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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-27
Zero Hour At Hand

1t considered good journalism to be repeous, and
may charged with dearth of ideas for discussion IN
This column but repeat the urgent need for
all of YOU with representatives to the egs
tve assembly and let them know what expect of them
submit that definite responsibility for to do
this as citizen democracy And will help your rep
resentative do his job
IF YOU do not do this you quite definitely in opinion
Mace Yourself position of employer who hires man
and does not him what he supposed to do You will
concede I'm sure that wouldn't be satisfactory
men his regular employer didn't prescribe his duties but
merely kept him the payroll quite possible that
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-27


Christmas eve. AS conse-
quence, while my fingers may
be hunting and pecking away at
a typewriter, my thoughts seem
to be somewhat removed
AS the shadows lengthen
over Mount Helena and the eve
ming draws near l can see three
expectant faces on three little
boys eagerly awaiting the signal
to start opening presents
"What'd Aunt Nancy send ya?"
Gee, lookit what Aunt Bobby
sent mel Here's one from
Mama 10 and Papa joint ooh,
boy, new cords from Grandma
and so it will go for at least
Is solid minutes as the three
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-27
SHACK SWEEPINCS
By BILL

mans amazing ability to put into words thing
and yet something altogether different as is the
case in the first ten points, and CD The emphasis
public interests" being used cloak to cover up
the greed and malice of monopoly big business.
Sloan would have unions prohibited from making
"a dollar per member political contributions, but he
fails to mention the desrabiity of similar nhbitions
against those who control big business. Significantly
the DUPONT family which controls General Motors,
made campaign contributions of $4,000 in support of
republican candidates in the state of South Dakota
alone in 1914
Likewise Sloan would have Intervention in the
internal affairs of unions to provide for democracy "
Although democracy is possibly not the long suit in
a few unions it is than bet that those
unions have greater democracy" than does General
Motors. AS you may know, GIN is incorporated under
the laws OF the state of Delaware By being thus in
corporated the stockholders of GIN have nothing
whatsoever to say about managing the corporations
Further he would have union financial transactions
made public This is good idea-one that is part of
the constitutions of unions However, if it is
going to be compulsory then let's make it compulsory
management too, that the people, the workersyes
and even the stockholders (of GM) know just
how fat with profits corporations Referring
back again to the GIN Delaware Incorporation-that
states law does not compel corporation to dis
close its profits to the stockholders. This sub
stantated year when G. M. Vice President Ander
informed the press the president and the public
F" we don't even tell our stockholders how much
profit GIN makes
Sloan likewise would like to see heavy penalties
against violence, coercion etc Presumably he is
referring the outbreaks of violence in
parts of the country the of guntong strike
breakers and picketmaulng police Better than nine
out of violence flares industrial dis
putes this violence be positively traced to being
industryinspired.
Bueprnting further the $4,000 per hour head of
GIN demands penalties against unions for breach of
contract. Being believes in the sanctity of
contracts-signed verbal I -however-sancti-
y of contract should be equally binding upon industry
well labor. National labor relations board
ports covering the past years show that approx
mately 20 per cent of all Iaborndustry contract viola
ions and breaches have been committed by industry.
And so it point after point of the Sloan pro-
gram, saying thing, meaning another meaning
specificaly-how most effectively to "bust the
unions and return America to the good old days"
when the American worker little than serf
In Hitlers Germany they called it national socialism,
in Italy fascismin America they ballyhoo Ameri
canism-but matter what you call it, it's toalitar
anism-and damned undesirable and damned likely to
about unless you "Joe Worker wake up and fight
like the very to retain the rights you have won as
free American citizens
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-27
Invitation To Revolution

