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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19

The head OF the democratic organization the state Mr.
amey without doubt against whom nothing be
SAID rejecting his personal integrity Progressves of the
state however who for been fighting
corporation political control going affa-
TONS as corporation lawyer and what they
hope for from his administration should
AS attorney for great railroad corporation great
public utility and legmatey enough fighting battles
these corporations against possible
pie against their interests doubts will naturally be
the minds of the voter concerning possibility
Mr. Lamey switching over completely any positive regard
for the little fellows interests
Mr. Lamey outgeneraled the democratic state con-
venon when presiding officer he dubious pleasure
of putting vote motion adversarys
ddacy. He got himself mixed up in sort of btzkrieg"
that time and he must question his strength his party
organization.
Likewise if Mr. Ayers not too befudded he might begin
suspect that perhaps there might be his private
political machine that out of line We could give him the
of quite few who speak of HMM private-in Ian
guage the least bit flaering and neither he Mr.
Lamey going to get their votes
When the votes cast July 6 counted Mr. Ayers will
be shocked to discover that his loose assertions about ba
aneed budget and husiness-lke pay you go admin
raton still questioned by the majority of voters of the
state and that takes people than he MKn
hire in the highway department to nominate him for
another And Mr.. Lamey will be panied find that
the friends and faithful he still has in the democratic
organization have been unable sell the farmers
ganized labor and the unemployed that he has the
their problems
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19
Current Capital Chatter
Early Adjournment Would
Jeopardize Farm Bill

get go ahead and get into it, but leave out of it the
United and those who feel their first duty
is to the United States of America"
Hybrid Americans not good Americans This just
true of the proBrsh of the pronazs From the stand
point selfish interests of this counryand natonas
always looks squarey selfish ineres-ene is every bit
bad the other.
passing it significant that those who below most
loudly war-ke action either too old,
feeble the wrong bear Men who wouldn't
last rgors of military campaign shouting
loudly what 1--WE" ought to do.
The sad is they don't 'we' at ALL They
you-and you-and you. If they thought 1--WE" actually
meant swe' they might sing different tune.
Some them had the efronery to call They
accused me-any of whom served the nation 20
ago-of being pro-nazi, even OF coWardlce
They do this though these very missed
how the opportunity to the nation time of peril when
it last offered to them.
why they slipped through the draft in 1918-are always
interesting But they hardly evidence of patriotic
and war-ke attitude.
This newspaper recently made editorial declaration for
sound and economical national Defense based universal
military and proper industrial organization. reit
of the best interests of the UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
opposes pro-naziism And by the token opposes
those who partisan to the other side opposes
strongly as the other thinks both equally wrong
This newspaper feels that there is for only brand
patriotism that proAmericans feels that this
spirit willing sacrifice we'll to in the
interests of the Unless people, prepare
that spirit time will when shall be sorry
children shall the day that led
astray.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19
The Political Machine

That state political machine exists and that it is amo
completely dominated by the matter
of loose talk 1t is actually in existence and its principal
of the appontve job holders from the heads
the various bureaus down to the obscure office workers
all of them under the thumb supposedly least of the gov
ernor, by virtue of the socalled Hitler Bill"
AS of cogs the machine existing
members of the party organization placed in the somewhat
embarrassing position of being supposed support Ayers
his administration endorsed by convention
and at the time owing debt of loyalty the
party organization headed by Lamey also candidate
is certain that what votes Ayers will get will
and through the abors Of his personal machine developed
assiduousy during his of office general opinion
throughout the state that there nothing record he
has made that recommends him for another
contrary, the testimony given investigating committees in
last session of the legislature has damned him the opn
much of the public Much of testimony carries i'm
pcaons of corruption And the people the demand
a change
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19

