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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18

lished by Norman A. ZOlleZzi, prOhi
bition era racketeer who has served
term in the Federal penitentiary a
Leavenworth.
Zollezzi, Thomas said, has no con
nection with the labor movement an(
his Labor Digest" is zone of the mos
vicious anti-labor publications have
ever SEEN"
Thomas made public photostatic
copies of an order for 500 subscrip
lions to ZolIezzi's Labor Digest" The
order was signed by d. E. Karn, vice
president and general manager of
Consumers Power Company. The or
der is dated August II, 1888, and stip-
ulates that the names and addresses
of the persons who are to receive the
paper will be supplied by "the sub
scriber signing" for the subscriptions.
Paper Hit by AFL
Tracing the history Of the Labor
Digest" Thomas said that Norman A.
Zollezzi is named in the publication as
it's editor It's general office is given
as Labor Digest Building, Pennsyl-
vania at North Streets, Indianapolis.
Offices in Lansing and Detroit, Mich
igan, and in Kansas City are also
listed in the papers publication box.
"The box" said Thomas, "also de-
clares that the paper is Officially en-
dorsed by organized labor This is
complete falsehood, as Willkie and
Consumers Power might have deter
mined by a few minutes of inquiry.
The paper has no CLIO connections and
it has been repeatedly denounced by
the Detroit Federation of Labor,
AFL, through it's official organ. 1t
has also been widely published that
Zollezzi had been elected from con-
ference of AFL editors.
"The only labor endorsement which
Consumers Power-subsidized labor
paper was able to display was let
ter, written in 1895, on the stationery |
of the Race Track Employees Union
Of Chicago.
mot only did Consumers Power con-
tribute $500 to spurious labor paper,
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18
Students Warned
Against Fascist
Menace Within us.

The future of democracy is threat
ened by American industrialists who
use fascist techniques, Borough Pres
Stanley NJ Isaacs of Manhattan told
$50 students attending a 3-day confer.
ence sponsored by the international
Student Service.
| Citing Henry Ford and Tom Grid
ler in addition to the Ku Klux Khan
German-American bund, Father Cough
lin and Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
Isaacs warned that the national de-
Tense program left an opening for
their policies.
1--WE must be alert to the danger of
changing to fascism while trying to
strengthen democracy" he said. 1--WE
must eliminate the injustices of our
economic system and maintain our o.
cial progress A democracy should
not be led by those who do not love
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Dala-
diers."
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt advised the
students to "have the courage to stand
by the things you believe in" Con-
ceding that it is often hard to stand
up and be counted" she said that
those advocating unpopular causes
will have to learn to do that"
What some delegates interpreted as
q pro-British and pro-conscription at
titude on the part of the I. s. s. man
agement was reflected in formal. de-
bate on conscription, in which no rec
ognition was given to students who
see imperialist rivalry In the present
war and who oppose CONSUMPTION as
a threat to labor.
After the debate, however, dele
gates attacked CONSUMPTION from the
floor as part Of the general campaign
against labor unions, and were round
ly applauded Since the /. s. S. does
not act on resolutions or follow for
NAL program Of action, 1t has no Of
fetal position on vital issues
The conference had mo- representa-
lives from the American Youth con-
gress or the American Student union.
nor were there any Negro delegates.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18
President Launches
Campaign Before
Transfers Union

WASHINGTON. -fFP)- Before a
cheering, stamping crowd of delegates
to the convention of the international
Brotherhood of Transfers, Chauffeurs
Statesmen and Helpers (AFL) here
President Roosevelt formally opened
his campaign for reelection.
The president told the union and
the nation that he now hates war
more than ever and has one supreme
Determinations do all can to
keep war away from these shores for
all time"
He reviewed the history of his adj
ministration's relations to organize la
Dor and declared that breakdown of
existing labor and social legislation
would weaken rather than increase
our efforts for defense"
Healthy wallops at Wendell Willkie
and the republican party were not
missing from the presidents speech
though he did not mention either Will
kie or the COP by name.
He recalled the demands for fed
eral and state troops when unions
went on strike, the use OF labor spies
and private arsenals, and the discrim-
nation against union men and re-
ferred scornfully to those who regu-
larly for three years and eight months
block labor's welfare and then for
four months loudly proclaim that they
are labor's true friends"
The future specified by the presi-
dent, IL he is reelected, provides for
broadened and extended benefits of
social security, larger coverage Of un-
insurance, and improve
nent and extension of the old age pen
sion systems.
at is my hope" he said, that soon
he U. S. will have a national sys-
EN- under which no needy man or
within our borders will lack
/ minimum old age pension which will |
provide adequate food, clothing and
odging to the end Of the road-with-
,ut having to go to the poorhouse to |
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18

