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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
The CO-OPTIMIST'
of the F. u. G.. t. A.
Taste the Grow?
What F. D. r. Said
When Wallace Quits
No Small Matter
United for Defense

All the talk today seems to be about
preparedness and defense, with the
new angle Of conscription and draft
of men-but not of wealth. While
this preparedness against a threat Of
danger implies the defense of oul
country, it seems to have degenerated
into defense of our great corpora
lions with diminishing accent on the
defense of the lives and fortunes of
the American citizens, for whom this
government was created. The farmer
whether as a producer or as the
source of sons who are to be taken
| from him-seems to be out of the pic
ture. There seems no thought of de-
tense for him and no preparation APP
pears to be made for his protection.
He is in the position of the Indian
who went hunting with a white man.
The combined bag was turkey and
"a crow and, when a division of it be-
came necessary, the white man said:
|"I'll take the turkey and you take the
crow, or you take the crow and I'll
take the turkey" If you note the
way the price of wheat and other farm
commodities is dropping-you can al
most taste the crowl The other fell
lew? Billions of dollars of sales of
munitions at profits of IL percent, as
in the case of airplanes.
From that pioneer tale came the
American expression: Talk turkey"
for the Indian inquired: why you
no talk turkey to me?" The organ
lied farmer, through the Farmers I'm
ion, has been talking turkey" for the
farmer at Washington. Our Mr..
Thatcher went to the national capital
July 20, 30 and 81, and did some very
effective talking for the farmer. On
those days he had five conferences
with Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
and a lengthy conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt. That was the vital
one, because the furtherance of the
Farmers Union program pivoted upon
the Presidents attitude and to test if,
in the midst of international upheayal,
he retained his solicitude for agricul-
ture.
The first question Mr.. Thatcher put
UP to the President was the selection
of secretary of agriculture to re-
place Mr.. Wallace, who resigns to
enter the campaign for vice president,
August 20. Three names were before
the President Not one of them was
as gagged by the F. U.
program. A fourth name was sug-
gested by Mr.. Thatcher and the Presi-
dent Immediately was interested and
made a note of it. No one can say
who will be selected but the man
named by the Farmers Union seems
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
LEWIS URGES
TO fight
CONSUMPTION
By HAROLD RossMAN

DENVER OPP - Declaring that
"the question today is whether the in
situations of the u S. in the future
are to be defended by free men or
by armies of conscripts," CLIO Pres.
John L. Lewis reaffirmed his unbend-
ing opposition to military CONSUMPTION
in search before the 37th convention
of the Intl Union of Mine Mill &
Smelter Workers (CIO).
"There is no external foe that
threatens America and no internal foe
that threatens America except the
possible loss of confidence by our citi-
zens in their government because it
their wrongs" said Lewis.
Wildly cheered by the delegates, the
CLIO leader warned that war and fas-
cism lay ahead for the nation unless
it followed the path of lettering the
conditions of its citizens rather than
concentrating all its energies on prep
arations for war.
Il wonder who it was that told the
senate of the U. S. that Americans
like to be conscripted?" Lewis asked.
ut wasn't the organizations of labor;
it wasn't the young men who will be
conscripted; it wasn't the mothers
and sisters of these young men; it
wasn't the religious organizations of
the U. S.
Then who are the advocates of
universal CONSUMPTION?
Asserting that it was his belief that
our fathers came to this country to
escape the European system of con-
scription with its crushing taxation
Continued on page TWo)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14

