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Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

progress and have got more democ-
racy than they had al the time of the
revolution
When another scribe asked Pepper
if he had a program 10 achieve world
unity and peace he said he had not,
but that he did know how you don't
70 about finding them" Among these
he said you don't find the answer by
calling anne by bitterness and pref
udice, by going ~ MAR
Pepper spoke out on the second an
niversary of VI day saying he was
deeply concerned that the day finds
the foundations Of peace in the world
and durable prosperity both at home
and abroad further away than at the
wars end
The Florida liberal said the wars
victors are torn by discussions; our
enemies in the var are supplanting
our allies. The world Is being split
into two parts. We are falling into
the grave error of b~olstering reac-
~tionary and decadent regimes in order
to stem the tide "a 7ocial change in
Europe and Asia
Pepper charged that the US. is
I"failing to illfill me treat promises OF
Woodrow Wilson and Franklin y.
Roosevelt when Il neglects the col
onial and oppre I'd peoples of the
world" He pointed to the Dutch at
CONTINUED on Page Four
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
Another Maritime
Strike Threatens
East Coast Ports

New York flfPl The first open as
sault on the maritime hiring hal
touched Off talk here August - OF a
general maritime strike
Tho attack on the keystone OF mari
time unions. AF1n Go and uwnatfili
ated. came when the Istlimian Steam
ship Co. 4 l. $ Steel subsidiary r.
jocted demands OF the Seaftrers Init
Union tAlfl.l Tor renewal Of their hir
ing hall agreement and demanded In
stead the right u hire through its v
employment offices. II said ii would
agree to hire zone but union men but
reserved the right TO do its v select
ing.
In face OF the ~corlpany's position
the SIT called a nationwide strik,
against the company which Is expecte,
To tie M an estimated loo ships a.
they come in from the high seas
Twenty four have already been hit
Til. strike re,piNed immediate mes
sages oi support from the Masters
Mates a Pilots fAfLi and the Natl
Maritime Union coo as Well ms other
AF1. and Go unions aud the British
seamrfs union, which pledged an,
support necessary
some Z 500 SIT members in q mas.
meeting here voted to extend ths
walkunl to the entirc industry II pro
visions Of The TaftlIartley las AZ,
applied BY the company The Law
bans the closed Shop
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

dealing at leugth with the Wagner and
raftllartlel acts.
The credentials committee then re-
ported. seating the delegates. and the
report was adopted
Committee on rules Of order was
then appointed
The chair then introduced state Sen
ator Sid stewart OF Deer Lodge coun-
~. Who spoke on affairs in the state
legislature, and the assistance given
him BY the several labor groups in in
forming him what they wanted in the
several bills before the senate.
BARCLAY craighead. chairman Of the
state unemployment compensation
commission. outlined employment CON
ditions in Montana so far as his office
vas concerned
Committee on rules of order report
ed. which report was adopted rs read.
Judge Lee Metcalf Of the Montana
supreme Court. addressed the con
yention on matters pertaining the sup
reno court, and thanking labor for
tho splendid support given him last
November
Fifteen resolutions aere read and
Preferred to the several committees.
Resolutions IL, Il and Is we're intro
,u,ed bY consent Of the convention
and referred 70 the committees.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

August IL, 1871
We, the members Of the
board of directors of the Rocky
Mountain S%portsmen's associa-
ton of Butte, Montana, wish to
take this opportunity TO send a dele
gate to appear before the us. House
Of Representatives public lands com
mittee, at Billings. Augsut 30. 1917 to
express our views on the public lands
question.
From the press we learn that several
bills have been proposed that would
transfer lands found CHIEFLY valuable
for grazing purposes. to the private in
dividuals now using them, or to sew
eral states with the provision that they
be sold to certain private individuals.
We wish to thank this committee
for its vigilance in keeping any Of
these proposals from being introduced.
Every year we find more and more
private lands posted against fishing
and hunting.
Practically the only fishing and hunt
ing we have left is on the public lands,
the grazing service lands and the Ia
tional forests. If these lands pass to
private ownership. We might as well
say goodbye to hunting in Montana.
The lands that weren't posted against
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
Getting More Democracy

