The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-22
RED Front


a story about meeting held in Helena last Sunday
The meeting called by Butte Miners Union No
the Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly and commit
representing both of these had been author
lied The notices for the
meeting signed by R. c. Brown past president of the
Miners Union and Chris Martin representing the Silver
Bow Trades and Labor Assembly.
the Helena Independent the front of the Monday
morning issue the headline proclaimed Red Front Formed
With Purpose Trying Influence legislature The
Montana Record Herald the Anaconda Company controlled
evening headlines for practically the same story
named Front to Watch legislature
bank" below the main headline stated Fellow Travellers
Convene in Helena Oppose Defense Trend" Reading Of
the story and the actions of the gathering shown by the
ouons adopted the propaganda sheet masqueradng
in the guise of of lie in its headlines and of de-
beratey smearng not only group OF Montana citizens
erng the right of free assembly but group of legislators
attending the meeting interested in learning what this
deemed of interest to the state and its people.
AS representatives of organized labor in the the group
properly went record opposed to antstrke legislation
and Tor Legislation to bring about amendments to existing laws
relating to unemployment compensation and remedyng
in the industrial accident board law and its administration
These laws affecting every worker the Montana
and they have arrived realization of the
ment of these laws, through suffering.
The assembly in resolutions adopted imme
date removal of M Brandord administrator of the
welfare act Again. be realized that this group was
certainly competent to evauate administration of the
welfare act than the Copper Mining Company
publications and hrelngs
In the lead paragraph story the one
follows n those
in attendance stressed the influencing of the Montana legsa
ture and preventing the enactment of seeking stamp
tional defense program"
While the quotation above from the story isn't exactly
model of clarity of expression may gather intent
was TO convey the Impression that the gathering for the
sole of defeating participation in the ma
tona defense Since the lie be given them by
themselves quote account of the res
outons adopted with all of their batting interpretations and
we challenge them to show anything in them that ue
headlines or interpretations employed with the intent
udice the minds of their readers against the group.
Their story on the resolutions adopted follows:
During the afternoon session
explaining the simply soap
the Legislature because any smarter
than and me- The resolutions
organization have as its primary purpose the lend
ing Of all support possible
the hope of beneflting the people of Montana
No q Favoring oldage pension of $40 month minimum
mo g. Reduce administrative of public W efa Dy d n
M BandjOrd administrator Immediately
SION include sick benefits under unemployment
poyed the Great Falls oebut his objection
NO Amendments public welfare entirely
throwing Mr. Brandord quickly possible
ing the Great Falls 5000 club advocated hiring
opposing antstike laws; anisaoge laws
prohibiting without
GRITTY parties from the ballot; RECOMMENDATION of farm
reported
20 panks for legislation to be osered
amendments the
was demand for unemployment compensation for men strike
employment compensation demand for elimination of
of the unemployment that
@ should be carried G at their present credits status under the
period be reduced from two weeks to one that the present limit ON aarn
the
other
Of
Falls incorporated
legislative M Brandord dismissed
Of
This
unqualified
socad model bills which infringe
to
By implication everyone who attended and participated
the meeting member of the Communist party call
to the reprinted report wherein it refers
Arvo Fredrcksons legislative committee AS reported
another part of the story the legislative as
Others the following members the leg
c. Peterson of Sheridan county, Ole
cascade county and H. H. Hill county what a
do