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Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
UNION LABEL WEEK
NEXT BIG EVENT

Il urge every branch at the Nmer-
lean Federation oi Iahpr and Wom-
en-, NuNiliaricS to observe Union
Label Meek. Sept ..ird through the
10Th SAID | NJ, Ornhnrn. sccre-
tary-Trcasurcr of the Union Label
Trades Department. which sponsors
that period which has been approved
H., the american Federation oi
Iabor a. a week set aside ior pub
l~icizine Uuiun Labels. Shop Cards.
and Union Buttons. Here j. an
opportunity. he declared. TO in
iuatc a drive ior union products
and union services that is geared
to our all-timc pattern Of Union
Label activities. Lets celebrate
this week. over Labor Sunday ano
Labor Day. by a genuine old fash.
loucd revival spirit. Let's dcvot,
the whole week to orr great caus,
and prove to consumers that III
Unlnn Label guarantees the high
r est quality and best CRAFTSMANSHIP
b in merchandise and also that tn
/. Shop Card and Union Button assur
, the greatest proficiency IN service
. The general purpose Of Unic
!, Label Week IS To create a bett'
q understanding Of what the Amer
/, can Federation OF Labor has dol
IA To build America and what It's /
turc program will mean Tor all q
ed zens.' he added, "and by an ed
cational drive during the 8-day
m. riod greater good will can be
ar tablishcd with the public. Cove
i nors II states and mayors al n
n mcrous cities have already isSu.
+ proclamalions. Cuisines, and pr
ii ic,sional men should be invited
participate II making Union Lab
II Week an outstanding event 10 eye.
r. city aud community
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
PIONEERS OF AMERICAN LABOR
Samuel Gompers = Builder of the ALL.
HIS WHOLE LIE WAS GIVEN TO TRADE UNIONS

times he worked for months with
out salary because there wasn't any
money. In 1910 he advanced several
thousand dollars To iii own young
International in order that President
Hart might have funds with which
to carry on an organizing campaign.
Sam Gompers was known as the
Iron man Of the workers lie was
reelected president OF the American
Federation every year except one
iron the founding OF the organiza
ton. in 1880, until his death in 1924
His story is the story OF the Fedora
ton. His policies were and still are.
to a great extent, the policies Of the
Federation. These policies were
Jew but he adhered to them Wig
orously.
Gompers believed in what he
called voluntarism. BY that he
meant that the politicians should
keep their hands oil OF the labor
movement. As he said, Foremost
in my mind is to tell the politicians
10 keep their hands oil and thus
10 preserve voluntary institutions
and opportunity Tor individual and
group initiative and leave the way
open to deal with problems as the
experience and facts OF industry
shall indicate Human justice
comes through other agencies than
the political. Economic justice viii
come through the organization 81
economic agencies
Gompers took this stand because
OF his experiences. Nearly every
time that government i%nterveied -
industrial strife, until recent year
government was on the side 81 the
wealthy. Government intcryentioi
to Gompers meant another setbac.
for the workingman.
As the chief architect OF the Am
erican Federation Of Labor, Com
+, pers IRON the first insisted on In
sovereignty oil the information
: unions, and that the American rcd
Grafton OF Labor as such had e
=. more powers than the lnternatpi
; unions chose to give il. So todas
the real power in the America.
!, Labor movement is not in the Al
OF l.. as such but in the indepcilae'
seli-governing international UNI
!. which make up the AT. OF j.
n Gompers knew very well tho.
would be impossible Tor n or2ai
\ iation like the AT. OF L. to be We
,r enough acquainted with every =
r, dustry in the United States y
of able to make intelligent dec,
TX about collective bargaining. rte Z
IN realized that such concentrate
Id power would be dangerous.
The democratic character ~ !
American unionism therefore 1~
OF much to Gompers.
n Nonpartisan policies was one
ad Gompers policies which has seFN
re the labor movement well. >
nd famous term reward your iren
IS and defeat your enemies IS rene
on bered by many followers o. labor
m Reprinted from
nv The Butcher Workman
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
REPORT SHOWS SOCIAL
SECURITY LACS BEHIND
RETIREMENT

