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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
AN OPEN LETTER TO
GOVERNOR SAM C. FORD

/ the Missouri river basin for Montana
and Montanans, and the people o.
other states laying in that basin, and
then we will be benefiting all of the
people in the United States.
IT, as you went on record, Sam
saying the establishment of the MVA
would be turning the development oil
the mighty Missouri river over to the
federal government and that would be
interfering with state rights in Mon
tana In that case Sam, you are ques
tioning the integrity of the congress
of the U. S. A.
You may have forgotten the MVA
would be directly responsible to that
congress. And surely, Sam you would
not question the integrity of "Your
Mr.. Wheeler.
And Sam, whose state rights would
the MVA interfere with? Is the Mon.
tana Power the state of Montana?
Well Sam, the Montana Power is
now step child of New York And
does not now own the Missouri river,
which they would have done if YOU
could have PREVENTED. our
doughty attorney general, from fight
ing that case through the courts, and
winning for the great common people
of Montana.
Now a suggestion or two, Sam.
Were you careful while in Washing
ton and wore asbetos gloves, while
pulling chestnuts out of the fire for
the Alien Corporations? If you did
not you might have had your fingers
burned And while we are on the sub
ject of heat. The seat you are sitting
on may become to warm and in 1916
instead of you going to the United
States senate, both Mr. Wheeler and
yourself may have passed into polit-
ical oblivion.
Again may we refer you to the 23rd
Psalm, the last passage of the Third
verse: HE leadeth me in the paths of
for His names sake"
The above newspapers reported you
as saying, "That honest men differ.
Do you think that it was honest
when you said, that the stable" of
nine" newspapers were fair and i'm
partial ?-Then why the deficit to
maintain them?- Lack of population
the "owner" answers-Then add the
10000 and more people the MVA
would bring to Montana, and if, the
mine" are fair and impartial, they
might pay their way.
Another question, why did the
twin" Alien Corporations spend vast
sums of money in 1914, advertising
1.-The Three Great Governors"-Dewey.
Bricker and Ford, Dewey and Bricker
achieved the greater good, for the
country generally by being defeated!
Did you have such hold on the
Twins" that they needed you, or did
the Twins" have such a hold on you
that they wanted you where you are?
If you are not fettered make affi-
iavit to that effect and let that be
published in all the papers of the
state, kept, leaning and neutral-And
walk in the Paths of Righteousness.
Sincerely yours,
FRANK E. BEALL.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
UNIVERSITY PLANS AID
TO VETERANS

Establishment of veterans accom-
odation center at Montana State uni
versity to house in one location all
the special services provided for ex.
servicemen, is announced by President
James A. Mccain.
Under the plan, returning service.
men and women will be saved the
confusion and delay involved in hav-
ing to call at several widely separated
offices in order to enroll at the uni
versity, President Mccain said A
total of 165 G.I's are at the univer-
sity this fall and double the number
is expected for the winter and spring
term, he predicts.
According to the plan just adopted
by the university office of veteran edu-
cation, seven counseling and advising
functions will be performed by the
center to assist ex-servicemen to get
started in college and to gain maxi
mum benefits from their education
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
Whitefish. Mont, Oct. 81.

Whitefish, Mont, Oct 81, 1915
The Peoples Voice,
Helena, Mont.
Dear Comrades:
Enclosed you will please find a
check for $2.05, for which please send
The Peoples Voice to Mr. e. A. Placey,
631 Second street, Whitefish, Mont.
l see by The Peoples Voice where
B. X. Wheeler, one of the Montana
Hitler's wrote a letter to Mr.. John
Wight of Billings, Mont, trying to
knock the MVA. This isn't anything
new for the so-called senator from
Montana. But not for Montana only
for B. K Wheeler and the big gang
ster interests. | wrote Senator Wheel
er in 1926, requesting him to present
q bill in congress to have the govern
ment take over the national banks.
He wrote me that bill of that kind
wouldn't get anywhere, that was be-
fore the last depression up to now. 1
am not in favor of paying such guys
as him and lots of others like him any
more than they are worth.
Comradely yours,
j. P. CAVANAUGH. |
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
WAR LABOR
BOARD PLANS
ENDING WORK

