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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-27
WORK COATS AND
JACKETS COMING

A special program calling for the
production of approximately 9,4S0,000
mackinaws, pea coats and cossack
jackets for men, boys and Juveniles
to be made of mackinaw cloth, melton
type or similar fabrics, was announced
today by Oscar A. Baarson, Helena
WPB district manager.
Another special program which calls
for the production of approximately
100000 childrens snow or ski suits,
3,66S,00O Logging sets and 5000 snow
or ski pants was also announced today
by Mr. Baarson.
The programs are designed to as
sure production sufficient to meet the
minimum requirements for these items
which are in short supply. The plan
calls for production of the items dur
ing the second and subsequent quart
ers of 1915 in as near equal proper
lions as fabric deliveries to manu-
facturers will permit
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-27
REPORT OF WORK
In SUPREME
COURT FOR week

April 18th.-cora Green v. City of
Roundup. Appealed from Musselshell
County, Roundup. Unanimous opinion
Of the court on rehearing prepared
by Justice Edwin K. Cheadle.
Held: Where Cora Green brought
suit against the City of Roundup for
personal injuries alleged to have been
sustained by her as a result of the
driving of an automobile, in which
she was a passenger, into ditch or
trench excavated by the defendant
city in one of its streets, it was held
that the district court was in error
in granting motion for anonsuit.
The trial court held that failure to
allege and prove the giving of no
tice of injury required by section 5000,
Revised Codes, was fatal to plaintiffs
cause of action. On appeal the SUI
preme court held that the legislature
by enacting the proviso contained in
the 1897 amendment clearly removed
the requirements of notice, both of
defects and of the injury, under the
conditions specified therein, lie, where
the negligence occurs because of the
city or towns failure to properly place
signs, markers, or signals to warn
persons Of excavations or other OBJ
structions existing and caused by the
city or town. The supreme court also
held that the question of contributory
negligence and proximate cause was
one of fact which should have been
submitted to jury.
April 18th.-HeIen Louise Kelly v.
Glen A. Kelly. Appealed from Lake
County, Poison. Opinion of the court
prepared by Justice Hugh r. Adair.
Justice Albert H. Angstman dissented.
Held: Helen Kelly and Glen Kelly
were divorced several years ago and
the mother, Helen Kelly, was given
custody of the children of the mar
riage In this action the father sought
and was granted an order modifying
the decree which took the children
from the mothers custody and gave
them to the father. On appeal the
supreme court reversed the order of
the district court. The court held that
the home provided the children by
the mother, which was with her aunt
and uncle, was the proper place for
the care and upbringing of the chill
dren
April 19th.-The City of Billings v.
Pierce Packing Company and j. 3.
Mills. Appealed from Yellowstone
County, Billings. Unanimous opinion
of the court prepared by Justice Ed
win X. Cheadle. Affirmed.
Held: This case arises out of stu
alton where the Pierce Packing Com
pany was occupying, with certain cat
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-27
FARMS FOR VETERANS

The G. I. Bill of Rights allows a
loan of $4,000 toward the purchase of
farm. Wickard has warned against
ill-considered placement of veterans
on land. The President declared:
Adequate credit upon reasonable
terms must be assured. Further, it
will not do merely to see that the
veteran settles on some piece of land.
The lands for veteran should con-
stitute an economically sound farm or
ranch from which he can earn suffi-
cient income to keep his family in
comfort and health, educate his chill
dren, and integrate himself and his
family into the community as happy
and useful citizens"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-27
|F.P.C. APPROVES
RATES FOR POWER
FROM FORT PECK
Bureau of Reclamation's
Proposal for Rate of 2.5
Mills for Power for Pumping
During Irrigation Season
Is Confirmed.

