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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
The Oil Monopoly

5O-page speech in congress, Monday this week
Representative Jerry Voorh of California charged that the
major oil companies practically complete control of the
industry through their saared stooge the Petroleum Ad
mnsration for War; that last June there 100 in
the PAW who drawing salaries the major oil
panes In addition to them the Petroleum Industry War
Council which supposed determine the oil policies of the
composed of 70 and SO of these
executives of major oil and companies or trade association
executives.
Congressman Voorhs that many the
by PAW operated the advantage of the
producers and the public generally In this connection he
called attention the order of the PAW limiting each 40
ton of the inability of cooperaves obtain OIL when found
that the discriminatory practices engaged in by employees
of the PAW who exempt from the antitrust laws.
his charges that the government all
the risks in the Cano project for development of the North
Canadian fields but the benefits will the Standard
Oil of New Jersey Similarly he stated that the construction
the Saudi-Arabian pipe will tremendous
expense the while will increase vastly the
economic and monopostc control of the major oil
companies
Voorhis repeated statement that the Arab
ian oil deal should qut fears that the going
into the oil business competition with private companies
but stated that his fear hat the major oil companies
going into the government in competition with the American
people,"
He charged that the large companies hiding vast
discovered oil in this country while getting big for
egn oil development from the He asserted that
the major oil companies either control acres
of undeveloped potential oil producing lands while producing
from only 3763000 and that the present oil shortage
due entirely to the monopoly practices of the major oil
companies and the curling of production by the policies of
PAW.
probable the operations of the oil monopoly in
country presents the perfect example of how CAPT
astc works the disadvantage the
public generally for this, there might be no
shortage of gasoline and shortage of rubber of the
other materials deemed to living in present
society.
1t will be we'll remember the expressed fear of Mr.
Voorhis that the major oil companies Ego into the
in competition with the American people, And, of
the danger exists in the similar threats by other
monopolistc organizations WE MUST BEWARE.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
The Bic Difference

It interesting notice the great hullabaloo that
raised by the votares of the privileged groups the
when the took charge of the Montgomery Ward
in Chicago The action of the federal officers and of
particularly the President termed eran and called
opprobous that the ranng and
ators could think of the spur of the moment
Of all of the ruckus caused by the fact that
this instance the and not labor defyng
the government will be recalled that when the coal miners
strike and the government took the mines
tcaly compelling the miners back to work. the only
plant then made by the ncensed the
Presidents action in connection with Montgomery Ward
that the hestated long that time before taking
action.
Perhaps the most interesting feature of the Montgomery
the Presidents action mandatory under
the Smith Connay act which the President vetoed and which
passed his veto by both houses influenced by the
labor administration hater That law provides that when
the the War Labor Board ignored by the dis
business the President must take the business
until peace again is established.
It will be remembered that doubts expressed
of the provisions of the Smith Connay act shortly
after it was passed. The President called bad
when he it, but this only made the labor and admin
stration haers the anxious to pass his veto
WE'LL they did and this gentry raising the roof
of anguish because the President is merely
forcing the provisions of act which they forced upon
him against his wishes and advice And is also certain that
the arceactonary republican Avery high priest of Mont
gomery eaed the time the act
the Presidents veto.
It does make difference whose OK gored doesn't it?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
Ii They Are Not Helping, They Should
Be Shut Down

