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Montana labor news., 1945-11-22
THE RANKIN
COMMITTEE

Progressive forces in Congress face a
difficult, tieklish job 1t is necessary
to abolish the Rankin committee. But
under the misnomer of Committee to
Investigate Un-American Activities, the
Rankin Un-Americans are set up as a
standing committee OF the House. In
fact, it is a standing committee with
more power than any other House com
mittee has ever had
There is no precedent for abolishing
a standing committee of the House Of
Representatives. The only machinery
is controlled by the poll-taxers and re-
dictionary Republicans who run the
House committee set-up. Obviously they
won't put it to work for this purpose.
Therefore new, preoedent-setting pro-
cedures are being developed, under the
guidance of Congressman Vito Mare
antonio, president of the LID and the
foremost opponent OF the Rankin com
mittee.
First test may come within a week.
1t is essential that utmost public
backing be built up not only in general
publicity, but in the form Of pressure on
every individual Congressman by his
own constituents, for the moves which
will be developed. At this moment
therefore the following steps are Of the
greatest importance and urgency:
/ Communications to SPEAKER Sam
Rayburn of the House Of Representa-
tiyes, denouncing the Rankin committee
and demanding its abolition.
?. Communications to all representa-
tiyes from their own constituents, en-
closing copies Of communications to
Rayburn and demanding they support
this position.
3.Urgent pressure on every represen-
tative who is believed to be, or who has
said he is, opposed to the Rankin COM
mittee, to insure that he is on the floor
at all times to back up the parliament
tary moves as they occur. No absen-
teeism allowed
Montana labor news., 1945-11-22
HAZEL LONG DIES
in CALIFORNIA

Corp. Hazel K. Long, Butte mother
who enlisted in the WAC a year ago
follwing the departure Of her only son
for overseas Army duty, died Sunday at
Hamilton Field Calf, after an illness
OF eight weeks.
Word Of Corp Longs death was re-
|ceived here by her sisters in a telephone
conversation from the field hospital
chaplain
Repeated efforts have been made
since the beginning OF Corp. Longs
illness to contact her son, Corp. William
] Long The latest letter received from
him this week was written Oct 80. At
that time he was aboard ship in waters
near Japan had not received his mail
for over month and was unaware of
his mothers illness. 1t is believed that
he is now en- route to the States on
emergency furlough.
Corp. Long enlisted in the WAC Nov.
IA, 1914, five months after her son went
overseas. She was called to active duty
Dec. II, 1914 and was assigned to Ham
ilton Field after completing basic train
ing at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. At the
time she became III, she was working in
the hospital at the field. Two of her
sisters, Miss Alice Shea and Mrs. Clara
Harrington, recently returned to Butte
after visiting her at the hospital
He son has served for the past three
years with a quartermaster group of the
Army Air forces. When he went into the
Pacific area, he landed at Milne bay,
and at the close of hostilities was on
Okinawa slated to take part in the oc-
cupation Of Japan. The ship taking him
to Japan was caught in the recent ty-
phoons. He has seen action in New
Guinea at Finschaven, Saidor, Biak and
in the Philippines.
In addition to her son and two sisters,
Corp. Long is survived by brother-in-
law an dsster, Mr. and Mrs r. O. Rou-
leau; two aunts, Mrs John Leary and
Mrs. John c. Hanley; nieces and neph-
ews, Miss Janet Harrington Mr.. and
Mrs. John TGird, It. q. g. and Mrs.
Gorham Ward, all of Butte, and several
cousins.
The body vii lbe forwarded to Butte
for burial. Funeral arrangements are
being completed by the Daily Shea NOR
tuary.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-22
JAPANESE LOOTED
CHINA With MONEY
THAT Is WORTHLESS

SAN FRANCISCO - Newspapermen
returning from the Pacific tell how
printing press money in China has prac-
tically ruined that country from mon
etary standpoint The looting OF China
was accomplished with the printing
press and not the Japanese bayonet. For
three and a half years the Japanese
army and its puppets fed, house and
maintained themselves in China largely
through the simple expedient Of printing
banknotes without gold or silver back
in gand forcing them on the people in
return for goods and services.
In terms of dollars and cents, the toll
taken from China through monetary in
flation far exceeds the aggregate losses
from destruction and pillage.
According to the Marking govern
ment's figures, the total note issue Of
the Central Reserve bank reached near
" 1000 billion dollars by the end OF
the war. Private estimates Of Shanghai
bankers, however, put the true figures
at closer to 5000 billion dollars. The
exact total may never be known.
Toward the end, the Marking bank
note factories gave up the practice of
numbering their notes. The currency
increased in denomination but deteri-
GRATED in quality The stuff now in cir
culation looks like stage money and is
almost as worthless.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-22
new YORK Clio OPENS
CAMP AICN TO
Get G.I.'S HOME

