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Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
DETROIT Clio REFUSES
TO INDORSE
WARD STRIKE

DETROIT - (FP) )-Upholding the CIO
no-strike pledge, the Wayne County In
dustrial Union Council Dec. 10 indorsed
the demands of the Montgomery Ward
& Co. strikers but declined to indorse
the strike The vote was 102 to "a.
The council called on Pres. Roosevelt
to order seizure Of the four strike-bound
Ward stores to force compliance with
National War Labor Board order and
urged striking members Of the United
Retail Wholesale & Dept. Store Em-
ployes not to fall for Ward Chairman
S. l.. Avery's game Of disruption, but to
return to work
In the bitter debate which ragged on
the council floor, Council Vice Pres.
Hodges Mason charged the strike was
engineered by a caucus hostile to the
no-strike pledge to bolster its campaign
on the pending United Auto workers
no-strike referendum.
URWDSE Regional Director Roy Scog-
gins pleaded for Endorsement of the
strike to strengthen his unions position
against what he described as a threat
from the AFL. When his bid for sup
port failed, Scoggins announced that
many CLIO locals would help the strike
despite the council action and called on
his followers to walk out Of the meeting
with him. About - left. A circuit court
hearing on Wards request for an in
junction against the union was post
poned to Dec. q.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
ROOSEVELT STOPS
FIGHT ON STATE
DEPARTMENT CHOICES

WASHINGTON. -- (FP) --. Rested
clipper and we'll tanned, Pres. Roosevelt
returned to the White House December
10 from Warm Springs, Ga, and quickly
snuIfed out the fires of revolt against
the six state department nominations he
submitted to Congress.
Roosevelt called in the four Demo-
cratic senators who have been leading
the fight against the nominations,
Claude Pepper Of Florida, Joseph Gnffey
of Pennsylvania, James Murray of Mon
tana and Albert B. CHappy) Chandler Of
Kentucky.
Pepper reported after talking to the
President that he had given up the fight
to block the confirmation of the six top
flight appointees because Roosevelt as
sured the group that if any of the ap-
pointees fails to follow Roosevelt's for
eign policy he will be promptly removed,
and if the Senate failed to confirm
them, the names would be reSabmitted
after January 3.
Later at his press conference, Roose-
velt was asked concerning questions
raised by some liberals that he was
moving to the right" and growing con-
servative. He replied that his position
was unchanged from II years ago, and
that he still is and will remain-a little
eft of center.
The days developments left no soubt
that the nominations of Joseph Grew to
be undersecretary of state and win L.
Clayton, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Archi-
bald MacLeish, James G. Dunn and Brig.
Gen. julius C. Holmes as assistant secre-
Laries were Roosevelt choices, and that
as such the President would insist on
them carrying out Roosevelt policies
Most Washington newsmen felt that it
was these twin doubts that gave the op-
position to the appointments their great
est strength on the Senate floor. Once
The doubts were removd, the fight had
10 end.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
BRITAIN CAN'T STOP
PROGRESS,
BRIDGES WARNS

SAN FRANCISCO - (FP) -- Britain
with her entire empire will be able to
muster neither the might nor unity of
her people necessary to stop the roll Of
history" in Greece, wrote President
Harry Bridges dr International Long
shoremens and Warehousemen's Union
(OUO) in his weekly column in the
union newspaper. The Dispatcher.
Both Churchill and the Greeks need
all the help We can give them right now
and in the future, and we need to give
them help in the interest of our future"
Bridges said, but the longer Churchill
fools around trying to bolster with bull
lets a Greek government that the people
don't want the more he turns away the
help of all who want to see Britain get
a fair share after the war, and we do.
There shouldn't be any question as
to where the ILwU stands as a union on
the Greek question. We're right down
the alley with the Greek people who
want to clean all fascists and their pals
out of Greece, while at the same time
they want to make sure their postwar
will be of, fer and by the
people"
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
LOCAL UNION ASKS
PARENT BODY TO
END WARD STRIKE

