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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-04
SOME THOUGHTS ON WHAT TO DO
WITH U. S. GRAIN ABUNDANCE

year, with export markets cut off, and
if the 1943 wheat crop is normal or
better, the country will be faced with
a carry-over surplus of more than a
billion bushels of wheat.
Here is abundance with a venge-
ance.
What is a country to do when it is
swept from an economy of scarcity
into an economy of abundance in one
of its chief food staples? Three an
swers present themselves:
l. Share with the less fortunate
Lease-lend has established the prec-
edent in this direction.
2. Plan production so that soil re-
sources will be conserved and excess
production avoided. Planned farm
production and soil conservation and
excess production avoided. Planned
farm production and soil conservation
are already part of the agricultural
3. Extend the area of socially free
goods to include the new field of
abundance production.
This country has steadily broadened
the field of socially free goods: free
schools and Libraries; free roads,
parks and Fairgrounds; free health
facilities. Sooner or later, cereals
and other basic food products will be
put on the free list as the community
provides minimum guaranteed live
lihood for each of it's citizens.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-04
By SCOTT NEARING

American farmers have set another
production record. Despite weather
handicaps in some regions and a seri-
Gus manpower shortage, they have
raised a 1912 wheat crop of 955 mil
lion bushels.
Under ordinary conditions the U. S.
uses around 700 million bushels Of
wheat per year. The carry-over from
1941 was 633 million bushels. When
the present harvest is completed, the
country should have around 1888 mill
lion bushels of wheat-more than a
normal 2-year supply.
At the moment the chief problem
is storage space. Since grain eleva-
tors are generally filled with the car
ry-over, wheat growers have been
racking their brains for storage ideas.
They have rented empty buildings,
patched up abandoned dwellings,
rugged canvass coverings, and where
no other method offered, they have
piled the wheat up in open fields.
When the war ends and transporta
ton by sea is resumed under peace
time conditions, a large amount of
grain will be needed to tide the peo-
pie of Europe over the threatened
postwar famine. Some of this wheat
will come from Argentina and Aus
-ralia; some from Canada and the
.. S.
But if the war goes on for another
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-04
MONTANA LABOR
PROTESTS PECLE
COLUMN LIES

On August 16, 1912, the Montana
Standard printed the following in the
column of Westbrook Pegler:
1--WE were so un-military, so I'M
armed that when Britain lost her
weapons in France, the best we could
send to England were some old
French 75's and single-shot Spring
fields, and they begged and were glad
to get from us collection of ordinary
household 22's and target pistols"
This is completely contrary to the
facts. There were no "single-shot
Springfields" sent to England, and
there have been none of these old
Indain war rifles left in government
arsenals since about 1885 when the
last Of them were sold at $1.25 each.
Our War department had a reserve
Of $4,000 "Enfields" most of which
were sent to our British ally in the
mentioned. These are
modern 30-06 military magazine rifles
with a greater magazine capacity and
better sights than the present Spring
field magazine rifle.
Our government also sent many
millions of rounds of 30-06 ammuni-
lion for these rifles to re-equip the
army of our British ally in the 1910
INVASION threat period.
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0CD RELEASES
PAMPHLET ON
WAR WORK

To help persons of all ages and
occupations get into the war effort,
the Office of Civilian Defense yester-
day released pamphlet, What Can
I Do"-the citizens handbook for war.
This is the first official compilation
of the various opportunities for volun-
teer war work in every community
in the Rocky Mountain region and
throughout the nation. 1t was pre-
pared in response to thousands of re-
quests for guidance from persons
with spare time as well as from those
with few extra minutes, OCD officials
said in releasing the booklet.
Copies of what Can | Do may be
obtained from state and local defense
councils throughout the mountain dis
trict, or directly from the Office TO
Civilian Defense in Washington.
every man, woman and child in
America has weapons for beating the
Axis" James M. Lands, director of
OCD, said in announcing the pam
phlet you don't need spare time to
get into this war. Our weapons are
all around us, in our homes and Of
fices, schools and clubs. We are be-
ginning to use them-but only just
beginning.
"This little pamphlet should help us
get into the war up to the waist-if
we read it and act on it."
What Can l Do" is illustrated with
64 drawings, a patriotic contribution
by Gluyas Williams, famous American
cartoonist and illustrator.
Chapter l tells what everyone can
-everywhere-to help win the war,
N terms of protecting themselves
against air raids, saving and spend
ng, conserving and salvaging, keep
ng healthy and learning the truth |
tbout the war
Succeeding chapters give special
for appropriate volunteer
var work for persons in 70 occupa-
ions and groups, including: actors,
accountants, bankers, BARRIERS, car
,enters, clergymen, doctors, dyers,
ditors, electricians, factory workers,
gardeners, grocers, home
makers, lawyers, machinists, must
ians, nurses, photographers, taxi
rivers and teachers, among others.
There is a chapter on specific jobs
Or women, as well as one devoted
D what boys and girls can do. An
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NEW HIGH In GOVT
LOAN REPAYMENTS

