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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-05
Please Explain, Governor

You are reported to have stated Montana has
independent press Will explain to the people of the state
how publishing companies in the financial conditions indicated
by the excerpts from their corporation reports printed below
can be independent?
In this connection perhaps you will also explain why the
independent Helena daily refused paid advertising of
your opponent in the political campaign last correcting
fasehoods carried previously in it's columns while con-
stanty boosting your candidacy?
Since undoubtedly have intimate knowledge of the
these independent newspapers will also
plain how it happens that H. Dickey vice president of
three of these independent president of
member of the board of directors of five and whose
office is in the ACM offices the sixth floor OF the Hennessey
building in Butte.
would be timely and interesting if you would also
plain how happens that Law Rsken presently carrying
all negotiations with the printers in Anaconda Butte Helena
Mssoua in the present strike the in these
Cities these being of the independent to which
you repeatedly referred.
Please tell how they be independent under
debt carried by them according facts reported
them and printed below:
Publishing Filed February 90 1885,
Padln Capital es sss45oo
T. 3. Weir Presidents Ray smd, Secretary
Independent Publishing 90 1915:
FsiaIno Ia nssts s s2 15Sss.ss
Rskn, President; smidt, secretary-Treasuer
liam Co, February 1915:
PadIn Capital ....~--~..- $5o2oooo
Existing Debts $4o3os5s
Floor Hennesy Bldg, Bute
Livingston Publishing Livingston Filled Feb 90 1885,
e esisan 0 Dsnts -..- saSoOOo
E. Miller, President; }. H. Dckey Jry Vice President
Printing billings Filed Feb %, 1915;
F F,t eS nss "~-"~~~~ sss1ss15
J. H. Dickey Jry Board Member
butte Daily PosD Filed March l. 1915:
Piano CAPITA naht ~~-~~~s ' e41oeso
j. H. Diokey President General Manager
Publishing Co. montana Standard Filed Feb ~ 1s45
PadLn Capital ota -~~----- $ saoe eq19o
Vice President Joe Markham General Manager
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-05

other of productonthrough economic democracy
thus assuring to themselves ALL the value they produce
through their labor powernstead of having such large
chunk sliced off in the form of PROFITS for the few The
founder of the Brotherhood of Carpenters
all this that in 1896 he for vice president of the United
States the Socialist ticket! Of he tolerant
the different social economic and political views Of others
reflected in the text of the Brotherhood's-
Oath of Obligation
Neither the 10000 Brotherhood lumber strikers any
of the other thousands throughout the country asking
the FU value of their labor for really just SHARE
of (which would Sc 2/3 percent
They merely asking for enough additional pay
GET BY They figure that living have jumped
30 above the living level the time their
and they LITTLE share the
fruits of their labor They only maintain
standard of vngfor themselves their Surely
that unreasonable radicalnot nearly
the humane ultimate detectives held forth by
founder of the United Brotherhood!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-05
Don't Depend On Demos

Neither President Truman nor any other mddeclass pol
ican (ether Republican Democracy actually
line for the whole that labor already
for the far-reacng program the
working people of American will be forced propose the
months ahead order relieve widespread
1t simply naive for members of the labor
any legislation nsurng Jobsfor-Al at decent
emanate from congressional packed
with politicians who committed preserve existing
profits first system at all costs.
1t is true there good liberals in the Democrat
party who would LIKE to effect arreachng solutions for
the economic problems of the day and
from the backs of the working people, but party
setup it is impossible for them Whether they like
they nexrcably linked with the
who committed not only to carry the dictates
Northern Big Business but to perpuate Southern feudasm
On the Republican sde there few liberals that the
socalled progressive COP could be tele
phone booth The rest of the party strictly under the thumb
of Wall Street
America have other alternative but their
Party Independent political action the
majority of u. S. citzenswho workers. This
party NOT be "third party" 1t the
second paryby disentangng all workers the
cratic Party and wind the second rebound
"first party This is idle dream. Labor
cal strength to do just that All need bold leader
ship, tight organization and coordinated action
Let be med about the nature of the Forthcoming
unemployment crisis The capitalist system will not 'break
down. during the first slump While there will be serious
depression possibly involving dangerous price initiation and
consequent widespread suffering the unemployed and
lowncome groups business will as usual and finally
climb (aer reconversion to something approximatng
always happened, there will
plunge when that comes, will be the signal
the elect their administration and
of the 1t will be the only way avoid
national catastrophe because the proftsst system can't
survive another real crash.
necessary that the workers keep this
BILE mind organize their Independent Labor Party
the first postwar slump-nto which headng-so
which to achieve power when the real crisis
Action k
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-05
A GUEST EDITORIAL
There Is No Road Back"
By E. H. MANSON

