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Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
MONTANA FIREMEN
HAVE REAL FRIEND
IN FRANK FINNEGAN

The following information is given
particularly for the benefit of all
Montana city fire fighters, most of
whom know of the good work of
Frank Finnegan has done for them
in the past. This brief history should
also be of interest to all members
of organized labor, for whose inter
ests Mr.. Finnegan has given much
in time and effort.
AS a city alderman of Anaconda,
Mr.. Finnegan secured the adoption
of a city ordinance giving the Ana
conda firemen the second eight-hour
day ordinance ever enacted in Mon
tana, Butte having obtained the first
such ordinance. This ordinance was
opposed by the taxpayers a~ssocia-
ton and by those u%nfriendly to the
city firemen. However, by per-
sistent effort Mr.. Finnegan won his
point, and also secured for the fire
men an increase in pay and better
working conditions, as well as the
reduction from IL to 8 hours. All
the Anaconda police, city employees
and the city library staff also shared
in the wage increase.
Mr.. Finnegan, as a member of the
Montana legislature, supported the
state eight-hour law for firemen and
pushed it through the committee on
affairs of cities, of which committee
he was a member. This was a law
applying to first class cities. He
was also one of the co-signers of the
firemen's state minimum wage law,
and also pushed that law through
the same committee, and helped to
secure its passage.
Mr.. Finnegan urged the commit
tee on affairs of cities to also spon-
sor similar legislation for the fire
men of the second-class cities, both
as to the eight-hour law and the
minimum wage law. He worked
diligently for these measures and
assisted in securing the passage of
both laws in the house of the Mon
tana legislative assembly.
The firemen of Montana are not
Continued on Page g.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27

ALLIANCE CALLS
NATIONAL FRIGHT TO
WORK CONGRESS"

Acting on the results of a nation
wide poll that placed WPA workers
overwhelmingly in favor of immedi-
ate action, executive officers of the
Workers Alliance of America have
called a Fright to Work Congress
to meet the crisis caused by con-
%gressional retrenchments at the ex-
pense of unemployed workers. The
congress will be held in Washington,
d. c., on May 9th and Alliance off
Gals anticipate an attendance of
1900 representatives of hard-pressed
jobless from all parts of the nation.
Main purpose for the gathering, it
is announced, will be to climax a
drive for passage of the Coffee Bill,
H. J. 266, asking for an additional
100000 900 (the amount slashed by
Congress) for continuation of WPA
at its present level until July LIST. 1t
is pointed out by the Alliance that
unless the Coffee Bill is passed in
this session the following schedule
Of WPA lay-offs will be adhered to
by national WPA officials:
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, unemployment consti-
tutes one of the major economic
problems confronting the nation, and
WHEREAS, the welfare and hap
piness of all of our people depends
upon the opportunity afforded the
employable head of each family to
obtain gainful employment, and
WHEREAS, employment has been
designated as a major activity Of
the American Legion, and
WHEREAS, the National Employ
ment committee of the American
Legion has recommended the week
of April 80 to May 6 as Employment
Week, and Sunday, April 80, as En-
ployment Sunday;
THEREFORE, l, Stephen F. Chad
wick, National Commander, the
American Legion, do hereby call up
the 1853 posts and nearly 100000
members of the American Legion to
observe Sunday, April 80, 1889, as
Employment Sunday, and the week
of April 30 to May 6, 1899, as En-
ployment Week; and furthermore ]
urge all industrial, commercial,
labor, civic, fraternal, and church
organizations, as well as citizens at
large, to join in a whole-hearted CO.
operation with the American Legion
during this period in a unified effort
to find or create work opportunities
for the thousands of capable men
and women of the nation who are
finding it increasingly difficult tc
obtain steady employment, particu-
larly those of middle age on whose
behalf | desire to remind one and
all that a workers value truly be-
gins at 40.
STEPHEN F. CHADWICK
National Commander.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
Parade, Mass Meeting, Radio
Talks Will Feature Historic Day
Mayor Hauswirth, O'Connell,
Manning, Finnegan, Robinson,
Powell Chosen As Speakers.
President of Trades Council to
Give Radio Talk.

