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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
FRED TATCHELL.

Helena, Mont, Feb. %, 1871
Peoples Voice Pub. Co.
Helena, Mont.
Dear Sir:
Enclosed is what we believe to be
the facts regarding H. B. 344 and
the thoughts we had in mind when we
introduced it.
And we hope you will print it in
your paper in the near future.
S. P. WILSON.
To the People of Carbon County
And the State of Montana
We believe that the people of Mon
tana should know few facts regard
ing the gambling bills that have been
presented here this session and the
past four preceding this one. These
taxpayers of Montana from $500 to
5000 in printing and time taken every
time one of them gets on the floor
of the House or Senate.
Now neither time has 102 members
of the House and Sc members of the
Senate been able to agree, and we are
back where we started from Neither
ca nwe close our eyes to the fact that
gambling in all its forms is going on
in many of the cities of Montana I'M
der the eyes of the city and county
officials. Contrary to the laws of our
state of which they, in excepting,
swore they would uphold, abide by,
etc.-So Help Me God We believe
that if these laws cannot be enforced,
and the two legislative bodies cannot
agree, then such controversial sub
jects should be submitted to the peo-
Pile as referendum and they in that
sacred precinct booth on election day
will decide whether they will legalize
gambling and the state receive a rev.
enue or continue as is.
1t was with these thoughts in mind
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
Yours respectfully,
C. MALMBERG.

Malta, Mont, Feb. 26, 1941
The Editor Peoples Voice,
Dear Sir:
Wish to accept your offer, so am
enclosing $1.00 for which please ex-
tend by subscription date, one year
Keep up the good work, continue to
give us facts, unbiased and you will
find you will always have subscribers.
l am convinced your efforts were
instrumental in electing our governor.
Best wishes,
Yours truly,
FRED TATCHET r.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
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eye on developments in the South Pa
cific, where a real explosion may oc-
cur That's where the powder key
is-very dry powder-and there are
plenty of desperate Jap militarists in
the vicinity carrying fuses and
matches. Hitler's decision to declare
war, or refrain from declaring war,
on the United States is not likely to
be decided by what congress does
with the "lease-lend" bill.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05

Goldstone, Mont, Feb. %, 1941
The Peoples Voice,
Inclosed you find $1.OO for re-
newal of your paper
If more people would take your pa
per and read it / think we would have
better voters in time of election, as
we know there is so many that will go
to the polls and vote for man they
don't know anything about, only
through hearsay. Keep up your good
work.
Yours respectfully,
G. MALMBERG.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
Current Capital Chatter

Oo'fSif OcRiAdf OfoheSt
Senator Murray, Montana, wants
congress to find out the extent to
which the defense program has been
hampered by industrialists who in
sist on violating labor laws. There
are some who are trying hard to make
democracy and money rule synony-
nous terms. Money rule, in fact,
tends to destroy democracy. :. "The
self discipline of free and indie
pendent people will always enable
them to out-think, out-produce, and
out-live any system of totalitarian
slavery = Hillman before the house
judiciary committee. There is
$3.50, 100000 600 of physical wealth in
the United States, says Senator Lee.
A $4,000, 100000 first mortgage on
that wealth is still gilt-edged Sc
curity. i. Should the United States
and Japan become involved in war,
every shell fired by the Japs at Uncle
Sans boys will contain material pur-
chased in the United States.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05

liberals in the department for quite
some time, with the result that the
former have been losing caste. They
charge that the Triple-A bosses favor
the big corporation and chain farmers
rather than the little fellow, to which
the Triple-A leaders reply that this
is an adjustment, not relief, pro-
gram The liberals have Wickard S
ear
Some months ago. this group under
took an off-the-record study to deter
mine what share of agricultural funds
go to needy farmers. The results of
this study have never been made pub
lic-and probably never will-but it
is reported that it disclosed that a
surprisingly small proportion of Tri-
plea payments go to those who need
them most
These same liberals in the depart
ment haven't much use for the con-
sentative farm leaders who, little
more than year ago, opposed the
transfer of the Farm Credit Admins
tration to the department of agricul-
ture and last fall testified before a
congressional committee against the
so-called Farm Debt Adjustment bill.
1t was felt that these presumed farm
leaders were trying to protect the
bankers rather than the farmers. The
liberals thus welcome the expected
open break with conservative farm
leaders, since it will bring about a
closer collaboration with the more
progressive farm groups such as the
Farmers Union-the sooner, the bet
ter.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05

