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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
DAIRYMEN
TO FIGHT
LOW TARIFFS
Claim That Proposed Recip-
rocal Trade Agreements
With South American Coun-
tries Will Stop Production of
Italian Cheese Here.

WASHINGTON. - American dairy
farmers-their incomes and the secur.
ity of their families threatened-will
muster every resource to fight admin
istration efforts to lower tariffs on
dairy products from South America, "
Charles w. Holman. secretary of the
National Cooperative Milk Producers
Federation declared today. "Once
again farmers are called upon to pro-
tect their interests from the terms of
proposed reciprocal trade agreements
which would be disastrously unfair
to domestic producers" he said
Lowered tariffs on casein would
create ruinous situation in the Amer
lean market. Our farmers already
share one-third of the domestic mar
ket for casein with Argentina and
Uruguay, and now they are asked to
surrender more.
"If the import duty on Italian type
cheese is lowered" Mr. Holman said,
"the government will place itself in
the position of killing an infant in
dustry. Rapid growth of Italian
production in this country has
brought the domestic. output close to
the amounts imported. Under low
cred tariffs, the flood of South Ameri-
can Italian type cheese would be sure
to cause virtual abandonment of this
thriving, young industry
Mr. Holman will appear on behalf
of the federation at hearings before
the committee for reciprocity informa-
ton in Washington on June 23, when
the governments proposals for recip-
roca1 treaties with both Argentina and
Uruguay will be under fire.
AS secretary of the National Coop
erative Milk Producers Federation,
Mr.. Holman will represent over $780,
700 dairymen who are members of the
80 farmer-owned and farmer-control-
ed co-operatives comprising the fed
sration's membership.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
r. I. c. WINS
4'6%" CASE
AGAINST FORD
Circuit Court of Appeals Up
holds Order Against Ford
Company on Grounds That
Its Advertising of 6 Percent
Financing Was Illegal.

In unanimous opinion, the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals for
the sixth circuit (CincinnatD has af-
firmed cease and desist order of
the Federal Trade Commission against
Ford Motor company involving the
legality of the Ford Motor company's
advertising of its sc per cent" plan for
the purchase of automobiles.
The so-called sc per cent plan" of
financing the retail sale of automo-
biles was first used in 1885 by the
General Motors corporation and was
later adopted by other motor com
panies and finance corporations.
The opinion, delivered by Judge
Hamilton states that the petitioner
which had appealed the cease and
desist order of the Federal Trade
Commission, published advertise
ments with explanatory data such as
FORD
ANNOUNCES s25-A-MONTH
TIME PAYMENTS
NEW UCC go FINANCE. PLAN
Any New Ford VS. Car
Can Now Be Purchased for S25
Month With Usual Low
Down-Payment
1.-THE Universal Credit Company has
made these plans available through
Ford dealers in the United States.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY"
The opinion continues that "Peti-
toner published similar advertise
ments which it paid for out Of fund
collected and controlled by it called
the Local or Dealers Fund created
by the collection from the dealers of
a fixed charge for advertising on
all cars sold by them, and charged
on the invoice to the dealer and in
turn passed on to the public by him"
Comparative tables prepared by an
expert accountant and in evidence in
the case indicated that the credit
charge under petitioners "69o" plan
amounted to approximately 11H%
simple annual interest.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
BY A. l. HARRIS

| on her war against China-and fol
possible later use for carrying on wal
against Uncle Sam-while our aid tC
the Chinese people consists mainly in
words of encouragement and prayers
| for the success of their arms. If the
purpose is to appease Japan so she
will not go to war against us, that
policy, in the opinion of such experts
on Far Eastern matters as Rear Ad-
miral Yarnell, is both stupid and fu-
tile. If the purpose is for commercial
considerations, it is disgusting and
morally indefensible.
Rep. Mcintyre, Wyoming, last week
introduced a bill to make it unlawful
to export petroleum from the United
States to any foreign country, except
to such country as the President
deems vital to our national defense.
1t also would prohibit any American
citizen or American corporation to
transport petroleum from any foreign
country to any other country except
such country as the President deems
vital to our defense.
Unless the state department acts
and acts quickly-sentimen for such
legislation as the above will grow
quickly on the Hill BUT THERE
ARE STRONG INDICATIONS THAT
ICKES WILL COMPEL SUCH AC-
TION.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
RECREATI0NAL
FACILITIES
APPROVED