In a statement issued by the Joint
May Day Conference, the final
arrangements for the May Day
parade and mass meeting are out
lined and all ~progressives are urged
to demonstrate on Sunday evening
at $50 p. m. at the courthouse.
The statement was approved by
the Sunday, April 23rd meeting of
the conference committees. That
meeting heard the reports of the
parade committee, the publicity
committee and the speakers COM
mittee. ]. ]. Driscoll, reporting on
the arrangements of the parade, list
ed five bands and drum corps that
had pledged to participate. The line
of march of the parade will be from
the courthouse along Granite street
west to Washington, south on Wash
ington to Broadway, east on Broad
way to Arizona, south on Arizona
to Park street, and west on Park to
Idaho where the parade will dis
perse into the mass meeting in the
old Butte high school auditorium.
The speakers committee reported
on the list Of prominent people in
the labor, farm and progressive
movements who were invited. All
the invited speakers will sit on the
platform, but only a few will be the
main speakers. Among those invited
are Reid Robinson, Mayor Haus-
wirth, Jerry O'Connell, D. L. Man
ming, Frank Finnegan, the Reverend
Bert Powell, and others.
A radio broadcast has been
arranged for this Friday, April 18th,
from 10 p. m. to 10:15 over KGIR.
Chas. c. Davis, president of the Sill
yer Bow Trades and Labor Council,
will speak during the first half of
the broadcast on "The History of
May Day; William Mason, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Butte Miners
Union, will conclude the program,
with a talk on May Day 1882" This
is the first May Day radio program
ever to be broadcast in Butte.
The Joint Conference May Day
statement outlines the growth of
May Day, lists in short the problems
confronting the people today and
concludes with: when we march
and demonstrate on April Both let
us recall that all sections of the
people suffer from the evils Of CAPT
talism-workers, farmers, small bust
nessmen-young and old-men and
women-native and foreign born.
Let us all demonstrate for a Free,
Prosperous, Happy Life"
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
Master Plumbers Association
and Representatives of JObbers
and Manufacturers Will Be
in Session at the
Same Time
Problems Confronting Both Or
CARNATIONS to Be Thrashed Out.

A state convention Of Plumbers
will take place at the Carpenters
hall, 1856 West Granite street in Butte
starting Friday, April 18th, and con-
tinuing until all business is COM
pleted. A state meeting of plumbers
is held every year, the prime pur-
pose being TO solve many of the
problems which arose during the
year. The Plumbers Union No. Al
of Butte is sponsoring the conven-
ton of Journeymen Plumbers and
the committee in charge of the con-
vention is Glenn Myers and Al
Camitsch. Officers of the State
Journeymen's organization are M. J.
Magill, president; Pat Sullivan, Sec
rotary, and Ray French, treasurer.
Concurrent with the meeting of
the Journeymen will take place the
40th annual convention of the Mon
tana Master Plumbers Association at
the Finlen Hotel. Plans have been
made also to have women's auxil-
iaries of both organizations, jobbers,
and manufacturers agents repre-
sented at the meeting. Altogether
more than $50 persons are expected
to attend.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
PLUMBERS STATE CONVENTION TO HOLD
SESSIONS HERE ON APRIL 2oth AND 3Oih
Overthrow OF Fastisr
Way Of Peace, Pres.
Roosevelt Hints

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - Over
throw of fascism in Europe was
pointed to by President Roosevelt
here as the "truest defense of peace
in our hemisphere" in a bluntly-
worded speech to the governing
board of the Pan American Union.
The Presidents appeal to the peo-
pie of the European nations was
carefully worded but its meaning
was clear. It was rebroadcast to
Germany in German.
"The truest defense Of the peace
of our hemisphere must always lie
in the hope that our sister nations
beyond the seas will break the bonds
of the ideas which constrain them
toward perpetual warfare" the
President declared. "By example we
can at least show them the posi-
bility. We, too, have a stake in
world affairs"
Previously the President ridiculed
statements by Hitler and Mussolini
declaring that non-aggression pacts
in Europe constituted a threat and
"encirclement."
There is no such thing as en-
circling, or threatening or imprison-
ing any peaceful nation by other
peaceful nations" he asserted. we
have reason to know this in our own
experience"
Citing the Pan American Union as
an example of peaceful cooperation
between nations, the President
warned against any attempts to dis
rupt that cooperation and suggested
that it serves as a guide for inter
national relations in other parts of
the world.
''The American peace we celebrate
today has no quality of weakness in
it," he declared. I'VE are prepared
to maintain it, and to defend it to
the fullest extent of u strength,
matching force with force if any
attempt is made to subvert our in
stitutions or to impair the independ-
ence of any one of our group.
Should the method OF attack be
that of economic pressure, I pledge
that my own country will also give
economic support, so that no Ameri-
can nation need surrender any frac-
ton of its sovereign freedom to
maintain its economic welfare.
'SThe American family of nations
may also rightfully claim, now, to
speak to the rest of the world. We
have an interest, wider than that of
the mere defense of our sea-ringed
continent. We know now that the
development of the next generation
will so narrow the oceans separating
us from the old world that our Gus
toms and actions are necessarily in
volved with hers.
Beyond question, within a scant
few years air fleets will cross the
ocean as easily as today they cross
the closed European sea- Economic
functioning of the world becomes
increasingly a unit. No interruption
of it anywhere can fail, in the future,
to disrupt economic life every
where.
Continued on Page g.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
MEDIATION BOARD
FOR COAL Dispute
BEING CONSIDERED

