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Montana labor news., 1948-12-30
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MAKES FOR
REAL PEACE, NPA CASE STUDY SHOWS

produce high productivity and sound
relations.
This case study shows that the
building OF a good cooperative work
ing organization Is unlikely through
paternalism but possible through col
l%ectiye bargaining. Under patcrnalism
the union made unreasonable demands
OH the company president and there
was all almost complete by-passing Of
middle and lower management. As a
consequence, the latter developed hos
tMility to both the union and top man
agencnt.
The relationship gradually moved
out Of this paternalisiic stage. How
ever, the unsatisfactory carly expert
cncc 81 Dewey and Amy suggests that
patcrnalism, 10 matter how well-mcan-
ing, is not an adequate substitute Tor
genuine collective bargaining by all
parties concerned"
The committee found that many OF
the factors contributing to a healthy
situation at. Dewey and Amy were
similar to those which contributed 10
the sound relationships found in ex-
animation OF the crown Zcllerbacli
corporation and the Libbcy-Owcns-
Ford elias, company which were the
subjects Of The first ? NPA reports.
These are
"Managcmcni-iram top to bottom
ecnuincly accept. Tic process Of col
~leetive bargaining and the union As
an institution.
The union iulls accepts private
ownership and operation OF the indus
try.
The union s. ~lr.re responsible and
democratic.
Mutual trust atl confidence exist
between the management ii and the union
Neither part4 adopted a legal
istic approach = problems Of col
lwcctiyc bargaining
There hage boon 10 serious idcol
oeical iucomratftl1c 6 between the
company and the uuion leaders, no.
within The union i ii.
Negotiations are problem ccntcred
the management ard the union spen'
more time on ,olyins concrete problem
than the d. "a dy ing abstrac, prin
ciplc..
.Dricyantcs ~, ,ettlcd prompt
- = gf .--f ~,
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30
TOOTH ITO TREATY
RATIFIED BY FRANCE

GENEVA, Swiizrrland.-Thc Inter-
national | dior Organization announced
ihaf ( had registered the l000th ac-
certanoc & International labor treaties
IDS tlc.aafc 'han 80 nations connected
.ans 'ie world labor body.
David X. Morse, dircctor-general OF
tie 40, said the treaties are part OF
a basic code OF international obliga-
,i0n, Designed to insure that the COM
mon man everywhere can live in free
dom dignity, economic security and
cqaal opportunity
In a ceremony at Ito headquarters
here. instruments OF ratification OF 10
treaties dealing with seaiarers' welfare
and work were filed ior the govern
meut Of France by Paul R~amadier,
Minister OF National Defense.
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30
HOUSING LAW TO BE
FIRST DUTY
OF NEW CONGRESS

acknowledgements OF the
long-ranec TAFT : Ellcndcr : Wagner
housing bill was held to be the first
duty OF the Slst Congress by the hous-
ing section OF the American Municipal
Association which held lis annual con-
ference here.
Endorsement Of the measure was ac-
complished through the amendment
from the floor OF a statement calling
Tor a watcred-down version OF the bill.
Leading the fight Tor the T-E-W
bill, George +. Edwards, president OF
the Detroit City Council, said the leg
~islation VA the most important single
urban issue Of our time, on which ac-
ton was prevented i'll the S0th Con-
gress by the House Rules Committee
Mr.. Edwards had the support OF six
mayors and city managers all OF whom
spoke i'll favor OF federal responsibility
for and aid to Stun clearapcc and
\iNttipi III lbN -NbNl liol>illE. lIitN
mustered enough strength to vote OFT
Of the original statement a proposal
favoring "dccontrol' OF government
housing into private ownership as soon
as individuals were able to buy il.
Also included in the recommended
ton made by Mr.. Edwards was a spe-
cific request for 81 .000,000.00O in long
term loans to substitute low-rcnt, low
income housing. research into lower
cost housing; loan contracts at low
rates to permit. replacement OF tenn
porary war and veterans housing. and
release OF war-frozen low-rcnt prof
ccts.
Other statements OF housing policy
| voted by the section meeting covered
these points:
l. Adequate planning OF cities and
neiglborhoods is a municipal respon-
sibility.
2. The city should have the power
OF eminent domain TO acquire areas
for urban rcdcvelopmcnt at all income
levels.
g.. Rchousing should be undertaken
before slums are eliminated.
4. The municipal government should
assume a reasonable share OF the sub
sidy load for low-cost housing dcvcl-
| opmcnt, such as providing tax cxcmp-
ton.
s. Federal and state government
should be urged to undertake a com
plctc program, including private enter
prise to extend credits, to make pos
siblc low-cost rental housing as well
as home ownership at average in
come levels.
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30
More Labor Officials
File NOn-Red Affidavit

