labor news., 1938-09-08
lHelena I-ndependentl

Flower-decked floats and automo-
biles moved majestically down Main
street yesterday as, for the first time
in Is years, members of Helena's
union labor locals sponsored an or
gained parade and Labor Day cele-
bration which drew an attendance
estimated at $500.
Following the parade, which
moved from its starting point at the
head of Main street promptly at IL
o'clock, union members and their
families and guests drove to Broad
water park, where a program of
games, speaking and recreation was
held. A %drenching rain in the middle
Of the afternoon brought an inter
ruption to the outdoor program for
an hour, but when the rain stopped
the program was picked up where it
left off and everything went ahead.
The judges for the floats were
Frank Edwards, former mayor of
Helena, Edward O'Byrne, and Tom
Judge.
Float Winners
The parade, nearly a mile in
length, was a ~colorful affair that
drew applause several times from
the crowds. First prize for the best
float went to Transfers Union Local
No. 666, which depicted Labor
Unity" The float showed Miss Lib
erty," portrayed by Doris Roman,
holding an American flag.
Second prize went to the Mine,
Mill and Smeltermen's Local No. y,
of East Helena, which showed two
Shetland ponies harnessed together.
One was labeled "CIO," and the
other "a. F. of L." Local No. 70 is
a CLIO affiliate.
Third prize was won by Helena
Montana labor news., 1938-09-08
BUSINESS MAY BOOM DESPITE J0bLESS
CELEBRATION
At LAKE BLAINE

KALISPELL-For the first time
in many years Labor Day was Off
cially observed by labor unions in
Flathead County. Cooperating in an
afternoon and evening picnic and
dance program for Monday, Sept. 5,
the eighteen affiliated local unions
of the Kalispell Central Trades and
Labor Council demonstrated a re-
juvenation in this community of the
old time Labor Day spirit of hospi-
tally.
The program for the day at Lake
Blaine resort, IA miles east of Kalis-
pell, included serving of a picnic
lunch at 2 p. m. Following this a
general afternoon round of get ac-
quainted" events was planned, in
GLIDING several speakers, band music
and sports program for the children.
Dancing in the evening commenced
early, at 8 p. m. with Home Sweet
Home" at midnight to give those
who had to be on the job Tuesday
morning an opportunity to catch a
few hours sleep.
Attention is called to the fact that
there was no charge for any part of
the program. The picnic lunch and
dance were free to members and
friends of organized labor and trans
portation was furnished those not
having cars.
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Lo-
cal No. 2797 held a dance Saturday,
Sept. 3, to begin labor's festivity in
Flathead County. A large crowd
turned out and Local 2797 was highly
complimented on their successful
party.
Montana labor news., 1938-09-08
slate Files Complaint
Against Bus Company

The complaint by the state of
Montana through Edward O'Byrne,
State Labor Commissioner, against
the Intermountain transportation
Company, has been set for hearing
before Justice of the Peace John
Corbitt Thursday morning, October
6. The complaint charges violation
of the 8-hour law. It is alleged that
a driver for the bus company was
employed for a period of 9 hours,
80 minutes on August 6, 1888. The
organized labor movement is inter
ested in the outcome.