The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-11-13
Editorial Policy
For the Guidance of the Board of Directors and the Editorial
Staff of The Peoples Voice. Published by the Educationa
Cooperative Publishing Company of Montana at Helena
Adopted by the Board of Directors at meeting held
March 80, 1887.
STATEMENT OF GRAND POLICY.

March 3d. 1887.
!. STATEMENT OF GRAND POLICY.
The cooperative newspaper to be published by the
Educational Cooperative Publishing Company of Mon
ana shall deal with state and national political, eco
and social questions from forwardlooking, in
dependent non-partsan point of view.
H. GENERAL AIM.
The general aim of the paper shall be the
of Montana accurate and complete information as
possible
In regard the structure
social world in which ve especially of the central
lied control of industry finance, profits that exists
the heplessness of individual workers and small
groups in the face of this
In regard practicable changes in this in the
interests of workers through cooperatives, through
farm and labor organizations and through political
regard the operation of and national govern
ments, in regard to the influences that moldng
these, and to improvements in governmental structures
that practically possible.
III SPECIAL AIM.
shall be the special of the paper forth the
interest farmer worker and small
business professional against centralized
managerial and financial control that industry has de-
veoped, and to work towards the characterization
of industry and finance that we have attained political
ly to the ends that the national income shall be more
nearly equalized.
w. TYPE OF NEWSPAPER EXPRESSION
All matter shall be fair accurate, and complete
possible
All editorial shall be frank, honest non par-
non-secarian non-vituperatve, and without ute
rior personal clique motive; but both comment and
criticism of official and of adverse conditions shall
be vigorous, calling spade spade and hitting straight
the shoulder.
B. The paper shall be developed not primarily in
strument of castgation a vehicle of group emo
tona expression, but rather a constructive educa-
tona implement to reach outside the membership of
cooperating famer-labor group those who stand
to gain by the attainment of its detectives and by per-
uasve and convincing presentation of the facts and OF
the detectives and the methods of the group win them
into common action with it.
All articles submitted by cooperative members others
special correspondence for open Forum shall
be published withheld by the editor at his discretion
acting in harmony with the detectives of the paper
Y. AUTHORITY OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OF
EDITORIAL STAFF.
A Individual directors have authority only when acting
with and through the board of directors
B. 1t is the function of the board of directors
L. To outline the general policy of the paper
g TO discourage multiple candidates. for elective or
appointive offices by members of the farmer-labor
liberal group, to discourage farm and labor organ
izatons from endorsing candidates prior to group
agreement such, but pending the development of
group political control candidates office for
appointments shall be supported or endorsed, pro-
vided that when there two more satisfactory
candidates for the position all of them shall be
endorsed regardless of party
VI DETAILED SCOPE OF PARTICULAR DETECTIVES.
A. Economic detectives.
Furtherance of organizationa and industrial inter-
of farm and labor organizations
Spread of information in regard to the character,
spirit and possibilities of producer and
cooperatives and of credit co-operaves.
3. For shorter industrial work-day minimum wage
schedules, improvement of working conditions, pro
lection of collective bargaining and elimination of
child labor.
A. complete program
old and unemployment insurance and workmen's
compensation, including compensation for occupa-
iona diseases.
s. For immediate naturalization of banks and of the
munitions and armament industries, and towards the
naturalization of (a) communications, l. rail
roads, telephone telegraph, and radio, and (b) of
the bases of power, l. coal, oil, natural gas, and
hydro-electrc developments
g. For making the following public utilities: oil
ural gas pipe lines gasoline, terminal warehouses and
elevators refrigeration plants stock yards packing
plants, flour mills, factories bakeries and milk
dstributores
T. For rural identification and inexpensive housing
g. For development of national state 'yardsticks
temporary in the public utility field. r
g. For reciprocal trade agreements terms that safe
guard American industries
TO- For lower interest rates, long farm credits
sonabe moratoria, protection of farm prices. er
IL. For state insurance lin
12 For taxation basis of ability corpora W
poration profits, inheritance, income OF