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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30
THE OLD SO AND
SO SAYS:

A caller dropped in on us the other
day She came from Billings and
having lighted cigarette and made
herself comfortable, remarked that
things happened down that way on
July 10th. We agreed She said BE
lieve it or not, / am a member of the
Yellowstone County Women's Repub-
lfcan club though just ordinary men,
bers, like myself, don't count for
much. But | am. thought, couple
years ago, the fight on Wheeler might
be made by the republicans as a
party. Well 1t wasn't but that's why
joined up. However, | have a lot of
fun going to the meetings and /
thought maybe you'd like to hear
about them"
We said we would.
She continued:
well, the meeting is called to order
by the president-a very estimable
woman, too, whether | like her poll
tics or not-who notes the presence of
the vice president and the secretary
and then says oh, Lord, deliver us
lTOH the ueCeSSily Oh lHlHhlHS- one
then says we will now hear from our
vice president The vice president
speaks. The president and the secre-
tary applaud. The vice president
speaks. The president and the vice
president applaud. The president then
announces that "some man" will
speak. It's usually Tom Burke and
Yves D'Ewart. Doesn't make any diff
ference because they tell us all the
country needs is higher tariffs and
that the country is being run by the
communists and the only hope is in
the republican party. The president,
the vice president and the secretary
applaud. The president then says,
I'm closing, let us pray to be delivered
from the communists. Meeting adj
journed." We all smile sweetly and
each other ON a wonder
full meeting and cut for partners at
bridge. Amt it grand?"
We thought II was.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30
YOUR SOCIAL
SECURITY
By STEWART THOMAS, Helena
Social Security Office

| That number-the one which Is
printed on your social security ac-
count cards the number given to
your old age and survivors insurance
account to identify it as yours apart
from the many million accounts that
have been set up.
Make sure that every employer you
work for takes down that number ex-
actly as it is printed on your card. He
uses it when he reports your wages
and your social security taxes to the
government.
You can see that if your wages are
under wrong numbers, there will be
trouble in figuring out all the bene-
fits which may be payable to you and
to your family when the time comes
Your social security number is also
used by your state unemployment COM
pensation agency to identify your
wage credit account. On the basis of
this account, your unemployment in
surance is calculated.
For Information About Social Sc
curity, Visit Your Local Social Secur-
ity Board Field Office.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30
BRADLEY ON SPOT ON
PAY MAxIMUMS
FOR VETS

Washington = OPP - Veterans AID
ministrator Omar Bradley, in a press
conference summing up his first year
in office said Aug. Is that public
opinion" was behind the income cell
ing of 5000 monthly for married and
SITS for single veterans taking on-the-
job training.
"The amounts arrived at were the
result of long and careful study" he
said, adding that VA officials had
talked with lot of people about it. /"
When asked whether labor repres-
entatives had been consulted, Bradley
said he didn't know of any who haa
been"
Reminded the income limit breaks
down to s1.15 hourly for married vet
Grams and 81 for single, well below the
journeyman wage in organized indus
tries, Bradley said he did not believe
that was accurate"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30
FINDINGS OF MEAD'S FRAUD
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
SHOULD SHAME THE NATION

The investigation which linked the
name of Congressman Andrew j. May
and other great" men and wartime
patriots" with a mushroom munition
firm that seized upon the war as an
opportunity to profit upon the people
smells bad Certainly if it is proved
that members of the nations lawmak-
ing body connived with racketeers to
mulct the people while the soldiers
were dying across the oceans the ma
ton will be ashamed.
But we submit for the thoughtful
consideration of working people that
there are still greater shames which
seldom get public consideration
While it's bad enough if lawmakers
rob the people Illegally, we contend
that it's still worse to make laws
which permit the people to be the vic
tins of legalized robbery.
The browning shame of this era of
potential abundance Is that the
government sanctions the institution
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30