On September 26, 1945, the National
War Labor Board in accordance with
the program previously announced for
winding up its work unanimously vot-
ed to fix A definite date for the termi-
nation of the boards existence. De-
cember Is, 1916 was agreed upon as
the date subject to final checkup
as to the condition of the boards back
log in the various regions and in the
industry commissions and panels.
On October)3, 1916 after conferences
with the chairmen of the regional war
labor boards the board unanimously
voted to terminate its existence not
later than January /, 1916, and to
make every effort to achieve that re-
suit by December Is, 1915. Certain
steps we're agreed upon for the pGr-
pose of facilitating the winding up of
the boards operations but their an
nouncement was withheld pending the
working out of certain administrative
details and pending the discussion
with the president which was held
yesterday. The board is now in a
position to announce the following
procedural steps which are designed
to facilitate the task of winding up
the boards operations within the time
previously agreed upon.
l. Effective from and after October
%, 1915 except in pending appeal
cases in which the parties have joint
ly stipulated to be bound by the
boards decision no further directive
orders will be isued by the national
war labor board or by the regional
boards or industry commission (other
than the commissions which have been
set up to effectuate directive orders
of the board) Instead recommends
tons to the parties as 10 the appro-
pirate terms of settlement will be is.
sued.
2. No appeals from the recommends
tions of the regional boards and com
missions to the national war labor
board will be permitted. Appeals from
directive orders which have already
been issued by the regional boards
and commissions will however be pro
cessed by the national war labor board |
as heretofore and will be disposed OF
by directive order.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
AMENDMENTS
DEVICE TO
DELAY ACTION

The senate committee on the judi
ciary in reporting out H. r. 7, the bill
to abolish the poll tax, together with
L. proposed constitutional amendment,
has caused considerable confusion in
the ranks of people genuinely inter
ested in the abolition of the poll tax.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment is merely a device to forestall
the direct and immediate repeal of
the poll tax.
A constitutional amendment re-
quires a two-thirds majority in both
house and senate, and ratification by
three-quarters of the states Even
if the senate should pass favorably
on constitutional amendment there
is no guarantee that the judiciary
committee of the house as presently
constituted will report it outthis year.
or next year or any year. Further,
the process of ratification by the leg
islatures of SO states, some of which
meet only once in two years, is long
drawn-out and well-nigh impossible
procedure. In the face of these con-
ditions the proposed constitutional
amendment is snare and a delusion
launched for the sole purpose of kill
ing Fl. r. 7, which is the constitution
al, direct and immediate method of
the poll tax
The test of the administration lead
ership in the senate is whether or noe
it will first call up H. R. 7, or the
fraudulent proposal for a constitution
al amendment. To call up the consul
tutional amendment first is to carry
out the scheme of the poll takers to
kill anti-poll tax legislation in this
session of congress. To kill the poll
tax we must insist that H. R. 7, be
called first, and that it be kept before
the senate until the senate has voted
on its passage.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
CHURCH DONATES
STOCK TO POLES

