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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Clever BOYS, These Steel Magnates

On January IL, the u S. government filed complaint IN
the federal court at Trenton N j. charging Is steel
panes including Carnege-Inois Republic and Bethlehem
along with other coconspators with being engaged in con-
spracy restrain trade and fix prices in the anessstee
industry.
The complaint alleged the similar the
charges contained by the federal
grand jury Trenton last November One of the allegations
that the steel heads met regal spendor at such places
Club Pittsburgh the Btmore Hotel in New
kCiy White Sulphur Springs and Hershey Pa and there
they agreed upon controls which, in effect constitute
spracy.
On January 90 the heads companies
Washington D. c. In attendance according reports
Henry KAISER who during the past several has demon
strated quite unorthodox flair for politics.
Evidently the steel boys had udress discussion of the
important part the steel industry played stymyng the
tations Of coectvebarganng in the coal
industry in 1913 It will be recalled that occasion,
after agreement had been negotiated the steel companies
league with Others succeeded in breaking the conference
before the contract could be drafted and Evidently
they hope repeat in 1915 and all set their plans
turn the trick
Out of their benevolent and characteristic approach to
solutions of the problems of the day. the boys decided that the
coal wage negotiations up March and
the old contract should be extended until the
which would give the executives time consider other
problems and to do as they please.
The steel boys to have pumb forgot about the
finished business of negotiating agreement in the steel
industry Since December 1913 when the steel workers staged
strike in steel and the certified to the War Labor
steel companies have been fighting and all
posed settlements of the steel controversy the tipping
of the Little Steel formula the correction of inequalities in
doing anything else essential to improved and
working conditions with the steel industry.
They have been successful in their fight thus far with the
exception WLB order which provides for the of
dferentias between Shifts which, yet steel
accepted They refuse negotiate They
hopeful of maintaining united front by preventing coal min
from winning adjustments considerations which
would impair their firm grip government policies that
are geared to the infamous Little Steel formula.
Again clever boys these steel magnates-Unted
Mine Workers Journal
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
Controlling Influences

The extent to which present session of the legislature
influenced and controlled by special interests that
of other session the past decade One IN
after another demonstrates the complete subugaon
majority of the membership of both houses to these in
maore have permitted themselves to become what amounts
tools of these interests believe the majority of the
apparently willing ooges of the corporations and allied in
have little to personally Most of them
sense the word considered belonging the
the wealthy Perhaps of them be cassed just
moderately wetodo of them not belonging to
that category
Then makes them perform though they the
favored darlngs of economic e supporting generally
every that smiled by the large corporations
and quite consistently opposing that may be
considered protecting advancing the interests of the
of citizens to which they, themselves belong
1t that has to start with the assumption that
they lack intelligence enough to perceive wherein their
best interests e 1t seems improbable that they vena to
tn extent that they be bribed Moreover it not at all
probable that the corporate interests would out real
money for their support They know is not to
do
enough belief throughout the state that the
support of the company for election to state
office and in many and in localities results have
appeared to Justify that belief Support from the Informed
of common people and their leadership has often proved
too litte too late and result the with ambitions
to be elected to the legislative bodies have become convinced
that they the Montana Power Companys good
and confidence in order to realize their desires
So they elected and when they to Helena there
the members of the ACM and Montana Power Company
lobby to greet them and fawn them and convincing them
that finally their great talents appreciated And under
the shrewd manipulation of the lobbyists of the corporations
clever praconers OF psychological SUGGESTION the OF the
representatives expand in Interpretations they feel them
class apart from the belonging
the privileged groups
Perhaps this academic analysis but what other
cuson be arrived at? We challenge any of these hang
to the hails of the corporation to show where
they stand to profit personally ota from their subsevience
to the corporations not to mention their duty to the
of voters in their respective bawcks So what
expected from individuals who don't know enough
slider their interests? Just what getting my
friends.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
Inching In

