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Montana labor news., 1944-04-06
STEEL PANEL LAW
DOESN'T PREVENT
INCREASING WAGES

WASHINGTON CFP) Pres. Philip
Murray Of the United steelworkers Of
America (CIO) told a panel Of the Ma
tional War Labor Board here March "a
that 1T was never the intent Of the
federal Congress to freeze wages"
Murray's statement was included in
his opening remarks as the UsA-CIO
began its case for a II cent an hour in
crease for 100000 members in "a steel
corporations.
Testifying i'm the auditorium Of the
National Museum, Murray said II have
found nothing in the october 2 law
tstabilization act) that denies American
workers the right to redress against
wrongs that might be perpetrated against
them either by employers or %administra-
tive agencies
With his Scotch burr much In evidence,
Murray declared that the Little Steel
formula was outmoded and that mem
bers of the WLB have oft-times said,
both Mr.. CWm. H. Davis and Mr..
GEORGE Taylor, that unless curbs were
put on prices there was no way in which
, the WLB could hope TO retain the So
called Little Steel formula
Murray charged that the employers
have sought to keep the panel from
hearing the case and had suggested that
Congress was the court to which the
union should appeal.
Turning toward the employers side of
the hall, the CLIO leader asked: rs it
the belief of the representatives Of the
steel industry that this Congress is in
a mood now to enact national wage
freezing legislation? 1t hasn't done so
so far. It hasn't frozen their profits.
1t hasn't frozen the profits Of farmers. d
The S-teelworkers' spokesman detailed
the results o a national survey made of
steel employees living conditions which
showed the average worker paid S29.3l
for rent ana his family had only s1.66
per week for recreation-the largest part
Of which went for newspapers and mag
azines.
Continued on Page TWO
Montana labor news., 1944-04-06
LAUNCHESF FIGHT
THE LITTLE
FORMULA

WASHINGTON. d. C.-After a deter
mined fight by the American Federation
Of Labor. the National War Labor Board
finally announced a public hearing will
be held before a panel on April 4 on
labor's demands that the little steel'
formula be realistically modified"
Evidences showing that American
workers are suffering grave and needless
injustice because Of the operation of this
wage-freezing formula will be presented
at the public hearing by the American
Federation Of Labor and several Of its
affiliated unions.
If the three-man panel, composed Of
a labor, industry and public representa-
tive, decides that a prima facie case has
been made for modification of the for
mula, it will refer the matter back to
the NWLB with the recommendation
that the board go into the matter fur
Their and hear the arguments Of govern
ment and business spokesmen. Then, if
the full board decides labor has proved
its case, it can recommend action to the
President.
Despite this cumbersome and pro-
longed procedure, leaders Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor welcomed the
opportunity to challenge the little steel
formula as the first ray Of hope Of OBJ
tanning realistic wage adjustments for
American workers to make up for in
creased living costs.
George Meany. Secretary-Treasure of
the AFL and a member Of the National
War Labor Board, will open labor's case
at the panel hearing. He will be fell
lowed by economists for the Federation
and by representatives of any AFL unions
desiring to present evidence.
Government resistance to any change
in the wage formula is based upon the
contention that such modification would
compel increases in prices and promote
initiation. The steel industry, in support
of this contention, has publicly warned
that higher wages in that industry would
force higher prices for steel. In many
other industries, however, it a be
proved incontestably that higher wage
rates can be absorbed without necessi-
tating a higher price for the product.
Key 10 the attack on the little STEEP
formula is the finding Of a joint ALL
CLIO investigation that the cost Of living
has increased ass per cent since Jan. /,
1871. The formula is based on an Off
oial finding that the cost Of living in
creased is per cent between that date
and May, 1912. Therefore, it permits
wage increases of is per cent over the
rate prevailing on Jan. 1, l94l.
The formula contained an implicit
assurance that If it could be shown that
the cost of living increased further in
the future wage rates should be ad-
iusted accordingly. However, the gov
eminent proceeded to regard the for
mula as the final adjustment for the
CONTINUED on Page two
Montana labor news., 1944-04-06
HEARING BRINGS OUT STARTLING
REVELATIONS OF QUESTIONABLE FINANCING

