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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
Local News

Among suggestions for improving The Peoples voice.
brought the stockholders meeting June To- was one
discussed at length at the meeting OF the
board of directors.
suggestion has distinct merit if evaluaton OF
the the standpoint of state interests are APP
piled effort of that kind carried to extremes IN the
counting localized reader interest without proper regard
for the Importance the standpoint of the
might defeat the of the publication
completely.
From the practical viewpoint of publishing intended
for statewide circulation fixed facts must be borne
mind Montana Sc counties and in each OF these
small communities and in each of those communities
perhaps organizations of people, concerned
with immediate, localized interests which may or may
not affect the interests the other sections of the
state However, assuming that the activities OF all OF THESE
groups of interest all of the people OF the state
detailed coverage of those activities presents
nsuperabe problem from publishing standpoint Tor Inc
Voice with its present facilities
However there be middle course" which prove
degree provided counties districts or localities
will cooperate. When community, meets and
takes group action question of state or national
Importance account of such action certainly belongs IN
the columns of Peoples Voice We ask to send
an your The actions taken by such
groups of the people, and of tremendous import
only the rest of the people of the state but also
for the guidance of the and whom the people
the business of government IN our
democracy
The PEOPLES Voice will grow fast you help grow
You our khoder that operating at the alb
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making your business to send in to items OF I'M
portant, statewide interest III your
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directors and the management asks for your
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have a Voice that speaks with weight and authority
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
DEFENSE DOES
NOT FEED
The HUNGRY
By JEANETTE RANKIN

The unemployment problem has not
yet been solved. Congress is still
considering appropriations for relief.
The best figures obtainable show that
we have still about 100000 American
citizens who are unable to secure en-
ployment and must have help to keep
body and soul together.
The appropriations committee of
the house of representatives estimates
that about $4,000 of the unemployed
are eligible for relief work under the
WPA, and yet, with these figures be-
fore them, the committee only rec
commended 1915, 100000 for WPA re-
lief during the coming year That is
sufficient money to give employment
to only one in three of those who
are in dire need
With factory payrolls at the highest
point in our history; with more men
going to work than ever before, it is
fact that millions Of our fellow
Americans are compelled to go with
out even the food necessary to keep
them in health.
we nave spent or authorized forty
billions of dollars for defense, and
much of it has gone abroad Here we
have the spectacle, admitted by the
appropriations committee, of two and
a half million American men and
women in need, who are able to work
and want to work
But that is not ALL There are four
or five million other people who were
not even counted by the appropria-
lions committee. What is to be done
with them?
Many members of congress believe
that the first duty of America is to
see that Americans are fed and
colthed. Let us not use the language
OF Queen Marie Antoinette; LET them
eat cakei"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
A Dilemma

