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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-11-15
EDITOR DISCUSSES PROS and CONS OF
ORGANIZED LABOR ON FARMS

water pressure system or indoor
plumbing.
A well-guided union of hired hands
might do as much to improve the
standard of living, efficiency ant
profits in farming as the agricultural
extension service. Cheap labor is
usually inefficient labor. The smartest
farmers invariably pay the highest
wages.
There is a crying need for more
housing on farms, and better housing
to provide homes for year-round EN-
ployees and their families.
Would there be so much complaint
about inability to get help if operators
ceased depending upon seasonal labor
and took the initiative in establishing
the guaranteed annual wage?
Certainly, few businesses are better
adapted to year-round employment
than well organized farm in the East,
Middle West or South where crops,
livestock production or dairying can
be profitably combined to yield a
steady income
A. farm craft union at its best would
set up higher standards for workers.
1t would guide it's members in giving
an honest days work for an honest
days pay Conceivably, it would work
with the state college Of agriculture in
boosting attendance at winter short
courses and tractor schools. No farm
err need be told that good hired hand
is rare; a workers guild could per-
form an invaluable service to agricul-
ture if it developed skills and inspired
its members to make the employers
interest their first concern.
The Best Argument
Finally, the best argument for an in
telligently-directed workers union CO.
operating with farmers are the ex-
amples of prosperous industries where
employer and employee work hand in
hand.
Geo. A. Horned G Co., meat packers
at Austin, Mimi, have had the annual
wage, profit-sharing and unionized
plant since 1885 Jay HORNED, chair
man of the board, says the company
has prospered beyond all expectations
since these forward-looking labor re-
lations policies were adopted.
Proctor and Gamble, the big soap
and shortening concern, has the an
nual wage, employee stock purchase
and profit-sharing. 1t has never had
a strike nor interrupted profits
Sears, Roebuck &c Co. is another
large corporation with an excellent
record of getting along with its or
ganized employees while making the
business pay.
If hired hands union could nudge
the farm operator into keeping better
hours, organizing the business to
raise his own standard of living as
well as that of his employee while
giving him better help, it would be
performing a distinct service to agri-
Press Service)
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co-0Ps DO PAY DIVIDENDS

flax and the price Immediately skyrocketed 81 bushe
October IL the
and Minnesota
the inevitable
So earlier
individual farm shippers $4 commission house in Minneapolis
million ceiling lifting
there block the northwest
also ceiling lifting
Terminal Association These the the will
receive through dividends the benefit of this
price jump
benefit the member GTA exceptional
ally
than
looking beautiful Mississippi
co-op$ do pay
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tionwide speaking tour, revealing the
contents of the document.
The report, officially, is still listed
as a Justice Department "top secret
but Rogge has made portions of it
available to the press. Many of the
important sections which he has al
ready discussed in his speeches, how
ever, have still gone unreported by
most of the papers.
Here are some of the suppressed
highlights:
Readers Digest Linked
With Nazis
1. Readers Digest Editor Dewitt
Wallace ordered $4,000 paid to Law
renee Dennis, alleged seditionist and
self-styled intellectual leader of Ameri-
can leader of American fascism- The
money was to tide Dennis over" while
he discontinued his pro-nazi Weekly
Foreign letter, which Wallace feared
would land Dennis in Jail. The pay
ments began in 1941 and continued
after Pearl Harbor.
2. James d. Mooney, vice president
of General Motors, who subsidized the
native fascist Society of Sentinels,
met with nazi agent Gerhard West
rick and told him he would try to
sell President Roosevelt on getting
along with Germany, even after Hitler
had overrun France, Belgium, Holland
and Norway.
g. Sosthenes Behn, president of
Intl Telephone G Telegraph Co., not
only met with Westrick and discussed
doing business with Hitler, but after
the nazis occupied Czechoslovakia dis
cussed the division of the assets of
some Czech companies with the Ger
mans
Blk Borrowed Slogan From Berlin
4. Sen. Burton K Wheelers famous
slogan, Eve don't want to
pillow under every fourth American
boy" originated with the nazi propa-
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HAMILTON EDITOR
PLANS TO GROW
RED APPLES