Washington. iFP)-America's fore
most steel corporations were accused
August II Of maintaining a conspiracy
to- fix prices and restrain and destroy
competition in a formal charge issued
by the Federal Trade Commission.
ETC said the American Iron & Steel
Institute of New York and its 100-odd
members, are engaged in a wrongful
and unlawful combination and con
spiracy to set and keep identical de-
l@ivered price quotations in the sale
Of iron and steel products.
L. S. Steel Corp. and its eight big
subsidiaries: Bethlehem Steel and
three subsidiaries. Republic. Youngs-
town Sheet & Tube, Natl. Steel includ-
ing Weirton. Inland Steel and Jones
| & Laughlin were among those accused
by the government agency's complaint.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

"Sen. Taft claims that the
rank-and-file membership Of
our unions do not support our
opposition to the law he spon-
sored,' Green declared. He seems
to think he can gain votes by attacking
labor. Well. let's put it to the test"
He also extended the challenge to
Rep. Fred Hartley Or, MD, who has
announced his intention not to run
for reelection. Urging him to run
again for office, Green promised that
our people in New Jersey will take
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
Labor Is Up
Five-Fold Since
1893

Washington. (FP)-From Il depres-
sion low of 3 million members in 1893,
the American labor movement has
swelled its numbers five fold to a total
OF approximately IS million today, with
soc of them affiliated with the AFL.
The figures were compiled by the
Department Of Labor in its August
Information Bulletin along with a
series Of charts on the subject.
Per capita tax payments TO the AFL
are in excess Of " million members,
while the younger CLIO reports about
6 million, with 1.75o.000 others in I'M
affiliated organizations such as init.
Assn. of Machinists and the Commune
cations Workers Of America.
Despite the heavy growth Of mem
bership. organized labor still repre-
sents only slightly more than one
third of all non-agricultural workers
excluding the self employed, domestic
servants and unpaid family workers.
In the field of manufacturing, how
Continued on page four
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
News of Great Falls
Building Trades

Meeting called 10 order al !. 10 pm.
by Vice President Sims acting as pres
ilent pro tom Bro. sand acted as
vlce president pro tenn President
Davidson came in late.
An this time Mr.. swanson was
-laHted the floor to state his side re-
4ariing the declaration OF unfairness
placed against him After he had
talked for a very few minutes he was
excused and told that the committee
would let him know what action had
been taken.
Minutes OF the previous meeting
we're read and approved as read.
Communications
Minutes OF the Cascade County
Trades < Labor Assembly for August
LIST and sth read and filed.
Building Trades Wage schedule
mailed 10 Catalytic Construction Com
PAW. Philadelphia, Pa. on July 81.
1911. as per their request and on mo-
ton OF The council
tlpul the rle,'liVdi NoIhers Local
Nu, l22 enclosing circulars explaining
the principal issue behind the Electro
cal Workers strike against the A.C.M.
company at Anaconda. Butte and
Great Falls.
From the State Federation OF Labor
enclosing credentials for the council.
tContinu~d ON PuE~ rourp
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
Silver Bow Trades
And Labor
Council Notes

Meeting OF the Silver Bow Trades x
Labor Council was called 10 order
Tuesday evening By President traw-
ford.
Minutes OF the previous meeting
We're read and approved as read
Rep Mike Mansfield spoke 10 the
council on matters in Washington, on
the copper situation OF Hungry Horse
dam the tax bill. TaftIIartley act, and
several other measures and VAS we'll
rea riyrd bl the council
Communication was received from
the Rocky Mountain S~portsmen's asso-
citation dealing with the public land
question This was endorsed by the
council aud ordered published in the
Montana Labor News.
From the state. County x Municipal
Employees ! Mon As this matter was
in the hands OF the grievance commit
tea II was tabled until the meeting
CONTINUED ON Page Four)
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

