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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-28

Denmark, which is made I'D of
three large and several small is
lands, has an area of 1860 square
miles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-28

The Whatsoever circle OF
the Kings Daughters will meet
with Mrs. J. R. Jones, IS North
Sixth street, this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-28

Letitia Rebekah Lodge No.
IS IOOF will meet this even
ing at o'clock in the Odd
Fellows hall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-28

The Audubon Home Demon
stration club will meet this
afternoon at 3 o'clock with
Mrs. John LeeuWenburg, High
wood Park.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-28

The Addie Hart class Of
Grace Methodist church will
meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Raymond Crow,
POI Northern boulevard, Sunset
Park.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-28

The Wilmington Assembly
No. y, Order of Rainbow for
Girls, will meet this evening at
6 o'clock. A picnic supper will
be served and members are ex-
pected to bring a lunch box.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-28

Look out! Be careful! Please
shouts were directed at the painter
morning in front of the high school
out how he got up there. One said
painting from the bottom and paint
our helpful suggestions he seemed
too long he had finished and was
IL / Il IL i L. :.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25
THE MONTANA CITIZENS COUNCIL

Apparently distinguished
nothing
issue of The Voice. the organization attacks Chef Ksey executive
Political
clearly charges him with unAmerican principles
We invite Chef
the record member Citizens Council
it judgment determine Kinsey
he in the advertisement Here is his record:
Prior Kinsey
shortly the
military service Air After
Technical
assigned combat plane He volunteered this
BIZ "F1yng in 351s Bombing
Bombing Sth Air
the of the the plane twenty-five combat missions
maximum number
which
fmloughed back the United States
Air training field
Nebraska
discharged October 90 1915 months
There is the simple Citizens Council
with being unAmeican that having offered
should
Weir
the Citizens
and typical of its membership.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25

The Montana Anti-Discrimination
League, has received the following
telegram, through the Leagues local
attorney, H. J. Freebourn, from the
office of Congressman Mike Mans
field:
IN. L. R. B. advises an attorney
will be sent to Butte from Seattle to
conduct hearings, Believe this ar
rangement will be satisfactory. Re-
gards.-Peggy Connolly, secretary to
Mike Mansfield"
While the above telegram is not de-
finite as to date, it is definite assur-
ance that the government is going to
bring the ACM CO. into court. 1t is
also assured that the Montana Anti
Discrimination League is determined
in its purpose to eradicate the obnoxi-
Gus blacklist, practiced by the ACM
Co. against former employees of long,
and competent service.
Through finances furnished by
many unions of Butte, the League has
furnished over $4,000 in relief to men
(and their families) who were refused
Unemployment by the ACM Co. be-
cause they would not assist the COM
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25
Mclean Seeks Board
Position In INN
Election

Charles Mclean, recording secre-
| tary and business agent of the Ana
conda Mill G. Smeltermens Union was
nominated for the position of execu-
tive board member of district No. 1
of the International Union of Mine.
Mill and Smelter Workers at the con-
vention recently held in Cleveland.
Mclean distinguished himself as a
leader in the labor movement during
the recent negotiations with the ACM
Co., when he as spokesman, for the
full committee, played the leading role
in planning the strategy which led to
the first increase of 1871 cents per
hour in the copper industry. 1t was
through his leadership that the nego-
tiations were carried on and that a
wage increase of 18kc per hour was
offered in last minute endeavor by
the ACM Co., to avoid a strike which
was set for March 81, 1916 of the
Miners and Smeltermen.
Charles Mclean became a member
of the Anaconda Mill C Smeltermens'
Union in October 1928, and has been
an active member of that union. He
first served the union as vice-presi-
dent, then president for two years and
is now recording secretary and bust
ness agent of that organization. The
smeltermens' union in Anaconda has
endorsed the candidacy of Mclean for
executive board member and they say
that of the four candidates who are
in the field, that Charles Mclean is by
Continued on Page Four)
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NLRB TO SEND AN ATTORNEY TO BUTTE
ON Discrimination CASES