There are manv hared souls great capitals of the
world today-n London and Washington The smooth flow
of propaganda for rudey Interrupted And up
to the present statesmen do not seem to
have fond any firm footing on which to stand in the
ernatona dramatically created by the attack by
Germany Russia To be placed suddenly in the posi-
of having ally in the war for democracy projected
into of nation damned in their pubic
speeches being least bad Germany certainly con-
fusing.
agandists Are they going strain their mighty minds
to horror word to replace the word commun-
ist"? 1t is indeed, a terrible dilemma for them
1t took department two days to sort of gather to-
gether threads of thought and issue statement that
little nothing when analysed Sumner Weles state
men dwe the common propaganda that the Russian gov
banned worship of the deity right guaranteed
by our constitution To informed people this is to say the
least statement to be made by Wees lie knows we
are sure as we'll anyone that the only thing that has been
broken in Germany well in Russia is the political and
financial power church organizations No state,
power on earth deprive people of their faith in God and
their worship That matter of the spirit SO chat
mart of Wees statement must probably
last little red batting fling And from must
be realistic and that Russia by force of crcum
has boen forced into the position of fighting
threat against democracy
Churchill of England in his public speech and
above-board He welcomed in unmsakeable terms Rus
sas participation the against Germany and threatened
also Enthusiastically those in England who still feared Russia
than And undoubtedly there are large groups
of the privileged in England who would even today
welcome Hitler in preference to possible adoption OF com
munistic theology.
It was quite openly acknowledged in England by the rul
class before and during the Chamberlain regime that Hit
lei was of Europe from the threat OF
AS such he handed CZechoSoVaha on silver
platter at Munich what right Chamberlain rep
the Imperial OF Great Britain had
to that exactly clear. But anyhow done and
Chamberlain appauded for his mastery craftsmanship
by the ruling England because Hitler then headed
in the right direction.
But all the DAM Cyncs pleased
when his pact with Stain And
thew could still say: "Wel there They of the
same eventually the two deoogies will be merged
They are anyhow and the two countries
sttue together world threat to the "democracies
Russia somehow managed to set standard of neutral
itv The
Poland Russia drew the line within Poland
the protection of her territorial boundaries True Russia
took its land for protection again
for it's Russia destroyed the Mannerhem ne
undoubtedly built by German and English money and cons
tting direct by shelre Russias leading city,
Lenngrad Reprehensbe undoubtedly this action of Russia
But in Europe ethics do not figure too largely.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
And the two powerful countries In Europe
fighting Germany still the aggressor What will be the

And the powerful countries IN Europe
fighting Germany is still the What will be the
outcome?
We have contended from the beginning of the madness in
Europe that had business there conended
that should live to the provisions the neutrality act
We contended that should develop national de-
lenses; that in defending democracy in
the allies other propaganda.
We quite willing to admit that this selfish attitude
But find trace of unsefishness the attitude of
Great Britain, Germany Russia Japan in the policies of
other nation? So let's still be selfish In the distant to-
morrow when exhausted Europe stops fighting let be
tell people, "Come show you
genuine democracy works Let show you 1870 mil
lion people engaged peaceful pursuits the full
the fruits of democratic of abundance nation
without exploiters; happy peaceful cultured people,
If do that will have the saved democ
racy supreme among the nations of the earth
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
Great Falls, Mont

Great Falls. Mont
| Cordell Hull, head of the state de
partment, in charge of Mr.. Roosevelt's
war diplomacy, is 70 years old
Henry Stimson of the war depart
ment, who is trying to raise and equip
a new American army for service
which he does not deny be found
abroad, is 70 years old.
Frank Knox, secretary of the navy
department, who seems to be for all
war short of nothing is 81 years old
Mr.. Roosevelt himself is going on
so and his sons do not appear to be
in any danger of being anywhere near
the first bomb explosion.
Carter Glass of Virginia, whose war
| spouting is canceling out something
of his excellent record of service to
his country, is SO years old.
Harold Ickes, whose official assign
ment is to call every American who
thinks first of his own country, a Hit
Ter dupe, fascist agent, fifth col
umnist, or an imbecile, is 81 years
old.
These old men are prominent in
the ranks of the ancients who are
demanding that American youth be
sent to the wars. They themselves
have nothing to lose by their official
acts or by their drum humping They
may throw their country into a dead
lily conflict and be unframed by it.
They will find even it's money conse-
quences comparatively light. Some
Of them will only return to the treas
ury bit of the money the taxpayer
has paid them. The war won't enter
to them it will only add to their sense
Of playing primary roles in a great
historic drama They may anticipate
an enhancement of the importance of
their names in their country's record,
however painful that record may be.
the long consequences the war will
impose upon the younger people who
will have to fight it when they're
young and pay for it as they grow
older. These ancients at this ages
will pass away while the people whose
destinies they have shaped will be
living through the period of hardship
and prolonged and painful readjust-
ment to be foreseen as the conse-
qHence of their act.
Most of the men whose fate is in
the hands of these old men would be
quite willing to risk everything in a
conflict in which the United States
was in danger. They are not willing
to make the sacrifice merely because
certain ancients have a gospel of the
four freedoms everywhere in the
world.
1t is a terrible thing for old men
to inflict war on generation which
should be protected from it and should
be protected by the very men who
are acting otherwise. A country is
fortunate when it can look to it's old
men for wise counsel and good adj
vice, coming out of what should be
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25

