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Montana labor news., 1947-10-23
Lumber Barons Launching
Anti-Labor Campaign

Labor Union must do" and What a
Labor Union must not do. are listed
a few other items which make EN-
ployers feel that the Taft-llartlev act
is a mighty fine thing If they can
only sell ii To their employees.
unmasks True Purposes Behind Law
No mention is made Of the few re
naming rights OF unions-supposedly
also guaranteed under the Tait-liari-
ley act. In fact. the pamphlet does
must toward unmasking the Taft
Hartley act and the true purposes
behind it. To most Union members
it is the first real knowledge Of the
contents of the aft.Ilartley act they
have been able to obtain outside Of
Union publications. The pamphlet.
when closely analysed, strips away the
false claims made by sponsors and
supporters of the act. to the effect
that unions would not be weakened
and the working peoples collective
bargaining strength would not be i'm
paired by the anti.labor law.
The anxiety of large lumber manu-
featuring establishments to begin
such an early campaign among their
employees and the well-organized and
oiled machinery of the employers or
ganization that caused the pamphlets
TO be distributed almost simultaneous
~ throughout the entire lumber pro.
ducing area of Spokane. Northern
Idaho and Montana. should be proof
enough to the employees that n union
wrecking campaign is in the making
under the Taft-Hartley act. Obviously.
the only interest the employers might
have in such a campaign would be a
long-range program Of reducing wages,
getting rid OF present union working
conditions and generally undermining
the standards OF living and the wei
fare Of their employees.
Employers are not noted for foster
ing and spreading educational cam
paigns among the workers unless the
NptN V'u PApi'N Hipei'S &c thS ultiiiIutV
object OF their program.
On the other hand. most workers
realize that even a n cent an hour
wage reduction would cost them more
money than their monthly union dues.
Most Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union representatives feel that the
employers have over-played their hand
by such an early and open campaign
to avail themselves OF the anti-union
provisions OF the ~Taft-Hartley act, IT.
regardless OF the fact that they have
signed contracts with the Union that
are not affected by the act for some
time to come. Accordingly, these un-
ion representatives are Of the opinion
that the distribution of the leaflets
will have exactly the opposite effect
to that hoped for by the employers.
and that the workers will recognize
the purpose behind this movement
and be prepared to resist forthcom-
ing efforts by the employers to break
up Lumber and Sawmill Workers
local unions.
Montana labor news., 1947-10-23
Cascade County
Trades and
Labor Assembly

Meeting Of October II was called to
order by John Evanko, Jr.
Roll call Of officers showed Presi-
dent Steinmetz and Vice President
Price absent. Leo Stewart was elect
ed president pro tenn
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Communications
From the Great Falls Art Center
Association that a very important
election meeting will be held Friday,
October II at 1880 pm. in the Civic
Center Art Gallery.
Miss Frances Gallagher Of the Farm
ers Union spoke on Farmer-Labor CO.
operation and pointed out that pro-
ducer-consumer cO-operatives are per-
haps the best solution to our forever
rising living costs.
Resolution urging all laboring peo-
pie to vote on October 2Sth for the
purpose of approving the expendi-
ture of more than a million dollars
wi tiC DuiidiIS VI q oputll oluC GIG
mentary school and various other ii :
provements to schools throughout the
district was read and on motion con-
Cured in and ordered released to the
press.
Ray Graham reported for the Con-
sulners League and it seems likely
that milk prices will be increased in
Great Falls. 1t was pointed out that
local milk control boards are official
state agencies for expressing the
vested interests Of the big dairy cor
porations.
Bernal j. c. Leary reported for the
parking meter committee and strongly
urged the cooperation OF all members
Of organized labor to carry on the
fight which they began. Parking
meters are just another form Of the
unjust sales tax.
Ray Graham reporting for the Smell.
termen that ten employees out Of 1903
at the wire mill had contributed to
the community chest.
Adjournment at 9:20 pm.
JOHN EVANkO, JR.. Secretary
Montana labor news., 1947-10-23
AFL Vows Defeat
Continued from Page On~)

CONTINUED from Page OneD
which has already consolidated the
islands three main industries-pine-
apple. sugar and shipping.
Although major speeches at the con-
v~ention by Gen. Mark Clark and Amer
lean Legion Commander James F..
O'Neil urged preparedness for immi-
nent war and called for universal
military training. the AFL reaffirmed
its position to such training in peace
time.
The convention pledged to keep
wages "at the highest possible level
and encouraged the formation OF con
snmer co-operatives as one OF the
ways to beat high prices.
The inflammable issue of Hollywood
jurisdictional strife was kept from the
convention floor as delegates in
structed the executive council to con-
tinue its efforts to find a solution to
the 2la-year old problem.
Montana labor news., 1947-10-23
LEGAL NOTICES
ALIAS SUM MONS

