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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24
Peace Time Consumption

week. 24O leading American educators writer's relig
business promulgated decara
ton against the BILL which would
regiment all of the in the country between the of
Is and 65
H. fitzpatrick professor emeritus of education at Teachers
College, Columbia University chairman of the Committee
Miitarism in Education. The statement follows:
The American people today being deuged by propa-
ganda for military CONSUMPTION in peaceme Sincere and dis
tngushed of the of CONSUMPTION be-
and plausible of their contentious the
undersigned urge the American people their representa-
lives congress deliberate with sober caution before
hitting such unprecedented innovation to become part of
national life.
In judgment military CONSUMPTION in peacetme smacks
of toaaransm and convinced that its adoption would
be highly dangerous to the spirit and traditions of American
democracy The reasons upon which we support this convc
ton follows:
First the essential idea underlying military CONSUMPTION
major premise of dictatorship and all toaarian
ISM 1t is the assumption that the individual citizen is but
pawn the hands of unlimited State power Consumption has
always been abhorrent to free because is in effect
seizure of mans body time and by force and under
threat of heavy penalty
generations millions of Europeans their
countries loyal and devoted American citizens
enjoy among other things conscrp
on Universal military service has been and is today the
chief by which relationships free conscience
among their people, noculate them with the false ideals of
chauvns nationalis and ndocrnate them with belief in
the superiority of brute force morals and ideas
adoption CONSUMPTION among Americans will be the
opening wedge totataran dogma that individual
pawns of the State from birth until DEATH without
rights which those in positions of bound to
spec Americans must deude themselves with the belief
that their democracy will remain unscathed adopt the
essentially andemocratc which have worked such
havoc abroad.
Second consider that time CONSUMPTION in itself
fragrant negaon of democracy We reject transparent
sophstry that CONSUMPTION the
service is undemocrac The Equality that CONSUMPTION
akin to the Equality which prevails among reg
mented galley slaves. 1t democratic than any other
form of involuntary servtude
Ou American conception of democracy signifies vastly more
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24
OUR ELEVEN POINTS

But that wasn't all. The Is men,
bers of the National Farmers Union
Legislative committee, headed by our
M. w Thatcher, did not do SO badly
on their platform demands. They had
a hearing and filed with the platform
committee an agenda covering 10
points which they asked to be in
corporated in the democratic plat
form. OF these, IL had to do directly
with the farm program and set forth
the attitude of the Farmers Union on
national defense and on the proposed
cartel arrangement with South Amer
lean nations for fixing quotas on agri-
cultural exports, both Of which they
favored. 1t will not hurt to note how
closely the farm plank of the demo-
cratic platform follows the outline pre-
scented by the Farmers Union Legisla-
tive committee.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24
WHEN ACTIONS SPEAK

The F. U. committee asked for con-
tinuance of the soil conservation pro-
gram-and the platform pledges to
continue it. The committee asked for
continued commodity loans, surplus
products disposal to low income
groups and to foreign markets-and
that's a plank in the platform. 1t
asked for extension of crop insurance
to cover other crops than wheat-and
that was incorporated in the platform.
The committee asked for extension Of
the f. S. A. for rehabilitation loans,
tenant purchase loans and extension
to farmers of the benefits to coop
marketing and purchasing associations
and that's in the platform. In fact,
of the IL items asked, not one was
denied. The nearest approach to
such negation was that in which the
F. U. committee urged that the f. G.
A. be kept in the department of agri-
culture. On that point the platform
was silent. But, as the democratic
administration had acted and put the
F. c. A. in the department of agricul-
ture already-no words were needed,
for actions speak louder than words.
is COY
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24
The
Of the F. u. c.. t. A.
PLEASING PROSPECT

