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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-15
This Man Dewey

Comes now before the 100, 900, 900 people of the
greatest country in the world, a politician with the name
of Thomas E. Dewey. He is governor of what many con-
slider the greatest state in the country-New York. Mr..
Dewey wishes to become the President of 1870 million peo-
pie. Okay, Brer Dewey, what have you to offer us; what
are the facts in your record? Surely we have the right
to ask.
Dewey came to public attention in the 1905 when he
was named as special prosecuting attorney in New York.
His presumed job was that of gang busting" 1t was upon
that fabulous headline reputation as a 'buster' that Mr..
Wewey won his national reputation as a great man. See
ing that reputation, Mr.. Dewey presumed to run for Presi-
dent in 1914, against FDR. Losing, he still kept plenty of
nerve and ran successfully for Governor of New York
state, a job he still fills.
The Nation was badly folled into thinking Dewey was
a gang buster. Certainly the records of NY do not bear
out any such fearsome reputation given the doughty
Dewey. He sent old Jimmie Hines up the river, sure, but
Hines was always a wide open case and any lad just out
Of law school could have gotten the goods on decripit old
jim. Hines was a power in the numbers game-the poor
mans pleasure. But there was nevr a day during the
Dewey smashing of the numbers game that any person
could not put his pocket change on the numbers.
Deweys next big claim for headline grabbing was
when he sent white SLAYER Lucky Lucnano up the river.
Again, this was a job that any amateur attorney could
have done. Yet Dewey became the hero of the century.
What the people of America did not know was that
the big daily press of the country had agreed to blow up
Dewey into a national figure-to run against the popular
FDR in 1914. Luciano was arrested, tried, indicted and
sentenced, there was never a day WIN the ordinary person
in NY could not buy a reefr, or a woman, or place a bet
in sundry gambling houses.
AS Governor of NY state, Dewey is disliked by or
gained labor, by the liberal voters in NY City. That he
is still governor is because the rural upstate vote of his
state is Republican. These ~upstaters are the ones who sad
die NY City with a governor whom they do not want. Half
the people in NY state are huddled into NY City. This
gives the upstate it's chance to throttle progressive NY
city.
Let's look at Dewey's party-theR Republicans. When
you 60 to the butcher shop today and come away with an
empty purse, do you stop to realized that it is your own
Senator Taft who led the Republicans in Congress to kill
OPA, which was your safeguard against high food prices ?
Remember that when you vote in November.
Under the Republican dominated Congress housing
for veterans has been stifled, price CONTROLS have not been
put back on to lower the high cost of living. 1t is for these
reasons that the Express cannot support Dewey in No.
ember-PAIGES
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-15
Guest with Dinner

A dinner was given in honor
of Mrs. Alice Shown of Indiana
polls, at the home of Mrs. Mae
Clamons, September 7. The guest
were Mrs. Bell Clamons, Lucy Har-
ris, Charlie Mitchell and Mr.. Fox
Hamilton.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-15

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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-09-15

N. H., by DR.. Gordon MacKinney
of the University of California
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08
BONNER WOULD TAKE
POLITICS OUT Of
LIQUOR MONOPOLY

\ pledge To do everything possible
ia squeeze politics out oi our liquor
control system" ii he is nominated
and elected was reaifirmed this week
by John W. Bonner. Helena attorney
who seeks the Democrats nomination
for governor.
Politics in the administration Of the
liquor control act. he charged, have
created one OF the greatest liquor
rackets IN the nation.
He said that the granting of whole
sale permits ly the state adminiStra
ton TO a favored few" not only has
voided the liquor control act. but iii
effect allowed tlese permit holders to
dictate to the +, tail liquor dealers and
the people as 70 what kind OF liquor
would be consumed in this state.
'Our Montana people have had to
sit by and watch because OF no exec
utiva action" he asserted The fed
eral government had to come within
tho boundaries OF the state In an at
tempt to clean up our liquor system.
Some Of these favored few were in.
dicted by the United states and tined.
If am nominated and elected.
Bonner said, Il would see TO 1t that
these wholesale liquor permits would
be abolished and the liquor control
act administered for the benefit Of
! our people AS set forth of state wv
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08

