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Montana labor news., 1946-11-21

Joining with the u. 5. in a de-<
liberate "get tough. with Rus
STA" line.
The British socialists who make up
the Labor party opposition would like
to stop tracking the footsteps of Win
ston Churchill and replace the conser-
vative Bevin with a sort af English
Henry Wallace.
Outside of Parliament, George Ber-
nard Shaw has Joined the rebel cry.
charging Labor party leaders with
preparing for the next war by CO.
operating with the t. S. against Rus
STA.
With at least 20 members united
against Beyin, the English situation is
more critical than ours, whore few
voices have protested outside of Sen
Claude Pepper Cd. FAD and Henry A.
Wallace.
But the British warning that the
not follow him tBevin1 into war now
or in five years against Soviet Russia
in partnership with the barbaric thugs
of Detroit on the narrow imperialistS
Of Washington or Wall Street" has
deep meaning here,
Most American newspapers and Big
Business are frightened at the pros
pect of this country standing alone in
a world rapidly moving toward social
ism. And since w have a free press.
these papers and the radio exercise it
by distorting, ignoring or toying with
the truth.
Because Of the fears of Big Business
and the assumption Of power by the
republican party The chances are that
American foreign policy will move in
creasingly to the right after January.
Pres. Truman's ,hici aide in the sen.
ate will be Arthur Vandenberg (lt
Mich who has approved the idea OF
Sec. of State James Byrnes Of oppos
ing Russia al every turn.
But the republican path won't be all
roses and honeysuckle. Remember
there is Sen. ~lsol,ri A. Taft IL. O.
who has frequently opposed Nand.n
bere's ideas on economic foreign
policy, And Tatl S leader Of a large
bloc Of COP yole7 md an even more
important factor IN the 194s conven
ton Of his party.
One OF the dileumas for the COP is
how to have rs coke and eat il too
to maintain a tough, imperiali,ti,
foreign policy and be sufficient,
liberal in the dom,-'i IL field to cop ths
1913 presidential " re. II is sometime
that will take a lot u doing.
Our British iiiends in the Labol
party have been lrying to demonstrate
this plan Of action With precious little
success. They have a C%hurchillian, i'm
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21

Pres. August Scholle who Is constant
ly at loggerheads with the local coun-
Gil on many matters.
Whether any conservatives will at
tempt to write into the CLIO constitu-
ton such jimcrow provisions as make
second class union citizens of various
minorities in the labor movement Is
not known at present but IS sure to be
preached at the convention in Atlantic
City. Such a jimcrow clause is now
in the JAW constitution and in some
other internationals. The JAW delega-
ment Of policy adopted by the interna-
tional executive board in its Chicago
meeting last April when it said:
THE constitutional rights of our
membership to belong to our union
regardless Of religion, race, creed,
color, political affiliation or n~ationali-
ty, shall be fully protected from all
forms of Catholic-baiting, Protestant
batting, Jew-baiting. Negro-baiting and
red-baiting."
This position was amplified by
Adde's last June when he said: 1T is
no secret that a small minority Of our
members do belong to other organiza-
tons such as the Socialist party, Com
munist party. Assn. of Catholic Trade
U~nionists, Trotskyite party and others,
| believe there should be no second
class citizenship in our union. Any.
one eligible for membership is entitled
to employ all the privileges OF member.
ship. ! take the same position as Philip
Murray, which is that we are b~asically
an economic organization bent on i'm
proving the income and working con
ditions Of our people. We quarrel with
no one who chooses to belong to other
organizations but will resist the at
tempts on the part Of any of these
groups to set policies and formulate
programs for the UAW-CIO."
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21
AFL GOING COOP

Chicago. tCNS) - During the
year" reported the executive council
of the American Federation Of Labor
at its annual convention here. 'signi-
ficant progress has been made in
strengthening the ties between the
AFT. and the Cooperative League of
U. S. We commend the growing inter-
est in consumer cooperation which
is developing among our unions. We
urge all affiliated unions to take an
active part in the consume co-opera-
tives in their communities. and where
there are no well-managed co-opera-
tive, to organize them"
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21

models, while Westinghouse Electric
contented itself with a prediction OF
very modest increases in retail costs
of appliances.
Ford. while realizing that many
serious inequalities existed in former
OPA prices on repair parts" and that
there is plenty of Classification for our
raising prices at this time" said Eve
feel that it is vitality necessary, during
this period Of adjustment, that all in
dustry cooperate to avoid PERCEPTIONS
or unjustified increases in prices"
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21
oPA EXPECTED TO RULE
ON RENT INCREASES
FEDERATED PRESS

