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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22
By LEVERNE HAMILTON
THE PROBLEM OF POWER
(animate or inanimate)

Having depressed briefly from our
study to discuss the capitalist jit-
tiers" of YOUR ELECTRIC COM
PANY," the reasons therefor and an
examination into the revolutions Of
political wheels" in Montana, we
may now turn our attention to the
part electrical energy is playing and
will continue to play in our industrial
picture during the war and the pc
riod following it's termination.
AS is becoming increasingly appar-
ent to John @. Citizen, electrical en-
ergy, despite exorhitant rates exacted
by "Your Electric Company and its
associates, is one of the cheapest,
if not the cheapest source of power
yet available to man. Electricity gem
Grated by water power in regions hav-
ing large or rapid stream flow is,
or can be made available to man In
practically unlimited degree. Sue
cessions of dams are, or can be so
constructed as to utilize the same
water for power generation over and
over again as it seeks the lower lev
els, and in marked contrast to the
use of coal or oil the water is not
consumed or exhausted-or even bad
ly worn at the end of its journey
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22

| This week the masculine (sic) prima
donna of the Missoulian-Sentinel re
verts to an old trick, but manages to
reach an entirely new summit of
Christian nobility in the process. And
he does me-a poor humdrum laborer,
the merest dust under his ineffable
| feet-he does me the greatest honor
in his power, greater even than his
larceny of some of the ideas | have
expressed here.
Remember when l alluded about
IS months ago to his charming habit
of scheming for the removal from
Missoula of promising young en-
ployees of the Missoulian-Sentinel
who might some day become his riv-
ais? For several weeks thereafter
the Sentinel sizzled with furious wise
cracks at the expense of promising
young men," He could have saved
himself the trouble, for it was none
of the young men in question who
blabbed to me about his activities;
it was his good friend E. B. P. (he
will know the initials) and the occa-
sion was the transfer of Richard
O'Malley. I am not prepared to as
sert that Mrs. P. invariably tells the
truth, but her remarks on that occa-
sion somehow carried conviction.
Never in my fondest dreams have
dared to hope that the great Petron-
ius Arbiter of Missoula's slum section
would ever come to think me worth
the trouble of booting out of town.
Yet lol the radiant Petronius, in his
own person or through agents or
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22
YUGOSLAV PATRIOTS TAKE
TOLL ON USTACHI

According to the controlled Gro
attain press and the Hungarian Tele
graph Bureau wave of assassina
lions has taken place recently among
officers of the Ustchi, Dr. Ante Pave
lich's uniformed Storm Troop organ
ization in Croatia.
The Zagreb newspaper Nova Hrvat-
ska reporttd that Ustasha Lieut. Col.
DR.. Antum Ilik, First Lieut.. Dragon
Dervatoc and Ensign Stjepan Astalos
had been killed by Yugoslav Patriots,
while the Hungarian agency reported
the assassination of one Branlovich,
commander-in-chief of the Ustashi in
Southern Dalmatia.
The Ustashi rebels-composed of
leftover functionaries and officers of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22

to the labor of NINE MEN FOR ONE
tionary process is mathematically in
clined he will soon discover that If
the wage of common labor is Sc per
day, the industrial employer can by
utilizing electrical energy effect a
saving of $53.941a as compared with
the same quantity of production eff
fected by human labor After all
why, under our great American sys-
| tenn of "free-booting enterprise"
should the industrialist who is chiefly
interested in keeping his production
costs low and his profits high, prefer
to pay out fifty four dollars for human
labor when he can get the same
amount of productive power in cleo
trical energy for SIX AND ONE
HALF CENTS?
This line of thought poses another
question for John @. Citizen to pom
der over: If six and one half cents
worth of electrical energy displaces
the labor of nine men thereby elimi-
mating fifty four dollars worth Of
purchasing power, how is that pur-
chasing power to be replaced? By
the shifting of the nine men to some
other type of production? Only
partial answer and a temporary solu-
ton. Industrial employers in other
fields of production are just as keenly
alive to the necessity or desirability
of keeping production costs down and
profits up as is the first industrialist.
They have to be, under our great
competitive system" or cease to sur
vive. Consequently shift of human
labor displaced by mass production
methods is effective only until the
mass production process catches up"
with the new industry to which the
labor was shifted.
Now if John @. is still in the "math-
ematical mood" he may multiply the
additional units of electrical energy
(killowatt hours) brought into pro-
duction by war necessity, by nine
(the number of man days displaced
by each unit and he will begin to
get faint inkling as to why those
who have given study to the problem
consider that an estimate of twelve
million unemployed after the termi- |
nation of war production" is a very
conservative estimate indeed. Like |
wise if he continues to ponder the
problem long enough and deeply |
enough he will begin to see the advis-
ability in fact the imperative neces-
sity of acquiring for himself not only |
an Electric Company" but several |
of the PRODUCTION INDUSTRIES
which necessarily go along with it. !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22
INSIDE THE AXIS

