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Montana labor news., 1946-09-05
Fabricators Desperately In
Need Of Copper To Satisfy
Appliance Demand
New OPA Law Lcgalizc> E>tortion of Higher
Price Ceilings B, Copper Monopoly A
Metal Scarcity Grows More Acute

Chieago=tFP)-Whi fabricators of copper and brass
goods are literally crying for copper and Mr. and Mrs. Con-
sumner are waiting for those promised postwar appliances, the
giant corporations which control production Of raw copper
have added %. 03S tons to their private stockpies during July.
Rather than sell the refined copper. the copper trust is
piling it up in reserve AS part Of its neverending cam paign to
force prices up to higher and more profitable levels. AS a re-
suit many sections of the fabricating industry have been forced
to close down production facilities for lack Of metal. Produc-
ton schedules in other copper-consuming industries have been
curtailed sharply and also face occasional shutdown.
Montana labor news., 1946-09-05

mines i2sfs. Phelps Dodge 2l9ee and
Anaconda l12rt They are all, appar-
entity. engaging in building their pri-
yatr sip,kpiles for speculation.
The slockpiling in this industry isn't
limited TO refined metal. It's ''estab-
lishrd practice in copper to mark Off
mining areas rich in productive ore
aud leave them unexpected. tnexploit
I'd that is nntil prices hit a level
that makes working them attractive to
kenneeoti. Pb and the rest
commodity this same squeeze is being
pulled The scrap dealers are learning
from the hig outfits. They openly
admit in the metal trade journals that
rather than sell for immediate and
vital production. They too are waiting
until ORA makes things more at
rractive for them
It's the same story as in automo-
hiles. clothing, steal. or anything else
you can name. The new price In
~creases for which the copper opera.
tors are holding out represent super
profits. They don't represent increased
production costs or wage increases.
When the copper industry wrested an
Increase ri Zoe 4 pound from OPA
iatp this -pfing 70 cefer increased
production costs. less than %one-fourth
or me amount represented the cost
of an lsi2c wag increase 81 by
nuiou STRIKE action
That wa- price relief What viii
they eall III neXt time
Montana labor news., 1946-09-05

more strikes than il has prevented
and the result has been that even one
OF its sponsors. Congressman Howard
Montana labor news., 1946-09-05

Heres how the p%rice-giah works
Users of copper lthe fabrieating,
electrical and appliance industries
are IN desperate need OF the metal
l,ut. since they cam get It from the
lefiners. they must get what they can
from the government stockpiles
When these government stockpilrs
are depleted and they will be soon.
at the present rate OF usc-the manu-
faotureis xiii be forced To turn to the
rofiners At that time the copper trust
viii be in Il position to force new
higher prices from oPA
And when the governments stock.
piles are depleted it too will have 10
replenish lis supplies by buying
from the trust al the new prices
That The government will be black
lacked into allowing price increases
for copper Is Il %foregone conclusion
The groundwork has already been laid
for the eNtortion under terms OF the
OPA bin now in effect. And II this
doesn't work. there are still other
methods Like the one used in the
late lo2o's.
The copper industry il seems, is thg
main source Of figures on production
OF tho metal once before. in ls2S2s.
by tho SIMPLE %eNpedieni Of withhold.
ing figures on what they were pro
Iutfiur tL,t tpursr rp~ruprutbnus were
Montana labor news., 1946-09-05
LEADERS SOUND
CALL FOR 0uSTlNe
OF bILB0

Washington iFpi- When Sen
Theodore iklau~man, Bilho ID Mss
,pauted It's race hafe views over a
nationwide Mutual Broadcasting Co.
network recently ne started some
thing
Four outstanding Negro leaders
Ner, aieen Tree time 70 broadcast an
auswer % Bilho from a to coast
aug p They called for u nationwide
i.mWfl thar me senate refuse to seat
ne lynch minded l%emasogue.
Charles Houston if the Natl Assn
iur llf Advaaceul.a AT Of colored Peo-
ltr sud Biibosg his appeals to VOL
,frt and suppression OF the Negro
vote ia his primary campaign prevent
~ & fr election by the qualified
voters "a Mississippi Unless the
rat' ,ii-8aalifieS Bilho he said, I'll
makes 4 farce 0f the American de-
mand for FIVE elections in the occupied
eogiri.s ~ Egrop.
Thomas Richardson Wee Pres. OF
ia- iuiird Public Workers (CIOl,
llaimed the lyncher has shown he
already trying 70 smash the at.
Itenpts vi labor to organize for a de-
cent living one u the main purposes
af Bilhoism Is he destruction OF the
AM ricau labor movement and the per.
%petwation of suhStandard wages, keep
lng ih.' workers OF the south in a
STATE. III Insecurity
For rs own survival. organized
labor is committed %irreyocably to the
fieht against Bilboism and all other
forms III native fascism"
Both Richardson and Or. Max Yer
gan Of the Natl Negro Congress EN-
thaSiztti the danger ot ignoring Bilbo
as a freak or a joke The mistake OF
ignoring Hitler While he was persecut.
ing the jews must not be repeated
With Bilbo while he p%ersecutes the
Negroes. they said. Later he would
start q fulltime attack on other min
critics and everyone is a member of
some minority group
Montana labor news., 1946-09-05
Silver Bow Trades
And Labor
Council Notes

