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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25
LEGISLATIVE ACTION LETTER
By National Federation Of Constitutional Liberties

/ ately jeopardized the defense program
No closed shop-The bill makes q
closed or union shop unlawful in any
industry connected with national de-
Tense and further compels employers
to cancel all existing contracts en-
bodying such provision.
Present status-Referred to the
house Judiciary committee
Action-Send a communication, wire
if possible, opposing Smith bill HR
10707 to Rep. Hatton w. Summers,
chairman, House Judiciary Committee
House Office Building, Washington,
D. c., and to your own congressman.
Hoffman (Anti-strike) Bill HR 10708
Introduced November % 1910, by
Representative Clare Hoffman OF
Michigan, most vocal enemy of organ
lied labor in the halls of congress.
Analysis bill provides that all
persons engaged in employment in any
place where anything is being pro-
duced for use in national defense, shall
OhtSi ANU q Soheio VI CluplOyulCul
with the government Likewise all
persons engaged in employment in any
place where any such product is be-
ing produced for any private enter
prise shall enter into a contract of en-
ployment with that enterprise Such
contracts shall fix hours of work,
wages, and the duration OF the en-
ployment. They shall also provide
that the terms of the contract may
not be altered without the consent Of |
he other party to the contract, that is, |
either of the federal government or Of
he private enterprise, as the case may
De-
The effect is that those working sin
for either the government
n private employers, are forced, I'M
Ter criminal penalty, to freeze, by
contract, the status quo or worse in
working conditions, and are deprived
# all right to strike.
Present status-Referred to house
committee.
Action-Send communication, wire
possible, opposing Hoffman bill HR
0708 to Rep. Hatton w. Summers,
hartman, House Judiciary Committee,
louise Office Building, Washington,
}. c., and to your own congressman :
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25

Smith (Ant-Strikc Bill HR 1907
Introduced November 20, 1910, by
Representative Howard Smith OF Vir
ginia Ia poll tax state), author OF anti
labor amendments to MIRA, Al1eI
registry act and chairman OF the
Smith committee attacking the NLRB
AnaIysis-Under the guise OF PRO
hibiting acts of sabotage" and other
"unwarranted practices" in national
defense work this bill would destroy
the basic rights of labor to organize
and bargain collectively The bill
seeks to amend the criminal code so
as to curb strikes in defense indus
tries, prohibit closed or union shops,
impose a life sentence on those who
interfere diretcly or indirectly with
national defense.
Life in prison is the punishment set
up in the bill for those who "willfully"
Ga term which used in the same way
in the last war was made meaningless
by juries and courts) injure or destroy
property being used by any person in
the performance of a national defense
contract. Life in prison also faces
anyone who "by any means whatso-
ever directly or Indirectly obstructs
hinders or interferes with the con-
struction, erection, reconstruction, in
stallation, transportation, production,
manufacture, repair, storage, handling
or use of property by any person in
the performance of national defense
contract" or by effectively construct
ing or handling such property.
CONSUMPTION of labor Obviously
this grim and vicious penalty will be
used against those who strike, picket,
or organize in the defense industries
as directly or indirectly" obstructing,
hindering or interfering with national
defense Thus, labor would practi-
cally be consripted if this bill were to
pass since even an attempt at with
holding ons services whether as an
organization or as an individual may
very we'll come under the provisions
of this penalty.
Freezes Wages-Under the bill it
would be unlawful for an employer in
lid llOldl uelGuS6 WOTk 10 make any
change in pay, hours or working con-
ditions until after 80 days from a writ
ten notice given the secretary of labor
and the workers This not only eff
fectively freezes wage rates at time
of rise in cost of living but more i'm
portant completely undermines col
lective bargaining procedure.
The bill forbids employers perform
ing national defense contracts from
coercing their workers in the exercises (
Of rights guaranteed by section of !
the MIRA by means of lockout. But ,
sucr prohibition is meaningless since ,
the bill itself demolishes all of the
basic rights of labor and imposes 6
penalties on those who seek
to exercise them. :
Curbs strikes-It becomes unlawful !,
TO strike against any employer per- +
forming a national defense contract :
except after 80 days notice. By COM
Dulsory mediation and arbitration
clause it compels the union to delay
action while the department of labor
attempts to settle the dispute. If, fin s
lily after these delays, the union C
strikes the president is empowered to o
,ublicize the fact that it has deliber a
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25