Legislative body.
The minutes of the proceedings
show that a Great Falls insurance
firm, prior to June 1885, had written
liability insurance on the motorized
equipment for premium of $10,325.4 6.
This covered all state owned motor
lied equipment, including the entire
schedule of the state highway COM
mission. This firm cancelled its pol
brought against the state, alleging
that the state had not authority to
enter into contract of that kind, and
the insurance company, in order to
not become involved, cancelled the
policy and made return of premium
to the state in the sum of s46267.
While this company was unwilling
to carry the insurance with a legal
cloud lowering over it. another COM
pany was Immediately found" by the
highway officials, which was willing
to write the insurance and did so at
a cost to the state of $4,000 includ-
ing property damage. Apparently the
iHotilutCu d6diusl
the state was not pressed and this
new policy remained in force.
A member Of the Great Falls in
surance firm testified under oath be-
fore the investigating committee, that
his firm, had it had an opportunity
to do so, would have written the same
policies for between $4,000 and S15,-
600, or saving of about 20% to the
states taxpayers.
Why No Bids?
This gouge on the public funds was
attributable to the failure of the high
way officials to secure competitive
bids. The minutes of the proceedings
do not disclose the motives of the
officials in failing to ask for
bids, nor does it make clear the rea-
sons for their surge of generosity to-
ward the insurance agent to the tune
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
IvIGILANTES MAY HIDE
FIFTH C0LUMNISTS,
PRESIDENT SAYS

"cruel stupidities of the vigilante, y
President Roosevelt stated in a mes
sage to a conference of state officials
here on law enforcement.
Governors and state law enforce
ment officials attending the confer
ence also heard from FBI Director
J. Edgar Hoover and Attorney Gen
eral Robert H. Jackson.
Jackson warned that greater fifth
column" menace than sabotage in in
dustrial plants was the lure of profits
to businessmen attracted by possible
orders.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
minnie BEADLE PASSES

Mrs. Minnie Beadle, widow of M.
Kerr Beadle, well known to host of
Montana people, died in her home in
Butte, last Friday and was buried last
Sunday.
Her passing is mourned by many
who knew her and her husband and
loved them both for their fine human
qualities, their ardent and courageous
championship of the rights of the com
mon man and their willingness to
work and sacrifice for any cause they
deemed just.
M. Kerr Beadle was member of
the first board of directors of the Edu-
cational Cooperative Publishing Com
pany, and since his death two years
ago, Mrs Beadle has always been
keenly interested in and helpful to
the organization.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
Capitol Corridor
Chatter

Every once in while l get con.
WINGED over again that got into the
wrong racket when | started out tc
make my first million and that's the
treason | never made it and even have
to pinch and scrape along to keep up
my membership in the AABF and get
my short rations of blue ruin.
| got reminded about that today out
lat the state house when | got to talk.
ing with jasper out there who seems
to know his way around pretty well.
He was telling me that fellow who
was in congress from this part of
Montana was riding the Jews, high,
wide and handsome all the time. So
when he filed for congress again this
year, bird here got the notion to
get out and sell the Jews, not only
here in Montana but all over the coun-
try that they had better kick through
with some potatoes to beat this guy,
and he is supposed to have made it
strong enough so the hikes showed in
with plenty mopus. The ducats were
supposed to finance the campaign of
another guy, and something must have
been done as this gentle that was
raising hob with the Hikes, sure
enough got beat.
Well, all this got me to wondering
why l never get any ideas like that.
l think that's class. This stunt of the
governors they tell about, to put the
bee on the guys working for him and
campaign expenses isn't so very
smart. Anybody might be able to
think of something like that. But
this stunt of tapping the hikes, that's
a real idea, and this gimmick that was
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
BY A. I. HARRIS

loan to the Reynolds Company, RFC
Chief Jesse Jones said, is to bring
about the manufacture of aluminium
on competitive basis. If the defense
program brings about that result
thousands of American housewives
will be made happy.
Labor Supply Important Factor
In Locating Munitions Plants
Sidney Hillman's appointment to
the National Defense Advisory Coun-
Gil is proving to have been wise
move on the part of the President
Hillman is showing his hand not
merely in the matter of seeing that
labor is fairly treated in the national
defense program, but also in taking
positive steps for utilizing all the lat
ent labor supply available.
This is becoming more and more
evident as plans shape up in Washing
ton for the erection of munitions and
powder plants. These plants will be
erected throughout inland America at
strategic points. However, one of the
most important conditions which will
be fulfilled before plant is erected
in a particular locality will be the
available labor supply of that locality.
1t is hoped by those now working on
the plans that the defense program of
1910 will not duplicate the mistakes
of 1918, when plants were erected
solely on the basis of material supply,
and workers were transported willy
nilly from all parts of the country,
seriously dislocating the national la
Dor picture.
The Division of Employment Secur-
ity of the Federal Security Agency
is at this moment drawing up reports
and plans showing the location and
type of worker available in every sec
ton of the country. Using this data
as one important factor, Hillman and
the other members of the National
CONTINUED on page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
MINORS Are
BARRED in
COAL Mines

