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Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
The Other Guy :
Is Always
Cause Of Accidents

A mysterious other guy is every
drivers worst enemy.
This is the belief expressed,
today by Supervisor T.. II. England
who represents the Montana High
way Patrol in its campaign boosting
Motor Manners" and the individ-
uals responsibility for safe and
courteous driving.
Most motorists consider the
other guy as the CHIEF highway
menace-ncvcr themselves. And yet,
with about 25,0O0 fatalities a year
resulting from improper driving
practices and with about three
fourths Of all drivers involved III
fatal accidents being guilty OF some
sort OF discourtesy. it stands to rca-
son that there's a lot Of overlapping
in this matter OF the other guy Mr.
England said,
The Montana Highway Patrol and
the National Safety Council. during
August. are stressing the costlincs.
OF selfish driving practices and hav,
as their slogan Mind Your Motor
Manners
|. Use hand signals to keep III,
driver behind you aware OF YOU
intentions.
? Remember that your share 0
the road is on the right-hand side
not fiity-fiity down the middle strip
3. Yield the right Of way wheI
the other fellow has il, and don
insist on fighting for It when some
one tries TO unsurp il from you.
4. Give the pedestrians a brcal
"a human body is no match 70
1000 mounds of steel.
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
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ZN0l1 HA1~1/H11 not be responsible for Views of their
ODOII u WIZ correspondents.
The Old Timer Shows How To Raise the
Money To Keep City On Even Keel

were taxable by tho community or
district where the water produced
was consumed. regardless OF where
the water rights we're located.
This is not a freak decision by
atir Supreme Court, as some people
would have us believe. this. AN
positive OF, as a member OF the
present Attorney Generals staff and
myself checked ,hi, phase 81 II
i number OF years ago and found
about eleven other State supreme
courts. supporting the same decision
as rendered by the Supreme Court
oi the State OF Montana III zoos
In view OF these facts, there is no
reason why your City Attorney can
not appeal to the Board OF Equali-
x%ation, requesting them to place a
value on these water rights, that
the Butte Water Company, As late
as 1882, claimed were worth we'll
oycr one million dollars,
In case there is any attempt -
cut the value Of these water right,
from their original value. your at
t1rncy should object very strenu-
onsly as all expert testimony, III
Guiding that oil Cornelius +. Kelly.
tends 10 prove that water rights
never decrease III value, but III the
contrary. nearly always increase N
value.
We cannot expect the Butte
Water Company Or lis Parent Com
pany the Anaconda Copper Mining
Company 10 come 10 the City Coun-
al or School Board and say Gentle
men, we have just discovered that
Wc are in arrears in our taxes. and
a. soon a. you compute the actual
amount due the city, We will be
pleased to send YOU our check Tor
the full amount.
10, corporations do not work that
Way. Ii the City is ever going 70
recover any OF these back taxes. or
those of the future also, they will
have to carry the fight to the Com
pany. and | am certain that in this
WAY, they will recover the money
due them.
The City is badly in need OF rev.
enue at the presen, time. and !
am sure the School Board could
use some money also, so instead OF
legying a special levy, lets step out
and collect this money that is long
overdue. | remain.
Very Sincerely.
Pat {. Sullivan
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04

NtREI. MONT-What a good
local union can do when II eoes
after a contract has been demon
>,raicd by this group
Local Az ha, just signed a con
trac, with Farmers Union Central
Exchange, covering approximately
IN mcn At the refinery here. that
i, A. good a, the best.
Rates ui pay range from slaS
inr l.,borcr> To- SOD Tor siillmcn
As good a, the best IN this region
TIN, represents an increase ct
o cent, IL To-, cent, III AL Cla>
situations c>ccp, labor. which went
up J cents.
IN addition. the local already has
contracted Tor one OF the best bene
,is plan, in the industry ndcr
tins plan the company puts > per
cent oi it, annual earning, tpro-
,id,d they amount Ia not more than
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
Negotiates Good Wage Raise
DEMONSTRATES HOW A GOOD
LOCAL UNION OPERATES

