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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-01
CAPITOL
HICHLICHTS
CONTRIBUTED

Next Monday, January 4, 1943,
marks the opening of the legislative
assembly. Whether progressive, lib
eral legislation will be passed depends
in large part upon those voters who
are interested enough in their own
welfare to carefully watch the pro-
ceedings of the assembly and let their
views be known. Undoubtedly the re-
dictionaries will make serious at
tempt to repeal the state income tax
law and certain other license taxes
which were passed only after difficult
legislative struggles. These attempts
must be nipped in the bud, and it is
hoped that they will be.
On the credit side of the picture
is the presentation by the governor
of his reorganization plan This plan
which has drawn fire from two such
diverse characters as Leverne Hamil-
ton, socialist candidate for congress,
and Dan MILESTONE, republican COM
mitteeman, is a progressive plan, on
the whole. 1t primarily attempts to
give the people sound financial adj
ministration of their state affairs. 1t
aims at providing sound fiscal policies
and proven business methods so that
the state will receive a dollars worth
of value for every dollar spent In
cutting out needless functions, in do
ing away with duplication and over
tapping the committee has pointed
out ways of saving money which can
be used to better advantage else
where.
In addition, the governor has rec
commended needed changes for our
state institutions so that they may be
better able to care for the states pop
ulation. He and the committee have
gone on record as favoring the estab-
lishment of separate department OF
labor given the power to carry out
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Clio PLANS
COOP STUDY
COURSES
CLIO Sets Up Machinery To
Work With League On
Consumer Cooperative
Activity; Follows Conven-
ton Resolution.

| WASHINGTON The Congress oil
| Industrial Organizations has acted to
set up an official organization for con
Iferences with the Cooperative League
of the USA to wori out a program
of cooperative education. The action
taken by the executive board of the
CLIO as result of a resolution sub
mitted by the Ohio Industrial Union
Council at the CLIO convention in Bos-
ton has just been made public. The
American Federation of Labor took
similar action at its convention sew
eral months ago and the Association
af Railway Labor Executives which
comprises 81 labor Organizations acted
after a conference with Murray d.
Lincoln, president of the Cooperative
League, last summer.
At a meeting of the educational
directors at the CLIO convention, con-
siderable discussion was devoted to
the development of consumer coop
eratives as a means of combating in
flation and as a means of creating
better understanding between farm
and labor groups. Another evidence
Of active interest was an invitation
to the League to equip each delegate
there present with Q packet of coop
erative educational material.
The resolution, taking note of the
consumer cooperative movement as
"the best method of preserving for
workers the advantages gained by or
ganized labor through the increase of
wages" also lays emphasis on the OPP
portunity within the consumer coop
erative movement for the develop
ment of greater understanding between
farm and labor groups, pointing out
that farm organize lions in several
states are well advanced in the Con-
Cooperative movement and
labor union participation offers the
most fruitful opportunity for improved
relations between Industrial workers
in the cities and agricultural workers
in rural America" Introduced by CLIO
President Philip Murray, the resolu-
ton was adopted by unanimous vote.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-01
MONTHLY LAp,$,;;':::''''s;;sS::' ' %;';'.aEW
REPORTS THAT C0-0P$
BUSINESS VOLUME IS Big
First Survey Since 1896 Made by Bureau of
Labor Statistics Shows An Increase of 0O%
In Five Years; Electric Co-ops and Credit
Union Growth Rapid; Volume of Business
Doubled in Many Lines.

WASHINGTON.-The U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in
of the cooperaves in the u S.
1886 reported that the volume business the cooperaves
was 900 greater than when it's survey taken
five ago. The study the November
of Labor Review both
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-01
WORLD CITIZENSHIP
GROUP APPROVED

