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Montana labor news., 1938-12-29
UNIONS CHARY OF COMPANY PROPOSAL
A(M kept PRESS
C0NFU5E5 WORKER

The Butte Daily Post of Deem
Der 22nd and the Standard of De-
cember 23rd carried an article on
the front page headlined, ANA
CONDA COMPANY OFFERS IN
CREASE IN PAY TO MINERS
HERE" They would have us be-
lieve that, out of the fullness of
their hearts, the ACM management
was giving its Woodworking, big
producing miners a voluntary raise
in pay. However, closer scrutiny of
the proposition and the conditions
surrounding it and events preceded
it show a total lack of such charit-
able intentions and that the real
issue is not an increase in pay.
The company instituted the pres
ent staggered fo%rty-hour week,
claiming compliance with the Wage
and Hour law, in an effort to dis
credit the New Deal. However, it
hasn't PANIED out as well as the
company expected. The miners
didn't like the stagger system,
didn't like the cut in weekly wages
and they didn't blame the New
Deal but they rallied the other I'M
ions having jurisdiction on the hill
behind the idea of getting our old
weekly wage back for the forty
hour week with two consecutive
days off. Meeting with a blunt re-
fusal to this proposition, the confer
ence committee countered with a
proposal calling for 6 seven-hour
days at the old weekly rate, prac-
tically the same proposition incor-
porated in the present agreement
with the Butte Highlands Mining
Co. The company's counter to this
last proposal is a request that we
sell ourselves and the Wage Hour
law down the river for the magnifi-
cent sum of $1.S1 a week and the
lay-off of several hundred miners.
The Real Issues
There is an old adage that eau
tions US to beware of Greeks bear
ing gifts and it is peculiarly applic-
able to the present situation. Will
we violate the principle and spirit
of both the Wage and Hour law
and the Labor Movement and throw
16k per cent (the company's own
figures) of the miners at present
employed out of work? VIII we
throw these men and their families
on the mercies of Welfare (?) Ad-
ministrator O'Braun and a shrink
ing WPA? This is the real issue
confronting us, not n of accepting
an increase in wages. We must not
increase the rustling line or throw
any more people out of work by any
action of ours. can injury to one
is an injury to all."-Miners Voice.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29
Given CON-
r1erte Job; Harring-
Ton WpA Head POSI-


ment of Harry Hopkins as Secre-
tary of Commerce and the designa-
ton of Col. F. c. Harrington as Act
ing WPA Administrator was an
nounced by President Roosevelt
here.
Harrington, at a press conference
soon after his appointment was an
nounced, declared that he favored
freedom of WPA workers to organ
ize into unions of their own choice
and declared that WPA would con-
tinue to maintain arts projects.
Criticism of Harrington was voiced
recently by David LASER, Workers
Alliance president, on the grounds
that Army staff persons did not
have the proper social viewpoint
towards programs such as the WPA.
Harrington's appointment, predict
ed by Federated Press on December
20, was over the head of Deputy
WPA Administrator Aubrey Will
liams who, it was announced, will
devote his full attention to the Ma
tional Youth Administration where
he is, at present, executive director.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29
PUBLIC NVITED TO
ATTEND FORUM TALKS
Chinese Invasion to Be Dis
cussed January 5.

What Does the Fate of China
Mean to Americans?" is the topic
to be discussed in the second in the
series of public forums sponsored
by the local adult education pro-
gram of the Works Progress Admin
istration. Mrs. XII Young Lee,
Butte born Chinese woman who re-
turned to the United States recently
upon the fall of Canton to the
Japanese, will be the guest leader
of the forum. Mrs. Lee has lived
many years in China. During the
bombing of Canton she was active
in administering first aid to the
wounded and caring for the home
less. She is also a keen student Of
world affairs. Mrs. Lee will dis
cuss the Japanese-C Chinese struggle
from the viewpoint of one who is
at once a keenly interested partici-
pant and a careful student of inter
national problems.
The forum will be held Thursday,
January 5, 1899, in the old Butte
high school. Participating leaders
in the forum discussion will be Rev.
Emerson w. Harris and Mr.. William
o. Negherbon. The discussion as
a whole will review the history of
Japanese aggression in China; U. S.
policy in Japan and China; the
effect on the U. S. of japanese or
Chinese victory; U. S. neutrality
policy; the conflict in the light of
balance Of world power; and many
other pertinent topics.
The public forum meetings are
free and open to everyone. There
will be a period for questions and
for expressions of opinion from the
audience.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29
Return 10 48-Hour Week Means
5urrendering vidory Acquired
Through Reduction 10 40 Hours
Butte Union Men Asked to Sell
Wages and Hours Bill for
S1.3l Per Week.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
REPORTS ON COMPANY
PROPOSITION