The Social Security Board tins
week made public lis annual report
n the year ended June. l9lS. Com
iarison with the Railroad Retire
ment Boards report Tor the same
a reveals some interesting con
Under the Social Seeuri's odd
&c and survivors insurance So
I'm, pension benefit payments to-
.aled $3.50 million.
Pension benefits paid rs the Rail-
Dad Retirement system totalrd So
million.
Thus. though the Social s%ecurit,
,ystcm covers industries c%mployirs
bout 50,0O0,0o0 workers, II paid
ut in insurance pension benefit,
only 2.5 times as much as the Kali
road Retirement system, which COW
crs one industry with les than II
10000 employees.
Simple arithmetic shows that' I.
10 as we'll as for the other worker
as Railroad Retirement did Tor rail'
men, Social Security would haf'
had to pay out in insurance pensioi
beneiits-not the $3.50 million II &c.
tually paid-but more than : bi
lion.
No wonder Federal Security M
ministrator Oscar K. Ewing, whei
he made the report public. urge
Congress to hurry up and mproN
I the Social Security system and II
/ benefits.
ITO wait until catastrophe over
f, takes US. and forces US into hastil
= devised emergency measures. Nv
ing declared, is to disregard IN
most elementary principles OF Sta'c'
manship."
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09

To the west, &c the west, TO the
land OF the free.
Where the mighty Missouri rolls
down to the. sea,
Where a man is a mar ii he's
willing to toll.
And the humblcst may gather
the fruits OF the soil.
Where children are blessings and
he who has most
Has aid for his fortune and
riches to boast.
Where the young man may cNait
and the aged may rest.
Away. far away, to the land OF
the west.
Many young l.ondoners were
singing this song i'll the early lSo0s.
Among them was Sam Gompers who
AT that time was a shoemaker's APP
prentice. Born in 1880, the first
son of a Jewish Cigarmaker, Sam
went to work at the age OF II SO
tina, he could help his father sup
port the family Of eight. Sam dis
liked shoemaking and soon was iol-
lowing his father in the cigar
making trade.
london in the 1905 wasn't ar
easy place to earn a living. IN
employment was rampant and many
OF the more courageous members o
the Ciparmakers Union were leav'
mo Tor America. The Union hat
an emigration fund to help finance
the trip for those who desired t
leave for the new country. In thl'
way both the cmigrants and thos'
who stayed behind were ASSISTED
as the surplus Of labor was eased.
The Gompers' sailed from Eng
land in 1868 and arrived in Ney
York seven weeks later.
They moved into a house on tn
Fast side where Sam and his iathe
began making cigars. Sam was !
at this time and he made lriehu
readily. His evenings were taken u
attending the many clubs he joine
and picking up what education h
could. Coopers Union was a niece
Tor persons like him. They foun
there an opportunity to learn som
OF the things which they had ne
had an opportunity to learn IN schoo
Nightly they listened to lectures ar
debates, thus keeping up with ma
ters of current interest.
The ,cigarmakers in the lSoOs ar
1905 we're a very learned group
workmen. This was due most
to their practice Of having a read
read TO them as they worke
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
BUTTE BUILDING AND
TRADES COUNCIL

1--WE Do Not Patronize List)
LEES TRAILER SALES-21Ol
harrison
JOE TORPEY, PLASTERER
South OF the City.
MR.. K. NELSON-S0o Majors
street
WALTER ARNOLD-Former
Owner oi Arnold Plumbing 60
tNot the Walter Arnold.
Architect
p. ]. HANRATTY-Calcdonia
and Jackson Streets.
HENRY GIROUX Nrizona
and First Streets.
Builder.
JOHN MARKOvICH--Ilome
Builder. lIomc AddrcS, 2l2S
George Street.
KENNETH PARMALEE-
~ w. Woolman, Parmalee
Plumbing Co.
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
FLASH!