UPPER DARBY, Pa.-(FP)-Small
eastern farmers who could not get
credit from anyone but the Farm Sc
curity Administration have broken all
repayment records in the first six
weeks of the current fiscal year, the
regional FSA office announced Aug
ust %.
Between July and August Is, FSA
made rural rehabilitation loans total
ing S107,240 and collected s440,465.
Over the same period last year FSA
loaned in the region 1915, 109 and col
lected s373,754.
The record contradicts the claim of
the reactionaries in congress that ap-
propriating money for FSA was
throwing money down the sewer be-
cause the small farmers were too
shiftless ever to pay it back.
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the program of the Griffenhagen AS
sociates.
State Armory Board
The legislature of 1899 enacted a
law creating the state armory board
with all the powers of a corporation.
The armory board was soundly scored
as smelling of graft. Charges were
made by delegates that the board is
responsible to no one and do not
have to make a report of their actions
to the governor or, the legislature
and cannot be removed from office.
1t was stated by a delegate that the
board had issued bonds that were not
worth the paper they were printed
on and that representative of the
bondholders was at the capitol during
the last session of the legislature at
tempting to have the legislature enact
law putting the credit of the state
behind the bonds.
The convention denounced the con-
duct of the state armory board and
went on record in favor of asking
liz iCe5A'fabdi 2 W
investigation of the action of the
board and to enact law placing the
armories under the control of the
state board of examiners.
A resolution was adopted in favor
Of paying each member of the armed
forces when the war is over and the
men sent home their monthly pay for
six months after being discharged
from the service to fortify them
against the hazards of unemployment
and insecurity. This resolution is be-
ing sent to the American Federation
of Labor convention which conyenes
in Toronto, Canada, October 5, for
concurrence.
Oppose Amendments
A resolution introduced and adopted
by the delegates, voiced strong opposi- |
ton to the amendment to the consti- |
tuition which will appear on this |
years ballot, providing for four-year
term of office for ceratin county Off |
GERS. The resolution asks the sup
port of all farmers and labor in OPP
position to the amendment.
Opposition to the constitutional |
changing the makeup of |
the State Board of Education was also
voiced in resolution adopted, and
The membership is pledged to actively
against it. This amendment
will also be on the ballot this year.
President James d. Graham, was
by the assembly for his
service to organized labor in
he state.
The delegates were the guests of
he Cascade County Trades and Labor
Assembly at banquet in the dining
Dom of the Rainbow hotel, the din
ng room was packed to capacity. The I
postmaster, B. l. Steinmetz, president I
# the Assembly, called on a number |
# the guests for short talks and aft
awards introduced the main speakers t
f the evening, o. S. Warden, Rep t
ames F. O'Connor and James d. {
iraham. Following the banquet |
rogram was carried through which +
'as enjoyed by every one present. '
The delegates voted to hold the t
ext convention in Anaconda on the I
bird Tuesday of August, 1943.
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each is equally important, one
end into which the wage goes
and the other end through
which the wage is paid out for
groceries and oil and gasoline
and innumerable other things.
But the cooperative sun is peeping
over the horizon for wage earners.
One international organization has
just taken steps to employ full time,
a cooperative educational director.
Another has offered to contribute to
the development of co-operative-la-
Dor movie. Thousands of wage earn
ers are becoming members of coop
eratiye organizations, others are or
ganizing educational study groups.
The CLIO and the AEL and the Rail-
road Brotherhoods, all of which have
endorsed and approved consumer CO.
operatives, are now debating plans for
action
But the hour is growing late, not
too late. but late. 1t is nearing the
final hour, nearing II o'clock.
What happened during the last
World war and in the years that fol-
lowed the last World war, has begun
to happen again.
Increased dollar incomes and then
terrific increases in prices, boom and
bust, mortgage foreclosures, farm
bankruptcies, unemploy-
ment and bread lines.
In 1921, two congressman appeared |
in the house of representatives clad |
in overalls to add a graphic touch to
their demand for crusade against
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Federation OF LABOR
HOLDS CONVENTION
Annual Meeting Held Last Week in Great
Falls, Ending on Friday; Large Attendance
OF Delegates Act Upon Many Questions of
Interest to State.

