The people's voice., 1959-09-18
Editorial
Lewisfown's "Roekef" Takes Off


Last Friday the LEWISTOWN DAILY NEWS in an hyster-
cal defense of the mGrfn Act conended that he
people this county have made known Congress that their
patience with union activities thin, they want
this unhampered of gangsm curbed and for ALL
Continuing the Lewistown expert labor affairs
Th bill will hard with professional dynamters who nfest
the unions the assorted blackmaers, and petty
punks who have taken many labor unions :"
Finally What is happening to inject some decency and
responsibility into the labor movement long overdue Labor
has taken advantage of public sympathy and apathy to nfct
national reign of terror and to actually attempt to seize the
reins of government and in behalf of hierarchy of black
jack welding goons'
Indictment he has made, editorial
writer of the DAILY NEWS offers only heving Dave Beck
to subsantate his nflamatory generaites Tt is in order to
ask him: a.r
Q What 'unhampered wave of gangstersm" needs curb
ing? S''~9'o''D''' -'00NO 0N'N
Upon what does he base the canard that "dynamers
ex-cons backmailers petty punks
$50 many labor unons?"
was there attempt by labor "to
nict national reign of terror to actually attempt to seize
the relns of and 1t IN behalf of hierarchy OF
MISUNDERSTANDING goons?
Admittedly organized labor has "bad apples among
the than men and women serving various capac
of leadership the local the national
level The be said of the banking fraternity the
teaching profession corporate executives the bar association
the medcs and yes the Journalistic profession.
However, it American principle condemn the
whole for the weaknesses of Because banker once
while absconds valid for condemning all bank
crooks Because occasional medic conducts himself
in unethcal way for castigang all doctors
for taking punitive action against all members of the profes
Because editor occasionally
base of ignorance for tarng all editors gnor
Let's get down specifics, MR. DAILY NEWS editorial
writer, whoever you may be-
all these crooks thieves in labor
ment? you of the 10000 mentioned above
been of of union funds betraying
the interests of the rank-and-fle?
What about the of empoyeeshe International
Typographical Union? Have specific evidence that
officer of either the 50yearod Lewistown local. the
1O7yearod International Typographical Union has been
that union? Have evidence that assorted
petty punks. " etc. have taken phase of ~
the TU at either the local international level? Have
evidence that the ITU has tolerated backackwield
ing goons bent infcng ga national reign of terror
Also Mr.. Editorial Writer where the "crooks" in the
plumbers the electricians the gypsum workers. the miners and
smeter workers. the rail of other
craft and industrial unions which the strength whereby nd
vidual workers obtain decent standards of living?
Coming home Editorial Writer where the
"punks the "dynamters and the blacaler in the labor
movement in Montana 5g4 F..
The editorial of the DAILY NEWS has, by series
generaes serious vicious charges against the entire
labor movement Now him to present concrete evil
of such assertions stand convicted
artist" whose injure and discredt segment
population which has long played responsible role
developing state and naton.-HLB.
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