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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23

machinery has changed the production line that perhaps
hreefourhs of the old working force will be eliminated after
the And when add this growing chronological une
poyment to the usual overpoducon unemployment or
correctly underconsumption UNEMPLOYMENT that will
death always under capitaism you
can what will have, if do not plan.
And yet congress- the of partisan politics.
killed the Presidents National Resources Planning Board by
refusing to it funds We will have planning
postwar docatons, effect We will
simply sit back and let things iron themselves
Ironing Out With Brickbats
Yes, doubt they would iron themselves out-the mil
lions of disusoned Johnnes and Dadde would iron them
with brckbats and barbados And the of their
drectmethod ironing might lose all those lofty freedoms
for which we sweated and fought.
The heroes of Guadalcana and Tunisia and of the
other battlefieds won't bother much with theoa
they will about the food and security that they
have been promised And democracy incapable of giving
them this employment and security well goodbye democracy
But only leaders unwilling to sanction
planning bodies such the Resources Board but shorghted
give the to those few social reforms
that the New Deal managed to hammer into the law books in
depression Using the the
reaconares cunning for the Wagner Law the
social security act and other economic and social reform
that put the statute books when apparent that
without them the nation would perish Reforms mind
that have already their workaby and decided adj
vantages in actual practice!
Evidently reactionares Capitol Hill short
sighted beyond todaoo remember
how precpce the nation eetered l3 short
These Iawmaer puppets of selfish profeer that must
normalcy forgetting that normacy human
y Cd World War, 2) dizzy spell of catchngup
prosperity (Which incidentally ONLY in u S. A.
90 depression and ca second destructive
World War.
go through the vicious circle again and again.
until finally foolish racer The blindness
congress would indicate that
WILL if continue to rely political government to guide
economic destnies The people themselves must break
he circle by taking into their hands and democracaly
operating the world nonprof cooperative basis
From Coop Builder
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23
Another Day Will Come

There may day of reckoning when the present re-
dictionary elements in the of the United States VIII
for their OF sabotage OF
legislation and destruction of all agencies designed
protect further the welfare of the oppressed TINS day
will come soon depending upon the cooperative under
standing efforts of the of the people,
their recognition of the land busy build
ing auocracy of wealth under the aegs of monoposc
system.
Will the laboring family type farmer awaken
in time the threatening them? Are they observing
the legislation being sponsored in the congress
they they preparing exercise their democratic
rights? Or they permitting government Tor the people
and by the people, to become euphemism? Will they
tnue of apahec acceptance of the actions of the
ackeys wealth and privilege in the will they
their collective voice in protest and mtant insist that
their representatives their interests and not exc
svey of numerically insignificant but powerfully or
ganized minority?
On the by the working people of the country to
these questions depend the future of and freedom
On April 9th the House of Representatives passed the
Hobbs by vote of 270 to 107 of the most vicious
anlabor bills introduced How individual mem
bes organized labor filed protest against this legislation?
How many labor organization locals of all in the country de-
nounced by resolution forwarded the author of the
bill who also chairman of the Judiciary subcommittee
which voted it out?
Last Tuesday Representatives by vote of
226 to 60 voted qudate crop program and
to ban payments farmers for the growing of
crops individual farmers had protested against
protests reactonay Representative Cannon To be
sure the Farm Bureau leadership back of this BILL but
certainly all of the Farm Bureau membership not The
National Farmers Union has been wagng strenuous battle
against it. How many of the individual members of the
Farmers Union its proponents to understand the grass
roots" opposition to 1t?
much must we-the common people-lose before we
that must take stand against the reactionary
fascist forces in this countrywide would ensave
us? Will take that stand before it is too late?
This all ties in closely with responsibility to win the
SINGLE individual laborer farmer evade that
responsibility and reasonable for doing
To be the labor organizations and the Farmers Union
their responsible leadership working in Washington
fighting against these fascist tendencies But let all realize
that individual members of of these organizations
back them to the limit of The voices
the grass roots listened with respect by the
reactonary if there enough of them Any ntima
strong public awakening spells danger the fat boys
and their stooges in congress
It is time to awake American Let us as individuals
exercise privileges and discharge responsibilities Let
prove that worthy them stop here
this country the growth of what offering their
lives to destroy
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23