NEW YORK FP)-Pres. Arthur Os-
man Of Local 65, largest local in the
United Retail Wholesale & Dept. Store
Employees (CIO), called on International
Pres. Samuel Wolchok to end the Mont
gomery Ward & Co. strike in Detroit
and urged government seizure Of the
four strike-b bound Ward stores.
The strike is another victory for the
company and its president, S. L. Avery,
in their campaign to sabotage Amer
ica's war effort and to incite strikes and
other interruptions Of the workers con-
tributions to victory" Osman said. The
union, by falling for the company's prov
ocations, is in effect helping Sewell
Avery's treasonous activities.
1T is necessary to defeat this COM
pany's efforts to sabotage the war effort
its attempts to provoke and spread
strikes throughout the nation. It is
to protect the rights and in
terests Of the Montgomery Ward work
ers, and to demonstrate to all Ameri-
Calls Llldl 4dDol 10 4loAACoti oAAAeSAC esA-Nt
patriotic, and that it is able to protect
itself, not only without hurting the ma
ton but actually helping it in the very
process"
stressing the solemnity of the no
strike pledge, Osman urged Wolchok to
send the Montgomery Ward strike back
to work and asked CIO Pres. Philip Muir
ray to lead a delegation Of top CIO off
cials to President Roosevelt to press for
seizure of the Ward stores.
Osman also asked all Detroit unions
TO lend every financial, physical and
moral assistance in a drive to complete
Of the Montgomery Ward
workers in Detroit so that their enemies
could not hope to divide, confuse or
stampede them into any improper ac-
ion"
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
AFLLEADERSASK
CHANGES IN
DUMBARTON PLAN

NEW YORK-(FP) Basic approval of
the Dumbarton Oaks plan for a world
peace organization. tempered by criti-
cisms of its many weaknesses and
shortcomings" was expressed in a reso-
luton adopted by the American Labor
Conference on international Affairs at
a conference on labor and the future
peace.
With AFL President William Green
presiding, the conference heard speeches
by Presidnt David Dubinsky of Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers (AFL)
AFL Second Vice President Matthew
Vol. NJ j. Coldwell, leader of the CO.
operative Commonwealth Federation Of
Canada, and Senator Joseph H. Ball (R-
Mimi. CIO secretary-T Treasurer James
q. Carey, who was scheduled to speak in
favor of cooperation with Russian
unions, did not appear.
While applauding the ann of the Dunn
barton Oaks proposal to outlaw war and
aggression" the resolution charged that
the proposed world security organization
offers inadequate representation and
protection to small nations and will give
free rein to inperialistic ventures Of the
great powers.
VOL blamed present disorder in Bel
GUM and Greece on Communist disrup-
ton ana asked why critics of British
policy in those two nations raise no OBJ
jections to what he called "the open an
neXation Of the Baltic states by Soviet
Russia, the transformation of Poland,
Bulgaria. Yugoslavia and per-
haps also Of Hungary and Austria into
atelhtes Of Russia"
The American people will gladly join
any organization which has as its hon
est aim the prevention of future wars,
VOL said, but they will not be parties
to the age-old game Of power policies.
They will not support one imperial pow
er in its designs against other nations"
I'VE must make every effort to aid
the revival and triumph Of democratic !
institutions in all war-torn lands" Du-
binsky told the conference. That is |
why we ouOu4Q put our greatest lblld44CG |
on those democratic resistance forces !
that struggled fearlessly and consistently |
against Axis tyranny inside the coun-
tries once occupied by Hitler's hordes
Of terror What is more, the genuine !
free trade unions, as the bulwark of mod
ern democracy, should be given all as
sistance in rebuilding themselves"
Departing from his prepared speech,
in which he set forth the reasons for the
AFLs refusal to attend the world labor
in London February 8, Green
attacked Prime Minister Winston Church.
IFS announcement that England would
pack the Soviet Unions demands in Po-
and
In waging this war" Green said, I'VE
nave been inspired by noble ideals and
high purposes. Surely We are not going
o engage now in invading the terri
orial rights of men and women living
n countries which fought and suffered
% much 1t is my hope that our own
country will say no to those who seek
o apportion the territory Of Poland"
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28

