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Montana labor news., 1950-09-14
Silver Bow Trades
& Labor
Council Notes

Roll call ii Officers. John Stan.
ton al,>eu, Harry Oates. Vice Pres.
Chairman ~llenrs Mcrnin wa> ap
pointed Vice President
Ralph y McGinni,. member oi the
Univer>ir, Teacher, Union. running
Tor the FIRST District OF Montana.
IN the Republican Ticket. spoke al
length on our National Problem,
as well i, our international Policy
lie called Rep Mansfield 10 talk
on several different occasions. rel
atiyr to Mikes stand or not On
C.N.A or MNA. also went into
length III Mike, China Report.
which Is a headache to everyone,
including Mike. several timely ulies-
tiou> were asked Mr.. McGlnnis
about pruhlcms comforting Us al hu-
me his talk VA, enjoyed by the toun
l6il though maybe all did not quite
| agree with everything he said Mr.Mc-
Ginnis gave a nice address.
Another delegate from the Build
ine Council addressed the Council
in relation To a strike now III pro-
gress agains, the Montana Power
ca by the General l.aborcrs No
IbJ The delegation asked full sup
port ior all delegates. as well a
locals III their grievance
Communication from At. u l.
Rep. Hughes OF Seattle, Wash. statinl
that the J. NJ. Smucker Go. are agaii
lair to organized labor, as they hav'
signed a new agreement.
From Retail Clerks Ne 4 askinl
that the Council concur IN the actor
ii placing the Rash Food Store .
the we do not patronizc list a
this concern is now operating con
trary To the Clerk, tore hour.
Request concured III.
Reports Of Delegates
Clerks reporting they have the
cotracts all agreed to and will !
>igned and delivered III the me-
lew days.
The plumbers are now workn
an eight hour day as there i,
>hortage OF Plumbers.
The Meat Cutters have rcachc
an agreement with the Silver 10
Retail Employers group
The Secretary was instructed
write the Missoula Bus Drivers u
ion and get the facts relative to Il
Bus Depot Emloyees here IN Butt
Miners have gone on a SIS d
week beginning Sept. llth. Graz
and Engineers have not a, yet be,
approached relative To a ,iN d.
week.
! The new Drivc-In theatre ",
discussed at length. The closii
Of streets and alleys. the man pl
{ ting in the show was all discuss
r Nawter reports he is intending
make further investigation and y
report back later
Meeting adjourned at 9 80
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14
BOOK REVIEW

An extraordinary book, an cxcit-
ing book, but its reception is un-
practicable because Of the reluctance
Of the general reading public to al
low its emotions to be stirred in the
cause Of labor. For Stenger has
chosen as his central character one
of labor's martyrs. Joe HILL whose
l.W.W. version of Casey Jones first
brought nationwide recognition i'll
the workers ranks.
A strange, Elusive and fascinating
personality, as Stenger portrayed
him, Swedish born. be Came into
labor by a roundabout way, and
there found his niche as an organi-
ger. He had no gift for soap box
oratory: he won adherents instead
through his songs. his cartoons. his
organizing activities, his persua-
sive inspiration, for the cause OF
industrial organization became a
flaming passion, a religion, ianati-
cally adhered to. He lived from hand
10 mouth he could raise money for
the cause Of labor but not for him
self. A salutary influence in his life
was the evangelist preacher. Lund,
but they always parted on Lund's
religious partisanship - and Joe's
adherence to the militant cause OF
labor.
In The Preacher and the Slave
there are scenes in the jungles OF
the down and cutters. in the doss
houses, in the hiring halls, there's
grim, crude ribaldry and tough talk,
much OF which will shock the thin
skinned. 1t is not a pretty story
nor intended to be, either in il
broader sweep or its flashes Of in
dictment of a capitalistic %societ,
that could allow the migrant CAM
conditions, the conditions along tn
water front, the factories, the mines
And yet the book is intensely per
sonal and human-rather than
documentary soundtrack. There's
tense u%ndercurrent OF excitement
and yet an almost quiet pace o
writing. 1t is a difficult book Il
cvaluate and it almost demands T.
be read in order to be recommended
Certainly not ~everybody's meat, bu
don't bypass il. .
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14
General Laborers
Union Strike
Montana Power

For the past two weeks the Zen
eral L.ahorers have had picke1s and
a picket line in front OF the Power
Company property. The reason Tor
this strike lies in the fac, that after
a general agreement had been reach
ed between the general Iaborers and
some five other employers. granting
them l2iH per hour, the Company
saw fit to refuse to abide by this
agreement, or sign it. A delegation
from the Building Trades appeared
before the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor Council at their regular meet
ing asking each member as well a.
each Local to give them all the
support. they possibly could in their
fight To win this grievance.
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14
Open Forum
The Montana Labor News Will
Not Be Responsible for visvs
Of Their Correspondents