Britain now finds itself in dire straits.
While Hitler's Germany was using all
of its labor, including slave labor from
the conquered countries, to build arm
aments, Chamberlain England could
not even find use for it's unemployed,
even after war was declared
| Sine taly's entrance into the war, con-
gressional mail expressing opposition
| to extension of aid to the Allies by
this country has not been so much
in evidence -. "Silver Shirt" Thork-
elson, Montana congressman, does
not believe that nazi Germany pre-
SCENTS threat to the United States.
How could fascist-minded gentle
man? 1t is reported that the
Bata Shoe Company, which has gotten
in dutch" because of its anti-union
policies, has gone in for manufacture
ing gas masks. For whom.is not GER
tain -. Secretary of Commerce Har-
ry Hopkins is devoting most of his
time aiding the defense program. It
is said that he is staying at the White
House There is growing feel
ing among the smart boys" here that
Dewey and Taft will kill each other
off and that either Wilkie or Joe Mar
tin will get the nod at Philadelphia.
Because of growing fears of a
food shortage in Europe due to the
war, farmers in this country might
soon be told to produce to the limit
Government heads are continu-
ing to give assurance to labor that
abor's interests will not be imperiled
by the defense program.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19
Wheeler to Bolt

Continued From Page Oneb
adviser Of the British embassy and
one of the men who helped generate
the propaganda that took the Ameri,
can boys to their death in 1917.iS
while he was on the payroll of the
government of Great Britain
Others at the meeting, it was
charged, were Henry L. Stimson, sec
rotary of state under Herbert Hoover,
Thomas W, Lamont, Morgan part.
ner, Lewis Douglas, former president
OF Canadian university, Frank Polk,
who was also in the World War
propaganda drive" and Philip Mar.
shall Brown
wheeler interrupted Holt to ask If
ne knew what had become OF the res
olution sponsored by Sen. Clark Cd.
Mo- to investigate foreign propaganda
in the U. S.
Holt said, 81 do not think If has
the approval Of Lord Lothian British
ambassador) yet"
Let me say to the senate" Wheeler
declared, whether it has the approval
OF Lord Lothian or anybody else. the
advertisement has been published in
the great papers of the country like
the New York Times, the Herald-Tri-
bune, the Washington Star and many
other newspapers throughout the U. S.
everyone knows what it costs to
publish such an advertisement in
those newspapers. Every member of
this body knows that somebody is pay
ing for it. We ought to know who is,
paying for it, how much is being paid
for it and where the money comes.
from"
Il believe" Wheeler went on, "the
vast majority, the overwhelming ma
jority of the members of this body
are opposed to the U. S. getting into
The European war and may say that,
no matter what the English press and
The English newspaper writer's may
.h1nk about the speech made by the
president and that it is going to lead
is into war, we ought to serve notice
hat the great majority of the mem-
,ers of the senate are not going TO
'ote for war, that we are not going
o get into it and we do not want
o fool Great Britain or France into
that we are going to send
american boys across the water again
a be shot to pieces on the hattlefields
f Europe.
"The other day senator on this
loor said America ought to wake up.
agree with him. American mothers
ught to wake up. The American
rorking man ought to wake up-be-
ause anybody who has any sense at
Il knows what is happening.
we know the propaganda that is
Ding on and every member Of the
enate knows that every move is be-,
g made to lead us, if you please.
own the road to war;
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Don't Want to be Chamberlain, But

Franklin d. Roosevelt
President of the United States,
Commander and Chief of the Army and Navy,
Washington D. c.
Dear Franklin:
impossible for you enghten the nation
status regarding the possibility of nation
being nvaded have often told you that have anwar
complex have pledged that shall another go
without being willing to myself If you continue to
hyseria in this country without giving mixing
of the I'll probably be going to jail instead of
Being perfectly frank Mr. President don't like this business
don't like your hystera talks can't possibility
of this nation being attacked and hope of
saving decadent Europe from the vicious barbarous
helping the Allies about three years too late of
boys who prayed for aviation help the Western Front
those who waited in for the famous Liberty Motor
that arrived from the u S. A. when the was over Can
you blame for not wanting to be kidded again?
Neither do want to be Chamberlain and be caught
ping there prospect this nation being invaded
have difficulty reconcng your demand for additional planes
pilots build national defense and in the breath
your determination to give the planes we have to Allies
Franklin you have all muddled believe patriotic
any citizen of this nation willing to sacrifice
much any other but Mr. President with the possibility of
being the Wilderness shall oppose sending troops
abroad just long those troops must come from among
folks, the old fodder folks If
wish and send flock of politicians munitions makers
national bankers the fight and die III
you Neither will object to sending fine big
But before horn into the folks of the sage
brush the shining mountains and broad Valleys will
have show the why before will support the
would rather be in jail than send another mans son to the
that that protect shores
still believe Franklin if half the effort and spirit that is
being hystera devoted to and
finance this country would prosper and of
ployed be employed at living wages
Please President you know that this nation faces
possibility of invasion let know about it. 1t will not in
the hystera to higher pitch than have
now.
Your speech Monday the speech of dictator don't
like dictaors except time of when think them
sary We still have declare if to be
declared Congress also determine whether shall de-
policy of neutrality to of non-belgerency OF
if orr ni and senators have not the
bp
ably for you taking the attitude of dictator.
Mr. President have suffered physically and mentally but
suffering ringed with wealth. hospital attend
medical specialists compare with hour of
lell the battle front
And don't forget Franklin when this is will
feed all Of Europe the greatest famine in history
will !,
Yours for national defense but not for intervention in Eur
pes wars, which end.-DOHERTY
-Missoula County Times !,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19