in high place. Many a hero from thu
Japanese war says ''never again. Arr
the American people going to be LEI
to destruction for no purpose but t
sell in China gadgets that we want tt
use here, but cannot get our manu-
facturers to produce, though well able
to do so?
Any one who thinks for two hours
can see what our frenzied war party
| is stirring up. The British navy sails
on oil from Iran and Iraq. The Soviets
can take over forcibly the source OF
this supply quite quickly. The Serbs
can take Trieste in two days from the
Italians that we are now nursing, but
who were shooting us two years ago
when the Serbs were fighting with us.
A small force of Serbs in Greece
would turn the balance against the
English there. The Dardanelles is in
the Soviet jaws. Politeness alone de-
lays biting it off.
But the western aspect is trivial
beside what our war party is provok-
ing in the Orient. The Soviets kept a
million men facing Japan during the
European war This was violently re-
enforced in the 80 days between the
German surrender and VI day. Ito
fulfill the promise Stain made to Mr..
Roosevelt.)
There are 100 million Chinese in
open rebellion against Chang. They
call themselves communists. They are
not. Their theology is quite close to
the New Deal of Roosevelt and the
greatest republican since Lincoln,
Senator Norris. But that same state
ment holds for the present govern
ment of Russia, Sweden, Norway, Den
mark. But once let Moscow get the
idea that the present saber-rattling of
the war party in England and America
is true expression of our people, and
this $50 million in north China will be
the next state in the Soviet Union.
These communist Chinese are fanati-
cal fighters. The Russian artillery has
been the deadliest for 100 years About
20 per cent of the Chinese under
Chang hate his rule already. Arm
those so-called communist Chinese
with Russian cannon, and Chang will
last about two months, and we will
see another Chinese Soviet of 300
million people.
And What Next?
The blow to American prestige that
we suffered at Bataan and Corregidor,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30

Tin recent speech at the Paris
peace conference, Soviet Foreign Min
lister Vyacheslav Molotov cited a beol
| by George Seldes American news
paperman and editor of the weekly
newsletter In Fact, as evidence thai
press monopolies control the bulk Of
the news published in the u. S.
The book Molotov referred to was
The Facts Are !. published privately
by Seldes in 1912 after several pub
fishers had rejected it because 1t was
too "outspoken."
In the following article, written ex-
clusively for Federated Press, Seldes
shows the facts have not changed.
If the American people want news I'M
adulterated by the National Associa-
tion of Manufacturers, they must sup
port the labor press)
BY GEORGE sELDEs
When the Byrnes-Molotov contro-
versy over the free press in the U. S.
and Russia hit the front page, several
newspapers and agencies telephoned
iH5 W dom IL lnOlOlOf AdQ QuOtCu LILY
books on the press correctly. The way
the New York Herald Tribune used
my answer is just one of million
items which proves the charge that
have made that about 8 per cent of
the United States press although
technically free is not fair and honest.
The Herald Tribune was told that
in Lords of the Press and other books
I name the owners of five press chains
who publish one-fourth of the U. S.
papers. Without exception they are
anti-New Deal and against
the general welfare of the American
people. Then l called attention to the
fact that the senate monopoly inves-
the TNEC, in an official re-
port stated that the most powerful
lobby in America is not labor, not the
Legion, not the farmers, but the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
and that the press used its power "for
business and against government
This quotation was omitted. On
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30
LABELS 'ExTRANEOUS'
SAYS POST OFFICE
Department

New York-(FP)-The Post Office
Department says there's law against
the union label on the face of business
reply envelopes.
The Newspaper Guild Of New York
(CIO) became aware of this new anti
labor angle when it was preparing a
mailing seeking subscriptions for its
new headquarters here. When guild
officials submitted copies of the bust
ness reply envelopes to the postoffice
for approval, they were told to remove
the union label on the face because
it was "extraneous matter" prohibited
on the face of envelopes.
The postmen said the union label
was all right on the backs of the en-
velopes and they couldn't help it if
that meant higher printing costs be-
cause of the double impression.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30

of private profit in the production
and distribution of peoples needs.
1t is disgraceful that small class
of people should be able to wax
wealthy by owning the nations jobs
while millions of people who work all
their lives finally die as poor as they
were on the day they were born-and
that with the sanction of law and the
mantle Of conventional responsibility.
Americans have a good reason to
object to Illegal racketeering But
they have more season to resent the
legailzed robbery of private profit
with is normal result of our capital
list economy. For it is to the legal ex-
ploiters that the people pay the much
larger toll
Figure what dishonest congressman
may have taken for themselves, re-
exon the cost of the Prendergasts, the
Hagues and the Kelleys, and then com
pare the total to what is taken every
year by the respectable" private
owners of the nation. 1t will be found
that the cost of the latter as described
by the words, dividends" and "inter-
ests," is vastly greater.
And bear in mind, too that back of
every scoundrel in public office is
private individual who is seeking to
make short cut to wealth by avoid
ing some of the rules of the private
profit game.
Crooked politicians are one of the
by-products of the capitalist racket.
There will lbe fewer of them when
the legalized dishonesty of private
profit is ended
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30