Washington. = Sometime within one
month OPA is expected to rule on the
formal application of its housing rent
industry advisory committee to let
landlords get in on the current infla-
tionary joyride OF Fleeing the con
sumner.
The rent committee asked OPA
Nov. Is for. /. An immediate end to
rem ceilings on new construction; 2.
An immediate $50 overall increase in
troll where owners offer tenants a
lease at an increase Of not more than
|15rt.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21
THOUSANDS
NAZI

The L. S.. mall at one time during
the nazi propaganda campaign was
virtually supported by the Germans.
The Rogge report says that the nazi
mailing list in this country included:
$50. 900 teachers, 1870 clergymen,
$4,000 physicians, 144, 900 lawyers, u.s.
900 dentists, 46,1S7 of the larger in
v%estors. 21.435 newspapers, $4,000
municipal officers, 1867 ~millionaires,
II 900 Libraries, 7,419 state legislators.
1000 accountants, $500 judges.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21
Coal Crisis Facing Country
As Negotiations Are
Deadlocked
By PRESS

Observation-Disclosures coal diggers will not work without
a contract. That is both Il fact and a tradition with the United
Mine Workers (AFI). Coupled with it is the additional fact
that YOU can't dig coal with bayonets.
Those three sentences summarize the situation between the
UNIV. the federal government and the soft coal operators in
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21
Clio Convention Being
Heidi In Atlantic City, N. J.
By CARL HAESSLER
By FEDERATED PRESS

Detroit-Gossip in JAW circles, including delegates, points
to a relatively harmonious CIO convention in Atlantic City
opening Nov. 10. At most there may be a contest over the CIO
vice presidency now held by V. Pres. R. J. Thomas of the Unit
ed Auto Workers (C1O) and some debate on proposals made
by CO Pres. Philip Murray to muzzle CLIO state and local
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21

perialist foreign policy and a socialis-
tic policy at home. In the one they
have full Conservative party support
but in domestic matters it Is a dog
fight.
The COP congressional steering
committees are talking boastfully of
Topping off 50 billion in federal eypen-
ditures. including a 20G cut in income
taxes and at the same time softly in
dorsing the present bipartisan foreign
policy.
Can't Be Done
The fact is that one cant cut taxes
and maintain that same foreign policy
The policy demands enormous ontlays
for the military and naval establish
ment. peacetime CONSUMPTION. and
lots of atomic bombs
so. if We are 10 continue playing
tough with the Soyiets rather than re-
turn now to the smoother course of
Big Three unity and trying 10 ger
along as a friend rather than Il bully
boy. the tax reduction idea Is impos
sible.
a vote winning program of federal
support for flood control and for pub
lie works to ease the coming depr
sion would add new billions 10 the
budgct.
From this oorne it looks ats j miat
the cautions New YORK Times calls
our close parallelism' of Blush
policy can continue only AZ the OK
pense Of the COP plan to cut taxes
sharply.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21
Rebellion Of Laborites Jars
ForeignP olicy Of British
BY TRAVIS X. HEDRICK
By PRESS

Observation-Disclosures American foreign policy? Having
reversed the Roosevelt policy of Big Three unity, is it toward
war or peace we are heading today?
These questions have been sharpened by the inner-party de-
bate in the British House of Commons, where a rebel bloc is
challenging the program of Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin in
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21
End of Price Control Brings
Meteoric Rise In Cost
0fLiving
By FEDERATED PRESS

Observation-Disclosures enterprise returned to America with a
resounding bang Nov. II after Pres. Truman removed control
on everything but rents, sugar and rice, and OPA fired the first
of %, 1000 workers.
Soap manufacturers, operating in a market without OPA,
promptly tagged boosts of from SO to 70G on wholesale prices
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21
viii Not Be Driven like
Dumb Beasts