Possible.
ty of establishing a government
board to mediate" the dispute be.
tween the United Mine Workers anc
the bituminous coal operators was
discussed here by Secretary of Labor
Perkins and Pres. Roosevelt.
At a press conference Miss Per
kins declared that such mediation
was a possible solution but is moi
as satisfactory as direct negotiations
THE difference between them is SC
slight it would seem they would be
able to adjust it," she said.
Her remarks followed a statement
by Pres. Roosevelt that he thought
there was a statute giving him the
power to call the parties together
at the White House. He suggested
that this should be confirmed by the
labor department.
Miss Perkins said no plans were
under way to call the d%isputants to
the White House but intimated such
a course might be followed if the
operators refuse to agree to a new
contract by May 5 when miners out
side the Appalachian fields will stop
work.
She added that peace negotiations
between the AFL and CLIO would
be resumed as soon as the coal
negotiations are settled.
From the American Federation of
Labor headquarters here, Joe Ozanic,
president of the Progressive Mine
Workers (AFL), issued a statement
opposing government Intervention.
In a letter to Secretary of Labor
Perkins and members of the Senate
committee on education and labor,
Ozanic declared, 1.-THE Progressive
Mine Workers are convinced that in
the event of intervention by the
government in the current dispute
between the United Mine Workers
and the Appalachian coal operators,
the public interest demands that the
rights of the members of the PMW
be protected and not foreclosed in
violation of the Wagner act"
Ozanic commended that the UNIV
members are not interested in the
strike and that they r joining his
organization.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27

WASHINGTON. - (FP) At the
regular quarterly meeting here of
the Board of Governors of the Inter-
national Allied Printing Trades
Assn. (AFL), representing approx
mately 100000 skilled printing trades
workers, John B. Haggerty, presi-
dent International Brotherhood of
Bookbinders, was unanimously re-
elected chairman. Leo j. Buckley,
president of the International Stereo-
typers' and Electrotypers' Union,
was elected vice president and Wood
ruff Randolph (Intl. Typographical
Union, ~secy-treas. Pres. Haggerty
succeeded Matthew Vol as chair
man of the board and has held this
office continuously for the past ten
years.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
HIGH SCHOOL COURSE
OFFERED TO ADULTS
IN WPA EDUCATION

Through the cooperation of the
WPA Adult Education program,
Montana State University, and the
State Department of Public Instruc-
ton, it is now possible to procure a
four-year high school education by
correspondence.
Montana educators are confident
that this service fills a long recog-
nized need for adults and students,
physically or financially unable tc
attend regular classes in an accredit-
ed high school. This service estab-
lished six months ago was organized
for the two-fold purpose of serving
adults, who through no fault of their
own have not been able to procure
a high school education and to en-
rich the curriculum of small high
schools. Superintendent and prin-
cipals are unanimous in their praise
of this work. A superintendent in
the northeastern area states, his is
a small high school with a limited
choice of subjects. A number of his
students registered at the beginning
of the second semester.
Many of the letters received from
adults will be valuable documents
to the future historian of education.
A married man, father of three chill
dren, residing in the central part of
the state was obliged to leave school
before graduating. He is registered
for three one-half units of study,
which he will complete some time
this fall, when he will receive his
diploma. A plumber in the north
west section writes that he was
obliged to leave school at the age of
thirteen. He is also the head of a
family. Realizing that a high school
education will benefit him in his
work, he has registered for four one
half units of study.
Adults must fulfill the following
requirements when registering for
these courses:
~ The application for registra-
ton must be approved by the super
intendent or principal of the local
high school.
~ The superintendent or princi-
pal must appoint a teacher or other
qualified person to supervise the
work of the student.
(3) The local supervisor must be
responsible for carrying out the sug-
gestions and instructions made by
the teacher in charge of the course
at the University Extension Division.
Courses in the following subjects are
offered: Art, Commercial Arts, Eng
lish, Languages, Mathematics, Prac-
teal Arts, Science and Social Sci
ence.
Address requests for bulletin and
further information to-: Harry F.
Blackburn, Director, Supervised Cor
respondence Study, Montana State
University, Missoula, Montana.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27