Katharine F. Lenroot, chief of the
Children's bureau of the United States
department of labor, has announced
issuance of an order declaring EN-.
ployment in coal mines hazardous for
minors between 16 and IS years of
age. This order, effective September
1. establishes an 1S-year minimum age
under the child-labor provisions of the
Fair Labor Standards Act for most
employment in and about coal mines.
The order applies to both anthracite
and bituminous mines whose products
are shipped in interstate or foreign
commerce but not to mines producing
minerals o rrock products. The order
declares that all occupations In under
ground mines and in the pits of coal
stripping operations are hazardous.
1t also classifies as hazardous most
surface occupations, but excerpts from
the application of the order slate or
other refuse picking at picking tables
or picking chutes in tipples or break
ers, and occupations requiring the per-
Torrance of duties solely in offices or
repair or maintenance shops located
in the surface part of coa[mining
plants. Miss Lenroot pointed out,
however, that the exemption for work
in offices and repair shops does not
apply if the worker is permitted to
go underground. 1t was also pointed
out that the exemption for slate pick
ers does not apply where slate is
picked from railroad cars as they are
being loaded.
Miss Lenroot furthermore explained
that mine operators covered by this
order should secure and keep on file
certificates of age for all employees
IS and 10 years of age employed in
or about coal mines. The act pro-
vides that certificate of age showing
a minor employee to be above the
minimum age for the occupation in
which he is to be engaged, issued in
accordance with regulations of the
chief of the bureau, protects the en-
ployer from unintentional violation OF
the minimum-age standards.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
Competition Looms for
Aluminium Company of America?

k0U1RCtiLiOH I0OVl9 IOT
Aluminium Company of America?
The monopoly which the Aluminium
Company of America holds on the
manufacture and sale of aluminium In
this country is now threatened as the
result of experiments said to have
been conducted recently with alunite,
a mineral of which millions of tons
are to be found in deposits in the
vicinity of Marysyale, Utah. ALUMNI
mum is vital in the defense program.
especially in airplane manufacture.
For years, the Aluminium Company
of America, Mellon outfit, has main
tanned the most air-tight monopoly to
be found anywhere, fixing the price of
aluminium at an unreasonably high
level. During the postwar period,
when prices on all commodities took
a dive, the price of aluminium, boosted
up by the war, remained virtually the
same 1t has never come down.
Rep. Abe Burdock, Utah, has in
terested both the national defense
council and the bureau of mines in
the experiments with alunite. The
latter is sending an engineer to
Marysvale to examine the deposits.
Alumina is the source of all alum
mum. The Aluminium Company OF
America obtains this from boxite, i'm
ported from Dutch Guiana. Both
alumina and potash are derived from
alunite through a process said to be
commercially feasible. Potash is es-
sential in the manufacture OF gun
powder and munitions generally.
The Reynolds Metal Company, Ra-
leigh, North Carolina, has been
awarded a large RFC loan to con-
struct an aluminium plant in the VI
entity of the Tennessee Valley Author
ity Officials of this company are ex-
aiming the commercial possibilities
of alunite, according to Representa-
tive Murdoch.
One of the purposes of the RFC
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14