Shortly after the close of World War young German
soldier wrote novel which read by many americans
The title of the book "There Is No Road Back and it,
theme of deep disappointment when ne tried
back the life he led previous to the outbreak OF the war
Slowly and painfully he to realization that MS 1am
his friends and Germany itself had been changed by the war
and that they would again be they were before SO
him there Road Back to the past there was only
a road forward Those of who grown
up at the close World War Lciians and veterans alike
experiences then and since that there is no
road back We realize we'll that fundamental changes
the think and i've Americans
re-adjust their lives to fit back into prewar mods
those mod have been broken never to be used again NOW
that the feet of millions OF workers. both
and and of other millions who served In ne armed
forces readng the road back They are on the ROAD
back But they NOT the road back to America
it before December T. 1911 Yesterday for them IS
gone 1t is time for all of us to realize that
whatever notions, not going back to pre-war
must convince ourselves of that completely and
shape thinking accordingly Recognition that tere VIII
be important changes in the Americans work. live and
think become the cornerstone of thoughts Then
will be able judge how much of the old is worth keeping and
much of the worth using Only by adapting our
the demands of the future will be able to keep in
step with the America which will surely come into being
Forward thinking careful analysis and plain day
hard work will be protection against the dry rot of stand
patsm We Americans must either advance or retreat in
either socially politically Many Americans tired of the
regulations and controls put into effect to aid in the success
full prosecution of the and clamorng Tor their
complete adjustment They forget what happened after
World when the government relaxed all controls and
when despite moderate business depression prices went sky
high and that IF they had the money they could buy what
wanted by simply paying two or three prices for it.
There still some among US who yearn for the good
OF days. if they get them they'll wish they hadn't Yes
many freedom buy anything they want without
cton any kind but many of those who crying oudest
this freedom do not know the possible consequences OF the
neashng CONTROLS the danger that will get beyond
that only those fortunate who have plenty OF
will be able buy the necessities OF life not to men
pleasures To such, advice is Beware
There nothing certain about postwar America than
uncertainty We uncertain about how going to
earn living. n
We uncertain about kind of ideas will prevail.
But we can be certain that the future holds in store for US
an America whichathough will still be Amercait will tt
not be America There only road the
There is road back to the past. e.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-05

