The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-02-15

a rate of about one each year. Since
1855 these have included: Three Taft
Hartley Issues by Theodore Iserman
a member of the NAM Center for the
Study of Union Power; Involuntary
Participation in Unions, by Philip
Bradley, contributor to one of the
Chamber of Commerce booklets or
''right-to-work"; Legal Immunities OF
Labor Unions by Roscoe Pound, who
was formerly affiliated with the
right-wing Committee of Endorsers
and its successor group, the Citizens
Foreign Relations Committee; Eco
nomic Analysis of Labor Union Pow
er, by Edward Chamberlin, which con-
cludes that "union power should be
restricted" Labor Unions and the
Concept of Public Service, by Roscoe
Pound; and Unionism Reappraised, by
Goetz Briefs.
NRTWC reprinted excerpts from
the last in pamphlet form. In addi-
ton to Iserman, four of the six "pro-
lessor" members of the MANS new
Center for the Study of Union Power
-Gottfried Haberler, James KcKie,
William Peterson and David McCord
Wright-have all written at least one
study for the American Enterprise
Association.
ENTER BILLY JAMES HARGIS
Christian Crusade: Rev. Billy James
Hargis, leader of this organization,
has expressed himself clearly on the
open shop issue, "The question in
volved in "Right-to- Work. Laws is
very simple and basic. 1t is the ques-
ton as to whether or not an Ameri-
can citizen has right to work at
job upon which he and his employer
agree without being forced to join
a union and pay tribute to union
bosses to whom he is normally OPP
posed"
AS noted previously, NRTWC board
member Frederick c. Fowler has been
a featured member of the Hargis
faculty on at least two occasions
this year. In addition, Hargis' Nation
al Advisory Committee includes F.
Gano Chance, Fred Koch and former
Rep. Whit Smith, all mentioned caller
in connection with NRTWC's ties to
the John Birch Society.
Christian Freedom Foundation:
ward Kershner's organization
which publishes CHRISTIAN ECO
counts two current NRTWC
board members and one former board
among it's directors. At least
two more of Christian Freedom Foun-
dation's directors are affiliated with |
state 'right-to-work" organizations.
Rev. Vernelle Dyer of Main Citizens
for Right to Work and Rev. William
s. Wise of Pennsylvanians for the |
Right to Work.
Committee for Constitutional Gov
eminent: A 1861 issue of CCG's
carried an article by |
Reed Larson, NRTWC executive VP,
1rging support of Section 14(b) of !
he Taft-Hartley Act, which author
yes state scab laws.
-OURTNEYS, FEATURED
IN LIFE"
Kent and Phoebe Courtney: The
Courtneys, who publish the extremist
THE INDEPENDENT AMERICAN
md run the way-out Conservative So
.iety of America, have featured
IRTWC leadership at their national
Meeting in both 1859 president Will
lam T. Harrison) and 1861 (Vice
President L. A. Hooser). At the 1859
Meeting. Kent Courtney presided
,ver a panel discussion made up of
harrison, J. G. Laney, Wells T. Low
tit and Robert Love, all represent
ng NRTWC. The tape recording of
he discussion ran to two hours in
ength and was offered for sale by
lhe Independent American for $14.
David Molthrop, who has been ex-
remedy active in the open shop move
1ent at the state level, has been
ocular feature of Courtney meetings.
(Molthrop spoke before various
rontana business groups few years
go in behalf of R-to-W. The Court
eys were featured in LIFE, Feb
uary 9, 1862, as pair who find l
right-wing rabble-rous- {