The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-14
Don't You Know Better DIR. Butler?


On June the Republican representative from the Second
Congressional District in Montana Wesley DEwart intro
duced into the Congressional Record letter written him
by Dr. W. j. Butler state veterinary This letter
whether solicited voluntarily transmitted DEwar OBJ
vously intended to grant laid and comfort to him
opponent of OPA contains misstaements wholly without fac
ua foundation which should not unanswered Moreover
in statement he makes he damns his though
this is certainly done without malicious intent"
Much of the letter discusses the Montana situation
of bames existing conditions the OPA disre
gardng entirely the TACT That ne must know That the packing
houses and have been for time past refusing
buy stock for sale and slaughter creating shortage and hop
thereby to add to the clamor for terminating the OPA
he does not know this and other facts related the present
of meats then all that be said that he not
competent to hold the job he in other similar
responsible position.
Playing the present public sympathy with the veterans
and their problems he states in his letter.
"On Friday last, returned veteran this office
questing aid He butcher Missoula He quota
unaccountabe OPA restrictions prohibit
him from having these animals slaughtered at recognized
licensed abbator saughterhouse"
Can you quote these "OPA restrictions Dr. Butler? Have
you read the regulations should have DONE
deliberately for antOPA propaganda purposes, making
false statement knowing that false? Since
pect Butler anyone apparently careless of facts he
appears to be to admit making false statement we will call
attention to the actual facts of the OPA regulations governing
in instances such as he refers to- They are:
Here Are the Regulations
"Any custom augherer could slaughter the animals for
this butcher he gives his and address to the
saughterer tells him the eweight by species of the livestock
custom slaughtered and makes statement that the
transfer of meat resulting from such custom slaughter
will not exceed his quota Did tell the veteran this DR.
Butler did you call the OPA discuss the question with
them not OF grounds! DO think
doing the job you hired do by the people of the
Montana by writing antOPA fasehoods to DEwar
of helping get this veteran Strengthened out his
derstandng?
The continued e told that the procedure for
him to follow to out in the country to farmer have
the farmer slaughter one OF his ANNALS and then ne could
buy slaughtered animal from the farmer He told that
he himself could not slaughter it, but that the farmer must
slaughter and then sell it to him. and that under such
would against his quota 1t could be augh
tered in dirty corral it could be fybown, could be dis
eased could dirty could be slaughtered without
inspection to the laws of Montana just long
unlicensed farmer slaughtered it,
DR.. Butler did not know or If did not, why
didn't you find out that under control order No 2
may have his meat custom slaughtered for him by
saughterer and this slaughter shall not be considered custom
slaughter with respect to this order.
Has Dr. Butler.a Private Law?
Dr. Butler cite the number of state
which you base statement about Slaughtered
without inspection contrary the law of Montana Have
private about inspection required OF farm saug
terng knows about? And know of such
horrendous conditions of farm Strengthening depict
them 20 80 have been drawing from
the taxpayers Montana and not hurting health by hard
work doing either?
Finally Butler, if you do know that packers
refusing cattle slaughter them hoping that the a
fetal scarcity by them will bring about storm
public opinion price ceilings that they may
the expense the do not know
that the sockmen hoping for removal of price ceilings and
higher for their stock by the drive of the
packers allied interests bringing their stock to
market they otherwise woudthen submit
hat should retire from job public servant You
obviously too nformed to hold and too mentally
slack to information essential the competent discharge
your responsibilities to the people of the state and their
interests.