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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09
WHAT'S WHAT
In WASHINGTON
CONTRIBUTED

This session of congress will I'M
doubtedly go down in history as the
congress which killed labor organiza-
|tions. The majority of bills intro
duced so far have been discrimina-
tory, anti-union bills, and it is a fair
guess that some of them will pass.
The reactionary southern bourbons
have lined up solidly with their tory
republican friends from the north and
the CLIO and -AFL, still hopelessly
split, appear all set to take a good
shellacking.
For example, there is the Smith
bill. This would make illegal unioni-
cation of shop foreman and supervis-
DRY employees and many practices and
requirements of labor organizations
alleged to be prejudicial to the war
effort. Coal operators and owners
were heard in favor of the bill Ma
turally, these anti-labor tycoons are
anxious for something like that to be
placed on the statute books.
John L. Lewis, incidentally, has the
coal operators terrified by his de-
mands for portal-to-portal wage
scale. This means that coal miners
are to be paid when they arrive at
work rather than when they start
In Butte, this practice was
securely installed when the supreme
court upheld the collar to collar inter-
probation of Montana's eight-hour day
said that the eight hours began when
the miner reached the mine This
has worked well in Montana and
Lewis union is entitled to have the
same thing done for them.
Lewis scored a striking victory over
the Truman committee which at
tempted to intimidate him by claim
ing he and his union were profiteer-
ing. Lewis remarked that the exor-
bitant reward paid to industry for war
production was the main reason for
and scored several body
blows at the more reactionary mem
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Sen. MURRAY
WRITES ON FLU.
GAS Allowance
Mr.. H. S. Bruce, Editor
Peoples Voice and
Farmers Union News
Helena, Montana
My dear Mr.. Bruce

My dear Mr.. Bruce:
In order to inform members of the
Farmers Union throughout Montana
of the decision of the War Manpowe1
Commission and the Office of Price
Administration with reference to my
efforts to obtain additional supplies
of gasoline and tires and to have the
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
Union in Montana declared an essen
tial war enterprise, may l request
that you publish in your valuable pa
pers the following letters from Paul
" McNutt, chairman of the War Man
power Commission, and Glenn w. Col
Inns, regional director of the Office of
Price Administration:
Dear Senator Murray:
81 am enclosing copy of my letter
to Mr.. G. K. Bilstad, president of the
Farmers Union Cooperative Associa-
ton of Cut Bank, Montana, in an
swer to his telegram to you regarding
the essentially of this cooperative,
which you referred to this office for
reply
II feel that you will concur with
the War Manpower. Commissions posi-
ton on this matter. ~
Sincerely yours,
ns Signed-PAUL3 Vs. McNUTT, &
te aC Chairman"
Mr.. G. K. Bilstad, President
Farmers Union Cooperative Assn.
Cut Bank, Montana
Dear Mr.. Bilstad:
This is in reply to your wire which
the Honorable James E. Murray has
to this office for reply.
"The War Manpower Commissions
on Essential Activities has
specified a great number of activities
Of cooperative marketing associations
for inclusion in Occupational Bulle-
TN No. 5 on Agricultural Services and
Commercial Fishing. I would suggest
that you review copy of this bulle
in which your local Selective Service
board will be glad to make available
CONTINUED on Page Three)
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MEETINGS OF STATE
BOARDS FOR MONDAY

Meetings of the State Board of Edu-
cation and of the State Highway Com
mission have been called to be held
next Monday. The meeting of the
State oBard of Education is the reg
ular quarterly meeting and of the
Highway Commission its regular
monthly session.
1t is probable that the appointment
of a president of Montana State Col
lege will be one of the principal topics
of discussion by the Board of Edu-
cation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09
review OF
A week OF
The WAR
By owl

