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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
HART GETS
TOLD

Galata, Mont, Jan. 6, 1914
Mr. Merwin X. Hart, President
National Economic Council, Inc.
800 Investment Building
Washington, D. G.
Re: Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt's state
ment in MY DAY, October 10, 1910,
as follows: cat present there is
waste everywhere, but then we can
still afford to be wasteful.'
Dear Sir:
l am just in receipt of your Econom-
lie Council Letter No. 119. AS in your
previous letters, you invite me to
write my Impressions of your argu-
ments, sending same to my congress-
men and to you. l am not writer.
I do not have secretarial help, nor the
advantages of source material for
compiling a statement worthy of at
tention. However, l feel impelled to
send you my impressions those at
least which are most pronounced.
l wish to state at once that your
pTOpdSduud, anu LIE CIdlL Will WAlCh
it is prepared, strike me as being both
odious and un-American. The right
of free speech and free press, or the
right to criticize public policies pub
licly, is priced by all of US. 1 think
we would all insist, however, that
when we exercise that right, we are
bound to speak nothing but
the truth. | think we do not have the
right to publish incorrect or false
statements or false implications. We
do not have the right to make state
ment of personal or group opinion,
without proof, as if it we're a state
ment of proven fact
I think you have been guilty of
those practices in Letter No. 119. |
naturally think your type of propa-
ganda is entirely out of place in our
land at any time, and particularly so
in this time of great crisis and dan
ger. / have not time to analyze in
detail, your four pages of printed ma
erial I do wish to set out for your
further consideration, just few of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
farmers LEADER
OPPOSES
LABOR DRAFT

James G. Patton, president of the
National Farmers Union, has added
his voice and that of the working
farmers of the nation to the increas-
ing number of labor men, leaders in
liberal and progressive thought, and
outstanding figures in the religious
field expressing their repugnance to
a national labor CONSUMPTION act.
at is my opinion that the proposed
observation-disclosures labor CONSUMPTION
bill would constitute in America big
sep toward the nazi and fascist con-
ception of compulsory labor" declared
Rev. James Myers, noted churchman,
in reaffirming his opposition to the
labor draft. History is full of illus
trations of the eventual adoption by
military victors of the worst feaures
OF the enemy's culture which was
their protested intention to stamp out
by military force. Let's hope that it
won't happen here. 1t has been the
proud experience of America that free
labor-because it is free labor-turns
Ouo ehO htShOot OOuCllOA III luO
world
The campaign to put over" labor
on the American people
goes on apace. Military men, able
and even brilliant in their own field,
have been allowing themselves to be
used in the extensive propaganda of
the labor-baiters and would-be labor
enslavers," labor spokesman maintain
The campaign stems from two sources,
according to l. N. Stone of The Ma
ton: the military bureaucracy and
small group of corporation lawyers
which has access to the Secretary of
War and the senate military affairs
committee. Though President Roose-
yelt in his recommendation of ma
.ional service" linked it up with four
other points in his program, War de-
oartment policy is to push only that
point and completely drop the others. |
Noteworthy is the fact that even
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the Democratic ticket in the forth
coming primary election.
One of seven children, Judge Erick-
son was born on farm near Cashton,
Wisconsin, and came to the Squaw
Gap community near Sidney with his
parents rs years ago, where they set
tied on dry land farm and stock
ranch. His older brother still lives
ON the home place. He graduated
from the Sidney high school in 1924
Judge Erickson worked his way
through the University of Chicago, re-
ceiving from that school his bache-
lor's degree and the degree of Doctor
of Law. Upon the completion Of his
law school work he returned to Sid
ney, established law office there and
was elected county attorney of Rich
land county on the Democratic ticket
in 1885, In 1892 he was married to
Huberta Barton Brown. They have
two children, Katherine, aged 5, and
Left Barton, aged 2.
Prior to taking his place on the
bench, Judge Erickson was active in
democratic politics and served as Sec
rotary Of the county central commit
tee. Politically he is considered lib
eral Democrat His opinions on the
bench are characterized by their EN-
phasis on essential justice to all liti-
giants and by their common sense Ian
guage which the layman has no trou-
BILE understanding. During court reg
cesses Judge Erickson has been sew
eral times called upon by the National
Mediation Board and the National
War Labor Board to sit for short Pc
RODS as mediator in labor disputes.
While at Sidney, Judge Erickson
was active in eastern Montana public
affairs, taking a leading part in the
promotion of irrigation projects, the
development of rural electrification
and the extension of good roads. He
was an active member of the south
eastern Montana counties association,
which among other achievements Sc
cured the construction of the Tongue
River dam and the Buffalo Rapids
project. Judge Erickson operates an
irrigated farm near Fairview and
owns a small acreage tract in Lake
county. He is member of the Luth-
eran church. The fraternal organiza-
tons of which Judge Erickson is a
include the Sons of Norway, |
the Scandinavian Fraternity of Amer
lea, the Shrine, the Eagles and the
Elks.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18

