The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-04-07

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cussed to some degree at least, OBJ
ceive no consideration for publicatiC
Rudyard, Mont, April 8, 1914
The Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana
Dear Mr.. Bruce, Editor:
Inclosed is a letter Senator Wheeler
had inserted in the Congressional Rec
ord of March 7, 1914 and wrote me tc
send copy to you, with request
that it be published in some of the
Farmers Union papers, and the sen
ator suggested The Peoples Voice.
There appears to be a financially
powerful group in both political par.
ties that is working to break down
our protective barriers, which might
cause another depression, or at least
vitality affect our income. l am
alarmed at what might happen to the
farmers, if this group should succeed
in repeating our protection laws.
quoted from the 1910 Yearbook en-
titled Farmers in a Changing World. .
The quotations used are extracts
taken from PIP. 240-241. There are
organizations all over this nation
working for, and planning for the
postwar period, some of which are
working for their own selfish inter-
ests, and l believe the farmers being
practical should have voice in our
future policies.
There is brochure put out by the
Raw Materials National Council and
National Association of Commission
ers, Secretaries and Directors of Agri-
culture, headed by Carl H. Wilken,
203 Trimble building, Sioux City, Ia,
the title is "a Prosperous Postwar
Era Is Possible"
l am sending for some copies, and
if you would care to receive copy,
| will try and obtain one for you.
1t is from the earth that all wealth
must come, and from which all groups
are dependent for their income. 1t is
stated that IS per cent of the wealth
is produced by the farmers, directly,
and the farmers use the products of
the mines, forests, and fuel oils in our
production, which is the basis of the
income for labor in raw materials, as
well as the income received in the la
boring and business groups in the
processing and distributing groups
This being true it is evident all
groups must receive an adequate in
cOnon ar ha1apcod iToor,na
Mr.. Bruce as you no doubt have
observed l have only wished to dis
cuss sound economics.
Senator Wheeler has never refused
to introduce any bill in the senate
presented to him by the farm organi-
cations, am on the senator's mailing
list, although l do not belong to his
party, as you no doubt know, l am
opposed to some of the policies of |
certain factions in my own party, as
am to some of the policies in the |
opposing party.
| wish to say l am a member of |
the Farmers Union, and was one of |
The members that organized our local, |
and paid cash for stock in both the
oil station and elevator at Rudyard,
Montana. l was one of group that
wanted to pay completely for our ia
,ilities when we first organized, al
.hough many were not satisfied with
Iome of the previous organizations.
The income tax is taking my re-
erves, although we are not complain
ng about prices.
Yours truly,
FRED AFTER.
Rudyard, Mont, Feb. 20, 1914
Sen. Burton X. Wheeler,
Washington, D. c.
)ear Senator Wheeler:
| am a dirt farmer and derive my
income from production, and | pur-
base the products of labor and indus
ry with that income; therefore, labor, {
ndustry, and business in manufacture
lg and distribution are dependent on
griculture for their income, as all 6
vealth comes from the earth. Amer /
IAN producers use machinery in their i
while imported competi- i
We products are mostly produced c
-ithout the use of machinery We d
omestic producers are taxed to sup a
ort our local, county, state and fed 0
'al governmental costs, the foreign
roducers that import competitive O
roducts and sell in the United States O
re not taxed except by tariffs to n
lualize costs. O
honestly believe our trade policies il
q vital to the general welfare of h
e nation as a whole. 1t is very no.
ceable now since these is so much =
TX about our postwar policies that
10 trend is very strong in both po 8
-ical parties to remove protective 3
arriers. This pressure appears to 8
me from the international group B
at either have foreign investments, q
interested in sea commerce, with a 8
W labor groups in the large cities q
anting' cheap food. There is hard y
any opposition to this movement 8
at might destroy American agricul- g
re, being publicized either in the 3