The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-09-11

per month, and during the world
war $50 per month, with deduc-
tons for insurance and family al
lowance. The profiteers during all
of our wars have been paid 1000,
up, up, for everything they furn-
ished to our government. Senator
Robert M. LaFollette, during the
war, undertook to get throuh con-
gress law which would have TAX
en- 800 of the excess war profits
for the government, but was I'M
able to get it passed. The profit
GERS got their millions, and now
have had over ten years interest |
accumulation on them. A subser-
Went secretary of the treasury now
proposes to issue $500, 600, 900 "a
year $50 government bonds, so the
profiteers can get their millions
into tax-exempt government bonds,
in an endeavor to avoid the inev-
i. liable increase in rates on incomes
in the higher brackets. During
the war, men wer paid as high as
SIS per day in the shipyards, I'M
; der the cost-plus plan-while the
: soldiers received a dollar a day.
f After the war the government pro-
, vided an adjusted compensation
+ plan of 81 per day extra for SOL
diers serving in the United States
and 1.25 per day extra for those
serving overseas. The ex-service
mems organizations are asking
that this adjusted compensation be
paid now, but Big Business is OPP
S posed to doing so. Big Business
h got its pay from the government
Y 10 years ago. Why should the ex-
e service men wait longer? During
n this depression this money would
e not only help the ex-service men,
y but would help business generally
), all over the country.
DEMAND COMPENSATION
q The national convention of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars has just
Il adopted resolutions demanding that
) the government pay up this adjust
u ed compensation-the profiteers
call it ''bonus" to the soldiers
5 and that the government provide
u pensions for the widows and or
q phans of the soldiers. Newspapers
"a that will give the viewpoint of the
II former service men should be sup
: II ported by the ex-service men. Let
/ their editors know that you appre-
: ciate their giving space to articles
favorable to your interests.
Y 4 4 4
~ SPECIAL SESSION
20 There is a growing demand that
~ the Governor call the legislature in
- to special session, so it can func
" ton and make provision for reliev
ing the unemployment situation
The Red Cross may help to relievt
some distress-altho the Red Cros
got a terribly black eye during tn,
vs. war-but what about the business
ly distress of the drug store, hard
ed ware store, furniture store, clio
he thing store, jewelry store, grocer,
de store, cigar store, banks, cafes, no
tells, churches, etc., etc. the entir
of business structure? Does our gov
We ernor and the members of the leg
all islature, intend that all businesse
rs shall line up for relief from tn
he Red Cross and the Montana Asso
RS citation, Incorpulated If tn
members of the legislature woul
it meet in special session they Nigh
an provide for employment, and tn
M money paid in wages would fin
it'll its way through the various bus
Dod ness houses and sustain our bus
to- ness structure during this deprel
pa sion.
ro- Every member of the legislator
should write the Governor demand
Of ing a special session be called. tt
all members could well afford
!. waive their per diem.
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TAX THE WEALTH
"The present unemploymel
problem is so big says Sen. &c
of w. Norris, "that the combined e.
ex- ergies of the municipality, count
and state and nation will be necessal
the to bring relief. Private contrib
oy- tons cannot solve the probe
IGN which we now face. Appropri
tons must be made all along t
the line, from municipality, county al
h a state to the federal governmeI
the These appropriations must cor
fac from taxes on great wealth, b
incomes and large inheritance
in This, however, can be only
hin emergency measure. To effect
or permanent cure for such ills
fiji nav afflict the country we MI
for; stop the concentration of wealth
few hands. THE Progressi,
nit (LaFollette's Ma0azine.)