clares in the February issue OF
FORTUNE Magazine.
Mr.. Lincoln's statement is
featured in Fortunes "The
Farm Column" edited by Laid
Haystead in which Fortune re
ports the attempt Of some ele-
ments in industry to force taxation of
the savings of the 2,726 U. S. purchas-
ing co-ops with their approximately
$500 million-per-year business.
eff the proponents of taxing co-ops
succeed in passing a tax law, then the
co-ops will drop their longtime policy
of maintaining competitive prices and
instead of returning savings to mem
bers via participation benefits, they
will simply cut prices, thing bust
ness most emphatically does not
want the Fortune interview con-
tinues
The report then pointed out that
with this weapon in hand, Mr.. Lin
coin does not think that the takers
will prevail On the contrary, he and
other coop leaders believe that the
post war world will see phenomenal
growth of the coop movement. Ger
tain branches. of organized labor, for
example, are already evincing much
interest in the movement and its
techniques. Such move on the part
of labor would establish an effective
liaison between labor and the farm
groups"
"An international cooperative or
ganization is already in existence, and
greater utilization of this structure is
anticipated by co-operatives in the
post war era. A regular flow of CO.
operatively produced products is an
ticipated between countries Certif1-
Gates of credit will be used and COM
modities and raw materials will be
the basis of exchange, not dollars and
cents" says Mr. Lincoln.
Another projection of Mr.. Lincoln's
philosophy is that +. cooperative
techniques aid the farmer in cutting
his production COSTS he can therefore
afford to sell his products for less.
This would have the effect of enabling
the lower-income urban group to pur-
chase more food and further aid in
maximum levels of pro-
duction both in agriculture and in in
dustry," Fortune declares.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
ANTI-SUBSIDY
BOOKLET SPREAD
BY GRANGE

Every member of congress recently
|received an deliberately illustrated
booklet, titled "Tool Money" and pub
lished by Fiduciary Counsel, Inc,
along with letter from Albert S.
Goss, master of the National Grange.
In this letter attacking subsidies, Goss
told the congressman that he was
they present "the facts in an unbiased
manner"
Who Is A "TooI"
A Grange official who got copy
of Tool Money" writes us asking,
"Who is this Fiduciary Counsel, To-
Gated in he Trust Co. of New Jersey
Bldg, Jersey City? It's handouts
look like gilt-edge N. A. M. propagan-
da and like they were trying to make
TOOLS of the Grangers!"
Accordingly we looked into the Fid-
uciary Counsel, Inc. and found that it
is an investment house with an office
at 40 Wall St, N. Y. c. If you are
worth more than s50O,0000O you can
hire Fiduciary Counsel, Inc. to man.
age your estate but if you are worth
less than half million, you are too
small fish to bother with.
How many Changers are clients of
Fiduciary Counsel, Inc. we could not
but the number is no doubt
very small. Our Grange correspond
ent seems to be on the right track in
looking for the hand of the N. A. M.
Fiduciary Counsel, Inc. was set up
in 1880 as subordinate and advisory
body to the Estate Planning Corp.
which managed individual estates Jag
it says, more than two
billion dollars" Director of the par
emit body was at that time none other
han Alfred p. Sloan of General Mo-
.ors, whose stock is largely owned by
lu Pont. Alfred P. Sloan is chairman
Of the National Industrial Informa
ion Committee, which has charge of
he vast propaganda network main
Continued on Page Four)
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RUSSIAN WAR
Relief drive
PLANNED

