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Montana labor news., 1944-07-27
News of Great Falls
Building Trades Council

Prom the Carpenters Local protesting
the application OF rolled roofing by the
Roofers and asking the Council to notify
the Roofers to comply with the decision
Of the Building Trades Department on
rolled roofing. Motion made and carried
that the request be concurred in.
From the Carpenters Local enclosing
list of bills of expense on various Roo
ney buildings. Motion to concur was car
ried.
The convention call from the Mon
tana State Federation of Labor was read
and laid over until the next meeting.
All Locals, please take notice and have
your delegates present.
Roll Call
The roll was called and the following
members noted absent: Czifro, shana-
han, Talbot, Enquist, Rodilsld, Kind and
Erbele.
Report of Committees
The committee on the Cowie case re-
ported meeting with Mr.. Cowie and he
agreed to go straight from now on anc
nay part Of the bill of expense. Motor
made that We accept his offer provided
he signs our agreement and will replac'
anv plumbing or electric work not passeC
: by the City Building Inspector after tht
work is viewed by the Electricians
Plumbers and the City Building Inspec
tor. Motion carried.
There being on further business tn
meeting adjourned at GAS p. m.
(Signed) GEO. W. YEAGER,
Secretary pro tenn.
Montana labor news., 1944-07-27
LABOR INSTITUTE

Enthusiastic support has been eX-
pressed by labor councils Of Anaconda
Missoula. Great Falls, Butte and Kali
spell for the Labor Institute to be con-
Quoted at Montana State university Au-
gust 8. 4, and 5, according to the joint
committee in charge Of arrangements
for the meeting. With the Cooperation
of the Workers Education Bureau of
America and the University the msti-
tute is to be conducted by the Montana
State Federation of Labor.
John D. Connors, director Of the Work
ers Education Bureau, which is the edu-
cational division of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, is coming from New
York city to direct the Institute. He will
arrive in AIissoula Tuesday, August 2.
outside speakers scheduled to appear
are Henry P. Melnikow, director Of the
National Labor Bureau in San Francisco,
and James Wilson, labor counselor Of the
International Labor Office in Washing
ton. D. c. Names Of other outstanding
speakers on labor problems will be an
nounced later, according to the joint
committee.
State and local speakers who will par
ticipate in the program are Tom Davis
past president Rotary international
Butte: Joseph Kinsey Howard, author Of
"Nontana-High, Wide and Hansome,'
Great Falls; Judge Jerry Lynch, Butte;
L. A. Campbell, director Of information
and education, United States Forest
Service, Missoula; oakley Coffee, Mis-
soula; Charles Mclean, secretary Of The
Montana CIO, Anaconda; Henry Yaeger
director Of the Montana State Labor Bu.
reau. and Mrs Mildred K. Stoltz, educa.
tional director Of the Montana Farmers
4 Union.
Delegates to the Institute are beinI
invited from all labor and farm group
in the state, and all the sessions will b
open to public attendance, according t.
the Joint committee.
THE program viii include subjects o
: interest not only to members of organizes
u labor, but to the general public interests
in a better understanding Of labor prob
- lems." stated Lncile Speer, vice chair
man of the Joint committee.
The joint committee includes San
s IRWIN, vice president Of the Missoul
e Central Labor Council and chairman
the committee; Mary McNelis, Butte
June Burke, Anaconda Violet Eastman
Montana labor news., 1944-07-27
CARE OF OLD TRUCKS
FACTOR IN PURCHASE
OF NEW EQUIPMENT

Operators of commercial motor We
hicles were warned today by Asa ]. Mer-
rill regional director of the Office of
Defense Transportation, that the manner
in which they operate and maintain
their trucks may be factor in determin-
ing whether they are entitled to new
equipment.
Mr.. Merrill said there continues to be
evidence that many motor trucks and
motor truck tires are being abused by
some operators. even though the majority
are doing a very good job in conserving
equipment.
Montana labor news., 1944-07-27

With the new streamlined procedure
for aliocating trucks by the ODT district
offices, each of which has maintenance
specialist on its staff, the ODT is con-
sidering an inspection of the condition
of old trucks to determine whether main
tenance work has been ample before con-
sidering requests for new trucks.
The ODT said any operator who has
had poor results with tires can be as
suned to be an offender insofar as over
loads and speeds are concerned. Evidence
of insufficient and irregular fabrication
also can be observed on the old vehicle.
The purchase or requests for new and
replacement parts also will be considered
as an indication of poor maintenance
and abusive operation.
Montana labor news., 1944-07-27