comes more and more untenable, more
union-with-America talk comes to the
front, this union would naturally in
clude all the British colonies. Such
confederation would comprise: US,
Canada, the British Isles, Australia.
New Zealand, India as we'll as British
protectorates in Asia and Africa, in
fact all over the world.
1t would be much easier and safer
for the United States to form a West
ern Hemisphere confederation includ-
ing only this hemisphere than to reach
out to all parts of the world as our
comprised armies would be quite in
sufficient for that gigantic task. For
the United States it would result in
an incessant sea warfare and many
years campaigning in Africa, Pales-
tine and India, with possible conflict
with Japan and U. S. S. R. over the
Near East oil fields. To the United
States, it would be more of a liability
than an asset. We would be in a
constant turmoil with colonial people
of the old world with years of crisis
crossing African deserts and jungles.
To take in the Western hemisphere
including Australia, New Zealand and
the Pacific islands as well as Green
land, Iceland and the Caribbean Is
lands is one thing but to go beyond
that would likely create more of a
headache than any advantage gained
commensurate with the outlay 1t
would simply be shouldering respon-
sibilities Great Britain is unwilling or
unable to carry.
This contemplated union could have
nothing short of world control as it's
ultimate goal. 1t would pre-conceive
the defeat of Hitler or his isolation
to the European continent which
might extend into years of time Fail
ing in his defeat, we would have to
draw deadline extending from Eng
land to Gibraltar, through the Medi-
terranean and Suez canal to the Mosul
oil fields and into China. This would
require an army which the United
States with all it's resources could not
afford to carry, and would be simply
suicide trying to do it.
Seems to me we are riding for a
fall" We are in no condition to fight
Hitler over THERE, neither is he in
a position to fight us HERE, so, l
think, the best we can do is to stay
where we belong and let them fight
ill they get sick of it, and quit.
A. e. ANDERSON,
Butte, Mont
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
Manhattan, Mont

To the Editor of The Peoples Voice,
l would like to hear the opinions
of some of the people who read the
paper.
| thought we all worked hard to
elect new governor who would i'm
prove conditions in the state, in re-
CARDS to the aged, the blind, and de-
pendent children. | understand that
before the first of July our new gov
ernor is going to appoint a Mr.. Berge-
son to the office of state welfare adj
ministrator who was on the welfare
Ayers, if so why change governors.
This man is not interested in poor,
aged or unfortunate people, now the
office of governor has been changed
almost six months and | haven't heard
of one thing having been done for
better conditions for the people at
this rate four years will soon slip
by and nothing done, what we want
are thing done for better conditions
for the poor, the aged, and unfortun-
ate, the rich can take care of them
selves. l understand when Mr.. Ford
was running for governor he had no
strings attached, as | understand this
man Bergeson has been set up in the
automobile business by the A. G. nj.
Co. 1t does seem like people vote
and think they are going to get BETTER
things they are all going to do won
derful things in the state and in the
country and it all turns out to be
the same old baloney.
Sincerely,
NJ E. FRIDAY.
U. S. BRITISH UNION
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25

a wide experience with human mis-
takes and follies and the conse
quences of them.
Our follies are the follies of men
who should be the wise elder states
men, I've met very few old men all
of them over so years of age who
are very much afraid that Hell Hit
Ter" will invade our country, these
same old men never did have children
they either deserted their children if
any when the children were very
young, fearing or afraid to make a
living for the youngster, But you will
always find these very same old men
very fond of hayward women"
| l am constant reader of The Peo-
pies Voice, and every American
knows like | know that we have the
richest natural resources in the
world and we in a very short time can
make our nation the strongest nation
in the world, if we unite and make
| it strong, our unity, no combined ma
lions will ever invade America if we
prepare for it.
Let us lombard President Roose-
welt and all the congressman with
petitions that we want them to keep
America out of any foreign wars.
JOSEPH ST MARKS.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25