oOAAO oSeoA W ~ ''<N5-t O~JOOeA'
/ am here suggesting that the Farm.
er, Labor, Townsendites, Non-Partisan
Leagues consolidate and support a
candidate for governor who will agree
not to balance the state budget on the
old peoples stomach and deny just re-
| lief to those in need and run on 16-
point platform somewhat as follows
l. The immediate return of all net
liquor state revenue (no undisclosed
dividends) to state welfare fund for
old age assistance and relief in match
| ing federal security fund.
2. Exert every effort to provide an
adequate fund to fully match the fed
eral guarantee of $40 to aged under
the federal social security law.
3. A gross income tax on all annual
incomes over $500 within the state.
Discussed within the state to match
federal grants, it would go right back
to business as purchasing power in
each community.
A. This enactment would make it
possible to exempt all homes and
honfesteads from taxation up to real
value of $4,000.
5. Advance and enact a state farm
mortgage law, that after a farm mort
gage was foreclosed by a bank, cor
poration, insurance company, or abb
sentee land owner and not resold in
two years, 10 mill tax levy would
be applied, beginning on the first part
of the third year of holder, and to be
rised ten mills each year thereafter
to maximum of fifty mills.
6. This would force big land hold
ers to turn the land back to people for
farm homes on long term basis. In
dustry can never absorb the idle. They |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19
The Sixth Column

to Fifth column activities and what could be done about
them here in Bismarck
1t to be time to take look at what might
ery be called Sixth column enterprise and consider what to
do about it.
The Fifth composed of those subversive
who would make easy for and nazism
The Sixth column claims members those who would have
plunge into which is not of making and which
bring only loss of everything hold dear
Conditions the world have reached where the only
patriotism the spirit which looks first the security
of America, FIRST LAST ALL THE TIME AND
WITHOUT ANY RESERVATIONS WHATSOEVER.
The standard retort to the Fifth coumnss and fellow
travellers long has been this If you don't like here
where you think it will be better-for you. And justly
That advice, adjusted to meet the circumstances,
be given to those who would have plunge into
maesrom abroad They might be told this eff you want
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19


opinions expressed. Letters submitted
and the subject matter discussed, to
must go back to the land. One SOL
vent citizen on the land is worth more
to the state than one thousand abb
sentee land owners
| 7. Educational levies to remain as
they are, but no increase.
8. Every public job which was paid
with county, city, or state tax reve-
nues, must be filled by filed applica-
tons in order as filed if applicant
qualities as to specific ability. There
should be no powerful political ma
chine patronage built up on the voters
and tax payers jobs.
8. A national drivers license law
and drivers license reduced to 25
cents.
TO- Reduce all passenger car license
to flat $500. Truck fees to re-
main the same on account of road
wear
IL. Repeal all state or county poll
taxes.
IL. All corporations who evade state
taxes must be reached by taxes, but
we need big corporations and they
must be dealt with fairly and justly.
10. All community chest officers
and all organizations soliciting the
public for funds for city, state, or
county charity welfare must print pub
lie quarterly financial receipts and dis
bursement statements.
IA. No license fee for farm sales
markets except for sanitary and maet
inspection fees.
Is. Distributors of out of state farm
produce that completes with home
grown produce must pay an out of
state distributors advalorem tax
16. The dictatorship Hitler Bill over
state officers and employees must be
and put into hand of three
nan commission.
"A. E. Sutherland, Box 9, Helena.
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Irespassing
Continued From Page One)