eemployees in the highway department
in June of this year than were en-
ployed in June, 1887.
Since the month of June precedes
the primary election month and the
governor was really getting concerned
about the inroads being made by his
opponents who were broadcastfng
damning facts about his mismanage-
ment of the affairs of the state. the
addition Of large numbers of employees
during this month to the various de-
partments of the state indicates that
perhaps he figured that it was a cheap
way for him to get votes by using
public funds for the purpose.
1t is interesting to note that Ayers
defeated his nearest competitor by
about twice the number of votes rep
resented by the number of the in
crease In employees in the highway
department alone in June 1910 as COM
pared with June, 1899. IN JUNE,
1889, THE HIGHWAY DEPART
MENT HAD 1,469 EMPLOYEES; IN
JUNE, 1910, WITH NO APPRECIA-
BILE INCREASE IN ACTUAL HIGH
WAY WORK. THE DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYED 2,16O.
While other appointive departments
under the control of the governor have
not been investigated as yet, it is like
ly that proportionate increases in en-
ployes will be found in them. The
Water Conservation Board between rs
and 100; the Public Welfare over 800
and the Liquor Control Board about
300 The last named board over
which rests the shadow of graft, ex-
posed by the Special Committee dur
ing the last legislative assembly, ig-
nores the common procedure of han
ding its payroll through the state
auditors office as all other depart
nents do and this, in itself, carries
Implications of possible efforts to keep
regarding its operations
rom the people.
During the primary campaign, Mr..
Iamey, the chairman of the Democra-
ic State Central Committee, in a pub
ic address stated: 81 have seen some
tate employees on so many roads and
t so many public gatherings that l
m beginning to wonder If they are
lot on Go as you please budget"
Urging defeat of Ayers and his ma
hine, Mr. Lamey said: "Tammany
Iall has lost its power; the Fender
asst machine has been broken up;
he Huey Long machine was defeated
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18
DR0UTH IS
DELAYING
FALL SEEDING.

Weather despite few below freez
ing temperatures, was mostly favor
able for growth of late crops and fol
seasonable field work during the weel
ending Sept 10th. Showers in west
ern Montana were of some benefit tc
ranges and pastures and helped check
the fire hazards of prairies and for
ests. However, it continued dry in the
eastern areas. Flowing and fall seed
ing made some progress despite the
need of adequate moisture in top
soils, but as the seeding season adj
vances, the need of rainfall to ger
inmate the start new seedlings will
become more acute. Subsoil mois-
ture, on the other hand, continues to
be reported satisfactory
Threshing of small grains is now
we'll advanced with yields generally
turning out better than was expected.
Good progress has likewise been
made in harvesting flax and beans.
These crops and dryland corn have
suit of the forcing temperatures in
August. Harvesting of non-irrigated
corn continues with yields somewhat.
spotted due to August drouth and
with more Of the crop being utilized
for fodder and forage than was an
ticipated. Irrigated corn, on the con-
trary,. is better than average with
some very good yields expected In
important Richland county. Alfalfa
seed is being harvested in several of
the eastern counties, where yields are
somewhat spotted, but, on the whole,
up to average.
Sugar beets continue to be irrigat-
ed and for most part are approach
ing harvest in good to excellent con-
dition. Digging will probably begin
within week or ten days in west
ern Montana. The non-irrigated po-
tato crop in the drier areas is close
to harvest due to premature ripening
and drying out of the vines. 1t will
probably show a spotted yield. On
the other hand, irrigated potatoes will,
speaking, now make a good |
crop. Mustard seed is now practic-
ally all harvested and threshed. Some |
late seed peas are being harvested |
In Cascade county. Apple prospects |
In important western Montana con-
.inue to decline In face of dry wealth
Or damage and worms, but are much
above average elsewhere.
There has been a rather general
pickup in shipments Of cattle to mar
zet recently and few early lambs
lave been moved. For most part,
quality of cattle marketings appear
o be good, except In areas where
lrouth damage to feed has occurred
The principal complaints 80 far have
.ome from Meagher. Garfield, and
Petroleum counties. Ranges gener-
lily need additional rains to soften
he dried feed and in some cases to
eplenish supplies Of stock water.
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18
LA Toilette
FLAYS EXCESS
PROFITS BILL