plant urged immediate action all the country
The speaker Immediately following high in defense
matters pertaining insisted that supply would
be adequate year ago. when we were almost frantic over
the imminent power shortage finally action After de-
lays that crucial and costly, August last year
authorized begin construction of Cherokee Dam and
Watts Bar plant Those plants far ahead of diff
cut schedule But that block of little and
it too late.
shortages of power; will shortages of
aluminium and steel and magnesium and other basic commod
long have shortage courage put American
resources to work Until fight with both fists until
refuse let tie of hands behind and then
tell can't do the job, will have trouble and plenty
of trouble.
TVA-Its Potential
T. " solve the country's problems. We can't
the counrys power aluminium problems But there
specific production jobs do and can do
them anyone the United States We produce
power produce phosphate produce munitions
and for that matter in position to produce alum
time for nibbng cautiously power supply long
since past Here is what T. " is ready to do for defense
We prepared create pool of $4,000 $1,000
kowatthous of electricity each yeahe largest single pool
available energy created in the history mankind it
on the doubequck, do it time We ready to triple
T. " AS supply Our engineer have been getting
ready you depend them depend this organza
ton to deliver.
the T. " A. is making specific recommendation:
That this seasoned construction force the most experienced
dambuiding organization in the world be set to work
job that is big the need we face We are proposing and
ready build series of 10 damsfour the Hi
River gigantic dam the Little Tennessee to be
highest North America, other dams other
additional seamplant capacity completing Kentucky
year ahead of schedule that will add an
other one third million klowatts to the hafmlion
kilowats of rapidly nearing completion grand
total of nearly 100000 ilowatts
This program would cost quarter of billion dollars That
will modest price to for the of security it
will brngand an end to feeling that this great country in
of grave danger be without the dire necessities
for the defense of its independence
Production Pattern
Now this program isn't going the United States
don't offer anything specific program to
particular job But if in similar fashion industry
another there would the
tive abilities the ks the organizing capacity of the
and all this country would give answer
that would rock the world We would that America
believes it's destiny, that holds back nothing And by
this of faith would fory people who have given
their young and their dollars to their country give them
new accomplishment that would build American
confidence it could never be shaken or broken.
Let's put end to weak and tmd talk Let our battle
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
"DEMocRAcYv IN THE DRAFT

DEMOCRACY" IN THE DRAFT
The following letter is reprinted
from the Racine (Wisconsin) Journal
Times
Dear Tex: Yesterday read letter
published by Dennis W. Scully of Chi
cago, and the facts it revealed made
| my blood boil
Sen. Cotton Ed Smith" voted for
the CONSUMPTION law which puts young
men into the army for $21 month
1t was to be fair and just law
reaching into the homes of rich and
poor alike.
But now see what has happened,
as reported by Mr. Scully:
"A few days ago that law reached
into the home of Senator Smith and
yanked his son before the draft board.
Young Smith had no dependents, was
within the age limit, and the board
placed him on the eligible list. Sen
ator Smith sought to have his son de-
ferred by virtue of his occupation.
Young Mr.. Smith, it seems, is en-
ployed as secretary at salary of
$4,000 a year for committee of
which his father happens to be chair
man. Nobody else could fill that job,
according to Cotton Ed, so his son
would have to be deferred-or else.
Needless to say young Mr.. Smiths
classification was changed He is
now free to continue enjoying his 49,
900 salary while his fellow Americans
sweat in the army camps for S21 a
month. That's the democratic system
as it is in America today. Next time
I'm voting for Norman Thomas. IN.
F. G.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
EDUCATION FOR WAR