Rates for electricity from the Fort
Peck project of Montana, proposed by
the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation,
which will make it possible to re-
claim thousands of acres bordering
the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers
by use of cheap power for pumping,
have been approved by the Federal
Power Commission. At the same time,
the FPC has approved a contract for
sale of power by the Bureau of Rec
lamation to the MontanaDakota Util-
tiles Co. at rates, the benefits of which
under terms of the contract are to be
passed on to the consumers in the
company's service area in northeast
ern Montana and western North Da-
kota.
The rate for power to be sold di-
rectly by the United States to irriga-
ton projects financed in whole or in
part by federal funds, will be 2.5 mills.
This compares with present price
of about mills. Some present rates
for irrigation pumping are much above
mills. The average price paid to the
company by irrigation customers in
1943 was approximately mills.
The senate commerce committee, in
Senate Report 1914 of the 18th con-
gress, first session, regarding the Fort
Peck project, stated that with power
furnished at a reasonable cost to the
consumer 1t would be possible to irri-
gate and reclaim some $4,000 acres in
the Yellowstone river valley; some
$4,000 acres in the Milk river valley
would be made most productive; while
the irrigation of 100000 more acres of
land along the Missouri river would
mean that this fertile soil would be
capable of economically producing
crops of which there is no surplus"
Specifically, the FPC approved rates
and charges in ID proposed 15-year
contract for the sale of Fort Peck
energy to Montana-Dakota Utilities
Co., and (2) rate schedules covering
the direct sale by the United States
of firm power, seasonal irrigation
pumping power, dump power and COM
mercial services. FPC approval is
limited in each case to the rates in
volved.
The contract with Montana-Dakota
Utilities Co. provides that the com
pany shall pass on to its customers,
through appropriate rate reductions,
any and all savings, as determined by
the company with the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior, which accrue
to the company by reason of the pur-
chase of energy under the contract.
The company agrees to make such
rate reductions effective through new
Dr. revised rate schedules within 80
lays after delivery of energy under
he contract, and failure to do so sub
ects the contract to cancellation at |
he option of the United States.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-27

1. Is the purpose of this bill to Sc
improve the economic Situation of the
Pacific Northwest that this region car
proportionateIy share in the go millior
job program?
Definitely, yes: Through the ave
nue. of coupling the latent resources
of the region to the largest and cheap
est potential power supply in the
country Through the coupling of re
sources and cheap electric power, pur.
chasing power can be expanded. Pur-
chasing power is the key to employ
ment and reconversion.
2. Under eva how will power reve-
nues be used?
Power revenues will be used to ex-
pand the transmission and distribu-
ton of power, to develop additional
power stations, to irrigate and reclaim
lands, to provide flood relief, to pro-
mote new power uses, to develop re-
sources, and to operate new and to
cooperate with existing laboratories
and pilot plants, looking toward add.
tional industrial and power uses and
improved utilization processes.
8. What does the Mitchell bill pro-
vide?
This bill provides rational ap-
production and consumption, thereby
increasing job opportunities. The ap-
proach is no different than the meth
DDS used during the last century to
expand our system of free enterprise
Government provides the leadership
and creates the opportunity for the
expansion of private business volume
The bill does not dictate how men
will be employed; it merely gives to
them the opportunity for employment
a. Does S. 400 provide for adequate
local autonomy?
1t does. 1t provides for regional di-
rectors, and an advisory council des-
ignated by the governors of the basin
states The bill also provides for a
centrally located executive office. ed.
Note 1t also provides for super
authority. See Peoples Voice, April
IL lsSue.)
5. How will the authority affect the
status of municipality or privately
owned power utilities in the region?
S. 460 will not change the nature
of the present central federal trans
mission grid. The federal plants will
continue to provide the regions basic
power supply, and the major transmits
sion lines and substations will bring
that power at low cost to the major
load centers or wholesale distributing
points. Power system ownership and
operation, public or private, beyond
these wholesale delivery points, will
still remain a matter of local option
under S. AGO. The authority, in the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-27
AN OPEN LETTER TO
WELLINGTON D. RANKIN