The Japanese gave Laurel 21-gun
salute, but they made no move to
withdraw their occupation forces from
the islands. Moreover, General Kur-
oda remained at the head Of the jap
anese forces and Special Ambassa-
dor" Murata still remained at his
post, even though he had a new title.
A similar pattern was followed by
the Japanese in awarding 'indepen-
dence" to Burma An example of
how Japan is using this "indepen-
dence" for propaganda purposes was
provided recently when the Japanese
Domei agency sent the controlled
East Asia press excerpts from an adj
dress given by Premier Hideki TOTO
at dinner for THEM Maung, new
Burmese Ambassador" to Japan.
Domei quoted TOTO as urging the
Burmese to 'sset living example of
emancipation for the 400,OO0,000 peo-
pie of India who are still grooming
under British rule"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22
New Book Tells
|Of Nazis' War
On Christianity

"The teaching of mercy and the
love of ones neighbor," says one Nazi
textbook, "is foreign to the German
race, and the Sermon on the Mount
is, according to Nordic sentiment, an
ethic for towards and idiots"
This statement is one of many such
evidences of the Nazis' war against
religion which Carl GARNER cites in
his 1.-THE War Against Cod" new
book just published in this country.
Among the many statements Car
mer quotes to show the Nazis' pro-
gram of deliberate hostility toward
the church and Christianity are the
following:
1.-THE German people is no longer
blinded by illusions as at the time
of the Reformation. 1t has come to
recognize not only Judaism, but Chris
tianity too, as foreign to its genius"
Der Blitz.
Both the Catholic Church and the
Evangelical Confessional Church, as
they exist at present, must vanish
from the life of our people. Alfred
Rosenberg.
"If Jehovah has lost all meaning
for us Germans, the same must be
said of Jesus Christ, his son He
certainly lacks those characteristics
which he would require to be a true
German, Indeed, he is as 5isappoint-
ing, if we read his record carefully,
as is his father K. Heidemann.
1--WE are armed and prepared to
continue the battle against Catho-
licism until the final frightful deci-
sion, until the point of humiliation"
-Volkischer Beobachter.
at is only on one or two excep-
tional points that Christ and Hitler
stand comparison, for Hitler is far too
big man to be compared to one so
petty"-Julius Streicher.
In addition to this evidence of the
Nazis' hostility to Christianity, Mr.
Cramer has collected statements from
many great leaders who refute the
Nazi viewpoint and who believe that
freedom to worship is one of the great
issues in the present war. Among
the leaders represented on the pro-
religious side are Martin Niemoeller,
the German Catholic bishops, Madam
Chang Kai-Shek, Pearl Buck, Henry
A. Wallace, and Bishop Manning.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22
USE THIS IN APPLYING FOR RATION BOOK w

family group who is away tempo
rarily, but whose Book III has been
left at home, may be included with
the family declaration.
The important thing to remember
is that no new ration book will be
issued for any member of the fam
lily unless his or her Book III is
available at the time Of application.
Do not fail to take all number III
books when you go to apply.
The dates for registration in
Colorado are October 20, q and %,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22

but in Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wy
oming and New Mexico the dates
are October 27, % and 29. In most
localities the schools will issue
Book Nv. However, in a few COM
munities other arrangements may
be made because of closed schools
or other unusual local conditions.
1t is suggested that you cut this
blank from the paper and fill it in
at your leisure for use at the regis
tration site.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22