The democrats at their national con-
vention in Chicago last week raised
the battle cry "We want Roosevelt"
They got what they wanted! Agricul-
ture also got look-in when they
named Henry A. Wallace for vice pres
ident. 1t is not likely that any real
farm legislation will get adverse COM
mittee appointments with Wallace in
the chair, welding the gavel in the
U. S. senate. In other words, the
farmer will have friend instead of
an obstructionist in court with Wal
lace presiding over the senate. That
is pleasing prospect for the farmer
which may be realized when the votes
are counted next November.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24

assembled this 25th day of June, 1910
do hereby condemn the poll tax law
as it exists in these states, and we
further avow our stand by endorsing
the efforts Of the Southern Conference
for Human Welfare in correcting this
evil by the Introduction in congress
by Rep. Lee E. Geyer of California,
the bill entitled H. R. 1884, making
unlawful the requirement of poll tax
for voting in any federal election.
Be 1t Also Resolved, That copy
of this resolution be sent Rep. Geyer,
to our state secretary of the Farmers
Union, and to our national secretary,
and to the presidents of these states
which have Farmers Union organiza-
tions.
Whereas, The present congressional
session is drawing near the time when
it will ask to be adjourned, and
been made an excuse for relaxing our
duties in other matters, the farm bills
sponsored by the Farmers Union have
been brushed aside and
Whereas, The farmers realizing that
agriculture has not been dealt with
justly are unwilling that the legisla-
ton which they have been asking for
be pigeon-holed with the excuse that
other matters more imminent are be-
fore the public, and
Whereas, 1t is no longer matter
of doubt as to the importance of a
well balanced agriculture in maintain
ing the well-being of our country in
time of peace or in time of war:
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, That We,
The members Of the Farmers Union,
demand that congress do not adjourn
until definite action has been taken
on the farm legislation before adjourn
ment; and that this be made special
order of business before adjournment;
and that roll call vote be arranged
which will indicate to voters the stand
taken by each of our members of
congress.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That copies
of this resolution be sent to our SEN
ators and representatives to the state
secretary of the Farmers Union, and
to the national secretary.
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than mere equality for it also includes great concepts
liberty freedom for the Individual Furthermore deny
that CONSUMPTION be justified by the assertion that pre-
walls such democraces England Sweden and Switzerland
The conditions in the United States in
specs widely different from and not comparable to those
vailing in European nations.
or this valid conceptions of American democracy
and military service must be derived from American history
and tradition not from contemporary European practices In
view peaceime CONSUMPTION and American democracy
are quite Incompatible
Third the adoption of military CONSUMPTION in peacetime
would be radical departure from historic American tradi
ton American history has it been thought
necessary peaceme CONSUMPTION purposes of
defense This fact has been of the glorious traditions of
American democracy; in with Americans
take profound pride in it, and deny that time has
abandon this feature of national life because of
the Europe the gravity of which well recognize
eve confident that the defense purposes enumerated in
the Constutono execute the laws of the Union
Instructions and repe nvasioncan still be met and effec
lively discharged without resort to peacetime CONSUMPTION
GAS ardently concerned for the safety of beloved
Republic advocate of universal possibly
be- the suggestion that to preserve American
democracy embrace the worst feature of the to-
talitaran regimes. We deny that free Americans must
now in the of freedom, submit to peacetime
scrpon and thereby become regmented vassas of the
national state
Fnay we oppose CONSUMPTION because of the disruption
will American way of fe and also because we
question its necessity and wisdom defense The
military RECOMMENDATION of the entire manpower of nation
will inevitably result in widespread docation in business in
dusry agriculture and higher educaton and
necessary and Intellectual from military standpoint Con-
cpon would have been 1917 if had BEEN
raising force for the defense of territory rather than
army of five million men for service in Europe
To-day need substantial expansion
and If the personnel need for higher
trained forces sufficient in number expert
the weapons they produced contend this need
by voluntary enmen under pay schedules
sufficiently attractive induce the required enroll
By procedure it may we'll be that the required enlist
could obtained before the weapons themselves
are ready.
Ths solution the asserted would seem be
vastly preferable the alternative of organizing huge forces
partially trained civilians would be free of totaitaran
semblance would be in keeping with democratic ad
tons and conceptions Moreover it would be based
ignition of the military lesson being taught European bat
comparatively small forces of highly trained
properly equipped many
their number of partially trained civilian conscrpts regardless
of how courageous the latter may be-
these and for Others appeal all fell
Americans who have jealous regard the
ion democratic institutions identify themselves with
The cause Represented in this declaration" la
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24
Resolutions Passed
By South Valley
County Convention