In the hearing which has been in
progress for the past two weeks in the
Federal building and which was ordered
by the Federal Power Commission to
have the Montana Power company fix
its system Of accounting TO correspond
10 the rules laid down by the Federal
Power Commission, interesting things are
being shown. First, that the Electric
Bond and Share company is the top
holding company and the American
Power and Light company and intermedi-
ate holding company owning all of the
common stock Of the Montana Power
company.
The system Of accounts required by
the government became effective Jan.
/, 1887, although the Federal Power Act
had been passed some years prior to that
time. It should be remembered that the
hearing now going on in which the Fed
eral Power Commission staff seeks TO
take about $50, O0O, 900 of water out Of
the Montana Power organization is not
the first hearing ordered by the COM
mission. In addition TO the cases IN
which hearings have been ordered, set
Elements involving in the aggregate hun
dreds Of millions Of dollars have been
made by various power companies
throughout the United States.
Local daily papers are giving a great
deal Of space to the activities Of MI.
John d. Ryan and his associates Per-
haps this was the most enlightening if
not the most startling evidence adduced
so far. The testimony disclosed that in
reference to Thompson Falls the sites
and other projects cost John D. Ryan
and his associates originally s95O,OOO.
This was about 1918. Shortly thereafter
Mr.. Ryan and his associates transferred
this property to the Thompson Falls
Power company. which he caused to be
incorporated. According to the evidence
presented at the hearing Mr.. Ryan
and his associates received $4,000, 600
Continued on Page TWO
Montana labor news., 1944-04-06
STATES RIGHTS
SOLDIER Vote
BILL IS LAW

WASHINGTON. - UPj - President
Roosevelt let the mass of red tape com
prising the states rights soldier vote
bill become law without his signature, but
in a message to Congress March 81 APP
pealed for an amendment so as to au-
thorize all service men and women to use
the federal ballot without prior express
authorization by the states.
The President suggested that in this
manner Congress would be cleared Of any
responsibility for blocking service voting
and put that question squarely up to the
states.
As now enacted, he said 1T will, Of
course, be understood by those in the
armed services, who want to vote but
cannot, that the Congress itself shares
the responsibility through the complex
tiles Of this bill"
Montana labor news., 1944-04-06
Turns Down Vote
for 49, Year Odds

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-FP)-The
state constitutional convention here re-
jected a proposal which would have given
the legislature the right 10 Fix the age
limit for voting at 10.
A proposal giving servlcemen between
IS and q the vote was also turned down.
10 was argued that this would be a re-
Election on men rejected by draft boards
as Az.
Montana labor news., 1944-04-06

NEW YORK-FP)-The general ex-
ecutive board Of the International Work
ers order wired Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
of New York urging him to pardon un-
co~nditionally Morris U. schappes, anti
fascist leader imprisoned as a result Of
a political witch hunt instituted by the
Rapp-C oudert legislative committee.
Montana labor news., 1944-04-06

Under Hitler, ass under the preceding
German regimes, the Junkers have WELD
ed tremendous weight in the state appa-
ratus in addition TO dominating the
the general staff Of the Army. Thus,
today, among the SO highest Prussian
administrative officials 20 are Of Junker
caste.
Montana labor news., 1944-04-06
NOTICE

Next Tuesday evening at Car
penters' hall a meeting will be held
for the purpose of laying plans to
form a Silver Bow County Council
Of the Montana Council for Pro-
gressive Political Action.
Members of unions, farmers and
all persons interested in progress
sive legislation are urged to attend.
JAMES JEPSON,
Temporary Chairman.
SAM SPIEGEL.
Temporary Secretary.
The union times., 1944-07-15
LITTLE LUTHER