On Thursday morning, Dec. %,
the joint committee of Butte unions
having working agreements with
the A. C. M. Co, met with the COM
pany officials. The company was
represented by Mr.. Dan M. Kelly,
Mr.. James ], C%arrigan and Mr.. F.
A. Linforth. Mr.. Kelly had just re-
Gently returned from New York
where he had discussed the unions
proposal for a seven-hour day with
the same pay as for eight hours and
a six-day, or forty-two hour week.
When the meeting convened Mr..
Kelly asked if the union representa-
tives had any suggestions to offer.
The committee stated that they
were waiting for a report from Mr..
Kelly IN the proposal submitted at
the previous meeting. Mr.. Kelly
then stated that he had been in con-
sultation with the board of direc-
tors Of the A. c. M. Co. and had
also consulted the wages and hours
administration and was prepared to
offer the following proposals: IF
the unions would agree to EXTEND
THE PRESENT WORKING
AGREEMENT UNTIL OCTOBER
oath, 1910, the company would
agree to RETURN TO THE FORTY
EIGHT HOUR WEEK and pay
overtime for all time worked in
excess Of f~orty-four hours per week,
said overtime to be at the rate of
time and one-half." This arrange
ment, by the way, is permissible
under the wages and hours act.
Mr.. Kelly stated that this pro-
posal would mean a weekly wage
increase of approximately rs per
cent to the workers affected and he
and Linforth demonstrated on the
blackboard by simple arithmetical
methods, that in the case of the
days pay miner this would mean a
weekly paycheck Of approximately
$32.75 as compared with the present
$25.99. The overtime of the con
tract miner would be paid at the
rate of time and one-half, based on
his contract earnings. Using a miner
earning SO per day as an illustra-
ton, Mr.. Linforth showed that he
would receive a pay check of $50
for As hours as compared with $40
for 40 hours. All this, Mr. Kelly
reminded the committee, is con-
tingent on the unions AGREEING
TO EXTEND THE PRESENT
WORKING AGREEMENT UNTIL
OCTOBER oath, 1910.
Mr.. Kelly stated that the demand
of the unions for a %seven-hour day
with no reduction in pay was def
nitely out of the picture. He was
asked whether, in case the unions
did not accept his proposal, would
the company put it into effect any
way and he replied mo"
He also stated that in the event
the unions did not accept his pro-
posal, the "stagger" system now in
vogue would be continued.
This, however, will be deter
mined later by the employees them
selves.-Miners' Voice.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29
Unions Miss Gwinn

Sam L. Gwinn, who died recently,
was a very beloved character in the
union movement. Mr.. Gwinn was
Familiarity known as "Sax' and
many people who did not know his
real name called him by that
appellation. He was the business
agent of the Bartenders Union for
the past several years and had been
just reelected to his fifth consecu-
tive term.
He was also a delegate to the
Trades and Labor Council. His per-
sonal friends knew him best for his
generosity, frankness and honesty of
purpose and for his sincere willing
ness at all times to assist the union
movement.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29

WASHINGTON. ~ (FP) - Labor
leaders, prominent churchmen, edu-
Gators, writers, and artists, and
political figures have joined in en-
dorsing the American Congress for
Peace and Democracy, to be held
here January 6, 7 and 8, 1899. The
congress will center on the theme of
the defense of democracy from fas-
cist invasion, both here and abroad,
the lifting of the arms embargo on
republican Spain, and the defense
of the National Labor Relations Act.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29
is More Siaies Start
Paying Unemployed
Benefits In January
cover q, 5OO,OOO Wage Farmers
and $4,000 Employers in the
United States and Its Terri
tories Come Under Federal
State Unemployment Com
pensatiOn," Social Security
Board Says.
By A. +. Of L. weekly News Service

BY A. f. of L. Weekly News Service,
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The rapid
advancement of unemployment com
~pensation in the United States is
pictured in the announcement by the
Social Security Board that the "be-
ginning of unemployment benefit
payments in New Mexico and Okla
homa in December, and in twenty
additional states in January, will
bring the program of unemployment
compensation established by the So
cial Security Act into full operation
in every state but two, as well as
in the District of Columbia, Hawaii
and Alaska. Illinois and Montana
will begin to pay benefits in July,
1899, making the system effective
throughout the nation"
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29