program the county agents The farmer committee
have developed funconng food production program
and have convinced the farmers that they actually able to
run their program.
Last year the community and county committeeman
brought about ame record Of food production cost
of about $500000 Now the appropriation committee wants
to ao 900 to the Extension Service do the
job and the chances than equal that do the
job nearly efficiently did the farmers themselves
The attitude of the worthless the agricultural
mee of the house appropriations committee toward farmers
indicated by comparatively small provision their report
has been possible for farmers to take payments
the AAA in Seed lime fertilizer and other materials
without giving commercial dealers slice. Under the new
rules the seed and fertilizer trade will "get theirs
"Ho Hum!' What you going to do about this, you
farmers and your elected committeeman? Are you going
take lying down going to hob about it?
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are both inevitably approaching a
Communlstic system; the Russians
are conscious of it, and hold it up
as an IDEAL we are not conscious as
a nation of the trend and our ideals
are Democratic, or at least we say so,
and pretend that they are our ideals.
In Russia perhaps Democracy is in
a truer form than in our nation 1t
is not necessary to pay poll taxes in
Russia to enjoy the franchise. All
mon and women there above eighteen
years, vote. The so-called Stain con-
st1tutlon is pretty nearly the same as
the American system. There are
three startling differences, however
Under the Stain constitution any of
the nations or states composing the
Soviet Union may secede whenever
1t desires. Whether for good or for
evil, | express no opinion, but such
a. provision would have prevented the
Civil War in 1861. Under the Stain
constitution, every able-bodied person
must be provided with work and suffi-
cient pay to enable him or her to live.
That does not exist in America either
by basic or by statute law, but Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill embodied
that in the Atlantic Charter Also in
Russia, every able-bodied person must
work at some productive labor That
was not placed in the Atlantic Char
ter, but 1t might well be requisite
for the good of the people.
Before the Russian Revolution, that
nation was more afflicted with titles
of pretended nobility than any other
country. There were czars, counts,
princes, all other similar trash; there
have been none such in Russia since
the Revolution, and there never will
be any such trash there again. Of
course the present military strength
OF Russia is due entirely to the Com
munistic collective ideals of the peo-
pie. | am among the first in this
state to recognize that Russia would
defeat Germany | happened to be in
Washington, New York and Boston
within week after Germany invaded
Russia. | met some of our military
experts who thought that Hitler would
nave Walkawdy with Russia. | told
them openly, repeatedly everywhere,
that no greater mistake could be
made; that it was not possible that
a people as devoted to their govern
ment as the Russians were could be
permanently defeated by any power
that could be brought against them
Ten days before the attack at Pearl
over the 2 Bar Network, l
said that the Russians would be
down the streets of Berlin
by Christmas, 1913. l was laughed
at, but do not yet see much reason
to change my prophesy about that
event
Cordially yours,
LOWNDES MAURY.
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II CONTINUED from Page One)
when the car stopped Now come out
OF there, were going to take you out
mere and kill you" Then Davis was
handcuffed to tree while the three
men took turns beating him with a
weighted rubber hose. While the
beating went on Davis was asked
numerous questions about his organiz-
ing activities and was told that if thew
did not kill him now they would if
he ever came back to Warren county.
Davis was finally put back in the
car, driven to another place, taken
out and the beatings repeated. Dur
ing the beating one flogger said God
Dammit, we don't want unions down
here"
AT long last, the handouts were
taken off, and Davis was told to run.
a gun was put to his back and as
he started three shots were fired to
scare him. Davis went down to the
woods and tried to rest but could not
sit down nor lie on his back. He
slept on his stomach until nearly day
llght. Being a native of Vicksburg
DAVIS had friends who gave him funds
to go to Memphis for medical atten-
| ton
Beaten With A Weighed Rubber Hose
Claud WEIGH detailed in his affi-
davlt how he tried to get Davis out
OF jail but the authorities refused.
That night he said about 11:45 D. m.
someone came to his house and sent
word up to his room by the landlady
That Frank Davis wanted to see him.
Coming downstairs in his bathrobe
WEIGH had German Luger stuck in
his face by Chief Guard Lum of the
Anderson-Tully Company and was
taken to car driven by Deputy
Sheriff Lucket of Warren county. An
other mill employee was in the car
After going downtown and picking up
two men, one of whom was mill SUI
perlntendent Hattaway's brother, also
a mill employee, Welch was driven to
the country and handcuffed to tree
while the five men took turns beating
him with the weighted rubber hose.
WEIGH said that each man took 10
ticks apiece on his shoulders, back
and buttocks with blows that would
have knocked him down if he mad
not been against the tree.
On the way out to the flogging
scene Chief Guard Lum said I'VE have
already taken care of that n. We
throWed that S. b in the river
and we might throw you in beside
him"
"I'II Kill Your
Finally the floggers told Welch they
were going to let him off since he
had wife and children, providing
he got out and stayed out of Warren
county and never organized another
negro. Lum said "If you are in town
when the sun goes down tomorrow
night I'll kill you
WEIGH was unhandcuffed from the
tree, blindfolded put in the car with
hands handcuffed behind him and
driven some distance while the flog-
gers berated "the Damn CLIO for or
the It's" Chief Guard
Lum said eff it wasn't for people like
the CLIO we could still have slavery
and get along without working"
Finally the car stopped, Welch was
pushed out of the car, unhandcuffed
and told to lie face down on the
ground for fifteen minutes When
he car drove off he observed he was
n Vicksburg National Park about
hree miles out of town. Welch made
lis way painfully back to town, alriv-
ng about $3.50 a. m. His bathrobe
lad numerous holes where the terri
ic blows had torn the garment.
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has progressed toward Communism
more rapidly than the Russians in
the last twenty-five years. Our public
highway system is purely Commun
istic movement. Due to the Commun
istic effort in the United States, we
have far better highways than exist
in Russia, or in any part of Russia
though l dare say the roads in Russia
are as good as ours were 25 years
ago.
I The about war that we are carry
ing on now is purely Communistic
effort. 1t has no semblance of De-
mocracy 1t has no semblance of a
Monarchy, and none of Imperialism.
| 1t certainly has nothing to do with an
Aristocratic form of government. The
graduated income tax was called by
Elihu Root before the supreme court
of the United States, when the first
one was annulled, Communistic
measure. Note well, if Mr.. Rookie
Teller were charged only 1870 on his
income, and John Smith, with his
dinner bucket, were charged only the
same rate of 1919, that would be Dem
ocratic measure, but the moment the
rate is stepped up for larger incomes
then it is Communistic. Elihu Root
was perfectly logical in CHASING ii
as such
Our public free schools are COM
pletely Communistic. A Cocimunistic
measure which | much favor would
be to hold examinations for high
appear of exceptional brain power and
diligence a free college education
In the matter of public school prog
ress, and free college educations, TO
the brighter students, Russia has sur
passed us in the last rs years.
The plan of cooperative medicine
and surgery advocated by President
Roosevelt, is a purely Communistic
measure. We have made very little
progress in that direction. Russia
has surpassed us in that respect by
far. Our Bureau of Mines, with its
free examinations and advice, and
some research work, is Communistic
measure. I think the same function
carried out by the Moscow govern
ment has surpassed ours.
Our Bureau of Agriculture, with the
free seeds sent out by congressman
and the study of insect pests, and
other aids given to farmers and stock
growers is a Communistic measure
IN respect to that function of govern
ment, the Soviets have surpassed us
Russia has produced rice that will
grow as far north as Moscow, which |
is of the latitude of Juneau, Alaska |
1t has produced perennial wheat |
Its advance in the improvement of |
CATTLE horses, sheep has been amaz
ing, but the early efforts were bun
Cling.
In great public improvements we
nave done much along the Commun-
site line, such as the Boulder dam,
he Grand Coulee dam, the Fort Peck
lam, the Tennessee Valley Authority
he Russians surpass US i'll rs years.
Tor the Moscow Canal more dirt was
moved than at the Panama. The de-
-elopment of the Volga had it not
,een interrupted by the war, would
low be generating more kilowatts of
Electricity than the Grand Coulee and
he Boulder projects combined 1t
vas possible, before the European
var broke out, to travel by boat
through a system of canals from Mos
ow, 700 miles inland, to the Baltic.
The present comparison between
ur own government and the govern
lent of the Soviet Union is that we
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-23