The Montana State Federation o.
Labor convention held in Great Falls
adjourned Friday afternoon after -four
| days of conclave. 1t was a hard
working convention, and many resolu
lions were adopted relating to the
policy that the Federation will pursue
during the coming twelve months.
Delegates were from all parts of the
state, many of whom attended Fed
GRAFTON convention for the first time.
The convention went on record in
favor of repeating the Montana Hitler
law which was enacted by the 1887
session of the legislature and in
structed the officers of the Federation
to carry on vigorous campaign for
the repeal of the act.
State Reorganization
The delegates criticized the pro-
posed state reorganization program
and the Griffenhagen Associates, as
sorting that they took from the state
of Montana $4,000 and accomplished
nothing.
The Montana Taxpayers Associa-
ton which is blamed for the state
reorganization campaign was roundly
scored by the delegates during the
debate. Public School Enemy No. 1,
and Democracy's Enemy No. as well
as Labor's Enemy No. l were heard
from the floor of the convention when
the Taxpayers Association was men
toned.
The union members were urged to
vote against any candidates for the
legislature who favor the adoption of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-04
legitimate Concern.

CLEVELAND (FP) = Charges and counter-charges
the continent August 27 between the Office of Price
mnistraon and Henry Kaiser shipbuder as
the OPA obtained federal court injunction restraining
the Kaiser firm from alleged purchases black steel
Kaiser asserted in San Francisco that the accusation
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-04

>that his firm had bought $50
tons of steel from Builders
Structural Steel Co. of Cleve-
land in violation of the price
ceilings may be an attempt to
besmirch a legitimate con-
Germ"
I'm buying steel on an Illegal mar
ket, the Kaiser company has branded
itself as a scofflaw participant in H.
legal transactions" the OPA said.
"The Builders Structural Steel Co.
has taken advantage of the war-made
steel shortage to exact an illegal toll"
In reply Kaiser said that the So
called violation, involving $50 tons of
Steel has saved America about 200,-
900 tons of steel His company, he
asserted, had tried to obtain anchor
bolt stock for foundations in carload
shipments from the Bethlehem and
U. S. Steel corporations (both of
these firms operate shipyards in com
petition with Kaiser's).
Faced with delays in deliveries
from the two big steel companies in
spite of high priority rating, Kaiser
said his branches throughout the ma
tion were asked to get the steel as
fast as. possible in order not to delay
vital ship construction. The Cleve-
land order was one of 20.
The situation, Kaiser said, may de-
velop a crisis and result in establish
ing what l have long advocated, the
pooling of warehouse inventories I'M
der strict control of the government,
subject to ALLEGATION by the govern
ment to meet the emergency needs
of the war effort"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-04
PRES. GREEN'S
1912 AFL LABOR
DAY MESSAGE
Gree Labor Will Win!"

