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Montana labor news., 1946-07-18
BUYERS STRIKE IS
PROPOSED

New York Tie people OF New
York were usq 4 Jine 2s to support a
buyers STRIKE il congress fails to pass
a satisfactory prA hill-not to buy
any clothing rigerators radios.
furniture hou- u ware and to buy
only as many nee stiles as they need
to feed their families.
The cali calM from Chairman Mild
red 4. Gut4iliie ~ he New York City
Consumers couneil who declared that
"a buyers sfribt d by organized con
sunors and labor an be the strong
est weapon aaalnst unbridled infla-
tion and should y used in the interest
OF our national eeonomy.'
CONGRESS. acting for big business. :
she said. is preparing for a boom
and bust period AGAINST this eventual
ity consumers Viii use the buyers
strike as a weapon. They will persis-
tentlv and s~tulb0rnly refuse TO pay
inflated prices. They will organize
this strike action block by block until
the small merchant who is being vic
timized as well Join consumers to
bring prices IN line with workers in
comes. A buyers strike led by organ
lied consumer. and labor will grow
until it will bring initiation under
control
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18

labor support from Butte and Anaconda gave the eN-associate
Justice approximately four-fiths of his lead. and other western
counties accounted for most Of the balance.
AS was expected, the more rural counties OF eastern Mon
tana proved TO be the strongholds OF Sen Wheeler with al
except Yellowstone and Il couple Of the smaller counties giving
him heavy maJortics. In many ordinarily strong republican
counties, particularly in eastern Montana. voting returns indl-
cate that many thousand regularly cor voters awaited them
selves of the democratic primary tins year 70 ald the senior
senator in his futile bid for Il fifthterm nomination. Some OF
these counties showed democratic primary ballotlng III excess
OF 70 per cent. In some counties it Is reported the trend OF
rcpublcans-forW Wheeler was reversed with a percentage Oh
COP adhcrcnts going into the democratic primary for the
express purpose Of eliminating Sen. Wheeler from the Novem-
Der finals.
Also, as was indicated by prediction canvasses. counties
with heavy labor union memberships gave strong plurality
votes to Judge Erickson. Silver Bow led the list, followed by
Deer Lodge. Cascade, Lewis and Clark. Missoula and Flathead.
From the returns, many political observers have also deduced
that in many counties where the popular sentiment was pretty
evenly divided. the overwhelmingly strong pro-l.rckSon vote on
IN, par of World war II veterans was the decisive factor. lt IS
also felt that in many eastern counties Mr.. Wheeler ) maJorltles
would have been even greater except Tor the strong opposition
of tbe vets I'm other counties in which Judge Erickson was IN
rtiallv strong. the veterans vote materially increased his ma
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18
Union Leader Asks
Truman to Seize
Plants
BY Federated Press

Pittsburgh. - Pres Truman WAS
urged to authorize government seizure
of the seven strikebound Allis CHAIN
mers plants in a telegram from Pres.
Thomas Jr. Fitzpatrick OF Dist. 6
United Electrical Radio & Machine
Workers (CIO).
Declaring that the farm equipment
strike is continuing into its Tooth day
despite willingness Of the union to
settle on the basis Of government
orders and lS12c wage patterns.
Fitzpatrick charged that Allis Chalm-
ers has for years delicd government
al orders concerning peaceful settle
ment Of labor disputes Seizure Of the
plants and their operation by the
Agriculture Dept. has been recon-
mended by Sec. of Labor Lewis H.
Schwellenbach and merely needs
Humans signature.
Not Bargaining in Good Faith
In Detroit Pres. Walter p. Reuther
Of United Auto Workers tClO) de
clared that the company was not bar
gaining in good faith and government
secure was the only way to resume
production Of desperately needed farm
implements. The United Farm Equip
ment Workers tClO), third union III
volyed in the strike, has been calling
for government seizure, as have farm
ers affected by the shutdown.
4 complaint Of unfair labor prac
tees has been issued against the Pit
tsburgh plant by the NLRB with hear
ing date set for July Is. The complain
is based on UE charges that tire firm
failed to bargain in good faith. tried
to bargain directly with employees in
stead Of their representatives ant
tried to undermine bargaining and the
faith of union members in their lead
ers.
The other plants are at Boston
Mass. West Allis and Lacrosse, Wis.
Springfield. Ill. and LaPorte, Ind.
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18
Silver Bow Trades
And Labor
Council Notes
UNIONS SEEK BOOST
FOR

