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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23
FINDINGS OF NLRB
BINDING ON
GOVERNMENT

, WESTINGHOUSE P)-Findings oil
the national labor relations board that
an employer is in violation of the labor
act are binding and conclusive upon
the other agencies of the executive
branch of the government" until over
ruled by the courts, Attorney-General
Robert H. Jackson ruled here Oct. g..
Jackson's ruling was made infor-
mally at the oral request of national
defense commissioner Sidney Hillman.
1t was regarded as removing the last
barrier to full application of the COM
MISSIONS labor policy to defense con-
tracts
at seems too clear to admit of con-
troversy, though we will prepare a
formal opinion if it is requested
through the usual channels. that the
findings of the NLRB that an employ
err is in violation of the MIRA are
binding and conclusive upon the other
agencies of the executive branch of
the government unless and until these
findings are reversed by a court of
competent jurisdiction" Jackson said.
The opinion went to the heart of
controversy that has existed for some
months between the president and CLIO
President John l.. Lewis who asked
that an executive order be issued de-
nying government contracts to firms
found guilty by the NLRB of violating
the labor act.
The president replied, according to
correspondence made public by Lewis,
that he had no authority to issue such
an order inasmuch as he was not GER
tain that a person against whom an
NLRB order had been issued was a
Lewis retorted with legal memo
declaring that the president did have
the authority to issue an executive
order, contending that ruling by the
NLRB against an employer made the
employer a violator of the law.
Officials of the defense commission
would not comment on the applicable
y of Jackson's ruling to contracts that
rave already been let, principally to
he Bethlehem Steel company, against
WHICH tWO MIND Olutlo nave Dctu
landed down.
They declared, however, that in all
uture cases no award would be made
o a concern found guilty by the
lLRB or to a concern found by the
appropriate agency to be violator of
,ther legislation such as the Walsh
Iealey Act and the wage-hour act.
Hillman is reported negotiating with
he Bethlehem Steel company in the
Iope of reaching a settlement of the
differences between the company and
he CLOS steel workers organizing
Committee and Industrial Union of
1arine Shipbuilding Workers which is
strike at the company's
parrow's Point Md, plant.
The ruling by Jackson, it was be-
eved, will strengthen Hillman's hand
n the negotiations. The company is
elying upon the fact that it is already
oaded up with government contracts
nd that the country's shipbuilding
apacity is limited.
Jackson's ruling came on the day q
peciaI meeting of the SWOC, attend
d by Lewis, was called in Pittsburgh
} consider means of forcing the Beth
hem concern to bargain collectively
18th the union.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23
STATE APPEAL BOARD
APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR

Gov Roy e. Ayers has announced
the selection of the five-man state ap-
peal board required under the ma
ice law. The board as named by Gov
ernor Ayers and which still is to re-
ceive the approval of President Roose-
welt, follows representative of labor,
James ID. Graham of Helena; repre-
sentative of industry, Roy Battey of
Billings; representative of agriculture,
Herbert d. Rolph of Joplin; physician,
Dr. S. A. Cooney of Helena; attorney,
Charles E. Pew of Helena
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23

Registers As
Director

NEW YORK.-FP)-Pro The
first labor newspaperman to declare
himself a conscientious objector tt
transcription was James Peck, staff
writer for Federated Press.
Early on October 16 Peck registered
at Public School 1875, 90 LaSalle ST.,
New York. He attached to his card
a statement saying he would not ac-
cept any form of service, military or
civilian, under the Burke Wadsworth
act.
"The draft is another step toward
dictatorship" Peck told reporters. at
was opposed by both the ALL and
CLIO. | am still opposed to it, and |
am ready to accept whatever penalty
may be imposed"
Asked by reporter for The New
York Post whether he was a commun-
list, Peck said he was not sympathetic
to any political party but intended to
vote for Norman Thomas. the Social
list candidate, because he is the only
one of the four candidates who is
sincerely opposed to CONSUMPTION and
war"
News Editor Alexander L. Crosby
of Federated Press commented 81 am
sorry to see Peck expose himself to
the penalties of an inadequate provi-
sion for conscientious directors. But
| admire him for refusing to compro-
mise his own belief on the right con-
duct for a union member"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23
COLLEGE UNITS
SHOWING DECREASE

DR.. H. H. Swain, executive secre-
tary of the Greater University of Mon
tana announced last week registration
at the University's six units showed
a Slight drop" adding the decrease
we sexpected The total enrolment
at the six units was 4,783, or ITO less
than at the same time last year
Among factors responsible for the de-
crease was >Montana's national guard
mobilization.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23
IOWA FARMERS HELP
FEED STRIKERS