WASHINGTON.-Some l0o.254 Off
cials OF national and local unions have
filed on-Communist aiiidavits in COM
pliance with the Tait-llartlcy Labor
Management Act, the National Labor
Relations Board reported.
This gave IS national American Fed
Grafton OF Labor unions, 81 Congress.
OF Industrial Organizations unions ant
50 independent organizations the RICH
TO use the services OF the board in ill
ing unfair labor practice charges or t,
obtain elections. a total OF HOS loca
unions met the requirements.
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30

WASHINGTON - Gcnuinc coliec-
tive bargaining produces industrial
peace and a healthy employer-cmploye
relationship.
This was one OF the main conclusions
OF the third III a series OF studies pre-
pared BY the National Planning Asso-
citation on the general topic, Causes
OF Industrial Peace
The report describes the growth 81
a healthy working relationship between
the NILS International Chemical
Workers Union and the Dewey and
Amy Chemical company.
A.ppraising the cast study, the MN
2o-membcr committee, comprised Of
outstanding leaders from business,
labor and the professions under the
Craftsmanship OF Clinton ;. Golden,
labor adviser to the Economic Coop
Grafton Administration, declared:
This case history demonstrates the
ialsitv Of the common belief that war
iarc and strife between unions and
management are inevitable
The committee stressed, however
that the healthy relationship nov cx-
listing between the company and thc
union has been developed over a pcrioo
OF years during all OF which the situa-
ton has not always been as healthy
as il Is today" The committee repor
said
During its formative period tn
cmploycr-employc relationship VA
characterized By a wcll-meaning pa
ternalism on the part OF the president Q
the company. Top management ms
takcnly believed that emnloye yati
,udc and good will would in thcmsclFc
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30
Educational Drive Planned by LLPE Committee
High-C Cost Home Sales
Tagging, Report Says

CHICAGO. ~ Housing experts mere
predicted a swing 10 4 buyers market
iii the home building industry, accord
ing 10 press reports u a survey cons
Quoted throughout the nation.
The prediction vas based ON The
facts that sales OF high priced homes
have fallen oil recently because - lack
oi buyers The market ior homes
costing above $1,000 has >lumpcd par
ticularly, the survey disclosed.
With demand dryine MP in the
higher priced hraeket, ii i 10 be
hoped that the construction industry
will shit It's c~mphasi, TO the building
OF lower-cost homes. There are no re-
ports that demand ior 4 good N,aVn
house has slackencd.
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30
Missoula Rail Clerks Elect

Il. 7. Wilkinson was reelected presi-
dent. III Missoula lodge No. 43 OF the
brotherhood OF Railway Clerks at a
mceting at Union hall. The slate OF
Ulcers elected Will be Installed at the
rext meeting OF the group Jan. !.
Others named to offices were Jack
Fristo, vice president; w. T. Burton,
sccrctary-treasurer; @. \. Selvig. SER
ceant-at-arms Frank Zigmund, chap.
lain: Ray Winchell, inner guard, anc
r. \. Sandau, o2'er guard.
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30
Number of Farm Jobs
At Lowest Level Dec. |

WNSNlNnION.-Earm employment
~ u22S.oNn persons on Dec. ! was the
lowest on record ior that date. the
Agfi %ultural Department reported. The
plt. URnte. about ; per cent below a
gc4r c~arlicr, represented a decline OF
nearly 2.NN0nU0 from Nov. l.. The de-
nar'ment stid that rain had reduced
iarui ,mplns mcnt IN Some areas. par
| ticuilrl the South.
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30
GREAT FALLS TRANSFERS
ELECT OFFICERS

Adam Bycrs has been named presi-
dent OF the Transfers union at Great
Falls. He succeeds Don Ripley.
Other officers are John Roth, vice
president; Austin Thompson, secretary
treasurer; Harry Haley, recording sec
rotary, and Henry Lefevre, bushes:
agent. George Reed was elected trustee
for three years, succeeding Mark Gun
nington. Two holdover trustees are A
Ludtke and Robert Rannow.
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30
Bus Drivers Win Pay Boost

