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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02
MANP0WER
AVAILABLE
in SOUTH

In a statement submitted January
Is, to the house military affairs COM
mittee, H. L. Mitchell. president Of
the Southern Tenant Farmers Union,
maintained that there could be no
justification for a National Service
Law when there is a huge reservoir
of manpower on cotton plantations
that is not being used in war produc-
ton.
Congress was urged to enact in
stead, legislation that would prohibit
the boarding of manpower and set
aside restrictions on the voluntary
movement of workers from less essen
tial agricultural production to war
plants
In his statement, Mitchell said that
no effort had been made by the agen-
cies of government to utilize fully the
services of tenants, sharecroppers,
and farm laborers or to assess the
value in war production of the labor
of these workers who have full en-
ployment for less than six months a
year in growing cotton. He pointed
out that there was surplus of 25
million bales of cotton stored in ware
houses and more cotton is produced
each year than is consumed.
The committee was told that while
there was reported need for 5000
to 1000 workers for construction of
a naval ordnance plant in Camden,
Arkansas, there were not less than
10000 white and negro farm workers,
totally unemployed, living within 100
miles of the plant. These farm work
ers cannot referred to war jobs due
10 Selective Service and VINO regu-
ations which forbid the transfer of
arm labor to an industry for more
han weeks.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02
Missouri Valley Authority
(MVA)

Editors Note During will
present informative articles
Missouri Valley Authority written by Jerome Locke For
and attempted development Of Monanas basic resources He is
and vicinity in California This is his 9th article.
Following first and last paragraphs in three page
article entitled RIVERS AND PROSPERITY in New Republic
magazine, December II issue:
Widespread acclaim the 1O-year accomplishments
of the Tennessee Valley Authority is promoting at home
and abroad the adoption of types of river develop
men and land such will make possible great
improved standards of living and intriguing
tunities for commercial and industrial activity. All
the world - In India, China Africa Russia, Palestine
Brazil and other parts of Latin America, and in the
Balkans comparable rver-valley projects have been
started being actively planned with the IVA
usually their acknowledged inspiration Every such
project necessarily involves engineering works some
times vast scae-and the acquisition of all kinds of
paraphenaa required for the and often novel types
Of activity both agricultural and Industrial which
brought into fruitful being The implications will hardly
be overlooked by dynamic American business enterprise
One American company has given to foreign
country fabulous drawing account to be used for works
including river projects long-term credit pool
norted bv dozen American industrial concerns such as
listed earlier in this article could make substantial
eradcatng that abjec poverty and squalor which
the world Whatever the of the financing these
developments must be permitted to stimulate strengthen
and broaden the base for democratic ways and greater
human freedom In the face of such opportunity
should abandon all thoughts of shrinking economy.
large part the earths surface yearnng to be made
over, TVA-wise.
book covering this field is just off the press
titled The IVA for International Application. 1t
written by Herman Finer and published in Montreal
Thus that thousands of foreign people who
visit and investigate IVA neither just curious
pleasure bent They came, and carried idea to
far-fung lands. Now IVA has become worldwide idea
countries toying with it, in process of putting
it through.
All this brings to what looks like comedy-and what
must by no chance become tragedy in Montana. Here
ready translation into reality this idea Over
1Oyear period has demonstrated hundred of human
beerment in sister region An idea much American in
conception Thanksgiving turkey and democratic in
alton as New England town meeting An idea good
in
approved by millions who have investigated its operation that
fConinu on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02

economical to have an additional
board than to have control of the
business in the hands of elected Of
ficers, acting ex officio, without pay.
SD "a, introduced by Haight pro-
vides for the repeal of "HB 10" passed
in the 1871 session under the provi-
sions of which all fees collected by
certain departments for special sery-
ices. are deposited in the states gen
eral fund Departments such as the
grain division of the department of
agriculture, have found that this is
impractical and almost certain to
handicap this important section. More
over since the law went into effect,
in spite of the departments difficult
ties in rendering the service to the
farmers of the grain testing labora-
tories under the appropriations pro-
vided, the farmers have paid into the
general fund of the state more than
$4,000 more than the actual cost of
the services to them, since July /,
1941. Had the revolving fund been
left unmolested, the farmers would
have this backwater of funds for serv-
ices rendered to them in poor crop
years. The opposition to repeal of
the law, stems from the big corpora
lions in the state, and enough voices
of farmers have not been raised in
support of the present measure, which
proposes re-establishment of the re-
volving funds to finance these special
services.
Chain Store Tax
Bills providing special taxes on
chain stores and theaters, were killed
by adverse committee reports today.
These measures had been introduced
by Horrigan of unsavory fame among
liberals and independents as chairman
Of the appropriations committee in the
l943 session, probably as propaganda
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02