BURLINGTON, Ia.-(FP)-Farmers
and workers are standing shoulder to
shoulder in another Iowa labor con.
troversy, as in previous instances at
Council Bluffs and Sioux City.
The 300 ALL woodworkers on strike
at Northwestern Cabinet Co. since
September 80 have been assured of
moral and material support by the
Des Moines County Farmers Union.
Members of the farm union have ap-
peared at strike meetings and pledged
food to the strike commissary.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23
Miners Die AS
Operators Block
Safety Measure

WASHINGTON-(F miner
! died in Arkansas because of made
quate safety provisions. the u S. Blu
raeu OF mines reported here Oct II.
In making public the report, tn,
Department Of Interior declared tina
it presented strong evidence Of the
need for federal administration O.
mine-safety regulations"
| Federal inspection OF mines is pro
videde for in a bill passed by the sen
ate and bottled up by the house mines
and mining committee. The measure
has been one of the principal demands
made upon the administration by
United Mine Workers Pres. John L.
Lewis.
took place on August 81, 1910 in the
No. 2 mines Of the Bates Coal Corp.
at Bates, Scott County, Ark It was
the third such disaster in the mine in
recent years.
On November 10, 1886, the lives Of
five men were snuffed out by an ex-
plosion while in May, 1910 another ex-
plosion occurred. Fortunately no one
was in the mine at the time but con-
siderable damage to property resulted.
There are no safety organizations
maintained at the mine or any of the
coal mines in the states of Arkansas
or Oklahoma" the report stated, add
ing that first aid or mine safety
training has not yet been conducted
at this mine for several years" and
that mo fire-fighting equipment is
maintained"
In the mine, investigators found,
non-permissible equipment not con-
forming to the safety standards of the
bureau of mines was being used and
it was this equipment that probably
caused the explosion.
AT about 5:45 p. M, November 10, |
1886, five men were killed in the
Bates mine when an electric arc from |
. permissible cutting machine |
lgnited gas caused by cutting into a
gas feeder" the report said
Before dying, one man stated that /
lust as he heard the machine stop the
explosion occurred Thus the explo-
sion on August 81, 1940 was essen
tally a repetition of the one on No
1ember 10. The mine, however, was
lnder lease to and operated by differ
INT persons"
The lives of some of the 10 miners
Who died last August, the report said,
night have been saved if self-rescue
equipment had been maintained Also
installation of the proposed state-op-
rated mine rescue station at Paris
night have saved some lives.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23
DREIsER's letter
ON FREE PRESS
HITS SCRAP heap

NEW FP)-Naticnal News
paper Week got off to flying star
with free press number of Editor
Publisher on September % quoting z
prominent Americans on the virtue
of free press.
But Editor Arthur Robb of the news
paper industry's magazine didn't fee
quite free enough to print the Ills
letter received in answer to his re
quest for tributes to zone Of the mos
vital bulwarks OF American freedom
an uncensored press"
Letter No. II came from Theodore
Dresser, who started off by expressing
his amazement that his name was still
ION your national corporation sucker
list" From that point Dresser went
to town.
Recalling how he had witnessed in
his reportorial days the spectacle of
federal troops in Chicago protecting
"the robbing and thieving railways
Of that day from their underpaid and
ill-used workers." he continued:
"And ever since, wherever labor has
been employed and has struck for de-
cent treatment, have noted and fire.
quently written about the zest with
which our liberty loving press invari-
ably sprung to action in behalf of capt.
tai and violently against labor Also
in favor of every criminal monopoly
program of our corporations since
TRY, if you choose, to get some
20 Ia mr. 11fj nv
of any innocent labor objective in The
New York Times or Herald Tribune
any Philadelphia paper, any Pitts
burgh or Chicago or Kansas City or
Los Angeles or San Francisco or Port
land or Seattle paper. I have tried.
These corporation lice are of one mind
and one pocketbook and liberty of the
press to them means liberty to praise
the works and schemes of our Ameri-
can and international corporations and
the schemes of their families and their |
children and their children's children |
and no others
eff Americans knew how far we
have already gone toward abolishing
our democracy they would rise in an
ger now in defense of their most pre-
cious possession. But millions don't
know, because the only sources of in
formation they have deliberately keep
them from knowing"
Dresser listed some recent examples
of newspaper censorship, such as the
ban on news Of opposition to the con-
scription bill, the killing of stories
about criticism of the Dies committee,
anti-alien bills and violations of civil
liberties. In P. S. he suggested:
How would it do if instead of your
Free Press week you were to celebrate
a Controlled Press Radio and Public !
Speech week? Think of how in some
such corporation-owned or politician
controlled centers as Rockefeller City
or Jersey City or Pittsburgh the as {
sembled beneficiaries of the same {
could sit and listen to readings of con-
gratulatory messages concerning the
success of British or corporation prop l
uganda throughout the nation the past l
20 years or longer. Special phases OF t
these would certainly deal with the {
recent brilliant Polish Finnish, Nor t
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23