According to kilograms from Sen
ators Wheeler and Murray, the Works
Project Administration has just ap-
proved an ALLEGATION of 1922, ZOO for
project sponsored by the Montana
State Board of Education to super
wise and coordinate recreational ac-
ing recreational and leisure time lead
ers for games, sports, social activities,
and training for recreational leader
ship.
The work also includes repairing
and testing of recreational equipment.
This project is now eligible for opera
ton at discretion of state WPA ad-
ministrator.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
NEWS OF
STRIKE WAS
DISTORTED
Charges Also Made That
President of North American
Aviation Company Helped
Draft Presidential Procla-
nation.

nation.
The June 23 issue Of In Fact the
weekly newsletter edited by George
Seldes, published today, carries the
sensational charge that ]. H. Kindel-
berger, president of the North Amer
lea Aviation Company, "helped draft
the presidential proclamation taking
over the American plant by the U. S.
troops According to In Fact this
information was elected from Sena-
tor James F. Byrnes, acting admins
tration leader in the senate" who was
just appointed to the Supreme court.
In Fact also claims that the COM
mercial press distorted the news of
the North American strike and at
tempted to incite the public against
the strikers. In Fact says "The press
did not inform the public that North
American made a profit of $7,090,333
in 1910, which was a profit of 1855
on the labor of each workman 1t had
$200,000,000 worth of orders. 1t is
controlled and partly owned by Cen
eral Motors, which last week paid a
stock bonus of S1,7O0,0O0 to rs off
GERS. General Motors is controlled,
and 1870 owned, by Dupont. DUPONT,
through OPM Director Knudsen and
approximately Is other highly placed
doliar-a-year men, has a powerful in
fblence on the defense program. North
American, it may be noted follows the
policy of the aircraft industry by re-
fusing to hire Negroes, and it has par
ticipated fully in all the financial
scandals that have rocked the bust
ness in the past twenty years. When
the fantastic corruption involved in
airmail contracts and government
subsidies was exposed, resulting in
the air mail act of 1884 requiring the
separation of manufacturing and
transport companies, North American
did not divest itself of control of East
ern Airplanes till 1888. Source: The
Aviation Business, by Elspeth E.
Freudenthal.)
while the government was driving
North American workers into the
plant with bayonets Secretary of War
Stimson was telling reporters that j.
II. Kindelberger, North American
president, Has very good reputa-
ton with this government. There
are not enough like him. We do not
want to do any injury to such man.
You may draw your own differences
from this"
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25

witness for the state water con-
servation board and the Broad
water Missouri Water Users
Association recited also other
shortcomings Of the power
company in its use of the wat
ers of the Missouri.
Mr.. Kramer, formerly hydroelec-
trio engineer for the U. S. Forest
Service and a recognized authority on
hydroelectric power development, tes-
titled in the action brought by the
Montana Power Company to enjoin
the farmers in Broadwater county
from using any of the waters i'm
cation purposes, the power company
claiming established priority rights to
all of the waters of the Missouri
river The hearing of the testimony
is before Howard Toole as master
The expert witness testified that he
plants of the Montana Power Com
pany on the Missouri river and had
given detailed study to the plant at
Canyon Ferry. This particular plant
had been given an operating efficiency
rating of 57.5 per cent in previous
testimony, which Mr.. Kramer declared
would require one-third more water
to produce a given amount of electric
al energy than if it had an efficiency
rating of production of from so to IS
per cent which he contended might
be considered "a good overall operat-
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
fine wheat
CROP IS
Indicated
ISSUED Jointly by Agricultural
Marketing Service and Weather
Bureau.)

