The people's voice., 1958-09-19

Food and Drug Act, thereby endangering the
health and we'll being of the nations con
sumers
H. Legislation reducing transportation
costs for farm commodities.
12 Establishment of program of federally
sponsored long-term loans at low interest
rates to qualified farmers and ranchers to
enable young people to acquire land and to
enable established farmers and ranchers to
acquire land in order to have adequate eco
nomic units
Labor
The Democratic Party is cognzant of the
fact that the real wealth of Montana is de-
pendent directly upon the productive skill of
those who toll. To this end we reaffirm our
historic position as the party of the working
and farmer.
The State Department of Labor and In
dustry was created as a separate constitutional
department of government Since nothing
substantial has been done to render effective
the will of the people in creating this De-
partment we propose that all boards, bureaus
and divisions of state government dealing
with labor and industry be consolidated under
the State Department of Labor and Industry
and that this department be adequately fl
nanced and stated
We urge that general wage earner's lien
law be enacted
We urge strict enforcement of laws elimi-
mating the possibility of the free wage Garner
being compelled to compete with the product
of convict labor and the product of any other
forced and unpaid labor.
We urge passage of reasonable and en-
forceable child labor laws to protect the
children of Montana from exploitation
We support the establishment of a mini
mum wage law consistent with decency and
health in these days of rising costs to protect
the workmen and fair minded employers from
unfair competition.
We favor enactment of law guaranteeing
all workers the right to organize and bargain
collectively and setting up machinery for
certifying bargaining agents for employees
in establishments excluded from the jurisdic-
tion of the National Labor Relations Act.
We favor constitutional amendment guar
anteeing labor the right to organize and bar
gain collectively
Despite the changes enacted by the last
session of the legislature, the Montana Work
mems Compensation Act is still antiquated
and inadequate We therefore continue to
urge enactment of Workmen's Compensation
Law for disabled workers and increased bene-
fits for the disabled. We favor elimination
of maximum periods of benefits for perma-
nently disabled workers.
We urge inclusion of silicosis and other
diseases and the compensation
therefor under the Workmen's Compensation
Act. We condemn the inclusion of any waiver
clause in any compensation legislation.
We urge compulsory coverage under the
Workmen's Compensation Act.
We urge increased benefits and extended
maximum benefit periods for the unemployed
We urge that the disqualification provisions
the coverage of the Unemploy-
nent Compensation Act be limited to the
:reatest dgree. We support a system of pay
nent based on flat-rate payroll premium
lstent with the regular insurance principles,
nd we favor an amendment to the Act to
ermit the principle of supplemental unem-
loyment benefit plans.
We condemn the Republican Governor and
is appointed chairman of the Unemployment
Commission for their refusal to
ut into operation the Federal Extension of
compensation benefits. We fa-
or Montana participation in this program
ithout delay.
We condemn as immoral and dishonest
le proposed law t hal is falsely de-
,ribed "Right-to- Work. legislation Our
rosperity in great measure is due to col
ctive bargaining between organized labor
nd employers. Montana employers and en-
oyees have learned to work together CO.
)erate and respect each other. 1t is unfor-
mate that political extremists would by
lvocacy of this anti-democrtic measure, de-
roy what has taken so many years to de-
op. The misnamed "Right-to- Work. propos- C
attacks one of the elements of society
at we hold most dear-our high standard
living c
The "Right-to- Work. laws are revealed as d
state government infringement upon the f