The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-07-06
Editorial
REPUBLICANS "DIsC0vER'' sILIC0SIS


encouraging to note that the Republicans in their
vention last finally discovered that Montana has
occupaona disease problem and have out for enact
just and practical bill which will include as in
dustrial accidents Sicoss and occupational diseases
One could view this action by the Republicans wthou
reservation if the past party
enty seeking enactment of such legislation However the
pays does not the pubicised intent
of its platform this issue
with one lone exceptions, there single top membe,
Republican hierarchy in Montana today who has
much raised finger IN support OF occupaona
legislation although there have been opportunities
for such a worthwhile undertaking.
fact ages-od opposition such legislation has
primarily Republican bgwigs and their Anaconda
Montana allies the legislative halls and obbes Dean
Chan Speaker of the House director of Montana
Power Co.. vocal longtime opponent of such legislation.
The goes D. Coree head of the company lobby
Sam D. Goza Jr, Helena attorney Howard Dogge former
Broadwater county senator and highup Eisenhower
Administration appontee-to just few Republican
policy molders.
The record of the Republican Governor Hugo
Aronson likewise such to indicate favored
pationa legislation in the AS legislator he voted
against such legislation AS Governor he has made single
recommendation to further enactment of this type of
legislation which his party proclaims is needed.
The incumbent Lieutenant Governor George Gosman,
legislator rarely voted avoraby legislation sought by Mon
wage He like Aronson voted against $3.50
increase in payments for ndustay disabled workmen when
Republican Sam Ford vigorously pushed the $3.50
increase
The retiring chairman of the Republican State Central
Committee Bill Mackay and the incoming chairman Rudy
can Law no previous claim supporting occupationa
disease legislation the contrary them legislators
opportunity voting for sound reasonable
national disease legislation and both have voted against it,
Opposition this type of legislation hasn't been
merely party leadership To the contrary in the
e55 legislature SO Republicans in the two houses only one
Mcdonnell Sweetgrass county bankervoted for
placing occupaona diseases under Workmen Compensation
but wonder what motivates the
writing such plank into their platform this
Can it something to the oft-heard that
COPS saunch ally the Anaconda Company really does
Sicosis bill of sorts to present next session?
the Republicans feel they must support some
type occupatonal disease legislation there to be any
chance keeping the Governoshp another four
view the campaign Arnold Olsen has been making to have
Scos and other industrial diseases placed under Workmens
Compensation?
short most difficult for this longtime observer to be-
COP has become conscencesmitten their
shameful treatment accorded Scotics that the party
now willing new leaf on this
The exception-Dr NJ. F. Keller chairman, Montana
Welfare Commission, and Cascade county COP chairman,
ouspoken the need for the cost of Scos
being by the clipping industry rather than
Public Welfare payments through his department.