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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-12
WDL FIGHTS
OF Transfers
Prosecutions of Transfers
And Trotskyists in Minnea-
polls Declared Outdated and
Unworthy and An Effort to
Suppress Minority Groups.

The national executive board of the
Workers Defense LEAGUE, in a letter
to Attorney General Francis Biddle
signed by its chairman, Carl Raushen-
bush, declared that the federal pros
ecutions of the Minneapolis teamsters
and Trotzkyists for "seditious opin-
ion" were unreasonable and unjusti-
fled"
Mr.. Raushenbush, who is a profess
sor Of economics at New York Uni
yersity, pointed to the long delay in
prosecuting the group for the public
formation of Workers Defense Guards
in 1888, and declared "the fact that
they are only now thought worthy Of
prosecutions suggests that they never
were worthy"
The full text of the Leagues let
ter to the attorney general follows:
1.-THE Workers Defense League con-
siders the present federal prosecu-
ton of Minneapolis teamsters and
others TO be unreasonable and unjusti-
fled. In effect they are accused of
membership in the Socialist Workers
Party and therefore of believing that
it is necessary to overthrow the ex-
listing state by violence. According to
well-accepted legal principles, there
must be a clear and present danger
to the safety of the state arising out
of the actions of an organization be-
fore the organization can be con-
demned. There was no such danger
here. The only definite action charged
against these men is that they helped
the Minneapolis transfers union in
1888 to set up a workers defense
corps. This corps was in fact formed
in order to be ready to repel threat
ened attacks by members of a COM
pany union and of the Silver Shirts
1t gave up its drills when the threats
ceased. The actions of the unionists
were well known in 1888 and the fact
that they are only now thought worthy
of prosecution suggests that they
never were worthy.
Peoples freedom to organize is in
serious danger if such actions can be
into a conspiracy to over
throw the government. A defense
crisis such as the present one is
bound to create many demands for
the suppression Of unpopular minori-
ties, and Americans may be tempted
to forget the Bill of Rights. We
should avoid letting democracy slip
our fingers while we are
working to protect it,"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-12
farm BUREAU
TO Meet AT
HOOD RIVER

According to official announcement,
the annual convention of the state
Farm Bureau Federation (Oregon)
will meet at Hood River on November
IA and Is. AS was to be expected,
the speakers on the program will be
bankers, state college professors, and
H. w. Young, famous as the manager
of Oregon Business and Tax Re-
search, Inc" the big biz political or
ganization which under many decep-
tive pretenses and aliases fights the
interests of farmers in every cam
paign.
The Farm Bureau was organized by
the Chicago board of trade, which en-
dowed it with 100000, and whose
president stated in a speech: 1.-THE
Farm Bureau is the only farmers or
ganization which speaks our Ian
guage. Capital Press (Ore).
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-12
ON OUR
DOORSTEP
By PARKER T. ANDERSON

| Since money was invented there are
few devices tougher than promissory
notes. From the debtors view point
their browning virtue is their beset.
ting sin. Once upon a time a cattle
buyer whom we will call John Brown
was staked in his business by a
banker whose name wasn't John
Smith. The banker instructed Brown
to deposit the check received for the
cattle in the old Drovers Bank at Pitts
burgh hard by the East Liberty live
stock market. This Brown did with
religious fidelity Brown would stay
over night in the Smoky City and
catch an early train for his home
down the river. AS he crossed his
threshold on the last morning leading
| to this incident he picked up the
morning paper which announced in
garish headlines the Drovers Bank
had closed it's doors indefinitely on
order of state authorities. There was
plenty of conversation between the
cattle dealer and the banker in which
the public took part but when the
matter got into court the judge held
a promissory note is an evidence of
debt and the fact that Brown followed
the instructions of the banker could
not be used as an offset. The blind
goddess on the peek of the court
house possibly winked the other eye.
During the drouth years from 81 to
81 in Montana and elsewhere the gov
eminent at Washington set up a loan
department to stake the farmers to
seed and feed, or in the language of
the mechanical farm-oil and fuel
This was a good thing from both an
economic and benevolent standpoint
for it saved many farmers from bank
ruptcy just as government lending
saved the banks and railroads from
bankruptcy The farmers signed in
terest bearing notes and when the evil
days were gone proceeded to pay them
off in leisurely fashion.
But now that the government Is
spending vast sums Of money on de-
Tense the Spokane bank has sent high
power collectors out to make a sweep
ing drive for about payment of prin-
ciple and interest. In some cases
this occasions hardships only second
to that of the drouth. 1t would ap-
pear some of the collectors are ex-
ceeding their authority in resorting
to intimidation to secure money and
more money. They are poorly posted
as to the farmers need of new ma
repair to buildings, hospital
ization, doctor bills, schooling of the
children and household necessities.
If a farmer feels he is being dealt
with unreasonably the collector will
hand him a printed circular giving a
list of borrowers that have been
yanked into court and the hide taken
right off of them and tackled on Uncle |
Sans barn door.
We are left to wonder If the same |
pressure is being applied to banks |
and railroads and big business insti- |
buttons that were clients of the United |
States treasury during the late de-
preston? Seems to me a few years |
back we read in the daily press about
4 certain Dawes bank In Chicago be- |
ng ten million short in repaying its
ninety million loan from the govern
nent for which it. was duly forgiven.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-12
Women Ask Price Control

