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Montana labor news., 1949-07-14
CHAMBER MAIDS DELUXE OR Who
MAKES The BEDS AT The FlNLEN

pole cats. as no other breed could
act as they have acted these last
lev weeks
The three gentlemen who are in
the limelight at the present time
are three prominent caterers or res
taurant men Two operate close III
on West Park. one Of them an old
tuner in the racket. who i, said
To have amassed a fortune. the other
a new conner in the business. but
who i, bound To succeed As he has
a wonderful way with the women
and Is a very gay lothario who IS
not above forcing his attentions on
members OF the opposite sex. de
spite the TACT that he is married To
a very charming wife: What say.
hay Gallant:
The third member oil this infamous
trio. has A catering joint on South
Montana Street. where when thing,
are right it IS reported you can
secure any and all things you may
desire, il YOU are known, OF course.
People who have known this trio
Tor man, years. will be surprised to
learn that IN order to show the COM
nany they are ready and willing to
he their yassals at all times, have
hired out to the Finlen Hotel as
above all things. CHAMBER
MAIDS.
The chamber maids. formerly en-
ployed at this hotel. have been on
strike tor a living wage, Tor severai
weeks. 50 these Beau Brummels oi
the catering business, thought il
would be fun to Try their hands
al a new game. and help the Finlen
Hotel company break this strike.
figuring no doub, tina, they would
also prof., BY their actions. These
girl, like every other American girl
are entitled 10 a living wage and
should receive it.
The people ri Butte have won
dertul memories. especially when
members Of the Fair Sex are in
volved. - We can rest assured that
this Sad Looking Trio OF the Fu-
'nrc. will have = hard road to hoe.
III living down their dramatic bur
tn-American Acts of the last few
weeks.
Was it Shakespeare or Johnny
Ash Barrel who said What Fools
we Mortals Be"
Iii You Who rifled his brother,
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14
UNFAIR HOUSES

Rocky Mountain Caie-Meader
lille
AFRO Caie-Me aderyillc
Club l,-Meaderyille
Lydias Caie-Iiarrison Avenue
Lloyds
B K X Caie-Harrison
Country Club-South Of Butte
Bills Drive Inn-Harrison Ave.
Raymonds Caie-Fiarrison Ave.
Sandys Place-Harrison Ave.
Mats place-Rowc Road
l'inlen llotel-East Broadway
Greens Caie-North Main
Creamery Caie-West Broadway
George's Donut-East Park
Union Grill-East Park
Normas Dog House-West Park
American Candy-West Park
Gus, Tamale-Meaderville
Chequamegon Cafe-North Man
Moxom Cafe-West Broadway
State Caie-South Main
Jimmys Donut-West Park
Travellers Caie-East Park
Tia ~Juana-East Park
Gamers Caie-West Park
The Bee Hive
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14
CONSTRUCTION TRADE NOTES

Minutes OF regular meeting July
z, lo49.
Meeting called To order at 1855
PM. BIZ Brother Walter Davidson
acting as President pro TEN. Vice
President Talbot came in late.
Credentials
From the Carpenters Local go for
Bros. Martin Richmond, Clarence
Kinney and George Speck as their
delegates to the Council. On mo-
ton the delegates were duly obi
gated and seated.
Minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and approved as read.
Communications
Minutes OF the Cascade County
Trades and Labor Assembly read
and filed.
From ]. A. Terteling & Sons. Inc.
Contractors from Boise, Idaho. re-
questing wage schedules in this
territory. The Building Trades
wage schedule was mailed to them
and on motion. the action OF the
Secretary was concurred in.
From the Treasure State Journal
in regard TO an ad in their paper.
Motion made and carried that the
matter be turned over to the Club
Room Committee. Motion made
and carried that the Club place an
ad III the Labor Journal.
From the chairman OF the
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14
CONTINUES FIGHT

Despite ii, r%esuundlng defeat III
Congress. the real estate lobby i,
sill IN business.
With the administration housing
bill passed. the lobbyists are scat
tering from Washington to state
capitals and principal cities through
out the country. There. the lobby
ist, viii continue their auti-housing
campaign.
Under the measure passed by the
House June ~. states and cities
must set up public housing author
tiles TO be eligible for federal aid
in clearing slums and building
houses and apartments Tor low in
come groups.
So the real estate lobby will exert
it, influence TO try to prevent states
and cities from setting up these
authorities or from adapting existing
agencies TO take advantage OF the
Federal housing program.
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14
Whv We Have Date in so

