Montana labor news., 1945-05-03
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By TRAVIS X. HEDRICK

Civil Service Probe is in Offing
Observation-Disclosures the U.
S. Veterans Administration is taking a
general beating in the press and on the
air these days, another agency Just as
lax and Just as badly handled, has been
getting by scot-tree.
Watch for a demand soon for a thor
ough-going probe of the u. S Civil serv-
ice Commission which is weighted down
with hoary rules, limited by ancient
premdices and snarled in Official red
tape. civil Service has been the lousing
up the federal picture too long.
FDR Wasn't Told
When Banker Jesse Jones engineered
the deal by which the giant monopoly,
Aluminium Corporation of America by
passed it's sole u s. competitor Rey-
nolds Metals. by seeing tha. $50 mil
lion contract went to its Canadian sub
sidiary. Aluminium Co Of Canada, ne
dId So without full authority.
Federated Press has learned that the
late President Roosevelt knew nothing
OF the deal until nearly two years af.er
the contract was signed and that Jones
/ was on the carpet for iJ before FDR
died
Details of this shady transaction have
been hidden but You can watch for
some important revelations in the near
future 1t is just another of a sres OF
reasons why Jones was ous,ed.
KiIgore Pulls Wires
Sen. Harley NJ Klgore DIV Va2
is working overtime these nights to win
support for his ambition to become the
next Secretary of Labor Kilgore hopes
to gain enough labor support to insure
him the Job when President Truman
accepts the resignation Of Mrs. Perkins
Churchill and British Unions
A storm is nearing in relations between
Prime Minister winston Churchill and
the British labor movement. The reason
lies in ChurchilIs refusal to meet a de-
mand of the British Trade Union Con
! gress to modify the Trades Union Act
of 1927 After juggling the issue
e throughout the war, Churchill recently
committed himself to a final rejection o.
p the labor movements plea
Back in 1926 Churchill LED the Con
servatives in their war on the British
unions, and if he is named the leadeI
J, Of a new government after the comm
! elections. British opinion is that he woulc
d resume his struggle against the labo
d movement
e The fight. however would not b
- called a war on trade unionism bu
T. rather a war on left-wing trade union
o ism
T. New Anti-LabOr Bill Uncovered
e An innocent-appearing House bill, HI
2788. has been unmasked as another q
d the long series Of anu-labor moves
-- Congress.
Rep Hugh DeLacy D.-Wash), a mem
-- Der Of the international Association c
L NIachinists CAFL). is making a carefl
j. search for union-busting legislation H
% found this one had been offered by Rel
IS John w. Cwynne R.-Ia) Gwynne
bill simply calls for an amendment
Title % of the U S. code to limit tn
filing of civil suits to period Of or
year after they occur
What DeLacy found however, is thf
The lumber interests were active in sur
port Of the measure, writing congress
Mt men that if the bill is not passed ives
rs coast lumber unions may be able to co
is lect portal-to-portal pay for sever
ne years back under the wage and hol
e. law
o. Other labor actions in civil cases wou
be similarly effected if the Gwynne b
ed is passed, and unions are working {
at the question
'le Congressman Delegate to lam
tie Convention
er Rep. Hugh DeLacy -Wash) HI
er been elected a regular delegate to Il
forthcoming national convention of h
gs International Association Of Machini'
ms (AFL) to be held during July in Canad
Ice The city will be named soon. Della
lst was elected by his own local, Lodge
ed of Seattle.