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Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
ALL OPPOSES
Clio PRESENCE
AT lilo MEET

WASHINGTON-(FP)-AFL President
william Green, acting on the advice of
the executive council, told President
Roosevelt March IA the AFL refuses to
share representation with the CLIO at
the April 20 meeting of the International
Labor Organization in Philadelphia.
Green's statement came a week after
his meeting with the President and Sec.
of Labor Frances Perkins when she was
asked by Roosevelt if the AFL would
agree to inclusion of a CLIO representa-
tive in the American delegation to the
mO conference.
Pointing out that the basis of repre-
sentation at 10 meetings provided for
one labor dei,gate rom the most repre-
sentative la1or organization, Green said:
ITO divide .he one vote between two
labor organizations, such as the AFL and
the C1G. might mean conflict and dis
agreem, ut. The n group might cast
one-hslt a vote in favor of and the other
group enc. half a vote in opposition to
some vita proposal submitted for deter
m.ncss Such an outcome would aus
and discord.'
scedent for the half-vote method
IS set at an unofficial 1LO meeting in
Havana in 1889 when an AFL and CLIO
delegate both attended, sharing one vote.
Green declared the AFL lis still the
most representative labor organization
in the United States He credited the
late Samuel compers with inspiring the
creation Of the LILO and sac IN the
light of all this historic service rendered
by the AFL" the AFL could not be eX-
pected to share representation in an HO
conference with some other labor organi-
zation.
Amy attempt. Mr.. President Green's
letter said. to accord the CLIO equal
representation with the AFL at the MO
conference would create resentment
among other labor organizations which
feel they are entitled to representation
also, if a change in labor representation
at ILO conferences is to be made"
Green warned that the AFL would re-
fuse to participate in LILO meetings if
a change of representation lis forced
or insisted upon" declaring, I'VE can
not, under any circumstances, change
our attitude in this respect"
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
HEALTH NURSES
WANTED BY
CIVIL SERVICE

The United States Civil Service Com
mission is seeking public health nurses
at s2,49O and s2.43S a year, inc.uding
overtime pay. for the United sta Pub
lie Health Service, Federal ecurity
Agency. and Indian Service, GLIDING
Alaska, Department of the Ir.ti.or.
No written test is requirco and there
are no maximum age limits. Applicants
for both the $3.50 and $2,433 positions
must be registered nurses and must have
had at least 30 semester rs in pub
lie health nursing in adj ion to the
regular nuring course. No Nperience is
required for the $3.50 positions and
only n year for the $2,433 positions.
Nurses appointed to these positions
will help to plan and carry out public
health programs in communities through
out the United States. Those employed
in Indian Service must be able to drive
a car in all types Of weather.
There is no closing date for this eX-
animation. Applications will be accepted
by the United States Civil Service Com
mission, Washington 25, D. c, until fur
Their notice.
Announcements and application forms
may be obtained from the commissions
local secretary, Mr.. P. H. Pohlman at
Butte, Mont, or from the United s'ates
Civil Service Commission, Washington
25, D. C. Persons using their highest
skills in war work should not apply.
Federal appointments are made in ac-
cordance with war Manpower Commits
sion policies and employment ,tabiliza-
ton programs.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23

