The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-08
ACu s. 81 o., # Darkness


Seattle Tacoma Olympia along the west side of
Canal as Port Townsend His business this trip
largely personal but the Valley Authority idea, parcu
ary eva frequent topic of conversation Two
this experience.
First is this time, generally discussed, bet
understood widely accepted coming reality
than eva This despite the fact that regions visited
nearly thousand miles from MVA territory but adjacent to
Columbia Valley and counted in part of its for develop
men There several reasons for the present better under
standing of MVA
The MVA is very much larger and probably somewhat
intricate and complicated from an overall multpu
pose development standpoint 1t has been the public
eye nearly pushed ahead by
organized effort during much of this period The eva
bill comparatively in congress- and organized
effort behind began to take shape only few weeks
these facts and conditions VA has had great
deal of both national and West Coast publicity
second outstanding impressions that
discussion of Valley Authorities does not generate the po
emotional partisan heat that such topic srs
Montana there the fellow register, some
what mildly either against In most he knows
in general way these proposals and anxious to learn
in that he apply better informed
Judgment to the merit of the big Passions preudices
partisan been aroused and probably will
be- the that everywhere manifest in Montana.
Rv virtue of Grand Couee and Bonneville DAMS Columbia
River already publicly owned and publicly distributed pow
greater quantity than all the hydroelecc generation
in Montana Many thousands OF people are already benec
cheap abundant current Everybody
a Nowhere is it branded heresy social
ISM communism works of the DEVIL to mention
of the kind of development as is true IN of
the higher p circles of our Treasure State.
nearly judge Washington Oregon and
subject of them still silent but nobody out
earheading opposition is the with senior
governor Montana. Edtorially, Columbia Valley
newspapers either divided noncommtta All of them
print the proposed projects and display commendab
degree of fairness assignment headlines and texts of
articles
How different-how lamentaby differen-in Montana.
Most socaled merely propaganda Sheets
outright directly controlled by the power
copper interests These print nothing that their
do not the general public to have Hers policy
tny cloaked garb of responsibility The best either
MVA eva drawn from these propaganda sheets
obituary few lines buried
inside page Any notice derogatory Valley Authorities
space headlines So with every other
tem that might slightest degree convey information
that could to beneficial public against
absentee landlords.
Here are, theoretically democracy every member
which is entitled full fair and impartial information
which base his judgment in all civil social and
political affairs Here actually colonial dependency
in funess of evil these rights
are off by curtain of perpetual
hide facts relative public projects
policies that may restore Montana pros
perity stability bring back at least partial
disappearing democracy There ample why political
emotional heat easily generated and prevalent
state turn of this tide coming May Heaven speed that
happy dayi JEROME G. LOCKE