The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-08
Trespassing-


(CODf1nue0 from rage OneD
en- farmers In the midwest were the
only thing that enabled many Of them
to remain on the land. 'In Nebraska,
for example," he said, farmers In
entire counties would have been swept
off the land, clean as whistle
That in Alabama and Georgia lisa
has brought new breath OF life to farm
/ families that were going nowhere, and
fast, and now these families are self
supporting, self-respecting, and parti-
cipating in the civic life of their com
muniues."
That in California and Oregon, the
families OF itinerant workers now en-
| joy at least a semblance of decent
family life In the agricultural labor
camps set up by FSA, while the single
workers know what 1t is to live in
habitable places, whereas formerly
they all lived in dumps" This has
assured an adequate farm labor sup
ply for the west coast.
And he told them many other
things, all praiseworthy of the work
! of FSA
Senator Byrd can't laugh off that
testimony, even If it wasn't made be-
fore his committee. He will have the
opportunity of seeing this testimony
on paper.
On emerging from the committee
room, after concluding his testimony,
Monsignor O'Grady remarked, 81 think
we've got those fellows who want to
destroy FSA licked"
"sissy" Patterson Is Mad
For a number of years, the Wash
ington Times-Herald has been running
Pearson and Aliens "Merry-Go-Roun
column, prominently displayed.
Soon after the Pearl Harbor attack,
the column began appearing buried on
the want ad pages in the back of the
paper, often its contents deleted, and
with an inconspicuous head.
Now, if you scan through the paper,
you will not find the column. In
stead, you will note vicious editorial |
campaign against Pearson and Allen,
Boys" The campaign borders on the
gutter variety.
Behind it all is a very interesting
story, of far more than local signifi-
canoe or scrap between newspaper
publisher and former contributors to
the paper.
The Times-H Herald is owned by
Eleanor (Sissy) Patterson, sister of
Captain Patterson Of the famous Tor
lnfamous) Hearst to Mccormick to
Patterson infield with apologies and
40 reflection on the old baseball
Evers to Chance to Tinker combina-
ion) The Times-Herald plays in the
same league, but 1t Is uncertain
whether 1t is the American or Ma (zD-
ional league.
Differences between the columnists
md the publisher ran throughout the
,re-Pear1 Harbor period, the former
icing interventionists and the latter !,
solationist. Mrs. Patterson particu- :
arly resented it when Pearson and
allen took cracks at Lindbergh,
and other isolationists.
But the straw that broke the cam
rs back came after the Pearl Harbor
tack when Mrs. Patterson told Drew
carson, according to Pearson, "Presi
ent Roosevelt planned that attack.
lie planned it SO that the sinking of !,
.merican ships would bring this coun- :,
~ into war" y
So, Pearson and Allen notified Mrs :
atterson, in writing. that everybody Z
Tould be happier If their contract
ere terminated. II
Hence the sour grapes. fe
A few weeks ago, the original script m
,r the This Is War" radio program
a reference to the New p;
ork- Chicago Washington newspaper 81
gis. The Washington Times-Herald tc
regarded as member Of that axis pl
the group of respectable" papers p;
lat carry out the Goebbels propa- al
anda line, somewhat camouflaged.
-" hs
urrent Capitol Comment at
William Randolf Hearst is for all IN
it war against the Japs, but not for 81
Tout war against the nazis. Why? IL
Hitler in his last speech threatened
ngland with elbow for blow" repri-,
Is for Raj raids over Maitland. ca
hats far cry from his "ten blows tn
every one" threats of a year ago. M
, must be slipping. b
The bureau of labor statistics says CA
at strikes in March affected only Pr
out 008 per cent of available work ma