Inevitably, as all things must, two
winning streaks were broken during
the current week. The champion
Hamilton Broncs football team was
trimmed by Victor Tuesday The same
day saw the Democrat party, in poll
tical ascendency in nation and Mon
tana since 1882, lose to Republican
rivals.
Among those in the opposite poll
teal camps there will never be any
agreement upon the merits of the
1916 election. 1t is a thing of the past
now, although some lessons learned
will not be forgotten. The election
probably hit a new low for violation
of the sacred truth. But there are
certain things upon which perhaps
some of us, who agree upon nothing
else, might find meeting of minds.
1t is obvious that with republican
control of the congress and democrat
control of the executive branch of the
government an impossible situation is
bound to enuse. Both will blame the
otner and in these serious days such
a condition ought not to be tolerated
In view of the republican success at
the polls last Tuesday / believe the
suggestion that President Truman APP
point some prominent republicans,
preferably Taft, Bricker or Dewey,
Secretary of State-in direct line of
to the presidency, and
then resign, giving the absolute con-
troll of all branches of government to
the republicans, should be adopted.
Although | fear the Truman advisors
would not approve of such move, and
/ am convinced the COP leadership is
too cowardly to accept it, l think it
CONTINUED on Page Four
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School Commission Report Submitted To
Governor Sam c. Ford This Week

financial structure were so closely re-
lated that the crisis cannot be met on
a permanent basis unless they are con-
sidered and acted upon as unit The
reorganization plan calls for redistrict-
ing the state by July 1. 1913.
Admitting that gross inequalities in
distribution of existing school funds
and levies can not be corrected by
legislation, the committee, neverthe-
less, makes clear that additional funds
must be obtained
Plan For Districts
Available evidence" the report
says, indicates that it is impossible
to properly equalize the burden of
supporting an education program in
Montana unless about 40 percent of
such burden is borne by the state and
that all such moneys be used for
equalization purposes" The present
contribution of the state is approx
mately 20 per cent
Under the proposed reorganization,
the old-fashioned rural school district
would disappear from the Montana
scene for the recommendation pro-
vides that each district shall maintain
at least one accredited high school
Failure to do so would mean annexa-
ton to an adjacent district.
Basically, the district financing
plan would call for:
Continued on Page Three)
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THE DEVILS MOUTH

| telligent, God-fearing, church going
people, people who would not know
ingly harm another person. And in the
conversation of these people l have
found an unthinking acquiescence in
an inhumanity which makes the Ger.
man sin very small offense.
Those who would be the first to cry
| ton trying to dominate the world,
have now voted for the domination of
the world by American big business.
These same people who in 1910,
when the mechanical robots of the
German mailman rolled over the Low
Countries, over France, over Norway,
over Greece, over sJugoslavia, were
paralyzed with horror at the mon
strous inhumanity of the German peo-
pie Those were the days when decent
people wondered how any German
could live with such shame.
But ever since the death of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the end of hosti-
lities, the kept press of the nation,
the f1tdISlo, LDc MCtOIullChS, lllt
Pattersons, the Towards, the Luces,
the Dewitt Wallaces and their brother
prostitutes national and local, among
which are seven daily papers in Mon
tana, have worked night and day to
prepare the thinking of the people of
this country to accept the annihila-
ton of 180,000,000 Russians as a nee
essary act of self defense.
Facts "verboten" In Montana
Daiies
In Montana editors and reporters
whose corporation leashes are attach
ed to collars of base metal, men who
are procurers for the absent landlords
who have kept Montana colonial
colony of monopoly, little office boys
of corruption decide what the people
may read and what they may not. 1t
is these creatures of small conscience
who shape with dirty hands the
thinking of Montanans by throttling
with monopoly the sources of informa-
ton.
These are the jackals of a once
noble profession who have led the
fine people Of Montana to believe that
defensive war" against Russia is
unavoidable.
A defensive war; That, my friends,
is to be our alibi when we become
members of the most hated people the
world has ever known. | do not think
that it is an alibi which will lend much
comfort.
Hitler Also Had defensive" War
With Poland
Before we underwrite this "defen-
sive war" to annihilate the Russian
people, let us ask ourselves what pos
sible reason the Russian people could
ever nave for attacking the possessor
of the weapons for world conquest. Let
us think of the Russians as people,
who, like us, are not dedicated to self
destruction. Russians, like Americans
want life, not death.
There are left in the world today
two great powers-Russia and the U.
S. Friendship and understanding be-
Continued on Page Four
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LISTEN TO CITIZEN
DELAVAN ON abe