Earlier Lewis had written krug
.lllat tho tNW could NOT accept his
proposal for i 50 day truce because
the miners do not propose to deal
with parties tie. the oparators) who
naye no sfafas under that contract.
We, DO iof proros. ~ be driven like
dumb BEAST to the slaughter OF slow
st1aisnlatinu enyisiOned by your pro-
posal and the operators w~ell.known
snd lpug used tactics OF evasion and
delay We call upon you 10 honor your
onfract
Lewis branded that proposal to let
an operators-UMW conference super
d. the govern mentuMW conference
as Sheer FOLLY. an empty platitude,
@ell known By you to be So"
The rMW chief branded krug's OF.
Ter as an effort. "a the last hour. OF
the last day to yield to the blan-
lishmeuis and soothing siren voice OF
the operators and seek to place the
UNIV and its members between Scylla
and c~harybdis. This course We refuse
10 follow
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21

Oh Lnelr scarce COMMONLY ana
indicated the luckless consum-
er would be expected to foot
the bill.
General Motors came through with
a 500 per car increase for all its
models. but strangely enough, the
Ford Motor Co, announced it did not
contemplate any increases in the
prices Of cars or trucks.
The init. Harvester Co, which
claimed to have had only n 1870
price increase since 1871, ordered a
9Gc boost in its farm implements eff
fective Immediately.
Vice Pres. Walter Mckee of Lever
Bros, announced a 500 increase in
wholesale prices for his firms pro-
ducts. including Lifebuoy soap.
At Cincinnati. officials Of Proctor &
Gamble Ivory. etc.) said the increases
would run between 80 and 70ef whole
sale, and a small bar of Ivory. former
~ selling at &c, would retail now for
Zoe. Packaged soap powders for laun-
dry use. formerly selling around 23c
retail. are expected to be tagged at
35c.
In New York City, carpet manufac-
turers studied raising their price
levels between 5 and 1919. The doubt
here conferred. on whether the public
would 20 along. since carpet prices
are considerably above pre-war levels
now.
More Profits for ACM
Copper. lead and zinc prices joined
the move to higher levels, with copper
jumping from 1919 to 171a a pound
as the Civilian Production Admins
tration warned that the boosts would
be taken from the federal subsidy
given producers.
Steel scrap. an important industrial
item. rose $3.50 per ton across the
board at Chicago. and the Geneva
Steel Co, a U. S. Steel subsidiary at
Geneva, Utah. announced structural
steel prices in all shapes had advanced
slightly over S2.52 per 100 pounds in
carload lots. Bethlehem Steel. how
ever, expressed hope it could avoid
increases.
The OPA, which still controls rice,
rents and sugar, showed signs Of let
ting the bars down OF all but sugar.
In addition to General Motors, Cros-
ley Motors, Inc, at Cincinnati. an.
nounced a 800 increase on its midget
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21

M -
two months.
.. That during the first month the
situation be maintained without retro
active wage changes. and a ban on in
creasing prices Of coal
Z That. if NJ agreement is reached
IN the first month that price limita-
tions le removed aud that any changes
tipping wages and decreasing hours be
made retroactive ~ Dee. IL. 1916.
As i last point, krug proposed
that il M agreement is reached by
Jan IL lai1. the mines would revert
70 private ownership and the normal
operation of economic forces would
prevail IN The coal industry"
The rNW Journal, in a story writ,
ron prior ia but in anticipation OF
these d|evtinpmt MS said that from
the turn 81 events It IS apparent that
Sec kfng is determined to force a
shutdown Of hituminous coal mines.
.As . result Lewis formally notified
lNrne Nov - that since Is days had
elapsed since the beginning OF their
joint conference. the UNIV. ''exercis-
Ing ITS option. hereby terminates said
krug Lewis agreement as OF II D. m,
midnight. Wednesday. Nov. 20"
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21
p 70 THANKSGIVING % -

ut is the business of the
old party politician to get
campaign contributions from
the rich and votes from the
poor on the ground that he
will protect one from the
other."-Oscar Ameriger.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21

An economy that relies for
its stimulation on waste and
disaster is taking the road
to oblivion Al surely AS the
dinosaurs, those creatures
that were all bulk and no
brains Stuart Chase.
Montana labor news., 1946-11-21