some degree at IeaSt, ODJ0CtlV0ly.
Fairchild, Mont, Feb. "a, 1941
Dear Sir:
| just received card notifying
me of the near expiration of my sub
scription to The Voice, so am sending
herewith a check for S1.00 for re-
newal. | like The Voice very much
but our views are not always the
same
But where difference of opinion
arises there is cause for study. And
where an editors writing causes study
he can be assured he is doing a good
job. Best wishes for you and The
Voice, | remain,
Yours respectfully,
BEN MUSSEY.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-05
OPINIONS OF READERS

PIHIOHS eApTESStu- LtltFrS SUBMITTED
and the subject matter discussed. to
that we two members Of the lower
house from Carbon county introduced
H. b. 344 and it outrode all opposi-
ton in the house, but the Honorable
Body in the Senate in their wisdom,
could not agree, even to let the people
use their Inheritance, the privileges
of the right to vote the way we Amer
leans have always decided our differ
ences and we hope always will
S. P. WILSON.
]. T. NEWELL.
Evening star., 1941-10-07

industries were operating at capac-
ity There were hints of shortages
of skilled workers. There was such
an acute shortage of ships that
ocean freight rates scared and the
prices of imported articles were
getting entirely out of hand. Many
markets that had been controlled
by buyers had shifted to the con-
troll Of sellers-and almost in
variably that means higher prices.
Profits had risen astoundingly and
workers were asking for wage in
creases as their fair share of in
creasingly profitable operations.
On April II, therefore. the Presi-
dent, by executive order, created
the Office of Price Administration
and Civilian Supply. He authorized
me as administrator of this new
organization, called o. P. A. C. S., to
issue formal price ceilings which
would set forth reasonably maxi
mum prices that should be charged
While only "a of these ceilings have
been issued, they cover approx
mately 80 per cent of the princi-
pal raw materials and the primary
manufacturing industries Many
of these schedules have been ex-
tremely successful, but even last
summer 1t was apparent that the
enormous purchasing power being
created by the defense effort was
being spent for products whose great
supply could not be increased The
great hunger for goods of all kinds
which has gone unsatisfied for a dec
ade was making its appearance felt
throughout the entire economy. Ac-
cordingly, I recommended to the
President that the time had come
for price legislation His subse-
quent message to Congress is
magnificent public document which
I commend to your attention. The
current discussion of the price bill
in and out of Congress has been
the result of this message.
Covers Whole Economy.
First of all, want to tell you that
the price bill is not intended to pro-
tect any special class or group in
the community. 1t is addressed to
all sellers and all buyers. 1t covers
retailers and wholesalers, producers,
manufacturers and distributors. 1t
includes all commodities, farm prod
ucts and foods, as well as raw ma
terials and finished goods. In addi-
ton, it provides mechanism
whereby rents in defense areas may
be held within reasonable bounds.
In general, you might say that this
bill is designed to serve the needs
of our whole economy under the
pressure of great emergency effort.
Next, remember that the bill is
Evening star., 1941-10-07

