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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-27

~suffers. Incidents of the week
which showed the retching
within the stomachs of the
selfish profit system and which
were symptomatic were as fol-
lows:
1. Publication by the House Com
mittee on Agriculture of testimony
taken on the program of the Rural
Electrification program - testimony
which shows how profit power com
panies organized to carry on a guer-
rilla spite war on rural electric CO.
operatives, how profit motives and
monopoly prevented expansion of the
copper industry.
2. Resignation of Robert r. Guth-
RE, chief of the textile division of
the War Production Board and his in
dictment of some "dollar-a-year-men"
In the government service who, he
charges, are hampering war produc-
ton efforts.
3. Declaration by Senators Harry
Truman of Missouri and James Mead
Of New York, that Guthrie's charges
would be investigated. Donald Nelson,
administrator Of WPB., Immediately
supported Truman's program and
promised also an investigation would
be made by his agency.
4. Statement by Senator Clyde
Herring of Iowa that Frazer Moffat,
Jr., chief of the Industrial alcohol d.
vision of W.P.B., has halted the de-
velopment Of distilleries to produce
alcohol from farm products because
of their competition in the post war
period with existing distilleries. Her
rings statement airs charges which
have been whispered around the SEN
ate for weeks and which Senator
George w. Norris called to Nelson's
attention.
5. Senator Guy Gillette's predic-
ton that an investigation of the pro-
posal to build distilleries for power
alcohol production would expose al
iances between the Standard OIL COM
pany of New Jersey and German syn
-hetic rubber syndicates, and agree
nents which have prevented the pro-
iuction of synthetic rubber.
Study of thousands of words of
taken by the House Com
nittee on Agriculture reveals some
startling contentious made by Harry
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-27
D. C. Hotels Sabotage
About War Effort

While the administration is doing
everything 1t can to do away WITH
racial barriers in order to unity the
country behind an about war effort
for democracy, most of the hotels In
the nations capital are Tightening
rather than relaxing their restrictions
against negroes.
Last week a committee represent
ing the Washington Bureau OF the
Union for Democratic Action, an Or
ganization of liberals, most of whom
are New Dealers, attempted to rent
a hotel room for holding meeting.
Tom Amlie, Wisconsin progressive,
heads the bureau. The committee
Spokesman told the various hotel man
ayers that a few negroes may be in
attendance at the meeting.
The results follow:
Hay-Adams. In the past this hotel
had always rented rooms for such
meetings. When the committee called,
the manager was not in, but the man
ayers secretary told the committee
she was sure there would be no OBJ
jections. A few hours later, however,
the committee received telephone
call from the manager, who said
Sorry, but we can't have the meet
ing-can't allow it. A story is going
the rounds that Mrs. Roosevelt re-
Gently entertained some negroes at
this hotel for dinner. The story isn't
true, but it has injured u.s."
Raleigh This hotel in the past also
had no objections to rent out quarters
for meetings Of this nature. One such
meeting was held here last year,
which Mrs. Roosevelt addressed. The
answer now, however, was an en-
phatic mo-" with no qualifications
whatever.
Hamilton. The U.D,A. last spring
held a luncheon meeting at this hotel,
with several negroes attending. No
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-27
CAPITOL
HICHLICHTS

! Under terms of an order issued
| by the Office Of Civilian Defense in
Washington, D. c., the State Defense
Council has turned over AFRAID warn.
ing services and other passive defense
measures to the American Legion.
Herbert Kibler, state adjutant for the
Legion, announced that the executive
committee had selected William G.
Ferguson, secretary Of the State
Chamber of Commerce and former
army major, to attend Stanford Uni
versity for 15-day course of instruc-
ton in civilian defense. His appoint
ment is the first step in organizing
defense schools In the state of Mon
tana. Successful candidates in the
state schools will go out to their own
communities to 20 n d Il ct similar
courses which will be sponsored by
the Legion. The courses are designed
to train volunteer workers in CT
william protection work.
That the Farm Bureau Federation
is opposed to the importation of Japa-
nese for use as agricultural laborers,
was the statement Of Claude Gray,
Big Timber, in an interview this
week Gray indicated that social and
sanitary problems would follow the
of enemy aliens and that
mixing races in farm communities
would prove harmful.
Radio listeners here heard Senator
Murray early this week denounce the
to scrap the forty-hour
week on a radio forum program. Sena-
tor Murray, an ardent New Dealer, in
Dictated vigorously that the movement
to change the forty-hour work week
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-27
|'D0LLAR-A-
Year men
UNDER FIRE

