The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-05-14

in other plants that they are going
to support us and help in any way
they can.
Q. What do you expect to gain
1t is said nobody gains from strike
A. We expect to gain better work
ing conditions, better negotiations and
We already have gained a stronger
unity among the men.
@. Has anyone crossed or tried
to cross your picket line?
A. We have had wonderful CO.
operation from everyone. The ACM
boys are meeting this afternoon. We
feel as long as they work the AS.&R,
Company can hold out because ACM
is working material they have to get
from A.S.&R. We feel as long as
the ACM boys carry our card they
should respect our picket lines. The
railroad workers truck drivers and
AFL members have all promised to
respect our picket lines. ACM is US
ing dobie clay made in A.S.&R and
the men have to go into the A.S.&R.
to get it 1t is stuff we made
Q. How do your wives feel about
no income?
A. I've feel our wives will stand
behind US. They may worry and
might talk different if you talked
to them, but we feel sure they will
stand behind us.
" f0 mi %n rn1aly u
after the strike and is nicer to me
now than she has been for long
time.
3-My wife says I need vaca-
ton.
Q. How long do you think you can
hold out?
A. The men will go back to work
when the DBL has an extra man.
The membership plans to back up
The DBL 1907.
At least two of Montana's avowed
Republican weeklies carried editorial
comment last week about a move"
that is afoot to urge" a Butte Dis
liz q uuSS " IuH 1OI CIlS oCdIG Ou-
oreme Court.
Not too much is known about the
Butte District Judge, and the edi-
orials brought little light on the sub
ect except that he is from a legally
minded family with a father who
erved 80 years on the district bench;
hat he is veteran, permanently
wounded in WV II and that he has
tributes ascribed to all political
andidates-honesty and courage.
The young man is Al years of age
he comments say, and add, to step
rom District Judge to State Su-
RENE Court is a natural promo
Ion". However, it was indicated,
is not worthy promotion to move
rom the high court to any other
official office.
Apparently the Metcalf victory to
he Congress in 1852 from the SUI
RENE bench is what one editor has
| mind. Sam Ford was a supreme
ourt justice, but had been off the
ench time before his successful
i'd for Governor. Many justices have '
led for another office but failed.
he Supreme Court is NOT a step
ing stone to less clustered politi-
al office. +
The Butte Judge would be run +
ing against the incumbent justice q
no would hardly be inclined to f
CHER office being in his COS and t
six year term on the court ahead c
he is re-elected-so personal ele- j
alton is not an excuse for another t
lndidate.
The young Butte man has about b
We years experience on the district p
9nch behind him-the incumbent p
is 40 years of experience-six years p
| the Supreme Court Bench and a t
rm and half as Attorney General t.
AN accumulation of wisdom and Il
.perience one looks for in a Su- n
eme Court Justice-so experience a
rtalnly can not be an issue. II
The decisions of political expedi- CT
ICY the two Montana Editors say
e Butte man would never make, h
e not an issue either because the tt
ontana Supreme Court has handed a.
wn some decisions that have caused b.