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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

forces, Marine
{ orps head
q u arters an
n oun ed in
Washington. d
C.. this week.
The I h r e e
men. all Ma
rine sergeants
who rose from
the ks Of
the first 200
Negro enlistees
Ia volunteer for
the NJ a r n c
Corps in 1912.
are now in the
9th PIAt O o u
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

I h e candl-
dates are;
LIST Sgt. Chas.
w Ills Sim
mons. Il. of 20l
East 18th street.
Centralia, Ill;
Sgt. Maj. Chas
Fisher Ander-
son. "a. of 500
North II ave-
nue.. Birmlng-
ham, Ala; Isl.
Sgt &C or re
Frederick Ellis.
Jr.. 30. Of 466
Decatur street,
RrnnklNn- NY
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

BROOKLYN. N ].
A former teacher al the Smith
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

Snnal commentator from Ralph A
Bard. underSecretary Of the Navy.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21
Detroit Youth Is
Promoted In Colo.

IA JUNTA ARMY AIR FIELD.
Colo Louis Wade was recently
promoted from the grade OF pri-
vate first class 10 corporal al La
Junta Army AIT Field.
Cpl Wade is assigned 10 the
Production Line Maintenance de-
partment al this AAF Training
Command advanced two-engine
p.lo; school. where he is respon-
Sible for the Servicing Of a modi-
fed. BIS Mitchell bomber. He en-
tered the armed forces AZ Fort
Custer, Mich. on Feb. Il. 1913.
He is ;he brother Of Mr.. Charles
Wade c0O0 E Hancock street, De-
troit. Mich.
-
Sonal commentator from Ralph A
\ q
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

For the first time in the history
Of the United States Marine Corps,
three Negro Marines are being
trained as possible commissioned
officers in this branch Of the armed
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-04-21

stan assistant.
Miss FortSon
is one of the
225 " egroe S
now erv ing
overseas W il h
the Red Cross.
Until her Red
Cross appoint
m e n I. Mrs.
FortSon W a S
with the Cen
trail InfUma-
ton { e n er.
Detroit. and is
a graduate of
s o u I h high
school YnilnpS-
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
ANTITRUST LAW
CAN'T OPERATE
AGAINST UNIONS
INDEPENDENCE DAY

WASHINGTON (FP-In) a 5-to-4
decision June 10 the U. s. Supreme
Court held that a labor union may not
be sued under the Sherman antitrust
act for refusal to work, even if such
action destroys an employers business.
The case involved Hunts Motor Freight
& Food Products Transport of Philadel-
phia, and the Brotherhood of Transpor-
tation Workers (AFL) During a truck
ers' strike, a union member was killed
and Edward A. Hunt, one of the pro-
prietors, was acquitted Of murder
charge in the Staying. The union then
was charged with refusing to admit Hunt
employees into membership, and the firm
sued for treble damages and asked for
an injunction under the antitrust act.
The union replied it was acting to
serve legitimate labor objectiyes and that
its affairs might become disorganized
if persons Of the character of the petit
TONERS (Hunts) were recognized as
proper union associates"
Justice Hugo Blacks decision for the
majority said the only combination in
volved was one of workers alone and
what they refused to sell petitioner
Hunt was their labor 1t is not vio-
lation of the Sherman act for labOrers
in combination to refuse to work. They
can sell or not sell their labor as they
please, and upon such terms and condi-
tions as they choose without infringing
the antitrust laws" he held. The Hunt
firms was unable to do business in Phlla-
delphia as an open shop operator.
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
Gold Mining Can
Resume July l

Senator James E. Murray, chairman
of the Senate Small Business committee,
was informed last week by W. G. Keeley,
vice chairman for Metals and Minerals,
War Production Board, that gold closing
order L-2Os would be revoked as of
July l.
This word follows the publication of
a letter dated June 10 from Senator
Murray to J. A, Krug, chairman of the
War Production Board In statement
made by the senator when the letter
was released to the press June Is 1t
was pointed out that reopening the gold
mines would in no way interfere with
the mining of strategic and critical min
erals for the war effort and that the
move would be coniderable factor in
providing jobs during the reconversion
period
The War Production Board action cul
minuates a long fight on the part of
Senator Murray to have the gold closing
order rescinded.
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
BRIDGES MAKES
STATEMENT ON
RULING OF COURT

