davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04

have drawn benefits in this state at
the same time they have been work
ing. When these few have been
found. they have been Immediately
determined ineligible, and a refund Of
benefits paid illegally demanded. and
the money collected. The Commits
sion has not invoked punishment pro-
| visions Of the law in these eases. but
has been satisfied to collect a refund
as adequate punishment.
s. Claimants, when referred to suit
able jobs, talked out Of turn and did
all they could to discourage employers
from hiring them.
Reports from employers as to often
sive. dilatory, or nasty attitude. of
workers referred for jobs has resulted
in Montana in disqualification or in
eligibility of claimants on the basis
that the claimant is not available for
employment, is not actively seeking
work. OF if the job is considered
suitable for him. has refused suitable
work. The Employment Service di
vision provides employers with quail
fled applicants wherever possible, or
does not refer them If they are not
qualified.
Finally, the state OF the benefit
trust fund in Montana indicates that
the Commission has adequately pro.
tected the employers of this state from
chiseling claimants. 1t is now more
than S25.25o,ooo, including interest
In the course of II years the Com.
mission has paid out about 10000, n0o
TO the unemployed. This is slightly
over Is per cent Of all tax monies col
lected from Montana employers. This.
of course. does not take into con.
sideration the amount the Commits.
sion has paid out to veteran unem
ployed, all Of which has been repaid
by the Veterans Administration.
Montana employers now are finding
that cooperation with the Commission
will pay in dollars and cents. as one
of the three factors in determining an
employers contribution rate is the
charge-backs to his individual account
on a percentage basis. Should an EN-
ployer not find il desirable to comply
with the regulations OF the Commits
sion. he stands a chance of paying q
higher rate Of tax on the basis Of the
charge-back factor. as the Commission
may pay benefits to his former work
ers for lack Of information which thu
employer could have supplied.
Employers Of the state will fine
that use Of the free State Employ
ment Service maintained BY the Com
mission pays. Every effort is made I,
refer qualified workers to Jobs. EN-
ployers use your employment service
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04

liam r. McComb. administrator.
= Emphasizing that the exemption is
from the acts overtime provisions
only, they pointed out that employers
may find the exemption applicable to
their employees engaged in handling,
labelling and casing of canned fresh
fruits and vegetables. even though the
workers perform such activities in a
storage place away from the cannery
building. He explained, however, that
the work of such employees. to be ex-
empt. must be performed "as a neces-
sary incident to the canning of such
commodities by their employer" and
that the cannery building. itself and
the storage place must be parts of the
same place Of employment"
The divisions will consider the
same place of employment provisions
of this supplementary Interpretation
met on the basis Of three tests" the
wage-hour representatives said. These
tests are Cd if the storage place where
the Spcclfled operations are performed
is in the same or adjoining county il
which the cannery building is located
and t2) if the canned fresh fruits OF
vegetables were taken directly to thu
storage place from the cannery build
ing. without immediate storage else
where, and 90 il the specified opera
tons are performed by employees of tn,
cannery who work interchangeable,
at the cannery and the storage place
or whose activities are directed from
the cannery.
In addition to the II weeks unlimit
ed overtime exemption announced b,
the administrator. the canning indus
try enjoys a limited overtime exemr
ton up to II weeks a year under an
other provision OF the act. because 0
the seasonal nature of its activities.
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04

way Of life must unite to make their
voice heard and to counteract the
dangerous propaganda OF to~talitarian
agents
Before the United States entered
the last war. strenuous efforts were
made Il undermine the prestige OF
our country in ATTN America by the
foremost spokesman for Moscow in
this hemisphere. Vincente Lombardo
Toledanu. lie formed an organization
federation OF Labor aud through it
issued a constant barrage OF propa-
panda accusing the United states OF
imperialism. These damaging ac-
Soviet Russia and then ceased
abruptly
Recently Mr.. Toledano and his so
called confederation have taken up
again where they left OF. They are
now husily engaged in smearing the
United states throughout South Amer
lea and Central America and they are
also trying to lure the workers OF
our ~neighboring countries into the
Communist camp
we believe the new organization
to be established at Lima will be able
to puncture this propaganda effective
~ and will succeed in making a much
needed contribution to the economic
hetterment OF the entire hemisphere
by serving as a clearing house for
information on labor trends and by
promoting the Improvement Of labor
standards generally
we expect that labor organizations
from about 20 American nations will
take part in the Lima conference and
agree on q program which will con
structively support and implement TIL
good neighbor policy"
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04