who stay away from the polls are
openly Unidentified as voting mo,
men can curry favor with their eni-
ployers by absenting themselves and
word can be subtly passed down the
line that the boss will appreciate
II II men stay away.
Interstate Commerce
2. While the Taft-Hartley law
~utilizes the m power OF the
national government to heap disad-
,antages upon labor, is %surrenders
these powers to. the states where the
state laws on union security arc
more severe. (Section Is (b)).
The law is made to behave like
the ~proverbial lrishman at Donny-
brook fair. namely, when it sees a
union security head, it hits it with
whatever weapon handy. On
union security the law, therefore,
enables the employer to say in effect
to the employees, Heads | win and
tails ! win also"
Strikes
), During a strike. when the Board
orders an election to determine the
choice OF a bargaining representa-
tive, (Which il can do upon a pc
tition presented by an employer) it
must deny the vote to the men out
on strike and grant It only to the
strike-breakers. who have taken
their place. (Section 9 (c) 90 J.
In other words, the Act assumes
that replaced strikers have no rights
in their former jobs which the law
need respect and that only the strike
breakers. or those who have re-
placed the strikers, are entitled to
decide whether collective bargain
ing shall continue and if so, upon
what terms and through what bar
gaining agent. Since it is easy to
see on whose side the strikebreakers
will range themselves, the denial of
Continued on Page p
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14

Whenever a strike is IN effect in
Butte. there are always one or more
persons. who project themselves into
the limelight by showing their pref
crencc tor company rule bS siding
with tn, powers. that be. IN all
their nciariniis practices
Past experiences show that these
unfortunate people who @ out OF
their NAY to prove 10 the COMPANY
that theN are read, and willing to
be their ,a>,els at all times. are
what TcNa, Guinan III her palmy
days referred to as SUCKERS. as
many oi the company official, have
a Keen sense oi right and wrong.
and have nu more liking for a RAT.
than any ol the rest OF Us.
When this strike is settled. these
SUCKERS Will he summed tht
same a pole cats a, many viii be
ot the opinion that they reall, are
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14
Eating Places Adequate to Care for Public
PREDICTS POLITICAL
EXPANSION
FOR ALL. IN 1850

AFI. President William Green
predicted tins week tina, the Amer
lean Federation oi Labor l. going
10 town POLITICAL, IN 1850"
brccn made the statement after
the | : Senate knuckled under to
the NAM. and other powerful
Hobbies and let the anti labor TAFT
Hartley forces have their va, on
the original Thoma>-I.csin>ki Labor
Bill.
The AFl. Will canvas every
town. every city and every village
N the nation" Green said. I'm an
effort Ia bring about the election
OF a large majority OF liberal, to
the next Congress. regardless. OF
political utilization
To put il mildly" Green added.
Labor is disappointed by the fail
ure ri the Slst Congress to carr,
II President Truman'> platform
pledges.
The iirst test votes III the House
OF Representatives showed Us clearly
the task we must undertake in the
1850 election campaign.
obviously. the diehard reaction
aries OF both parties in Congress
who managed To survive the l94S
elections are s%tubbornly seeking To
circumvent the overwhelming man
date OF the American people given
III that election.
I'VE are therefore faced with
the reality that our efforts i'll the
lY4S election were only a partial
victory.
1--WE must make certain TO com
plete the job III 1850 it we hope
To gam the objective of good. pro-
~eressiyc government i'll America.
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14

Y.W.C.A. building Fund thanking
us for our contribution.
Roll Call
The roll was called and the iol.
lowing delegates noted absent Smitl
Sims. Raess. Bowers. Iefebre ant
Thompson.
Reports of Delegates
Bro. Richmond reported that Mr.
ketchum was again using non
union men to do work on the Win
ston Hotel without a building per
init. Motion made that a letter b,
sent the City Council asking tina
the Building permit code be lived
up to. Motion amended to read thai
a Committee also attend the Council
meeting. Motion as amended car
ried.
Bro. Richmond also reported that
McQualy Of L.ewistown was using
non-union men to build an elevator
at Carter. This matter is To be
taken up at the next meeting
Reports of Committees
The McQuillan Committee re-
ported that Mr.. McQuillan was NJ
longer a member OF the Carpenters
Union as he had been Suspended
This will be official at the next
meeting.
Unfinished Business
Bros. Duncan and Barnard were
added to the Committee to go to the
City Council meeting Monday night
There being no further bushes
the meeting adjourned at 20 PM
f. X. Britter
Secy-Treas
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14

