The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-17
AfterthOughts


Senator Wheeler should given medal of some
being of afterthoughts" without peer
for making loudly proestaons about that
economic and political life after sufficiently loud
protests have been lodged with him by less influential
groups But somehow despite the favorable posi-
occupied long, apparently
has failed discover faults and to take constructive
steps to remedy them until practical has arisen
Reports from Washington now are that he is making
pass the Indian vote by introduction of bill which would
permit the Indians purchase liquor when they want it, like
any other citizen play among enlisted
being by him in the introduction of bill granting
them terminal leave 2O days for such length
of time as leave rights accumulated by them without having
granted furlougs amount TO- 1t strange that the
Just after than twenty of service the
senate and certainly aware all of the time that the Indians
against this way, only now,
the campaign begin express the dis
elimination and to take steps to adjust it. His Introduction of
the granting terminal leave rights enlisted had
also been overlooked by him until various other
had introduced measures to provide this advantage for the en-
listed men, Now he hurries "get the bandwagon."
AS chairman of the Interstate Commerce committee he has
for the last several wears tomed about shortage of boxcars
the markets to the terminal
ke But there record of his having taken steps at
any time to bring out legislation which would compel the rail
advance for adequate provision of for
transportation of the grain each Just why hasn't he done
his Obviously because afterhoughts with their attendant
publicity better voegees than constructive legislation
In the of the boxcar he gets chance each
show the farmers how interested he in their welfare.
chairman of the Interstate Commerce committee he
tanly must have had available to him all information about
freight rates levied against the producers the
adjustment of these neques He cannot Nor were
they mentioned by him until Governor Arna of Georgia
that such conditions should not be permitted to exist Another
afterthought expected to pay dividends in votes
Then the notorious Buwnkle bill eXemptng the
railroads prosecution under the antitrust which
them and their controlling financial
exploit unhndered the people of the country by
exorbant freight rate charges colusvey agreed and
Did hear storm raised by Sen
the time this bill introduced? We did not
the contrary The Voice has information from reliable
Washington that prominent member of the Wheeler
club spent two months lobbying for this mea
passage instead of out in clearcu effort
kill the bill fit to introduce amend
ments purporng Improve the BILL and challenge the
senator that these amendments have effect at all
to nure purposes of the Buwnke bill These amendments
sample his arthoughts Had it not been for
the militant drive of Governor Arna and the legislative repre-
the Brotherhood of Railroad ranmen the senator
likely had afterthought and decided that
his political campaign required that he make
play however small Intellectual indicating dispeasure
with the Buwinkle bill
In letters published past issues of The Peoples Voice.
by Wheeler in the state denouncng
proposal Missouri Valley Authority has been clear
that he has high regard for the intelligence of the
average voter This attitude probably the
why he does about constructive egs
ation He still the Montana voter with intelligence
enough help and give him opening for
demands of conditions which he should long
ago his influence correct make the voter
think he is really concerned with his welfare i