| The German Afrika Korps, retreat
ing up the Tunisian coast toward the
Tunis- Bizerte triangle, has been play
| ing a series of delaying actions. HAY
| ing made a safe exit through the
Gabes bottleneck before the American
and British armies could effect juno
ton, Rommel last week turned to
make a stand at prepared positions
north of Oudref. Attacking allied
forces found their advance hindered
by mine fields laid to cover the Axis
retreat.
According to OWL Director Elmer
Davis. Rommel's withdrawal from the
Mareth Line was made under cover
of a sandstone, which saved Rommel
from the devastating air pounding the
Allies had been prepared to inflict on
him and allowed him to get out with
most of his material intact. AS
consequence, the Afrika Korps will
now be in position to fight a good
delaying action Mr.. Davis said, and
the more delaying actions it can fight,
the longer it will postpone 'the even
tual invasion of Europe"
Reports of Axis losses so far are
incomplete, but Secretary of War
Stimson said the Axis has lost large
number of Germans and Italians
killed, several thousands made pris-
oners, and large quantities of guns,
tanks and vehicles. He said that sew
eral American divisions are on this
front, to take part in the expulsion
of the Axis from North Africa, and
predicted that before the final phase
of the campaign is over, there will
be great deal of fighting.
Eighth Army success, the Allied |
success at the Mareth Line-forcing |
to abandon his defense sys-
tenn and flee to the north-was at |
tributed, by both Director Davis and |
Secretary Stimson, to the leadership |
Of Gen. Sir B. L. Montgomery and the |
skill of the British Eighth Army. Mr..
5timson explained that what forced |
he Axis retreat was the Eighth Army
strategy of sending thanking force
Is.
said that co-ordinated operations of
American and French troops in Cen
raj Tunisia and the British First /
Army in the North, plus the able sup
port of American and British filters.
contributed substantially to the Eighth
Army's success.
All week allied air forces have been |,
the retreating enemy col
INNS, and Gordon of British, Amer
can and French ground troops con-
inues to press the Axis forces into
IN ever-narrowing area in Eastern /
Funisia. Through this gap, Secretary d
'timson said, Rommel must try to |;
move his forces. And apparently this
what he is trying to do, heading I
or union with the Axis forces in
Northern Tunisia under Col. Gen. Won
Irnim Union of Rommels and Won :
lrnim's troops would give the Axis a r
trong army in good defensive posi- .
ions-the defense reports from the 3
'acific
The recent conference held in
between high commanders :
rom the Pacific combat theaters and Z
ne U. S. chiefs of staff brought out
aluable first-hand reports of develop I
tents in the Pacific. There is evi- 4
ence, Secretary Stimson said. that
apan is augmenting her front line a
Continued on Page FOUR n
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ecivilian politics.
at does seem to u.s." writes
President Whitney, "that if
these military men would
spend as much time plotting
against Hitler, Hirohito and
Mussolini as they are scheming
to conquer and Cypress the
American people, we would
have shorter war and bet
ter peace.
For all we know, Somervell might
do an excellent job leading a task
force somewhere in the South Pa
cific'."
The entire text of the article fol-
lows:
COMBINATION" TOWARDS
MILITARY FAScISM?
AS the current smear campaign to
discredit our civilian war agencies
rises to a shrieking crescendo. comes
the startling revelation that reac-
tionary clique of army brass hats is
quietly preparing to take over" civ
ilian functions of government as soon
as public opinion makes such a move
practicable.
We appreciate that this is an alarm
ing statement, but it is our most con-
conclusion after studying a
pattern Of events which now add up
to an alarming situation. In the con-
fusing clatter and hub-bub of political
which follows every con-
structive move our civilian admins
tration has undertaken to push the
war on the domestic front, one clear
note can now be distinguished. 1t is
q sound like an air raid siren, note
of warning which every liberal-minded
citizen and labor union member may
well heed before it is too late.
Reactionaries in this country are
looking forward to the day, and they
are planning for the hour when they
can overthrow or drastically limit our
