Montana labor news., 1938-08-04
5Iu(05I5 PICTURE
SHOWING AT PARK
THEATRE AUG. As


Pictures put out by the Depart
ment of Labor will be shown at the
Park Theatre August Bird, 4th and
5th. This film is complimentary to
the convention of the International
Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers that is in session this week
at the Miners hall. This latter pic
ture shows the causes and results of
silicosis and efforts of the mining
industry and the federal government
to prevent its development.
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Some time ago the Miners Union
sponsored a showing of a motion pic
ture in Butte called Blockade" 1t
refers to the civil war in Spain, and
depicts the barbarious attack on
civilians and innocent people by the
forces of General Franco, the ma
tionalist leader. The Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council at its last
meeting decided to cooperate with
the Miners Union in urging one of
the theatres in Butte to display the
film.
A letter from Attorney Howard
Johnson who was nominated in the
write-in campaign for chief justice
of the supreme court, asked the
Trades and Labor Council to endorse
him. The letter also gave a brief
summary Of his record.
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Attorney H. L. Maury sent a letter
particularly in reference to Attorney
Tom Walker, who was also nom
mated to the office of chief justice
of Montana supreme court. Mr..
Maury outlined the activities of Mr..
Walker over the last 20 years. 1t
was not complimentary. Both the
communications were referred to the
legislative committee.
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More light was shed on the activi-
ties Of the planning committee setup
under the Works Progress Admins
tration. Secretary Kennedy of the
Trades Council in his report men
toned that those in charge of the
program were trying to make ar
engagements so that there would be
ample work for persons this winter.
Work that may be done in the winter
time may be postponed until later on.
The secretary of the council then
mentioned that the county and city
and WPA engineers had been CO.
operating to get as much utility out
of the projects as possible. Some of
the proposed projects mentioned in
clude recodifying city ordinances and
redredging Silver Bow Creek from
Rocker to Meaderville, which it is
estimated will cost about one million
dollars, also the setting up of a
housing authority in Silver Bow
County which is provided for in the
National Housing Act.
A suggestion that came from the
Miners Union was taken up by the
planning committee also. It sug-
gested a new building at the poor
farm and another new building at
Galen to take care of members of
their organization who are on the
waiting list. OF course these latest
two projects would come under PWA
rather than the WPA. The planning
board also proposed that the State
Highway Commission sponsor a
project designed to beautify some of
the highways in Silver Bow County.
Another one provided for a project
to take care of engineers, especially
young graduates of the School OF
Mines, who were out of work,
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council at its meeting last Tuesday
evening authorized its secretary, Mr.
Kennedy, to send a letter of greet.
ings to the convention of the Inter
national Union of Mine, Mill ano
Smelter Workers now meeting in oul
city. The Silver Bow Trades anc
Labor Council is composed of both
A. F. of L. and the Committee fol
Industrial Organization, The Inter
} national Union of Mine, Mill anc
Smelter Workers is a member of the
Committee for Industrial Organiza.
ton. The unions in Butte, and ii
t fact all over Montana, have not in.
volved themselves into the quarre
of the leaders in the American labor
| movement. The unions in this state
t feel that the leaders of the Ameri
can labor movement are selfish anc
narrow, and that the interests of The
working people r being sacrificed
for personal influence.
A committee of is was authorized
! to be appointed by Chairman JaaI
to make arrangements for an elab
t crate Labor Day celebration to b.
! held at Columbia Gardens Monday
September s.. The program this yea
: will be held jointly with the Miner,
and the Silver Bow Trades and La