The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-13
The State Rights" Argument


ens of federal aid to schools is that would bring about
federal control deprive of Estate rights the
false propaganda that used against the for Mis-
souri, Valley Authority.
the majority of citizens would take the to
themselves these issues the special groups who
another lies arguments against certain federal
activities these would feel less free to employ the
methods they They bank, and with good for
doing the control for their selfish purposes of the
ordinary information easily available to the
public they entirely safe in presenting any kind
of false propaganda invented by their publicity organizations
knowing that only comparatively small percentage of the
czenry will realize that has foundation in
February 1916 Senators Mead and Aiken introduced
bill (S71 United States Senate providing federal
aid to state educational systems This bill referred to the
comme on Education and Labor where 1t has renamed since
that tme and, of will have to be
introduced consideration going to be given to the ISSUE
However, at the time this introduced, it will
be recalled that many socaed educators moaned about pos
be loss of state rights control by the federal government of
educational system and painted horrendous word pictures
of cuament of freedom of teaching which would surely fol-
low in the this become awNow let
how much and TACT was involved IN this OPPOSE
ton Section of the provided the following
Section The funds authorized be appropriated pur
suan to the of this act shall be used to help maintain
the educational systems and educational within the
states being the intent of the that
the provisions of this Act shall be construed
local and state initiative and responsibility in the conduct of
education explicitly the
subdivisions the and of schools
processes of education?
the crrcuIa of the schools
instruction be employed them, the selection
employed by the and its agencies and the selection of
textbooks materials of instruction. shall
srued in delm state in the definition of its
educational program" Emphasis ours)
Now will of the educators who opposed the
threat against freedom of state to conduct
ona system without dominance by the federal government
forward and explain the reason for the statements they
made?
the states certainly involves
raising the funds such aid by And
there we can begin to see the power behind the throne of
the opposition The powerful interests the wealthy
individuals with tremendous annual incomes fear step
bv the federal which might entail an increase in
the taxes levied against them so they SELL without too much
difficulty, their opposition to small fry business and
always sensitive the wishes of the boys
md Step do The tha
false propaganda And presumably coming authorita-
the majority of the citizens fall for it.
educators supposed know all about things pertaining
cation? That's the attitude of too many of citizens
have called attention in this column before
putabe that those living elsewhere than this
stock the foreign corporations such the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company, the Montana Power Company
banks by outside interests make their profits
through depletion natural through
the labor and industry of the people of
Why should called unreasonable way
portion the federal levied against the profits
exploitation states and the
people, should be returned to for the special purpose
improving school system?
Stockholders in the foreign corporations operating
of Montana, living outside of paying no
income taxes number hundreds of thousands
corporations each hundreds of millions
of dollars in profits from the exploitation of the
the state and from its people Would dollar two from
thousands of stockholders
dividends the investment of small without
ing hand damage them rrereveaby and unjusy? Would
out of business the corporations themselves
to the their profits their
operation in the states? don't think So do you? f
there living in this state who does not
hope for and believe improvement of educational system
Certainly children have every possible adj
To attain this requires funds To these
only reasonable and them where they exist
The state cannot reach with its taxation SYSTEM much of the
wealth derived from the state It's only
through federal government Can you give sound
reason why it should oppose accepting it? n