The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-01-07
''Non-Defense" Economizing

Recently,
spurred on by Citizens Committee which has been organ
the industrial section of the country filed
posing that the Farm Security Administration the WPA the
CCC, the NYA, and the Surplus Marketing Administration
nder which the food stamp plan operated be practically
eliminated The committee estimated that $1131 OTIS, 900
could be saved by reducing the expenditures for these social
services.
minority report filed by Senator LaFoette opposed the
reduction in appropriations He called attention
presve of helpful service the people of this nation
accomplished by the Farm Security Administration and that
the in the Surplus Marketing Administration would take
from the growing number of people deprived of jobs by prior
es their only of support and that those employed
WPA facing increased living COSTS also faced impairment
unctonng possible He also brought out the fact
which evidently had been utterly ignored by the congressional
committee and certainly had been considered mmateria by
socalled Citizens Committee that through the
tons of the Surplus Marketing Administration 450OO0O
school lunches being served daily to the than 9OOO
undernourhed school children out of total estimated
27,oOO,ooO children now attending school,
Every thinking should condemn such pro-
posa They manate from members of the congress who
completely unconcerned about the general welfare of the
pie of nation long privileged capital and industry
protected in their exploitation and profit accumulation
moment do not have the list of membership of
"Citizens Committee" mentioned above which is
cerned about expenditures
expenditures may be increased We hazard the
guess that it of the stripe the Montana Taxpayers
Association supported by big corporations preach
omy that any increase of their be foresaed
We and challenge the Montana Taxpayers Asso
program of the Czens Emergency Committee Non
Defense Expenditures Its principal patron and supporter
Copper Mining Company like hundreds of other
of increased taxes taxes which, the final emergency
be secured only from those able to They feel their
profits of 20 millions 1889 and their 40 millions 1940
the probably greatly increased profits for 1941 might
threatened by to be used to defend the properties
which produced them Moreover legislation agency
which social implications anathema to the ACM
company and it's acka organization the Montana Taxpayers
Association That such legislation have the
final effect of insurance for the continued operation and
poaon by the great corporations apparently beyond their
ability to comprehend.
The wanton attack by the Japanese brought about unity
among the people of nation which nothing else could have
accomplished We state that there not OF
the common people of state and the nation who not
prepared sacrifice and contribute to the defense of land
destroy the forces throughout the world whose aim
destroy the liberty of peoples But of the quickest
which this unity be dissolved by permitting class
attack those features of which have been
with beterment of conditions for the lone third
which is already the borderne of want
This country is finally going to be strong it's people
united in its defense Let the leaders forget for time
selfish aims Let them contribute services and financial
support efforts proportion to the contributions
by the bulk of cizenry Then shall have unity
Then shall have democracy exempified Then shall
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