attempt to force our union into sub
servient acceptance Of those purely
voluntary provisions as a condition
for bargaining with our union
The letter concluded that if, in spite
OF the secret ballot vote In favor Of
Mine-Mill and its Kennecott Council,
Kennecott persists in arbitrary re
fusal to bargain with our Union, We
shall take our entire case to every
Kennecott worker We shall further
proceed to call upon every local in
the International Union to support
whatever decision is made by our
membership
Decision to take the referendum
was unanimous. with elected dele
gates from all locals voting. The ref.
erendum later was approved at mem
bership meetings OF all the Kennecott
local unions.
Tho voting took place at the local
unions involved and the sealed ballot
boxes were sent to V. b. Reese, OF
Magma, Kennecott council chairman
for counting in salt Lake City. Elec.
ton Judges were named by the in
dividual locals and observers from
each local were present at the vote
count.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08
UMW.C0AL OPERATORS
REACH AGREEMENT

observation-disclosures of an impend-
ing dissolved industry-wide coal strike
with the announcement that the Uni
ted Mine Workers and the independ-
ent operators reached an agreement on
a new contract.
The announcement was made by
David Cole. chairman of the fact-find-
ing board appointed by the President.
Although terms of the contract were
not released officially. according to
a report in the New York Times, John
l.. Lewis won out on nearly all Of the
demands presented by the union. The
newspaper said that the wage increase
granted by the operators amounts to
81 a day for the 4O0,O 900 miners cover
ed by the agreement.
In addition to the wage increase,
the industry representatives went
along with the unions demand that
contributions to the welfare fund be
doubled. The increase from 10 to 90
cents per ton of coal mined will mean
that the fund will amount to 500, 900,
600 annually.
This represents a second victory for
UNIV on pensions. Earlier a federal
court dismissed the operators suit to
stop payment Of 500 monthly pen
sions to retired miners at age CO.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08
CASCADE COUNTY TRADES & LABOR
COUNCIL Meeting MINUTES

The following candidates are sup
ported by the Legislative committee
as candidates for the legislature:
Ronald Holtz, Ole Cunderson, John
Dusak, John Wolfe and Leo Gray
bill.
The committee plans il radio broad.
east and to print some material for
tho election Funds are urgently
needed for the project. II Is cheaper
20 elect your own men to offices than
10 maintain Il lobby in Helena.
President Steinmety reported for
the Labor Day committee lie said a
Dodge club Coup. mas been purchased
for the celebration, Senator Claude
Pepper has been tentatively selected
as Il speaker for the Labor Day cele'
bratiOn.
President Stcirmetz urges that all
unions now begin making orange
ments for floats IN the parade on La
Dor Day.
The Community Chest organizations
desire to have ten floats in the parade
President Stcinmetz recommended
that each organization contribute 25t
per member Tor the legislative fund
Tor state activity.
Roll Call and Reports Of Delegates
Ed Rule reporting for the Retail
Clerks that they will participate IL
the Labor Day celebration and viii
contribute financially to its success.
Beinal j. {. l.eary reported prog
Continued on Page Four
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08
MITCHELL ON WHATS
BEST FOR MONTANA"

Sam w. Mitchell. secretary OF state
and candidate for reelection, sent the
following statement Of views to Fred
]. Martin. editor of the Park County
News. The statement was made in
response to a request from Mr.. Mar
tin to Mr.. Mitchell for the %latter's
opinions on whats Best for Mon
tana.'
Every citizen Of his state or vol
ing age should not only register, but
also vote.
There should BE- a law making it
compulsory for every clerk and judge
OF election to take IN examination 10
prove their qualifications before being
appointed.
The enactment q a law is needed
that would prevent any city, county
or state elected official from running
for any office 'ilaf will have to be
filled before the duration Of his or
her present term
Our initiative ana referendum law
should be revised tnder the present
system the signer- Of initiative petit
tons have to be Qualified with the
Clerk and Recorder II their county.
withdrawals Do not have to be
certified. The law should be re-
vamped so the original law governing
petitions should also apply to With
Idrawals. and 4 penalty imposed for
bribery in connection with petitions.
or in any way Interfering with the
delivery Of these petitions to the
proper officer, bat better still a law
should be passed prohibiting with
drawal Of signatures after 1t has been
accepted. and verified by the Clerk
and Recorder
In closing, Secretary OF State Mitch
ell wrote. These are just a few sug-
J gestions which | respectfully submit.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08
RANKIN SAYS Cement
SHOULD BE kept
STATE