Whereas, The membership Of our
organization has dedicated itself to
the cause Of the preservation Of lib
erty and democracy in our country,
and
Whereas, The poll tax law now ex-
istent In certain of our Southern
States deprives its citizens of the
right of equal suffrage under our
federal constitution, and
Whereas, We believe oppression of
our minorities or deniel Of their con-
stitutional rights for any reason what
soever is destructive to the principles
of a democratic order and il allowed
to continue will ultimately destroy
these principles so vital to the Amer
lean way of living:
Therefore, We, The members Of the
South Valley County Farmers Union
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On the matter of parity income fo
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Relations Act designed to put perma-
nent gag on labor and hamper union
activities of almost every kind. So
brazen were these amendments that
they were not even openly sponsored
by the National Association of Manu-
facturers, albeit privately the associa-
ton was behind them
Hearings on the amendments were
held before the senate committee on
education and labor, and although
Burke is not and was not a member
of that committee he was present at
all sessions, constantly accompanied
by an adviser" who was reported to
represent the National Association of
Manufacturers. The witnesses he in
troduced were all either reactionary
employers or heads of so-called Gin
dependent" labor unions
No wonder Willkie says that he is
"gratified over Senator Burke's sup
port" But the COP standard bearer
might find that Burke is a liability
rather than an asset when he starts
his Trojan Horse campaign to fool
the people into believing that he is a
liberal come from Wall Street"
Current Capital Chatter
Hitler's economy is described as a
barter economy. 1t appears more
than anything else to be a hijacking
economy. Secretary Wallace was
one of the original Roosevelt third
term boosters-and he received mild
rebuke from his chief for his pains.
/. Now that Rep. Jacob Thorkel-
son, Montana, has been defeated for
denomination, Policy and his silver
shutters will have to get somebody
else to insert their propaganda into
the Congressional Record. The
COP hopes to be able to sell the peo-
pie the idea that government is es-
sentially business institution and
that it takes a Big Business man to
run it efficiently. That might be good
business for Big Business but poor
business for the people. National
defense may stimulate the USHA pro-
gram since it will be necessary to
provide decent housing for workers in
industries connected with defense.
Colonel Harrington, works progress
has announced that fl
nal approval has been given of more
than $17000,000 for WPA projects in
army and navy post construction.
They are beginning to feel that Will
kie might not be as tough an opponent |
as some would have us believe. The
Morgan-Lamont and the Power Trust
abels are two strikes on him at the
very start. Cactus Jack" Garner
said he made bet on March 80 that i
FDR would be the democratic candi-
late. He should have arrived at that Il
conclusion earlier. The democratic
platform and FDR's assurances indi-
,ate that there will be no blackout
If progress under the New Deal dur
ng the period of national emergency.
). Wendell Willkie has said that
lie wants to take on nobody but the
'hamp. Well, there is such a thing b
IS getting what you ask for
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24
LESSON In COLLAPSE OF FRANCE

Editors Note: Frank C. Han
ighen in special supplement to
Uncensored has analysed the claims
OF some that the collapse of France
was the result of social legislation.
The Voice printed the first INSTALL
ment last week, in this issue we
bring you the concluding Install
ment)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24

