The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-05

situation at the state hospital and re-
peatedly urged the legislature to make
appropriations to correct the situa-
ton, but no attention was given TO
labor's charges.
In 1924 when the late Governor
Dixon was campaigning for re-elec-
ton, he called the voters attention
to conditions at the state institutions
at Warm Springs and Boulder and
urged the people of Montana to elect
men to the legislature who would vote
an appropriation to take adequate
care of these institutions.
Representative of labor for num-
Der of years have repeatedly request
ed the State Board of Examiners TO
put more people to work at the state
hospital, so that the employees OF
that institution would only work the
eight hours per day prescribed by
law instead of twelve hours day.
The members of the board always re-
Piled
"The legislature did not appropriate
enough money to allow us to increase
the staff at Warm Springs" The rep
resentatives of labor could have taken
court action, however, if we had Sc
cured the eight hour days for the
employees of the state hospital the
patients would have suffered.
The trouble at Warm Springs and
Boulder is caused wholly by the legis-
lature not appropriating sufficient
funds to operate and maintain these
institutions.
The report of the Griffenhagen &
Associates is not complimentary to
the superintendent work at the state
hospital
Doctor Pampel, who is in control at
Warm Springs is man of sterling
character an ideal man for the posi-
ton, kind hearted and sympathetic
towards the patients and doing every
thing that can be done under the cir
cumstances for their welfare.
No carpet bagging, mercenary re-
formers can come into Montana and
SuledI LII. dlHpti 6Ct avn 1J WIN
1t.
The Griffenhagen & Associates re-
port appears to be aimed against
labor. The office of labor co-ordi-
nator is to be abolished although that
office has done wonderful work in
strikes and is much appre-
ciated by both contractors and work
srs alike.
Three years ago the legislature en-
acted a measure for the establishing
Of a department of industrial hygiene
which will work for the elimination
Of occupational diseases. This depart
ment has made great progress so
much so that the federal authorities
in charge of the nations health, cred
It's Montana with having the best and
most up-to-date industrial hygiene
laboratory of any state.
1t is now suggested that the depart
nent of industrial hygiene be crippled |
by the discharge of part of the staff
although the federal government pays |
more than half the cost of operating |
md maintaining the department of |
Industrial hygiene of Montana.
The Griffenhagen & Associates, the |
Taxpayers Association and the state |
committee appear to
iesire to make labor the goat. They |
should be careful as goats have a |
labit of butting those who tease them. |
Labor in Montana will not be the |
goat for anyone and will resist any |
lttempt to take away from the work |
RS any of the gains that labor has
gon.
The wage workers of Montana con-
titute more than fifty-one percent of |
he population of the state and have
10 representation on the state reor-
committee.
Our slogan is: MEMO ME- IMPUME !.
-ACESSIT. n