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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-11
DIRECTORS
TO attend
CONFERENCE

The board of directors of the Farm
ers Union Central Exchange will hold
their regular quarterly meeting sew
eral days prior to the biennial con-
gress of The Cooperative League Of
the U. S. A., which will be held in
Minneapolis September % to Goth, in
elusive; so that they can finish up
their work relating to the Exchange
and then attend the congress.
1t is expected that this congress
will be one of the most important and
the best ever held by the League.
Many prominent persons from the
cooperative movement and many who
are interested in the movement will
be in attendance.
Rt. Rev. Aloysius Muench, Catholic
bishop of Fargo, No. Oak, and Rev.
Jam esMyers, industrial secretary of
the Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America, will speak on "The
Church and Co-operatives" as part of
the program on the relationships of
co-operatives to the church, schools,
farmers and labor. They will join with
other speakers in outlining discus
sions for groups of co-operatives at
tending the congress.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-11
NO FASCISTS ON DIES
LIST, SAYS FBI

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sin
gle suspected fascist or nazi in fed
eral employ was ON the list of 1,121
names submitted by Martin Dies to
the FBI for investigation, the Depart
ment of Justice informed Federated
Press September 8.
An analysis Of names submitted
from other sources than Dies showed
that one-third of the suspects were
Germans, Italians and Japanese.
Querried about their failure to itemize
Dies list in similar fashion, spokes-
man for the Department of Justice
said that Dies had confined himself
to naming alleged Communists.
Actually of the 1,121 names sub
mitted by Dies, only two were dis
charged On the basis of s495,000 ap-
propriated to Dies witch-hunting COM
mittee, it cost the government S247,-
500 apiece to ferret out two employees
whose hostility to fascism ante-dated
Pearl Harbor.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-11
THE
WASHINGTON
SCENE
By HARVEY O'CONNOR

Now that meat prices are soaring
to a point acceptable to the Chicago
meat packers, rationing will be
started within four months.
While the Chicago livestock market
is alive with reports of violations on
ceiling prices and the existence of a
black market, the Office of Price Ad-
ministration stands by, pleading in
ability to cope with the situation In
the meantime consumers throughout
the nation are paying choice steer
prices for common cowmeat.
Lack of planning, which has
plagued the nations industrial war
effort, rises now in agriculture, Sec.
Robert Handschin of the National
Farmers Union told Federated Press
"There are two vital angles to this
problem" he said. when congress
turned down the Farm Security pro-
gram for extending credits to the lit
tie farmers, it shut off a possible 1919
increase in production. That margin
might have seen us through.
"The other problem is to see that
the right people get the right amount
of meat. We must not ration meat
like sugar Workers in heavy in
dustry must have more than people
who sit at desks. Rationing should
be administered according to nutri-
tional need"
There was no indication however
that the rationing plan being consid-
cred by OPA would follow the British
pattern.
Meanwhile the Big Four meat pack
ers sit back satisfied with bullying
profits The Big Four got the bulk of
the lend-lease and Army contracts at
prime prices plus an added bonus of
1c a pound, while many independent
packers have been forced out of bust
ness or have to curtail, according to
the National Farmers Union.
On the industrial front Donald Mel
son, war production chief, was step
ping from the frying pan into the fire
Under labor tack for letting monop-
olists run the production show Mel
son accepted the resignation of Reese
Taylor, minor monopoly stooge, as
head of the iron and steel branch, and
appointed David F. Austin, vice presi-
dent Of Carnegie-Illinois Steel, in his
place. Carnegie, Illinois is the basic
unit of u S. Steel Corp.
Nelson has also accepted the resig-
nation of Amory Houghton as his di-
rector-general for operations. Hough
toms face was red because a U. S.
district court had just found his Corn
ing Glass Works guilty of violating
the antitrust law, Nelson wrote
Houghton a letter mourning his loss.
At the same time Atty. Gen. Francis
Biddle was indicting two former WPB |
officials, Robert B. Rhoads and Ralph |
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C0-0PS HELP
OIL SAVING
PROGRAM
Government Cars to Change
Oil Only Twice a Year;
Lead Taken Some Time Ago
By Co-ops to Stop "Oil
Changing" Racket.