Issues in the Battle daily becoming clearer
The main issues POWER, two kinds of power
Electric power-whether the possible is to
be developed and distributed from the waters of the Missouri
2. Governmental power-whether the to develop
the of the Missouri basin be lodged auton
board of directors located the valley and responsible
the Congress and the President whether the to
grabbed by whichever of the old line bureaucra bull
doze their the wishes Of the people and the states
concerned.
To date this dubious goes Army Engineers
whose wartime scandal of graft and nefcency the Aan
highway the Cano OIL and the PaAmercan highway prof.
ects is anything but confidence-inspiring
Another proof that in the Army Engineers have had prac
tcally their the socalled Missouri Compromise
plan the organization of in northwest North
Dakota and northeast Montana materially opposed to the
high level of the Garrison at the recent
Omaha neragency conference They want the operating
the behind the Garrison dam be restricted to
1880 feet above sea level.
This organization also is working the immediate
construction of the MissourSours irrigation
project afloat that the MissourSours project
heart of the Reclamation Bureaus Sloan PLAN slated
for the discard
Association membership organization of private citizens
Reclamation Bureau plans) leader in this
group. Harry Polk of Willston another Reclamation
of those who accepts the high level
which necessates elaborate and costly system of levees
and automatic pumps proposed army engineers
protection of the city of Wston the railroad and the
without reclamation history
Both opposed MVA but they can't the alter
native plan. If two the disagree how much
greater will be the conflict between with differing in
terest
AS for the Army Engineers in the other kind of
power power, have only look Fort Peck Out
potential production of 900 owas of electric power
My third $4,000 kowatts is being produced (Wel
forget the that of the mpounded
irrigation that Montana receives in
taxes and the other states would the project
under MVA)
There is no assurance whatsoever that any more electric
would be developed under the Missouri compromise
plan The authorizing legislation simply provides that ac
which needed for possible FUTURE use in the de-
veopment of hydroelecrc shall be installed in dams
by the War Department no those constructed
by Reclamation Bureau) the recommendation of both
Chief of Engineers and the Federal Power Commission
Army Engineers syme any development the Federal
Power Commission might want to make.
Obvious purpose of this complicated procedure make
difficult possible for the install and
facilities for generating
The MVA BILL the other hand, provides among other
purposes the Missouri Valley Authority generate
distribute the maximum of electrical power
There other the MVA divided bureaucracy
fight but the issue is the that will decide the
come.-N D. Union Farmer
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-05

Peter j. MCGUIRE founder and first general president of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters beloved the Father
Day. believed in this labor theory of value and
taught working people should struggle toward the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-05
Testimony Of Don W. Chapman,

basis OF American democracy. We
are, therefore, Fundamentally for the
160-acre limitation.
In conclusion, Mr.. Chairman, let
me say that our people in Montana
are in favor of American democracy
as a whole. l speak here today for
thousands of farmers who live on
lands that are to be irrigated under
an MVA. But l also speak for thou
sands of others who will not benefit
from irrigation. These farmers not
only want to prosper themselves, but
they want their fellow farmers to
prosper. They want there whole re-
gion to prosper. When you come right
down to it, | believe this desire has
as much as anything else to do with
their fervent advocacy of an MVA, an
lntegrated, all-purpose agency, located
in the region where it does it's work.
Thus, there is nothing very new
about the proposal for an MVA. Not
only does it grow out of the agricuI-
tural traditions of neighborliness and
cooperation, but it goes back to such
presidents in American history as the
homestead law itself The Homestead
Act gave away billions in farmland
in order to assure equal opportunity
for all, in order to assure family
farms, in order to keep American de-
mocracy healthy and vigorous All
that is proposed here is that we re-
store that frontier, that we give new
opportunity for American families to
achieve dignity and independence. We
urge the committee to approve S555
to that end.
In conclusion, l would like again
to express my appreciation for the
opportunity to present to this COM
mittee our organizations views on
this extremely important legislative
proposal.
Thank you.
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(Continued from Page Three)

| CONTINUED from Page Three
farmer who expects to make his home
and livelihood on any irrigation prof.
| ect is the matter of construction
water and maintenance costs. An au
tonomous authority such as proposed
in S555 would have administrative
power over the total program. Ws
believe that this administrative board
living in the region in daily contact
with the people and problems coult
best allocate the costs as between
the various phases, irrigation, flooi
control, river transportation and
power
In addition to the reasons | have
previously given favoring an MVA
we have the problem of readjustine
our returning servicemen and war
workers to normal civil pursuits We
are all hoping that private enterprise
will be able to absorb all of these
men and women. However, in addi
ton to the difficulty of rapid recon
version we have the immensely adj
vanced chronological processes of pro
duction, displacing many workers.
Plans should be made for public
works for the purpose of furnishing
the necessary employment for all
These public works should be SC
planned that private enterprise would
have added opportunity to expand and
gradually be able to assimilate more
workers. Tremendous amounts of ma
terials for construction, and later
electrical equipment and accessories
would be needed
We have in certain parts of the
Missouri Basin tremendous deposits
of Ignite COAL Experiments in reduc-
ing this coal to liquid fuel oils is be-
ing planned. This opens a tremendous
field for employment and progress.
We believe that our region should
have the benefits of a research divi-
sion such as is being maintained by
IVA.
The opportunity for expanded recre-
ational facilities in the area is almost
unlimited and we believe should be
developed to the utmost
Criticism has been directed against
the one hundred sixty acre limitation
in S555. There is nothing new about
this provision. The original reclama-
ton act passed by congress about
forty-three years ago contained the
same provision and it has never been
seriously questioned except by large
land holders in California We be-
lieve Congress must take deter
on this point, as to whether
the family-type farm is our choice. Our
contends the family home
on the farm is the cornerstone, the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-05
Strikers Not Radical"