CLEVELAND.-Over 1000 employees
OF Central Greyhound Lines, Inc, won
pay raises and other benefits under
terms OF a contract negotiated with
the company by the AFLs Amalga-
| mated Association OF Street, Electric
Railway and Motor Coach Employees
| OF America.
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30
West Coast Sailors
Turn Down Pay Offer

SAN FRANCISCO.-Harry Lundc-
berg, president Of the AFL's Seafarers
International Union, announced that
the Sailors Union Of the Pacific, a
branch OF the STU, turned down a wage
offer made by the Pacific American
Shipowncrs Association.
The employers offered a wage in
crease ranging from SIC to $50 a month
on oifshore, in%tcrcoastal, and Alaska
vessels. The union is seeking a pay
boost Of from $40 to 500 a month.
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30
CAMPAIGN TO Be UNDERWRITTEN BY
union FUNDS; STRENGTHENING OF
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS GOAL FOR 1850

WASHINGTON Tho administrative committee Of
I.ahor's League for Political Education. the .AFI's politi-
cal arm mapped plans for intcnsitiration Of It's educational
and political campaigns.
The 3O-man steering committee II a meeting here
agreed To amend the leagues bylaws to permit the col
lection Of funds from unions TO finance a 1imonth politi-
Montana labor news., 1948-12-30

An economy that relies for
ito stimulation on waste and
disaster 10 taking the road
to oblivion ~ surely - the
dinosaurs, those creatures
that were all bulk and no
brains Stuart Chase.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-01-01

The nationwide paper salvage
campaign is expected to net 1O0,-
600 tons by the end of the year
This means that twenty-five per
cent of Swedens' annual consump-
ton has been recovered. The value
of the salvaged paper, cardboard,
and newsprint is estimated at "a
million kronor. The collection will
also net the Swedish European Aid
Fund over a million kronor.
The Swedish Social Democratic
Workers Party will hold its 18th
congress in Stockholm, May ola,
1913. The elections to the Congress
will be held at the beginning of
next year, but all motions must be
submitted in December
Captain Sigfrid Ericsson, master
of the NJ. S. "Gripsholm" of the
Swedish American Line. has re-
ceived the medal of merit of the
Swedish Red Cross for his contri-
button toward the work of the In
ternational Red Cross in the ex-
change of diplomats and other ma
tionals during and after the war.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-01-01
Norway Shares
What She Has

OSLO-Only a few years re-
moved from Nazi occupation, and
still familiar with long ration
lines, Norwegians are neverthe-
less losing little time in going to
the aid of less fortunate European
neighbors.
European Relief, the Norwegian
help organization for aid to Eu-
rope, has just announced that it
has already collected and distrib-
uted over $500 tons of food in
various European countries and
that a new money-raising cam
paign is now under way. During
the fall, a series of radio pro-
grams stressed Europe's food
needs, and the organization film
Here's How They Live in Eu-
rope is now playing in five Oslo
theaters.
Weekend public collections at
well-attended fall sporting events
have already brought in over 25,-
900 Kroner (S5, 00O)-most of
which will be used for cod liver oil
purchases. The Norwegian group
is sending its aid to those lands
where the need is greatest.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-01-01
Shortage Of Electricity
Called Temporary

STOCKHOLM-(By airmaiD-
The present shortage of electric
power in Sweden was described as
temporary" by Waldemar Borg
quist, head of the Government
Water Falls Board, at a recent
meeting in Gothenburg, attended
by 400 electric power experts. A
large number of new water power
stations are now under construc-
ton, he said, or else being planned
1t is estimated that by the au-
tumn of 1855 they will have in
creased Sweden's electric. supply
by fifty per cent.
So far as can now be judged,
the rationing of electricity will
probably continue for at least two
more winters. although yea T
from now it may not have to be
as strict as it is now. During the
ensuing debate, representatives of
the Fuel Commission emphasized
that no Christmas illumination in
the streets will be permitted. On
the other hand, shopkeepers and
department store owners will be
allowed to light their show win
dows during each of the three Sun
days before the holidays. This has
long been a custom in Stockholm
and elsewhere, and has always
brought out a big parade of Win
dow shoppers-a big stimulus to
the Yuletide trade.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-01-01
'Tirpitz' Norway's
Newest Iron Mine