Uncle Sam washed out another
racket this week, the Change your
motor oil every thousand miles
racket.
Consumer co-operatives can take
credit for the very important part
they have played in ending the waste
of oil and the squandering of millions
of dollars of taxpayers money be-
cause consumer co-operatives pio-
neered in this field and gave the fed
eral government very important as
sistance in formulating the oil saving
rule.
Harold D. Smith, director of the
bureau of the budget, ordered opera
tors of government automobiles to
change the oil in their cars only
twice yearly hereafter-in the spring
and in the fall. The order will save
100000 gallons of lubricating oil each
year, enough oil to fill 10 railroad
tank cars. The saving will be about
1870 of the amount the government
has spent heretofore.
hOohhC COMPANIES arc lCpOlleu uOL
to change oil at all after the initial
breaking in period" Smith announced,
but the bureau of the budget does
not feel warranted in recommending
such procedure at this time. Studies
are continuing to discover ways in
which the government can reduce its
of oil, gasoline, and rub
Der in line with the national need"
Some time ago, the attention Of the
bureau of the budget was directed to
possible savings which could be ac-
through an order such as
Smith has made. Representatives of
the bureau conferred with the director
Of the Washington office of the Co
operative League of the USA and
were urged to proceed with a survey
and particularly to confer with Muir
ray d. Lincoln, manager of the Farm
Bureau Cooperative Association of
Columbus, Ohio, and with Howard A.
president and manager of
he Consumers Cooperative Associa-
ion, North Kansas City, Mo. Years
ago, Murray d. Lincoln began the
to end the "oil changing
racket. The government investiga-
.ors did not lose much time in con-
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emocracy Tomorrow" the 18th
biennial congress of The Co.
operative League of the USA
will focus it's attention on the
problems of operation in war
economy and next steps for
ward in cooperative organiza-
ton.
During the opening day DR.. Henry
Pratt Fairchild, noted sociologist and
economist, will talk on Our Econom
ic Problem" This will be followed
by an address of "The Government
Program for Reconstruction" by rep
resentative of the Natinoal Resources
Planning Board. l. H. Hull, president
of National Co-operatives, Inc, will
then outline 1.-THE Cooperative Pro-
gram" Celebrating on specific points
in that program at Tuesdays session,
Howard A. Cowden, president Of the
Consumers Cooperative Association,
will outline Next Steps in Co-opera-
tive Business; Perry L. Green, presi-
dent of the Ohio Farm Bureau Coop
erative Association, will speak on
Next Steps in Cooperative Finance;
and Robert L. Smith will present
Next Steps in Cooperative Educa-
ton"
Highlighting the congress program
will be a "World Cooperative Night"
banquet, Tuesday evening, chaired by
Murray d. Lincoln, president of The
Warbasse, president emeritus of The
Cooperative League, will speak on
1.-THE Organization of the World ON a
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CHICAGO.-American co-operatives will take
the forelock when they meet in Minneapolis Sepem
Der $3.50 for the first wartime u S. Coop Congress to plan
expansion of existing cooperaves today the basis of
greatly enlarged economic democracy in the postwar world
Taking its theme Building Co-operatves Today for De-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-11
FORD MOVING
in ON WPB
With ST00GE

