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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01
ARMY IGNORES
HILLMAN PROTEST

WASHINGTON.-(FP) - Labor de-
Tense commissioner Sidney Hillman's
protest against the award OF $1,462,-
500 contract to the anti-union Ford
Motor Co. was brushed aside by army
officials, it was learned here Decem-
Der 27.
The contract was signed December
27, no excuse being offered for the
failure to heed the Hillman protest.
The order, awarded in November,
was for a new type of midget car de-
veloped by an army officer and the
American Bantam Car Corp. Ford
muscled in on the contract in the be-
left that the development has peace
time potentialities.
Hillman's protest against the award
of the contract to Ford was made on
December 10 after it had been ap-
proved by defense commissioner VIII
liam S. Knudsen without the knowl-
edge of the other members of the Ma
tional Defense Advisory Commission.
The protest was based on the six
National Labor Relations Board deci-
sions finding Ford guilty Of violating
the act. The principal decision, di-
rected against the huge Dearborn
plant, has already been upheld by the
circuit court.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01
DIRECTOR SAYS
TIME RIPE FOR
COOP BANK

NEW YORk.-"rhe time is ripe il
America for strong central co-opera-
tive banking system" DR.. Henry Sos
zkies, former director of the Central
Cooperative Bank of Poland told 4C
students at Rochdale Institute, nation
al training school in consumer coop
Grafton, last week
Dr. Szoszkies pointed to the strength
of the American consumer co-ops with
100000 members buying $600,000,00O
worth of commodities year plus 5000
credit unions with membership of
two and half millions and two hun.
bred and twenty-five million dollars in
capital reserves. The movement is
failing to take full advantage of its
opportunities, he said, when this i'm
mense potential power is dissipated
through myriad self-sufficing units,
not integrated through a central Or
ganization We have immense effec-
tive demand for low interest credit;
we have large and growing units, but
we lack the cohesion that marks a
mature movement.
1t is automatic that a powerful, well
co-ordinated and controlled central
agency is capable of great efficiency,
he said A national cooperative fl
nance association would allow inter-
cooperative exchange of credits; it
could aid in building a credit system
applicable to all types of co-operatives
and could be a potent agency in fore
ing reform of exorbitant private
credit rates.
DIR. Szoszkies pointed out that at
the Cooperative League Congress
American co-operatives took steps
leading toward the formation of such
a financial agency which could be
powerful force in the American coop
erative movement and tremendous
step toward the realization of the CO.
operative ideal.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01

Among those now holding state posi-
tions, stigmatized by the dubious
honor, it is no surprise to find the
following: Robert J. Kelly, bookkeep-
er accountant for the Water Conser-
walton Board and the governors stout
hearted assistant in his budget balanc-
ing, the state accountant, William
Hosking; James A. Weaver, fish and
game warden; l. S. McQuitty, state
purchasing agent; John j. Jewell, the
governors secretary and grand vizier:
j. Burke Clements, chairman indus
trial accident board and man at the
wheel of the state political machine;
Eugene A. Dye, his man Friday on
| the Board of Equalization; William
J. Butler, chief state horse doctor;
Louis c. Boedecker, highway patrol
chief, one of whose ub-ordinates has
usually been the governors chauffer,
paid by the state; w. ALI Brown, bank
examiner, who campaigned ardently
for Ayers and either by himself or
through a member of his staff, prom
Used a banker immunity from too
searching examinations Of his bank II
he worked for Ayers and Ayers was
reelected, as reported in a previous
issue of The Voice; Theodore r. Berg
strom, warden of the state peniten-
tiary; John A. Matthews and Ralph
]. Anderson, both former members of
the state supreme court and now feed
ing at the public trough; L. M. A.
Wass, liquor administrator; John T.
Kelly, acting commissioner of agricul-
ture.
Among those recognized as federal
"payrollers" on the imposing list are
Lewis Penwell, collector of internal
revenue, and Louis DeNayer.
The faithful press is recognized by
commissions issued to Joseph l.. Mark
ham and Law Riskin of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company dailies; Har-
ry j. Kelley of the Flathead Monitor;
Tom Stout of the Democrat-New of
Lewistown and Charles Doherty Of
the Missoula County Times.
In the army of colonies are to be
found bankers, lawyers and doctors.
And the moral welfare of the force
was not overlooked by any means as
five members of the Montana clergy
have been selected as promoters of
its interests.
The complete list follows:
Finance Department
Alfred T. Hubbard
James e. Woodland
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01
britain HAS
MANY ships,
SURVEY SHOWS