B Evidence of production sabotage at
Norden was exposed by United Electrical
Radio & Machine Workers CCIO), which
is conducting an organizing campaign
there, in a statement to the press On
October 20.
Charges contained in the federal in
dictment We're almost identical with
those made by the union US got the
facts from workers and from Truman
committee investigation and made them
public in order to speed an investigation.
Hailing the government Indictment as
a victory for the war effort, the union
wired Atty. Gen. Francis Biddla offer
ing its services in any capacity to bring
all the facts to light
The Indictment said that soon after
Pearl Harbor the War and Navy depart
ments, anxious to increase the produc-
ton Of bombsights, contracted with
Remington Rand Inc. to make $500
vital units Norden agreed to supply
them necessary data, drawings and tech
lnical advice
bombsight production, according to the
indictment, Norden entered into a Con-
spiracy with Commander d. COrrigan.
now suspended from the navy and sab
otaged production by failing to provide
the necessary engineering assistance,
furnishing incomplete and inaccurate
specifications and having units approved
by local naval inspectors rejected by
naval inspectors under Corrigan's con
troll
In July 1943 UE asked for an investi-
cation Of the Norden manpOWer situa-
ton, charging that the company was
boarding labor This and later union
charges were sidehacked by Oorrigan.
who exonerated the company.
The indictment also charges Corrigan
with using his position as head Of the
production management section of the
Navy Bureau of Ordnance to obtain
contracts totaling hundreds of thousands
of dollars for his industrial cOnsultant
firm, Corrigan, Osburne & Wells. He
forced war plants to hire its services by
threatening adverse reports to the navy,
The firm of Norden Inc. is as anti
union as it is anh-war, UE points out.
A recent NLRB hearing on charges Of
unfair labor practices against the com
pany revealed that a well-developed
system Of labor spies flourished at the
bomb-sight plant to prevent workers
from joining the union.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
WARD GRANTS WAGE
RAISE; WON'T BUDCE
ON OTHER DEMANDS

DETROrr-FP) - Government sez-
ure Of four Montgomery Ward stores
here, struck by members of United Re-
tail Wholesale and Department Store
Employees CCIO) appeared imminent as
S. L. Avery, chairman Of the board, re-
fused to comply with major provisions
of National War Labor Board directive.
Ward officials yielded on one point,
raising the minimum wage scale to 46
cents an hour, but indicated they would
not obey the wLB order to grant main
tenance of membership, seniority and
arbitration. The new retroactive wage
rates will mean increases Of approx
mately 5 cents an hour for most Of the
striking workers.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
THE ORIGINS OF THE
AMERICAN
LABOR MOVEMENT

(This is the first Of a series on
American labor history written for
Federated Press and the Montana
Labor News by DR.. Foner, instructor
at the Jefferson School Of Social
Science in New York and author Of
a number Of works on American his
tory))
The great democratic movement which
created our nation and its Constitution
also gave birth to the American labor
movement. In 1881 the Federal Society
Of Journemen Cordwainers Of Philadel-
phia was founded, four years after the
Constitution had been drafted in that
same city.
This first S tep by the cordwainers
(shoemakers) was soon followed by the
printers, cabinet makers. carpenters
shoemakers and other skilled workers
from Boston to Charleston, S. G.
These early unions fought for higher
wages, shorter hours and better condi-
hons. Wages were from soc to 75c daily
for the skilled. and from 2Oc to 40c for
the unskilled The workday was from
dawn TO sunset, a 15-hour day during
summer And there was no pay for
overtime.
To end such conditions these early
unions sent committees to present their
demands to employers. If an employer
rejected the demands a strike or turn
OUT was called picket lines or tramp
ing committees" were set up and strike
funds collected BY correspondence
with unions in other cities, they blocked
employer efforts to bring in strike
breakers
The employer turned to the courts to
break the strikes and the unions The
courts ruled that unions were conspi--
acies against the public welfare and that
strikes were unlawful.
The unions seC cut to win public sup
port. They found their strongest allies
in the Democrats movement led by
Thomas jefferson. In 1906 the Jeffer-
sonian press and political leaders rallied
behind the shoemakers and other
unions.
With this mass support, labo- was able
to win victories IN the courts.
were given light tines not sem
.ences to hard labor as in England
Slowly unions forced the courts to
change their decisions. Finally, in 1912
he Massachusetts, supreme court ruled
hat both unions and the strike weapons
we're legal.
It was not until 1927 that the first
,ity labor federation was formed to unite
he crafts within a Single city-the
Union of Trades Associations /
If Philadelphia. 1t grew out of the
trike conducted by the carpenters union
or the 10-hOur day. The strike was not
yon, but it taught an important lesson |
that the unity of all trades was need |
ID for victory.
Out of this organization emerged the
irst laOO- party in our history, the
Party Of Philadelphia, Or |
anized in 1928.
(In the next article the early develop
nent of labor's political action will be
iven.)
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28

