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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07
The Railroad Strike Question

threatened railroad labor strike provided the anti
anti administration forces with field day. and
reported evidently by from
Army officer that the by the of the
railroads would hundreds of thousands of lives and
long Europe The this officer has not been
released though broad enough hints have been carried the
daily press that General Marshall who had made the
statement given this by the report in to-
days "wednesday papers that he Rckenbackers choice
president Certainly anyone please Rckenbacker if
labor.
Of course strike by the operating railway employees at
this time matter how we'll justified threat which
must be eliminated and it There threat of
strike the stepped in and took control
the The railroad workers certainly
trot as their profteering employers.
The statement Army officer that through
the government seizure of the railroads. the Nazs had
ceved psychological lift that would strengthen their morale
the that the would be prolonged and cost the
lives of hundreds thousands of American lives about
perfect example of fantastic rot the of statement
that be imagined
To the Naz mentality it simply that our govern
ment is determined nothing stop the prosecution of its
war against they will also get the lesson that the
workers. carry continue their threat
the assumed control They stood ready without
any compulsory work willingly and faithfully for
the government their jobs.
If General Marshall the who made the state
ment probably made suggestion of willy prop
agands had wormed his way into the generals conf
dence and he lacked the time to think the whole matter
through
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07
Labor and Political Action

1t is understandable that, conditioned to COM
peng greater less degree with fellow under
dog" economic system under which live that
impulses should govern the actions of organized
bodies of people This disuny in the various
present day society and condition made to
for the exploiting Divde and rule has be-
of their major tactical efforts and unfortunately
generally meets with
There is evidence this year that questions of
major interest labor there be definite unified
the national campaign this The Congress of
Industrial Organizations already organizing for political
the American Federation of Labor and the Rail
road Brotherhoods. While these organizations
meet joint action the recognition of each of them for
definite political effort and action we'll There
certain which they must whether the
ment in joint assembly separate meetings.
clear mutually of political interests which will be
recognized by them all And that neither OF these
organizations going to repudate issue which another
takes stand, just because it has done
hope that each of these organizations will concentrate
on the friends labor and defeat of its enemies
and inject other considerations into their campaigns
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07
Huge Raise for Industry

While the national labor board and Stabizer Vnson
fight srenuous to keep down to the level of the de-
funct Little Steel Formula industry of the United
States with tremendous Labor has often
marked that there formula any kind measuring
the take of industry especially knocked
out the $4,000 salary limit for the big fellows
The huge increase for the of industry
accomplished by repeating the law providing renegota
ton of contracts little explanation is that
this somewhat complicated but entirely workable method of
doing business be understood When industry turned to
production after Pearl Harbo impossible to figure
the cost of manufacturing guns tanks aplanes ships
battewagons and the millions of small articles that into
them the navy guess
government agencies might sit down with the manufacturers
study the cost records after the materials had been produced
and renegoate the prices that profits would neither be
fairly low excessively high
The renegotation scheme worked WE'LL though always
satisfaction of the and
oneha billion dollars excessive profits have been paid back
to the treasury Additional billions in extravagant profits
have been discovered Meanwhile industry has been per-
mitted make reasonable return investment and to write
off huge wartime investments Industry also has been
permitted approximately 40 billions according to
mands that will with Dividends have increased
There has been effort to place Little Steel Formula
the of stockholders and Never be-
history has industry Jared we'll The Department of
has that cent
the first nine months of last year.
In spite facts of the biggest manufac
been conducting tremendous drive
repeal the renegotaons law and permit the conrac
KEEP their excessive profits looks if the
proeers their fight for the senate has approved
their scheme.
effect of this senatorial action is grant
contractors outandsh profits ranging from 526 cent
Thinker to 50 cent for Budd corporation That isn't ALL
corporations will be permitted raid the to
get refunds The effect of the bill will be pro-
loss estimated at S6OO0OO0OO for the treasury this
year The small income tax will higher taxes be-
per credit for earned income has been elm
mated this will not make the loss to the profitees
All this at the time the President is trying
railroad strike!
Many remember the last World War; the fervid
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07
Danger in the ch-Phrase
Free ENTERPRISE!