First in a series of Remarks
by Senator Paul H. Douglas,
Democrat, Illinois, made in the
United States Senate during
course of current debate of repeal
of Taft Hartley Law.
| shall have same deservedly Sc
we're things to say about the TAFT
Hartley law, but | want to make it
clear that when | am criticising that
law, | am not criticizing the good
faith of our distinguished colleague,
the Senior Senator from Ohio. Sem
ator Taft, whose name is borne
BY this act. We all know that the
Senator from Ohio is not only a
mar of great ability, but that he is
also honest, candid, and courageous.
We know this not in obedience to
Senatorial courtesy but in obedience
to the truth. And precisely be-
cause it is the truth, | regard IT
as one Of the tragedies of Congress
sional history that he should have
gotten himself mixed up with the
vicious piece of legislation which
was sent over to this body in l9A
by the Republican leadership Of the
House, and that he unfortunately
yielded to many of their worst de-
mands. Let me say again. that while
| shall condemn the Act, and justly
so, | speak without the slightest faint
of animus toward its author. adj
mire and respect him.
But | also respect justice and fair
play in legislation as well as in
person to person relations. And it
is self-evidcnt to me that the Taft
Hartley law. as a law. is permeated
BY a vindictive spirit toward union
ism and labor and that it is con-
trary to the spirit Of equal justice
upon which our democracy is based.
This shows itself in two ways.
First, despite the claim thar it
is built on the principle of mutual
ity, the Act places restrictions md
shackles upon labor from which the
employers are freed, while secondly.
by substantive provisions, the Act
not only cripples unions but gives
TO those employers who wish to use
them a series of weapons with which,
in a period of depression, they can
break almost any union in the land.
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14
Mines BAND. TO
PRESENT CONCERT

The Butte Mine, Band under the
direction ot the veteran leader sam
Trcloar will present the third oi
a series OF band concerts on the
program OF Music lor the People
at the beautiful Columbia Gardens
at 20 = NJ. Sunday. July 18th
The concerts are sponsored and
paid Tor b, the Butte Musicians
association with fund, allocated by
the American Federation OF Music.
ian, from a trust fund set up a,
the suggestion OF James {. Pctrillo,
President Of the Federation. The
iind is administered by a trustee
appointed by the Recording and
Transcription Industry.
The following program has been
arranged by Mr.. Trcloar with a
view oi recalling i'll some measure,
Tor the "old timers OF Butte. the
pleasant Sunday outings that were
,pen, at the Garden, thirty or
mor years ago.
Grand March. Olympia, neo.
Barnard.
Overture. The Wandercr" By X
l.. King.
american Sketch, by the Swane,
River by Middleton. Synopsi,
Marching To the Camp Meeting.
Dance OF De Old Folks. Coon
Dance, Vision Wild DE Old Folks
at Home. Everybody dance and
Finale.
Chinese lntermezzo. "Ung-kung
I'oy va hy Karl l.. King.
nrand Fantasia, Mariana by
Wallace.
Fox Irnt. odd I'ayoritcs" hy Les
Briegel.
Waltz Suite. II E%studiantina' By
Waldteuicl Roberts
Grand american Fantasia. Song,
ui Uncle sam" by Iiosmer.
March The Billboard Bazaar" b.
I'd Chenettc aud the National Nh.
them"
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14
LIST OF
FAIR HOUSES

Model Sandwich Shop-Galena
aud Dakota
IIarrington'> Ice Cream shop
Hamilton and broadway
Gagnon House-l0 Eas, Gaenon
Johns Pork Chop Shop-6 West
Mercury
Surprise Caic--7 East Mercury
Rroonie Donut-North Wyoming
SAVOY Caie-Meaderville
Boyles Cafe-6D Utah
Dinty Moore Cafe-557 South
Arizona
Silver King Caie-5l7 East Park
White Swan Caie-32N Harrison
Avenue
The Tasty Food Shop
Victory Club-Corner Park and
Wyoming
Nanking Noodle Parlor-South
Main
Picking Noodle Parlor-Sou,h
Main
Eddies Snack and Tessen-West
Park
Top Hat Caie-Meaderville
Hitds Delicatessen-West Broad
way
Pony Chili-East Park
Johnsons Pool Hall-East Park
Rips Boarding House-Ea,t
Broadway
Kingston Boarding House-East
Broadway
Hazel Dining Room-East Granite
Butte Caie-East Front
Martha, Caie-Sl5 East Front
Coffee Cup Caie-lo North Da-
ko,a
.Arizona Cafe-2l6 Eas, Park
Shanty Caie-South Montana
Donut Lunch-East Broadway
i~ienrys Drive lnn-Nissler
loe> Pastie-Grand Avenue
COD. Tavern-Caie-252 East
Park
Ken Sandwich Shop-East Park
Maryland Dining Room-23 West
Quartz
Rays Ice Cream-+0l South Ari-
iona
Porkey Pig Caie-O2 West
Broadway
NJ 4 NJ Caie-North Main
Board OF Trade-East Park
Crown Cafe-East Park
Franks Place-South Main
Ralph and Eva's-7W Utah
Chill king-South Main
Red Rooster Caie-Harrison Ave.
Macs Place
Duck Inn, West Broadway
ludy's. Meaderville
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14