Observation-Disclosures
action on the role Of dollar-a-year mer
In the nations war effort was pre-
Robert R. Guthrie, chief of the Wal
Production Boards textile, clothing
and leather goods branch, amid sen
sational charges Of sabotage.
Investigation of the Guthrie resig
nation was promised by the special
senate committee investigating the
national defense program and sub
committee of the house military af
fairs committee also announced It's
intention to look into the matter.
Russ Nixon, Washington represent
tative Of the United Electrical Radio
and Machine Worker (CIO), on be-
half of eight members of the 10-man
labor advisory committee for the do
nestle refrigerator industry. wrote
WPB chief, Donald Nelson, asking re-
instatement of Guthrie and his two
aides and declared that any action
short of that would shake faith In the
WPB's determination to do the pro-
duction job.
Guthrie resigned after he had been
stripped of responsibility in his
branch. Previously he was deputy
chief of the Industries branch with
supervision over durable consumers
goods and it was in this role that he
succeeded in getting an order closing
down the refrigerator and radio in
dustries at the end of April despite
fierce opposition from those indus
tries.
1t was Guthrie's success on this
score that led to subsequent battles
in the textile division and the demo-
tion which led to his resignation.
Chief of the Industries branch deal
ing with durable consumers goods is
Philip Reed, chairman Of the board of
General Electric Co., who accused
Guthrie of taking "a hostile and sus-
picious attitude toward industry"
Guthrie's fight with Reed came over
the order shutting down the domestic
refrigerator industry so that the
scarce materials and machinery In
the industry could be devoted to war
At this point, 1t was reported, Reed |
asked that the views of the industry, |
represented by Thomas Evans, re-
'rigerator trade association executive, |
% heard. Evans, at meeting, asked |
or continued operations until June |
,r later. Guthrie and the labor CT |
lillian supply division remained I'M
convinced and the March 81 deadline
vas reaffirmed.
Reed asked Guthrie to hold another
Meeting and Evans again put up a
,lea for more time. This was rejected \
md compromising date of April 30
vas fixed. Evans subsequently be-
anne government official.
Other clashes followed and Guth-
lie was denoted to head of the tex
lies, clothing and leather goods
ranch. In this capacity he pressed
or wool conservation order but
vas opposed by Kenneth Mariner,
executive Of large wool
ealing concern and chairman of the
7ool branch. With the support of the
abor division Guthrie finally OBJ
aimed an order requiring the mixing
Continued ON Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-27
Production Slowed by Scarcity Economy
ADVENTURE
| OF A DOLLAR
A-YEAR man
BY Federated Press

WASHINGTON. - The adventures
of an honest dollar-a-year man in the
jungles of the War Production board
and his battles with the wolves of In
dustry were described to an unsympa
thetic subcommittee of the house mill
tary affairs committee here March
10.
The narrator was Robert R. Guth-
RE, member Of the board of direc-
tors of the Allied Stores corporation,
Childs Co., and the White Sewing
Machine Co. He had come to Wash
ington in May, 1941, to do what he
could for his country. On March IA,
1912, he decided he could serve his
country best by resiging.
Told by industries, his tale starts
in January, 1912, when he was pro-
NOTED to the position of assistant
chief of the Bureau of Industry
Branches, headed by Philip Reed,
chairman of the board of General
Electric, manufacturer of radios and
refrigerators.
There Guthrie found that the radio
industry was using for home radios
about half Of the aluminium 1t had
used in the peak months Of 1941,
enough aluminium to build three
bombers a month. He directed that
the supply of aluminium for March be
shut off entirely. His direction was
not approved.
When the program from the re-
frigerator industry came up, Reed
asked Guthrie to call a meeting and
told him that a Thomas Evans would
be there, that Evans judgment
q company manufacturing commercial
in Philadelphia and was
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-27
CORRECTION

