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Montana labor news., 1939-11-16
Thanksgiving Party
By Miners Auxiliary

A Thanksgiving card party will
be held at the Miners Union hall by
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Miners
Union, next Friday night, the 18th.
The committee has secured some
of the finest turkeys on the market
for prizes. The ladies feel inasmuch
as Montana will observe Thanks
giving on the 23rd that a turkey
card party would be the most APP
propriate festival that could be
staged at this time.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements consists of Mrs. Dolly
Tonkin, Mrs. Ella May Burns, Mrs.
Mable Dwyer, Mrs. Bina Meherns.
The public is cordially invited.
Tickets are rs cents each.
Montana labor news., 1939-11-16
QUARRY WORKERS
CELEBRATE

The Butte, Montana Quarry Work
ers Local No. 200 held a party after
their meeting on Friday night last
at the Miners Union hall. 1t was in
the nature Of a celebration on
achieving a 100 per cent member
ship in the union of those employed
at the quarry. The Quarry Workers
Union of Butte will be but three
months old the 10th of November.
Refreshments were served by the
officers and music, singing and reci-
tations by the members en-
joyed by all.
The impromptu program was as
follows:
Two quartettes of World War
veterans, one led by President Sim
mons, and the other by Steward
Bolton, which rendered several
songs reminiscent of the war days;
a duet composed of James Patterson
and Henry Larkin, accompanied by
Emil Ahoe at the Steinway gave a
very pleasing rendition of Lock
Lomond"; 1.-THE Face on the Bar
room Floor was then recited by
William Glaze in a manner that
brought tears to the eyes of the
members; Waldo Falt came across
with the Girl in the Blue Velvet
Band" followed by Frank Dunn
singing Mother Machree. The other
quartette composed of Joe George,
Bob Byrne, Jack Stribley and Bob
Quick, did their bit with the sing
ing of Cameron Hill" and "A
Mother She Stood on Liverpool
Dock" which was we'll received
Ed Norris, Henry Bato, Tommy
Johns and Tom Stanisich showed
their ability by dancing an Irish JIG
while the sailors hornpipe was eff
GENTLY done by Ole Craig. Each
member present accommodated by
doing a dance, OIL giving a recitation
or a song. Brother Aho was relieved
a number of times at the piano by
Harvey Patrick.
Several members of the Miners
Union dropped in and were made
welcome. Congratulations on the
fine progress that has been made
by the Quarry Workers were ex-
tended by Ed Mason and Paul Fall
Jr.
Both members and guests all
agreed they had a wonderful time
and hoped to have more in the fu-
ture.
There was much discussion in
favor of a quarry Workers Auxil-
larry" and so it looks as if we will
500 have the ladies with us.
Montana labor news., 1939-11-16
Alumni Mass Meeting
Lennes and Freebourn to Speak.

The university situation will re-
ceive a thorough airing at the mass
meeting sponsored by Butte alumni
Friday night, November II, accord
ing to W. E. Coyle, president of the
Butte alumni committee.
Governor Roy E. Ayers, President
George Finlay Simmons, all mem
bers of the state board of education,
and the five dismissed university
professors have been invited to
speak.
Harrison ]. Freebourn, Montana
attorney general, and DR.. N. ].
Lennes, nationally known mathe-
matician, have signified their inten-
tions of speaking at the meeting. It
is expected that several others of
those invited, who have not yet
been heard from, will attend and
speak, Mr. Coyle said.
The meeting will be held at the
old Butte high school auditorium at
8 o'clock Friday evening, Nov. II.
Montana labor news., 1939-11-16
PRAISES
pR0GRES5IvENE5S OF
AFL (0NVENTI0N
President Addresses Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council.

