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The union times., 1945-11-24
Monopolies Must Continue To Give Service, Edi-
 torial Asserts

INDIANAPOLIS - CPD - A newspaper editorial generally was credited with having averted a major strike here which would have dried up all the faucets and fire plugs of this city of half a million.
 The front page, bold-face type edi- torial in The Indianapolis Star charged that should strike occur, the Indianapolis Water Co.,, legally and morally, would be equally respon- sible with the union.
 When the company accepted a monopoly through its franchise, the editorial declared, it accepted the responsibility to keep the vital water stream flowing through the city's arteries.
 "This is no privately box factory or hosiery mill," the editorial said. "The water system basically be- longs to the people of this city," Then 1t went on to demand arbitration.
 "This is not a matter of 'Who is right but What is right" it said.
 Before morning both company and union, Local 131, Intl. Bro. of Fire men X Oilers (AFL), had agreed to arbitrate the dispute.
The union times., 1945-11-24
Covering --The -
 American Scene
Federated Press)

WASHINGTON Newspaper re- ports that Pres. John l.. Lewis of United Mine Workers had secretly taken the UNIV back into the AFL were described as ''bunk'' by AFL Pres. William Green.
 WASHINGTON - The AFL, in- ternational labor relations committee pledged support to the efforts of China ito build a constitutional de- mocracy" and supported use of US. marines to help the forces of Gen, Chiang Kai-shek move into the north ern areas occupied by Chinese com munist armies.
 WASHINCTON-For the second time the US. Steel Corp. spear. heading the costly industry cam. paign to force test of power with American labor, notified Sec. of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach that it would not bargain collectively with the United Steelworkers on its wage demands unless OPA raised steel prices.
 WASHINGTON - The US. Stu preme Court agreed to hear argu- ments from the AFL and the state of Florida on the question of whether a state can outlaw the closed shop or maintenance of membership agree ments by constitutional amendment.
 WASHINGTON - Apparently tired of hearing the charge made on the House floor that only the ''pinks and reds" are supporting the full employment bill indorsed by Pres. Truman, Rep. Wright Pat. man CD, Tex.) counter-charged that ''every fascist in America is opposing this legislation"
 CINCINNATI-William J. Kro- melbein has been named secretary treasurer of the United Brewery Workers to succeed Pres. and Sec.- Treas. Joseph O5ergfell, who died here Nov. 2.
 WICHITA, Kans.-The Wichita Trades & Labor Assembly (AFL) wired protest to Washington against the junking of 16 almost completed Superforts which cost the government $8H million and 400, ,OOO; manhours of labor.
The union times., 1945-11-24
Nominations Held
 By Fire Fighters

Local No. 825, New Haven Fire Fighters, last week nominated off cers for the coming year. Elections will be held at meetings to be held the first week in December. The nominations follow:
 President, Walter Kane, John White; Vice-President, Ray Rogan, Sunny Hill; Secretary, Cliff Lang ley, William Fallon, Ray Donnelly 1; Treasurer, Dan Mcdonald. The local went on record in favor Of forming a state organization, and passed a resolution mourning the death of Capt. John B. King, char ter member of the union In the mean time, the members are waiting for action on the improvements in their working conditions recently promised them.
The union times., 1945-11-24
.Sit-Down Strike
 Against Country Slated For Probe

A sitdown strike by big indus triaIists battling for bigger profits has reached such proportions that government agencies feel it neces- sary to do something to protect consumers.
 John w. Snyder, reconversion chief has ordered a probe which IS being made by the Federal Bureau of In vestigation and the Civilian Produc- ton Administration.
 Snyder acted after members of Con- gress had passed along to him com plaints which have been reaching Washington in large volume.
 TEXTILES FIRST ON GRILL
 First to receive attention is the tex tile industry, which has baked at every effort to induce 1t to produce urgently needed materials, particu- larly for low-cost garments.
 To break the holdup, the O. P. A has authorized a IS per cent boost 1T the price of clothing bought by work ing people.
 C. P. A. officials said ''some firms undoubtedly have been hold ing back to get the benefit of the tax cut"
 But textiles are not the only of fender. The automobile industry vii be asked to explain why production proceeds at snaips pace.
 During the last four months, off cial figures show, only 19,13o auto mobiles have been produced. This i; only one-fourth of what government officials had anticipated.
 SENATOR PROTESTS
 A Senator said he protested the sellers strike" to government agen- cies, and added:
 Those babies are just holding back until January 1, when the excess prof its tax will be lifted and, industrial ists hope, price controls will be junked Then there would be no restraint on prohteering.
 ''The smartest thing housewives could do would be to go on strike and refuse to buy any textiles un- til after Christmas"
 Senator Wayne Morse (Rep., Ore. said he saw indications "that some producers of consumers goods, suct as textiles, are somewhat hesitant about putting them on the market until after the first of the year"
 And Senator Joseph C. O'Ma- honey (Dem. Wyo.) observed that Congress has opened a fine door for such manipulation by the way it handled the excess profits tax repeal"
The union times., 1945-11-24
Workers Sustain
 Terrific Losses

