The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-03-27
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ance companies, the banks, and the
other holders of farm mortgages were
paid off in full for obligations In
CURED during a period Of farm infla-
ton.
Representative Rankin. Mississippi,
points out that there Is not a word
pertaining to rural Identification In
a single one of the proposed plat
forms by three Republican candidates
for president, Senator Taft, Mr..
Dewey. and Mr.. Gannett. The Mis-
sissippian concludes that the COP
wants to keep the farmers In the
dark.
Is Dies "Duckinn" This One?
The chairman of. the, House Com
mittee Investigating Un-American Ac-
tivities isn't displaying a great deal
of alacrity for getting the inquiry
into alleged subversive activities in
the Hollywood movie industry under
way Mr.. Dies seems most anxious to
understand almost anything else than
this one. But he can't stall much
longer the pressure is becoming In
tense.
This attitude of postponement is not
shared by Representative Voorhis,
| California liberal and member of the
committee, who Is literally chatting for
the investigation to start. "The SOON
er the better. he says. The Californ-
ian is still hot under the collar be-
cause Of Mr., Dies article recently In
g national magazine smearing the
movie colony. with coat of red paint.
Although at this writing no date
for the holding of hearings has been
set, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED
TO HOLD THEM IN WASHINGTON
AND NOT IN HOLLYWOOD. That
isn't so dumb on Mr.. Dies part! Holly
wood just now isn't the best place
in the world for the publicity-seeking
Texan, since there are said to be 48
organizations on the coast prepared to
march In on the committee hearings
and demand of Mr.. Dies that he pre-
sent proof of the red charges con-
tanned in his magazine story. Washing
ton ID. CO. Is quite few miles from
Hollywood, and anybody who demands
to be heard must come at his or her
own expense. That will keep lot
of them away. Witnesses sub
poenaed by the committee come at
Uncle Sans expense-but Dies isn't
very apt to subpoena witnesses intent
on seeking him over the head. ~
Nevertheless, there is going to be
quite trek coming to the nations
capital from the general direction of
California once the investigation gets
WHEN THESE PEOPLE
THEMS ELVE OF
WHAT'S ON THEIR MINDS, MR..
DIES FACE is APT TO BE MUCH
READER THAN THE PAINT HE |
APPLIED TO THE MOVIE COLONY! |
Some.o OF the southern tory congress-
men suspect a conspiracy on the part
If Representative Lee Geyer In pre-
senting a bill to outlaw the poll tax
as a requirement for voting in federal
elections.
r. What are you trying to do, put
is out of Officer" several have asked
him.
Passage of the Geyer bill certainly
would put some of the reactionaries
)ut of office If the bill Is doing
nothing else, 1t is waking the country
Up to the danger the poll tax presents
o democratic institutions. Eventual
y, 1t must go.
n democratic" Virginia
Kenneth Crawford, Washington
ewspaperman, tells the following poll
ak story:
In the last primary elections In Vir-
inia, the Crawfords, being liberals,
aturally supported the opponent of
eactionary Howard Smith, chairman
( the House NLRB investigating COM
iittee. Smiths opponent was Will
am Dodd, Jr., son Of the late am
assador to Germany
Due to what was claimed slip-up q
| poll requirements, the Alexandria,
irginia, election officials refused to
ermit Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford to :
ote.
A friend of the Crawfords' got a
right idea. He called an election I
ERIK over the phone and gave him 3
lis line: "See here, friend of mine +
ants to vote for our friend, Howard IL
NTH, and the boys tell him that 5
3 can't vote because of some poll Il
TX mix-up What's the big idea?"
nd he explained what 1t was.
"Oh, that can be Strengthened out 7
| right" the election clerk assured
m. 1t was, in no time at ALL N
And the Crawfords yoted-but not l
r Howard Smith.
ill Never Live II Down t'
Fate sometimes does some very Pc te
liar things. Last week it played a a.
Their mean trick on Representative IL
are Hoffman, Michigan, member of III
@ House Committee on Labor, and
foe of the National Labor l.
slations Board and everything labor
Except company labor). The trick re
ay tickle some peoples funny bones, fu
It to Hoffman it was stark tragedy by
at he will take to his very grave. W
Hoffman Is strong supporter of &c
CHI and every amendment to the Ma di
l.,,