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Evening star., 1946-07-11
ave Urges Committee
Action on HOUSING Bill

The American Veterans Commit
tee today urged that the Wagner
Ellender- Taft housing bill be re-
ported to the House floor, describing
the legislation as essential to pro-
viding adequate housing for vet
erans and their families"
Charging that the bill is being
kept from the floor by a small but
powerful group who are attempting
to delay and defeat the measure by
subterfuge," the veterans group
called for immediate enactment o1
the bill in letter to Representative
Spence, Democrat, chairman OF the
Evening star., 1946-07-11
Big Occupation Forces
In Germany and Japan
Vital, Eisenhower SAYS
BY the Associoisd Press

ny ms Assoctoteo ffesS
AMHERST, Mass, July 1.-De-
claring Substantial numbers OF
men" are required for the occupa-
ton of Germany and Japan, Gen.
Eisenhower today said:
80 long as our Government con-
tinues occupation nothing could
produce a more dangerous situation
than an American weakness that
would encourage recalcitrance or
open rebellion"
Such a result" he said in a
speech prepared for the Amherst
Alumni Council, would have
pyramiding consequences Of grave
import for every one OF us. The
purpose, the risks and the require
ments OF occupation must be SO
clearly placed before the American
people that there can be no lack OF
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comprehension Of the issues in
volved."
The Chief of Stan told the House
Military Affairs Committee in Wash
ington yesterday he believes the
United States must maintain an
Army Of 10000 men for the next
Is to 20 years. compared with 1885,
600 in 1899.
Asserting that "only a strong,
prosperous America can inspire
others to respect democracy and
seek to apply its precepts to their
own lives," Gen. Eisenhower told the
council:
Especially important is it to
realize that there can be no as
sured peace and tranquility for any
one nation except as it is achieved
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HaIsey Coils on Camucho

MEXICO CITY, July II lP.--
United States Admiral William F.
Halsey, here as a good neighbor
visitor" called on President Manuel
Avila Camacho yesterday. Navy
Secretary Heriberto .Jara and others
accompanied him. Admiral Halsey
and party OF five leave today for
Cuba in their naval transport plane
Later they go to Puerto Rica, Brazil
Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Colombia,
Venezuela, the Canal Zone and
Guatemala.
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This is an increase of 100000 and
must be met through intelligent
planning and action"
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| for all. So long as want, Illustration
and q sense of injustice prevail
among significant sections OF earth,
no other section can be wholly re-
| leased from fear"
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China Retuins Brewers

NANKING, July IL (P.-Premier
r. v. Soong has intervened to as
sure Shanghai its beer supply. Three
German brewers were removed by
Evening star., 1946-07-11

Soong's orders from a repatriation
list three hours before their snip
sailed from Shanghai.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-15
WORLD CONGRESS MAY
BE HELD In AMERICA

The International Cooperative AL
lance is making plans to hold its first
worldwide postwar congress in Sep
TENDER but has delegated power to
the executive committee to postpone
the meeting to 1947 if necessary. In
vitations have been extended by the
cooperative movement of Czechoslo-
vakia to hold the congress in Prague
and by the Cooperative League of the
United States of America to hold the
sessions in the United States. The
Cooperative News reported that it
would be advantageous to hold the
congress in the United States because
delegates would have the opportunity
to visit cooperative oil well; and see
for themselves the extent of the CO.
operative challenge to the large and
powerful oil trusts"
The Australian Cooperative Fedora
ton was accepted into membership in
the alliance but applications of six
cooperative organizations in Argen-
tina were held for further investiga-
ton. The application for admission
by the Migros Cooperative Fedora
ton of Switzerland was rejected. The
alliance will investigate the co-opera-
tives in Italy, Germany, Austria and
Japan before readmitting them to
membership.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-15
Natl. Co-ops Plan
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procurement of consumers and voca-
tional (production) supplies and serv-
ices. We endorse and encourage the
development of marketing co-opera-
tives by farm producers and will seek
friendly working relations with them.
g This conference agrees that the
national organization should have a
single board and single staff under
one executive.
8. This conference recommends that
National Co-operatives be the agency
for carrying out, through departments
or subsidiaries, the purposes intended
Among these purposes are education
and promotion, business operations
and finance
4. This conference recommends that
education be recognized as an essen
tial function, and that adequate provi-
sion be made for financing it.
5. This conference recommends that
the board of National Co-operatives be
asked to appoint committee at once
to create the organizationaI and fl
nancial plans for carrying out the
above purposes and that the commit
tee so appointed be asked to complete
its work and report back as soon as
possible.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-15
PACKINGH0USE WORKERS FIGHTING
FOR DECENT LIVING, farmer LEARNS