AT a special meeting Of the Silver
Bow Trades and Labor Council held
on Thursday. July II. 1916, a motion
was carried to the effect that we con
tact your body in a special meeting
at the Administration building on
Monday, July Is, 1916 at s p. m. The
purpose of this meeting is to call the
attention of the school board to the
prevailing salary schedule for Butte
teachers and to ask for the increase
now being demanded by the Butte
Teachers Union.
We find that the Butte scale is not
in accordance with salaries being paid
in other parts of the states.
We wish to discuss ways and means
of securing a raise for the Butte
teachers.-Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council. Stuart Waters, Sec'y.
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18
BRICK STRIKE TO END
WITH &c

producing an estimated 100000 bricks
a day, were scheduled to resume full
production if eight locals Of United
Brick & Clay Workers (AFL) accept
their i5-day strike.
The settlement included a &c hourly
raise for $50 of the 500 brickmakers
and Il &c raise for others. Improve
ments in vacation provisions were
also embodied in the settlement. which
was believed fastened by the an
nouncement of subsidies to be paid
by the federal government to brick
producers.
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18
JOB ESTIMATES ARE
PROGRESSING

Employment estimates for manu-
featuring. mining and rail transpor-
tation by months We're released re-
Gently by the Commission for March
cooperation with the United states
Bureau Of T.auor statistics.
More than 80 selected employers IN
Montana arr isting by filing
monthly reports ~ employment from
which sample, sslimates for the en-
tire industry afs calculated.
The program has been in operation
for about min months. First figures
were released pm the manufacturing
industry employment for January
mining and iati transportation beng
added in The following months As II
develops, the c miaission will be able
to release eventually estimates Tor all
industries.
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18
Funds Being Raised
For Coop Factories

New York-FP-The Amalgamated
Clothing Workers fClO) has raised
half of a proposed $500. 900 fund. thru
voluntary contributions from its mem
bers of Italian descent, for erecting
selfsustaining, cooperative clothing
and shirt factories in Italy.
The union plans to aid the Italian
labor movement in establishing three
and possibly four such plants which
VII be primarily non-profit making
and permit Italian clothing workers to
help themselves. as we'll as help meet
the great need Cor apparel in Italy.
Should the factories yield a profit. it
viii be used for cultural interchange
between the two countries, a union
spokesman said.
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18

The race for associate justice nom
nations Is still nip and tuck with Ex-
Associat. Justice Albert Anderson AZ
surel OF one Of the nominations and
lee Metcalf. Hamilton and Judge Ben
jamin Berg, Livingston, separated by
only Il few hundred votes. David Ryan.
Falls. is definitely eliminated.
rabulatiuns for 95l precincts
show Anderson, 30. 25o: Metcalf 25,-
$50 nrrg. 2il2o; Ryan. 2o,0ol.
Silver Bow Legislative Nominees
Mike Mulholland was -enominated
for state senator on democratic ticket.
This mounts 10 election since he
docs not have any opposition on the
republican ticket.
The following democrats were nom
mated at Tuesdays election for the
legislature Robert G Dwyer. Mike
Louehran. Frank J T|ierney. NJ. d.
Oconnrll. W. T. Ballard Elmer Clark,
Frank Denich ana Christie Alex Blew
NJ was rhp lone republican nominee.
For sheriff Democrat John Malta
viii face Bob White, republican, in
November.
Successful nominees for county at
tOrney were James F~reebourn. demo-
crat and Bourquin, republican.
County Commissioner: 1st district.
Mrs Dan t~l.oretta) sullivan, District
3 Joe II. sullivan. on democratic
ticket Neither OF the Sullivans have
general election opposition and thus
were elected at the Tuesday prim-
aries.
a A. McGrath received the demo
nomination for county clerk and is
without general election opposition.
Likewise Auditor Drew was without
opposition in the primary and has no
COP opponent in November. In the
race Tor assessor candidate Lester
oGtdistanced WI opponents and has
been elected. Emmett Lyons won the
nomination iand election) over five
administrator and Il. Sayatovic was
elected coroner. Candidate Hogan was
elected county superintendent OF
schools; Phemia McPhail, treasurer,
and Jack Iiealy, county surveyor.
For township offices the following
candidates were successful in the
!, primaries. Justice OF Peace. Silver
, Bow: Mcnamara and Winston, demo
! Gratis. elected. Justice OF Peace. south
f. Butte. klune. democrat will face Fred
, Johnson. COP. in November. South
Butte constable. White and Ryan
: were nominated on democratic ticket
Rowe was nominated on republican
ticke. Silver Bow constable: Eddie
) Mulholland and McCaughey wer'
a nominated on democratic ticket. ant
are without opposition in November.
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18

