The people's voice., 1941-12-31

ices" What particular state have
they succeeded in? l have written
both the governor of Washington and
the governor Of Puerto Rico we will
await their answer.
The observer states that the Grit
fenhagen people have shown how they
can save the state Of Montana $780,
900 per year. How are they saving
this money? Is 1t at the expense of
wages and decent working conditions
Is it by turning the soldiers home at
Columbia Falls into self operated
poor farm? In an article that | am
now preparing l propose to show that
the suggestions of the Griffenhagen
people in Montana is definitely not
Efficiency and definitely not Econ
omy; and that the much touted eff
cheney and economy given to us by
the Chicago Slickers is the result of
faulty logic. 1t is logic that springs
from a worms eye view of the great
state Of Montana, its people and its
constitution.
AS l stated l asked direct questions,
expected direct answers. Let me
again quote the observer and only be-
cause what l quote is interesting from
"a psychological point of view, it fur
nishes an opportunity to study first
hand the mental muscles of the dem
agogue in the larval stage. 1 quote,
mo one group or party has strangle-
hold on economy or efficiency In
order that this study may prove ef-
fective we must all give it our sup
port" In my letter I mentioned no
group or party other than the Griffen-
hagen group, l do not believe they
have the "strangle hold" either. To
quote him again, "This is no place
for politics and for that reason sim
cerely hope that there will be no
effort to smear the re-organizing
committee, but rather that an honest
effort will be made to judge it on re-
suits and objective standards" In
my letter I never mentioned politics
once. Is the observer afraid of pol
itics or is this merely demagogy. The
Griffenhagen committee was born in
politics. I smoked no cigars at
its christening. l had or have now no
notion of smearing the reorganizing
committee. I have the utmost re-
spect for many of it's members. Bring
ing the Chicago Slickers in to organ
ize Montana, impresses members of
the re-organizing committee much
the same as it does the citizens of
Montana. 1t was like combing hell
to find a committee to re-organize
heaven. < at least the top floor of
But the best is yet to come. With
the coy subtility of a love struck
Percheron he hits me with the fol-
lowing, and I quote the inexpressab1y
titillat1ng remarks of the Hi Binder,
Can it be that Mr.. Murray is attempt
Ing to destroy our faith in the re-or-
ganization?' Der Herr Mon Jesu
Satire itself is defeated. Faith in this
outfitl A man that would place des-
troyable faith in this buncombe would
place the same faith in his God that
ne places in his suspenders. But to
answer the question. the answer
s definitely YES l believe that the
outfit their findings
ind reports represents the most
wretched piece Of political quackery,
with but two exceptions, to hit Mon
ana in my lifetime here. If this
opinion Of mine destroys the Observ-
RS faith? Take courage, let me sug-
sest another place to put it, Try the
Z. M. G. A. or the Montana Taxpayers
Association. But again listen to his
oy neigh, I quote from Hi Binder,
Can it be that he is attempting to
pread false information in the hope
hat the study will fail?" 1t is def
itely not necessary for me to spread
alse information, in the hope that
he study will fail (sic). The study
$ political quackery eighteen carat,
nd | should be glad to debate the
elative merits Of the Griffenhagen
ang with Hi Binder, any of the ex-
erts. f. God save the mark! Or
he governor himself I am impelled
y no motives other than a desire
or efficiency and economy as Hi
'inder suggests. l just refuse to be
ood-winked by quackery that has on
he bottle label stamped efficiency
nd economy
Again I close trusting that other
rogressives will state their views on
le Griffenhagen group, and with the
lost sincere hope that my friend Hi
inder will observe. inside the
ackage. and answer my ques-
ons.
Respectfully,
ROGER S. MURRAY.