Harry Bridges last week made the fol-
lowing statement in reference to the
5-to-3 Supreme Court decision invali-
dating the deportation order against
him:
The courts ruling represents an inn
portant victory for all who cherish demo-
cratic traditions and institutions. Credit
for the victory must go to the millions
Of union men and women, liberal and
progressiye-minded people in all classes
of our society.
The generous and courageous support
they extended through the many years
and phases of the deportation proceed
ings stands as proof Of tn fact that the
American people are ever viglant and
can be rallied to the cause of vreserylng
basic constitutional freedoms.
The decision vindicates their position.
It vindicates the program and policy Of
the labor union for which I speak and
represent as an officer 1t was this
unions policy that Attorney General
Biddle attacked in the deportation pro-
ceedings, not me as an individual, and
his order to deport meant in essence
that union rights must depart from
American life.
Naturally 1 welcome the decision be-
cause American citizenship is a priceless
possession, I can only sincerely and
humbly express my gratitude to all who
participated in the protection Of these
inalienable rights, and proceed at once
to bring the whole issue to a close, so
far as 1 am able to, by applying for
citizenship papers Immediately.
The deportation proceedings, the many
accusations and hearings extending over
a period OF years were never an attack
upon one man, or one alien. No indi-
vidual can be that much Of a danger to
the United States Republic, its society,
its form Of government. If such were
the case those institutions would be in
bad shape indeed. The deportation pro-
ceedings furnished false whisllers for
reaction to attack the rights Of workers
to organize into trade unions, TO gather
in free assembly and choose their own
leaders and to speak out and collectively
act against undemOcratic forms and
fascist policies. These rights once again
have been upheld and strengthened by
this decision Of the nations highest
court.
It would have been far more patriotic
for the reactionary forces who have
wasted hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
Of the peoples funds and the energy
Of our governmental agencies in this
CONTINUED on PaRe Three
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
Labor News Editor
Feeling Much Better

Clarence E. Blewett, editor of the
Montana Labor News who was admitted
to the Murray hospital two weeks age
for a general check-up and much need
ed rest is well along the road to recovery
and rarin to get back into the harness
again. He expects to be dismissed from
the hospital within the next few days.
Your editor expresses his heartfelt
thanks for the many acts of kindness
shown to him during his sojourn in the
hospital.
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
ACCUSE MCCORMICK
OF TRYING
TO CENSOR RADIO

CHICAGO-(FP Independent radio
station owners accused Col. Robert R.
Mccormick, owner Of the Chicago Tri-
bune and Station WGN, of sponsoring a
radio libel bill that would throttle free
expression over the air
Previouly vigorous opposition to the
bill was voiced by Financial Secretary
Maurice Lynch Of the Chicago Federation
Of Labor which owns VIGIL, the voice
of Labor The bill, applicable to radio
speakers, owners or operators, would
penalize libel by radio with a one-year
Jail sentence and a $500 fine. 1t has
already been approved by the state SEN
ate judiciary committee and is due on
the floor of the upper house.
william J. Friedman, counsel for the
independent radio stations, said the iso-
lationist newspaper publisher was spon-
soring the bill in an effort to prohibit
the broadcasting in Illinois of contro-
versial and political programs and to
score radio broadcasters"
Asserting that the Tribune is attempt
ing to impose the same penalties on
radio stations that are imposed on news
papers," Friedman pointed out that "a
newspaper editor has an opportunity to
read the copy before it is printed where
as the operator Of radio station "has
no opportunity to pass upon network
programs, public discussion programs and
extemporaneous or al hbbing remarks" ."
In contrast to newspapers, equal time
must be given to both sides in the pres
entation of controversial subjects, Fried
man said, adding that "other than
WGN," most radio stations do not have
an editorial policy.
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
new ANTI-LAB0R
LAW WOULD
FORCE ARBITRATION

