Montana labor news., 1950-10-19

in Montana
This i, one 81 the icw oppor-
tuniiic> I've taken in recent wears
10 speak Ia the worker, N our
industry and their friends and sup
porters in this great state oi ours
Even though | don't spend a, much
OF my time in Montana a used
to--and ccrtainl, not a, much 4,
I'd like to->till | iecl that this is my
state. my home. In my travels all
over this continent, I'm always proud
Ia Say-"lm from Montana
To tell the truth. | haven't iclt
that II was necessary 10 speak out
in Montana on behalf oi Minc-Mill
and lis membership.
You iolk, who live here are too
w%cll-aware OF the outstanding rec
ord OF our organization in Montana.
You know the whole story Of Mine
Mills achievement in this state. not
only a, a fighting labor organiza-
ton. but a. a major contribution
10 the welfare and well being Of the
community and al the state.
During recent weeks and months,
You have heard the %dcmagogic ri>-
iilbcs 81 outsiders who have in
vadcd the state OF Montana III an Ell
tort to change your good opinion
oi our union-thc Mine-Mill and
smcltcr Workers. These outsider,
have spent hundreds 81 thousands OF
dollars-dollarS taken from worker,
hard-carncd dues mouey-to spread
their depicahlc propaganda.
There Is ne need Tor me Ia g,
into the pas, history oi our union
in. Great I'alls--my home iown-ir
Butte. III anaconda. in East Helena
and in other places. You know thi,
history very well You know il i
the hi>tprA of a fighting. dcmucrati,
union Nuu know il is the histor,
Of a union that ha, fought. ior til,
workers in the mine, ard smcltcr,
NJ, tn,o !, H., L;.,.,. ,,,;n,
that has loaghl. IN season and out
~ h,,,cr "a, u ~. Il, IL,
worker. ,pd ,he,r ,,m,t,.. md ~,
know, too. that II is the history d
uu;an IA, "a. ,lv,y. ,.,nd I'M,
w.rl W. ~. h.e,,aron, II
ci,;zen. n Nan,ana. MI ~ il,
economic, and nol;,,c,l frn,,.
~ Mn hrlnno /, N,nr.\Iiu j.,
ur.,,d m,ob,, nrnnd i III j
rnmnhsb,nr,. MI or.,, .,,,.
AZ ar,. nroud II ii, r,.nc,, i, hav,
von II Nnntana rr'ner, M, !,
h,,ilt IN ar l,,al,y 4 M cn,ntr,
and 81 ~ ~, IN, IL ~
,m;on IN, helirv.. Il l,y;no II !
contract, ,nd o;y;no r.al .cr, !,
IL member.
But lor the nast ia, month. u,
have b,,n H., victim II Larr,.,,
81 ~pronapanda vhirb III !. ~ III,
AIM ne destruction 4, ~, N;n,-N1
and Smelter workers ,n;on u III;
STATE These ,crm;,es vhn pr,nar,
and d,s,ribu,c III, lyine nronaoand.
-tcrmite, who dar,. Il ,all ,bem
,rlyc, trade n~pionis, ,hr, adm;
,liat thi> ,h,,r ioh,, dc.,r,,
Nine-Nlill
The, dan', c,re II, NM, ,hn.,
he welfare N these MN MA Nam
ii IN, holes deem UNDERGROUND 4
IN III, health rr,n,ne nnera,,nn. /,
The ,mcltcr,
The, don, care IN, mn aL,u, III
many ijph,, ,hat III, warl,r> 4
his Industry hay, ,,,o.d IL. III
snlendid oa,ns No., h,,, uynn
All they de.,r, III ~, hay,. he,.
ordered IL do III ,h.,r no pn. !,
PITTSBURGH /, ia break IN N,nc-Nil
Smash il Desire, !,
The, know III cnnrsr m, i
miner no ,meltcrmau n Nnn,an
would consider ior \ moment III
idea Of Joining the dictatorial an
cliauc-run unions which dis>cminat
this propaganda \i,cr All III
workers in this industry have Ia
too many wear, 81 true i~ndcpcudcn,
and rank -and-filc democracy Ia IA
into the clutches 81 these pie.car
we nave se, a, .nn ~. expose, ,pa " G.' inc a. a.