clared as completed skill worker ant
diploma is issued to him. Then HI
is entitled to full wages.
During the time while he is learn
ing the trade he is getting good liv
ing wages, he enjoys free medical care
] in case of injuries or sickness and tc
all play grounds provided for that pur
pose by the company such as tennis
baseball, basketball, bowling alleys
parks, library, club rooms and sani-
/ tary quarters to live in.
The Batas shoe factory workers do
not pay union fees, and then do not
have to eat somebody up.
The CZechoslovak government had
an 8-hour working law which was in
forced to full extent by special govern
ment officials with headquarters in
larger factories in some cases eight in
factory and passing same buck on
the law was heavily fined There was
no place for some labor dictator draw
ing thousands year and live in lux
urious houses. The department of la
Dor did the work
Will you kindly take under level
minded considerations what our
youngsters between 14-17 years of age
are doing? Bata Is educating them to
become skilled workers at II years
of age. Do you call that sweatshop?
Here the unions say they shall not
work. That it is child labor, sweat
shop and etc. What will be the moral
consequences? Why not compulsory
service? is it not worth it to be
trained to defend the country? If not,
what do we want here?
And how ignorant some of our edi-
tors of leading newspapers arel
In analysis Bata, Hitler, Germany,
Stockholm, Sweden, Chase National
Bank, Union Trust Co., Ataman Inc,
U. S. A.
Don't they know that when Czecho-
slovakia was taken over by well
known German military stock system
built to conquer the world for the
name Deutsche Uber Allies that Czech
money existed only in Protectorate in
ract they are taken out OF worlds
market and any amount for foreign
trade or abroad their money must be
to Germany uber allies
marks to find its way Bata, Zlin-Mo-
rayia, Berlin, Stockholm, Chase Ma
-ional Bank, Union Trust Co., Alta
man, Inc, u. S. A.
II our newspaper don't know this |
low can the average citizen learn?
In whole your article about Bata
should be corrected
Bata was looking for factory loca-
ions in 1924 in u. S. A. NATURALLY
lis system would wreck unions by
establishing new and more efficient
rider in trades with law enforcement
hours day and not sweatshops. I
LAST report that | know is that his SO
killed workers will go to South
america.
Also you must know that Bata's
'orkers are getting certain percent
ge out of net earnings in form of
onus every year.
Sincerely yours,
GEORGE SHAFKA.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23

wegian, Belgian and French victories
that filled our American papers, news
reels and radio preceding their COL
lapse"
Asked for comment on Dreiser's let
ter, Robb told Federated Press: 1--WE
decided not to use it." The magazine
did print, however, a brief statement
from Secretary Of the Interior Harold
L. Ickes, who pointed out that the
American press is free from govern
mental regulation or control" but Fin
ternal and external pressures are too
great for the press of the U. S. itself
to refrain from abusing its freedom"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23
RANGE CONDITIONS
MARKEDLY IMPROVED

Montana range conditions improved
four points during September and at
sc percent of normal were better than
year ago and II points above the
10-year average, according to the fed
eral marketing service. The report
added September rains improved con-
ditions in the western two-thirds of
the state, although rainfall for the
month was less favorable for the east
ern one-third Of the state.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23

our state government, why should a
person spend upwards to s50000.00 to
be reelected Governor, when the sal
airy for that office is only $7,500.00
per year. These and other questions
are extremely pertinent at this time.
America and Montana both have
the chance to change from machine
government into free government.
The people themselves have this pow
er. | wonder IL we will awake to the
dangers facing us, or will we allow
ourselves to be lulled into trustful-
ness and find to our sorrow that De-
mocracy can not survive when UNI
scrupulous politicians use its processes
to perpetuate themselves in office.
RAILROADER.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23
Opinions of Readers

CONTINUED from Page Two)
Commission.
HARRY E. LAY.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23
NO BUSINE ss?