B. L stelnmetz was elected by unan-
imoE ballot to represent the assembly
at Kalispell to meet with Senator Muir
rays Committee on Small Business.
Motion that treasurer hold over the
office until the books are audited. Car
ried and so ordered.
The vote for delegate to the Missouls
Institute showed william Davey, l6;
John Evanko, Jr., 5, and B. l. Stein
metz, Is.
JOHN EvANKO, JR., Secretary,
Montana labor news., 1944-07-27
P. LIE VEAUX WEDS
HELEN M. DEE

The wedding Of Miss Helen Marjorie
Dee, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
n. Dee, 1929 West Platinum street, and
1t. Paul LeVeaux, son of Mr.. and Mrs
william P. LeVeaux, 1921 Elm street
took place wednesday at II o'clock noon
at the Immaculate Conception church.
The Rev. Norbert c. Hoff officiated
Following the ceremony, a wedding
breakfast was served in the Roundup
room Of the Hotel Finlen for members
Of the bridal party and relatives Of the
couple
Mr.. Leveaux attended the Montana
State School of Mines before receiving
an appointment to Annapolis. He served
two years in the Pacific war zone.
Montana labor news., 1944-07-27

Helena; Mark P. Hite, Whitefish; Perry
Melton, KalispeI and Lucille Speer, M.
c. Wren. Roy Dubisch, and Leverne
Hamilton, all of Missoula.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
FATHER RYAN RAps INTELLECTUAL PRIGs

DIT. REV. MGR. JOHN A. RYAN, great econ
IL omist and profound theologian, is thoroughly
aroused A gentleman, masqueradng under the
name of "Francs Stuart Campbell, but VINO IS
said TO be a native of "either Austria or Hungary
has written a book "The Menace of the Herd
He maintains that democracy is good deal OF d
Joke and that only few thousand OF the lntellec-
tually efficient are capable of participating IN
government.
Father Ryan chastises the gentleman-Who,
curiously enough when he had to lice from
tyranny in his own land, sought liberty In a
democracy-and makes this comment:
"No one pretends that university education,
bv itself. equips person with adequate knowledge
of law or medicine. Why should 1T be assumed
that a college education automatically fits man
to pass correct judgment upon the complexities OF
labor relations, the policies OF labor unions, the
determination of wages, ETC.?
Undoubtedly the educated man has greater
capacty than the uneducated to grasp economic
facts and their implications, but if he does not
exercise that capacity, if he is biased by class
interests and antipathies, his Judgment VIII ire
ouently be less reliable than those OF the unedu-
Gated aborer who possesses specific and flrst-
hand acquaintance with the relative facts and
conditions.
0The sum of the matter is that, in order to
maintain and increase the gains which they have
achieved the labofng classes cannot greatly de-
pend upon either the knowledge or the good Will
of the educated classes They have to rely main
~ upon themselves"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
FACING THE FACTS
With PHILIP PEARL

There all shades columnis
number unobd radical The Views they are often their
influenced
policy of the which purchase the column
Now David coumnsts
G nap @ but % h ln publisher %ee his ea Tn @ H He na publishes &
for sale to businessmen
Under the bit surprising that Mr. awrnces
W n % % a1a we eeye in h 5ade @ estimate @ even % Mr. a M
because usually high anesrats
discemble reactionary
when Mr. column published Oct IS in the Washington
ns e th War Department nfy and M unted % States Arpy
oceps fact sheets giving M fa and wanced Information % with
to labors record
Mr. makes the mistake implying that these sheets
es n % III with n the so @ 1 @ the nd ae sheets % h a W.
and are issued BY General G George Marshall @ Chief Staff Of
challenge
h oysr @ % ANY trace @ % pn politics in them re conclusion @ % of Fact
has magnificent Is there politics that? Have both the
parties sconced that
UNFAIR?
considers unfair for the War Depart
amounted less than ontenth of cent of the total labor time
Army 3
tanned this statement lis plain violation of law and ought be
statement of fact statement of plain truth designed to strengthen the
that either side regards hbors record campaign issue
President
abors
in proclamation
he stirring victory after fighting fronts
of Worg mn nd T women On h m al ' home would have bee inn
possible % o send en- h out % our magny & pe ] ana Armies k % m adeh @ @ ene%
making fighting the
patriotism
Now in of you
up don't to apologize for what wrote?
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
WHAT is LABOR?

