The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-01-17
BY !. 3. BENTLEY

The leadership of organized labor
should be well enough informed by the
forerunners In the current events of G
pending disaster to their organiza-
lions. In practically every publicsl
ton that's under control of the monse1
trusts there is an article of what
might be done to control the life OF
labor. The first thing that labor
should understand without any mis-
taken ideas is that every one who
works for living from the white
collared workers down to the WPA
workers are classified and catalogued
by the powers-that-be as workers
no capitalists. The same is true Of
the small merchant who is nothing
more than salesman for the whole
sale houses and is considered such by
the money lords.
If some of you small merchants
have in your mind that you are on
an equal footing with the overload
you serve try this simple experiment.
Try and enter into his home life and
society as an equal. / am afraid that
you will have a rude awakening if
your hide isn't as thick as a pigs
or if you haven't prostituted your
manhood until your sensitiveness has
become disguised with you and left
to inhabit the carcass of human
being.
The handwriting on the wall is
plenty plain for anyone to see who
cares to take the trouble to look.
If you don't care to take the trouble
now you can wait while and feel
it. That way might not be so much
trouble to you, but I can assure you
it will be a damn sight harder on
you before it is over. We will con-
slider few things that are creeping
into the lives of the people to upset
their applicant. Governor Bricker of
Ohio, balances the budget regardless
of the necessities of life as far labor
is concerned. Pleas for food fall on |
ears that are deaf to all human suffer |
ing The Cleveland, Ohio, situation is
spreading to other states and will con-
tinue to grow until it engulfs the
workers of WPA and relief and pushes
them further down. Another lowering
of the living standards of the people
The Dies committee has only one
thing to accomplish in its ultimate
end, and that is the control of labor.
They may have to go long way
around to accomplish their desired
effect in order to keep the people off
the trail so that they won't see too
much Dies has run through the list
of everything imaginable to finally
settle on that big boogeyman, COM
for the purpose of stamped
that there is a long bearded gent
direct from Russia hiding in the cor
ner of every union hall ready to jump ,
out and wave a red flag and holler
4 take this meeting over in the name
Of Stain for the purpose of using your !;
members as slaves to the anarchist /,
system" When Mr. Dies gets ideas
If that kind firmly planted in the ..
minds of the common man then the
lrive will start to break the effective !,
ness of the unions. Every progress
,ive member will be labeled as
and VIII be treated as
such The doors of avery union meet !
ng will be open at Ill times during !
union session for investigation by !
duly credentialed officer of the law. 7
The meeting will be controlled by Il
tool pigeons for the benefit of the a
Capitalist interests. l,
Is this a dream of sick head from T.
hangover of the night before? l u
yish it was, but the labor history of
'ermany, Italy, Spain and Japan are G
taring us in the face with facts that II
re can't get around. And they prac- it
ically all started the same way and N
nded the same. France and Eng Il
nd's labor movement is following the p
anne process, and the United States ly
not far behind. Politicians that you tt
lected as your servants are not only W
ominating the leadership of organ al
led labor, but are reaching into the al
ank and file of the mem bership with tt