? This time the finger of Uncle Sam is
pointed at the manufacturers and mar
! keters of alkalis. He charges the cor
porations with maintaining international
cartel agreements to restrain trade in
violation Of the Sherman antitrust act.
Biddle's complaint alleges that II de-
PENDANTS and 4 co-conspirators-2 Amer
lean corporations, 1 German and 1 Bel
gian-have conspired to allocate and
maintain exclusive marketing areas and
export quotas throughout the world
to eliminate competition and restrain
exports in alkilis by means of illegal
contracts. agreements and understand
ings still in effect.
The co-conspirators named in the fed
eral complaint are the American POt-sa
& Chemical Corp, New York, substan-
TALLY all Of whose cc 2ital stock bene-
ficially owned by the German potash
trust, was seized by the Alien Property
Custodian in 1912; solvay Process Co,
New York. solvay ct Gle belgian Sol
vay), a Be ian corporation formerly
domiciled in s,t.ssels, but now in Lon
don, and l. {. lssg ainindustrie Aktiens-
gesellschaft, 2 le.@snt corporation with
main offices il F.ankfort-am-Main, Ger
many.
Named as defendants are: U. S. Al
kali Export Assn, Inc, Of New York;
California Alkali Export Assn, Los An
geles; Imperial Chemical Industries It'd,
GCD of London; Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Co., Inc, New York city. Church &
Dwight Co., Inc, New York; Diamond
Alkali Co, Inc, Pittsburgh; Dow Chem
ical Co., Inc, Midland. Mich; Hooker
Electrochemical Co., Inc, Niagara Pals.
N. Y; Mathieson Alkali Works, Inc,
New York; Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co,
Philadelphia; Southern Alkali Corp, New
York; Westvaco Chlorine Products Corp.
New York; Wyandotte Chemicals Corp.
Detroit; west End Chemical Co., Oak
land, Calf, and Pacific AlkaH O., Inc.
Los Angeles.
Asst. Atty. Gen. Wendell Berge Of the
antitrust division explained that the gov
eminent wasn't planning to interfere
with any Of the legitimate activities Of
such eXpor associations, but many such
groups in this country are planning to
utilize such associations to enter into
cartel agreements, sitting competition
throughout the world"
Under the cartel agreement com
Of, the defendants are charged
with planning to eliminate exports by
the foreign companies to the U. S. and
to eliminate exports of alkalis from the
U. s. to many world markets and to
curtail and limit production of alkals
in the U. s.. Another purpose alleged
is to freeze out producers and exporters
not members of the accused group.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
UNITED LABOR
FIGHTS TOLEDO'S
BLACK MARKET

TOLEDO, O.-(FP)-Labor of Toledo
was up in arms over the city councils
refusal to pass a black market ordinance
proposed Jointly by the AFL, CLIO and
railroad brotherhoods.
Representatives Of all branches OF or
ganized labor here, 10000 strong APP
peared before the council to argue for
the ordinance. Similar price control
legislation has already been passed with
good results in Detroit, Milwaukee, Flint
and youngstown, the OPA labor advisory
committee pointed out to the council
The ordinance would not work a hard
ship on law-abiding businesses, labor as
serted, but would be very effective in
cases where OPA violations occur. With
living costs mounting, the vicious black
market situation menaces the welfare oil
thousands of war workers in this area
the ~unionists declared.
Restaurant owners, the real estate
group and a business bloc countered with
long-winGed speeches against the meas
ure, blasting at unions, the New Deal
and the OPA on the side. Council MEM
bers voted the measure down 7 to 2.
"Disapproval Of the OPA ordinance
by the council doea not by any means
end the attempt of labor to force its
public servants to carry out the desires
of a vast majority Of the citizens Of this
CITY," The Toledo Union Journal COM
mented, pointing out that most of the
councilmen who voted the measure down
we're Endorsed by labor unions last fall
Labor will not be content until it has
secured a black market ordinance, or
until it has proven c%onclusively that the
majority Of the members of our city
council are being ruled by partisan poll
tics and their hatred for the national
administration, and are willing, yes,
anxious to 3d. along with the economic
interests whose profits and living depend
upon the workers.
THE eyes Of labor are upon the mem
bers Of the Toledo city council. The
workers are impatient and growing
angry"
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
VOTE AT SCHOOL
ELECTION

People are urged TO exercise
franchise at the school election
Saturday, April 1. There are many
important issues facing the citi-
zens in this election. Sometimes
the fact is overlooked that the
school district spends about a mill
lion dollars a year of the public's
money and if for nothing else
than financial reasons voters
should go TO the polls. Then there
is the matter Of the 4.25 mill extra
levy 10 carry on the high standard
of efficiency at Butte high school
and which the unions are support
ing.
The Independent School Ticket
candidates consisting of Stephen
J. Harvey and Richard p. DOno-
van pledge an honest, efficient
and intelligent administration of
the public schools. At present
there are two hOld-over Independ-
ent School Ticket members ON the
board, namely Mr.. HOsty and Will
liam Gay, so should the Independ-
ents be elected this ticket would
have control Of the board for the
first time in a period Of years.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
GRADE LABELLING IS
BEST FOR PEOPLE