Butte, Mont, April 20, 1874
The Peoples Voice Publ. Co.
Helena, Montana
Gentlemen:
On April 10, 1913, Mrs Leone Bent
| ley suggested that l explain what
meant by statement over the radi,
| in behalf of Russian Relief to tn,
effect that Russia went through Ger
tain 'bungling efforts at Commun
ISM" This may require more words
than you think. The ideal of mos
scholars who love their fellow-me1
after reading Plato's Philosophic Re
public in the Greek as | did SO years
ago, or Moore's Utopia in the Latin
in which it was written, is for Com
munistic form of government, but
there are wide differences about how
such a government may be ultimately
realized
Following the Revolution in Russia
Russia attempted to establish a com
pletely Communistic government
Their people were not sufficiently ed
ucated to make it work. 1t resulted
in armed opposition by hundreds OF
thousands of ignorant persons. The
intellectuals of Russia still held, and
still hold, to every ideal of an ulti.
mate Communistic nation, but they
themselves announce that it will take
one hundred years to educate Rus
slams up to the point where such a
government will work without fric-
ton, and with the consent of all of
the people.
The leaders of Moscow still en-
Unused with the ultimate idea began
a steady plan of gradual approach
to their ideals. The first step under
taken was compulsory universal edu-
cation, requiring that old and young
learn to read and write in some Ian
guage of the forty-four languages
spoken in Russia. In the Soviet I'm
ion, there is one Russian language
taught and spoken all over the Union,
but there are forty-three other Ian
guages that are spoken in sections,
and some have beautiful literature
For instance, Ukranian and Georgian.
The amazing result is that while at
the time of the Revolution, not 1917
oil the people could read or write in
any language, now of all persons over
eight years of age, 929o can read and
write some language. This degree of
literacy is higher than in the United
States.
The first thwarting of the Commun-
Istlc effort came from the peasants
with their small land holdings. 1t
was the most serious task of all to
[orce the peasants to place their little
olats into large collective farms with
modern machinery and cooperative
effort and irrigation works with herds
of stock. The peasants rebellion
against the collective farms amounted
n some sections to civil war and the
effort to establish these along i'm
nensely profitable collective farms
vas, to my opinion, "bungling," and
could not have been forced through
With our constitutional provisions that
10 mans property can be taken for
public welfare without just compensa-
ion paid.
The Stain faction realized that the
arly efforts were bungling, and mod |
fled their plans in many ways. For
he last ten years, the approach to |
he ideals of Communism still present |
n even greater hardship in Moscow,
nd hoe IDA =
he Farmer-Labor parties of Mime
ota and North Dakota, which were
unsuccessful in many ways because
t the militant capitalism which sur
ound and choked this effort.
In some ways the United States /
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OPINIONS OF READERS

