Montana labor news., 1939-02-23
INTERESTING NEWS OF
CASCADE ASSEMBLY


GREAT FALLS. "A controversy
which has lasted for more than a
year and which has given the unions
considerable trouble was settled last
week upon the announcement of the
Clerks Union that it had adjusted
all differences with the Beehive
Grocery. The Clerks and the Trades
and Labor Assembly are urging for
mer customers to resume patronage
of this concern.
Another union is about to be
launched in Flathead county accord
ing to word received from that city
which stated that an organization Of
City and County Employees was be-
ing formed.
The Missoula Central Labor Coun-
Gil notified Cascade that it had re-
quested the removal of D. A. Nc
Kinnon al state highway engineer.
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Senator Murray informed the
unions that he had withdrawn a bill
which would have transferred the
Employment Service to the Social
Security Board. The unions protest
ed the proposed transfer of the En-.
ployment Service from the Depart
ment of Labor to the Social Security
Board.
The Montana Progressive Council
gave notice of a meeting to be held
at the courthouse at Helena, Febru-
airy 18th, at 10 a. m. Unions, farm
ers and other liberal groups are
urged to attend.
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A visitor at the assembly was Mr..
Earl Vance, local aviator, who spoke
in behalf of National Defense Week.
He urged adequate defense on the
part of the government and felt that
the unions should give it serious
consideration.
The legislative committee sub
mitted a report recommending that
the assembly favor passage of House
Bill 201 setting up a milk control
bill. 1t also recommended that the
truck drivers bill be amended to
include drivers of crude oil trucks.
The report was adopted.
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President Steinmetz called atten-
ton to a sheet known as the Bulletin
put out by the Independent Citizens
League. President Steinmetz felt
that the paper is being put out for
the sole purpose of discrediting the
labor movement in Great Falls.
Unions were urged to support the
Peoples Voice.
DR.. Gibson, ~city-county health off
Ger, and Mr.. Pete Slagsvold adj
dressed the assembly last week. DR..
Gibson expressed a desire and will
ingness to cooperate with the labor
movement and stated he would be
glad to appear before the local
unions and discuss labor problems.
He urged the unions to make a study
of syphilis and mentioned that ex-
aminations could be had by persons
requesting one. Professor Slagsvold,
who is a teacher Of economics at the
State College at Bozeman, then
talked for about an hour, relating
his experiences during a trip to
Europe. The professor expressed
his opinion that the desire for land
and food was responsible for much
of the unrest in the old country. He.
then painted a vivid picture of con-
ditions in the Scandinavian coun-
tries, stating that communism had
been outlawed in Norway, but that
the labor party in conjunction with
farmers were in control of the gov
eminent; that practically all labor
was organized including agricultural
workers.. The following basic in
dustries are ~socialized: railroads, pic
ture houses, telephone, telegraph and
electrical power. Each worker in
Norway receives IL days vacation a
year with pay and practically all
workers are covered with old age
pensions.
In closing his remarks he said that
he favored adequate defense for the
United States and in his opinion
chances of the United States going
to war were about 80 to 20.
Mr.. Herbert Rolph, president Of
the State Farmers Union, will make
an address over a national broad
casting system Saturday at 1890
p. m. MI. Rolph said that the
farmers were rapidly being organ
lied.
The Bartenders and Brewery
Workers delegates reported that the
PayNTakit was selling an Idaho beer
known as Brown Derby at cut rate
prices which threatened the exist
ence and well-being of the local
hrewerv Mnrkers and hartandars