report Of the strikes progress. Many
different national unions were repre-
scented. Farm Equipment, Electrical
Steel But the representative that
cheered the clearinghouse workers
most was Emil Loriks, of the National
Farmers Union. He brought greetings
not only from the Farmers Union but
from the ALL. of South Dakota. Lo-
riks told the workers how the farm
ers had to strike one time and picket
ed the highways when prices were so
low we burned grain and stock didn't
pay the freight
1--WE know out there that farm
down." he said. "Ths is our fight
as we'll as yours"
Paul Robson, one of America s
greatest artists of stage and screen
appeared on the platform for the strik-
ers. He is singing everywhere for the
underprivileged. He said that he told
his managers that if his concert work
interfered with his help with the strug-
giles he would have to quit the CON
certs when things got very hot
Undoubtedly by the time this story
gets to the reader the government will
be operating the packinghouses. But
the packers are bent on keeping their
wartime profits. They want to break
price control and hold down wages.
The Big Four, even after excess prof
its taxes, have made two and a half
times as much as in pre-war days.
Labor productivity has increased II
per cent since Al. Labor cost only
seven cents out of every dollar the
packer pays out.
The packinghouse workers have
struck for 80 per cent wage in
crease and have offered to go back
to work for IL per cent and arbitrate
the rest. Packing is one of the lowest
paid industries in America, many
workers left during the war for other
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-15
FCA does BILLION
DOLLAR BUSINESS

Farmers and their cooperative asso
Citations used more than a billion dol
lars in credit extended by the Farm
Credit administration in the year end
ed December 81, 1915, l. w. Duggan
governor of the Farm Credit admins
tration, reports.
'The year was marked by a bis
demand for production credit, by con
tinuing large repayments on the prin
cipal of farm mortgage loans, and By
the largest volume of farm mortgage
loans closed since 1885," Mr. Duggar
stated.
Financing crop and livestock pro
duction accounted for the biggest val
ume of FCA loans in the year totaling
$617 ,204,790, Mr.. Duggan said. The
largest amount of this financing was
through the nationwide system of pro.
duction credit associations. While the
number of loans made by the PSA's
in the year decreased compared with
the previous year, the volume was
$516,115,670 compared with $3.50, 49,
633 for 1914. The emergency crop and
feed loan offices loaned $16,952, los,
the regional agricultural credit corpo-
ration $9,646, 461, and the Federal In
termediate Credit banks, besides fur
nishing funds to the Production Cred
it associations, discounted agricultural
paper for privately capitalized financ-
ing institutions amounting to s74,490,-
554
Farmers buying, selling and serv-
icing co-operatives obtained 1851 3d.
040 in credit from the FCA. OF this
amount, the 13 banks for co-operatives
extended credit totaling 1851, 255, 040
and the Agricultural Marketing Act
Revolving fund 100000.
The - federal land bank and the
local national farm loan associations
handled 41,909 long-term farm mort
gage loans totaling $122,44S,397 made
for the land banks and the Federal
Farm Mortgage corporation. This COM
pared with 9S,S45 loans and s1O5,292,-
$50 in 1914.
Despite this large volume of new
farm mortgage credit written, repay
ments on loans made in prior years,
totaling $349, 110,210 reduced the FCA's
volume of outstanding farm mortgage
loans to $1,255, 9S4,000," Mr.. Duggan
said.
Loans to veterans and those still
in the service were given major at
tention in the year and accounted for
$2,424,525 in long-term farm mortgage
loans, and $5,646,1SO in production
credit association loans in the year.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-15
RESIDENTIAL
CONSTRUCTION
CREDIT ASSURED

