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Montana labor news., 1946-04-25
SchwcIIcnbach Asks
Boost In Old Age,
Survivors, Aid

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Expansion OF
the old ace and survivors INSURANCE.
c%oyeraee ana Il liberalization Of the
cash benefit WAS recommended ny See
rotary Of Labor Schwellcnbach in his
appearance before the house ways and
means committee.
Til" benefits of the program, The
secretary said, should be extended ia
all painfully employed persons and
he stressed that the time has arriv, II
70 include domestic servants. a~gricul.
fnfal labor. the sultemployed, the err.
playees Of educational. charitable ana
similar nanproiit organizations
Mr sehwelleuhaeh urged that the
minimum benefit be raised from $40 a
month 10 so and the maximum from
So 70 Sl2U IL SAID
1T mods no persuasion to demon
STRAIT" how pliifilly Inadequate Is S3S
2 mouth Tor Il retired man and his
VIII III urancc benefits must bear
some relationship to the needs Of the
beneficiary
Noreaser The drastic rise in Tho
cost 81 living sinc,. the benefit ellem,
was ,uleled IN 1899 has eatun away
3. substantial part OF even tho-e loN
hpnanie
Benefits Reduced at Least $500
Commenting on Increased ~l,iic,s Of
F. .niials MIR S,hwelleMbaeh said the
Montana labor news., 1946-04-25
Committee Report,


For the arrest and conviction of the persons who
dragged Frank Little behind IN automobile and
hanged him to a bridge.
For the arrest end conviction of the persons who blew
up the Pay Office.
For the arrest and conviction Of the persons who desc
Grated the graves and tombstones in St. Patrick's Gem
etery.
Fer the arrest and conviction of the persons and a-
completes who blew up the Miners Union Hall on North
Main street.
For the arrest and conviction of the person or persons
who bride juries.
For the arrest and conviction of the persons who COM
mitted the massacre on Anaconda Road.
For the arrest and conviction of the hoodlums who
cause siicosis that the people pay for.
For the arrest and conviction of the hoodlums and van
das who are responsible for depriving injured workers
of their compensation.
Montana labor news., 1946-04-25

American hnvS ara alauohtarad no.
.+ ...of 4. .r.i.. e-ommsn,a,nn ,.,ra
"a, tn. battlefield 80 lon, az thew
th,at governments ont If millions
bv hfddan m,pnafisea bu,ton hoxas
~ ,onl inanee,ors rour months ,rto,
p.4,rl uarbor tho standard al, COM.
n,nr ~, u..nainr s,eoline n \ cou.h
Am4rfsan NOR. for ra.daliverv IN Gov.
m,rv
I, res., sn.h man v-,,ll La
So. "a Thar IL rarmar.r ahor r,v-
4,nte.,t lXjtb thav ar fiaed n
pfr,f no .ongr,.ss
Every nfraasn in TN. purchasing
rover az farmer or vorkar "a classes
So much Neak4uS Sar mongers. grin
~ IN. Western world Every advance
In The standard ii living undar IL.
r~armntsI.aher government az pu-si,
Is .~.ourarta. ~ farmets AM v.orl
ers everywhere In fiaht for nolit,cal
novn,
Therefore tn. targets Of their nress
ara. Number one the Soviet Union
number two. organized olitical.mind
ed farmers and workers
TIL. biv ,nonov classes own az nor
rom ~ ,ha aailv nevsnanars IN tho
rrftni SIM,
Montana labor news., 1946-04-25
BY l.OWNpt,S MAJRN