The next meeting of the
Silver Bow Trades and La
Dor c c | will take
place Tuesday, July %,
500 p. m. at the Carpen-
ters' Hall.
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18

since lJ4E WneH lie
his first heart attack. His death
ut this time came as a shock for
the day before he had visited
his ACW office and had APP
pcarcd to be recovering from a
recent seige of illness.
Word OF his passing brought I'M
mediate expressions of regret and
mourning from hundreds of persons
prominent in all walks OF life, from
Pres. Truman, ClO Pres. Philip Muir
ray. leaders OF industry. political
figures and social welfare OrganlZa-
tions, who knew him as a staunch
humanitarian, friend and ally.
Probably the most powerful political
leader in labor's ranks, Hillman led
the first successful entry OF American
labor into the nations political life,
reaching its peak during the New Deal
period Of the late Pres. Roosevelt. AS
Il result he earned himself the undying
cnmity and fear of labor's foes. His
death quickly developed speculation
as to who would fill his shoes in his
many posts and as To the future OF the
ClO-PAC and the American Labor
marty. which he also headed.
Potofsky Chosen As
Acting President
The ACW announced a new presi-
dent would be chosen to serve until
the next biennial convention in 194S
by Vice Presidents Frank Rosenbloom
ana Lyman Blumberg and Sec. Treas.
Jacob Potofsky. His successor as head
Of CIO-PAC is expected to be chosen
at a hurriedly-called executive coun-
ell conference in Washington.
President of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers since it was found
cd 80 years ago, Sidney Hillman
carved for himself a large place in
history by successfully awakening
American labor to the Importance OF
independent political action. Begin
ming with organization of the Ameri
can Labor party in New York state in
1886 and CIO Political Action com
mittec in 1913. both of which he led
Ilillman saw labor rise to heights Of
political power never before attained
in this country.
Conservatives and liberals alike at
tribute Pres. Roosevelt's victories a
the polls in 1896, 1910 and 1914 to tn,
army of doorbell ringing canvasser'
these organizations placed at his dis
posal. Equally active, though not al
completely successful. was labor par
ticipation in scores of congressional
state and local campaigns. What wa
most important, however. was that 10
the first time organized labor was be
ginning to make its influence fel
throughout the political life Of til
nation.
Helped Organized WFTU
Hillman played another historic 70.
in helning organize the World Federi
ton Of Trade Unions toward the clos
of World war II. He held the ClO d.
legation in Paris at the WFTU's con
stitutional convention last fall an
was instrumental in reconciling shavl
ly conflicting opinions and p~ioducin
unity from a situation which az time
threatened to deadlock the ONE
ence.
Born in Lithuania. Hillman can
to this country as a boy and went
Chicago. where he found work III II
clothing industry, at that time notol
Gus for its sweatshop conditions.
Emerging from the victorious la
Scnaffner & Marx strike in 1910 Wi
experience in labor leadership. IN
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18
TRUMAN CRITICIZED

Scranton. pa-ClO President Philip
Murray addressing the 18th annual
convention Of the American News
paper Guild pictured Pres. Truman as
yielding to The pressure Of those
groups who seek to destroy US and
people like us. He warned against a
powerful attempt to destroy the
rights OF labor. TO break down the
gains that We have won. and won
through bitter battle over a ours OF
years
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18
Disastrous Flood
Causes Loss OF
Strike
BY Federated Press