No. iTNOo
In the District Court Of the Second
judicial District of the State of
Montana In and For the

NO. i2NOo
In the District Court OF the Second
Judicial District of the State of
Montana In and For the
County of Silver Bow
JOY McQUAID, Plaintiff,
JOHN McQIAID, Defendant.
The state Of Montana Sends Greet
inss to the Above Named Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in his action, which is
filed in the office of the Clerk of this
Court. a copy Of which is herewith
served upon you, and to file your an
swer and serve a copv thereof upon the
plaintiffs attorney within twenty days
after the service of this summons, ex-
elusive Of the day of service; and in
case of your failure to appear or an
swer. judgment VIII be taken against
YOU by default for the relief demanded
In the Complaint.
Plaintiff complains and for cause OF
action alleges:
That plaintiff and defendant inter
the 3rd day Of April 1919 and ever since
said date have been and now are hus-
band n wife.
That plaintiff has been and now is
an actual bona-fide resident Of the
State Of Montana, and this for more
than one year last past and Immediate
~ prior to the of this
action, to-wit, the 18th day OF October
lyi7.
That one child was born as issue Of
said marriage. said child being a
daughter, to-wit; Judy McQuaid, aged
three years and now in the care, Gus
todv and control of plaintiff.
That defendant has been and now Is
guilty Of Extreme Cruelty of and to-
ward plaintiff, in that for the last past
year and more, defendant has persisted
and continued in a course of treatment
and conduct toward and upon plaintiff
which was and is justly and reasonable
Of such a nature and character as to
destroy her peace Of mind and happi-
ness, and all OF which has DESTROYED
her happiness and peace of mind. and
which course Of treatment and conduct
was and Is justly and reasonably of
such a nature and character as to en-
objects OF marriage, and all Of which
has entirely defeated such and all Of
which has rendered the continuance Of
the marriage relation between plain-
tlff ana defendant perpetually unrea-
sonable and intolerable to plaintiff.
Plaintiff prays for an absolute di-
vorce, for the custody and control OF
me minor child Of the parties hereto
and for the use and ~upa OF the
family home at 1898 Hobson Street,
Butte, Montana
For further particulars see complaint
on file herein.
Witness my hand and the Seal OF said
Court this Goth day of October, 1947.
ELMER SHEA, Clerk
court by DAN BrKVICH,
sean Deputy Clerk
.cOYLE a YBARRA
5l4 Silver Bow Block. Butte. Mont.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
First publication oct. 23, l9i7-4t
Montana labor news., 1947-10-23
Minneapolis MAYOR GETS SEMD-0FF
AS AL FAv0RITE TO BEAT BALL

1.-The people Of Minnesota could per-
form a great public service by sending
Sen. Ball home and sending Mayor
Humphrey to Washington"
Humphrey. who recently outranked
both Ball and Gov. Harold Stassen in
q Minnesota public opinion poll on
candidates for senator. told the ap-
plauding delegates that labor could
not win an election if ii merely cam
paigned "in a spirit of vengeance but
that it could win overwhelmingly if it
advanced a program defending the in
terests of the entire COMMUNICATIVE
or. farmers and small businessmen.
In the last election. he said. the
workers went fishing while the reac-
tionaries went voting. We didn't lose
the election. somebody else won it.
Urging the AFL to begin immediate
ly a campaign advocating housing, soil
conservation and rural electrification
among other things. Humphrey declar-
ed: Were still on the defensive. It's
high time we started our political bri-
gades moving"
Also urging support for the Marshall
plan. the national vice-chairman OF
Americans for Democratic Action said:
you can't be reactionary at home and
progressive abroad, or progressive at
home and reactionary abroad Both
foreign and domestic policies are In
e%xtricably linked. he emphasized.
Exec. Vice President Lee +. John
son of the National Public Housing
Conference called upon the convention
to throw its full and active support
behind the Wagner-Ellender-Taft hous-
ing bill in order to remedy the 'humil-
iating" housing problem.
To the applause of the delegates.
Green told Johnson: I'VE will not re-
main passive so long as our homeland
is a homeless land"
Montana labor news., 1947-10-23
AL TO BACK TRUMAN
FOOD PROGRAM

San FranciscO-FP-The AFL pledg-
ed its full support to President Tru-
mans food conservation program for
foreign relief and officially declared
its backing Of the Marshall plan as a
measure upon which world peace "di-
rectly depends The 700 delegates
to the federation's Goth convention
unanimously approved the foreign pol
icy declaration which charged the Sow
let Union with treating the us. as if
1t were already at war against the
American people"
Montana labor news., 1947-10-23