force represents lnc largest ldc-'
tor in our population. Also
that it touches more intimately
than any other factor the prob
lens Of the great mass Of the
American people, whether they are
within or without the organized labor
groups.
One OF the problems facing the
United States al the present time dis
Icussed by the secretary was the high
cost OF living, He said that for oyer
two years the ~favorile vocation OF
those opposed 10 trade unionism has
been 10 attempt to blame each price
increase upon wage increases.
Fight Propaganda
Il think we should fight with all
of our vigor any effort TO continue
the campaign to tie upon the wage
earners OF the country the label OF
being exclusively responsible for the
Increase Schwellenbach remarked.
The secretary continued by saying
that there is a relationship between
wage increases and prices but that
il i not a pushing process or a pulling
UP process.
Giving some statistics on costs oI
living he pointed out that in the las
II months living costs have increased
2Ota, Weekly and hourly earnings 0
factory workers have risen less THAI
l5fs. The $40 or $50 take-homepa,
OF the average worker today buys JUS
about the same goods and service
that his <33 did just after Pearl Han
Dor. Thus Schwellenbach m~aintaine
that wage increases have not beeI
the cause of price increases because
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04

NtVHb -
American nations will meet to
establish the new organization
The AFL delegates will be:
Phil Hannah. secretary Of the Ohio
fedcration OF Labor and former as
sistant Secretary of Labor. James VI
Duffy. president of The National Broth.
erhood OF Operative potters, and Pa
trick f.. German. Secretary-treasnrer
Of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmcn OF North America
Accompanying the AlI. delegates
to the conference Will be Serafinc
Romauldi. the AFI.'s Latin American
representative,
Commenting upon the AFI's deci
sion to participate, Mr.. Green said
For many years the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor has been interested
in developing friendship and fraternity
between the free and democratic trad,
union movements OF this country and
those of our neighbor nations in North
and South America.
fright now. il is especially import
ant that such a federation be formed
Those who sponsor the democratic
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04
Canning Industry Affected by Wage-Hour
Ruling, Butte Office Announces

Butte, Dec. . Conditions under
which certain canning industry en-
ployes may be exempt from the over
time provisions of the Fair Labor
Standards Act federal wage and hour
law for a period up to IA weeks a
year were announced here today by
John NJ. Ekeberg and Anthony ]. Craig
who represent the wage and hour and
public contracts divisions, us. De-
partment Of Labor. in Montana.
The conditions. according to the rep
resentatives, r listed in a supple
mentary Interpretation of section &c
Of the act, which was issued by Will
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04
FOOD COSTS 40 PER
CENT ABOVE 0PALEVEl

Washington-EP Retail food prices
were 400 above the level Of June
l94G-last days Of OPA control-when
Bureau Of Labor statistics figures for
mid-September Of this year were added
up. BIS announced November Ii.
Covering foods bought by middle
income families IN IS large cities. the
BIS survey reported retail food prices
had zoomed over the 200T mark in
relation to the pfeMar base period OF
l935-l939 - standing at 203.5. The
August-September spurt was 500 in
one month, with piice rises OF meat
dairy products and eggs chiefly re.
sponsible.
BIS reported a preliminary index
of l6i for all living expenses on Sep
TENDER Is, 23et above the June. 1916
level. Rents went up more than 20,
in the month, BIS said. because OF
rent hikes allowed under the 1947
Wolcott rent law.
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04
Silver Bow Trades
Labor
Council Notes