believes strongly enough in the prin-
ciples of democracy in practice to at
tempt to develop youth leaders who
will work for these aims. DR.. Tascher
stated in his article, "Given a clear
vision of our purposes, we can find
the method that will work"
1t has often seemed to me that lib
erals talk lot about a better world
but do very little. If ever there was
time when liberals must unite and
act whenever possible, it is now. Do
not forget there was quiet as many
fine liberal talks made during the last
war as has been thus far in this one.
Dr. Tascher deserves a great deal of
appreciation, it seems to me, for try
ing to interpret every thought for So
cial betterment into an actual work
ing program, and especially so, since
he is teaching a group of naturally
idealistic youth to believe in the work
ability of their ideals and giving them
an opportunity to try. A lot of his
past articles in The Voice have been
pretty academic to me. But l am
finally catching on that what he is
trying to do is put into practice the
sometimes vague ideals we have.
| think it would show our support
Of DR.. Tascher's World Citizenship
group, and help build progressive
thinking, if readers would send sug
gestions for Strengthening the organi-
cation. l would like to suggest that
one realistic approach, and a demon
stration of their sincerity, would be
to extend special invitations to rep
resentatives of all racial groups in the
community.
Sincerely,
KNUTE D. ROCKFORD.
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goods and services OF co-opera-
tives devoted to distribution OF
consumer goods. The Stats
tics below do not include the
distribution of farm supplies
for productive purposes.
The nearly $500 primary distribu-
tive and service associations had an
estimated paid up membership of over
1,427,00 in addition to partly paid
mebmers numbering nearly 100000.
Thus over one and half million per-
to be, members of consumers coop
eratives at the end of 1871, the Bureau
Of Labor Statistics reports. with a
retail distributive business of over
$345, 100000 and a service business of
nearly $11 100000, these local con-
sumner co-operatives accounted for a
total of over $685., 100000 in consumer
goods and services during the year.
In addition the fifty-four distributive
and service declarations had a total
business aggregating almost $105,000,-
O0O of this $100,760000 was the
wholesale distributive business, ST.
243,000 was service. The remainder
represented retail and other bust
nesses."
The WHOLESALERS and the central pro-
ductive associations owned by the
consumer co-operatives prod NC
goods for their own use or for sale
to member associations amounting to
over $14,000,000 In addition to these
purely consumer co-operatives, there
are many farmers marketing associa-
tons which do purchasing of con-
sumner goods for their members. The
524 associations of this kind which
furnished reports for the year had
combined business of $119,122,000.
No general estimates were made as
to operating results, resources, etc.
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FROM
WASHINGTON
18th Congress Meets January

18th Congress Meets January
The 77th congress adjourned this
week. On January 6, 1913, the new
congress will convene. The expiring
days of the old congress have given
us some preview of the battles which
will come up in the new. A powerful
bloc Of reactionary northern republi-
cans and southern poll tax democrats
is being formed to fight against full
prosecution of the war. In some cir
cles it is even said this may be formed
into an open and formal coalition.
The anti-war purposes of this coali-
ton can be defeated by the strong
will and purpose of the people, to
whom the members of the congress
are responsible for their actions.
Dies Committee viii Come Up Quick
The Dies Anti-War Committee dies
with this congress. But it won't be
dead That's only theoretical. Prob
ably in the very first days of the new
congress, a new resolution will be in
troduced to continue it's life. This
will probably be preceded by filing of
a committee report. 1t hasn't done
anything very much for several
months, publicly. But it has had its
staff working. The report will be one
or both of two things: 1. A strong
anti-administration, red-baiting, union
batting attack; 2. Some sort of super
ficiaIly dramatic exposure of some
sort of Axis activity that's already
public knowledge. Remember that
something of the second sort has pre-
ceded every previous request for con-
tinuation of the committee and more
funds
1t is possible that new demagogy
will be used in asking continuation
It's even possible the resolution will
say something about winning war!
But a skunk smells exactly the same
when you call it a woods-pussy.
Start telling your representative in
congress now: No more of this Dies
businessi
Defenders of Sedition
A queer thing has been happening
in congress the past ten days or So
or at least it would look queer to
people unacquainted with the caliber
of some of the members of that body.
It's one of the things that gives an
insight into what kind of anti-war
efforts are going to have to be COM
batted.
For background, remember that %
Anarioon 70 ccictc have haan indicted
for sedition-which amounts Though
not technically to aid and comfort
to the enemy. Remember also that
in November of this year new grand
jury was empanelled in the District
of Columbia, specifically to look into
similar acts of sedition by other Amer
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-01