cheese, wool and meat at reasonable
prices she must suffer intensely. If
the British market is cut off and she
cannot sell her goods elsewhere, no
New Zealand government could cush-
ion the blow.
There are also difficulties on the
home front At the outset of the war
the government declared that this war
against Hitler was one in defense of
labor's ideals, and took drastic powers
to control the country by regulation.
In May, after the German sweep on
the continent, parliament gave the
government virtual dictatorship over
men, money and property
This policy was Endorsed not only
by the Labor party but also by the
Confederation of Labor. Under the
leadership of James Roberts and F.
p Walsh, two of the most powerful
in New Zealand trade I'M
ionism. the confederation has stood
behind the government by large ma
jorities.
Nevertheless there is a rebel wing
in the Labor party quite apart from
the small Communist element. Led
by ]. A. Lee-an eloquent tactician-
this band of critics does not question
the need to fight Hitler Rather, the
rebel wing aims its fire at the leader
ship of the present cabinet, charging
that it is too cautious to be Socialist.
No euoh criticism oomec from, fba
of course. 1t seems in
svitable that labor will be asked to
sacrifice part of its social program to
war needs, and in leftist circles the
ear grows that the war may be made
he excuse for social reaction
So far the governments wide pow
IFS have been used moderately. AL
hough CONSUMPTION has been estab-
ished, there has been no interference
With union activities. Censorship is
n operation and the government says
{ will suppress any activity that in
is opinion would hinder the war eff
ort.
On this ground a number of pacifist
nd communist speakers have been
Imprisoned, the printing press of the
paper has been seized, and
drive has been launched in the civil
ervice against alleged communists,
acifists n anti conscriptionists.
'hese measures illustrate the increas-
lg difficulties of social democrats
Tho wage a righteous war.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25
|F. U. HEAD DEN0UnOES
REACTI0NARY OUTFIT

ST. -(FP)-The Associated
Farmers was described as a flake
farm organization" in speech by
Pres. James g. Patton Of the National
Farmers Union before the convention
of the unions northwest cooperative
enterprises. Twenty-Five hundred del
egates attended.
Farmers who really believe in 60
ing all the way out for democracy"
said Patton, and farmers who really
believe in the philosophy of the Farm
ers Union, will not lower themselves
to belong to an organization which
adopts resolutions at its annual con-
yention asking that child labor re-
strictions be removed suggesting
that agriculture and business join
hands to break the backs of the work
ers in the factories-suggestin that
farmers be a corn-stalk brigade for
the fascist reactionary interests in
his country to destroy democracy and
hose who really believe in it."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
HOT DOGS UNFAIR

EAST ST. LOUIS, Hl-FP)-Use
by meat packing firms of chemical
castings for sausages and other meat
products was condemned by the East
st. Louis Industrial Union Council as
jeopardizing the jobs of some 100000
workers directly or indirectly con-
nected with the casing industry"
Use of natural castings, the council
said, will increase the value of live
stock, which will mean an increase in
the price paid for the former" The
resolution urged CLIO members to ask
their retail dealers for sausage stuffed
in natural casing.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25

men who subsidize the building of
shacks, then slice out margin of pro-
fit in selling them.
Steve now works 10 hours a day
picking bottles, old rubbers. wire, tin
cans old shoes, too, which the shanty-
dweller uses for stove fuel. To the
meager one room originally acquired,
he added two more.
The unfailing woman's touch is man
ifest i'm a Wilderness of drapery over
windows, in the clean-swept floors, in
the pathetic strips of linoleum and
bits of ancient rug salvaged by meas
ureless labor.
az like to work" Mrs Neal told me,
inviting me to be seated in a deep
bottomed chair next, to a bantam
radio set Neal stood in a patch of
gloom that was filling up the corner
where the stove stood.
I'm S." he said. Il want to work.
But no one seems to want men. So
times earn as much as soc.
Like others in Shantytown he can't
get relief because he can't maintain
a city residence which he can't main
tain because he can't get relief.
The crumpled package of pancake
flour on the cupboard was all the food
in the house except for some coffee
in jar.
In Shantytown food is reduced to
its lowest terms as sheer means of
survival The shanty-dwellers emerge
from the city like cave-men coming
out of some inscrutable jungle, fetch
ing trophy of their hunt in the form
Of a small hunk of halfrotted meat, a
can of beans, a loaf of stale bread
Neal citizen of the worlds richest
was expressing concern over
a matter involving pancakes and thin
coffee for the next day and the day
after.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25
SIX ARE KILLED HUNTING