I The Montana Labor News:
Similar letters 10 that OF Mar
garct briggs have appeared IN labo'
publications. As the line OF thought
runs along with that OF Jacob Malik
il i, clear that organized labor at thu.
particular time should make II clcai
that il j. not deceived by such tai
lacic,.
|. Korea was not one nation hav-
ing been divided into two conflicting
powers by the personal treaties OF
+. y. X. and J. Stain.
,. Even ii We had set both iee'
outside Montana. and you and had
been in Seoul on that fatciul morn
ing in June. we would not know q
thing about who fired the first shot
When those shells began blasting
and ,lauehtering. We would have
gotten out oi there as last and as
lar a. we could with nc idea OF
geograph, l,u, AO.UW men who
rode the tanks over the hills knew
all abnu, It. Maybe the newspapers
all lied abou, it. Maybe Jake Malik
did i, is anybody's guess.
81 Stick around. Margaret. and
you will see.
). C~ertainl, 81. Peter with his
grea, multitudc> oi converts tried
j great camp meeting in the ware
houses in Jerusalem trying to iced
his lambs. but the thing was a
failure, as all collective schemes IN
history have. In the Catacombs Of
Rome, much later. it VAS followed
in effect, a. it is in the Army always I;
Blu, III our private lives it does not
work. Each wants his own.
Never mind the famous poem.
Stick to Your Bible, and leave out
presumably" The Pinko who wrote
the poem might have done the pre-
suminp.
Jesus Christ was a Capitalist. as
|. with my small home and worn
furniture. am a capitalist. am
made a capitalist by the Command
mcnt. "tnou shall not steal Any
one who steals what li1lc ! have
earned and saved, | will prosecute.
Jesus VA, a highly skilled carpen-
ter. a contractor. buying and selling
the scarce materials from the car
vans. bidding OH jobs i'll the village,
OH the ships like those Of Peter, and
in the palaces OF Tiberius. He helped
support the numerous family. and
was rich
When in the historical and n e
cessary pattern OF the priesthood, lie
forsake-gave up-all he had, fol-
others, and had his living out o.
charity ne out Of some collectivis'
law. Foxes had holes. but tn,
Son OF Man had moi where to lay hi.
head" 50 every word he taught II.
was to respect the freedom OF others
against which there conld be ne
law
o. If you cannot stop Stains rob.
bers by force. what wotd you sug
gest: ~.ippeasine words:
II. a. GORDON
l07 Arvin Road, Billing,
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14

THE inherent fear that game birds. especially the
rufaed grouse Cpartridge' to most out-of doors
men) have tor humans, is just a lot Of hokum as one
member Of the species who lives in the woods adioin-
ing the Canadian National Railways tracks near
ST. Remi, Que, is concerned.
Thus cocky little fellow has actually become a fast
friend OF the Canadian National trackmen. Attracted
by the sound OF their track motor car or by the ring
OF their hammers on the steel rails. the little partridge
seldom fails to join the crew for a visit.
This partridge has a mind of his own, too, because
he absolutely will not allow any OF the trackmen to
handle him They can look, but that's all II they try
to touch him. he uses his sharp little beak to good
advantage.
In the picture above left. the young partridge sits
on 4 rail to be admired by a sectionman. The bird
will not fly on to the track speeder. but il the men
place a stick or a branch SO as to form a ramp, he
will walk up the improvised ramp upper right and
actually settle himself down Clover right for a ride
over the Canadian National near his forest home.
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14
Cascade County
Trades and
Labor Assembly