That krng convene a conference
between the UNIV and the operators
on Nov. -. or soon thereafter. and t..
S operation of the mines continue for
two months.
.. That during the first month the
situation be maintained without retro
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-02-07
Four Injured In Collision

-Four persons were injured Friday
afternoon when the Eureka and
ReXford railroad motor cars collid-
ed near Eureka An eastbound
freight left a brakeman and con
ductor at Rexford by mistake. Joe
George, the local section foreman,
was called to take the two men on
to Eureka to catch the freight
there. The Eureka section foreman,
Mr.. Aivana, was coming toward
ReXford on his motor car to pick
up two Of his crew working on
this end Of his section. At this
same time the Rexford section fore
man was on his way to Eureka,
neither man knowing the other was
coming. The motor cars crashed
head-on. The conductor was quite
badly injured The other three
injured were Mr.. Alvana,
Neville Darling and Louis Brown
The two motor cars were badly
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-02-07
REXFORD
r. L. LaByer

Ross LaByer passed away after
only few hours illness at the home
of his son Leslie in Edmonds,
Wash, January 20. He was born
in Lamar, Mo. October 16, 1876.
He was married to Isabelle Hutch
ison at Kingman, Ariz., October
II, 1898.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaByer moved to
Whitefish in 1909 where Mr.. La
Dyer worked on the Kalispell divi-
sion of the Great Northern. Later
he worked on the Gernie branch
and was located in Rexford. Prior
TO his retirement in 1943 he resi-
ded in Essex. After retirement he
moved back to Rexford to make his
home.
Ross LaByer is survived by his
wife, Isabelle, and one son. Les
lie; also three grandchildren Don
ma Lee, Joseph Ross and Bess La
Dyer; one sister, Mrs. N. D. Tweedie
of Coffeyville, KanS, and two broth
ers, Fred of Arcadia, Fla, Thomas
of ReXford. He was a member of
the B. of L. E. of Whitefish and
the BPO Elks of Kalispell
Funeral services were held in
Seattle Friday at the Bleitz Funer-
al Home so that friends and rela-
tives there might attend. The body
was shipped to Eureka on the EN-
pire Builder Saturday, accompanied
by Mr. LaByer and Leslie and Mrs.
Chas. Ayers of Seattle, a sister of
Mrs. LaByer
Funeral services were held Tues
day, February 5, at the Baptist
church in Eureka and internment
was in the Eureka cemetery.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-02-07
Here and There

Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Leighty re
turned last week from a business
trip to Spokane Bruce recently
returned from Camp Crowder Mo.
and has been given his honorable
discharge from the Army.
P. V. Klinke of Fortine was a bust
ness caller Thursday.
Mrs. Ed Clark and infant son re-
turned home last week from the
Kalispell hospital
Oak Knapp was a Libby caller
Thursday
Tom Alefterum was business
caller in Whitefish, Wednesday mite
and Thursday
Dick Gaertner returned fiom
Columbia Falls where he has been
employed
Mrs H P Prater and son, Dam
ny, of Savannah, Ga, are guests at
the home of, Mrs. Carriers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom LaByer.
Ray c. White of Douglas. Wyo..
and his daughter, Mrs. B. H. Clapp
OF Casper, Wyo., are guests of Mr..
mother, Mrs. o. c. White
and Mrs. Clapp came as far as
Great Falls by plane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Shlaett
nave moved into the Claud Madden
1f6r4perly known as the
1exford dance hall
Bert Snyder was a Sunday caller |
lere. Mr.. Snyder has been work
ng with the Great Northern Bridge
Builders.
Lucian Bacquart is in Saltwater.
Okla, where he is taking a course
n civil engineering.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-02-07