Citizens of a war weary world, tn
extended me To address you this eye
ming on the prospect for perpetual
peace. the final outlawry of var as
the means of adjusting the DISPUTE
Of nations Since first recorded his
tory. when the Prophet Of Israel spok,
that the swords should be- turned into
plo%nghshares. ana the spears into
pruning hooks. The Great and (;aod
have prayed for the coming Of this
millennium.
In spite of the terrifying forces at
work sowing seeds of more wars To
make the rich richer. and thereby low
er the standard Of living OF the com.
mon man. if the people see the forces
working for war and private gain
against humanity. the mere force Of
public opinion III the three nations.
America. Russia and Britain. viii give
more and more power and dignity 10
the United Nations organization This
alone can enforce peace.
In ages past. the wish to " chat
tel slaves has caused countless wars
OF Greeks against Greeks. persians
against Egyptians Romans against
their neighbors. The wish To keep the
negro in perpetual slavery was The
reason for our Civil War. a retention
Of peonage is why English and Dutch
troops are still fighting in the Dutch
East Indies. That proved to he a LARGE
part of h superior race prpgtdm Of
Hitler and Mussolini II was NOT M.
pcrmost in the plans Of Japan. 4 wish
for personal slaves can never cad To
a war between either of The three
strong powers America. Russia and
britain. No other race can o~nslaye
All American. an Englishman. a Rus.
sian or a Frenchman.
Strange to say, religion has been a
factor III many wars. Though often 70.
lis on has been the manifesto, the real
motive was to steal, in the ndme of
The manifesto of the Crasades wns 20
rescue the Holy Septichre from the
Moslems. Why bother about the Sep
nlchre. Christ had risen. Ills grave OF
three days was no more sacred than
some bed he had occupied The real
cause Of the CrusaJles was to steal the
wealth and lands OF the Saracers. in
Asia Minor. and the MoOrs in Spain
For a thousand years there has been
Keen rivalry between the 3isaop Of
COnstantinoplc. head Of III Eastern
Greek church, and the Bishop Of Rome.
head Of the Western. or Romun
church. II has led often 10 war gnl
global intelligence has oufgrown lnaf
cause. The head Of the Grees church
moved to Moscow when The Turks cap
tured Constantinople That rivalry still
echoes from the past The Mciropoli
tan Of Moscow. at times. cjis iAa
Montana labor news., 1946-04-25
Silver Bow Trades
Labor
Council Notes

The Trades Council placed the
communication from Division 1150 of
the bus drivers at Portland. Oregon
stated that the union was on strike
because the Washington Motor Coach
company broke its agreement.
Senators Wheeler and Murray and
Congressman Mansfield all replied to
letters sen by Secretary Waters of
the Trades Council asking aid in a
road program for the city Of Walker
vile. All expressed their desire to get
government aid.
The Gallatin County Trades Council
stated that the Bozeman Feed and
Grain company was unfair. Secretary
Waters was instructed to write the
Bozeman union for more information.
a letter from Miss Speer Of the
University at Missoula called atten-
ton to a Labor Institute to be held
at the State University July 1l-12-13.
The Trades Council will consider
sending a representative some time
movement. -
The delegates decided to have Sec
rotary Waters write Secretary Of
State Byrnes at Washington asking
that the Spanish question and Franco
be considered at the meeting Of Unit
ed Nations Organization.
The miners reported some satirical
remarks were made by strangers in
Butte about all the blame for dam
age to buildings being placed on the
workers.
The strangers asked why not also
place the blame for the burning of the
old Butte High School on the miners.
A report was made of the recent tax
meeting held at the Finlen Hotel on
taxing Co-operatives. The report indi-
Gated that the chambers of commerce
and Manufacturers associations are
becoming alarmed at the rapid prog
ress being made by the Cooperative
later. -
The Clerks Union is still trying to
negotiate a new contract.
Montana labor news., 1946-04-25
SEND AID TO UNION
VICTIMS TO TIDAL WAVE

SAN FRANCISCO.-(FP)-A check
for $4,000 is on its way from Inter
national Longshoremen's & Ware
~housemen's Union tCIO) headquar-
tiers to Hawaii for relief of ILWU
victims of the April ! tidal wave.
According to information received
destroyed and many union members
in various localities lost their homes
and possessions. The destruction Of
waterfront facilities is expected also
to create a serious unemployment
problem for island longshoremen. The
ILWU has opened a campaign to raise
rehabilitation funds throughout the
union.
Montana labor news., 1946-04-25
Government Helped
CM Meet Cost of
JAW Strike

