The Butte Daily Bulletin

Organized Labor Adopts Plan to Fight Open-Shop Campaign.

The most important step yet taken in the fight against the open-shop campaign of the Associated Industries by the labor movement of this city was taken last night when the Silver Bow Trades and Labor council unanimously adopted the report of the central advisory committee containing many far-reaching recommendations. The report in full will be found in another column of this paper.

The central advisory committee is composed of delegates one from each affiliated union representing all labor organizations and its next meeting will be held on Saturday evening at the Musicians' headquarters in the basement of the Lewishohn building at the corner of Granite and Hamilton streets.

With the election of five delegates to assist in the organization work of the Montana Labor league, the council last night began active preparation for the coming political campaign. The committee will visit the various unions and solicit members for the Labor League, the political wing of the State Federation of Labor. The committee consists of Ferrebee of the Blacksmiths, Sweeney of the Brewery Workers, Driscoll of the Workingmen, Dunn of the Electrical Workers and Whiteley of the Engineers. An active campaign for members will be instituted with the aid of J. H. Molsness, an organizer for the Labor league from Great Falls who last night was given credentials by the council. Mr. Molsness made a short talk to the council outlining the work and plan of organization of the Labor league.

The committee to secure a new meeting place for the council reported that the Moose hall on East Park street had been obtained and the council will meet in their new quarters next Tuesday night. A number of organizations reported that they had secured new quarters and others, the Ironworkers and Blacksmiths, that they were looking for a new location. The Plumbers and Street Carmen will meet in Moose hall and the Painters in Scandia hall on South Main street.

The Women's Protective union reported that they had rejected the offer of the employers for a small wage-increase ranging from $1 to $1.50 per week by a vote of 115 to 12 and were standing pat on their original demands. The Cooks and Waiters stated that they were making splendid progress and that no settlement could be made that did not include the demands of the Women's Protective union.

The organization committee submitted a report endorsing the new wage-scales of the Bakers and Workingmen's unions. They also reported that the Hansen Vulcanizing works had refused to unionize their plant.

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as they are going out of business.

A communication from the Building Trades council stated that Torpi, Rafferty and Rafferty, Inc., had been placed on the unfair list. The council concurred in the action.

The Street Carmen and the tailors reported donations to the Murray fund, the Street Carmen reporting that they had also endorsed the Labor league. Building Trades delegates reported that the Schumacher building was still unfair and the matter will be taken up with the Musician's union. The Stage employes reported that if the unfair signs had not been removed by the theaters the road call would have been sent out on all Butte amusement houses.

Resolutions denouncing the Free Lance an alleged labor paper and asking for the recall of one of its staff who is a delegate to the council were sent in by the Typographical union, the Hodcarriers' union and the Plumbers' union. The council concurred in the request and the sentiments expressed in these communications by unanimous vote.

The council endorsed the program of mail order buying recommended by the central committee and strongly urged all workingmen to cut their purchases to the absolute minimum to the end that no more money than is absolutely necessary be spent with concerns who are fighting labor. The proposal to establish a co-operative store was received with favor and it is probable that at the next meeting of the committee a plan will be put forward for the union to consider.

The question of withdrawing all deposits of unions and individual members of organized labor from the local banks was also discussed and at the next meeting of the council it is probable some action will be taken.

The council adjourned at 11 p. m.