Montana labor news., 1939-04-06
JOINT CONFERENCE
PROTESTS RELIEF CUTS
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ment and county government united
ly present the demands of the people
to the state government, there will
be no starvation in Butte"
Before the conference adjourned
it was decided to reconvene at the
Butte Miners Union hall Sunday,
April 9th, at 2 p. m. Every organi-
cation was to contribute at least 81
to carry IN the work of the ON
ference.
Report of b-COmmittee
Butte, Montana,
April 5, 1889.
We, your subcommittee, report:
Con trip to Helena)
That we were unable to see Gov
ernor Ayers; but interviewed Mr..
Brandiord and called at the attorney
generals office. We found the fol-
lowing condition.
Period April l to June 30, 1889
The funds for the various relief
agencies are inadequate and that a
real crisis and emergency exists
which requires immediate court ac-
ton. The funds available for this
period are, in Brandjord's opinion,
sufficient to pay 80 per cent of the
relief claims for April and May
but June is problematical. We be-
lieve that the available funds are.
sufficient to pay April and, perhaps,
May in full.
Mr.. Brandjord informed US that
the reason for the reduction of 20
per cent made by the board was
made for lack of finances to pay
more. It was not made for the rea-
son that the amount previously paid
was more than adequate to maintain
relief clients in decency and health.
Mr.. Brandjord has not informed
the Board of Examiners of the emer-
gency nor asked the board to declare
an emergency and issue emergency
anticipatory warrants to pay the re-
lief allotments in full.
Your subcommittee will immedi-
ately make written demand on Mr..
Brandjord and the State Public We'll
fare Board and the members thereof
to pay the 80 per cent of the relief
benefits and deliver the checks
already prepared for issuance, and
further to draw extra checks for the
20 per cent reduction and deliver
them to the relief clients as soon as
possible; and further to pay the May
checks in full or until the funds on
hand are exhausted. Demand will
also be made upon the board and
administrator to present the emer-
gency to the State Board of Exam
liners and request that such board
declare an emergency and issue an
~ticipatory warrants sufficient to pay
the relief claims for April, May and
June, 1899, in full. Demand will
also be made, to the same effect,
upon the State Board of Examiners.
We expect these demands to be
denied; and will, upon such denial,
apply to the Supreme Court for a
writ of mandate directing all the
above named persons and boards to
perform their duty according to law.
From and After July LIST, 1889
The appropriations made for the
period after July LIST, 1899, are obvi-
ously inadequate to meet the relief
situation. The only remedy for this
is that a special session of the legisla-
ture be called to appropriate suffi-
cient money to provide for the
maintenance of relief clients in de-
cency and health and to levy taxes
for such purpose as recommended at
the meeting of delegates held on
Sunday, April End, 1889, at the
Miners Union hall in Butte.
We recommend that action be
taken Immediately to call a state
wide meeting for the Inauguration
of a movement to secure a special
session Of the legislature.
We recommend that such state
wide meeting be held at the Capitol
building at Helena, Montana, on
May 7th, 1889, at 10 o'clock a.. M,
and that all members of the House
and Senate be invited to attend such
meeting. Communications will be
sent to all central labor bodies in
Montana, requesting them to CO.
operate with this committee and
assume the responsibility Of contact
ing all labor, ~fraternal, Townsend,
social and other civic organizations
in their district, to send delegations,
with full power to act for their re-
spective organizations, and fully
accredited by such organizations.
(Such credentials to contain a state