Special attention is called to the
fact that Ration Book w will be
issued. ONLY to those individuals
for whom a Ration Book III is pre-
sented to the registrar at the time
of application. Therefore, any
members of a family who may be
away from home-even though
temporarily-but who have their
Books III with them, should apply
at a registration site wherever they
may be on the registration dates.
On the other hand, any member of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22

(This column is prepared by the
Office of War Information from in
formation contained in foreign
broadcasts and foreign newspapers,
and from other data received by the
OWL through various overseas chan
nels.)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22

The application form which will
be submitted at the time you regis
ter for. Ration Book Nv is repro
duced herewith. This is family
application" and only one blank
need be completed for all members
Of family group related by blood,
marriage, or adoption who regularly
live in the same household.
Any individual living in the
household, who is not related to
the family must make a separate
application.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22
NAZI ANTI-"DEFEATIST"
CAMPAIGN

Propaganda Minister Joseph Goeb-
bells wasn't spoofing when he declared
on October that the Nazis were de-
termined to "cut off" the head" of
any German caught spreading "de-
featism." Last week the German
DNB agency reported in domestic
dispatch that the Nazis had done just
that to four persons charged with
disseminating political poem" de-
signed to "spread hatred and discord
and shake belief in final victory"
The four, including a 41-year-old
41-year-old woman typist, were found
guilty by a Nazi Peoples Court"
according to DNB, which said that all
were employees in Berlins Horst Wes-
sci Welfare Office. The so-called
Peoples Courts" have been passing
out death sentences for "defeatism"
ever since Gestapo Chief Heinrich
Himmler was appointed German Min
lister of Interior
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22
LIFE IN A "GAULEITERINNEN"
CCLOOI

An editor of the Dutch Nazi news
paper, Rationale Dagblad, recently re
ported to his readers on a visit to
party school where some 60 young
girls were being trained as "gauleit
erinnen" (women district 1eaders) OF
the Youth Storm Troops
After describing the aims of the
training school, the writer suggested
to his readers that they might be in.
terested in knowing whether any
thing unusual ever happens at this
school" and added for their enlighten-
ment:
In similar camps for men we have
the usual fisticuffs, the good natured
brawls that occur every day. Such
brawls also take place among the
girls, though we admit we saw fewer
black eyes and such-like bruises than
is usual in our camp for men.
"The only outstanding event was
conspiracy by number of girls to
kill the school principal However,
their plot failed and from that mo-
luClI OA InC oCnOOl D6CdIuc d llOoI
unpleasant place for the youthful
would-be murderers''
"JUSTICE" IN OCCUPIED NORWAY
One of the infinite varieties of Nazi
justice was recently unfolded in a
broadcast to Norway by the German
radio, which reported that five Nor
wegians had been executed as "co-
responsibles" for a train explosion
that took place October 7 on the rail
road line between Oslo and Kristian-
sand.
The broadcast admitted that the
five persons executed were not nee
essarily the persons who had caused
the train wreck, but added that these
persons were persons who showed
quite clearly in the past by their atti-
tude that such disgusting deed
could be performed
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22

The poll-taxers feel no responsible
ity except to the per cent of the
people of their constituencies who are
allowed to vote.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22
JAPANESE USE wNDEPENDENC
AS PROPAGANDA STRATEGY


