The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-03-20
AN AMERICAN GEsTAPO

implications of very distinct threats civil liberties and prove
that the activities of that organization should be in investigated
and It's duties and scope OF authority should be more clearly
defined.
arrest Detroit by the organization, charges
that they had long volunteered with the Span
government during struggle against
manner in which the arrests were carried out had all the ear
marks of the brutates agency otataan form of
Moreover appears very pertinent to inquire
hv Hoover should single ont these Detroit men for pesec
on when all the United States at the time volunteers for
service in Finland We're being pubczed and recruiting for
such service quite open and aboveboard.
In his report to the present congress which has increased the
appropriation for his he stated that demands his
the years. largely because
espionage Investigations that espionage otaled 1651
1889 compared with $50 in 1888 and annual
OF 35 the five preceding What Mr. Hoover failed to
mention in his report that Of the 1651 espionage
1889 convictions resulted in 6 cases or less than percent
Senators like Reynolds with fascist inclnaons, quick TO
seize reports like Hoovers bolster their speeches.
Hoover made the flat statement in his report that aens
spies and saboeurs and this of gs for Senator
Reynolds ml matter of fact he used much of Hoover
report as an argument Tor his support OF the RIDICULOUS Saes
anaen bill of the dangerous fascist measures be
fore the
be hoped that another Jefferson arise in oppos
ton these modern editions Of the Alien and Sedon Laws of
1893 and to place rigid control the operations Of agencies
such as the FBl.
CONGRESS AND THE PEOPLE
The members of to make short work of the
present that they be able to return to their
specve districts and look after the repairing Of their political
fences Every years. the members Of the lower house
have back and the people who sent them
representatives. account for their stewardship Of their
slbes and ask for another term on their record PROBABLY
few of them would be returned their actual record of
the which they the interests
of the majority of their constituency made clear
However, most of them will be returned Few will be re-
pudated by the voters the basis of their actions
because only comparatively small number OF the voters nave
any opportunity know what their actions have been how in
they have failed utterly and completely to give
thought the interests of the people With
ticay all of the ordinary channels Of nformatonthe daily
by the large exploiting business in
terest practically nothing but cooed news reaches the vo
ing public.
AS an instance of this may in which
the activities representative western
They have failed utterly to publcze the cownish
antics stupid charatan whom they touted highly
in campaign be these daily papers and the
great of otherwise reasonably intelligent people who
permitted prejudice sway them to this
have placed uncomfortable albeit well deserved
position by his asnine activities and drve So these good
eope and of course the company papers as we'll have placed
the position of being coaborato of Silver Shirt
Policy his weekly Liberation asserted that because
Thorkeson has spoken his mind without fear favor
Reds and anti Christians alike jumping him with hob
nail Shoes and doomed him for president That even con-
Washington newspaper correspondents have called
Thorkeson Joke has escaped the notice OF the corpora
ton press in the state.
The reasons pubcze the congressman
diosyncrasies updes probably two the first being
that they ardenty advocated his election and are relying on
failure of people to remember for long, and then too the
congressman they elected has been easily managed
for Them more vote they could count without fail
This is not isolated Congresshouse and senate
of thic-headed dull Anticipated personalities
its membership Most OF them have only some aoy
spread salve their constituencies and clever
scupuous and vena writer's of propaganda for the controlled
build their vapd utterances INTO profound maneso
The public mind becomes confused and too often believe writ
of prosttuted Remember the danger OF these
possibilities in this state
A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
this issue of the Voice the story OF the filing for the
nomination for governor of friend OF the common
people sate of whose entire life IS an open
book with need to hide any of its pages in shame
E. (Bert) Kathan will not be popular candidate on
part the exploiting of the state or to those who
prey any upon the general public openly or under
cover They will probably through the controlled press go
to the length rdcng the presumption OF farmer to think
himself capable of guiding the ship OF state
The liquor and the gambling fraternity will work I'M
der cover the only way they work. to defeat him for
the nomination. 10
Mr. Kathan in the house and in the state senate
confidence of organized labor lie represented
county in which there organized labor bodies His
record of militant support remedial legislation for labor
clearly result of beliefs and principles; not OF political
expedency.
The people the state will recognize this dominant char
actec Mr. Kathans of having principles and convictions hi
them considerations of
personal His integrity cannot be questioned He 81