The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-07-03

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Public Funds Used
! To Smear Opponents
If further proof were needed that
the Dies committee is a political or
ganization using public funds to adj
vance the interests of reactionary pol
iticians, it is provided in the report
issued by the committee to smear the
Union for Democratic Action
The union recently published a list
of members of congress with particu-
larly reactionary records, and called
for their defeat at the coming cleo
ton. All three members of the Dies
committee who signed the smearing
report, which followed the old red
herring tactic, were included In that
list.
Purpose of the Dies smear thus be-
comes obvious.
Although in this case, Dies, before
issuing the report, at least went
through the formality of an executive
meeting" of the committee, the report
itself was prepared in advance by
Dies and his investigators" No
hearing on the subject matter ever
was held.
Inference is that the union is COM
posed of group of communists. Mat
ter of fact, the union bars commun-
lists as members
Under the cloak of congressional
immunity, the Dies committee can
roam far and wide, BUT WE DOUBT
VERY MUCH WHETHER 1T HAS
THE LEGAL RIGHT TO DIP IT'S
FINGERS INTO THE PUBLIC
FOR OUT AND OUT
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
Standardization Lack
Handicaps War Effort
Experts agree that lack of stand
ardization of military equipment is
greatly impeding the war effort Of
the United Nations In a military
sense, a veritable Tower of Babel
exists.
Three one-thousandth of an inch in
the size of rifle or machine-gun bullets
in battle may spell the difference
between victory and defeat If the
ammunition on hand is of 300 caliber
and the rifles and machine guns use
1903 caliber, the soldiers are better off
using clubs as weapons
1t does seem ridiculous to be unable
20 repair Russian tank because
bolt of rs millimeters is required, and
he only bolts available are British
lr American, with diameter of IL
inches.
Our system of measurement = the
'foot-pound" system-doesn't seem to
lave much rhyme nor reason. II was
based, so the story goes,
IN the size of a man't foot. Great
Britain is the only other country that
Uses this system. Most countries use
he "meter-kilogram" system, which
s far more scientific.
After Insurance Rackets
The government has started out
tier insurance racketeers who have
INVADED the legitimate group hospital
cation and medical service field.
Victims of these racketeers are
mainly workers who are attracted to
he group insurance plans because of
enefits derived from this form of in.
regarded as very sound.
First conviction in the current cam
align was secured in Delaware last
7eek against Joseph T. Burk, who
vas president of the defunct United
1utual Life Assurance Society of
merica.
Burk was convicted on II counts
n mail fraud charges, each count
arrying maximum penalty of five
ears Imprisonment, as well as fine.
t this writing, he hasn't been sem
,nced.
According to Albert G. Aren't, as
slant attorney general who prose
tied the case, Burk's company had
lcceeded in organizing several
roups of workers for his bogus In
france scheme, but the government
orung the trap on him before the
orkers parted with their money.
In addition to invading the group
capitalization and medical services
cid, Burk's outfit sold insurance to
,or individuals and aged people, who
ere accepted without physical ex-
ninations. He could do this because
, paid no benefits.