The Voice agrees with the opinions Letters sub
should
cued degree at least effectively Anonymous letters will
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-07-08

Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice.
Mrs. L. w. Seibel presided dur
ing a program. Welcome greetings
TO Rev. and Mrs. Bennett were oy
Donna Mae and Betty Ann Mel
son, representing the primary div
ision; Charles Gender, Jr., repre-
senting the junior division Of the
Sunday school, Miss Wanda Lar
son and Miss Mary Thomas, rep
~reSenting the young people, and
c. w. Kampfer. the Older church
members.
Music on the program included a
clarinet solo by Patsy Raymond.
and a French horn solo by Joan
Bardell, both accompanied by Ger
~ Near; a vocal 500 by Mrs. Sci
bel, accompanied by Mrs. Gordon
Vallandigham, and group singing
accompanied by Mrs. Vallandig-
ham.
Selmer Larson represented the
church in presenting a gift to Rev.
and Mrs. Bennett.
A birthday cake was cut and
served by Mrs. Bennett. and cof-
fee was poured by Miss Maybelle
Stensrud and Mrs. C. w. Kampfer.
Sandwiches and cookies were served
by women of the church. Mrs. C.
D. KnausS was chairman of the re-
ception arrangements. After the
luncheon those in the receiving line
we're called upon for short talks.
The BENEFITS expressed their ap-
probation of the welcome given
hem. Mrs. Oliver announced that a
Joint committee of the woman's Sc
ciety and the brotherhood would
meet soon to plan improvement OF
he parsonage.
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COUNTY LINE
Ruth S~auskojus

MI. and Mrs. George Satteras and
sons of Peerless were Monday Wis
itors at the homes of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Adams and Mr.. and Mrs.
David Sauskojus.
Mrs. F. w. Miner left Tuesday
for her daughters home north of
Richland, where she will spend 4
week.
A shower was given in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Saubak Sum-
day. A lunch vas served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Day visited
Nh. and Mrs. F.. w. Miner Sunday
evening.
David SauskojuS and Gerhart
were Glasgow callers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peder Foss and
Phyllis were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Kegel Sr.
Special religious ervlces will be
held at the Pleasant View school
July IL, IA and Is, and at the Sue
cess school July Is and Is.
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HOVland

Miss Doris Kathryn Hovland
daughter of Mrs. Mabel Hovland
of Glasgow, and Boyd K. Mag,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Mag, who live a few miles west
of Glasgow, we're married at the
Mag home Sunday afternoon at
$3.50. Elder William E. Sutton of
ficiated. Witnesses were Mr.. and
Mrs. F. J. Rushton.
The bride wore a white wool two
piece dress and carried an arm
bouquet of blue delphinium and
other flowers. The bride was a Jun
ior in the Glasgow high school the
past year. She is employed at the
Nor-Mont Diaries. Mr.. Mag is ell
gagged in farming with his father.
They will make their home in
Glasgow.
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Social and Club Mews
of THE Glasgow Section

gov Woman's Christian Temperance
union at a tea at the home OF Mrs
C. H. Roberts Friday afternoon.
A program presented included
group singing, a talk by Mrs. c. H
Roberts, piano duets by Mrs. A. r
Hartwig and Ada Miriam Pease and
a playlet. 1.-TWO Spoonfuls OF Harm
in which Mrs. Hartwig and Miss
Pease and Miss Priscilla Pease TOOK
part. Mrs. Rapp was presented with
a gift by the group in appreciation
of her many years of service in the
society.
Tea was served and Mrs. w. w.
Hurd and Mrs. c. D. Borton poured:
Those present included Miss Ethel
Shotweil and Miss Nina Shotwell
of Charlotte, Mich, who are spend
ing the summer with their sister,
Borton.