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Montana labor news., 1939-08-03

AT this time Mr.. Phillip O'Donnell,
Butte Attorney, was introduced and
gave a detailed and enlightning adj
dress on relief matters and that the
lack of enforcement of the Public
Welfare Act by the Montana Welfare
Commission. Mr.. O'Donnell in his
remarks stated that an investment in
humanity pays and quoting Chief
Justice Hughes Public welfare is
the first duty of the public" He
stated further that on August Is
there would be a state wide remon-
STRANGE held in Helena at which
meeting he anticipated at least 5000
persons should be present.
On regular motion the Assembly
went on record as taking an active
part in the meeting on August rs,
this notice to be carried in the min
utes weekly until the August 25th
meeting.
Delegate Dial reporting from the
State Welfare Council stated that the
Council was in need of finances and
on motion the Assembly contributed
$1,000 to the Montana Welfare Coun-
Gil.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-03
and FARMERS|
join INTERESTS I'M
WESTERN MONTANA

Organized labor in western Mon
tana is embarking on a policy which
we hope will be of tremendous bene-
fit to the people of this state. This
policy has to do with the bringing
together of the worker and the
farmer.
Too often in the past has the man
in the country and the man in the
city been used against one another
and too often has this antagonism
been created and maintained by a
lack of understanding. In an effort
to overcome this situation the Mis-
soula County Trades and Labor AS
sembly extended to the Ravalli
County Farm Union Council an in
vitation to exchange ~fraternal dele
gates so that a clearer insight into
the organizations of each could be
obtained.
The Ravalli County Farm Union
Council accepted the invitation and
named five delegates to represent it
at the Missoula County Trades and
Labor Assembly meetings. In re-
turn, the Missoula Assembly has
named a delegate to represent it at
the Farm Union meetings. On this
basis a start has been made toward
bringing about a degree of coopera-
ton between the organized farmer
and the organized worker which we
hope, and sincerely believe, will re-
bound to the benefit of both. We,
of course, do not expect that differ
ences will be ironed out Immediately
but we do expect much to be done in
the way of a better understanding
as time goes on.
We members of organized labor
must realize the difficulties under
which the farmer labors. We must
recognize that with the farmer we
can accomplish a great deal and we
must understand that his problems
are as vital to him as ours are to us.
We are both looking for the same
thing-a decent standard of living
and some degree of security. A lack
of cooperation means insecurity for
one or both sides; complete coopera-
tons means a better livelihood, a
brighter future, and a keener under
standing of our fellow-men.
MIKE MANSFIELD.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-03
Delegates Report

Delegate Martin, Secretary of the
Federal Housing Authority, stated
that the local authority had pur-
chased the land for the Great Falls
Housing Authority in the amount of
$11,400 and that this was brought
about through wires sent to William
Green, American Federation of La
Dor, and Anthony Wayne Smith,
CLIO Housing Committee.
On motion letters were ordered
sent to our Washington representa-
tives again advising them the OPP
ponents to the Authority were mis-
representing the actual facts.
Delegates from the Construction
Labor Union requested advice and
assistance in an effort to have the
Great Falls Fair Board pay Union
wages for carpenters at the Mon
tana State Fair.
Ripley and Hartwig were appoint
ed to assist the Construction Lab
orers.
On motion the Assembly gave a
rising vote of thanks to Attorney
Continued on Page A.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-03
Protecting the Workers From
Poisonous Gases