Startling new evidence on the terrific loss in earnings suffered by many workers since the end of the war was made public this week jointly by the Department of Labor and Federal Security Agency.
 TYPICAL CITIES
 The material was gathered by in- vestigators sent out by the two agencies to three typical cities-At- Ianta, Ca.; Columbus, Ohio, and Trenton, N, J. Their primary pur- pose was to find out: "Why are there large numbers of workers seeking employment when there are also large numbers of jobs OpeningsS"
 The answer, they discovered, is that most of the available jobs offer "sweatshop" wage rates, ranging from 37 to g per cent less than the unemployed workers had received ir war plants before being laid off
 For example, in Atlanta men who had previously earned $l.l0 an hour were being offered only 57 cents, and women who had been paid o5 cents were offered mere 46 cents.
 What made their plight even worse the survey disclosed, was that, be sides taking nearly a 50 per cent cut in hourly rates, they had to suffer a further loss in "take-home" pay be- cause the new jobs were on a 40- hour week, whereas previous ones were on 48-hour schedules, with time and half rates for overtime.
 The result is a disastrous cOE lapse in their purchasing power.
The union times., 1945-11-24
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The union times., 1945-11-24

Mention THE UNION TIMES when shopping, and help Labor's Own Paper grow.
The union times., 1945-11-24
ghters In Paper SpringsA
 ury Meet Leak In Water .onaghan Co., s Position
Collective Bargaining Ordi- nance Explained In
 Detail To Mayor

Representatives of the Fire Fight CTS International Association, which now has eight local unions in Con- necticut, this week met with Mayor Monaghan of Waterbury and ex- plained the aims and aspirations of the Union, and the need for mu- nicipal ordinance which affirms the rights of city employees to join or ganizations of their own choosing, and provides for the establishment of full grievance machinery.
 Speaking for the Fire Fighters were Joseph Lehan, international vice-president; Francis Kelley, president of the Waterbury Fire Fighters, Local 832; Secretary Treasurer Raymond McEvoy, and two additional members of the committee representing the Water bury union. John Speers, president of No. 825, New Haven, told of the progress being made by the New Haven local, while Lehan told Mayor Monaghan of the workings of the ordinance passed by the common councils of Hartford and New Haven, and how they have helped increase the morale of city employees.
 The committee cleared up several misunderstanding the Waterbury city officials had in regards to the collective bargaining ordinance. They pointed out that the closed shop and the check-off were not requested by the hremen, and that city unions as a general rule do not ask for such clauses. Several matters in the Wa terbury Fire Department which need to be corrected were brought to the mayors attention. He promised that they would be strengthened out.
 Membership in the Waterbury local is growing rapidly, and strong unions of city employees will gain the city workers many advantages they now should be enjoying. In Waterbury, the cost-of-Iiving in- crease is still on a bonus basis, while in New Haven, where the Fire Fighters are strongly organ ized, city employees have had the l79o cost-of-living increase made a part of their permanent wage scale, with sick-leave provisions now in the process of being established.
 Mention THE UNION TIMES
The union times., 1945-11-24

LOS ANGELES-In an open let ter to the city's police commission, the Mobilization for Democracy con demned the use of 1000 armed, helmeted policemen to defend Gerald L. K. Smith from hecklers and pick cts at the fascist's third appearance here.
 STAMFORD, Conn.-To the &C., compartment of a union brass band blaring a funeral dirge, top management officials of the Yale X Towne Mfg. Co. were allowed to enter the plant here for the first time since 5000 AFL employees went on strike for a union shop.
 WICHITA, Kans.-(FP)-An op- timistic report in US. News that jobs were practically growing on trees in Wichita brought a hurried denial from the Chamber of Com merce and US. Employment Service.
The union times., 1945-11-24
Government Report Shoqvs Wage Cuts Running Up To 8
Planning Needed To
 Defeat Depression