pany in its refuss7 to grant most
reasonable increase in wages to the
miners.
1t is the contention of the League
that the action of the ACM Co. in
blacklisting the men involved was in
decent, inhuman and Illegal, and that
the cooperation between management
and labor (Which the company offici-
ais profess to want) can not become
a reality so long as the detestable
black listing system is part of the
labor policy of the ACM Co.
In its efforts to advance the cases
of discrimination to a conclusion, the
league has also asked for and received
the assistance of the office of Senator
James e. Murray.
When the date for hearings has
been determined interested parties
and supporters of the League will be
informed in the columns of this news
paper. Likewise, an accurate account
of the hearings will be furnished.
Submitted as report by the Mon
tana Anti Discrimination League -
Bruce Smith, chairman; Albin Hiltun-
en-, secretary and Harry L. Baird,
treasurer.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25

support of the tax study committee
composed of the Montana Federation
of Labor, the CLIO, the Farmers Union
and other liberal groups was shown by
the delegates. The committee has as
it's purpose the securing of reliable
tax information as a basis for propos-
ing sources of revenue for education.
THE SALES TAX WAS CONDEMN
ED AS A SOURCE OF SCHOOL
REVENUE.
Officers elected were Kathleen Nc
CURE, Anaconda, president; Clarence
Anthony, Livingston, vice president;
Mary McNelis, Butte, secretary
urer; Committee Chairmen elected
were DR.. w. P. Clark, Missoula, or
ganization; Violet Eastman, Helena,
tenure; E. A. Bergren, Great Falls, re-
tirement; Elvira HEIR, Whitefish,
legislation. All officers and committee
heads were elected for a term of two
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25
Vests Hope To Get
Steel Now Up To
President
Big Companies Uninterested In
Housing Bottleneck

Washington. = California will have
to go right to the top with its demand
for steel for housing, if it expects to
get results.
A meeting of government officials
and steel men here early this week
made this clear. The steel men were
firm in their refusal to ship steel
west: government department officials
could see no way that routine action
they might take under existing law
would change this determination on
the part of the steel men.
One official who wanted to remain
anonymous said he could see no hope
for action unless public pressure in
California becomes strong enough to
induce President Truman to take ex-
traordinary action
Special Appeal?
The president, this man suggested,
might call heads of steel companies
to Washington and appeal to them to
sell at least a portion of their steel
in the part of the country where a
large number of people now want to
live.
This same official said he thought
it "unconscionable" for the steel COM
panies to try to stifle one part of the
country-as they are now trying to
stifle the west-by refusing to sell
steel where it is most urgently needed
for the housing program.
His comment followed a day of
meetings, at which steel men - not
company heads, but their representa-
tives - talked the matter over with
government officials. The attitude of
the steel men, one official reported,
was ito heck with the west.
California Boom
The steel companies take the posi-
ton California will not be a market
for their products after the present
building boom is ended, and they pre-
fer to take care of permanent custom
ers and build up their business nearer
home
This week, Reconversion Director
CONTINUED on Page Four)
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ton of Teachers to President
Kathleen Mcclure Of Anacon-
da who was unanimously elect
ed to guide the new organiza-
ton for it's initial two years.
Mr.. Graham stated that the
convention was a significant
event in labor history and in
the affairs of Montana teach
ers.
Policies which will set the program
of the federation were adopted at the
business session which took place dur
ing the afternoon in the Anaconda
Junior High School. These included
close cooperation with the Montana
Federation of Labor in working for
the passage of progressive school
legislation the promotion and support
of programs of adult and workers
education and the passage of good
tenure law for teachers. Enthusiastic
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25

tain that every member of the Mon
tana Farmers Union able to attend
will feel amply repaid for any sacrifice
made to do so. President Patton needs
no touting to the membership of the
Farmers Union in this state all being
familiar with his standing as great
national figure and one of the best in
formed men in the country on the ma
tional and international issues.
The featured speakers during the
day sessions on the second day of the
convention (Tuesday) will be Emil
Syftestad, general manager of the
Farmers Union Central Exchange in
st. Paul and DR.. James A. Mccain,
president of the University of Mon
tana This will be the first appearance
of DR.. Mccain before the Montana
Farmers Union and his speech is
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25