DETROIT (FP) = Ford influence
in the U. S. war machine, originally
at zero in pre-Pearl Harbor days, has
fair chance of hogging the show al
Washington, as things look from the
Detroit angle to those who have
watched developments from the time
when the Ford name was mud in the
national capital
Principal front in the Ford progress
from outcast toward kingpin is Ernest
Kanzler, just making himself at home
one step nearer the throne through
his promotion to director general for
war production board operations with
supervision over all industry branches.
Gossip points to Kanzler as the man
to move in when Donald M. Nelson's
inability to handle his job of WPB
chairman will put him in the VIM. S.
Knudsen class as an also-ran.
When Kanzler was promoted from
time Ford man succeeded him as re-
gional director of the WPB. He is
Daniel Joseph Hutchins of Detroit.
The OWI-WPB handout describes
Hutchins as Detroit district manager
for the Firestone Tire G Rubber at
the time of his WPB appointment.
1t did not disclose that Hutchins for
many years was key Ford man, nor
that Firestone's tire business would
be pretty well shot in normal times
without it's huge Ford contracts.
Henry Ford, Thomas A. Edison and
Harvey Firestone were old cronies for
many years before death broke up the
strong friendships of the trio.
Kanzler, at one time Ford produc-
ton man, later was executive in what
was known as the Ford bank in De-
troit and then headed the Ford fl
nance division, the Universal Credit
Corp. which loaned money to Ford
car buyers under conditions that the
U. S. government described as false
and misleading. Kanzler has also
been publicly charged with having his
office used as intermediary for pass
ing of funds to Gerald l.. K. Smith,
pro-fascist rabble rouser, at time
when Ford interests were not yet
deeply absorbed in war commitments.
Kanzler is Edsel Fords brother-in-
law.
Smith is putting up a strong cam
paign for the republican nomination
for U. S. senator from Michigan, run
ming on platform of . (among other
.hings) Tires For Everybody. He
bases his tire promises, he says, on
press releases of the Ford Motor Co.
and Dow Chemical interests. The
Michigan primary is September To-
Kanzler was unanimously de-
by the UAW-CIO convention
n Chicago August as chamber
If commerce pawn" who has refused
o recognize inefficiency in the opera
ion of war plants during his De-
roit WPB incumbency. President |
was urged by the conven-
ion not to promote him because such !
promotion will hinder the war eff
ort."
Pres. Paul Ste Marie of Ford Local |
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-11
SCRAP IRON
CAMPAIGN
SUCCESSFUL

Early this year the Farmers Union
Central Exchange publicized through
through their weekly, monthly and
special bulletins that there was an ur-
gent need for additional scrap iron
by the steel mills. They outlined a
plan of getting this scrap iron to the
steel mills a little faster.
They suggested:
1. That the local co-operatives take
it upon themselves to be the local
agency to handle the scrap iron for
the farmers.
2. The farmers to bring the scrap
iron to the local railroad loading
point. In some instances the coop
erative would give the farmer an
advance on the scrap iron; purchase
it outright or give a receipt for it
and include the amount in the ship
ment and an accounting made after
the scrap iron had arrived at the mill
and unloaded.
3. The farmers would pool their
scrap iron with their neighbor farm
ers and obtain the full returns based
CONTINUED on Page Four
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CAPITOL
HICHLICHTS
CONTRIBUTED

According to newspaper accounts
the recent Democratic convention was
all Sweetness and light" and ex-
tremely harmonious. That is hard to
imagine, and if reports sitting through
from Billings can be taken as truth
full no such harmony exists in the
Democratic party, and the election on
November Bird may show that large
segment of the Democratic party have
actively assisted in the cause of
Wellington Rankin, republican sena-
torial candidate. 1t is too much to
expect that the good Irish Democrats
such as Lamey, Casey, Mansfield,
Murray, O'Connor and Wheeler were
able to talk over their problems and
come to an amicable understanding.
Part of the trouble stems back to
an ill-tempered telegram Murray sent
to President Roosevelt after Murray's
nomination in July. The telegram, as
reprinted in the liberal New Republic
magazine, is classic example of po-
litical ineptitude and bad taste. 1t
ran as follows 81 have just defeated
Wheelerism in Montana and all that
it stands for Wheeler came to Mon
tana with the conceit and arrogance
of a dictator attempting to discredit
you and the established policies of
our country-if he had succeeded, the
Hitler press in Germany would have
carried screaming headlines proclaim
ing the reputation of your national
policies. Wheeler will leave Montana
and sneak into Washington a dis
credited and disgruntled politician
with nothing left but the frazzled rem
nants of his ruined reputation. Signed
Senator James e. Murray"
Because of this ill-advised telegram,
it is difficult to see how the various
elements in the Democratic party can
be drawn together in one happy fam
lily. The Democratic platform adopted
in Billings attempts to draw the vari-
GUS groups together by assuring their
vigorous support for all measures de-
signed to prosecute the war effort
That is a statement that can be fol-
lowed by almost anyone.
The Republican convention was in
teresting from one standpoint. A de-
termined drive by the more reaction
airy elements of the party to go on
record as opposing the present pri-
mary election law suffered we'll
deserved defeat. There is no instru-
ment that the conservative forces de-
sire more than the convention nomi-
mating system, and it was indeed re-
freshing to note that the advocates
Of this system were strongly defeated.
There was little additional cause for
rejoicing over the Republican conven-
ton. The party machinery seems to
have remained in the hands of the
same little group that has controlled
things for many years. Some changes
occurred which may be worth while,
but only the activities in the next few
months will tell the true story.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-11
FAMILY DOCTOR
DISAPPEARING
STATISTICS SHOW