OSLO-The German battleship
''Tirpitz," once the pride of Hitler's
navy. has now become Norway's
newest iron mine. Lying bottom-up
on the shore of a north Norwegian
! ford near Tromsoe, the huge ves-
sci was recently sold by the Nor
wegian Directorate for Enemy
Property, and breaking-up opera
tons are now under way.
The "Tirpitz,' built at reputed
cost of $4,000, 1000, is still of con-
siderable value. The Norwegian
salvage firm which has under
taken the job expects the ship to
yield 10000 tons of iron and steel
as well as quantities of machinery
and equipment-all valuable to
Norwegian industry. Much of this
equipment is in excellent condition
as third of the vessel has never
been submerged, and at least 100
electric motors have never been
touched by water. Not only will
these motors. transformers, cables,
and other electrical equipment find
ready market in Norway, but
there have already been inquiries
regarding the ships three steam
turbines-each generating $4,000
horsepower. At present, however,
they represent an unusual salvage
problem-fastened as they are to
the ceiling" of the capsized ship.
Water damage in sunken sections
of the ship has been reduced,
thanks to quantities of oil floating
within the vessel which greases the
equipment twice daily-with each
tide.
New underwater metal cutting
methods will be extremely valuable
as some of the armor plate is u
inches thick, with each plate
weighing 40 tons. Workers will
have to operate with extreme eau
ton as there are several thousand
tons of explosives aboard the
"Tirpitz."
1t is also expected that the
bodies of hundreds of German
marines are still imprisoned in the
massive hulk. These, according to
the contract, are to be turned~over
to the Norwegian Navy for burial.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-01-01
Radio Speakers Draw
Soviet Union Protest

STOCKHOLM-(By wireless)-
The Russian Embassy in Stock
holm objected to the appearance
of a Swedish author and a Nor
Wegian poet on a special radio pro-
gram sent out by the Swedish
Broadcasting Company on the re-
cent thirtieth anniversary of the
Soviet revolution, because of their
"unfriendly attitude" toward the
Soviet Union. The Foreign Office
refused to intervene, and the two
writer's delivered sharply critical
addresses.
They were Arnulf overland, Nor
way, and Eyvind Johnson, Sweden.
Other speakers were Prof. e.
Lonnroth of Upsala University,
Sven Jerring, radio commentator,
the Danish author Martin Ander-
sen-Nexo, and Erik Blomberg,
Swedish novelist. Commenting on
the incident, the leading Labor or
gan, Morgon-Ti dningen, wrote that
it was only natural that the For
eign Office turned down the Rus
sian request.
This attempt from the Russian
side to interfere must be regarded
as pure lack of tact, or as an I'M
derstandable ignorance of the
democratic principles of freedom
of speech"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-01-01

country will be worth $50 million
kronor. The Russo-Swedish ex-
change Of trade, which is indie
pendent of the credit agreement
between the two countries, COM
prises only 80 million kronor in
each direction.
The two agreements constitute
measure of relief in SWeden's
present import situation, according
to Minister Chores statement in
the leading Government organ,
Morgon-Tidningen, Of Stockholm.
Several items on the import side
are goods that are little or not at
all affected by the hard-currency
situation. The British coal deliv-
cries are a welcome surprise to us
and they will not cause any reduc-
ton in our coal imports from 9TH
err countries. The import item of
200 million kronor for machinery
is larger than we had been count
ing on. From the outer sterling
area we anticipate imports for
about $50 million kronor of goods
of the traditional type, including
substantial amounts of oil. The
combined imports from the whole
sterling area should thus reach in
value next year over one billion
kronor"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-01-01
Commerce of Sweden
And Great Britain
To Be Increased

STOCKHOLM (By wireless y
A supplement to the credit agree
ment between Sweden and Great
Britain, of March 6, 1915, was re-
Gently signed in London. 1t will
be in force until the end of 1949.
1t was agreed that the volume
of trade between Great Britain
and Sweden should be increased,
and it has been assumed that the
Swedish trade with the sterling
area will be balanced. To allow
for seasonal variations. it was de-
cided that both parties be per-
mitted an overdraw Of eight mil
lion pounds. Amounts in excess of
this sum will, after May l, 194S,
automatically be paid in gold. If
one of the parties, at the end of
1919. is in possession of more than
five million pounds of the other
party's currency, this amount
should then also be paid in gold.
Swedish exports to Great
Britain. will be brought back to
pre-war normal, and it is ex-
pected that Britain will be able
to export more machinery and
certain raw materials for the tex
tile industry. Deliveries of iron
and steel may also be increased.
There was no definite promise of
resumption of coal deliveries
from Britain to Sweden, but the
British referred to their promise,
made at the Paris Conference.
that if the Marshall plan material
ICES the coal shipments will be re-
sumed In that event, Sweden will
receive her share.
The Swedish representatives
pointed out that if no coal is re-
ceived from England next year.
Sweden may be forced to recon-
slider the question of wood pulp
deliveries to Great Britain. A
Swedish trade delegation arrived
toward the end of November in
London. where Swedish British ne
gotiations will be resumed on the
basis of the supplementary agree
ment.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-01-01
Aerotransport
Workers Go on Strike

