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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-27

there are state organizations of the
Farmers Union which ignore both and
even lend support to the fake Price
Fixing" bill, known as S. $40, which
proposes to establish prices by law for
80 or more farm products, without
regard to the price which the con-
sumner can or will pay. On such ques-
lions, on which the national body has
acted, there must be harmonious and
united action, so that the whole force
of the Farmers Union in Il states
can be thrown behind the desired
legislation. The new president, James
J. Patton, and his supporting board of
directors, have that to face and know
it. We are in the position of the old
loosely-knit Continental Congress. We
are now entering the period when
new body, equivalent to the present
Congress of the United States shall
be set up. The National Farmers I'm
ion must be given power to act au-
thoritatively on the farm welfare OF
the nation, with the state Unions re-
tanning their rights and powers over
the issues that arise in the states. 1t
can be done and it must be done ii
the spirit and ideals of cooperation,
now growing as never before, are to
continue to grow and expand in this
new era.
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feated for reelection but was reelected
in 1888 and during the 1899 session
batted seven per cent for progressive
Legislation.
Lehrkind of Gallatin was another
"seven percenter" in the 1889 session
dropping from 40 per cent in the 1897
session.
Dougherty of Powell made a fair
record of 70 per cent in 1887, but came
out of the 1899 session credited with
vote of only 40 per cent for progress
sive measures.
Toomey of Lewis and Clark made
an all time record in the 1885 session,
on his votes for progressive legisla-
tive measures, scoring ZERO. In the
1897 session he lacked his record up
to % per cent, but his constituency
left him in his law office for the 1889
session. This last campaign he made
comeback" and will again be back
to fight the fight of the corporate in
terests in the coming session. And he
does good job of it, too.
O'Connor of Carbon, made a score
of rs per cent in the 1895 session, Cd
per cent in the 1897 session and in
the 1889 session came out an honor
ed member of the seven per center"
The tax measures on which the
votes were tabulated are the votes on
sales taxes, electric energy taxes,
telephone and theater taxes and cor
poration income taxes; all designed to
tighten the tax burden on homes and
farms and low incomes, and yet pro-
vide enough revenue for the conduct
of the necessary services of the state
government for the people of the
state.
The working people of the state, by
scrutinizing the records of the repre-
sentatives and their votes on meas
ures such as those which might re-
move some of the burdens of taxation
from their shoulders and place it on
the profits of the great corporations
exploiting the states people and re-
sources, can determine quite accur-
ately for whose interests the repre-
sentatives are working. This informa-
ton is submitted for that purpose-SO
THE PEOPLE MAY JUDGE.
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For Your Considerations
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clerk of the Supreme $4,000 in paying
Labor Co-ordinator' for the Commission the same
salary paid district judge, $4,000 The same
mistaken ideas of to control egis
ative Investigations The committees themselves say that
thorough investigation would take Eat least six months and
would be the fact 1t would take per-
haps sixty days. the full term of legislative session. for
really worthwhile investigating board committee to get
we'll and Systematically organized effective work It's
proper financing might 100000 but if it succeeded in
plugging continuous leaks from the funds of the liquor
opoy and the gasoline tax should times that sum
TO taxpayers Such committee should have competent
Investigators legal counsel accountants stenographers and
assistance 1t should be alime job while it lasts
The of its members should be at least valuable to
those of secretary of the State Highway COM
mission the for its existence would be to
money misfeasance and maeasance in public office
the faithful honest and condemn the unfahfu
dishonest should have to compel obedience to
compulsory for witnesses books and
bank especially bank accounts It's staff of assist
ants should be paid like assistants paid in private
poymen should have authority to require waiver of i'm
nuny prosecution such immunity to voun
tary It's session should be public private in its
discretion but if it were the right kind of committee they
would mostly be public with special and convenient facilities
for the press of Montana free and controlled
Above ALL the members of such committee should be
hosen with They should be public officials
with ambition to hold public office They should be
of known and unmpeachabe personal integrity and
with friends protect enemies to
sh with high of public duty mpervous to political
social influence and with definite idea of what
they to find out and how to find If it be said
that such list of qualifications is ideaistc rather than
tca least be appropriated Perfection not to be
expected only honesty sincerity and fair of ability
These qualities are still fairly plentiful in Montana even
though the state has become known throughout the nation
politically the rottenest borough in the West.
until the legislature its standards of economy
Investigations Of the executive branch of the govern
concerned nothing very effective along those lines
be expected Nor is hush-hush policy SUCH for
ample that of the politically infested State Board of Edu
respect the conduct of the business and affairs of
University of Montana calculated merit public
respect confidence. Publicity if necessary public
pense, essential corollary of honest government
WALTER AITKEN.