NEW YORK (FP) - The Phelps
Dodge Corp, which controls the rich
Arizona copper mining district, must
reinstate with back pay SO workers
who took part in strike at the COM
pany's Bisbee, Ariz., mines from June
10 to Aug. "a, 1895, the u. S. circuit
court of appeals ruled here.
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nominee, gave real strength to the
COP ticket; his genuine service to
agriculture over long number OF
years is well recognized. AS Wallace
himself stated in a recent address,
McNary represents the 20 percent of
his party who would actually do some
thing for the American farmer, but
whose efforts were always frustrated
by the so percent. He was placed on
the republican ticket as a tempting
bait to lure the farmer vote and not
because his party had become con-
verted to his farm views Wallace
nullifies the farm appeal Of the re-
publican ticket.
Wallace is regarded by many as
perhaps the most practical of all the
New Deal idealists. In the department
of agriculture he has done a most out
standisg job in co-ordinated planning
planning on broad basis involving
such fields as production, conserva-
ton, land use marked by rural rehabil-
itation and retirement of sub-marginal
lands, and for the health and welfare
of the rural population. This great
structure rests on a solid foundation
of local unit organizations, assuring
stability and democratic control.
The Food Stamp Plan evolved by
Wallace is an example of a measure
both practical and idealistic, and is
meeting with great success. 1t is of
aid to the farmer, the business man,
and those on relief, and it's net re-
suit is a raising of the general stand
ard of living.
Wallace's open support of the
Wheeler LaFollette Bankhead Jones
farm debt adjustment bill and parity
payments to agriculture has increased
his strength in the country.
Labor and liberals also have great
confidence in Wallace because of his
known and thorough-going liberalism.
He believes in planned economy
based on higher standard of living,
and holds that democracy, in order to
survive, must develop very high de-
gree of cooperation.
The finest tribute to Wallace comes
from the technical men in the depart
ment of agriculture men who hold
their jobs under civil service and
hence are not affected by the shifting
winds of politics. These men will tell
you that the department of agricul- |
ture, under Henry A. Wallace, has |
enjoyed the ablest leadership and the
most intelligent direction in it's entire
Burke Good Radiance
Senator Burke, Nebraska democrat |
who was defeated in the recent pri-
maries for denomination, announced |
that he is going to support republican
Willkie because of third-term objec-
lions. A review of Burke's record in
he senate, however, reveals other
.easons why he belongs in the Willkie
camp.
In 1885 he was one of the "stalwart
Il" in the senate who cast his vote
against the National (Wagner) Labor
Relations Act.
In 1887 he again had the opportun-
ty to display his antagonism to labor
~ voting against the Fair Labor
Standards (Wage-Hour) Act
Burke's votes also are registered
Igainst appropriations for the LaFol-
cite Civil Liberties committee;
gainst slum clearance; against the
939 special relief appropriations; II
gainst farm aid. If anything, he is
onsistent, although in the wrong d.
ection. n
But Burke is best known for his H
ctjyities last wear when he submitted II
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24

PORTLAND, Ore.-(FP)-The Port
land Industrial Union Council has
adopted resolution labelling Presi-
dent Roosevelt's proposal for univer-
sal CONSUMPTION as a step toward war
and a menace to unions.
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BY FRANK C. HANIGHEN

|
ment.)
BY FRANK C. HANIGHEN
Frances semi-nationalized industry,
which did not do badly, could have
done better were it not for a number
of obstacles One of them arose not
from the semi-nationalized factories
but from the privately-owned and ope-
rated motor -Hispano-Suiza
dustry in France, as today in the
United States, was the bottleneck of
the airplane industry. NJ Peyronnet
de Torres, aviation editor of the great
Conservative daily, L'Intransigeant,
criticized these companies for resist
ing decentralization and for producing
inferior types. There is also evidence
that Gnome ct Rhone motors were sold
to Germany to be mounted on Dor
niers sold to Yugoslavia in 1888, %
and that the same firm delivered plans
of its last motor-cannon model to an
officials of the Japanese government
in March 1889. (2) All this hardly
constituted cooperation with the great
national effort to rearm.
Another obstacle was the failure of
the Chamber to appropriate enough
money in time to build and equip
the plants. Also, equipping, building
and putting the plants into operation
requires skill and aptitude. France,
being country of small workshops
and factories, did not adapt itself
easily to mass-production.
Labor
Labor problems are part Of this pic
ture of difficulties. France in the
midst of her rearmament had only
about $4,000 workers in the aviation
industry, as compared with Germanys
100000. This-not the social reforms
Of the Popular Front-was the big
labor obstacle to production. There is
no evidence that the 40-hour week
retarded production. Conceivably, it
might have retarded production at
much later date. But when the 40
hour week was raised to As in October
1888, there was ample evidence that
not enough equipment or material was
available to justify that much time.(3)
Strikes of course, do temporarily re-
tard industrial production, and the
Popular Front was ushered in with
wave of strikes But the time of the
strikes and the industries they af-
fected are important in reaching a
judgment To claim that the French
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-07-24
BUSINESS AS USUAL