(Note: This broadcast was made
on the Public Opinion hour of
Who'll, Minneapolis. on the exact
date Of the anniversary of the dec
laration Of the first World war;
Speaking for and on behalf of the
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
Union of America and the Northwest
Farmers Union Legislative Commit
tee, | announce to you that the farm
ers Of these organizations, which
represent at this time, are inexorably
and unalterably opposed to the Burke
Wadsworth bill which seeks conscrip-
ton of the nations man-power for
war
Let it be clearly understood that
there is no group or organization in
this country more pronounced in its
demand for and insistence upon pre-
paredness and defense for our nation
than is the farm organization for
which speak
Our farmers demand THAT pre-
paredness and defense. But they also
insist upon the perpetuation of de-
mocracy. If, in the process of getting
prepared and providing defense, we,
as a people, lose democracy, then the
preparedness and defense has lost to
us that which it pretends to preserve.
NOW the basis of democracy is the
of human rights over prop
erty rights. Once humane rights are
submerged and the individual becomes
secondary in consideration either by
the state or by massed wealth in con-
troll of the state-then democracy is
Conscription-which would take the
American citizen and place him,
whether he will or not, into the cald-
ron of modern warfare and permits
ais neighbor to escape such horror
IS denial of the very rudiments of
democracy. That such citizen
should be chosen by lot to be cast
INTO the caldron of war is not only a
legation of every principle of democ-
-acy, but it is return to paganism
and becomes an anachronism in these
lays of enlightenment.
If the CONSUMPTION, such as is pro-
posed by the Burke Wadsworth bill,
we're an honest and true CONSUMPTION
If it took. on one hand the lives Of
millions of human beings and on the
other took the inanimate wealth of
those who cling to it with pseudo
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
TO OPEN HEARINGS
ON MIGRATORY
LABOR IN CHICAGO

Effects of migratory labor in the
u. S. on the communities and the
migrants will be studied at public
hearings in Chicago opening August
10, the special congressional commit
tee, headed by Rep. John Fl. Tolan of
California, announces.
Mexican labor for the beet fields
and the steel mills, negro labor COM
ing north, so-called hill-billy migrants
entering the Illinois, Indiana and
Michigan metal trades plants, miners
squeezed out of their calling, and
others will be heard. Employers, So
cial workers and experts in the field
are scheduled as witnesses also.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
40-H0UR WEEK
Limit Lifted In
NAVY YARDS

WASHINGTON (FP) = Orders to
work more than 40 hours week were
issued to workers in navy yards by
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox here
on August s.
Knox said the orders were issued
with the approval of Sidney Hillman,
labor advisor to the national defense
council.
The men will be paid time and a
half for hours worked in excess of 40
a week.
On July IL President Roosevelt gave
his approval to a report by Wage
Hour Administrator Philip B. Fleming
that output was not in
creased by frightening hours of work.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14

That public liability and property damage insurance
purchased by the highway officials to
owned motorized equipment without securing competitive
bids and that then paid So 900 than could have
secured for by competitive bids set forth in the of
proceedings of the special legislative committee to investigate
the highway department of the state appointed by the 1897
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
ACTION STARTED 1gE GUST
POLICE CHIEF IN b 81 With
GAMBLING FRATER ]TY
Action Started on Basis of Legal Techni-
cality to Remove Colonel Sheridan as Chief
of Police in Helena; Action Smells of Influ-
ence by Gambling Clique, and Wooing Of
Their Political Influence.

complaint alleging Colonel Charles Sheridan chief
police of Helena qualified hold his office because of
the appointment irregular in that he had
registered of the municipality for the required
length time signed by Harrison Freebourn attorney
general weeks and the in the district
the -Broadwater district A demurrer
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
QUESTIONABLE PRACTICES
I'M BUYING INSURANCE
SHOWN In COMM. REPORT

Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee
Investigating the Highway Commission in
Session of 1887 Indicate That Favoritism
Was Shown to One Insurance Concern and
Insurance not Bought on Competitive Basis.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14
NO JUSTIFICATION
FOR CONSUMPTION
Statement made over Who'll Mutual
Network) Sunday, August 4, 1910
BY THOMAS C. CROLL

Speaking for the Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union of America
and the Northwest Farmers Union
Legislative Committee
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14