PLANTS URGED
FOR MIDWEST

The Baruch rubber committee in
commended that alcohol be used to
supply 100000 tons of butadiene for
the nations emergency synthetic rub
Der pogram. There is in the midwest
ample surplusage of grain from which
this alcohol can be processed 1t is
pointed out by Lachlan Macleay, pres
ident of the Mississippi Valley asso-
citation.
But rubber is not the only critical
shortage, Macleay emphasized in a
statement made public today. The
nation also faces a shortage of trans
potation, which will be aggravated if
the distilleries for processing the al
cohol are crowded into the transpor-
tation bottle-neck of the Atlantic sea-
board
"It would be inexcusable cross-haul-
ing to attempt to transport the grain
of the middle-west to the eastern
states to be made into alcohol and
then shipped back to the rubber and
SulUhGl6SS pOWueI pldulS VI tllC III
terror" his statement declared. I'm
economic in peace time, cross-hauling
may be disastrous in winning the bat
tie of production in wartime"
Alcohol has many other uses in war
time in addition to the making of but
adiene. 1t is the key ingredient in
smokeless powder and it is estimated
our AIMED forces require more than
100000 pounds of smokeless powder
day in a full scale shooting war. 1t
is used in chemical warfare, for anti
freeze compounds, and for industrial
use. The synthetic rubber program
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SEVEN MONTANA
HIGHWAY JOBS
STOPPED BY WPB

Work on seven Montana highway
construction jobs will be Immediately
stopped in compliance with an order
issued Monday by the war production
board.
The jobs which are ordered stopped
are:
Crawling and bridge ON state route
No. 80 southwest of Simms;
Crawling on state route No. %
northeast from Plains
Crawling and two bridges on coun-
ty road east of Roy.
Bituminous surfacing and two
bridges on state route No. 10 between
Judith Gap and Moore.
Bituminous surfacing and overpass
on route No. 10 between Judith Gap
and Moore.
Bituminous surfacing and four
bridges on state route No. "a between
Alder and Virginia City.
Crawling and two bridges on state
route No 20 between Potomac and
Greenough
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-01
AMERICA FIRST
GROUP PLOTS
new CAMPAIGN
BY 1.-THE HOUR"

The Hour charges that an insidious
movement is afoot to launch cam
paign of defamation against promi
nent Americans who have consistent
| ly and courageously exposed pro-Axis
and appeasement elements in the
United States.
The Hour charges that, as part of
this movement, a concerted effort is
being made to discredit the govern
ment prosecution of 2S pro-Axis prop
agandists now under federal indict-
ment on charges of conspiracy to sab
otage the morale of the U. S. armed
forces.
The Hour charges that the move
ment against American anti-fascists
is led by former key spokesman for
played so prominent a role in OBJ
structing the defense preparations of
this country and which, in many U. S.
communities, was headed by Nazi and
Japanese agents.
The Hour further charges that
secret band of paid professional in
vestigators is now being sent around
the country to spy on the activities
of well-known patriotic anti-fascist
organizations, publications and indi-
viduals.
Congressman Hoffman's Role
The first public hint of this in
o,.o n
came in a speech delivered on the
floor of the house on December by
Representative Clare e. Hoffman of
Michigan. In an hour-long diatribe,
which subsequently filled eight pages
in the Congressional Record, Repre-
sentative Hoffman sponsored a reso-
luton to form a new congressional
committee to investigate an alleged
conspiracy against congress" on the
part of anti-fascist organizations, pub
locations and individuals.
Congressman Hoffman, who is noto-
rious for his pathological animosity
toward the administration, his rabid
labor-baiting and his pro-America
First Committee record, named as OBJ
jects of his proposed investigation:
Assistant Attorney General William
P. Maloney, Walter Winchell, Rex
Stout, Rev L. NJ. Birkhead, billiard
Stokes, the Washington Post, the Chi
cago Sun, PM, and other persons and
noted for their militant
work in exposing Axis activities in
the United States.
In the course of his lengthy furious
harangue, Representative Hoffman
was particularly bitter in his attack
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| 1t was real thrill to me to read
DR.. Taschers column in recent issue
of The Voice in which he told of
the sponsorship of a World Citizen
ship group at the university. | had
the opportunity of hearing Col. M.
Thomas Tchou when he spoke in
Seattle last summer. The meeting
here was attended primarily by AGA
demic people. There were regretably
few youth in the audience.
Colonel Tchou's talk was the def
nitely inspiring thing we have been
waiting to hear but one had the feel
ing afterward that it was actually
only confirmation meeting from
which the audience would return
YEARLY to the world as it is with not
much thought to the achievement of
Colonel Tchou's principles.
Colonel Tchou's incisive criticism of
our failure to achieve democracy is
worthy of note. He stated: 1--WE have
heard and talked so much about the
brotherhood of man and the Golden
Rule. Let us give these principles an
opportunity to act" He properly
chastised us for our profession to the
ideals of freedom of speech, religion,
freedom from fear, and freedom from
want in the face of our obvious failure
to achieve these goals. And he loudly
cried against expressing mere verbal
ism. His program begins with the
thought: Change the water but if
you do not change the herbs you will
get the same kind of stew"
That Colonel Tchou's visit in Mis-.
soula meant something more than a
confirmation meeting of few intel.
lectual liberals is to me reason for
shouting. Apparently DR.. Tascher
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|B. R. 7. HAS PLAN
TO Relieve
LABOR SHORTAGE

The Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men is undertaking an emergency
placement program which is expected
to relieve the manpower shortage in
yardmen and yard service employees
on the nations railroads. 1t centers
about a plan to utilize every potential
man-hour of Trainmen labor, so that
workers who are idle for several days
because of traffic slumps on their
own roads will be permitted to take
|day-today jobs on other roads that
need additional manpower.
The program is being worked out
carefully so that the rights of en-
ployees, both on the roads which en-
ploy temporary manpower and also on
those which give the lay-offs, are not
prejudiced. 1t will be employed first
within the Chicago switching district,
where the plan was developed, but will
be extended wherever possible to 9th
er railroad centers.
The idea was born out of Pres. A.
#. Whitney's suggestion that tenn
porary job registry should be set up
in Chicago to relieve the desperate
manpower situation that was holding
up movement of war goods. Railroad
management had been pointing out
that lack of yardmen and yard serv-
icemen was creating a slowup. Presi-
dent Whitneys survey of the Chicago
problem revealed that at the very time
that many roads were crying for addi-
tional yardmen, other roads within
the Chicago switching district were
laying off yardmen because their traf-
fic had hit off-peak periods.
President Whitney suggested that
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BROADCASTIhG NETWORKS
BACK DOWN ON BAR TO
C0-OPS BR0ADCASTING

Radio Code Committee in Meeting With
Coop League Officials in Washington
Reverse Their Stand Refusing the Co-ops
Time On the Air; Resolution introduced by
Norris Said Not Involved in the Conference
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-01-01

WASHINGTON.-The code committee of the National Asso
citation of Broadcasers and officials of The Cooperative
League of the USA after conferences Washington D.
December 18th and 18TH issued the following joint statement
eve believe the advertising of co-operatves and has
been acceptable the code when programs
Evening star., 1943-08-18
ernment signify reaction Of the
blacklist type"