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dorsed. and supported, and encourage
ed, and administered by Communist
philosophy, or Nazi philosophy, or
Fascist philosophy, or any other
philosophy, they lie.'
1--WE neither accept or desire-and
we firmly reject consideration of any
policies emanating from totalitarian-
ism, relationships and foreign idolo-
gies such as nazism. communism, and
fascism. They have no place in this
great modern labor movement. The
CLIO condemns the relationships and
totalitarianism of nazism, communism
and fascism as inimical to the well
fare of labor and destructive of our
form government.
'The CLIO must organize the unor-
ganized and build up and strengthen
greater and better America. In this
great task we must not be diverted
by strange, foreign doctrines, oppos-
ed to our concept of industrial and
political democracy. There is room
for all of us in this great movement
to work for those noble ideals and
sound objections. We highly recon-
mend that the CLIO continue to carry
on in the spirit of real American
trade unionism to secure economic
justice and social security, and to
make of this country better place
in which to work and which to live"
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Coop Association
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H. L. Fowler, secretary-treasurer of
Consumers Cooperative Refineries,
Regina, Saskatchewan, told how his
organization of 10000 members had
saved 100000 in five years through
the operation of the first cooperative
oil refinery in the world. "There is
no war profiteering on gasoline in
Western Canada" he said. "The
Coop has held prices down. But in
Eastern Canada where there are not
many petroleum Co-ops, prices are re-
latively high"
Delegates greeted with great en-
thusiasm the statement of H. G. Lull,
professor at the Emporia (Kansas)
State Teachers College and a director
of GOA that I'VE can have a Coop
college by 1915. l would like to be
a member of such faculty" he said
Howard A. Cowden, president of GOA,
replied as the delegates applauded,
"Well, Doctor. it looks like you're
hired"
For the first time recreation was a
part of the annual meeting program.
Following the speeches in the North
Kansas City High School auditorium
the delegates flocked to the gymnas-
ium to take part in folk dances, group
singing and games.
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in other words, in periods of rising
output when unit costs normally tend
to decline"
Put into non-professional language,
Hansen says that wages should go up
before prices go up rather than after
wards. When factory production in
creases and the cost per article goes
down. wages should be increased.
Assuming continued changes in
technique" he goes on, "the commun-
ity needs to be educated to under
stand that an increase in wage rates
in the upswing phase is perfectly COM
patible with price stability insofar as
the advance in wage rates does not
exceed the offsetting increase in pro-
ductivity springing from chronological
developments.
Wage advances, therefore, do not
in themselves justify price increase.
In general, the public and employers
are inclined to take the rigid position
that wage advances and price adj
vances inevitably go hand in hand.
This is certainly erroneous and leads
to wrong price policies"
In other words, the employer who
comedies wage increases to a union
and then goes out and boosts the price
of his product solely on the basis of
the wage increase is all wet and so is
the person who believes that the I'M
increase because it means increased
ion shouldn't have asked for the wage
prices.
Also of interest in the commentary
are the remarks of Mordecai Ezekiel,
economic adviser to the Secretary of
Agriculture.
Discussing government finances,
Ezekiel says that the nations nation
al debt is so low compared to income
that deficit expenditures could be
continued for number of years with
out any real difficulty. The low in
terest rate the government has to pay
to borrow money indicates how little
real concern the financiers have over
the present public debt, he contends.
The present method of levying So
cial security taxes is bad he goes on,
and "there is clear evidence that the
present tax is too heavy in relation
to the out-payments." The rate of
compensation could be increased or
the period of payment heightened
without impairing the financial sound
ness of the social security system.
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lied agriculture becomes of the great
est Importance.