speaking tney are
few in this nation of oursthis weeks headliners
find COP presidential hopeful Harold Stassen and
G. MS predetermined Chairman Alfred Sloan sharing
the honors for who talk toughest on what to do
with that un-American sonofagun, the American work
ing
Politician stassen, feeling the moment opportune
to fois himself upon the people presidential posi-
bility-why, only God Stassen and the NAM know
spake forth hearty endorsement of emasculang the
Wagner Act removing inhbitions against the sanity
employing class, and generally opining for and
of placing labor at the mercy of profitcrazy
industralists
AS the weeks other arch william, Chairman Sloan
he definite in factso definite that he had
ten-point "backtosavery" program all blueprinted
tied with pretty yellow ribbon ready for the COP
gress into law the moment big business
the command. That organized labor may know what to
expect from the capitalists have their way
(Which they probably will have) printed herewith is
the entire Sloan program How to bring about
bloody industrial warfare"
1. Freedom of speech for employers to propagan-
die employees against unions.
2. A ban of industrywide collective bargaining.
8. Court review of all administrative decisions
including those of the NLRB.
4. Penalties against unions for breach of
tract"
5. Prohibiting foremen from joining unions
6. Outlawing the closed shop
z. Intervention in the internal affairs of unions
to provide for democracy"
8. Prohibiting unions from making contribu-
tons and SUCH supporting political activities
Requiring them to make public all their financial
operations
8. Heavy penalties against "a forms of violence
and coercion" which in the industry lexicon refers
to mass picketing and other forms of economic
pressure.
10. Unlimited right for employers to petition for
bargaining elections.
Along with these, union-bustng notions, Sloan also
suggested there two other ways in which to give
major unions knockout blow. These
1. Dissolve existing unions into parts part
has the economic power to substantially affect the pub
lie interests.
2. Limit the power of any union, con
stitued to strike large part of any industry
to substantially prejudice the public interests
Two things stand out in the Sloan proposas-Q)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-27
Guest Editorial)

AS was pointed out last week, fascism, like
cancer, is constantly growing and develop
ing thing. AS with cancer it becomes more
malignant with passing time. Also, as in the
case of cancer initial and first stage develop
ment is unseen and unsupported. Even after
it be diagnosed by deep students of social
science, the victim, which is the great mass
of people, is still generally unconscious of
the growing menace After all this steathy
growth is natural consequence of years of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-27
TEAMWORK
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little Billings have the annual time of their lives
This and similar scenes will be repeated in millions
homes the nation over and the less fortunate
will be entirely forgotten, for this is the
when even the most hard-hearted of forget them
selves for just little while and return to that time
their lives when they too, expectan little boys
eagerly awaiting the signal to begin tearing away the
string and wrapping and see what lay beneath.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-27

one else who had something definite that he
wanted done might also put him an another
payroll; and really use his services.
Surely we all realize the Importance of
what our legislators do. What they do reg
ulates your life and mine
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-27
A Christmas Thought /.

If this column this week seems to be slightly on the
incoherent disconnected side of things you'll
with when you realize that this is written
u .i,rt forr hour crI,Iar+ &c
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01
GERMANY:
Map Production

Even as church leaders besought
President Truman's approval for
providing Germany with private re-
lief to avert privation this winter,
the war, state and agriculture de-
partments conferred on plans for
furnishing material for the revival
OF essential civilian industry within
the reich.
Under the program contemplated,
the army would be placed in direc-
ton OF production on the theory that
the provision of vital commodities
is necessary to maintain order and
health within the occupation zone.
The undertaking would represent
the second step in occupation pol
icy, the first dealing with prevention
of chaos in the immediate wake of
war and resurgsnce of organized op-
position.
In supplying Germany with raw
materials for essential output, the
U. S. proposes to be careful not to
stock such heavy industries as iron
and steel which might be reconvert-
ed to war purposes, or to re-estab-
ish any plants that might be ear
marked for removal for PREPARATIONS.
Further, in permitting a resump-
ton OF essential production, the U. S.
plans to retain close control over
the distribution. Sufficient supplies
would be allocated for the civilian
population while exports of the re-
mainder would be allowed for re-
paying America and building up
overseas balances for purchase Of
raw materials for industries re-
established under Allied agreement.
Disclosure of the government plan
for reviving vital German industry
conceded with Bishop G. Bromley
Omam's appeal to President Tru-
man to permit Protestant churches
of this country to ship clothing to
the reich this winter. President Of
the Federal Council of Churches,
Bishop Oman revealed that con-
gregations throughout the country
had thousands Of bales of wear
packed and only awaited permission
to send it.
Having just returned from a tour
Of Europe with other church Of
ficials, Bishop Oman joined in a
report commencing the government
decision to supply the reich with $780,
600 tons Of food to help relieve an
Unbalanced and inadequate diet. Be-
cause Of the lack of heat and the
wear of irreplaceable clothing, how
ever, a serious need exists for ap-
parel, IL was said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01
Confusion Marks
u. S. Operations

