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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-02-05
peace OR WAR,
ECONOMIC RUIN
WILL FOLLOW
By SCOTT NEARING

What is going to happen when peace
comes and the war orders drop off
The question is asked by all kinds
of people all over the country. They
ask 1t by word of mouth, in public
meetings, through the press and In
the columns Of business publications
The economic breakdown resulting
from World War l is still fresh in
the public memory II unemployment
and hard times followed the last war
will they not also follow this one?
Economic experts are even more
concerned than the man In the street
They note that while production levels
have reached new high points, both
employment and total wages paid are
tagging behind At the same time
profits are increasing.
Again the old, vicious circle! Ma
tional income channeled toward REIN
vestment instead Of toward spending.
AS long as government orders keep
the wheels turning, the bad effects
will not show on the surface. The
moment government spending stops,
an army Of idle men will face hoard
of idle dollars.
The 1910 boom made 100000 jobs,
according to the U. S. department Of
labor 1t left at least 100000 still
unemployed. Idle dollars In banks
and other financial institutions must
have totaled around $4,000, 100000 on
January 1, 1941.
If the boom runs through 1912 there
will be some reduction in unemploy
ment and in money reserves, but the
balances will still be large.
Other facts are equally disturbing
to economists who work for the plutoc-
racy Aside from government spend
ing, there is little evidence Of business
recovery. Bank deposits have reached
an all-time high of 100000, 900,
which is an advance of over 5000 from
the low point in 1888. Bank loans,
however, which reflect the state Of
business, are still at depression levels
less than 1917 above the low point.
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BROADCAST
FIGHT AFFECTS
MANY WORKERS

The sole note OF harmony in the
ASCAP BMI controversy is being
sounded by a labor union that few
radio fans ever heard Of All the av-
erage listeners knows is that the three
big broadcasting companies-Nationa
Columbia and Mutual-have dropped
the nations favorite tunes.
Showing an attitude of the-fan-be-
damned, the big three refused to re-
new their contracts with the Ameri-
can Society of Composers Authors &
Publishers, the agency which collects
copyright fees for the publishers and
song writer's. Instead of agreeing to
the ASCAP terms, the networks estab-
lished rival agency, Broadcast Music
Inc. Purpose is to protect profits and
to drive ASCAP from the field.
Labor enters the picture because
hundreds of union song pluggers, ar
rangers, officeworkers. music printers
and retail clerks from coast to coast
have ben thrown out of work since
the dispute started. Sales of sheet
music and records have dropped
sharply.
That is how 1t happens that Local
22102. Music Publishers Contact EN-
ployes (AFL), is waving the olive
branch more vigorously than any
other group. The local is made up
of 500 song pluggers employed by 81
music publishers from coast to coast.
Since MPCE started in the summer
Of 1889, it has brought an end to cor
rupt practices in the industry, estab-
lished vacations and won severance
pay for the men who sell songs to
the bandleaders and singers. Among
it's members are some of the leading
bandleaders, who also belong to the
American Federation Of Musicians
(AFL).
Robert Miller, president Of the I'M
ion, has enlisted the aid of ALL Pres.
William Green in the struggle to heal
the breach between BMI and ASCAP.
He has also received offers of sup
port from CLIO unions. A number of
labor papers throughout the country
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LARGE STOCKS
OF wheat
I'm STORAGE