Washington (LPA)-To plan pub lie works now, President Truman has asked Congress for the third time for adequate funds and a government planning agency like the now-defunct National Resource Planning Board. "A we'll developed and completely planned shelf of worthy public works" Truman thinks, would take the sting out of any possibule future depression.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-19
ARR. Real Estate
Continued from Page one)

A. few huge corporations, that have
exploited Montana, have a true con-
ception of her value. Among these
are the Amalgamated Copper Com
pany, the Great Northern Railroad
and the Northern Pacific Railway
Company.
1t is with the latter that we are
now concerned This great railway
company was endowed by congress
with land sufficient to support a good
sized kingdom.
To encourage the building of that
great interstate highway from Lake
Superior to the Pacific coast, that
railroad was granted every alternate
section of land in strip eighty miles
wide along its line, through the terri
tories it traversed, forty miles wide
on each side of its right of way
Where it failed to secure land within
its grant, on account of prior posses
sion, it was granted lieu lands in
stead, in another strip of land twenty
miles wide, along each side of it's right
of way, Immediately outside of it's
previous grant.
In the state of Montana the North
ern Pacific Railway traverses the
state from east to west. In its sinu-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-19
VIA URGES USERS
TO ORDER
EGG CASES NOW

The War Food Administration, an
ticipating a flood of eggs during the
spring peak production period, today
called upon all producers and distrib-
utors of eggs to place orders now for
egg cases to assure adequate packag-
ing facilities later on. There was a
lserious shortage of cases in Montana
last year.
According to William A. Allan, dis
trict representative, Office of Market
ing Services, VIA, it is expected that
there will be enough material avail
able to manufacture sufficient cases
to meet demands, provided orders are
placed sufficiently in advance of the
required delivery date to allow for
manufacturing.
Supplies of egg cases will be sup
plemented by supplies of good used
wooden cases or fibre cases. No one
is stocking any great number of fibre
cases, Allan said, and the only way
manufacturers can obtain materials
from the War Production Board is on
an ALLEGATION based on orders on hand.
Manufacturing facilities will not be
able to turn out cases in sufficient
volume unless there is an immediate
and complete trade cooperation now
to avoid trouble later in meeting the
demands for cases when the rush will
be on, Allan said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-19
Atty. Gen.
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page one)
is returned from the people of the
state over and above all costs of gov
eminent, it should in good conscience
and equity not be appropriated with
out the approval of the taxpayers
themselves. 1t has been held that the
right to tax is the right to destroy;
any other holding would take from the
people the protection now afforded
them from excessive impositions of
excessive revenue measures when not
needed for state government.
Therefore, it is my opinion under
the said section that the legislature
may not appropriate or authorize ex-
penditures whereby the expenditures
of the state during any fiscal year
shall exceed the total tax then pro-
vided for by law and applicable to
such expenditure, unless the legisla-
tive assembly making such appropria-
ton provides for the levying of tax,
not to exceed the two-mill levy pro-
vided for in Section of Article XII,
70 pay such appropriation or expendi-1
.ure within such fiscal year"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-19