Perhaps the outstanding occurrence
of the Silver Bow Trades and Labor
council at its meeting last Tuesday
was a request from the National Com
mittee to join the P~eace-Washington.
d. {. for the unions to urge the re-
moval OF all American military forces
from China. China is undergoing a
civil war and the Central government
is being condemned by both CIO and
AT Of l.. for its apparent suppression
Of labor unions.
Requests for endorsement for the
office of clerk of the supreme our
Were received from Frank Murray.
former delegate to the council and the
present incumbent as clerk Of the
court and from Larry b. Heller Of the
clerks union at Helena. Chairman
Hills referred both petitions to the
legislative committee.
4. request by Veterans of Foreign
Wars to endorse a resolution propos-
ing an expansion of the facilities at
the Butte airport was concurred.
Charles Davis. director of vocational
education at the Cleveland school ex-
planned in a letter the work being done
in courses III mechanics and also
scales Of wages. Veterans and others
interested should call the Cleveland
school
The Social Security office again
called attention to the rights OF aged
persons under the new amendments
10 the Social Security act. BY all
means cali the Social Security office
and ascertain your rights and benefits
n suggestion was made that the head
Of the office here address the council
in the near future.
The Firemen thanked the council
and organized labor for their assis-
Continued on Page Four
Montana labor news., 1946-09-05
Copper Trust Is Building Artificial Scarcity
49th Convention Of State Federation Was
One Of The IN Montana History

The Forty Ninth convention of the Montana State Fedora
ton of Labor, held in Missoula, August 20 through %, was
termed one of the most energetic and successful conventions
ever held by the Federation. There were approximately $50
regular delegates and about 100 visitors in attendance. The
Missoula Labor Unions were hosts to the convention and accord
ing to all reports, they did a splendid job of entertaining the
visitors.
James D. Graham, president of the Federation presided
over the business sessions, which were held in the Labor
Temple. f. A. Atkinson, a member of the Montana State Uni
versity Teachers Union was convention secretary.
Montana labor news., 1946-09-05

The annual address Of President
Graham, was the last order of bust
Montana labor news., 1946-09-05
CARD PARTY OF MINERS
AUX FRIDAY NIGHT

Following the regular meeting OF the
ladies auxiliary OF the Miners Union
Friday night. September 6. a card
party will take place in the hall on
West Granite. The public is cordially
invited 10 attend.
Ruth Garwood vas elected by the
auxiliary TO represent them at the
convention OF the Mine. Mill and Smell.
termen at Cleveland this month.
Montana labor news., 1946-09-05
SP0RTSmEN meet
FRIDAY NIGHT

There will be a special meeting Of
the Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's AS
ISOLATION at the City Hall. Butte. Fri
day evening. September 9Th at s p. m.
on the proposed increase in the price
OF hunting and fishing license.
After a brief summer recess the
club is about to launch one of the most
aggressive campaigns in its history
for the propagation and restoration Of
wildlife. the screening Of irrigation
bitches. the correction of stream pol:
luton, new game refugees. more hold
ing pens and predatory animal CON
troll. 1t is therefore important that
Sportsmen attend our meeting Friday
evening.
Trough the courtesy Of the United
States Fish and Wild Life Service and
the United States Forest Service the
following motion picture will be shown
after the business session.
The Lower Souris Refuge" three
100 feet %reeles. silent. kodachrome.
Includes reasons for establishing Ma
tional Wildlife Refugees. map of the
Souris river. lower and upper, with
super imposed land purchased for re.
fuges and the marshes restored. Shows
some of the improvements. including
1000 and V paintings, necessary
70 the successful operation Of a large
refuge. The picture includes many of
the waterfowl nesting there but EN-
phasizes the productivity Of the area
Other species included shorebirds
sora rail. prairie chicken in its dance.
and the Matching of the eggs in the
nest, the dance Of the sharptailed
grouse. pheasants. many small birds
such as the swallows, flicker, Balti-
more oriole. lark bunting. etc. A few
mammals are included. badger, Frank
lin Spermaphile, racoon and deer.
Montana labor news., 1946-09-05
SERvILE SIX Defeat
WAGE BOOSTS

