The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-03-27


and the subject matter discussed, to
in 1920 and used for intervention in
Russia and Finland, not as is gener-
ally supposed, in the course Of the
so-called World war period.
The Rt Rev. Hewlett Johnson, dean
LOT Canterbury and a churchman of
world renown, publicly stated after
the hostilities broke out in Finland
1T would have been wisdom and kind
ness on our part If we had urged
Finland to meet Russia's desire to re-
move the possibility of guns placed
only 20 miles away from the heart
of the area which possesses a quarter
Of her industrial activities deplore
the situation which might have been
wholly avoided, together with the war
itself, had we not spurned Russian
friendship and thwarted her efforts to
make the League of Nations a sue
cess"
One might counterpoise the quota
ton Mrs. Eaton gives of that play
boy, Bohemian, untrustworthy Max
Eastman with this startling statement
of man Of culture, knowledge, moral
integrity and religion. l again quote
the Rt. Rev. Hewlett Johnson: Dawn
breaks over the east And in that
fresh dawn men see the promise OF
new world, not perfect world, and
not a Utopian world, but at least
world freed from poverty and exploita-
nd hot 10Th
for all to work together for the COM
mon good-and a world where man.
kind, released at last from much that
binds it to the earth, may find within
itself a nobler and more enduring
goodness and beauty" This is from
the epilogue written on November 2,
1889, to his recently published book,
1.-THE Socialist Sixth of the World
Sincerely,
MILDRED OLDENBURG,
Bozeman, Mont.
This letter is a rally call to those
individuals, over the state whose
on the future problems of Co.
operative expansion and finance, has
led them as individuals to realize the
potential power of the div
dend were it used to expand the Co
operatives.
For example, if only one person in
each local Cooperative applied his
annual dividend from the Coop to a
common fund, the combined account
# the first years end would be in the
thousands of dollars.
Some of the reasons for doing this?
Here is the way l see it,
l. With localized Credit Unions
tarting all over the state, it is only
question of time until they are going
o require a state credit union as
means of combining their efforts and
esources.
2. Provide an accumulation from
yhich money may be borrowed to fl
ance the different local Co-ops as
hey wish to enlarge or branch into
Their fields.
3. Provide financing of the expense
ecessary to force out the particular
art of the Constitution of the state
Montana which provides the power
, force voting by proxy in any Or
anized business. This is constant
treat to the life and independence
any Cooperative business which Is
perating under charter granted I'M
ar the laws of Montana.
4. Inasmuch as I believe that our
in this field of Co-opera-
do icfo IN,
g a dividend and thus starting the
'ecedent of judging the intrinsic val
, of cooperation by the size of its
vidends (Which to me is an untrue
Id misleading standard of measure)
strikes me that we who are OF
is same frame of mind could pro-
de an excellent object lesson to
hers through the creation of such an
ganization.
Now, state official of one of our
operatives expressed to me his be-
4 that there were not in the whole
ate of Montana a total of one hum
ed individuals who believe as I do;
at if there were he would be glad
create special Cooperative for US.
believe that there are many more
IN hundred men and women ready
willing to participate in this.
May | ask, here and now, that each
rson who reads this letter and
rees with me, write directly to me
that | may present their individual
RS to this man and force his hand.
Yours for the growth of the Co-ops,
PAUL R. FOUTCH,
Fairfield, Montana