CONSTRUCTION of homes in Montana
will soOn cease despite a desperate
need for them if more Montana manu-
featured building materials are not
made available to Montana home
builders said Wellington D. Rankin,
Republican candidate for United
States senator
Montana highway bridge contrac-
tors have been notified by a Montana
manufacturer of cement that no sub
stantial amount Of cement will be
available from the local cement plants
until fall.
Rock lath and wall board manufac-
tured In Montana is available to Mon
tana home builders in only limited
quantities. ALLEGATION Of cement for
Montana is far below the actual con-
struction need.
Cement manufacturers should make
known to the public why more Mon
tana manufactured building materials
are withheld from Montana dealers
when they are so badly needed.
Montana building material dealers
and contractors are not getting a fair
share Of cement, rock lath, wall board
and certain building materials which
are manufactured within the state
Why should other states have the first
call on materials the use OF which is
SO absolutely necessary to Montana.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08

Meeting Of July .. was called to
order al 500 pm. by President Stein
metz. Roll call nt officers showed all
officers present.
Credentials
From the Painters for r. II. Rich
ards. NJ. Il. Webster and Roy Nyberg
On motion delegates elect present
were obligated and seated.
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were read and approved
Communications
From the Minnesota State Building
and Constructions Trades Council en-
closing a cop OF booklet entitled
The Handouts which shows how
the Taft Hartley act serves to shackle
organized labor On motion inquiry
is to be made for prices on various
quantities OF the booklet
From the Community Chest that NJ
II. Webster was chosen to replace J..
l.. Price for his unexpired term on the
Board Of Directors Of the Chest. Filed
Special Order Of Business
Sam Mitchell spoke IN his own be
half as candidate for Secretary Of
State.
John Holmes spoke in his own BE-
half as candidate for state auditor.
Committee Reports
VIA. Dayey reported for the Legis
lative committee. He said Labor
unions can contribute funds 10 elecl
members to state Offices.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08

w~lsecracking. and back-scene maneuv
ering ohscuring the serious business
at hand.
In all OF this political hoopla there
is more method than madness. The
Romans used to have a saying that il
Was only necessary for the politicians
to give the people bread and %circuses'
to keep them diverted and happy.
Politicians haven't changed much in
Tho last 2.puo years, for many OF them
arc still clinging to this cynical view
llut many people. and trade union
lists bulk large In this group. are not
as cynical as the politicians. They
believe thar a free and democratic
wisely and that the selection Of the
men and wonen To run the govern
ment Of the United States can and
should be run on a plane above that
Of ward politics.
Amid all the nproar and hubbub OF
patty politics these persons have
learned 10 keep their eyes on the main
issues and not be confused By the
myriad OF arguments that are kicked
up like aust to obscure the main qtIes-
tons.
For trade %nninnists. all e%Xtraneous
issues aside. the burning and not to
be forgotten facts OF this election are
Either trade %unionists will see to
il that liberal congressman and sen
ators are elected, or they will have
TO endure a reactionary government
that doesn't give a boot Tor the
rights OF ordinary citizens or Of
trade u~nionists.
That means that every trade union
lists has got to register and vote, and
he has got to get his family and
friends to register and vote, and he
has got TO support the candidates who
are liberal and progressive.
We have enough faith both In Amer
lean trade unionists and the American
system OF government 10 believe that
the people are not going to be divert.
ed by the sideshov OF a lot OF cam
paign o~ratory this year
We believe the people have long out
grown the 1000 yearold tradition Of
bread and circuses. and that the real
political fireworks will come when
the votes are counted nest fall-THE
MAcHlNlST. lam
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08
EMPLOYERS YELL WHEN
HIGH BENCH RULES FOR
AL L0NGSH0REmEN

Washington-The National Fedora
ton OF American Shipping reacted
Immediately to a recent U. S. Supreme
Court okay of longshoremen's over
time pay suits. by appealing for spec
ial interest legislation to nullify the
workers victory.
Rank and file members Of the AFT.
LongshOremen won a long court fight
for their right to time and a half be-
yond 40 hours weekly, based OF a pen
atty rate paid for a week Of night, hol
iday and weekend work. The workers
claimed the w%age-hour act gave them
overtime pay after 40 hours for their
penalty-pay work: the bosses set up
q propaganda howl that this was over
time on overtime.
Using the big scare technique tc
try to whip up support from the press
and congress-. the shipOwners group
Immediately announced the decision
meant. Hundreds Of millions Of dol
lars of windfall wages would be pay
able which were never contemplated
by employers nOr expected by wage
earners." Like the portal cases OF
l947, they claimed, the ruling would
lead to lawsuits, strikes, bankruptcy
and 'inflationary tendencies
What the shipowners asked was
swift enactment Of twin house an(
senate bills introduced by Rep. Ang
Ter L. Goodwin (R., Mass.) and Sen
Alexander Wiley (R., Wis.,. Thes,
measures. before judiciary committee.
of both bodies. would have taken ava,
from the courts the right to rule OF
socalled overtime suits.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08