Restoration of funds to Fed
eral H%atcheries voted at the
insistence of the Rocky Noun
tain Sportsmen's Association
and through the very fine CO.
operation and assistance of u
Honorable Governor John W.
Bonner.
The directors OF the Rocky
Mountain Sportsmen Association
were reliably informed OF the with
drawal OF these funds quite by ac-
cident or maybe it was intended
that way. Thanks to someone 70
the information.
This was one OF the most worth
while pieces OF work OF the lfisl
Department IN the past scvcra
wears. Records Of the Ennis Hatch
cries show the following figures
lg45 1850 pounds OF fish; 1910
l2oll pounds OF fish, l9l7, 1854
pounds 81 fish. 1913. $4,000 pounds
oi fish. II was estimated that II
900 they Will produce 10000 pound'
ii fish provided this iund is con.
tinucd.
Through reliable sources the di.
rcators were Since informed thai
Oh June 9Th the Fish and Game he.
partment would continue the allo.
cation OF these fund, with the Fed.
pral Fish lIatclicrieS situated a
mis- and Crcston.
Each year Tor the Fourth Of JUL
Fish Derby Tor the youngsters Il
Butte, good size fish are trans
planted at Bell Greek. Ihrouel
the efforts Of the sportsmcn thes'
fish will be transplanted ior thl
wears event which will take plac.
July 2.
The Boy Scout Camp j, ais
stocked with fish each year lhroue
the efforts OF the Rocky Mountai
>portsmen Association.
The citizens Of this communit.
y a debt 81 gratitude both q
n~ancially and morally 10 the unilr
iag efforts OF the Rocky Mounia'
Sportsmen Association.
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
Local Representative
Will Express
Views To Senator's

WASHINGTON. - Labor mar
shaled its forces for a showdown
on labor legislation a. the Seasts
prepared to open debate on The
Thomas bill. the AFL-supported
measure TO repeal the Taft Hartley
II the call oi AF.L. President
William 1ireen some A0 representa-
tive, al state declarations OF labor
and key city central labor unions
began conyerging on Washington
To lend their efforts in a final cam
paign To- obtain favorable action on
Capitol Hill.
The union representatives from
back home" are scheduled to meet
in a JOINT strategy session With the
AI,.T.'s National Legislative Coun-
ell.
Mr. Green urged that they remain
in the city. keeping in close touch
with their Senator's and Representa-
tivcs until final action is taken by
the senate on the Thomas bill.
Meanwhile, reactionaries in the
senate. led BY Ohio's Robert A.
TAFT. prepared a last-ditch fight to
retain and strengthen the TAFT
Hartley laws stranglehold over the
labor movement. Senator Taft has
proposed a set OF amendments to
the law which he helped sire in the
s0th Congress the net result OF
which is To retain all the most OBJ
jectionable features opposed by
labor Actually, the TAFT amend
ments would make the injunction
provisions OF the Tait-Hartley law
tougher on unions.
The AF.I. is standing firm il
it, demand for enactment OF ~
!. Thomas bill which will restore thu
! Wagner Act in place Of the oh
noxiou> TAFT Hartley law. with Ger
tam amendments 10 further collec
tive bargaining and 10 protect tn
!. public interest in labor dispute
which threaten TO bring about
national emergency.
! Reaiiirmlng this policy. the 7
! Els Executive Council. at i
! recent meeting in Cleveland, agre,
10 accept the following amendmen
10 the Thomas bill:
II. A provision requiring en-
plovers as well as union leaders
:, sign nom Communist affidavits.
- \ requirement Tor the iilin
81 financial reports By unions
I Is a guarantee Of Tree speech 10
! employers in dealing, with thei
workers. short 81 intimidation an
coercion.
q 4. provision authorizing tn
President Of the United States I
seize and operate in behalf OF tn
government Tor 80 days any struc'
plant or industry whose idlenes
threatens to bring about a natlona
emergency"
These amendments. the Executiv
Council said, represents the liml
to which organized labor can go. Tn
american Federation OF Labor Wi
never accept or agrees to any pre-
vision authorizing the issuance {
court injunctions in labor-manags
mcnt disputes
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09