According to compilation made by
the Montana fish and game depart
ment, at least six persons lost their
lives in hunting accidents during the
big game and bird season this years.
The majority of minor accidents oc-
Cured in the field, but all fatalities
were the result of mishaps which
took place when hunters were riding
in cars or cleaning weapons. About
a half dozen persons were seriously
injured by accidentally discharged
guns and by being mistaken for game
while in the field.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25
LOOKING ABROAD

written for The Peoples Voice
and released by the American Coun-
ell of the Institute of Pacific Rela-
tions and by Federated Press. Opin-
ions are the author's.)
BY F. L. w. WOOD
Victoria University College,
Wellington, N. q.
Editors Note: This article was
delayed because the mail steamer
upon which it was first dispatched
was sunk.
War found New Zealand the only
British country with a labor govern
ment: a government overwhelmingly
reelected in 1888 on a platform to pre-
serve prosperity. The promise has
been fairly we'll kept.
Hours of work have not been in
creased, except slightly and by mutual
consent in two small factories produc-
ing ornaments. Wages have not been
cut. On the contrary the arbitration
court mas DetH given power 10 lndhe
all-round increases.
Pensions and social services are I'M
touched and the health scheme may
even be carried stage further. There
Is little unemployment, prices have not
risen much, and in short New zea-
and's high standard of life has not
yet fallen.
But that fall may well come, for the
government is beset with problems.
rhe economic consequences of the
war have not yet been fully worked
,ut in the domestic sphere, and as
! great exporting country New zea-
and is extremely vulnerable. Unless
Britain can po on huvinp our hufter
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25
Communist Faces
lO-Year Term for
Party Membership

OKLAHOMA CITY OPP ANY
person who is member of the COM
munist party is subject to conviction
under the criminal syndicalism law
and liable to receive the maximum
penalty of 10 years Imprisonment and
| IS 900 fine" is the warning issued by
John Eberle, assistant county attor-
ney.
Eberle expressed this opinion fol-
lowing the conviction of Alan Shaw
local communist party secretary, on
the sole grounds that he belonged to
the communist party and that the or
ganization advocates the overthrow
of the government. The jury of bust
nessmen and clerks recommended the
maximum sentence of 10 years in Jail
and SIS 700 fine for Shaw, who was re-
leased in $500 bail during the trial.
Shaw was the second to be con-
victed under the state criminal syn
dicalism law enacted in 1919. Ten
others await trial on similar charges.
The indictments followed a raid on
communist headquarters. Robert
Wood. state secretary of the commun-
lists and first to be tried, is out on
$4,000 bail. Both his and Shaw's
cases will go next to the state criminal
court of appeals.
NEW YORK-FP)-Th Shaw con-
viction was characterized as "a tray
egty on Justice and an outright de-
NAL of the bill of rights" by the Intl
Labor Defense, which is aiding the
defense in the criminal snydicalism
cases.
"That savage sentence, together
with similar sentence for Robert
Wood on the grounds of possession of
books, have yet to be upheld by the
higher courts of Oklahoma, and the
question of the very constitutionality
of the law to be settled" the l. L. d. |
declared
'In neither of the Oklahoma con-
victions were illegal acts charged. In
neither case, nor in the cases of 10 |
others indicted on similar grounds, |
were the men and women involved ac-
cused of having done anything GRIM
inal. The |. l.. d. is determined to |
fight these cases all the way to the |
u. S. supreme court if necessary until |
freedom is won for all the defendants" t
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25
IMPROVEMENT APPROVED

