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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
CONGRESS SPEEDS
Three BILLION
ARMS MEASURE

WASHINGTON (FP) - Approval
of appropriation bills totaling $3,297,-
009,452 was voted unanimously with
in "a hours by the U. S. senate May 23.
By a vote of rs to the senate
approved the $1,473,756,72S naval ap-
preparations bill. The previous day a
IA to vote was cast for the $685.
252,724 army appropriation bill.
The measures were whipped through
under the lash of President Roose-
velt's message to congress May 16.
The house previously approved the
bills and they now go to conference
where it is believed the minor differ
ences between the senate and house
will be speedily ironed out.
The naval bill is designed to hasten
completion of the So naval vessels now
under construction, to authorize new
construction, to begin expansion of
the naval air force and to begin de-
velopment of chain of naval bases.
The army bill is to provide suffi-
cient equipment for land force of
100000 men and 100000 reserves, in
Guiding semi-automatic rifles, tanks,
guns and similar equip
ment
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY

Tomorrow theNaton pays tribute of honor to its soldier
dead by ceremonial placing of wreaths of flowers their
graves in the cemeteries of the land From platforms
in almost every city in the country eulogisc oraons
their sacrifices will be pronounced
With world conditions they thoughtful appraisal
should be given to what accomplished by the sacrifice
of the lives of all of these countless thousands of
whom, victims of the World war; would now be in the
prime of productive life Had they not been thrust into
that mad holocaust they might be alive; contribut
ing the society Of today surrounded by loving families;
tangible assets to Nation.
Tomorrow, countless thousands of young will at
tend Memorial services and ceremonies for the soldier
dead How many of them will pause to think for
ment of the possibility probability that next year
the year after perhaps many of them lie buried in
soldiers grave here abroad, with their loved
weeping memories of them.
Surely should weigh carefully sovereign citizens
the need plunging this land of into the mad
struggle going in the world Struggle for what?
For power, prompted by greed. For the same or
other fictitious chimerica purpose cunningy clothed in
passion appealing verbage the actual the ruth
less savagng of threatened profits by powerful industrial
organizations For this paid the price OF thousands
of young American lives.
Tomorrow let seriously consider if we wish to pay
the price of the lives of your and mine for other
purpose than the protection of homes, country
Let us not influenced by any words to abandon
reason or judgment. Let weigh the arguments for
entering this in the light of them.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
URGES UNIONS TO
ORGANIZE ON
CONSUMER FRONT

NEW RK.-(FP)-Urging labor
unions to educate their members in
consumer action, Asst. Sec. Wallace
u. Campbell of the Cooperative
League of the u S. A. said at for
UNI on labor and co-operatives that
that labor was Fighting with one hand
behind it's back when it organizes only
as producers"
To-day more than 100000 Ameri-
con consumers are members of CO.
operative associations" he said 1.-THE
fields of greatest progress include dis
tribution of petroleum products, farm
supplies, insurance and groceries"
Marc Starr, educational director of
the init. Ladies Garment Workers
Union (unaffiliated), noted increased
support of the cooperative movement
by labor unions.
Although organized labor has been
slow to take up the organization of
coo-peratives, there is a changing at
mosphere-an increasing growth of in
terest in the cooperative movement
as expressed in the resolutions of the
AFL and Clio and a very tangible
growth of cooperative credit unions
in labor unions" he said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
MOVE FOR WPA BOOST
BEATEN I'm HOUSE

WASHINGTON. = (FP) = An at
tempt by Rep. Joseph Casey d.,
Mass.) to Appropriate s2,2S2,OOO,OO0 for
WPA for the coming fiscal year in
stead of the 1915, 100000 recommend
ed by the President and the house ap-
preparations committee was beaten in
the house May Fl by teller vote of
81 to IA.
The move, backed by the clio and
the liberal block in the house, consti-
tuted the main attempt of supporters
of an adequate WPA program to
boost the sum.
Approval of the additional sum
would have provided employment for
an average of 100000 people, Casey
said, instead of the 100000 average
provided for under the S975,650,0O0 APP
preparation which can be used within
an eight-month period.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