hunting would be. in many cases.
heavily erazed so that there would not
be feed enough left to support big
game animals that provide good hunt
ing. We also need to get our families
ont of town for snicnics and camping
trips. With so many private places
posted against trespassing. we have
to depend on the governmeni-owned
lands for these trips.
Stockmen Subsidized for Years
Why should the %stockmen. who now
Craze their livestock on these lands,
be singled out as the only one quail
fled to purchase our government
lands? They have been subsidized for
years by getting this cheap grass while
their neighbOr had to go out and pay
high prices for private pasture lands.
If these stockmen have any claim on
these lands. we have just as much
right to buy government lands that we
use for hunting, fishing. summer
homes. and camping, the timber sale
operator should be permitted to buy
the land he is logging; the MAJ who
uses the head of a stream for ali irri-
CATION reservoir, should be permitted
to buy the reservoir site and as much
land around it as he thinks he needs
to protect it.
Any land that is valuable for grazing
is also valuable for game feed. recre-
alton, and watershed protection. We
believe that all of these things have
their place and should be correlated.
But. only a small percentage OF the
stock raised in Montann Craze on pub
lie lands, whereas. thousands OF
sportsmen and tourists build up their
health and spend large sums of money
enjoying the use Of these lands every
year.
From the national standpoint, these
lands are worth more for game, recre
alton, and watershed protection, thar
they are for the grazing of domestic
livestock.
We believe in using these lands fol-
grazing, wildlife, recreation. watershed
protection and as many other uses as
they can be put to. But if legislation
is introduced to turn these lands over
TO IA favored few, we will back q
counter proposal that domestic live
stock be removed from all government
owned lands and eliminate this sub
sidy now being allowed to a small
group.
These lands belong to all of the
people and they should be kept open
for the benefit Of all.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPORTSMENS
ASSN, BY the Board of Directors
Unanimously adopted August II, 1947
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

ioophoie' ,eiiipi' ho"s :" W
tax system.
In brief, Meyer stands for
tho hioh living indulged in by
hn~si..g executives ~ ne ,xreuse II
,h.i. worpaf4 ANA Shareholders and
i, ,ha e.raral nnhlie
Thiet WA uayit works oat Never.
~ av,,nol. l,.,as iite iarisNlg
s,rinl,.1 ain .hamnasu. steaks.
batel .nft.. .n1 ~. Atifa III tfie. Ne
IN dream u. Mho uays tho bin In
Movefs ease. hughes did In the Ease
Of other Businessmen she have lavish
expense accounts their companif- toot
Tho hill as business expenditures.
Thus those who have an'i-f-iest III
the companies stand to loS- tp Ne eX'
tent 81 the mount Of the EXPENSES
run III IS the spendels
NJ, All rhAre ls re- /,
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
are Of him if he should do so.

care OF him" if he should do so.
The ALL head declared: "We are
going to wage an about campaign in
the 194S elections to elect our friends
and defeat our enemies, and no one
is going to stop us"
Welcoming the 2.400 delegates from
S00.odd locals in the u. s., Canada,
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Alaska and Ha-
wall, IBT Pres. Daniel J. Tobin said
that as a result of passage Of the Taft
Hartley law he may be compelled to
change his lifelong opposition to gen.
eral strikes and a third political party.
The new law. he said, may drive
toilers and their friends into a third
party" But he warned that there is
no hope for a third party until labor
is unified. In my personal judy
ment," he said. $3.50 of the trade
~unionists Of America want one organi-
cation
Tobin blamed two or three blindly
ambitious men in the clio, whom he
did not name. for failure of AFL-CIO
unity moves thus far. Attacking Com
munists as working day and night
to help destroy the labor movement
he declared they cause % trouble
than the Natl. Assn. of Manufactur.
ers."
|. In his formal report, Tobin an,
nounced a paidup membership OF over
800, 900 and a ST. million treasury
more than double the figures Of sever
years ago.
Main business before the CONVEX
ton is revision OF the union constitu
ton because of the Taft-Hartley law
A proposal to 10Y the unions head
quarters from indianapolis TO Wash
ington. ID. c., will also be considered
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

Anaconda. giving a copper Key
to President James Graham.
and extending the freedom Of
the city TO the delegates.
President Graham answered the
speakers and thanked them for their
splendid welcome and then proceeded
With the work 81 the convention by an
pointing the committee an credentials
laverue Hamilton WAS appointed
secretary 10 tho convention.
The convention then adjourned IN
Ill > pm.
Afternoon Session
Meeting called 10 order at > pm by
by President Graham.
Gene Burns state labor commission
en- was introduced and gave III interest
ing speech on labor conditions In Mon
tana. on the labor laws in the state
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
First Financial Filing

Washington - FTP - Official records
Of the NLRB showed that the Office
Employees Union (AFL) is the first
organization to file its financial report
and constitution with the Department
OF Labor as required by the Taft-Hart.
ley act.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
AL DARES REPUBLICANS
TO NOMINATE SEN. TAFT

