Montana labor news., 1946-03-21
A. c. n; r: 60. FORCES STRIKE MARCH 81
News Of Central Labor
Trades Council

ntit ti disappointment N'Ntitt
over the Trades council at is last meet
ing when 4 report by Leonard Ripper
and lack \ickcrs ~iorcshowcd the dis
continuance ii Rehabilitation ior Grip
pied Children. /, was reported last
week that the activities oi the local
chapter had been taken over by the
state oi Montana under A law passed
by the legislature some years ago which
divided the state into hour districts.
each district having is own autonomy.
Prior 10 now. DR.. .Nllard has had al
most exclusive supervision of crippled
children from all parts oi the state and
Butte. 50 il was said. had sent almost
300 children Ia DIR. Allard. Under the
setup which has been operating up to
the proscn, a very good system of inl-
lew-up attention was given principally
through pr Coleman, Or. NrkihS and
Or Nllard.
quite IN euliehtcring letter VA, re
e,i,cd from the Montana So,ictN ii the
MN.A. The communications was ~ieued
Is Jerry Locke and reads as follow
March !, 100
ro Natnc MA Fricnd,
Within Is month, after tic @,tiIe,,
Mas ilr,t puhlioly mentioned n Mon
lana and less than a year after the
MA lu1l iS555l vas introduced ia
Congress. II has become the major qa-
lti,al ISSUE IN this state There /, niorc
than an even chance that lis supporters
will he wetafiou, IN the coming cam
ra'rn.
This remarkable showing is due 70
4 lew hundred crusaders like sori eli
aud the everlasting zeal and determine
!, ton YOU have shown Ninety per cen,
Of publicity avenues are closed 10 yoii
You face a bipartisan political ma
chine. 50 years in the making. that
wields most OF the official political
power and Is backed by unlimited funds
!, Against this YOU have organized a
march 10 victory. The very small grouI
that spcarhcadcd i'll this has contrib
!. utcd. to this organization, in member
:. ship ices and travel expense assumed
more than soon. All time and worl
has been donaNd.
Directors have determined on a com
e plete and successful educational cam
: paign in Montana during 1910. Est
mated cost is $4,000. Literature, speak
crs. schools, conferences. press releases
and moving pictures will be employed
Much Of material and equipment is al
!. ready arranged. Money expenditure vii
: be a drop in the bucket compared to op-
, position outlay. MA. funds mus
come IRON farmers, workers and indc-
, pendent businessmen. Solicitation Is
now under way to securc about onc
third from ccah group.
Membership payments made in De
, ccmbcr have been applied to the year
1916 those prior 10 December | 10
, l945. II in arrears won't you please
return one OF the enclosed application
blanks. with check. and get one or two
81 your ncighbors to do likewise. The
| association now has about 81 900 cash
5 and supplies on hand but heavier cx-
pcndlturc started on February l.. II is
| imperative that funds TO see the cam
i, paign through be gathered as quickly
as possible. Won't you please ac,
promptly now, as always.
!, You already know something OF the
plan to expand the organization in each
oi the IA judicial districts. More in
formation and activity. along this line,
viii be III the open Don
!. Two days Of MNA school. in each
Billings and Great Falls, some time
later, viii he a revelation 81 thousands
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