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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-06-04

Mr.. in Mrs. Frank Urankar,
915 East 73rd Street, sta preje-
la pismo Cd necakinje Pepce Pod
lbOrsek ID vasi Kfalno Brllo st. g,
.posta Krasnja. pri Domzalah, XII
med druginni domacimi novica-
mi, tudi poroca, da so Nemci v
neki vasi ma Hrastniku hise poz-
gali, zenske selili in devet moss
kin pa v ogenj virgil.
Pismo je bilo med prvin1i, XII
sta jih Mr.. in Mrs. Urankar pre-
jeia, ter SIC glasi:
''Krajno Brdo:
eDraga teta IN stric!
'Prej ko Yam nadalje pisern,
Vas vse skupaj lepo pozdraviva
z manno in oberiern Sc prisr6no
iepo zahvaliva "a sprejeto pismo,
XII sva ga = naWeejim veseIjern
sprejele, ker vidipa, da draga
tsta Be pripoznajo, da so nasa.
'Draga teta IN stric, zdaj pa
Wanna moran on1eniti o teh groz-
i,ih stvari, HI shrlo jih doziveli
stfri Ieta, in ker ste me prosiIi,
da Vam maj episem kaj je pri
mas novega.
'Vas 3grunt .je se kot je bill, le
hisa je pred tremi lett pogorela
xot tudi VISA oprava notri. To nj
bilo samo Vasa tako nesrecna;
celia vas je do tai pogorela S 16
moskimi vred, katere so 1--WE "a
zgali ma Ozinovem podu. Tega je
bill kriv Lenart IN Frolirjank, XII
sta izdajala, da so notri parti-
zani. Ia diva in Sc par drugih je
ostalo zivih, zenske so pa selili
' daljno Nemcijo, odkoder so
Sc sedaj vse vrnile. Ravno tako
Sc je naredilo z Zlatim Pollen,
kjer so pet vasi pozgah in selili
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-06-04

Sledece pisrno je pa cd sestre:
"sSsmreeje-G -Gerovo, Z. marca 1916
Draga sestra Milka!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
Is This Free Enterprise?

When want return to free enterprise il
America, do we really understand what 49,?
Studies by the famous Temporary National Economic Com
mttee asserted that 205 giant manufacturing corporations
troled 81 per cent of all (he manufacturing capital
United Staes) in 1884, and by 1912 this 40 per
Then the The Senate report finds that big
dominance by the
Why? WE'LL outstanding characteristic of wartime pro-
duction is the increase in relative Importance of large
plants When ends the Importance of big plants de-
cnes somewhat from wartime heights but generally does
fall all the way back to prewar levels
"The enormous Capitalization of prime contracts
poraton engaged such variety of industries says the
port CLEARLY meant increase the concentration of the
American economy"
Will this situation continue? ask Investigators
they inclined to Production improvements and
those in research which big business gained during the
the increase in liquid funds the ability of big business
keep its named and trademark before the public during
the and finally the fact that big business will probably
acquire greater share of warbult facties-these
factors in keeping the big corporations lead.
financial web links of Americas biggest corpora
ons the report declares The relatively giant corpora
themselves largely owned by only few thousand
and controlled by handful of financial
interests j."
American want return to free enterprise" but of
them will Shiver little at this evidence of growing
ton of economic Is this free enterprise? Obvious
y something than the scrapping of wartime
trolls needed to achieve the dream of free compeonRch
ard L. Strout Christian Science Monitor
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27
The Wallace Dismissal