Further assurance that credit would
be adequate for financing residential
construction throughout the United
States was provided today by the Re
construction Finance corporation
Leon E. Choquette, manager of the
Helena Loan agency said today.
Announcement was made that the
R.F.C. board of directors, at a recent
meeting, had extended the protection
of the R.F.C. Blanket Participation
agreement with banks to include loans
made by banks to contractors or other
business enterprises interested in
building residences.
Under the B.P.A plan, RIG, in
effect, makes available to approved
banks guarantee up to rs per cent
of any business loan which meets the
requirements of the agreement Since
its inception last March, the plan has
been applicable to various kinds of
business loans made by participating
banks. Until now, however, it had
not been available for loans to con-
! tractors and other business enterpris-
ers for residential construction.
AS of December 81, 1915, more than
1,200 loans to business enterprises of
many types and sizes had been auth
orized under the B.P.A. plan. These
loans aggregated more than $5S mil.
lions, and individual loans ranged
from $240 to $35O,OOO, established as
the maximum for any individual loan
an approved bank might make under
the agreement. The program was in
augurated in March. In the last three
months of the year more loans, both
in number and in aggregate amount
authorized, were made than during the
first six months, ended September 80,
1915. This accelerated rate is con-
tinuing During January more than
$40 additional loans were authorized
under B.P.A. agreements, totaling ap-
proximately SIG millions.
The action is part of a government
al program in which RIG. is partic-
ipating to hasten the reconversion of
the nation and it's productive capa-
city from a wartime to a peacetime
basis. In this program RIG. is con-
centrating on the problem of assuring
adequate credit through banks to take
care of returning veterans, anxious
to establish their own businesses, and
to provide for the credit needs Of
small business establishments which
need loans of longer matur-
ity than commercial banks ordinarily
extend
An example of commercial banking
reaction to the modification of the R.
&c. Blanket Participation agreement
plan is contained in letter from the
president Of a Midwestern bank to
Charles B. Henderson, chairman of
the R.F.C. board. The letter states:
1--WE want you to know that we con.
slider this amendment of your regula-
tons a most friendly gesture towards
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-15
MVA-POstmOrtem-
Continued from Page one)

D'Ewart went to congress.
A postmortem on the MVA points
up some valuable lessons, or at least
should. 1t is one thing to say that
the opposition had plenty of money.
They obviously did. But one thing
they did not have, the power to intim-
idate everybody into discreet silence.
This process is an old pattern in Mon
tana. 1t doesn't seem to work any
more. AS a new conner to Montana,
this writer feels that it isn't true what
they say about Montana people can
actually say what they think in this
state. The MVA was a good thing
for Montana democracy; it showed
that there was some of it left in this
state; an explosive lot of it, as a
matter of fact.
That is why the opposition threw
dead cats around so frantically. They
were afraid. This fact is the most
hopeful augury for the future of the
MVA idea and for Montana politics
The boys stood up, most of them, and
were counted. The opposition have
the governor, at least they have the
present one. They have a senator and
a congressman. (What strange COM
pany Wheeler keepsD They have the
Montana Power company and the
Northern Pacific railroad and the
woolgrowers' association, and Fred
Bennion, and Montanans, Inc, to name
a few.
There is a sense in which one
knows" an idea by the enemies it
makes!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-15
UNITED LABOR
COMM. FORMED
TO AID STRIKERS

A preliminary organizing committee
of sponsors today announced the form
alton of a United Labor committee to
aid UAW-G.M. strikers. The sponsors
of the committee are:
Elmer Brown, vice president, Inter
national Typographical Union, Indian
apolis, Indiana.
James B. Carey, secretary-treasurer,
CLIO, Washington, d. G.
David Dubinsky, president, Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers I'm
ion, A. F. of L., New York City
Allan Haywood, vice president and
director of organization, CLIO, Wash
ington, D. G.
Sal B. Hoffman, president, Uphol-
sterers international Union of North
America, A. F. of L., Philadelphia, Pa.
Frank McGrath, president, United
Shoe Workers of America, CLIO.
Milton Murray, president, American
Newspaper Guild, CLIO, Washington,
D. C.
A. Philip Randolph, president, Broth
erhood of Sleeping Car Porters, A F.
of L., New York City.
Emil REEVE, president, Textile Work
ers Union of America, CO. New York
City
Samuel Wolchok, president, United
Retail, Wholesale and Department
Store Employees of America, CLIO,
New York City.
Ma Zaritsky, president, Interna-
tional Union, United Hatters Cap and
Millinery Workers, A. F. of L., New
York City.
The sponsors stated that the pur-
pose of the committee is to rally the
full support of organized labor behind
the UAW-CIO's strike to persuade
General Motors corporation to comply
with the laws of the land and with
long-accepted collective bargaining
practices.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-15