Making cigars became very auto
matte for these craftsmen and they
hit upon the idea of having one
OF their fellows read to them. At
the end OF the day each Df them
would give the reader several cigars
in order that he would not lose by
the deal. In this way they became
familiar with the economic and
political thought OF the day. Even
tually these cigarmakers were to
become the leaders OF American
Labor.
At an early age Sam Gomper>
saw the plight Of the w%orkineman-
He realized the hopelessness OF a
man supporting his family decently
on wages earned from his labor. He
loved his trade but hated the shop
owners who gouged all they could
out of the workers.
Many of the ~cigarmakers at that
time were recent emigrants who had
belonged to trade unions in Europe
They started their union and Com
pers Joined it. The unions III those
DAYS were informal affairs. They
made little or no attempt to estab-
lish wage rates. Were helpless t
protect the men. Strikes were nevel
: successful. In most instances uniol
members were afraid to acknowledge
their membership. Blacklists KEEP
! the most prominent union member
: out OF jobs and their families a
the point Of starvation most OF tn
; time.
e At first Sam Gompers had bee
a casual union member but as II
grew older he came to the tore
: He believed that success had to b
v planned. His fellow workers electe
him to be their delegate to the In
e ,ernational Cigarmakers %conventio
r in 1877. When he returned iroi
3 this meeting he found that the Cigar
S makers in New York had struc
p during his absence.
d The strike Of 1877 vas a story {
Ie suffering. At its peak over ll,U
a workers were involved and the prot
ID lem OF feeding that number VIZ
lie staggering. The union drew upo
ot every financial source it could al
u. managed to sustain the strike Il
I'd several months. Finally the men
t bers were forced by hunger to r
turn to work. The strike was
I'd failure and the leaders, includii
Of Sam Gompers, were blacklisted fro
ly all OF the shops in New York I
six months.
d. Those neN months were
toughest Gonpers had to face. !
had been married while only seve
teen. He now had five children a
was expecting a sixth. Everythi
OF value which he owned "
pawned. No one would hire hi
Regardless Of his personal Welt;
he continued to work for the cat
of labor. He was always active
his union and time after time v
elected to represent the members
various meetings. This he was g
to do ever though the expense
travel nearly always came out
his own pocket.
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
ALL. Maps Fight as Senate Opens I'll Debate
TRUMAN APPROVES BILL
FOR IVA. STEAM PLANT

oi
the tennessee Vale, \uihorits ,
new steam plant At Johu,oa'ille.
Tenn. Ma assured here with the
signing hA President Truman oi a
SS2+1uisn deficiency appropriation
wlnoh included funds inr that
purpose
The SIS, Congress approved the
.iN T. project which raised a storm
oi controversy from the private
power Interests. Last year IN the
Rcpuhli,an-eonrrollcd SOlh congress,
ilinsc interests were successful ~
killing the plan which is estimate,
L., cost S~1.oS0,Oo0.
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
BACK IN STRIDE

WASHINGTON. ID. c. - Latest
cost oi living figures released by
the Bureau Of Labor Statistics re
veal a gain OF one-tenth OF n per
cent. The April IS index stands AT
lo97 OF the average Tor the l95S-W
period. This was the second straight
monthly advance.
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
E.C.A. ADOPTS $3.50 PLAN
FOR E.R.P. AID SHIPMENTS

WASHINGTON. The Economic
Cooperation Administration an
nounced regulations specifying that
at least half OF all Marshall Plan
financed recovery cargoes be car.
ried on United States ships.
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
I.L.C.W.U. Signs Dress Firms

NEW YORk.-The International
Ladies Garment Workers Union re-
ported progress in its drive to or
ganize the remaining open shops in
the city's garment industry.
Charles S. Zimmerman. vice-pres-
ident OF the union. announced the
signing OF a contract with Jonathan
Logan, Inc. which until the agree
ment was reached was one Of the
largest n%on-union dressmaking firms
here. The company, which employs
1000 workers. signed the standard
lI.L.G.W.U. contract with dress as
sociations.
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
Miners Will Celebrate Momday, June 18th
10 COMMEMORATE list ANNIVERSARY