Members of the Butte
city council Wednesday
evening voted against
granting the modest wage
increases requested by the
city's policemen and fire
men.
The following six alder
men in the face Of skyrock-
citing living costs, voted
favorably on continuing
the present extremely in
adequate salaries, as is:
Aldermen Strasses, Leary,
Curran, Haggerty, Lind
quist and Renauard.
Montana labor news., 1946-09-05

Inc convention was Openeu by SHeT
man Brock, president of the Missoula
Central Trades and Labor council, who
presented Mayor Dwight n. Mason
The mayor welcomed the delegates
and presented the key to- the city
Mr.. Brock also presented Berlin
Boyd. secretary of the Missoula Cham
Der of Commerce. who spoke briefly
on the necessity Of cooperation be
tween employers and labor and vel
coined the convention to MissOula in
the name OF the business interests of
the city. He spoke on the joint work
by representatives of labor and the
chamber on matters affecting com
munity welfare. citing the community
chest. Red Cross and such activities.
Response to the welcomes were
given by President Graham. who
briefly outlined the history Of organ
lied labor in Missoula and Montana.
and expressed appreciation OF the
Boyd.
Routine opening convention bust
ness occupied part of the Tuesday
morning hours and a number of visi
tors were presented. Included were H.
J. F%reebourn, Butte. candidate for
chief justice of the supreme court, .
Frank Finnegan. Anaconda postmaster
and fraternal delegate from the Typo
graphical union; Blair Hale, Seattle.
veterans administration division Of
trainees and rehabilitation. and w. H.
BARLEY. Great Falls. collector Of Gus
toms and administrator in war and
L. S. savings bonds in Montana.
Ford and Mansfield Speak
The afternoon session Tuesday
opened with the address of Governor
Sam G.. Ford. who made the trip to
Missoula from Helena to address the
convention and appeal to the fedora
ton for support of referendum No. 81
for a 50. O00. 900 bond issue for the
Montana state hospital at Warm
Springs.
Governor Ford said. II want to ex-
press appreciation TO the federation
for the work ii did in the war effort,
and its aid to my administration. |
never asked for cooperation Of the
federation that | did not get it,
In speaking of President Graham
the governor said "he is honest and
sincere in his efforts for labor in Mon
tana and it Is a pleasure to work with
him and the other representatives Of
organized labor
I'VE must work together for Mon
tana--We may not always agree-but
we can eliminate many controversial
questions
Congressman Mike Mansfield in adj
dressing the convention Tuesday
spoke on the certainty of construction
of Hungry Horse dam on the south
fork of the Flathead, which he said
would probably not be completed until
1851. He also mentioned anti-labor
measures which he opposed in con
gress.
August Rosqist. secretary Of the
Idaho Federation of Labor greeted
the convention on behalf of the Idaho
labor legislation enacted in Idaho.
President Graham Reports
The annual address Of President
Graham, was the last order of bust
Montana labor news., 1946-09-05
Mansfield Is CriticalofCa Case
Bill and Similar Proposed
Anti Labor Measures
Tells Labor Audience That Smith -Connallv
Act Not Only Anti-Labor But Anti-Busincss
And Caused More Strikes Than 1t Stopt

Congressman Mike Mansfield, Montana's Youngest G. |. of
World war and an outstanding liberal legislator, analvzed
the policy of congress toward labor legislation in the four
years he has been Montana's congressman.
He stated that the Smith-Conally Act, passed during the
war period, was not only antilabor, but anti business as well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-06
 In Congress

Westport, Nov. G. UP) - John Davis Lodge, successful Republican candidate for Congress in the Fourth District. will go to Wash ington to bring a brother team to Congress for the first time in five years. and the seventh time in the history of Congress.
 Lodge will take over the seat oc- eupied for the past four gears by Rep Clare Boo.he Luce. the glam- orous word -coiner, who declined a third nomination early this year.
 Lodge will join his brother. Henry Cabot Lodge of Boston ,who un- seated Sen. David Walsh. in yes- terday,s Massachusetts polling.
 He defeated Col Henry 4. Mucci. Bridgeport, leader of the American Raiders on the Japanese cabana- tuan prison camp when the libera- ton of the Philippines began.
 Lodge boiled 9s.l2s votes to Muc- ci's 57.9e4, for a majority of 35.4s4.
 For both Lodge and Mucci, 1t was their first try for political 0f- flee. Both are war veterans, having served with distinction.
 Lodge, who speaks Italian. and his wife, native of Italy, teamed together in fhe campaign to corner the Italian vote.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-06
KeIIyLoses Cook County