That the physician who took care
of the general ills of a whole family
is rapidly vanishing from the Amer
lean scene is evidenced by figures
published in the July issue of Medical
Care, out today Statistics from the
federal Procurement and Assignment
Service, compared with 1880, show
that only $4,000 physicians now report
themselves as general practitioners,
as compared with 112,200 general
practitioners II years ago.
While the general practitioners
have thus diminished, the number of
doctors who are specialists, giving all
or part of their time to a particular
branch of medicine, has more than
doubled, rising from 10000 in 1880 to
10000 in 1912.
During the IL years the total num-
Der of physicians in the United States
has grown from 152,500 to 10000.
Population during the IL years grow
about 8.6 per cent, while the phys
icians increased Is per cent. Thus,
at the beginning of 1912, there were
more physicians in proportion to pop
ulation than IL years earlier, but 81
per cent are now specialists, while
the general practitioners are only 40
per cent. In 1880, the balance swung
far the other way, for general practi-
TONERS then constituted "a per cent
of the medical profession, specialists
only rs per cent.
Physicians are very unevenly dis
tributed in relation to population.
Many large cities have had one phys
ician to every 500 or 600 people, while
some of the poorer states and many
rural areas have only one to every
/ 300 or less.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-11
WPB PLANS
DRIVE FOR
TIN CANS
WPB Conservation Division
Issues Instructions On
Salvaging Tin Cans; Plan
Salvaging From Dumps;
WPA to Handle Operations.

Announcement of program for the
salvaging of tin cans and methods of
preparation, gathering and transport
ing the salvaged cans are outlined
in bulletin recently released by the
Conservation Division of the War Pro-
duction Board.
Tin cans crushed by portable rock
crusher for which provision is made
will make it possible to gather cans
in remote sections and concentrate
them in central point in each coun-
ty. When sufficiently large num-
Der has been collected a baler will be
provided. This baler, according to
the bulletin has been purchased by
one of the larger scrap dealers in the
state and it will be operated under
scrap dealer, the State Salvage Com
mittee and the WPA. Operation of
the baler will be in the hands of the
WPA.
The tin can crushers and baler will
be transported by trucks and trailers
throughout the state in a continuous
operation of baling and crushing so
that this heretofore wasted iron
(cans) may be prepared for consump-
ton by smelters, thus relieving an
equal tonnage of first grade iron and
steel for the production Of war ma
terials.
The bulletin states that housewives
both ends as previous advises have
stated. Nor is it necessary to remove
paper labels on the cans. The only
is that they be kept sepa-
rate from other refuse. Arrangements
are being made for collecting them in
the near future.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-11

Hour & Public Contracts Dlvl-
sion of the Department of La
Dor pointed out September 6.
Walling also stressed that in the
last year these workers have taken
a cut in real income because the cost
of living rose while their money
wages remained stationary
"Any realistic discussion Of wages
must take into consideration the large
number of American workers who
are still right on the edge of the min
imum standard of health and decency
or below" Walling said.
Of the total cited by Walling, L.
100000 covered under the wage-hour
law are getting between soc and 40c
Some of the others in agriculture, re-
tail trade, domestic service, fisheries
and other types of work not covered
by the law are getting 15c an hour
or less.
Gwen for those of the 100000 who
are getting up to 40c an hour or SIG
at the most for a 40-hour week."
the administrator asserted, "it must
be remembered that the rise in prices
has levelled the purchasing power of
their 40c down toward that of the zoe
set as a minimum standard of de-
cency when the act was passed in
1888.
"In addition, even in these war
times, there are still employers who
Illegally withhold from their workers
the modest minimums required by
law Since Pearl Harbor about $780,
100000 in restitution has been agreed
to or ordered paid to 415,000 workers
in $4,000 establishments throughout
the country. !. :. In most states work
ers not covered by the federal law
have no such protection"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-11
COTTON PICkERS
WAGE RATE
Meet CALLED