made their home on a farm three
miles north of here.
Survivors include her husband,
James Byers, and four sons, Laird
Everett, Robert and Kenneth, and
one daughter, Mrs Fred King One
son and daughter preceded her
in death. There are also four grand
children.
Funeral services were held at the
Baptist Church, Sunday, in Eureka.
Wedding Anniversary
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington Brock
held open house" to their many
friends Saturday afternoon, the oc-
casion being the sixtieth wedding
anniversary. Refreshments, con-
sisting of two kinds of cake, ice
cream and coffee were served to
all the guests. Forty-nine persons
signed the guest register.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brock were mar
ried in Drummond Island Mich.
in 1886 They have seven children
Is grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. With one exception,
all the sons and daughters were pre-
sent; Mrs. Judd Mills of Spokane, /
Mrs. Merlin Scott of Eureka, Ar
thur Brock of Libby, Roy, Albert
and Guy Brock of Rexford. Mrs. !
Gladys Sahnow of California was
unable to attend Mrs. SahnOw
wrote the following poem to her
Today the sun is shining brightly
4
For far away in Old Montana
My darling Nom and Dad remain.
l wish so much to be back with
them
But that l know just cannot be-
I'll try and make it in the spring
time
+ lady luck plays fair with me.
The folks are steadily growing
older
They haven't long with us to stay
They were married February End
Sixty years on ground hog day.
Yes, my heart will ache to be :
there :
On the table will be my plate, ,
tut my chair it will be empty. Z
Please leave it there, l may come :
late.
In this land with palm trees grow &
ing
Oranges hanging on the trees;
Also lemons big and juicy
Just waiting to be squeezed.
Still l long to be back ycnder !
With the ones I hold so dear. u
So while you are celebrating.
Think of me away out here. u
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-02-07
BrOck-NickOIS

Miss Myrna Brock, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brock
and Robert Nichols, son of Mrs.
Bert Blackwell of Libby, were mar
ried in Butte, January 30
Mr.. Nichols returned recently
from overseas, and has been honor
ably discharged from the Army.
The young couple plan to make
Their home in Butte.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-02-07

Timbers installed temporarily to
support weakened masonry walls
IN canal at Bristol England, are
still IN place after 100 years.
A stenographer says she wants
to marry sailor and rear adj
mirals.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-02-07
Correction

The item in last weeks paper
stating that a shower was given at
the home of Mrs. Ivan Ingram.
honoring Mr.. and Mrs. George Rich.
was a mistake. The shower was
postponed until Friday evening.
February /, and was given at the
P. w. Johnson home.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-02-07
Mrs. LANES Rivers

Mrs. James Byers passed away
FRIDAY morning at the Eureka hos
pital. Two old time residents pas
sing away in the same week has
been a great loss and saddened our
little community Lulu Paxton
Byers was born in Virginia in 1884
The Byers family came to Rex
ford over 30 years ago. They have
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-02-07
With Our Men
In The Service

Cpl Herbert M. Stout, husband
of Mrs Mary L. Stout, Libby, has
been honorably discharged from the
Air Forces after more than three
years in the service.
His last duty station prior to
separation was Hobbs Army air
Field, N NJ, where he was assig-
ned to the Military police Before
entering the AAF he was employ
ed by the Forest Service.
Randolph Field, Tex.-Major Earl
IF. Smith recently was assigned to
AAF Flying Training Command
headquarters, Randolph Field, Tex,
as stock control officer in the
Supply/section of Material Division.
An Officer of the Quartermaster
Corps, Smith has served at Phila-
delphia, Ogden, Utah, Foster Field
at Victoria, Tex, Blackland Army
Air Field at Waco, Tex, and Waco
Army Air Field, Tex, since enter
ing active duty June 10, l94l
Smith is the son of Jasper A.
Smith, Gilmore Hotel, Miles City, |
and of Nina E. Smith, Forsyth, |
Montana. His wife and two child |
rem, Kathleen and Germaine, re-
side in Libby
Fort Lewis, Wash Martin A.
CormieE, 1912 Stevens Ave S. Min
Mimi, who for the past
.hree years has served in the ASST
viii revert inactive status on
Nay l, 1916, it was announced today
~ 1t. Col. Harvey D. Taylor, com
the Separation Center
lere.
Captain M. A. Cormier will re-
urn to Libby and Minneapolis.
linn, visiting relatives and will /
eside in Minneapolis. III
Like many of his fellow officers.
apt. Cormier responded to the call III
0r patriotic men, and his valuable II
experience contributed to the rapid II
rganization and training of our II
resent day fighting forces" Col. II
aylor said. u