chairman of the Industrial Accident
Board with violation of the section of
the corrupt practices act which makes
it illegal for the holder of state Of
flee to hold office at the same time in
political organization.
The complaint was made in Justice
Whites court on May 10, and when
the justice failed to take any action
and had stated to an attorney rep
resenting Mr.. Vanek that he did not
intend to take any, Vanek applied to
the Supreme Court for the writ of
mandamus on May IA.
Yesterday (Tuesday) justice White
Mr.. Vanek and asked him
to submit the names of witnesses and
Mr. Vanek reports that he gave him
the names of the following, who
should be familiar with facts in con-
nection with Clements alleged viola
tions of the law: Sam Spiegel, Kath-
crime Munroe, Art Lamey, Miles
Romney, John Bonner, Mike Thomas,
H. S. Bruce and Lucy McLemore.
Mr.. Vanek states that Justice White
had signified his intent to proceed in
the matter.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
SECOND COOP OIL.
Refinery STARTS
PRODUCING I'm INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS - OPP - The sec
ond coop oil refinery in the u. s.
has already swung into operation and
lis producing gasoline, kerosene, dis
tillate and tractor fuel from $500 bar
rels of crude oil each "a hours, said
General Manager |. II. Hull of the
Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative
Association.
Owned and operated by the Indiana
Farm Bureau Co-operatives, the re-
finery represents a total investment
of $330,000 of which 100000 was for
the refinery proper, 100000 for a
25-mile crude oil pipe line system, and
100000 in transport trucks and truck
base. 1.-THE Swimming plant is one of
the most modern of its kind and pro-
vision has been made for the addi-
ton of cracking unit as the need
develops" said Ralph Booker, man
ager Of the refinery.
The plant is at Mt. Vernon, Ind,
where it has the double advantage of
being close to the newly discovered
Gibson county oil field and yet can
get crude oil by barge from the Texas
field if necessary. The refinery en-
ploys 60 workers with an annual pay
roll of 100000.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
hull. HOUSE
Gel. EBRATES 50TH


CHICAGO - (FP) - The enduring
monument of Jane Adams in Chi
cago, the Hull House settlement which
she founded in the heart of the west
side slums, is celebrating its 50th an
niversary this month. 1t has outlived
its founder but not its founders spirit,
which continues to be a beacon light
in social service and peace through
out the United States.
The celebration began May II as a
tribute to the life and service of Miss
Adams and the men and women who
Joined her in an endeavor to be good
neighbor in a community which has
grown to have international bound
aries, to quote the illustrated pro-
gram. 9''r
AS proof or the very human place
Hull House has always BEEN the
weeks festivities included not only
tho customary stuffed shirt speeches
but dancing in the streets, a neighbor-
hood fair and a children's circus.
Three unions, the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers (CIO), the Init.
Ladies Garment Workers Union (un-
affiliated) and the Chicago Teachers
Union (AFL), as well as the Social
Service Employees Union, presented a
program entitled Labor Day. Hull
House neighbors enacted a living
newspaper called Halsted Street
1910.
The commemorative week was to
end with a concert and tea at the
Joseph T. Bowen Country Club over
looking the lake shore 40 miles north,
which is the Hull House summer
camp. The Hull House symphony
was billed to play.
The far-reaching influence of Hull
House has always been cast in the
direction of peace, tolerance and pro-
social and labor legislation
and administration.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
Canadian Officials
Would Outlaw
.Brotherly Love