| The seasons first hot weather came
toward the close of the week ending
June gath, when temperatures broke
through the 100 degree mark in some
|north-central and southeastern locali-
ties and were mostly in the upper
nineties elsewhere. Prior to the hot
weather, scattered showers brought
light to moderate moisture rather gen
orally except in the extreme north
western and some south-central coun-
ties, and growing conditions were gem
orally very good. Hail was reported
from Judith Basin in central Montana
and from three east-central counties,
Dawson, Richland and Prairie, but
damage appears to have been light
outside of Richland where reports in
dictate badly damaged area of about
80 square miles. The extremely high
temperatures at the close of the week
caused some firing of crops on lighter
soils, while there was damage here
and there by grasshoppers and other
insects, and in other localities by rain
where haying was in progress.
On the other hand, reports noted
rapid growth of grain crops and for
the first time marked progress in
cultivated crops such as corn, sugar
beets, potatoes and beans, which here
tofore showed lack of sunshine and
warmth Farm gardens also improved
with the warmer weather.
Winter wheat shows very good
stands for the most part and is now
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
Ickes Appointment Dooms
Jap Oil Appeasement

Jap Oil Appeasement
Don't be surprised if one of the
early results of the appointment Of
Interior Secretary Ickes as petroleum
co-ordinator will be a complete re
yersal of the state departments policy
of trying to appease Japan with oil
Ickes hasn't said anything on that
subject as yet since taking over his
new duties-for publication, that is
But privately he is reliably reported
as having said plenty-and what he
did say privately wasn't very compli
mentary to the appeasement boys In
the state department.
True. Ickes, as petroleum co-ord1-
nator, hasn't any power to compel the
state department-or its export con-
troll division-to carry out his bidding,
but he can make recommendations OF
any government agency dealing with
petroleum. as expressly stated iii the
Presidents letter naming him to the
new position. 1t will be mighty hard
for a government agency to turn down
a recommendation from him-and a
recommendation on the subject of oil
shipments to Japan he will make very
soon, whether on or off the record.
To Ickes' credit, it must be stated
that he has steadfastly opposed any
program of appeasing the dictators in
any form or manner from the very
beginning.
Although it is said-the exact fig
ures for the past few months are not
yet ayailable-that oil shipments to
Japan are being reduced slightly, best
estimates are that between SOO,OO0
and 100000 barrels a month are still
going to that Island Empire. And
some of the tankers carrying this oil
belong to American companies - an
ironical and tragic situation, consider
ing that a shortage of oil for the
Atlantic seaboard is threatened be-
cause of shortage of available tank
ers for domestic purposes.
There is growing resentment on
Capitol Hill against the policy of aid
ing Japan with oil with which to carry
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
Propagandists Worrying

The UE News, weekly magazine for
business men published in Washing
ton reports: Gross country speech
making tours by Lord Halifax and
other British officials are causing con-
Germ among high government officials,
who fear that an adverse public reac-
ton may set in" Why not send them
back to England?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
LAND BOARD
BUYS BONDS

Authorized by the state land board,
IT, w. Walker, state land commits
sioner yesterday purchased for the
state 100000 in q. S. taxable bonds
to mature in 1856 at III percent.
The deal was handled through the
First National Bank of Helena.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25

Information received by Harold Brown State Secretary of
the Farmers Unon while attending conference of Montana
farmer feldmen and State AAA Officials Bozeman
indicates Montana farmers being charged excessive
premium for their crop The premium Montana
farmers paying sufficient that if all farmers
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
"Chain" Newspapers Seek
Control of FIN Radio Field

The heat" already is reported to
have been turned on the Federal Com
munications Commission, in advance
of the hearings scheduled on June 25
to determine how the public interest
is affected by control of radio broad
casting stations by large newspapers
and newspaper chains"
Occasion for calling the hearings
is consideration now being given to
applications for high frequency (FM)
broadcasting stations. 1t is regarded
as certain that FIN broadcasting will
revolutionize the entire radio indus
try. More than half of the applica-
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
EXPERT CLAIMS MONTANA
POWER PLANTS fail TO
PRODUCE POWER REQUIRED
Former Hydroelectric Engineer for the U.
S. Forest Service in Montana and Idaho,
Federal Power
Conpany's Mis-
Ice Peak Load.

of the Montana Power
ling to the company's
mission, were not pro-
when the peak load of
November 7, 1910, and
watt hours, E. w. Kra-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25

Contributions for property Improvement not previously
listed, have been received from the following:
Three Mile Farmers Union Local for Memorial tree for
Harry Martin; James A. Jergensen E. Landgren Tavern
Kei Arthur A. JONES' South Valley County Farmers Union
Friend Geo. Grosskopf Family, G. A. Esval, Adolph
berg Clarence Chamberlain A. G. Shone, Isak Helebust Oil
Lodah Elmer Satire, H. H. Hess, Elmer Gwynn " j.
burlington and Loren Schott.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
CROP INSURANCE rates
I'm MONTANA OUT OF LINE
WITH Rates ELSEWHERE:

Sale of Crop Insurance in Montana Tagging;
Some Officials Claim Lag Is Due to Excess
sive Rates Charged in Comparison With
Rates in Other States; Total Loss of Years
Crop Would Be Repaid in Four Years
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
Now Regional Director
Commission Testifies T.
souri, Plants Failed to p

Claiming that the hydroelectric p
Company on the Missouri River, 4
own reports to the federal power
ducing the full load Of power requ
257, 900 kilowatt hours was reache
the nlants DEVELOPED only 1853, 500
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
REPORT
Improvement Fund for Building and Grounds

Succong of the building of the Educational Cooperative
Publishing Company completed but there still remains paint
ing of the outside and paint
ing the inside Also funds still lacking for improve
ment of the grounds We believe that these two things still
required be done for SIS. We hope that individuals
and organizations will make up this that the work
started be completed Below is a statement of
ceipts and expenditures to date:
Up to June
Cash Donated - S287 O5
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25

ona director of the federal power commission expert
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25

Economic Justice and Equality
Is the Real Safeguard of De-
mocracy. Lack of These Is a
Challenge to the Intelligence
and Sincerity of All.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25

Democracy Cannot EnduT. Up-
der Economic Systems Which
Cause Hunger, Cold, Poor
Housing and Unemployment to
Millions.
Evening star., 1941-06-19
Nazis Reported Admitting
Blame for Dublin Bombing
Rx me Assoclated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. June 19.-An Exchange
telegraph British news agency
dispatch from Dublin today said the
Irish Information Bureau had is
sued a statement saying Germany
admitted responsibility OF a Ger
man plane for the bombing of the
capital of Fire on the night Of
May 81.
The Fire government announce
ment said it had been Informed by
the Germans as follows:
The thorough investigations
made by competent German author
tiles concerning the dropping OF
bombs on Dublin May 81 now es-
tablishes the responsibility of Ger
man aircraft. The aircraft
changed its course as soon as it
recognized it was over Irish terri
tory but in any case it did not drop
any bombs.
Since, however. the irish govern
ment have stated their investiga-
tions have shown that bombs
dropped on Dublin were of German
origin and as a very strong wind
was prevailing at high attitudes on
the night in question. it may have
driven aircraft over the East Irish
coast without the knowledge of the
pilot"
Evening star., 1941-06-19
S-Hour Day Suspended
On Army Outpost Work

Asserting that interests OF ma
tional defense require completion OF
the work "at, the earliest practicable
date" President Roosevelt today
ordered suspension of the eight-hour
limitation for the workday OF War
Department construction employees
in the Panama Canal Zone, Puerto
Rico and Alaska.
Cantonments, airfields, fortiflca-
tions and other public works are
under way at each of these points,
vital outposts for continental de-
Tense.
ut appears" Mr.. Roosevelt said
in his order, that unless the eight
hour limitation is suspended as to
laborers and mechanics employed
by the War Department in the con-
struction of the foregoing public
works, it will be impossible, because
of the remoteness of such places
from sources of labor supply in the
United States, and because OF the
difficulties of housing and trans
porting additional labor from the
United States, to accomplish the
work necessary to the completion
of such public works within the
time required by the interests of
national defense
Suspension of the work limitation
is thereby ordered, the President
said, in the face of IAN extraordinary
emergency"
Evening star., 1941-06-19
Rebel1ious Taxpayer
Gets 30 Days to Digest
Soviet Philosophy
b. the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. June l9.-
Baker Morris FEEDER insisted be-
fore United States Commis-
sioner Norman j. Griffin that
he would not pay Social Secur-
ity taxes ''or any other taxes
the United States wants"
He appeared carrying a book
entitled Soviet Power" open
ing paragraph of which reads
80 - man shall help his fellow
man"
Don't you believe in helping
your fellow men by paying this
tax?" asked Commissioner
Griffin.
To hell with my fellow men,"
retorted FEEDER. Il work harder
than they do so why should l
help them"
Good" the commissioner re-
piled. III give you 80 days IN
Philadelphia County Prison so
that you'll have ample time to
finish that book"
Evening star., 1941-06-19
7. Y. A. Aides Are Called
On 6. A. 0. Accounting Bill