DETROIT. tFpl Notwithstanding
the rcconversion s%hu'downs ana Tho
strike in the closing months Of last
year General Motors corporation mad
more profits in 1915 than m The juicy
war year OF 1914. as the company an
nual report shows Ana. as Tinted
Auto Workers tflOi momlers with a
flair for figures observe. The tnii.i
states treasury contributed s3i000 600
10 the corporation which cane m
handy 10 offset strike losses.
Commenting On GN Chairman 81.
fred /. Sloans message 70 srockhold.
ers. the JAW research department
says
For American workers tho year
1915 was a year Of r~econyersion head.
aches and slashed take home pay For
the Du Points and Sloans IL (iNl there
We're no such ordeals According rs
Mr. Sloan profits Tor the corr grafton
in 1915 were actually higher than fl.
1911 According to him GM net. iii.
come vas
,SlTu,ss5 $50 in 1914
$1ss.2GSl III in 1865.
Profits mounted for GIN although
sales between 1851 and 1916 dropped
by over one billion dollars. This neat
trick Of making more money FOR sell
ing less products was not done with
mirrors. but with the tax laws passed
by congress Here, according ~ Mr..
Sloan, is how it was done
II. GM added $3l.ll5.eol to Profits
out Of the United States treasury
through application Of The motors ls
carry-back provisions Of The ,xse-
profit law
y. GIN cut its income taxes NY Sl,..
66i coo as compensation to itself far
var plants in addition to the - per
cent annual amortization already al-
lowed on these properties Altogether
the government paid $50. 100000 for
these plants-but GM owns them.
"3. GIN sold its holdings in the VA
tional Bank OF Detroit at q profit TO
itself OF Sl3.951.S0O."
Auto workers also figure out that
GIN made more profit in 1915 while
paying It's employees a lower average
weekly rate than in 1914. The average
weekly rate in As was $3.50 includ.
ing overtime. In 1914 il wa $50, 20,
according TO Mr.. Sloan.
Montana labor news., 1946-04-25

a real gain in living standards by
getting an increase Of Zoe because
price ceilings were held. Increases
Of his and more We're won for mix
disturbing price ceilings or interior.
ing with production. But HOW workers
must get lSl2c to have Il real gain Of
Size, The 1Si2c looks large. but the
real gain is less than before.
Continued ON Page FourD
Montana labor news., 1946-04-25

against Senator Wheeler for the Unit
ed States senate in the primaries this
year.
from the East where he has served
on the presidents fact-finding commit
tee in connection with the railroad
brotherhoods' demands for an increase
in wages.
Montana labor news., 1946-04-25
Erickson To BE
Candidate For
u. S. Senate

Close personal friends Of Former
Associate Justice Left Erickson have
stated to The Montana Labor News
that he is certain to be a candidate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-21
POLICE CHIEF ROBBED

Waterbury, Vt, May 21.-(UP)- Search was begun today for the automobile of Police Chief John w. Griffiths that was stolen last night while 1t was parked in his gar. sge, the door open and the keys inside ready for instant use in case of emergency.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-21

There are considerable stocks of silver above ground and held in foreign countries, chiefly Mexico, Cuba, Iran and Spain; in all, around 150,000,00O ounces. Some of this is held by governments; more by spectators.
 The long delay in setting govern mental silver policy, accompanied by agitation for a $1.29 price; has caused all foreign silver holders to "sit tight. Obviously because, should the Silver Bloc win, their profit would be more than 70 per cent over and above the present OPA ceiling price.
 If 1t were necessary for silver using industries to buy three-quar- ters of their needed supply abroad at $1.29, that would involve an ad- vance of almost $55 ,0O0, 900 for the year to foreign holders-collected out of the pocketbooks of American consumers, and to the detriment of retail trade generally because it would involve inf1ationary price levels.
 The "mark-up" for a relatively small number of domestic pro- ducers would be $1S,OOO,O0O. Eighty per cent of that would go to 25 companies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-21
Religion In Schools Advocated
 Rev. y. (. RobsFIs
 Stresses Adoption
 Af Church MoeiIng

