The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-12
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or to workers through reinvestment OF
savings affected; no tax-exempt secur-
tiles; a broader tax base; extension
of the Food Stamp Plan of the de-
partment of agriculture; expansion of
home market for agriculture; expan-
sion of marketing co-operatives; elm
nation of speculative control OF farm
commodity prices; retirement OF all
power sites not now in the hands of
private owners for development by
public agencies, and other similar rec
concentrations.
One might we'll take exception to
some of the recommendations as either
not bearing on the question of unem-
ployment or as not sound scientifical,
ly, particularly the broadening of the
tax base, which means lowering still
further the living standard of the
little fellow, which is already too low.
However, it is a praiseworthy job this
group of congressional liberals have
done-the first congressional study on
unemployment ever conducted and
point a permanent committee on en-
ployment to continue the study. 1t is
a very important step in the right di-
rection.
Industry offers "Patriotic" Service
Industry, through the National AS
sociation of Manufacturers, pledges
continued opposition to profiteering
and the full use of it's experience and
energy toward the building of national
defense"
This country has had experience
with Big Business patriotism" during
times of war. But perhaps the leop-
ard is changing it's spots. Let us see.
In pledging patriotic" cooperation,
the Association says: None of these
things things necessary for national
defense) requires the abandonment OF
any sound social legislation. They do
mean the removal of such legislative
and administrative restrictions on in
dustrial production as have been con-
demned by both military and indus
trial experience"
These words should have great sig
nificance to labor. What do they |
mean? Specifically the Wagner
Wage Hour, and WaIsh-Healey Public |
Contracts acts all have been recently |
mentioned by military and industrial |
spokesman as Legislative and admin |
strative restrictions" that should be |
We know that the National
'egard any of these laws as Sound |
social legislation"
The above, taken together with let
ers being received by members of /
congress the past week from business
and from individual
Businessmen pursuing the same line of
bought, portends drive by business
gainst labor in this period of national
s
Typical of some of this propaganda /
yas a letter received last week by &
very member of congress from E. d. II
IcMahon, prominent oil man of San S
ntonio, Texas, which says: zone of Ii
ne greatest immediate dangers is a
in the defense industries, Il
lie to labor laws. Any labor leader d
tho opposes amending our labor laws s
. comes close to being traitor v
nd any senator or representative s
no panders to these labor leaders c
no would sacrifice the defense of the O
nited States in order to build up Il
,eir personal power, union dues, ETC., n
betraying his country" Iii
We believe that the administration t;
i'll never go along with a program Ii
weaken labor laws now in the stat "
e books, but labor had better watch "
1t for Big Business fifth column" t.
tivities. ri
ne Daily Grist Iot
Here are extracts of a cross-section g
a days mail received by mid ID