There is a quite general impression that
those who own and operate industry and
public industrial safety organizations have
provided adequate protection for industrial
workers against being killed or disabled while
engaged in creating wealth and services for
employers to sell at a profit.
But a report of the Committee on Toxic
Dusts and Gases of the American Standards
Association Composed of large corporations
and a number of departments of the Federal
Government) indicates that this protection
has been very much neglected.
For the information of the layman it may
be stated that the word "toxic" means poison
Gus. Therefore, the committee should really
be called the Committee on Poisonous Dusts
and Gases. The word poisonous would indi-
cate that the workers are really poisoned
while at work.
According to the report issued by the
American Standards Association, it is still a
fact that many deaths and disabilities"
among industrial workers are caused by toxic
(poisonous) dusts and gases-carbon mon
oxide gas and gas escaping from benzene,
hydrogen sulfide and carbon disulfide. The
danger inherent in these gases is that they
are c~olorless and invisible and can be I'M
consciously inhaled by workers in fatal
quantities.
1t has been suggested that the use of these
poisonous gases in industry should be pro-
hibited by law. But in the year 1889 we
have not progressed that far, and the Com
mittee on Toxic Dusts and Gases is now
working on the problem of determining the
point where the quantity of poisonous gas
and dust in manufacturing plants becomes
dangerous to the health and life of the NOR
maj worker. When this amount is definitely
determined an effort will be made to safe
guard the workers from these poisonous ele-
ments and at the same time retain them in
the manufacturing process. Of course if the
worker who is not normal gets a dose of
the death-dealing stuff, it is just too bad for
him.
Once upon a time a United States senator
suggested that most railroad accidents could
be avoided if it were mandatory for one of
the railroad stockholders to ride on every
locomotive cowcatcher. It is probable that
if it were mandatory for a certain number
of stockholders to work in every industrial
Montana labor news., 1939-08-03
Labor Conditions Eighty Years Ago

The substandard conditions ruling the en-
ploymenI of working men and women before
the advent of effective trade unionism is in
Dictated in the do and do not rules imposed
upon the employees of the Carson Pirie Scott
& Co. store in Chicago during the early years
of that firms history. The labor conditions
obtaining in that remote period were pre-
sented at the recent eightieth anniversary
celebration of the founding of the company.
The rules for employees of the company's
first store read as follows:
Store must be opened from 6 a. m. to 9
p. m. the year round.
Store must be swept; counters, base
shelves, and showcases busted. Lamps
trimmed, filled, and chimneys cleaned; pens
made; doors and windows opened; a pail of
water, also a bucket of coal brought in before
breakfast (f there is time to do SOY and at
tend to customers who call.
"Store must not be opened on the Sabbath
unless necessary, and then only for a few
minutes.
1.-THE employee who is in the habit of
smoking Spanish cigars, being shaved at the
BARRIERS, going to dances and other places of
amusement will surely give his employer
reason to be suspicious of his integrity and
honesty.
Each employee must not pay less than S.
per year to the church and mus attend Sun
day school regularly.
Men employees are given one evening a
week for counting and two if they go to
prayer meeting"
Montana labor news., 1939-08-03

written report wherein they advocat-
ed the continuance of the boycott
against the Home Oil Company and
further recommended that the Home
Oil Committee be reduced to six
members two representing the AS
sembly, two representing the Build
ing Trades Council, and two repres-
enting the CLIO organization. This
report of the committee was con-
Cured in and the following mem
bers were appointed; Clark and Lind
say representing the CLIO, Thomp-
son, Shonem the AFL.
The committee also reported that
the Great Falls Bottling Company
had agreed to discontinue the use of
Home Oil Gasoline.
Special Committee on Great Falls
Brewery grievance requested addi-
tional time which was granted.
President Steinmetz reporting for
the State WPA Conference reported
that over 5000 letters had been sent
out and that the Conference had ac-
cumulated expenses in the amount
of $500.
He further reported that it was the
duty of all affiliated Unions to share
in these expenses and local Unions
r requested if possible to send a
contribution to help defray these ex-
penses.
President Steinmetz also reported
on the proposal to contract garbage
removal stating that many business
firms and others were well pleased
with the present system and we're OPP
posed to the contract system.
He further recommended to the
Labor Day Committee that consid-
GRAFTON be given to a local manufac-
tured products float in the Labor
Day Parade.
A committee composed of Whit
more, Stewart, Kenison, Hendrick-
son, and Riplinger, and Clark were
appointed to take care of this matter.
Vice-President Nelson reporting
for the Labor Day Committee re-
ported that the program was going
along very satisfactorily and that the
Assembly would have a Union Label
Display Booth at the North Montana
State Fair, and that Unions desiring
space for emblems should have them
prepared by Friday.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-03
Labor Benefits from U. S. Contracts Act