WASHINGTON (FP) - Labor's
Non-Partisan League will broaden
its organizing campaign during 1889
to include progressive voters not
affiliated with labor unions, Chair
man John L. Lewis announced here.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - The
American Medical Assn, 3 local
medical societies and 81 leading doc
tors were indicted here by a federal
grand jury for conspiracy to violate
antitrust laws in their opposition
to cooperative health plans.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29

RACINE, Wis (FP) - Coopera-
ton between an AFL union and a
local of the United Automobile
Workers (CIO) in a local factory
has prevented the installation of
Kohler plumbing fixtures, made by
the states most violently anti-labor
employer.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - Unless
additional funds are appropriated
by Congress all WPA workers will
be discharged by Feb. 7, said Au-
brey Williams, assistant WPA adj
ministrator.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29

The officials of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company propose
that we sell the principles of the
Fair Labor Standards Act and our
right to a more just agreement dur
ing the coming two years-for a
beggarly $1.31 per week.-William
Mason, financial secretary, Butte
Miners Union.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29
Comments on Amazon
da's Xmas Present
(From Miners Voice.

The present 40-hour week is still
too long by 10 hours. To go back
to 48 hours would be a tragedy
Robert c. Brown, President Butte
Miners Union.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29

Metal mining, more than any
other industry, needs the benefits
of shorter hour legislation. Mon
tana workers must defend the in
tent and purpose of the Fair Labor
Standards Act.-Sylvester Graham,
president, State CLIO Council.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29

This, so-called, offer of Increased
wages is a pernicious attempt to
dupe the average miner into betray-
ing the New Deal and himself for a
mess of pottage."
Butte Miners Union already has
one agreement with the Butte High
lands Co. for a ~forty-two hour week,
six seven-hour days-it is incon-
ceivable that we would voluntarily
go back to the forty-eight hour
week.-Norman LeFever, president,
Frank Little Local, International
Labor Defense.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29

The proposition that the A. c. M.
Co. is offering to the union under
the guise of Is per cent wage in
crease, upon closer examination be-
comes something quite different
altogether. It becomes nothing but
an offer to have Butte No. l sabo-
tage the Wage and Hour Act when
we have spent so many years trying
to get a decrease in hours. And on
top of that they ask us to get them
a two-year contract for the privilege
Of letting us undermine the Wage
and Hours law.-Winfield Plummer,
secretary, Miners Legislative Com
mittee.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29

The A. c. M. Co. proposition COM
pletely overlooks the intentions of
the Wage-Hour law to shorten hours
in a dangerous occupation industry.
If anyone needs shorter hours it's
the miners of Butte.-Paul Fall, Jr.,
recording secretary, Butte Miners
Union.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29

The American standard OF
living must be maintained
in order that American in
stitutions may not be sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
Montana labor news., 1938-12-29

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
Evening star., 1938-06-30

hold back maximum Of 10000 mil
lion tons Of water, will be turned over
to the conservancy district for opera
ton by the United States Corps OF
Engineers, under whose direction the
structures were built. On July 8,
during his Marietta visit, it Is planned
that President Roosevelt will visit
some of the dams and see the gigantic
conservation scheme they have set in
motion.
The P. w. A. dams are the founda-
tion-stones Of vast conservation
effort designed to restore the entire
watershed of the Muskingum River to
its once-fertile, prosperous condition.
The program calls for the virtual re-
modelling Of huge area 100 miles
wide and 140 miles long. The face
lifting Of the earth will affect a dis
trict tanning northward from Mari
eta, on the Ohio River, to the head
waters Of the Muskingum, Is miles
from Lake Erie.
It stretches from the tumbled foot
hills of the Allegheny Plateau to the
more gently rolling areas of central
Ohio. Within its boundaries live
$4,000 people. On the watershed are
thousands of farms, hundreds of coal
mines, oil wells, forests, clay products
factories, State parks, forests and
historic sites. Subject to the moods
of the river-once tumultuous, now
tamed-are millions upon millions of
dollars of investments in homes, fac
tories, farms and utilities, upon which
in the past, before the construction of
the P. w. A. dams. the angry waters
levied heavy penalty.
Within the area, a large group of
Evening star., 1938-06-30
ROOSEVELT TO SEE
.MUSK|NGUMDAMS
Ohio Flood Project Known
as Greatest Conservation
Laboratory in U. S.

