The people's voice., 1939-12-20
A HOPEFUL SIGN

A HOPEFUL SIGN
The increasing understanding the of organized abo
and organized farmers in Montana that their interests
holds that the
closer cooperation between these two the
nomc interest common to them there is no question of h
power of their united influence
The dawning recognition of this community of interest OF
the part of organized labor and the Farmers Union reflect
to large degree the formerly we'll class
and indicates better understanding of the complexities
ng Classes t is the interest Of those in control Of the dis
buon for private profit of their production to keep then
The national bodies Of the two great labor organization
have officially recognized the merits of cooperating with the
Last week the national convention of the Farmers
Union militant and progressive of existing farm organi
zaons reaffrmed its historic stand of cooperating with
The controlled press of the country constantly devona
its influence to keeping these two producing groups apart
There nothing feared much by the interests control
and the workers in the mills factories
mines Therein lies the potency of dominant numerical
ing economic control After all spite Of technoogea ad
the background needs sentient being to direct it,
FRIENDLESS
About the most endess agency the appears to
high Of the American Federation Of Labor and the
c. l. o. in the The Manufacturers association and all
employer organizations condemnng the
creating administration the law providing
for the agency passed and became operative AS result
an unfriendy congressional hold
hearings and the result of the hearings will probably be that
Since the hearings have just begun it is improbable that
De
of to amend repeal the act It that the
competing national labor organizations might well forget the
survey the beerment of conditions the work
industry the owly inarticuate worker The
fellow he has been helped by the selection Of the A. F.
of L. as the bargaining agency on what legitimate grounds
can the c. l. O. attack the Labor Relations board when
final purpose of organized labor has been accomplished?
and have gained advantages in increased
better working conditions what can the F. Of complain
its national organization? The of labor organization
has been accomplished, hasn't it?
quite natural perhaps for the leadership of the two
competing labor organizations condemn each other
that they playing into the hands of those oppressive
dominance in the organization they forget the
problem of the voceess one in their play for power
GETTING ACQUAINTED
Movies and automobiles doing lot Of things be-
sides developing glamour stars pd and speed ma
probably innocent of all social when they put their
into developing these mediums of communication and
But nevertheless they b-products which
thing Archie Wright of the Dairy Farmers I'm
ion pointed out at the New YORK & to ne
together physically and mentally ndustriay and socially
And farmer and city worker become better acquainted there
For instance Wright said The country worker the farm
city worker has problems The farmer
has heard of the doIaranhour city worker
barbed shafts of propaganda shot in the interest
Of the employing class On acquaintance the farmer finds the
The appalled, the city figures and he
little relation between what the city worker pays for
what he for producing it. In addition to this the
finds city workers constant fear of insecurity
unemployment and penniess old age.
bit understanding by farmers of the problems of
the city worker and all opposition WPA militant trade
ions and old age pensions disappears"
The city worker, the other hand, Wright pointed out
acquaintance that the farmer has problems of
much the same basic nature his
First he said the farmer is worker and worker who
always have job in front of him. The average day
northwestern dairy farm u to IA hours seven days
365 days Furthermore the farm family
proposition The whole family works those hours
he city worker discovers what the farmer himself just
coming realize that the farmer piece worker in many
holds title of
ery only the suffeance of his creditors who merely
waiting favorable opportunity dpossess him. The price
product unbelievaby below the of production
cordial and practical cooperation between the CIO and
he Dairy Farmers Union in New York which the
subject of Wrighs speech just sample of the mutual
benefits to from city getting
ogeher the CIO and forwardlooing farmers
expect and cooperation for economic and
political purposes both groups producers
ome better and better acquanted-CIO News. i
Editors Note: Application from the Dairy Farmers Union
or admission membership in the Farmers Educational
Union received by the latter organization at