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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-28
GERMANY FIRST

GERMANY FIRST
We should like to rass the
beat. Japan-first" speec Of
Senator A. B. Chandler. But un-
fortunately he appears as spokes.
man for bloc of Senators who
are cloaking isolationism in this
beat-Japon belligerency and. due
to the feeling aroused by Pearl
Harbor. they may get response
from h e public which would
hamper Americas war effort.
If Senator Chambers arg u.
ment for centering all the United
States efforts-except l. g n d.
Lease-on the Pacific were based
on strategic or military consider
atoms it might deserve more re-
spect. Yet the vast majority of
those who know most about the
giobal problem are convinced that
it is safer to let Japan wait than
Germany.
Their chief reason is t h q
Japan's expansion involves push
ing over the sea. where the Allies
are strong and Tokyo's resources
are already strained to the limit.
Germany. operting on a o d..
could, if not strongly opposed. alb
sorb and consolidate Europe, At.
RIGA and western Asia. with re-
sources far surprising anything
Japan c a n possibly re a c b..
Another reason 8 that strong
bases f o r attacking Germany
have already been established in
Britain, Russia and North Africa.
The most elemental rule Of
strategy is concentration Of
force. That would call for the
United Nations throwing their
weight either against Germany
or Japan. For a year and a half
they have been proceeding on =
grand plan which counted o n
holding Japan while knocking
out Germany. The common sense
of the American people has &C.
cepted this strategy. 1t will not
be reversed now. In fact. the
isolationists a re not proposing
that the Allies concentrate on
Japan; they want America to
withdraw from Europe.
Now if this meant only that
the United States would fight
Japan as Russia is fighting Ger
many, Senator Chandler would
have some arguable position. 1t
could be contended t h q the
Allies could help each other best
by each fighting in one sector.
But what the isolationists want
is to separate the Allies. Senator
Chandler would do this by sowing
suspicion of Britain and Russia
declaring that if Hitler is de-
feated they will leave the United
States to fight Japan alone.
This is worse than muddled
strategy: this has the effect if not
the purpose of weakening the
combined war effort. The isola-
tionists know they are not going
to reverse United Nation strategy
or even obtain a withdrawal Of
American forces from Europe
an operation which would waste
months. They have reason o
believe-if they do not know
that Mr.. Churchill and Mr.. Roose.
welt are planning early action to
aid China. What can they ach-
ieve besides some publicity for
themselves and the sowing +
suspicion and confusion which
might hamper the Allied drive to
finish the war Fit is hard to be-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-28

"Just one more question before you go.
Judge. What is this thing called propaganda
you hear so much talk about these days?"
"I'll give you an example, Hank. Last
night was reading an interesting little book
called Hitler is in Favor. 1t told how Hitler
would very much like to see Americans fight
ing among themselves over prohibition be-
cause that would create disunity. waste the
time of Congress and legislatures in wet-dry
arguments and cripple our war effort. 1t
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-28
Oversubscribed by 500 Per Cent

The record subscription for Can
ada's Third Victory Loan came from
the village of Ste. Madeleine, Que
bee, which oversubscribed its OBJ.
iective by 500 per cent.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-28
Canadian Ore Discovery

Ores Of molybdenite, a valuable
war mineral, have been discov-
cred in the Province of Quebec, Can
ada.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-28

also mentioned booklet written about
Hitler's government telling how Hitler's
gang wants to maintain contact with foreign
temperance organizations and how it con-
tributes annually to an international tenn
perance union.
You can bet Hitler isn't interested in
seeing prohibition advanced in our county
for any reason except that he knows it's
good way to stir up trouble. That's what
they mean by propaganda, Hank"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-05-28