When President Roosevelt visits
Marietta, Ohio, July 8. he will review
the southern section of the 5000
square-mile Muskingum Watershed
Conservation District, known as the
greatest conservation laboratory in
the United States"
Formerly the scene of some OF the
worst floods in the country, IA huge
dams have now brought absolute con-
troll over the oft-times turbulent waters
Of the Muskingum. Behind their
sturdy fianks and steel gates enough
water to flood the 10 square miles Of
the District of Columbia to a depth
of "a feet can accumulate. Rains
equal to the 1918 deiuge which buried
whole cities, could fall and not
stream in the valley would arise above
Its banks, engineers have calculated.
The project, which now protects
one-flfth of Ohio against the ravages
OF flood and soil erosion, cost s44,-
100000.
On July l, the IA dams, which will
Evening star., 1938-06-30

Federal and State agencies now are
cooperating to bring back" this
potentially rich section Of the State.
In addition to p. w. A. and the corps
Of engineers, the agencies include the
Soil Conservation Service, the Federal
and State Forest Services, the Biolog-
ical Survey, the Ohio Conservation
Division, the Geological Survey, the
United States Weather Bureau, w.
p. A.. C. c. c., N. Y. A. and the Ohio
Agriculture Service.
Evening star., 1938-06-30

headed by Mayor Norman A. Pruitt
In 1885 the general tax rate was
increased from IL to n cents.
The proposed fire tax increase, it
was learned, will enable the fire de-
partment to maintain one full-time
salaried fireman.
No reason has bee nlearned for the
increase in the general town tax rate
although 1t was reported the proposed
budget calls for the purchasing of q
radio-equipped police car and an ad-
ditional truck for the towns service
department.
Evening star., 1938-06-30
PICNIC WILL CLIMAX
REUNION OF D. A. v.
Athletic Events Are Included in
Program in Rock Creek
Park on July 4.

Climaxing four-day reunion Of the
Disabled American Veterans of the
World WsT. sponsored by the National
Capital Chapter. No. 2, the organiza-
ton will celebrate the Fourth Of July
with picnic and field day in grove
"a, Rock Greek Park, at Sixteenth and
Kennedy streets NV.
Softball, volley ball. baseball and
horseshoe pitching contests will be in
cluded In the athletic events.
The session will get under way with
"firecracker jubilee" Friday night at
Moose Hall, Fourteenth and I streets
NV. A dance and cruise on the S. S.
Potomac will be held Saturday night
and a patriotic service will be observed
at pm. Sunday at Washington Ca
thedral.
Evening star., 1938-06-30
the tax rate win be ordered at touisht's

the tax rate win be ordered at tonight's
special session OF the Council.
It has been learned that the budget
for the ensuing year, which also will
be before the Council, has been based
on estimates calling for an increase
in the tax rate. The expected increase
will result in the general town tax
rate being hiked from ~ to 20 cents
per 500 and the special fire tax being
raised from to 10 cents.
Should the pror 5sed increase be
voted, 1t viii represent the second tax
increase by the present administration
Evening star., 1938-06-30
TAX INCREASE SEEN
IN MOUNT RAINIER
Council Is Expected to Boost
General and Special Fire
Rates ! Cent Each.

spe cial Dispatch to The Star.
MOUNT RAINIER, Md, June 3d.
Although Mount Rainier will end the
fiscal year in what officials have de-
clared to be a favorable condition, it
Is expected that 2-cent increase In
Evening star., 1938-06-30

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Laid out by an expert in
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One ofAmerica S Most Modern Plants
Nothing has been overlooked to make our new
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decorating of our building. Showrooms, waiting
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and enjoyment.
Evening star., 1938-06-30
Church for Golfers.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. B.-St. Paul's
Memorial Methodist Church here has
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-20