With the many vital issues confront
ing the people of our country today
and with a group of distinguished
speakers to discuss them and more
than that, with the well informed
membership participating, the 31st an
nual convention of the Montana Farm
ers Union on October %, 20, 80 and
81, holds a promise of being one of
the most interesting and important of
all conventions held.
The convention will be held in the
Great Falls Civic Center, one of the
finest public buildings in the state,
and is exceptionally well adapted for
the holding of large conventions.
Patton viii Speak Monday
National President James G. Patton
will speak in the afternoon of the first
day of the convention and it is GER
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too, Mr. Ecton. 1 imagine he would
laugh at you if he heard about it.
Or, take such papers as the Chris
tian Science Monitor, the Wall Stree
Journal, the Washington Post, the st
Louis Post-Dispatch, the Saturday
Evening Post, Golfers, R e d e r
Digest You label them "communistic'
too, Mr. Ecton? Yes, they have ali
published articles 1audatory of the
IVA and favorable to the MVA.
So, Mr.. Ecton, I must conclude that
your calling everyone communist
who ventures to disagree with you,
must have some undisclosed purpose,
must mask program you favor but
which you do not care to discuss. Per-
haps it is easier to cry communist"
than to discuss the problems which
confront the country. Maybe you don't
want to explain why all the Company
papers, all the company" politicians,
all the "company's" powerful interests,
are actively working for you.
Mr.. Ecton, the MVA is not poll
tical issue, save as you have tried to
besmirch it by calling communist"
at it, and briefly, I want to tell you
why | am for it. Because through an
MVA American business principles
can be applied to an undertaking too
vast for private enterprise, thus get
ting away from bureaus run from
Washington. Through an MVA the
cost of living in Montana can be re-
duced, new businesses brought into
the state, small enterprises can be
and one opportunities for opening up
small shops, manufacturing plants;
farmers and ranchmen can have
cheaper power, identification of rural
areas can be extended, additional land
irrigated, cheaper electricity provided
for every home.
Is it possible, Mr.. Ecton, you are
trying to defeat these ends by your
shouting of Communist? In name
calling you are just aping the insult
ferable Bilbo of Mississippi and the
equally obnoxious Gene Talmadge of
G6OISld, sWuOoS ll0COnI SuCCOooOo Ill
the primaries brought a blush of
shame to the cheeks of fair-minded
Americans everywhere. In addition to
communist" their favorite names for
their opponents were 'nigger-lover"
and "damn-yankee".
No, Mr.. Ecton, deeply as regret it,
you will be the one republican l can
not vote for. You have shown clearly
you have no grasp of the problems
that face this country, else you would
not have to depend entirely on name |
calling. Please do not misunderstood |
me. l do not demand that a candidate
agree with me in all things. By no
means. But l want to see a man go to
the United States senate who has |
shown himself capable of coming to |
grips with the problems that will face
him and then acting with courage and |
1t takes neither to call |
me and thousands of Americans like |
me communists" Respectfully Fred |
G. Huntington, Billings, Montana.
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NFU Convention Begins Monday October q

ton department and is expected to
exceed even the fine demonstrations
of its work given in convention of past
years Mrs. Helen Parker Mudgett,
outstanding educator now connected
with the Farmers Union National Edu-
cation Service will speak at the eve
ming session.
Waldo r. McNutt, able president of
the Eastern Division of the Farmers
Union will be the featured speaker on
the last day of the convention and
those attending will find him an en-
PERTAINING and informative speaker.
The last day will also be the day of
final reading of reports of committees
and adoption of the detailed program
for the coming year of the Montana
Farmers Union.
Let's all be at Great Falls, Oct. 1881.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25