On January 1, there were 38,787, 00(
bushels of wheat stored in grain ele-
vators, flour mills, and ON farms In
Montana. Grain elevators reported
II, $4,000 bushels, small flour mills
81, 900 bushels, a total of 11,609,00C
bushels stored in Montana elevators
and small flour mills, the largest stor.
age on record. Montana merchant
flour mills reported 100000 bushels
on hand. A total of 24,671 900 bushels
of wheat were reported stored on
farms on January 1.
Stocks of wheat In interior mills,
elevators, and warehouses of the
United States on January 1, 1941, are
estimated at 165,167,000 bushels.
These stocks exceed by 80 million
bushels or about $40 the January 1,
1910, stocks of 125,741, 900 bushels.
They are also 81 million bushels larger
than the 1919 stocks of ia, 587, 900
bushels which were the previous high
January 1 stocks in the seven years of
record. Stocks are especially heavy
in both the hard red spring and hard
red winter states In most states Of
this area January /, 1941, stocks con-
siderably exceed the large January l.,
1910, stocks and are 2 to times as
large as the average Of the previous
five years. Stocks In Idaho, Washing
ton and Oregon are about average.
Combining stocks of wheat in in
terror mills, elevators, and warehouses
with those held on farms January l.,
1941, gives total of 449 ,049,000 BUSH
els which are the largest combined
stocks in these positions in the seven
years of record January 1, 1910,
stocks were 360,255,000 bushels.
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INCONSISTENCIES
CROPPING FOR new
LEADERSHIP

NEW YORK. - OPP - Organized
leadership for bewildered people is
the need of today, Scott Nearing said
here upon his return from months
tour of Detroit, Toledo, Chicago, But
falo and surrounding communities.
Sentiment is overwhelmingly anti.
Hitler and pro-British but also firmly
anti-war, the writer and lecturer re.
ported.
people are frightened" Nearing
said "They are afraid Of Hitler in
vasion-of a business slump-of in
flation They hang on the news re-
ports, watching eagerly for something
that will give them straw Of GER
tainty.
people are also expectant. They
are watching developments in Ru-
mania and Italy with tenseness and
held breath AS the meager comment
trickles through they are trying to in
terpret Does this mean revolution
at last?' And the strange thing is
that even conservatives hope that 1t
does, because they realize that it is
revolution that will end the war.
Young and old are asking: What
must we do? Where is the way out?
What is the next STEP? A hundred
times week someone asks why The
Nation and The New Republic are
war-mOngering.
People are leaderless and cropping.
They have been let down by the lib
erals whose leadership they were fol-
lowing. They feel lost. But they are
looking for new lead and when they
get it they will follow it with pas
sionate enthusiasm. A striking cpl
sode will galvanize this part of the
country into explosive action.
Interest in the Soviet Union seems
more widespread than ever. There
is also wide interest in Soviet China.
Hewlett Johnson's book, "The Soviet
Power is being bought widely and
discussed generally.
"Co-operatives are being formed.
The labor unions are growing. Through
the confusion one thing is becoming
clear: the imperative need for organ
ization"
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YOUR
LEGISLATURE
BY PAUL CANNON