The Saturday Evening Post. the
Tearst papers and many big advertisers
ny that American industry and the
merioan way of life would be threatened
products were grade labeled to show
rheir true quality, Gu observes in an
swering an attack on grade labelling
which appeared in a recent issue Of The
Saturday Evening Post.
Big advertisers fan back on this kind
of flag waving because they can't afford
to discuss the real issues in the fight for
grade labelling, Consumers Union says.
Here are some Of the facts which papers
like the Satevepost try to conceal:
J.. Brand names are no guarantee of
quality. Advertisers tell us that we can
depend on the brand name. But thou
sands of tests by Gu have shown that
brand names are wholly unreliable. In
GUS unbiased tests of towels and mems
shirts, for example, the most advertised
brands were below average in quality.
In GUS tests Of mems shoes, advertised
brands got both good and bad scores. In
tests of canned goods carried on for Gu
by government graders, the big three,
Del Monte, Libby and Heinz, got more
B and c scores than they did A scores.
2. Grades are used in business trans
actions. Businessmen want to know
what they're buying. The very same
product which comes to you marked
Superb Delicious may have been de-
scribed as Grade c. on the wholesalers
invoice.
3. Grade labelling would result in high
err quality goods. Advertisers now have
little incentive to improve the quality
of their product. It's simpler to invent
new advertising slogans. If the quality
were shown on the can, the manufac-
turer would have a real incentive to inn
prove it.
a. Grade labelling would not end brand
labelling or advertising. In Canada,
which has had grade labelling for years.
both are still going strong.
S. Grade labelling is good American.
Anything which promotes honesty, fair
and improved living standards is
good American. Anything which pro
notes fair composition and restraints
monopoly is good American. Grade
labelling does these things.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
Claude A. Parks
Joins Marines

Claude A. Parks, q, 2119e5 Yew
street, Butte, Saturday enlisted in the
United States Marine Corps. His en-
listment completed at state Leather
neck headquarters. Lewisohn building,
he LETT Saturday evening for the Ma
rine Corps base, San Diego, Calf, to
I'D e. basic tanning.
Privs,e fll-s, memooi C. Lea. "a L
Miners ua.ln. las DaeS emp o2c1
lerc for ,4ca ea4s. a t2ta H.
Mont, resiaenr he served fer tA,ce g41rs
with Company M, 168rd Infantry, Mon
tana National Guard.
Mrs. Parks and children, Mia Irene,
6, and Shane Walter. 81. will continue
to make their home in Butte.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
TAFT CALLS FOR
MORE JUSTICE
/. Z. PROFITS"

WASH -jTON r. (FPl Sen. Robert
F. Taft (R.-OJ thinks the administra-
ton puts too much emphasis on the
economic sterilization program and too
little on justice. BY justice, he means
profits.
The Ohio defeatist carefully explained
his views in an interchange with OPA
deputy administrator Of prices, James
Brownlee, who was testifying before the
Senate banking and currency committee
at hearings on extension of the price
control act.
Expanding on his favorite theme Of
modified initiation, Taft declared OPA
should allow a reasonable margin of
profit on each product" Brownlee, who
is a former vice-president Of General
Foods Corp, pointed out that OPA was
not trying to put a halter on profits,
but you can't control prices if you ig-
more profits he added.
Taft then complained that the ad-
ministration was concentrating on the
wrong things and ignoring justice. OPA
should order a price increase whenever
there is an increase in cost, he declared.
That would mean the death of price
control, rejoined Brownlee.
Another grippe aired by Taft was his
objection to price control of luxury
items. He revealed that his colleague,
Sen. John Danaher (R.-Conn), plans to
introduce an amendment to the price
control act exempting luxury goods. OPP
posing this, Brownlee asserted that con-
troll over luxury items was needed to
direct the flow Of manpower into proper
channels. Otherwise, producers of high
priced, fancy items would provide un-
fair competition in the labor market, he
concluded.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
Detroit Women Greet
Their Soviet Sisters

