The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-01


Editor Great Falls Tribune,
Great Falls, Montana
and
Mr. H. S. Bruce
Editor The Peoples Voice,
Helena Montana
Dear Srs:
AS reader of the classics not under ordinary
circumstances defe mind with the masurbation
of sagebrush scribe But currently political wch-hunt
and smelling expedition has been conjunction with
legitimate transaction in liquor and is of Difference
employers the Montana Licensed Liquor
on that take cognzance of the umbrage the
ton by the distorted editorials which are flowing
from the carron-fled pens OF buzzards the journalistic
avary
integrity no ornamentation and what thew
borrow from the pencil deformy The liquor transaction
among employers and the Montana Liquor Board
eastern distrs has been negotiated with all hands
the table This and honest dealing as
shock editors who a decade have supported
any and every public and surosa act that carried the label
of that political crowd which hosannas from the
of Chicago The association liquor dealers
represent have been mpeed first through intelligent self
interest remain business preclude the flow of
illicit liquor into the state of Montana the first instance
doing just what publisher do were
the conditions surrounding newprn similar to ours In the
second instance believe that the eloquent
elusive recommendation of to be found in the
seizure within the last week large contraband
liquor around Billings If the retail liquor Dealers citizens
and agatherer of Montana abdicae lawful posi-
ton in favor of of Capones propose
the people of this who by their overwhelmingly ap
the sale of liquor by the drink they going to
bootleg prices for liquor merely because
dozen sociological editors usurped the functions
tana Liquor Control Board We foursquare on our pu
Board and unlike some preudiced newspapers motvaed by
politics. have desire intent to write any
cision regarding the legal puncto which passed on
by the states highest court
Respectfully yours
JOEL B ST CLAIR Secretary
Montana Licensed Liquor Dealers Association
Ny dear Mr.. ST. Clair:
With all humility and complete recognition and acknowl
edgemen of my owy station in life "sagebrush
make public the receipt of the casgaory open printed
above n .is5ts8 .su sqotsa
confess that despite frequent references to the die
onary, after reading well could rounded periods
of communication, limited understanding only
the impression that objected behalf your employers
to the disclosures made Of apparent cooperation by them
with the Montana Liquor Control Board proposed
Market operation in liquor.
Gas reader of the classics this vulgary colloquial
preston Back Market cannot of course sgnf-
for you Permit to presume to commend to YOU
therefore the seeking of certain information
what at least conceive being the classics which you
find useful in unctonng of the Montana
Licensed Liquor Dealers Association.
Acting the assumption warranted by your statement
that all the greatest your reading to
the classics have escaped your war
being waged-not altogether Gallo Hellenc-and that
this circumstance has brought about shortages var
materials and goods which may listed
modites offered for sale by organization membership
AS result of this condition, system ratoning of these
commodities has been instituted by the govern
ments including the of the state of
system of raonng is theoretically at least predicaed
dealing and equitable distribution goods materials
which that individual group over
another.
When sought found which circumvent this
and recognized system of equality of distribution
transactions conraVenton OF
the "Back Market" course neither YOU nor the
organization of which official deliberately
plan violation of existing regulations particularly
since the Montana Liquor Control Board agency
promulgated the ratonng system presently vogue
Grated with your organization credence the assump-
ion of innocence the of
Violate existing regulations But feel sure pundt
ike yourself with highly developed intelligence will
eady perceive that not only group your
yanzaton but also the Montana Liquor Control
nnocenty perhaps, embarked program securing
privileges for comparative few without equality oppor-
unity for the contravenon of the elementary prnci
lies which ratoning system is based.
Permit state that the statements your COM
nunicaton which bear the implication that organization
reeds defending concerned unnecessary
ike other of men engaged in legal business they
perfect and absolute right to organize,
oubt that the majority of them reputable
y lawabding other group of citizens j con-
that your statement that of their primary motives as
described by you to preclude the flow illicit liquor into