fields. This was the cause of the glu
last November in hogs which resulted
in the farmers taking licking. Some
workers made more money during the
war through overtime. But this Is
getting to be thing Of the past. They
want guarantee of at least 40 hours
a week.
The packinghouse workers want the
farmers to know their story. They
have printed thousands of leaflets ap
pealing to the farmers for support, civ
ing their side of the story. They have
agreed to kill for farmers in cooper
alive plants, gratis, so people won't
go without meat. 1t is the packers
profits they are after, not the farm
ers
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-15
By HOMER AYRES
In National Union Farmer

(Mr. Ayres is a Farmers Union
member at Zeona, S. D., and is del
egate to the coming national con-
vention.)
Few ranchers there are who have
not visited the packing houses and
seen the endless lines of hogs and cat
tie turn into meat. We used to make
visit through the packing plants
part of our annual trip to market each
fall But few indeed are the shippers
of stock who have seen the packing
house workers when they are on the
picket lines-on strike. 1t is not a
cheerful thing to see. Anyone who
says that packinghouse workers strike
just for the fun of it is simply off
the beam.
1t was nearly midnight in Chicago
when we got off the Ashland car near
the plant of one of the Big Five For
a long ways up and down the street
on could see the coke fires of the
pickets, oil oil barrels converted into
open-air stoves. Chicago weather is
raw and mean and the cold penetrat-
ed our legs and made us wish we had
pulled on another pair of pants.
Just See Steaks Go BY
The strikers stand guard at each
gate and walk round and round, day
and night in four-hour shifts. The
group we talked to were suspicious at
first and then became very friendly
when they learned we were friends.
We said, 1--WE are people who also
work for the packers, at the other
end, raising the stock, and that some
times prices go so low that hundreds
of ranchers had to fold up" They
were interested to learn that the big
packers were large feeders of live
stock too.
But we wanted to know how living
conditions were for the workers, how
much they got in wages, and how
much it cost them to live
"How much T-bone steak do you
fellows eat?" one of us ventured.
"We just see it go by, that's for
folks that's got money. I'm on the
beef kill" one of them said, "and
I've handled lots of good meat but
we can't afford to eat much of it
ourselves"
Rent Is High
Rent is high too, 40 bucks for two
little rooms Eggs are 20 cents at
the stores, the same eggs farm wom-
en- took two bits for
Coppers stood around too, more cops
than pickets nearly But they had |
warm clothes. City workers don't |
have the scotch caps, choppers mitts
and wool pants they wear in the coun-
try. Some pickets wore the long white |
coats they used in the packing houses
for overcoats.
The strike headquarters was hum
ming even at midnight Herbert
March, the district strike leader, sat
with his ear glued to the telephone.
A strike is big proposition in organ
lzation. The men have little to fall
back on after the loss of a weeks
pay. The families have to be fed and
meals have to be taken to the picket
lines for the strikers. The Catholic
Bishop Shiel of Chicago organized the
Back of the Yards Council of about
100000 people in support of the strike.
Emil Loriks Speaks
On Sunday night, the first week aft
er the strike large meeting was held
in the Ashland auditorium to hear the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-15

small business and an effective DEM
onstration of the fact that small bust
ness and small banks can receive from
your corporation and the administra-
ton the kind of help they need in
meeting the problems arising from the
conversion to peacetime basis. AS
evidence of the effectiveness of the
amendment to the Blanket Participa-
ton agreement, we are glad to advise
we can Immediately put into effect
several construction programs which
we have had under consideration, but
which had been delayed because of
the difficulty in arranging financing
for the contractors"
The bank president added that the
new projects, to be financed under the
plan, were expected within a short
time to develop 575 residences in the
city where the bank operates.
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Mount Pleasant Citizens
Plan Anfi-Rat Drive