WASHINGTON OPP A nation
wide housewives drive to check the
rising costs of living was initiated
with the visit here Of a national dele
cation from the United Automobile
Workers (CIO) Auxiliary, headed by
Mrs. Faye Stephenson of Cleveland,
international president. Visits to
various congressman and government
departments were the first steps in
the auxfliary's national campaign for
price control and against profiteer.
ing.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-12
Theory of Union Growth

Union growth proceeds by waves
which are more closely tied to griev-
ances than to the business cycle, con.
cludes Prof Horace B. Davis of Sim.
mons College from study of the ac-
tual development of the labor move
ment. 1t is published in the August
Quarterly Journal of Economics.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-12

WASHINGTON An additional IL
Mediation Board October 81 by Pres.
Roosevelt, bringing to Al the number
of persons available for service.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-12

LANSING, Mich.-FP)-Over $685.
100000 in lost time was caused by in
dustrial accidents In Michigan in the
past six months, the state board Of
labor and industry says.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-12

PatronIze the Cooperative In your
there to serve you!
La gaceta., 1941-04-01
mostr6 muy atenta con todos.
Sinceramente felicitamos
los organizadores.
Gran Picnic

A pesar de los pocos dias de pu.
blicidad, la Secci6n de Propagan
la ell Centre AsturianO tiene va
vendido I'm considerable numero
de boletos de almuerzo Y entra-
da. Todo indica que pasaran de
mil las personals que disfruta =
ran de ese picnic inter-puertas.
La fiesta empezara a las ii 80
de la manana y Ell almuerzo en-
pszara a servirse q las IL 80.
A las 300 de la tarde princi-
piara ell bale, en- la sala can't
ma, con la orquesta la Tropi-
call" a las 400 de Ia tarde, Ell
la sala principal, con el conjun-
to "Ruddy Bundy,"
Con ell producto de esta fiesta
Sc pondra al cOrriente a todoS
aquellos asOciados que por su
mala situacion esten atrasados
en- ell page de sus Quotas men :
suales,
La gaceta., 1941-04-01

D. d., vecino del Sl2 w. Loui-
Siana Ave, nos dice:
LA libertad de la Prensa, IL
bertad de palabra y libertad de
cultos son los verdaderos princi-
pios de Ia democracia.
"Quitese cualQuiera de esas Ii
bertadeS y eStaremoS como bajo
el dominic de los reyes Il orga-
nizaciones mas poderosas a. to-
daS las demaS. Por 10 tanto esoS
principles deben ser protegidos
Y contenidos, no importa 10 bien
intencionados que puedan ser,
todOs los esfuerZos que en- su
contra Sc hagan.
solo los leales americanos y
los buenos ciudadanos, hayan ma
edo aqui o en- ell extranjero, que
defiendan esos principles son
verdaderos americanos. La Aso-
ciaci6n de Ministries de Tampa
en- su deseo de cerrar en- domin-
go los establecimientos de bebi-
das alcoholics, y creyendo ha-
GER un noble trabajo, trata de
%contener un NAL utilizando me-
dios que atropellaran las liber-
tades tan preciadas.
"Cada comerciante debe tener
la libertad y ell derecho de man
tener alberto su ESTABLISHMENTS
sin eSclavizar a nadie, las horas
que crea convenientes.
La gaceta., 1941-04-01
BodG tntinuG