Meeting OF September 3. 1850
Meeting was called to order al 3 10
+. NJ. by Pres. Steinmetz.
Roll call OF Officers showed Vice
Pres. Leo Stewart absent.
Credentials
From the BARRIERS for Frank Smith
As delegate was absent. the crcden-
tials were referred to the next regular
meeting.
The minutes OF the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Communications
From Charles {. Hughes. \. +. oil
l.. Organizer at Seattle. advising
that the J. NJ. Smucker Co. OF Wen
atchee. Wash. have adjusted their
differences with organized labor
Placed on file.
From the board OF trustees OF the
members OF the Montana Deaconess
Hospital inviting the members OF the
Assembly to the Graduation Exer-
cises of Nursing. Thursday. Sept. p
at 800 p. NJ. in the First Congre-
gational Church. Placed on file.
Officers Reports
President Stcinmctz reported on
his attendance at the International
Convention of Motion Picture En-
ployees in Detroit. He pointed on.
the difficulties his organization has
under the Tait-Hartley Law. He
visited in with a number OF the Sen
ators in Washington. d. {. and en-
deavored to impress upon them the
hardships labor has in complying
with the Taft Hartley Law. The
added attorney costs to live with the
law will have to be met by increased
wages.
New Business.
On motion the assembly concurred
in the proposed contract oi the Retail
Clerks.
Good and Welfare.
On motion a letter was ordered
written William Green to ascertain
the status Of the Crusade Tor Free
dom" and to determine who has the
say SO in the establishment, Of policy
in the crusade.
Announcements.
Registration closes on Friday, Sept.
y. BE sure all your union members
are registered to vote in the gen
eral election this November.
Adjournment at $50 p. NJ.
John Evanko, Jr., Secretary
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14

WASHINGTON. = The APP
ment oi Robert Oliver Of Dallas,
Texas. as executive assistant in the
office OF labor advisers OF the Eco
nomic Cooperation Administration
was announced by Acting Admin
strator William {. Foster.
Oliver is on leave from the two
posts he holds with the Congress Of
Industrial Organizations. Since 1916
he has been CIO regional director.
and has also held the position OF
Texas state director OF the ClO
organizing committee. In these two
posts he has directed organizing ac-
Invites and supervised policy and
public relations Tor the Go in the
state and region.
Beginning his labor career in 1884,
Oliver was a member OF the Oil
Workers International Union when
they were still affiliated with the
American Federation OF Labor. He
stayed with them when they went
into the CIO. In 1888 he became a
representative OF the Textile Work
crs Union OF America. Go. From
June 1912 to June 1913 he was the
Washington representative OF the
Textile Workers. In this position he
did legislative work. handled Labor
Board cases. and was 4 member OF
the Labor Policy committee OF the
Office OF Price Administration.
From 1913 to 1914, as director OF
the Southern Cotton Division for
the Textile Workers, he negotiated
and administered union contracts
handled War Labor Board and Ma
ton Labor Board cases.
divers service to the American
labor movement vas interrupted
when he went into the armed serv'
ices in February, 1914. He saw COM
bat service in France, Holland and
Germany with the lO2nd Division
When the hostilities ceased he work
ed on the evacuation OF displaced
persons until he was assigned in the
manpower division OF the office Of
military government to the task OF
formulating policy for the rebuild.
ing OF democratic trade unions il
Germany.
The new ECA executive assistan
was born in San Augustine, Texas
Nov. 4, 1909.
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14
DEAN URGES l L
FOR MEDICAL AID

BOSTON-Brig zen James :
Simmons. retired. dean 81 hc liar
yard University School III Public
Health and president ol the A>,pei-
alton OF schools 81 Public Health
wired the President this week thtl
the House Commerce Committee,
refusal to approve the bill tor lcd
~ral aid 10 medical and public healtl
schools has deal, i GRIPPING hl'A
TO the preparedness program
Simmons. chief 81 Army prcyen,a
tive medicine during World War II
urged the Presiden, seek revival q.
the bill.
Without iund, the ,,h.ul- ar'
helpless 10 fulfill their %ohlieaiiol'
TO the nation he said TIT i, ~.
vious they need emcrpcnct i%inanyiA
aid.
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14
ENDORSE LABEL WEEK

New York.-AFI. unions in New
York Git, COMMUNICATED Union "a
bel Week and the centennial oi the
birth OF Samuel Gompers. AlL ioun-
der and first president. al a cit,
wide meeting at the Samuel Gomprr>
Vocational High School.
Union Label Week was endorsed
in Executive proclamations b. COY
Thomas +. Dewey and Mayor MI
liam O'Dwyer.
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14
Large Montana Ranch
To Change Hands