DETROIT (FP)- The United Auto
Workers (C1o) opposes the creation of
new air empires as a potential threat
of the future world" UAw Natl Aircraft
Director Richard T. Frankensteen wired
Pres. Roosevelt and Asst. Sec of state
Adolph A. Berle, chairman of the mtl.
Civil Aviation Conference Of 81 nations,
in Chicago.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28

The German home guard is reported
to have received a new Insignia pair
of heels surrounded by cloud of dust.
A sign in an Oakland, calf, res
.aurant reads: Due TO conditions be-
yond our control our menus. our service
and our attitude are not what they
should be-"
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
Teamsters Purchase
500, 900 War Bonds

INDIANAPOLIS- -(FP)-The Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters (AFT)
has purchased $5Oo,O00 of Sixth war
Loan bonds, bringing the unions total
holding OF government bonds to $1o,Ooo.-
900, President Daniel J. Tobin an
nounced. The bonds were purchased
from the lc a day from the dues Of each
Of 100000 members outside the armed
forces that goes to the international
unions treasury There are 125,000
teamsters in the armed forces who do
not pay dues.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
In Iran

In looking over your passport I see
that you are a British subject
II am proud Of that fact your Majesty
And in looking at your passport see
that you are a subject of the United
States"
Subject, hell / own a part Of the
United Statesl"
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28

WASHINGTON (FP) Pres. Roosevelt
linked a program of full employment
with high wages indicating he be-
lieyes a guarantee of increased postwar
wage rates would keep workers on the
Job In critical war industries.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28
N0RDEN INDICTED BY GRAND JURY
PRODUCTION SABOTAGE SEXPOSED BY
ELECTRICAL AND RADIO WORKERS UNION

NEW YORK -CFP)-A special federal grand jury
December 19 indicted Carl L. Norden Inc two of its off
cals, a suspended navy commander and industrial
efficiency firm charges of conspiracy to restrict pro
duction of the famous Norden bombsight
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28

Apparently g. L. Avery isn't satisfied
with just being the No. ! union buster
od ls44-he's already put in his bid for
the Is45 title, too.
Montana labor news., 1944-12-28

LABOR'S IN THE FIoHT-wIIH
PAYDAY DOLLARS FOR WAR BONDS
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-22

tionAry War against the British,
Washington said: When We gain
any little advantage. we imagine II
decisive and expect the war imme-
diately at an end. The history OF
the war is history OF false hopes
and temporary expedients.'
But fine as this speech is. the
Ambassador will never make a bet
ter one in the Middle-West than
the one he made under more try
ing conditions when his patience
was tested by that never-to-be-for-
gotten egg.throwing incident. on
that occasion he should have been
given an honorary degree for toll.
erance when he only remarked.
How fine TO be able to have eggs
to throw. THE British, at that time.
were lucky TO have one egg a
month, and they are still very
scarce)
To solve off-the- Job problems of
working women, the Women's Blu.
resu OF the L. s.. Department OF
Labor has made a survey Of 81 war
communities Highly praised Is a
Michigan effort. =. In Detroit. a
food company has begun a nrepar-
ed.food service for carry-out orders
in its 81 stores. 10 make II easier
TO- women workers 10 prepare
meals.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-22
Municipal Court

Arthur J. Ryan. Detroit, arrest
ed by state police on charges Of
vagrancy and trespassing when he
was found on Ford Bomber Plant
property early this morning. was
committed to county Jail to serve
a so day term this morning, when
he was arraigued before Justice
Arthur NJ. Vandersall. Upon pay.
ment OF his fine OF SIS and when
proper Identification 10 established
he is to be released from jail.
Thomas Cleary. Willow Lodge,
charged with being intoxicated and
disorderly. was given alternative
OF paying SIS or OF serving a 20
day Jail term. George Hellemeyer
and Mitchell Abrams. both OF De.
troit, paid fines OF $40 for ped
ding without licenses.
For speeding Donald G.. Donally
and l.. e. Douglas each paid hnes
OF $40.
Receipts In court for Friday were
$3.50. At the Ypsilanu police sta.
ton 81 was paid for minor trafilc
violations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-22
War