The Japanese have borrowed from
Adolf Hitler the technique of setting
up puppets in occupied areas to make
their administrative tasks easier
meanwhile awarding the symbol OF
independence" to some of the terri
an in the Far East as the great lib
orator"
The steps used in this propaganda
strategy were clearly revealed by the
Tokyo radio and the controlled Man
lila station in the establishment of the
puppet Filipino Republic" last week
under the presidency" of Jose P.
Laurel, once associate justice of the
supreme court of the Philippines.
Some time before the Japanese
granted independence" to the is
lands they established totalitarian
party known as the Kalibapi, an or
ganization consisting of hand-picked
men directly controlled by the occu-
patton authorities. Then the Kalibapi
called a constitutional convention"
under Japanese auspices, drafted a
constitution" and elected Laurel as
president"
This done, the Japanese set date
for the granting of independence"
and after thoroughly exploiting the
forthcoming event in propaganda
broadcasts to the Far East, held an
elaborate independence day. cele-
bration combining pomp, pageantry-
and more propaganda. They ordered
all street arches decorated with gay
lanterns and rang the church bells as
Laurel announced the Filipino dec
laration of independence
Meanwhile, Gen. Shigenori Kuroda,
Japanese commander in the Philip
pines, announced that the Japanese
military administration" had been
dissolved, and the occupation author
tiles disclosed that Shozo Murata,
former adviser to the military, had
been named special ambassador" to
the Philippines.
AS revealed in the declaration of
independence" issued by Laurel, how
ever, these symbolic trapping and
maneuvers still left the Philippines
without independence. He made it |
clear that the so-called free and in
dependent" Philippines had attained |
the symbols only as a condition of |
becoming an Integral part" of jap
ans east Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22
"HAkkO ICHiU"

A broadcaster on the Tokyo do
nestle radio declared recently that
the Emperor of Japan was entitled
to be Emperor of the World" under
the Japanese jingoistic principle of
"Hakko Ichiu," which is translated as
Eight Corners Under One Roof"
The broadcaster explained that under
this principle the Emperor, whom the
Japanese consider to be a direct de-
scendant of the Sun Goddess Amater-
asu, was authorized to extend the
rule of peace and happiness" to the
entire world.
ITO have the Eight Corners lib
Grated is the traditional desire of each
Emperor of Japan" the speaker said.
Hence, judging from it's principle,
the Emperor Of Japan has the entire
world as his dwelling. His majesty
takes entire responsibility"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-22

the old Austrian regime, revolution
aries of all sorts, and professional
ganized by Pavelich as his private
army long before the war. Outlawed
in Yugoslavia, these storm troopers,
who wore khaki uniforms and caps
with the large letter "U", trained in
camps in Hungary and Italy until
Pavelich came to power, repeatedly
on money supplied first by Adolf Hit
Ter and then Benito Mussolini.
Their rifle practice, it is reported,
consisted of aiming at cardboard fig
ures representing King Alexander of
Yugoslavia, who was assassinated
later at Marseille.
"YOURS TRULY, ME"
Maj. Vidkun Quisling's Nasjonal
Samling party in Norway isn't so big
as it's members would like it to be, so
according to the Stockholm Dagens
Nyheter-some of the members have
been writing public letters to them
selves in their various party capaci-
ties to give the impression of size.
AS examples, the Swedish paper
said that town official and Quis-
ling pastor" had conducted extensive
correspondence with themselves over
a number of issues. The paper said
that Harry Hoest, who is both alder
,,,o ox,1 1lx, 90 |, t<,.
Gil in Stavanger, had carried on
heated controversy with himself by
mail, but added that Quisling pas
tor" Eek of Bergen-acting in three
different apacities-''usualyl agreed
with himself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
Total Valuation
Construction
Scars in 1912

Total valuation of construction
activity scared upwards during 1912
as compared with 194l in an Eastern
section of the country including the
District of Columbia, according to
]. T. Little. district manager of
Dodge Reports. The area included
the District, Eastern Pennsylvania,
Southern New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia.
The 1912 total for this territory
was s1,l67, 468.000 as compared with
the 1941 total of 1858, 900.
A substantial gain. Mr.. Little
stated, was recorded in the field of
non-residential construction, which
is now mainly confined to factories
that are producing the necessities
of war. In this category the total
jumped from 1868, $50, 900 in 1941 to
$444 ,842 900 in 1912
A huge gain was recorded in the
field of public works and utilities,
where there was an increase from
$751; ,724,000 to 1851 100000.
There was marked increase in
residential building in spite of the
fact that this type of construction
is now limited almost entirely to
barracks and housing for war work.
ers Here the increase was from
1898 1875, 900 in 1941 to s371 $50 900
in 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
Immigrants 10 GET
Mclean Gardens Units
Must Be Engaged in
Some Kind of War Work