ElllINti> lhe Monte kaHtlr>.
al Mile, thy. one 81 the must moi
crn and best developed cattle
spread, III Montana vii be odd A.
auction OH srp'cml,ei > ~ the ftu,h
headquarters i, has been announced
hn Western Sale management sud
Marketing Sniec. Filling, Nl
real and personal ptupert> will sen
Located = mile, south 81 Mi,>
ii, on oiled hiphNn " -. the
Monte Ran,hr> total loss nre>
Tin. consist, Of lil70 acres decided
land. 400 leased and 17ln a,tc,
ii Iaslor grazing The raneh al
RE, 80 ,ow, ur 300 ,iccr,
\ icalur, oi the ranch Nil 49,
peal to ,iockmrn interested in lnN
operating cost, j, the Acar ataumi
grazing available 90 he %tineellnl
W ,atrlc hor l,rn sslned 81 the
ranch tin, Ncat. aud lh, n,,iNt
gfa>>c, huiiaio. sramma aud west
crn hlucioiul haze had N olpoi
runitN t. develop an ,>yclirn'
growth
Few wt,,crn rancho, have lecn
80 consistent, developed Is lhe
Monte Rancho, RlupeIand ls iecu.
| divided into nm pastures, each with
5000. ,,I go. ,. ,4,,.
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14
TRUMAN THANKS
NEW JERSEY AFL

Newark. y J,-presidrnr Truw
an thanked the New Jersey FEEDER
alton OF Labor Tor It's suggestion,
tor stimulating defense production
IN New Jersey aud referred the pro-
posals to the National >ccuritA Re-
sources Board.
State AFL President loui, 7
Marciante was So advised in a letter
from William y. Ha>,ett. secretary
to Mr.. Truman.
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14
Consistency" Not a Virtue Of MPS Head,
TWO Conference Secretary Concludes

legged 5000 a year annual raise IN
salary, giving him approximately
$1,000 a year. This presume is
supposed to be a sincere attempt to
decrease operational costs for the
benefits OF the members. can't see
where the members are gong to
benefit at all since the operational
costs and benefits to members has
had 10 be bolstered by . raise OF IS
cents per month to all family sub
scnbers to BS-BC policies.
II la, never been the intention
ri Montana Physician, Service 10
engage in the commercial or job
printing business
That statement, is a Bit hard TO
swallow At this same February
meeting the MPS Executive Direc-
tor stated they intended to do At
least 1870 of MPS printing Already
they have printed the above men
toned Comprehensive Agreements,
postcards 20 be sent TO members who
drop BS-BC policies and probably
many more forms which I have not
seen tina, Will 90 TO the public.
Nor did he mention the monthly
magazine he told US the MPS Is
gong to publish which the subscrib-
ers will pay for with money that II
supposed to provide the best in med
cal. surgical and hospital care to
our members at the lowest cost"
Are not these practices in COM
petition with legitimate fair" job
plants?
@Nor Ia, i, ever been pur inte-
tian 10 ~ any wat quarrel or damage
,rganiked labor ur To operate III any
Nat which could be considered con
uare ~ tbs mtuu principle This
sail nir position ~ spite u some
| / the siseleu, and unreasonable
| lemaud, and accusation, which have
| cen %llriel d, Montana Physicians
| service By some indn dual, purpot-
ng fo peak iar labor III general
~, Hue maintained thi, position
| iafers because Nc ;eel that such
lmtu>attum, are the result mi,infor-
nation runl,r aud ,alf-scrving int
crest ~ the part 81 some tex IN
|drstdnal~
believe it is the MPS Executive
Director who is the one that has been
m~isinformed. In a letter TO me dated
MAY 4, 1850 he said. .. the feel
Ing of the Board OF Trustees of MPS
and the undersigned has been to the
end that such printing could be done
with MEMBERS OF THE UNI
ONS properly having jurisdiction
Also on May 10 the Executive Com
mittee OF Helena Typographical
Union and myself met with MPS
Board of Trustees and the follow.
ing agreement was made. nc
equipment will be used until unions
whose jurisdiction is involved ar
consulted and meeting is called TO
such purpose Such purpose mean
ing to negotiate contracts with tn
Printing Craft unions. The equip
ment is being used and by non
union help, but we are not TO con
sider this as being contrary to an
ION principle" If it is to be consM
cred a selfish act to help protect tn
future OF my chosen trade and live
lihood from the encroachment b
those pretending TO be friends q
labor, etc. then | proudly admit TIL
am one Of those who has a sell
, serving interest"
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14
URGES BACK TRUMAN

Providence, X I-Assistant Sec
rctars 81 Labor Ralph Wright told
the Labor DAY celebration OF the
Providence Central Federated Union
that NmrricanS should be united
A. one behind our President and the
United Notions action to rcpel the
invading and %marandmg Communist
army IN Korea
Montana labor news., 1950-09-14
l.y Stanley + Thurston,