The important benefits received by work.
ing men and women from the Walsh-Healey
Public Contracts Act is indicated by the De-
partment Of Labor in the report that govern
ment contracts valued at more than ST, 000,-
0O0,0 900 have been let to contractors in the
past three years subject to the labor stand
ards prescribed by the act.
In order to secure government contracts
under the Walsh-Healey Act employers must
apply the eight-hour ive-day week, pay the
minimum wage rate in every community as
established by the Secretary of Labor, pro-
vide sanitary plants, refrain from employing
children, and ban the labor of c~onvicts. In
cases where emergency work in government
contracts makes a work week in excess of
40 hours necessary, employers are required
to pay extra rates for overtime work.
Working men and women in every part
of the United States have benefited materially
in their hours and wages which employers
filling this billion dollars worth of contracts
for the government paid them.
The passage of the Walsh-Healey Act by
Congress was very largely secured by the
influence Of the American Federation of
Labor.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-03

BOSTON. - (FP) - The first in
stance in which straw bosses and
not the owner were fined for wage
hour law violations occurred in the
case of Charles Kartiganer & Co.,
ladies' hat manufacturer of Milford,
Mass. Charles Kartiganer, owner of
the firm, was acquitted after con-
vincing the court that he had been
unaware of the violations.
Montana labor news., 1939-08-03
NEWS OF CASCADE
COUNTY ASSEMBLY
LABOR DAY,
SEPTEMBER 4. 1899.

The day and year in which or
ganized labor of Cascade County
should show their economic strength
by a massive labor day parade filled
with colorful floats representing
their organization SO that the per-
sons DESTROYS of breaking down La
Dor standards may know the strength
of the Unions of Great Falls. Kindly
make your arrangements immedi-
ately for a float, send in your on
tributions to the Assembly, and have
your Labor Day Committee meet at
the Assembly Office. Your whole
hearted support is needed.
=
The following communications
were received: from the United
States Department of Interior, Bur-
eau of Reclamation, Havre, Mon
tana, requesting the prevailing wage
scales for this locality. On motion
this request was complied with.
From the Cascade County Public
Welfare Department relating to the
size of committees which they pre-
ferred to meet stating that this had
been taken up with the County Com
missioners. Placed on file.
From the New Castle Trades and
Labor Assembly, New Castle, Penn
sylvania, stating that the Castleton
Hotel, New Castle, Pennsylvania was
unfair to organized Labor. Placed
on file.
From Major Edward Bowes stat
ing that honor cities were cities that
were on the Columbia B~roadcasting
System and were granted honor ac-
cording to population. This matter
was referred to the Secretary for
further consideration.
4 q
A special committee appointed to
visit the City Council regarding the
unseating of Alderman Ario report
ed that the matter had been referred
to the Judiciary Committee of the
City Council.
Home Oil Committee submitted a
Montana labor news., 1939-08-03
PUBLIC SERVICE COMM.
ORDERS cut IN GAS
RATES In GREAT FALLS

The Public Service Commission of
Montana issued on July 20, 1889, its
Report and Order No. 1745 to the
Great Falls Gas Company ordering
a reduction in the gas rates charged
its consumers in the city Of Great
Falls. On the 9th day of May, 1889,
the Commission issued an order to
show cause directed to the Great
Falls Gas Company, requiring the
gas company to show cause on the
Oath day of May, 1889, why the
present gas rates charged by it to
the consumers in the city of Great
Falls and any additional territory
served by it should not be substan-
TALLY reduced.
A public hearing was held on
May "a, rs and 26, 1899, wherein
evidence was submitted in support
of the reasonableness of the gas
rates then being charged by the
Great Falls Gas Company as well as
evidence showing the unreasonable
ness of said gas rates.
Horace F. Casey, Austin B. Mid
dleton and Paul T. Smith, members
of the Commission, unanimously
ordered the adoption of the findings
and facts in Report and Order No.
l745 and the Great Falls Gas Com
pany is hereby ordered to adopt the
rates outlined in Order No. 1745, to
be effective as of July 20, 1889.
The schedule ordered effective
July 20, 1899, by the Public Service
Commission of Montana, is as fol-
lows:
General Natural Gas
Available for: All customers in the
city Of Great Falls, Montana,
and vicinity.
Net Per
Rate: M. Gu. Fl.
First $4,000 Gu. #. per meter
per month ..........--....~.......-..S.450
Next $4,000 Gu. #. per meter
per month 400
Next 100000 Gu. #. per meter
per month 300
Next 100000 Gu. it. per meter
per month $50
Over soc, 1000 Gu. #. per meter
per month .225
Prompt payment discount: None.
Minimum bill: $1.25.
Special terms and conditions:
None.
The new rate of As cents per
thousand cubic feet is a reduction
of 20 cents per cubic feet of gas on
the old rate approved February 6,
1881.
The minimum charge per month
is ordered reduced from $3.50 to
81. rs per month
Montana labor news., 1939-08-03