ernment signify reaction of the
blacklist type"
Two Choices for Nation.
The Nation, Mr.. Childs said, faces
choice between some form of
American imperialism and militar-
ism or a program of international
economic cooperation and mutual
political security.
IF We want world security and
peace" he asserted. I'VE shall not
choose the policy of an Anglo Amer
lean alliance That way lies war;"
Thirteen thousand classrooms will
not open this fall because there are
no teachers for them, Miss Selma
Borchardt of Washington. vice presi-
dent and legislative representative of
the American Federation of Teach
ers, said.
There has been 81 per cent
turnover in teaching jobs in the last
year. she said In a report. and
$4,000 classrooms will not open this
fall because there are no teachers
for them, in spite of the fact that
war emergency teaching permits
have been issued to $4,000 non
qualified persons"
More than half the Nations teach
ers receive less than ST 500 per year.
Miss Borchardt said. with $4,000 re-
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Labor Will Prevent
Territorial Grab Baq
Peace, Green Says
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1s.- William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, said last night
organized labor was determined that
the postwar peace conference shall
not be Transformed into a sordid,
territorial erabbag"
I'VE have come to the determina-
ton that the peace treaty
shall not be written or dictated by
international diplomats" he said.
I'VE have made up our minds that
organized workers of all nations
shall be fully represented at
the peace conferences to prevent any
such debacle"
Mr.. Green, addressing the Ameri-
can Federation of Teachers conven-
ton, spoke of postwar objectives in
this manner:
First, America must be kept free
:. No matter how grave the
postwar emergency may be. we must
solve our problems by democratic
methods. We must abstain from
Fascist legislation and we must re-
sist needless Government encroach-
ment upon the lives of our people.
Our system Of free enterprise for
labor and for industry must be pre-
served.
Peacetime Production Program.
Secondly. we must inaugurate
program of peacetime production
which will provide employment for
sll our people.
Third, we must insure ourselves
against the fear of want and the
hazards of disability by broadening
and improving our social security
system"
John L. Childs, head Of a COM
mission on education and the post
war world, said that unless "a better
Congress" is elected next year the
prospect OF America doing its part
to organize postwar world in har-
mony with the four freedoms will
not be good"
Mr.. Childs. vice president of the
federation. added:
The attack of the last Congress
on organized labor. Its destruction
of the National Resources Planning
Board, its dismantling of the Farm
Security Administration, its pressure
on the OPA, its grossly inadequate
and unjust tax program, and it's
ceaseless attacks on liberals of
integrity in the service Of the Gov
Evening star., 1943-08-18
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CONCERT.
Marine Band, Capitol Plaza, 7
O'Clock tonight.
DANCE.
National Association OF Govern
ment Employees. Washington Hotel,
Q o'clock tonight.
RECREATION.
Walsh Club for War Workers. 4
pm. to IL o'clock tonight. Rhumba.
conga and tango dance class, $50
O'Clock tonight.
FOR MEN IN THE SERVICE.
Stage Door Canteen. Belasco The
ster. tonight: Netherlands Embassy
Night. Ambassador A. Louden to be
introduced, Miss Washington" con-
test. Bill Strickland,S Band and
Fourth Army Service Forces Band
from Army Medical Center.
Tickets to shows and sports events.
"The Hut" E street at Pennsylvania
avenue NV 4 pm. to $3.50 O'Clock
tonight
Pepsi-Cola Center, 9 80 am. today
to 2:30 am. tomorrow. First three
floors open to servicewomen.
Masonic Service Center. pm. to
II O'Clock tonight. Dance, $3.50
o'clock tonight.
Officers.
Officers' Club of the United Ma
tions, Burlington Hotel. 10 am. to
lo:30 O'Clock tonight. Introductory
cards to concerts and entertain
ment.
Dance, Ofhcers' Club. l400 New
Hampshire avenue NV, S:l5 o'clock
tonight.
Servicemen.
Glasses and Study Groups.
sTennis. Roosevelt Center, 5 pm.
TODAY. Games. 7:30 o'clock tonight.
.Tennis, Macfsrland Center courts,
) pm. TODAY.
archery, Sixteenth and Colorado
avenue NV, $50 o'clock tonight.
Square dance and bridge class,
Central Center, 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Recreation.
Swimming. dancing, amateur
night. Jewish Community Center
CUSOp, 6 o'clock tonight.
Swimming party, $50 o'clock to-
night; Spanish. 7:3o o'clock; COM
munity sing, o'clock NE. USO,
1912 North Capitol street.
'Bingo and Sew and So Club
NE. USO, Sixth and Maryland ave-
nue. NE, 7 o'clock tonight.
Amateur camera and movie guild,
NCCS CUSO), 926 G street NV,
7:30 O'Clock tonight.
Dance, Servicemen's Club No. /, 8
O'Clock tonight.
Song fest dancing, YMCA
CUSO). 8 o'clock tonight.
Social, Washington Hebrew Tenn
Pile CUSO), $50 o'clock tonight.
Square dance, symphonic hour.
YWCA tUSO). $50 o'clock tonight.
FOR CoLORED SERvICEMEN.
*Open house. Leisure Lodge, noon
to midnight tonight.
Recreation. YMCA USO>, 2
pm. to II O'Clock tonight.
'Open house, Hearthstone War
Workers Club, l705 Eleventh street
E.w, pm. to II o'clock tonight.
SQUIRE dancing, Banneker Serv-
Ice Club, 8 o'clock tonight.
"Trip to Fort Meade, YWCA
CUSOl, 8 o'clock tonight.
For details call USO information
booth, National 1881
war workers welcome.
Evening star., 1943-08-18
Liberty Ship to Be Named
For CoIored Editor

A Liberty ship will be named for
the late Robert L. Vann, colored
lawyer who was founder and editor
of the Pittsburgh Courier, the Mari
time Commission announced yester-
dav
The ship, fifth in a series named
fo. outstanding colored Americans,
will be launched in late September
Evening star., 1943-08-18

or esrly October in the South Port
land (Maine) yards of the New Eng
land Shipbuilding Corp.
Mr.. vann was born at Ahoskie
N. c.. educated at Virginia Union
University and the University OF
Pittsburgh and lived for many years
in Pittsburgh, where he died in 1910