The Rev. Francis O. Ayres, pastor Of the St. Johns Episcopal Church, accepted another one-year term as president of the Waterbury Council of Churches at the annual meeting last night at the Mill Plain Union Church attended by 70.
 Herbert S. Smith was named vice president. Ruth Liebeck, secretary and Leroy Foote, treasurer.
 Protestant churches were called upon to act in unity and speak with a single voice through their church council by the Rev. w. Glenn Ro- bertS, general secretary of the Con- necticut Council of Churches, who was the principal speaker at the supper which preceded the elec- tions.
 He pointed out church council can bring about this unity by morn- ing worship programs on the radio, religious education in the public schools, study groups, training schools for group leaders and through cordiality and co-opera- tion between churches.
 During the business meeting which followed the supper, reports of committees were heard.
 The council agreed to a program for increasing interest in the churches and church activities among the lay people of the churches. The protestant church is principally a church of laymen, it was pointed out.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-21
ArnoII Starts
 To Fiqht XXX

Atlanta, Ga, May 21.-(UP)- Gov. Ellis Arnall today revealed he had asked the state attorney gen. eral for a ruling on what "can be done legally" with the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia.
 He said the recent xxx display "desecrated Stone Mountain and brought the name of Georgia into ridicule."
 The governor said 1t was not necessary to hide anything in the state behind hoods, witchery and hoodooism."
 Arnall asked Attorney General Ben Cook to search the laws of the state to determine if the Klan could not be outlawed or have their charter withdrawn.
 When told of Arnall's request, Dr. Small Green, head of the Georgia Klan, said, they can't take our charter away from us legally. It is a legally constituted body in Georgia"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-21
Enlists Mayors Aid
 Petite Paris Diuorcee Seeks American Hubby

throughout the United States offer ing to marry her.
 Mother of Two
 The offers came in a flood of transatlantic air mail after she wrote to Mayor Edward J. Jeffries, Jr., of Detroit, Mich, asking whether he knew of an honest American in need of "comprehens- ion and companionship."
 Simone is 30 years old and has two daughters, Lillian, 10, and Jacqueline, 5. All she wants is one intelligent" American - maybe a little lonely like ne-to marry me and share my live"
 She said that Melvin" had writ ten "the sweetest letter" from De- troit, but that he was only 25-a little too young.
 Eugene" a 4O-year -old medical technician of Cleveland, is leading the race at the moment. He wrote, frankly, that he was mot rich and slightly bald"
 Age Appears Vital Simone also is giving serious consideration to Connie" Portier, Detroit, and 38-year-old Gene Bar dell, of Wayne, Mich.
 An air mail proposal from Earl Davidson, Leslie, Mich, was "sin- cere and sympathetic" Simone said, but Earl did not state his age and therefore was disqualified.
 Besides the proposals, Simone has received several letters from dis interested well-wishers. One came from Mrs. Cora Griffin, Detroit.
 Simone lives at 21 Rue Alphonse Daudet and her room is filled with Americana.
 Memorizes Novel
 A large map of the United States hangs over her bed, and at present she is reading Gone With The Wind" for the third time.
 Simone enlisted the aid of Mayor Jefferies because she saw his picture in Stars and Stripes "and he look like what you call good guy"
 For the information of 28-year- old aspirant from Paterson, N. J Simone does not go to church every Sunday, but she reads the Bible regularly. She also smokes and takes an occasional social drink.
 She is five feet tall, has full figure, and her eyes are blue. Her husband must not be short as I but he need not be too big either Most important of all, he must be an American" she said.
 sFrenchmen are so downhearted now"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-21

A new passenger-bus line con- meeting Mexico City and Neuva Laredo, Mexico, has busses equipped with kitchenette, toilet facilities and radiotelephone, and meals are served free to passengers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-21
867 to Find Joy in US.
 Victims of German
 Actions Admitted

New York, May 2l-(UP)-The Army transport Marine Flasher docked here yesterday with 067 pray ing, weeping and cheering passeng- CTS, the first victims of German per- secution to be admitted to the Unit ed States.
 As the ship nosed into it's Hudson River pier, hundreds of the passeng- CTS raised their arms to show the blue-inked numbers tattoed there by German guards.
 Many prayed aloud. Others cried, then cheered as they 1leared the end of their long journey from Nazi con- centration camps.
 The ship, nine days out of Rre- merhaven, sailed up the bay in an overcast, but as it docked the sun broke through on the passengers, 67 of them children.
 Cheering on the pier was almost as great as from the ship as those ashore caught sight of friends and relatives among the displaced per- sons. Many of the passengers will 90 to inland cities by train.
 Among those on deck was Dr. Ignatz Alter, 35, Q Jewish physician, who said a Roman Catholic girl had married him to save him from the Gestapo. Then she disappeared, he said.
 God saved me from the death that befell my father and mother and my sister in prison camp" he said. God chose as his instrument Sophie Bulda, a Roman Catholic Polish girl, who married me in Cra- COW SO could escape death.
 With my marriage certificate tes- tifying I was Catholic, I passed muster by the Gestapo on several occasions. I never saw her after the day we were married"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-21
UN Unit Predicts Full Employment, Trade Stability