1t noted that the bulk of the press most of the radio
commentators politicians we'll Others have
grasped opportunity the action of the federal
taking the Chicago Montgomery Ward plant
after that concerns executive had refused to comply with the
plain letter of the law.
Of the such protests against the
ments action based purely and simply partisan politics
the hope of those making such protests that they
obscure the real facts and nure the administration Such
an endeavor in wartime is hardly audable But it
expected of the rule ruin type of Big Business executives
like Avery the politicians keppress and radio
will be cleared up after the cleo
ton to be held by Montgomery Ward employees to decide
whether they wish to retain their union President Avery
claimed that the majority did not wish to maintain the organ
cation and hence he would not submit to the operation of the
laws of the land This might peculiar in view of the
fact that almost all of his employees walked out in protest
against his arbitrary action and did not return President Roose
work pending the results of the
election called by the federal labor board s noteworthy
obeyed the Chief but
that the executives of Montgomery Ward did not.
of Avery this matter excused by the kept press
and radio and politicians DESTROYS of making capital against
the Roosevelt administration because they claim Montgomery
Ward not engaged in work and hence it is not within
the of the Presidents authority to take etc.
Such claim strikes this writer strange to
that almost industry wholesale and RETAIL at least
indirectly up effort and if
strikes that if Montgomery Ward not taking part
the effort it's apologss claim it should be shut down
that its thousands of employees could devote themselves to
helping win the
1t is noteworthy that the head of big like Mont
Ward should take refuge behind claim that his outfit
engaged helping to win the order take
shots at the administration that example
of the free enterprise system at its best?
1t to be recalled that General Wood of Roebuck
the big shots America First where he have
become uncean through contacts with the Wheeers and Lind
berghs and other sad fish the ke This leads
ponder what the matter with the people who
the largest mail houses in America
be that people of the United States might have made
when they their mail orders of their home
nunes to such institutions whose executives determined
keep later divided by domestic dis
Western News
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
Legal Advertising
Office of State Auditor
STATE OF MONTANA
Insurance Department
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
AND AUTHORIZATION

WHEREAS, The Rochester American
Insurance Company
Has filed in this department a sworn
statement of its condition on December
81, 1913, in accordance with the provi-
sions of the Revised Codes of Montana
1885, relating to insurance organiza-
lions: and whereas, said statement
shows that said insurance organization
has complied with the Laws of this
State;
THEREFORE,, in pursuance of law,
[, JOHN j. HOLMES, State Auditor and
Commissioner of Insurance, do hereby
certify that the above named insur-
ance organization is authorized to
the business of Fire insurance
in this State until the thirty day
of March, 1945.
/ further certify that their statement
shows that on December 81, 1913, the
actual amount of Capital-U. S. Deposit
to be $1,000, 100000; the aggregate In
come for the year 1913 $1,323, 1919;
the aggregate Disbursements for the
year 1943 $1,20S, 279.35; the aggregate
Assets are 1858, 334.47; the aggregate
Liabilities, except Capital, are $1,356,-
1852; the Surplus over all liabilities
is s2,297,17S.65; the Surplus as regards
policyholders is $3,297, 1855.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. / have
hereunto subscribed my name and af-
fixed my official seal, at the State
Capitol in the City of Helena, this
first day of April 1914
JOHN j. HOLMES, State Auditor
and Commissioner of Insurance.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
The Stakes Are Big

No extended editorial comment needed to reveal the
motive behind the fagrany reasonable defiance of orderly
governmental in wartime the part of Sewell
Avery, ti-milonaire ndusra and president of Mont
gomery Ward.
At stake in this rebellion the of the great offensive
Europe (and the 1914 presidential elecons is the
of the War Labor Boardof orderly abormanage
ment relations to guarantee the production that vital for
victory and to the lives of our fighting
Labor to its credit has spoken out 1t has clearly
the has branded Avery and his clique for what they
arebtery partisan dsruptionsts who will stop nothing
destroy the organizations of workers and to bring about the
defeat of That Man in the White House. and his domestic
and foreign policies
Labor has been joined by majority of Montgomery Ward
But unfortunately the vast majority of business
and ndusrals have not spoken out They have not
dsassociaed themselves from this to disrupt and de-
the home front in the critical period of military
decision.
AS early 1885 Montgomery Ward refused to pay mini
under the NRA code In 1886 officials
violations the Social Security Act In the
the had to hail Avery into court to make
him pay his In 1910 the firm indicted
the antitrust laws The has repeatedly been
violating OPAfor profiteerng through price fix
ing-voatng ceiling prices denying employees their rights
MIRA discriminating against negroes and Jews
in employment -
He is the stripe of bitterly reactionary indusralst
who in Germany financed and supported the naz movement
Today he attempting destroy American democracy by
stabn-the back that is far damaging to national
safety than the treachery at Pearl Harbor.
The best that the home front and the fighting front
could receive is that Avery is in Jail where he beongsThe
New World
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
War Contractors File Claims
For 'Windfalls"

