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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
INSIDE THE AXIS

Nazis claimed they had the deposed
Duce in their hands, they began put
ting out "proclamations" said to have
been signed by him as leader" of
the Fascist government"
Between September 9 and Septem-
Der IA, according to the United States
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Serv-
ice, the broadcast time of the puppet
Fascist government" to Italy was
broken as follows:
Appeals to Italians to disregard the
armistice-31 per cent; general at
tacks on Marshall Pietro Badoglio and
King Victor Emmanuel, combined
with praise of Mussolini and Ease
ism-20 per cent; appeals for support
of the fascist government" per
cent; denunciation of Badoglio and
the King for surrending and "betray-
ing" the Axis-13 per cent; propa-
ganda on the Allied armistice terms
8 per cent; propaganda on the sur
render of the Italian fleet-6 per cent;
other propaganda topics-6 per cent.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
THE FASCIST GOVERNMENT"
IN BERLIN

Side by side with the military strug-
gle for Italy, bitter propaganda bat
tie is going on for the support and
help of the Italian people.
While United Nations transmitters
are urging the Italians to turn on the
Germans and sabotage their commun-
ications, Nazi propagandists are busy
trying to retrieve lost political ground
by dividing the Italian people. The
Nazis are pumping a vast volume of
propaganda into Italy through their
so-called Fascist Government" in
Berlin and they are seeking to CAPT
talize on whatever magic there might
be left in the name of Benito Musso-
lini
So far, as indicated by events in
Italy and in other places where Italian
troops were stationed, Nazi propa-
ganda has failed to win over any large
numbers of Italian soldiers to the old
Fascist symbols. But Dr. Goebbels'
script writer's are continuing to pour
out proclamations under the aegis of
the puppet government" in exile.
The Nazi-designed Fascist Govern
ment" first began broadcasting to
Italy over the Breslau radio on Sep
TENDER g. about IL hours after Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the
unconditional surrender of Italy. To
the playing of "Giovenezza," the old
fascist anthem, series of ''proclama-
tions" said to have been issued by
the fascist government" was broad
cast, calling on the Italian armed
forces and workers to disregard the
armistice and to continue resistance
against the Allies.
Since then the German Stuttgart,
Zeesen and Munich radios have been
placed at the disposal of the puppet |
government" in addition to the Bres-
lau radio, and the National Fascist |
Government subsequently renamed |
the Republican Fascist Government"
has been broadcasting to Italy 80 |
to 35 times a day
The fascist government" as an |
by the Berlin radio, was first |
set up in "the name of Benito Musso-
lini.' On September 10, one day after
the Nazi announcement of the "gov-
Adolf Hitler gave Benito
big build-up in his speech
to the German people, referring to
Mussolini as that wonderful man"
Then on September IL, two days after
this praise, the Nazis announced that
they had liberated Mussolini by alb
Quoting him from his Italian guards.
The build-up of Mussolini was
hitched by Nazi propagandists to the
Development of the symbol of the
Fascist government" and once the !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
PREMIER PRoPAGANDIsT

Luang Pibul Songgram, puppet pre-
mier of apanese-dominate Thailand
is believed to be the only prime min
lister in the world who also serves as
a regular propaganda broadcaster
Songgram broadcasts domestically
over the Bangkok radio under the
pseudonym of Samakki Thai, which Is
translated roughly as United Spirit
Of the Thai People," AS regular
broadcaster, Songgram has been the
spearhead of a new Thai cultural
movement that devoted itself to such
pursuits as getting the That's to wear
western clothes, be polite, stop chew
ing betel nuts, using the correct eat
ing utensils, and get out of bed at
8 o'clock in the morning and stand
at attention while the Bangkok radio
plays the Thai national anthem.
Songgram is also complaining con-
stantly over the radio that the Thai
people doesn't appreciate the Japa-
nese New Order" as much as they
should.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24