| Organized labor contributed $780,
900 to Russian War Relief during 1913,
Pres. Edward c. Carter announced in
his annual report to the agency's
board of directors, which met Febru-
airy IA in New York City. This sum
was contributed by the CLIO Allied
War Relief committee and AFL Labor
League for Human Rights through the
National War Fund.
Carter reported that $16,7S1, 333.74
worth of relief supplies were con-
signed to the Soviet Union during the
year. A total of $15,596, 6O0.63 worth
was shipped and and additional ST.,
182,733.11 worth was in transit at the
years end. Contributions in 1943, Mr..
Carter declared, were nearly two and
a quarter times greater than the pre-
vious year
Goods purchased with CLIO contribu-
lions to the Russian War Relief agen-
cy were transmitted to the All-Union
Central Council of Trade Unions in
Moscow for distribution among desti-
tute union members in the Soviet I'm
ion. Nikolai Shvernik is chairman of
the All-Union Council.
Together with all American people,
the nations trade union workers con-
tributed $7,742,43032 worth of cloth
ing, seeds, medical supplies and mis-
cellaneous gifts, in addition to cash
contributions through war chests and
the National War Fund, the annual
report stated.
Paying special tribute to organized
workers whose efforts in all RWR
have always been of in
estimable value" Mr.. Carter attrib-
uted the increase to a deepening ap-
probation by the American people of
their Soviet allies.
Russian War Relief has asked
Americans in every walk of life to
share what they have with a courage
Gus people who have given everything
in the fight against our common foe,"
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TOTO GOVERNMENT ASSUMES
AIRTIGHT INDUSTRIAL CONTROL

For months now the statements o.
high Japanese spokesman, including
Premier Hideki TOTO, have reflected
official concern about the necessity
of stepping up Japanese war produc
ton in the shortest possible time
The emphasis, as disclosed in Tokyo
broadcasts, has been on planes to de
fend the Pacific outposts and ships to
make possible speedier economic ex-
ploitation of occupied East Asia.
While broadcasting comment on the
gravity" of the war situation and
appealing to the Japanese to produce
more to "set the mind of the Emperor
at ease" the Tokyo radio has revealed
that the TOTO government is tackling
the time-production problem by con-
centrating Japan's wartime industrial
structure under alright government
control
One of the latest steps in this con-
centration has been the designation
by the government of $50 key con-
Germs as munitions companies" with
these firms getting top priority not
only in materials, but also in finan-
cial support. The companies have
been ordered to cease borrowing from
private financial houses and get their
new capital, instead, from govern
ment-designated banks. These banks,
the Tokyo RADIO said, will be the sole
providers of funds.
Moreover, the key munitions com
dividuals who will be held responsible
by the government for the operation
of the respective enterprises. This
order was issued under the terms of
an act known as the Munitions Com
pany Bill" which empowers the gov
eminent to enforce penalties on COM
panies not cooperating "satisfactor
lily" with government orders.
Assumption of full government con-
troll of Japanese industry by the TOTO
regime was clearly indicated last fall
with the announcement that a new
Munitions Ministry had been
created under the direction of Toto
himself The ministry, known in jap
anese as "Gunju Sho," was broken
down into a central department and
eight bureaus - general mobilization,
aerial ordnance, light metals, iron and
steel, non-ferrous metals, fuel and
power, machine tools, and scientific
Following the organization of this
ministry, all Japanese firms engaged
N aircraft production were concen-
rated into a cartel known as the
'Aeronautical Industrial Association"
The Tokyo radio said that all aircraft
formerly divided under |
army and navy jurisdictions, would
be entrusted to the NUM- |
ions Ministry and the new associa- |
ion.
Since last fall the Disagreement, |
dominated by the military, has sue
,eeded in effecting greater state con-
.rol even oyer such economic levia- |
hans as the Mitsui notwithstanding
insurance combine, Mitsubishi (heavy
Sumitomi electricity,
md Yashuda (finance). The tech
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the editorial tricks you have built
into your propaganda structure.
1. You open and close your letter,
as well as center most of your argu-
ments Gf we may greatly dignity
them, upon statement quoted at the
opening of this letter, of Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, who, as you probably know,
is the Presidents wife. You give to
us, your readers, whom you presume
to inform and educate, the direct inn
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
INSIDE THE
AXIS

This material is prepared by the
Office of War Information from in
formation contained in foreign broad
casts and foreign newspapers, and
from other data received by the
Owl through various overseas chan
nels.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
TRUCKS MOVE $500 OF
FARM CROP
NO METAL ICE BOX
IN NEAR FUTURE