The initial broadcast of the thirteen
week radio series of the World Secur-
ity Workshop, presented by Ameri-
cans United for World Government
and the American Broadcasting Com
pany, went on the air at 10000 p. M,
New York time, Thursday, November
18th.
The title of the first show will be
"Citizen Delavan" dramatization of
the problems of an atomic scientist
who is forced to compromise his
knowledge and his conscience in order
to meet existing security regulations.
1t is our hope that this series, pres
ented as it is through powerful edu-
cational medium, will succeed in focus
ing the thoughts of people throughout
the country on the problem of securing
world peace.
We would be most appreciative if
you and your friends listen to the
broadcast over your local ABC station
and send your reaction and comments
to Americans United for World Gov
eminent, 1860 Broadway New York
23, N. Y.
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intendent of public instruction by the
state board Of education rather than
by the present system of election by
the people of the state. While at
times this might be very definitely
in the interests of the people of the
state and in securing greater effici-
ency in the state school setup, it's also
conceivable that should the state
board of education be controlled by
any one group, financial corporation
or otherwise, that such an appoint
ment would definitely not be in the
best interests of the great majority of
Montana citizens and their children.
State Redistricting
The committee, unanimously agreed
that reorganization of the administra-
tive districts and reorganization of the
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This story can't be found
in your daily papers.

cial newspapers will carry those
phases barring nazi links with Ameri-
can industrialists and other native big
shots.
The Federated Press, believing that
the widest publicity Of the suppressed
document is necessary, has arranged
with In Fact to present a condensation
of stories which the newsletter will
carry in subsequent issues.
The following story was written
for FTP by the $1-a-year newsletter, In
Fact, $50 Lafayette St., New York y,
N. Y.
The 400-page document prepared by
the former sedition trial prosecutor
for Atty Gen. Tom Clark is the most
complete official record showing the
extent of nazi penetration into U. S..
affairs.
1t names the people who worked
with the Germans, records the dates of
their meetings, the amount of money
paid and by whom Because it pulls no
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lature and financed by the
Montana Education Association
and Montana Taxpayers As
ISOLATION, submitted its report
to the governor this week after
a year-long study.
In submitting the report the COM
mittee not only asked that it be called
to the attention of the legislature but
that the governor give a special mes
sage to the legislature on the educa-
tional crisis in Montana
The nine man commission divided
the problems and recommendations in
to two broad groups % organization
and administration and (2) finance.
Would Appoint Supt. of Public Inst.
Under the recommendations of the
committee, of particular interest is the
one relating to the naming Of super
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against Mcleod by the Powers That
Be" resulted in McLeod's defeat by a
very small margin.
Reluctant To File
The Butte voters resented this
whispering campaign and when it be-
came known that Mcleod had been
defeated in the primary his office was
deluged with phone calls and visits
from friends all requesting him to file
as an independent candidate. Mcleod
was reluctant to do this but his
friends informed him that they would
circulate his petitions and all he would
have to do would be to file when the
signatures had been checked, he final
ly agreed to do so.
His friends started out with his petit
lions and in a very short time had
more than 1920 signatures of qualified
voters of Silver Bow County request
ing him to file as an independent can
didate for the office of sheriff. The
number of signatures was eight times
more than were needed according to
state law.
McLeod's opponent in the general
election on the Republican ticket was
Bob White, a son of pioneer resident
of the state who commanded the re-
spect of all who knew him, but the
son Bob had been elected as mem
Der of the state legislature and his
record as a friend of the people on the
floor was so close to zero that no one
expected him to poll many votes.
Malta Highly Respected
McLeod's democratic opponent was
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spring, during the miners
strike, when he refused to re-
quest the governor to call in
troops in order to settle the
strike in favor Of the Anaconda
Copper Mining company.
The Governor was scheduled to at
tend a meeting on water conserva-
ton, in Missouri but cancelled the
trip, more likely at the request of the
Company. They figured that they
would eventually prevail upon Mcleod
to call for troops, but Mcleod had
spent most of his life in Butte and he
knew of the misery that had been
caused here, when troops had been
called in to help the company win
strikes previously, so he refused TO
comply with their request
The Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany had become so accustomed to
having public officials obey their
every wish, they were knocked right
off their feet at McLeod's refusal to
do their bidding and Immediately
started to convey to the voters the
idea that Mcleod was some kind OF
terrible monster, just because he
would not have troops come in, so we
could have some shedding of blood.
1t is a very significant fact that this
was the only strike that was ever
settled in Butte without some she'd
ding of blood and Mcleod should be
commended very highly for the man
ner in which he handled the entire
situation.
Shortly after the strike was set
fled. the July primaries were held
and whispering campaign conducted
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TAXES FOR SERVICES
BY j. M. Peterson