On occasions have pointed that profteerng
present will long after shooting
stops Some idea of the extent of this proeers wnd
fa be gained from the disclosure by the Treasury
Department that 10000 refunds file
The applications ask refunds of approximately
3d. 600 for the of 1910 to 1912 during
this period that tax collections swollen profits amounted
to $10,500,00 100000
Assistant John L. Sullivan
for the Pennsylvania Bar Associations "Quarerl
estimates that rebates of between
$15, 900 100000 to $50 DOC, 100000.
While the experts for Big Business figuring
ways and harvest this wndfa the rest of had
better spend time planning how going to
finance this melon.-Wisconsn Farmers Union News
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
The Dumb People

attack the Montana direct primary
law and the old being rotted out 1t is to
the effect the poor dumb people" enough
pick party high office They should
let small crowd of party politicians who of
perior wisdom and judgment choose their nominees for
them The demand that political power be confined to asma
class old and the reaction
against the driving force which expanded
popular control of political system step by STEP from the
beginning of the republic.
Every argument against allowing the Ignorant
citzenry the of the political
be used just logically against allowing them elect
office the general election That argu
against the direct primary argument against repre-
sentative based universal 1t is the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12

large producer but today, and since
the beginning of the war, we have
come under sellers market and the
administration clamped down a cell
ing price which was 35c a barrel too
low in 1941. At the present time we
could sell and dispose of at lest 100
barrels per day additional crude in
Montana if it could be made available,
but this amount is now being with
drawn from the mid-continent includ-
ing Kansas and Wyoming and is being
shipped to Canada up the Alcan High
way to Alaska at an exorbitant cost.
We are using up vital transportation
facilities in delivering this oil at long
distances and this oil is costing the
Imperial Oil Company $500 a barrel
or better, which, if produced in Mon
tana, could be obtained for a lot
smaller figure by saving these trans
portation costs which are so vitality
needed for other work
1t is evident that the administration
is making a goat of the Independent
oil producer as their life's blood is
the price of crude oil, as they have
no interest in cost of refined products.
1t looks to me as though our plea is
hopeless unless congress is so dis
posed to place an amendment per-
hitting raising the price of crude oil
on the extension of the OPA after
June Goth. If this was done the adj
ministration would not dare to veto
this bill and the people of these
United States would greatly benefit
thereby as we would increase our oil
reserves, keep millions of dollars in
our home market eliminate rationing
and save the life of one of the most
important businesses in these United
States
We hope that every congressman
will see the light, will analyze the
picture and appreciate that crude oil
at fair price is one of the most
essential materials to win this war
and will continue to be essential in
the post war period.
Respectfully yours,
E. B. COOLIDGE.
Great Falls, Mont.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12

P.S.: I was present at meeting when
the terms were made for the league
support but could not learn the
amount agreed upon.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
POLITICS
ii. b. COOLlDGE.
Great Falls, Mont

