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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
CASCADE LABOR
OPPOSES REPEAL
OF JOHNSON ACT

Whereas, Proposals have recently
been made in the United States con-
gress to throw open the treasury of
our government to finance European
countries in pursuit of their war
Through two methods:
| 4. Repeal of the Johnson Act bar
ring loans to any country which has
defaulted on its debts of the World
war, and
2. Elimination of that provision of
the Neutrality act which calls for cash
and carry from nations engaged in
war, and
Whereas, We agree heartily and
emphatically with the statement of
Senator Hiram Johnson of California
that: Experience in the last war
taught us that the surest way to get
into war is to let our money precede
us. Then when more money is need
ed by the belligerents, we let them
have it and then go into the struggle
to protect our money. If we want to
get into this war, the way to do 1t is
by making large credits and loans to
those already in it," and
Whereas, We also agree with the
statement of Bernard Baruch, finan-
cier, that where our money is, there
our hearts are" and
Whereas, However much we may
sympathize with the people in Europe
at this time, we believe our financial
aid will merely prolong and help make
a World war out of a European war.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved: That the
Cascade County Trades and Labor
Assembly emphatically asserts its OPP
position to repeal or revision of the
Johnson act and to elimination of the
cash and carry clause of the Neutral
ity act, and
Be 1t Further Resolved: That copies
Of this resolution be sent to our con-
gressional delegation, Senator John
son, Secretary of State Cordell Hull,
President Franklin d. Roosevelt, Will
liam Green and John l.. Lewis, and
Be 1t Finally Resolved: That copies
Of this resolution also be sent to the
Montana Labor News and Farmers
papers.
Submitted by,
Cascade Co. Trades &c Labor Assembly |
A. V. BIALLAS, Secretary. |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
ONLY ONE Way TO
SECURE PLENTY
FOR ALL PEOPLE

An optimist Is one who sees the
rosy side of the dark picture; but
Iif he did not see and analyze the
dark picture, his rosy view wouldn't
be worth two whoops. You can not,
ostrich-like stick your head in the
sands of superficial confidence with
out being posteriorily exposed to some
realistic kicks. The greater portion
of us are emulating that stilted desert
bird by swathing our heads in the
sands of conditioned thinking. Once
| in while we got one eye out long
enough to analyze little of the prob
lem confronting US; but duck back
again when some one jibes at us with
the current slur; just now pink" or
red" Those epithets can be banded
about at most anyone these days.
Just recently one ostrich" cooked an
eye out long enough to voice this
sentiment:
"For the first time In our economic
history this country is on the down
side. No other fact is of comparable
Importance. 1t is not the experience
of falling into a slough from which
we pull ourselves out and go on. That
has happened to US many times. This
is condition. The trend is down.
The standard of living is falling. And
unless this movement can be reversed
everything we wish for will fail, and
talk of the more abundant life with
security is utter nonsense"
What "parlor pink" periodical do
you suppose that appeared in?
Here's some more random para
graphs from another ostrich, who
dared to roll one eye around behind
him:
Last week Senator Wagner was
readying a bill to give it (the seq
one more big job: regulation of the
$4,000 100000 investment-trust indus
try, in whose shrinking entrails SEC |
has been probing for over two years
q. how Charlie Mitchell rugged |
the market in Anaconda; how Rudolph |
Spreckels made over s14,000,000 in |
Holster Radio pool while suckers lost |
their shirts.
Have you guessed the source of |
those two pessimistic views?
Did / hear you say number one |
sounds like a left" leaning liberal |
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05