There are two conflicting theories
now in operation in the American
zone. One is the theory attributed
to General Clay, namely, that the
Germans must help themselves. The
other theory is that we must help
them help themselves or We'll have
to do all the helping. In other
words, as one somewhat cynical
gentleman expressed it: eff we
don't get the Germans where they
can make enough goods to exchange
for food we'll end up by paying the
other countries the PREPARATIONS.
The Russians know well how to
exploit German resources. If they
see a factory which can produce
goods they want and it is not prac-
teal to move it to Russia, they see
to it that German management is
permitted to operate as efficiently
as possible and that German work
men get food or pay enough to make
them efficient. The British are like
wise far more lenient than we. They
have no more intention than the Rus
slams of building up a potential en-
envy but they do intend to build up
potential customers.
The Americans, while they are no
harder and no softer toward the
Germans as far as personal rela-
tons 60, have hamstrung rehabilita-
ton by putting restrictions upon
German industry and frequently
employ a negative attitude which
allows the natives to misdirect their
energy. ,
/ talked with an American bust
ness man who represents a large
American firm which manufactures
chocolate and baby food. He dis
covered some of his factories were
intact and easily put back into ac-
ton. But he found that the peas
ants who formerly sold him their
milk refused to do so because they
were able to convert it to butter and
butter, on the black market, is gold
in Germany. Germany could use
the chocolate and baby food, espe-
cially the latter, but the policy of
letting the Germans alone keeps
those wheels idle, results in a loss
to American business and cuts off a
vital food which has to be supplied
by the Americans.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01

in Europe and the Pacific, guard
seven billion dollars worth of sur
plus equipment overseas, admins
ter the Philippines, and arrange for
withdrawal from Pacific bases.
Declaring that men would be kept
no longer than necessary, "Ike"
disclosed that all major command
ers have been informed that by
April 80 all enlisted men with As
points or 80 months of service on
that date were to be released or
aboard ship, while requirements
were to be further cut by June 80
to 40 points or "a months of serv-
ice.
Following his exposition of the new
rehabilitation program, Eisenhow-
er announced that he had banned fur
Their overseas demonstrations by
troops on the question, though pro-
tests from G.I.s were to be passed
on to the top. Both enlisted men and
officers will be permitted to express
their views in the determination of
their essential status.
For continuing agitation, several
G.I.s were ordered confined to quar-
ters in Hawaii.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01
LABOR:
Basic Dispute

