The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-12-07
The End of a Year

With this ISSUE The Peoples Voice enters the seventh
year of publication and it timely to evauae its
plshments and to discuss its future possibilities
be said without fear of contradiction that its life
span already much than that of publication of
its character state this individual claim
credit Any special credit which be DUE has been earned
by the Farmers Union membership the itself and
its affiliated cooperative enterprises Without this support
The Peoples Voice could not have survived
To the possible the limitation of its faci-
ties has followed out its policy adopted March 3d.
1887 from which the following is quoted:
General Aims The general aim of the paper shall be to
the voters of Montana accurate and complete nforma
ton possible.
GA regard to structure of the
social world in which live especially of the central
lied control of industry finance and profits that exists and
the hepessness of individual workers and small the
face of this.
regard to practicable changes in this structure in
the interests of workers through through farm
and labor organizations and through political action
&C. In regard to the operation OF state and national gov
and the influences that moldng these and
improvements in governmental structures that practically
possible.
Special Aim shall the special aim of the paper
forth the basic interest of farmer worker and
small business and professional man against the centralized
managerial and financial control that industry has developed
and work toward the characterization of industry and
finance that have attained politically 10 te ENDS That the
national income shall be equally distributed and that
individual opportunity be more nearly equalized.
The Voice has taken definite stand for the interests
social economic plain people and has waged
stent fight against special interests seeking to abrogate for
selfish reasons the lust and democratic rights little
has supported the efforts of farmers and aborer
better their condition through democratic action and
will continue to do So It has not hesated to criticize the
and individual members of those organizations and will
tnue when criticism merted according to the
policy of the publication.
The Voice does not claim to be nfabe that it has made
mistakes But it does claim that information published in
line with it's policy authentic cannot be challenged for
veracty Such it be charged WITH human
of judgment
AS for the future be said that the prospects for
publication perhaps brighter than at many
times in the past improvements in the publication to make
greater reader interest and for stress phases
policy which have hitherto not been effectively covered
because of lack of facilities planned and hoped that
they will be accomplished in the future.
Frequent suggestions that should be made daily have
been received For the present. this ambitious
premature IT, however, the time when the liberal
forces in the state decide to have daily this
ganzation will of cooperate in that it can
to assist in the undertaking.
Meanwhile in its small way, The Voice will continue to
help build for better day and better world Perhaps by
many is considered voce crying in the Wilderness of
state ridden by monopoly and special interests But
say at least that is being heard by and
people And the monopoes and special interests like less
and less. And that consider recommendation, and evil
dence that attaining of success its efforts