There has been a hearing in Butte
for about four weeks by the Fedora
Power Commission to make the Mon
| tana Power Co. drop this $50,000,00(
of watered stock. Then the power
company would have to cut in two the
amount they charge their consumers
1t is said the extra amounts to million
/ pay the M. P. Co. in the last 32 years.
| Such a condition is unjust and unfair.
| 1t is bought about by majority of
business and professional men com
bined with the liquor and gambling
interest corporations and bankers or
also interested. These are all a part
of the Republican party. Some call
this the capitalist system machine.
have opposed this setup for years and
they have bounded me for years.
have made many enemies. | know
there are those who would like to
take me ''for a ride" if they could get
away with it. f they did it might
be blessing in disguise if it would
arouse the patriotism of the people
Patriotism means love of country, de-
votion to the welfare of ones country,
virtues of a patriot.
Every election in this state the
machine elects the men the BOX
Score" printed in the Peoples Voice
as voting against the people and for
the corporations. Our two republi-
cans from Custer county in the legis-
lature, the senators record was 500
for the people, 50%o for the corpora
tions, the member of house voted 1870
for the people and $3.50 for the cor
porations. Most of the men elected
from this county have served this
political machine, and voted and
worked AGAINST justice and fairplay
The conditions in our town under the
control of this machine are terrible,
lack of law enforcement, and immor
atty, conditions that make for the
delinquency of our boys and girls.
Conditions are the same everywhere
in this machine ridden state. And
their politicians have deceived so
many of our church people to vote
and elect those men that serve the
liquor and gambling interests, as well
as the corporations. When our church
people vote to elect a governor or men
for the legislature or the Montana
public service commission those who
serve the corporations, they are not
Christians. If they had the true
Christian faith, the good spirit with |
n" would impel them to stand for
truth and justice Voting to elect !
my of these l have mentioned, who |
deliberately vote for this machine is
ln-Christian. A great many do not
Know that this machine, puts up their
lind of men who will serve them, for
governor, for members of the Mon
ana P. S. c., for the legislature, for
members of supreme court of the
tate.
And most of our state elective Off
ials are also elected by this repub
lean machine. This has been going
n for years. When people vote to
lect these officials that serve the
corporation they are simple voting to
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
mt the totalitarians of Europe use against po

Identical argument otataran Europe against po-
litical democracy itself.
The poppycock about how the and
ventons to the elections does not those
who old enough remember how the convention system
was manipulated in the days BY Either believe
popular The argument against the
direct primary argument the people
with political DECISIONS that just few of superior political
manpuators should rule the andGreat Falls Tribune.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12
OPINIONS OF READERS

this
The Voice dagrees with the opinions Letters
degree at least effectively Anonymous letters
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-05-12

Buckeye, Ariz., April 3, 1914
Editor, The Peoples Voice
Dear Sir:
In 1924 went to work for Redflae
Taylor and ran the Roosevelt County
Independent Cat Poplar because Tay
lor and the N. P. League had zen
dorsed" B. K. Wheeler for the U. S
Senate. 1t was the first time the
League had endorsed Democrat, and
am Democrat.
| have been ashamed of aiding
Wheeler in his first campaign for the
senate, but his vote against facilitat
ing our soldier heros to vote the com
ing election is more than can stand
and l hereby apologize to the Dem
ocratic party for aiding in his first
election
Respectfully,
PAUL PAULSON,
Plentywood.
PS.: l was present at meeting when
the terms were made for the league
support but could not learn the
amount agreed upon.
Wihtefish, Mont, May 9, 1914
The Peoples Voice
Dear Sirs:
Please find enclosed my late re-
newal subscription for the Voice
"Procrastination is the thief of Time, .
and I am no exception on this score.
Nevertheless l enjoy reading the
Voice; j. M. Peterson's articles are
instructive in everyway, how FORUM
ate the Farmers Union is to have a
student of economy like Mr.. Peterson
for secretary.
Have been student on this subject
and know the controlling fac
tors quite well, too bad that no deeper
study is given this subject by the
average person who after all is the
sufferer of the iniquities of the pres
ent economic system.
More power to men like Mr.. Peter
son.
Sincerely yours,
JOHN F. MAAS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-08
Birds of Same Plumage

former .protege of the sordid Fender.
CAST regime, is not repealed by such
trifles and gladly acknowledges Mr..
Styles as "ours," meaning bird OF
the same plumage. 4
TO make a long, complicated
story short and simple, the New
Deal support of the Styles candidacy
is only another facet of the curious
but formidable political combination
that is determined to perpetuate
present incumbency in the White
House by hook or by crook.
TT IS only another episode in the
1 course of expediency through
which the administration uses Earl
Browder's Communists and Hill
mans Political Action Committee
and does not disdain the help of even
-klansmen, while these cohorts in
turn hope to use the administration
for their own ends as rewards for
their help.
It is as simple as that.
AS Gov. Bricker said, "Clear 1t
Through Sidney" or, you're for it If
it's yours.
Never mind the Ku Klux Khan,
nor the Communists, nor the odor OF
Pendergast.
Never mind that your candidate
has no skill, knowledge, or expert.
ence in the art of government.
Never mind anything.
Only first be sure that he is yours
before you announce that you are
for him.
Okay then Senator Truman, here
is Former Kleagle Styles.
Take him away; he's all yours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-08