President James Graham of the
Montana Federation of Labor gave
a summary of his visit to the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor convention
recently held in Cincinnati and his
participation therein to the dele
gates of the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council last Tuesday. Mr..
Graham described the meeting as
one of the most progressive ever
held by the national organization
but said that the convention indi-
Gated Labor must be on guard to
protect itself against a recurrence
of s~uppressive activities by the gov
eminent, particularly in relation to
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and other federal agencies. Mr..
Graham remarked that Dan Tobin,
president of the Transfers organi-
cation seemed to be somewhat pessi-
mistic in the convention I've the
fate of labor in the immediate flu
ture. Mr.. Tobin's opinion seems to
have been guided by the present
split in the American labor move
ment and the apparent intention OF
the federal government to prevent
any further liberal legislation, at
least for the time being. Mr.. Ora
ham then said that the function OF
labor now is to hold on to the lib
eral legislation which they already
secured and that will be the big
fight.
In speaking of some of the facts
which Mr.. Tobin brought to light
the Montana president said that the
teamsters have been enjoined by
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion from striking on jobs which
operate in interstate commerce. The
speaker referred to the injunction
which had been granted by former
President Taft when he was a fed
eral judge, against the workers boy
cotting the c. B. g. G. railroad dur
ing their strike in the COS, and how
the injunction against the teamsters
was practically identical with the
one issued by Taft at that time.
Another story that Graham
brought out related to the Defense
Act which was passed in 1921 under
President Harding and which gave
the President great powers to mo-
billie men and industry in case OF
an emergency. The act was amend
ed in 1886 apparently when the
Hobbies of the AFL, CLIO and rail
road brotherhoods were asleep. AS
it is now the act gives the Presi-
dent power to do almost anything
with the unions or any organiza-
ton in time of war. Eight-hour laws,
increase of wages, and everything
that the unions have fought for can
be set aside if it is thought neces-
sary. The speaker described the act
as the most fascist law in the United
States.
He mentioned that the army is
taking over most of the civilian po-
sitions under the government as
instanced by the CCC, the WPA,
and the regulation by the army OF
the wages and hours act.
Mr.. Graham said that a meeting
of the executive board of the Fed
Grafton of Labor would be called
sometime during the latter part OF
November, at which time many OF
the crises confronting labor would
be discussed.
Montana labor news., 1939-11-16

INTERESTING NEWS OF THE TRADES COUNCIL

Council enjoyed a very fine pro-
gram last tuesday. A number of
speakers were present including
James Graham, president of the
Montana State Federation Of Labor;
H. Rolph, president of the State
Farmers Union, and John Gardner.
The latter formerly represented the
Miners Union in the Council during
the dismal times before the reorgan-
ization in 1884. Mr.. Gardner has
been in California. He was we'll re-
membered by most of the delegates.
Strange as it may be, neither
Charles Davis nor Walter Japp were
present at 8 o'clock when the Coun-
Gil was due to open, so nominations
were made for president for the
evening and after everything had
been said and done, Jack Vickers
from the Bus Drivers organization
and former secretary of the Silver
Bow Trades and Labor Council, was
elected and he presided with a good
deal of dispatch. A week ago Vickers
was appointed to represent the
Trades and Labor Council in the
organization for the rehabilitation
of crippled children. No sooner did
the Council begin its session than it
was announced that a committee
was waiting in the anteroom.
After they were admitted, Ed
O'Byrne acted as spokesman for the
committee, and in his remarks
stated it was a joint group repre-
senting the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Miners Union, the Miners Union it.
self, and the State Farmers Organi-
cation. After explaining the COM
position of the committee he went
on to say that their mission was to
tell the Trades Council that the CO.
operative newspaper, namely, The
Peoples Voice, will come off the
press on December 6, 1889, with its
first issue. Mr.. O'Byrne said that
the paper will publish items of in
terest pertaining to labor and the
farmers, and that it will be particu-
larly important during the next SEES
sion of the Legislature. Margaret
Patterson, a member of the COM
mittee, then stated it was the inten-
ton of the entertainment commit
tees of both the Miners and Auxil-
larry to stage a dance and that people
who attended the affair would be
entitled to a subscription to the
paper. The dance was only to be
used as a means to secure subscrip-
tons.
Herbert Rolph, president of the
Farmers Union, described how the
farmers had financed the Coopera-
tive Publishing Company by pur-
chasing about 80 per cent of the
stock that had been sold to date
Mr. Rolph stressed the need of more
labor papers in Montana and said
that only through newspapers and
through education could the farmers
and labor unite and really get q
proper understanding of each other
He mentioned that he was a mem
Der of the advisory committee Of
the National Youth Administration
and was in attendance at the meet.
ing that afternoon. He said that the
farmers and labor must try to I'm.
derstand the problems of children
and be tolerant in their attention
Explaining the structure of the
publishing company, Mr. Rolph SAID
that the board of directors would
be composed of members of organ.
lied labor and farmers, but that
political office holders would not be
permitted on the board of directors
Senator Chapman was then intro
Montana labor news., 1939-11-16