"Things getting too democratic around here," noced Butch the Little Scorpions Club prepared elect officers for the coming year.
 whaddayamean democratic?" quered Little Luther. sI mean we club like was a democracy, which everyone who reads Peger knows is simply mObocracy," Butch explained
 s worked pretty wel Little Luther insisted. 'what do you want here, Republic?"
 sNo, no' yelled Muggsy Nler the kid just back from reform school for stealing pennies from blind "NOt that"
 " think ought have the Little Scorpions like republic, like the U. S. government, Butch Don't much wrong with that" Little Luther said "HOw would change it to make it like the U.S.A? sWel" Butch suggested sswe don't get much elections Somebody nomnates you for president and body nOminates Muggy and wn and that's all there is to it. think ought have electoral college"
 SWhat's electoral college? asked small the back
 eWe say we have Luthocratic party with Little Luther for the leader, and Muggyan party, with Muggsy eader explained Butch. sThen Luther or Muggsy We just vote for the Luthocratc electoral college delegate the Muggyan delegate Then whichever delegate gets elected, he can pick the president
 Sounds of complicated" Little Luther demurred
 "Are you unAmerican?' demanded Butch.
 "I don't any in it,, declared Little Luther elf you're the Luhocrac electoral college delegate and Pee Wees the Muggyan delegate the Little Scorpions will for And when you with yourself, you'll for me, being the delegate of my party.''
 sThat's where you're mistaken Butch announced sAs member of the club devoted seeing the early institutions of the republic restored their proper place being trodden underfoot by ruthless dictatorship, would have to think very, very carefully who going my vote fOr.'
 sYou sound like my old man, said Little Luther. "You guys read speeches by poax Democrats trick like getting elected promise for me- then for Muggsy, the guys in this club would kill yOu.
 sThat's what Pm afraid of' admitted Muegsy sI wish knew how those Texas Democrats figure getting away with it. could get you out of office, if I only knew"
The union times., 1944-07-15
As We See It

milking bulls for sale, which we thought rather odd.
 It isn't SO odd to Leonard O. Warner of the Providence Journal office in Apponaug, R. l., who seems to know a lot more about bulls than we. The last one we saw was on Wall Street.
 Warner suggests we apologize to the next milking shorthorn bull we see but we'll do it now.
 ''Yours for more bull," as War ner says.
 WAR WORKERS will produce more for victory if they learn to beat the heat this summer, WPB says. It suggests:
 l. Eat we'll balanced meals, in- cluding meats and other proteins, fresh fruits and vegetables, but avoid greasy and fatty goods.
 2. Drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water daily; go easy on alcohol.
 3. Increase use of salt. Add a pinch to every glass of water.
 4. Wear light colored, light weight, loose clothing.
 Don't expose yourself unnec- essarily to direct sunlight.
 6. Get plenty of sleep regularly.
 2. Don't play too hard. Use lei sure time for rest.
 TT WAS early on a Sunday morning, but the street outside the headquarters of Local 429. Intl. Bro. of Teamsters in Reading, Pa., was jammbed right up to the curbs with trucks. Inside the building a long line of husky men waited pa tiently to receive assignments from their union officers. 1t was scrap paper collection day in Reading and the union teamsters were out in full force to do the collecting. By 6 p. m. that day the men had salvaged 25O tons of scrap paper.
 HEADLINE in the Detroit Press Press:
 TOMS MOTHER
 DEWEY-EYED
The union times., 1944-07-15
On nTheScene
 In Washington
By Travis K. Hedrick