chases OF the Government would
most assuredly affect the prices Of
all goods bought by the public. My
first job was to find out what was
taking place and recommend proper
measures for control.
The President was on excellent
ground in giving attention to prices
as part of the defense effort. He
remembered from his experience as
Assistant Secretary of the Navy in
the last war how hard inflated prices
had hit production and civilian
morale and he knew full well how
much imitation would increase the
cost Of the defense program to the
Government. The War and Navy
Departments also had been study
Ing the records Of the last war, and,
as Undersecretary of War Patterson
testified last week, recognized that
1t was impossible to conduct a sue
cessful defense or war program of
any size without stability in the
price level. Finally, but not the
least, that wise counsellor, Bernard
Baruch, had warned us again and
again in the years since he was
chairman of the War Industries
Board that in any similar emer-
gency we simply could not afford to
let prices get away.
In the first period Of our work we
spent most of our time on those
particular factors which influence
the movement of prices. Obviously,
the first impact of diversion from
civilian to defense production is felt
in the prices of raw materials.
Prices in the retail line are not
affected for months. My staff there
fore devoted its time to the supply
and prices of basic raw materials
particularly minerals and metals.
We have always kept in mind that
supply itself is the most important
factor in the success of our defense
effort. Moreover, if adequate sup
plies exist. prices cannot realisti-
cally be regarded as inflationary.
Sought Cooperation.
In those early days, therefore, we
were working on supply. We were
urging expansion of production
wherever shortages threatened or
might threaten sometime in the
future. We sought the voluntary
cooperation of business leaders in
stabilizing prices. To the extent
that we were successful we post
poned the day when price regula-
ton would be necessary.
AS early as February this year
it was apparent that something
more than informal understandings,
stockpiles or speeches was neces-
sary. The great pool of resources
that had been idle in the r1idd'e
of 1910 was being drained. Many
Evening star., 1941-10-07

temporary measure-the authority
Is granted only for the duration Of
the emergency. The bill expires one
year after a declaration either by
the Congress or the President that
price controls are no longer neces-
sary in the interest of national de-
fense. The extra year Is allowed in
order to enable us to adjust our
selves to normal peace-time condi-
tions. Experience dictates the sound
ness of this course-many of you
will remember that prices rose %
per cent above their already intoler-
ably high level after the armistice
when the wartime control of prices
was lifted
The authority under the bill is
granted to the President. He in turn
may delegate his authority to one
or more existing agencies of the
Government. Or he may create a
new board and delegate the power
to it. Or he may appoint an ad-
ministrator and put that admins
traitor in charge. The approach is
flexible. Under the Constitution, the
President is our Chief Executive and
Continued on Page AID
Evening star., 1941-10-07

Is per cent as against ~ per cent
last time. These are the fields, I
might add, in which the influence of
my organization has been most ef-
fective.
Our success in these fields cannot
be duplicated elsewhere until we
have clear statutory basis for our
actions. Our present powers are so
circumscribed that we of necessity
had to confine our activities to the
strategically important prices-those
prices which most directly affect the
general level of prices In this coun-
try-and even here we have had to
restrict our actions to those COM
modities which we were confident
we could rely on voluntary Coop
Grafton Of industry to achieve our
ends.
Increases Gather Momentum.
Even more frightening than the
present level of price advances Is the
fact that these advances have been
gathering momentum rapidly since
the early months of this year. The
sharpest increases are found, OF
course, in the basic raw materials,
such as wheat, cotton and lard, most
of which are traded an organized
exchanges. These are, therefore,
particularly subject to speculative
buying. Since the middle Of Feb
ruary, alone, the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics daily index Of the spot
prices of % basic commodities has
gone up 80 per cent and Is now more
than SIS per cent higher than In
August, 1889. This advance would
have been even sharper had we not
succeeded in holding down prices
of such basic products. as steel scrap,
lead, copper, zinc and sugar by
agreements with industry or by i'm
posing price ceilings. But increases
have by no means been confined to
basic commodities; they have spread
to almost all kinds of products ex-
cept those which we have been reg
ulating directly. The persistence OF
the current upswing is indicated by
the fact that during the 20 weeks
between February % and September
Is this year, the general wholesale
price level recorded 26 weekly ad-
vances and not single decline.
AS the housewives who are listen
ing tonight will testify, there have
been sharp advances in retail prices.
But the fact is that retail prices
the prices which we as consumers
pay-have Jagged behind the pro-
cession. This is the usual course of
events. 1t always takes time for
price increases to move from raw
materials to finished goods arG from
wholesale to retail markets. Now
retail prices are going up in earnest.
The cost of living on August IS last
was 71a per cent higher than it had
been two years earlier; per cent
of this increase came since the mid
die of last March. Retail food
prices-constituting the largest sin
gle item in the average family's
budget-were more than Is per cent
higher this August than In August,
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Control Bill Needed
For Runaway Prices,
Henderson Asserts
Forum Speaker Cites
Increases; Sees More
Unless Curb Is Applied