The regular meeting. Of the Silver
Bow Trades & Labor Council vas call
ed to order at 8 pm. by President
Crawford.
The Rev. Homer McGee of the Minis.
terial association was obligated as Il
fraternal delegate. Credentials were
read from the Printing pressmen's
Union for William Budrick. who was
initiated as a delegate.
Minutes of the previous meeting wer,
read and approved as read.
Communications
From the Railway commission stat
ing that the Butte City Lines wcr,
asking an increase in fares. The mat
ter was referred to the e~leislativ,
committee.
From the blind people Of Butt,
thanking us for Il support. Letter
filed.
From Senators James f.. Murray
Zales Ecton, Cong. Mike MANSFIELD,
and Wesley D'Ewart, giving thei
opinion on the request from the coun
Gil To stop the high cost of living. Sen
ator Murray and Cong. Mansfield ex
pressed themselves by stating tina
they would do everything possible t,
hold the price of living down. Senator
Ecton and Cong. Dllwart stated tina
they would rive the matter very ser
lions ~tuusiupratipu
Reports Of Committees
The Grievance committee reported
that theNmatter with Kay Ice Cream
parlor had been settled satisfactorily
The Iye Workers Union reported tina
the Spic q Span Cleaners had agreed
to live up to union rules.
Discussion took place on the fist
and game commission and after lon.
consideration it WAS moved and second
ed that the secretary be instructed L
write the Governor asking him 10 ap
point a member Of organized labor OF
the game commission. Motion carried
There being nofufiher business. tn
meeting was adjourned.
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04

which: Cd deal broadly with
existing and potential claims
for back wages covering the
period before its adoption by
providing for the outright dis
missal of some employe suits
and for compromise settlement of 9TH
ers; CD establish a two-year time lin
itation for the filing of wage claims
arising on and after its adoption, May
IA, and which, in some instances, lin
its claims covering the period before
that date to two years, or less; CD
specifically guide its application to the
wage and hour law for'the period be-
ginning May IA.
Administrator McComb's interpre-
tations Of the new acts application to
to the wage and hour law, therefore,
is concerned chiefly with the period
beginning May IA. He explains in the
bulletin, however. that the correct
ness Of al Interpretation Of the new
acts meaning can be determined fin
ally and authoritatively only by the
courts. Thus, the bulletin is intended
ito indicate the construction Of the
law which the administrator believes
to be correct and which will guide him
in the performance of his administra-
tive duties under the Fair Labor Stan
dards Act, unless and until he is direct
ed otherwise by authoritative rulings
OF the courts or concludes, upon re-
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04
Cascade County
Trades and
Labor Assembly

Meeting of November IS, 1947 was
called to order at 500 pm. by John
Evanko, Jr., Leo Stewart was elected
president pro TEN.
Roll call of officers showed Presi-
dent Steinmetz and Vice Pres. Price
absent. l.. l.. Price arrived late,
Communications
From Senators Murray and Ecton
and Congressman Mansfield and
D.Ewart acknowledging our request
that the effective age recipients of
federal retirement be lowered from
65 to GO years. Placed on file.
From Senator Murray and Congress
men Mansfield and D'Ewart acknowl-
edging our request that federal income
tax exemptions be increased to $500
for married couples, $1,000 for single
persons. and that $500 for each de-
pendent be retained, also that war
excise taxes be removed. Placed on
file.
Committee Reports
Bernal ]. G.. Leary reported for the
special committee on the city firemen
and urged the committee to attend
the next regular meeting of the city
council.
Roll Call and Report Of Delegates
T.. II. Richards called attention to
the tax plan proposed by one Of the
Republicans that would raise exemp
lions to $4,000 for married couples
$1,000 for single persons but would
limit taxes to 500 of the income and
then place a 1870 manufacturers tax
on practically all manufactured goods
Another plan to sock the poor.
JOHN EVANKO. Jr., Secretary
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04

they have never succeeded in attain.
ing 4 goal OF level OF price-wage re-
lationship
Schwellenbach remarked further
that the fact Is that the prices OF food
products have increased - percent
over prewar prices. the prices of
manufactured products have increased
IS percent during the same period
Very largely the people who grew and
%processed the food products are not
organized into unions. Almost uni
versally the people who produce the
manufactured products are organized
into unions. Therefore, the facts sup
port the proposition that, regardless
OF wage increases brought about
through collective bargaining con.
tracts. the increase in prices due tc
other causes greatly exceeded that in
the field whore labor unions operated
Entitled to Nest-Egg
Discussing profits and savings, the
secretary said he objected TO people
who contend for the right TO make
their corporations secure and also
contend that the wage OF
America should dip into their savings
and let their personal futures take
care Of themselves.
II think the wage Garner is as muct
.ntfflaI m cot a .nctayo ~ ,rcpr,p..
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04
UCC Answers Criticism