TINS SOFT RECOMMENDATION or So
cialism or communism is sheer
fakery. It is worse than fax
cry. It is downright dangerous
to the doctors Of America. It
is dangerous because it keeps us in the
congress from receiving the help Of
doctors in framing a law that will
make the best modern medical care
available to a large section of our
citizens now denied. We in the con
gress have taken great pains in draft
ing this bill to make it possible for
the people Of this country to get better
medical care. while. at the same time,
protecting the freedom and dignity Of
American medicine.
At another point in his prepared ad-
dress Murray criticized what he called
political doctors and stated that he
was opposed to socialized medicine"
Il want to talk to Americas doctors;
to the doctors throughout the country
who are busy treating the sick, to the
practicing doctor who usually hears Of
health insurance only from the politi-
cal doctors who are o%bstructing an In
telligent practical program. To these
practicing physicians l want to say
that am for national health insur.
ance because | am opposed to socializ-
ed medicine. Nobody wants to see in
this country a socialistic system Of
tax-paid medicine, practiced by doc.
tors employed and controlled by the
state"
Speaking directly on his bill Muir.
ray said: at is based IN the we'll
tried, truly American principle OF
insurance. People would pay small
amounts regularly on a budgetable
basis into a national insurance fund.
They would pay in proportion to
their incomes. The collection would
be made through our existing social
security and tax mechanlsms. No
new bureaucracy would be created.
ITO this fund the federal govern
ment would add to the difference be-
tween what our families can afford to
pay and whatever you doctors tell us
it will cost to give them ~high-quality
medical care. The federal government
does this and it also sets standards Of
quality approved by the medical pro-
fession. In effect the federal govern
ment stops right there.
Fish Story BY Fishbein
"All this talk oil RECOMMENDATION and
federal control which you hear OF
from DR.. Fishbein is so much non
sense. Nonsense because our bill
provides that at this point the funds
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08

CiHIptC VOASU'
The votes were counted as a group,
but local union officers estimated that
the less than one.third mo" votes were
distributed equally throughout the six
local unions in the k~ennecott opera
tions.
Participating locals, all affiliated
with IUMMSW, are: Magma & Arthur
Local 1892; Bingham Open Pit local
ass: Ruth. Nevada, Local 1874; McGill
Nevada, Local 233: Kimberley, Neva'
da. Local GAP; and Silver City. New
Mexico Local 500.
Tho union vote was, in effect. a de
mand that Kennecott officials sit
down and bargain with representa-
tives of the Union. union spokesman
said.
Immediately after the ballots were
counted, the local unions sent similar
letters to management demanding i'm
mediate negotiations. The Utah let
ters went to Roy Hatch, labor rela'
tons director Of Kennecott.
The letter to Hatch %recounted the
history OF Mine-Mills attempts TO bar
gain with Kennecott this year, and
kennecott's refusal. thus far, on
grounds that Mine-Mill officers did
not sign Taft-Hartley non-communist
affidavits.
The letter then informed Hatch OF
the overwhelming vote count in favor
of Mine-Mill's Kennecott Council, and
said that Mine-Mill has complied
with every essential provision of the
Taft Hartley act in spite of u hatred
for this unjust law designed to weak
en-, divide and destroy the effective
ness unions in America"
The letter informed Kennecott Off
cials that Mine-Mill officers have MOI
complied with those sections OF the
act which we are not required to oh
serve 1t added: Whether we evel
do or not is strictly the business O
the members and officers of our un
ion"
Your company" the letter tolt
Hatch. lis III violation Of the law
as you have been before-when 70,
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08
MUCH PARKING METER
OPPOSITION m FALLS