Economic Justice and Equality
IL the Real Safeguard of De-
mocracy. Lack Of These II a
Challenge to the Intelligence
and Sincerity Of All.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14

Democracy Cannot Endure Un-
der Economic Systems Which
Cause Hunger, Cold, Poor
Housing and Unemployment to
Millions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01
State Health Officer Makes
Plea For Safe, Sane Fourth

than during the Fourth Of July sea-
son.
There are many forms of amuse-
ment and recreation which are not
only free from risks of any sort but
which are beneficial and should be
engaged in at every opportunity. 1t
is not necessary to enumerate these,
but to every North Carolinian let
me say: Be sure you see a safe re-
turn ahead from any Fourth of
July diversion in which you might
wish to engage.
July, 1899, was marked by 80
accidental drownings in North Caro-.
lima. which was a dozen more than
the q reported in July of the pre-.
vious year. In 1887, there were Is
and in 1886 the July total was 20.
ut would be well for holiday SO.
journers at beaches and on lake.
sides and riversides to remember
these figures and seek to prevent a
recurrence this year of the high to-
tai that marked last July.
Make it a safe and sane Fourth
in fact as we'll al theory"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01

of Europe can be fed without ruin
ing the new world"
The secretary said that follow
ing the strategy he has used in
Europe" Hitler will want us in
this hemisphere to think Of each
other as bitter competitors-not as
neighbors who are capable of pre-
senting a united front to a solid
Europe under his control"
If exports from country after
country in the new world shrank
toward zero, threatening farmers
and businessmen alike, Hitler
would have his chance to stir up
dissension within this hemi-
sphere" Wallace said.
HE could step forward and play
enc country against another with
offers for surplus goods. Later on.
after these offers were accepted,
he could threaten to withdraw that
trade unless he got economic and
political concessions.
Those who supported him
would get the business; those who
refused probably would find their
export markets closed. Thus, Hit
Ter might easily dominate b
North and South America" ]
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01
RED FORCES TAKE
GOOD WHEAT CROP
Large Part Of Balkan Area
Faces Food Shortage As
Result Of Invasion

BUDAPEST, June 30-R-Rus-
STA seized the only bumper crop
OF wheat and corn in the Balkan
area by occupying Bessarabia, and
the rest of the region faces a pre-
carious food situation this winter.
Late frosts followed by torrential
rains and floods reduced this
years yield of wheat and corn in
Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria
and old Rumania by an estimated
IS percent.
Only in Bessarabia are flourish
ing crops reported.
Harvesting throughout the rest of
the Balkans is about two weeks
late already.
After late frostS punished the
winter wheat, Balkan farmers put
their hopes in spring wheat and
corn only to have endless rains
hamper sowing activities in many
places. At present the crop is in
danger of mildew.
FIulI crops also we're DaQly DAM
aged by hail.
1t was pointed out Germany had
placed large contracts in Bessa-
rabia for vegetable oil seeds.
Prevailing crop conditions are
expected to result in a serious food
situation to the Balkans, especially
if exports to Germany must be
continued on the old level.
Most of the Balkan countries now
r using only dark bread. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-01
Wallace Calls On Americas To
Unity Their Economic Power

CHICAGO, June 30-R-Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wallace today
urged that American republics
Unity their economic power" pos
sibly by formation of ''one great
inter-American corporation" and
asserted:
UNLESS we prevent Hitler's 'di-
vide and conquer strategy from
succeeding in this hemisphere,
both the United States and our sis
ter republics will be in grave dan
ger"
Wallace, speaking from Washing
ton as part of a University of Chi
cago round table broadcast (NBC)
here, advocated getting ready to
meet a united Europe with a uni
ted new world"
"Once more" he declared, 1--WE
must hang together or surely we
shall hang separately.
In saying all this I recognize
that England has a chance ulti.
mately to win. But even in such
a case it will be essential for the
Americas to present a united front
in re-establishing world trade on a
sensible basis, so that the hungry