(F'rom the Motorman, Conductor and
Motor Coach Operator)
When we hear labor being castigated
for "striLing when there's a war on,
we feel compelled to ask We'll, just
what is labor?"
Labor is people-just common, ordi-
nary, average human beings-even as
you and l. Belonging to a labor union
doesn't change them overnight And
human beings aren't perfect-far from
it. If they were, there would be no
Black Market and it is our contention
that no one who patronizes the Black
Market in gas or any other commodity
should take it upon himself or herself
to call striker unpatriotic-one is as
much so as the other
Labor is made up of the same people
from whence came our men in uniform
and if their positions We're reversed
and the men now i'm uniform were
working in factories instead, and the
factory workers were in the armed
forces, does anyone think for one in
stant that there would be no strikes?
Let's call Il spade Il spade-and let
those amongst us without any I'M
patriotic act on our record be the first
TO cast a stone at labor.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
THAT STATLER MESS

ON SEPTEMBER % the Teamsters Interna-
- tional Union held dinner in the Statler hote
lin Washington attended by President Roosevelt
and he made nationwide radio broadcast
Ten days later it was discovered that braw
had occurred between two naval officers and mem
bers of the union, and this has been spread in all
the anti-Roosevet newspapers in the country; it
has been made a campaign ISSUE
All we know about it is what we read in the
papers. 1t seems there were at least IS newspaper
men in that Motel at that time; none of them re-
ported it. Some called the Shore Patrol (navy
police), and the two officers were arrested and
taken from the hotel; officers are not arrested by
the Shore Patrol except in extreme cases. And,
naturally, as an arrest had been made a report
must follow. And again naturally the officers
could not say they had attacked the teamsters.
AS stated before from what we read in the
papers, we can only conclude that when naval
Officers, hospitazed because of combat fatigue,
are looking for cocktail party at IL 80 p. M, get
into a brawl and are removed from hotel by the
Shore Patrol, there is something fishy about the
whole affair.
Knowing newspaper men AND our daily news
papers during a presidential campaign, and
familiar with their aptness for grabbing any Incl
dent to smear labor, we can only conclude that the
country through the newspapers and the radio is
being treated to some campaign propaganda.
1t is to hoped that full investigation of this
mess will be made and a complete report made
BEFORE election day. Otherwise we might as
well forget it.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
WHO BENEFITS BY THE WAR?

NO ONE silly enough to assert that the men anC
women in uniform are getting rich out OF this
war; Yet, the daily press has tried hard to make
The uniformed public think that working people
rave cashed in and are now, in fact, literally roll
ng in ill-gotten wealth, though nothing could be
tarther from the truth WE'LL who benefits by this
war, anyway? A letter written by tax attorney
published recently in Labor" answers this ques-
tion very well. 1t follows, in part:
81 am what some people irreverently call tax
lawyer; that is, advise my clients how they may
reduce the amount they pay Uncle Sam from time
to time. It's not an inspiring business, but per-
fectly legal and, therefore, legitimate | am not
writing this letter to defend my calling, but to
throw little light on the problem of "Who is
proftng from this war and who is paying for it p
"We are told every day that the rich have
made great sacrifices in the way of taxation; that
no one is getting rich out of the and that the
poor man should not complain if his taxes are
increased.
"Well, the other day was asked to look over
the investments of one of my clients. He has
$500,000 invested in stocks and
bonds, about 40 per cent In government bonds and
the remainder spread over about 60 utility, indus
trial, insurance and other securities. His income
from these investments is handsome one. In
addition he has salary from his business, al
though it does not take much of his time.
"NoW this gentleman pays a very large sum
each year to the Public Treasury in the form of
income tax, and he doesn't like it little bit. But
as the result of prosperity which has come to this
country because of the war his investments have
increased in value.
GAS consequence since Pearl Harbor, his in
crease in principal has been twice the amount he
has paid to Uncle Sam in taxes during that period
and little more.
obviously this war hasn't cost my client al
penny On the contrary, it has added to his wealth.
'Now the workers, organized and unorganized,
and the other low income groups have been taxed
rs they have never been taxed before
"But they have no investments, except their
war bonds, and therefore, they are getting no in-l
crease in principal out of this war"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

