The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-10-28
WALLER DISCUSSES RECENT
MEETING OF MONTANA
DISTRICT COUNCIL
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will if approved by the member
ship, require all Locals affiliate
with the District Council to main
tain full-beneficial status. A recon
mendation of the Bylaws com
mittee to consider changing conven
ton dates with a final decision t,
be made at the next convention.
1t was unanimously decided t,
hold the next convention of tn,
District Council at Kalispell on III,
same dates as the next annual con
vention of the Montana State Coun
"a of Carpenters.
A program to arrange a series oil
meetings in all localities under the
jurisdiction of the District Council
for the purpose of showing educa
tionaI films to be obtained from
the General Office of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters, was
also adopted by the convention.
Wages were reported open for
negotiation by all Local Unions and
no new official action was taken
by the convention in this regard.
A marked slow-d down of organiza-
tional activity due to restrictions
imposed by the Taft Hartley Act
was noted in the reports of District
Council officers and local union re-
ports, and considerable emphasis
was placed on ways and means
of renewing efforts to overcome the
handicaps of the Taft Hartley Act
in organizational work and in nego-
tiating new conditions, with the
conclusion of Union Shop elections
in sight for most operations pres
emily bargaining with Locals af-
filiated with the Council
AS previously reported in the
Union Register, much of the two
day session was devoted to discus
sion of plans for the repeal and
defeat of anti-LabOr legislation and
talks on political problems by
speakers and visitors to the con-
vention.
Following these discussions and
reports of committees on voting
records and Platforms of the various
candidates, the convention unani-
mously endorsed President Harry
S Truman and United States Sena-
tor James f. Murray for reelection.
Representative in Congress Mike
Mansfield was likewise unanimous
ly endorsed for reelection in the
First Congressional District and
candidate Willard f. Frazier en-
dorsed in his campaign for repre-
sentative from the Second Congress
sional District
Wesley A. D'Ewart, incumbent in
the second Congressional District, |
came in for much heated criticism |
for his voting record during the Both |
Congress, and recommendations OPP |
posing his reelection were adopted |
by the convention.
The records and qualifications of
both candidates for the office of |
of the State of Montana
were outlined at the convention by |
the Committee of Repeal and Defeat
of Anti-Labor Legislation, with the
question of endorsing either can
didate referred to the floor without |
However, the can
iidacy of John w. Bonner proved |
10 be overwhelmingly popular with
he delegates present and motion
carried unanimously to endorse MIR.
8onner'S candidacy.
Other candidates endorsed on rec
of both the Political
Committee and the Com
nittee for the Repeal and Defeat Of
Anti-Labor Legislation were Sam
3 Mitchell for Secretary of State;
R. V. Bottomly, Associate Justice of
he Montana Supreme Court, long i
erm; Harrison j. Freebourn, AS
ociate Justice, Montana Supreme !
court, short-term