I'VE, therefore, reaffirm our historic
position toward organized labor in ex-
pressing a continued desire to COOP
crate with the organized workers In
mine, mill, and factory.
I'VE express our deep appreciation
for labor's support in the Congress OF
the United States. We organized
farmers recognize that except for the
faithful support of those members OF
Congress who represent labor dis
tricts, our national farm program
would have been whitfield down or
wiped off the law books of the nation
for lack of support in Congress.
Organized labor may count on the
Farmers Union for the fullest support
in the fight for legislative justice to
wage workers. From this position we
shall not retreat. We ask labor's sup
port of our legislative program"
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Natl. Selective
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an this connection, Director Dyk-
stra cited that Selective Service Reg
ulations require local board to furn-
ish on request a special form (Form
47) to any person claiming to be a
conscientious objector. This provis-
ion is in Paragraph 1853 of Volume III
of Selective Service Regulations which
also provides that the local board
shall first classify such claimant on
all other grounds and pass upon his
claim as conscientious objector only
if, after physical examination, he
otherwise would be classified as avail
able for military service.
1.-THE provisions for deferment Of
conscientious DIRECTORS under the Sc
lective Service Act are much broader
than the draft laws of the World
War In the drafts of 1917 and 1918
a registrant had to be a member of a
recognized religious sect which OBJ
jected to participation in war in any
form to establish his claim as a con-
scientfous objector Under the Selec-
tive Service Act, such claim can be
made ON the basis of the registrant's
religious training and belief, regard
less of his sect or creed.
"In the World War any registrant
who established his claim of con-
scientious objection was indicted into
the military service Notwithstanding
his belief and was assigned to unit
decreed by the president to be nom
combatant which then included the
medical corps, the corps of engineers
and the quartermaster corps. The
Selective Service Act provides that
any registrant who establishes his
claim of conscientious objection to
combatant service may be indicted
into the armed forces and assigned to
noncombatant units, but in the event
he conscientiously objects to all forms
of military training he may be assign
ed to work of national Importance I'M
der civilian direction.
"Plans for comprehensive Civilian
work program for conscientious OBJ
jectors are being worked out by Major
Guiton Morgan of National Head
quarters, Selective Service System.
and representatives of other federal
departments and agencies.
preliminary planning looks to the
use of such conscientious DIRECTORS,
particularly those who are members
of sects devoted to agriculture or
other special pursuits in soil conserva-
tion or forestry work under the direc-
ton of federal experts
The above article is quoted from
release from Washington received in
this state office.
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mittees will meet Monday night, De-
cember End, to make thorough and
complete study of their bylaws.
The meeting adjourned with deter
mination by all present to get as many
people interested in the organization
as possible who will be eligible as
stockholders.
The boundaries of the new organi-
cation are within radius of rs miles
from Great Falls.
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James Patton's Job

James Patton's Job
That goes out of the window-it
will have to-if the national body is
to continue its existence. To abolish
that curious lack of cooperation
among co-operatives, is the job cut
out for James Patton, the mountaineer
from Colorado. He has been given
good board of directors to help him
with the task H. d. Rolph, president
of the Montana Farmers Union, has
been named vice president = another
man from a mountain state! The
other members of the board of direc-
tors are: Tom w. Cheek, Oklahoma
City, Okla; DR.. M. F. Dickinson, Little
Rock, Ark; Ole L. Olson, Buxton ~
D.; George A. Nelson, Midtown, Wis.
and H. c. Hanson of Nebraska. 1t is
board well suited to the need of this
swiftly changing time - progressive,
intelligent and earnest. 1t can get
places and become power for agri-
culture.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-27
YOUR DOLLAR
BICYCLES
BY CONSUMERS UNION

BICYCLES
Steer clear of gadgets when you
buy your boy or girl bicycle, c. u.
advises. Every extra pound on that
bike must be pushed around by leg
power. Fiashy gadgets may look
pretty under the Christmas tree, but
the child whose parents have put
their money into quality will get more
fun and service from his bike. Get
the medium grade If you can, c. u.
advises further. The deluxe grade is
loaded down with odds and ends, the
cheapest grade usually Is not good
quality. The medium-priced is most
apt to stick to essentials of good de-
sign and quality.