NEW YORK-FP)-Distributio Of
one million leaflets and rowing picket
lines heightened the public campaign
Of the Greater New York CIO council,
launched here Nov. IA, to make every
ship a troopship to speed the demobi-
lization Of eligible G. is.
The campaign stressed the fact that
except for the necessary occupation
forces in Germany and Japan, all Amer
lean troops should be homeward bound.
Several thousand CIO members, carry
ing picket and sandwich signs, flooded
Times Square, shopping areas and 9TH
er sections with the leaflets and post
card addressed to President Truman.
The postcard urges Truman to press
into service every ship flying our flag
to bring back our troops by Christmas.
Ships for private commerce and ships
iaid up in U. S. ports are keeping G..
rs from being reunited with their fam
lilies"
The c. l. o. is also planning to carry
the campaign to its members overseas
to counteract what it charges is an anti
labor drive among servicement to glame
shipping difficulties on strikes and la
Dor disturbances.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-22

Altdl OAlACCs
The School Board of Helena dis
charged her without just cause in the
opinion of Labor, by a vote OF five to
two and will not inform either Miss
Eastman or the public the cause Of her
dismissal.
a committee from the Helena Trades
and Labor Council, accompanied by
James d. Graham, President Of the
Montana State Federation OF Labor,
and Cap" Bruce, editor OF the "Peo-
pies Voice" visited meeting Of the
Helena School Board and presented pc
-itions containing 900 signatures OF
voters and taxpayers of Helena, re-
questing the Board to reinstate Miss
Eastman, or give their reason for her
discharge. The committee was received
courteously and Chairman Graham OF
the committee in talk presented the
case of the public and Miss Eastman to
the members of the Board stating that
she was an experienced and efficient
teacher with an excellent charactr Po-
litically she was liberal
Graham requested the Board to meet
with the committee, as representatives
of Organized Labor, in the spirit Of col
lective bargaining and endeavor to set
tie out OF court.
The suit Miss Eastman has against
the members of the School Board is
on account OF violation of tenure.
The members of the School Board
discussed the proposal in front Of the
committee and decided not to do any
thing on the subject until all the mem
bers of the Board were present The
Chairman Of the Board then informed
the committee that another meeting Of
the Board would be held and that the
committee would be notified, in not
to exceed ten or twelve days when the
Board would meet with them This was
eight weeks ago and to date the COM
mittee has not heard from the School
Board
Petition containing names OF approx
imately one thousand voters ond tax
Montana labor news., 1945-11-22
GREAT FALLS UNION
ASKS LOWER RATE

The following resolution asking for
reduction in rates by the Montana Pow
er company was adopted by the Cascade
County Trades and Labor Assembly:
Whereas, the Federal Power commits
sion. after an extended and thorough
hearing held in Butte, ordered the Mon
tana Power company to write off its
books $500O00OO worth of intangible"
assets, and
Whereas, this huge reduction by the
Montana Power company of capital on
which rates are based should result in
"a corresponding reduction in rates to
the power consumers Of this state there
fore be it
Resolved, that this organization petit
tion the Montana Railway and Public
Service Commission to order a reduc-
ton in electric rates commensurate with
the reduction in book value Of the Mon
tana Power company.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-22
ENGINEER LOOKS
FOR PROSPERITY
in COPPER MINES