mills, and factories struggling with
wartime problem of dividing increased
incomes by rising costs and shortages
of housing, food, transportation and
other services; and watching the war
news Including casualty lists)-did
little between-elections voting"
However, the swing toward reaction
that reached a climax in the congress
sional fight against subsidies to pre-
vent initiation and the passage. Of the
Smith-C onnally bill over FDR's veto
shocked labor, consumers and farm
ers wide-awake.
Indications reaching Washington
are that peoples organizations are
planning to do plenty of voting" with
their congressman and senators this
fall, winter and spring.
Having stated their intent to do so,
they'd better make good.
Congress is, by nature, full Of poll
ticians; FDR is, first and last, a
master politician. Both at the Cap
itol and the White House, the ques-
ton on every issue will be, where
are the votes?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
A "PUBLIC OPINION" POLL
IN OCCUPIED JAVA

According to the Domei agency, the
Japanese overseas propaganda arm
Japanese authorities in occupied Java
are going to conduct public opin-
ion" poll to determine the frank and
unbiased opinions of the Javanese
population"
The Japanese, who are trying to
present themselves to the people of
East Asia as 'liberators," announced
recently that they were going to let
the Javanese participate in political
affairs" through new 43-member
Central Council The majority of the
members, however, are to be ap-
pointed by the Japanese, and Japa-
nese is to be the official language of
the council.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
NOTIFICATION OF
"NEXT OF KIN"

Notification of next of kin" of
Naval personnel killed, missing,
wounded, or captured-except where
death occurs within the continental
limits-is generally a telegram giving
such available information as may be
divulged. In case of death this tele-
gram is confirmed by a letter from
the Secretary of the Navy conveying
condolences and giving any additional
details. Next of kin are also fur
nished data as to rights and benefits
to which they are entitled. In the
case of missing person, the next
of kin receives a letter about the con-
tinuance of allotments for insurance
premiums and for dependents. If the
Navy receives further details of the
casualty, next of kin are promptly
notified.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
NAZI PROPAGANDA SCHOOL
IN YUGOSLAVIA

The Nazi dominated Yugoslav
press recently disclosed the establish
ment of propaganda school, in
Yugoslavia to teach techniques for
spreading German propaganda. Ac-
cording to the German-language news
paper Grenzwacht, published near the
Yugoslav frontier, all propaganda
leaders" have been summoned to take
a special course at Osijek.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
CONGRESSIONAL NEWSLETTER

payers 8 y billion dollars on 5000 wal
contracts, needs protection. Indus
trialists want it repealed or amended
to permit larger reserves for postwar
conversion, to permit deductions for
taxes Tor in plain terms, to have the
government pay taxes to itself.)
Current Quotations on Liberalism
Here Are Way Below the 1o-Year
Average-Market is weak with more
offered than taken and will go lower
before it RECEIVERS.
| Conservatism is bullish, the admin
istration absorbing heavy offerings.
Purchases call principally for delivery
at 1914 conventions; slight interest in
November 1914 futures.
AS one White House Commando re-
Gently put it, in the 1914 Democratic
convention, Martin Dies vote is as
good as any liberals. The inference
is that FDR has the liberal vote in his
pocket now and needs only to ac-
quiescence of anti-New Deal Demo
Gratis to win the 1914 nomination and
election for himself or for the man
he names a week or two before the
convention.
Tories predict FDR will butter up
conservatives in and out of congress
in order to (a) get commitments this
fall or winter for postwar interna-
tional cooperation, and (b) cinch the
Democratic nomination.
Conservatives can be counted on to
make the most of this, in terms of
legislation and appropriations and
jobs.
Trend raises several painful ques-
tions: How long will the beautiful
friendship (Which makes Harry Hop
kins force for righteousness in the
eyes of such Tories as Arthur Krock)
be continued?
1t seems FDR is prepared to carry
the Byrnes-Vinson-M Marvin Jones-Jesse
Jones-Sam Rayburn junta through
both the convention and the election, |
taking their nominee as his running
mate, or perhaps, for the head of the |
ticket-for the sake of pulling off the
postwar settlement that Woodrow |
Wilson failed to achieve
The only politically valid reason he
could give to the alternative wing of |
the Democratic party for carrying
Wallace as his running mate would be
that the party couldn't win four more
years of power without Wallace.
What are liberals to do? Well, the
have done pretty well
by raising organized political hell and
pressure.
Raising hell, with Wallace as the
rallying point, would probably tend
to firm the market.
VIII the People Do Their Share of
vote hundreds of times between cleo
lions. Every letter, telegram, phone
call or visit to a congressman is a
vote which can be reinforced by
votes" of organizations to which the
citizen belongs.
This plural voting returns to high
gear as congress resumes.
Most balloting will be in blocs, by
Industrial, trade, farm and
abor groups.
Usually, these blocs represent mi
lority interests. When some of them
vote" in coalition, as they often
lid in the first part of the present
session of the 18th congress, they
ret results.
Too often, their "vote" is not in the /
public interest.
"The people"-too busy fighting the I
var, producing on farms, in mines, g
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
DON'T FORGET YOUR
SWASTIkAS. BOYS