HAMILTON, Ont. = OPP Jesus
wept" John 1880 would be the
most fitting Biblical comment on the
words of Mayor William Morrison in
city council.
Supporting a motion urging domin-
ion and provincial governments to en-
act legislation barring "sympathizers
of subversive groups" from public Of
flee and from voting, the mayor said:
81 like this motion because it is not
limited to the previously suggested or
CARNATIONS (nazi, fascist and commun-
ist). I would like to add pacifism.
disarmament and brotherly love to
the things we are against In theory
they are wonderful, but look what
they have cost u.s."
Only of the 81 councilmen voted
against the motion They included
Controller Sam Lawrence, who has
marched on picket lines and has been
a member of federal parliament for
the Cooperative Commonwealth Fed
Grafton, Canada's farmer-labor party;
Alderman Harry Hunter, organizer for
the Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee (CIO); Aldermen Roy Aindow
and Robert Thornberry, both labor
supporters.
In Toronto, at the same time, Police
Chief d. C. Draper said he was very
grateful" on learning that the COM
munist party of Canada has been de-
clared illegal
His words suggested that his motor
ious red squad which has frequently
used the communist pretext to inter-
fere with labor union activity and or
ganization of the unemployed, would
now be unleashed against Ontario's
claimed 5000 communists and any
one SUSPECTED of radical activity.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

AS usual IN po1tlcal conventions for
many years past, j. Burke Clements,
in this convention played a leading
part as delegate from the county and
as chairman of the resolutions COM
mittee. Mr. Clements who has for
years been an associate of George
Cooney (reputed gambling czar and
fred light" landlord) in the horse rae
ing racket in Helena, was recently
complained against in a justice court
in Helena for violation of Section
1876, which prohibits an appointive,
public officer from being a member of
a political committee. The justice Of
the peace apparently hesitant about
performing his duty against domi-
nant political figure, the complainant
asked the supreme court for writ
of mandamus directed to the justice,
which has been granted and the JUS
tice will be before the supreme court
on June 3.
Other appointive public officers par
ticipating in the convention were
Theodore Bergstrom, warden at the
state penitentiary; Ernest Peterson,
attorney for the highway commission;
James Harmon, liquor vendor at Cir
Gle and Glen Carney, liquor vendor
in Butte.
The Voice has repeatedly called at
tention to violations of this provision
of the state law, but so far, only two
appointive officers of the state have
severed by resignation, their connec-
lions as officers in the party political
machine The view that the others
appear to take is that they are supe-
rior to the law, which is as follows:
Sec 1876 r. G. NJ 1885:
mo holder of public position other
than an office filled by the voters,
shall be delegate to convention for
the election district that elects the
officer or board under whom he direct
ly or indirectly holds such position,
nor shall he be member of polit-
ical committee for such district"
The term political committee" is
defined in the statutes as follows:
Sec. 1875 R. c. M. 1885:
Political Committee" shall apply to
every combination of two or more per-
sons who shall aid or promote the
success or defeat of a candidate, or
a political party or principle, and the
provisions of law relating thereto shall
apply to any firm or partnership, or
any corporation, and to any club, or
or association or other COM
bination of persons whether incor-
oorated or not, with similar purposes,
whether primary or incidental"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
Lawyers Propose
Rehousing Over
100000 Families

NEW YORK. = (FP) "A proposal
drafted by the Natl Lawyers Guild
(unaffiliated) to rehouse 100000
New York families over 20-year pc
riod was discussed here by 200 rep
resentatives of labor, civic and well
fare groups.
The measure, to the introduced in
the state legislature, would provide
for housing loans by raising the states
constitutional debt limit from the pre-
sent 100000 to $5,OOO,OOO 900.
In presenting the proposal Leon ].
Lindler chairman of the guilds COM
mittee on social legislation, pointed
out that "the federal, state and city
governments are at present meeting
the housing need at rate less than
the rate of increase in housing short
age"
Complimenting the guild on its pro-
posal, Adolph Germer, CLIO regional
director, said: Our state and national
organization is in favor of more Wig
orous housing programs. l will take
these proposals back to the our peo-
pie" Pres. Thomas ]. Lyons of the
State Federation of Labor was sched-
uled to speak, but was detained on
business upstate.
State Housing Commissioner Ed
ward Weinfeld and Deputy Admins
traitor Leon H. Keyserling of the U.
S. Housing Authority opposed the
pIap daoIarino that II Was finapoial1z
unsound.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
NOTICE

