The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-02-28
LEADERS,?


Reading resolutions adopted by these representing
exceptions actually nothing but big business and
who pride in hanging the nges of big business
and lend themselves willing tools to the master explorers
find them all still bndy adherng to the outwon dogmas
of decadent economic system. The small fry representa-
of the smaller cities, fond
thinking that they too important
they asked attend meeting of this character
"yes the bg business leaders" a they import
vitality big business They the torch for the
who exploiting them and all of the people on whom
these depend for their daily bread Like their mast
ers they do admit that they facing changing cond
tons They supremey happy apparently IN their lgnor
Let us examine in some this produced by
this mountain of leadership after its mighty travail in Butte
may pass the compliments paid by this assembly
parent States Chamber of Commerce for ts
the economic security OF the entire
ton," something that means nothing.
its resolution which may be presumed to set forth the
solution the economic agriculture leaders have
the startling discovery that agriculture and live
stock constitute Montanas major industry and that ANY con-
don affecting them adversely constitute blow to the state
This affirmed what their remedy? Listen to the mighty,
constructive program developed by these leaders, 1--WE advo
cate greater cooperation between enterprise and agriculture
Figure that out) throughout the state We devoted
to any program that VIII guarantee to the farmer ana STOCK
adequate return for their commodities" There,
brother your problem solved by these great leaders,
genuses industry and their sooges Of
dmy recall how much support remedial farm
received the United States Chamber
Commerce and its represented in the Butte gathering
the reciprocal trade treaties
the fantastic premise that the interests of the agcutu
and the businessman ndssoluby bound together The
balance of that resolution ordinary administration
uganda Read the thing in of the ACM
day.
The resolution following the tariff
urged imperative immediate amendment of the
Labor Relations and this masterpiece ends with deplong
scouragements which have been placed
the paths of enterprise by the labor controversies with which
the employer has nothing to do poor innocent fee most
which have of the preudca activities of the
labor relations board"
We find that in their profound analysis of things and
their suggested remedies they next concerned themselves with
the Wage and Hour law and they declared that the law has
worked to the disadvantage of labor ITSELF and found mot
conducive the national welfare We look in vain for any
advanced just why it is
Naturally the balanced budget stressed
y and they advocated study by the end that
rmer control of governmental NAV be brought
about and their belief that these expenditures
be greatly curtaled without eopardizng the security of
hungry people who cannot find employment Concerning
how this could be done they remained silent Why should
you question their declarations anyhow? Who do you think
you are?
Taxes-a kinds that might be levied against them
were raped without mercy They were designated as
taxes which harass and discourage business enterprise pay
roll for social security purposes attacked and
avered that these tend to minimize employment and
al obstacle to expansion
Of they condemned government competition with
private enterprise government ownership of railroads u
tiles and observed that they believed ha wherever the
ernmnt operates enterprise should taxes the
private individual corporation 1t apparently never
them that the the goods
sold any private individual corporation pay of the
taxes maybe the Anaconda Copper Mining Company
the Montana Power Company their taxes out of their
earnings Their records do not disclose it. John Public
them
the smaller cities helped place themselves on the spot
when resolution adopted expressing the desire of the
assembly to assist the in its imperative task of
reducing its expenditures and committing themselves to the
policy of refranng from joining in requests for
tai funds for local purposes Of out pro-
vded in where the need Imperative But We'll
le important feers going stick their
necks oppose effort everything that
be gotten Uncle Sam for their And if they
something whether the Imperative they're
going to brag about it in their local meetings.
While the entire affair and the display of utter absence of
clear intelligent thinking evidenced by the resolutions adopted
ridiculous be almost aughable whose
knowledge and judgment of existing conditions is unclouded
by prejudice the enuncaion important because back
them lie forces which still affect and considerable de-
control lives These declarations stupid reactionary
they are, nevertheless indicate the trend of so-caled
thinking planning of those
government We really should our should say
their is this ignorance possessed of great
power us, which cannot afford to ignore. IN
probable that only small proportion of the peo
pie Montana have read the resolutions few
attended Do