In the public prints of the United States, but not in Montana,
and in letters from Montana employers, unemployment insur-
ance has been under fire. The Unemployment Compensation
Of Montana takes this means to answer these
criticisms as they apply to it.
Generally speaking, the Montana Commission has had in its
IL years of operation relatively few complaints about admins
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04
AL Will Help Hemisphere Labor Group
DELEGATES Selected TO
attend Lima Meeting

Washington, D. C.-AFL President William Green announc-
ed the intention of the AFL to participate in the formation OF
a new International federation of labor composed OF democratic
trade union organizations in the western hemisphere.
Mr.. Green named an AFL delegation to attend a conference
in Lima, Peru, o n January 10 at which representatives from
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04

We oppose milltarism. II means
conquest abroad and intimidation and
oppression at home. 1t means the
strong arm which las even been fatal
to free institutions democratic Ma
tional Platform. 1900.
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04
WAGES NOT CAUSE OF COST
OF LIVING SkYR0CkET|NG

San Francisco-The most powerful force which can furnish
leadership in the solution Of our economic problems must come
from the trade union movement in the United States, Secretary
Of Labor. told the recent American Federation Of Labor conven-
ton.
The secretary said he was convinced of this because this
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04
STATUS OF PORTAL PAY IS
EXPLAINED IN :>,'.'!M!lETIN

Washington. D. Glow the Fair Lab.. 1T is
affected by the portal-to-portal act of 1947 is exp An
interpretative bulletin issued by William r. McComb, au.- us
TRAITOR of the wage and hour and public contracts divisions, u.
S. Department of Labor.
To achieve its purpose, the portal act includes provisions
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04

ut 10 the business of the
old party politician to get
campaign contributions from
the rich and votes from the
poor on the ground that he
will protect one from the
other."-Oscar Ameriger.
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04

An economy that relies fos
its stimulation On waste and
disaster il taking the road
to oblivion A. surely ~ the
dinosaurs, those creatures
that were all bulk and no
brains Stuart Chase.
Montana labor news., 1947-12-04

about 20 North and South<
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-04-25

\ MERIKOS spauda didumoje jau tick nusistacus prizes
n sovietus il. Kremliaus kruvnus dktatorius kad su
kiekvena diena didna nepereinama praraja tarp Rus
los r Amerikos. Rimtesnej spauda srodo lyg tiesia
savo rankas pagebeti Valsybes Sekretoru Gen. Mar
shaui pastay ddesnus ir didesnius uzsispyrimus If
nenuoladuma, kuo Xxi siol Amerika pasizymejo savo
tupciomas Rusjai. Laikrascu redaktoriai savo kar-
stats straipsniis tiesog mokinapataria Marshau ka
dary kad butu uzkrsa karta ant visados Maskvos Stu
leriu prigaudine jmas Americas silpnu diplomatu.
Vienas .Amerkieciu lakrasts redakcniame strap
snyje raso: "Sekretorius Marshall gera pasrode
lnisiioie Maslva. Soveta dabar jau turetu butt per-
stikrine kad mes nemokesm 10 bilijonu dolarQ ko
kia mazesne suma uz jQ sutikima lves bendra Vokie
Jos kontroles pana. Jeigu lures butt daugiau Keuru
Ddzuu posedzu, rekia palikti Rusijai JUGS ssaukti
r musu dayvavimas tureq butt paremtas aisku uztlk
rinmu kad Stainas yra pasryzes kabet su mumis biz
nj Marshall parode aiskia sovetams kad mes neture
sine daugiaN Jatu Potsdamu dar maziau kito Mu-
nicho ir Kremiui gal rekes daugiau lako pasgalvoti
r nustatyt savo politika sulyg to kieto fakto".
Tas r kit laikrascai akivaizdoje tokiu derybu, net
nori traukte straukt Marshala is Maskvos, kad s vs
ka trenkes gryztu atgal. Jis ir pasirenges gryzt
Tacau Gen. Marshall nemato ir negal paskaityh
savo sales laikrascu tokiu geru patarmu Marshall
dar desia savo sedejma Maskvoje IL tue tarpu is Mas
kvos pIanesimai apie Marshalo saptus pastarmus
su Mootoyu.
Tie sapti pasitarjmai yra kap kokie nuodai, pc ju
vsada Anlerikos diplomata buna apmaunami ir sva-
zuoia padare sovietams daugiau nuolaidu.
Austrij6s takos klausmu jie turejo tokl sapta pa
starma r galne tiketi Austria atiteks soviet4 aka
Jeigu neatiteks - tai ka Amerika darys uzkirtimui
tam keliu? Teisingai viena rasytoja Dorothy Thomp
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-04-25