Mellen, Wis.-The hit. Woodwork
Some 200 workers employed at three
veneer products companies went back
to work on company terms. the return
OF all men to their jobs under the
same conditions as they left, plus a Sc
hourly raise.
But the sudden decision to end the
strike came under circumstances
which allowed the strikers to return
with heads high and the union strong
even in defeat.
Before the end. 81 hours Of steady
rain caused the Bad river to overflow
its banks. The water descended on
this little Wisconsin city with terrific
force. carrying homes. cars and other
things with il. A gas pump was torn
up and the smell of %nauseating gas
filed the air. 1t was one Of the worst
floods ever to hit these parts.
Within 20 minutes after the flood
reached its crest it covered the
streets. People had to be rescued in
boats. More than 80 families were left
homeless and hungry. BY the mex day
the union had brought in truckloads
OF food for the refugees and other aid
was being rushed, but it was forced
to call for a strike truce.
Over A Barrel
The victory handed him by the
tragedy was not enough, however. fol
G. Mclver. owner Of the three plant.
which dominate the city. He refused
even to meet with the union TO discus,
, its truce offer and rejected it whel
it was brought to him by a fedora
conclllafur Aware of the desperation
Of the people and their need for worl
| under almost any conditions. he lai,
! down his terms and the llood-strickel
+ strikers were forced 10 accept.
But Mclyer's ruthlessness had a
ready cost him thousands of dollars
Had the strike been settled before tn
flood many persons contend. muc
less damage would have been done 10
the strong current forced out log
stored in McIver's mill pond becaus
OF the strike.
The LOGS were sent swirling dow.
stream where they collided with
dam aud plugged il, causing the wate
to flow 70 one side where it washc
= away the land. One OF his warehouse
= filled with veneer would have bee
saved instead of being tori to shred
by the angry waters.
- McIver hasn't learned yet but II
silent men who returned to his mil
- know that his first lesson is not lor
! in coming.
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18
TObin Warns Demos
Popularity Is
Waning
By Federated Press

,.aiauaroi.s.zA blunt warning that
tie democrats are losing labors sup
port was given the Truman admin
isfration by Daniel J. Tobin. president
81 Tie 700. UO0-memher Init. Bro. Of
tAFLl and three times
chairman Of the labor division OF the
Democratic Natl. Committee.
n the July issue Of The Init, Team
Tobin said that masses Of work
ers who were responsible for II years
Of democratic majorities under Frank
lin H. Roosevelt are no going to the
polls because they have no confidence
in democratic candidates and will not
vote for reactionary republicans.
Il find in travelling throughout the
country that there is IA general dis
satisfaction among those who strongly
supported Inc in my efforts to elect
Franklin u. Roosevelt Tobin said
Those same men now simply say tc
themselves: What is the difference
whether the republican party get il
or nut9 We would be just as well Of
with the republican party as We woult
with what we are getting from The
democratic party.
Hard To Convince
Vt is somewhat difficult to convince
them that President Truman Is doint
al he can to be helpful. The answel
you gel tand this ONE from formel
friends Of the party) is. Doing all 70,
can is not enough when requests meal
nothing. The results speak for them
selves.
Expressing the hope that the demo
cratic leadership will wake up ant
understand that their hope is in til
masses OF workers whose confidence
today they have lost" Tobin said tina
II this doesn't take place all branche
Of the labor movement will have (
unite for action.
democrats have a substantial M
ioriiy in congress he continued. "bu
there arr only about 100 congressme
who stand up and vote for the worker
when adverse legislation is aimed !;
them. The average worker simpl
decides Il party is no better tina
another and While he won't vote fc
a rcae,ionary republican or a reaction
AIRY democrat he will simply stay ava
from the polls. Eventually il may lea
to Il massine together Of the toilei
oi the nation III all organizations
labor 50 that unified action will pr
Vail.
Any leader Of labor who does an
ding to prevent such unification
III, workers will find himself on Il
outside looking in"
Montana labor news., 1946-07-18

JULIUS.
Election results with all except
scattered outlying precincts
totals nov ,abulaled Erickson has
Az 1T. ~ san Whneler's l29Ss
For republican senate nominee
1.le- Eclon Of Manhattan was an
winner over H + Skeeni BIZ
ings. and viii oppose Judge Erickson
this November
Mansfield, Rankin Walk Away
From Opponents
frpr congress-, first district Nike
Mansfield. Missoula had al easy time
understanding Phil OnDonnell, Butte IN
Ms bid for a third term ON the re-
publican side the show was all Bar
neg Rankin Bozeman. eN'lleut.
colonel in the second world war, Ran
KIN severely lrouucod his Two oppon'
onis. Robert Line. Missoula, and NJ
S Galasso, Butte,
II the eastern district neither GOT
incumbent Wesley D'Ewart or Demo-
John j Holmes, state auditor,
had opposition All indications are
that dis will be a lively contest this
fali With likeahle. efficient johnny
Holmes probably the winner. Rep.
DtEwari during his short occupancy
OF The Second District House seat
lsince June. 1850 has consistently
voted against the best interests OF his
constituents inciuding seyeral negative
votes against the continuance OF OPA
in 1916 and 1915. Tor The Truman
draft.striker bill. the Hobbs anti-rack-
ei,ering actually anti-unionl bill, the
Case Bill and for the Infamous Bull
Wrinkle bill 10 exempt railroads from
prosecution in the courts on Unfair
and discriminatory rate-fiNing charges.
For Railroad and Public Service
commission Paul smith was unop.
posed Tor the democratic nomination
George Davis. Helena won handily
over Y. @. Overcast, Cutbank, and
Frank ] Cassidy Bozeman.
CLERK OF supreme Court. Both ef
ficieui incumbent Frank Murray
democrat. and Lawrence Heller. ffel
ena. republican. were without opposi
ton at the primaries.
Supreme Court Nominations
AS Tabulated by APP
With the majority OF the states llt
, precincts in it has been definltel,
| established that Associate Justic
I. Hugh Adair aud Ey-Attorney Genera
: Harrison J. F%reebourn will be the III
t. alists in the November non-partisa
! race for chief justice OF the stat
/, supreme court. Vote totals at pres
. time from $50 precincts were: Adal
. 36O-2: Freebourn. Butte. 2o.5ss' a
n sociate Justice Morris. 1888, Jane
Mckenna. Lewistown. lo.ss9 al
Everett Lofgren. Billings, l+'o-o.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-17
Republicans
are confident