Not the United States government
but privately-owned banks create the
money of America today. Most of thai
money consists of demand deposits
subject to check in the banks. More
than 80 per cent of all our business is
done by check-less than 10 per cent
by cash.
i Private banks create money wher
they make loans. They create the
money with which to make the loans
even when the loan is made to the
United States government itself The
reason the banks are able to do this is
/ that under our present laws and Fed
eral Reserve regulations banks are al
lowed to have S. of depositors' claims
outstanding against them or, in other
words, SIS of demand deposits for every
81 of actual cash which the bank has
in reverse. So for every $1,000,00O OF
capital, surplus, undivided profits and
cash deposits which the bank has, it
can create on it's books and loan to
borrowers an additional $4,000,0O0 of
demand deposits which are actually
nothing more than bankers promises
to pay if they can. These bankers
considerable extent by the govern
ment's guarantee of deposits.
When John Doe buys war bond or
victory bond he pays the treasury of
the United States for it with some of
the money which he has earned and
saved for that purpose. But there is
another kind of so-called government
borrowing" which is not really bor-
rowing at all. 1t was described by
Chairman Mariner S. Eccles of the
Federal Reserve board in testifying
before the House Banking and Cur
rency committee. Here is what he
said:
I'm purchasing offerings of govern
ment bonds, the banking system as a
whole creates new money, or bank
deposits. When the banks buy a bill
lion dollars of government bonds as
they are offered-and you have to
consider the banking system as a
whole as unit-the banks credit the
deposit account of the treasury with
billion dollars. They debit their gov
eminent bond account a billion dol
lars, or they actually create, by a
bookkeeping entry, billion dollars"
This is the process by which banks
create money. They do almost the
same thing when they create demand
deposits in loaning to farmers on
mortgages on their farms or to home
owners on mortgages on their homes.
The bank simply writes in pass
book the figures $4,000 under the
farmers name, gives the farmer
checkbook and tells him it has loaned
him $4,000. What happens is that the
bank creates and loans at the same
moment to the farmer $4,000 check
ing amount, or $4,000 of "checkbook"
money, or the banks promise to pay
$4,000 in cash if the farmer asks for
it, which he seldom does This $4,000
is new money which didn't exist be-
fore the bank made the loan. 1t is
secured by the mortgage on the farm
er's land. But when the banks write
figures on their books and use them
to buy government bonds, then what
they are actually doing is using part
Of the credit of the American people
themselves, loaning it back to the
peoples government, and collecting
interest from the people on their own
credit. 1t is true the banks credit the
government with the newly-created de-
mand deposit with which they buy the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30
Hon. Pifflin' Piddlin' Pipsqueak
Finds a Hero

Pffln Pipsqueak disappeared his
18th which the
his condition but the other
him the porch local residence His
tall and the eminent urst taking his
clipper.
WELL feller thought licked Ell?
king that before?
Thought Well the getting acquainted
Quite Rancher all
m hell his manner"
Oh Sure. The just slipped mind Yes. Nice
agreed.
like sending mail
getting That's Made order. The
any persuadng conservative Why,
Washington he'll Bob Taft look like radical
Again agreed
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30
Big BIZ IS WORRIED BY
TREND TOWARD
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP

American industrialists are worried
by labor's increasing support of public
ownership of utilities, according to the
N. Y. Journal of Commerce. While all
the unions don't agree on the subject,
their VIEWS" stated the big business
paper, appeared more outspoken in
support of public ownership than in
previous years"
The JAW particularly shows a
strong trend toward government own
ership Of certain industries. AFL Pre-
sident William Green is quoted as say
ing, 1--WE have felt for some time that
there may be some justification for
public ownership of public utilities.
DLrNdhNrD TIIE TTNION TApEIf
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30

due to our isolationists, was equaled
for British prestige at Khyber Pass
100 years ago. The air and ground
forces of Russia would clear and
swarm over the Khyber Pass into
starving India. There are $50 million
Hindus under the petty princes, tools
of England and of the old East India
company, now branch of the British
government
Unless men like Pepper, Wallace,
Tydings, Murray, Urey can stop the
frenzy of our gadget sellers, natural
resource MASTERS, Chauvinists, and or
ganize a world government, we will
shortly see Soviet surge over Asia
as fast as Japan ran over Indonesia to
the door of Australia and New Zea-
Maury.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30
NATIONWIDE STRIKE
PROPOSAL