democracy and set up some form of
domestic tyranny, probably military.
this would be done before
he end of the war or during the
.roubled days of reconstruction to fol-
ow, the scheme is now in the making.
Recent developments should make 1t
obvious to every democrat that while
,ur young men are battling foreign
lxis on five continents and the seven
eas, we here at home have a domest-
c axis to contend with. Theirs is the
3erlin-Rome-Tokyo Axis. Ours seems
o be shaping up between Wall Street
md certain elements in the War De-
In Wall Street it is the powerful
for whom Ferdinand Eber-
tadt of the War Production Board
poke until Donald Nelson summoned
lp enough courage to kick him out OF
he vice Craftsmanship. In the War
Department the fuehrer is 1t. Gen.
3rehon B. Somervell, chief of the
services of Supply, backed by a CO.
erie of reactionary civilian function
ries.
CONTINUED on Page Three, Col.
Pres. of Railroad-)
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ant1-lnflatlOn program propose
ated wartime profits, cuts in ]
ordinations that may blow u
within thirty days.
Back in January it was OBJ
vious that John L. Lewis would
come to bat with his wage de-
mands in March at a time
when Farm Bloc drives to tear
off price ceilings and limita-
ton of incomes to $4,000
would coincide with deep tax
bites into. the pocketbooks of millions.
While these drives proceed and Lewis
pushes toward the smashing of the
economic sterilization program, ridi-
culing the CLIO and AFL for their sup
port of it, and the War Labor Board,
Murray and Green hang on with des-
perate warnings that wage stabiliza-
ton, if it is to be continued, must be
accompanied by price sterilization
and curbing of profits.
Here are some salary increases that
irritate labor leaders who are told
that the Sterilization Act does not
permit Upward readjustment of wages
to meet increases in the cost of liv-
ing:
Duane L. Wallace, president and
general manager of the Cessna Air
craft Co., was only a S5,400-a-year
man in 1910 and the firms vice presi-
dent, Dwight S. Wallace, got only 3d.
325. Last September 80 both were
89,S51 67-a-year men.
James A. Sill, president of the ILL
nois Zinc Co., is listed as having an
increase in his remuneration from
$14,750 in 1910 to $50, 2S303 in 1912.
Joseph w. Frazer, president of
Willys-Overland Motor Co., did more
than twice as we'll in 1912 as in 1910,
rising from 100000 a year to $123,-
1880.
Clarence Reese, president and gen
eral manager of Continental Motor
Co., didn't do that well, but he drew
$5S,026.91 in the year ended last Oct.
81, after getting only $16,604.04 three
years previous.
Charles E. Wilson's salary and bon
uses as president and director of Gen
eral Electric rose from 7,4S7 in
1888 to $4,000 in 1940 and $537,724 |
in 1941.
Eugene .Graces take as president
and director of the Bethlehem Steel |
Corporation was $271,224 in 1899;
$478, IA in 1910; and $537, 724 in 1941.
Benjamin F. Fairless income as
president and director of U. S. Steel
went up only from $13S,410 in 1889
to $156,01004 in 1871.
And George w. Hill, president of
American Tobacco Co., slipped from
$42O,299 in 1888 to $2SS,144 in 1941.
In the past three years, the big
steel companies had war profits of II
about one-half billion dollars Count
ing as war profits those above the
1869 average.
U. S. Steel enjoyed in 1910, after
taxes, profits of $53,6OO,0OO in ex-
cess of its peace-time average; in
1871, $67,7oo,0o0, and in 1912, $685.
100000, plus a special contingency
of $25, 10000
Republic Steel, on the same basis,
made $11,8o0,o00 in 1910; $14,7Oo,-
900 in 1914, and $4,000 in 1912.
Bethlehem, on the same basis,
had war profits of $29,8OO,OOO in
1910; $15,5oo,ooo in 1874, and &c.
100000 in 1912, and in 1912 set aside
$12,8oo,00o as special contingency
item.
Murray also charged the workers l.,
were suffering from black market OPP
erations. He said on the same day l.,
a price increase for milk in New York
City was announced, Borden's report
ed its highest profits in all history. |,
National Union Farmer.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09
STABILITY Threatened
BY MOUNTING PROFITS
and INCQ =. s OF BOSSES
Lewis and O'NeaI JIG e10s 7''73r, 0gram That
Would Wipe Out Every Possibility Of
Protection Against Initiation; Ridicules
AFL and Go Leadership for Their Support
OfAnti Initiation Program Of the President.

