The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-09
SHORT SHOTS
By WILLIAM J. PRIEST

,
who steered the bill through the SEN
ate, had to concede to get any raise
from the present 40c an hour min
imum. The bill now goes to con-
ference between senate and house
committees. You all know the con-
gressmen took a three-week holiday
with full pay and expense paid to
their homes and return, pretty soft
You union members who do not
come under this minimum 75c an
hour or have been removed from it's
coverage remember that Senators
Byrd, Ellender, Mundt, Butler,
ECTON, Taft-the same old crew
that killed OPA and enacted the
Taft-Hartley act-are all in there
punching against organized labor.
Sawmill unions, Laundry unions,
should read the Congressional Rec
ord of August 20, 80, 81. Senator
Magnuson of Washington lead the
fight to include the Merchant Ma
rine but Senators Taft, Vandenberg,
Butler and Donnell bitterly opposed
their inclusion and over the obiec-
lions of Senator Pepper the mer-
chant seamen were eliminated. So
were a million other employees. The
senate appointed the following com
mittee to confer with a house com
mittee: Senators Thomas of Utah,
Murray, Pepper, Taft and Aiken.
Leaders of the LLPE (AFL)
and PAC (CIO) have been holding
joint meetings the past year to
plan a national unification of their
members on the political field; to
select, and elect those candidates
favorable to organized labor. Yet,
they permit state officers to null
lily their efforts. WHY?
In 1905 remember how the pro-
posal, "Quoddy" cheap power, har-
Messing the tides at Passamaouod dy
was called "Roosevelt's folly, boom
doggling? Now the New England
states are losing industries to the
IVA where cheap power prevails.
Governor Payne and Re
publican Senators Brewster and
Smith of Maine now are pleading
for establishment of "Quoddy" prof.
ect because New England industries
pay $175 million more for power
than it costs in the IVA, and the
future economic stability of northern
New England depends upon finishing
'Quoddy".
Ii you are working or own home
n business in Montana, your sue
ess depends upon electing senators, |
representatives., national and state,
Who are in favor of a eva and MVA
or Montana.
Do you know 826 nations school
uildings are poor or fair, 1870 good.
Why? Because no schools were built
uring the war. Public aid for
chools killed and Lesinski has dis
Kissed the subcommittee, so your
ids will keep on walking to school,
nth poor lighting, heating, etc.
Why does not President Truman
men of the calibre of
Brandeis and Holmes to the SUI
preme court, instead of political
wheel horses?
We hope that Jim Patton of the
armers Union joins in with the po-
teal parley of the AFL-CIO; rail
,ad brotherhoods. If the farmers
ant sell, labor can't buy, they go
roke.. together. How many mem {
ers of your family have you taken I
the courthouse to register?
The us. circuit of appeals, 18th Z
strict, which covers a group of
uthern states, ruled the Milhiser 4
ag Co., Richmond, Va; Chase Bag &
j., Reidsville, NC, come under the 4
age and Hour act and must pay !
e wage of 40 cents an hour to en- =
oyees who, working in their own 3
mes, were putting strings in tobac- 3
bags for wages of SC to 13c an 5
ur. Here is the pay off. Coalition 8
Taft-Republicans and Byrd-Demo- &
ats put through a Gripping wage s
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