ITHE OFFICE of Price Administration has been
receiving a lot of unfavorable publicity because
Ian Ohio farmers wife who wrote OPA for infOr-
Imation on ceiling prices on turkeys sent lot
lof OPA printed matter on turkeys but nothing
Iabout the price of turkeys. Political enemies Of
IOPA in Congress were quick to point to this as
|an61her horrible example of OPA "bungling," and
THE unfortunate OPA was further pilloried in the
editorial columns of its enemies among the ma
|tions newspapers.
No doubt the Ohio farmers wife was justified
in registering complaint for, after all, she didn't
|get what she asked for But why was it necessary
Ito raise so much fuss about the matter in Con-
gresS and the press. Have the Congressional
critics of OPA themselves become so free of error
that they can demand perfection in others? Have
our newspapers finally improved to the point
where they no longer make glaring mistakes in
facts and figures, and in their reporting of the
news?
Here's hoping the OPA never makes more
serious mistake than this small one involving only
the mailing of the wrong information which GER
tainly caused no harm to anyone, not even to the
principal character in the case, the Ohio farmers
wife
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
GERMANY AND PEACE

THE NATURAL resources OF Germany, It's ma
chine tools and its chemical industries have II
past years provided other countries of Europt
with basic materials on which their economies
depend.
Germany has closely knit population bounc
together by language and historical tradition |,
has been a leading industrial country. Pre-Naz
Germany made valuable contributions to clvlliza
ton and culture. If we deny Germany opportunity
to rebuild its industries, cripple the nation ano
erect a hindrance to prosperity in other countries
Our peace problem is to curb the German lust
for aggression which in short span has twice
plunged the world into destructive wars. We can
not establish lasting peace by repressing Ger
manys creative potentalites or closing It's oppor-
tunites for progress.
The experience, the ability and resources OF
the German people should be put to the service OF
all instead of being used to dominate all. Neither
nations nor individuals can reach the plane OF full
development until they dedicate themselves to
service to others.
AS a safeguard of democratic institutions we
should restore Germanys free trade union move
ment.
During the time i'm which Germany must be
under surveillance, controls should be ladged with
the United Nations. The terms of peace should
undergrad our military victory.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
FACING THE FACTS
(From the Baltimore x Ohio Magazine

(From the Baltimore x Ohio Magazne)
IT'S GRIM and SOLDERING fact that more casual
ties among our b & men in the armed forces
were reported for this months magazine than fof
any other issue since the war began. Exactly q
special stories and Among Ourselves items cover
ing young men killed, wounded, missing or taken
prisoner in action, appear this month. A great
many more as yet umeported TO us, undoubtedly
have given their lives or been injured since the
invasion Of France began.
These facts and figures are not pleasant to con-
template, but they should serve to make us stop
short in any day-dreaming we may have been
doing about a quick, easy victory. This war and
the frghtful toll it exactS are realities still very
much with us.
These days that call for renewed dedica-
ton on the part Of US all, to work harder, give
more blood, buy more bonds and do everything
'ese in our power TO speed the day Of final victory
and to vouchsafe the brighter future for which
our gallant men have sacrificed SO much.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
BY ROBERT j. WATT

ISL BY ROBERT j. WATT
mat % @ W Vet @ @ t m wc % % we @ h % tht % Hery existence M @ of ou dno
employment opportunities We ask them
periodic p"ss
We and nss those o @ a their ,s em
% els as 3 by merely % putting @ 0a all % nHs ss a aaS Ss @ m & decent" @
wages and good conditions
at decent wages good
We an" this s a the t" ss ss % ne s s S @
problems of sane @ economic @ = system an ana h recognize = @ m the wsn % We OF i e
ns 's s"tsd s In so1ns p1 oar ss psoe %S o % '"
We face merely problem
but the task Of converting 100000 war
] o % and If e n Sey m & man an not % n % in s anse @
%"5 i Sr ' s Industry % 10 %os %" displaced workers plus huge number
ea% M"' a%a ' ~@ s ss hs as % !" ss
@ %S" not s relied S s upon % e s S provisions S OF the Service
other S @ as Hs S 5 s ws S'p po uo% " s"% un %
S s rights %ts s sn% s Sl % his .Ss G e l'a aa %' services ne % "
We face his problem & by ASSUMING that everyone n whether % e%0yer
a" To any vR the the S % ~e s Ts m @ % me mot n ] @ @ s 5
1 f" % ishs wnn n ,es only @ to- ] Se permanent ss nye'n SE hold
or + e % % % %ers n% Ma % e @ @ n % @ s fn asp % %S 5 @ or % If s
Veteran T %spe scaled s " permanent employee that he
absolute the ayof of with much
The legislation and confused The anguase is
indefinite full Of opG % An mem employer n mot rsnae if aas
Or @ ' s tnou TO DO @ ee % ae HH a%an s sre sa
vae G jobs Go~ they s der%"e a % T n % @ S' know % % % @ % %@ D
without
ed ii
We don't equity in this among veterans The pro
equipped handle the number of that
their rights lead to Widespread violation
Sion mayb
havet the of o
of
wherever
in
Of
to
setting special
instead
make provisions
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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Interior walls Of future houses
and business buildings will carry fire
extinguishing materials on every
square foot of their surfaces, Busi-
ness Week says. They will be paint
ed with pigments which will include
a mixture of calcium carbonate and
a resin made by treating parafiin
wax with chlorine. Such a cOmbina-
ton breaks down under intense heat
and gives off carbon diOXide, an
effective smOtherer.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
SHOE RATIONING PROBLEM