fantastic way under It's IN
fluence, Barley declared:
"The truth is that the policies of
the republican party actually foster
communism. Communism grows out of
discomfort and fear of economic in
equality Policies Of the republican
leaders brought this country to the
lowest economic level in history in
1882 and if that condition had contin-
ued for a little longer it would have
afforded the breeding place for more
communism than was ever dreamed
of in the United States.
Tells Demo Beliefs
1--WE believe in free enterprise. We
believe in the right of every individual
to pursue his ambitions and activities
free from interference so long as he
obeys the law and respects the rights
of other people.
"But we do not believe in the free
dom of any individual or any group to
exploit others through the exercise of
power or to crush them through mono
polistic practices. This is the differ
ence between the traditional attitude
of the democratic party and that of
the leaders of the republican party,
who believe the prosperity at the top
among the few favored individuals or
groups may finally seep down to the
ranks of the people"
Warning the people of Montana not
to be misled by magnifying or permit
ting others to magnify trivial or incon-
sequential episodes and incidents,
Barley said it is our duty to take
stock of the present economic situa-
ton at home as compared with that
which we inherited after IL years of
Coolidge and Hoover.
Some of these comparisons are il
he asserted.
"In 1888 the total production of
America through all our combined eff
'orts amounted to SIS billion dollars in
Foods. In 1916 it is 1873 billions.
"In 1888 salaries and wages in
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~ - 49,,
men who will look forward and
not back-men such as Harold
Stassen, Senator Wayne L.
Morse, John G. Winant, Cover
nor Earle Warren, Senator Leverett
Saltonstall. No more return to nor.
malcy". Troubled and troub1ous times
lie ahead, no matter who is elected
and no matter which party wins. Next
this country must not permit the
growth of monopolies or of business
combinations to such an extent that
few men can dominate the country
Men sent to the congress this year
will be faced with these problems, and
what they do will affect the future of
our country. Therefore, I can not vote
for you.
Why? Well, Mr.. Ecton, as I said in
a previous open letter to you make
no complaint about you in your per-
sonal capacity. Only with what you
have said, or what the daily newspa.
pers of the state have reported you as
having said, do I take issue.
And what have you said? All the
news papers have reported so far is
that those who disagree with you are
all communists, and that the pro-
posed MVA is "as communistic as
anything Joe Stain ever thought up.
Joe Stain didn't think up communism
but you wouldn't know that
Mr.. Ecton you attempt to label me
communist because l am president
of the Montana MVA Association.
When you call it "communistic" you
must also include the IVA as "com-
munistic". You take in considerable
territory, Mr. Ecton.
For example, Claude B. Ricketts, of
st. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Ricketts, is a
republican state senator from a dis
trict in St. Louis having a population
of about 100000, a co-owner of the
Railway Exchange Building, the larg-
est office building in st. Louis. and
very wealthy man. Senator Ricketts,
was chairman of the commission from
the state of Missouri sent out to in
vestigate and report on the IVA and
told me he had been opposed to the
iva, and when he began the trip,
which took him and the commission
over the IVA territory rs we'll as the
entire Missouri Valley region, ne ex-
pected to file report which would
damn the IVA and condemn the MvA.
The last paragraph of his report |
reads:
Therefore, by whatever name it is |
called, the development of the water |
resources of the Missouri basin is |
necessity and the development and
execution could be properly assigned
to a regional authority for that pur-
pose" Signed.-Claude A. Ricketts,,
Chairman.
Or, what about Fred G. Ashley of |
Spokane, the head of the eva Associa-
ton out there? Mr.. Ashley is a repub-
lican, very rich man, has been and
is prominent in party circles in his
state. You label him communist"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25