MISUNDERSTANDING TO the
women Of the Soviet Union were sent
on init, Women's Day by 500 women
lunchers in the Book-C Cadillac Hotel
sponsored by the American Soviet
Friendship Council. Asking for a return
greeting the women cabled.
women Of the Soviet Union have
performed miracles in aiding the RED
army to defend their country's soil and
drive out the enemy, some Of them be-
coming famous as s~harpshooters and
%fliers."
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
Bridgeport Food
Costs Un 400

BRIDGEPORT, Conn - (FP) - The
cost of food to wage earners in Bridge
port, booming war industry center, has
risen 400 since the outbreak of the war.
For the same group of foods which cost
the average Garner 81 in January 1871,
he paid $1.40 in January 1874.
Ten-pound sacks of flour were report
ed as selling between 48c and 76c in
stores throughout the city today. Po-
tatoes ranged from sic to 85c a peck,
coffee sold from zoe to SIC a ID. and fresh
cabbage ranged from &c to &c a ID.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
PASSES
VOTE
COMPROMISE BILL

WASHINGTON. - (FP) The confer
enee report compromise giving states
authority over the soldier vote vas
adopted by the Senate Al to 81 March IA
and sent to the House where it was
given swift approval.
Adopted after little more than a day
Of debate, the compromise met stronger
opposition than had been anticipated.
Supporters of a federal ballot had be-
lieved they would only be able to round
up some 20 votes against the fake COM
promise, which allows extremely limited
use of the federal ballot.
Whether President Roosevelt will veto
the measure is still uncertain. At a
recent press conference Roosevelt de
clared that the test Of a veto would be
whether the new bill "enfranchises more
servicemen than public law 712, whicl.
lit amends.
Leaders of the fight for a federal bal
lot contended on the Senate floor March
10 that actually far fewer servicemen
will be able to vote under the eompro-
mise than under public law 712.
In his first public stand on an adminis-
tration issue since his much publicized
disagreement with the President over the
tax bill, Majority Leader Alben Barley
D.-Ky) took the floor against the COM
promise proposal shortly before the vote.
Il felt from the beginning, said Bark
ley, that it would be a simple matter
to provide a way for 100000 eligible
y.1e.s To Re pa.nlJ-6d 10 1c,e f. lie
.. IS l-.l. --e t.l III a.M
p4'.sa ID more u.-ieuic f9r
.in .....-:
B.I.a4y condemned the proposed
!aVs repeal of sections in public law 712
ash would waive poll tax and registra-
e5n requirements for servicemen.
Voting for the states rights oompro-
mise proposal were % Democrats, most
of them poll tax states, and "a Repub-
leans. Against it were "a Democrats. 6
Republicans and n Progressive. Robert
LaFollette of Wisconsin.
Inc SIX senators VINO SLrayeu from the
COP line and voted aeainst the com
promise were: Homer Ferguson (Mich)
William LANCER IN. D.; Eugene D. Mil
liktn (Col.) E. H. Moore (Okla); Gerald
P. Nye IN. D., and Arthur Vandenberg
CMich.).
Meanwhile, Republicans who have
voted almost solidly against the federal
ballot, made last minute efforts to dis
responsibility for the mock soldier
vote bill Their strategy was revealed by
Sen. Styles Bridges (R.-N. H., Who
warned that if the President vetoes the
measure, he alone must assume full re-
sponsibility for the Acknowledgement of
of %seryicemen.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
Aft Union Pays 1927 900
in Death, Old Age
Benefits for Year 1913

CHICAGO -FP)-Chicago locals OF
A~malgamated Assn. of Street & Electric
Railway Employees (AFL) paid out S297,-
600 in death and old age benefits in
1913. Since 1912 more than s6,6O0,0 900
has been distributed to beneficiaries.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23

NEW YORK.-FP)-First successful
attempt to bridge the chasm between
AFL and CLIO unions here on political
action was made in queens county when
as CLIO, % AFL and two Independent
unions agreed to take parallel action
in the coming campaign,
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23

NEW YORK-FP)-Legislation aimed
at multiplying the wage-hour law was
sneaked through by labor's enmies in six
states last year, Wage-Hour Admins
traitor L. Metcalfe Walling charged in
his annual report to Congress.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
CLEVELAND.