Is per cent oi the employees earn
ing,i into the fund. Ii an en-
pioAc leaves the company Tor any
reason after three years service. he
withdraw 50 per cent Of this
put up by the company. alter
iour years. he can take out - per
cent it he leaves; and alter live
wear. he can take it all.
How did the little Laurel local
get this good contract and get thi,
good wage raise in a year when
raises are iew and lar between.
Let, look back into history.
Laurel has always been an active
Union When there's 4 union job
To be done. the Laurel boys do it.
They were the first local union
IN ONIU. 10 contribute. 100 per
rent strong. a days pay TO the strike
iund last iall. Came Christmas.
and they all kicked in another days
pay 10 provide Christmas presents
Tor children OF West Coast strikers.
Is Laurel 100 per cent IN P.A.C.
contributions ior 1870: Sure. And
they we're loo per cent in 1913 and
always are.
This does not just mean that
they're generous. 1t means they're
united.
When negotiations opened this
year, the Laurel members nego-
tiatcd a while. then took a strike
vote.
1t carried % per cent. They Sc.
$50 PM. Monday. July p as strike
dcadlinc.
At ! PM. that day. the compan,
offered within } cents OF their de-
mands.
1t ! PM. the local met and
turned down the 3-cent-short de.
mands.
The compan, phoned TO ask Tor
a days delay IN the strike. Upon
the recommendation OF Init. Vice
Pres. 4. X. kinstley, who vas on
hand to aid III negotiations. the x
tension was granted.
At 9:M AM. the next day the
company called the union com-
mittec and said they were giving
all the union was asking and that
they would have the agreement
spcd and ready Tor signatures at
noon.
! This they did and ths local met
and ratified the agreement before
the extended strike deadline came.
Vice Pres. Kinstley points out
that the unity and determination
OF these men paid off. Also, the
committee convinced the manage
ment that a refinery run BY Farm
crs Union-an organization having
many detectives similar 10 those
oi OW.l.U.-should not be having
trouble with the working people.
Negotiating committee Tor the
local included Jackson Parker, Car
rol Carpenter. Monte Wallice. Ever
EFT Moorman and Curley hurry.
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
SOCIAL JUSTICE CALLS FOR 75c
MINIMUM WAGE LAW ENACTMENT

Legislation TO boost the minimum
wage from 40 to Is cents will be
brought up on the floor OF the
Senate after final action is taken
on the pending North Atlantic
Pact. Sen. Scott Lucas. Democrat
floor leader, announced last week.
&. President Truman included the
wage legislation as one OF the IL
recommendations made in his mid
wear economic report to Congress.
which he explained to the public in
a nationwide radio address on July
Is.
The vital need Tor increasing the
minimum wage to Is cents and other
proposed amendments to the Fair
labor Standards Act OF 1893 are
discussed in a report recently sub
mittcd by Sen. Claude Pepper d.
I'la.) for the Senate Committee on
Labor and Public Welfare.
The amendments are embodied i'll
S. 653, which has been Endorsed
by the CLIO. Nathan Cowan,
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
Lumber Workers
Endorse
Mansfield for Senate
ma labor. ior some time has
king forward 10 1850 and

'rna labor. ior some time has
.. King forward to 1880 and
1852 w.th the idea in mind OF re
firing Cong. Wesley D'Ewart i'll
so. and Senator Iales y. E.cton III
50. However. one OF the first ma
jor unions to make any outright
endorsement thus lar Is the Mon
tana division OF the Lumber and
Sawmill Workers Union. A.F.l-
Herewith is the resolution cndors-
ing Cong. Mike Mansfield for the
Senate as passed by the recent Ism
state convention in Hamilton.
Resolution No. 5
Greetings; Whereas, Mike Mans
field, Representative in Congress
iron the First District OF Mon
tana, has proven himself to be an
able and conscientious statesman
and served his constituents in a
manner highly satisfactory to all
concerned, including the membership
OF our organization and its at
filiated local unions, and
Whereas, his popularity with the
voters in general was amply dem
onstrated with the land slide vote
oi confidence he received i'll the
last general election, and
Whereas. Rep. Mansiield's abilities
could best serve the people OF the
entire state OF Montana i'll the
United States Senate. therefore be
it,
Resolved. that this convention OF
the Montana District Council and
its affiliated local unions so on
record as urging and requesting
Rep. Mansfield to give serous con-
sideration to becoming a candidate
for the United States Senate the
next time an office as senator iron
Montana becomes vacant, or is sub
ject to an election by the people Of
the state of Montana.-Fraternall,
submitted, Montana Non-Partisar
Committee Tor the Repeal and De.
feat OF Anti-I.abor Legislation
L.S.W.
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
LABOR GETS
DOUBLECROSS