English Oil Reclamation
In England, oil is being recovered
from oily rags, cotton waste, and
wipers used in government factories,
services, and railway companies.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
Faculty. Changes
Are Announced

e. R. Sanford, professor of business
administration, has been appointed
acting dean of the school of business
administration at Montana State Uni
versity for the fall quarter, the presi
dents office announced today. He re-
places Dean r. c. Line who has been
granted leave Of adbsence to serve
as wage sterilization director in the
Seattle office of the War Labor board.
Former courses taught by Dean
Line will be handled by Oakley Cof-
fee, of the Missoula Drug company,
and Mrs Brenda Wilson, assistant
professor of business administration
Coffee, appointed lecturer in business
administration, will conduct classes in
Credits and Collections and in Market
ing. Mrs. Wilson will take over the
course in Introduction to Business.
Coffee graduated from Montana
State University in 1928 with a phar-
macy degree and with a B.A. degree
in business administration. He re-
ceived his degree of master of BUSH
ness administration in 1925 from Har-
ward university. Since 1925, he has
been with the Missoula Drug COM
pany, for the past six years as vice
president and general manager. While
at Harvard, Coffee was on the edi-
torial board of the Harvard Business
Review.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
RECLAMATION
ASSOCIATION
TO BE FORMED

The announcement that the plans
for a Montana Reclamation Associa-
ton will be discussed at a meeting
to be held in Helena on September
20 has aroused great interest in the
state among those interested in the
development and improvement of our
lands now irrigated, or subject to irri-
cation. The meeting will be exceed
ingly well attended.
"The reclamation needs in Montana
are not only additional projects
brought about by new storage reser-
voirs," states r. C. Bricker, chairman
of Montanans, Incorporated, reclama-
ton committee, discussing the need
for the state association "a recent
report on irrigation for war produc-
ton in the Yellowstone valley is
worthy at attention. Ninety-four typ
ical irrigated farms in the Yellow
stone valley were studied and showed
that fifteen per cent increase In
producing land could be secured by
acres within the boundaries
of these farms, not now irrigated. An
additional 10000 acres of land could
be irrigated without building a new
project. Levelling, drainage and more
handling of water has pro-
duced excellent results"
The real need of state associa-
ton is to have an organization which
will cooperate with farmers, irriga-
ton districts, water users associa-
tions, soil conservation districts, Mon
tana State College, the Bureau of Rec
lamation and the State Water Con-
servation Board. All of these agen-
cies and interested individuals are in
vited to attend the Helena meeting
and we know many will be in atten-
lance. The sessions will start at
1870 pm"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
New Faculty
Member at i.

Edward A. Krug, acting assistant
professor Of education at Stanford
university, has been appointed assist
ant professor of education at Montana
State University the presidents Of
flee announced today.
Since 1899, DR.. Krug has worked on
the Stanford Social Education Investi-
cation, an organization to furnish as
sistance to selected public school sys-
TENS in the improvement of curricula
and teachers in social education. One
of the selected school systems was
that of Santa Barbara, Calf.
Author of several social science
textbooks, DR.. Krug obtained his BIS.
degree in education from Northwest
ern university in 1888 and his MS. in
1884. From Stanford university he
received his doctor of education de-
gree in 1941.
The new member of the school of
education staff has taught high school
social studies from 1885 to 1888 at
Evanston Township high school,
Evanston, ILL.,, was associate director
of visual education in the Santa Bar
bara, Calf, city schools from 1888
to 1889, a research associate at Stan
ford university from 1889 to 1871, and
acting assistant professor of educa-
ton at Stanford from 1871 to 1913.
DR.. Krug acted as general editor
of the recently published book enti-
tied Education in Wartime and Aft
err by the Stanford university school
of education faculty.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
|. u. M. M. & S. w.
Continued from Page one)