Residents of Mclean Gardens,
giant housing project at Friend
ship, on Wisconsin avenue NV, will
be selected from a list of people
known as migrants" it was
learned today from the Defense
Homes Corp. of the Federal Public
Housing Authority, in charge of the
development.
A definition of an migrant" is
being worked out through co-opera-
ton OF the Housing Authority and
the War Manpower Commission,
whose officials want the places to be
rented to people engaged in the
war work" who have come here
within the past II months and are
having hard time finding suitable
housing convenient to transporta-
ton.
Immigrants are not necessarily
employed by the Government. it
was pointed out, but must be en-
gagged in some kind of work desig-
mated as war work" vital to the
war effort. More than 1000 appli-
cations now are on file for the &C
commodations.
Bad weather has delayed con-
struction at Mclean Gardens. 1t
had been hoped to open the first
units for families late in March. but
the opening may be delayed until
April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
Building Permits
| At Record Low
IFor District

A new al-time low was believed
to have been reached last week in
the issuance of building permits
when the Office of Robert H. Davis
District building inspector, granted
only three permits over $500, for a
total valuation of s7,185. Veteran
employees of the Office said they could
not remember week with so small
figure. On three days of the
week no permits were issued, and
only one was recorded on each of
the other three days.
The permits were as follows:
S. 81 R. Construction Co., 1901
Fourth street S.W., owner: w. H.
Dawson, 1909 Morrison street NV,
builder; j. Wilmer Smith, 808 Sew
enteenth street NV, designer; to
erect one 2-story brick and cinder
block fiat a units, 1706 Twenty
eighth place Sc; to cost $4,000.
Jefferson Patterson. care 2 Du-
pont Circle, owner; Harry w. Golf,
Dupont Circle, builder; J. Wilmer
Smith, designer; to make repairs,
l141 CONNECTICUT avenue NV; to
cost $780,
Jesse Gunther, 1890 Twenty-ninth
street NV. owner; T. F. Collier,
11O9 Twentieth street NV, builder;
to make repairs, 1890 Twenty ninth
street NV; to cost $485.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-20
The Home Clinic
Spring House Cleaning Job This Year
To Take Extra Careful PIunnino

cordingly. But many of the cur
tains and slip covers, bedspreads
and blankets which you used to send
to the cleaners, may be safely
washed at home now that we are
all doing everything we can to
tighten every ones load. But, and
this is most important but, be
very sure to acquaint yourself with
the proper method of handling each
item, test them for instability, and
follow the rules for water tempera-
ture, mild soap and thorough
rinsing.
Still Plenty of Soap.
The old saw, IT'S not what you
do, but the way that you do it" is
very true of all housework tasks.
You can either make your task in
teresting and the results satisfactory
by the way you handle it, or you
may wear yourself out in the process
and be disguised with the job be-
cause it is improperly done.
There are still plenty of soaps
and water softeners on the market.
There are paint cleaners and wall
paper cleaners which you may pur-
chase without interfering with any
ones defense plans. Wax is still
available for your floors and a bit
OF kerosene or ammonia in the
water will help to make the glass of
your windows glisten.
If the house needs painting and
the work cannot be done this year,
you may hit the high spots your
self. Paint the front door and the
trim that surrounds it. Freshen
up the window stills and the window
boxes. This, in other times, might
be called lazy way of doing
things, but nowadays it is putting
the best foot forward. 1t is one of
the small ways that we do the best
we can, with the materials avail
able.
The state of your house has much
to do with your outlook on life. For
this reason every woman is making
the effort this year to make up for
the lack of new possessions by max
ing all the old ones as bright and
shining as possible.