Well, the working people Of Am
erica got the douhle-cross from
Congress that they have been en-
pccting. The big employers, iinan-
cial interests and their friends have
saved the TAFT Hartley Nct. i'll spite
OF the public demand Tor its repeal
Ohio's anti abor TAFT Is again the
golden haired boy Of the Interests
which hate unions.
Despite the results u the last gen
cral election, Western Teamstcr
Leaders have warned that Wall
Street and the r~cactionarics IN both
political parties would rally Ia the
supper, oi the 'rait measure They
have done this. As a result, Labor
will have to tight an unequal battle
during the next two year, hen,
ii working people vote, II may he
possible 70 elect a congress that Viii
represent the public.
Oh. there have been some changes,
IN TAFT. Law, but all u the most
yiciou, provisions have been re-
tanned There's a job 70 do IN Ohio,
too. ior TAFT One up lor reelection
il NH not he easy, ior he Will have
the press. the radio and the money
on his side
Having again shown their con
tempt ior the unions. the reaction
aries III congress have now turned
their attention 10 the excise law
They're going 10 do some cutting
50 that mink coats, diamonds anc
a iew other articles most WORKING
people exc See, except IN the
store windows, will be cheaper. Ism
that splendid
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
HOLLAND ASKS u. S.
TO GIVE LABOR
POWERS TO STATES

Watch out for an amendment
Sen. spcssard l.. Holland a.. ilaD
is trying to tack onto tie lhoma,
labor-management bril-.
Holland wants to continue the
states rights provisions o. the
Tait-Ilarilcy Act. Under that sec
ton 81 TIL. a state Law which Is
tougher on labor than the Federal
Law prevail, over the national
statute.
A. several senators have pointed
out during the TIL debate. TIL,
provision says. in effect, 10 a state
III YOU can make your law even
more anti-labor TRAN TIL. 90 10 II.
and your Law viii he supreme
That i, a new conccp, Z" Fed
tral state relations.
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
Butte. Montana
Aug. l., 1910

10 the Honorable Mayor and 'iiN
Council
City Hall
Butte, Montana
Gentlemen
| see, by the papers. that a well
attended meeting was held At the
Council Chambers a few days ago. Il
discuss the matter OF the special two
mill levy as set up by the Mayor
and City Council.
III looking over the list oi those
in attendance al this meeting. no.
tee that all the Spoilers were rep
resented. Yes. the Banks. the
Railroads. Big Business and all the
industries had someone 10 speak
Tor them. but the Producers 81 all
Wealth. the Miners and Mnckers
had nc one representing them. Per
haps the Spoilers figured that i
they we're properly taken care o..
some Of their wealth would even
tually trickle down TO the common
people. | am not a lawyer and know
nothing 81 the legality OF this tw,
mill levy, but what | want 10 know
is. why does is seem impossible iol
the City Of Butte 10 collcc, iron
the Butte Water Company. the baeb
taxes due the City OF Butte. that
have been accruinp since the ycai
1908. II was AT that time that iht
Supreme Court OF the State q
! Montana, ruled that water right,
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
TRIBUTE TO L.L.P.E.
BY Rep. Andrew Jacobs
Congressman from Indiana

Congressman from INDIANA
Through the years, many per
sons have built up a false idea that
an interest, in politics is degrading.
Frequently those who are the lou
dcst in their demands for good
government. honesty in public lie
and just laws look down upon
those who take a part in practical
politics.
However. ii we really believe that
all governments derive their just
powers from the consent Of the
governed, then every citizen should
strive to know and understand the
problems OF government so that he or
he may be able 10 give an intel
ligcnt consent.
Publicizes Issues
L.abor's need Tor political edu-
cation is calculated TO, and has
rendered a great service in bring
ing to the attention OF milf ms OF
people the various factors involved
in public issues. In 50 doing, il
has rendered a great public serv-
lce.. But as is has been truly said
that liberty is won and preserved
only by eternal vigilance. so it must
be the result oi eternal educational
processes.
Those who are engaged in this
work throughout the country know
iull well how difficult it is to at
tract attention and induce careful
study OF the issues that confront
u today.
In this process, those men | know
who are engaged in the work OF
I.abor's League for Political Edu-
cation are outstanding.
Cites Individuals
In my W district, Len Roger
81 the Typographical Union, to-
eelher with his associates, rem
dered yoemcn service in the last
election, working alongside the
C.IO.. the Railroad Brotherhoods
and independent unions.
For their unseliish service and
devotion 10 duty every good citizen
should be grateful and pay them
the high tribute to which they are
entitled.
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
Humphrey Tells How
Business got Around
0beying Wagner Act

