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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-26
farm LABOR
SUPPLY is
THREATENED

Organized labor was today called
upon to mobilize its resources in an
effort to defeat one of the most vi
cious anti-labor bills yet offered in
the present congress.
The American Federation of Labor,
the Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions and the Railway Brotherhoods
were urged to help defeat or modify
farm labor supply bill adopted by
! the house of representatives on March
II which provides that no part of the
sum of $26, 100000 appropriated to
the Agricultural Extension Service
shall be used directly or indirectly
to fix, regulate or impose minimum
wages, housing standards or to regu-
late hourst of work for farm workers
transported by the government across
state lines or from foreign countries
to work on the farms of the United
States.
secretary of the Southern Tenant
Farmers Union of Memphis, Tonnes
see, this bill was introduced by Cong.
Clarence Cannon of Missouri at the
instigation of the American Farm Blu
reau Federation currently at outs with
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
and bitter opponent of the Farm Sc
curity Administration which hereto
fore has handled the transportation Of
farm workers needed in war time agri-
culture.
Mitchell said, "If this measure is
adopted by the senate and becomes a
law in its present form no farm work
ers will be supplied to critical labor
shortages areas of the nation. The
state agricultural extension services
is given authority to carry out pro-
gram for recruiting, training and
transporting workers which it is in
capable of doing. The Extension
Service operates on a county basis
through county agents who are openly
controlled by the Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton. There is not a county agent
in the south and | doubt if there is
one in the United States who would
admit that there was a surplus of
farm workers in his county regardless
of the number unemployed and avail
able for use in other areas. The
Cannon bill will operate to freeze hun
dreds of thousands of experienced
farm workers here in the south who
would welcome an opportunity to Sc
cure employment elsewhere and do
hot To-. -. H..
During the past four months our or
ganization has helped send out $500
of these workers to other areas. We |
have program for enlisting not less
than 10000 more who will go any
where the government states they are |
needed to help plant, cultivate and |
harvest food crops. They ask that |
the government provide a means Of |
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-26
|ANTI-PR0DUCTI0N
drive is ON
I'm CONGRESS

The poll-taxers and isolationists are
ganging up to sabotage war produc-
ton by measures designed to cripple
the home front Some of their tactics
start with denying appropriations to
take care of the wives and children
of soldiers; others rely on direct at
lacks upon labor The purpose is
similar: to hurt the morale of the
fighting forces, and to disrupt produc-
ton. Attacks upon rationing are part
of the same campaign.
Immediate threat is Poll-Taxer
Hobbs "Pegler Bill" Almost stimuli
taneously may come a vote on the
Lyndon (Poll Taxi Johnson so-called
absentee amendment" and his lab
sentee bill" These provide for draft
ing of war workers no matter how
essential, if they don't come to work
every day, no matter for what reason.
The labor press has given columns
of answers to the absentee" propa-
ganda of Eddie Rickenbacker (presi-
dent of Eastern Airlines) to show
quite clearly that this is no way to
cure illness, to prevent plants from
laying off men or keeping them idling,
or to prevent any of the other causes
contributing to the total amount of
days absent" which are quoted in
the swollen figures of the National
Association of Manufacturers and its
spokesman. The war man power com
which knows most about the
subject, is firmly opposed to such leg
islation. But labor and progressives
are going to have to fight hard to
keep congress from passing this harm
full legislation.
Rep. Wright (Poll Tax Patman of
Texas has H. r. lat, which would
make it crime punishable by five
Continued ON Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-26
LAST Week
Market DULL,
FLAX SCARS
Wheat Prices Rally While
Feed Grains Hold Just
Steady; Flax Prices Reach
New Highs for 13-Year
Period.

