The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-11
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Bureau also show the effect of this
trend in decreased number of farms
and a consequent increase in the av-
erage size of farms in such major
sections as the corn belt.
Agricultural officials admit that the
problem of finding opportunities for
all these people displaced by machin-
cry cannot be solved by an agricul-
tural program alone. They conceive
of a program to meet the situation
involving conservation works, rural
industries, and various types of coop
erative activities to keep the addi-
tional displacement in agriculture
from adding to rural distress and ur-
ban unemployment.
There already has been considera-
BILE discussion of a possible rural
works program especially fitted to the
needs of unemployed farm people. De-
partment officials have discussed the
idea at a number of congressional
committee hearings. Various types OF
conservation work, it has been pointed
out, could provide the main backlog
for such program.
"Dictatorship of Big Business"
There is a lot of propaganda, Wall
street inspired, to force the President
to name a chairman (either Knudsen
or Stettinius) of the National Defense
Advisory Commission. Many suspect
that this is part of plan to pave the
way for virtual dictatorship, not of
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, not of the
proletariat, to be sure, but of Big Bus
mess. Real authority placed in the
hands of either Knudsen or Stettinius,
which these people ask, could very
easily bring such a condition about.
1t is unlikely that the President will
fall for this ruse
Gloom Descend on Elephant
Latest reports from the political
front show definitely that the ''holy-
rolling crusade of Willkie," as thine"
has put it, is petering out. Inside in
formation from republican leaders in
Washington indicates that every time
Willkie speaks they grow more gray
hair. Also it seems that the Stassen
Trojan horse tactics that Willkie has
adopted is not going over so well.
Henry Luce, who was an ardent
booster of the barefoot boy from
Wall Street." seems to have given his
consent to sarcastic comment on Will
kie's decline in the latest issue Of
his thine" magazine, of which he is
editor
Anyone who analysed the Gallup
poll figures of August 25 could have
detected that the backbone folks
found Willkie out as soon as he made
his acceptance speech. That poll,
while showing Willkie as holding the
majority of the electoral votes, also
showed that he had lost at least %
electoral votes after making his
speech. In addition, at least 125 votes,
punched in such pivotal states as Wis
consin, New York New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania, were so doubtful in this
poll as to be considered toss-up,
with the odds favoring Roosevelt.
The proof of this lies in the statis-
teal techniques used by DR.. Gallup,
but usually played down by most
newspapers subscribing to the poll.
The Gallup poll forecasts Roosevelt
victory-and those who have studied
it carefully are getting on the New
Deal bandwagon.
Britain Receiving Fighter-Bombers
Delivery has begun from this coun-
try on a stable scale of "a new type
of warplane for Britain "a fighter
bomber
This craft, speedier than any of the
bombers now in use, is especially de-
signed to be able to fight off smaller
craft. Because of the great flying dis
tances involved, Britain, unlike Ger
many, is unable to send fighters along
to accompany their bombers.
The new ships will be able to do
about 975 miles an hour and will have
a flying radius of more than 1000
hiles, thus enabling them to be used
in raids over Italy as well as in raids
over all parts of Germany.
One of the west coast airplane fac
tories is known to have delivered 95 |
OF these ships to the British the past |
month, and this monthly rate of pro-
duction from this factory alone will |
be considerably increased