Eenorfs from all areas OF the Non
tan Lumber Industry indicate that
lumber manufacturers are falling all
over themselves in their anxiety TO
take advantage of the Tait-Hartley
act.
Although the new slave labor law
has been in effect for scarcely two
months. a cleverly and carefully word
ed leaflel has already been distributed
with pay checks by a number of these
employers. which cen calculated TO
spread confusion and dissension
among the rank file union members
on the ~pasrolls Of these companies.
Not only do the pamphlets attempt
TO sell employees on the aftHartley
act. hu, they also contain many un-
truths and half-iruihs which might
lead their employees to believe that
Union shop and other provisions Of
existing working agreements are no
longer in force. For instance. the
pamphle, states You can vote by sec
ret ballot whether or not YOU want
Union shop" This will be true when
ever a new Union shop agreement is
UP for negotiation. but all existing
Union Shop Agreements remain in
effect without change under the new
law. and that statement is. therefore.
misleading.
The leaflet also states. Your dues
~. .,lz,1,nJ ,Ff .p1arr ,.,n
request ii in writing. completely
ignoring the fact that existing work
ing agreements are not changed by
this provision until July l. 194S. a
number Of other equally misleading
statements are made. advising en-
ployees Of their rights against Unions
under the new labor law. but no men.
ton is made Of the fact that the pur-
to the point where all employees will
have no rights whatsoever against
their employer. One glazing example
is a subtle invitation to employees to
get rid OF their Union by a petition
to the National Labor Relations
Board. or course, this is for the well
fare OF the employee and intended to
save him a dollar or two in Union
dues. No mention is made Of the
tremendous saving to the employer In
lower wages, overtime pay, vacation
pay. etc.
Under another heading. What an
employer must not do" are briefly
listed a few items which no employer
ever wanted to do unless compelled
to by his employees. acting as a we'll.
organized union. Without a union.
there will be nothing which IAN en-
ployer must not do
Under two other headings. What a
Montana labor news., 1947-10-23
SO MILLION VOTES
IN 1913 IS GOAL
OF Clio

Boston-FP-An ambitious program
OF political action was set before the
CLOS ninth constitutional. convention
calling for one million block workers
to get ont GO million votes for liberal
and labor candidates in the 194S pres
idential election.
CLIO President Philip Murray out
lined the drive in his formal report de-
claring that the million block PAC
organizers will take responsibility
for the registration Of voters on their
own blocks. They will be organized
into precinct and ward committees
as their numbers grow.
THE CLIO Political Action Commit.
tee regards these blocks workers as
the foot soldiers of political action. In
194S we propose to TURF out a vote OF
not less than GO million. But this can
only be done if we build in every coun.
ty and city where the clio has mem.
bership. a solid ward, precinct and
block organization.
but basic to all of our work is the
educational campaign among our mem
bership on the primary political is
sues, particularly on the Taft-Hartley
bill"
Explaining the defeat of the liberia.
and labor cause in 1916, Murray sale
the members of the CLIO were com
mitted to Roosevelt and understood
the benefits gained between 1892 anC
1914. In 1914 II members were act
i've; but in 1916 apathy reigned sup
rene. confusion vas widespread, mil
lions stayed at home"
Montana labor news., 1947-10-23
BRIT Plans Political
Action Committee

Cleveland-FP-The Bro. Of Rail
road Trainmen (unaffiliated) will set
up a political organization for its
225, 900 members which will parallel
the action of CIO-PAC and AFL com
mittees. Announcing the plan. BRIT
President A. f. Whitney said he
agreed 100 per cent with the sugges.
ton Of CLIO President Philip Murray
that it would be better for the CLIO,
AFL and railroad brotherhoods to und-
ertake a joint program for effective
political action"
Montana labor news., 1947-10-23
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE 70 CREDITORS

Estate Of MARVIN j. SAPlN, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator of the estate OF
Marvin j. Sapin, deceased: to the cred
itors Of and all persons having lain
against the said deceased, to exhibit
thein, with the necessary vouchers,
within tour months after the first pub
LEGATION of this notice to the said ad-
ministrator at COZ Metals Bank Build
inE, Eutte, Montana, the same being
the place for the ~nsact Of the
business OF said estate, in the County
Of Silver Bow, State OF Montana
EMMETT LYONS, Administrator
OF the Estate Of Marvin j. Sapin,
Deceased.
Dated Butte, Montana, this 20th day OF
October. la47.
7. J. DAVIS, Attorney for Admr.
First publication oct. 90. ly4--4t
Montana labor news., 1947-10-23