The in which the separation of Wallace from the
cabinet took place. perhaps not the best way which
could have been brought about but believe the long
(whether not what exten favorably
it has accomplished definite established
the fact that there elements within the party praccng
fundamental right of citizens democracy think
their initiative and without dictaon from other
Only the Republican party apparently the
within it, savishy following the policies laid by
leadership which nationally has shown understanding
changing national and world conditions.
The Republican party leadership, instead of taking
comfort could out OF the evidence scord
the Democratic party through its newspaper spokesman
cratic condemnation of Wallace thereby clearly
eating that there elements within parties
agreement issues paramount which, course
whether not the American foreign pocy-f
is onels directed toward peaceful solution of international
problems or toward another war.
believe that the disagreement within the Democratic party
healthy demonstration that degree
than before that is the party of liberal thought
action that it the party which holds the only hope
future in the world True fairly that
there LIBERAL advanced thinkers affiliated with the Re-
publican party This would be manesty unfair such
Senators Aiken and Morse and such mildly progress
sve represented by Stassen dominant
leadership of such National Chairman Reece
sdered the picture of the Republican party somber
hue His leadership and the that the party generally ap
pears to willingly follow though represents nothing but
reaction and adapted only the time and conditions long
pale of possible adoption approval anyone living reas
ically in the turbulent present time
Bringing this closer to Montana find the leading
ddate the Republican party ticket parrong
the most reaconay of the leaders the party his speeches
in the He within limited scope of his abilities is
certainly following the pattern of his national leadership and
living the type of action which characterized
service in the Montana legislature
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27

special which have superseded the class
Thus evident that by far the largest of the shipping
brought under the commodity rates and not carried under
the class rates That the rate structure needs investigation and
remedial action recognized by congress II when
passed the HochSmth resolution directing the Interstate
Commerce Commission to make investigation of the rate
structure land to determine to what and what
existing rates and charges may be unjust " The
missions effectiveness be evauated it's
record in complying with this directive from congress-
started Investigations of rates IL specific commodities and
issued orders making adjustments the rates covering
of Them but did nothing along the line of investigation
of the general freight rate structure.
The 1910 again directed the Interstate Commerce
Commission to investigate existing nequties in the rate struc
ture affecting different regions but there existing
dence by action TAKEN that the commission heard of
this directive.
The report of the small business committee suggests that
act be passed directing the Interstate Commerce Commission
present to plan for its reorganization to make its
work effective recommends specifically that congress
qure the commission to prepare uniform freight classified
ton and uniform scale of class nationwide application
and to make the casscaons and effective within three
years.
Obviously centralized authority is needed in establishing
freight structure fair to all sections of the country and
reasonable to believe that the small business committees
for such authority should have the support
If the people, particularly those in the south and west
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27
"Charlie Mccarthy" Ecton

Since zaes Ecton has been travelling the state making
speeches widely pubczed in the corporation of the
people who have observed him the Montana lega-
ture have been puzzled by his development of ability
to and deliver Speech something he failed demon
srate any time during his legislature
Since this writer has not heard him deliver of these
speeches. opinion be about his delivery
since Ernest mme for years employed by the Great
Falls Tribune and recently the United Press correspond
ent in Helena is Econs constant travelling companion the
phraseoogy of his speeches obviously prepared by me
Ecton is merely the Charlie Mccarthy for Bergen Imme
This writer has always held Immels ability put words
together IN high regard and frequently in the admired the
to which he has placed this ability Knowing him his
work in the past it rs pity for him to think of the anguish
he probably SUFFERS he into phrases the
dash that he apparently thinks is the proper cline of
for his Charlie Mccarthy deliver Perhaps Imme
merely writing to order 1t is probable that
of Bozeman the campaign manager is the who
lines the rot that to be presented mme merely phrases
it. Morrow may be remembered is the who supposed
to have directed the campaigns of the late generally
amented Doctor Thorkeon for congress
sstance of Senator Wheeler
1t is hard to believe that Ernest Immel develop
effective subject for the speeches of his Charlie
Mccarthy than the oumoded red smears
position party and its candidates.
Why don't write stuff about what your Charlie
Mccarthy stands for-f any-Ernest?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27
The Transportation Problem

