The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-03-27
POOLING THE PUBLIC
By LEvERNE HAMILTON

by men on government work ant
entered its protest. When these
protests were disregarded by state
headquarters, these organizations
began to ego over the heads" Oh
the state WPA set-up to Washing.
ton and not until then did we be-
gin to get results. Ny own files
contain a number of letters to
Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Ad-
ministrator in Washington, and
some replies, which would make
interesting reading.
When this barrage of protests
by letter and wire began to- ex-
plode around the ears of the Fed
eral Administrator in Washington,
results became noticeable and
shortly thereafter Hart discovered
that his business was urgently in
need of his immediate attention,
consequently he is no longer with
US and let us hope that the work
ers OF Montana have received that
much benefit. The point of i'm
portance that should not be over
looked however is that had it not
been for the efforts of our two
Senators in the great game of
Pooling the Public all this effort
on the part of labor would have
been unnecessary.
THE SITUATION AT
FORT PECK
Before I leave the subject of
Senators who devote much time to
fooling the public l wish to add
one other item of interest to la
boring men, particularly in the
northern part of the state.
The working and living condi-
tlons at the Fort Peck dam have
been a bone of contention to Ia
Dor and disgrace to civilization
almost since the inception of that
project and in 1884, both Senator
Wheeler and then Candidate
Murray appeared before the con-
vention of the Montana State Fed
promised that if they were elected
they would demand a Compression
al investigation of the conditions
at Fort Peck. This promise was
ELECTED from both men in response
to resolutions adopted bv the Con-
Ventlon. Almost two years have
elapsed since that time, one SEES
sion of Congress has passed into
history and a second is well on it's
way. l have read the Congress
'lonal Record diligently and I
lave yet to find where either Sen
ltor Wheeler or Senator MURRAY !
las made the slightest move to-
ward the Inauguration of such an
investigation, consequently II must
re assumed that their Joint prom {
Sc made on that occasion was
ust another 'finesse" in the great {
same of Pooling the Public.
Now this Great American Game Z
4 Pooling the Public is not PLAYED {
exclusively by members of the ]
United States Senate. Represen-
atlves likewise indulge and due ]
0 the fact that they have to come {
efore the public every two years /
instead of six as in the case of '
enators they must needs plav a e
clentltic game because they have |
lore practice. I
RESIDENT ALSO !.
LAYS t
Presidents also take a great de- 7
ght in the great American game :
nd can even give Culbertson a +
=
In the following contributions To it
lis series I intend to show sew F
al instances in which these two s.
asses Of players have exhibited f,
most incredible ability in Thai b
ne, and it is my hope that before S,
lis series is complete I shall have W
zen able to demonstrate to the 81
Itlsfaction Of every reader that 81
lr officials have exhibited an al Il
ost supernatural proficiency at n
'inp everything, except the very Il
llngs that should have been done. ii
restore DrOSnQrif,, r. o,,Y. ..~ls' Al