10 list ANNIVERSARY ALHN
Butte Miners. Monday, June l3, will celebrate ~
Miners Union Day in the grand old fashioned style so 70.
remembered by Butte residents.
Although there will be no parade this year the Miners plan
a big day. -,
To begin the day Of fun will be the First Aid Contests held
at the Columbia Gardens at Il 100. Some IL or IA teams from
Butte Mines will compete; after which noon day lunches will
be enjoyed by Butte friends.
A varied sports event will take place at ESQ. these events
are very we'll attended each year.
Band music will be played throughout the day during in
termissions of these events.
The final and crowning event Of the day will be the Grand
Ball at the Columbia Gardens pavilion.
Those in charge Of arrangements were John Magil. chair
man of entertainment committee, and Dave Reese, chairman
of sports committee.
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
BUT NOT TO OVERLOOK
WHAT TO DO

Write Senator's & Rep
re,entatlSe> 70 repcal
TIL this session.
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
THINGS TO o O OVER
BILL

raft-Hartlc, Rcpcal Rcpcals TAFT Hartley;
Thomas c,fn,li restore, Wagner Act
lNli %lih ''iHe 'arhansn'
3op
/" r" IN
~ ..,ors..
mr. ,loo men, senate iii ,omr-
NttN ,done'r-
.a. psn. .>,.nd irnr.y,
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09

Ask Senator's < con
gressmen TO lit pay 10
at least 7Sc. improve
coverage.
y K Congressman to
support strong social
security improvements.
ASK congressman 10
support HR 1000.
Ask members oi House
Labor Comm. To sup
port lIR +ISS.
Ask Representatives 10
push passage of anti
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09
WHERE IT IS

TO discuss the bill soon
Senate Labor omm
Ia, ok'd. floor debate
hR 81" ok by fiou>c
Labor Cou7in though
NOT vet set ior floor de
ni,,ee
House Way, \ Means
Conm. held hearing,
nov working on bills.
Passed hs senate.
House Banking Comm
mas approved lin N''1.
House Labor ,ub-com-
mittce holding hearing
mr., ~ FFpC
House Comm on Ad-
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09

address All Senator's at Senate Office Building Washington rs I. {.
Ad dress All representative at House Office Building, Washington u.s. d CO.
Montana labor news., 1949-06-09

WASHINGTON. - Labor mar
shaled its forces for 4 showdown
on labor legislation a. the Seaats
prepared to open debate on The
Thomas bill, the AFL-supported
measure to repeal the Taft Hartley
law.
, 1949-05-20
FORESIGHT FOUND.
GIVES $3.50 TO
ATHLETIC LEAGUE

The Foresight Foundation Of
New York City has made a
gift of $3.50 to the local Police
Athletic League to assist in
furnishing the New Youth
Center in st. Thomas. The
gift is made in memory of
Charles w. Taussig, according
to a press release from the Adj
miniStration.
Foresight Foundation, Inc.
is a foundation set up by Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Taussig
in December 1914 for the pur-
pose of assisting particularly
meritorious community efforts
toward the development of in
stitutionS and individuals to
meet coming needs and pro-
blems. Among other things, it
, 1949-05-20
ToDAY's THOUGHT

do not remember that in
my whole life I ever wilfully
misrepresented anything to
anybody at any time. I have
never knowingly had connec-
ton with a fraudulent scheme.
| have tried TO do good in this
world. not harm. as my enc
mics would have the world be-
lieve. ! have helped men and
have attempted in my humble
way to be Of some service to
my country. :
= J. P1ERPoNT MORGAN
, 1949-05-20