NEW YORK (FP) - While Great
Britain is requesting additional mer-
chant ships from the U. S., she has at
least 100000 tons of shipping en-
gagged in non-defense trade, a survey
by the Natl. Maritime Union (CIO)
showed The survey was made by
NMU Organizer Howard Mckenzie.
In the past 10 months, the U. s..
Maritime Commission has approved
the sale and transfer Of more than
300 American merchant ships, of
which British and Canadian interests
got more than half, not counting Brit
ish-owned companies operating under
foreign flags, the survey showed.
Other highlights of the survey were:
1. In spite of her loss OF some g.
100000 tons from submarines and
mines, Great Britain still has a mer-
chant fleet aggregating nearly 17,000,-
900 tons.
2. Great Britain has $4,000 of Nor
wegian shipping which escaped Ger
man capture. A large percentage of
this is engaged in the U. S.-SOuth
America trade, in competition with
u. S. vessels.
8. Some 1870 of the 3,000,000-ton
Dutch fleet is in British hands operat-
ing between Dutch colonies and neu-
trail countries.
4. More than a third of the 1,200,-
000-ton Danish fleet is in British
hands.
5. More than 100000 tons of ships
are operated by British owners under
the Greek flag, mostly between Aus
tralia, Greece and neutral ports
g. Some 100000 tons of Belgian
ships are operating out Of London.
Commenting on the survey, McKen-
zie said: Gin a situation of this kind
the cry "All aid to Britain is little
less than outright duplicity. On the
one hand, Britain is spending millions
of dollars in pro-war propaganda in
this country, crying for more Ameri-
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01
URGE PROTECTION FOR
RIGHT TO CRITICIZE
DRAFT OFFICIALS

NEWARK (FP) - Threats by 1t.
Col. Edgar N. Bloomer, assistant state
draft director, to prosecute the Good
Government Council of New Jersey for
demanding an investigation of Gov. A.
Harry Moore's appointments of state
draft co-ordinators drew protest
from the American Civil Liberties
Union.
In letter to DR.. Clarence A. Dyk-
stra, national draft director, the A. G.
L. U. requested ruling on the rights
of citizens to criticize draft officials.
In particular the council protested
the appointments of James Foran, 26-
year-old son of Sen. Arthur Foran
(R), notorious opponent of labor, and
of Michael Andolino, Montclair ward
leader who served jail term for re-
ceiving stolen goods.
On December 81 the u. S. Civil
Service Commission refused approval
of all nine draft co-ordinators ap-
pointed by the governor because Of
their failure to fulfill requirements as
to previous national guard experience
and civil service listing. The commits
sion denied that its action had any
thing to do with the protest Of the
Good Government Council.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01
Montana Defense Complete: Has Army of CoLonels
The MEANING Of U. S. ECONOMIC
AGGRESSION IN LATIN america

Thus the sources of some of the
essentials of U. S. industry lie halt
way round the planet. In peace times
the gap may be spanned. 1t is too
great for war time.
There is reason to suppose that
Latin America can make up many of
the resource deficits fom which the
u. S. is suffering. Mexico and BOLIVIA
produce anthony These two coun-
tries together with Argentina produce
tungsten. Cuba produces chromium
Cuba and Brazil produce manganese.
Bolivia has large reserves of tin.
Rubber can be secured from Mexico
and Brazil
To be sure, the available supplies
in these Latin American countries are
not at present sufficient to meet the
demands of the U. S. But they can
be greatly increased, and that is the
task now confronting U. S. business
interests. Our capital and enterprise
can largely augment Latin American
mineral production. Indeed, much of
the production is already in the hands
of u. S. capitalists. To meet war de-
mands they must obtain more of it
and quickly.
The Good Neighbor policy was salts
factory in peace time. Under the
stress of war the strong despoil the
weak without even saying "By your
Leave
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01
u. S. TRADE
WITH JAPAN
INCREASED