emancipation of Canadian workers;
view of contract gains of the past
year made through the War Labor
Board and prospects for the coming
period.
President Robinson said: This
convention must leave no room for
doubt as to where out International
Union stands on the question of sup
port for President Roosevelt and his
historic efforts to achieve victory
over the Axis. There can be no ifs
or butts on the subject of supporting
the victory policies of the President.
The nation has arrived at that stage
in the war where sharp-shooting, dis
ruptive defeatism must be obliterated
completely from the national scene"
Robinson said it was his conviction
and that of the l. u. M. M. & S. w.
executive board that victory in the
European theater could be achieved
in 1913. He added, THAT conviction
is based in part on our great confid-
ence in the workers and the members
of the underground movements In
Axis and occupied countries whose
demonstration of courage in recent
months-as in Italy Immediately fol-
lowing the downfall of Mussolini-is
a stirring tribute to the determination
of the great masses of the world to
preserve democracy at any cost"
ID 80 - FoII ~f FOL nd
to the successful summer offensive
of the Red army, President Robinson
declared that 1.-THE convention must,
feel, unequivocally reiterate its sup
port of President Roosevelt and de-
mand an Allied land invasion of west
ern Europe at the earliest possible
moment. We must insist that full adj
vantage be taken of the extraordinary
to end this war victorious
ly and quickly"
Secretary Treasurer James Leary,
in his annual report delivered at the
afternoon session Monday, analysed
gains of the union during
the past year and discussed the seri-
Gus problem of labor turnover in the
metals industry. A Sec
ton of Leary's report dealt with war
bond purchases of |. u. M. M. & S. w.
members through the payroll allot-
ment plan and of large additional |
purchases by local unions.
In closing the Secretary-Treasurer |
reiterated his suppotr of President |
Murray and the win-the-war program
Of both leaders.
1--WE still have two important jobs
ahead of u.s." Leary declared, "the
winning of the war and the organic
ng of the unorganized workers COM
ng under our jurisdiction. We must
10 everything possible to see that
hese two detectives are carried out
n full"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
H. 0. l. C. LOANS
NOT In DANGER

Homes mortgaged in the Federal
Home Loan Bank Administration are
not threatened, despite rumors to the
contrary, apparently circulated by
private lending institutions to borrow
ers in an effort to brighten them into
refinancing their home loans with the
government through them.
A bill introduced in the last session
of congress in an attempt to liquidate
the Home Owners Loan Corporation
and thereby compelling the borrow
ers to refinance their loans through
private lending institutions was de-
feated, and there is no change in the
status of the government loans.
To quiet the anxiety of many of
the borrowers from the government
agency, a letter was recently mailed
to them all, assuring them that no
change had been made by legislation
affecting their loans.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
NAVAL OFFICERS
PROCUREMENT
OFFICE OPENED

Making it easier for Montana young
women aged 20 to SO to enlist in the
! WAVES and for college-trained men
between 10 and so to be commissioned
as naval reserve officers directly from
civilian life, the Navy has opened a
temporary branch office of naval Of
ficer procurement in Helena.
Montana state headquarters for the
two branches of service are in room
412 Power Block in downtown Helena.
Inquiries may be made by mail or in
person without obligation, according
to Lieut.. Eugene F. Moore, U.S.N.R.,
interviewing officer in charge TRAY
ell to Seattle has been eliminated.
Personal interviews, physical and
written examinations-the entire ap-
plication process-are available in the
new office. A WAVE officer will in
terview women applicants, whose
transportation from their homes any
where in Montana to Helena and re-
turn will be paid by the Navy
"The Navy needs thousands more
qualified men to serve as officers and
thousands more WAVES, too, to share
in the deeds of victory" Lieutenant
Moore. "There are many billets in
the Navy open to men and women,
and we hope Montanans will fill their
share"
Male officer applicants are particu-
larly needed with college degrees in
any engineering field, he said, con-
struction battalion and public works
commissions having just been re-
opened. The supply corps has open
ings for stock control men, worehouse-
men. purchasing agents and shipping
experts. Chaplains, commissary Of
ficers (hotel and restaurant manag-
ers), doctors, dentists and men under
35 who can qualify for general duty
are also needed Candidates 80 and
younger must be college graduates,
but in some cases for men over 80,
two years of college are sufficient.
Because it takes about two months
to process an application, men were
advised to apply as soon as possible
instead of waiting until they were
near induction.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
PROTEST LABOR
RECRUITMENT
PLAN ON COAST

