The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-13
"Super-Governrnent''

Tor the private utility interests and handed to their ooges for
in opposition to coordnaed development the
river basins by corporations appeation
designating the proposed
authorities such.
We inclined believe of the ones lending
he voices to expressing these various horror phrases know
that they uering actual or implied falsehood in pract
ally all of the socaed they PROFOUND against
proposed river authorities Each everyone prop
agands can safely be challenged TO nrove n of a
ments they make against the proposals. and they will be unable
TO do is somewhat discouragng find many other
apparently intelligent and reputable citizens false
statements about abrogaon by proposed
authorities They be charged with fighting nothing
by the private producing interests expect
nothing else from such propagandss pink reporter Flynn
Of the Miles City Star but feel that have right expect
some of truth in the statements their
speeches ON the Missouri Valley Authority issue
In featured spread in the corporation controlled
Daily Muscular of April it is related that Columbia
rotecve ASSOCIATION has been organized in opposition to
Columbia Valley Authority In the report
the three speakers them can be cassed as
downright fasehoods
Senator DEwart county, who is also chairman of
the Montana Reclamation Association of the principal
speakers according to the story in the Mssouan He followed
his usual line of calling attention to the differences
tons in the Tennessee valley compared with the
and Columbia valleys but failed to mention that these proposed
the IVA
DEwart who has made perfect record in PLAYING the
game of the corporations the Montana senate while now
of the leaders of the reclamation
have used drop of irrigation water in Park county where
ne lives Apparently his farming operations do require
nearly much of his time his as more or less
obvious supporter of the interests of the corporations
Introduced according the story as one of the besn
ormed water rights attorneys in Montana W. Kelley
Powell seemed have been the principal speaker Among
ther bombasc statements he reported to have made
he following:
IT opposed to the surrender Montana water am
favor of bringing action federal adudicate all
water Montana would be adudcaed rights
'ut us at ease If we let this monsrositycall it CvAgo
ahead, only have for grazing There be
ay This should be brought to attention of every farmer
1ontana"
Kelley considerable temerity in suggest
that warning coming from him should brought
ne attention of farmers How does he think warning from
i'm would appeal to the farmers
tance? Does he believe that the memories of
short that they have forgotten
ct legislation enacted in the 1913 of the
ture which would have compelled the Broadwater Water
Association to- the Montana Power
drop of water they would irrigation purposes?
he trying to the impression that he about
welfare of when harmonic with
terests of the Montana Power Company?
No. Senator Kelley the Broadwaer not for
often Senate Bill No. IT, introduced and fought by you
bill obviously against the pubic interests favorng
e Montana Power Company that of the generally
reactonary colleagues of yours the to
along with and Senator DEwart passing vote
parenty realizing that it too obvious the
ontana Power Company to make possible for him
its favor. Yes, Senator Kelley may be competent
gh attorney but for whom For the Montana Power
my of course He has made an effort to prove it.
We SHALL of course, have of these organizations.
e shall hear about super governments"
We know all too we'll that already have "super-gov-
in this state. has been called the montana
eir individual the Anaconda Copper Mining
and the Montana Power Company-both of
in their respective fields and both of them exploiting the
its and its people. the stooges
operations who form these organizations opposing
ted development of the Missouri and Columbia valley
in Montana They recognize end to their
poation of the state its and its people,
ssbty by the establishment of authorities charged with
job.