One hundred and fifty Holstein heif-
ers are being sent to Poland by U. N.
R. R. A. as a contribution from the
Church of the Brethren They will
be used to augment the pitifully small
milk supply now available there for
hospitals and nursing homes.
Herbert H. Lehman, director gener-
al, in a letter to M. R. Zigler of Elgin,
Illinois, executive secretary of the
Brethren service committee through
whom the donations were made,
wrote:
May l express my personal thanks
and the gratitude of our administra-
ton for this substantial contribution
These animals will help to rehabili-
tate the herds of Poland, and will
also provide much needed milk for the
families in need"
This is the second donation of
livestock received from the Brethren
service committee. The first gift of
six pure bred Brown Swiss bulls was
shipped to Greece last May. They
are now being used in an artificial
dissemination project carried on CO.
operatively by the Near East Founda-
ton, U. N. R. R. A. and the Greek
government.
U. N. r. R. A. has sent or procured
$4,000 head of livestock for the devas-
tated countries receiving its aid. "The
gift of animals included in these num-
bers are a direct extension of help
from farm people here to the people
Of Europe. 1t is the kind of help they
need and want most-help to help
themselves" said Lehman.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
C. S. HORTON.
Richmond. Calif.. oct. u. ID

Richmond, Calf, Oct 81, 1915
H. S. Bruce,
Editor, Peoples Voice."
Helena, Montana.
Dear Cap:
l have been reading with much in
terest about the newspaper strike in
Montana. | noted in the last Peoples
Voice that the Typographical workers
were making an appeal to the general
public to force the company papers to
negotiate with them.
Personally l think it is splendid that
the company is not coming to terms.
Just think of it, that old line of poi
soned propaganda hasn't been injected
into the thinking arteries of the peo-
pie of that region for a period of
nearly three weeks now Possibly the
people miss the news such as it was
but people miss drugs, but after they
get cured they are all the better for
the suffering. | think a program
should be commenced to bring in new
papers, papers that are fair and I'M
biased, if that is possible, for these
workmen to get jobs from. If this |
cannot be done, then raise some mon
ey to send the workers out of the |
state to get jobs elsewhere. The Peo-
pies Voice and other small indepen-
dent papers should start a wider COW
erage of news, particularly local items
and sell their papers on the street
corner.
l really think this is a great oppor-
tunity. The closing of the paper should
jeopardize the governmental advertis-
ing of these closed papers, giving the
smaller papers break am not sure
on that but look into it.
| hope that these workers can get
around some way so they
10 not have to demand that those pa
1ers reopen. The workers appeal is
n all respects correct, but it works
O the benefit of the company press, II
n that it will make a public demand II
or their insipid editorialized news. If III
hese papers do reopen they will IL
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
Great Falls, Mont, Oct 81, 1915
Gov Sam G. Ford
Office of the Governor
HoIana Montana

Office of the Governor
Helena, Montana
Dear Sam,
From the stable" of Nine Stalls,
out of which issues the kept" news
papers, in the race, for suppression of
general news, not favorable to the two
ALLEN Corporations" also the lean
ing newspapers, those papers whose
editors, are leaning forward with left
hand cupped to ear, their right busy
with pencil to write down the things
that are whispered to them by the
western vice president in charge of
mining in Montana. There recently
appeared in headlines of large type,
the item that the governor had gone
to Washington, d. c., to oppose the
MVA.
The governor of what state, some
may ask Why, of Montana. Not
New York.
Why Sam, we are surprised at you
we did not think that, Tom Dewey
needed any help to turn the state of
New York over to a few bondholders
of Wall Street Perhaps, Sam, you
went to Washington to help him turn
most of Montana lying along the Mis-
souri, river and it's tributaries, over
to those same few New Workers of
Wall Street.
Now Sam, New York is alright for
New Yorkers-but let us, first develop
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
Opinions Of
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When the allies "co-Ordinated" forces
with a purpose to destroy aggression
and inequalities existing between ma
tions were they communists? When
people unite in a common effort to
check or prevent aggression between
men and protected groups of men are
they to be considered and treated as
dangerous to people as a whole?
Are a people, as citizens of the
United States subjects to just ridicule
because they seek to discover aggres-
sion here in the land they call their
home?
Is it necessary to have commits
sion to hunt down communism if they
think they see it on the floors of
congress, and see cause to justify
such belief? Can they be condemned
if they say so? E. B. S.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
Newspapers
CONTINUED from Page one)