Sthat Federal Judge CASTOR l.. Por-
terie in the New Orleans case ruled:
"Such competition between labor
unions is lawful and the acts plead
ed in furtherance thereof, even to
the extent of threatening strikes in
~furtherance of such lawful object,
are lawful and proper. There can be
no conspiracy to perform lawful
acts in %furtherance of a lawful pur-
pose"
Mr.. Padway represented a group
of building trades unions in New
Orleans who were sued by members
of the CLIO because they refused to
recognize the jurisdiction of the CLIO
over certain types of work and
threatened to strike if the work
went to CLIO members. The CLIO
charged a violation of the Sherman
antitrust law. Judge Porterie dis
missed the suit on Nov. 2.
Department of Justice Policy
Criticized
In discussing the decision, Mr..
Padway said.
'This is a highly important ruling,
not only in its immediate results but
also as it affects the new notion adj
vanced recently by the Department
of Justice that it can proceed to in
dict union officials under the anti
trust laws on the basis of jurisdic-
tional strikes.
This policy is a reactionary and
retrogressive mistake. It flies in the
face of the liberal construction
placed on the antitrust laws as they
affect labor in the last rs years. As
Judge Porterie stated in his decision;
Historically in the United States
the tendency is to make it harder
and harder for the activities Of labor
to form the basis of violation of the
Anti Trust Laws.
Quotes from Clayton Act
Let us see, as the Judge suggests,
what the Clayton Act says. In Sec
ton 6 it declares that the labor of a
human being is not a commodity or
article of commerce and it goes on
Nothing contained in the anti
trust laws shall be construed to for
bid the existence and operation of
labor, agricultural or horticultural
organizations, instituted for the pur-
pose of mutual help, and not having
capital stock or conducted for profit,
or to forbid or restrain individual
members of such organizations from
lawfully carrying out the legitimate
objects thereof; nor shall such or
carnations, or the members thereof,
be held or construed to be illegal
combinations or conspiracies in re-
straint of trade, under the antitrust
laws
apparently the Department of
Justice is nov trying to get around
the clear language of the law by
contending that a union organiza-
ton in calling a jurisdictional strike
is not lawfully carrying out the
legitimate objects of the union.
Jurisdictional Strikes Held
Legitimate
mo matter how much WI deplore
the existence of jurisdictional dis
putes, no matter how eagerly we
hope that such disputes can be COM
posed by agreement or mediation,
the fact remains that jurisdictional
strikes do carry out the legitimate
objects of a union because the OBJ
iect of such strikes is organization.
"As Judge Porterie pointed out,
when two unions compete for the
right to organize and represent a
group of employees they are pur-
suing a lawful object. When n of
the unions resorts to a strike and
peaceful economic pressure to carry
out its lawful objective, such a
strike cannot be held in law or logic
an illegal violation of the antitrust
l1outcv
Montana labor news., 1939-11-16
BY A, T. Of L; Weekly News Service.

BY A. !. OF L WeeKW NeWs seIVTce. =,
WASHINGTON, D. CA Federal District Court decision just handed
down in New Orleans destroys the basis for the indictment of union Off
cids in Washington, Z. c, and St Louis Mo, under the antitrust laws
Joseph A. Padway counsel for the American Federation of Labor, de-
clared in a statement issued here.
The indictments accuse officials of the Transfers Union in Washington
and the Carpenters Union in st. Louis of conspiracy in restraint of trade
on account of juisdictional disputes and strikes. Mr.. Padway pointed out
Montana labor news., 1939-11-16
FEDERAL INDICTMENT OF UNION OFFICIALS
UNDERMINED BY u. 5. COURT DECISION

Ruling Handed Down by Federal Judge Porterie in New Orleans
That Strikes Threatened in Jurisdictional Disputes Are Lawful
Destroys the Basis for the Recent Indictment of Officials of
Transfers and Carpenters Unions on Charge of Violating Fed
eral Antitrust Laws, Judge Padway Says.
Montana labor news., 1939-11-16

Genuine prosperity Is
condition and situation
where all who SO desire
may work and receive the
products Of their labor"
Leslie Taylor.
Montana labor news., 1939-11-16

There can be no prosperity
without justly high wages.
Earnings Of working people
are the basis and index of
progress in any community.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-20
Such Men Are Dsnserous"