The proposal for Department of Transportation with
cabinet officer at its head made by Senator Muays small
business committee deserves consideration and probably offers
the only adequate solution to the problem of inequalities the
transportation rate structures from which the south and the
west suffer Under conditions the Interstate
Commission is the which sole dependence has
been placed to administer the law by
to insure adequate transportation ust
reasonable and nondscrminaory rates. but he record of
accomplishment the and unsatisfactory
one according to the study and report made by the senate
committee
The report emphasizes that he motvatng impulse behind
the rate policies of the railroads has been charge what
traffic will bear without consideration of the of per-
forming the service Under the method of fixing rates. the
extent of competition between carriers and the bargaining
of shippers have been the controlling forces This has
resulted in low rates in sections where there
peng carriers and large shippers In the south and
west where there has been comparatively small number of
shippers of manufactured products grown prohb
tive and initiated against further development of manufacture
ing and processing the materials h
The temporary reductions per cent in the southern
and western trunk line class will
cay no erect IN the of relief the shippers in the south
and the west Exceptions and commodity rates approved by
the Interstate commerce Commission brought about con-
don where more than 80 the tonnage shipped
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27

cred purchasing power, narrowed tax base reduced
railway traffic, and the development of rural Sums
fortunately, we are taking rapid strides today
toward making amends for long and costly neglect
OF the land from which virtually all of our food
ana much of our clothing shelter and necessities
We first started between 1929 and 1888 on anything
even resembling national soil conservation program
When IL erosion control experiment stations were
established in representative agricultural localities un
der congressional authorization Creation of the Soil
EROSION Service in 1888 and setting up of demonsra-
on projects followed In 1885, congress declared it's
policy Enthusiastically favor of soil and water conserva-
ton, and the present Soil Conservation Service was
made permanent agency of the u. S. Department of
Agriculture.
Those forward steps the necessary forerun-
ners to todays truly nationwide soil conservation
moVement-one in which farmers and ranchers them
selves initiate and direct their conservation pro-
grams through their voted soil conservation districts
These districts democraticaly organized and man
aged units of state government formed pursuant to
state laws now in the statutes of all 48 states
Puerto Rico. Through their districts the landowners
and operators together find what their individual
and common landuse problems comparatively work
out plans for dealing with those problems, and draw
available technical or other assistance of local
state or federal for carrying conserva
ton programs.
United States farmers and ranchers already have
voted nearly 1675 such districts-39 of them in the
month from July Is to August Is alone. These dis
rlcts cover more than 900 million in thirds
about two-thrds of all the farms the country Their
more IMAM S,000 unpaid supervisors directors ap
pointed or elected from among district farmers them
Selves are leading the way in this, of the most
remarkable agricultural developments of all time And
as result permanent planned soil conservation prac-
tees are being applied at constantly
faster rate which promises rapidly to narrow down
the tremendous job still ahead of us.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27
By BILL