The Twenty-seventh Legislature has
now reached the halfway mark and
no doubt the predominant thought on
| the mind of every resident of Mon
tana is what is being accomplished. =
At this time very few measures of
vital Importance to the people have
reached the governors office for his
consideration. However, 1t is evident
that all members and committees OF
the assembly are working hard to
bring vital and necessary legislation
to the floor of both houses for early
consideration. BY rule the thirty-fifth
day is the last day upon which bills
can be introduced and usually the for
ty-fifth day is the last for considera-
ton of bills in the branch OF the as
sembly wherein introduced. In other
words, the last fifteen days are spent
by the House considering Senate bills
and the Senate spends the last fifteen
days considering House bills.
For the benefit of the readers OF
this paper | will endeavor to offer a
brief resume of the various important
pieces Of legislation so far introduced
and the status of same at the present
time.
House Bill No. 1 introduced by Cum
mings. known as the DRIVERS License
Law" is still under consideration in
the highway committee and has not
been reported out to the House.
Substitute House Bill No. was
passed by the House without amend
ment. This bill provides for the re-
peal of the famous Hitler Biz en-
acted in 1897, vesting exceptional pow
ers in the governors office and IL the
bill is concurred in by the Senate
and signed by the governor the repeal
will become automatically effective
July 1, 1871. After that date the pow
ers formerly vested In the governor
would pass to the board of examiners,
consisting of the governor, attorney
general and secretary Of state.
House Bill No. IA, introduced by
Lowe. relative to the reduction of
mileage for members of the legislature
and county officers was subjected to
spirited debate. The provisions OF the
bill were opposed by various groups
of office holders throughout the state.
However, the trend of opinion In the
house seemed to be that inasmuch as
the board of examiners had set prec-
edent by limiting mileage OF state en-
ployes to &c per mile, that all office
holders should be subjected to the
same regulation, and on this basis the
bill was passed.
Three bills for increasing old age
pensions have been introduced. House
Bill No. Is by Stevens, House Bill
No. 26 by Helding and House Bill NO.
100 by Gunderson. These bills are be-
fore the committee on social security
for consideration.
House Bill No. 165 by Stevens, ap-
propriating 100000 for the public
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Colonel Lindbergh Again
Nobody has yet explained what
makes Colonel Lindbergh qualify as an
expert on either foreign or military
affairs. He hasn't had the slightest
experience in either field, and yet,
when 1t is deemed desirable by those
who would adopt a national policy
more in harmony with Adolf Hitler's
new world order, this young fellow is
trotted out and steals the nt-page
headlines.
Colonel Lindbergh, by his testimony
last week before the House foreign
affairs committee, merited the medal
which the nazis awarded him-and
which he accepted-many times over.
That is not to infer that he is not
true American. But every person to
his own lights.
Boiled down, what did this witness,
who has yet to publicly criticize the
nazi blight and who, inferentially,
blamed Franklin D. Roosevelt and not
Adolf Hitler for the European war,
recommend should be done? He rec
commended a negotiated peace" But
he was a little more realistic, or per-
hans a little more honest, about what
he meant by negotiated peace" than
most of our isolationists. He agreed
that. to an extent at least, it would
be a Hitler-imposed peace, which ne
insisted would be better than a con-
tinuance of the war ito complete
victory for either SIDE
The truth of the matter, however,
is that Colonel Lindbergh is not and
never has been averse to a Hitler
imposed peace. Neither does the rec
ord show-and he has had plenty OF
opportunity to straighten the record
out-that he is ideologically opposed
to the nazi philosophy. All OF which
explains why, from the very begin
ming, he has upon every occasion Wig
orously opposed aid by this country OF
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waving all claims to any dam
ages or losses that they may
suffer from the operations OF
the program by the federal
government.
Prior to the authorization of the de-
partment of agriculture by congress
to inaugurate this program of secur-
ing easements" from individual prop
erty owners of the state, efforts had
been made by certain interests to Sc
cure legislation by which the sover-
eign state rights would be abrogated
by the surrender of its control over
the wild life of the state, and these
efforts are still on the agenda of these
interests. Meeting with opposition, to
various measures intended to accom-
plish this in congress, the authority
to secure Easements" was provided
in a rider to the Emergency Relief
Appropriation Act of 1885 which has
all of the characteristics of the ordi-
nary "joker in the bill"
Since that time, a great number of
these Easements" have been executed
in the state 1t is certain that the
majority of individual property own
ers who have signed these easements
have permitted themselves to be in
fluenced by the plausible presenta-
ton of the representative of the gov
eminent agency and have failed to rec
ognize the possible and probable far
reaching effect on their rights as prop
erty owners which their signing of the