protect his soft job by cooperating
with the governor in his thrifty and
personally financially prudent steps to
promote his candidacy for another OBJ
portunity for personal aggrandize-
ment.
The two employees of the state
highway department have been such
for some time past and are recognized
as most efficient office workers. Their
names appeared on the payroll of the
highway department for the full 81
days of May and there is no reason
to think that the highway department
funds have been or will be reimbursed
for the payment Of these employees
while they have been engaged in DO
litical work in the offices of the Ayers
for Governor Club in Helena.
The people of the state will be in
terested in the brazen disregard of
the responsibility that Ayers and Nc
Kinnon display in this instance, to-
ward the public's trust imposed in
them. However, this is without doubt,
not an isolated instance. Travelling
over the state are numbers of en-
ployees, designated as inspectors and
with other titles, whose sole duty ap-
pears to be to work for Ayers; all
of them on the public payroll. 1t is
also reported that there has been more
than a normal increase in the number
of highway employees recently; use
less guys" as one regular employee
Of the department expressed himself
about them. These new employees
may be useless" to the state, but the
governor knows that they have votes,
as do their friends.
In the state highway department as
at present managed by McKinnon, the
governor undoubtedly possesses the
Of a strong and evidently
entirely INSCRIPTIONS vote getting ma
chine. It's activities will be followed
with interest by the Voice, and every
effort made to inform the public con-
,erning them.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
First C.C.C.
Enrollee Becomes
Dirt Farmer

First enrollee to become a landed
proprietor in the recently launched
farm training program of the Fort
Missoula district of the Civilian Con-
seryation Corps, is Richard T. Carey,
1856 Company member. Enrolled for
the training course that will give him
thorough grounding in agricultural
methods, this outstanding young man
has taken the initial steps towards
acquiring an 80 acre farm tract in the
Flathead valley. He will work this
land next year after completion of his
training, which will be given at the
1862 company experimental farm at
Alberton. He will be transferred to
1862 in order to take the training
course.
Born in Billings % years ago, En-
rollee Carey is high school graduate
who spent much of his early life on
the farm. Farming is an avocational
a means of making an adequate liveli-
hood in the most pleasant way pos
sible to those who love the land and
feel that their place is on it.
Details for the purchase of his land
and other necessary matters are be-
ing supervised by Educational Super
visor Leslie r. Stephens, who states
that Mr.. Carey is fine type of en-
rollee and one who has the earmarks
Of one who will succeed in what he
Because of the fact that
he is the first CCC member to acquire
his farm, he is very much in the lime
light at the moment, and it is Mr.
Stephens opinion that he will prove a
leader in what it is felt is certain to
become the important CCC activity,
The farm tyaining program.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
0'C0NNELL FILES
FOR CONGRESS
FIRST DISTRICT

Jerry ]. O'Connell, militant former
congressman from the first Montana
district filed today for reelection to
that office for which he was defeated
in 1888 by Jacob Thorkelson who was
supported by coalition of democratic
machine leaders and reactionary
groups in the district. The ridiculous
record made by Thorkelson in con-
gress which is recognized nationally
as a farce, will undoubtedly react
greatly in O'Connell's favor.
O'Connell asked that the following
be printed after his name on the bal
lots: keep America out of war; end
unemployment; pension the aged;
save democracy"
The following statement appears on
his filing petition:
"If | am nominated and elected, |
will during my term of office fight in
every way / know how to keep this
mothers and fathers of Montana that
shall always vote that not single
American boy shall die on foreign
battlefield. | will continue the fight
have always made for the farmer,
for the aged and for the unemployed
I shall battle against all racial and
religious intolerance, fight for the
preservation of our civil liberties and
American democracy, and restore
Montanas good name in the congress
of the United States"
O'Connell was a member of the
state legislature from Silver Bow
county from 1881 to 1885; elected to
the Montana railroad and public serv-
ice commission, serving from 1885 to
1897; elected to the 18th Congress in
1886, and served from 1897 to 1899;
for the past year and a half has
been publisher and editor of the Mon
tana Liberal and leader of the 60-60
Old Age Pension movement.
There have been rumors current
that O'Connell intended to file for the
democratic nomination for governor.
When questioned on this today, Mr.
O'Connell replied:
MANY friends from all over Mon
tana have urged me to be candidate
for governor. l seriously considered
it, but because liberal candidate
had already filed, l did not want to
split the progressive forces in the
state. Further, I think the biggest
battle in the world will be in the
next session of Congress and that is
the fight to keep America out of war
and preserve our democracy. l want
to go to Washington and carry on that
fight"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
kennedy FILES
FOR 1t. GOV.