Several weeks of the richest in the world
Marshall Field publisher of the Chicago Sun and New York
PM address before Chicago American Legion Post
the outlook in the postwar spoke words of warning
which all thoughtful citizens especially those in positions of
responsibility should ponder
Mr. Field frankly said that the transition period after the
might be very tragic period unless of the
forms of ratonng and material prior
denly throw them out but would be necessary continue
them until such time goods be produced in
sufficient volume to satisfy the pent-up demand"
He warned that it will be POLITICALLY popular" in some
quarters advocate throwing all of these restrictions out
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in the of such msused
ton free enterprse'" Continued Mr.. Field:
There need of redefning that term free enter
prise Frankly don't like of the people who clam
oring from the housetops Does mean, free
from the rules of ethics freedom exploit public
sources freedom keep inventions from public knowledge
monopoze freedom restrict production order
prices? demand that all who that term
define what they mean by it..
fortnight naturalization by of the wealth
of times who probably has to lose
by failure capal economic system to function
efficiently in the postwar transition than of the reaction
airy individuals and political parsans who clamor for
prise"
Unfortunately greed better organized and in
fuenta in high places than other element in national
life We must not permit the falacy of every man
and the devil take the hndmos to
thinking and action If do the Devil will take
all of us"-St. Louis Labor Tribune.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07
Farmer-Labor Cooperation

A demonstration Of understanding Of mutual
problems has been the broadcasts
the Montana Farmers Union and of the Cascade
labor bodies the of each of them
been the legislative the
the discussion has peaned not to of labor nor to
products but affecting all of the
mon working people of the country
The example set in Great Falls has impressed similar
groups cities towards development of
broadcasng along the lines of the pattern set by the farm
labor group there taking place.
The participants in the Great Falls broadcasts have been
recipients of Qmmendaon from prominent business and
professional for the clarity of the arguments and logical
approach in their discussions of the subjects
1t is credit to the intelligence of organized labor and
Union in Montana that such understanding of
problems exists in the state and that the
prepared to cooperate extending this understanding all
of the people the state augr we'll for the future pot
ica health of the state.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07
Slowly Ironing Out

we stated before in this column there clear
indications peope the march and that is
going easy matter to reesabSh the old leaders
and their systems and methods in the nations
under Naz rule liberated We have very
this in Yugosava and the reputation by the
people of former leaders, Imprisonment of OF
them and acceptance of DeGua the outstanding lead
err rather Graud the farhaed pet of the State de-
partment
The growing strength of the peoples movement in Italy
also becoming pronounced despite the
parent disbursement the AG Obviously the people in
the ensaved have been creduous enough to believe
that the of the Atlantic Charter had meaning
for them and they learned through bitter suffering that
thew the freedoms under their former leaders
They are determined that they have reality new DEAF
and the right select their own leaders.
More power them. In their attitudes lie the hope of
new and better world only for them but for ALL
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07
Some War

CONTINUED from Page One)
Albert Engle of Michigan, "a company
that has made 1,74095 on their in
vested capital and surplus. They
made that profit in one year after
paying taxes"
"The invested capital' said Karker
In describing another company, sis
about $1,S00,000 and peacetime annual
volume was about a million dollars
The salary the owner paid himself
varied from $4,000 a year up finally
to $4,000. He is the sole owner of
the business. His expanded annual
war volume was around 100000 900.
His salary was increased from
$4,000 to something like s53O,OOO.
This man, in April of 1912, when the
President made his appeal for Iimi-
tation of salaries did nothing about it.
But in September, when the Presi-
dent repeated his appeal around La
Dor Day, and after his company was
under renegotiation, he sent a long
telegram to the President that he had
cut his own salary to around $4,000,
which was practically double the high
est rate he had paid himself previ-
ously"
Karker submitted a detailed report
on eleven companies which handled
from $9,000,O0O of business year up
to $128,000,000. The least any of
these companies had, after taxes,
amounted to 2.9 per cent of the total
sales. One had as much as 1874 per
cent of sales.
Unfortunately the percentage of
profits on money invested-which is
the only honest measure of profit
was not reported! But a profit of 2.9
per cent to 1874 on the volume of sales
means hundreds of per cent of profit
on the capital invested.
I'VE have tabulated the overall
earnings, after renegotiation and after
taxes, of 14S government contractors
and their net return is 5.23 per cent
on the volume of business" said
Karker.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07

resolutions adopted by labor the Legion and other
groups condemning profeer and demanding that
make impossible for to become mlonares out
of The politicians promised, too.
The people probably will not know until the inevitable
Investigations which will follow this
Transfers deadly their patriotism and
their determination to win this will be shocked by the
senate action So will other loyal Americans who get the
facts The senate has dealt national morale deadly blow
Washington Teamster.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07
Respectfully yours,
RUTH OLSON.
Mr. Editor.

