The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-06-16

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: laws to provide real program o
social security for our people. Thu
coverage must be broadened to In
clude all those in labor, industry ant
agriculture, all government and so
called domestic employment not nov
benefited, as well as the small bust
ness man and professional man who
desires to be protected; the benefits
must be improved and the duration
of the payments greatly increased, q
constructive program of disability
benefits and insurance for medical
care and disqualification for the con.
tributor and his family must be added
and an effective nationwide employ
ment service must be provided.
g. We will resist to the utmost tie
present attempt of the selfish and
greedy interests to destroy the farm
ers co-operatives and labor unions by
the power of taxation under the guises
| Of so-called tax equality pro-
gram, as included in the recent tax
bill vetoed by the President Coop
eratives now pay all the taxes that
private business pays, except those
taxes on profits which the co-ops do
not have, but which go to the individ-
ual members in savings or dividends.
This drive is not to equalize taxation;
it is to destroy farm co-operatives and
labor organizations as we know them
in America today
TO- We believe that the farmer and
the worker are inter-dependent, and
that their interests are the same
Their common goal requires close CO.
operation for the public interest, and
those who Willingly or unwittingly
promote distrust and dissension be-
tween these two important segments
of our people, lead us only to national
suicide. What the farmer grows, the
worker buys; what the worker makes,
the farmer buys. This inter-depen-
dence calls for cooperation, agree
ment on our common goal and the
method of achieving it, and practical
real assistance to each other The
free organizations of farmers and
workers and their common destiny is
threatened now. With the fall of those
would go American de-
mocracy Neither can survive and
prosper without the other Together |
they can win the war, and co-operat-
ing with their borthers in other lands, |
can make decent lasting peace for |
free men.
IL. We insist that the future of de-
mocracy and its very existence de-
Ponds upon education. Every boy and |
girl regardless of race, creed, or color, |
and regardless of the economic status /
Of the parents, should have the OPP
portunity to develop his full capabili- |
lies. Poverty must not limit the edu-
opportunity of any individual
That education must continue beyond
school age, and all educational oppor-
.unities for older youth and adults
must be reorganized, redirected,
and expanded and include
ull academic freedom. We urge that
he courses of study in our higher
of learning include the l.
and education of men and
for trade union leadership, and
hat all agricultural educational pro-
srams must be directed to serve all
he people in agriculture, not the
pecial interest of few large farm
RS. Finally so that we may ass dnie
he full responsibility of citizenship
n world family of nations, we must
ncourage foreign travel and study,
nd international conferences of farm
rs, laborers, businessmen and legis-
ators of all countries for the proper
and the intelligent and
emocratic solution of our future in
problems.
STATE PROGRAM
The government of Montana should
elong to its people. We propose that
he present control and domination of
ur state government, our legislature
nd our courts by selfish, greedy in
erests must cease. In 1914, the peo-
lie must assume their full RESPONSE