this body will probably be
adopted unless a storm of pro-
test from the "grass roots
arises. Passage of similar res
olutions by 80 states will as
sure the adoption of the amend
ment and a perpetual heyday
for the wealthy. Attention is
called to the discussion of this issue
in the editorial columns of this paper
this week, written before the resolu-
ton was introduced.
lib 145, introduced by the judiciary
committee of the lower house, calls
for amendments to the Montana con-
stitution, which, if adopted by a vote
of the people would in effect, do away
completely with election by vote of
the people of all judges and place the
naming of such officials in the hands
of the Bar Association, which, Incl
dentally is generally recognized by all
liberal attorneys as being corpora
ton influenced and controlled group.
lie pOoolOlC anu piODtbiO piiSc-
tions of such a procedure should bring
shudders to the average citizen.
State Liquor Monopoly
An effort made by Helding of Mis-
soula and others to revert to the orig
inal system of control of the states
liquor monopoly to the Board of Ex-
aminers, officers elected by and re-
sponsible to the people, instead of hay
ing it operated and controlled by ap-
pointees responsible only to the gov
ernor, was defeated today Thursday
by adoption of an adverse committee
report. 1t had, for some unaccount-
able reason perhaps, been placed in
the hands of the economy commit
tee" this committee in its inscrutable
wisdom having found that it was more
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02
WITHHOLDING
RECEIPTS
EXPLAINED

Tax Withholding receipts have tri-
pie purpose this year, according to
Lewis Penwell, collector of internal
revenue.
l.. The receipts advise the employees
of the amount of their wages and the
amount of income withheld from their
wages in 1914.
2. Most employees generally speak
ing, those who earned less than $4,000
can use their receipts as simplified
form of income tax return.
3. Employees who use the standard
income tax blank, Form 1040 to make
their income tax returns Gnstead of
using the receipt alone) should at
tach their receipts to Form 1910.
The new use of the Withholding Re-
ceipt as a simplified income tax re-
turn is explained in an official leaflet
entitled How to Use Your withhold
ing Receipt as an Income Tax Return. ,"
The Bureau of Internal Revenue has
furnished quantities of these leaflets
to employers and asked them to dis
tribute the leaflets to their employees.
GluplOySlo dlt required 10 make
three copies of each Withholding Re-
ceipt. Two copies to go to the en-
ployee, one to file with the Collector
and one to keep. The third copy must
be sent by the employer to the Col
lector of Internal Revenue in the en-
ployer's district together with his
return (Form VII for
the last quarter of 1914 and a state
ment (Form W3) reconciling the tax
on the Withholding Receipts
with the similar amounts on the quar-
terly returns.
Collector Penwell urged employers
to be especially careful in putting the
name, home address, and social Sc
curity number Gf any of each en-
ployee on his Withholding Receipt.
These provide indispensable identifi-
cation for the government in sorting
he estimated 100,000,000 receipts
which will be forwarded by employers
o collectors.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02
RATION FREE SHOE SALE
COMING UP

Limited quantities of mems and
women's shoes may be sold to con-
sumers ration-free at specified price
reductions during the two weeks pc
riod of February 10 through March
8, OPA announces. Two-fold purpose
of the temporary ration holiday, OPA
states, is to give consumers the bene-
fit of extra shoe mileage that other
wise might remain unused on dealers
shelves, and to help dealers clear their
stocks of the normal accumulation of
odds and ends and broken sizes. Be-
fore rationing, such shoes were custo-
marily disposed Of in seasonal clear
ance sales. OPA estimates that about
100000 pairs of shoes will be sold
in this special ration-free "sale."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02