Evidently Chairman Thatcher and
our committee felt that way, for they
left Chicago and returned to duty in
st. Paul. You see, it is business as
usual with the F. U. marketing agen-
cies.. The board of directors were
scheduled to meet in st. Paul July
10 to look after lot Of business mat
ters-and they were on hand, not even
waiting to witness the nomination of
the Roosevelt-Wallace ticket. That
might have been construed as dipping
into party politics = which is some
thing the Farmers Union does not
countenance. Each member of the
F. u is entitled to his own political
utilization and opinion. His co-opera-
tive organizations are his first and
most important interest.
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farmers, the platform reads: 1--WE
pledge ourselves to make parity as
well as soil conservation payments
until such time as the goal of parity
income for agriculture is realized"
No indication was given as to how
this goal would be reached, but there
is no feasible method aside from the
Income Certificate plan, offered by the
Farmers Union - and everybody in
congress knows 1t. Congress is coy
it hates to take the step without be-
ing coaxed But though 1t may shake
its head, it knows it will have to come
to that, particularly If this world war
brings the disaster it promises to do
to the farmer.
On the question of debt adjustment,
the platform reads: 1--WE pledge our
selves to refinance existing farm debts
at lower interest rates and on longer
and more flexible terms" That is
what the Farmers Union program
asks and what it has been urging con-
gress in its bill, H. R. S748, which
has been opposed by the Farm Bureau
and other farm organizations. In
short, when it is all figured out, the
Farmers Union has about everything
it asked in the democratic platform.
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11
JimCrowWal|oped
In Knoxville Court

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.,-(A N P)-
Arrested and taken to Jail because
she sat ito near the front" on q
Lonsdale bus, Mrs. Ruth Hamilton
appearing in court this week tc
answer these charges was spared
further humiliation when Judge
Bob Williams, municipal court
Justice, threw the case out CT court
because of righteousness OF the
charges.
In dismissing the court, Judge
Williams said to the co1nplalnants.
IF you desire to prosecute this
woman on any such charge then
take it to state court Attempt
ing to. explain ttseir actor: later
The Phoenix index., 1940-05-11

The committee appointed sew
eral subcommittee to gather facts
that will lead to the adoption OF
definite policies and teChniques.
These subcommittee will make
preliminary SURVEYS and expert
ments and report in the fall to the
full committees.
This report will form the basis
for the adoption of final policies
by the General Convention in Kan
sas City in December, 1940.j
Those attending the meeting
we're: T. M. Alexander of Alexan-
Ger and Company, Atlanta, Ca;
Oscar G. Brown, Attorney at Law,
Chicago, Illinois; Eugene David
sbn, Administrator, New Negro
Alliance, Washington, D. c.; T.
Arnold Hill, National Urban Lea
que, New York, N. Y.
Frederick A. Jackson, New York,
N. Y; Thomas E. Posey, Associate
Professor of Economics, West Vir-
ginia State College; Milton S. J.
Wright, Head, Department of Eco
nomics and Business hdministra-
ton, Wilberforce University; B. T.
McGraw. Lincoln University, JEFF
ferson City, Mo-, Chairman; John