The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-03-13
THE STAMP PLAN

Montana Cities is fine thing 1t makes II possible lor
the underfed people cities get food which they
need helps the American farmer by dsposng OF some
products through the of the Federal Surplus
modes Corporation the purchasing agency OF
what we are pleased to call surplus farm production
In before the National Farm Institute Milo
Perkins of the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
stated every unemployed gets ob every
farmer America ought to YELL HaeuJah! Inc unsatls-
fled twothrds of people make up the greatest
market that has ever loomed up oelore our men
and farmers
Perkins that the farm surplus only smug
way saying that nearly twohds of the families of the
United States not getting enough of the right KIND OF 1000
that if all American families receiving less than Sloo
month raised to that level expenditures Tor 1904 would
increase nearly So, 10000
Again let admit that the stamp plan is fine thing;
thing in that provides needed food for the hungry
providing incidentally creates outlet for the products
Note the distinction between the word out
LETT and the word commonly usedmarket IL IN no sense
creates new market already there Through
the agency government merely provides of
the products people in dire need of them That is
why it is a good plan.
When analyZe the for nauguang stamp plans
other relief faced with the fact that If
had well ordered there would be no need for
form of relief We able nation to produce album
dainty only the absolute necessities but also the things
that enrich and make comfortable the lives OF all
the people, the things that class luxrlesnot abso
uey essential to the maintenance OF existence But these
things produce abundance Our system
provides outlet for Them though must admit the
demand" Most striking indictment of system, is
the fact that talk about surplus OF the
essies of life and then scramble around and invent
reach the existing need for this surplus by
jory of population Does this make good sense? it
orderly system? Is it inegeny planned system? Is
economic system which operates in harmony with true
democracy; with social order supposedly founded the
principles of equality and justice for all?
When the Surplus Commodities Corporation buys these sur
plus" products the private profit making
grain SPECTATORS it is helping the farmer making possible
for him to exc out living on his acres for himself while con-
nung produce the necessities of life for all OF society
that realistic viewpoint society," through this government
agency, effect buying tes insurance policy
going continue to have something to eat
After the product purchased by this
must be procssed by private enterprise at cost with profit
the enterprises added The processed products must then
conveyed of transportation at cost plus
all sections of the country where the most pressing out
them appears exist There they distributed under
the plan by the retailers at cost plus profit And who
these profts No but the people eligible
purchase these stamps their all incomes and
exchange them these goods including all OF these
profits To be these stamps operate to increase their
ability purchase necessities but the point that the
mena OF the peoples made to serve as an agency TO IN
the profits of the between the producer and
the consumer, and finally pays all of these profits
Thus appears that these government relief agencies
through operations add to the stores of useless
profits lying stagnan the vaults of the monopolies in the
handling of the necessities of e
stagnant capital only senseles but contribute
of the most real dangers facing us today
There utterly in expanding verbal damn
ing of these conditions. 1t is time did something about
One the who the benefciaries of
the operations of the system to naugurate movement to
them One cannot denounce them justly for
nuing to strive to maintain their advantages But is the
fault of the majority of the people if they submit to continued
exploitation long have the privileges of democracy
that still enjoy 1t time for all to begin to trace the
why relief legislation is in order to keep
pie from starving the midst of abundance why these stamp
plans and others are urgently necessary.
And don't start condemning them until have discovered
the fundamental And in mind that unless you
willing this have better plan to take their
practical and workable under this SYSTEM bet
ter them at ALL Ten million people not
going of food just please
the profteers.
STUDYING OUR DEMOCRACY"
reprinted editorial with the caption above which
Monday of the Anaconda Copper Mining Com
panys newspapers Somewhat cynical tone remarkably
enough frank and thought provoking If the adjective
American placed before the word democracy
used the third and fourth paragraph gain in
verify would attained would then have made
clear perhaps democracy perfect
democracy that had industrial well political de-
mocracy might much to demonstrating it n
terms of tangible things"
The editorial follows
at is an impressive Archduke Otto Hapsburg
has assigned his this country And he has
allowed only some weeks the accomplishment of that
mission.
The archduke says study the working of