By PAUL SIFTON, Farmers Union Washington Staff
WESTINGHOUSE NFU has warned for MONTHS manage
and refusal of Rooseves
intimidation program proposed April 81 1912 has
ated wartime profits purchasing power and open dis
examinations may blow up the entire sterilization effort
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09

Warning against trend toward military fascism in the
United States A. F. Whitney president Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen writing in the April issue of The Railroad
rainman declares that 1t Gen Brehon B. Somerve chief
the Armys Services of Supply and s swivecha brass
in Washington should Twin the of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09
MONTANA'S
House of Lords
By C. ]. CARLSON

No new developments of public
nature occurred during the week con
corning a special session, but Helena
full of rumors as usual, continues to
report that special session of the
Legislature is in the offing. Every
levening the handful of faithful stooges
gathered in the lobby of the Placer
hotel reports the latest news. Last
night one gentleman alleged that Sen.
w. e. Kelley, majority floor leader
and president pro tenn of the senate,
had sent letters to all republican SEN
ators announcing that special ses-
sion was due. Another rumor w9s
started by a former attache who
stated that he had been informed to
hold himself in readiness to start
work real soon.
1t is no secret that all over the
state people are awakening to the
fact that this legislative session was
no prize, and that the peoples inter
est was disregarded. On every hand,
according to reliable observers, come
reports that legislators are being put
on the spot and asked how they vo.ed
in the session. The record of votes
as printed in The Voice is sought aft
er and many a legislator is wishing
he had been more responsive to the
needs of the people instead of the
interests.
The tory newspaper of Tom Stout,
ex-Lewistown big shot and now rep
resentative in the legislature from
Fergus, printed an editorial last week
concerning the state of institution fl
nances. This editorial stated that
there was no real crisis, that the leg
islature had taken care of the needs
of the state hospital at Warm Springs
and other institutions, and that there
was no reason to call special SEES
sion. Stout admitted that the legis-
lature had refused to concur in some
of the governors "extravagant" ideas,
and said that these ideas were costly
and unsound
Is it unsound and extrayagant to
urge that children be segregated from
insane old people? Is it extravagant
or costly to insist that sufficient mon
ey be granted SO that an adequate
diet can be maintained for the unfor-
tunate inmates of our custodial in
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whitney WARNS AGAINST
TREND TOWARD FASCISM
BY military BRASS HATS

Charges That Clique Of High Ranking
Officers Are Attempting to Discredit
Civilian War Agencies With the Assistance
Wall Street and Planning Limitation of Our
Democracy Either During or After the War
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stitutions? Is it foolish to urge mon
ey for repairs and for salaries? If it
is, then the legislature was right and
the governor was wrong However,
I'll wages a new hat that the ma
jority of citizens of Montana want
to see their inmates properly cared
for, and they cannot be cared for on
such pitiful sums as 6.3 cents per
meal
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09

Representative Stout along with
other members of the so-called "house
wrecking crew" were subservient to
the interests and not to the people
who elected them. He is now forced
to defend an untenable position. He
is in a dilemma. He cannot agree
with the governor, for to do so would
lature erred and he cannot disagree
with the governor, for to do so would
show an abominable lack of under
standing and a callous disregard for
human welfare He has, of course,
chosen the latter position, and l think
his friends are wise to him.
The Cut Bank Pioneer Press, gen.
orally considered strong republican
paper, although it supports democrats
such as B. X. Wheeler, added it's crit
icism of the governors statement re-
garding institutional finances and al
legged that the governor was wrong in
attacking epublican-controlled leg
islature. Party politics should have
no place in consideration of human
lives and welfare and the attempt to
inject politics is insufferable. A Goa
lit1on of democrats and republicans
guided by such lobbyists as Bill Rae,
AL Wilkinson, and Roy Glover led the
attack on appropriations, and they are
the ones responsible.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Shrubbery Attracts Attention

The assistant goundskeeper Tom working fourth
green where he had been reSeedng and moving days
told The officers he knew the girl she
his three children but he declared nothing unusual
on tho gol course the previous afternoon.
tooperS wandered the and rest
hail way down the ialrway mound OF dense ShrIbbew
over the of that mound ne the athletic field
Elizabeth was 10 have watched tho game
The mound a line from the clubhouse field
shortcut would have taken the girl the ShrlbbcrN.
ON hunch tho officer walked the Shrubhery
caught the reflected sunlight from shiny
Just of the iairEay
1t turned to be sewing basket Of gayly coocd
with "a nickel frame.
Inside few pieces Of material needles, thread
the articles girl would need at sewing class Elizabeth De
Ifuck6r must be close by
The chiefs shouts brought his men running and while they
were gathering he climbed TO the the mound
first time noticed hidden pond below that had been by
lhe rain drainage from the higher ground
Tie also observed that the wash of the had followed
Cutout Of the steep cuban;rncnt IS
Detective Lloyd Nicklc commented i'm surprise:
Why, I've play this years
that hollow there"
Tho neH lowered themselves the gravel Cooper pccrt
first The like hollow signs
recently been disturbed
Then he noticed elongated mound and dropping his knees
M coled away until he uncovered scrap OF blue ccekcrd
Cooper crapcd away with hands until he uncovered a
body OF Elizabeth De BrCker, Curled up her
though asleep her bed
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
Chief Resumes Questioning