H. L. Mitchell, general secretary OF
the Southern Tenant Farmers Union
announced today that conference Of
cotton pickers was held in Memphis
Labor Day to petition the United
States government to set minimum
wage for picking the 1912 cotton crop
According to Mitchell about 200
delegates representing the states of
Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,. Texas and Tennessee attended
and petitions signed by 5000 cotton
pickers in these states were pre-
scented. The petition asks the govern
ment to set a wage rate for picking
cotton and set up and enforce stand
ards of employment on cotton planta-
tions which will enable farm labor
families to earn enough to purchase
necessities of life, maintain their gen
eral health and well-being so that
they may fully participate in our COM
mon efforts to win the war.
Mitchell, who just returned from
Washington, said that he had learned
there the details of an agreement en-
tered into by the United States gov
eminent and the republic of Mexico
regarding the importation of Mexican
farm laborers for employment on the
farms and plantations. He said that
this agreement provided a minimum
wage of goo per hour Cor its equiva-
lent for 10-hour day, and that
standards of employment on farms
were set up which provide written
contracts, collective bargaining, free
transportation, and other safe guards
for health and well-being of the Next
can workers.
The STU secretary said Officers
and members of the Southern Tenant
Farmers Union are highly in favor of
this agreement made with the Mexi-
can government and they feel sure
that our government would give all
American farm laborers the same con-
sideration accorded nationals of the
republic of Mexico, especially since
the health and welfare of farm labor
ers is the most important factor in
farm production"
Mitchell stated that wages during
the spring and summer months on
cotton plantations of the mid-south
averaged about s1.00 per day with a
maximum of $1.50 paid in areas where
there was some shortage of farm la
Dor due to the construction of war
industries and army camps. He said
he knew that in certain sections
wages had been SOC day for work
on farms "a days work being from
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ADVERTISING
GREATLY
CHANGED BY war
By SCOTT NEARING

Advertising, like many other as
poets of American economy, has been
greatly changed by the war. Import
ant lines of manufacture such as
radio, electric gadgets and automo-
biles have been entirely suspended.
Others are selling the bulk of their
product to the government. Before
the war some of these concerns were
the nations chief advertisers. To
day they have little or nothing to
offer the American people.
Some big businesses have stopped
advertising entirely. Many have
turned to goodwill advertising. In
stead of offering a product to the
buying public, they aim OF build up
a friendly public attitude toward
themselves or to put over a certain
point of view.
The Country Gentleman for Septem-
Der offers a good illustration of what
is happening. The magazine carries
two full-page cigaret ads and many
smaller ads for farm supplies, foods
and clothing. The big advertisers in
the magazine, however, are auto man
ufacturers and producers of steel, rub
Der and OIL
General Motors has three full pages.
WHY'S has full page. U. S. Steel
has one and half pages. Republic
Steel has a full colored page. Good
year, Goodrich and U. S. Rubber have
a full page each. Westinghouse Elec-
trio has full page. Texact, a full
page. Bell Telephone, full page.
Most of these full page ads are de-
voted to selling victory and democ-
racy to the American people.
The Republic Steel ad is classic
1t pictures farmer, stand
ng on knoll with his son looking
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WALLING ExPL0DES myth
OF CLAIMS OF HIGH, :; HAGES
PAID american W. lkERS
Seven and Half Million w = ers Earn
Only $50 Week; Workers. ) 5riculture,
Retail Trade, Domestic Ser : Fisheries,
Etc, Get l5c an Hour or Less Where Not
Covered by Wage-Hour Act.

NEW YORK (FP)+Specious freezing and sales tax
propaganda to the contrary oneh of all American workers
still less in week than Broadway payboy spends
two tickets a musical comedy Some 100000 u S.
less than 40c hour SIG week. Admins
TRAITOR Walng of the newly consolidated Wage
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-11
Wartime COOP CONGRESS
SCHEDULED TO CONSIDER
POSTWAR CONSTRUCTION

Consumer Congress in Minneapolis This
Month VIII Plan for Building Co-ops
Today for Democracy Tomorrow; Many
Noted Leaders With Neil Beaton of Scottish
Cooperative Wholesale Society to Attend.