Chicago, Nov. 6-(UP)-The Kel- ly machine. one of the nations most powerful political organizations, was threatened today by a Republican landslide.
 On the basis of almost complete returns, Republican candidates ap- peared to have won the important county posts of sheriff and treas urer in addition. Republicans led in the races for president of the coun- ty board, for county assessor. coun- ty superintendent of schools, clerk of the criminal court, clerk of the probate court and judge of the pro- bate court.
 The Democratic machine under Mayor Edward J. Kelly had ruled fine city and Cook County-the na- tIon's largest county-for i6 years without a challenge.
 It had been potent force in national politics since the early days of the New Deal. delivering a neayy Democratic vote in ell nae tional elections. It ranked with the political machines ruled by Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City and Boss Edward Cruinp of MemphiS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-06
Tables Shouting. WaterburyVote
 On Page 70
Accurate, EarIy Returns
 GiUen by Democrat, WATR

Accurate and early returns on yes- terday's balIoting were supplied by The Waterbury Democrat and sta- ton wATR in last nights special election broadcast from the news rooms.
 An augmented staff gathered local results at the polling places and sped them by phone and automobile to The Democrat Office. where they recorded and tabulated. The i,265 margin by which James L. conaughy defeated Lk.-6OV. WilbeEt Snow in the gubeEnstoriai vas reported early in the broadcast. Tn the first min- utes after returns began to come. Ray Fitzpatrick, veteran election re- porter. told listeners of the Repub- lican trend.
 Several timaS daEing ths niaaat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-06

WATR listeners heard roundup broadcasts in which stations of the Connecticut State Network took part. Returns from United Press. TTansradio Press and those gathered by special correspondents in scores of towns were also broadcast. A steady flow of bulletins, and a series of analyses prepared by News Editor James M. Moore. were given the audience by Mr. Fitzpatrick and by Ed Waller, chief announceE of WATR.
 There was e stream of successful and unsuccessful candidates to the newsroom microphones throughout the night. In the background were the sounds of tabulating machines typeWriters and teletype machines as the election night staff compiled end correlated the return&
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-06
Democrat FuIbright Urges
 Truman to Quit Presidency

Washington, Nov. 6-(UP)-Sen. J. William Fulbright, (D.-ArkD. said today he believes President Truman should resign after naming a Re- publican Secretary of State who would become president.
 Fulbright advocated the unpre- cedented action because of yester- days election which gave the Re- publican Party full control of the next Congress.
 When there is no viee-preSident, as at present, the Secretary of State is next in line for the presidency.
 FuIbright said President Truman's resignation seemed to be the only way of ayerting a two-year staie- mate between a Republican Con- gress and a Democratic president. He said such a gtalemate might tm- peril United States world leader ship.
 Fulbright named Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg. R.-Mich), the COPS top-most statesman in the foreign affairs field, as the most logical successor to Secretary of State
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-06
Republican Tide Sweeps Connecticut
 Huge PluFolities
 Piled up in State
 By COP Vietors

Hartford, Nov. 6-CUP)-Repubh- cans rode the crest again today after repeating their clean sweep of 1922 by taking every state and congressional office, and tacking on control of both the State Senate and House of Representatives.
 It was their most pronounced vic- tory since the height of the Rora- back Regime 20 years ago.
 It netted them four additional congressional Seats-retaining the two they already held-and sent Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin to the Senate for both the short and long terms.
 Tide Takes Early Swing
 The tide took a definite swing earlier than in any campaign with in memory. Less than an hour aft- CT the polls closed. a United Press spot check of the big cities showed that the large Democratic majori- ties had been boned down, and Democratic State Chairman John M. Bailey admitted that "the Re- publicans were taking everything. Only Hartford remained in the Democratic majority, by approx imately 10000 compared with nor mai Democratic edge of double that number.
 Gov. R. E. Baldwin defeated for- mer four-Lerm Democratic Gov. Wilbur L. Cross for the short Sem ate term by a majority of 98,353. Baldwin boiled 376. 756 and Cross 27e,4l2. For the full term he de- feated former State Labor Com missioner Joseph M. Tone by 84,522 votes. The count was 378.953 to 294,- 43i.
 Baldwin poiled the highest vote of the ticket. Dr. James L. McCon- aughy. former Wesleyan professor and cSS instructor. and who served as lieutenant-goVernor during Bald wins first term polled 37l.I47 votes to defeat Lt.-Gov. Wilbert Snow, Wesleyan English professor and poet, by 95.005 votes. Snow received 276,i42 votes.
 For Congress-at-large. Antoni Sadlak, Rockville war veteran. de- feated Democratic Rep. Joseph Ryter, Hartford, 369, 9,542 to 276. PAS. or Cont'd Page 2-lREPUBLICAN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-06
5th Elects Patterson Congress
 Wins By Margin
 oF ll,S90 Votes
 Over RodxeXieh