plant where poisonous gases are now regard
ed as necessary, that science would either
find a way to produce the commodities with
out poisonous gases or that society would
discover that it is possible for life and civil
cation to progress in the absence of such
commodities.
La gaceta., 1939-06-20
DE UN PARTI-
DO OBRERO INDEPEN-
DIENTE

Forest Pa, JUNO 20.-Ha-
blando en- representation de al
gunos miembros del American
Labor Party, Nathaniel NJ. Min
kosf sc declare a favor de IN
partido obrero independents,
nacional, donde podrian agru-
parse los liberales y todos los
partidarios de que el pals tenga
legislation ~progresiva y princi-
pic democraticos avanzados.
"Deba formarse este partido.
que Sc extenderia a toda la M
ci6n, de acuerdo con las lineas
de- partido American Labor, De.
Estado de New York " con IN
programa definido y positive en-
cuanto a la eseasez de trabajO
education servicio civil, utilida.
de-, trabajos, casas para obre.
ro5 Y mejoramiento social.
"Todo intento para inyectai
filosofias extranjeras debe ser
rechazado, por cuanto en- las ur.
mas resultaria altamente PERU.
dicial.
La gaceta., 1939-06-20
LOS CRIMENES DEL
FASCISMO ESPANOl
Aumentd 81 nlmerO de
detenidOs

Paris, JUNO 20.-La mas
cruel y salvaje persecution Sc
mantlene en- Espaha por los CRU
pos falangista.
Las denuncias de Falanje lie
varon a la cadcel a miles de per-
sonas en- las Gltimas semanas.
Como sera inicua la persecu-
ci6n que Carlos Silva, jefe de
orden pGblico, dljo a los perl6-
dicos que era tan grande el n6-
nero de arrestados que resulta-
ba impossible el publican sus
nombres y los delitos que Sc les
a-hacan.
Los sacerdOtes contindan ha.
ciendo denuncias de personals a
las cuales consideran enemigoi
de la religion.
La "1impieza' que los casa
distash Fabian dicho qre no ven.
dria, buscando un ~pretexto ren.
dirse, Sc realiza como en- los pri.
meros meses de la guerra, Guam
do los falapgistas mataToa I
La gaceta., 1939-06-20
S~OLUCIONADA LA HUELGA
DEL LATIN AMERICAN
LAUNDRY

La huelga del Latin Ameri
IA Laundry, ell conocido es-
tablecimiento de la avenida
de Michigan, quedo resuelta
al mediodia de hoy, siendo ad-
mitidas de nuevo al trabajo las
dos obreras que habian sido
despedidas, la delegada y la
tesorera de la Unioa
Las negocIacIones se man
tienen para resolver, dentro
de 48 horas, todos los otros
puntos en- disputa.
Nos place la rapida solucion
dada a este conflicto.
La gaceta., 1939-06-20
LOS JAPONESES TORTURA-
RON Y A~SESINARON A
VARIOS CHINOS