B0dn nlttleG
En- la noche del sabado con e
trajeron m~atrimonio la Srta. Eu
lalia Fernandez Y ell joven Mi
guel Vigil.
La boda fue presenciada por
familiares Y amistades.
Como testigos firmaron la Sc
norita Cora Gonzalez y Luis ".
gil, hermano del novio,
La Srta. Fernando es hija
de los esposos Manuel y Antonio
Fernandez, con domiciliO en- ell
3OO5 de la Gale 18, y ell elegido
de su coraz6n es hijo de los es-
pesos Archie y Maria Vigil, con
Residential en- el 21O7 de la Gale
12.
Los nuevos esposos eStablece-
ran su residencia en- esta loca-
liza.
Dicha sin fin les deseamos
La gaceta., 1941-04-01
NueUG entidad

NueUG entidad
En- dfas pasados Qued6 Official
mente organizado por los alum
nos del MarFarlane, de West
Tampa, una nueva entidad que
llevara ell nombre de "Pan Anne
rican Student league"
En- esta su primera reunion
fueron elegidos los oficiales que
habran de regir los destinos del
Club: p~residenta, Raquel Ram;-
req; Vice P~residente, Jowino
Fernandez Secretaria Y Tesore
ra, Mary Valdes; Directories, Re
ne Beiro y Dora PerdOmo; Re-
| porter, Della Rodriguez; Secre-
taria, Lydia Sarabia.
La primera fiesta tendra lu :
gar en- los terrenos de Villa del
Rio, Y la denominaran Semana
Pan Americana.
Larga vida y muchos exitOs lie
deseamoS aesta organization.
La gaceta., 1941-04-01
MBERTAD Y LA ACTITUD
DE LA A~SOCIACION DE
MINISTRIES

En- otra de sus interesantes
cartas ell Sr. Albert F. Prieger,
La gaceta., 1941-04-01
.CORTE DE 10 CRIMINAL


FL juez Hines conden6 aver a
Arthur B. Stowall, de 80 amos,
a un ano de carcel por desfalcar
fon1os de la Kraft Cheese Co.,
corporation para la cual traba-
iaba como vendedor. Sc lie de-
clar6 culpable de un dssfalco de
$50.94, pero sc calcula Ell mas
lie $1,000 la cantidad de que lie
galmente dispuso.
George Kyle, de 80 amos, por
guar su automovil estando EN-
La gaceta., 1941-04-01

briaGado, cuAtro roeses de car.
eel. Charles Hamilton, que no to
MIA licencia de "driver," tres me
SEES, George Miller, por entrar a
robar en- dos casas y llevarse 81
de una y SIS de otra dos aacs.
Reed Oliver, por guar cor DIES
Guido y marcharse del lugar del
accidente, 500 y las costas 0 60
dias.
La gaceta., 1941-04-01
En- ell Teatro Casino

Hoy, por segIVda We, presen
tara la empresa del Tealro CAST
no la emocionante pelicula me-
jicana ROSA LA TERCIOPE-
To-" con la bellisima actriz So
fla Alvarez, secundada por Ju-
lilo Villarreal, Miguel Arenas y
Antonio Dfaz.
Complete Ell programa una ho
nita pelicula en- ingl6s, Dull ?
.CY," con Ann Sothern, y Mott
cias.
Manana Sc repetira este mismO
prOgrama.
La gaceta., 1941-04-01
De los LO8dl KNIGHTS

~ ~ F 49,
Aver, por falta de espacio, de
jamos de consignar la fiesta bal
liable que para sus miembros &C.
lebr6, ell sabadO, la Logia Caba-
lleros Leales de America.
Muy aplaudidos fueron los nj
meros de variedades Y en- parti-
cular los de la bailarina espano-
Ia Srta. Aida La Prida.
La orquesta "Don Francisco"
ray6 a gran altura.
La comisi6n de puerta, int :
grada por los senores Severino
Martinez y Manuel Melendi, Sc
La gaceta., 1941-04-01
NOTAS SOCIALES
(PoR MARIO RODRIGUEZ

'ci6n del traditional domingo de
Easter, con una colossal matinee
bailable.
Tocara la orquesta Rudy
Bundy", conjunto que gust6 mu
chO a los que tuvieron la dicha
de bailar con el, no ha mucho.
Como todaS las fiestas que &c
Zebra esta Secci6n, Sc vera con-
curridisima.
La gaceta., 1941-04-01

Isl cerramos ~ Regocio, por
medic de Ia policia o halo Ia pre-
sion de una Association o Socis-
dad, no lie haremos al pals MIN
gun apraciable s~ervicio.
Albert r. PrTeger."
La gaceta., 1941-04-01
CaaTet Popular