John E. Kennedy yesterday filed his
petition for nomination to the office
of lieutenant governor on the demo
cratic ticket with the secretary of state.
Kennedy, secretary to former Con-
gresham Jerry O'Connell during the
18th Congress, indicated his slogan
would be For increased employment,
adequate old age pensions and end
of corporation control"
A journalist by profession, Kennedy
has affiliated himself with the liberal
democratic forces in the state He is
a member of the League Of America
Writers and was selected by the
Eugene Field Society, national hon.
orary authors and writer's associa-
ton, for their 1889 award for Mon
tana. He was also included in the
1938-39 volume of Americas Outstand-
ing Young Men.
While in Washington with O'Con-
nell during the 18th Congressional
sessions, Kennedy organized the Con-
gressional Secretaries Guild and was
its first president.
"While the office of lieutenant gov
ernor is generally considered relative
ly unimportant," Kennedy said he be-
lieved that "in view of present con-
ditions, the function of the lieutenant
governor presiding over the state SEN
ate made it one of the more important
offices in the ensuing election" His
experience in Washington where he
had close contact with national legis-
lation would, he said, give him an in
sight into Legislative necessities in
Montana.
Kennedy resides at Hamilton
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05

Senator Nye of North Dakota,
both members of the senate
appropriations committee in
whose hands the bill now is,
are handling amendments
which, will eliminate the OBJ
noxious rider, before the bill is
reported out of the committee.
Representatives of the Ma
tional Farmers Union had a
meeting with Senator Murray
last Friday morning and work
ing with him, have been able
to brighten the prospects of de-
feating the amendment.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
Labor Laws Appear Safe;
"Sixth Column" Active
By A. I. HARRIS

SIHtf COiuUin fN|NiNC
Despite fears of some liberals to
the contrary, there are no indications
that the present congress will pass
amendments to any labor law now on
the statute books.
Not that the anti-labor crowd has
undergone any change Of heart. Not
that they have, in the interest OF ma
tional defense, accepted the status quo
as regards labor. They are not quite
that patriotic. 1t is because the CARDS
are stacked against them, strange as
this may seem.
Amendments to the Wagner nation
al relations act were to have come up
in the house last Tuesday, but regard
less of what may have been the out
come of Howard (Undertaker) Smiths
efforts, they will be stymied if they
have not already been.
In recent conversation with labor
member of congress, this column is
informed that Senator Thomas, Utah,
chairman of the senate committee on
education and labor, gave renewed as
surances that his committee will not
report out any anti-labor legislation
regardless of what the house might
do.
AS result of the known position of
the senate committee on education
and labor, the senate majority, and
the firm stand taken by President
Roosevelt, labor-haters such as
Georgia's Gene Cox, Michigan's Claire
Hoffman, and Virginia's Howard
Smith, while they continue their daily
vicious outbursts, are banking on
back-door strategy. They are trying
to tack on amendments to various ap-
preparation bills to injure, or suspend,
the operation of the Wagner, Wage
Hour, and Walsh-Healey acts. 1t is
not likely that they are going to get
very far with it.
The real danger in the present hys-
terical situation rather, lies in attacks
on civil liberties and passage of anti
alien legislation While watching out
for the "fifth column" many are
warming that we had better keep at
least one eye peeled on the sixth
column, the vigi1ante boys and their
ilk who get pretty active when there
is a hysteria ON. 1t is going to be
rather difficult problem to keep anti
Fifth column" activities confined to
courts and those charged with carry
ing out the law.
AS was to have been expected, the
anti-alien bloc-headed by Reynolds,
North Carolina, in the senate, and
Dies, Texas, and Hobbs and Starnes,
Alabama, in the house-has taken on
new life and is "out for the kill" This
outfit believes in very little democracy
for ordinary American citizens, and no
democracy for the strangers in our
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05