Defeat of the bills for primary elections to fill vacancies
in both the senate and the house preages future
efforts to repeal the present primary law for the
OF candidates for all offices pretty foregone
conclusion that the present reactionary republican majority
IN the Montana assembly would insist reverng the old
convention system 1t will be recalled that plank came near
being inserted in the republican party platform at Billings
proposing repeal of the state primary law proposal being
defeated by margin There were some republican
delegates at that convention which led successful fight
against that plank However, the republican members of the
assembly in this session not of that stripe NAV be
said judging by their attitude legislation greatest
number of them of the kind that love to revert to
the days of old when crafty often crooked politicians selected
candidates and planned campaigns proveba smoke
filled
would be distinctly unfair all republican
party adherens in the state reactionary undoubed
y true that there are about reaconary democrats
as there are republicans However the policies
national democratic administration have placed these reaction
airy elements OF the party uncomfortable position Thew
cannot repudate the policies without repudang their party
The liberal republicans find themselves pretty much in the
position the reactionary democrats The policies of
the republican party nationally by tie old but
strong reactonay elements of this great liberal party
The liberals cannot openly epudae these policies without re-
pudiatng the party
1t is quite probable appears that the fight by the re-
dictionaries to repeal the state primary law may reopened
The corporations and their stooges the assembly
feel hopeful of being able put anything across after Their
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
Labor Set for Battle on Broadened
Social Security

President Roosevelts in his State Nation
January that he intends to make sub
for expanding the benefits of nation
social security brings to the front the antagonss
all American workers with accident disability health od-age
and survivors insurance.
Looming monumental in the pending struggle is the Wag
Murray BILL which makes sweeping provisions for paying
allowances to all these various benefit classified
tons But since action this issue has been side
tracked by the national election and the pressing problems of
the opposition has been quietly building of
dictionary college professors actuare and publicity experts
who have been knitting the extension of the social security act
Armed with array of figures and tables the socalled
Tax Foundation Inc New York City, has become powerful
front for the broadcast of unbiased information alleged
deficiencies in Senator Wagners This outfit has
become cocky that is offering to feed antsoca
security poison to the labor press!
The Tax Foundation declared for example, that the
tension of social security to farm labor and benecaes of
temporary and permanent disability will "unsurmoun
able administrative difficulties One of the organizations
chief bran truster Harley L. Lutz professor of public fl
at Princeton university declared recent study that
the principal characteristic of the Wagner Bill it's extension
of benefits in virtually all directions Surely after IL
taxable has been collected ultimate
charge provided for in the billy is important pause and
consider whether benefits should be promised that
may absorb considerably than the yield Of the tax
This type of opposition the extenton of social security
that the battle will be fought the raed atmosphere
statistics and actuarial tables 1t the obligation of
organized labor to enlist the services of the type of
for the of examining and efung these charges
If assertions of the opposition found be true the fiscal
provisions must be corrected Above ALL the social security
structure be it will break future
and widespread misery and suffering for millions of ben
ecaries But after forces convinced that the
aOn will stand test they must the through
congress at all costs-The Union Register
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16

farms and in industry will shortly this problem
acute than ever before.
This problem must be met. And it be met and
NEEDED only through vigorous and enlightened action by farm
and industrial organizations of producers The spread be-
tween producers the farms and in industry and
hese producers and and the people,
and the profits of industry and the profits
of farm produced food be
minimum with the savings added to farm returns
Excessive and conconroed spreads and profits Breed the
hand parasites living the fat of the land
other hand of starving unemployed and farmers work
ing and producing for nothing
Another essential sensible enforced world trade trade
without artificial barriers and based efficiency produc
ton and natural and timely needs Such foreign trade
be developed and maintained only atmosphere of world
and the certainty that the of at the
vanishing point Vigorous of the United Nations
developed at Dumbaron Oaks furnishes that prospect Vgor
support of that by all the peoples organizations
farm industry, and consumers is necessary
Full employment full production, full consumption world
trade and world all essential and not of them is
essential than of the others Without the realization
all be realization for long, of of
them No element of the economic and social life of the
country stand apart in attaining them Agriculture farm
isolate themselves 1t matter of self
ton resist those elements who would isolate farmers and
them into of farm salvation andout of the
window with everything else We cannot put both feet in the
trough without winding up as meat-Farmers Defender
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
Teachers Retirement

