The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-29
Batting

definite red batting program appears have been adopted
by copper company part of its rather obvious
plan dscord in the of literally inclined
the Montana assembly The objective seems
70 ba 70 cause fear in the minds of all progressves
that by exercising of thought expression
they will Immediately be branded communists or fellow
Travellers that the only which they may escape that
will be follow all of the leads of the beweher mem
legislative assembly who consecrated to the
cause Of the corporate interests
On Tuesday this week, joint memorial introduced in the
Senate and passed by body before the lower house
for consideration The bill memoriazed the United States
congress- favorng the continuance of the activities OF the
Dies committee and appropriations from the national congress
for its purposes.
In its consideration of the in committee of the
whole members of the house had the temety to speak
in opposition passage calling attention to the well
MID fact that the publicity hunting Texans activities as
red batter were hamperng the department OF ustce IN us
Investigations of possible foreign influences opposed to the
present defense program Of our government
of those who voiced opposition to the measure was Rep
Sam Spiege Silver Bow When Mr. Spiegel had briefly
why he opposed to the of the memorial
another from Silver Bow county, Goodwin
10 his and denounced Spiegel Communist" de-
Spege that he his charges brought the adj
he could not but nssence that his charges
nevertheless true.
Goodwin, who has been member of the lower house of
the assembly for several sessions has always been regarded by
independent members ready and willing though not
intelligent effective tool except voting parrot for the
corporate interests But this session. these interests may have
job that he do for them the simple duty of
making charges against independent liberal members that
know well cannot be subsanaed in the slight
degree and intended only to create diversion and dis
senson Were logical intelligent presentation with factua
of the the corporations
intelligence than Goodwin has displayed
This combination of redbatng in the and by
the corporations in the legislative assembly may
we'll considered deliberate plan the part of the special
stir up emotional turmoil in the membership; to
etraneous irrelevant and actually nconsequental mat
debaes dissenslon that when the
that the corporations interests affected direct
II by proposed legislation they have only to work
already divided house and thus more easily rule.
We believe that there number in both houses of the
whose interests centered entirely the job of
enacng constructive legislation for the benefit of all of
the inaricuate of people comprising the bulk
populations group which will that program
with intelligence and and will not permit themselves
be swayed by nsdious propaganda emotional dis
We believe that there is another group honest in
intentions and desires to the people and act independent
M they conventional and conservative and
greater lesser degree by their desire to
and all of the status not to place them
the position of appearing
thing that not conventional This most easily
fuenced take stand conforming to what selfish powerful
declare be evidence of best citizenship untanted
By Internationally and therefore cannot be branded red
with this group that the name calling has the effect that
special interests hope for 1t their judgment To
aboe themselves of possibility of being charged reds
they probably against their better judgment with the
dictionary group And the corporate interests chore and
ojce They have