Military affairs: Aronson (R-Gla
cier), chairman; Baker (R-Dawson)
Wilson (D-Toole), Hammond (D-Wi
baux), Rice (D-Teton).
Mines and mining: Kelley (R-Pow
elD, chairman; Gabisch (R-Broadwa
teri, Henderson (R-Granite), Mulhol
land (D-Silver Bow, Liggett (RMus
selshelD.
New counties and divisions: PECK
(R-Carter), chairman; Cotton Oval
Iley), Holland (D-McCone), Boyd (R
Big Horn, Rice (D-Teton).
Oils and leases: Wilson (D-Toole)
chairman; Aronson (R-Glacier), Kel
logg (R-Pondera), Darlington (R-Fal
lon), Mundy (R-HilD, Kelley (R-Pow
ELL, Boyd (R-Big Horn.
Printing: McQuitty (D-Wheatland)
chairman; McKenna (D-Judith Basin)i
Tyler (D-Sheridan).
Public buildings: Haight OFFER.
gus), chairman; Mulholland D-Silver
Bow, Wallace (R-Lake), Potter (R-
Meagher), Tyler (D-Sheridan).
Public morals: Sullivan (D-Jeffer-
SOM, chairman; Cotton (D-Valley),
Peck (R-Carter), Toman (R-Powder
RIVER, Tyler (D-Sheridan).
Railroads and transportation: Moss
(R-Flathead), chairman; Gabisch (R-
Broadwater) vice chairman; Cooper
(R-MineraD, Henderson (R-Granite)
Ross (R-Blaine), Potter (R-Meagher),
Sullivan (D-Jefferson).
Relief and social welfare: Ecton (R-
Gallatin), chairman; Liggett (R-Mus-
selshelD, Cole (R-Petroleum), Lynch
(D-ChouteaD, Tyler D-Sheridan),
Manning (D-Treasure), Hammond ID
Wibaux), Kellogg (R-Pondera), Boyd
(R-Big Horn.
Roads and highways: Robinson R.
Phillips), chairman; McQuitty ID
Wheatland), Arnold R-Stillwater),
Hammond (D-Wibaux), Moss (R-Flat-
head, Sawtell (R-Custer), Manning
D-Treasure), Hollingsworth (R-Ra-
valid, Aronson (R-Glacier).
Sanitary affairs: Bridenstine (R-
Prairie), chairman; Lynch (D-Chou-
teau), McKenna (D-Judith Basin)
Rice (D-Teton), Peck (R-Carter).
State boards and officers: Toman
(R-Powder River, chairman; Wallan-
der (R-Roosevelt), Liggett (R-Mussel-
SHELLY, D'Ewart (R-Park), Haight ID
Fergus), Olmstead (R-Sweet Grass,
Smith (R-Lewis and Clark.
State and county economies: Ohm
stead, (R-Sweet Garss), chairman;
Ross (R-Blaine), Mundy (R-HilD, Leo
(D-Richland) McKenna (D-Judith Ba-
SIM, Cotton (D-Valley), Peck (R-Car-
teri, Boyd (R-Big Horn, Hageman
(R-Garfield).
Stock growing and grazing: Lott
(R-Madison), chairman; Henderson
Gilbert (R-Beaverhead),
Ross (R-Blaine), Boyd (R-Big Horn,
Cotton (D-Valley), Sawtell (R-Custer),
(R-Golden Valley, Hageman
(R-Garfield)
Taxation: Cooper Or MineraD,
chairman; Robinson Or Phillips),
Campbell (R-Missoula), Fewkes (R-
Balgord (R-Golden Valley,
Smith (R-Lewis and Clark, Ham
Moss (R-Flathead), Lar
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-19
Delegation of British
Co-operators Now in us.

NEW YORK (CLNS)-Three repre-
sentatives of the Cooperative Whole
sale Society, Manchester, England,
arrived in this country few days ago
to inspect the cooperative offices in
New York, Montreal and Vancouver
and to investigate the probabilities Of
postwar cooperative trade Making
up the party are Mr.. A. Davies of the
finance committee; Mr.. j. McFadyen,
of the grocery committee; and Mr.. P.
Robinson of the drapery committee of
the Cooperative Wholesale Society.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-19
Missouri Valley Authority MVA)-

Page
each of problem involved On of ALL the effected
public must be complete picture of what conem
plated and then permitted to have its say.
All this will bring differences of opinion, conflicts in de-
tailed plans and other controversial matters that must be
roned and harmonzed into the most effective whole unit
construction and operation this unit be made to fit
with all other units To attempt to list all the kinds of
problems and all the resources mineral plant animal and
human that may various times have part the picture
is like writing dictionary
Each entitled proper consideration have plans for
worked out and presented by experts in that ne to
have its advantages and value approved by the public In
short to have its day This be done only by
Authority type of overhead control This what
M.VA proponents by unity of deveopment-max
benefit from everything and for everybodyncung badly
depleted duck population
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-19
SENATE COMMITTEES
son (R- Sanders).

son (R-Sanders).
Water conservation and flood con
troll: D-Ewart (R-Park), chairman;
Baker (R-Dawsot), Arnold (R-Still-
water), Balgord (R-Golden Valley,
Hollingsworth (R-Ravalli), Wilson ID
Toole), Wallace (R-Lake), Manning
(D-Treasure), Gilbert (R-Beaverhead)
Public lands: (R-Blaine) chairman;
Lot (R-Madison), vice chairman;
Hageman (R-Garfield), McQuitty Cd
Wheatland), Gilbert (R-Beaverhead)
Toman (R-Powder River), D'Ewart
(R-Park), Lynch (D-Chouteau), Cole
(R-Petroleum)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-19
LAUREL CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT APPROVED