Have you noticed the national strike index has beer
mounting recently? The industrywide wakout numbering
is but phase of widespread situation that has building
up all the country during the Addition of the
lumber workers oggers already strike other
brings the national total 100000 this
Apart from the multitude of specific there
underlying this whole situation One that
during the workers in the now-affeced industries
frozen jobs pay scales that didn't keep pace with sky
rocketng living costs The other for this outburst
mtancy subtle: Whether workers articuate
it or not they are all aware TN varying deees that their
wages represent continually diminishing fraction
wealth they actually produce by ther labor They really
being
Progressively Robbed!
the beginning the machine age have
workers the full value that their labor
into commodity product service has long been
nzed that those who invest in plant entitled"
under setup) share the value Cor wealthy
produced by the toilers labor But this hare" has been
getting progressively larger Now has
come
The Lions SHARED
How did this about? 1t happened through what
known as chronological deveopmentha is modernzed ma
chnery and efficient technques production This
suits in greater total output worker with proporonaey
greater vaue while fewer workers required than
formerly needed to produce lesser total output (of smaller
values) Even when increased they
creased sufficiently to the worker share proportion
aey in the additional value he produces his employer
through
"Labor-Saving Devices!
there had been boost in price lumber
for example, this would still be Even the
the price for board foot of lumber that he
eved 1s4O he would still be getting than his share
Tin the form of profts 945, because takes fewer
board feet AS has been pointed
by Northwestern Council techniques have stepped
production during the such extent that three workers
the output that formerly required five. In
other industries the saving But the
basis numbering, each worker would have
a 2/3 increase in order keep
I'D with added VALUE he contributes the product
trough labor. But worker asking for anything like
hat demanding of 20
per On the labor value theory these certainly
demands apart from the consideration Of
Living Costs
Peter j. MCGUIRE founder and first general president of
United of Carpenters beloved the Father
Labor Day." believed in this labor theory of value and
taught that working people should struggle toward the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-05
ING A DEEP WATER WELL AT
THE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL FOR
GIRLS. HELENA MONTANA.

| The State Board of Examiners will
receive sealed proposals at the office
of said Board in the Capitol Building,
Helena, Montana at 10 o'clock am.
Tuesday, October 23rd. 1916 for drilling
deep water well at the Vocational
School for Girls in the valley near
Specifications for the well and bid
forms may be secured from the clerk
Of the Board, Capitol Building, Helena,
Montana.
Each bidder shall submit his bid on
the form provided by the Board sealed
and plainly marked bid for drilling
well at the Vocational School for
Girls" Each bid must be accompanied
by certified check or bid bond in
the amount of $4,000 made payable to
the State Treasurer as guarantee
that If awarded the contract the bidder
Will enter into said contract and fur
nish performance bond. Bids must
be in the hands of the clerk of the
Board on or before 10 O'Clock am
Tuesday, October 23rd, 1916 to be con-
sidered
All bidders must exhibit on his bid
his contractors license number and
further agree to conform to all laws
governing the employment of labor on
public works.
The Board of Examiners reserves the
right to reject any and all bids and
to waive all informalities.
w. l.. FITZSIMMONS, Clerk,
State Board of Examiners.
Published Oct < 10 10 1Q45
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OPINIONS OF
READERS