An indication that Nazi S in occu-
pied Poland are afraid to tempt the
wrath of the Poles was contained in
a recent German press report that a
Nazi Kreisleiter speaking to repre-
sentatives of the Nazi party at Os-
trowo, had declared that no German
must leave his house without wearing
his swastika visibly
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
had an unusual pro-allied slant.

had an unusual pro-allied slant.
Public opinion" sad the Hungarian
radio, was especially struck by the
statement in which Hull declared
every small sovereign state was on
an equal status legally, and according
to law, with other nations. The fact
that the greatest paper of the Hun
garian Catholics published HulIs
speech on the first page proves the
great interest shown by the Hungar-
ian public and press. The paper
pointed out that the basis of United
States foreign policy was freedom,
equality, justice, morals and law"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
HULL BROADCAST INTERESTS
HlJNGARIANS

Secretary of State Cordell Hulls re-
cent speech on American foreign pol
icy created "a great sensation" in
the Axis satellite state of Hungary,
according to a recent Hungarian-lan-
guage broadcast to South America by
the Budapest radio. Several Hun
garian broadcasts in recent days have
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
RUMANiAN JUSTICE

The Bucharest press reported re-
Gently that six men believed to have
been engaged in horse smuggling had
been arrested on the Rumanian-Yugo-
slav border and exposed in chains in
the central square of Timisoara for
five days pending conclusion of an
investigation. The men were sub
any attempt was made to try them.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24

"The fight to win the war and the
fight to abolish the poll tax have their
roots in the same principle. Julius
G. Luhrsen, executive secretary, Rail
way Labor Executives Association.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24

Of New York City, national secre-
tary of the Socialist party is on
nation wide tour confering with
Socialists on plans for next years
campaign. He will be in MissouIa
next Tuesday, September % when
he will meet group of western
Montana Socialists. Mr.. Fleischman
will be in Helena on the goth. Nor
man Thomas will make a tour of
the country later and is expected
to speak in Great Falls and Helena.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24
Town and Farm



limited to a maximum of Is pounds
per bee colony per year. Applica-
lions should be made in person or
by mail to the local rationing board.
HOUSING DOWN PAYMENTS CUT
Down payments required to buy
housing in rent-controlled areas has
been reduced from 33 1/3 per cent to
20 per cent. OPA amended the regu-
lation because of easing the housing
situation.
GASOLINE FOR SCHOOL BUSES
School buses in districts where
school authorities have delayed in
filing necessary applications or have
failed to re-organize routes in accord
ance with the school bus conserva-
ton policy may get temporary gaso-
line allotments. The Office of De-
Tense Transportation authorized this
action so that school children would
not lack school transportation.
ANTI-FREEzE DISTRIBUTED
To insure an ample supply of VIOLA
tile anti-freeze mixtures for passenger
cars in IA western states before cold
weather sets in, WPB has ordered
industrial alcohol manufacturers with
distribution to supply spe-
Gifted quotas to the states upon re-
ceipt of orders from dealers. Each
state will receive supply equal to
one and one-half gallons per passen-
ger car registered. States involved
are: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kan
;as, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South
Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyo-
ming.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-24

payers 31a billion dollars on 5000 war
contracts, needs protection. Indus
trialists want it repealed or amended
to permit larger reserves for postwar
conversion, to permit deductions for
taxes Tor, in plain terms, to have the
government pay taxes to itself.)
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-12
Labor Board Politics