WASHINGTON (FP)-A proposal to
uproot the present federal government
method of handling labor problems and
substitute a new labor law to preserve
industrial peace along the model Of the
Railway Labor Act was introduced in
the Senate June 20 by Senators Carl
Hatch D.-N. M, Joseph Ball (R,-
Mimi and Harold Burton (R.-O).
The measure, Is. hid, entitled the
Federal Industrial Relations Act was
offered by the trio in consultation with
the Committee to Promote Industrial
Peace, headed by Donald R. Richberg,
co-author Of the Railway Labor Act, and
former head of the National Recovery
Administration NRA).
Under the terms of the Match Ball
Burton bill, the National War Labor
Board and the NLRB would be eliminat-
ed and their work done by a new Fed
eral Labor Relations Board OF mem
bers that would handle all mediation
and Cancellation problems and absorb the
present Cancellation service of the De-
partment of Labor
This FLRB would invoke mediation
and if that failed, propose arbitration
If arbitration is refused and the con-
troversy threatens serious interruption
of commerce, the bill calls for a special
fact-finding commission to be named by
the President to decide the issues and
enforce its decision in the courts. An
other provision puts up bars against the
closed shop.
Complaints of unfair labor practices
would be handled separately by new
Unfair Labor Practices Tribunal Of three
members. This section elaborately sets
out that unfair labor practices may in
clude those that are unfair to an en-
ployer and prohibits unions or workers
from discriminating against an employer
because of his exercise of rights under
the act.
Minor disputes are 10 be handled by
awards Of adjustment boards named by
the national agency. These are made
enforceable in the courts.
Either the employer or the workers
involved may sue for injury caused by
violation of the orders Of the new agen-
cies, and the board itself, may be suec
by specific permission written into the
bill.
Senator Ball said the aim Of the bill
was to work out federal labor relation!
policy which will minimize to the great
est degree consistent with our free in.
stitutions the dangers of destructive
strife between management and labor il
the postwar period
Burton said the bill provides the key
to the stability and prosperity that th'
nation needs, and gives a high degree o.
confidence in our industrial investment
management and labor policies that viii
justify investment of new capital in tn,
development Of those countless ney
products new materials and new meth
DDS of production which have been dis
Continued on Page Two
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
CALIFORNIA CITIES
CAN HAVE CLOSED
SHOP AGREEMENTS

VALLEJO, Calif-(FP) First ruling
in this state that a municipality may
sign a closed shop agreement with a
union was made by Attorney General
Robert W. Kenny
Kenny's opinion held that Vallejo can
enter closed shop contract, including
dues checkoff, with its bus operators
since cities are governed by the same
rules as private bus or street car oper-
ators The Legislature has declared that
closed shop contracts between unions
and private operators are not against
the public interest, he pointed out.
California cities have steadfastly
avoided signed agreements on the
grounds that they were illegal under
civil service law and have fought par
ticularly hard against the closed shop.
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
GENERAL IKE
new YORK

NEW YORK.-(FP)- 1t was Ike's day
in New York city June 10 as six mil
lion people poured out into the streets
to shout, yell and sing their admiration
for the man who led the Allies to vic
tory over Nazism in Europe.
From the moment he stepped from his
four -motored plane at LaGuardia field
at 10 in the morning until he went
wearily to bed just before midnight, Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower belonged to New
York, but New York belonged to him
too It was love at first sight.
Crammed into the generals day was
triumphal 18-mile drive past cheering
mutitudes to City Hall, where he was
presented with a specially designed gold
medal, back through Manhattan to the
Polo Grounds for part Of a ball game,
and the citys official banquet at the
Waldorf Astoria.
The people began lining the streets
early in the morning, in some places 20
deep. Thousands hung out of factory
and office windows, gathered on roof
tops and fire escapes, perched on Lodges,
clung perilously to tree branches, wait
ing for a glimpse Of Ike.
Everybody was there-workers in
shirt sleeves, shop girls, housewives, kids
playing hockey from school, storekeepers
Ike's former buddies wearing honorable
discharge pins, gold star mothers, old
people, young people, all standing pa
tiently waiting
While waiting, they held mock ova-
tions. Garbage vans that ratified down
the traffic-cleared streets, mail trucks
stray dogs, even cops. got cheers and
braves from the excited crowds When
Ikes motor procession finally came in
sight, the emotion that had been gath
ering all morning burst out into the
loudest welcome New York ever accord
ed a hero
And Ike, who admitted later that he
"choked up a couple Of times at the
reception he got, smiled back his wide.
infectious grin, holding his arms aloft
in a triumphant sign In the narrow
factory streets Of downtown New York
he looked straight up at the workers
leaning out of shop windows waving
frantically at him, and saluted them.
All along the line of march there was
a steady dOwnpOur of confetti, ticker
tape red and white feathers, roses and
gaily-colored scraps of silks and cottons
hastily gathered up from factory floors.
Hundreds of home-talent bands and
drum corps turned out to serenade Ike.
At Union Square the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers CcTO) greeted the pro
cession with a band playing on a large
truck and Local 802, American Fedora
ton of Muicians (AFL), had band
blaring away at Duffy Square. Other
unions had large banners out, saying in
bright letters Welcome Ikel
It was like that the whole day. And in
paying tribute to Eisenhower the work
ers Of New YOrk-who had stayed tire
lessly on their jobs through the long
hard years Of war-were also applaud
ing the words he spoke that night at
the banquet in his honor The five-star
general stood up and spoke Of how he
hated war. Peace" he said, lis abso-
lutely necessary for this world First
we must uickly finish the job Of defeat
ing Japan, he said, and then we must
begin to build a lasting peace by provid- !
ing jobs for all men able To work.
Prosperous nations are not war
hungry" said Ike, "but hungry nations
will always seek war"
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
Michael Lacy Reelected
President State CIO