Publications of communications
that The Voice agrees or disagrees
with the opinions expressed. Let
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should be brief and the subject mat
ter discussed to some degree at
least, effectively. Anonymous let
tiers will receive no consideration
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held on request.
Clyde Park, Mont, Sept. rs, 1916
Mr.. H. S. Bruce,
Helena, Montana
Dear Sir:
I want to protest against your ar
ticle lid Acts in Texas Legal Lnych-
ing. He was given two trials, there
are people there who are just as fair
minded as northern people and honest
too. l put 80 years of my life in the
south and 80 years up here. We should
not advise tolerance and then jump
at conclusions ourselves unless we
have suref acts positive. Its altogether
too easy to blame the other fellow
they use to hang them and talk later.
So they have improved some, it would
only rub them the wrong way to wire
Coke Stevenson and you say demand.
ing that's a fighting word and you
can defend that those people are not
scarey. We've had too much of that
in the army, those little 2-bit officers
demanding men to do things as though
they was little tin Gods, ordering
their men around and instead of say
ing come on fellows and that's mostly
the reason most of the boys are bitter
and disguised with the army. Not one
in 100 who wants to stay in army and
there is very good reason and that's
it too much demanding and not enough
leading. Americans are terribly bull
headed for good as bad. l don't know
| hope you won't be offended Mr..
Bruce.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-10-05
Very Respectfully,
HARRY RICHARDSON

We, as farmers, have been in
structed to conserve our machinery
till such time as material could be
secured to re-supply our needs, but
has the people who plead so earnestly
been looking for a means of conserv-
ing material thrust into their hands
by close of the war, in forms of used
iron, steel, and other material to be
found over the battle fields of the
Continued on Page Four
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FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
The Issue Is Power

Issues in the Battle are daily becoming clearer
The main issues are POWER, two kinds of power
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Legal Advertising
c. p. A. EXAMINATION

A written examination will be given
on November 7, g. and 8, 1916 at the
State. Capitol, Helena, Montana, for
certificate as Certified Public Account
ant. Applications must be filed with
the Montana State University at Mis-
soula at least fifteen days prior there
to.
CONRAD T. BJORNLIE,
Secretary, Board of
Examiners in Accountancy
pI1hlfchnd not
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Thank you.

Creditors have better memories than
debtors; they are superstitious sect,
great observers of set days and times.
Franklin.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
6B Register
At I3 Booths

During two days of operations
the citys 10 newly opened election
registration centers have regis
tered only 6S voters. City Clerk
Leadbetter announced today.
"There has been no response
from the public and our clerks
are just sitting there twiddling
their thumbs" Leadbetter said.
Registrations at the city cleo
tion commission at city hall, how
ever, are continuing normally.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
Approves
Candidate LIST

Only candidates who were en-
-dorsed by the Wayne County Gf0
Political Action Committee in the
city primary will receive the or
ganizations support in the reg
ular November election, IL was
announced today.
The organization has voted sup
port for Richard w FrsnkenSteen
for mayor. Thomas Leadbetter,
city clerk; Albert Cobo. city treas
urer. and John d. Watts, traffic
Judge. Endorsed for council are
George Edwards. Charles A. Hill
and Tracy Doll
Councilman John Lodge. Fred
Castator and Eugene Van Ant
werp were endorsed in the pre-
pious regular city election
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
COP Committee
To Meet Dec. Z

WASHINGTON, oct. 4 GNS)-
Herbert Brownell Jr., chairman Of
the Republican National Commit
tee, announced today that invita-
tlOnS have been sent out for the
national committee meeting in
Chicago Dec. z and 8.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-05
Congress Hustles
Army-NdW Merger

WASHINGTON. oct. 4 UP)-
Advocates OF an Army Navy
merger sought today 10 force
action in both houses OF Congress
as the war department appeared
ready 10 offer a concrete unifCa-
ton plan.
In the House the campaign
took the form of a suggestion
that the merger proposal be
added as an amendment 10 the
executive reorganization bill now
under consideration.