(The Electrical Workers JournaD
To Understand why the practices of
the National Labor Relations Board
are in such i'll favor with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, it is neces-
sary to go back to its origin. The
National Labor Relations Act was de-
signed to guarantee collective bar
gaining by law. Prior to this act,
other acts of Congress had favored
collective bargaining, and the trend of
court decisions for 25 years had fav-
ored it.
The board formed to administer
this act, however, fell into politics at
once and was largely the creature of
John L. Lewis. The board began at
once to interpret the act in favor of
the CIO and industrial unionism, and
left to it's discretion the Interpretation
of that fine distinction between union
cooperation with management and
undue influence by employers upon
workers.
When board trusts it's own dis
cretion in such matters, it departs
usually from the law and follows it's
partisanship. This is what the board
has done. 1t is now in the position of
saying that when the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor cooperates with
management, it represents manage
ment favoritism. While the War Pro-
duction Board and other sections of
the government advocate union-man-
agement cooperation, the NLRB pena-
Lies the AFL for following this
policy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-12
Railroad Unions Ask
Fact-Finding Board

Washington, d. C. ILNS).-Fif-
teen unions of incorporating railroad
workers have formally petitioned DR..
William NJ Leiserson, chairman of
the National Labor Railway Panel, to
appoint a fact-fnding committee to
hear their wage demands and make
recommendations to the President.
The brotherhoods asked that their
case be heard in Chicago.
Under the Presidents executive or
der of May %, 1912, DR.. Leiserson is
instructed to choose 3 of the railway
panel members to hear disputes which
the National (railway) Mediation
Board is unable to settle The 3-man
board then makes proposals to the
President.
The brotherhoods, repre- t.
ing 350,000 workers, are demanding a
80 percent wage increase. George A.
Cook, chairman of the mediation
board, recently announced his inabil-
ity to bring the unions and carriers to
terms.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-12

ings. No one is going to relish vari-
Gus aspects of rationing, manpower
controls, wage controls, and taxes,
more taxes and more taxes
But these things are almost certain
to come. The form in which the regu-
lations are issued, the fexibility with
which they are drafted, the fairness
with which they are administered and
the hardships which they will create
all constitute serious dangers unless
those responsible have some practical
knowledge of the dynamite which they
are handling. Perhaps no one in the
country is better equipped with prac-
tical experience in these respects and
in closer touch with the persons af-
fected than the representative of or
ganized labor. 1t would be wise for
the Government to give them the op-
portunity to serve their country and
its people in this way.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-12
DELAY ON RAILROAD
WAGE INCREASES
MAY FORCE OTHER
EMPLOYMENT

Was hington, D. C. ILNS).-
Treatment of 100000 railroad en-
ployes implies that they are not essen
tial in the war effort and may force
many to seek employment in indus
tries where they will be recognized as
doing their part to win the war, heads
of 19 standard rail unions warned
here.
Through the Railway Labor Execu-
tives' Association, the unions COM
planned of the failure of President
Roosevelt to name a member to the
National Mediation Board, which now
has only one active member instead
of three and is therefore unable to
function.
The unions also complained of the
failure of the government to work out
solution of the dispute between the
War Labor Board and National Medi-
alton Board as to the procedure for
an increase in rail wages.
Pay Recommendations Flouted
In a statement issued through
Thomas Cashen, chairman of the as
sociation the unions said:
l. Many railroad workers have not
received an increase in wages since
1897 although two Presidential
Emergency Boards recommended to
the President of the United States
that the wages Of these workers be
raised. Such railroads refuse to accept
these recommendations.
2. For nearly two years the Ma
tional Mediation Board, the heart OF
the machinery of the Railway Labor
Act, has been impaired by inadequate
members and now there is only one
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-12
MUSICIANS CASE
TAKEN BY ARNOLD
TO HIGHEST COURT