Wheat prices rallied a little during
the week ended March 10, according
to the Department of Agriculture
while the feed grains just about held
their own. Redemption of loan wheat
fell off with the decline in wheat
values the week before and country
pressure lessened materially. More
over, .blizzardTy weather conditions
blocked country roads and marketings
at interior points were cut down mate
rally which resulted in a sharp drop
off in receipts toward the close of
the week. Release of another 100-
100000 bushels of government wheat
for feed also had a moderately slim
ulating influence on wheat prices
Feed grains averaged about I'M
changed for the week with fluctua-
lions in these items held in check by
the fixing of corn prices. Flax prices
showed further gains and reached new
highs for the season and for a 13-year
period.
WHEAT: Some damage from win
ttT hlllllS Is HOW DeCOlUlHS apparent
in the winter wheat belt In much
of the Ohio Valley the crop will be
quite irregular with good many poor
fields in prospect, particularly in east
ern and southern portions of the area.
In Kansas the outlook is unchanged
it has become more appar-
ent that there will be some loss of
from winter killing. The
new crop has made only fair progress
in Oklahoma because of low tempera-
lures and lack of moisture but plants
are well rooted and still in fairly good
condition. In Texas progress was
fairly good in the northeast but rather
poor in the northwest. In the Pa
cific northwest, the ground is still too
frozen for much field work in the
wheat area of Washington.
At the first of March farmers were
planning a 49o increase in spring
wheat seedlings but this increase
would only partially offset the pros
Dective decrease in the acreage of
winter wheat that will remain for
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-26

faxed tests were made because
of patriotism-a desire to ex-
pedite the war effort.
Since the faxed tests on materials
involved the tests on steel plates for
the navy, maritime commission and
lend-lease where certain fixed stand
ards and qualities are demanded for
the safeguarding of lives and for eff
cheney in prosecution of the war; the
"flag-waving" of the steel company
officials used as an excuse" is not
convincing.
Chairman Truman took a different
view Of the admitted charges and de-
clared to the president of the COM
pany, j. Lester Perry that what he
had designated as "regrettable fail
ure" to carry out testing procedures,
was "just plain crookedness and
cheating on the government"
= The company's president said he
thought it was only lax work by "a
few individuals responsible for max
ing the tests, having an intimate
knowledge of the high character of
the steel and honestly believing that
the plates in question would fully
meet all requirements"
This appraisal will not be held suffi-
cient as these "few responsible in
dividuals" had passed as tested, ma
terials on which human lives were de-
pendent, and the taking of the tests
can be only considered at the best as
evading a requirement by the govern
ment which would have cost the COM
pany some money and by the avoid
ance of which it could add to its prof
it's without any expense.
Reports available, do not state what
action is being taken by the govern
ment against the company and it's
responsible officials.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-26
PARITY NOT
DEPENDENT ON
PRICE ALONE
From Rocky Mountain Union Farmer

/ FROM Rocky Mountain Union FARMER
Less than 100000 farms in the
United States get one-half of the total
farm income Most of these are "gen-
tleman landowners who sow not
neither do they reap. They exploit
| land and those who work. Not many
of these in Colorado. You can count
EN- on one hand in each county. To
the Farmers Union they are NOT
| farmers.
Almost 100000 farmers get the 9TH
er one-half of the total farm income
The 100000 want 100000 of these
farmers driven off farms during the
war period to provide hired labor for
the 100000 That leaves 100000
higher bracket family-type farmers.
But you think of yourself as being
in the higher bracket 100000? And
you hire labor for peak seasons? And
you may have year-around hired
man? So you may decide to throw
your lot with the 100000? WATT
The 100000 driven off is but the
beginning. Fascism comes. If the
beginning is won there has been
established an agricultural system in
America that will soon eliminate the
better 100000 family-type farmers
and part of the 100000. Then less
than 100000 owners will have a great
pool of cheap farm labor. Probably
not you. But such would be the
economy into which your sons and
grandchildren are driven by farmers
of this generation = UNLESS THE
FARMERS UNION WINS.
More Units bushels, Pounds,
ETC., Are Necessary
Farmers want INCOME. But the
100000 pervert this need by asking
for PRICE alone-knowing that more
than one-half the increase coming
from price would go to the handful
of gentlemen operators. The great
majority of family-type operators
would get little benefit. Seventy-five
pei CCut VI Iu6 Id lllClO Ill lAS liCll-
land state of Iowa would get only 156
of the increase from the higher parity
formula.
Let's be specified One corporation
operator in Iowa runs 10000 hogs. A
so or 1919 increase in price would
make him millionaire overnight. All
would be met" A $50 or 1919 in
crease in the hog price would do little
for the farmer who has hogs or even
SO hogs. If this family-type farmer,
however, could be assisted to get into
greater production jump from to
50-from so to 100-his income is |
increased.
To be permitted to, and assisted to,
abundant production, even at present |
prices, is the only real answer for |
the family-type farmer. Through such
a program the family-type farmer can
survive. Through PRICE alone the |
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-26
CORRECTION