Representative of the Tennessee
Valley Authority were to come be-
fore the House Military Affairs
Committee today in opposition to
bill by Chairman May under which
legality of expenditures by the T.
v. A. would be subject to determi-
nation by the General Accounting
Office on the same basis as are those
of other executive agencies gen.
orally.
The proposed legislation is the
outgrowth of a long fight between
the two establishments, the G. A. o.
contending for these broad account
ing powers, and the T. V. A. holding
that its accounts are subject only
to an annual commercial audit by
the G.. A. O.-that is, an audit to
decide simply if the books are in
order. This stand has been upheld
in an opinion by Attorney General
Jackson, In response to request
from Secretary Morgenthau for
clarification of the situation to guide
the Treasury in making funds avail
able to the T. v. A.
Controller General Lindsay c.
Warren, a witness before the COM
mittee yesterday. accused the T.
v. A. of seeking to evade "respon.
sible and effective accounting Of its
expenditures"
Evening star., 1941-06-19
Statement on Hess Case
Is Refused 10 Commons
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 19-Long parlia-
mentary pressure on the government
for a statement on the Rudolf Hess
case resulted today in a declaration
by Richard Austen Butler, Under
secretary for Foreign Affairs. that
such statement was not regarded
"as being in the public interest"
Laborite Samuel Sydney Silverman
recalled Prime Minister Churchill's
speech June 10. in which the Prime
Minister said Britain had advised
the Government of the United
States about the German deputy
fuehrer's flight to Scotland May 10.
What is the Government of the
United States entitled to know that
our people should not know?' Mr..
Silverman demanded.
Mr.. Butler said rumors that Hess
was held at Chequers. the country
home of Britain's Prime Minister,
were nonsense.
Mr.. Butler reiterated the govern
ment position that Hess is being
treated as an officer and kept in
detention as a prisoner of war" He
denied statements implying that
Hess is receiving very special and
luxurious treatment"
Evening star., 1941-06-19
Gruzinq Staff Is Moved West;
Defense Unit Takes Space

fees, location of the new headquar-
ters for the Grazing Service will not
be announced, Secretary Ickes said,
until leases now being negotiated
are closed.
Richard H. Rutledge, director OF
the service, recommended the trans
fer after Secretary Ickes laid before
the staff the need of additional
space in Washington.
The service now has 2,074 field
employees in addition to the 81
headquarters workers here. The
service was created by Congress in
1884 to restore the depleted range
in 10 public land States.
Regional Offices maintained by the
service are in Arizona, California.
Colorado. Idaho, Montana, New
Mexico, Nevada. Oregon, Utah and
wyoming.
Evening star., 1941-06-19
Oxford Honors
Roosevelt at
Harvard Rife
Gen. Watson Accepts
Presidents Diploma
From Lord HuIifox
BY tht Associated Press.


CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June 19.-
Responding by proxy TO a prece-
-shattering award IF an hon.
orary degree by Oxford University
in Harvard University's ancient
yard, President Roosevelt asserted
today that I'VE = would rather die
on our feet than live on our knees.
I'VE. too, born to freedom and be-
lieving in freedom. are willing to
fight to maintain freedom the
Chief Executive said in a r.esSage
of response 10 a citation read by
Lord Halifax. The British AmbaSSa-
dor and chancellor of oxford.
The honorary doctorace of civil
laws was awarded to Mr.. Roosevelt
at a dramat tic ceremony held "nly a
few minutes after Harvard. the
United States Oldest university, had
awarded an honorary doctorate of
laws to Lord Halifax as A repre-
sentative of A "stalwart nation un-
yielding before the blows Of
tyranny" Eleven other honorary
degrees also were handed down by
Harvard.
Then the Ambassador, supported
by nine officers and delegates of
Oxford, England's oldest university.
conducted special convocation of
oxford. 1t represented historic
transfer of academic functions.
Unable to leave the Capital, the
President was represented by Maj.
Gen. Edwin M. Watson, his mill
tary aide and secretary.
The Presidents diploma, read by
Lord Halifax, set forth that Ok
ford's tribute was given lin lively
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