Installation of three 800 H. p boil
ers and construction of a new power
plant building, amounting to $393,500,
at Laurel, Montana, was approved by
WPB, announced WPB officials today.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-19
RATIONING REMINDERS

MEATS, FATS = Red stamps O.
through Ks good indefinitely No
new stamps until January %.
PROGRESSED FOODS = Blue stamps
KS through rs, Az through G2 good
Indefinitely. No new blue stamps
will be validated until February l.
SUGAR = Sugar stamp 81 good for
five pounds Indefinitely. No new
stamp until February 1.
GASOLINE = Ala coupons good for
four gallons beginning Dec. %.
FUEL OIL-East and far West 1 and
2 period coupons goods indefinitely.
Period coupons in East will be-
come good on January Is. Period
coupon in far West will become
good on January s. Midwest and
South periods 1, and coupons
good throughout heating year.
SHOES-Airplane stamps 1, 2, and 8
in book three, good Indefinitely.
Gus course through that common
wealth, its line is nearly eight hun
dred miles long. This obtained for
it vast public domain in that state
alone, of about $4,000 square miles.
Concluded in next weeks issue)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-19
Opinions Of
Continued from Page Two

from rage IWOJ
human instincts told the voters half
loaf is better than no loaf at all
although | and millions voted for
Roosevelt because we knew he was
the best equipped American in the
world to direct the total war effort to
successful victorious termination.
There is no other American in the
world that could have accomplished
the brilliant constructive job he has
accomplished, but liberal Americans
also know he is in sympathy with the
ruling class per cent moneyed aris-
tocracy system by background and
will never go more than half way to
establish a real peoples real democ-
racy on an economy of abundance for
all classes. He is a little more far
sighted than the Republican politi-
clans he appeases by going half way
and get the votes each election. The
people get half a loaf and a political
revolution is avoided. The banks still
print a 100 million in credit money
and clear 100 million extra out of the
tax payers pocket shouldering the
whole 200 million national debt. This
is really free enterprise for bankers
and the per cent ruling class. The
people know the graft but both party
leaders entrench the false system.
Now is the opportune time to lay the
foundations for new party by all
liberal and progressive groups, on
program for full production constitu
tional money system and an economy
of abundance for every individual |
The Republican party is dead in
America forever. 80 per cent of the |
people know that the plumber bunds |
of Wall Street who stand for phi
Iosophy of scarcity money monopoly,
predatory profit and the workers on
4 slavery take it or leave it plan are
absolutely in control of all platforms
irawn up in national or state cleo
ions. Knowing these facts and that /
he Democratic leaders will only go |,
half way in the necessary social re-
forms for an economy of full produc-
ion and abundance for all, l am con-
ginced 80 per cent of the Americans
are dreaming and begging for new
LIBERAL progressive party to provide
plans for real liberal peoples De-
nocracy of abundance for all in 194S.
The corporation press do not fool the
American people any more with their
liked propaganda Let's reorganize
or new party by 194S.
A. L. SUTHERLAND,
Great Falls, Mont
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-19
columbia Fails. Mont, Jan. 1S. 1945

Columbia Falls, Mont, Jan. IS, 1916
Peoples Voice,
Helena, Montana
Dear Mr.. Bruce,
Just have to have your Informative
paper these legislative days and all
the days. Wish you'd turn your ac-
tive mind to the filth and debauchery
and drunken driving-al under our
legalized liquor traffic. That surely
needs exposing as YOU KNOW HOW.
We admire the fairness with which
you present things and the vigor of
your writing.
Very truly yours,
ETHEL BELLER.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-19
Shall Co-operatives Continue to Grow
and Prosper After the War Is Over?

Their members think unless have fascist of govern
ment operated by ruthless Dictator who opposed free enterprise
and the American life only for the few that control and direct the
gigantic monopoes and cartel These selfish govern
the policies of 9O of the wealth and property of country op
posed the benefit people
if it cuts in their profits and INSCRIPTIONS power
One of the first things Hitler did after he power
break and destroy the Cooperave of Germany also the labor
unions lodges churches and all organized groups who might have diff
feen opinions than the mighty Fuer So watch the operations Of
the Tax Equality League their don't be
led by their lies and tactics that dece and false impressions