By Travis K. Hedrick Why do radio stations permit Fulton Lewis, IT,, BOake Carter and other anti-uniOn commentators talk without restriction or restraint against President Roosevelt, public housing and other progressive ideas and yet deny time to American Ia- Dor unions wanting to reply? An answer to that question is going to be demanded here within the next 30 days if the Federal Communica- tiOns Commission will grant Cleve- land war workers public hearing. The Clevelanders, some 15,000 strong, are members of the United Automobile Workers. Their beef is against Radio Station WHKC. As a test case for labor's right to purchase time on the air, the Cleve- land petition is a great deal bigger than 1t seems.
 The National Association of BrOadcasters has a rule book that is its Bible. 1t has no legal stand ing before the EGG, but among other things the rule book says the radio stations will not sell time for controversial issues ''because the rich might buy up all the time.'' So the labor unions are barred from putting hard cash money on the barrel head to answer their ene- mics.
 When unions seek free time, they must come hat i'm hand, and submit their scripts for broadcast censor ship if they get in the door at all.
 Part of this might be explained by the appearance of Mark Woods, ex- eoutive of the Blue network, before the EGG last winter. Woods was asked if he would sell General Motors Corp. time to put on the Symphony orchestra on a national hoolclp. He replied that certainly he would.
 Then he was asked if he would sell time to the AFL to put on the same program on the same hook. up. He replied that he would not. When labor sponsors a program it becomes controversial"
 Station WHKC has carried veno- nous talks by Col Robert R. Mo Cormick of the Chicago Tribune, the daily spoutings of Carter and Fulton Lewis, and the uncensored programs of the Cleveland Junior Chamber of Commerce. Yet the station wrote the Cleveland union that mo controversial subjects are to be discussed or treated III any way whatsoever on any of the programs. Race, religion and politics must not be discussed"
 One might ask what of the right of free speech, because certainly no greater bar to the right of free speech was ever written. In asking the EGG to set aside it's renewal of the license for WHKC, the Cleveland union charged that the station has ''un- fairly stricken whole paragraphs from scripts" and also 'sadded words to scripts in way which changes their entire meaning.''
 The union expects to show that WHKC followed an unfair policy in the election campaign of 194O and has no plans for greater fair
The union times., 1944-07-15
The People-The Court of Last Resort
NEW HAVEN, CONN, SATURDAY, JULY IS, 1914
ATTENTION: CONNECTICUT

We strongly urge readers take note of two leading articles the first page of this One that the Army and Navy running into shortages of certain matere and sharp call for aout production is the result The second article based research by the AFL. which country 4,OOO 900 unemployed by the end of 194 unless plans in September October-but now-to resolve this conflicting The only way begin solve this problem is for Congress end vacation once grips with situation which rapidly becoming emergency Congressmen who cry about "dictaorship
 bureaucracy, and regimentaon especially it their constituents be in Washington when growing crisis fronts the nation!
The union times., 1944-07-15
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(Continued from Page One)
 Output per aviation worker, Me Mutt said, is now almost four times what it was in January, 194l. As a result, though employment rolls have been dropping month by month, airplane production has continued to climb, jumping 9 per cent in May alone.
 He predicted the 1944 aircraft schedule, though we'll above l943 levels, twill be met with no in- crease in the overall number of workers employed"
 THE HIGHEST paid worker in the world, Mrs. Elizabeth Koby, opened her weekly pay envelope from Standard Oil Co. last week and found pay-check for $999,- 999.94.
 She was q millionaire for min- ute. A foreman hustled after her with check for the correct amount -$l3.26. An error in the payroll check machine, he explained-not John D. giving away his millions.
 HERBERT V. CARAVAN, JR., di- rector of Public Information Serv- ice in the Eastern Area, American Red Cross, is confident that the war has done something to people, including those in telegraph offices.
 One day MT. Carman received a telegram with his title abbreviat- ed. It began: Herbert V. Carman, Dire Public.''
 That was nothing. The next day he received two copies of one tele- gram, the duplicate being intended to guaratee his receipt of the mes sage. This time the word duplicate was abbreviated. The telegram be- gan: ''Herbert C. Carman, Suspect ed Dupe."
 NEWSPAPERS have been em- barking again on campaign of scare propaganda over strikes, but the latest Department of Labor figures, just issued, show that man. hour losses due to work stoppages are not increasing.
 For March, these losses amount ed to only 6/lOO of l per cent of time worked, the same as in Feb ruary, and, in fact, even that small percentage was largely made up by the workers on their return. through working longer hours.
 TT SEEMS that bulls do have milking records, depending on the milk record held by his mother and father and the bulls father got his record from his mother, etc, ad minimum, and so there is Short Take on us. Last week we used an item about three shorthorn
The union times., 1944-07-15