Continued From Page One)
America.
Also, it must be realized that {
Hitler-dominated Europe will bring
most of the South American countries
into the nazi economic orbit, unless
the entire American economy under
goes a drastic change. South America
has the things that Europe wants and
Europe has the things that South
America wants-and they will be able
to get these things from Europe on
terms that suit them better than from
the United States,
Hitler, when he is through with his
conquests in Europe, is not immediate
ly going to send his legions across
rectly. No military man believes such
a thing, regardless of what he says
publicly. But the nazi fuehrer is
going to try to win oyer South Amer
lea by trade and by propaganda-an
how we are going to be able to pre-
vent him is not quite clear.
Reject ccc Military Training
Senator Georges bill to furnish ele-
mentary military training to COG
youths who volunteer" to accept such
training was defeated in the Senate
principally because it meant sort of
CONSUMPTION to apply to boys of poor
families without extending the same
kind of treatment to boys of more
wealthy families.
The word volunteer" regardless of
its intent, may as well not have been
inserted in the bill. AS Senator Nor
ris pointed out during the course of
the debate, sit would soon result in
a CCC camp boy being almost ostra-
cized if he should not take military
training"
The vote, however, was close, AZ to
35, with IA senators not voting. This
indicates a growing tendency in favor
Of universal compulsory military
service.
Early Adjournment Would
Jeopardize Farm Bill
AS this is being written, indications /
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19

were that the senate committee on
banking and currency will report out
favorably the LaFollette, Wheeler
Jones, Bankhead farm debt adjust.
ment bill. 1t may have done so be-
fore this reaches print.
Chances of the bill being enacted
Into law at this session of congress,
|ly If congress adjourns soon. Should
congress decide to remain in session
for an indefinite time because Of the
! international situation, chances Of the
bill are enhanced. 1t is likely to get
| by if it reaches vote in both houses.
Early adjournment means that it
has but the barest chance of reaching
the senate floor for vote and no
chance whatever of reaching the house
floor. There Is some talk of lacking
some of the bII's provisions, particu-
larly that calling for lower interest
rates, as a rider on to some other bill.
This may succeed.
Leather Purchase Investigated
A quiet investigation Is being con-
Quoted here of the reported purchase
by Balkan country of enough leather
of million men with shoes. The
particular type of leather is said to be
the kind used for army shoes.
In view of the denial of the Allied
Purchasing Commission Of any knowl-
edge of the transaction, 1t is thought |
that the shoes are intended for some |
other large army, either Germany or
tally. The largest shoe manufacturing
concern in the world has a plant in
the Balkans capable of putting up
such an order with great speed. This
concern recently established plant
in this country, and is competing with
American shoe manufacturers.
Current Capital Chatter
A survey is being conducted of vo-
and technical schools for the
purpose of determining the extent that
hey can train workers in occupations
essential to national defense :. Rep.
Caroline O'Day, New York democrat, Z
said, 1--WE talk of Trojan horses, of
and registering aliens, {
3ut the actual danger from such in I
luences would be nothing if there !
vas no discomfort for it to feed upon" 1
Whether the FBI will handle 0
matters properly or will
make this witch-hunting service will I
epend very largely on the extent s
hat Attorney General jackson exer-
Uses control over it +. No wonder n
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19
SKETCHES
FROM LIFE
BY JIM STRONG

Where she sat
Alone
Her lips were merry
And her eyes bright;
A half smile
AS from
Some secret happiness
Seemed ever forming,
Never quite complete,
Upon her face. Il
She was only nineteen
And poor
And was waiting
To try to get
A relief job.
And | found
She wanted to be
A teacher
OF little children,
But was too poor
To go to school
To get the training.
And l thought
How much
The little children
Will miss
In losing
Such teacher
y
With smiling lips
And merry heart.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19
OPINIONS OF READERS


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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-13
ANSWERS.

