The people's voice., 1946-12-06
Federal Aid To Schools


Federal aid schools this others bitter
opposition from which should be least expected
from soeaed educators Up to reasons have
been given by of them which would stand test of
validity.
advanced by these socalled edu
that they fear the federal aid would bring about fed
eral control states school system This
with the private utility inspired argument against coord
mated river valley development by an agency the IVA
the opposition federal aid to schools
voked by the special interests be debaabe However,
is certain that the special interests in Montana would much
prefer be able bring bear the school boards
and the teachers to not permit criticism OF their methods
actions in their dealings with the public With the federal
the picture though only In the background
the special interests would undoubtedly feel that their freedom
of action might be restricted in far the schools con-
eerned
There is every economic why the should
not onlv accept its schools but should insist
getting it. Montana being of the colonies exploited by
the eastern interests anyone advance valid reason why
some wealth that leaves the state every day OF every
year should not be subject taxation which would accrue
20 the state from whence it is drawn?
We have instance of insurance companies,
all corporations operating in the state Only very
small premiums collected remain in the state as
agents. balance goes into the Golfers of these
corporations Some federal taxes be levied
against vast accumuaons profits made by the nsu
companies from their operation in the state the form
premiums but only the federal government returns some
of to the aid certain state activities
might also give consideration to the tremendous
the form of profits accumulated by outside OF the state
people, from stockhodngs Mines the profits accrun
holders monopoly The only chance we have to
get the smallest portion of the paid these profits
why the state should not receive some benefits from the
collected these profits derived by exploitation
of Colonial empire?
strange that only certain activities selected not
being threats state sovereignty in seeking and obtaining
aid hear objection raised federal
construction for instance In fact there always
concerted drive this aid and the state raises OBJ
lection the requirements of the federal in the
of standards How it that there objection raised
the state to the expenditure of for maintenance of
and similar activities? The answer appears
obvious.
Good roads advantage not only to the peo
pie of the state but also to the powerful foreign corporations
the is true of such enterprises
features constitute threat to continued exploitation
people of the it's And the
holds true of with the operations of the Reclamation
Bureau and the Army Engineers plan for the development
of waters The private monopoly of the state has
to fear anything but token competition result
their operations AS matter of cold fact the private
monopoly anxious to have the Reclamation Bureaus
plan carried out Under the procedure of the Reclamation
Bureau selling the developed to the private ut
y low wholesale prices for distribution by the company to
high without any investment by the
pany in production facilities why should objection be
raised by the monopoly?
The thing holds true all along the line The powerful
foreign interests operating and smeer not
anything in the form of development that might way
influence adversely their monopoly that might awaken the
people of Montana to realization of actual existing conditions
in the state.
Clearly the exploiting corporations do not want Federal aid
schools fearful that the Federal
requirements in the standards and
methods that might be nmca their control They fear that
might eventually touch their Golfers for increased taxes to
meet the demands of the schools the Federal government
standards prerequisite to Federal ad that involve
expenditure by the state to meet those Standards
We challenge the opponents of Federal aid to schools to
present valid arguments for their opposition We shall gladly
them space The Voice for presenting them they think
that they have