Newspaper publishing is not an in
dustry within the meaning of federal
labor laws, the publishers argue.
A philanthropy, we suppose?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23
IT'S A
GREAT SYSTEM!
Federated Press)
BY JOHN PAINE

Z
Gently dug up 172-year-old law tt
, Jail union leaders in the midst of 6
strike
David Dachs wonders whether the
prosecutor is lawyer or an archie
ologist.
NE, TOO
Now that patriotism is 80 profitable,
all OF the big money men are inter-
ested
Uncle Sam is suddenly discovering
that he has more relatives than he
ever knew
The lucky baby today is born with
orange-and- blue food stamps In his
mouth.
WELL, WENDELL
Our Philadelphia correspondent
wires:
| "Well-bred wenches want Willkie
| Wampum wardens won't wager Will
kie will win. Wealthy whine, whee-
die whimsical, willy words. Winsome
Wilkes worried wretches watch won
deringly while Wendell's wide wagon
wobbles, wayers, wriggles weakly,
weirdly wrecks. WILKES wailing
words won't worry worthy workers.
wives, widows, voorhees,. Whooping
windbag, Willkie wallops will-o-wisps.
Wayfarers, watchmenl Warn wire
less: 'Willkie Won't Win"
According to George Seldes' news
letter, In Fact, Henry Ford is Fascist |
No. l of the U. S.
And just goosestep behind is
Father Coughlin.
ENCORE /
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler OF Col
umbia University is repeating his act
from the first World war.
It's an old routine, in which he ex-
changes his cap and gown for brass
hat.
Our favorite malnutrition story is
the one about a very thin man, who
lived in the slums.
One day he opened the door and
found a wolf on the doorstep. The
wolf took one look and ran away.
NEW INDUSTRY u
Witch-hunting seem to have become
4 normal part of American life
Standard equipment now includes
fu1n Pl.xi, |
gadgets. i
The current crop of debutantes may 6
lot be pretty but they shouldn't adj /
yertise It, {
Going around With the ribbons they
10 shred of good. S
MUST BE SOME MISTAKE s
AS the southern senators say, there t
sn't any child labor in the solid south. /,
Will somebody please tell those men
n the fields to take the bottles out t
# their mouths?
No wonder the alarm clock industry
8 growing by leaps and bounds.
A steel worker writes he starts
york at the crack of dawn and comes s
ONE just as the owls are turning k
yer on their other sides. b
N
10 BUSINESS? n
Newspaper publishing is not an in IL
ustry within the meaning of federal N
ibor laws, the publishers argue. II
A philanthropy, we suppose? Re,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-10-23
Havre, Montana,
October ~, 1910

RA1LROADER.
Havre, Montana,
October IL, 1910
The Editor of The Peoples Voice,
Helena, Montana.
Dear Sir,
l do not know whether you are
aware of the fact that your, Data
Hits End of Sweatshop Trail" is one
sided story. 1t is disappearing the
truth and misleading the readers.
The sweatshops in our country be-
gan when union men claimed that one
union man was good for two scabs.
Remember I'm old l. w. w. member,
presently Farmers Union member also
stock holder of the Voice. AS stock
holder | believe that our Voice be an
intelligent, liberal and truth telling
But the most important,
TO BE PATRIOTIC TO OUR COUN-
TRY AND OUR FLAG. I'm citizen,
born in Czechoslovakia, but | believe
in America first.
Here is what | know about Bata's
Shoe Industries in Zlin-Moravia in
There he owns the largest shoe fac
tory in the world. Any young man
past Ia years of age, 8th grade grad
uate is eligible to be admitted to learn
the shoe trade and lots of other good
things besides the trade. 1t is three
years course (industrial) and he has
to study the geometry, drawing, chem
Istry, arithmetic also he must study
different qualities of feathers, COM
positions, oubers and all material used
in connection in manufacturing all
kinds of shoes. He has to do all
kinds of work Of ordinary nature and
% learn to know about every machine
n particular in manufacturing the
shoes. After three years Of training
md study he has to go before board
If examiners and show his skill. If
lie passes the examinations he is de-
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07
Pure Oil 10th
Birthday Feted