CLEVELAND. (FP) Cleveland
rushed ahead in the cross-country march
of labor unity for political action when
400 union leaders, representing AFL and
CLIO local unions and railroad brother
hood lodges here, cheered a cal for a
fourth term for President Roosevelt and
for real unity in the American labor
movement.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23

WASHINGTON-GP)-The National
War Labor Board turned down a petit
ton by AFL members for revision Of
the Little Steel formula and denied fur
Their AFL requests for public hearings on
wage sterilization.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
ATTORNEY GENERAL BIDDLE FILES SUIT
CHEMICAL CORPORATION OF
MAKING PACTS WITH GERMAN CARTELS

Observation-Disclosures "big names" Of Ameri-
can industries accused of dealing with the Nazi's /. G..
Farben industries were listed in a civil suit filed March Is
by Z. S. Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle in the u. S. district
court for the Southern district of New York.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23

BLOOMINGTON, nl.-FP)-Newest
Illinois labor paper is The Bloomington
Labor News. Editor is Robert E. Per
kins, formerly on the staff Of the Chi
cago Federation News. Labor News is
organ Of the Trades & Labor Assembly.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23
BRICKER'S LOSS is
THE PEOPLES A

Governor John W Bricker of Ohio, in
a speech announcing his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent, said that he stands for "ltss gov
eminent"
The only thing to determine now is
whether the people stand for less Bricker.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-23

LABOR'S IN THE FORTHWITH
PAYDAY DOLLARS FOR WAR BONDS,
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Uncle Rows Corner

Fifteen hundred years ago, Goths
and other German tribesmen were
sweeping over southern and south
western Europe. The year 476 is
called the year in which the Roman
empire fell, but the empire had been
breaking to pieces before that time
Into France came the Franks
Into England came the Angles, Sax
ons and Jutes. Into Italy came Lom-
bards and others.
After winning power in those
parts Of Europe. the invaders settled
down. Many married with people
who had lived there before.
One interesting thing which hap
pened in the next few hundred years
was the mixing" of costumes OF
men.
The invaders brought in long
trousers, and most people in the
Roman empire had not seen such
clothing before. The invaders adopt
ed some clothing customs of the
natives. and at the same time gave
the natives some of their own GUS
toms.
In England Anglo-Saxon men
kept their rude trousers, but wore
Evening star., 1944-07-18
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Evening star., 1944-07-18

tunics over them. The tunic often
had full-length sleeves, and usually
hung down to the knees, like short
skirt. Anglo-Saxon women of that
time wore dresses which reached to
the ground.
1t was the custom Of Anglo Saxon
men and boys to bind their trousers
to the leg, from ankle to knee, with
narrow strips of cloth or leather.
When the Normans reached Eng
land, they brought in a custom of
men wearing tunics which reached
to the ankles. That was the style
for Norman mobiles, but the peasants
in England kept their short-tunic
fashion.
When the year 1900 rolled around,
many English peasants wore long
trousers. Their tunics were hardly
more than shirts with long tails.
The middle class" however. kept
on wearing knee-length tunics.
After 1900. men of fashion in Eng
land wore short. pleated "doublets. +"
On their legs they wore stockings
which reached above the knees.
BY 1640 Englishmen had started
to wear breeches of kind we might
call shorts" Often these had frills
in the shape Of ribbons and bows.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
FARMS FOR SALE.

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stairways, 4 firepiaces. It has stoke,
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ana eiec. refrigerators and telephone
New tenant house with rooms and bath
stable. Scar garage and sheds for ma.
chlnery The land is fertile, well fenced
and there is water in all fields Thi,
property Is clear Of debt and the price
month month All feed, machinery, etc. can bt
purenSSed extra at inventory price See
MASON H1RST. Annandale. Va, at the enc
OF Coiumbla pike; phone Alexandria 5sl2
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