The subject for the next ten minutes
is taxes. Generally speaking the sub
ject is not one to attract a record
crowd. Few people love taxes.
The cheap politician teaches me
that the sensible and practical way of
approaching this subject is to say I'm
"agin taxes" and to promise you that
il you elect me, I'll show you how to
have less and less and less taxes
But before an audience like this, it
is neither wise nor necessary to make
that kind of approach. Farmers Union
people have studied enough to know
that there are many things we can
not do at all as individuals. at least
we can not do them as well individual
'ly as we can do them collectively,
through our co-operatives through the
city, the county, the state and national
government. We can not, individually,
solve our problems of roads, defense,
health, education, and old age assis-
lance.
We constantly demand more and
higher standards of service through
collective action, and that is as it
should be.
Everything else being equal, the
more we act together, the cheaper and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-11-15
BY CAROLINE BRAMMER


1--WE are fighting an organized en-
emy-and the people are not an or
ganization; they are a mob. And a
mob does not make democracy; mob
Hooks for someone to lead it, and if
someone is clever enough, it can be
led into the devils mouth. Tom
Paine
Now that our most crucial election
is over and the results known, politi-
cal analysts, politicians and average
citizens, the world over, are engaged
in a search for the basic reason for
the choice the American electorate
made on November 9Th. On that day
the American people threw away the
chance of greatness.
1t was day of unparalleled impor-
lance to localities and to states, but
more important yet to the entire
world 1t was the day of opportunity it
was our opportunity. The eyes of hui
mainly in a world weary of mans mis-
takes looked to the American people
for salvation On this day the people
of our country faced the supreme test
which has been given in turn to the
people of great nations at the peak
of world power. The American people
were ill prepared to pass the test for
greatness and we have joined the
ranks of all the other peoples in the
history of man who failed to achieve
greatness.
In the moment when the life of man
anywhere on earth hung by slender
thread, the need for great leadership,
the American people went to the vot-
ing booths and turned the government
of this country over to the monopo-
lists, the dollar imperialists who are
our smallest minority. In turning over
the government to these dollar imperi-
alists, we also turned over to them the
means of world domination, the atomic
and meteorological weapons of war
fare.
In the days of the great depression
a German fanatic sat in a prison cell
and dreamed of world commensurate
his dream into handbook for all men
to read. He had discovered the wea-
pons for political control over the
destiny of man In 1892 be campaigned
with these weapons, "the big Iie", the
appeal to the baser instincts of man,
his preiudices. Hitler's methods work
ed and he persuaded the German peo-
pie to purchase eternal degradation.
Americans read this handbook,
Americans watched the German people
blindly buy destruction, and Ameri-
cans were amazed that such tactics
could persuade.
We Fight Aganst-and Vote
For-Fascsm
But in 1916, after a bloody costly
war to vanquish the philosophy of
world conquest. the American people
to and voted for the advo-
Gates Of the big lie, for those who
preached hate and prejudice. And in
1916 the American people opened the
road to moral degradation such as
the world has never known before.
have talked this summer to many
people in Montana-good people-in-
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Rogge Links More Americans With Nazis'
Pre-War Propaganda Efforts in U.S..