James T. Patterson of Naugatuck yesterday swept to victory to be- come the new Republican congress- man from Connecticut's 5th District as the COP of the State and nation rode a tidal wave of political suc- cess.
 Patterson defeated Thomas ]. Radzevich, Democratic candidate from Torrington. He will succeed incumbent Rep Joseph E. Talbot,
 Patterson won by a margin of H. 8e0, according to The Democrats tabulations. polling a total of 5l .646 votes to Rad7evich's total of s9,- 756. John Cluney, Socialist candi- date boiled 5,5sl.
 Contributing largely to the Naug- atuck mans victory was Water bury's startling leap to the Repub- lican ranks for the first time in % years. Patterson polled the largest COP vote here.
 Both men won their hometowns, Patterson taking Naugatuck by 7s votes and Radzevich taking Tor rington by ee0. Pattersons count in Waterbury was IS, ,706 to Radzevichs s l3.sl8. Beacon Falls and Derby re- mained in the Democratic plurality column for the Torrington candi- date, the former giving him a mar gin Of e2 and the latter o win by T24.
 Patterson swept the small towns of Litchfleld County, with large gains shown in such towns as New Milford, where he boiled ,496 to his opponents 532. Litchfield, where the count was l,346 to 526; Water town, where he gathered 1911 to Radzevich's l,009 and woodbury, where the results were 720 to l3l.
 Cluney's largest gains were the 4.e5l picked up in Waterbury, the l27 in Plymouth and l52 in Water town.
 T shall endeavor to represent all the people of the District and not favored few. My actions will be guided by the desires of tbe people whom I represent" Patterson said in a statement over the Waterbury Democrat-WATR political round- up.
 We will be keenly aware of the Republican Party's administration, for now they must produce all they have promised. wish to congratu- late Jim aPtterson and say that I am back of his efforts for a success ful term" Radzevich declared in a statement made over the same hookup
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-06
50 Seats in Senate
 Claimed by Victors
Fot Working Majority Won In House

New York, Nov. 6-UP) Republicans won control of Congress today in a country wide election swing to the right after 16 years of Demo- cratic rule.
 The COP captured the Sen- ate on the basis of incomplete returns with total of at least 50 seats. As of noon EST, it had elected 223 members to the House of Representatives -four more than needed for ma jority.
 Four Senate contests remained in doubt--in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico and West Virginia.
 Martin to Be Speaker
 The Republican sweep in a great turnout of voters throughout the country thrust upon President Tru- man the difficult task of dealing with an opposition Congress dur ing the remaining two years of his present White House term.
 The 8Oth Congress, converting next Jan. 3, will have Joseph W. Martin, Jr., veteran Massachusetts Republican, as speaker of the House.
 Sen. Arthur H. vandenberg, who has been the Republicans chief adviser to Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, probably will be presi- dent of the Senate.
 Republicans have promised that the new Congress will overhaul the government. They have pledged reduced taxes and sharp cuts in Federal spending in an effort to balance the national budget.
 Sen. J. William Fulbright, D.- ArkD, proposed today that Presi- dent Truman resign after naming a Republican as Secretary of State to succeed him as President.
 Democratic prospects were shat tered first in the big industrial states where Franklin D. Roosevelt used to achieve his greatest New Deal Democratic triumphs. The famous political coalition came un- stuck.
 And the tide rolled on across the nation to end years of Democratic aScendancy.
 Democrats were depression win ners of congressional power in 1880 and 1892. Although Republicans won the House by a narrow margin in the l930 mid-term elections, Repub- lican deaths enabled Democrats to organize it when the II Congress convened. Democrats took the Sem ate in 1882 on the coat tails of FDR.
 Rhode Island and Colorado out side the South and the border states checked the Republican sweep of l946 somewhat. But as the sun came up this morning, many a Democratic battle flag came down. The list of casualties was a roll call of some big names of the Roosevelt era.
 Republicans needed a gain of 10 Senate seats and won them handily. They had a chance to pick up two --A,. -. a .an an AHCA