Due to a typographical
error, Representative Davey
of Roosevelt county is cred
tied with voting AGAINST
the Bankers Bill (HB Az
and having voted fright" on
all the other measures as
well, and is given a score of
10000 right. MIR. Davey
voted FOR lib AZ, and his
500 right" should have been
83 instead of 100.
Roll call votes previously
published in The Voice on
lib AZ are correct.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-26

N. KANSAS CITY Mo-Some $4,000 farm and city fam
lilies in nine states taking than ordinary interest in
the fact that the Consumers Cooperative Association will
the 100000 gallon grain alcohol plant to be
in Keokuk These families members of 600
local cooperative associations which in the co-opera
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-26

Testifyng before the Truman investigating committee
corning charges admitted by the company that the Carnegie
Corporation had faxed tests steel supplied by
the Irwin Pennsylvania plant of the corporation orders
steel the president of the company and other officials
EMPLOYEES are reported to have given the that the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-26
PATRIOTISM" GIVEN AS
EXCUSE FOR FAKE TESTS
ON GOVT STEEL ORDERS

Proba] St essH lstorto,, n Worthless Excuses
Established ~ - mt OF Steel Concern
Before Investigating Committee When He
States the Only Motive for Taking Tests
Was Desire To Get On With War Effort
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-26
Government BUILDING
new PLANT WHICH WILL
BE operated BY A C0-0F

100000 Gallon Grain Alcohol Plant To
Be Erected in Iowa by Defense Plants Corp,
A Subsidiary of the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, To Be Operated by Farm
Products Cooperative Association
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

the light word off the tip Of her
tongue distastcfully. Those bows
marching down there are on their
way to their boat. Henri! Going off
TO some country or other to fight so
we can hold oursw
Henri pattcd her arm reassur-
ingly. Il know, I know, Door
devils" he murmurcd.
His condcsccnsiOn stung her. It
was rs though he we're plying Mel
win, plying his strong. brave eager
ness. She cried stubbornly, "They
are happy-can't you feel t.? Proud
of what they are doing! It's the
thing that has to be done this year
and they're the lucky ones picked
to do it"
Henri and the models were OPEN
mouthcd at this remarkable out
burst. No one said anything when
she stopped for breath at first.
Then Henri. in weak, face saving
attempt, muttcred humorously,
"Bravo! The patriot"
His light, ironic tone pierced the
shell of her high mood. a rush Of
her old fiat restIcssncss swept over
her. She said bitterly, Patriot! I'm
motor I'd be doing something too,
wouldn't 1? Something more i'm
portant than being n clothes horse.",
a spatter Of impatient applause
came from the showroom. But for
once In his life, even Henri ignored
it. He was watching his top model
as fixcdly as the shocked workers
about him-sceing the stormy pur-
pose darkening her blue eyes like
brooding clouds across spring
sky.
Maybe it's not too late" she was
saying slowly, inexorably. Maybe
| can"
But Henri cut in sharply, his
small, waved mustachc quivering
with anger. Don't be a fool. dcar!"
His tapering fingers touched tho
gray sheen of chinchilla.
Slowly Jean relaxed as she
watched him. She wrinkled her
small and lovely nose as she con-
sidercd. II suppose I would be a
fool TO give up all my plans-my
future" she admitted. Then abrupt
~ her voice lost It's drawl, her smile
dccpcncd. But I think I'd be q
happy fool. That's something"
They turned and stared after her
rs she swept down the narrow hall
TO her dressing roma slim, 1.-the
figure in swirling chiffon. shining
fir-and cleaning new light of
excitement.
(To 30 Continued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

". q. g.: Is orange rind bcne-
'!'i;i or detrimental in the diet :?
M w"r: Grange rind is not
harmful. II does not have as much
"i the sugar and vitamin- contain
me- qualities as the pulp of the
orange. but has some of them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