Continued from Page One)
ing.Hankow Railway. Chinese
sources also saw the enemy often.
siye, driving from three directions,
as aimed at Honan wheat crop.
upon which 20,000,O00 Chinese de-
pend.
Southeastwsrd in tho China Bur
ma struggle. the Japanese threats
to lmphal and kohima apparently
we're whitening, on the basis Of Al
lied reports In those areas infan-
try and tanks pushed out against
the japanese and headquarters re.
ported the situation continues TO
develop favorably."
Tokyo radio broadcast, however.
that Japanese troops captured
Moirang. Tokyo claimed. is a stra.
tegic hastion guarding approaches
TO lmphal.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-22
Milk Situation Subject
Of Conference Monday

Detroit, Apr. 22-AP-The De
troit milk situation will be the
subject OF conference here Mon
day between a representative OF
the Department OF Justice and
Charles c. Lockwood, chairman OF
the milk committee OF the Greater
Detroit Consumers Council, Lock.
wood said today.
The request for a conference
came from Wendell Berge. assist
ant attorney general, following
Lockwood's written protest April
to Marvin Jones. food admins.
traitor. against sales restrictions
on milk and milk products here
Despite yesterdays announce
ment that the quota for milk pro-
ducts for May and June will be
100 per cent of sale in June, 1913.
Lockwood still contends there will
be a surplus OF dairy products "un-
less the government relaxes re-
strictions and makes these foods
available to the public"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-22

Detroit. Mich, Apr. 22-CATTLEL
paik good steers and yearllngs sold
al s1A50I5.50. a fed best .lO0.l 100
Founders at $3.50 Common and
medium turned At tll 0o.l4O0. Beef
cows we're active. mostly 26s high
er. bulk t9.00.l20n. a few best 10
si250. Gamers and cutters finished
no better than steady after being
Csc higher on Monday Late bulk
Gamers. cutters Sc 50.S.5o Bulls I'm
ished very indlfferehtly al weak 20
soc lower levels than last week q
high time. Good sausage bulls sold
late from sli.00 down with the
weeks top at Stl75 Stocker and
feeder cattle drew broad demand
at firm prices, most sales, Sl2 40.
100.
CALVES Good and choice veal
crs sold freely at 1850 top ana
bulk Medium TO good grades
brought Sli50.l5.50. and common
and medium kinds. tl000.ii.00.
Culls remain slow at fb00.90O.
HOGS Good and choice e00.27D
N. hogs sold mainly at $500
throughout tho week. some rail re.
ceipts topping st $li.00. Heavier
hogs Nere 50-75c lower. most 30.
900 lbs. late. at sl3.35 and 100000
lbs at S13O0.i3.l5. Hogs scaling un.
der 200 lbs. we're without reliable
outlet with prices 25-50c lower. It
being question OF buyers and not
price TO move these weights. Deslr-
able 10000 BIS. sold today at tlS00-
1926: l60.ls0 lbs. at 25.l30o
and lf0l59 lbs at sll25ll.75.
Good and choice sows bulked a.
sl50.l2O0. being flat SOC under =
week earlier. Stays made $1,000.
1925. Good and choice feeder pigs
brought 1880. but others were on
peddling basis
SHEEP: Good and choice wooded
native lambs bulked at tl6.0o.l6.50,
few best Sl660l6.75. Good and
. choice shorn lambs with No
pelts made sl3.b0.lt7b. some with
No skins sl5.O0I525. Common
and medium shorn lambs ranged
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-22
Residents TO Prepare
For Paper Collection

Residents are being requested 20
begin collecting and bundlng their
scrap paper. in preparation for the
sll.day drive Monday by Ypsilanti.
High School students. Every type
OF paper. including heavy wrappings
and cardboard is TO be collected by
the students. who will canvass the
entire city and surrounding terri
tory. including the Willow Run
area. Classes will be dismissed for
the day and students and faculty
members will work together on ga
thering. sorting. and weighing of
the paper. which is to be loaded
into box cars.
City trucks and private vehicles
will canvass the area for the paper.
which is to be- placed at curbs.