James Ring, president of the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Associa-
ton, said last night he would ap-
point special committee to carry
out members suggestions on rat
control, and that the committee
would present detailed plans on an
extensive campaign at the next
meeting.
Captain c. H. Lutz of No. 10 pre-
cinct requested cooperation in re-
porting residents failing to comply
with the law requiring adequate
trash and garbage containers.
Mrs. Arthur Chenay suggested
that all residents in the area be
advised to keep backyards clean.
J Two new MEMBERSHIPS. Riley
Elgin and Mrs. Alice M. Edgerton-
were admitted. Mrs. Elgin, before
moving from Washington, was presi-
dent of the association.
DR.. E. L. Whitney was appointed
delegate to the federation to fill
Miss Helen Miller's unexpired term.
The association ratified the action
of the president and the secretary
in opposing the application for a
Class c liquor license at 1908 Mount
Pleasant street.
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Northeast Unit Limits
Opposition 10 Timing
0fCapifoI 81. Project

The Northeast Washington Citi-
zens' Association last night voted to
oppose, at this time, Federal pur-
chase of land for the development
of East Capitol street, but clarified
its stand by stating the sole objec-
ton is the danger that residents
would lose their homes during the
severe housing shortage.
I'VE oppose undertaking the prof.
ect at this time the groups reso-
luton declared, "in view of the pres
ent adverse housing conditions.
However, we have long been on rec
ord, with other East Washington
associations, in support of the gen.
eral plan"
The current proposal provides for
purchase as soon as possible of a
tract between B streets NE. and
Sc. for development of East Capt.
tol street as Government building
area, in accordance with long-stand-
ing recommendations by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
and the National Fine Arts Commits
sions.
Opposed at Mass Meeting.
With two other associations, the
Northeast group last week sponsored
a mass meeting of more than 300
citizens who heard w. S. Reynolds,
public buildings commissioner, and
Harry N. Stull of the Stanton Park
Citizens Association, debate the
proposal. The meeting voted against
the Governments plan.
We don't want to give the i'm
preston we are not in favor of i'm
proving East Capitol street." Roscoe
Jenkins, president of the Northeast
group, declared last night. I'VE
simply are opposed to immediate
action"
John N. Weber supported the
arguments presented by Mr.. Stull
at last Tuesdays mass meeting. IT
don't want to see people pushed out
Of their homes" Mr.. Weber said.
Mr.. Reynolds seems to be ignoring
the human side of the question" he
said.
Tucker Sees Balanced City.
Evan H. Tucker, longtime presi-
dent of the group, asserted: Even
though stand to lose property my
self, I can't oppose the development
of balanced city. This is bound
to come-Washington as the great
est of the worlds capitals must be
made to look like it." Other i'm
provements have involved the same
dislocation problem. Mr.. Tucker
pointed out, citing Union Station
Plaza as an example But I don't
want people to think I want hard
ship imposed on them now" he
added.
In another resolution the group
called for better police protection
in the area on reports that "a gang
Of young hoodlums are breaking
windows, breaking into houses, pill
fering, and otherwise disturbing
residents" The resolution urged
that police recruiting be speeded up.
The Health Department was
asked to investigate the reported
presence of rats In alleys in the 900
block Of Maryland avenue NE.
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Girls Visitor Is Fined
$50 for Stabbinq Doq

George A. Garner, Is, colored, of
the 2l00 block of Newport place
NV. accused of stabbing a dog in
the throat November 4, yesterday
was sentenced to pay a $50 fine or
serve so days in Jail by Municipal
Court Judge Ellen K Raedy on a
cruelty to animals charge.
Thelma Harris, colored, of 10 Han
over street NV, testified that after
an argument at her home, Garner
grabbed knife and went to a back
porch where her 10 month old
shepherd dog was kept. She said
the dog yelped and she found him
wounded.
Garner, who was put on a 81 900
peace bond after pleading guilty to
threatening the girl, testified he
stumbled and fell, accidentally stab
bing the dog
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of sum toward the $500 needed
to get the publication under way.
The association voted opposition
to recent changes In Nj and NJ
bus lines, and will ask that buses
be rerouted to the former stops.
On a recommendation by Thomas
E. Lodge, federation delegate, the
group reiterated its stand against
a class A liquor store in the Spring
Valley shopping center, maintain
ing that once the area is opened
to class A liquor sales the lower
class licensed stores will follow.
President A. Lloyd Nell conducted