Have you registered to
vote at the primaries on
July 16? The deadline for
registering to vote is May 81,
5 o'clock, p. m.
Registering to vote is one
of your most important du-
ties. You owe it to yourself
your own interests-to ex-
press your wishes at the
polls. No one else will do it
for you. Register to vote to-
day. Vote in the primaries.
Take "time out" from your
work to do both. 1t will be
time most profitably used.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
LABOR BOOSTS SALES
209d I'M ST. PAUL
COOP STORE

ST. PAUL, Mimi FP)-Organized
labor has thrown its full support be-
hind the St. Paul Coop store, only
shop in town to display the union
card of the Retail Clerks init. Pro-
tective Association (AFL). Results:
The stores sales have increased 20
per cent in two weeks.
"This is the only grocery store in
the city Of st. Paul eligible to display
the union store card, which is indica-
tive of fair and honest dealings with
Local 2, RCIPA," said Local Presi-
dent Ray Greengard.
Each member of organized labor
should make it his duty to patronize
this store, for when doing so he is
loyal not only to the labor movement,
but also to himself"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
By A. I. HARRIS

fifth column activities. Liberals
should not take the position that de-
mocracy cannot deal with such activi
ties without violating civil rights.
Searching out and controlling OF
fifth column activities must be con
Quoted under the jurisdiction of the
courts and of the laws which protect
individual liberties. We must avoid
development of anything similar to
the nazi gestapo acting independently
of the courts; and accord everybody
the right of public trial and the pro.
lection which the Bill of Rights af.
fords them"
! What Mrs Roosevelt said about
making democracy work so that those
living under it feel that they have
something worth fighting for is quite
to the point.
White House Aid
For Federal Housing
With reactionaries seeking to kill
the federal housing program in the
confusion created by national defense,
the Administration has come out
strongly to the aid of the 100000
housing loan authorization bill, which
had been pending in the house COM
mittee on banking and currency since
the last session of congress
Several members of the committee
the past week were summoned to the
White House for conferences with the
President. 1t is reported reliably that
the President urged support of the bill.
Many amendments to the bill have
been offered in committee, to which
housing proponents have not raised
objection in the hope that these eff
forts to mutilate the measure will be
voted down on the floor of the house.
These include such amendments as re-
ducing drastically the amount of the
loan authorization and increasing the
contributions required of the local
communities in order to participate
in the program.
Unless the measure is put through,
further USHA projects will come to
an end in a few months, since all the
money now on hand is earmarked.
Only such projects as have already
been undertaken will be completed.
A resolution signed by the commits
sioners of agriculture in the 13 south
ern states approving the rural hous-
ing program has greatly strengthened
the position of housing proponents
These states are Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
North Carolina, South
Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia,
and Tennessee.
Current Capital Chatter
They are asking here whether Colo
mel Lindberg is trying to prove to the
nazis that their confidence in him was
well placed . Hitler promised to
give Europe "the greatest blood bath
in history" This is one instance
where he has proven to be man of
his word. Department of
Labor figures show that there was
no change in nonagricultural
for the month of April,
which generally registers decided
CONTINUED on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
NO SK0R TAGE OF
SKILLED WORK ERS
SAYS PERKINS

WASHINGTON = OPP - Skilled
workers are available in quantities
for most arms program purposes Sec
Rotary of Labor Frances Perkins told
the President, she said here May %.
In small groups, such as tool and
die making, pattern making and de-
sign drafting, she said, there may be
some shortages.
She pointed out, however, that the
federal employment service has over
100000 job applications in its active
| file and that many of the applicants
are skilled mechanics.
When these men are needed for the
arms program, she told reporters at
press conference, arrangements
will be made to transport those who
wish to take the jobs to their occupa-
tions.
81 cannot think of any process in
the whole defense program for which
there are no men available" she said
Miss Perkins added that there is no
need at present of altering the Walsh
Healey act or wage-hour law on ac-
count of the arms program. These
laws are not rigid, she said, and re-
quire only the payment of overtime
at time and a half.
The effect of overtime payments on
the cost of the program, she added,
should be slight because it would be
necessary only for skilled workers to
work overtime and the skilled work
constitutes a small part of the labor
cost.
Do your job as a citizen-register
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