| IucluCiiug his first tern III 1897
he has served fourteen terms. tie Na>
speaker OF the House OF RtpreSrhtH-
ives in the special session OF !'t /
ana the regular session Ul IVA III
the 1899 session he was reading CLERK
OF the Senate.
,. In III when Burke county WAS
formed from Rowan. ii Was EaNA'0
for Dr.. Thomas Burke. OF Orange
COUNTY. Dr.. Burke served as 4 dele
cate 70 Continental Congress. AnG
later became governor Ol the STATE.
5. In tn Spring OF 1861 he organlZ-
ed the Rough and Ready Guards III
Buncombc county. The companj'eIecl
cd Vance as captain. and other OF
IicerS III A>heVIiic May +. 1901. IN"
company lett shortly afterwards I"t
Raleigh where i was placed WIN inc
Fourteenth Regiment, North Carollna
Troops. Captain Vance renamed wan
the company until that ialt when ne
was elected colonel OF the 18th Aor'A
Carolina Regiment. with which oUt!lt
he remained until Jusl before his M
auguratioa as governor on Septem-
Der 8. 1867.
! Power tor establishing precincts
is vested in the county board OF eleec-
tons. This BOARD may establish. &c
fine. provide. rearr&nge and combine
election precincts.
). Nathaniel Boyden. OF Salisbury.
He was appointed in i07. ii the age
OF IS wears. He served only Two ana
a halt wears before his death. lie M';'E
a soldier in the War ui 1872. the son
of Revolutionary Var Sold!eT and
had a son who was in the War pe-
tween the Stae>.
s. In joint resolution Aiaych :.
1919. the constitution q: covenant "i
the League OF Nations VAS endorsed
as was also the great work OF "rc>!-
dent Woodrow Wilson ard EN-Pre>.-
dent William Howard Taft Tor the
League and World Peace.
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FORECLOSURE NOTCH.

Under and by virtue of POKE cay
tanned in Il certain decd Of ,"'
executed by S. II. ChcathHm. N"o,
G. Chcatham and Marie Chca'H#'.
his wife on the 18th day of Dccr"p'
1886, and recorded in nc office Dol.
the Register Of Deeds Of N1;lc"
County in book 1874 al page 81. H"-
FAULT having been made in tic pHy-
mentt Of tn" debt therein secured. ~
the request OF the holder Of III" ~@M..
J will sell, by public auction. to '''
highest bidder, for cash AT the rH..
mouse door in henderson. Vance
County, n. c. at ~ 0'clDck. noon n'
january Both. 1870, the loIIo"""
real estate:
Being in Watkins Township. Van"
County, bounded on the North b% '''
lands of !. T. Wrenn estate, on 'h'
East by lands of Halle Rcams. "h
me South by the lands al .AHN~
newton. and on The west by j. j.
Wrenn estate and ID. Il. Wrcnn. bciHT;
on the Rahobeth and DickrrS"n Fo""
ana containing fi'ty-nine and SN"-
tenths acres more or less. long know"
as the old Joe d. Cheatham place
This Both. of December. 1879"
I. S. kITTEELL, T.Is &C.
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OTHERS VIEWS
L. ). AND THE WAR

To the Editor.
II takes an alert mind to keep up
with the rapid chage Of events.
Almost year ago we read Amer
lea for Americans Embargo act
passed. Strict neutrality pledged
by all American countries. That was
good news. A cnance to stay out OF
the war. The rank and file OF the
American nation were pleased. But
the muniation makers. who value
dollar morv than human lives, de-
creed that the neutrality and en-
barge law should not stand. 1t
wiuld interfere with their business
of numbering people.
Their whip the devil around the
stump plan cash and carry, no
loans to any warning nation has
now been swept aside. Our preSl-
dent sends money to Finland and
var material carried on American
ships. is promised: right into the
heart OF the boiling caldron.
1t seems to ne and | am sure many
others will get the same viewpoint,
that we are already in the war,
when $4,000 American volunteers
are en- route to Finland to help them
The much wanted pleas for peace
by Mr.. Roosevelt and the Pope
amount to sheer pretense, CAM
oflage to the peoples of the world.
Actions speak louder than words.
Another patent fact is that all the
help given by the United States is
placed where the aims and hopes Of
Catholicism will be furthered-poS-
session after conquest.
Those nations who in times past
practically TOOK what they wanted,
are condemning those which are do
ing the same thing now. Why should