! WASHINGTON OPP = Trade be
tween the u. S. and Japan, potentia
u. S. enemy, increased sharply in DC
tober, according to figures made pub
lie here by the Department of Com
merce.
Exports from the U. S. to Japan
amounted to s26,195, 900 in October
1910 as against s17,778.000 in Septem-
Der, 1910. The increase, 1t was stated
was due primarily to increased ship
ments of gasoline, refined and SCRAP
copper and Woodworking machinery
Woodworking machinery, it is con
tended by the Chinese, is especially
valuable to Japan because Of its use
in the manufacture of munitions.
For the first 10 months of this year
according to the figures, shipments to
Japan totaled $191, 413,000. During
the same period 1889 shipments were
$179. BTU 900 or s12,036,O00 less.
Japan was aided in her ability to
pay for these materials by sharp in
'creases in u. S. purchases of Japa-
nese products.
October imports rose to s18,361 900
from s11,124,000 in September. Raw
silk alone accounted for $2,300,000 of
the increase while practically all other
principal import commodities regis
tered small increases.
One of the big increases in u. S.
sales to Japan was in aircraft and
parts despite the existence of a moral
embargo" on aircraft and parts to
Japan.
In September, 1910, exports of air
craft and parts to Japan amounted to
$4,000 while in October, 1910 the ex-
ports of aircraft and parts amounted
to $158,00O making total of 100000
for the 10 months of this year during
which the moral embargo" was in eff
feet.
Trade with China also increased
during the first 10 months of this
year although the total of exports did
not reach the total exported to Japan.
Exports to China in the first 10
months of this year amounted to s67,-
908,000, an increase from $40,170,000
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THE CONQUEST OF
NFANTILE PARALYSIS

many other horrible maladies. The
work aided by the Foundation, there
fore, has very broad and far-reach-
ing significance"
In the national field the work Of the
Foundation may be separated into five
research, after-effects research, cpl
denies and education. The virus re-
search work has been greatly retarded
because of the so far, Intellectual
search for a low cost animal that can
be used to grow the virus and to
produce symptoms typical of this dis
ease. Also, continued attempts to
find some way to prevent the disease
must proceed The Foundation has
been very active in this latter field.
Chemical prophylaxis is receiving due
attention as a possibility OF develop
ing a preventive of this disease. In
other laboratories under the auspices
of the Foundation, exhaustive studies
are being pursued with those drugs of
the sulfanilamide group group that
have proven so valuable in certain
bacterial and virus diseases At other
laboratory benches men, aided by
Foundation grants are working with
other drugs known to have a direct
effect on the central nervous system.
1t is agreed that the Foundation
should neither neglect nor overlook
any field within it's proper sphere
from which any knowledge of this
disease may be gained. Therefore,
this year it has undertaken the task
of investigating the possible relation
CONTINUED on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01
LABOR PLAN STUDIED
BY DEFENSE OFFICIALS

WASHINGTON. - (FP) = Labor's
plan for the production of airplanes
by pooling resources of the auto in
dustry is being given serious consid-
Grafton by the Office of Production
Management, President Roosevelt told
his press conference here Dec. 81.
Some technical questions of manage
ment are involved, the President said,
and further study is necessary to de-
termine if the plan is feasible.
Director of the OPM is William s.
Knudsen, former General Motors head
The auto industry is reported against
the labor plan, devised by the United
Auto Workers (CIO) and Walter P.
Reuther, General Motors division d.
rector.
Previously the President said the
general overall plan for revising the
national defense setup, submitted by
CLIO Pres. Philip Murray, was under
consideration.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01
CORPORATE
PROFITS SOAR
I'm 1910