D. E. Sullivan, Chicago, chief
construction engineer, delivered
the main address at banquet of
300 employees of the Pure Oil
Company's Heath refinery last
Thursday evening in Druid's hall.
The banquet celebrated the twen-
tieth anniversary of the Heath
refinery.
A dancing program followed
the speakers program. Execu-
tives from both Chicago and Co.
lumbus attended. Recorded mess
ages were presented from Presi-
dent Henry M. Dawes, and from
Superintendent E. E. McPher-
son, Newark refinery head who
has been confined to Mt. Carmel
hospital by injuries sustained in
an automobile accident.
A framed greeting and con-
gratulatory message from his
division were presented local en-
ployees by G. Ray Fenner of Co.
lumbus, manager of Ohio mar
keting.
In charge of the celebration
dinner-dance were: Charles Wal
ters, Alva Doomey, John Porter,
S. J. Reynolds, Thomas Little,
Walter Sullivan, and Merrill
Mason.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07
LEGAL NOTICE

Benjamin G. Harris whose place
of residence is unknown and can
not be ascertained, will take notice
that on the fifth day of February.
1910, Georgia Fatig as Administra-
trix of the estate of Hannah Eli
zabeth Harris filed her petition
against him in the Probate Court
of Licking County, Ohio, the same
being Cause No. S2S1 in said Court,
for the sale of certain real estate
of which Hannah Elizabeth Harris
died, seized and therein described,
to-wit;
Being in the State of Ohio,
County of Licking and City of
Newark, and being inlot number
twenty mine hundred seventy -four
(2974) in Everett's Addition to the
City of Newark, according to the
plat thereof on record in the Re-
corders Office of said Licking
County, Ohio, to which reference is
here made for more particular de-
scription.
The prayer of said petition is for
the sale of said real estate and for
other equitable relief.
Said Defendant is required to an
swer said petition on or before the
twenty eighth day of March, 1910,
or judgment will be taken against
him.
Georgia Fatig as
Administrative of the
estate of Hannah
Elizabeth Harris, deceased.
Randolph & Johnson,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
F 8-1522-29 M TIA
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07
Harry S. Hahn
Addresses Club

Harry S. Hahn, credit mana
ger of the Columbus office of
the Ohio Fuel Gas Company, ad-
dressed the MONDAY meeting of
the Newark Kiwanis club last
Monday. Mr.. Hahn discussed
aspects of the credit managers
work, and the general systems
he employs in the dispatching of
his duties.
Twenty-eight members of the
local group were honored at the
meeting for continuous attend
ance at weekly gatherings. Spe-
cial recognition was accorded to
George Mullen, who completed
II years of unbroken attendance,
and to Harold Van Tassel, who
completed his seventh year.
Others honored were Kenneth
Hall and Harry Lytle for four
consecutive years each; and
Charles Iden, j. L. Phillips,
Dana Savage, and Gerald Smith
for two years. Twenty members
received decorations for one
years attendance.
Decorations were in the form
of small emblems which are at
tached to Kiwanis club pins.
Paul Fletcher, a member of
the City Loan Company's Lima
office was a guest of Howard
Welch at the meeting.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07
Grant Employees
Arrange Party

Mrs. A. S. Cleave, wife of the
assistant manager of the w. T.
Grant Store, was honored rec
emily by a birthday party ar
ranged by employees of the store,
in the Warden hotel. Following
the dinner the group attended
the Midland theater and viewed
"Gone With the Wind" Those
attending were Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Cleave, Carl Dewitt, Lawrence
Wagner, Mrs. Ralph Gard, Mrs.
John Drnioczer, Mrs. Russell
Watsin, Kathryn Woolard, Alice
Baker, Margaret Boss, Christine
Dewitt, Lorraine Gibson, Esther
Rine, Virginia Roberts and Betty
Warthen.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-07
Motorists Flock
For License Tags

A volume business was seen
last Friday morning as opera
tors of motor vehicles began
their purchases of license tags
from registrar Ray Merchant.
Deadline for purchases is March
81.
Serial numbers on plates sent
to Licking County in the first
consignment numbered from
V-51 to V-500 and U-51 to u
9999. Miss Margaret Flowers,
assistant registrar, announced
the office would be open from
$3.50 to $3.50.
On Wednesday of last week
Cylon Wallace, state registrar
of motor vehicles, announced the
appointment of the following
special deputies for the year: w.
j. Cash, Alexandria; Amy Todd,
Croton; ID. C. McClullom, Gran
vile; C. w. Cummins, Hanover;
p. ID. Morrow, Hebron; C. D..
Wyman, Johnstown; C. H. Will
son, Pataskala, and C. H. Curtis,
Utica.