Production of pre-war models of all
metal domestic ice refrigerators will
not be resumed in the near future,
the War Production Board said, main
ly because reversion would involve
long change-over period. The hard
board and wood war-model is now
being produced at almost four times
the pre-war rate.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
Left ERICKSON
ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY

Judge Left Erickson of Sidney. who
is completing six-year term as asso-
ciate justice of the Montana supreme
court, announced yesterday that he
will be a candidate for governor on
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
FOOD FOR U. S. CIVILIANS

Civilians in the United States will
have more frozen vegetables during
the next five months as result of
an expected all-time record high pro-
duction, VIA has announced. Usu-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
Our Remarks

agree with Senator Wheeers statements in regard
his behalf of farmers and labor in the past We
eve there time when he could be depended upon
to champion rights of the humble the
o.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
LESS PAPER FOR PACKAGES

Fewer package wrappings will be
available for retail shoppers this year,
according to WPB. Shortage of wood
pulp for paper-making will not permit
a normal supply. There will be
enough bags for assorted groceries,
WPB said, if housewives save these
bags and take them back to stores for
their own reuse. WPB also advised
that the shopping bag with handles
must be used many times to substi-
tute for individual package wrappiugs.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
FORTUNE" CARRIES
article AGAINST The
TAXATION OF C0-0PS
Dollar Copy Magazine Prints Article by
Murray -,onln, President Cooperative
League Ca, osDtdi1s torca -, flies Difference
Between ''Pro1ns o-op Savings for
Its Patrons

YORK-"What misinformed critics are calling
profits actually distributed patronage
profit returns capital investment and such
subject tax Murray D. Lincoln president of The
Cooperative League of the USA the
Cooperative Association, Columbus Ohio
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18

ally available in frozen form are snap
beans, corn kernels, peas, spinach, as
paragus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts,
cauliflower, and corn on the cob. U.
S. civilians will have slightly less rice
in 1914 than during recent years and
less canned milk than during 1913,
although the amount of canned milk
available will be in approximate pro-
portion to civilian purchases under ra-
tioning, which began in June, 1913.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
FARM PORK SALES

CONTINUE FARM PORK SALES
Farmers may continue the sale OF
pork from home-slaughtered hogs
without a license or permit and may
deliver any quantity of pork to per-
sons not living on the farm, until
March II, the War Food Administra-
ton has ruled. However, farmers are
required to collect ration stamps for
pork SO delivered.
W.
TRUCKS MOVE $500 OF
FARM CROP
Largely as a result of the co-opera-
ton of farmers and truck operators
with the Transportation Conservation
Plan, about 100000 motor trucks,
mostly farmer-owned, moved $3.50 of
last years huge farm crop at some
stage of the journey from farm to
market, the Office of Defense Trans
portation says Other farm transpor-
tation programs now operating in
clude the movement of livestock, cot
ton, fresh fruits and vegetables, citrus
fruits, and poultry
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
LIFE-sAvINe TRAINING PAYS OFF

Intensive training in life-saying en-
abled American merchant seamen of
the S. S. Monterey to rescue 1878
survivors of torpedoed troop trans
port in the Mediterranean, according
to the War Shipping Administration.
Some of the 1877 persons aboard the
transport were saved by other craft,
and only four persons were lost.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-02-18
AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION
PROGRAM

The 1914 program for U. S. agricul-
tural conservation practices, designed
to guide six million farm families in
getting maximum production from
their land, has been announced by
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WHEELER REITERATES
mo FARM BLOC"

Editors
publication the Cotton that
his We follow
the letter with
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Jury 10 investigate
Shooting Of Girl, n

The case Of John Cameron, 10, of
65l3 Maple avenue, Chevy Chase,
Nd, who police say admitted shoot
ing l4-year-old Patricia Kerlin, 1859
Brookville road, Chevy Chase,
Thursday, will be presented to the
Montgomery County grand jury to-
day. 1t was announced by States
Attorney Joseph B. Simpson, jr.
Cameron, who was released under
81 900 bond, is under observation at
the Chestnut Lodge Sanitarium in
Rockville. Mr.. Simpson said the
grand jury will be asked indict the
youth on charges of assault with in
tent to kill.
Patricia was shot with a .22-caliber
rifle as she rode her bicycle from
the garage Of her home after re-
fusing to go out with young
Cameron, according to police. The
bullet penetrated the girls hip and
lodged in the lumbar vertebra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-22
Arlington Laboratory
Pfiorities Granted
WPB Sanctions Work
At Health Center