So now, perhaps Governor Ford may
still claim he hasn't heard of anyone
being in favor of the MVA, as he
probably reads no papers except those
published by his friends and support
ers, the foreign corporations. Evil
IDENTIFY the governors concern for the
inviolability of Estate rights" does not
include the right of Montana citizens
to get uncensored, unprejudiced news.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
Erickson
CONTINUED from Page one)

low as two mills or one-fifth of cent
per kilowatt hour. Yet, multi-purpose
development and public control of
power rates has only barely begun on
the Columbia river.
What is needed here is a complete
study and publication of all rural and
small customer rates and then the
most accurate of possible estimates on
similar costs under a multi-purpose,
fully developed MVA. Engineers,
with whom | have discussed the mat
ter seem to think that possible reduc-
ton of small consumer rates in Mis-
souri, valley is very much greater than
most of us have assumed. | am hope
full that REA officials and competent
engineers will somehow contrive to
get together and work this problem
out to greater detail than has yet
been done. Montana people want, and
are entitled to such information"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02

merely use their strength against the
workers. The paper supply should be
easing soon so the Great Falls Trib-
une could take on a greater circula-
ton, you could get more paper, so
could the Yellowstone, and if in this
crisis for news the general public
could get into the habit of reading
some un-colored news and a few fac
tual and Informative editorials it
would be a great start for our states
All the family are in good health
and we have high hopes that by spring
our good Uncle will decide that he
has no further use for me and will
allow me to return to Montana.
With best wishes to you, your fam.
lily and our mutual friends, 1 remain,
Yours truly,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
Custer, Mont, Oct. "a, 1

Custer, Mont, Oct "a, 1915
The Peoples Voice,
Helena. Mont:
Have just finished reading the arti-
Gle by James D. Graham under cap
ton Lumber Industry Tie-up." Have
this to say:
We farmers knew that the ceiling
price of lumber had taken an awful
raise-and that the quality had taken
an awful Decline at our local lumber
yards. What we have been buying as
No. 1 during the duration was really
about No. pre-war quality. The
lower grades was nothing but scrap
lumber.
Because the supply was rationed
and limited we bought what we could
get, and kept still. Not knowing the
conditions under which the Sawmill
and Lumber Workers were working
We were led to believe that the great
er part of our lumber shortage was
because of the delinquency of the lum-
Der workers, and the greed of war
workers housing project, financiers.
The secrecy of our kept press-and
radio systems, under the control of
our free enterprise fascist Industrial
lists, will sooner or later be the undo
ing of the democracy we have fought
to preserve.
G. S. HORTON.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
degree If they applied for jobs Oh
newspapers outside of Montana. -

degree If they applied for jobs Oh
newspapers outside of Montana. -
|B. So
Up. S. No Mot to be outsmarted,
the morning quack-quack printed the
same chronology" ffrom the evening
duck), and added, General News in
October and Review of Sports for
last month" Which may mean, with
in the usual restrictions, the restored
to-good-standing manager of the morn
ing quack-quack Che was in the agent
de notes doghouse) is going to show
the New York bosses they made a mis-
take in playing him on the bench 1t.
is a tough break for John Q. Public,
but fortified as he has been for the
last month, he may be able to take
the punishment for 10 months. In the
meantime, if you haven't couple Of
small editions of your own, and enjoy
squalls and walls, spend a nickle
and evening.-B. 81
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02

Do not become confused by the con-
stitutional amendment proposal. The
sole purpose of this proposal, which
has been gleefully accepted by the
poll takers, is to kill of H. r. 7.
Alert! Actionl
Make your views known to your
senators. Write to them to support
H. r. and inform them that you
are not being fooled by the proposed
constitutional amendment
Write and wire to Senator Barley
requesting that H. R. be called up
first, inform him that you are not
fooled by the proposed constitutional
amendment.
Write and wire to President Harry
S. Truman that the test of administra-
ton sincerity on the issue of aboli-
ton of the poll tax is that the admin
istration leadership in the senate give
priority to H. r. 7.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02