CGaret Popular
Eel entrante sabado celebrar8
la Logia "Druidas Americans"
una gran fiesta popular, en- los
saloneS de la sociedad Circulo
CubanO.
Esta respectable Logia celebra
anualmente una fiesta y sus
miembros esperan sobrepasar
las marcas de los amos anterio-
res.
En- la sala principal ocuparan
la plataforma, las o~rquestas
"Don Francisco Y Manuel San
Chez" y en- la sala cantina Sc
situaran "La Sonora" y ia
Tropical"
BESIDE las 10 de la noche a las
A de la mahana.
La gaceta., 1941-04-01

La estimada DANA Maria Con
,zalez fue operada la semana pa
sada por ell ilustre cirujanO DR..
Winton, en- ell sanatorio del Cen
tro Asturiano.
Su estado es satisfactorio.
Numerosas personals de su a
mistad la visitan en- estos dias.
Lleguen a ella nuestros voto5
por su complete restablecimien-
to.
La gaceta., 1941-04-01
Santos del dtd
VenanciO y TeOdOro.
De regreSo

Dc TgyT6SU
En- la tarde de aver regreso,
via Miami, nueStro estimado a
migo HerminiO Canal, cronista
DepOrtivo de ia Traducci6n-
Prensa," Y su distinguish espo-
Sa.
PaSaron una semana en- la Per
la de las Antillas.
I'm afectuoso saludo al amigo
Y su bella esposa.
La gaceta., 1941-04-01

Matinee de Easter.
Anuncia la Seccion de Recre0
del Centre Asturiano, la celebra
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-27
Saw It in the papers. Wanna
read III"

"Saw Il In the papers. Wanna
read IT."
Angus isn't very enthusiastic,
but he takes the paper. Some
wise-guy reporter has written:
I'm the wee hours of the
morning, Angus MacPhillips. %,
New York's Caliban from Caleb
who last week nearly democrat
lied Manhattan's police force by
tackling 20 officers single-hand-
ed, was arrested for the second
time, this time for allegedly as
saulting Willie Austerschmidt,
a subway guard off duty.
1.-THE fracas took place in an
all-night Greenwich Village
lunch place. Witnesses said
MacPhiilips apparently was
angered by Austerschmidts re-
quest to have the catsup passed.
"When Austerschmidt recov-
cred consciousness, four hours
after the affray, he resigned his
Job and left New York for 4
chicken farm upstate, saying he
wants to return to the simple
life.
Police officials say MacPhil-
lips offense will probably be
reduced to disorderly conduct
because of the victims refusal
to prosecute.
"MacPhillips' brush with large
numbers of the law last week
resulted from his chase across
half the United States in pur-
suit of his Ariel-in this case,
Miss Adoreen Margate, featured
singer at the Purple Pelican"
Angus drops the paper. what
does this Caliban and Ariel stuff
mean, Joe?"
II don't know" says the jailer.
"Somethin' about love, I guess.
Don't ask me-"
II don't like they should keep
dragging Adde'S name in like
that"
Never mind that now. The
wants to see you"
Inspector Callahan is slouched
over his desk like a beaten man.
welcome back, MacPhillips.
this one If you can"
Just a mistake" says Angus
casually. II thought for a minute
the man I hit was someone else"
Perfectly natural mistake"
says the inspector sarcastically.
Gould happen to anybody. Elk
:use US for OBTAINING YOU"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-27
bIozis Has
Competition
Ed Bsstsm Has Eyes
on Notionol AAU Title

PHILADELPHIA, June a.
R)-Big Al Blozis Is an odds-on
favorite to keep his national A.
A. u. shotput title this week.
end but a taffy-haired young
giant with a name perfectly
suited for an athlete has high
hopes of dethroning the George
town University ace.
He's Ed Beetem, six-foot, $50
pound captain of next years Un-
,iversity of Pennsylvania track
team.
II might beat him." said Beet
EN- between practice heaves Of
the 16-pound ball in Franklin
Field, scene of the 5Srd national
meet. But it takes q lot Of
push to get past Blozis. / hope
I can take him this time"
The Penn junior finished Sec
ond to Blozis in the New York
IC-4-A meet when the 235
pound Georgetown star showed
the ball 81 feet three inches.
Big Al propelled the shot s.
feet three-eights of an inch to
win the A.A.U. title last year
at Fresno, Calf.
The 21-year-old Beetem's best
official mark is 81 feet 81 inch
a. q Damn rcrord HIT in nroc-
tice he's done better than SO
feet and thinks he can still sur
pass that mark.
Both Blozis and Beetem also
are entered in the discus. Blozis
took second place in the event
last year, losing to Phil Fox of
the San Francisco Olympic club
who is here to defend his title.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-27
Babe Must Win
10 Save FACE
FRI, SAT.

