The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-10-06
Corporate Interests
Disturbed

According reports the Anaconda Copper Mining
Companys daily propaganda publications. still going by the
title of newspapers political organization has been
formed in Montana called the Montana Citizens Council
The local (Helena publication, in a featured story
quoted at length from statement supposedly by the
alleged president W. Sullivan of Square Butte. Mr.
for several decades leader in state Democratic circles
The story omts any information of when where the
organization formed which leads believe that
may have taken form in the minds of corporation
and that 1t still remains only brain-chid conceived for
Republican political propaganda that its only Sub
stance exists president willing and ready to connive
with the corporations in attempts to deceive the public
The statement attributed to this Mr.. Sullivan which is
quoted in the Helena corporation NEWSPAPER follows the
same line of direct fasehoods and lies by implication and base
less nnuendo 1t harps the theme of the c. l. O. Political
Action Committee already adopted by other spokesman the
Republican party in Montana appeal the citizens for
votes, though this menace it Sullivan
in supposed quotations from alleged statement by him.
Perhaps Mr. Sullivan has only been by reading
corporation presently apparently all for the election
of Governor Ford Perhaps he lending himself deliberately
to dissemination of falsehoods In the the first is
and without intent to do other than inform him. make
this statement and prepared to in court else
where There is C. l. O. Political Committee or
gained in Montana. There Montana Council for Pro-
gressve Political Action, organization of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
bers of the Railroad Broherhoods Farmers Union, C. o.
unions Montana Federation of Labor unions independent bust
and professional This organization of Montana
citizens what the Republican pubcss and the corporation
propaganda publications have tried to build the minds
of the people &C. o. Political Action Committee" Let
it be understood that there is intention implied
statements to discredt the c. o. Political Action
which needs defense.
Mr. Sullivan the attributed to him. says that
rst and second pnks OF the declaration of principles
are not opposed to the advocacy OF principle of
government by individual organization submitted openly
to the judgment of the people.
eve opposed political action by any group
attempts to force representatives of the people to bndy sub
scribe to special group privileges
Then follows quotations that based on fasehoods
We are in general accord with the principles" quoted
above but the statements following presumably outlining
program of action by the organization consists largely
baseess vuperatve attacks personalities,
do not harmonic with the principles" quoted
Again stating that have intention of placing
selves in the position of needless Defense challenge
parson of the announced principles of the organization
with those of the Montana Council Progressive Political
Action with the National program of c. O. Political
Action Committee.
On the assumption that Mr. Sullivan of Square Butte
has been mised by lying propaganda carried the
ton and in statements by
he Republican party today, will registered first
class mail to Mr. Sullivan the of the c. Political
Action Committee and also the statements of principles
program of the Montana Council for Progressive Political
lon We that if Mr.. Sullivan hon
t and has regard for truth political campaign he
will make public acknowledgment that he has
the statements acribed to him in the corporation press
A statement by Governor Ford, repudating false
mearng propaganda published in the corporation
Undoubtedly he knows that many the statements
made by spokesman of his party fasehoods undoubtedly
also knows that these statements those again
md again ad in the prostitute press
ase made to defeat his opponent.
lain under certain circumstances and to
he corporation not supporting him. not then
vii ne kindly explain how happens that of his
lsng boters has been delivered along with
ling And he does not approve the
told by his spekesmen the corporation press
hen public statement repudiatng them way he
absove himself from charges that he the
Import OF persons and apparently without any
egard for truth.
We shall be waiting statement from Won Governor
nd also from Mr.. Sullivan.