easement would have upon them.
We publish below, one Of these ease
ments now recorded in Book Z, Misc,
Page 481 of the records of Lake Coun-
ty. We capitalize for emphasis some
Of the more striking provisions of the
instrument which is typical of the
standard form commonly used, and
which reveals the extent to which the
property owners rights are abrogated
by his signature:
EASEMENT
Dated July 18th, 1887,
Filed July 3Oth, 1887 at 1880 AM
Recorded in Book 7, Misc, Page 49,
Lake County Records.
Consideration: $1.00
Elizabeth Kinney,
To The United States Of America.
Elizabeth Kinney, grantor, in con-
sideration of s100 acknowledged as re-
ceived, and the benefits to lands of
the grantor, conveys and warrants to
the United States of America by and
through the Secretary of Agriculture
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nave 1alled, OF the Dig interests
to get a measure like this made
into law.
Still another sales tax measure is
on the boards, introduced by Repre-
sentative Stevens Of Cascade. This is
supposed to be a so-called luxury
tax" and presumably "Pollyanna"
Stevens may develop slightly more
support for his particular hallucina-
ton than did Representative Oliver
for his.
Silcoss Bill
The operation of the corporation
machine. perfectly synchronized and
functioning without any appreciable
slowing up by opposition to It's
strength, was observed in the lower
house Tuesday when the so-called
"silicosis bill' was railroaded smooth
ly through the house, with, If possible
more celebrity than the speed attained
by the feed" bill of each session. The
measure provides that the victims Of
silicosis, recognized as an occupational
disease, contracted in the mines and
smelters of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing Company, shall receive compen-
sation for their disabilities from the
state welfare funds and the corpora
ton is thereby relieved of it's burden
of responsibility to its workers and
the load saddled on the general tax
payers of the state. The little farmer
back in the sagebrush" will thus have
the privilege of paying some Of the
legitimate costs of the operations of
the corporation which in the last year
of it's operations has to be content
with a measly $40,000,000 Of net prof
its.
The bill was rushed" through gen.
eral orders and third reading despite
the efforts of some labor representa-
tives to stop its railroading progress
On the final vote, the labor represent
atives had no choice but to vote for
the measure or be condemned for not
voting for the only protection posi-
BILE to secure for their fellow workers
from an assembly with a majority of
I'D llCHlDCl sup iilluCuCcN Wy thC IOi
poration lobby.
Today "wednesday however, Rep
Mernin of Silver Bow in
ringing speech in the house, outlined
the perfidy of the measure and IT'S
supporters and gained enough support
10 request of the senate that the bill
be returned to the house for further
Up to the time of 60
ng to press, no action has been taken
by the upper house on the request.
Liquor Bill
Tomorrow or the day after, accord
ng to reports from reliable source,
he bill sponsored by the Retail Liquor
Dealers Association will be noticed or
introduced. This measure would take
he state entirely out of the retail
business OF selling liquors and liquor
1t retail would be sold only by private
parties.
The bill is cleverly drawn and is
intended as only the enter
ng wedge for placing all Of the liquor
rattle back in the hands of retailers
Is it was in the good old days" OF
he open saloons Should the measure
pass in its present form, the retail
liquor dealers will certainly develop
enough influence politically in the
lext two or four years, to make the
necessary amendments and have
Kings their own way, with no control
,y the state over either the whole
'ale or retail sales. The only safe
hing to do is to defeat it completely
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every shape and form to those who
were fighting nazi aggression.
But while we are at this business OF
making an expert witness in matters
of craftsmanship and military affairs
out of an excellent aviator, why not
call in some of our good swimmers
automobile racers, track men, and
even prize fighters and give them an
opportunity to say how they feel about
it? Joe Louis, for instance, might
have some very interesting things to
say, since he fought the German, Max
Schmeling, who is now nazi para
chutist, on two occasions. Let's throw
the doors wide open
Some Expert SIants on
The European War
How powerful Is the Luftwaffe?
Military men here are beginning to
wonder whether the nazis really have
the vaunted air force that they have
led the world to believe that they pos
sess. Tere are a few of the reasons
that raise the question mark in their
minds:
Why did the NAILS permit the Brit
ish to win mastery Of the air over
Dunkirk and thus permit the bulk of
the B. E. F. to escape? Why did they
fail in their announced purpose of
knocking the R. A. F. out Of the skies
in their raids last September? Why
have they been unable to keep up the
so-callcd Coventry raids?" Why have
they been unable to put the British
ports out of commission? Why have
they been unable to win control of
the air over the English Channel and
stop shipping in the Channel?
Not that the Luftwaffe hasn't ac-
complished much in this war. 1t has
But it has been unable to achieve any
of the above detectives. Which leads
many to the conclusion that 1t isn't
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Bills Introduced
in the House

