The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-12-08
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Dear Cap,
Jerry Locke is doing a real service
to the people by writing such valuable
articles about the MVA and if it were
not for the Peoples Voice" we would
not get to read them. | would like
to add my support to the proposed
MVA. know of no project that would
be of greater value to the state and
nation if and when it becomes real
ity. The possibilities that are attain
able from an MVA is greater than
some of us can grasp. People, other
than the private power companies,
who oppose this project certainly
have not given it due consideration
or else are prompted by some selfish
motive.
Some of our mainstreeters in our
small towns in eastern Montana who
are opposed to the MVA some of
whom hold few shares of stock (no
doubt a gift in the power company
would prosper hundred times more
if we had the MVA than they ever
will from the few shares of Montana
Dakota Utility stock
The editor of "The Miles City Star"
refers to the supporters of the MVA
as IVA dreamers and offers many
excuses why we do not need the MVA.
l am wondering if he had lived on a
dry land farm in eastern Montana for
35 years and experienced the hazards
of a farmer and rancher just what
his slant on the subject would be- l
a former editor of the
miles City Star" calling the great
Fort Peck dam duck Pond" There
is nothing bad about having a good
duck pond in our midst as l can see.
Of course the impression he was try
ing to put over was that was all the
There could be volumes written
why the MVA should become a real
ty. The MVA will hurt no one, the
power companies will not even be
lurt, they have all the business they
want, the reason | say that is because
hey have had a long long time to do
What they have done. The demand
las been here for ages for power and
hey have not been the least con-
erned about the thousands of homes
which have no electricity. I for one
hink the great national resources of
ur country should be developed and
sed for the good of the masses at
ost. We have everything we need
0 make homes and a happy people if
ye only will do it. One day the war
ill end and we hope for a lasting
eace Then lets everybody cooper
tie in making the MVA a success.
People should back Senator Muir
ny in his fight, for the power com
anies have their men on the job do
lg all they can to see that the MVA
i'll is defeated Senator Wheeler
lould get in and do his stuff with
enator Murray.
Keep your articles coming Jerry
ley are very good.
Yours for a MVA.
OSCAR HORSFORD.
D the Editor:
All this talk about the military
of the masses of the
9rman people is bunk. The masses
the. German people have no minds.
le masses of the people in all other
untries have no minds. They are
re blank photograph records, recep-
re to whatever words are spoken to
EN-. They take in slogans and war
les and repeat them as expressions
their minds. They are the dupes
clever liars, and go about in what
,sely resembles hypnotic trance,
outing and babbling bunk that they
Id in newspapers or hear on the
lilo.
For example, during Russia's war
tn Finland five years ago, the
.sses of the people had in what
~ call their minds, the idea that
ssia was losing every battle, that
e brave little Firms" were slaugh-
ing vast Russian armies and would
N conquer the stupid, ignorant,
ssians who were too dumb to know
v to pour water out of boot to
nothing of knowing how to oper-
tractors, airplanes and cannon
he facts were it was the Firms
D were quickly beaten by the high
efficient and intelligent Russian
lies But this example taught the
sses in this country nothing at all.
en- Germany attacked Russia in
e, 1941, the masses of the people
eyed Germany would conquer Rus
in about six weeks because the
ians were dumb, ignorant social
who did not know how to pour
er out of boot, etc."
he masses said and believed these
Irdities because they have no
DIS, and are always willing and
sr to believe any liar who has a
Of money or who is sponsored by
er men who have lot of money,
vas Hitler in Germany.
ing ago Karl Marx said, "the rul-
IDEAS of every period are the ideas
s ruling class" Marx was right.
masses of the people have no
Is and no ideas. Their so-called
ions are made for them by their
rulers. The German people, hav-
no minds worth mentioning got
ideas from Hitler, who was hired
eceiYe them by the rich ruling