San Francisco-FP-IfS Sen. Robert A. Taft (R, o. should
be nominated for President by the Republicans, he will be given
1.-THE worst defeat ever handed to any candidate of a major
party" AFL President William Green told cheering delegates
to the national convention of the International Brotherhood of
Transfers here August IL.
Challenging the COP to nominate Taft, Green predicted
labor would vote against him Eat least 100000 to l."
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
Big Steel Trust Hit By Federal Charges Of
Price Fixing Conspiracy

The ETC CHARGED that the steel in.
dustry would have. been in active
and actual compcf'i0n with each other
as to price ana % matters directly
and substantial atlecting prices had
not the conspiracy eNisted.
Instead OF l64ce competition, il was
charged. the steel industry has 'col,
lectively compa, published and an
nounced price and "systematically
exchanged and Unchanged informa-
ton among then lives calculated to
enable them 10 farTy out a common
homeopathic pticc policy"
a l.. : STEEL corp. spokesman in
Washington toll 81 the ETC action
uttered oul, il words: "Oh, my
Cod
ETC char-.i iae conspiracy opcr-
ated ,hroual Iii american Iron q
Steel Institute and that the respond
ents adopted IDENTICAL prices through
a single basli.a point system AS
though all mills were under n owner
ship and control" II singled u the
July, 1917 price Increase as proof OF
collective industry action through the
institute.
II was also charged that the steel
interests agreed upon a common list
of extra charges added to base prices
in lien OF switching, shipping and
.t-.stuh a., ,,-,;tn,.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

for a bret respite from the neat
in the nations capital.
"You can't have a congress
with a reactionary point of
view and not have it reflected
in our policies abroad Pepper
declared.
French fear of the Marshall plans
proposal to build up the German Ruhr
was declared justified by Pepper who
saw in it the restoration OF cartelism.
The Marshall plan, Pepper said. lis
dangerous to the security of France
and the United States ii it mean the
rebuilding Of the Ruhr before the rest
of Europe.
Europe and the world cannot ride
the German horse back to prosperity.
1t will throw us all again as it did be.
fore he declared.
OF the Marshall plan Itself, Pepper
said he agreed with it if applied to all
the world. not just to western Europe
He decried the omission of India, China
and South America and added Il don't
mean to exclude aid to those countries
we may not like politically Russia
for instance
Getting More Democracy
Asked il his cali for more democ
racy at home" covered more tor Russia
too, Pepper said it did, adding he did
not believe they have democracy il
the Soviet Union. but they've made
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

-ttttiic ~ htr'F' -
order at S pm. by President Stein
metz.
Roll call Of officers showed Treas
urer Davey absent.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Communications
From The brotherhood of Electrical
Workers enclosing circulars being dis
tributed by the 4. c. NJ. Electrical En-
~ployees Strike committee showing III,
low wage being paid by the A. {. NJ
company as compared with those being
paid down town electricians, Bell Tele-
phone. Montana Power and the j. A.
and p. Railway. Placed on fill"
From Mayor Johnson that the fol
lowing three members of organized
labor were appointed on the seven
man City Planning Commission Wal
ter Davidson. Vim. NJ. Davey and
George W. Yeager. On motion a let
ter was ordered written compliment
iiis 'H' 'ouh'ii oh 'h'h "'tiol ~
setting up "A planning commission
From the Curtis organizing commit
tee that the Curtis company purposes
10 continue operating "p'h si"p hwy
p'"'a = ''''o""- -
Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home
Journal. Holiday. Jack and Jill and
fs,nrtr,. rapilap4nn Eit.I
!" /. lIice reported on me l'dp"i
institute AZ MISSOURI ana STATED 'ha'
'Ae institute vas opposed y y saw
'aN' re SAT- 'hd' 'aA hioheN s'oul'
De OBTAINED "here u = dfal'ahi' a''
spent Wheit II = needed Inc ulhs
ioI hlSh .dN'7 y "heii hl'onhe Il Hish
~ 'isti'"ee "e"' On rf'oiu " ~
cl'dse 'he STATE income 'aN me ipcil
representatives. AZ ne institute Wef'
unanimous y lhelr peiiei INA an III
s'''lie shouiu ~ h'la AZ 'ieai raiis
- H'''iiihe'1 repo'leu on me pro
-,
sured An memhers ~ ~nraanjzad
labor were again asked To- ussis, WIN
,he sale If car tickets 10 finance H.,
Iahor nav nropram
p.u ~, -. 49,.
~ = ai'NoN i'p"tN'"S ~ ~
iaN''9 i""' ~ vp'latois ~ ny par
elIeS haSe REUSED 70 negotiate
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
Union Starts Radio Station