WASHINGTON.-(FP) = Profits of
industrial corporations have sharply
increased during the first nine months
of this year, the Federal Reserve
Board reports, profits for 554 large in
dustrial corporations showing a 1870
rise.
The earnings of the corporations
during the third quarter of 1910 were
1919 smaller than in the preceding
quarter, the boards bulletin notes, but
it is pointed out that two tax laws
have been passed this year and that
many corporations made deductions
for tax purposes in the third quarter.
Despite these additional taxes, the
iron and steel industry profits for the
third three months of this year were
55@6 above those for the second three
months.
The figures comparing the first nine
months of this year with the first nine
months of 1889 show startling changes.
The iron and steel industry made
$1S2,3O0,000 instead of s61. 100000, an
increase of 1897. The railway equip
ment industry made $19,900,000 in
stead of $6,S0O,000 an Increase of
1890. Aircraft profits were up 77%o
while auto profits went up 1879.
No such profits were made in in
dustries whose principal customers
were consumers, the figures showed.
The food industry made 100000
7aa
while beverages, confectionery and to-
bacco profits declined slightly from
$51 100000 to 100000, a 10 drop.
Paper and printing was the non-dur-
able goods industry showing the larg-
est increase in profits in the first nine
months of this year as compared to
last. Profits in that industry went to
$42, 100000 from s14,200,000, an in
crease of 1890.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01
By SCOTT NEARING

Aggression" has been used so much
in the field of politics that people are
quite likely to forget that the word
also has a place in economics. Elk
petitions of missionaries, scientists
and traders are often quite as aggres-
sive in their objects as are armies
and navies.
experts are now working in various
parts of Latin America in an effort to
discover sources of certain metals and
other raw materials. The move is
justified under the plea of hemisphere
defense. The real motive is to secure
for U. S. industry certain raw mate
rails for which there is urgent need
The u. S. is treasure house of
natural resources. It's reserves in
clude 3.5 trillion tons Of coal; S billion
tons of iron ore; and IS billion bar
rels of oil. Coal, iron and oil are the
three bulk resources upon which mod
ern industry largely depends.
In addition to these three essen
tials, the U. S. possesses such abun.
dant supplies of other metals and fuels
that about two-fifths of all of the min
erals produced in the world originate
within it's borders.
Despite it's wealth of certain raw
materials, the U. S. is woefully def
cient in such commodities as anti
mony, chromium, Nickel tin, tungsten
and rubber. These commodities are
essential to modern industrial produc-
ton. Most of them are imported into
the U. S. from distant points.
Eighty-five percent of the worlds
nickel comes from Canada. The sup
ply for the U. S. is therefore assured.
Anthony and tungsten have come
from China. Chromium
has come from South Africa, the Phil
ippines, Turkey and Russia. Man
ganese has come from Russia, British
India, the African Gold Coast, Cuba
and Brazil. Tin and rubber come
chiefly from Malaga.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01

der the Fair Labor Standards Act
(Federal Wage and Hour Law. After
an extensive investigation of wages
paid by American railroads, the COM
mittee under the Craftsmanship of
Frank P. Graham, president of the
University of North Carolina, recon-
mended establishment of a minimum
wage of 36 cents an hour for en-
ployees of trunk line railroads and
33 cents for short lines.
about $4,000 of the one million or
more persons employed by the trunk
line railroads and the Pullman Com
pany, the Railway Express Agency,
car loan companies and terminal COM
panies will receive wage increase
under the SO cent minimum Colonel
Fleming said "Some 5000 of the 81
900 employees of the short lines will
be affected by the 33 cent minimum
rate. AS carloadings are rising, the
number of workers who will receive
wage increase on March 1 is probably
larger than these figures which are on
the basis of studies made in 1889.
"This is the third largest wage in
crease to be ordered under the Wage
and Hour law. The largest was in
the apparel industry where schedule
of minimum wage rates from 80 IL c
to 40c an hour increased the rate of
almost 100000 workers. The second
was the textile wage order which in
creased the rate of about 5000 work
ers. The number of workers for
whom wage rate increases have been
ordered under the Wage and Hour law
is now more than 100000 All of
these are engaged in the making of
cloth or clothes except those under
the paper, leather and railroad wage
orders. 1t is estimated that about
$35,000,000 more will be going into
their pay envelopes on an annual ba-
sis.
Work is now under way in prepara-
ton for the eventual issuance of wage
orders in all interstate industries
which employ considerable numbers
of workers at less than 40 cents an
hour, the goal Of the Wage and Hour
Law"
Railroads principally affected by the
wage order on the basis of 1889 |
studies made by the railroads are:
The Seaboard Airline will increase
annually the wages of it's lowest paid |
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01