troops are III tro.ic'.l zones so sub
ject to these infections. Mos; ply
sicians in the United States are
unfamiliar with them. In ualy Il
few medical collc"uS have courses
in tropical disease been given.
The faculty 10 which am at
tached was notified hy The Surgeon
General that the subject must he
taught at this session. and We
were all SO innocent ii any :ufnr-
nation on the subject Lat We had
to detail one of our number to take
special course at Iulan" Uni
vcrsity, New Orleans.
Tropical diseases arc &c ras-
chatting interest. Most Of them
are due to animal Parasites and
most of them ar" spread from mau
to man by insects. The intricate
series of events that occur in TIN,
process, which involves the If"
cycle of the insect and the para
site, is II miracl" which ,cS;iiirs to
the devious pathway which ma
ture takes To accomplish h.r end.
Take for instance liliariasi:.
which causes tn condition pop
ularly called rlcpha.,:asis. The
tiliariuc are smu'l worms alDut
the size of Il very small thread.
They enter the l.! rud stream and
Emphatic space and are sucked
up by II specie IF m".yuitu-Cu-
lex-whcn il bites the human host.
The embryo iI!igriac enter the
mosquitoes stomach AMI make
their way thror%h its walls. de-
veloping into ;Idu!, fo'4h* in the
muscles of the rlosHyi.u's hrrr
wall. AS soon a they have uca,tl
adult development. they nitrate
to the mosquitoes sHl.yary Glands.
and when nest h. bite. Il human.
the parasites enter tie human
blood stream AMI live ont q cycle,
The male fcrt.l'I.s the female in
the human host and the om1ryu4
are born there. only wucH tn
mosquito suc'.s Un an c.n'ryo i.
the cycle ready To =" again.
In the human host Tie ,i'iaria,
exhibit a trait called prri...city
During the daytime they lctulg
to the deep internal blood vessel.
and ut night th@% MIGRATE t. tn,
superficial vessels of the skin
Stree the mosquito only Ii,.s 81
night, this is annlh,r extra, j., a.
natures methods "f adjustment
}ihariac are fomnl in sons a.
our. southern states, in Mc%ico
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

her way up to top model. This wa
the time To make hay. Melvin ha,
told her. Anything could hlppcl
nova good stage role or q Scrcci
test that would put them both OF
top. Or cvcn-Shc could hear hi:
boyish laughter one Of Henri
goldfish, if they could spot one VIII,
had more TO offer :han = pampcrcc
vanity and huge bank BALANCED
She paused with automatic pre-
ciSion before the wide satin pane
at the end of the windows. ana feel
into the pose of her final tahIcau
The lights turned to violet. the mn.
sic softcncd drcamily. And then
came tragedy Into the delicate
spell, raucOuS burst Of band
music came from the street below!
In the antcroom, Henri wri,hcd
in pain.
The audience started. then
frowncd or laughed ut the bawIy
interruption. But Jean was stand
ing silent and tranSiiXCd. She could
see the mass of marching. khaki
clad figures through the windows.
The urgent notes Of the music vi
bratcd through her stale, listlcss
spirit like n dash Of cold mountain
water. PcrCmptorily she signalcd
the orchestra Ia stop It's frantic
competition. The band music rose
full and strong. bCguiling rs the
pipes of Pan-Gay, challenging,
promising -.
Life and caCCrnCss flowed with
sudden cXultdtiOn through Jeans
veins. Purpnsc-as yet underlined
blottcd out all discomfort. Her body
Strengthened abruptly out of its
languorous pose in ono dynamic
movement. The sudden gesture
caught the eyes of the audience.
And when she started back past
the windows. her steps automatic
cally matched TO the brisk military
rhythm, an apprcciativc applause
broke out. Here was = smart model,
turning bad moment to her adj
vantage. playing up the dramatic
motif u the stridcnt military band
-amusingly clever!
Henri grippcd her arms in fer
vent relief when she stepped into
the ante room. He cried. "She Is
beautiful. my JCGn--hut SMART II
was zee magnificent act marching
TO the parade"
Jean paid no attention to the
group Of models and filters laugh
ingly surrounding her. SLOW indig.
nation was yelling in her wide
blue eyes as she stared 1T Henri.
"Parsde!" she whispered, Tipping
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

Central America and Northe-d
South America. down TO the lower
border Of Brazil: in Northern
Africa, Arabia. India. Malaga,
burma. Java and Northern Aus
tralia. Ii seen north of latitude
30. they are imported.
o:cc saw II patient with iilinri-
asIS who had Il remarkable story.
IL" Was an English army officer
WHO had been stationed in India
and MAS visiting the United
States. lie tool; Il hi.hball or two
one H:%ht before retiring and
Woke ~ III the middle of the night
II soc an enormous rcptilc-a sort
oi dra:."n-undulating across his
field of vision. One of his film lac
mad reached an artery in the
rctina of his eye and in that po-
S'tlun rot m;"niticd. lie thought
III WAS IN for dclirium trcmens
sure CROUCH.
Malaria is the worlds great
Killer. There have been some fears
oppressed that malaria will he
brought back from the tropics by
"ur troops and that this will rStab-
li&h Il reservoir in northern lati-
tud"s. But there is little founda-
tI"m for this: malaria cannot
thrI"c without the anophvlcs
mosquito and the anophclcs per-
l*hCs in cold weather.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

DR.. ClcnGcriu: viii answer
questions ot "Cu.rul interest
only, and then ouly through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14
By LOGAN CLENDENING, VI. d.