In our story of the "Dut-
ton" Farmers Union Oil COM
pany in last weeks issue of
The Voice an error was
made for which we apollo
gize. The story was about
the Devon Farmers Union
Oil Company-not Dutton-
and the picture of the facil-
tiles carried should have
been captioned ''Devon CO.
OPP Enterprise"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-27
By JOHN CARSON

WASHINGTON, D. c. Contrast marked again this
week in official Washington between the cooperative economy
abundancehe abundant production which the
needsand the profit economics of scarcity stunted
producing machine from which
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-27

Disclosures by the Toand committee to that Jack
and Hentz Incorporated aplane starter manufacturers OF
Bedford Ohio had made 100 cent profit order from
navy and the which the had paid
cessve salaries and bonuses with Representative Toland
charged intention evade income and profits taxes
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-27
TRESPASSINC AT THE CAPITAL
By A. l. HARRIS

objection was raised. This hotel II
widely patronized by trade union of
ficials. The committee was told, very
politely, that they could not be &C
commodated in any respect If any ne
groes attended.
Washington. The m anager dis
played a wry face. 1t disturbed him
But he said he couldn't rent room
"if too many negroes attended" The
committee could not accept condi-
tions.
Roger Smith. The manager who
wanted time to think 1t over. He had
never before asked for time to think
it over. So the committee decided to
leave him with his thoughts-for a
good long time.
Harrington. The 81 ua ion also
seemed to disturb the manager of this
hotel. He was very frank. He would
rather not rent out rooms for the
meeting, but If the committee insisted
he wouldn't refuse. That, at least, ap-
preached decency.
So the committee gave up-in dis
gust. An invitation by Mrs. Clifford
Pinchot to hold the meeting at her
home was accepted.
War Effort Sabotage
Basis of Guthrie Charges
Resignation of Robert A. Guthrie,
chief of the textiles, clothing and
leather branch of W.P.B., together
with two of his aides, is important
because the reasons given by Guthrie
for his resignation goes to the very
heart of what has been wrong with
our war production effort thus far.
Guthrie charges that the dollar-a-
year men-many of them, that is
aren't yet alive to the fact that an
about effort is needed to win the
war, and that they still regard it as
heir principal job in W.P.B. to pro-
.ect their social industry interests.
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-27
SCARCITY ECONOMICS
DOMINATES WASHINGTON:
PRODUCTION HAMPERED

Profit Utilities Warning On Electric Co-ops;
Production of Industrial Alcohol Opposed
For Fear That Plants to Produce 1t From
Farm Products Would Be Competition for
Existing Plants in Postwar Period
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-03-27
CONGRESS- DISTURBED B !
T0LAN COMMITTEE (
REPORT OF PR0FITEER|NG

Congressman Demand Criminal Prosecu-
ton Of Airplane Parts Manufacturing Com
pany Which Not Only Made Outrageous
Profits On Government Contracts, But
Used Every Subterfuge To Escape Taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-06
B 0 Y S !!