The state board of examiners has
approved a WPA grounds and build
ing project at the tuberculosis sani-
tarium at Galen valued at approx
mately 100000. Work will start i'm
mediately, with the state supplying
s2,O67 in equipment and material, and
he federal government the remainder. :,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25
IT'S A
GREAT SYSTEM
BY JOHN PAINE and
DAVID DACHS

Calling the labor movement Call
ing the labor movement!
You should hear what certain cont
gressmen are calling the labor move
ment.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25


ing the labor movement
You should hear what certain cont
gressmen are calling the labor move.
ment.
PURE PIZEN
News of the Vultee aircraft strike
was grossly distorted, George Seldes
says. If the press services keep on
adulterating labor news, why not in
dict them under the pure food and
drug act?
Add descriptions of foremen: The
stork that brought him sure laid an
egg.
NOT so MIGHTY OAK
Henry Ford is said to be shaking
like more than leaf.
Every time he passes union or
ganizer, the boys yell: Timber"
The Hoboken relief authorities have
found a way to save clients the ex-
ptUSc VI DuyluS NoohDOuluo.
They just tell the mother to have
a youngster bend over and stick out
his ribs
ALL FRAMED, TOO
The biggest Imam show in the coun-
try was omitted from Natl Art Week.
Nobdy asked Martin Dies to exhibit
his smears of the labor movement.
An aircraft worker says the speedup
helps bring on stomach ulcers.
Instead of wage increase, the boys
can look forward to writeup in The
Journal of the American Medical Assn.
SWEET PATRIOTISM
Two nominations for the Sugar
Bowl classic:
Jones & Laughlin. whose profits are
Up $1,000, and Allegheny Ludlum,
$3.50 better off than before the emer-
,ency.
74-year-old Burt L. Standish is reviv- !
ng his Frank Merriwell after 20 years, {
We are told, as vigilante leader. ]
Which reminds us that Anatole ]
rance once asked why we called can |
ibals uncivilized, when they were
mart enough to eat up their old peo- s
lie who had become socially useless t
r harmful /
'
To advertise its film Comrade X, i
IGN has everyone on the lot saying t
Comrade Xmas to you instead of
Merry Christmas" t
When Annabella and Tyrone Power t
ppeared on the Lux Theater recently,
leir vehicle was called The Rage of I
1t was adapted from I
I'm called The Rage of Paris. But
aris apparently is no longer glamor-
us.
Can we still doubt the radio has a
oandoned strict neutrality? U
EW LOW =
Cecil B. DeMille is reported as say !
g: Every time | bring out new = !,
cture, the critics opinion of the !:
merican public's mind goes down." =
At least, he's honest about it.
John R. Chaplin has coined a new 4
'overb: A man who won't follow his O.
ill, will always follow his wont. =,
1t may not mean much, but it
unds like it might. D
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-12-25
CALENDAR IS SET

The Montana supreme court has
sheduled 10 hearings on appeal to be
conducted during the January session
of the tribunal. Cases on the docket
are all of civil nature
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
FUNERALS

Funeral services for Mrs. Rob- ert c. Each were held yesterday at the Alderson funeral home, Rev. Samuel A. Budde, acting rector of St. Johns Episcopal church, of1- ciated. Burial was in the new Pine Grove cemetery. Bearers were Charles O'Neil, Thomas Brondo, Michael Bruno, Frank Gildea, James and Charles Trombley.
 Private funeral services for Mrs. Kate (GilberD Mullings will be held tomorrow at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Dr. James E. Gregg, pastor of the First Congregational church, officiating. Burial will be in Riverside cemetery. Friends are asked to omit flowers.
 The funeral of Anthony Rinkus will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Delinks funeral home, IT Congress avenue. Burial will be in the Lithuanian Independ- ent association cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. William Gi- ampetruzzi will be held tomorrow morning at 8:15 o'clock from the Colasanto Funeral Home, 934 Bank street to the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel where requiem high mass will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot, Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Victor Rus gaitis will be held tomorrow morn ing at 8:30 o'clock from the Deliniks Funeral Home, IT Congress avenue, to St. Stanislaus KoStka church, at o'clock, Burial will be in the family plot, Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of James J. Ryan was held this morning at 9:15 o'clock from the home All Hamilton avenue to the Sacred Heart church where a solemn mass of requiem was cele- brated at 10 o'clock. by Rev. Frank lin Corrigan assisted by Rev. John Dial and Rev. Albert Callahan. Burial was in new St. JoSeph's cemetery with committal services by Father Callahan. The pallbearers were: Patrick Clasby, Joseph Ford, Patrick Sciavrette, Jesse Finkle, Ed ward LaFond, and Michael Cunniff.
 The funeral of John E. Kelly was held this morning at 8:15 o'clock from the home 61 Ives street to the Sacred Heart church where a solemn mass of requiem was cele- brated at g o'clock, by Rev. Henry Quinn assisted by Rev Albert Cal lahan and Rev. John Dial. A musi- cal program was rendered by Miss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
|RUMANIA KEEPS
 HARD AFTER JEWS
Sweeping Them Out From Every Angle; American
 Oil Company Hit