Washington, d. c. (ILNS) Thur
man Arnold, Assistant Attorney Gen
eral, has carried to the Supreme
Court his attempt to restrain Presi-
dent James G. Petrillo of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Musicians and the
union from enforcing an order forbid
bing members to make recordings for
radio and other commercial use.
Arnold, in charge of antitrust law
enforcement, sought a review of the
dismissal of his complaint by the
Federal District Court at Chicago.
At the same time Joseph A. Pad
way, federation attorney, asked the
Supreme Court to affirm the decision
of the district court, which he said
was CLEARLY without error"
The District Court dismissed the
case on the grounds that it involved
a labor dispute concerning terms and
conditions of employment and that an
injunction under such circumstances
was barred by Federal legislation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-12
RIGHT TO COURT
REVIEW PRIOR TO
INDUCTION SOUGHT
FOR DRAFTEES

New York City (ILNS).-A de-
cision to establish the right of draf-
tee whose classification was based on
wrong Interpretation of the law to
obtain court review without first
submitting to induction, will be
sought by the American Civil Liber-
ties Union shortly in the U. S. Su-
preme Court.
The action will be taken by Osmond
X. Fraenkel, counsel, on a writ of GER
tiorari in behalf of Whitney Bowles,
New Jersey conscientious objector,
who recently lost an appeal in the
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals at
Philadelphia.
Bowles refused to report for induc-
tion last summer after being classl-
fed Ia, arguing that since the Selec-
tive Service Act does not require
membership in a sect as a condition
for classification as conscientious OBJ
jector," his local appeal board had
erred in denying him 4-E rating on
that ground.
The Federal Circuit Court held that
''the action of the Selective Service
authorities in making an erroneous
classification even though arbitrary
and capricious, may not be set up in
defense to prosecution for failure to
comply with the boards orders.
Bowles proper course, the court said
would have been to obtain review OF
the boards classification on writ OF
habeas corpus.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-12
MUST
MEET issue
(From the Motorman, Conductor and
Motor Coach Employel

(From the Motorman, Conductor and
Motor Coach Employe)
By it's very nature and it's position
and it's strength, organized labor is
normally obliged to assume greater
responsibility for the welfare of men
and women the world over. Out of it's
ranks must come statesmen with the
knowledge and vision to translate into
universal terms the principles for
which organized labor came into be-
ing-a fair return for labor per-
formed and the recognition that he
who must work for living is not for
that reason a slave. We must go far
ther than that. AS champion of the
laboring man, labor must also take
up the cudgels for those unable to
labor.
We have share in postwar plan
ming and it is up to us entirely as to
how potent our influence shall be.
We have the organization-we are the
common people, anu we must meet Tie
issue squarely with every resource at
our disposal.
President Green of the American
Federation of Labor outlines our OBJ
jectives thus:
"We want lasting peace. We want
equity between nations. We want
freedom and opportunity for all ma
tions. We want social and economic
security for all peoples"
It's all therein four short SEN
tences.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1943-02-12
NO HALT TO CLIMB
In LIVING COSTS

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-Living
costs climbed one-half of / percent
from November to mid-Decem-
Der, bringing the general cost of liv-
ing up to 9 percent above the pre-
Pearl Harbor average, Secretary of
Labor Perkins reported here.
Food costs rose II percent in the
month, but small increases were re-
corded for housefurnishings, furni
ture, sheets and mems clothing, the
Secretary said. There was slight de-
crease in the cost of woman's clothing.
The rise in food costs was attrib-
uted mostly to seasonally higher
prices.
Miss Perkins commented that while
meats were scarce in many communi-
ties, supplies of fresh fish and poul-
try "were said to be adequate"
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