| H. B. 106, by appropriations--Ar
preparations for operation, mainter
ance of state elective offices. Apprc
fpriations.
H. B. LOT, by Gebhardt and other
Providing a method for dissolvinl
housing authorities. Affairs of cities
H. B. 108, by Cummings and Tool'
Establishing youth homes. Public
morals.
H. B. 109, by Hammond and Others
Adding new section to unemploy
ment compensation act. Social secur
ity.
H. B. 10, by Goodwin-Prescribin
hours of labor for employees Of bak-
cries. Labor.
H. B. Ill, by Lippard-Relatfng tc
orders of district courts for care Of
children. Judiciary.
H. B. 112, by Clifford and Murray
Providing for pioneer memorial
building. Military affairs.
H. B. 113, by Byrne-Form OF appli
cation for absent voters ballots. Priv
ileges and elections.
H. B. ia, by Misunderstanding for
of conscriptees. Mill
tary affairs.
H. B. lis, by Cannon and Lowe
Classifying fur dealers licenses. Fish
and game.
III. B. 116, by Beazley-Providing a
lien for unpaid water services. judi
ciary.
H. B. 1T, by Cummings and others
Relating to registration of painters.
Labor.
H. B. 49,, by Observation-Disclosures
professional status of newspaper re-
porters. Judiciary.
H. B. 119, by Misunderstanding to
elimination of lands from drainage dis
tricts Judiciary.
H. B. 120, by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
for appointment Of deputy registrars.
Privileges and elections.
H. B. 121, by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ment of clerks to fill election judge
vacancies. Privileges and elections.
H. B. 122, by livestock committee
Appropriating $4,000 for predatory
animal control Appropriations.
H. B. 1913, by MISUNDERSTANDING
judges from provisions that officers
must resign to seek another office.
Judiciary.
H. B. 124, by Saylor-Appointment
of deputies In seventh class counties.
Economy.
H. B. 125, by banks and banking
Defining wage brokers. Judiciary.
H. B. 126, by banks and banking
Amending the law prohibiting the CIV
ing of security for deposits by banks.
Panka and banking
H. B. 127, by banks and banking
Relating to sales of securities. Judi
ciary.
H. B. 1913, by Goodwin and others
married women from work
ing for the state. State boards and
offices.
H. B. 129, by agriculture committee
bee keeping Industry.
H. B. 1870, by Toomey and Spiegel-
Fixing the salary Of the deputy secre-
airy of state. State boards and offices.
H. B. 131, by Toomey and others
Relating to assessment and taxation
of property of insurance companies.
Insurance.
H. B. 1872, by Murray and Clifford
Raising the classification of counties.
and counties.
H. B. 1874, by O'Brien and others
Reapportionment Of house and provid-
ing legislative districts. Apportion-
ment and representation.
H. B. 1876, by O'Brien and others
Legalizing gambling and fixing license
fees. Revenue and taxation.
H. B. 1876, by O'Brien and others
Regulations for legalized gambling.
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CLOUDY TITLES BROUGHT
ABOUT BY Easements TO
Federal cow NMENT
j. S. Department
Owners in Mon
hitting the Rights
n Property and
Easements Secured by
OF Agriculture From |
tana, Have the Effect 0
OF Owners On Their
Places Permanent Clol

If property of the state of Montana would read the
conditions forth easements they deliver to the United
States department agriculture it's of providing
conservation units and reservations for mga
tory birds and wild life it probable that they would
discover they effect renqushng for the nominal
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Probably sensing the forcefu opposition of the but
ghtened people of the state the and taxation commit
tee today reported divers sales tax to
the assembly with recommendation that do not Mr.
Oliver offered substitute motion that do pass but his
ton supported by only few scattering votes and the bill
takes its place among the souvenirs of attempts which
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TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL

people would approve of negotiated peace
by that is "ust and not er-dictated peace
They do not believe that it is possible.
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|0L|VER'S SALES TAX
bill GETS The AXE
I'm THE LOWER HOUSE

Revenue and Taxation Committee Brings
In Unfavorable Report and Efforts To Get
The Bill Printed and Placed On General
Orders for Debate FAIL Liquor Dealers
Assn. Have Bill Ready to Introduce
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DEMAND THE UNION LABEL /!
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Eeononalc Justics and Equality
Il the Real Safeguard of De-
mocracy. Lack Of These Is a
Challenge to the Intelligence
and Sincerity of All.