Sen. Hubert II. Humphrey d.,
Mimi reminds Americans that for
two years after enactment OF the
Wagner Act, businessmen failed to
obey it.
Speaking in the course OF the
Senate debate IN the Taft-Hartley
Act. Humphrey SAID
Il think il is a matter Of common
history that after the Wagner
Act had passed, and the President
had signed it. and it was placed OH
the books. 90 corporation attorneys
advised the employers that the Act
was unconstitutional and not TO
obey it,
Il may be able to find an attor-
ney who will advise me that some
other laws are also unconstitutional,
but | wonder what would happen to
me If | would take his advice
and not pay my income taxes.
Got BY With 1t
Il wonder what would happen to
me if | failed to abide by the rules
and laws of cities, counties and
states. Those who followed that
advice got by with it for a while.
Believe me, that is something
which still smarts and still hurts
in the flesh and the mind OF labor
Employers finally began obeyine
the Wagner Act after the Supreme
Court upheld it in 1887.
Humphrey also stated in the la
Dor legislation debate:
Should Settle Own Disputes
Il believe that the job OF
the government in the field Of labor
management relations is to provide
"A means for labor and management,
to settle their own disputes. | say
there should be a minimum OF any
restraints on that kind of action be.
tween labor and management 49,.
1T comes down to the question
of how far to go in the exercise Of
good sense and common sense. II
other words, | am in favor OF traf-
fic lights, but | would not have then
located every two feet
Similarly, | am in favor OF thu
use OF aspirin tablets, when the,
are needed; but ] am not in iavoI
Of having anyone take a whole boz
Of aspirin tablets, when the dir
cctions say take only two.
More money was lost because o
unemployment during the depres
sion than has ever been lost becaus'
of strikes.
'Bigness Begets Bigness'
If you do not want big unions
do not have big business. If yo'
do not want big government, do no
have big business. Bigness beget
bigness. ...
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04

Tait-lIariley law is a bad law an.
tina, although the proposed Tai
amendment is not quite as bad, Il +
still dangerously bad, and -bool'
not be fastened TO the Thuma, lill
The Thomas bill. with the ul
dition Of the five amendment, So
are proposing. furnishes a >oun'
basis Tor responsible collective har
gaining and ior the protection 3
the interests OF employer, union
and the general public. | hope !
will be adopted.
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
Merry Christmas
Through CROP.

Montana citizens have a chance
Ia see 10 il some people N Europe
have a Merry Christmas TIN, Near
lust how they car do this was
explained hs state Christian Rural
Overseas program director George
+ Sine this week.
IS the echoes oi World War II
were fading in Europe, a group O
sympathetic Americans initiated 4
program 10 provide food and clothing
10 Europeans at Christmas. They
called their undertaking he
Christmas Ship
1hi, year. the states 81 the "a
ciiic Northwest are gong Y" again
send a Christina, ship abroad "
4 meeting in Helena last month the
member, u the Montana IROF.
committee icll in line with other
states in this region ior the task,
Date, ior the beginning Of the
drive have not yet been SCI. SINE
,ajd He expect, the ZIP campaign
to be sometime in November.
SINE also outlined the course q
action CROP. viii be taking IN
the Treasure State soon by dividing
the campaign INTO iour phases. First
press and radio publicity showing
What CROP. has done and telling
wha, +, will do. Second Teorean-
cation d CROP. personnel ~
Montana districts and counties
third. a scrie, OF dinners at whicl
lolS CROP workers Viii be hon
orcd aud the 1910 campaign initiated
aud fourth. the campaign proper.
Il, i, the giit> OF Montana cit'
izcn, that Mil help insure Europe
a Merry Christmas. Sine SAID
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
Bow Trades
& Labor
Council Notes

The meeting Of the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council was
called to order at 8 PM. by Pres
ident Crawford.
Roll call OF officers and absentees
noted.
Minutes OF the previous meeting
we're read and approved as read.
Credentials we're received IRON
Engineers No. 80 for Shapiro,
Gates, Purcell, Cavanaugh and Shea
None were present TO be obligated,
r. II. Thomas, delegate from the
Carpenters Union, was obligated.
Vawter reported at length on the
Sixth Montana Labor Institute IN
Missoula August 4, S, and 8. Full
report Of Institute will be published
in next weeks Labor News.
Reports of Delegates
Discussion took place on the Grey
hound Bus strike and a motor
was seconded that officers take an,
action that might be necessary per
tanning to strike before the mex
meeting. Motion carried.
The Montana State Federation o
Labor Convention will be held mex
Tuesday August 10 in Miles City
Chairman Graham will conduct al
meetings. John Driscoll OF putt'
is Vicc-President.
Letter read pertaining to Powe
Lines. Referred to Labor News 10
publication.
The Unions we're also instructe'
to continue our fight for transmis
sion lines by writing further to. on
Senators and Representatives.
Meeting Adjourned at 9:lO.
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
BILL-OF.HEALTH