Fifteen makes of bicycles, nine
makes of velocipedes are discussed
and rated in c. US article.
WoMENs SHORTS
Don't go by size when buying wom-
ems shorts, c. U. advises after test
ure the shorts with a tape measure,
or hold them up to you to make sure
they will fit. One important point Is
that the waist should stretch easily
to the wearer's hip measurement
Get a fine knit, but preferably not
a plain knit, c.. U. advises. Plain
knits will run up and down, like stock
ings A multiple warp knit will not
run at all. You can identify a null
tiple warp knit by the ribs on the
back which run at cross angles with
the ribs on the front.
The best quality rayon garment
tested by c. u was Wards Cat. No.
SAG at soc plus postage. Next in line
were Briefs, sold by the j. c. Penney
stores at 49c then two higher-priced
garments, and fifth was Run Resist,
sold in Kress stores at Csc.
BLANKETS
For adequate warmth and durabil-
ity, blanket should weigh at least
IL ounces per square yard, c. U. adj
vises members in its November issue.
For a 72x84 blanket this amounts to
about 31a pounds.
OF course, weight is not the only
factor to be considered. The quality
of the wool and the way the blanket
is constructed also influence the serv-
ice you will get. The thread count
Number of yarns running each way;
thickness; tensile strength resistance
to pulling) resistance to abrasion;
shrinkage and instability all affect
the value, and C. U. covered these
points in it's tests of II wool blankets,
in which it found some outstanding
buys.
If you buy blankets without benefit
of test ratings, be sure to check on
four important points. First, actually
measure the blanket. Wool prices are
going up and there may be some tend
ency towards deception. Next, weigh
the blanket and calculate whether it
weighs at least IL ounces per square
yard. Then rub the nap between your
palms, and also pull lightly at the nap
If it nubs up into balls or comes loose,
the blanket is not well constructed
Last, hold up the blanket to the light.
Light spots indicate sleazy weave.
UNION-MADE BLANKETS
The following manufacturers of
blankets (wool and part-wooD tested
by G. u. have union contracts, reports
the Textile Workers Union (CIO):
North Star; American Wooden Co.
(smoe plants); Portland Wooden Mills
Inc; Marshall-Field; Pepperell. The
following are reported by the TWU
as non-union: st. Mary's; F. G. Huyck
G Sons (Kenwood); Shuler & Ben
ninghofen (Mariposa); Chatham; Es-
mond Mills; Leaksville Wooden Mills
(Cannon).
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together" in a harmony that one has
we'll named POLICY of Pretense."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-27
UNION-MADE BLANKETS

YOUR DOLLAR is a regular
monthly feature. The facts and
opinions given are based on Con-
sumers Union Reports, the month
ly magazine of Consumers Union,
II Union So. W., New York, N. Y,
a non-profit organization, whose
main object is to safeguard buyers
by testing and reporting on con-
sumner goods Note especially the
information on labor conditions I'M
der which products are made.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-27
Unity of Action

A case in point: The convention at
Denver endorsed the Income Certifi-
cate plan Is. 2395) now before Con-
gress and the Debt Adjustment bill
Is. 3509), also before Congress. Yet
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-27
written for The Peoples Voice
and released by the American Coun-
Gil of the Institute of Pacific Rela-
tions and by Federated Press. Opin-
ions are the authors.)
BY BRYCE WOOD
Instructor in Government,
Columbia University

Instructor in Government,
Columbia University
In a speech at Dayton in October,
President Roosevelt declared that it
is the policy of the u. S. to defend
the whole of the Western hemisphere.
The application of this policy will in
volve issues of vital concern to the
North American worker and farmer.
Since the South American states
are in an early stage of industrial de-
velopment they depend to a great ex-
tent upon their exports of raw mate
rails in order to buy manufactured
goods. Argentina, for example, ex-
ports more than 400 of it's total pro-
duction Until the outbreak of war,
5000 of South Americas export trade
was with Europe while about 800
was with the u. S.