Somewhere in Poland, If recent reports authentic
the bodies and spirits of $50 members of the University Of
Cracow being despoiled in Naz concentration camps
necessary for storm troopers to these edu
Gators quickly and with little fuss possible to make
room for Herr Hitlers private brand of civilization and
culture.
neck anthropovgist and Professor Zo international law
expeare believed to be among those informed despite
their advanced years
Once the University of Cracow was for scholars
Now 1t Is closed So all the universities in Czecho
alovaa Education is q dangerous thing in Nazidomnated
territories today because it forever trying to get at the
truth
Culture has taken terrific beating in Central Europe
is not dead it at least in deep The scientists
writer's great teachers, who drew students from all
parts of the world to study at their doorseps have been
scattered to the four winds
Mathematician Albert Einsten among the first to
ee his native Germany in 1888, not long after Hitlers
ascent to power With what little of his belongings he could
carry he took residence in the United States and
studying quietly, teaching few classes, at Princeton
university
Sgmund Freud s3-year-old psychologist was driven
from Vienna March, 1885, when the Nazs moved ns The
psychologist lived peacefully in London until his death few
months Thomas Mann winner of the 1929 Nobel prize
for literature the United States in April of 1887
after he could longer bear the cultural stranguaton
Of Nazsm He is in the foreground today leader of the
underground anti-Nazi movement
Carl 0ssietzky not lucky. He barely lived
through term in German concentration camp for his
violent anti-miitarst writings He died in May 1888 in
Germany. Awarding of the 1885 Nobel prize to Won
ossiezy late in 1886 Infatuated the Naz government
responsible for Hers edct banning acceptance of any
Nobel prize by Germans.
It is not an easy thing Danish culture with troops and
ects You stir up the dust but It will settle again. The
dust of Central Europes culture is in suspension but
It viii not always remain Some day the air will clear and
the pilgrims culture will start rekng back to their old
haunts Herr Hitler won't be around to stop them them
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-20
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions Turn to the
Woman's Page for the answers.
l. What strait is at the south
ern tip Of South America?
2. For which state Is "Con-
stitution" the nickname?
3. Has the U. S. government
ever issued a three-dollar bill g?
4. Name the worlds light
heavyweight boxing champion.
5. Where is the range OF
mountains known as the Hindu
Kush?
s. In which ..Ate was Presi-
dent Mckinley born7
Z. What was the name Of the
first Italian ship TO be sunk dur
ing the present European con-
fict?
s. Name the tunnel completed
in 1928 that pierces the Con-
tinentsl Divide west Of Denver,
Colo.
p. What is = heifer?
10. In which ocean is the re-
gion called the Sargasso seat
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-20
PULSE OF THE PUBLIC

Yes, by this time, the noun
tain and its many moods has us
under its spell. The magnificence
OF this high country, the snow
and the glaciers, the multi
colored rock formations, the nat
ural rock gardens above the tree
line, the cold blue look of the
mountain in shadow, would have
us all truly impressed.
Yes. it is decided, with our
competent guides, wen all climb
to the top. The weather is ideal
and we start out for Camp
Muir. After resting We climb on
and, in fairly good time, manage
to reach Register rock on the
rim of the east crater, then on
to Columbia crest, the summit,
at last.
Here the chairman of Ia
comans, Inc, suggests it would
be appropriate to take vote on
the name OF the mountain. We
are all in favor, of course. But
listen! The wind is rising; 1t Is
blowing the powder snow. There
is a near gale. Now a bowling,
moaning voice is heard saying:
"Ta HON a, Ia HON a." The
mountain itself has spoken.
What more can we mortals say?
ANN E. JACKSON,
1902 So. Tacoma ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-20
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Andrew Jackson Was
Fighting President"

MO one can deny that Andrew
~ jackson. the seventh man to-
hold the highest Office in United
States. was a ''hghting President"
From boyhood. in the battle Of
Hanging Rock. in 1880, until his
death in l545, jackson demon
strated his courage on the battle
field, in politics. in bsrroom quar-
rels and on the duelling ground.
Quick TO take offense and slow
10 forgive, jackson fought per-
sonal enemies, Indians, British,
political foes and social leaders
with equal fervor. He faced an
assassin calmly, escaped death
when the pistol failed to fire.
His duel with Charles Dicken-
son is the encounter most fire.
cuently recalled by biographers.
Dickinson had made a sighting
remark about Mrs. jackson, then
apologized, but a meddlesome
troublemaker kept i'll will be-
tween the two men alive.
They met on a Kentucky field.
Dickinson an excellent pistol shot,
fired first. jackson, struck in the
chest, kept his feet. then calmly
fred, mortally wounding his enc
my. Dickinson died believing his
shot had missed.
jackson is shown on the scent
U. S. stamp above. purple, Of the
Issue Of lso2-oS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-20
Your HEALTH
BY DIR. NORRIS FISHBEIN