ONEW YORK. June 27-(R-
Babe Ruth, who hits 'em q mile
off the Tee but isn't sure just
where they're goin1 is on the
spot in a golf match today.
Ten years ago when he used
q bat and knew approximately
where his pokes were coming
down, the Babe probably would
have giggled at this situation.
Didn't he stand in front of 50.-
600 folks in Chicago one, point
TO a section of the bleachers ana
calmly wallop ball right to that
spot?
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-27

(To BE Continued)
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-27
8f<AflRAN Ep0A rAEB By NORMAN KAtIL

"Oh, that's all right, Inspec-
tor" Angus says. Mistake all
around. Well, 20 long"
Come back herew Callahan
yells, his face red. "Where do
you think you're going?"
II thought you said"
"Sit down! That guy you SOCK
ed cleared out of New York,
which is the only smart thing to
do as long as you're in town, 50
we can't prosecute. But we're
holding you for disorderly con-
duct. You can get out il you
put up SIS bail"
Angus reaches into his pocket
and fishes out q $50 bill. Have
you got any changer"
where did you get that" the
inspector asks suspiciously.
II got a good job"
"All right, MacPhillips. JOEL
show you where to pay. But get
this-if there's any more trouble
with you, I'm gonna call out the
National Guard and put this
whole island under martial law
until we get you locked up for
keeps"
Eyes, sir" says Angus meekly.
For a couple of days, Angus is
too busy to think much about
Adoreen. He likes 1t better that
way. Whenever he lets his mind
60 back to her. he gets jumpy
feeling in his chest.
Spike Nudge gives him a list
of addresses along the waterfront
where he stops to make his col
lections from the broccoli mer-
chants. Angus is surprised how
willingly these dealers pay up.
All they do is take one look at
him and dive for the safe to get
the full amount in cash.
He figures these broccoli deal
ers must need an awful lot of
protection to be willing to hand
over such big payments without
batting an eyelid, and he is glad
he can be helpful in preserving
law and order-a thought at
which Inspector Callahan would
snort.
But after about three days of
making his rounds, Angus knows
he must get in touch with Ador-
cen whether she likes it or not.
He gets her address from the
Purple Pelican and arrives at her
apartment in the West Seventies
at $50 in the afternoon.
Adoreen opens the door, and
she is as pretty as a picture post
card of Niagara Falls in the
moonlight. Her hair is wrapped
around her head in a million
little waves, and she is wearing a
dark blue negligee that drags on
the floor. When she sees Angus
her cheeks start to burn.
Get out of here" she says
dangerously soft. Go away. How
can they spare you from jail?"
Hello, Addie," says Angus
unsbashed. II just dropped in to
be friends like you said"
II said that before knew you
made a habit of sleeping in jails
every night"
Now, Addie, that amt true.
That was just bad luck. I'm sor-
ry the papers printed your name
and all that Caliban and Ariel
stuff. What does that mean, any
how"
Adoreen glances furtively
down the hallway. whatever it
means, we're not it. Oh. come on
in. But only for a little while.
Mr.. Fitzwater's coming any min
ute. We're going out to a cock
tail party"
Angus shuffles inside and sizes
up the living room. Mice place
you get here. Addie, l wish you
wouldn't 60 to those cocktail
parties"
Adoreen is distant. 1--WE won't
discuss that. If you'll pardon me,
I've got to dress You'll find
drinks on the table,"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-06-27
ANGUS MEETS THE BOSS
CHAPTER VII

Angus isn't mad anymore. He
q sorry he clouted the little
guy lying there behind the coun-
ter. After all. the poor little fell
low can't be blamed for Carvin
Fitxwater.
The proprietor is yelling in
Greek that no scholar could un-
derytand. The customers dive for
the door and disappear into the
night. For Q couple of minutes.
Angus stands there alone, watch
ing the hysterical proprietor,
and then his heart sinks as he
sees five policemen coming
through the door with night
sticks gripped for action.
When Joe arrives for duty at
the jailhouse the next morning.
he greets Angus cordially. Elk
pected to see you," he says.