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-06

It's colossal boys that towering Erector army training
parachute jump You build 1t yourself Piece by piece you
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for the four parachutes-nstall the powerful Erector
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until they strike the release mechanism Then like fash
they plunmet downward float to the ground
Now got load Of that mighty Ferris wheel It
whisfles- fwinkIss with E6ht-operafes in either
direction at slow or hifh speed.
You bald hundreds of spectacular mechanical mar.
vels With Erector set And the Erector electric engine
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14
ENLISTED NEWS
 OPEN HOUSES
 SET THIS WEEK

Service men will be entertained every night this week at open houses to be held in the American Legion Dugout or lodge rooms in Juneau
 Tonight. the men will be enter tainad by members of the Auxiliary No 34 to the Labor Union and We'd nesday evening, all enlisted men are invited to the lodge rooms of the Rebekahs for an evenings en- tertainment
 Thursday evening, Juneau Pub lie School teachers will be hostesses for the open house in the Dugout and Friday night. American Wo- mems Volunteer Services members will act as hostesses.
 Saturdays open house will be given by members of the Business and Professional Women's Club and Sunday the Sons of Norway will en- tertain in the Dugout.
 Any organization wishing to reg ister for the Dugout open houses should do so immediately by get ting in touch with Mrs. E. M Policy, who is taking over the reg istration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14

This is, of course, exclusive of the expense and maintenance of gov ernment owned cars. l got to thinking that there are some states whose income tax payments to the government don't equal that much. I looked that up and I found that there were 16 states, not one of which in l941 paid in $l6000,000 in income taxes to the government.
 Without going into the travel needs of the department at that point, it seemed to be that some thing must be wrong somewhere if the department was spending more for train and per diem travel than the federal income tax reve- nue from any one of 16 states.
 When I found that the post office department, with it's vast n- spection system, etc, spent only $5, ,367 00O for travel last year, I
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14
JONES STEVENS OWNER RETURNS
 MONDAY NIGHT

After an absence ol three months, during which she attended all ol the style shows and fashion displays in Los Angeles, California and pur- chased spring and summer clothes for her shop, Mrs. Jessie stevens, owner of Jones' Stevens returned home last night.
 Color, color and more color with mixtures of colors that have never been worn together before, seem to mark the present season as one of the gayest style years ever eX- perienced, Mrs. Stevens said.
 Though it was difficult to get guarantees on delivery of merchant disc this year, Mrs. Stevens ex- pressed herself as more than pleased at the purchases she was able to make for the women of Juneau.
 Stunning summer dresses, pastel and light plaid suits and the 'dressy dinner type of short dresses that have almost entirely replaced long dresses for party and evening wear, are among some of the outstanding fashions Mrs Stevens bought and will continue to show in her shop.
 Hats are particularly delectable and frivolous this year, as though the war conscious stylists were at tempting to relieve the prevalence of uniforms with as much feminity as they could muster, she said.
 After making her purchases for the shop, Mrs. Stevens spent some time visiting in San Francisco, Portland and Seattle In the latter city she was delayed for nearly two weeks waiting for transportation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14

decided to go to work on this. IL may be small item measured in terms of the billions for defense. But the people pay their taxes in comparatively small amounts, and outside of war expenditures now, it seems to me that's how we ought to spend them"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14
Catholic Daughters
 Will Meet Tonight

Catholic Daughters will hold a business meeting at 8 o'clock to- night in the Parish Hall, with Betty Goodman presiding. A good attend ance is requested as there will be several important matters to be dis cusSed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14
ENGINEER HERE ON
 WAY TO TULSEQUAH

MT. and Mrs Axel Ed arrived in Juneau last night and will go by plane to Tulsequah. MT. Eld is mill engineer with the Polaris- Taku Mining Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14
SPEED LIMIT SET
 FOR CANADIANS

OTTAWA, April IA - Forty five miles an hour will be the speed limit to be enforced throughout Canada beginning May l. This is the announcement made here to- day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14
CL A $ SPEED FO, Sale : For Rent Wanted Miscellaneous