Mr.. Editor:
AS the daily papers controlled by
the politicians and party devotees op
posed to the present party in power
and many of the farmers also-an
swer all reasonable questions as tt
the economic conditions of the pres
ent with ridicule and sarcasm of the
New Deal, one is led to ask, is the
present the first New Deal entering
into our present conditions and lead
ing up to the present situation OF
unrest?
Going back to early days our CON
stitution was New Deal Did it
satisfy all people then? Was the or
ganization of corporations and the
chartering of them a New Deal? Are
all people fully satisfied with what
corporations have accomplished? Was
the Introduction of tariff a New Deal
and has it proved perfect in it's re-
suits?
Was the Introduction of slavery a
New Deal and how about its results +?
Was the banking system perfection
as New Deal? Go back to the early
thirties and nswer that question.
Was the granting of vast tracts of
land to railroads once New Deal and
the later granting of subsidies to them
also New Deal? How did it result?
Was the right to organize trusts and
monopolies a New Deal and are they
satisfactory to the people as a whole?
When the COP. held the control of
the government under the banner of
"An Angel of Liberation" did it keep
the people free from a controlling
money power.
When our fathers were fighting I'M
der that banner-and few are now
left to tell of the suffering they
think that the present leaders of that
party would fuse with the opposing
forces to deny the right of suffrage
to citizens of both white and black
race? Did they imagine the party
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07

/ then idolized would silently approve
of mob law?
Do they think that ridicule, sarcasm
and abuse is going to hold people to
contiue to vote for politicians who
will, when elected, trade them for
office and money?
Do they not know that the people
of the United States are becoming a
reasoning people and look for logical
proof of issues before them?
We are now engaged in war to
end international aggression, but are
the people going to be satisfied to
permit greed, extortion and national
aggression to pass unnoticed here in
our democracy? Can we expect a
satisfactory postwar peace if the
cause of OUR national unrest is not
considered from the standpoint of
CRAFTSMANSHIP? Is the majority
of our congress statesmen or mere
politicians? If, in the peoples judg-
ment, they can't be trusted with the
business of states and nation, should
PARTY LINES be considered the end
of our aims?
If New Deals, past and present, do
not satisfy, then seek a NEW DEAL
that will SECURE abe INTERESTS
of the people as whole and, as
members of a democracy cut out
chronic politicians, and organize a
NEW PARTY if necessary, but see if,
at least, few candidates can be
found who have DEMOCRACY AT
LEAST. e. B. S.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07

The Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana
Gentlemen:
I beg permission to present this
problem to the public.
Is person who causes another in
nuocently to commit criminal Of
Tense equally guilty?
This is the case: A friend recently
sold few head of cattle at sale
in another county. Ignorant of the
fact that there must be an inspection
of the cattle before being taken from
the county, he brought them to the
sale. There he was asked for the in
spection papers and had none to
show. However, he protested willing
ness to return to the county seat,
have the cattle properly inspected and
return in an hour or so. He was told
to wait, the matter was discussed i'll
the yard office, and he was told, "You
may ship this time without inspection
but never do it again" The cattle
were sold, and the check duly re-
ceived.
However, few days later my
friend received a summons from the
sheriff to appear at court on the
charge of having sold cattle in an
other county without inspection in his
home county. He paid fine of $50,
accepting the legal decision.
But from a moral viewpoint, who
was more guilty-he who innocently
committed a crime or he who, know
ing the offense, encouraged him to
commit it?
Respectfully yours,
RUTH OLSON.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07
OPINIONS OF READERS


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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07

For some time past articles and
editorials have been published about
doing something for the postwar bet
terment of the discharged soldier boy
after he has won us victory over
the enemy and assured us that the
democratic way of government shall
survive.
Outside of inscreasing his army pay
nothing has been done, that l know
of. To date congress don't seem to
consider that he has intelligence
enough to vote or intelligence enough
to resent the inconsiderance shown
him while he is in the armed forces
fighting to retain the form of govern
ment that gives them their very we'll
paying jobs. Notwithstanding the
fact that by $3.50 vote those same
officials voted to conscript these boys
into the armed forces. Now it ap-
pears that his same body of men and
women are slightly considering the
possible thought of allowing these
boys small discharge allowance of
a few hundred dollars
Outside of the discharge allowances
being considered, nothing seems to be
in the making, some have stated that
it is part of the governments duty to
see that these boys are rehabilitated
most of the rehabilitation considered
has been around the problems of get
ting him job. Getting him job
means what? 1t appears that the
fascist industrialists are not asleep!
Some have stated that these boys
could be rehabilitated on public do
mains, stae and county owned lands.
Which is quite true. But it must be
remembered that these lands are of
the poorest productivity. But even
at that economic units could be
worked out, IF the taxes levied
against these units were kept in line
with their ability to pay from the net
earnings of the land We hope that
in the very near future, some 10 to
II million of our victrious soldiers |
boys, will be coming home with hon
orable discharges At the same time |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-07