Chicago.-A proposal for an indus
trywide strike will be put before the
national convention of United Farm
Equipment &c Metal Workers (CIO)
by the union executive board unless
the government and management take
effective action to settle the ]. |. Case
and Chalmers strikes by that
date. Notice of the decision was sent
to Pres Truman, Labor Sec. Lewis
Schwellenbach and Agriculture Sec.
Clinton Anderson.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30
CLIO DRIVE PROGRESSING

Atlanta, Ga.-Director Van A. Bit
ner of the CLIO southern drive reports
that IL more southern industries have
chosen CLIO unions as their collective
bargaining agencies. Elections were
won, he said, among steelworkers,
woodworkers, textile, oil and fur and
leather workers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30
OPINIONS OF
READERS

Publications of communications
under this heading, does not imply
that The Voice agrees or disagrees
with the opinions expressed. Let
tiers submitted for this department
should be brief and the subject mat
ter discussed to some degree at
least, effectively. Anonymous let
ters will receive no consideration
for publication. Names will be with
held on request.
EVERY RAILRoADER SHOULD
READ VOICE
Missoula, Montana
August 6, 1916
The Peoples Voice Pub. Co
Box 1913
Helena, Montana
l am enclosing years subscription
to your publication. We certainly need
paper that will give us the truth in
Montana. You may rest assured that
so long as you continue to fill this
want, as you are doing now | will be
a subscriber. Your recent explanation
of what transpired during the railway
strike should make every railroader a
supporter of the Peoples Voice-C.
M. CLAYPOOL, Local Chairman,
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
Box 489, Missoula.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30
Military Expenditures Indicate Nation Is
Still Very Much On War Basis

The Munioeers branch of the American War Machine still
offensive and defensive There demobod 100000
marines,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30

now. 1t is the old (which came first,
the chicken or the egg" type of ques.
ton.
Must Return To Unity
And Understanding
What is important In finding a solu-
achievement of sound, honest peace
and continued understanding.
Neither the American CT nor the
Soviet Ivan have any issues between
them that call for war. So it seems to
this writer that the question of our
own attitude or rather the newspapers
and State Departments attitude can
be boiled down to a rather simple
statement, like so:
u S. policy is concerned with lavish
ing sympathy on Finland, Hungary,
Romania and Bulgaria, late allies of
Hitler-not to mention our official
policy of being opposed to the present
democratic government Of Poland.
If we displayNe honest concern
about rebuilding the wasted cities of
Russia-whole communities leveled in
the fight (our fight against Hitler's
hordes-we'd understand the Soviet
attitude :. and appreciate the suffer
ing through which the Russian people
passed
Too many papers, the radio and tory
commentators devote space and time
fighting for badly scared Anglo-Amer-
lean capitalism. Big Money is uneasy
over the failure of the Soviet Union
to politely fold up.
Because the Soviet people remained
firm and loyal to their government,
psychopathic red-baiters are raving
anew.
It's time to stop and consider where
they'd lead us.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30
MONTANA HAS REASON :"

The Dalles, Oregon
August 81, 1916
The Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana
Gentlemen:
Thanks to Mr.. Bruce and Mr.. Bill
ings and their hackers for an excel
lent newspaper whose acquaintance
have just made.
Looking it over, see very little
which seems canned" and a great
deal of good original writing.
Montana has reason to be proud of
you.-Sincerely, Ralph Bennett.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-08-30

now 1t is the old (which came first,
the chicken or the egg" type of ques-
ton.
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Wedding Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Carter Of
Rockville announce the engage
nent of their daughter, Anna Mae
Carter, to William Eugene Foster,
,or OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Fos-
ter If Seneca. The wedding will
axe place in January.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-11-07
Birth Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew NJ. Brown
of Montrose are receiving con-
CALCULATIONS on the birth of a
daughter, born November 2 at
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda.
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I'd Tax Equality Committee Inc.
1903 Fidelity Bldg.-BaltimOre l, Maryland

l.. H. Fleming, President, Queen Anne
}. McKenny Willis, Wise Pres, Easton
JOS. M. Eaton, Vice Pres, HiIlsboro
George S. Robertson, Sec., Baltimore
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Navy; only drivers head is seen.
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Peter w. Chichester, Vice Pres, Frederick
j. S. Bowman, Vice Pres, Gaithersburg
G. A. Allender, Vice Pres, ElktOn
t. A. Bixler, Treas, Baltimore
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