DENVER-(FP)-Rep. Martin L.
Dies of Orange, Tex, has Matched
his first egg in Colorado, 1000 miles
northwest of Orange as the red
herring swims. The house of repre-
sentatives of the state legislature has
created a little Dies committee.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
When You Eai
LOOK FOR This
CARD

HHNNNFH 80" 'FHHH NHIHF~F
The above design is the
union house card of the hotel
and restaurant employees or
ganization. There are three
divisions of the union in Butte,
namely the Women's Protective
Union, the Cooks and Walters
Union, the Bartenders Union.
All of these organizations are
requesting the public and espe-
cially lodges, clubs and other
groups, to be certain and look
for this house card in all cafes,
restaurants, boarding houses,
buffets, etc, when having
lunches or drinking or other
wise patronizing such estab-
lishments.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
Arguments Pr< enied
Charge Relief Cuts
Violation Of Ad

misunderstanding the case Of
old age pensioners against the Mon
tana Welfare Department, Philip
O'Donnell accused Welfare Admins
traitor Brandjord of violating the
Welfare Act by arbitrarily ordering
the county boards to cut old age
assistance, aid to dependent children,
direct relief and other welfare needs
by thirty-three and one-third per
cent at the hearing of Mrs. Mary j..
Deans petition for a writ of man
date before the Supreme Court of
Montana at the Capitol Monday.
Left Erickson, Albert H. Angst
man, Howard A. Johnson, Samuel ".
Stewart and Claude T. Morris heard
the arguments of the people present
ed by the member of the Committee
of IL of the Silver Bow County Re-
lief Conference. O'Donnell was sup
ported by the remarks of Assistant
Attorney General Clarence Hanley
and James Freebourn, assistant
county attorney representing the
Silver Bow County Welfare Board.
Samuel C. Ford, Helena lawyer,
defended the state administrator and
the State Welfare Board.
Among those in the gallery, close
ly watching the proceedings, were
the president of the State CLIO, the
president and a committee of the
Butte Miners Union, Miss Hathaway
and Labor Commissioner Eugene
Burris. Philip O'Donnell pointed out
that the schedule of payments for
relief fixed by the Welfare Board
was not in accordance with the
amount needed for 'decency and
health as provided by law, but was
in fact the very minimum"
IF funds available for the proper
administering of the act are used
up" said Mr.. O'Donnell, "the We'll
fare Board can request the Board of
Examiners to declare an emergency
and secure more funds"
Mr.. Hanley cited the provisions of
the Welfare Act which outline the
powers and duties of the board. The
act conforms to the Federal Social
Security law, he pointed out. For
every dollar spent by the state for
public welfare the federal govern
ment adds another dollar, he assert
ed significantly. 1.-THE decision of the
court will have a vital and far
reaching effect on the continued adj
m~inistration of the Welfare Act" he
concluded.
MIR. Freebourn asserted that 1T is
the duty of the State Board to pay
relief compatible with decency and
health as long as funds r avail
able. If there are not sufficient
funds, then ways must be found to
secure more"
Mr.. O'Donnell concluded the hear
ing by illustrating the inconsistency
of the Welfare Administration in
juggling a abound the cuts in public
welfare.
An early opinion is expected from
the court. In the meantime the
Silver Bow Relief Conference is con-
tinuing preparations for the State
Conference for jobs and relief which
will take place in the Capitol at
Helena on May 7th, beginning at 10
a. m.
Another meeting of the Silver Bow
Conference to work out the final
details for the State Conference will
take place this Sunday, April Both,
at the Miners Union hall in Butte
at 2 p. m.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27
Total number of firings.....


Another important feature of the
congress will be the mobilization of
wide public pressure for passage of
the National Work and Security Bill
being sponsored by the Workers
Alliance because it embodies a really
adequate and workable program for
meeting the needs of the nations
unemployed. The congress will also
hold hearings before which unem-
ployed workers will testify as to the
misery and suffering that WPA lay
offs and starvation relief have
caused their families and fellow
jobless in all sections of our "Richest
Country on Earth"
Although calls have just been
issued, the Montana Workers Ali
ance is already making preparations
for a good representative delegation
to attend the Washington congress
and aid in the drive for a bigger and
better Federal Government work
program.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27

NEW YORK.-(FP)-National I'M
employment increased IA per cent
from December to January as sea-
sonal declines in employment APP
peared in retail trade, manufactur-
ing and construction, the Natl. In
dustrial Conference Board reports.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27

Our business in life is not to get
ahead of others, but to get ahead
of ourselves.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27

We all make mistakes of course;
but we don't have to respond to
encores.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
Montana labor news., 1939-04-27

The American standard Of
living must be maintained
in order that American in
situations may not De sub
ject to perils of discomfort.
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