threaten go on strike or you have been
at loss to explain what has happened to the purchas
ing power of food dollar during the past couple
of years, quick review prices effect of
1914 may be enghtening. Looking over the October
49, 1914 issue of the Great Falls Tribune my eye
caught by the mdweek specials various Falls
food stores. Here few random examples you
to compare with those of today: Apples, Mcintosh
fancy, 4O-b box $1.39; Bliss Triumph potatoes
IDS SlS9; SPAN, 35c, sirloin steak, lb
35c; Borden's milk 10 for soc; cheese, 1b soc;
tuna fish, can PIC Those prices, folks were in
effect under real OPA-compare them with those
permitted under the GOPA approved by Congress for
vote-gett1ng purposes the latter part of July.
K X X
Speaking lockouts the retail cerkretaiI store
dispute in Great Falls which tied up practically retail
businesses for over week has been settled with the
clerks having made some gains, although their wage
scales are still not sufficient to provide semidecent
standard of living in view of todays high living
The starting for clerks has been raised from
$3.50 to $4,000; for women from s715O to $3.50. At
the end of two years clerks minimum scale is
$4,000 and for women, s113.OO. 1t to com
prehend the logic behind the decision the retail
poyers association to lockout" their empoyespar
culary in view of retail business volume and retail
ers profits being the highest in the history ma
ton Surely, it is sad commentary the highly
Wanted American way" to which most employer
groups pay such blatant lip service
+ +. +
Oft-repeated assertions the part of Montana lib
erals that the republican party this offers nothing
to the electorate last confirmed
letter Trends economic publication of the first bank
Stock Corporation Minneapolis On the subject of poll
tics, this of archconservatism has this say
Likelihood that the republicans will formulate af-
firmative program for this fall and 1948
ing Political leaders prefer play it safe-and the
conviction is growing in COP ranks that their party
can coast to victory the of the opposition.
Certainly, it is to be admitted that the party in
power has at times made errorsthat is only to be
pected when reflects the vastness of the prob
lens (many of which inherited by it from the
Hoover administrator that the democratic admnisra
ton has had to with the thirteen years.
However, the people of the nation and Montana are
much too intelligent to accept republican dogma which
offers only partisan criticism of that 13year record
without trace of constructive suggestion improve
upon the accomplishments the Roosevelt-Truman ad-
The republican party of 1916 is the the rep
ublican party of 1930-33-the party bankruptcies
farm foreclosures and breadnes failed
to keep apace with the developments of the past 10
momentous yearsIts offer of nothing the electorate
will gain from the electorate just what it deserves
nothing Forwardlooking Montanans should be
grateful to the First Bank Stock Corporation having
confirmed their fears that the COP stands for nothing
but opposition and obstruction.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27

latest contribution" to world peace is Jimmy
Byrnes' Berlin speech
3. We have raised all kinds of hell be-.
cause Russia does not see fit to recognize our
claim to share control Of the Danube in Rus
s1as sphere of influence. The Soviet Union
demands that the Danube be controlled by a
commission of the countries who live on and
by the Danube. America is 5000 miles from
the Danube Britain is 1000 miles from it,
lnslstence upon our claim for control will
make it logical for us to offer Russia control
OF the st. Lawrence and the Amazon
A. America has never been invaded from
North or South America, but Russia was in
vaded twice in 80 years from eastern Europe
-unprovoked invasions These two invas-
ions cost the Soviet Union Is times as many
military deaths as America and Britain TO-
GETHER have lost in two world wars Her
country was RACED by war. If Russia wants
security after that, does it mean she is an ag-
gressor nation?
s. Who is the aggressive nation?
Russia has extended her influence to IL new
nations. We have extended ours to Sc new
nations, islands and defense" areas Rus
sla's farthest new bases are 500 miles from
her frontier. Americas are as much as T.
OO0 miles away. The people are demanding
the facts now. The above are just few
Challenge
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27
TEAMWORK
A. szA--a.s -..ls-s s-A

bit history nation that under
standing of what "Americanism" is conrasted with
what Ecton would like to label "communistc.
Early in life, Mr.. Ecton, doubt received part of
his formal education in the American free public school
sysem-was he at that time aiding and abetting "com
munism by attending-if then why didn't he shun
this century old "communistic' institution? AS he
neared adult manhood he likewise of another
fine old American "communistic' nstituon-the post
office system Still later, as a Montana stockgrower
he no doubt avaied himself of inexpensive leases of
state and federal grazing land that handled by
partments (Which according to his denition com
munlst1c During the depression, when the price Of
beef disasterousy low it is also probable that he
availed himself of the lending facilities of
"communistc" government banking set ups his
property and his cattle Being closely affiliated with
the Bozeman branch of the First Bank Stock Corpora
ton of Minneapolis he doubtessly found much merit
in the Reconstruction Finance Corporation "commun
istc institution set by Herbert Hoover to the
banks and insurance companies of the nation.
There are dozens of other services and agencies of
our government that politicians could likewise label
"communistc" of which, incidently were in
sttuted during the years when the republican party
definitely looking forward to finer, humane
America rather than simply being the party of wealth
and reaction.
In the final aspect is not important what poll
tcians may wish to dub proposed programs to mater
tally improve the well being of the people concerned
rather the important thing, such proposals what
you may is the amount of value that will be derived
thererom for the great majority. Mr. Ecton and his
cohorts do well to bear this in mind they drag
their 'red herring" the length and breadth of
the state during the next six weeks. Or better STILL
they might do little enightening where the COP
stands vital issues of the day. rather than blackening
Montana skies with smoke of half truths and
double talk
!. !. +
In you have wondered at times why working
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27