free LdDOT Will VIII!
That is the theme and the spiri
in which the workers of America cele
brate Labor Day this year.
And that is the fundamental truth
the workers of America are proving
day in and day out in this desperate
war by the results of their toll.
We, need no longer pledge that free
labor will out-produce slave labor
The workers of America are actually
doing it. They have broken every
production schedule They are setting
new records every day. They are
producing the weapons of war in
hitherto unheard of quantities.
Yes, free labor will winl And the
American Federation of Labor is de-
termined to keep labor free so that
we may win.
Since the outbreak of the war;
many short-sighted persons and self
ish interests have been hammering at
labors freedom and have tried by
propaganda to destroy the safeguards
and standards established over the
years for the protection of American
workers by the trade union move
ment
At times it appears that reactionary
groups are more interested in fighting
labor than in fighting Hitler!
But the American Federation of
Labor has fought the false propagan-
da of labor's enemies with facts and
with truth and has resisted every
challenge triumphantly.
At the very outset of the war; labor
rose to the occasion by voluntarily
relinquishing the exercise of the right
to strike for the duration of the war.
Many of our enemies were not salts
fled with this action and sought to
abolish the right to strike by various
methods. We warned
then that much more could be accom-
plished by free workers acting on
their own volition than by force or
The results testify to the soundness
Of our position. Since the no-strike |
policy went into effect, work stop
pages for any cause have been infin-
tesimal. In fact, the record of steady,
hard work piled up by
he six million members of the Amer
can Federation of Labor since Pearl
Iarbor is unmatched anywhere in the
economic history of any nation in the
world.
On this critical Labor Day, let us
ledicate ourselves to doing everything
within our power to preserve the free
lom of humanity. And in that pro-
,ram we must always remember that
,ur own freedom, the freedom of
American labor, is the keystone. Once
We surrender or are forced to yield
ur own liberties, we are rendered ,
owerless to protect the liberties of
theirs.
Grave responsibilities rest upon the
workers. of America. They must pro-
ide a constant stream of the NUM-
ions of war to our own armed forces
nd those of our Allies. l have very
onfidence that the workers of our
cuntry will continue to live up to
heir responsibilities and to make
very sacrifice of their own free will
nat is essential to victory.
At the same time, our nation owes
responsibility to its workers. Amer
"a must keep her workers free to
eep them strong.
Regardless of initial defeats, re-
ardless of the precarious situation of
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PRES. MURRAY'S
1912 Clio LABOR
day MESSAGE

| Labor today occupies position OF
national and world importance great
err than ever before in history. Upor
its. efforts depends victory or defeat
in world struggle involving, direct
| ly or indirectly, the whole human
race We call this labor's war be
cause its great and basic issue is the
right of the working and common
people everywhere to enjoy liberty,
democracy and the opportunity to
work out their destiny as free men
and women.
In the United States, this Labor
Day finds the working people more
strongly organized than ever before,
and more purposefully conscious of
the vital responsibilities which his
tory has laid on their shoulders.
The Congress of Industrial Organi-
cations is at the peak of its numer-
ical strength. 1t has established col
lective bargaining in the basic mass
production industries which it set out
to organize for the first time few
years ago. To its ranks belong most
of the men and women engaged in
producing the most essential weapons
Of war. And the whole CLIO today is
dedicated to one purpose above all
else-namely, victory for the United
Nations over the slave forces Of the
Axis.
Organized labor can be justly proud,
on this Labor Day, of its record in
war production. Our unions, long be-
fore Pearl Harbor, began planning
and organizing all their energies to
increase production. That record, in
terms of tanks, planes, ships and
guns, is a good one. But while we
are proud of this production record.
we cannot be satisfied with it. We
must continue to break our own rec
ords. For we can never be satisfied
until we have produced the last tank,
the last warplane, the last warship |
and the last gun that we must have |
to crush the Axis.
Labor has made many sacrifices
1t has given up the right
% strike. 1t has forfeited many of |
he advantages it might have gained
oY the full use of its economic power.
t has given up its young men to the
lighting forces. It has led in every
sacrifice and every endeavor that is
necessary for victory. But / do not
wish to dwell on such sacrifices. For
abor makes them willingly and with
tut stint-and will make many more
before this war is won.
But at the same time labor insists
hat it's sacrifices shall not be in vain
through failure of others to do their
hare. Wage sterilization by itself is
ot enough. 1t must be accompanied
" tax program based on ability to
that will place a proper !
hare of war burdens on profits and |
urplus wealth, and that will not soak ;
he poor to spare the rich. 1t must
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|0PA and KAISER fight
over BLACK Market"
Steel NOW In COURTS

OPA Charges Kaiser Company Branded
Itself as Scofflaw Participant in Illegal
Transactions; Kaiser Charges OPA Court
Action May Be Attempt To Besmirch
Legitimate Concern"
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Cooperative OWNERSHIP
BY LABOR OF RETAIL
OUTLETS IS SOLUTION :
Attention Is Called to Importance of sE at
Goes Out Of Pay Envelope for Necesks es
AS Well As What Comes In; Member s p Of
Labor in Cooperative Enterprises 9 !
Increase; Labor Endorses MovemeI
A Labor Day Message by JOHN CARSON
Washington Representative of the Cooperative League