The first annual medical meeting of
the National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis was held in New York City
on November 7-8, 1940 The meeting
was attended by the thirty-eight out
standing doctors from all parts of the
United States who comprise the med
cal board as we'll as the trustees and
grantees Of the Foundation together
with a number of science editors and
writer's On November T. Basil O'Con-
nor, president of the Foundation de-
livered an address over the red net
work of the National Broadcasting
Company, giving an account of accom-
plishments during the past year and
outlining plans for the coming year.
On Friday, November s, upon the con-
clusion of the meeting, Dr. Morris
Fishbein, member of the committees
on Education and Medical Publica-
tions. presented a news summary of
the highlights Of the two days session.
This was broadcast over the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
IN MS ulScussloH ol tue Worh Oh Inc
Foundation, Mr.. O'Connor informed
his audience that it has been definite
ly established that infantile paralysis
is a member of group Of virus dis
eases, which as whole is probably Of
more economic importance than any
other group of diseases now known.
Information about any one of these
diseases may be Of value eventually
in combating other members of that
class. While our fight is directly on
infantile paralysis, we believe we are
indirectly aiding the investigation of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01
Needy Farm Family
Income Up 43 Percent
Through FSA Loans

MISUNDERSTANDING farm
families which have received FSA
help have increased their annual net
incomes an average of 1870, c. B. Bald
win, Farm Security administrator, said
here in his annual report to the Sec
rotary of Agriculture.
A survey of 100000 typical rehabiI-
itation borrowers made during the
past fiscal year showed that these
families "had increased their average
net income from 1915 in the year be-
fore they sought Farm Security Ad-
ministration help, to 1888 during the
1899 crop year." Baldwin reported.
During the past five years FSA re-
mobilization loans have been made to
S56,024 needy farm families to enable
them to get new start and become
permanently self-supporting.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-01

looking at it the way the tories would
want him to-. The President has let
it be known that he will not consent
to sacrifice gains made by labor in re-
cent years, nor in any lowering of Ia
Dor standards. 1t is not necessary, he
points out. Sidney Hillman's position
in the new defense setup is assurance
to labor that the reactionaries will
not have their way.
There is evidence that certain en-
ployers are to be told by Administers
ton spokesman that labor laws are
not on the statute books just for the
fun of it, that they are expected to
comply with these laws, and that If
management and labor cannot get to-
gether for the good of the country,
there is no other course for the gov
eminent to pursue than following the
examples to be found in England and
other European countries-nationaliz
ton of the defense industries. This
is one argument that compels them
to sit up and listen. Labor will never
object to such procedure.
In that connection, it is said that
LEON HENDERSON, ECONOMIC
ADVISOR TO THE DEFENSE COM
MISSION, IS WORKING ON A PLAN
FOR STANDARDIZATION OF THE
AVIATION INDUSTRY. Here's a
club that the government can WELD
with great responsiveness. II reac-
tionary employers are given the choice
between naturalization of their indus
try and establishment of enlightened
labor relations, they will not toss a
coin to see what they will do.
Big Business Veering
Towards Hitler Peace
There are a growing number of big
industrialists and men of big money
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