The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1952-04-04
How Much Will the ACM Be Willing to Spend to Defeat the
COMPENSATION INITIATIVE

The Anaconda Copper Mining Company long accustomed
being subsidized people of Montana does not relish
the thought having the bill for the human dsrepar
of its mines and smelters and mills.
The Anaconda Copper Mining Company knows that were
pay equitable compensation such paid
by industry other the disabled by accidents
and disease in IFS oneratons the annual bill would run into
tidy The cost would compensation payments
of far-reachg benefit to the aborer via elimination of the
of industrial accidents and disease
the Anaconda Copper Mining Company has intention
of paying decent reasonable compensation fit possibly
avoid it. Nor will allow the proposed compensation nitia
tive become law without fight (The proposed initiative
would bring about the ultimate goal of elimination of the acct
dent and disease hazards)
through it's agents Montana along with Montana bust
allies have set front organization the Montana Eco
nomc Council the people of Montana into believing
the compensation initiative sponsored by all major Montana
labor and farm groups is vicious dangerous "a Machve-
liam concoction that can bring only ruin to Montana
Money object half million dollars spent if need be,
buy defeat of the initiative would be well spent
far the ACM concerned would protect highly valued
profits sphoned from Montana to New York City
Reports reaching this office indicate the accuracy the
lions OF the Montana industrial Health Committees petonW
been circulated Grim of how Dangerous
the initiative is to MONTANA business being mailed With
drawa petitions will soon hit the streets There will be printed
leaflets quantities of so to 100 thousand with hundreds
of thousands of other pieces of printed matter later
The company press giving rontpage publicity to the for
nation of the Montana Economic Council.
What does it all add up to? Simply this
The for signatures the initiative
ties ahead at satisfactory but there still much
done. This time compIacency whether
among top leadership of the united aboramer effort or on
the part petition campagnes The eight cent minimum
from each county, the eight of the total vote Gov
ernor at the 1948 general election will not suffice The launch
ing of withdrawal petition along with hghpowered propa
campaign will find MANY earlier signed
tive petition also putting their signatures the Withdrawals
Labor must look this issue quarey in the face Improving
of Monanas compensation laws to levels comparable those
the great majority of other states of the greatest of import
Every working is potentially disabled
stripped of normal earning his family faced with
observation-disclosures living standards potential recipients of
Public Welfare assistance.
This initiative, all the attempts keep the people
from voting on it, CAN find its place on the November ballot
and CAN become law. But with the formidable array fl
against it, it win out ONLY Labor filters
hold firm in their determination that it SHALL become law
Labor by those
who for selfish bear false Witness For all of
cutlery of the and their 'feow traveers
behooves Labor its Godgiven good
does unwittngy put itself in the position pulling
the foregn-owned corporations operating within
the state