The teachers retirement bill proposing empoyer-em-
ployee contributions the creation adequate
fund and making it for legislative appropriation
every biennum has been fought grounds but prn-
cpaly because of the added financial school
districts they had to the amounts required in addition
to the salary of the teacher Generally speaking this
featuring mountain out of a molehil
competent authority has provided The Voice with the
estimate of the teacher unit cost to districts The compua-
ton is teacher salary basis of $1,000 per year. which,
admittedly is low in but if the total
the district doubled in the of teacher being paid
$4,000 the amount would not present any diff
culties to any district
The computation calls the fact that for each
teacher unit the district receives from the S247 from
income from state lands $780, from the county $780, making
total of S59 which the district has the
teachers salary without touching it's leaves
balance of $438 of the total teacher unit 81 OBS
which includes the salary of $1,000 and additional 311
as its employer contribution to the retirement fund
It would be interesting to know just much objection
there on the part of small districts be believed
number of school board members feel some social
responsibility toward their employees
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
Essentials of Farm Prosperity

The first essential for farm prosperity full employment
industry is the wage workers in industry who the
main outlet for farm production Unless these workers
fully employed paid provide the highest possible pur
chasing power the demand for farm products
demand drops the price level drops. This the difference
between Four Dollar milk and One Dollar milk
the the United States produced
enough food to supply all of the people of the United States
with all the food they should have eaten Real but only
sonal SURPRISES items have been offset
chronic shortages in all other items The shortages
real and the SURPRISES artificial in terms of need.
Never yet have the workers industry been paid enough
their work and yet have farmers received enough
their products The roncad evidence for this the
SURPRISES of food and of the products of industry have existed
while producers have had to do without because they did
have the and milk checks to buy the things
they needed The greatly increased capacity production
which has made its appearance during this period the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16

to help win this war with food First
to save for a rainy day and then to
force food production into top speed.
Is there anything wrong with that?
What more proof would anyone want
of any mans administrative ability?
There are some who whisper that he
is a socialist That is silly, Just as
silly as the attacks by the National
Tax Equality Association on cooper
atives There are some who whisper
that Wallace has no faith in free en-
terprise-that he would destroy it. Do
you want an answer to that one? l.
F. Stone, writing for the newspaper
PM says, that it is important to
keep in mind that the prophets of
despair, the preachers of defeat, the
underminers of faith in the POSSIBLE
tiles of our society, are not the Wal
lace forces, but the forces opposing
Wallace" He goes on to prove it.
He picks up the financial pages of the
New York newspapers. This is what
the financial pages have reported in
recent weeks. First-a sharp rise in
the stock market when the reverses
suffered by our armies in the West
longer war, and sec
ond = an equally sharp drop in the
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16

Missoula, Mont, Feb 70, 1915
Dear Mr.. Bruce:
The Voice arrived this morning
after I had made out the check for
subscription.
Under the heading "How They
Vote, | find the corporation con-
trolled men lining up for the company
and against the common people.
Those sent from Missoula county
would be expected to vote that way
as this town is 1000 corporation con-
trolled except Oscar Helding, he will
always be found on the side of the
people.
| am surprised at Howard, if that
is John Howard of Garfield county
as | have known John for several
years and was considered one of our
good loyal Farmers Union men. was
stakeholder in our F. u. oil station
at Jordan.
His record should be called to the
attention of all the F. u membership
in Garfield county While l lived at
Jordan we had a legislative commit
tee of which l was a member. | would
like the opportunity of informing Mr..
Howard he was elected by the farm
ers of Garfield county to represent the
interest of all the people of that
county Yours truly,
]. A. GALLAGHER.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
Fairfield, Mont, Feb. 8, 1915

/ dlIllcIu, MOuI., req. 8, 1919
Mr.. H. S. Bruce,
| The Peoples Voice
| Helena, Montana
Dear Mr.. Bruce:
/ Just word of thanks and appre-
citation for the splendid job you are
doing for the people of Montana, in
keeping them so well informed on the
vital legislative issues of the day. We
are proud of, and grateful to you.
We also wish to congratulate Mrs
Dorothy Garvin of Kalispell for the
excellent work she is doing on the
Coop advertisements. They are clear
cut, informative and attractive. The
last one, $50 Million Dollars to Fight
the Co-ops" is a masterpiece All
honor to you, Dorothy Keep up the
good work and thanks a Million!
We would suggest that all co-opera-
tives in Montana cut out these fine
advertisements and pin them up in
their businesses where everyone,
especially patrons, can see and read
them.
Martin Olander suggests boosting
Left Erickson for our next senator
A fine idea. 1t would be necessary
to start the ground work soon be-
cause there is lot of erroneous prop
uganda to correct.
Cooperate or Disintegrate' by
Lowndes Maury is a very interesting
and revealing article. And how true
if is that If tha ordinary auorv-dou
folks don't cooperate and work to-
gether they will find themselves dis
Remember the slogan
Divide and Conquer? 1t is not hard
to conquer the common people when
they are confused and divided 1t is
a blessing we have papers that will
give our side of the news.
Gratefully yours,
MRS. ROSINA WOODHOUSE.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16
OPINIONS OF
READERS