Cooper then took the questioning:
"iloW the play Tuesday ." he began WAS
busy"
~
You had stop players approached
green and wait until they hocd didn't you:"
whats that do with ." reply
"Ju,t this You within 100 yards Elizabeth DE Brucer
when She murdered" shot back the chief
Then lowering h voice and mentally crossing his fingers he
continued.
"ic>idcS found fngcrprnts the metal
the girls sewing
Boys Caisi his
.. .. H.. You couldn't hC screamed wore
Too late me that he had stumbled and he sank
chair Ills yelling with self muer2d
Don't be- hard with admit did it. But a me
Why must haze hcrn She taking shortcut
the course and when she recognized
told her would walk ia when
got TO that cump
What did do her demanded
81 threw them the pond"
There they wore lound-7rd
eu SHOES were was sufficient 10 convict HIM lie got life
sentence.
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17

What had evidently been gay red her
mbcddcd her slender neck Bright red socks her
Ieet, but her shoes missing
Coroner Wsher Myers arrived with Sheriff William H. Ramsey
Inc rCpOrtcd
AphSNa This child was sanged to death though she also
ed "A blow in
hictcd with rock The slayer i a rapist!'
Cooper took envelope from his pocket and shook from
blades O grass.
when unearthcd the body / blade, o
the sand They have been sharp
- lawn
let's a talk Boys, over there moving the
lawn"
From Boys they received only firm professions
m when he was taken from bis Job 20 jail his proteatons be-
vehement
Ncehhors suspect told Cooper
they considered HIM hardwong steady family man, and his
wife stood by him
While the prisoner relaxed confidence, Trooper
Lee Miles burst n.
Don't you hear the noise outside" he cried
Its "A uob There 200 there heard
that have the Killer of Elizabeth DE Brcker. They're
ugly mood and are all stirred up a hanging"
The trooper looked straight at Boys
"Ihey
Boys turned 20 his captors and whmporcd:
II didn't do but they won't believe me! You've
cct me-
Tte prisoner was hustled the rushed
state police barracks
There he subjected a lie detccor but the
Wore ms - -|Hnf1r
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17

while the Judge gave out a
neat line OF questions and
snapbacks.
Wine, Women and Song is
known to the burlesque trade
as the Bump Blitz.
ITS leading lady is Marrlc
Hart. Our own District Auor-
ncy Gclb is her understudy in
General Sessions.
TIE lawyer for the defiance
claimed that Marg.e never ac-
tuauy stripped. She always had
something on. I'm convinced
what She had on was flesh
color.
~ order 10 illustrate the plot
Of Wine, Women and Song to
the jury District Attorney Gclb
walked gracefully down the
aisle.
THERE was no music So tho
jury clappcd its hands while the
Judge hWmmcd.
DISTRICT Attorney Gclb
then put his hands in back Of
his head and bumped
TIE bumps as illustrated by
the District Attorney might bc
described as a head-on collision
from the rear
AS an old burlesquc COM
muter l want to say there was
something missing in The . a. 5
bumps.
WITH all respect for the Jaw
and the d. As technique the
bumps cannot be accomplished
correctly through a coat and
vest.
TIE bumps arc combina-
ton of muscular activity and
Arabian dancing that have gone
BIngo
THEY were introduced into
America at the Chicago Fair in
1892 about 20 years after Mrs
OLearys bovine had started
the one-CoW Conga line
THE original Strippcr and
bumper was Little Egypt But
We Will say that District Attor-
Detroit evening times., 1943-01-17
A TRUE DETECTIVE STORY---By Terry McShanc

DOLCE CHIEF CHESTER COOPER Attca Ind feared the
when he heard the De
at IL o'clock on the night of july 21 1899
"NIy daughter Elizabeth half two
this afternoon when
I've searched everywhere without finding her"
The frantic father gave daughters age urn
description of her clothing
Chief Cooper and every available patrolman spent night
Nany searching parked and probing deserted
previously come under their suspicion.
At dawn Cooper visited seepess Bruckcr family and
learned that Elizabeth had left her home previous,
day 10 attend sewing class of the All club the school
She had agreed to meet her sister Loretta Harrison
iS Country Club grounds at o'clock, from they
ended the Harrison Field a
When Elizabeth failed keep appointment Loretta went
10 the with friend she figured her probably
changed mind and spending the afternoon
neIghbor
Taking along four Of his aides the chief
school then walked 500 yards TO the Harrison Country Clubhouse
carefully combng inch of the
At the clubhouse could seeing child
The carcakcr furnished all players caddcs
and the only worker who had