The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-07-13
SURELY THE GOVERNMENT COUL ONT
MEAN US WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT NOT
TRAVELLING, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T
SEEN BOB'S CHILDREN SINCE LAST
FALL"
Resolutions Adopted by Regional
Committee for MVA at Meeting Held
In Omaha, Nebraska, July E and 7

amaSSed power and wealth by keep
ing the people impoverished. We
must demand of congress that it ex
tend to the seven millions of little
people of the Missouri valley the
operation which is so unanimously
pledged to others through the world
charter adopted at San Francisco, and
Whereas, We feel a deep kinship
river basins of our own country, who
live in the Columbia and Arkansas,
the Tombigbee, the Alabama and so
forth. We are the peoples of valleys
whose rivers harnessed to work for
man can bring untold material and
social wealth to our country-we peo-
pie of the valley need to realize arti-
Gle So of the world charter which
pledges our great nation to promote:
(a) Higher standards of living,
full employment and conditions of
economic and social progress and
development;
OBJ Solutions of international eco
nomic, social, health and related
problems; international culture and
educational cooperation; and
(c) Universal respect for and OBJ
servance of human rights and fun
damental freedoms for all without
distinctions as to race, sex, language
or religion and
Whereas, The application of these
high principles to America means the
passage of such legislation as the
Missouri Valley Authority bill
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, "a That
we call upon the Congress of the
United States through all senators
and congressman from the 10 valley
states to speed the passage of the
Missouri Valley Authority bill; (2)
That we call upon Senator Overton
and all other senators like him to
cease their double bookkeeping meth
DDS whereby on one hand they laud
the San Francisco charter and on the
other kill off legislation which would
carry into deeds its application to
the American people; CD That we
initiate mass petition campaign to
secure 100000 signatures of the citi-
zens Of the valley to be presented to
congress by the date of the next SEN
ate hearing on the bill; "a That the
sponsoring this confer
ence shall make every effort to pro-
vide organizers to bring the message
Of MVA through petitions, literature
and meetings to every city, every
hamlet, every crossroad and every
arm in the Missouri valley; and % !
That copies of this resolution be sent
% President Harry S. Truman, all |
and senators, state gov
srnors and legislators and the press
RESOLUTION NO.
Whereas, The Missouri state legis-
ature, through its State MVA Com
is conducting an investiga-
ion of the Tennessee Valley Author
ty, its benefits to the people and the
.rea served, and its standing among
he people before forming an opinion
IN the advisability of the Missouri
Ialley Authority, and
Whereas, This investigation in
ludes visit by the commission to
he Tennessee valley for purposes of
deserving the Tennessee Valley Au-
hority in operation, and
Whereas, We believe that survey
f this nature is essential to a fair,
ully informed appraisal of the Ten
essee Valley Authority, and
Whereas, We believe that the Legis-
atures of the other states of the
1issouri valley should conduct SINH
ar studies to aid them in forming an
pinion on the soundness of the Mis-
ouri Valley Authority;
Therefore, We, the participants in
be regional conference on MVA,
of all the Missouri valley I
tates, meeting in Omaha, Nebr., July
and 7, call on our state legislatures,
yhether when next they convene or
trough action by standing commit
ees, to conduct thorough, first-hand
of the Tennessee Valley (;
-uthority. Copies of this resolution /;
, be forwarded to the presiding Of !