Michael Lacy was reelected president
Of the State CLIO at the June 7th cleo
tions of that organization. other can
didates for the office were John Mcleod
Of Butte, Dave Grant Of Great Falls and
John Morris Of Anaconda.
President Lacy left by plane last Mon
day for Washington, d. c., on urgent
business, expecting to be absent for sew
eral days
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
ALCOA Signs New
CLIO Contract

PITTSBURGH FP)-The Aluminium
Company Of America and the United
steelworkers (CIO) have signed new
contract covering $4,000 workers in 10
plants.
The agreement was the first to be
signed since the old Aluminium Workers
merged with the steelworkers' union The
contract, effective until Dec. 8, 1916, re-
places an agreement which expired a
year ago but remained in force pending
settlement Of fight on II issues by
The National War Labor board.
New gains in the contract include in
.reases in shift differentials Of 4c to &c
hourly, right Of the union to approve or
eject any rate changes proposed by the
company, and right of the union to in
estigate grievances inside the plants
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28

Don't let your left hand know what
your right hand is doing department.
The congressman who are squawking
loudest against President Truman's re-
quest for $25 a week for the unemployed
the week before voting themselves a
$500 annual expense eocount.
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28

Southern tories in the Senate are get
ting ready for their annual filibusser
against the polltax repeal bill
That's one Of the oertainties Of life
we'd gladly dispense with.
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
Townsend Club to Hold
Public Social Next Monday

Townsend Club No. will hold public
social at 205 East Park street, Monday,
July 2nd, at o m, The public is
invited
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
NOTICE

There will be no meeting of the
Silver Bow Trades & Labor C'oun-
ell next Tuesday July 3rd.
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28
BUTTE PREPARES FOR GALA FOURTH
BIG PARADE And SPORTS PROGRAM IS
PLANNED AS TRIBUTE TOOUR FIGHTING MEN

gala patriotic parade featuring floats decorated ears
and marching units from the entire community, big
sports program open to all adults and children and
street dance will hghght Buttes Fourth of July ceebra
ton in tribute to the sevcemen and women of the Mining
city it was announced Monday night at meeting of the
general July 4, committee Mayor Barry OLeary pre-
sided.
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28

LABoR's IN THE FTGHT-wrrH
PAYDAY DOLLARS FOR WAR BONDS
Montana labor news., 1945-06-28

THEY GIVE THEIR LIyEsl
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26

the report was turned over to the
Governor, where 1t has apparently
remained until a short time ago
when it again reached the Board of
Examiners. The Board, it is re-
ported, called in Mr.. Burke Glenn
ents, the chairman of the Industrial
Accident Board who had made these
calls and questioned him about
them. 1t appeared to some of the
members of the Board of Examiners
that it was strange that Mr.. Glenn
ents' calls to Washington and Los
Angeles and other places at certain
times were coincidental with the
presence there at such times of Sen
ator Wheeler or the senator's sec
rotary, and the board members sus-
pected that some of the calls might
have been of political character
states business, though they had
been paid by the state.
The upshot of the matter was that
Mr.. Clements, probably to quiet the
pangs of conscience, recently paid
back to the state the sum of $120.75.
So now we know that Mr.. Clements
has a conscience, because we are
disposed to think that there is no
way by which the Board of Examin-
could have pinned any charge on
him and proved it about telephone
bills the state paid some years
ago.
Well, it's nice to know that our
public officials have consciences.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26
A SOLDIERS VIEWS