to spread among the "home folks,
and with fairly certain assurance per-
haps that they would not be passed
Camping Down
A bill introduced by Parker of Cas-
cade would prohibit conference COM
mittees from entertaining or being
entertained by individuals or groups
particularly interested in the legisla-
tive measure under consideration 1t
also provides that such witnesses as
may be called by the conference COM
mittee shall have the substance of
their testimony made part of the
record and report of the committee.
The measure is intended to clamp
down" on the free access of lobbyists
for the corporations. and the Montana
Taxpayers (taxdodgers) Association,
to committees for last minute pres
sure on them.
No Quick Divorce
A bill introduced by Smith, sena-
tor from Lewis and Clark which would
have made Montana a mecca for those
tired of matrimonial bonds, providing
shorter time of residence than any
other state before action for divorce
could be filed, was killed in the senate
Tuesday by well executed parlia-
maneuver of Senator Haight.
Opinion
1t is the opinion of this observer
that there is very real danger of legis-
lation inimical to the interests of the
general public being introduced and
that if desired by the special interests
of the state, can be passed, unless
there is time for flood of protests
from the grass roots.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02
CUT AUTOMOBILE RATION

A cut of one-third will be made
in the number of new passenger cars
available for rationing in February,
when the quantity will amount to
1000 cars on a national basis, or 1000
less than in preceding months. OPA
reports. The action will leave about
10000 new cars in the nations stock
pile
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02

South Valley County Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative Union of
America, Resolutions:
Whereas, reactionary trick is be-
ing pulled in congress whereby rider
would be inserted in the bill to renew
the Presidents War Powers Act to
require judicial reviews of all acts,
regulations, priorities, ALLEGATIONS, can
collation. of WPB, OPA and other war
agencies, thus hamstringing the pur-
pose and efficiency of these agencies,
Therefore, be it resolved by the
South Valley County Farmers Union
assembled in convention this 10Th day
of December 1914, that we deprecate
such action and call upon our con-
gressmen and senators to fight such
malicious action by reactionary
groups.
Signed: MARIE EATON, Chairman
JOHN AMESTOY
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02
TOWN and FARM s1NA
in WARTIME m
Prepared by OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION NNlllI "

buy with the money they will have to
spend The OPA program to meet
this situation asks rigid compliance
with rationing regulations and price
ceilings, plus restraint in buying and
a high level of savings, including war
bond purchases.
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02

At a regular meeting, January 4,
1945, Treasure Local No. 357, Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union of
America, Montana division, adopted
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02

Already by II other legislative assemblies Gan
netts proposal for wenysecond amendment to the const
the United States limiting of individuals
cent of income has been presented the Mon
legislature the form of resolution endorsing the
posa Winfield Page of Missoula and like other
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02
RESOLUTIONS

South Valley County Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative Union of
America, Resolution:
Whereas, we recognize the effective
ness of the PAC in providing a voice
for the common people, which cannot
be muffled by reactionary and special
privilege groups, in spreading infor-
nation and education on public affairs
and public personages.
Therefor, be it resolved by the
South Valley County Farmers Union
in convention assembled this 10th day
of December, 1914, that we endorse
the PAC os our organization and
pledge our support to its efforts as
demonstrated in the past few months
and recommend a continuation and
expansion of their program to offset
the work being done by selfish groups
and malicious political action.
Signed: MARIE EATON,
JOHN AMESTOY
CHRIS MOLVIG
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02
RESOLUTION ENDORSES
RICH MANS Amendment
TO u. S. CONSTITUTION: 8
Millionaire
c., historical Library ,

Resolution Dra1leu -, 0'os Millionaire
Publisher and Fenagled Through State
Legislatures of II States, Now Before the
Montana Assembly; Few Realize Its Impli-
cations of Being Rich Mans Proposal.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02

South Valley County Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative Union of
Resolution:
Whereas, the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
bill, which would
freeze the Social Security Tax, would
embezzle money which has
been pledged to pay old age pensions
in future years and may do away with
the constructive legislation which has
been made in securing security for
old age,
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved that we
are opposed to such action by con-
gress ond ask aur own congressman
to use their influence in defeating
such action.
Copies of this Resolution to be sent
to our congressman and senators and
he President
Signed, MARIE EATON, Chairman,
JOHN AMESTOY
CHRIS MOLVIG.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-02