Cov. JOHN w. BRICKER. lin his
VI Los Angeles speech, summed up
the New Deals cynical policy of
votes at any price, from any source,
and by any means, in the following
sentence:
"The story of Clear Ii with Sid
ney' noU has a neW chapter entitled,
If He Is Ours, We're for Him"
The new chapter referred to Hal
Styles, former kleagle and exalted
cyclops of the Ku Klux Khan in New
York, and now congressional candi-
date for the 18th Los Angeles dis
trict.
When Senator Truman, once pro-
tege of the Pendergast machine in
Kansas City and now New Deal can
didate for the vice presidency, was
asked whether he approved of Styles
connection, he answered in moment
of unconscious candor:
"If he is ours, We're for him"
Well, those American citizens
who do not believe in the Pendergast
brand of politics and who do not be-
lieve in the Ku Klux Khan should
feel grateful to Senator Truman for
those unguarded and revelatory
words.
Their meaning is very clear.
MR.. STYLES lis ours" that is,
N1 of the New Deal, so the New
Deal is for him.
That is good old party machine
procedure.
Mr.. Styles once held high office
in that sinister, un American organi-
cation, the Ku Klux Khan.
So naturally Senator Truman
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-08
Truman. the Cymic

Mr.. Roosevelt does not serve his
fourth term in it's entirety.
But there is even MORE to it
than this.
When Senator Truman was asked
if he welcomed" the support of Earl
Browder, head of the Communist
Political Association in the United
States, he answered:
81 welcome the support of BroD-
der or any one else Who WiI help to
keep President Roosevelt in Office"
Not even President Roosevelt has
gone that far.
TRUE, the President has A-C-
l. CEPTED the support of Browder,
and has made what amounts to a
DEAL for it by pardoning Browder
from the federal prison and by grant
ing permanent legal residence in the
United States to Mrs. Browder in
spite of her illegal entry into the
country.
But the President at least SAID
he did not seek or welcome Commu-
mist support-even if there is doubt
that he meant what he said.
BY contrast, Senator Truman is
completely candid-almost artlessly
so.
He is almost HONEST about it,
apparently recognizing nothing
WRONG in having the sanction of
corrupt political boss for one high
political office, and in having the
sanction of the leading Communist
subversionist in the United States
for an even higher political office.
1t is the utter CYNICISM of Sen
ator Truman that discredits and dis
qualities him.
TT IS because we have had such
cynicism in American politics that
we have the blight of political bos
sism in our cities-and the infinitely
worse blight of communism in ma
tional affairs.
Political morality and honesty do
not consist merely of candor and
frankness.
Good government is never to be
had in a spirit of cynicism.
Corrupt bosses and opportunistic
subversionists are EVILS IN
THEMSELVES, and not merely &C
cording to whose side they are on. "
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-08
Brain Game

6-Correctly pair the follow
; ing. The Razor's Edge"
Betty Smith. The Apostle"
Somerset Maugh II
Never Left Home Sholem
ASch: "A Tree Grows in
Brooklyn" Bob Hope.
In the District of Columbia
in 1910, there were 10.S70.3
persons per square mile as
compared with SAP per-
sons. 553.1 persons and 545.9
persons in the three states
leading in density of popula-
ton Can you name two Of
these states?
Show many L.. s. Supreme
Court justices constitute a
quorum?
ANSWERS on Opposite Psge)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-08

Ssnrs 10 Tor each correct snswer throuEh
anestton sit 40 each for the remaining
two questions. Any score IS or higher u
excellent
What materials are appro-
pirate for the first. second,
third. fifth and tenth ami
verSarics Of four of the five?
2-Who was the first chief JUS
tice Of the u. s. Supreme
Court?
3 What state has increased its
electoral vote by greater
percentage than any Of the
others
Allow was the vice president
chosen in 1892, 1896 and
1902
5-Does the T. 6. have FIVE mil
lion. IL million or p million
telephones?