What gives this Act All air OF in
nocence, and what has spared unions
from destruction thus far, has been
the high employment, production and
profit levels since June of l947,
which have improved the bargain
ing power Of the individual worker
and reduced the incentive and the
opportunity Of large employers gen
orally to utilize all the legalized
malice inherent in this Act. But
even i'll this period OF general pros
perity, employers have in dramatic
cases found it to their interests to
throw back the mask of innocence
from this Act and to use its teeth.
1t takes no great imagination to
iorsee that if they do this in time
OF general prosperity. they will do
it ten-iold III time OF depression.
Let us first examine some OF the
one sided features of the Act which
like the %inadvcrtant words and act,
of a man, betrays its real character.
Union Shop-Closed Shop
|. When workers vote on whether
they want a union shop, all those
who do not vote are counted as
voting NO, even though il pre-
sen they would have voted yes"
(Section 8 (a) GO). All the sick,
the absentees and the indifferent
are thus thrown into the scales
against the union shop. All this
procedure is in sharp contrast with
the universal practice in our po-
%litical democracies OF only requiring
a victorious candidate or PROPOSE
ton to poll a majority of only the
votes actually cast. The Taft-Hart-
ley law. by requiring that the union
shop must win a majority OF those
eligible to vote before the workers
can effectively ask for it, not only
weights the scales against union
security but in a sense destroys the
secrecy Of the ballot. Since those
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14
HOUSING BILL LISTS THREE PINS
TO help L0W.INCOME FAMlLESS '''' 's..,,

|. To get rid OF slums. No one
expects all the slums to be wiped
u by this program. But it should
make a dent in them.
,. Build houses-the soscalled
public houslng-where low-income
families, who have to pay low rent,
can get decent dwellings.
3. Help poor farmers put needed
repairs on their homes or ever build
new ones.
Cost to Government
That. in brief, is the program.
The big help from the government,
will be in money. The cost to the
government:
|. Between $7,0O0, 100000 and ST.
0O.0O0,000 spread over 40 years in
grants. These will be outrigh;
gifts Of money.
,. Another S3,000,0O0,0 s0 or so i'll
loans. Since these will be paid
back, the government, will not be
out this money.
Except in the case OF nard-up
farmers. zone of the none, g,es dir
ectly to individuals, poor OF other
wise.
1t goes to cities and communities
They will have to hire private CON
tractors to clear the slums and build
the public housing for them.
When they cannot foot the bill
themselves, they will get money
help from the government.
They will handle slum clear
ance and run the public housing
when it is built. The governments
chief role is to see that the plans
make sense before it dishes out
any money.
slo,ooo-Family- Unit Goal
The public-housine goal is SOL
coo family units i'll the next SIX
years. A unit can be a place with
one bedroom, or two or three bed
rooms, plus the other usual rooms.
Since there are millions of per
sons in the slums. the 100000 units
cannot take care OF all OF them in
SIX years.
But over 40 years that much
housing can handle millions OF per-
sons. For example:
A low-income family is allowed
to move in. In time, its income
goes up. Then it must move out OF
the low-rent public housing to make
room for another %low-income family.
But the government will not let
any city use federal money to wipe
out a slum unless there is a low
rent place for the slum jewellers
to go to.
For that reason. the public
housing part OF the program prob
ably will be the first to start. Stun
clearance can follow.
This program clearly means the
government acknowledges it has
a responsibility to see that Ameri-
can people are housed decently.
Nevertheless, because this is a
limited program, it is only a move
in that direction. 1t is not going
to solve all housing problems.
Congress has approved the pro-
gram and President Truman shortly
will sign it into law. Then it can
start.
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14
Silver Bow Trades
& Labor
Council Notes

