The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-04-09
Pres. of Railroad
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Satellites and allies defacto of TIL:
"Axis" are large group of represent
atives and senators, Democratic ant
Republican but alike reactionary who
are splitting "bureaucrat" at every
honest civilian employee of the govern
ment, and doing everything they car
to discredit by SANDER and political
sabotage the civilian war agencies
their officers and personnel
For months Somervell has been the
prime mover in an inter-departmental
| fight to seize from the Civilian WIPE
as much power and authority for the
army brass hats in Washington as he
could, while the ambitious Eberstadt,
Wall Street investment banker and
subordinate of Nelson, connived with
him. 1t is a matter of common knowl-
edge that this clash between the WPB
and the Somervell group took much
of Nelson's time and energy. The de.
tailed story of Somervell's intriguing
around Washington has not been told,
but the outline of the essential issue
involved is perfectly clear
Somervell and his military brass
hats covered their trail after Nelson
fired Eberstadt and President Roose-
welt did nothing about Nelson; but a
month later James A. Wechsler, one
Of PMS excellent reporters, picked it
up again in Fort Leavenworth, Kan
xryI ~, Sc,
Command and General Staff School
has been giving an Army Orientation
Course" for selected business and
professional men"
In his first article on the school,
Wechsler described it as "a War De
partment school =. training civilians
to propaganda for Army Control
over the nations civilian life" Then
he presented evidence substantiating
the charge which has not been refuted
to anybody's satisfaction by the War
The instruction given at the school
fits very neatly, too neatly, with
Somervells activities in Washington.
Each month the War department "se-
lects" a group of about IS business
and professional men to attend the
"orientation" class at government ca
pense. The public is told that these
selectees go there to receive instruc-
tions about our military organization
as correlated to the national war eff
fort" to learn about SomervelPs Serv-
ices of Supply, Civilian programs of
so that they can return
to their communities and resume the
conduct of their part in the war pro-
gram with more complete understand
ing of current and future problems"
These are the evasive generalities
The Trainman was offered on Feb
'uary 10, after writing the school and
he War department to inquire just |
what the "army orientation course"
vas all about When we learned that |
George P. McNear, Jr., union-busting |
PRESIDENT of the T. P. C w. Railroad, |
lad been given scholarship by the |
War department, we felt that there |
must be something about the school |
hat did not meet the eye.
We were "scooped," however, by
PMS Mr.. Wechsler on February 9.
Who confirmed our suspicion. Somer-
ellis school was teaching the bust
less men things that did not look well
n the public eye of a democratic ma
ion. The students" were being
aught that civilians weren't cooper
ting sufficiently with the war effort.
second, that the education of our
outh since World War l by our civ
Ian teachers and clergy had been all
yrong, and that the boys did not re-
pond to emotions of patriotism, the
Sc of martial music, parades, stirring
peeches," as they did in 1917. Final ;
T, in one of the printed lectures we
ct the conclusion: !
1.-THE remedy of this condition is
Inside our province as Army offic L
RS, although some day, If the condi-
on gets bad enough, the Army may i
e forced to take over the direction {
( many activities now considered 10
e beyond the province of the mill
ary" f
There you have it = the future {