San Francisco-FP-The AFL vir-
tually nominated Mayor Hubert II.
Humphrey of Minneapolis to run as
Senator against anti labor COP in
cumbent Joseph A. Ball as the youth
full mayor was given a rising ovation
by delegates at the federation's seth
annual convention October s and re-
ceived a verbal sendolf from AFL
President William Green.
AS Humphrey concluded a rousins
speech. the almost 700 delegates leap
ed to their feet to give him the most
enthusiastic response yet seen at the
convention. Green drew further
rounds of applause as he declared.
Montana labor news., 1947-10-23
Marshall Applauded
At CIO Convention

Boston-FP-In an unprecedented
appearance before a labor ~organiza-
ton Sec'y. Of State George C. Marsh
all heavily underscored his belief that
US. security and western civilization
depend on the successful Implements
ton of his program Of aiding Europe.
Speaking before the ninth CLIO con-
vention and a packed crowd OF over
LOO, Marshall Ia vigorously applaud
ed by delegates and spectators alike.
Montana labor news., 1947-10-23
ALIAS SUM MONS
NJ, f-NIU
In the District Court Of the Second
judicial District OF the State Of
Montana, in and for the
County OF Silver Bow
MARIE MCKINNEY, Plaintiff.

Judicial District Of the State Of
Montana. in and for the
County OF Silver Bow
MARIE MCKINNEY, Plaintiff.
THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZA-
TON OF THE STATE OF MON
TANA, SAN y. GOA, JOHN A.. MAT
IliEWS and +. i. PuRDY. as mem
bers Of the state Board OF Equaliza-
lion Of The state Of Montana; MAMIE
\. MCLEOD, MADELINE MCLEOD,
ana DOROTHY Mcleod WESkE, as
helrs-at-law Of Angus X. Mcleod,
deceased and all other persons. I'M
nov claiming or who might claim.
any right. title. estate. or Interest in.
or lien or encumbrance upon the
real property described in the COM
plant. or any thereof. adverse to
plaintiffs ownership, or any cloud
npon plaintiff title thereto. whether
suct claim, or possible claim. be pres
tnt or contingent, including any
claim. or possible claim, or dover.
i~nchoate or accrued, Defendants.
The State Of Montana Sends Greet
ings to the Above Named Defendant
lou are hereby summoned TO answer
me complaint in his action, which is
filed in the office OF the Clerk OF this
Court. a copy of which is herewith
served upon you, and to file your an
NWtr ana serve a copy thereof upon the
plaintiffs attorney within twenty (20)
days after the service OF this summons.
exclusive Of the day Of service; and in
case OF your failure to appear or an
swer, judgment Will be taken against
YOU by default for the relief demanded
IN the complaint. This action is brought
Tor the purpose OF quieting title to the
lands situate in silver Bow County.
Montana, and described as follows, to-
wit.
Lot numbered Thirty-One f3D and
the North half Of Lot numbered
Thirty 800 In Block No. Eighteen
IS) OF the Grand Avenue Addition
10 the city Of Butte, Montana, ac-
cording TO the official corrected sur
vey Of said Addition 10Y on file and
OF record in the office Of the County
Clerk and Recorder Of Silver Bow
County. Montana.
For further particulars see Complaint
on file herein.
witness my hand and the Seal OF said
Court this Sth day OF October, ly47
ELMER SHEA, Clerk
court OF the District Court
Seal) BY JOHN SULLIVAN, Deputy
cOYLE * YBARRA
5l4 silver Bow Block. Butte, Mont.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
First publication oct. 23. ls47-4t
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-26

hammered the Farm Equip,
ment Union.
A year after the martyrs
deaths on the gallows, the Fed,
eration-later to become the
American Federation of Labor
set aside May /, already a
tradition, as the day to inten-
sffy the drive for a national
eight.hour day, and "Down
Tools" signalled strike after
strike until the workday we
now take for granted was won,
after much more suffering,
sacrifice, and additional union
dead.
MAY DAY orn in the
blood of farm equipment work,
ers whose later struggles
founded our great union -
spread throughout the United
States, Europe, Czarist Russia,
the world. In later years, as
some American labor leaders
mellowed and waxed fat and
rich, the militant reminder of
May Day became too heady q
wine for their prolapsed livers.
Labor Day in September was
founded as a dilution for the
spirit OF early struggle.
But the men-and women
now-with CUTS and seeing
eyes went on 10 found and
build the Clio. fired with the
spirit that didn't die on the
gallows when the mortal
coils of arsonS Spies,
Fischer and Engels expired.
Lucy Parsons remained true
to the heritage left by her hus.
band throughout her life. She
too has now passed on. But in
1941 she addressed McCor-
mick workers as they struck
again. Cheered by thousands
Of massed men and women,
she knew her gallant husband
had not died in vain.
Liberty Justice
Equality were "a The
march.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-26