Montana feel that Rankin with his
interest in the matter, his wealth and
ability as a lawyer could do much to
win the fight for the people of Mon
tana.
We still believe Rankin can put up
Ia real fight. We would dislike to
believe that he is afraid of any one
when it comes to backing a righteous
cause.
We still believe that Rankin has the
interests of his neighbors at heart.
We will believe he is right in this
fight until he proves otherwise.
But Wellington the people believe it
is high time to declare yourself in
your positive way In all kindness
Wellington it is up to you.
A MONTANA CITIZEN.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-27

from him:
Lester Lobe,
Helena, Montana
Have already written Gray
bill that | was for him.
B. K. WHEELER.
An enthusiastic Graybill for Con-
gress meeting of the congressional
finance committee was held in Great
Falls last Sunday with enthusiastic
addresses made by DR.. Minnette of
Glacier county, Jack Toole of Toole
county, Ed Weiss of Pondera county,
Mrs. L. A. Jenkins of Great Falls, Ed.
Byrne Of Shelby, Randall Swanberg Of
Great Falls, chairman of the commit
tee and Lester Lobe, Democratic
State Central Committee chairman.
Tom Busey was named chairman of
the publicity committee Of the organ
ization and will be in charge of its
headquarters in Great Falls during the
campaign.
Jack Toole, member of the. Montana
house of representatives and vice
chairman of, the congressional finance
committee from Toole county has or
ganized every county in the district
in his militant work for the nominal
ton and election of Graybill
Another Graybill meeting with a
large and enthusiastic attendance was
held in Billings last Wednesday eve
ming Mr. Graybill has the solid sup
port of the members of the Demo-
cratic party in Yellowstone as evil
denced by the unanimous support
given him in the convention at Lewis
town by the party delegates from that
county.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-27
WHY A eva?

By HUGH MITCHELL. u s. Senator irony Washington
This third series of articles in which Senator Hugh
he he recently
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-27

Graybls candidacy for in the
second congressional district has been by all Of the
Montana delegation in the u S. Congress, according to
Lester Lobe of the Democratic party Mr.
this week. response query Senator Wheeler
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-04-27
GROWING SENTIMENT FOR
GRAYBILL'S CANDIDACY
EVIDENT r.. .,.. ce .',!!I DISTRICT
Au1OAavH caDtoIs tooritcal 1tbr.' - ! Ak1V

Headquarters Openeu ~ )oW Hotel
In Great Falls With Tom Busey in Charge;
State Democratic Chairman Lobe Declares
That Enthusiasm for Graybill Mounting
AS Campaign Gets Under Way.
Evening star., 1945-05-28
On the Record
By Dorothy Thompson

HO"pSOH
tians who had Joined hands in April
with Mikhailovitch to fight Tito and
who. to the number of quarter of
million including civilians, tried to bat
tie their way into Austria to surrender
to the British or Americans.
These are being turned back into
Tto's territory by the British, while
the Cossacks, Hungarians and Slovaks
are being transported to the Russian
zone in Austria with complete military
correctness.
The Partisans lived off the country
and supported themselves through the
requisition of food and livestock and
everything else they could find and the
population began fleeing to the woods.
The Austrian Free Corps sprang into
being and prepared to oppose the
wrenching of Of Austrian territory
which, after the last war a plebiScite
decided should stay with Austria.
The danger, had the Partisans per-
sisted, was that a new national semi
Fascist movement would spring into be-
ing on the basis Of defense of home
soil. Again the British refused arms to
the Free Corps undertaking the de-
fense of the territory themselves. For
few days the British and the Partisans
both were guarding the main buildings
and both were putting out proclama-
tions, but when the British quietly rolled
in much armor and the Americans sent
additional strength to neighboring Spi-
tai, the British persuaded the Partisans
to withdraw to their own territory.
There was absolutely no protest from
the Soviets and the situation is now
quiet and authorities can proceed with
systematic wedding out of the Nazis and
the non-Carinthian population with the
support of part of the population and
with docility from the rest who feared,
above everything, a reign of terror. Ac-
tually the situation is split even among
the local Communists, only one of the
two local government members glad
eyeing the Partisans, the other not
wishing to unite the entire province to
the anti-Tito movement.
1t is an excellent example and result
of showing strength, behaving accord
ing to agreement and not losing our
heads
Evening star., 1945-05-28