ness in 1944," which with an intent to show other stations are pursuing
 identical policies, makes the CIeve-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-30
SOTGHT TNIBARGO

-UUT1 WIN Sr1atoy Berry 81
Tennessee. -A-Demnl8t Dor trying
10 prevent the shipping nl- ScLal
nh, z---- Z
,r-E-+,a.A4 ii-t--s - -4t4ef--I1Ccr trrd TT Tne
slaughter of Innocent Chinese ANA
in the iOWturC and slaughter OK
American boys and Filipino men
and women
The influence of tho admins
trauon was against oar hlli
They did not Mant-tn- offend
Japan
There is 10 snA-A.. -AL-l--.-1L--
American peRFle should mot haAe
known Of these atrocities long mr.
fore thlS
The cfect~-nf these revelations
haS already heen such as 10 lndl-
cate clearly that ID Tins ufo1na-
tlon had hccn released earlier
work Stoppages would have been
prevented and the attitude of pub
lic. complaccncy would have been
Ohhtprafpa-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-30
ARMY GRADUATES

Miami Beach. Fla. officer school
Its. Kenneth T.. Hcinze, 10Sl
Egnn>N neAmail4- B@4Ia4a=
man. 292S RiChton, Frank e..
Eason. 2Ill McDougali Carl o..
Tahhert. g463 Lansing DcHne ',
~ y, T0TTt- t71TTT0TT-
Emmtt H. Moore, IS Highland,
Park Melvin X. HurseN,
BOG tmmons. WYandOttc William
~. Dold, 1893 Cedar iilil Royal
oak. Cart =. Nahlsten, BlrnlnC
ham Jacob !. NanNeSNem, Char
lottc. Clifford Birleson. Monroe
Harold i. Burchett, Kalamazoo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-30
GuffeY 10 Lose Dem
Post, Byrd Asserts

WASHINGTON Jan 90 CUpI
senator Harry + Byrd tDT o(
Virginia, promised tonight that
Senator Joseph + Guffey rbr-ot
Pennsylvania viii hc forged from
hiS position as chairman of the
Democratic senatorial campaign
committee
This new outhurst among pro
and anti-RooSevclt Senate Demo
Gratis followed revelation that
Gu.fcy had threatened TO invoke "a
Senate committee investigation OF
District OF Columbia. health au-
thOUtlcs Unless he obtained a
health department appointment
Tor hl> friend Or Eugene dc
SaNlt-Ch.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-30
Saw Atrocities,
Gunnison Says

CINCINNATI. Jan - ms
h6ded confirmation OF The Jana-
UCSC miSirC8tmCn1- nt American
soldiers was lcfi today in Crncjn-
nati hy Royal Arch GunniSon, ra-
dlo commentator
Speaking al q lecture at the
l-niA-ei--it -. ) AZ Cincinnati last
night. GunulSOu.dCcArcd
Tim glad tiiat-ttr- Americans
nave the Jap atrocities out in
rnG 0pCn- What the war and
navy departments are nov per
uniting 10 be released I had
occasion ia ohSerAa-Arith nay
own eyes In Manila"
GunnlSon recently was released
from jap intcrnment camp ~
Shanghai Prior 10 that he wa,
informed n Manila.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-30
Diplomacy Hit
By Vandenbefq