AS native of our state (tempor
arily absent), | have for a long time
watched her Economic and polit
ica" development, particularly in
the field of agriculture.
have been an interested observ-
er as we'll as a participant in some
of the unhappy experiences" we
have gone through in the past due
to the various policies in vogue,
such as the advertising and promo
tional schemes to bring in an influx
of Settlers, the exploitation and
depletion of our best resources the
farm land and range, the wave of
bankruptcy and foreclosures that
followed.
| have noted that we are on the
losing end with respect to popula-
ton, though the requisite raw mate
rails and potential power for manu-
facture are present.
am naturally very much inter-
ested in what the future holds for
Montana. Can she provide oppor-
tunities for her people, decent
living and employment for all, in
Guiding those now in the service
after foreign fascism shall have
been defeated?
Can we secure a sound and sane
land policy and develop home in
dustry? Judging by our past rec
ord am somewhat skepticaI and
apprehensive.
Although the situation is admit
teddy somewhat different now than
the one confronting us after the last
war, | cannot help but wonder what
will happen when the demand for
war production ceases. viii the
question then be, how many more
will be hired, or how many will be
fired?
In my opinion, the one outstand-
ing proposal thus far offered which
would 90 far towards the solution,
and alienation of these problems
is the MVA, sponsored by Senator
Murray and others and supported
by large groups of our citizens;
patterned after the IVA, which has
already made undeniable and great
progress in raising the living STAN
dards of the people of that territory,
besides the reclamation and con-
servaton of the land itself.
In view of these facts am panied
(but not surprised) to learn that
some of our Heading citizens" are
opposed to this plan, perhaps they
are for more advertising" as a
solution to our problems.
To Senator Murray and the many
unselfish and Woodworking people
pushing the MVA, who are not
afraid of the "companies", go my
commentator and best wishes,
more power to you.
AN ARMY SERGEANT.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26
CONSCIENCE FUND.-

The mysteries of state accounting
are beyond the limited grasp of most
of US, but we have heard of such
things as a "conscence fund" car
red In their accounts by some po-
Iitical subdivisions in the country.
These accounts are, as we under
stand it, to provide for method to
show payments into public funds by
individuals who are troubled with a
conscience that has bothered them
because they have in some manner
defrauded the public and are
prompted to make restitution.
1t seems to US that now the state
of Montana must set up such an
accounting method II il already does
not have one.
During the last session (1943) of
the Montana legislature, an investi-
cation of the Industrial Accident
Board was conducted and the in
vestigators were astonished to find
that the chairman had paid tele-
phone bills amounting to large sums
for many calls to Washington, the
national capital, to Los Angeles and
other points, where it did not seem
to these investigators that the In
dustrial Accident Board could have
urgent enough business to warrant
the expense of a telephone call.
According to the best information
obtainable by this reporter, it was
difficult for the Board of Examiners
to determine, whether these calls
were on official business or not, and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-26
To the Members of the Committee

To the Members of the Committee
Gentlemen:
AS president of the Montana MVA
Association l should like to present
this statement in connection with
your hearing on House Joint Mem
orial Number One. | am extremely
sorry that l am unable to appear be-
fore your committee and present this
statement to you personally, but serv-
ice on an arbitration board at San
francisco this week prevents me from
attending the hearing.
The Montana MVA Association be-
lieves in the principle of a basin-wide
authority. 1t believes that the type
of development of the Missouri basin
in Montana, which we should have,
cannot be accomplished through the
activities of single purpose agencies
or through cooperative action of any
number of single purpose agencies.
Montana's vast natural resources,
agricultural, mineral, forest and water,
we believe can only be developed by
an agency that can consider all phases
of development in planning for this
section of the Missouri basin. Other
witnesses will testify in detail as to
the general questions involved in the
establishment of such an authority. 1t