sweep the country with the speed that it has.
True, almost too late in waking up to the
national and world menace of soil and water
We sat idly by-pursuing pretty much do-nothing
policy-for generations in this rich, American
land of while around million
severely damaged every by erosion between 1909
and 1885 that the land had little further for cutva
tion. We waited while the precious soil slipped from
under us, until half of farm and pasture land had
been damaged by erosion, and until have left only
around 460 million of good high grade cropland
in the United States. About 100 million of that
need clearing drainage irrigation, other improve
ments to become productive and all but 70 to 100 mil
lion of this is subject to erosion if it is protected
In other words, in the United States have let
erosion ruin badly damage about 282 million
of crop and grazing land About IT'S million
of crop grazing forest and other lands have eroded
to extent This needless waste of basic soil
resource has been costing u.s. a nation, nearly $4-
000000000 year. in such measurable items loss of
plant food nutrients contained in billion tons of farm
land soil annually washed blown out of fields and
pastures damage to streams and reservoirs direct cost
farmers damage to irrigation and drainage bitches,
the contribution of erosion increased flood losses
and In addition such untaed costs as low
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27
SOME FORGOTTEN" FACTS

The warmakers' chief distinguishing
characteristic is their supreme contempt for
the intelligence of the people, Their propa-
ganda, designed to induce the people to go
along with the Truman-Byrnes-V andenberg
"get tough with Russia" policy, is made up of
half-truths omissions and outright lies. The
Soviet Union is being portrayed in the mono
poly press as an "aggressor" nation. Some
of the facts which the press is neglecting to
publish include the following
l. In "Top Secret" Ralph Ingersoll said:
eve had agreed at Yalta to turn over the
Russian sphere in Germany as soon as hostii-
ties were over. Instead, on Churchills per-
sonal perusasion, we ratified a saber at the
Russians across the Elbe for months before
we went back to our territory with all the
grace of grudging giver." Further, as the
National Committee to Win the Peace
charges, America has widened the breach be-
tween her and a great ally by advocating a
policy of double standard in world affairs,
whereby what the Russians did in Europe
was our business, while what we did in Asia
was none of theirs"
2. An important part of the Potsdam
agreement was the pledge to de-nazify the
various zones in Germany. Russia has done
good job in living up to this agreement
The American and British zones are crawling
With nazis in positions of influence. And our
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27
Don't Be Deceived About 1t

It's enemies call it socialized medicine" They go the
theory that give dog bad he will be starved
to death or driven off into the wilderness
It's friends call it national health program The idea is
that Ameranhoud be assured decent medical service
including the services of dentists occuists and specialists
The weltodo meet the necessary charges but
who works at ordinary trade what he needs along
medical lines without going hopeessly into debt
Great Britain has such system 1t started by the
Conservative party and has been expanded by the Labor party
doctor compelled to attend patient unless he wishes
and patient compelled to accept doctor unless
he likes him. In other words there is the freedom
between the physician and his patient Other
similar systems
The big thing about the proposition is that the man
get adequate medical reatmenthe kind he isn't getting
Of course, he pays for or at least for most of it
pay for other forms of social insurance in this
ounry.-R. r. Labor
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-09-27

tt was IT Years ago thaC IeIIUW
soil scientist and | first identified
and measured the effects of sheet
erosion during a routine county sur
vey I certainly could not foresee
at that time that well within my own
lifetime the representative United
States farmer likewise would know
how to recognize the effects of sheet
erosion in his fields, or that nation
wide consciousness of the need for
soil and water conservation would