WESTINGHOUSE a letter to Di
rector James F. Byrnes, of the Office
Of War Mobilization, Sen James E.
Murray of Montana warned today
against putting into operation any Ia
Dor program for the West Coast, de-
signed to deal with shortage condi-
lions there, which might adversely
affect small war contractors and be-
come a precedent for similar treat
ment of small business elsewhere in
the country.
From Montana the senator, who is
chairman of the senate committee on
small business, telephoned his office
in Washington to present the matter
Immediately to Director Byrnes in be-
half of himself and his committee col
leagues. He said that recent press
reports had indicated that the Office
of War Mobilization is engaged now
in formulating a program for control
of labor recruitment, placement and
transfer on the coast.
"You have doubtless already had
brought to your attention the protests
Of the congressional delegation of
Los Angeles against recent War de-
partment orders" Senator Murray
said. 81 concur with them in the be-
lief, as stated in their telegram to
General Somervell, that the program
of transferring and cancelling con-
tracts is inadequate to remedy local
conditions and will eliminate small
business needed for the war effort.
81 should like to see decisions for
of contracts and withhold
ing of further contracts made only as
a part of an overall communicative
and regional program. You and
know that a much more efficient sys-
tenn of regional utilization and inspec-
ton is required in the aircraft and
industries to determine
the extent to which existing. supplies
are being efficiently used. 1t is in
my estimation utterly unfair to small
business to permit any labor supplies
to accumulate in large concerns at a
time when small business in that re-
gion is being asked to make such
sacrifices"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
Labor Protests

sumably because of an existing short
age, and
Whereas, Additional decrease in
acreage will necessarily drastically
reduce the output of sugar, thereby
causing an additional lowering of sup
ply to the consumer, and
Whereas, Sugar being one of the
most essential items in the life of
every human being, and of great nee
essity to the civilian population as
well as to the military forces, and
Whereas, it seems as if the greater
output rather than reduced produc-
ton should be the order Of the day,
and
Whereas, All of the employees in
the five operating sugar factories in
Montana are organized under the ban
ner of the American Federation of
Labor and are in contractual rela-
lions with their employers, and
Whereas, The reduction in acreage
as contemplated by the Triple A
would seriously effect these members
of organized labor, the beet raising
farmers, the consumer, and it may
lead to suspicion that this is con-
nivance between certain governmental
officials and some manipulators and
gamblers to corner the suger market
so as to make huge profits at the ex-
pense of and to the detriment of the
entire nation, now therefore, be it
Resolved, That this convention au-
thorizes the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor to re-
quest the proper government author
tiles such as Mr.. Marvin Jones, War
Food Administrator and Mr.. Claude
Wickard, Secretary of Agriculture, to
permit the sugar beet farmers and
to produce at least as much
as they did in 1912
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
NAILS ASK SOLDIERS TO WRITE
CHEERFUL LETTERS HOME

Nazi officials have reversed the u.s.
ual procedure of asking German civil
ians to- write only cheerful letters to
front lire troops. According to the
Swedish newspaper Arbetet, the Nazis
are now asking troops to help home
front morale by writing letters home
in humorous vein"
The Swedish paper quoted a Ger
man military guide book on letter
writing as saying that 100000 let
tiers sent home by troops each month
formed NERVES in the bodies of the
German people"
1T is impossible to give orders as
to what letters should contain" the
guide book says, "but always remem-
Der the field post letter is every SOL
dier's weapon for victory"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
Town and Farm
Continued from Page one)

according to the War department.
Former soldiers desiring to return
their uniforms should address a pack
age to the Commanding Officer of the
army installation nearest tehir homes.
The box should be marked "Atten-
ton; Quartermaster, Clothing and
Equipage Classification Officer"
Those who do not desire to pay the
cost of transportation may return the
clothing by turning over any properly
addressed package, not over 30 lbs,
to the nearest Railway Express Agen-
cy office for collect shipment at gov
eminent expense
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
JAPANESE MEDICINE MEN

Japanese militarists, who have long
been reported engaged in the lucra-
tive opium trade squeeze" in the Far
East, have come up with a new bless
ing for the occupied area of East Asia,
according to the Japanese Domei
agency.
Domei reported recently that the
Japanese army's bureau of hygiene in
Batavia had developed a new salve
that was excellent for treatment of
rheumatism and insect bites and other
muscle-skin diseases" The salve,
Domei explained, consists Of vegeta-
BILE oil and other locally produced
materials
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
ROLAND REPORTED IN NAZI
CONCENTRATION CAMP