Chattanooga. Tenn.-FP-Construc-
ton Of the first of six FM radio sta
tons to be operated by the lnternation-
al Ladies Garment Workers Union
(AFL) was begun here with the award
ing Of a contract for building a $685. 900
Ltransmitter on nearby Signal mountain.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
FOREIGN POLICY
CHALLENGED BY PEPPER
By TRAVIS K. HEDRICK, Federated Pre-

By TRAVIS X. HEDRICK, Federated Press
Washington-The reactonary labor-hating sentiment that
forced the 8Oth Congress to pass the Taft-Hartley slave labor
law works its poison into U. S. foreign policy to the detriment
Of democracy and Americas hope for the future.
Those sentiments, harsh though they may sound to some
ears, came from Sen. Claude Pepper ID, Fla.) as he departed
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
"Rest In Peace"

New York-FP-Having lived to
see his role supplanted by the Taft
Hartley law Pearl l.. Bergoff. onetime
king Of strikebreakers. died August II
at the claimed age OF G2.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

THE senate committee which raised
such i flss should have devoted more
time to ironing out this grave Injustice
III our tax structure and less to looking
FOR 4 goat on which 70 pin q past sin.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
lNE0uTIESI IN TAX SYSTEM
REVEALED IN CAPITAL

Washington, D. C-The circus conducted on Capitol Hill
by Senators Brewster and Fer guson, ct al, turned up an interest
ing sidelight.
The griing given Good Time John Meyer concerning
his lavish expenditure for the entertainment Of certain person
ages has pointed up a basic anomaly in our tax structure, J. A.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
SP0RTSmEN Are OPPOSED
TO PROPOSED Land GRAB

Joining with the Park County Rod & Gun club and many
labor and Farmer Union locals the Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's
association, recently added its opposition to the proposed grab
of the public domain lands by the large livestock and wool grow
ing interests.
The following letter was sent out August IL by the associa-
tion's board of directors to its several thousand members:
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
MSFL Convention COnveneS In Anaconda
SUN ' Sr .,.,,.,sON OPENED ON
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10

The 5Oh convention Of the Montana State Federation of
Labor got off to a good start, Tuesday, August 19.
The convention called to order by Brother Frank Flnne-
gan postmaster, school board member and member of the Typo
graphical union, who welcomed the delegates in behalf of the
Anaconda Trades & Labor Council, and then introduced Mayor
McCreevey who welcomed the deleg gates in behalf Of the city of
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

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. Ameriger.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21
Cascade County
Trades and Labor
Assembly

Meeting of August Is, was called
order at S pm. by President Stein
metz.
Roll call Of officers showed Treas.
urer Davey absent.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

An economy that reIies fos
its stimulation o. waste and
disast<r is taking the road
to oblivion as gurely A. the
dinosaurs, those creatures
that were all bulk and no
brains Stuart Chase.
Montana labor news., 1947-08-21

IoOnh0Ie. q terrlbIe irOnN In 0url
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-06

factories as standby plants, by the
construction this fiscal year of under
ground plants for the production of
war plane parts, by stockpiling two
billion and a half dollars worth of
strategic materials, and retaining three
hundred and fifty million dollars worth
of machine tools and other items of
productive equipment used in the late
war.
The standby plants, Mr.. Royal re-
ports include %arsenals, proving grounds,
special projects for a continuing pro-
gram of research and development and
for pilot-line (experimentaD and job
lot production, plus a minimum num-
Der of special-purpose plants designed
and constructed for producing selected
critical items of material for which
there is little or no commercial pro-
ductive capacity under normal peace
time economy. The bulk of the install
lations fall under the Ordnance Depart
ment and the Chemical Corps.
Naturally appropriations for some
features of the Royal program will have
to be sought from Congress, when that
august body reassembles in January,
but it is reasonable to believe that, de-
spite the nearness Of a national politi-
cal campaign, the Congress will not be
niggardly in view of the growing tense
ness in the world and the drumfire of
another war which cannot, as yet, be
stilled.
North Carolina is pleased to know
that its native son who was chosen to
head the war department has such a
comprehensive vision of future posi-
bilities and the need for adequate prep
aration.