Tientsin, JUNO 20.-Bajo Ia
acusacion de qre trataban de
abastecer de where's a las con-
cesiones inglesa y francesa de
Tientsin, varios ehinos fueron
torturados y asesinados aver por
los soldados japoneses. FL 90
mandante japone, dando prue-
bas de crueldad, lie dijo a los
i centinelas que debian tirar CO.
me 81 estuvieran en- las trinche-
ras. "No hay diferencia ningu-
ma entire este y las trincehras."
Una protesta de todos los cor
sules y diplomaticos extranje-
ros sera presentada en- Toxic.
pero no la firmaran los italia
nos y los alemanes.
Ell mando japon6s orden6 sc
pusiera una a%lambrada electri-
ficada. I'm choque ocurri6 aver
entire marines ingleses y japone
SEES. hacienda varios disparos de
canon en- Wuhu, un barco nj
pom.
LEGO a Tientsin, con ell fin
de investigar ell case, ell almiran
tie americana Yarnell, jefe de Ia
escuadra americana en- ell Extre
mo Oriente. Hoy revistara ell al.
mirante a los 233 marines anne
ricanos aqui estaciOnados.
Los japoneses tienen la CON
vicci6n de q. In~glaterra tendra
que someterse y este hara au-
mentar ell PRESTIGE nippon ante
los oios del pueblo chino. La ac-
titud japonesa equivale a desa-
far ell PRESTIGE ingles en- Asia,
A juzgar por los a~rticulos pu-
blicados en- Toxic, ell gobierno
tiene la segurdad de que Espa-
dos UnidOs y Francia no Sc mez
claran en- la controversial, y ade-
mas Sc cUenta con Ell apoyo lie
Italia y Alemania.
La gaceta., 1939-06-20
Cambara nombrado agregado militar
i%taliano en- Espaha
Los periodicos dicen que Serrano Suner definio
la politica extranjera de Franco.
Estrecha collaboration fascista-falangista para
la prensa, cinema y la radio

Paris, JUNO 20,-El gene
raj Gastone G&mbara, jefe de
,os legionarios italianos en- Ia
guerra de Espaaa, ha sido nom
hraGo agregSd do militar de 81
pals cerca del gobierno del ge-
leral Franco.
Los peri6dicos espaholes Sc
refieren al regreso de Serrano
Suher, de Italia, y de variOs
generates espanoles de Alema
mia, Y c"nJeturan sobre las flu
5uras relaciones del gobierno
con los regimenes de Berlin Y
Roma.
va Sc da por SECURE que ell
condo Cianc vendra de vista
a Espana, en- ell mes de agosto,
ly que Sc quedara EN- Burgos,
cerca de Franco; ell general
Gambara.
Serrano Suner entrego a
Musolini un mensaje de Fran.
co EN- ell cual este lie dice que
muy pronto establecera ell tar
deseado contacto personal
lie reitera su %gratitud persona
"por la inteligente Y eficaz a
Iyuda que hubo de crear lazos
indestructibles entire los dos
pueblos."
Franco Sc adhirio va al pac.
to Anita omitern; pero no sc
sabe hasta que punto sera ex.
tendida la collaboration coz
Italia en- ell Mediterraneo.
Tn editorial del peri6dicC
IABC Sc refiere a la vista de
ISerrano Suner a MussOlini y
dice que defini6 en- Roma la pc
Utica extranjera de Espaha.
.basada EN- la resurrection del
pals,
Otro diario, Infromaciones,
La gaceta., 1939-06-20

centenares de miles de perso-
mas.
Habl6 aver EN- Bilbao, elogian
do a los vascos, ell DICTATOR
Francisco Francoo.
Record6 Franco que los vas-
cos habian tornado parte impor
tantisima en- ell descubrimiento
de America y que tambien ha-
ban peleado, dando ejemplo, en-
contra de los Rojos.
Estim6 que no deben tomarse
en- consideration las palabras de
los profetas de una nueva que
ira.
"Espaha necesita Sc rrecons-
truida y ahora debe pensarse en-
este, no es la guerra.
La gaceta., 1939-06-20
PUESTAS Is Personals A
DISPOICION DEL GRAN JU-
RADIO FEDERAL