For many years doctors have
been trying different techniques
IN an endeavor to relieve the
mother of pain during child
birth. One of the chief difficult
ties has been the fact that drugs
used to relieve pain may delay
childbirth or affect the breathing
of the newborn baby.
With more experience, how
ever, techniques have been de-
veloped which make it possible
to control the nature and
amounts of the drugs used so as
to minimize their effects. Re-
Gently physicians have reported
500 consecutive cases of babies
born to mothers who were being
relieved of pain by the use of
various drugs.
They found that the technic,
when properly used, did not in
crease the number of deaths of
babies, nor did they injure the
child's health.
The chief problem under such
circumstances is the difficulty
which the newborn baby has in
breathing properly. II the child
does not obtain sufficient oxy-
gen, there may be serious
changes in the brain tissues.
The study Of 5000 consecutive
childbirths in one great hospital
indicated that children who have
difficulty in breathing at birth
are often premature. In other
instances, the damage which
occurs due to a difficult child
birth may interfere with breath
ing.
Excessive amounts of seda-
tive drugs or anestheties will
also provide difficulties for the
child. However, the question
which the doctor must decide for
the patient is whether or not the
benefits of relief Of pain, both for
the mother and the baby, are not
more important than any harm
that might ensue.
II is the opinion of DR.. Joseph
B. DeLee that physicians should
not stop relieving pain Of child
birth, but that great care must
be used in selecting the proper
drugs and their manner Of ad-
ministrstion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-20
If THE MOUNTAIN
ITSELF COULD SPEAK

Editor, The Times: The battle
continues and another round is
on between ''money-making
Rainier and the mountain Ia
coma. Now some of the arm
chair alpinists have decided to
throw In the towel; they will
concede the victory to Rainier.
As a remedy for this situa-
ton, here Is q suggestion. Next
summer "Tacomans, Inc" could
be formed with the sole purpose
of a great trek around the
mountain. All loyal Tacomans
would be eligible and especially
the memberships OF the Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce, the
Junior Chamber and all service
clubs would be welcome.
The weather probably would
be ideal about the middle Of
July and a two weeks vacation
would be granted everyone who
joined.
II the caravan entered at Mis-
unally. a convenient place to
start the jaunt would be. ironic-
ally enough, Tahoma creek.
Pack sacks. sleeping bags and
our stoutest boots would be the
order of the day, and of course
the cooks and pack train with
our grub. would 60 on ahead.
We'd head for Indian Henry's
Hunting Ground, an unspoiled
beauty spot. The climb would
produce plenty of sore muscles
and backaches but we'd all be
good sports and continue leis-
urely on around the west side
of the mountain. stopping at
beautiful Klapatche park, and
then down to cross the dashing
North Puyallup river as 1t
leaves its glacier.
These paths lead through cool,
dense forests with trails inches
deep in pine needles. Higher and
higher we'd climb up to meadows
earpeted in Alpine flowers. Wed
reach Sunset park and see the
mountain turn pink and gold
At sunset, and, later. watch the
moon rise over Il, turning the
SNOW to silver and each star
trying to outshine its neighbor.
The trip would continue. down
to the crossing Of the North and
South Mowich rivers and then
on up to Mowich lake. Here, as
at some Of the other lakes, the
fishermen would try their luck.
During the sunny days we'd head
around to the north side. Leav-
ing Spray park, we'd push on to
Mystic lake. between the mighty
Carbon and Winthrop glaciers,
and on from there for q visit to
Yakima park. From here we
would go down TO cross the
White river and then begin TO
climb up 20 Summerland.
We would notice that the east
side was trying to Guido the
west and north sides with its
rugged grandeur. We would
watch an early sunrise light up
Little Tahoms peak and we'd
continue on our way, crossing
rushing streams hurrying 10 Join
the Cowlitz river. The contour
Of the mountain changes as we
head west and climb up Stevens
canyon and reach Paradise val
ley.