The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-23
SHORT SHOTS
By WILLIAM J. PRIEST
Livingston
United Front Does 1t

ingston, were the deciding issue in
the Transfers local union securing
a wage increase, vacations, and
retroactive to June first. The sup
port of every union in Livingston in
Guiding railroad brotherhoods and
large unsolicited cash donations from
Merchants was amazing. One con-
tributor expressed himself as fol-
lows: "Unless employees receive a
wage that will provide for more than
groceries, fuel and rent he is way
underpaid and private industry can
not survive unless it can sell its prod
ucts at profit"
Those opposed to federal aid to
schools should read the statement of
Dean Davis of Harvard business
school: 5000 loan to students will
be a necessity when the CT loans
run OUT, and High taxes make it
doubtful that people will be able to
save enough money to send their
children to college although | am OPP
posed to government subsidy except
in the fields of medicine and scien-
tific training"
Do you remember thirty years ago
only the sons of lawyers, judges, doc
tors and dentists attended college.
Your children stayed home OF
rancher's son took short course at
the agricultural college.
In Defense of NMC Havre
The above is pertinent to the pres
ent squabble over ALLEGATION of the
five million dollar bond issue. Havre
wishes a two-year college course I'M
der one roof, those opposing Havre
and Northern Montana's request do
not have any conception of how much !
money it takes for board and room |
at Missoula and Bozeman. IN !
doubtedly hundreds of children in |
the northern part of the state, will |
attend the two years of college at !
Havre. /
Board and room rates, even after
the granting of the S. million bond /
issue, were about to be raised by the ,
in Missoula but was We
toed by the lieutenant governor, dur |
ing the absence of Governor Bonner.
Don't forget the president of the
state university stated Montana is
the only state where the students
the only state where the students
have had to pay for the construction
IF buildings through increased board
and room rates"
If every union member and his
family were registered. Unions Il
,ould elect their members to every
office in the United States.
The opposition has the money but
lnion members have the votes.
Organized labor now has 15,600,-
700 members: AFL 100000 or
1919; CLIO, six million 1870 other un-
affiliated locals 1,344,0O0 go; UNIV
500 thousand 40; rails 100000 go. e
The Clio steel workers has 100000
United Auto Workers $780, s
100, United Electrical Workers, 600,- |
100. Half dozen other Clio unions 1
With membership over 100000. In l
he AFL, the Transfers union is (
most powerful with 100000, Car
,enters $4,000; Hotel & Restaurant
Workers 100000; Electrical Work S
RS, 100000; Hold Carriers & Build I
ng Laborers, 100000. Independent h
nons; Machinists, $4,000; United h
fine Workers 100000; Railroad
$4,000.
Agricultural workers 8,507,000,
many of whom are not organized.
you members of any of these crafts
igure you have three eligible voters
n your family, whom you should =
ave registered. You can elect or :.
efeat whoever you may wish. Don't
orget that in Virginia less than 60% :
f the voters went to the polls and =
he same is true in the recent con- :
ressional election in Pennsylvania. j
S
Senator Taft, touring Ohio, spoke
t a banquet sponsored by Smaller
BUSINESS of America, Inc, it was
My $3.50 a plate. Senator Taft .
as set up committees in 88 counties :
} help re-elect him, besides IT'S O.
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