WASHINGTON Sen Robt
M. LaFollette prog, Wis., vigorous
ly attacked the excess profits tax bill
reported to the senate Sept. 10 as
'highly Objectionable" and in viola
ton of "eyery principle of sound ta1
| theory"
LaFollette submitted a minority re-
port on the 100-page document which
the senate finance committee pro-
duced over the objections of treas
ury department experts.
| The Wisconsin senator levelled six
charges at the bill. They were:
1. 1t raises no appreciate amount
of revenue.
2. Corporations least able to pay
will bear the major portion of the
burden while corporations best able
to pay will be taxed the lightest.
3. 1t confirms and entrenches cor
porations in monopolistic or quasi
monopolistic position.
a. 1t will result In hopeless admin
istrative confusion and seriously i'm
pair the collection of existing taxes.
5. It's complexity will lay upon the
taxpayers a greater cost in deter
mining the tax than the tax itself, in
some instances.
6. 1t will produce extensive law
suits with the result that tax col
lections will not be finally made I'M
til many years hence.
LaFollette's chief attack on the bill
was the feature permitting corpora
lions to determine their excess prof
its tax either on the basis of returns
on invested capital or average earn
ings during a four year base period.
He contended that corporations
should be made to pay solely on the |
basis OF return on invested capital |
and that the normal rate of tax on
should not be raised.
He termed the bill "heads-they-
treasury oses" PROPOSE
ion.
"Our government" he said, faces
he most serious fiscal situation in it's
More than SIS billion has
)een appropriated or authorized for
for national defense at
his session of congress alone. We
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18
The SKY IS
The Limit ON
WAR PROFITS
BY John Carson, Washington Repre-
sentative of the Cooperative
LEAGUE.

The lid will soon be off and the SIX,
VIII be the limit for profits on wa
contracts-if that condition has not al
ready been reached.
Facts which were developed in ant
out of congress this week revealed
just how difficult, if not impossible, il
is to control the greed for profits in
the hysteria of war preparations and
demand for all speed ahead in the
building of national defense.
The picture as it is now revealed
for two of the most important groups
OF manufacturers is as follows:
War or naval vessels-the excess
profits tax bill passed by the house re-
peals the law which limited profits to
8 percent. These contracts made no
demand for repeal. In fact they were
little concerned. They get their con-
tracts through negotiations with naval
officials and with some supervision by
the national council of defense. There
is no competitive bidding, although in
fact, competitive bidding has meant
little for years because of the under
standings in that industry and with
naval vessel which cost S25,000,000
some 20 years ago, now costing $751;
100000 as Senator Homer T. Bone of
Washington showed, profit limita-
ton is of little consequence.
Airplanes-the excess profits tax re-
peals the law which limits profits to
z and s percent. A few years ago,
there was some measure of price COM
petition in this field but the over
whelming demand for airplanes has
destroyed even that little restraint
contracts through negotiations with
officials and many of
them are let on a cost-plus basis.
In 1889, in appropriation bill, with
out any discussion in congress, and
certainly without my knowledge" said
Senator David l. Walsh of Massa-
chusetts, chairman of the naval affairs
which has much to do with
airplane contracts" the figure of 10
percent profit on airplanes was raised
10 II percent" The previous profit
Imitation was fixed by congress in
1884
When the war hysteria first got a
grip on the country and the cutlery be- |
gan about national defense and the |
necessity for more airplanes, congress |
iecided to abandon competitive bid |
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18
THE
WASHINGTON
SCENE
By HENRY ION
Federated Press)

Wendell Willkie Is bust, according
to the professional politicians wh'
have been making their views known
here
His campaign Is not what it shoult
be. He lacks, to an amazing degree
political wisdom. He falls into traps
arranged for him by the clever ant
INSCRIPTIONS Mr. Roosevelt.
That's the story that fills the all
these days. 1t may be true but II
doesn't jibe with lot of other things
In the first place the story has been
appearing in places 1t shouldn't by all
the rules of logic. Newspapers that
are supporting Willkie are printing
stories about how badly his campaign
is going.
Some Of these newspapers sup
ported Landon in 1885 and, although
Landon was far less of prospect
than Willkie, there was never peep
from these papers about the sorry
state of the Landon campaign.
In the second place, Willkie has
some of the best publicity agents and
advertising men in the game on his
side of the fence.
Professionals who invented whole
new diseases for the American people,
like halitosis and pink toothbrush,
who convinced millions that a certain
brand of cigarette would ease their
nerves, who have convinced other mil
lions that they will be social outcasts
unles they wear particular kind OF
clothing-these professionals are sell
ing Wendell Willkie to the public.
To say at this stage OF the game
that they had failed In making Willkie
at least as palatable as cellophane
wrapped package of grade-A super
pliable macaroni would be to cast
serious doubts upon the abilities OF
the high priests OF one OF the most
highly developed American arts
In the third place, this story about
Willkie not having chance bears
strange similarity to the kind OF story
that was being carefully peddled prior
to the Philadelphia convention.
There were thousands Of stories
then about the man who was just hav-
ing a lot Of fun the man who didn't
seriously think he'd get the nomina-
ton, the man who had just come
along for the ride.
They were followed by tales about
Wilkes growing strength, about his
appeal to the men in the street, about
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18
new DIRECTORS
APPOINTED IN
COOP BANK