Roman ROLAND, noted French au-
thor and educator, has been sent to
Nazi concentration camp, the Brit
ish radio reported in a recent Dutch
language broadcast to Europe. Rol-
land, who is n years old, won the
Nobel prize for literature in 1915 for
his 10-volume novel, Jean Chris
tophe."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17

Souvenirs brought back from Pa
cific fronts which Salvation Army
operated USO clubs on the West coast
are asked to wrap and mail include
Australian boomerangs, spears six
feet long, trays inlaid with butterfly
wings, and one native-built canoe from
the South Seas.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
BLIMPS HELP FISHERMEN

Navy blimps, on the lookout for
enemy submarines and surface craft
in northwestern waters, also are help
ing the war food program. Under an
agreement worked out between the Of
flee of the Co-ordinator of Fisheries
and Vice Admiral Frank Jack Fetch
er, Navy Commandant In the Seattle
area, blimps which sight schools of
fish will communicate the news by
short wave to fishing vessels. The
patrolling blimps can easily spot
schools of fish which might take fish
ermen hours to locate.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
SABOTAGE TEcHNIoUEs

Sabotage against Nazi transport ia
cilities in occupied France has spread
to the point where the Germans are
offering rewards up to 100000 francs
for the arrest of saboteurs. AS a
safeguard against such sabotage, they
have also made all Frenchmen IS to
IS years of age liable for CONSUMPTION
as railway guards, a job that requires
guarding about 500 yards of track
each night on an eight-hour shift.
Despite these measures, however,
reports from France indicate that the
sabotaging of transport facilities is
continuing. French patriots are ham
pering inland waterway transport by
immobilizing lock gates and taking
extra time in loading and unloading
boats. They are slowing up motor
transport by such methods as block
ing the ball bearings of wheels, and
they have reduced train sabotage to
science.
Among the most successful methods
used on train sabotage, it is reported,
are the following:
Interruption of railway telephone
circuits by putting the disc and sema-
phore signals out of action, coupling
rolling stock to the wrong trains, de-
railing cars by placing paving stones
on the tracks, loosening rails and cut
ting them with dynamite; adding fine
sand to grease-boxes, a practice that
Id Is
looking broken and worn parts in
lackadaisical maintenance work.
Workers on French trains are also
reported to be delaying train trans
port by opening all carriage doors at
all stops, thus requiring extra time
to close the doors before the trains
get under way again.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
DRUGGISTS CONTRIBUTE
QUININE

With the compliments of the ma
TONS druggists, more than IL million
five-grain doses of quinine are now
on their way to join the war against
malaria. Because seizure of the
Netherlands East Indies cut off 80
per cent of the source of quinine sup
ply, the army called upon the nations
druggists to make contributions. An
appreciate quantity of the quinine
donated was produced by Germany
and Japan, and it now will assist in
the war to defeat those nations.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17

America must erase the blot of the
poll tax at once if it expects to face
the world as sincere advocate for
freedom and democracy" - William
Green, president American Federation
of Labor
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17

Cook plenty of beets. Pickle those
you don't use at the first serving, or
try them in salads. Dice them for
tossed vegetable salads, or combine
chopped beets with chopped hard
boiled egg.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-09-17
A BURMESE BOND ISSUE
MADE IN JAPAN

The Japanese, who granted Burma
a paper independence" and then pro-
ceeded to exploit the propaganda
stroke throughout East Asia, are now
teaching the Burmese about modern
financial methods designed to expand
Japan's war Golfers, it was indicated
in a recent Tokyo domestic broad
cast.
The Tokyo radio said that the Bur
mese puppets had decided to float a
1000, 000-rupee bond issue because
they were so happy over their indie
pendence." Then the Tokyo radio re-
vealed that all the bonds, which it
said had beautiful Burmese designs"
had been made in Japan.
This is the first time Burma has
floated bond ISSUE" the broadcast
said.