ganda ministry in Berlin and was
brought to Washington by an un
named person. Roosevelt attacked
Wheeler after the Senator used the
slogan in an America First speech.
Ut is Wheeler who Rogge says is
responsible for the report being sup
pressed Washington stories claim
Wheeler is also responsible for
the report being suppressed. Washing
ton stories claim Wheeler is also re-
sronsible for Rogge's discharge, the
senator allegedly convincing Pres.
Truman that Rogge should be punish
ed for revealing the facts about native
| fascists.)
5. Carl Byoir, top-drawer New York
public relations counsel, received
more than 100000 from the nazis for
propagandizing for them.
Hearst Writer "Phoney'
6. A purported interview with Hit
Ter, signed by Karl Won Wiegand June
IA, 1910, and circulated by Hearst
owned init News Service, the Hearst
and Patterson-McCorm papers, was
a phony The report says the inter-
view never took place. Instead, the
nazi propaganda ministry formulated
some questions, had Hitler answer
them and then gave the material to
Won Wiegand, who wrote he had per-
sonally interviewed the nazi fuehrer
and could assure the world that Hitler
and Germany desired peace.
T. Readers Digest Editor George t.
Eggleston and Douglas M. Stewart of
Scribner's Commentator received $780,
900 from mysterious sources, at least
$4,000 of which was personally given
to them by the nazi press attache in
Washington The money was used to
circulate pro-nazi propaganda in the
Commentator and in the Lake Geneva
Herald, paper they started for that
purpose.
Yet We Permit The Digest
In Our Schools
8. Readers Digest Seniors Editor
Paul Palmer met with nazi agents in
this country Regarded as the contact
man between the Germans and the
Digest, he introduced Dennis to De-
Witt Wallace and asked the nazis for
help in starting a new subtle pro-nazi
Former Nazi Ambassador
Hans Thomson is quoted as saying:
Palmer seemed to be special admir-
er of Germany and wanted to engage
in some sort of activity"
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Recommends Redistricting Of Entire State Te
Equalize Burden of Supporting Montana
Public Education System

Doubling states contribution operation of its public
proposal of constitutional amendment that hence
superintendent of public instruction be appointed by
board of education two of the principal
of the Montana committee elementary and
ondary schools committee authorized by the 1915 egs
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Butte Citizens Still Talking
About Mcleod Victory

of Silver Bow County still talking about the
wonderful AL Mcleod who the independent
candidate for sheriff He had republican candidate
sheriff the July primary and defeated by margin
of less than hundred votes.
Mcleod incurred enmty of ruling corporation last
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JII6 SIUIy I6dhCU dIIU OOI-
umnist Drew Pearson and 9TH
ers have run part of the docu-
ment.
Other, more vital parts of the 400
page report have not yet been made
public, nor in the opinion of In Facts
editors is it likely that the CONNER
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-11-15
Inequities Of Sales Tax Are
Explained By Peterson
OfFarmers Union

In view of the extreme crisis adequately financing the
school systems of Montana and the findings and
where such financing be secured appropriate at this
time publish the speech given by NJ Peterson Poison and
expert of the Montana Farmers Union before the
AIFU convention in Great Falls.
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Readers Digest, en- Vice President, Wheeler,
Lewis, Among Those In Rogge's Gallery
By GEORGE SELDES AND VICTOR WEINGAR1
Editors, In Fact for Federated Press

Editors Note On Sept g. while the famous Rogge
port still being prepared the weekly newsletter In Fact
edited by George Sede and Victor Wengarten devoted its
entire issue to the hghghts of the report few days after
the completed document had been delivered to Attorney Gen.
Clark In Fact obtained copy of the report Since then