LOS ANGELES-Haryey s. Mudd OF
Los Angeles, president Of the American
Institute Of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineers, says prices for copper and
zinc will mean continued activity in
these mines He believes copper will
bring l2c to l6c a pound and that with
better labor conditions, the war pros
perity will continue into the peace years
and be even more steady and satisfac-
tory He did say however, that the
smalle marginal mines might have to
quit because they could not compete
with foreign red metal from low cost
operations He pointed out the 4c excise
tax on imports was a large factor when
the price approached &c
Mr. Mudd said further that taxation
has a large influence on mining activity
He explained that capital went into
mining ventures when the hope of good
returns is present otherwise into So
called safe investments. He stressed
the necessity for contant exploration,
development and financing. Only going
mines produce the metals needed in
such as war.
Such an observation would apply par
ticularly to the governments freezing
of radioactive ores that might be used
in the making of atomic bombs. Pros
pectors are not likely to look for new
deposits when the government says they
cannot produce the ore.
1t is President Mudds idea that met
al reserves Of the nation are not ex-
hausted and he forecast finding of large
ore bodies in the future, particularly in
the West.-Mining Record
Montana labor news., 1945-11-22

Murray recalled that the union ac-
cepted Schwellenbach's offer to resume
conferences over the unions demand
for a s. day wage boost, but that the
company had "arrogantly rejected your
request" and said it would act only
after OPA had decided on the indus
try's plea for further price relief to
compensate for wage increases that
might result from the meeting.
The corporation is obligated by law
to engage in collective bargaining with
the United Steelworkers. Yet the
U. S. Steel corporation has the unmiti-
gated gall to advise the government Of
the U. S. that it will not perform its
legal and public duty unless the gov
ernment agrees to unconditional sur
render OF the demands of the industry
for immediate price relief and a guar
Montana labor news., 1945-11-22
Most Montana Workers Covered
by Unemployment Compensation,
Says Barclay Craighead

HELENA-Montana workers in al
most every industry in the state, and
most OF them are covered by the law,
benefit from the Montana unemploy-
ment compensation law, Barclay Craig
head chairman OF the Montana unem-
p ployment compensation commission
states.
The purpose Of the law is simply to
provide cash benefits to those workers
who, through no fault of their own lose
employment The payments are intended
to help the worker bridge the gap be
tween Jobs when no pay check is coming
in Compensation is not a substitute
Tor wages since it was designed as
subsistence payment only to partially
offset the loss OF wages to the worker
and give him some means OF subsistence
until he can lind a new job
Craiohead pointed ont that unemploy-
ment compensation does not provide for
sickness insurance as such The only
nrovision OF this nature is that if a
workers who is drawing benefits be-
comes IN while drawing pavments his
navments will he confined even TO the
,naxiuum number allowed under the
law He emnhasized however that a
worker who is forced TO Law off for
sickness cannot oct benefits
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Montana labor news., 1945-11-22
The Famous East1. Case
Set for Trial in Helena Court

The of Violet Eastman the Helena School Board will be
heard the District Court of Helena Judge Taylor will preside
the trial
Miss Eastman hghcass teacher with years teach
ing experience Montana of this in the Helena school, Be-
fore coming Montana she taught the Normal of Nebraska Ore
gon and Wyoming.
Miss the Secretary the Helena Teachers Union and
delegate from her the Helena Trades and Labor Council
She candidate the general election for State of
Public and poed almost hundred thousand
Montana labor news., 1945-11-22
GREEN CALLS UMW-AFL
MERGER TALK BUNK

WASHINGTON-FP) - Newspaper
reports that President John L. Lewis of
the United Mine Workers (unaffili
ated) had taken the UNIV back into
the AFL were described as bunk Nov.
13 by AFL President William Green.
Green made the statement to news
papermen questioning him about the
story attributed to Vice President Rich
ard 7. Frankensteen of the United Auto
Workers (CIO).
"There isn't word OF truth in it."
Green said.
Montana labor news., 1945-11-22
ClO Charges US. Steel Trys
to Bludgeon Govern ment

WASHNGTON-(FP)-A charge that the u S Steel corpora
ton engaged in bazen attempt budgeon government of
the United States made Nov by CO President Philip Muir
ray letter to Secretary Of Labor Lewis Schweenbach in CON
necon with the aers effort get company to resume bara
ing conferences with the United Steeworkers lCIOl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-23
Trieste Crisis
 Believed Ended