You won't often find the Daughters
az the American Revolution in
agreement with H~ollywood's I'm
friendly Ten" but it happened. Even
the OARS Motion Picture Com
mittee had to admit in not a
single report from OAR. commit
tees all over the us. was Commu,
nism reported as having been notice
in any pictures"
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04

.Natiohal N.l'I lo.;. 'epreseh-
%,a,ive. last week ure,~-. IT,,
to vote Tor s. 653 "withou.
ping amendments"
Cowan told the Senators that
ordinary humanity and elementary
social justice require a minimum
wage Of more than Is cents an hour.
In the light OF the amazing techni-
logical and scientific advances we
have achieved in American indus
try. it is simply intolerable that we
permit workers to be paid less than
a subsistence wage"
In the Senate Committees report
on the proposed amendments to the
1888 Act, three basic reasons are
given for raising the minimum wage
to rs cents at this time:
/. 1t will give desperately needed
help to workers in the lowest paying
~scgnnents OF our industries. From
this point of view. the committees
proposal represents an act OF simple
economic justice to approximately
million and a quarter workers the
report stated.
2. 1t will enable the Fair Labor
Standards Act mor effectively I,
accomplish its objective OF elm
mating unfair competitive labor
practices.
3. 1t will bolster purchasing
power against recession and pro
vide an improved basis Tor main.
tanning employment stability
The report declared that the 7:
cents minimum rs justified not onl,
because it meets a vital need II
improving the wages and living
standards Of the lowest paid o
our working population but also be
cause it is economically feasible a
this time.
"A rs cents minimum wage vii
mean a direct increase in the to
tai payroll for employees now sub
ject to the Fair Labor Standards
Act Of less than II per cent. Thu
increase will result in an improve
ment in the leveling of living 0
about | and one-quarter million
workers now subject to the Act.
while the statutory increase i
IRON 40 to rs cents, the actual in
crease in most instances will b.
substantially smaller for the vas
majority OF these workers who ar
now earning more than 60 cents al
hour.
A second proposal for amend
ing the 1888 ELSA. submitted b
the committee redefines "oppres.
sivc child labor" and reveals a cur
ious loophole i'll the present law.
AS the law now stands, a par
cnt may agree to the employment
OF a child under 10 in all occu
patton declared to be hazardous t
children between the ages OF 10 I
Is, although a child over 10 cannc
be employed in such an occupation
A third proposed amendment rec
commended by the Senate Commute
would extend coverage OF the mir
imum wage and overtime provision
of the Act to a limited number {
additional groups, including SON
workers in the dairy industry an
certain employees engaged III pack
ing, canning, storing, drying, Q
otherwise preparing fruit, vegetable
and other food products Tor maj
ket.
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04
AUTOMOTIVE TAXES IN 1913

4 nmN confirmed by the imal and ofncial figures o the fuhA' koao,
ADMINISTRATION the motor vehicle owners Of America last year pare
Nm, highest special tx bill in history This Is true pon a regard
tr am,tnt, paid 10 the states and 10 the fedora government spe'ia'
auionlotiye taxes in 1910 totaled approximately '-""" """ =
aAcr Is per em higher than III 49,.
The following tatulation shows how the trend oi autono'Ne taNes
H.. hern cinli inc steadily during the past decade. except Tor a shsh'
tcmpsrar, interruption due to wartime eurtahment OF motor en'" "e
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04

a.. Al peidert VIM. Green delivers his Annual lobr boy Message in Son Diego
s.,AA.mh s he will review = huge Enno Of brilliantly lighted und dseouhedl CvP bogH,
Inv eoutesv Of he Nuys Amphtiovs Bose at Coronado which will hovsb been irons
formed int, scenes depicting Ms progress Of iobor during the pos '-,ur. The Weller Poseons
.Ye 49, .., tcrr, ~ obs,ronee. TN eys "EeAoboha" y Festival and m AL
iro, movements "Cenhwr of Historic Pogeno and Labor Dy = e" Mr. Green's address
viii be broadcast redonany BY ~o ond .Aes.on Below, LEI: pohms. .homo" OF IN.
!. peaeshn.p possibilities d he croft Which will hnead. heI. My eng me me shore shores Of mile" %.s Of
ueoion cree. MvAuionsh have ben extended key government cures on ny se ond
ruIonoi IevAs und TO Ieuden Of khp including the offdoh Of al International emo The
,vma IS expeted TO s The #es of oru.zed ioor on Son Deg, os the esh-naion
mm.rher at the Ameicun FdeuHon of lbu observe their day throu,houi the oHon
Montana labor news., 1949-08-04

|, will be noted that the state and federal taxes LEVIED against "e
byhOa, users more than doubled during this period from 'oN""''