America amounted to 20 billion dol
lars In 1916 there are 100 billions.
I'm 1888 department store sales
were 33 billion dollars. In 1916 they
are rs billion dollars.
ut was in 1888 when the democratic
party took over the political and eco
nomic leadership of the nation from
the republican party and its leader
ship.
"In 1888 the total income of all
American farmers was in the neigh
borhood of four billion dollars. By
1889 it had risen to nine billion dol
lars and in 1915 1t was 81 billions.
"In 1882 all the banks in America
held so billion dollars in deposits. In
1916 they hold 1872 billions and we
are in our third year without bank
failure in the United States.
Total Wage Earnings Up
During the peak year of World
war II 54,000.O00 wage earners were
employed. In spite of descriptions and
industrial controversies, there are now
59,000,000 million wage earners en-
ployed in the United States at higher
wages than ever before.
Following the inflationary period
after World war 1, 100000 business
firms went into bankruptcy, 435,000
farmers lost their homes by foreclos-
ure and 100000 people were thrown
out of employment.
I'm 1929, the year of the great re-
publican artificial boom, $4,000 bust
ness failures were recorded in the
United States. In 1915 there were only
$40.
in 1915 the American people paid
taxes into the treasury, in support of
the war, eight billion dollars-more
than the total income of all our peo-
pie in 1892, and then had 1875 billion
1ollars left in their pockets"
The republican candidates are seek
ng to build up support because of lit
lie grievances and annoyances that
he war produced. said Barley.
Hits COP Weak Spot
Continuing on the domestic theme,
Barley asked if the republicans, who
promise to abolish all bureaus and
would abolish the farm
credit administration, the soil conser-
walton service, the agricultural adjust
ment act, the farm security act, the
reclamation service, the social secur-
ity board, the securities and exchange
or the veterans admins
ration.
1.-The truth is that a bureaucrat, in
he estimation of republican polftici-
ms and office seekers, is a democrat
Who holds an office that republican
wants." the senior senator from Ken
uck asserted.
Touching on foreign affairs, Barkley
aid:
"The American people can not avoid
what effect their votes
will have upon efforts to bring about
'eace. 1t might be disastrous to these
fforts If the people of the world
hould obtain the impression that the
resident, the secretary of state and
ur delegates TO international confer
noes have been repudiated by the
american people.
IL am sure every democrat IN Mon.
ana as well as in the United States
5 proud that the democratic party has
AIKEN the leadership in attempting to
rganize the world for peace instead
f war."-Great Falls Tribune
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25

looked forward to with pleasant anti
cipation.
NJ W. Thatcher, general manager of
the Farmers Union Grain Terminal
Association will speak in the evening
of the second day of the convention,
and all will be glad to listen to the
message from this pioneer in the CO.
operative movement.
Veterans Program Wednesday
One of the most interesting high
lights of the program on the third day
of the convention wednesday, is a
scheduled panel discussion by Farm
ers Union Veterans. This discussion
will bring to the membership what
the veterans are thinking about the is
sues confronting the state and nation.
Much of the program of the third
day will be carried out by the educa-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25
Teachers Federation Holds
First Convention In
Anaconda
Proposed Sales Tax Roundly Criticised; Plan
Close Cooperation With Labor and Farm
Groups In Improving School Systems

Delegates Montana teachers unions in Ana
Saturday. October transact the business of the first
convention of the Montana Federation of Teachers
hghght of the meeting the presentation of the fed
D. Graham president of the Mon
tana Federation behalf of the American Fedora
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25
Sen. Barley Hits AT Many Weak Spots In
Present COP Campaign Of Confusion
Wonders If People Have HAD ENOUGH of
Higher Wages, Fewer Farm Foreclosures,
And Less Bank and Business Failures

W has always been the democratic party that fostered real
free enterprise in this naton Alben W. Barley of Ken
lucky majority leader of the senate asserted at statewide
rally in Helena Monday.
Blasting republican efforts to magnify dangers of
ism by ntimang that all democratic candidates n
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25
Republican States Reasons
Why He Cannot Support
Ecton For Senate
Deplores Candidates Lack of Vision For His
Opposition To An MVA; His Loose Use Of
Word Communism In His Campaign

An open letter the Republican Candidate for the office
United States Senator from Montana, Zales n Ecton.
Dear Mr.. Ecton:
has not been easy for decide that not support
you the coming electoyou only of all the republican
feel deeply that the opportunity has for the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-10-25

"The strongest bond of hui
man sympathy, outside of
the family relation, should
be one uniting all working
people, of all Nations, and
tongues, and kind eds"
-Abral ST., I'm