WASHINGTON, lar % tiNSl
- Senator Arthur ii. Nandonhcrg
~ Michigan. charged tonight that
President Roosovcltand Tho state
department fahed ~ toll Congrcs
end the American people eff
America g tcadlong plunge toward
total war IN pre-Pcarl Hafoor
dsN,
NandenncrC g accusation came
rs be participated bob .iac rsdo
program, 1.-THE state department
speaks
After reading the state de
partment's So-chJled white paper
detailing our relations with
Tokyo for II months preceding
Pearl Harbor---I arm bound "a
say that neither Congress nor
the country had the rCmoteSt
information or idea about the
realities that were sweeping us
toward inevitable war" declared
NanQcnbCrC.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-30
Service Notes;
Service Notes:
S From Wayne County
NaUaIReserUe Enstqns

Fyc WAYNE County lads now
are cnSgne ln the T. $ Naval
Rr~r1-vCz IT Ct C0T7PTFTTOU OF their
training at fhc GnLn4S Christ
TcN.. Mr center. They arc Ensigns
Edwin Gross. 3t6 y. tiVcYn0iS;
John ~. A>hlin. l5S7S -kenluckA--
William T.. Beese, 1884 Mack,
Firrrrss {. Montgomery, fitifi s'r=
wand Detroit and Earl 1. kott>,
1885 GJldow Dearborn Al PenSa-
cola. Fla William ~. Egan, l2S
EnGlewood finished his flight
training 10 become AN ensign and
IS designated as naval aviator.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-30

Robert j Baker. o7o9 Yosemite.
"a former Detroit Times omnloyc
na, been accorded the honor of
hong elected 90 membership IN
the - Delta Epsilon national
honorary Journalistic order He is
editor of The Buelackcf during
hi- VIZ training at DenIson, @,
mNerNLN.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-07-13

Ralph Miller who has just COM
pleted his training in boot camp
at Farragut, Idaho, is home on a
| Today leave before being sent
somewhere for more training.
| Joseph x. English is here on a
| 15-day leave from Farragut, Idaho,
to visit his wife, Mrs. English.
Mrs. Shields had as her guest
while in klamath Falls, Ore, her
friend and neighbor of 20 years
ago, Mrs. j. P. Keevic of Eugene.
Leonard B. Shields spent a
three-day shore leave over the
holidays with his friends. He has
been at sea three months.
Mrs. Bud Shields returned Mon
day after spending two weeks in
klamath Falls, with her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Courtney Baze and little daughter,
Mickey Madene. Little Mickey is
being highly honored by being the
fifth generation on both sides of
the family, having two great, great
grandparents living, great great
grandmother in Texas, a great
great grandfather at Sunnyside.
She has also five great grand par
ents and four grand parents well
coming her into. the families.
Word has been received here by
friends of the death on July 2 of
DIR. F. M. Crosby at his home in
Los Angeles. The doctor was
an early day resident of Kenne-
wick, leaving here some 20 years
ago for California where he went
in the hopes of benefitting his
health, which has been poorly
ever since. Old timers will re-
member that DR.. Crosby owned
Kennewick's first automobile, a
little white Buick. 1859, -
Mrs. Emma Hanson received
word this week from her son Don
who has been stationed in Eng
land. 49,
Lois L. Kush, SIC, of the
WAVES, stationed at Whiting
Field, Fla. is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Giard.
Fourteen boys of Scout troop "a
left Sunday for Camp WalloWa.
They will return Sunday. Included
in the outing are Leland Higley,
Donald .Redivine, David Dickin-
son, Lloyd Messersmith, Lewis
Gilland, Lewis Wright, Forrest
Megy, George Mitchell, John
Jones, Dale johnson, Bobby Clark,
Richard Haney and Rody and
Ralph Sage.
Earle Armstrong and his son
Wane left for Portland Monday
night on business. They are ex-
pected home the latter part of this
week.