Publications of communications
under this heading, does not imply
that The Voice agrees or disagrees
with the opinions expressed. Let
tiers submitted for this department
should be brief and the subject mat
ter discussed to some degree at
least, effectively. Anonymous let
tiers will receive no consideration
for publication Names will be with
held on request.
Whitefish, Mont, Feb. II, 1915
The Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana
Dear Editor
Enclosed please find check $500 for
my 1915 renewal
Like to keep informed what the
horses and asses are doing on the
hill in Helena.
l suppose the session will stand
adjourned if the ACM ct al. have no
further business to come before that
august body, all others will be given
close attention on next election time,
when a new brand of lawn, invigor-
ator will be advertised
Respectfully yours,
JOHN F. MAS.
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For information Labor, Agriculture and Political
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16

field day But not probable that majority of the
republican in the state will along the
even if it is sponsored by their party.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-02-16

We, members of Portage Local No.
431 of the Farmers Union, apprehend
the efforts of the state legislature
to present resolution to the United
States government to change the con
stitution, thus limiting all income, gift
and inheritance taxes to 25 per cent
thereby doing away with two-thirds of
the present taxes on higher incomes
and imposing an unfair burden on
lower income groups and avoiding the
loss of large amount of revenue.
Now, Be 1t Resolved that the mem
bers of this local go on record as be-
ing opposed to House Joint Resolu-
ton No. 6.
ROBERT McKERROW, Chairman
HELEN SHANE, Secretary.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-11-10
ANNIVERSARIES THE REVIEWING

Il see" she said. II didn't think
anyone knew"
"Wcll, I do. I'm not going to
talk about it. But what l want to
impress upon you is that it's all
over-it's past and done with"
She said in a low voice:
"Some things don't pass"
Look here, Audrey, it's no good
brooding and remembering.
Granted you've been through He'll.
It does no good to go over and over
a thing in your mind. Look for
Ward-not back. You're quite
young. You've got your life to live
and most of that life is in front of
you. Think of tomorrow, not of
yesterday"
She looked at him with a steady
Widc-eyed gaze that was singularly
unrevealing of her real thoughts.
"And supposing," she said, that
I can't do that"
But you must"
Audrey said gently:
Il thought you didn't understand.
Im-lm not quite normal
some things, I suppose"
He broke in roughly:
rubbish. YOU" He stopped.
"I-What? ?"
II was thinking of you as you
were when you we're a girl-before
you married Neville. Why did you
marry Nevile?"
Audrey smiled.
because fell in love with him"
Eyes yes. I know that. But why
did you fan in love with him? What
attracted you to him SO much?"
She crinkled her eyes as though
trying to see through the eyes of
a girl now dead.
I Think" she said, 1T vas be-
cause he was so positive He was
so much the opposite of what J
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IT'S because-because I just
can't bear a blemish."
Thomas nodded. 1t fitted in with
his knowledge of ~Audrey-of her
instinct for perfection. She was in
herself so perfectly finished an ar
tiCle.
He said suddenly:
you're far more beautiful than
Kay"
She turned quickly.
"Oh, no, Thomas. kay-Kay Is
really lovely"
"On the outside. Not under
Meath"
Are you referring" said Audrey
with faint amusement. Ito my
beautiful sOul?"
Thomas knocked out the ashes
of his pipe.
mo" he said. 81 think I mean
your bones"
Audrey laughed.
/ Thomas packed a rev pipeful OF
tobacco. They were silent for quite
Il IKE minutes, but Thomas glanced
E#ssSAa audrey more than once though
IS @#MM it so unobtrusively that she
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