KLAGENFURT, Austria. If the
Trieste affair Is quieting down 1t Is
probably because the same patience and
common sense accompanied by plenty
of strength is displayed there as IN
Carinthia, Austria, where exactly the
same attempt was made by Tito's Par
tisans to create fait accomph.
The Partisans have withdrawn from
Klagenfurt and all of Carinthia with
out a single clash with the British since
it became obvious the latter. while avoid
ing orovocation, were too strong to be
challenged. Politically also Tto's coup
is disastrous to his cause even with
Slovenian minority upon whom he placed
hopes.
Also the British took the view there
was no indication whatsoever that
Russia was backing up Tito's territory
grabs and was probably maintaining the
indifferent attitude: II Tito succeeded.
okay-if not, he couldn't expect to be
saved by the Soviet Union at the cost
of breach of relations with Britain
and the United States. The dispute,
therefore, didn't widen, but narrowed
and Tito accepted the consequences and
withdrew.
The Partisans moved in with great po-
litical vigor, posted proclamations in
village after village, got out two news
papers. called Unity and Freedom, and
everywhere started shooting and hang
ing two or three collaborators using
little discretion about whom they picked.
In Klagenfurt they hanged one man who
was promptly cut down from the lamp
post by the British before he was dead.
He was the local shoemaker and possibly
was a Nazi. But certainly highly un-
important, and the British attitude Is if
guilty man should be dealt with, but
first let's see.
The arrival of the Partisans COM
pounded the tremendous confusion
caused by the presence in Carinthia OF
vast number of refugees from both
sides of the war. There were French,
Russian and Czech slave workers plus
Russian Cossacks who had been fight
ing with the Germans and who were
accompanied by their families, their
horses and camels. There were Slovaks,
Hungarians, Germans and Pavelic Croa-
Evening star., 1945-05-28
Mikudo's Palaces

Reports of the bombing of Tokyo
differ as to fate of the imperial pal
aces, but it is possible that both the
so-called new" palace and the older
or detached" palace have been de-
Stroyed. Both were closed to the
public, only those individuals who
were summoned to an imperial au-
dience being permitted within their
walls. 1t is known, however, that
the former building, inhabited by
the Mikado from 1889 onward, was a
substantial structure, not likely to
be demolished completely by any
single missile of the type used by
American flying forces in the Orient.
The front wing of the principal
edifice was an affair of yellow brick
and stone, with conical towers and
steep roofs in the manner of certain
French chateaux. Entrance to the
living quarters of the imperial FAM
lily was gained through long cor
ridorS Isolated by massive iron
doors" There were two reception
rooms of seemingly endless dimen-
sions-an effect accomplished by the
use Of shoji or sliding panels OF plate
glass. Floors and ceilings of lac
quered and polished woods and cur
tains and hangings of painted and
embroidered silk added to the illu-
sion.
Adjacent to the lobbies so adorned
was the banqueting hall, five hun
dred and forty square yards in area,
with ceiling of FURNISHED gold and
side walls covered with costly bro
cades. The throne room was smaller
and more subdued" in decoration,
but nevertheless magnificent
apartment. One of its tapestries
was a famous composition by Ka-
Washima of Kyoto-a representa-
ton of an imperial procession in
feudal Japan woven in a single
piece forty feet long and thirteen
feet wide.
Much of the furniture of the new"
palace was imported from Germany,
but some examples of French and
American styles were noticed by res
idents of Washington who were in
vited to an audience by the father
of Hirohito about thirty years ago.
Evening star., 1945-05-28
This Changing World
By Constantine Bro,vn

to work the mines because In Gen.
de Gaulle's endeavor to build up a
strong army the men who work in
the pits are being kept in the armed
forces.
The population is, of course, pleased
with the impression Gen. de Gaulle is
attempting to give that France once
more has become great world power.
But the main concern Of the vast
majority Of the Frenchmen Is whether
their government will provide them with
more food and fuel than last winter.
The world has grown accustomed to
political crises in France; they have
occurred every few months for the last
40 years.
Today the situation is different. The
old political parties are shot to pieces,
and, what is more disturbing, the old
political leaders who appeared regu-
larly in every political sbufle are too
old. No new real leaders have yet ap-
peared.
Only two "old timers" still have some
prestige in France because of their past:
Edouard Herriot and Leon Blum. They
are both old and in Ill health, having
either been kept In jail or under strict
police surveillance between the fall and
the liberation of France. In spite of his
close association with the Communists,
Blum does not have as great following
as Herriot. But it is doubtful whether
this will be translated into positive ac-
tion enabling him to form a govern
ment and lead France out of its present
situation. He is suffering from phlebitis,
which has been greatly aggravated dur
ing the last five years of severe moral
and physical hardship.
Moreover, both these political leaders
were excellent when things were easy
going in their country. They are ideal
lists and during their time of Office advo-
Gated important social reforms But
neither was capable of handling real
crisis.
The situation in France is being de-
scribed by French observers themselves
with the expression "patauge dams lie
noir", meaning that France is feeling its
way in the dark.
It cannot be concealed that 1t is
gloomy and for the time being not a
single real leader has presented himself
on the political scene to guide the
country to better destiny.
Evening star., 1945-05-28
Sensible Proqrum