Clark, commander of Allied troops in Italy. and his chief of staff, Maj Gen. Alfred M. Gurrenther. He conferred with Gen. Sir Richard McCreery, commander of the Eighth Army; It. Gen. Godfrey Reyes commander of the Second U. s Corps, and It. Gen. John Harding commander of the British 18th corps. at their command posts.
 Depth of the initial Allied pene- tration of Venezia Giulia province yesterday was not specified, but a 18th Army group statement said positions had been occupied on a line running north of Trieste ot a point five miles east of Gorizia.
 Among key points occupied were Montespino, five miles southeast of Gorizia and 16 miles north of Fri este. Tarnova, six miles northeast Of Gorizia, and Mts. Sabomtino, Gabrielle and Daniele, all in the Gorizia area.
 The move secured the Allied sup ply line between Trieste and Gorizia and north toward Austria. Yugo- slav troops were foundt on some heights, but Allied troops merely walked around them and established camps nearby.
 Face-to-face encounters between the Yugoslavs and the western AL lies found the soldiers on both sides as courteous as diplomats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-23
$4,5OO,OOO Goal
 Of Church Drive

New York, New York, May 23- The General Council of Congrega- tional Christian Churches in the United States announces a denom- national program to raise $4,500, ,0C0 to meet urgent postwar needs both at home and abroad. Prolonged and intensive study of this post war program for action" has been made by the survey committee of the general council and by the na- tional boards which include the American Board of Foreign Mis- sions, Boston, Mass; the Board of Home Missions, New York City; and the Council for Social Action, New York City.
 The fund will be raised under the auspices of the existing agencies with pr. Albert D. Stauffacher, minister of the Missions Council ot Congregational Christian Churches, 287 Fourth avenue, New York City, as director, assisted by Mrs. Will liam H. Medlicott of Boston. Mass. and Mrs. E. T. Wilson of New York City as associate directors.
 It is planned to raise this fund within three years, and it will be used for non-recurring needs which have developed as a result of the war, such as: the rehabilitation of uprooted peoples; the rebuilding and reequipping of devastated churches, schools, hospitals and mission homes overseas; aid to chaplains and other service men returning to civilian life; and ef- forts to build understanding and good will in areas of racial and in-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-23
Funeral Seryices

Funeral services for Mrs Mathilda CNeeson) Dunphy, widow of Thomas Dunphy, who died at her home on Main street Saturday were held yes- terday morning at 8:30 a'clock from the Hickcox Funeral Home. 195 Main street to St. Jonn's R. c. church where solemn high Mass of re- quiem was celebrated at 9 o'clock.
 Rev. Gerald Catcher, assistant pastor of St. Johns church, was the celebrant of the Mass, with Rev. Thomas McGarry, pastor of St. Mary Magdalen's church. Oakville, serving as deacon and Rev. Myles P. Calvin, pastor of St. Johns church as sub deacon. Burial was in Mt. St. James cemtery, with Father Catcher officiating at the committal services.
 Bearers were Charles De Marest. Richard De Marest, Joseph O'Neil, Charles Maxwell, Joseph Humiston and Herman Schillare.
 League Meeting Open to Public
 The Watertown League of Women Voters will hold the last meeting of the season at the home of Mrs. Paul Cruikshank of Taft School, Thursday evening at o'clock.
 Play and Tea Thursday
 The Phi Sigma Phi will present a one-act play Be Little Cuckoo" by Howard Reed ill the Congrega- ton church house Thursday after
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-23
SIX ORDAINED
 IN WASHINGTON
All Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity;
 Bishop Presides

Washington, D. C., May 23-Three Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity from the Archdiocese of Newark and three from the Arch diocese of Philadelphia, were or dained priests by the Most Rev Bishop John M. McNamara, D. D.. at the Shrine of the Immaculate | Conception, on the campus of the Catholic University of America here today. The new missionary priests are:
 Revs.: Denis Fitzgerald of Bayon- ne, N. J., Nicholas John Grogan of Hoboken, N. J., John Baptist Mc- Carthy of Newark, N. J., Capetan McDyre and Pierce O'Connell of Germantown, Pa, and Martin Van Trieste of Glenolden, Pa.
 All of the new priests have con- pleted their training in philosophy ano theology at the Congregations House of Studies in Silver Spring, Md, after graduating from St. Jo- seph's Preparatory Seminary in Holy Trinity, Ala.
 The Congregation, which was founded in 1920 by the late Father Thomas A. Judge, is dedicated to the preservation of the Faith, and labors especially in the South, among the Whites, Colored and h. dians in Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey.
 The ordination of the six men raises to 52 the total number of priests of this Congregation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-23