Leon Henderson, head of the divi-
sion of price stabiliZation in the
| Office of Emergency Management,
discussed Price Control in the
National Radio Forum last night.
The forum, arranged by The Star,
is broadcast over national network
of the National Broadcasting Co.,
and was heard locally over Station
WMAL.
The text of Mr.. Henderson's ad-
dress follows:
! Tonight I want to talk with you
very frankly about the emergency
price control bill which is now be-
! fore Congress. l would like you to
know why the bill is necessary, what
it is, and particularly what it is not.
Simply stated, the bill is one of
several steps which must be taken
If we in this country are to elimi-
nate the threat of imitation. 1t is
not a cure-all for this malignant
economic disease. But it is the
most direct approach to the preven-
ton of runaway prices. Since it Is
concerned not only with what the
public pays for commodities but
also with what the sellers of COM
moditieS receive as income, it is
bound to be a. much-argued piece
of legislation.
There is no question in my mind
but what we are already in the early
stages of imitation. Unless the
present vigorous forward thrust of
prices is checked, this country will
| suffer bitterly. Let me tell you
briefly what our recent price expert
ence has been.
Advances Compared.
During the first two years of war
from August. 1899, to August, 1941
| the all-commodities index of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics advanced
a fraction over 20 per cent. The
ominous fact about this advance is
that during corresponding period
after the outbreak of the World
War, the comparable advance in
prices was only "a per cent. Twenty
as against "a! Of course. this time
we've had different kinds of in
creases. Farm products, which rose
only II per cent in the two years
following the start of the World
War. has risen 43 per cent Foods
have advanced 80 per cent, as
against only Is per cent last time
Textiles are up 80 per cent in con-
strast to Is per cent during the
World War period. House furnish
! ings are up IL per cent, as against
per cent last time. All of these
groups of commodities which have
advanced more this time than last
include items which enter directly
into the cost of living.
On the other hand, there are Ger
tain very important groups of COM
modities which have advanced con-
siderably less than they did during
the two years following the outbreak
of the World War Chemicals, for
instance, are up only Is per cent as
against 100 per cent last time Metals
and metal products have advanced
only 6 per cent in contrast to 46
per cent during the World War
period. Building materials are up
Evening star., 1941-10-07

what do you propose to 10 about
it?"
Beginning with the formation by
the President Of the Advisory Com
mission to the Council for National
Defense in the summer of 1910, ]
have had the responsibility of watch
ing the price level and doing what
I could with whatever means I could
find to restrain price advances. The
President recognized very clearly
from the start of the defense effort
that the extraordinary military pur-
Evening star., 1941-10-07

1899, and preliminary figures indi-
cate substantial further increases
between August and September. In
view Of the very sharp upswing
which has already occurred in
wholesale markets, substantial fur
ther advances at retail are almost
sure to come during the next few
months.
In the light of these facts about
price advances you are entitled to
ask me the direct question: Where
have YOU been. Mr.. Henderson, and
Evening star., 1941-10-07

bly, line of any propaganda factory.
When it comes to what we think,
we'd rather do the work ourselves
than have it done for us. We have
always preferred to have our opin-
ions homemade-and we still do.
The dictators might call us a
Cracker barrel nation, because we
get the facts out of newspapers and
talk them over among ourselves
and then make up our minds.
Tho dietofors think rs better to
do ALL the thinking for their
people; they like TO DICTATE what
the people think and diefofe whof
they bvy, ond then make Them
Evening star., 1941-10-07
Democracy. . in Conference

We like TO think Of ours elves as q
progressive nation-and we are.
We've led the porode for fhe whole
world In invention and develop
menf-eIeetrie lights, telephones,
automobiles, planes, streomlined
froinS.
Evening star., 1941-10-07

O $40 of Americas leading this today h 10
million Publishers York.
Evening star., 1941-10-07

dUVeCISeIS heeP OH
competing for our
business by show
ing us their values,
we'll just 60 right
on making up our
own minds around
the "cracker bar
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
HI GIVES INDICATION