STOCKHOLM-(By wireless)-
About 1900 employees of the
Swedish Aerotransport Company,
which maintains inland lines and
a number of routes to the Cont
nent and the Near East, have gone
on strike after negotiations for a
new collective agreement failed.
1t looks as if the strike would be
of long duration, and in the mean
time Aerotransports fleet CT
twenty planes is idle.
Scandinavian Airlines System is
not directly affected by the strike,
but for the time being it will use
Copenhagen, instead of Stockholm.
as the terminal for the New York
and South America lines.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-01-01

Ivar Starkenberg, veteran artist
and regarded as one of Swedens
wittiest and most incisive political
cartoonists, recently died in Stock
holm at the age of sixty-one. His
drawings appeared regularly in
Morgon-Tidningen. chief Labor or
gan. as well as in many magazines.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-01-01

Oar Pomorzo," training ship of
the Polish merchant marine, has
paid a visit to Gothenburg. Caught
by the outbreak of the war when
on visit to Stockholm in 1889
the vessel made an enforced stay
in the capital until the end of the
hostilities.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-01-01

per cent as compared with an es-
timated import value for the cur
rent year of $500 million kronor,
and one of 1900 million in 1916.
Total Swedish imports from all
sources in 1948 are calculated to
be worth not more than 1000 mil
lion kronor against an estimated
5000 million this year, or twenty
per cent less.
Of the 1,465 million for 1913,
285 million kronor will be prelim-
inarily allotted to foodstuffs, AS
million to coal and oil, and 449
million to machinery and instru-
ments, textiles, leather, hides, and
skins, iron ore and steel, non-fer-
rous metals, chemicals, pharma-
ceutical goods, etc. The import
cut affects primarily dispensable
goods. The fears expressed in GER
tain quarters that the import plan
may lead to the rationing of tex
tiles and shoes are discounted. An
adequate supply of such goods is
forecast. Thanks to agreements
recently signed with the Soviet
Union and countries in the sterling
area, Sweden will be able to re-
place to a considerable extent her
usual imports from the hard cur
rency regions.
Paper Export to U. s. A. to Be
Doubled in 1948
Sweden's exports in 1913 will be
considerably greater than in 1947,
and will to some extent be directed
more toward the hard-currency
markets in America, Switzerland.
Portugal, and Turkey. Exports of
paper to the United States are ex-
pected to be doubled, while the
shipments of wood pulp are esti-
mated to yield up to one billion
kronor, half Of which will be in
hard currency. In 1947 the export
of cellulose to the United States
amounted to some 100000 tons.
valued at 300 million kronor.
Agreements with Great Britain
And Russia Help Sweden's
Trade Balance
According to its new trade
agreements for 194S with the I'm
tied Kingdom and the Soviet I'm
ion, Sweden will be allowed to buy
from Great Britain one half mil
lion tons of coal, besides machin-
cry and instruments valued at
about 200 million kronor, $4,000
tons of iron and steel, textiles for
$50 million kronor, and motor We
hicles for SIS million kronor From
Russia Sweden may purchase
among other items, $4,000 tons of
wheat and $4,000 tons of rye. In
return, Sweden will export to Brit
ain 100000 tons of mechanical
pulp, as well as other forest goods
and products, and to Russia iron
and steel, ball bearings, breeding
animals, etc. The total value of
Sweden's export to Britain is es-
timated to be 500 million kronor.
while Sweden's imports from that
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1948-01-01
Imports from Hard Currency
Countries TO Be Cut in Half

STOCKHOLM to plan formulated by a
Government export and import committee headed by Axe
GJores Minister of Commerce, Swedens imports in 1913
from the hard currency countries amount
most to 1465 million kronor decrease of almost fifty