visszmogiu, arba, uz jo peciu ir be jo zinios,
kalba apie jo tariamus norus bel siekimus
Kas yra tie "dvasios vadovai' ir PATRIOTS
kai skambanciu straipsniu autoria visu laisyu
zmoniu bel kai kuriu politiku nuomone, stovy-
klose nera zinoma bet patys pabegeliai JUGS skai-
to ju laisvu tautieciu mulkintoiais ir savo prie-
sais
Tie zmones, kurie siadien priejo prize savo
kantrybes lr atsparumo ribos, dar gall butt is
gelbeti, jei juos greitai kas nors ir kur nors
iSveS.
Atgave seniai prarasta sauguma, dvasine ra-
mybe ir aisku savo naujo gyvonimo tiksa, jie
dirbs ir atgys, tick dvasiniam, tick tautiniam
gyvenimui.
Didele pabegeu dauguma mylejo ir nyli
savo tevyne ne maziau uz tuos, kurie dabar iu
tarpe jauciasi esq vieninteliais patriotas, tacau
pabegeliu nuomone, wien ju meiles arba grau-
daus verkamo neuztenka nei ju krastui atva-
duoti, nei ten ikusiems tautieciams padeti.
Dabartiniai pabegeliai nepajege galingu oku-
panty prievartai pasipriesinti budami dar lais-
vais zmonemis ir negali ka nors nuveikti dabar,
kai yra suterorizuoti, beteisai ir elgtos
Esamose salygose je sunkiai apsgina nuo
juos puolanciu priesu ir eikvodami savo fizines
bel dvasines jegas - silpneja ir nyksta
Pabegeliu tevynes, ju pavergtu tautieciu ir
ju paciu reikaais gall pasirupinti ir rupnasi tik
ju laisvi broliai uzjuriuose. Jie ten turf savo
laisva spauda, laisvu zmoniu tel
ses, medziagines lesas ir myi savo senaja te-
vyne ne maziau uz pabegeius.
Tremtiniai turejo progos pakankamai ge-
raj pazinti savo tevynes ir savo priesus kad da-
bar netiketu jokiu stebuklu galimybe.
Sveikinima linkejimai ir kit skambus, bet
tuSti zodziai nepanaikins teroro ir prievartos
Juos nugaleti gall tik visu laisve r demokrati-
ja vertinanciu zmoniu bel tautu bendros pas
tangos, kad jas sukelti ir kad galu gale jos
butu pavartotas, rekia kad visi ir visur pra-
regetQ.
Ia kryptimi pabegeliai privalo dirbti ir
dirbs visuose krastuose ir tai bus vertingiau-
sias inasas j ju tevynes bel daugelio kitu kras-
tu islaisvinimo darba.
Visi geros valios zmones turi nedelsiant SUI
sirupinti pabegeliu Ekmu ir padeti jems pra-
lett nauja gyvenima ir sprendziama kova uz
lemokratija ir laisve visame pasaulyje.
Pabegeiu laisvi tautieciai Jungtinese Ame-
rikos Valstyvese, kurie jau tick daug padejo
tremtiniams medziaginiai ir dvasiniai, turetu su-
rasti BUDDY padeti jiems vel tapti naudingais
To galima pasiekti tesinga ir nesaliska in
forrnacija kuri uzkrs kelia bet kokiu priesu
propaganda ir skleidziamam meu
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-04-25
JUDINIMAS VIENINGOS VEIKLOS