Nelson gave some idea Of the
program which the SimplihcatiOr
bureau viii be directed 10 carry
out. in q speech last night,
at il going To require some
very great adjustments" Nelson
SAID. 1T il going 10 mean. for
instance, that the production of
things we really do not need
will he very sharply upset. II
there il factory which takes
the needed materials. needed
machinery 10 produce things
which we can get along with
out IL must he converted 10 the
production Of things that we
cannot get along without.
THAT meanS-for the duration
~ the emergency somewhat
lower standard of living for all
Of uS, particularly a. 10 the
Injuries We particularly take for
granted. We might just a well
face that fact without trying
TO disguise ito
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
u. 5. Speeds Up
1881 Wdrships

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16,-The
navy department reported today
that all 1881 fighting ships ordered
since Jan. l, 1910. under a S7,234.-
262. ITS program. have been con-
tracted for as the nation speeds
TO create 1.-THE greatest array of
fighting ships under one flag the
world has ever seen
The department announced that
survey showed 96S ships of all
classes are under construction for
the American two-occan fleet
They included:
BattleShipS, II; aircraft carriers
p; large cruisers, 6; heavy cruiS-
ers, s; light cruisers, 40; subma-
rincS, "A; dcStroycrS. 1877.
The department reported that
$3.50 100000 has been allocaied
for expansion Of public and pri-
waite shipbuilding facilities TO turn
out vessels for the two-oCean fleet.
The department explained that
the figure means steady work
for a large proportion of the 375,-
900 men employed in the shipyardS
of the country plus new Jobs for
an estimated 125000 additional
mon by July l, 1912.
In addition, the department has
converted 1913 vessels to navy use
this year for its fleet of auXiliaricS.
Further, il reported. 81 ships are
undergoing conversion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
|HaVaRa
To Get
Sentence
Time. stan Correspondent

LANSING, Sept. 16.-After six
months of Stalling by attorneys for
both the defense and the proSecu-
ton, Martin j. Lavan and Hyman
LcVinSon were 10 be sentenced
today for taking $1,000 in connec-
ton with state advertising.
Lavan, legal adviser 10 former
Auditor General George Gundry,
was convicted with Levinson last
March 4. Levinson is publisher of
a newspaper in Pennington.
The jury found that the money
they pocketed belonged TO James
Little, Pontiac publisher. Judge
Charles II. Hayden at that time
granted a 20-day stay of sentence
pending a motion for a new trial.
attorneys were late i'm get
ting i'm thei r BRIEFS" u q &c
Hayden explained today Then
the vacation period came along
and there was more delay.
II deni ed the motion for "A
new trial only last week"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
-ounc-r uAyE DISCOVERED THE TRUE PATHS Or lov-

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
Cut Phone Rates
Made Effective
Times stan Correspondent

LANSING. Sept. Is. Rcduc-
tons in interstate long distance
telephone rates which are expected
to save Michigan Bell Telephone
Company subscribers $4,000 an
nually became effective today.
The now cat affects calls be-
tween Michigan points IA miles
or more apart New Michigan Bell
schedules also reduce the overtime
rate on most pcrSon-to-porSon calls
TO that obtaining for Station-to-
station calls.
1t IS estimated long distance
rate cuts made effective this year
will save Michigan users more
Than 81 500 OO annually
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-16
Drivers Needed
For AmbuIdnCes
In Middle East

In response - a plea by Gen
Sir Archibald Wavell, former com
mander of the British and Allied
Middle East forces, the American
Field Service is preparing &c
send 400 ambulanceS, completely
and manned, to that sec
ton. Clifford Hanna. Detroit rep
resentative for the field service
today.
"This il the third time the
American Field Service will
have organized volunteer am
bulance service for duty over
seas" Hanna said. THE unit is
to be stated entirely by Ameri-
can volunteers.
General WaVell, before his
transfer, sent the original re-
quest 10 the American Field
Service by courier from Cairo.
The staff and first contingent of
drivers will leave for the Middle
East In the next few weeks.
Many Of the ambulanccS are
already EN- route to this thcater
of war"
DetroiterS interested in voiun
tcering should apply 10 Hanna a,
1904 jefferson avenue.