The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-05
The Governor Message


not intended to infer by this statement that there
worthwhile suggestions in his but to call at
federal bureaus the reluctance to admit that Montana
totally clothed in mantle of states rights
declare itself to solve all of its future problems and
complete development of its great without
the helping hand of the federal government
example of the fact that the national adj
political character different from his
the following passage in his message may be quoted:
Montana became territory nearly years ago state s.
essentially constant and Montana asped then and aspes
tural opportunities Conspicuous our development has BEEN is
has been retarded and often ru
elsewhere have ignored
been looked upon as Vast dn treasury y e maes on h @
consideration claims equality and the right grow and
When the governor of this any other, makes
charge the second of the paragraphs
quoted above if he wishes to avoid being chargeae po-
ca carping to the dignity of his office and the
legislative assembly and to the people of the state who elected
him TO be specfic to cite facta instances And we wonder
considered the part that monopoly interests
the state with their dognhemange attitude has played
the admittedly low the present development of
abundant natural resources?
The paragraphs quoted above the Introductory
groundwork for attack the proposed Missouri Valley
Authority which he pase designate Perhaps the most
nsdious Montanas sovereignty today
featured by the Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany Montana Power Company daily in its stories
on the message might have been written by Mon
Power Company officia certainly it had the most direct
appeal to them And of course the attack was carried out
attack on federal agencies
said unwingness Of state and local government
states rights Sometimes has
been the SPUR Of the NECESSITY @ % Bt to s oe ensd the price '
baucrats We must choose between the
out of difficulty into permanent
RECOMMENDATION"
Now let's consider the above statement The governor
that HAVE asked the federal government for
sistance that at times this assistance was
badly needed to provide food and shelter for number OF
Apparently when he refers to Washington he in
tends to convey the that we We're to ap
peal Shylock that washington
unrelated agency instead of being in which state
have definite part and Interests family OF which Montana
member But to thinking person, 1T seems obvious
that when the controlling agency OF this family
special favors grants asking this agency to grant
something in which have only minor claim minor
contributor We asking for family funds for our special
Then isn't the family head bound by its responsibility
the family whole to exercise some supervision over
the funds that make of them to
that affect indirectly all of the members of
family, the premise that the chain only strong
its weakest link
The frequent employment of the word augmentation in
this part of the governors message may
uganda use of the word communism and Others and this
part written off partisan political bunk
Five major features of essential interest were stressed by
the governor in these words
As begin this 18th legislative session there are five general
power citizens the winning
We al diligence
prepare Montana must face the postwar
wisely anticipation the of
tn ] p or as d ws @ p institutions
a We should take into now within the scope Of present
the widow and orphan and he
We
adm efficient"
That all of these Importance and not the least
troversa agrees But they be classified
gering generaties without concrete suggestions OF
how them and study of the fails to dis
close nv plans The problems posed the assembly and
probably every member well aware OF them as the gov
This indicates nothing but lack OF militant ana con-
structive leadership.
With some of the suggestions legislation proposed by
governor heartily We agree with him about
the need for increased development rural eecaon the
and make searching analysis OF the operation
their needs and the demands upon them that the rienaion
and definition policy emphatcay necessary IN regard to
university SYSTEM development OF broad highway con-
stcton program establishment of home for the aged
apart Springs that The state board OF education
should reconstructed through constitutional amendment
statute effectively the higher educational
svstem give the board commensurate with
its responsibilities and organize the SIX units as single
administrative institution with unified budget and an IN
tegrated educational program.
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