Some countries export commodities
such as wheat, corn and cotton, which
are also exported by the U. S. and
which therefore form hemisphere sur
pluses. A new Europe organized by
Germany as an economic unit would
certainly be able to supply all the
needs of South America in manufac-
tured goods, and would probably in
crease considerably its consumption
of South American products.
1t is because of the fear of the po-
litical consequences of German eco
nomic power that plans are being dis
cussed for some centralized selling
agency that would handle all exports
from the American nations. If, how
ever, it becomes impossible to sell our
surpluses abroad we may have to
adopt hemisphere planning.
This would mean changes in the
types of farm products raised in the
u. S. and elsewhere; it would mean
reduction in the amount of wheat,
cotton and other commodities pro-
duced in the Americas, and might well
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-10
Tomorrow Is
Last Day For
Registration

Final, laSt-minute efforts TO get
every person possible registered Tor
the coming primaries were beng
made today, with only one more day
left in which names can be put on
the books. A new registration is be-
ING held throughout Vance county,
and, after starting slowly, enrolment
has shown a definite pickup in the
past few days, it has been indicated;
Registrars will be at the polling
places throughout the county tomor-
row to. enroll those who apply and
who can qualify. In some instances
registrars are understood to have
been going from house to house in
their district ia get names on the
lists this week. This effort has re-
suited in many additions.
Chairman w. A. Lucas, OF the State
Board Of Elections, has appealed to
voters throughout the State to regis
ter, and Chairman M. H. Stone, of the
Vance county committee, has sup
plemented this appeal locally. Work
ers for some of the candidates for
governor have also been active in
the registration effort, as well as the
few candidates for county offices.
Registration books close tomorrow
afternoon at sunset, and those whose
names have not been added to the
lists by that time will not be per-
mitted to vote on May Is.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-10
ISAAC R0ySTER, IS,
DIES At HIS HOME
Funeral Services at 3 P. M.
Saturday at Miodleburg;
Interment There

Isaac BrcedluVc RoyStcr, aged SO,
died at his home ON Carolina avenue
This morning at $40 o'clock, after
I'm illness OF about Il week. following
= stroke OF paralysis.
Mr.. RuyStcr, son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. William BanniSter Register,
of Granville county, has lived in Hen
dyrsun lor the past three years. Be
fore that time nc was Il farmer near
Huilock. in Granville county. He was
= member Of the State Line Baptist
church for Il number Of years.
Funeral services will be conduct
cd II ) o'clock Saturday afternoon. at
NUddlrbur2 Baptist church. with the
Hyy. +. W. Greene. Assisting will be
the Rev. +. NorIlCet Gardner, Rev.
F, Il. Nelson, and Rev. q. Van
o,euncnS. Intcrment will be in Mid
dlcbWG cemetery.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Sadie Size
more Roy>trr. Nh Register is sur
y,yyd by TWO daughters, Mrs. G.. II.
Pcrduo end Miss Marjorie Register,
of Henderson,; three sons, G.. IL.
NIacN and ". &. RoyStcr, both of
henderson, and Il. G.. Register, of
NidGlcburg: two brothers, W NJ.
Rov,tcr. of Suudan, Va, and +. q.
Eu,.tcr. Of DmWiddic, Va; and two
sisters. Ms. J. c. Hunt, of Oxford,
end Mrs. G.. Il. Nelson, Of Lake Wac
CamuW.
Active pallbcarcrS were announced
rs The following: Thomas Register,
Buys Rrysivr Jim RuyStCr, Joe Billy
liant. Dyus!cy Nelson, and Gus
Conner.
Honorary pallbcarcrs will be: y.
r. Pcrrv. !. T. Collins. L. @. FalknCr.
E,rn Halo. S. ". Simmons, Il. {,
Iu,u.. Fred RoyS,Cr, William BramC,
J. II. Langston. J. ID. Peck, A. A.
Campbell. J. Il. Campbell. II. IL.
iicl>s. G.. W. Register. E. G.. Register,
&. l.. Matthew's, II. Is. Tillcy. J. l..
LuS.itcr. 5. y. LasSltCr, p. p. Jack
On. J. N. jackson, j. G.. SattCrWhi'",
8rlu:lcy overly, O. b. Nelson,
Rcgmaid Sprinkle. H. B. Newman
and &. ~ Newman