Spies; Fischer and Engels were
hanged by the neck until they
were dead.
IN A LETT E r datelined
"Cook County Bastille, Cell
20; Chicago, August 20, 1885,"
Albert Parsons wrote an I'm,
dying letter to his wife, Lucy:
Our doom to death is The
handwriting on the wall.
foretelling the downfall of
hate. malice. hypocrisy. ju-
dicial murder, oppression.
and the domination, of man
over his fellowmen. The
oppressed of the earth are
writhing in their legal chains.
You / bequeath to the
people. a woman of the peo-
pie My children-well.
their father had better die
in the endeavor to secure
their liberty and happiness
than live contented in a So
cietY which condemns nine
tenths of its children TO a life
of wage-slaverY and poverty.
Bless them.
For you my affection is
everlasting. For the people
humanity cry out again
and again in the doomed
vic4imI cell: LibertY-Jus-
tice-EqualitY."
= =
BUT. THOUGH the resili,
ence of the owning, ruling class
was more enduring than Par
sons envisaged, the strike did
accomplish its end for Me-
Cormick workers, for it estab,
lished the eight,hour day in
Mccormick and paved the way
for it in general.
With their leaders dead, and
stoolpigeon law enforced, it
was fifty.five years before Nc.
Cormick workers could again
strike in 1941. Meanwhile,
early in the '30s the sleeping
giant awoke in Harvesters -
and out of the hard iron Of
mems souls was forged and
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-26

the workers were unarmed. A
bomb was thrown in o the
crowd-clearly a go,ahead sig,
nal. The police opened fire.
When the shooting stopped and
the smoke lifted, four reaper
workers and seven police were
dead - hundreds m a, m e d,
wounded, beaten.
McCORMICK'S Tribune was
on the ball next day. The dead
police, victims of their own
or provocateur's bomb, were
lauded as dead heroes in a
story smeared over the front
page. And the workers, who
were only listening, were can.
archists, rioters, murderers,
drunkardS.
In the reign of terror that
followed, militant workers
were hunted down like beasts
in Chicago and other Ameri,
can cities. Caches of bombs
and weapons were convenient
ly found" while the Trib had
a field day describing the wild
eyed anarchists" who lurked
in the cellars and garrets of
Chicago slums.
The necessary situation"
had been well thought out
and provoked with timeli-
ness. Wholesale arrests were
made. Parsons. Spies. Fisch-
er. Engel and other strike
leaders were dragged in and
charged with first degree
murder. What if m e of
them were up on the plat
form in plain sightI That
was neither here nor there.
Justice" must be served.
= $
IN A DRUMHEAD trial be,
fore Judge Gary of the steel
family, with not single work,
err on the jury, with no effort
to prove who threw the bomb,
the verdict was equity"
And on the black day-No,
vember II, 1886 = Parsons,
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-04-26

the cops came in without
warning or provocation.
4 +
THE MINIONS of the law,
the keepers of the sacre
peace, fired into the crowd
and six workers were muir,
dered that day. The grim Nc.
Cormick reaper!
The Tribune was aglow next
day as it chronicled the deed:
Wrought up to a frenzy by
the inflammatory harangues of
a lot of rabid Anarchists, a
mob of nearly a thousand men,
most of whom were fighting
drunk, attacked the employees
of the Mccormick Reaper
Company as they came from
work. :"
Those were your grand
fathers. friends! They were
all Anarchists because they
wanted decent working and
living conditions-and their
grandsons and granddaugh-
ters are all Communists for
the same ason. Even
though anarchy" and Com
rounism" mean exactly the
opposite no government
and highly disciplined gov
ernment-both smear words
have been mighty handy.
To the ruling class-that is.
NEWS of the m a S sacre
flashed across the country and
monster protests were staged.
In Chicago, meeting of Strik,
ers was called for May 4 in
Haymarket Square. They as,
sembled in the evening to hear
three speakers-Spies, Parsons
and Fielden.
The gathering was peace
full and orderly as the speak
ers condemned police bru-
talitY and murder. and urged
the workers to stand firm.
Just before the meeting was
TO be adjourned-while Fiel-
den was still speaking "A
squadron of cops from the
Des PLANES station con-
verged on H a YIN arket
Square. Law and order had
arrived just in the nick of
tirne-or things would have
stayed peaceful.
There was a harsh command
to attack. It was a safe move;