Copy must be in the office by 2 o'clock in the afternoon to insure insertion on same day. We accept ads over telephone from persons listed in telephone directory. Count five average words to the line.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14

against him on the separate amend ments. he plans to drop them for an overall amendment to make blan- ket slash of $S,OOO,o00 in the &C., count.
 Where the congressman caught the defense of the appropriation short was that there is no break down of the travel allowances oth- CT than by agencies and no way of proving in advance that the al- lowances are absolutely necessary.
 Knowing Monroney has generally favored administration farm legis- lation, I asked him how he hit up- on this particular item.
 Tn studying the budget I came upon this item for $l6,000,000 for travel by agriculture department.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14
MUMpS NOW WANING
 THROUGHOUT ALASkA

Only 30 cases of humps are re- ported ir the Territory as of last week, according to the regular weekly communicable disease report of the Territorial Department of Health. Of these cases, were on Annette Island, at Fort Yukon, in Kodiak and in Seward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14

The Daily Alaska Empire mas the largest paid circulation of any All aska newspaper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14
EYES EXAMINED

and BROKEN LENSES replaced in our own shop. Dr. Rae Lillian
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14

BROOM partly furnished house
 12th St. Call 67 after pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14

FUR. apts., easy kept warm. Win ter rates SIS mo. Lights, water, dishes. Seaview Apts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14
Shipping Congressnlanls Is Going Afier Non-esseniial
 Government Spending Now

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14

VACANCY, HILLCREST APIS. PHONE 439.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14

FURNISHED house and furnished apt. Inquire Snap Shoppe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14

4-ROOM furnished house with bath half basement, oil heat. h. quire Norman DeRoux or phone Douglas 693.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-04-14
WANTED

WANTED-Wringer man, COG per hour; soc per hour overtime. Ap- ply Alaska Laundry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-12
OLD AIRCRAFT
 CARRIER SINKS

Ccontinued from Page ID
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-12
(NEA Telephoto)

industrial conservation of the war production board, in cooperation with the petroleum industry and the office of the petroleum coor- dinator.
 Meantime, 6 congressional inves- tigation of the rubber situation and the problem of nationwide gas ra- tioning appeared likely today as senators complained that conflict ing statements issued by govern ment agencies" made 1t difficult to determine facts.
 Sen. Francis T. Maloney, D., Conn.,, proposed the investigation offering the services of his special committee set up last fall to study the then threat of an east coast 1 petroleum shortage. The committee is still in opreation ar Maloney asked $10,000 to continue its work.
 Maloney already had the backing of Senate Democratic '. lip Lister Hill of Alabama.
 Let us have the facts so we can make up our minds accordingly" ," Hill said.
 Sen. w. Warren Barbour, R., N. J., a member of the Maloney commit- tee, said the investigation would certainly be worthwhile" and hoped 1t would lead to placing the rubber and gasoline program in the hands of one man.
 There should be some outstand- ing individual at the head of the program upon whom responsibility could be flxed," Basbour declared. Tt is difficult to determine facts from conflicting statements issued by government agencies"
 Action To Be Delayed
 Action on the investigation may be delayed until after President Roosevelt delivers an anticipated message to the nation on the gaso- line-rubher situation. That message in turn, will be delayed until a "snappy" national scrap collection campaign, which, will be outlined by MT. Roosevelt, probably this week. end, is tried.
 Details of the rubber collection 0AAFC WCtC VO AuNC UCCAA AALd0G Pub~ lie yesterday; but the president post poled his announcement.
 aloney asked for the investiga- tiol funds as the Office of Price Administration announced that per- manent gasoline rationing on the east coast would begin July 15, and Undersecretary of War Robert F. Paterson went on record. for a na- tion-wide system.
 Paterson told the senate banking committee that countrywide ration ing would conserve rubber. The Army, Navy, essential civilians and possibly Lend-Lease would require 300, 900 tons of crude rubber in the 21 months that began April 1, he testified. He said that there is a reserve of only 60O,000 tons and that every effort must be made to con- serve rubber that is now on the highways"
 Technically, Maloney does not have to secure senate permission for the investigation since his commit tee is still in operation, but money previously appropriated has either been exhausted or returned to the contingent fund.