camps, scattered through al
most every country in Europe
and at many points in Africa,
Asia and North and South
America. The camps will be
manned by volunteers from
dozens of countries. Their pro-
jectS will include everything
from reconstructing schools
to working on the railroads &
digging long-needed drainage
bitches.
The organizers Of this inter-
ternational network of work
camps met here recently at UneSco
House, the headquarters of the
United Nations Educational, Sci
entific and Cultural Organization
to plan and exchange ideas for
their summer of work.
Tall, strapping young men with
fair hair; short, dark, wiry men;
a scattering of young women
each of them alert and respon-
sive to ecah others suggestions
sat around one of the green-cover-
ed tables sc familiar in interna-
tional conferences. They them
selves were an international group
from all parts of the Americas &
Europe, representing ~ different
organizations.
But these camp leaders and di-
rectors, few more than 80 years
old, spoke a simpler and more di-
rect language than appears in the
records of most international
meetings. Each of them no matter
what his country of origin, seem-
ed welded to the rest by the ideal
ism which brought $4,000 volun-
teers last summer to some $50
camps where they often took on
back breaking jobs to help the
, 1949-05-20
Voluntary Work Camps
Sponsored by Unesco

PARlS-Thousands of young people will spend their vaca-
tions this summer working with their hands for the good of
the world.
There headquarters will be nearly 1000 voluntary work
, 1949-05-20

world forward on what they con-
ceived as the road to peace.
Their reports on last summers
activities are a key to what will
be done this year. During the hot
months of l948, the camps estab-
lished a record of concrete accom-
plishment which included con-
s%truction of Fairgrounds, youth
centers and youth hostels by 80
camps. Forty-eght other camps
built or repaired schools and hos
pitfalls, IS camps built railroads
and roads; IA others undertook
farm work; and another Is tack
led social work projects.
, 1949-05-20

mas 1olloWed Mr. IauSSlgS Life
long interest in the problems
of the Caribbean area.
It has been particularly in
terested in assisting socially
important causes which have
not as yet received adequate
recognition and which should
provide great good in the flu
ture. It will be remembered
that Mr.. Charles w. Taussig,
both as a private citizen and
as United States Chairman of
the Carib-
bean Commission, and later of
the Caribbean Commission,
took special interest in the Vir
gin Islands. His untimely
death a year ago deprived the
Virgin Islands and the entire
Caribbean of a great friend.
Mrs. Taussig and the other Of
ficers of the Foundation are
striving to carry forward the
work which Mr.. Taussig had
projected for assisting worthy
and forward-looking communi
ty causes.
This generous gift should sti
mulate local interest and en-
, 1949-05-20

thusiasm and even greater sup
port for the Police Athletic
League in its appeal for funds
soon to be made.
, 1949-05-20
NEWS

A steamer is scheduled to
sail from New York for St.
Croix
June 8
q
AcoA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Roh't. l. Merwin & Co.. Inc.
Evening star., 1949-02-23

feated in the 175-pound class"
said Dave, whose litany Of
complaints went on unceas-
ingly. Bill De Young and
Bill Holl have won their last
three bouts and the team has
won two In a row. Imagine
two in o row."
To understand his enthu-
siasm you've got to know that
Bernstein introduced wrestling
at c. U. only last year and
the team hadn't won a match
until two weeks ago.
It's even harder to figure
how gent from the muscle
bound world Of groaning could
be 1.-the and loose enough to
be a clever boxer. but Dave
lost only one fight in college.
Bert Ameche, brother of Movie
Star Jim. got him started un-
der Eddie La Fond after hear
ing Dave had been a sectional
Golden Gloves champ in Chi
cago. Bert and Dave were
students In the school of archi-
lecture.
Bernstein's only defeat was
q stunning upset by Red Dorr
of Maryland more than a
decade ago that almost cost
c. U. the match. The only
bruise he got out Of boxing
was at the hands of now
forgotten Pittsburgh u. lad
who accidentally butted Dave
on the head.
"It didn't seem to be any,
thing at the time" Dave ex-
planned. "but Monday I had
two of the biggest black eyes
you ever saw and La Fond ac-
cused me of being involved in
a Saturday night brawl."
This c. U. wrestling team
has improved enough to get a
nod. It closes its season Friday
against Baltimore U. at Brook
land and has done well enough