Governor A. G.. Black of the farm
credit administration today, (Sept. ~,
announced the appointment of M. w.
Thatcher, of st. Paul, Mimi and o.
0. Wolf of Manhattan, Kans, as di-
rectors of the Central Bank for Co
operatives for terms of years.
The Central Bank of Cooperatives,
which is governed by a 7-member
board, provides financing for farmers
cooperatives which operate on a ma
tional or broad regional basis.
Mr.. Thatcher is one of the three
directors who are appointed by the
governor from persons nominated by
cooperative associations borrowing
from the Central Bank for Coopera-
tives. Mr. Thatcher is chairman of
the legislative committee of the Farm
ers Educational and Cooperative I'm
ion. For the past IL years he has
been manager of cooperative grain
manager of the Farmers Union Grain
Terminal association at st. Paul,
MINI. He is also president of the Ma
tional Federation of Grain Coopera-
tives.
Mr.. Wolf is one of three directors
OF the Central Bank who are appoint
ed directly by the governor of the
farm credit administration. He has
been active in the cooperative market
ing movement in his state, and is
president Of the Kansas Farm bureau
and director of the American Farm
Bureau Federation. He is also a di-
rector OF the National Wool Market
ng association and secretary-treasur-
sr of the Midwest Wool Marketing as
ISOLATION. He was formerly direc
or and member of the executive COM
nittee of the National LIVESTOCK Mar
ting association.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18

Somewhere in Canada, union that
shall be nameless won bargaining
election. The union sent to Federated
Press an ordinary news release on
the results. In the next mail, how
lever, came letter saying:
Regarding press release mailed to
you today, please take note that on
instructions from the Department of
Labor, Canada, such information must
not be issued and this release has
therefore been sent by error. Please
do not in any way use information
contained therein"
This white space, which would have
been used for the story of the cleo
ton, will remind unionists in the U.
S. of the problems faced by labor in
our sister democracy north of the
border.
For further details, communicate
with the Hon. N. A. McLarity, Min
lister of Labor, Ottawa, Ont
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18

While the increase in the number EMPLOYEES parc
uary the highway department has been noticeable to any
travelling the state during the months primary cam
pagn even those most critical could hardly that the
with little highway work under
construction and apparently because the additional
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18

R. J. Thomas president of the United Automobile Workers
of America CO. today made public documentary proof that
Consumers Power Company of Michigan during the period
when Wendell L. Wikie its president contributed $500
for the circulation of he Labor Digest fake labor paper
Thomas declared that the publication which the We
company had sent to 500 its EMPLOYEES owned and pub
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18
TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN
LIST OF STATE employees
In CAMPAIGN Year NOTED

With No Appreciable Extension of Regular
Work by State Departments the Activities
of Campaign Year Appear to Demand Alb
normal Increases in Employed Personnel,
Particularly in the Highway Department.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18
ARE POLLS ACCURATE,
GALLUP and FORTUNE
POLLS DISAGREE

WASHINGTON FR) -How accur
ate are polls of public opinion? This
much-discussed question has frequent
ly been debated on the floor of Con
gress with sharp differences of opin-
ion. Recently the Gallup Poll and the
Fortune Survey made comparison pos
sible by asking the same question at
the same time, and the result was a
difference of more than sou.
The Fortune Survey for August
asked, "Do you think we should do
more than we are now doing to help
England against Germany" The poll
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18

However, the Gallup Poll, put out
by the American Institute of Public
Opinion, reported much different re-
Spouse to its question, do you think
we are giving enough help to England,
or do you think ways should be found
to give England more help than we
are at present but short of war;"
f,;x.o ,s.ox.< Ill. rom
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18
W|LLkIE FIRM HEI led
SuBSIDIzE fake | Dor
paper EDITED BY ICON

President of United Automobile Workers
Discloses That Consumers Power Company
of Which Willkie Was President Contrib
uted Money for Circulation Of Fake Labor
Paper Attacking Unions
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-18

Economic Justice and Equality
IL The Real Safeguard Of De-
mocracy. Lack Of These IL =
Challenge to the Intelligence
and Sincerity of All.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-12

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