dustrial tension aggravated by the readjustments following the war.
 Between now and the first of October, at which time the formal raising of funds will begin, there will be many important planning conferences with state superintend- entS, women state presidents, and groups of ministers and laymen in hundreds of local church associa- tions from the Atlantic to the Pa cific.
 Full details of the promotional plans for this program for action are being mailed this week to every Congregational Christian pastor in the country and to a layman and a key woman in each of the more than $500 churches. Printed ma terials, posters, moving and still pictures and teams of distinguished churchmen and missionaries will be used in raising this fund.
 Rec. Dr. John c. Walker of 10 Holmes avenue, Waterbury, Con- necticut, is member of the board of directors of the Board of Home Missions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-23
Red Cross Rulings On
 War Prisoners Made
All Mail Will Now Be Returned to Senders Next ot
 Kin; Parcels to Be Returned
-..-.. RTOWN Correspondent Telephone Ices

Watertown, May g - Mrs. Daniel Fenton, executive secretary of Wa tertown Chapter, American Red Cross wishes to notify relatives and friends of prisoners of war that all mail for prisoners of war in Ger many will now be returned to the senders.
 The office of the Provost Marshall General is no longer issuing labels for next of kin parcels. This policy has been in effect since April 28, and insofar as is possible next of kin parcels will be returned to their senders. The post office will return tobacco parcels to the tobacco com- panies from which they were sent and tobacco companies have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-23
Salvation Army Seeks $l35O Goal For Maintenance Appeal Inv Woodbury

Woodbury Conn.,, May 23.-The Annual Maintenance Appeal of the Salvation Army is being conducted in Woodbury and District with Mrs. Eunice H. Tomlinson as chairman, H. s. Boyd, as treasurer and the following local committee: F. J. MackoWitZ, Marion McConville, Joseph R. Stevens. A quota of $1350 has been set as the objec- tive of the Campaign and the chairman, treasurer and sponsor ing committee are confident of suc- cess.
 Letters of appeal have been mailed to the many friends of the Sal vation Army. Quietly, unassum-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-23
( WAYS TO BuY AT KAYs

Government Rsgas,sd Terms LIVELY PAYMENTS. SIPS week you pu. ehOs is under so. z-oPN CHARGE No down poymsni required ea this plan. 3-A YEAR TO PAY Y yew total pusehmss amount Co SO c mors. LDUY TOR cASH Thsss is euly one pries d KGys .. ifs ths sms CASH or CREDIT. ssgssssss povs peysss' Hsaasss-Ho csAcE foa CREDIT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-23

ingly, the Salvation Army carries on, far surpassing in the extent of it's present wartime service the splendid traditions established In the first World War.
 The present appeal is for the local, general, institutional and military war time service of the Salvation Army in this country as given by Red Shield clubs and other units. These are not pro- vided for by the U. s. o. because they are Independent of the U. s. O.. clubs operated by Salvationists and therefore not eligible for U. s. O.. financing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-23
BY JAMES E. ROPER

Advanced Allied Headquarters, Italy, May 23.-(UP)-Peaceful AL lied occupation of Trieste and the remainder of disputed Venizia Giulia province appeared likely today de- spite Marshal Tito's refusal last week to withdraw Yugoslav troops.
 British and American forces, re- lnforced by the powerful Second american Corps, moved into the province and occupied at least two towns and thre emountainS yester- day without opposition from Yugo- Slav troops.
 The fact that Tito failed to re- sist Allied occupation of such stra- segic high ground was taken as a sign that he would permit the western Allies also to take over Trieste and other key points pend- Ing final disposition of the terri tory by the peace conference.
 'The storm clouds seem to be lifting,' one authoritative source said.
 Eighth Army officers generally were optimistic that the whole dis pute would be settled before long.
 "A Paris broadcast said a dele eation from the North Italy Patriot forces was en route to Trieste to meet Yugoslav Patriot forces and to contact the Allier military mission h Yugoslavia)
 GA review of the Trieste situation issued by the office of the New Zealand high commissioner in Lon don said there appeared little indi- cation that the Yugoslavs intend to wait until the peace conference for settlement of their claims in this area" This statement said a num- Der of minor incidents had occurred between Yugoslav troops and thos of the western Allies, but all had been settled amicably.)
 On the scene were Gen. Mark w.