New York, May 2l.-(UP)-Econ- omic stability and expansion, full employment and greater world trade, ultimately can be achieved by the United Nations, members of the LIN Economic and Employment Commission predicted today.
 The commission said the goal could be attained through the re- construction of war devastated areas, the allocation of raw ma terials where needed instead of in accordance with ability to pay, and Hhe continuation of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration or 8 substitute or- ganization.
 Completing its report to it's par- ent body, the LIN economic and So- cial Council, which meets here next Saturday, the commission held a press conference to outline it's recommendations. Isadore Lubin, United States representative, spoke for the commission in the absence of W. A. Macintosh, of Canada. chairman.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-21
Walter WincheII
On BrO0du,0y
eI.ss u.s n.SnS'A o''vHsA S'A Du~ n-'u

LINT FROM A BLUE SERGE
 SUIT
 nf1riam Wnphina, the star, may break a front-pager-the story of her disc0very that a group for which afe worked hard IS, Stalin- inspired. The expose, friends say, 6 being polished by her groom, Ray Brock, war correspondent Chester Bowles' inner circle fear he may resign soon .. Treasury agents are checking Madison Square Gar den ticket specs The merger plans of millionaire Alexis Thomp- son and model Jean Sinclair were suddenly cancelled after Q quarrel Stuart Barthelmess, son of the movie star, is number one in the Molly Netcher field now {. Composer Dave Rose (Judy Gar lands and Martha Raves ex) Is expected to wed lovely Dorothy Por- ter Mrs. Tyrone Power (Anna- bella) was the most interested spec- tator when critic Burton Rascoe and his paper parted.
 Federal Court attaches (wi1ove been handling hiYn) report that the most frightened and most courteous prisoner they ever held (for any, thing short of murder) is Serge RubenStein The Skyline of New York Set to Music" is the title of an exciting window dis play at Carl Fischer's This is how tough the local hotel situation is: Even the LIN delegates do not get a weekly or monthly rate =. When . midtowner phoned the Waldorf Astoria for a reservation yesterday the operator sweetly re- piled: Just Q minute, please, and I'll connect you with the regret department" Gendarmes ex- pect a gang war to break wide open. One outfit blowing the whistle (snitching) on the other.
 Many of the New York bars are going back to the 7-day week sched- ule = though they cannot promote enough lager and hooch Oracle Fields impression of Florence Des- i1iond initiating Oracle was the big howl of the Blue Angel week .. Jack Benny starts his 18th year In radio Gin October) and his 18th season in show biz He was in the Hooper First IS" a decade ago = and still is .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-21
Missouri WoItz Composer Takes Life in Pontioc

Pontiac, Mich, May 21 = (UP) James Royce, who as James Royce Shannon wrote almost 600 songs including Missouri Waltz" and When Day Is Done," was re- vealed today to have taken his own life by stepping into the path of a freight train.
 An inquest was ordered but wit nesses said it appeared certain the 65-year-old composer hurled him. self deliberately onto the tracks. He had been suffering from asthma.
 A native of Detroit, Royce first began writing in collaboration with his mother, Mrs. Eliza Shannon, Detroit poetress, and achieved his first real success in writing the music for Chauncey Olcott's "Sha- meen Dhu" in 1912. Among songs he wrote for that hit musical was Irish Lullaby"
 He wrote the lyrics for Missouri Waltz" President Truman's fav- orite song-in 1914 and since then has turned out or collaborated on a large number of tunes including Mother of Mine, When Day is Done" and "At the Foot of the Cross"