Src Mort Typographical cont
August ,. the Executive director
81 the Montana Physicians >ervige
tEluc shield Blue Gross issued 4
printed statement t. all MPS en-
l~laacc> concerning the MPS stand n
the operation ii 1t, PRINT hop
The Executive Director c>plain> the
Tar lli> statement, p telling
the Mi> employee, ~ do want
sou ~ know the iAei, ~ 'licif
TIM 'ie1t N>e included Nih lhi,
i%ntafr,inr piece 81 literature !, a
et "a letter tmo,t 81 Whl,h /
su H>Nerne below Winch fie MPs
J. >ge Hif,e Director Nrutr - he
~e,tyiau s. the Brothcrh,'id ri 1afe
R,i',i, and l%eincrs 81 Nmefte, Nj,
u, loest NJ y. who bad u
anr Il prc,ien,ls the Mp position.
PRINT shop
~lt,a i considered statement by
t#, MIS- Executive Director ,lipild
IL @>alei, ior Mr> employees
information Tins WORTHY e>pe>e
tmiai b. made public s. that the
rtapls II Montana an ,er what the
.,ii ,Sfene interest on THE part -
.,ne isA mdis ldual> mean, ~ labor
aa,l 80 ruhln ~ general
Following ar the pertinent points
~ tie MIS- Executive Director
statement IL MpN employees and in
tatld PRINT are statement. 81. ha, uade
ltr,iau,l, either hN lcilrr II orally
t. m,selt and member. - l~ielcna
Typographical mon and the Helena
Nllnd rrinuug Trade, uin,il
"lsai sanc year, past. hllr ,io>,
,ud liluc Nhield printing has been
lunc IN local commercial printing =
fablr hntcui, Ulich cmplusgd unf3r
llhoi ~ work ha, cNvi hceu gwen
- ans organization Nliyh did not
tmplls Union Labor
OF course the fact that the above
mentioned statement and copied let
tel to MPS employees was not PRINT
ed IN a union shop but IN the MPS
PRINT shop" which is operated by
non union help. IS supposed to De
overlooked. Also their neu BIS BIC
Comprehensive Agreements which
were printed IN their print shop
ard heretofore printed IN far com
metcial printing plants IS not sup
posed to be considered as being
given to any organization which
did not employ union labor Nor
are We to mention the union labels
marked off some Of their printing
when done in union shops in the past
The COS, 90 printing a. yo'
able sum, Ut money over the pefin'
81 4 wear The cost has RISEN 70 III
tuint that IT. threatened to mtcffer'
with nur PRIMARY ann. which + +
provide the best IN prepaid medical
surgical and hospital care ~ ~.
member, at the lowest cost In
creased opcfatiunal costs necc>>trili
4rc>uli IN decreased benefit, a. mem
hers Ia IN effort to ~ ,,,tiit nlca
sure reduce these printing costs. tn
Board ~ lfust,c> at Montana PLY
aci>iaa, service deemed i, alsi,ahl,
to purchase offset duplicating equip
mcni tor the purpose 81 dong some "
the printing which Vas driving III
c,yl - operation up u the pom
Mhcrc 1t would interfere with gu
ahililA urendct ,%crtice - ,nr mem
lttf>
The MPS Executive Director di
make the same statement TO mem
bers OF the Helena Allied Prlntin
Trades Council and myself back
February Of this year. However, tn
MPS Executive Director must hay
saved such a tremendous amount {
money after buying approximate
$4,000 worth of printing equipmei
] and h having II put in operation tc
about two months, that the MP
Board Of Trustees gave him an a
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-10-13
PROGRAM FOR KOREA

There has been great encour-
agement in the fact that men,
bers of the United Nations have
specific plans for what should be
done, not merely in Korea, nor
to Korea, but for Korea.
To often victorious a r m i e s
have suddenly finished off a war
only to discover that no clear,
conclusive thinking has b e e n
done as to what ought to be the
results of the victory.
In this case not only one nation
but a number of nations have
plans, and, fortunately. these
plans advanced by the United
States, Great Britain, Canada,
and others have great similar
ity throughout.
One point, in substance, they
all start with. There must be a
unified and independent Korea.
This is in keeping with the UN
General Assembly's resolution in
1913, which recognized the Re-
public of Korea as the only legal
government in the area.
The next point of Importance,
though not in the order listed by
the American plan. is to help the
Koreans set up a democratic gov
eminent of their own free choice.
Temporarily, this may be &C.
complished by holding elections
in North Koreo for the 100 seats
reserved for that region in the
parliament of the republic now
reestablished at Seoul. Later
there should be free elections
throughout Korea.
For this and other purposes
there will be needed-point three
"a new UN commission 70 r
Korea, on which the member
ship should be predominantly
Asian. This commission should
have broad powers to disarm rev.
olutionaries, preserve peace, and
supervise elections.