The announcement that there will
be a minimum of Government reg
ulation of the reconversion process
should be welcomed as an eminently
sensible approach to what will be,
at best, an exceedingly difficult and
trying problem.
There was time when some people
In authoritative posts were planning
to supervise reconversion down to the
last detail. The lifting of war con-
trolls. the release of materials and
the placement of contracts were all
to be fitted into a sort of master
plan which would enable the Gov
ernment to keep its finger on every
step of the process, to the end that
reconversion should be relatively
painless, if not pleasant. But the
current statement by WPB Chair
man Krug reveals that this prospec-
tive program of elaborate controls
has been junked.
Apparently the main effort of
WPB will be directed to safeguard
ing the necessary volume of war
production. The what and how" Of
reconverting the remainder of our
productive plant to the manufacture
of peacetime goods is to be left to
manufacturers, workers and con-
sumers. This is bound to result in
some temporary unemployment and
localized "depressions," which will
bring criticism of the WPB program
and demands for Government inter
vention.
But Mr.. Krug is satisfied that
these pressures must be resisted in
the larger interests of the country
as a whole. Desirable though 1t
may be to prevent temporary eco
nomic dislocations," he said, 1.-The
experience of those who have lived
with these controls during the war
clearly indicates that the controls
are not suited to that job. More
over, history and reason indicate
that in any readjuStment from a
war to a peacetime economy, tenn
porary dislocations are inevitable.
We must not be stampeded by such
dislocations into elaborate controls
or special dispensations."
Expressed another way, in Mr..
Krug's words, for WPB to attempt
detailed supervision of reconversion
would be to become lost in myriad
of rules and regulations" Instead
of speeding the reconversion process,
Government would simply get in
the way" and that is what he pro-
poses to avoid. That this is the
sensible attitude seems hardly open
to challenge.
Evening star., 1945-05-28

An internal political crisis is expected
in France within the next few weeks.
Reports from Paris say Gen. de Gaulle's
position Is becoming more precarious as
result Of the mounting difficulties he
is encountering on the home front.
Because OF these difdculties, the
French leader Is attempting to turn
the interest of his people toward foreign
fields. This explains the external crisis
he has brought about in the Levant and
also his new attitude toward the Span
ish government Of Generalissimo Fran
cisco Franco.
Gen. de Gaulle hopes to draw the
nationalistic elements closer to him by
an aggressive policy toward the former
inundated countries Of Lebanon and
Syria and hopes to regain the support
OF Russia and the French Communists
who have gained unexpected strength in
the last few months.
So far, the French leaders foreign
policy has not had any perceptible in
fluence on the French people, who are
wondering where they are going to get
the necessary food and fuel next winter
Because the head of the provisional
government has decided to embark on a
foreign policy such as France could af-
ford in the preWar days, his attention
is now being centered on creating a
big army and navy.
After having decided to construct the
largest submarine base in the world at
Brest, Gen. de Gaulle is reported to
have ordered the laying of the keel Of
new super -battleship. In the mean
time, the general staff is proceeding
with plans for the organization Of an
army of 100000 or more to safeguard
Frances position in the world.
Lease-lend and purchased supplies are
reaching the French ports in accordance
with the existing agreements at the
rate of about 100000 tons a month.
Among the raw materials shipped to
France there are some 100000 tons OF
steel and 100000 tons Of COAL Much Of
that steel and coal is being reserved for
naval and military purposes such as
the construction of new type Of French
tank.
There are coal mines in France
which could be operated to advantage
in the near future and thus permit the
import from the United States of other
essential materials needed by the CIVILIAN
population. But there are no miners