Security Administration appropriation,
and if not defeated in the senate will
completely put an end, apparently, to
the progress of organizing new CO.
operative elevator associations and
other cooperative enterprises which
have received financial aid through
loans to individuals for the purpose
of purchasing stock in them.
Senator Murray advises the Voice
that he will seek the elimination of
this restrictive rider, by an amend
ment in the senate if it is reported
out by the appropriations committee.
The state office of the Farmers I'm
ion advises over the telephone that
up to this time, it has received no
word directly concerning this rider"
but State Secretary Brown states that
he had discovered it in the daily Con-
gressional Record; that Congressman
Burdick opposed the subsection but
was supported by only twelve other
congressman.
State Secretary Brown reports that
he has already written Senators
Wheeler and Murray, protesting the
passage of this measure, and the mem
bership of the Farmers Union through
out the state will surely act to bring
pressure to stop it. He reported that
he had received no word about the
action being taken in this connection
by the legislative representatives of
the Farmers Union.
Have you registered to vote in the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29
Campaign Under Way to
Suspend Social Laws

Campaign Under Way to
Suspend Social Laws
Next to the question of whether
(many are merely asking "when?')
this country will become involved in
the war, liberals are asking what is
going to happen to advanced labor
and other social legislation during
the hectic period that lies ahead.
Big Business has disclosed that it
wants suspension of such labor laws
as the Walsh-Healey Act, the Wage
Hour Act, and the Wagner Labor Re-
lations Act "for the duration" 1t
also wants no ban on war profits.
These things are necessary, say Big
Business spokesman, in order to get
the "proper cooperation of business"
to carry out the defense program:
That's their conception of patriotism!
Labor is on it's toes and watching
developments closely. 1t is IN no
mood to stand by calmly while gains
which have taken years of struggle
and sacrifice to attain are washed
out overnight Congressman are be-
ing told by labor delegations that they
are being watched most closely. They
have their eyes also on the army and
navy crowds, which never have been
very friendly to labor, particularly the
navy crowd. The latter is especially
known to be antagonistic to the
Walsh-Healey Act, which provides
that firms receiving government con-
tracts must maintain certain labor
standards, and it is making its posi-
ton known to certain members of
congress. They are quite an active
lot
This column believes that the Presi-
dent will not let the anti-labor groups
have their way, despite the fact that
he wants their cooperation in the de-
tense program. He has stated his
position, and new dealers say that he
will veto any such legislation if it
passes congress.
That the defense program already
has effectively put the brakes on en-
action of any further labor legislation,
however, is certain. A few weeks ago
the LaFollette bill designed to prevent
oppressive labor practices was re-
garded as certain of passage in the
senate, with a bare chance in the
house. At this writing, it looks as
though the senate may reject it,
whereas the house, should it get there,
will defeat it overwhelmingly.
Democracy To Survive
Must Be Made to Work
The First Lady dropped in at
meeting of some Capital folks the
other day and contributed the follow
ing thoughts to the general discus
sion:
1--WE must put forth more energies
than ever before to make democracy
work Needy people, unemployed,
those to whom our system has not
brought good standard of living,
may feel that our system is not worth
fithing for-that they will get greater
security under almost any other sys-
TEN.
"Our belief in civil rights should
not result in our taking a weak posi-
ton on efforts to expose and curb
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

CAMDEN, -(FP)-Resolution
demanding state wage-hour law and
civil service in larger cities were
passed by 200 delegates to the annual
convention of the Arkansas Fedora
ton of Labor, held here May 14-16.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

Monday g. at 10 o'clock NJ is the time set in writ
mandamus issued by the Montana Supreme Court when
Justice of the Peace A. White of Helena is directed to show
why he has failed proceed under Section 1870 of
Codes and investigate the validity of the complaint filed
in his court by Ralph Vanek charging J. Burke Clements
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-05-29

With the obvious inference to be drawn that state Of
cas consider themselves from the possible penalties
provided for violations of the corrupt practices act several
prominent state apponve officers participated openly in the
democratic state convention held in Helena last week. par
cpating delegates and in other ways.