We, the stockholders of the Farm
ers Union Coop Store of Opheim,
Montana, in annual stockholders meet
ing assembled, have become aware of
the activities of the National Tax
Equality Assn, who are putting on a
campaign to put Cooperative out of
business, in order that they will have
the farmers and the common people
again victims of unfair practices and
enormous profits, which were preva-
lent before farmers banded together
in their own Co-operatives.
Now, Be 1t Resolved: That the
demand of our congress-
men and senators that they protect
the Co-operatives, by preserving the
gains which they have made under the
law; and be it further resolved that
we will vigorously protest any changes
in the law to tax the savings of bona
fide Co-operatives.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-11-23

Yes, the war was no pink tea. With W
Day many fighting man was too tired to
think. For long tine we're going to have
TO do lot Of thinking and doing for the
who have done their part in winning
the complete victory.
That will cost money. There were we'll
over million casualties during this most
destructive of wars. Many of these men will
have to have medical care and treatment for
a long time to come. Others need guidance
before they can return to normal life. Mil
lions Of dollars will be needed for this and
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1945-11-23
other rehabilitation work.

other rehabilitation work. s
That's why this Victory Loan is 50 i'm
portant. It's your chance to prove to your
fighting men that they are not forgotten ].
that we can never repay them for what they
have done.
=. Gaze deep into your heart--and remem-
Der and act Victory has brought US tremen-
dous obligationss Every American must do
his part in this great task. Right now, our
job is to buy more bonds than ever be-
fore during the Victory Loan. Buy them in
humble gratitude-buy them now. -
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1945-07-19
Traze novu ekOnOmsku
kOnferenciju

Cetiri senatora koji SUI g'asali
u bankovnom odboru protiv pro
pozicije u Breton Woods, koja
predvidia da ''Siedinjene Drzave
ucestvuju u 50, 1oo,000.0o0 inter
Inacionalnoi hanki j Sc, 800. .000 600
monetarnom fondu'". preporucu-
iu da Sc odrzi nova ekononska
konferencija. kao ''praktiGni ko-
raci, da Sc postigne sloboda me-
diunarodne trgovine.
~ njihovom kritikovanju fon-
da oni su izjavili da &c on IL
'celosti promasiti' da postigne IL
javljivani cilj i da 'nece inati
nikakve vaznosti osim kao me-
diunarodni zajam cd S2,750, 0O0.-
900 Cd cega mi necemo dobiti
nista u povratku.'
Kao sto vidimo senatoTi -
Taft, Millikin, Butler Thomas
= SUI vrlo prakticni ljudi. Nina
ie trgovina ma umu okorisca-
vanje sa tom ''nedjunarodnom
bankom' ''monetarnim fon-
DOM.
A posto je tu propoziciiu Bret
ton Woodsa usvojila vecina od-
bora, izgled je da ee je usvoiiti
i kongres, oni preporucuiu jed
nu ekonomsku medjunaEodnu
konferenciju, koja bi povela bri-
GU kako da Sc gore pomenuti
fond "medjunarodna banka'
okrenu u korist americkih eks-
ploatatora da Sc dobije nesto
u povratku.
I jos neki ljudi goyore do ovo
nije bio rat "a trgovinu, nego
rat ideia - "a "demokratiju.
"protiv fasizma'.
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1945-07-19
Rorba u New Y0rku
produzuje

U proslom broju javili smo 0
straiku raznosaca novina u New
Yorku, koji vodi nezavisna jul
Mia, Newspaper and Mail De-
liverers Union.
StrajkaSi SUI sazvali skupstinu
ma koju je prisustvovalo nlih
1.70O, ma kojoj je Joseph Simon,
predsednik junije izjavio da SC
"nekoliko junija u novinarskoj
industriji saglasilo ola ponazu
straik finansijski," da ce "da-
vati 20 posto cd svojih plata u
korist strajka."
"strajkasi SUI bill opomenuti
since ia. jula)' javlja AP vest
il New Yorka "od Publishers
Association -. da &c biti otpus-
teni odmah osim ako Sc povrate
ma posao ma njihovo obieno vre-
(Nastavak ma 4. strani)
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1945-07-19
"Junijske vodje Sc bore
pr0tiv sirenja strajka. "