Los Angeles City College is now
offering special courses for students
and adults seeking direct training
IN defense work for education in mo-
rale." Courses teach propaganda, fire
prevention, nursing and weaponless
defense
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25
OPINIONS OF READERS

this heading imply that
cussed to effectively.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-06-25

U. S. BRITISH UNION
AS the British military position be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02
Three More Enter Contest
For Miss Silver Spring
Charity Carnival
Of Lions Club to
Open Tonight

Three additional candidates for
the title of Miss Silver Spring, who
will be chosen at the Silver Spring
MD Lions Club charity carnival,
were announced today. The carni-
val opens tonight.
The new candidates are Miss Pa
tricia Mas, who has been selected
by the Woodside Park Civic Asso-
citation; Miss Shirley Ann Marks,
who will represent the Four Corners
Citizens Association. and Miss Rita
McDermott, chosen by the Mont
gomery Hills-North Woodside Citi-
zens' Association.
Miss Jean McCandlish, 800 Per-
shing drive, was among eight other
candidates sponsored by civic and
business groups announced pre-
viously She was entered in the
contest as the representative of the
Silver Spring Board of Trade.
The popularity contest is fea-
ture of the carnival, which will be
held nightly this week on the
grounds in the rear of the Silver
Spring armory.
The contestants will appear at
the carnival Thursday night and the
winner selected Saturday night
Awards to the winner will be pre-
sented in the Silver Theater next
Monday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02
Quantico Post High School
Graduates First Class
Spe cial Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL dispatch 10 Inc cLdE
QUANTICO, Va, June 2.-Maj.
Gen. L. McCarty Little, comman-
dant, addressed the recent COM
mencement exercises here of the
first graduating class of the Guam
tico Post Senior High School.
Miss Hazel Van Anden, supervis-
ing principal, announced the awards
included: American Legion Medal.
grade 8, American history, Miss
Yvonne Linsert: grade II, American
history, Miss Jane Ames: National
Sojourners history award, grade g.,
American history, Miss Linsert;
grade II, American history, Miss
Ann Hiltabidle.
Junior high school students who
received certificates of promotion
were Elmer Ashby, Kennett Ashby,
Norman Brit, Phillip Brannon,
Harold Campbell, jr.; Raymond
Coffman, jr.; Charles S. Cowie, Au-
drey Evans, Chaumont Flynn, Will
liam Prince, Edwin Pollock jr.;
Doris Sanderson, Reginald G. Sauls,
4th; Barbara Stansell, Jane Stuart,
William Sturgis, Thomas Swearen-
gen, Charles Thompson, Lula Annis
Walker and Alene Helen Wolfgang.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-02
Building in Fairfax
Is 100000 Ahead
Of All Of Last Year
$50 Permits Issued
In May With Total
VoIue of $3.50 $50

FAIRFAX, Va, June with an
other heavy month in building &C
tivity reported by Commissioner Of
the Revenue James U. Kincheloe, the
aggregate of building permits issued
in Fairfax County for the first five
months of 194l was almost s700, 900
ahead of the total for the entire year
of 1910.
During May $50 building permits
were issued in the commissioner S
Office for a total of 1868 $3.50 in con-
struction Of these permits 1877 were
for new dwellings, estimated to cost
$3.50 700, and the remaining % were
for improvements listed at s23 635.
At the end of May last year per-
mits aggregating Sl,183,l22 had been
granted and for the entire year the
total was s3,510,056. The total at
the end of the month just ended was
$4206 600
From the office of County Clerk
John M Whalen it was reported that
the number of deeds of trust adj
mitted to record during May was the
second highest for any previous
month
A total of 665 such instruments
were admitted to record, bringing
the total for the five months ending
today up to 2,725. The former high
mark was last September when
there were $685.
Likewise the volume of recorda-
lions for the first five months of this
year is 654 ahead of a similar period
in 1910, Mr.. Whalens records show.