I TNLESS imports of hides increase and unless
- there is large cutback in military orders,
there is little hope for an early end to shoe ration
ing, WPB officials informed industry representa-
tives. Shoes in the new colors now permitted by
WPB will not show up in large lots in the stores
facturers Association, says. Shoe manufacturers
are not permitted to increase prices because of
changes in style or the use of color, OPA warns.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
HITS SILENCE ON WAGNER

Rome, n. y. ULNS). - The Rome
Building Trades Council announced it
has resigned from the New York State
Federation of Labor lin protest to the
federation's non-partisan committees
failure to endorse the candidacy Of
Senator Wagner.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26

Presdent-James Duffy o. Box East LIVERPOOL Ohio N,
First 2l5, Broad Street Nanona
Bank Blu Trenton 8,
Pacific Bvd
Park Calf.
Third Vice Mills. East Liverpool
4
Fourth Zimmer 1O45 Ohio Avenue Trenton
n
Predent-George Newbon, SAT Meoe
New -, c.. n
President-George Turner z5 W. fourtn ouee' I
Liverpool, Ohio. .u..o
Pdent-Charles Jordan, East
Ohio.
Virginia.
McGivray p o. Box g. East Liver
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26

If we get enough clothes to wear and
food to eat and places to sleep during
the war, we can have the same things
in peace time if we have the mind TO-
Walter Nash, Deputy Prime Minister
of New Zealand.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
WIS DOM

MinOrities are the constant spring
of new ideas, stimula ting new
thought and action. the constant
source of new yigOr. = Wendell
Willlsie.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26

Daily newspapers hammer FDR without real
zing that few readers place any confidence in
daily newspapers.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
THE
CHERRY TREE

Where With Our Little HGtches
We Tell the Truth about
Many Things, Sometimes Pro-
fOundIy, Sometimes FIipPanfly
and Sometimes Recklessly.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26

I'd almost as oon be truck dumb as
cursed with the gift of CAB.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26

GENERAL WARE STANDING COMMITTEE 49,,
M. LYNCH, W. A. BETZ j. T. Ia IL:
Operatives JOHN McGLLIVRAY LOUIS PIESLoCk r. HAYNES
CHINA WARE STANDING COMMITTEE u nrrr,
X. H. M. WALKER w. A. BEIZ
oreratiyes BERT CLARK. H. HAISLoP CHARLES JORDAN
DECORATING STANDING COMMITTEE rn y. '
ROBERT MARGARET PARKER, Raj
BROOKES, w. A. BEIZ - .,r,> ,,opro,r
on.ratives JAMES MILLER, ROLAND HORTON
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-26
Lubor And The c.. /. Joes

by the International Representa-
OF the Times Forum Oct 0)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-05
Seeks 10 Enjoin
Annuity Plan

PHILADELPHIA. March a.
The common pleas court here is
expected 10 set hearing later this
month on a bill in equity filed by
Victor Frey on behalf Of group
Of stockholders OF United Gas I'm
provcment Co, TO enJoln proposed
retirement annuity plan which.
was approved by stockholders at
a special meeting last Tuesday.
Following discussion by Thomas
3 * Ringc. counsel for UGI.
and Frey with tho court. counsel
for the company agreed 70 file a
stipulation that no action would
be taken by company on the pro-
posed plan until further order Of
court Date for hearing VIII be sol
after the company files an answer
to the hill of complaint.
Question az issue IS whether
majority interest without consent
Of minority may legally enforce
payment of an annuity plan for
past services which already have
been paid for.