. Address c. Houston Goudiss,
2IO So. Desploines ST., Chicago,
Ill.,, for your copy of this vaIu-
able booklet. A post card IL suf-
Hcisnf to carry your request, but
be sure TO write your full name
and dddrsss disfincfly.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-20

so, of course, it had to be moved.
But it's not in the ROOM"
ut must be-" said I. you've
missed it,"
"Come and see," said Herrick.
and led the way.
For full five minutes we sought it,
and sought it in vain.
At length
Brenda must have it," said I.
s3The things not here"
81 don't think that's likely" said
Herrick, Gin view of what Winter
said. And yet I can hardly believe
that Percy Ebert the Good would
steal it away. And tell me another
thing. Why do these crises arise,
when one is so drunk with sleep that
one can hardly stand up?"
With that, he sank heavily down
on the foot of his bed
AS he did so, a deafening explo-
sion made me jump out of my skin,
and, in one most frantic convulsion,
Herrick leapt upward and outward,
as though propelled by some spring.
''My God," said I, and ripped the
quilt from the bed.
Twelve inches from the foot of the
bedstead, broad arrow ruck in the
blanket declared that below the
blanket something had moved.
I turned to Herrick.
care you all right?"
His hands clapped fast to his
seat
'Well,. I'm still the same shape"
said Herrick, eff that's what you
mean: but you can't sit down on a
land-mine and be as good as you
were"
Someone was running on the land
ing.
ITO BE CONTINUED
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-20
D'you Has Cone"

if this morning I'd dreamed that I
shouldn't come back, III wouldn't
have gone. 1t may have been out
of order, but I know I'd jump at
the chance to do it again. I've
much enjoyed :. +. my weekend
with a couple of men.
"They'll miss you terribly, Eliza
BETH"
"Sit in the meadow tomorrow
I'll think of you there. Close to
the stream-by yourself: between
lunch and tea. And, if I can, I'll
sit here-at the head of the steps.
Oh, and please be very careful and
always go armed Remember, he
knows where you are, and the woods
about Raven are thick"
II promise" said. "And on
Tuesday :"
"On Tuesday I'll see you again.
And on Wednesday we'll ride be-
fore breakfast - that's natural
enough. Besides, it'll be my job
to entertain you as guest"
'I'n never be easy" said,
"when you're out Of my sight. Here
I know that you're safe: but at
Brief ;" l drew in my breath.
"Can you trust your maid? l think
she should sleep in your suite.'
"Perhaps you're right. I'll see
what Old Harry says"
"I'd be easier, Elizabeth. You
see, by day 1 can always be within
call. But by night I can't. And if
you want me to sleep-well, you'll
do as / ask"
My lady lifted her head to the
lambert sky.
"You. don't look back" she said,
edo you-when you've put your
hand to the pillow? You're not going
to rest till-till you've carried me
out of the wood?"
"Men don't lay down their honors
before their time"
"And them"
"They lay them down." 1 said
slowly: "and 60 their way"
There was little silence.
"What way shall you 60, Rich
ard?'
l drew myself up.
81 don't know Perhaps John Her
rick will help me. We might do
something together, until Lord
Naseby dies. But I'll always be
at your service. You'll only have
to call me. I'll always come"
"Why do you say that, Richard?"
because you have made me your
servant-for as long as l live
81 don't want you to be my serv-
ant"
l laughed at that.
"Then you shouldn't have YOUR
eyes, or your mouth, or your beau
tiful ways. You shouldn't move as
you do, or throw a smile over your
shoulder, or push back your hair
from your temples with one of your
lovely hands. And you shouldn't
have your nature-which makes a
man want to pay tribute with all his
| heart"
"And what does he get-in re-
| turn?"
Hes paid in advance" said 1.
"That very question shows that you
don't understand. To have to do
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-20

burg? My dear, you wait If you
like the look of me now, you'll get
up and walk at Brief"
'"There spoke Old Harry" said 1:
"but not Elizabeth"
She whipped her arm out of mine
and started aside.
"What ever d'you mean?"
I set my hands on her shoulders
and turned her round.
'That you are work of nature
and she is work of art. And you
cannot play on her piano, and she
cannot play on your pipe. I think
you only did it. toto make me
alter my focus and see that you're
not the nonsuch I think you are.
But it only upsets me, my lady,
and doesn't do any good. I know
you've got failings-you must have,
because you're of flesh and blood:
but you're rather exceptional-'The
heaven such grace did lend her,
That she might admired be- Well,
you must let me admire you in my
own way"
"All right" said Elizabeth, meek
ly. "But don't bring me garlands,
Richard. I couldn't bear that"
"You wicked girl. YOU"
"That's better. And there's John
coming. Say good-by nicely. Quick"
She had put up her beautiful
mouth, and l had stopped and kissed
it before I knew where I was.
1t was half-past one in the morn
ing before we once more approached
Raven, and, remembering Old Har-
rvs words, found myself thanking
God that Elizabeth was not with us
and would not have to run such
gauntlet again. Thus thinking upon