A MERIKOS Letuviai jau kaip r uzrnirso vieningos
veikos Lietuvos kausimu rekalnguma kai po Ell
les pageidavq is vsuomenes puses po keliu pastan-
gu is Lietuvai Vaduoti Saungos ir Americas Letuyiu
Misijos puses sue Amerikos Lietuviu Tarybos va
dais tue klausmu pastart nebuvo gauta oku rezuta-
tu.
iarankisko posiuymo LVS-ALM ineiti ALT ir po ta-
rybos vadu skubaus paskelbo buk Tautininkai atme-
ia pasulyma ineiti taryba, taip kausimas r pasiko
Xxi sia denai. A. L. Tarybos vadai buvo CANA gudrs
paskebt tautninkai atmeta" u buvusio kongreso re-
zoucia, bet visuomenes uzsepe is LVS puses pa
tiekta abai praktska r engva pasieama bendros vel
bendra vyriausl komteta ar kap il pavadinsi drbmui
M bendu darby kurias galima susitakyti is tautnin-
ku puses ineinant ta komteta tk ketvirtdalu at
stow. Bet ALT vadams tada rupeio ne bendrinimas
veklos ir engvnas Iieuviu tautos kovu uz Lietuvos
nepriklausomybe. bet LVS likvidavimas
Dabar daugiau ir daugiau atvykstanti is tren1mo
guma Americas Lietuvu bendros veklos mes ju many
mu pre ge1u noru bendra veika, sako vra imanoma il
bent turetu butt gala e sprendza je tik butu paro-
dyta pusiau geri moral ia linkme.
Europoe Lietuviai tremtinia turf savo bendra W.
rausi Lietuvos Isaisvnimo KOmteta kuris nors sun
ose saygose lakosi sudetas is visu sroviu ir is vs
karo metu stegtu Leuvos lasves kovotou organizac-
ju. Cia toks vyriauss komitetas butu gaimas kurti
eigu is ALT puses butu parodyta tick geru nor kick
parode LVs.
Tarybai versti LVs tapti ALT trupiniu o tue tarpu
nasta kap saiyma to visas aukos suedancio Informa
cos Centro r kitu mazmoziQ, yra neprimtina. Jeigu
huu SuQafyLaS is eSancu LeCuVOS VadaVlmO OrganlZa-
cju aukscausias komtetas ar taryba, tada kiekvena
puse pasiliela bedas ir kaidas savo prvacias
pescias drba tik grynai Lietuvos lasvinimo darba
tuose kasmuose T zyguose kurie yra bendri ir butin
Dabar, kaip matome, Lietuvos vadavimo ir Lietuvu
globojmo reikalai pasdare ddesn rekalauja daugiau
darbo ir pastangu steigama ir prie BALFo pabegelQ
reikalams specials komitetas r SLA atgaivina savo
ingrant fonda ir Taryba turi pinas rankas darbo il
LVS drba issiiuosus bet daugeliu atvejq visi drba
tais pacias reikalas darba duplikuodam Atsirado il
nauu darbu If patti Letuvos bya atsiduru sunkioe, ne
aiskoje padetyje.
siti vis darbai tik 1abau pertkrina vsus kad A. L.
Tarybos uzsspyrimas pasidaryf vienintele vska
atstovaujanca organizaca buvo apsriimas r tas ais
kiai matosi dabar.
Drives senas tikrinimas kad NUNS, maza tautai, ir
visu turimu pajiegu yra abai maza r kad nerea ME
ko neig nei stengtis nukovoti pasirode teisingas.