The regular meeting OF the Sill
yer Bow Trades and Labor Coun-
ell was called to order at s PM. by
President Crawford.
Roll call OF officers and absentees
noted.
Minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and approved as read.
Credentials for delegates to the
Council were read for Jack Gaff-
ney. Joe C~levenhagen, Charles
VOLTS and Dick Thomas from the
Carpenters and for Walter Smith
and Pat Mealey from the Fire
Fighters. Delegates who were pre-
sent were obligated.
Communications
From l.. S. Saving Bond Division
requesting all labor to buy e
bonds as Montana is now second in
the nation in per cent OF sales per
capita.
From Social Security. an account
Of which will appear in the paper.
The Council stood i'll silence in
respect OF Lew M~cLenegan. a mem
Der OF the Miners Union. During
the time the Miners Union was
out Of existence, Lew, along with
others, kept the charter and in 1882
when the Miners ~reorganized, Lew
remained one OF the main stays i'll
the organization up until the time
he retired a few years back.
Brothers Oates. Gaffney and DriS-
coll we're appointed TO adopt a re-
solution which is to be spread on
the minutes Of the Council, published
in the Labor News, and sent TO the
family.
Glen Zorn. of the Miners Union,
was reported i'll at ST. James Hos
pital.
Russell Hicks OF the Plumbers
recommended that a communication
be drafted and sent to the Mayor
and City Council asking that sui
ficient funds be set up whereby iull
time plumbers would be employed
BIZ the city to enforce the new
plumbers code. Request concurred
in.
Reports of Delegates
The Women's Protective Union
reported that no progress has been
made on their strike but that they
are getting along very well and that
there has been no serious trouble.
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned.
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14

More than 25,OO low-inoome
persons live in slums or rundown
city or farm homes. They cannot
afford better.
Now the government Will help
some OF them through a public
housing program.
Although it is not big enough to
help all OF them, many millions
Of persons will benefit since it will
spread over a period OF years.
Il has three aims
Montana labor news., 1949-07-14
Cascade County
Trades and
Labor Assembly


Meeting wa> called 10 order at
500 J. NJ b. Sccrctar, I.vanko
Roll call oi Officers showed pres
licni Nieinmctz and Nice-Presi-
deni 60 Stewart absent
John Du,ak was elected President
pro tenn President Stcinmc,z ar
rived late
llom tie Eoilcrmakcr, VI oo2
ior Arihar l.. Rounig
On motion delegates elect were
obligated and seated.
The minutes OF the previous meet
Ing @crc read and approved.
Communications
From The Electrical workers that
they viii contribute $500 to the
Labor DAY Fund and will march
in the Parade.
From the Painters that they will
contribute 5000 to the Labor Day
FUND ahd will march in the parade,
From Governor Bonner that he
shall be very happy to designate
September ) 10 10 A. Union Label
Week and when the proclamation i,
ISSUED he Will send Us a copy Placed
on file.
Committee Reports
William Davey reporting Tor the
public works committee that the
committee Is active and an, of the
members wishing Ia hold a meeting
should contact William Davey.
President ,Stcinmetz suggested
lhlt the Labor Day Committee hold
a meeting al an early date Of a
successful celebration is to be held,
President Steinmetz SAID he would
be occupied with the Central Labor
Building Association and will not
be able to act as chairman Of the
Committee.
Roll Call Of Officers and Delegates
Merle Pulaski reporting for the
Motor Coach Employees that their
strike continues. Negotiations are
meeting daily.
On motion action Of Labor Day
MAS indefinitely postponed and the
efforts OF the Assembly will be con-
|ccntrated on Strengthening our po-
sition.
Announcements
I Brother Kirk reporting for tn,
Machinists that they will contribute
$500 10 the Labor Day celebration
Motion that the Executive Board
be instructed to draw up an amend
mcnt To- the constitution and By
laws OF the Assembly that Assembly
elections be held annually Lost 10
10 7.
Good and Welfare
Rernal !. {. Lcary reporting for
the Retail Clerks that the Retail
Clerks did not reopen their CON
tract this year
On motion the Assembly endorsed
the circulation of petitions to place
the old age pension bill on the bal
lot at the General Election and that
a resolution be sent to the State
Federation Convention lor conSld-
Grafton.
Election of Officers
President Steinmetz was reelected
president OF the Assembly by a
unanimous ballot cast by the Vice
President.
Leo Stewart was reelected Vice
President by a unanimous ballot
oast by the Secretary.
]. Eyanko. Jr.. wa, reelected
Secretary by a unanimous ballot
cast by the Treasurer.
Wm. Davey reelected Treasurer
BIZ a unanimous ballot casted by the
secretary.
John Dusak. N. X. Webster. /. l..
Price, John Wolf and Maude Bax-
ter were elected TO the Executiy,
Board by a unanimous ballot cas-
hy the Secretary.
Adjournment at 9:20 p. NJ.