Opposition to parking meters IN
Great Fails. like in other cities OF the
state seems to be increasing. Reports
are that hundreds OF Cascade county
residents are signing petitions to sub
init the matter OF curb stone bandits"
10 the voters at the general election
in November.
a lively petition campaign Is going
on over the state to obtain necessary
signatures for placing the meter ques-
ton on the ballot. Pat Hagerty. Miles
City rail unionist and businessman ID
state chairman OF the anti-meter
drive.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08

be turned over to the states and by
them to the local communities. With
extra funds. Of course. in sparsely set
tied areas. The people in each local
COMMUNICATIVE the leadership Of
their own doctors-would then develop
their own local plans = cooperative
plans, medical society plans. whatever
plans they and their doctors thought
b%est-suited to their local needs. The
financing of those plans would be qua
ranteed and not beset with the diff
culties constantly confronting our vol
untary plans today"
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08
A HAS NO CONTROL
OVER MAXIMUM PRICES

The Montana milk control board
can fix only minimum prices. Attorney
General X. Y. Bottomly ruled last
week.
In opinion requested by the board.
Bottomly declared The board
has been authorized by onr legisla-
tive assembly to fix only the minimum
prices to be paid milk dealers to pro-
Queer and others and the mini
mum Wholesale or retail prices to be
charged"
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08

MO OF CUUVsc sOTetHTHy 'WpUItdHe
s going or-the selection OF the men
and I'M Who will form the govern.
ment Of the United States.
But ii the politicians had their way
the whole performance would be turn
ed into a comic opera with political
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08
kENNEc0TTm An
NDusTRY-WIDE plan

TabuLation Of voting at: all kennecott Copper CO. operations last Monday
showed that az overwhelming majority Of the kennecott workers in Utah,
Nevada and New Mexico are in favor OF carrying out the wage program Of tn.
International Union Of Mine Mill & smeter Workers-cIo ana its kennecot
Council and bargaining OF a companywide basis through the International.
The vote, o whether or not to carry through on the iUMM&SW kenne
colt Council program, was 1885 yes, 544 {. More than rs par sent IF those
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08
Campaign Hooey Issues
MUST VOTE OR
SUFFER CONSEQUENCES

Political fireworks set off by thu Republican vent in Philadelphia
are still making a lot Of noise and there is going to be a lot rore cIamor before
the summer is over. Already the noise is so lou tsta lot Of people areh av
ina a lard time keeping their MIN on h important issues.
For the most part that is how IN politicians want Il, a vast sideshow in
tended to generate a lot Of sound arc fury ad persuade the public oy the
sheer weight of oratory that something Of great import is going y.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08
MURRAY SLABS QuACkERY
OF P0uTICSs:. DOCTORS
-sday night,
8 national

In his first speech of the current CAM -.day night,
Senator James E. Murray dashed out at critl. national
health insurance bill.
Speaking by transcription over a number of Montana radio
stations Murray declared, 81 believe the American people do
not approve the attempts to defeat this bill by calling names
and using labels instead Of arguments. Calling a proposal Of
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08
HANLEY HAS MUCH
EXPERIENCE m
LEGAL FIELD

Helena Baxter Larson OF Helena.
president Of the Ilanleyfor-Attorney
General Club. predicted this week that
Clarence Hanley. assistant attorney
general. would win his bid for the
democratic nomination in the July 30
primaries.
"Hanley is without question the
most experienced Democratic candi-
date for the office Larson said. and
his experience includes a wide variety
of capabilities.
With the states school problems
coming increasingly to the fore. Ham
ley's experience as a school teacher
and school trustee equip him to serve
as 4 member OF the State Board OF
Education, which he must do if he Is
elected.
Eleven Years Experience As Assistant
Attorney General
Moreover, his legal experience.
aside IRON his many years OF private
practice. has included IL years as as.
~sistant attorney general. giving him
intimate acquaintance with problems
and duties OF the office enabling him
70 take over quickl, without decrease
in efficiency OF that busy office" Lar
son said
Larson pointed out that tianley is
The only Democratic candidate who
has practiced before the United
States supreme Court In that tri-
bunal last fall, tianley successfully
pleaded al appeal on behalf OF the
state which brought more than $4,000
into the treasury.
Haaley. Larson said, is the only
candidate for attorney general ON rec
ord against a sales tan.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-08

An economy that relies for
its stimulation on waste and
disaster is taking the road
to oblivion a. surely ~ the
dinosaurs, those creatures
that were all bulk and no
brains Stuart Chase.