This is a funny world,
It's wonders never cease;
All civilized" people are at war
All savages at peace.
The Christian Herald.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-19
Brituin Offered
New Security Pldn
British Government Lowers
Benefits Proposed In
Beveridge Plan

The British government recently sub
mitted to Parliament for consideration
a White Paper in which new social
security plan is outlined. This is Il
direct result of the British govern.
ment's promise, made at the time Sir
William Bev veridge published his
famous social security plan, that it
would in due course present plan Of
its own based on Sir Williams cradle
to-the-graye' idea of social security.
The governments plan is not quite
so generous as the Beyeridge scheme.
Some categories of benefits are lower
than those proposed by Beveridge, and
the duration of benefits is limited IN
some instances where it is unlimited
in the Beveridge plan. But the govern
ments plan still offers incomparably
greater coverage as to risks and bene-
ficiaries than the existing American
system. All employees when unem-
ployed will get benefits for thirty
weeks, and training benefits there
after All families with more than one
child will receive family allowances
without any means test. There will be
free medical care for the entire popu-
lation and, in addition, all employees
will receive weekly sick benefits.
Mothers will get ample maternity bena-
fits. Men retiring at the age of 90 and
women at the age of 90 will receive
old-age benefits, and survivors of
breadwinners will get widows and
orphans benefits.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-19
Musicians Union Declines
To Lift Recording Ban

Chicago ULNS) Following a meet
ing of the executive board of the
American Federation of Musicians,
President James G. Petrillo telegraph.
ed President Roosevelt that the union
could not comply with his request TO
permit union musicians to make phono-
graph recordings for commercial use
unless the recording companies paid
royalties on each disk into the union
treasury
Pctrillo told the President that 100
companies and persons have signed
contracts with the union for paying
the royalties and that virtually only
two companies the RCA-Nictor and
the Columbia Recording Company have
refused 10 sign. 70 make records for
these two companies would be unfair
TO those who have signed, the union
head pointed out.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-19
MACHINISTS TRIUMPH
IN TEN ELECTIONS

Washington, ID. G. ~ Keeping up Il
high box score of victories, the Inter
national Association of Machinists
triumphed in ten more National Labor
Relations Board elections.
Foremost was II thrashing admins
tered by the LAM to the CIO Steel
Workers which attempted raid at
the Caterpillar Tractor Company, San
Leandro, Calf.
Other MachiniSts' triumphs were
scored at the: Shartle Brothers Ma
chine Company, Middletown, O.; Louis
&. Freeman Company, Cincinnati ;
Dow Chemical Company, Freeport,
Tex, Snap-On Tool Company Mount
Carmel, ILL.,. Hall Motor Freight, Inc,
Denver; Artis Engineering Company,
Milwaukee, Wis, /; Motorway, Inc,
Denver; Barco Manufacturing Com
pany, Chicago, and Flori Pipe Com
pany, ST. Louis.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-19
Construction Volts
End Of War Curbs

New York City ULNS).-The back
the relaxation of government controls
and the availability of man power and
building materials exceeds 10R billion
dollars, it is reported by f. w. Dodge
Corp, fact finding organization for the
construction industry.
The data were compiled after spe-
cal inquiry by Dodge's field staff
directed to more than 100000 persons
representing city, county, state and
federal government agencies, private
industry, commercial, religious, social,
educational and other organizations,
individual prospective home builders,
operative home builders, architects,
engineers, contractors, insurance com
panies, banks and other institutional
mortgages. The compilation covers all
states east of the Rocky Mountains
and pertains to projects reported up
TO Aug. 81
School and college buildings, hospital
buildings, manufacturing, loft and
office buildings and churches-in the
order listed-are the principal non
residential classiiications reported. The
backlog of school and college buildings
alone amounted to S767 100000, and
all non-residential building TO S2,67G,-
$4,000.
In the residential field, Dodge re-
ported a backlog of slightly less than
n half billion dollars for one-family
dwellings TO be built for owners to
order and by operative builders for
sale or rent. The total or residential
building, including apartment houses,
dormiJories and hotels, was $1,032,
066000.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1944-10-19
Not Retiring From Politics.
Mormon Thomas SdYs

New York City QLNSD. Norman
Thomas. Socialist candidate for PreSi-
dent, denied the report that quoted him
as retiring from politics. Ia letter
10 national headquarters of the Social
ist party here, Thomas said he had
been misquoted.
"lhc news story procluiuing my
alleged retirement from politics was
somewhat garbled," he said II merely
told reporter that would not run
again | do na in the least intend to
retire from politics. In war-torn
world, with 80 much yet 70 be done,
no man can seclude himself from life
by retrcatins 10 an ivory tower.