The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-04-03

e. B. COOLIDGE.
: Editor The Peoples Voice:
In my letter OF March 10 issue.
, did not intend to start a controversy
but it appears I was misunderstood
by some people and to make myself
clear will say the question of equity
in the application of parity as 1t now
; exists and applied-to farm industries
only-does not appeal to me as just
or honest in either practice or patri
ot1sm, between industrial operators
If farmers are so classed-whose duty
is to act comparatively In the present
emergency
AS all know, the present prospect
OF labor shortage on the farms dur
ing war period looks serious, and we
all know the most important help re-
CURED to increase farm production
is farm machinery. To make efficient
large part of the machinery now in
farmers hands, repairs are badly
needed and not word do we hear
from manufacturers of such to pa
trioticly reduce prices on their parts
so farmers can produce more with
less demand for labor
We all know that new machinery
has been at inflated prices for years
past and repairs have been doubly
inflated probably for two reasons, the
poor man was forced to pay any price
demanded by manufacturers for re-
pairs, while the man in better circum-
stances would discard a partly worn
out machine rather than pay double
price for repairs, SO extortionate
prices were drawn by the members
of the farm machinery trust in either
case
Now we are told it is the patriotic
duty OF farmers to cooperate with
other industries to produce food, but
no mention is made as to other in
dustries-many of which are holding
profitable contracts with the govern
cooperating with the farmers
by "a sacrifice of a part of their in
flated prices or profits on machinery
or repairs, or even suggestion on
part of the government to debate the
trust prices to ratio of parity with
price of farm commodities produced
by use of trust made farm machines.
To do so would be a step toward
just parity and establish a sense Of
equity between industry and possibly
leave less bitterness and discord after
present emergency is over.
This, of course does not apply to
farm machinery alone but to every
line OF business of production regard
less of its place in well-being Of our
nation In war or peace, and a parity
as is proposed to be applied to labor
and agriculture is apt to prove seri- |
GUS experiment
Laws to protect our people of force
full robbery is considered an urgent
necessity, but a law to protect our
people against robbery through force
of necessity out of constituted right
OF legislative bodies, and extortionate
profits in war or peace is good bust
ness and fully justified and classed as
real patriotism e. s.
Missoula, Mont, March 29, 1912
Editor, Peoples Voice:
| am enclosing copies of two letters
which I recently sent to the Nilsson
Ian. That of March % he failed las
expected) to publish. That of March
20, which I wrote with the intention
Of smoking him out" | expect him
to throw in the wastebasket along ;
with few choice cuss-words.
| think we should devote a little
time to smoking these varmints out"
and as you know, really like the job, {
and If my memory serves me l believe {
hat you also derive no little enjoy I
nent from the pastime. f
nave been in Missoula for the {
past eight months and expect to c
spend the summer here seeking a To-
'ation in this section of the state. /
1t has been reported to me that 8
radical died In Montana a short time t
lgo and, contrary to all expectations, r
vent straight to heaven. The report c
urther states that ever since he ar r
1ved, Saint Peter has had to keep II
Inn tied hand and foot q
Best regards, fl
LEVERNE HAMILTON. n
This is the letter The Muscular a
efused to publish. e
Missoula, Mont, March o. 1912 b
,ditor The Missoulian:
In the Missoulian Of March 20 I q
ind the following editorial mo mat IL
or what anybody, even the President 81
lay say, 1t remain a fact, as we said La
ne other morning, that Germany did M
OF prepare for war with the 40-hour Ii
eek, while France did. 1t seems OBJ ii
ious to us that we should not follow la
10 latter country's example" d,
indeed? Then who's example should tt
Q follow? Hit1er's? Let me again NJ
smlnd you that we do not preserve a
by destroying it. III
The above repetition of your previ- of
is statement is an indication that al
ou have not fully analysed the facts a
are disregarding much, or all of tn
10 evidence, SO let us face the facts ov
# few moments. al
Testimony adduced in the French
'ullt trials" Unexpectedly brought ca
1t the fact (Which was already pu
Town to the well-informed) that OF
'ance fell not from lack of morale lei
the part OF labor but because she Et
as sold down the river" by polit- re-
al leadership. fire.
Let me say to you, and to others on
no may be equally misinformed, that co