WE ARE REMINDED by the
appearance of Professor Richard
P. Strong's edition oc Stitt's
classic textbook "m tropirl, disease
of the new Importance that Such
mnladies arc ASSUMING. in medical
circles. A large proportion of oar
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

troops are in tro.i"'I zones so sub
ject to these infections. Most ply
sicians in the United States are
unfamiliar with them. In oily Il
few medical colio"oS have courses
La irnnicul liSnn.n- nn.n mlA---n
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

I. e. E.:-Nill you please .ell
NE ~" nature ui pncumonitiS?
Answer: rnCumonitis is q gem
era! name for Inflammation of the
lung" - some form of pneumonia
or perhaps influenza.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

/. L.: ! "m 30 years old; my
hnr Is turning gray. am Won
dcrin% whether the vitamin B
complies. para-aminobenzoic acid,
vii, restore the color of my hair
and If it is harmless.
Answer: believe it is HARM
less. but dn not think it will re-
store gray hair to its natural
color.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-05-14

T.. VI. t.: What is govt, what
causes !, a"h what will relieve it?
Answer: G"u: is disturbance
"i nutrition IN which uric acid,
which Is found in nearly all foods,
cannot b" eliminated by the body.
1T Is. therefore. deposited in the
j"in,S. Relief can he obtained by
USING 4 mimim'm Of foods which
c"n".'n ur." acid Chose which con-
tam the most are liver, acid fruits,
E'dncy5 and rcrl mcats), and pre-
p"ni"rAuiiy vegetable diet.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-13

skobacal s tezavami zopet ma
cesto. Toda petkrat zapored je
Sc zletel navzdol, in ko je bill
zopet pri svejku, je dejal OBJ
upan: 'Kako lahko bi vas bill
izgubil!!"
lie mic Sc ne bojte," je rekel
svejk. "Ampak bolje storiva, &c
Sc zvezeva; potem drug druge-
ga ne izgubiva. Ali innate S Sc
boz verizico?"
"Vsak oroznik mora zmerom
nositi s seboj verizico," je dejal
izrazito cetovodja in Sc opote-
kal okoli svejka; "veriga je ka-
kor mas vsakdanji kruh."
''Tak Sc spniva," je priganjal
Svejk, in poskusiva!"
z mojstrskim gibom je pri-
pei cetovodja verizico' svejku
in drugi konec sebi okoli "a
pesti desnice. Tako sta bila I'VE
zana, kakor dvojcka. Opotekajo.
ca Sc po cesti, Sc nista mogla
Ilociti, in cetovodja je vlekel
svejka preko kupov gramoza,
in kadar je padel, je potegnil
tudi svejka $ seboj. Pri tenn Sc
jima je verizica zarezovala v
roko, in koncno je izjavil ceto-
vodja, da to takole ne gre dale
in da Sc mora verizica zopet od-
peti. Dolgo Sc je trudil, a Ia
man, da bi oprostil sebe in svej-
ka, naposled pa je vzdihnil: {:
"Midva sva zvezana ma Vekov
veke!"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1943-07-13

vojak, XII ga je privedel ia pro-
palica, zganjar cetovodja, S ka-
terim je bill zvezan kakor diva
psa, nj prav noben spijon, nego
brzcas Gcisto navaden dezerter.
A Flanderka pise tn take ne
zmisli, da mora vsako dete spo-
znati ma prvi pogled, da je bill
pri pisanju pijan kakor papeski
prelat Takoj mi privedite
tega vojaka!"
"Od katerega regimenta ste
utekli?" je sprejel ritmojster
svejka.
"Od nobenega."
"Pa kako ste prisli k unifor-
mi?"
1"Vsak vojak prejme unifor-
mo, kadar -ajnruka," je odgovo-
ril Svejk z mirnim usmevom.
"Jaz sluzim pri 81. regimentu
in ne lie da nisem utekel cd re-
gimenta, nego narobe."
"Kako narobe
(Dalje prihodmjic)