The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-02
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In letter which we published last weeks issue of I'll
Voice. Senator Wheeers arguments against the proposals
Missouri Valley Authority rambling that they mac
little Finally they summed up into attempt TO Jus
his stand and a demagogic appeal to prejudice
Published below is letter received by Sergeant Knsf
Wheeler to inquiry by the
as to the senator's stand the MVA This letter was write
by the senator in May of this year:
Sergeant Chester Kinsey,
Assn No. 39388,323, M-48 CC.D,
A.A.B.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Dear Mr.. Kinsey:
am receipt of your favor of May 9Th and note you
ask me with reference to MVA and my opinion the
matter.
I agree entirely with you that if the right kind of
MVA could be up the people of Montana would derive
benefits from it and shall support MVA of the right
kind But there mistaken idea in the minds OF great
many people with reference to the BILL that the MVA
which has been introduced in is similar to the
IVA It should be in mind that the IVA dealt al
most entirely with flood control and power was rank
ing member of the Agriculture Committee which handled
the IVA served every conference with Senator Nor
rs and fought with him to have the IVA established
But the present MVA bill sets governmentowned cor
poraton with such powers that this corporation COULD
they desired take your farm and make you move
to other place. by condemnation They could take
all of the irrigation and reclamation projects IN MON
They could take over the Indian Service IN montana
They could take all the grazing and they would not
only have control of power but they would have flood con-
troll on the Missouri River and navigation.
have been of those who fought for irrigation and
reclamation in Montana, and think responsible for
getting for Montana money for irrigation ana reci
of the United States solely responsible for getting
Fort Peck dam built at time when the farmers in your
section of country going through the drought
gave employment to farmers and have fought con-
tnuousy to have established there cheap that
you could not only have cheap electricity and lights for
the farmers but power the pumping of water and
irrigation in Montana.
Now our irrigation and reclamation service is an old
established organization and generally speaking they
have done good work unwilling to turn over the In
dian Service forestry service and the grazing service and
give any corporation complete power the economic
and political life of Eastern Montana am sure If the bill
passed in it's present the farmers in Eastern Montana
would be UP to think that corporation would
have such complete control them, this present
MVA bill would give them
Many of the people who advocating the VIVA and
sending propaganda, people here in Washington
who are looking for jobs for themselves AS 1t proposed
in the bill this corporation hire whoever they want
to hire and pay them whatever they want to pay them
without the Civil Service Commission passing upon their
qualifications If you want to set dictatorship IN
Montana this is the way to do it.
Now know that of the Farmers Union leaders
are sending out propaganda for it, and know the CLIO
and the communists all for it. But not for 1t IN
its present form want to help amend it and correct It,
and if we can do that will really be of benefit to
Montana without giving complete domination over every
body and everything in the state then shall be for It,
The Senate Commerce Committee has submitted an adj
verse report the bill which will to the rrlga-
ton and Agriculture Committees respectively for their con-
sideraton
With best wishes, | am,
Sincerely yours,