The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-10-09

jeeps guns other essential implements of must be
built What what the will be if do not
win this war?
There will doubtless be those who will blame stua-
ton the 40hour week Indeed have heard much of
this of complaint But must recall that the 40hour
week piece of legislation designed to spread
work in the anebeum days when the supply of workers
ceeded the Jobs available We will doubtless be confronted
with similar situation after this Would it be wise
the 4Ohor week now and then find ourselves in dire
need of after the war? Considering the bitter battle that
waged to enactment of the logical 40hou week
years ago think would be nothing short assnine
repeal the 40our work week and be forced by the
predatory interests of this country through the turmoil Of
trying reenactment after the Actually the 40
hour week is not impeding construction although is making
costs including run higher But that's not the fault
of the worker.
If you trace back the propaganda against existing wage
levels you will find that emanate chiefly from the kept
which merely reflecng the wishes of it's Big
who interested in reducing and increasing
the hours of labor permitted by law each week to the end
their profits will be higher When read such propaganda
in daily weekly magazine stop and ask
yourself who owns that publication and there can be
to grind Please note such publications almost invariably
restriction of individuals profits high
income and excess profits taxes
Prices for agricultural products higher today than
at any time World War One Unless the President
sustained b the his attempt to stabilize farm prices
the price structure will completely out of hand with the
result that Labor will have to have ncreases
TbS Govt If +ino bocooo vcous crc1o which in .nd oor
the last warduring the Harding Mellon deflaon
suited in ruin thousands of banks business houses and
ticuarly farmers all the nation. If the thing al
lowed again the banks might be saved result of the bank
deposors law forced through by Rooe
welt, but what would John Farmer?
that the professional farm leaders, playing politics at the
of nation peril be repudiaed by the real farmers
of the country that the President then be enabled to take his
promised steps to level off wages
We engaged in very serious Playing politics
won't it. all the talk of those to whom have
talked all the editorials and articles and propaganda
have read and among all the pseudo-erude
that inflated commentators have handed
the RADIO have you noted the carping
icism single constructive suggestion? These fellows who
have constructive arguments not good leaders,
Wheeler criticize takes keen vision, courage
to explore the unknown to experiment the
of criticism if you fall dare to face the wrath
of people chiefly interested in making moneywar
war But that the kind of leadership have
this world today Happily in the United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Certainly wages "out of line" but that situation
result than When conditions that caused
wages get of line corrected the wage
itself the meantime while carpenters
other workers putting themselves OUT to fancy
have observed complaining about the
that these United States lot of people
nothing for fancy financial returns? Is better
of the nations peril that defense workers should
doubled just farmers today receiving twice
their pork they did ten than
be dumped the laps of people who only
own for living? when Mr. Roosevelt asks that ndivid
la incomes during war; fixed per annum
lis request is termed fantastic.
In the eyes of the kept the trouble is,
that the peopeworkers and today
making good money The kept has shown any
Inclination declam because those who it making So
tremendous profits And you don't think profits
than workers you had better
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