Ell comisionado federal Pin
kerton puso aver a disposition
del Gran Jurado federal a 13
personals, de Is, acusadas de
violar las leyes de immigration
del pals.
Fue apresado ell grupo por
los agentes federales, manda-
dos por Frank Hornyak, en- la
isla de Estero, condado de
Lee, luego de que ALI cerca ha
bia embarrancado ell vivero CT
bano Venus"
A Jose Dominguez, uno de
los detenidos, Sc lie describe
como ell jefe de los contraban.
distas de inmigrantes y para
gozar de libertad tendra que
prestar una fianza de $4,000.
Fianza de $1,000 debera
prestar j. F. (Hub) Johnson,
de so amos, en- cuya casa de la
isla fuerOn detenidos Domin-
guez y Mary Keashian, una
mujer armenia.
Los tripL antes de Venus
tendran que prestar fianza de
$500 y Sc nombran Carlos Hell
nandez, ell patron; Miguel VIA
da, Pedro SocorrO, Santiago
Leon, y Felipe Gonzalez. Por
entrar ilegalmente en- ell pals,
Mary Keashian, de Armenia,
y los asiaticos Gee Son, Nang
Hing, Hong YOin, John Dau y
Andres Lau. Uno de los chinos
habla algo de ingles y servira
de testigo.
Fueron absueltos Elmer
Johnson, hijo de j. F. John
son, y Joe Soto.
Los cargos Sc formularon
por ell jefe de la oficina local
de Immigration, Mr., William
A. Reilly,
Cada uno de los inmigrantes
Sc habia comprometido a pa
gar $4,000.
Intervinieron en- ell serviclo,
ademas de los agentes fedora.
les, ell sheriff King y ell dipu
tado E. M. McAuley.
La gaceta., 1939-06-20

habla de los recibimientos
triunfales hechos a las misio-
mes espaholes en- Italia y Ale
mania y asegura representa-
la aurora de una nueva era, va
reconocida por ell primer mi
nistro ingles cuando declare
en- la Camara de los CComu-
mes que Espaha tiene derecho
a poner canones de largo al
canoe donde lie parezca, en- su
territorio, sin excluir la parte'
opuesta a Gibraltar.
La vista de Serano Suner,
comenta "Ya", significa que
Espana cultivara siempre la
amistad de Italia, Alemania y
Portugal, como una l6gica con
secuencia de la fraternidad ma
cida EN- las trincheras. Nuestra
amistad con Italia es ell result
tado de una comunidad de cul
tura, aspiraciones espiritua-
les Y esfuerzos civilizadCres,
Espaha es un nuevo poder mi
litar EN- Europa y un factor pri
mario en- ell Mediterraneo.
Nuestra Union con Italia, sella
da en- ell campo de batalla,
constituye una nueva realidad
en- ell ambito de las relaciones
internacionales."
Franco proclam6 reciente-
mente que Espana Sc mira a
Italia, Alemania y Portugal en-
una alianZa economical.
Espaha e Italia han conve-
nido tambien, luego de CONVEX
saciones entire Serrano Suner
y Dino Alfieri, una estrecha
collaboration cultural por me-
dio de la prensa, ell cinema, la
radio y otras f%acilidades artis-
ticas,
La gaceta., 1939-06-20
~CANCELADO Ell IMPUESTO
SOBRE LAS ~GANANCIAS
NO D~ISTRIBUIDAS

Washington, JUNO Coon
un vote en- contra, Ell del barbu-
do representante Tinkham, de
Mass, la camara caneel6 aver,
por 358 votes, Ell impuesto so
bre las ganancias no%-distribui-
das de las corporaciones.
Tinkham explic6 su vote di-
ciepdo que 81 deseaba para los
negocios mayores ventajas.
Venia aplicandOse csc imp1es
to a las corporaciones con $25,.
GRO 0 mas de ganancia al ah0.
Dem6cratas y republicanos t.
nieron sus votos a favor.
La gaceta., 1939-06-20
ESPERASE QUE ALFONSO
VISITE A ESPANA

Paris, JUNO 20.-Esperase
que el exrey Alfonso regrese a
Espaha como I'm falangista
mas, EN- los pr6ximos dias, con
la intenci6n de reclamar propie-
dades que Sc calcula valen dos
millones de d6lares.
Alfonso Sc propone pasar va
rias semanas, 81 ell regimen de
Franco Sc 10 permite, en- el pa
lacio de Miramar, en- San Sc
bastian,