tana, comprising Broadwater and
Lewis and Clark counties.
At the age of 13 it became neces-
sary for Mr.. Keller to earn his own
living and by working in stores, mines,
and hotels, put himself through four
years of high school and seven years
of college. He is graduate of the
University of Montana from which he
has B. A. and L. L. B. degrees.
Upon his graduation from the Mon
tana law school Mr.. Keller became
associated with the late Judge Albert
]. Galen, and upon his death took over
the law practice which he has main
tanned until the present time.
Mr.. Keller has been resident of
Montana since 1927; is member of
the Eagles lodge and the Active club.
He is married and has one child and
resides at FOL Logan street in Helena.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
CASCADE n. P.L.
ACTS AGAINST
"RED-BAITING"

| A resolution protesting any TeldAd
lions of the Walsh-Healey act, which
provides for minimum wages anC
maximum hours in plants with govern
ment contracts, was adopted at the
last regular meeting of the Cascade
county unit of Labor's Non-Partisar
League, held Thursday evening in the
H. o. o. F. hall in Great Falls. The
resolution was directed against a bill
which Rep. Carl Vinson, chairman OF
the house naval affairs committee, has
relax the provisions of the Walsh
Healey act in those plants having gov
eminent naval construction contracts
The resolution said in part that "a
sudden war hysteria cannot be made
an excuse for relaxing our democratic
rights, which include restricted work
ing hours, minimum wages, and the
right of every American to a job
through the solution of our number
one problem-unemploy
A resolution calling for the imme-
diate dissolving of the Dies commit
tee was sent to Senators Wheeler and
Murray and Congressman O'Connor
The League condemned the Dies COM
mittee as fulfilling the role of Propa-
ganda Minister Goebbels for Wall
Street in the United States, whole sole
activity has become red-baiting, which
is device used by the employers to
get the workers all excited, build up
hysteria, so they will forget about bet
ter wages and working conditions and
to split the ranks of organized labor
in the face of their opposition.
"The parade Of Dies committee wit
nesses includes stoolpigeons, expelled
unionists, strike breakers and numer-
GUS characters whose past activity
has been anti-labor in all sorts of re-
spects.
1.-THE proceedings of the Dies com
mittee have been shown to be illegal
in nature in a number of cases, as
witness the court reverses which they
have suffered"
1.-THE committee has repeatedly re-
fused to carry out thorough investi-
cation of such subversive groups as
the Ku Klux Khan, Christian Front
and Silver Shirts, but, instead, by its
continuous SANDER of labor and peo-
pies organizations has accomplished
a whitewash for these truly sinister
groups and their un-American activi-
lies
1.-THE extremely valuable work done
by the LaFollette senate civil liberties
committee in the exposure of the abro
cation Of labor and civil rights has
been largely undone by the hot aid
aids of the Dies committee"
A resolution thorough ly explaining
he misuse of the Sherman antitrust
aw against labor unions instead of |
.gainst the trusts and monopolies
gainst whom it was designed by Sen
tor Sherman in an attempt to bring |
own monopoly prices was also passed
nd ordered sent to the Montana con-
ressional delegation, Attorney Cen
raj Jackson, Assistant Attorney Cen
raj Thurman Arnold, President Roose-
cit, William Green and John L.
.ewis.
The resolution cited the well-known
xample of the four leading type-writ-
r companies who got off scot free
fter promising to behave" and be-
ewes that these are the companies
nd persons who are the only consti-
ltional subjects for the functioning
the Sherman law.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
C0-0PS keep OIL
PRICES DOWN

REGINA, Sask.-(FP)-The prices
of petroleum products continues to
rise in all parts of Canada, except
Saskatchewan. In this western pro-
vince prices have gone down three
times since September / of last year.
The reason isn't hard to find
Farmers and townspeople, as con-
sumers, own their own gas and oil
stations-89 of them in the province.
Together they own a cooperative
wholesale and a cooperative refinery.
Another refinery, more modern and
more complete is now under construc-
tion at cost of a quarter of a mil
lion dollars.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
AYERS ST00GE
USES TACTICS
OF IHTIMIDAT TON
Employee Drawing Pay
From Two Departments of
the State But Keeping No
Records of Work That He
Does, Has Come Into Open
With Proof of What His Job
Actually Is.