Tako stoji naslov clanka u
Cleveland 'Plain Dealer"-u cd
II. julia, takodjer cd Charles M.
Conawaya.
e.. Radnici Goodricha pozi-
vani SUI veceras Cd John Say
lora, predsednika Goodrich To-
kala br. 5, United Rubber Work
ers of America (CIO) da ignori-
su 'razuzdane govore i razuzda-
ne akcije', koji SUI rekao je on
stavljeni u upotrebu u pokusaju'
da Sc uvuce strajk treca VEGA
akronska gumarska tvornica."
U gornjim recima Sc jasno vi
di da je feker Saylor u akrons-
koj borbi bio ma strani posloda-
vaca a protiv strajkujucih rad
nika. Mamie wise, sve juniiske
vodje u Akronu igrale SUI takvu
ulogu. Radnici, osecajuci soli-
darnost sa svojom bracom, rad
nicima druge kompanije, u bor-
bi protiv svojih zajednickih ne
prijatelja, poceli SUI raznositi gla-
sove po Akronu o potrebi mo-
gucnosti da Sc izadje u pomoc
njihovim drugovima ma strajku.
Ali fekeri, junijske vodje, kao
dobri cuvari-psi kapitalisticke
klase, ocekujuci unapred takve
glasove, strogo SUI pazili da Sc
ne prosiri propaganda radnicke
solidarnosti i mozda eventual
nog izlaza ma strajk u simpatiju,
dadose Sc ma posao da ugase i
najmanju iskre te solidarnosti
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1945-07-19

dok Sc nije rasplamtela u polar
koji oni ne bi mogli kontroEsati.
Oval odnos radnickih fekera
prema radnicima clanovima
njihovih sopstvenih junija -
slomice ledja njihovom laznom
junioniznu a fekeri &c Sc naci
kao general bez vojske, koja ce
in dezertirati u korist Socila-
hstickog Industrijalnog JUNO
nizma Ovo je jos jedan dokaz
tacnosti Marksisticke tvrdnle da
revolucije ne stvaraju socijalis-
ticki agitatori, nego mnogi drugi
drustveni ekonomski faktori,
medju kojima je i odnos reakcio-
narnog vodstva u fekerskina ju-
nijama.
Fekeri bi mogli ubrzati revo-
luciju i ako je oni ne zele.
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1945-07-19

sve veci.
Nj jedni nj drugi govornici
nisu govorili pravom znacaju
Prvog Maja i o njegovom pos
tanku, ii. u onom smislu "a koii
je on pokrenut kao prank ra-
da = u smislu oslobodjenja rad
nicke klase, putem obaranja ka
pitalizma. Tako, radnici ma nj
jednoj Cd ovih manifestacija nj
su imali priliku da cuju neSto
o boljoj buducnosti, o nekom bo-
ljem sistemu. Hiljade radnika
dosli SUI ma te manifestacije da
cuju nesto novoga sa odusev-
ljenjem "a borbu u korist boljeg
zivota. Ali njihovi sindikati i
partije koje Sc zovu "radnickim",
ignorisase u potpunosti istorijs-
ku misiju radnicke klase.
No, posto SUI stalinisti, i oni
drugi isto tako, verni kapitalis-
tickom sistemu, IL njihovih usta
Sc nije smelo cuti nj jedna rec
koja bi nagovestavala revolucio-
narnu borbu. Glorifikovanja
"progresivnog" "demokrats-
'kog' kapitalizma, bila je tema
,svih govornika. Tako i ovoga Pr
vog Maja radnici, koji Sc nala-
Use u velikom broju ma tim
manifestacijama gde Sc ia pri-
lika mogla u veliko iskoristiti,
u svrhu revolucionarne propa-
gande, nisu culi nista velikim
Prvomajskim idejama, osim jed
ne male grupice koji SUI posetili
Prvomajsku proslavu priredjenu
cd Deleonista u Montevideo. Ma
ovoj proslavi, koju je priredila
Socijalisticka Radnicka Organi-
zacija Deleonista, nije Sc gala
milo i fraziralo korist ikakvog
= "progresivnog", "demokrats-
kog" iii fasistickog - kapitali-
zma, vec Sc naucno .govorilo o
pravom i revolucionarnom smis-
lu Prvog Maja.
(Nastavice se.)