Bucharest, Rumania, Dec. B. (UP)-The government today au- thorized the ministry of marine to requisition all ships.
 Another decree excluded all Jews from the army and reserves and made Jews of military age subject to labor conscription.
 Coincident with series of anti Jewish decrees, it was said that an unspecified number of Jewish emil grants bound for "an unknown des- tination," were arrested yesterday at Constanza and charge dwith con- cealing gold and foreign currency amounting to 100000 lei (normal- ly $4O,OoO.)
 Similar discoveries and arrests have been made with the depar- ture of every Rumanian ship since the anti-Jewish decrees started, it was reported.
 Authorities said they also had ar- rested a number of Bulgarians mil grating from northern to southern Dubrudja at the frontier town of Negru- Voda, on smuggling charges. (South Dobrudja now belongs to Bulgaria. Authorities said the Bull garians had slit the skins of sheep they were driving to hide coins be- heath the skin, and that they had tied other coins to clappers of bells the sheep wore.
 Jewish Shipping Seized
 Yesterday, all Jewish-owned ship ping was ordered transferred to the state within 30 days, to be paid for in five years with three per cent bonds. Today's decree affected all Rumanian shipping. The minister of marine was authorized to take ships on rental basis and sub-rent them.
 The government also seized all pipelines and accessories of all oil companies in Rumania, including American companies, in decree yesterday. The oil properties were to be paid for with three per cent bonds maturing in 25 years.
 The Oly Synod of the Greek Or thodox church voted to cancel all contracts between authorities or representatives of the church and Jews. Jews renting shops, homes or other property from the church were ordered to evacuate them im- mediately.
 At the Synod's request, the gov ernment ordered Rumania's only crematory here closed. The Synod has condemned cremation as op- posed to the concepts of the church,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-05
OBITUARY

BANNON-Mrs. Lillian (Weiman) Bannon, 32, wife of Frederick Ban non of 215 Hamilton avenue, died yesterday afternoon at Waterbury Hospital after short illness. A native of Shelton, Mrs. Ramon had been living in Waterbury two years.
 Besides her husband, she is sur vived by a son, Frederick, Jr.; three brothers, Arthur and Albert Wei man, both of Hartford, and Earl Weilnan of Windsor, and a niece, Barbara Ann Weiman, of Hartford.
 Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the Clark Funeral Home, 20 State street. Burial will be in Shel- ton.
 Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to 5 p. m. and from ' to g p. m.
 BLACK-JameS F. Black of Mill dale Road, Cheshire died early this morning at his home after an ex- tended illness. A native of YonkerS, N. ., Ilc CdtllG CO NllCSAlA4S NA1Al AAho family over sixty years ago. The family has been engaged in farming in Cheshire and is well known throughout the community. MT. Black was also farmer up to the time of his illness but at one time had been employed at the Scovill Manufacturing Company. He was a communicant of St. Brigid'S Church.
 MT. Black is survived by his wife, Margarette Brophy Black formerly of this city; one sister, Mrs. Grace Kierce of Huntsville; three brothers, John of Cheshire, Edward of South Meriden and George of Meriden a niece and nephew, Grace and Ed ward Black of Merioen and another niece, Grace Black of South Meri- den.
 The funeral will be held from the Bergin Funeral Home, 290 East Main street on Saturday morning at 8:15 o'clock to St. Brigid'S Church in Cheshire where a solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in the family