The people's voice., 1944-08-04

payment of a nominal royalty, this in
no way to affect the copyright protec
| tion of trade names, etc.
8. Encourage and protect wage
earners right to organize and bargain
collectively.
A. Encourage International Trade
relations that will raise the living
standards of the people of the world
We must be prepared to raise their
living standards by protecting them
from exploitation, or have our living
standards reduced to theirs.
5. Enact legislation to insure the
mass of low income citizens from
fear and want, (Wagner-Murray-Din-
gell bilD so that income and purchas-
ing power may be maintained to sup
port small business.
6. In normal times 9395 of our fam
lilies and single persons have incomes
of less than $3,00000 per year and
spend 99%o of their incomes purchas-
ing more than $50 of all goods and
services producer; it follows then
that if our economy of private owner
ship (small business) is to survive
our tax structure should be so de-
signed that it will strengthen rather
than weaken the consumer market.
Z. Study and research should be
started Immediately to determine
what part of the government owned
war plant and equipment should be
retained and operated by the govern
ment as yardstick in monopoly con-
trolled industries, these plants to be
operated as co-operatiyes by returning
service men and women.
8. All surplus government owned
plants, equipment property and sup
plies should be appraised on the basis
of replacement values and made avail
able to private ownership through the
already established government agen-
cies, or central agency of the gov
ernment set up to distribute these
surpluses direct to the retailer or con-
sumer, this not to preclude the right
Of farmers co-operatiVes or consumers
eo-operatives buying direct from the
government. The main objective OF
The agency disposing of these sur
pluses being to get these surpluses
INTO the hands of the users without
additional wealth for brok-
ers, spectators and profiteers.
8. All heavy equipment such as bull
lozers, laterneaus, cats, draglines,
steam shovels, blades and all types of
lirt moving machinery should be |
made available by simple transfer to |
he various departments of govern |
nent, such as reclamation, agricul- |
ure, forestry or any department hay-
ng use for this type of equipment
without transfer of funds, but not to
'e resold by the acquiring agency.
my surplus of this type of equipment |
fter satisfying the needs of the var
Gus government agencies should then
'e made available to the various po-
itical subdivisions, state, county, and
at price based upon APP
raised replacement value with long
ime financing where necessary, this
anne procedure to apply to farmers,
or irrigation districts
10. Original owners of government
cquired land should be given an op-
ortunity to re-purchase the land be-
ore offering for sale to the public,
reference then should be given TO
rivate ownership to extend their
olding in the area, after satisfying
ormer owners and the requirements
those in the community to expand
heir holdings to family type farms,
lrge holding should be subdivided
Ito family type units and made avail
BILE to veterans, disposal and control
such subdivisions to be under the
department. of Agriculture or Farm
ecurity Administration.
IL. Such surplus equipment as
-ould be of value to schools, univer-
tiles and colleges for training pur-
oses should be made available to
lese institutions without cost but