WHY. do they think this way?
Certainly, the record of Republi-
can congressman in Washington
and of Republican administrators
and legislators in Springfield,
have far from endeared them and
their party to the hearts of the
people. If anything, there is more
hostility and contempt amongst
the common people for the pro-
fascist Mccormick and his ultra
reactionary stooges in the high
command of the Republican Par
ty, than there ever was. What
then makes the McCormicks and
Dwight Greens SO cocky?
These gentlemen are more ar
rogant and cynical, more certain
of a Republican victory in No
vember, because they sense the
dismay of the people with the
course of the Truman Admins
tration, with its departure from
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-17
What labor does +hat's the key outcome Of the
critical November elections in This state.

of the state. But not always has
the Republican Party been ready
to admit this. In 1914. for exam
pie, it feared that McCormick's
unsavory reputation would hurt
Dewey's chances for the Presi-
dency, and so he was shunted in
to the background = at least as
an official Republican spokes-
man.
This year however, the fat
boys with the big cigars think
nothing of bringing Mccormick
into the open. They feel that
the tide has turned, that this is
their year and that Mccormick
need not be the same liability
he was i'm 1914.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-17

Kelly of the Bird District and Mrs.
Douglas, congresswomen-at-laIge.
with the exception of Kelly,
these are amongst the more prog.
ressive of the Illinois COMPRESSION.
al delegation.)
Second, the Stay-at-home vote is
not machine-controled vote. 1t
is an Independent vote. TIL key to
influencing this vote is not in the
hands of the Kelly-Arvey ma
chine lit is in the hands of Or.
gained labor and organized prog
ressives. More concretely, it is in
the hands of organizations and
movements such as the CIO-Poli-
teal Action Committee, the
American Federation of Labor,
the Railroad Brotherhoods, the
Citizens Political Action Commit
tee, the Independent Voters OF H.
linois, the Independent Commit.
tee of the Arts, Sciences and Pro-
LESSONS, the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People, the National Negro Con.
gress, the Communist Party. the
National Group organizations,
the American Veterans Commit
tee, the International Workers
Order, and others.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-08-17

widely practiced is forced finan-
cin... Some dealers will not take
cash for car, but insist on
financin.. it in order to be able
to char..e tremendous financin..
charles. 1t works out much the
same way.
I WENT down to the Chicago
OPA office to see if anything
was being done about used-car
black marketeers. Maybe it's not
fair to call it a black market.
since price violations are the rule
in the business, not the excep-
ton.
l learned there that OPA, with
a very limited staff, and up to
its ears in problems posed by the
phony amendments to the new
OPA bill, is trying to prosecute
these dealers one by one. They
are building a record on all deal
ers about whom complaints have
come in, and intend to crack
down when it's built.
The chief difficulty OPA en-.
forcement officials face, how.
ever, is that not enough people
cooperate in their own interest
to beat down the black market in
cars. It can be done.
81
y IF YOU must have car, your
best bet is to consult your local
price board BEFORE you buy or
trade your car, according to
James F. Riley, Director of the
district.
But if you've already been
hooked on a direct overcharge,
a bad trade-in deal, or any
other violation, see the OPA
anyway. If you can prove your
case you can sue for triple
5 damages in civil suit whether
OPA takes criminal action
against the violatOr or not.
The joker in the whole price
racket in used cars - and it's