Consumer cooperative organizations this will their
members something $1OO00000 How much of
that ten million dollars will back to the to the
members of organized labor? Relatively little Wage
in cities the leaders of organized labor have yet
TO learn the essona the envelope has two ends and
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-08-14

prise birthday party, Saturday,
August 8, given by her niece, Mrs.
Mabel Moore of the same address.
Friends of long standing, who
shared the evening with Mrs. John
son were Mines. Elizabeth Ewing,
Nancy Allen, Mae Jones, L. Cratic,
Mittie Cannon, Mollie Britton,
Mary A. Smith, M. Claridy, M.
James, G. Berry, E. Helm, D. Simp-
son, E. Abbey, S. Paul, M. White
of st. Paul, and Mrs. E. Hinton of
Chicago. Mrs. A. Morgan, Mrs. C.
Moore and Mrs. Minnie Richard
son could not attend but sent gifts
to Mrs. Johnson.
James (BO) Stewart, son of Rev.
and Mrs. Carlyle F. Stewart of
Evanston, ILL.,, is vacationing in the
Twin Cities, visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
James A. Lewis, 2817 Elliot ave-
nue., Minneapolis, and DIR. and Mrs.
J. W. Crump and j. C. Williams of
St. Paul.
Misses Mary and Marjorie Lewis,
2817 Elliot avenue, entertained
about so friends at pow-wow Sat-
urday night at Minnehaha park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Chatham of
518 10th avenue south, had as their
dinner guests, last Sunday evening,
Mrs. Claraisse Dodson and daugh-
ter, Beatrice, of Kansas City, Mo-,
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jones, Miss
Thelma Burrell, Mr.. Earnest McIn-
tosh and Mr.. Gus Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. J. Hunter, 3849
Fourth avenue south, have re-
turned after spending two weeks
with relatives and friends in Chi
cago, Ill. While there Mrs. Hunter
was the guest soloist at a Sunday
morning service at Herman Baptist
church of which Rev. W. E. Wad-
lington, formerly of Minneapolis, is
pastor. Brunette Marie Kinney,
niece of Mrs. Hunter, came to Min
neapolis with the Hunters to spend
a part of her summer vacation.
Coop Picnic. The Sumner Co.
operative Buying Club, an interra-
cial organization, will hold it's first
annual picnic at Minnehaha park,
ground number four, at 2 p. M,
Sunday, August 16. All those in
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HALLE @. BROWN HOUSE
NOTES

Correct methods for canning will
be demonstrated, Thursday, August
20, at 2 p. M, at Halle @. Brown
House. Preventive m assure S
against the loss of home canned
food is essential for economic rea-
sons and for the protection of good
health.
Mr.. Williams, new director of
club and group work, has been at
the Hinckley camp for the past ten
days with the Halle @. Brown
boys. He was village director while
there. Joe Camp, group leader at
Halle O., was a councillor.
For any information during the
absence of Miss I. Myrtle Garden,
director of the house, please call
Mrs. Hazel Butler, office secretary,
Dale 9278.
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Weigh Whit of Hydrogen

Measurements so minute that they
never before have been recorded by
man are claimed possible with the
micro-analysis gas apparatus con-
structed by DR.. Francis E. Blacet,
associate professor of chemistry at
the Westwood campus of the Uni
versity of California at Los Angeles.
The delicate equipment is the re-
suit of 10 years of work in con-
junction with Prof. Philip Leighton
of Stanford university, DR.. Blacet
said. AS infnitesimal amount of
hydrogen as one-three hundred mil
ionth part of an ounce can be reg
istered by the sensitive device, it
was announced. Although principal
ly valuable in research work, the
apparatus has been greeted by bio
chemists as an aid in detecting gas
absorption within the human body.
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terested in consumer cooperation
are invited.
Mrs. Elsie Lewis, 1910 South 9th
street, who has just returned from
a one week vacation in Chicago, ILL.,,
and Milwaukee, Wis, was hostess
to the Friendly Few club, August 7.
After the meeting the club mem
bers were included at a birthday
party given by Mrs. Lewis for her
husband, Leon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mccoy, 869
18th avenue N, are proud parents
of baby girl born August A. Both
baby and mother are doing fine.
DIR. W. D. Brown, physician.