The cross is the only ladder high
enough to touch Heavens threshold.
&C. d. Boardman.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
A Break Through
Continued from Page one)

will not only rebound to their own
benefit but will be of inestimable val
ne to the residents Of Butte and Mon
tana
One final word, conferences and so
tive only in causing delay, stalling,
lowering the morale of and destroying
the unity of the workers.
The time for UNITED ACTION is
now-and always.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02

P. S.-The first assistant to the
agent de mote bleated over the all
again about Reputation. The re
suscitated evening duck printed silly
chronology" without mentioning the
why of the suspension nor what it
had to do before it, could again spill
it's swill before public which had a
bellyfull before the suspension. Just
a bunch of small potatoes who would
be arrested for mopery in the third
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
Co-ops Fill a Need

Last year marked the Centennial Anniversary of Toad
Lane Store in England where wenyeight decided
to try Cooperation cure for part Of their ills
Working conditions meant the entire family worked from
dark to dark under bad working and living conditions few
of the who heard Of the Cooperative plan saved fora
year to launch the now famous Toad Lane Sore-now
commemorate the sacrifices loyalty and perseverance
Of these % faithful cooperator They little dreamed their
Cooperative would be the inspiration for the many Cooper
ave Stores elevators oil stations and eameres dottng the
nations of the world
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02

Society prepares the crime; the
commits it.-Alfieri.
Evening star., 1945-08-12


IL. CONFIDENT: "In three months Chuck
had been good enough o barracks No. lO2.
He'd been good enough to help the other ones.''
The train takes long semi-circe run from Bakers
field Calf, to Long Beach. He's impatient to get to
that day urough with Chris He gets off at Bakers
field He sits and waits for hitch on the straight
road to Long Beach But how should civilians with
A. and stickers on their cars know that this was
Chuck Jackson returnee sitting on the side of the
road?
Home l55 Covina Two days before Christmas.
Chris waiting by herself She hears thousand foot
steps, thousand bell rngings And then it is Para
disc. Except for just few things Like: the celebra
ton dinner in the restaurant when Chuck's hands
start to shake and he drops the fork and he is very
much ashamed because he is sure everybody is look
ing at him Like the first night in bed next to Chris,
and he wakes up sweating in the middle of flax
dream and can't get back to sleep again. Like: not
being able to eat breakfast the next morning. and
forcing himself and getting sick Like: headaches
that come out of nowhere and tear him apart. Like:
Delng ready 10 gnt ana PICK OH NlS dt Tic SIldiieSt
opportunity
~You'ze Looking Coed"
HOSE are just smudges the first four days,
though, because he and Chris stay to themselves.
He has to come out of seclusion The family insists
that he visit neighbors and relatives And it seems
like there are hundreds whom he has never heard Of
before and all of them have somebody who is still
overseas So many of them look at him with that ques
tioning look and say You're looking good" and
what they're saying is What right have you to be
homer"
Then there's the first time he visits the gang down
at his old gas station
"Wh0t's that ribbon on the ead?'
"The Air Medal"
"What'd they gire you that tor?'
"Five combat missions
"Yeoh / k,oV, bat what did you do? mean h0W
many German planes did you shoot doW's?'
None. / got it for five combat missions"
"Oh is that aH9'
How can you explain that bomber gunner can't
possibly tell you how many planes he, all by himself,
shot down?
"You start wondering why people after three years
of war; haven't taken the trouble to find out what it's
like You remember watching precious movie screen
overseas being punched full of holes by men who
couldn't stand seeing themselves burlesQued IN
million-dolar war movie. You remember the insults
that Hollywood poured on you in pictures like I'll Be
Seeing You and God is My Co-Pilot.' Take a note,
David o. Selznick and the Brothers Warnerl
"A through those twenty-one days, l felt had