The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-08-07
.Trespassing


Are my men loyal? Here is just
one example: My boilermakers are a
rough and tough lot One wants
these fellows with him and not
against him. They heard that | might
build cargo planes instead OF ships,
and that would mean that they would
Ii all lose their jobs. So you can ina
CINE my feelings when l picked up
their paper and read that If Kaiser
can further the war effort better by
building cargo planes than he can by
building ships, we're all for him even
| if it means our jobs.
THAT'S the spirit of men when you
treat them as human beings who have
rights and not as slaves"
Part-Time "Patriots"
Regular Army and Navy men who
do the fighting, and sweating, and
dying, are asking to be spared the
services" of the 1912 version of the
World War 1 30-day wonder-the Con-
gressional Hero.
The Congressional Hero is a man
who, while maintaining close contact
with his $4,000 per year congression-
al seat, is not above serving his coun-
try in the armed forces-say, for 80
or 40 days. During this time he jun
kets to the different fields of opera
ton in a natty reserve officers uni
form, and then returns home to tell
the folks how we are going to win the
war-providing, of course, they are
sent back to congress.
While undoubtedly some Of these
men are activated by patriotic mo-
tives, others are interested in their
own political futures. They realize
that after the war, the veterans will
be potent forces which might as well
be cultivated now. So they want to
be in a position to start their
speeches with, when l served over
Dupes-WiIIlng and Otherwise
When the trials Of Griffin Winrod-
Dilling ct al, charged with activities
designed to undermine the morale of
the armed forces, get underway next
fall, chief interest will be how they
were able to get cooperation from
certain people in high places to aid
them in advancing the cause of Adolf
Hitler in this country.
Some of these people will be shown
to be members of congress, sworn to
defend the flag against all enemies,
foreign and domestic Much of the
against this government
will be found to be mailed out at
expense-the government
footing the bill for propaganda to
destroy it.
1t may be that some of these people
in high places were just dupes. But
it might also be that they aren't quite
that dumb-that they are just plain
admirers Of der fuehrer and the kind
Of society that he stands for. Some
rather interesting correspondence be-
tween the defendants and these per-
sons in high places may enliven the
court proceedings, it is said
May Take Criminal Action
The department of justice is known
10 be studying testimony before the
senate Truman committee with a
view to taking criminal action rela-
i've to alleged exorbitant fees paid
commission brokers in war contracts.
)ne commissioner broker got over
100000 in fees in a very short time.
But If action is taken, the firms
which have been paying the fees for
obtaining contracts may find them
elves in the same predicament as the
commission brokers themselves, since
many of them concealed payment Of
he fees from the government.
This would be a cause of poetic
ustice, because some of these firms,
n an effort to get out of paying fees,
we're largely responsible for bringing
bout the Truman committee investi-
,ation. No doubt that in many in
tances, they would not have secured
he contracts without Washington
representation.
Those equally guilty, but who I'M
will go unscathed, are the
arious Army and Navy procurement
Ulcers, who knew all along with
yhom they were dealing, but did moth
ng to discourage the practice of get
ing business through commission
rokers.
increased Union Activities
Reports have come into the office
the Consumers Division of OPA
,om field representatives of greatly
lcreased union activities along the
ne of price and rent control. AS
ne report put it, "a second front has
cen created"
Activity has increased both from an
EDUCATIONAL and participating view
Oint, with both the ALL and the CLIO
itching in together. Particular sue
sss has been noted in obtaining
eater labor representation on con-
inner and rent control committees in
any sections of the country.
In many boom towns, especially
etroit Wichita, and Indianapolis, the
Mons have achieved success in their
forts to bring about rent control