Reports from Helena labor leaders
indicate that methods Of coercion and
threats are going to be employed by
Ayers stooge employees to swing or.
ganized labor support for the re-elec-
ton of Ayers. These reports are that
Punk" Scofield, labor co-ordinator"
for the state highway commission and
| the water conservation board has
made statements to various labor lead
ers that unless support of the organ
lied labor bodies for the reelection Of
Ayers became evident, no cooperation
from the state could be expected to
make contractors on highway con-
struction conform to organized labor
standards of wages, hours and work
ling conditions.
During the last session of the state
legislature when the committee in
vestigating the highway commissions
business methods discovered that a
Tabor co-ordinator" was employed, an
effort was made by the committee to
determine the duties and perform
ances of this functionary. but with
little success. The committee made
the following report on him:
AS to one particular office, that of
Labor Co-ordinator, we feel that the
supervision of this employee should be
under the department of labor We
find that he has not made written re-
ports, that he has kept no records or
files relating to his activities, and his
testimony shows that his particular
department costs the state of Montana
approximately $4,000 per month. At
the present time he is receiving a
salary of $4,000 month from the
highway commission and $4,000 a
month from the water conservation
board, and in addition, subsistence
while in the field at the rate of $500
per day together with the cost of
This particular wit
ness was unable to furnish the COM
mittee with any detailed and definite
of his past activities. We
feel that he is being paid entirely too
much, and this opinion was concurred
in by the chief engineer of the high
way commission.
The present activities of this official
the need of this particular
state employee, among many others
Tor Ayers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
ANACONDA GETS FUNDS
FOR SLUM CLEARANCE

Approval by the president Of loan
contract for s3S3,000 for low rent
housing and slum clearance in Ana
conda is announced in a telegram
received from Senator James E. Muir
ray.
The sum available is expected to
provide low rentals for modern homes
for large number of the low income
group in the city, and at the same
time eliminate some of the unsightly
structures now being used for hous-
ing.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
MONT. PROGRESSIVE
COUNCIL TO MEET I'M
GREAT FALLS SUNDAY

The Montana Progressive Coun-
ell will meet in the Eagles hall
in Great Falls next Sunday at TO
o'clock. A record attendance OF
delegates from organized farm and
labor groups throughout the state
Is anticipated at the meeting.
The records of candidates for
state office will be studied and en-
dorsements of some of them are ex-
pected to be made on the basis of
the findings of the council.
The executive committee of the
council will meet on Saturday to
plan the program of the Sunday
meeting, and Interview such candi-
dates for state office as appear be-
fore the committee seeking sup
port.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
THANKS

The Voice wishes to express to.
Sam Spiegel Of Butte, its apprecia-
ton of his fine cooperation in pre-
pairing the voting records of the
members of the last legislature, on
important measures.
The Voice is sure that 1t will be
of value to the voters of the state,
and will be appreciated by them as
well as by the Voice.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
MURRAY HOPES RIDER TO
RELIEF APPROPRIATION
BILL CAN BE BLOC I'D
Support Developed in Senate
tons Committee for Amendr
As Passed by House Which J
nate Restrictions on Using E
Loans to Co-operatives.
g='ppropria-
its to Bill
lid Elin1i-
Funds for
rs to Co-operatives.

telegram from Senator James Murray, received last
Friday strikes hopeful note of support in the senate for
eliminate the obnoxious rider to the work
lief appropriations BILL which would have prohibited the
by the Farm Security Administration of any funds
the purpose purchasing stock in co-operatives
The states that Senator Adams of Colorado and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05
PAUL 7. KELLER
FILES FOR OFFICE
DISTRICT JUDGE

Paul T. Keller, we'll known Helena
attorney, filed yesterday with the sec
rotary of state his petition for nomi-
nation for district judge of the first
judicial district of the state Of Mon
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-05

About rs editors and other staff
members of labor papers in the east
ern area will meet at Sunnybrook
House on Route 209 June 10 to hear
experts discuss editorial, mechanical
and financial problems.