The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-07-02

IN service, so maybe she has, most
of us do, you know, so she had better
be told that if this petition turns
into law no disabled veteran would
ever be able to get job. She is not
going to settle for just two reasons,
so for clincher she has to know that
II she ever had woman come in
and clean for her and that woman
fell off a ladder hanging curtain
and broke her leg she could sue and
take everything this little gal owned.
| don't get any tears outa this one,
but | get signature and brother
that's what keeps me in business. |
do the housewives in town and bust
ness is good.
So, while | wait for the man of
the houe to get off shift I'll try my
''small business" speech All Main
street shops get the same routine.
tell them that | am concerned about
small business, and how | twisted the
arm of the Montana Economic Coun-
Gil to hire me to save them from ruin.
tell them that if they hired some
one who broke their leg they could
be sued for everything they have
if this petition becomes law. They get
real mad at the neighbor who told
them the petition was just going to
be for diseases and say they are go
ing to tell the guy off, but tell them
cav, don't blame him, he didn't
is ALL" Boy that guy
should pay me something, too, the
way | just make him look like a suck
er and dim wit and not responsible
for what he does, and keep these
guys from jumping on him. But |
got the signature of the small bust
lessman and that's what keeps me
n business.
But these union buys that | see
after they get home from work l
gotta take with a little finesse it
Jays here in the book, so | will leave
,ff with the No. l and No. 2 ap-
,roach and | will talk about the
right to disagree" and the "of course
think Montana should have good
'ilicosis law" and " | don't think the
aXpayers should pay it" etc. got the
wives of most of these guys this
1orning so half the battle is won.
| tell this one joker that if this
ill becomes law he will have to take
physical examination before he
an work. He laffs and laffs, | laffed
0, till he SEE, yeah, we'll have to
axe a physical now" Some of these
uys, you know, they listen pretty
harp and | get to talking and feel
m on shaky ground and | don't
mink | am going to get signature,
nd that's not good for my business.
| guess | better tell him about
lutte. | say, at is conceded by both
lbor and management alike that it
very poor BILL" "What labor"
e SEE. "Well, the Mine-Mill for one.
1 Butte" Now this guy is interested
, l add, Butte Miners Union didn't
ven entertain thought as to circu
ting the petition" "Who would be
lie spokesman from the Mine-Mill
Butter" the guy wants to know.
The president of the Butte local |
fellow name of Babcock," | tells
IN. This character is unmoved and
don't think he is going to ask any
ling more about Butte when real
Iiet like he remarks Hardly a
,okesman for the Butte Mine-Mill
cal"
Of course Pm from Butte and Pm
little embarrassed so | push them
clincher by saying "Well, you could |
nd out by calling the Montana Eco
omic Council. Their headquarters
e in the basement of the Montana
over Company in Helena"
These guys don't jump, my bust
.ss isn't getting good haven't
I'd chance to pull out my with
avail petition and even suggest they
gn it. But l know, l will pull out
Y illegal analysis" and read it to
EN-. But they want to know "Whose
gal advice is backing up these con-
ctions?" "Well, Poore & Poore in
ltte," | tell them. Don't know
else they ask. l shuttle
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