The War Production Board yes
terday granted priorities for con-
struction of a SIS, 900 laboratory on
the grounds of the Arlington County
Public Health Center, 1t was dis
closed today by Henry J. Sullivan,
regional director of the Federal
Works Agency.
Mr.. Sullivan said specifications
would be revised and bids would be
asked within two weeks under au-
thority of the Public Buildings Ad-
miniStration.
A small laboratory was included
IN original plans Of the recently
completed health building, accord
ing to Frank c. Hanrahan, county
manager, but the laboratory needs
for the whole of Northern Virginia
Is well as the county prompted him
and DR.. Ralph @. Beachley, county
health officer, to ask construction
OF . separate Laboratory. An earlier
appeal to WPB for priorities was
refused and the Arlington County
Board instructed Mr.. Hanrahan to
work with FWA officials for recon-
sideration.
Funds to be expended are a por-
ton of the original sum allocated
to the health building. The extra
land has been given by the Airing
ton Hospital Association, Mr.. Han
rahAn said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-22
Citizens Group Asks Delay
On Silver Spring Hospital

The Seven Oaks Manor Citizens
Association favors establishment of
a hospital in Silver Spring as a
postwar project, since it believes
plans for immediate construction
are unwise, William M. Peterson,
president, announced today.
Mr.. Peterson said the association
took that action at a meeting Mon
day night after a report by j. M
McShane, chairman of the Hospital
Committee. Mr.. McShane reported
that after making study of the
plan and comforting with Govern
ment officials and local physicians,
his committee decided that hospi-
tai should only be considered in the
areas postwar planning program
Shortages make the project imprac-
tical now, 1t was said.
Both Mr.. Peterson and Mr.. Nc
Shane will express the views of the
association at an organization meet
ing OF the Silver Spring Hospital
Association, Inc, Monday night.
Stanley Slime was named chair
man of the Postwar Planning Com
mittee for the Seven Oaks group.
Harry Bagby was appointed chair
man Of Nominating Committee to
select slate Of officers for the May
election.
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lsHRstonn;q
&Reminder,@a

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, blue stamps A-8, B-a,
C-8, D-8 and E-8 valid through
May 20 and worth 10 points each.
Blue stamps F-8, G-S, HIS, J-8
and KS valid April / through
June TO- Blue tokens may be used
as change.
Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book No. 4, red
stamps AS, B-8, C-8, D-8, E-8
and F-8 good through May 20 and
worth 10 points each. Red stamps
G-8, H-8 and J-S good March IS
through June 49, Red tokens may
be used as change.
Sugar-Book No. 4, stamp 80 valid
for 5 pounds indefinitely. Book
No. 4, stamp 40 good for 5 pounds
for home canning through Febru-
airy %, l945. Stamp No. 81 good
for 5 pounds beginning April /.
Gasoline-No. ga coupons good for
3 gallons through May 8. BE-,
CO, B-3 and C-3 coupons good
for gallons each.
Fuel Oil-Period No. coupons valid
through September 80. Period No.
coupons valid through Septem-
Der 80. All good for 10 gallons per
unit. Consumers in this area
should not have used more than
"a per cent of their total yearly
fuel oil ration as OF today.
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First Company Of WACS
Reaches Central Pacific
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HEADQUARTERS, PACIFIC
WING. AIR TRANSPORT CON-
MAND. Mar. 22-Arrival of the first
company of WACS assigned to &C
tive duty in the Central Pacific area
was announced yesterday by Brig.
Gen. William Ord Ryan, command
ing general OF the ATC Pacific
wing.
The WAC detachment, command
ed by Capt. Audrey Hollenback,
Oakland, Calf, will ltake over i'm
mediately the duties of enlisted men
at Hawaiian ATC stations. The
uniformed women will handle ad-
ministrative Office and motor trans
port work.
Gen. Ryan said the arrival of the
WACS is expected to ease the need
for men at South Pacific stations of
the ATC, Pacific wing.