A settlement of the steel case por-
tended early solution to a whole
string Of major strikes affecting ba-
sic industries and promised speedy
resumption of large-scale produc-
ton since reconversion has been re-
ported as already 80 per cent COM
pleted.
In stepping into the steel dispute
to prevent shutdown, of the ma
tion's mills supplying vital material
to American industry, President
Truman proposed settlement on
the basis of a wage increase ap-
proximating is per cent and a
price boost to operators in the
neighborhood of 81 ton. Though
representing a compromise between
the two parties, the offer fell below
the CIO-United Steel Workers mini
mum demands and also ignored
their position that price raises were
unnecessary.
Because solution of the steel con-
troversy would enable industry to ac-
curately estimate costs partly based
on steel prices, an early settlement
of the automobile and electrical ap-
pliance walkouts was expected to
follow. ]
Meanwhile, government concili-
ators worked feverishly for a
settlement of the CLIO and ALL
strike against the big packers as
the nations meat supply dimin-
ished.
While the packers resisted pres
sure to increase their offer of tx
cent hourly boost under present
price ceilings, the CLIO cut its de-
mands from Is cents per hour to
171a cents and the AFL to IS cents.
A number of smaller operators
signed with both unions at the lat
ter figure, with the promise of
additional increases to cover high
er wages agreed to by Wilson, Ar
mour, Swift and Cudahy.
Though the government gave
in to the packers demands for
higher ceilings in an effort to avert
walkout threatening the nations
meat supply, its original offer Of
raising the price on semi-processed
meat sold to the U. S. was rejected
on the grounds that there was no
assurance of large volume Of
purchases.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01
America Faces Task Of
Finishing Job in Germany
New Policy Needed for Constructive Restora-
ton Of Reich; British and Russians Ahead
Of U. S. in Creating Order.
BY BAUKHAGE
Ne,Us Analyst and Commentator.

the world can allay it, it will be
hard to expect anything short OF
hysteria behind all French policy in
international relations. And certain
ly America can never change the
French attitude until France is as
sured that we do intend to finish
the job"
Another problem mentioned in the
Price report, one which is being
widely discussed at the moment in
Germany, is Identification, We re-
ceived a fright on the subject that
was probably unfounded, although
it may have been true that some OF
the fairly dangerous Hitlerites were
being given jobs which they should
not have had. Then we went to the
other extreme, instead of swallow
ing camels we now strain at Nazis.
An amusing incident occurred. A
member of the military government
set out in a methodical manner to
get list of the best experienced
men for a certain set of jobs. With
the cooperation of properly
screened" German he turned them
up all right but when he submitted
the names of the men and their
qualifications all were put in jail
under the letter of the law the posi-
tions they had held under the Nazi
regime made them subject to "au-
tomato arrest" This law is really
only directive which sets GER
tain minor title (about equivalent to
chief of a section in our federal gov
ernment) as the dividing line. Any
one above that rank is considered
per Sc Nazi and suspect.
Russians and British have no such
drastic standardsoknd was told of
what happened til German who
lived right on the border Of the
American and Rus an zones. He
came to the America Military gov
eminent and application an admin
istrative job and presented his Gre
dentials. After reading them the
American to whom he applied said:
81 certainly won't hire you. If I
did you would be Immediately ar
rested. AS it is, since you have
applied formally you will be arrest
ed in "a hours anyhow. My advice
to you is: move across the street
into the Russian zone and apply for
a job there" He did and was
promptly hired by the Russians.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01

ever since the development of the
movement of the northern province
of Azerbaijan for self-rule with
Moscow's support. Efforts to stem
the uprising were crippled by the
refusal Of Russian troops occupying
that section of the country to per-
NIT Iranian forces to re-establish
governmental authority.
Meanwhile, President Truman
supported the position Of this coun-
try's military advisers to the UNO
meeting in demanding U. S. con-
troll of strategic Pacific islands in
stead of submitting them to an
International trusteeship as favored
by Americas civilian delegates.
Declaring that the islands should
be kept under U. S. control, Mr..
Truman disclosed that this country
would ask UNO for sole trusteeship.
Other islands captured by American
forces during the Pacific campaign,
but not needed for our security, will
be turned over to UNO, he said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01

The first 40 million free road maps
to be distributed will be 1912 re-
prints so don't be surprised if you
run into couple of new towns en-
route.
The best shoes in the world, says
Shoe News, were worn by the armed
forces1in World War II. But nobody
seems to want to be in those shoes
now.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01
VETS:
Buck Outsiders

Carrying banners proclaiming that
1--WE Can't Live on Promises" 1--WE
Fought for the u. S. A. and Now
We're Discarded" and WELCOME
Home for What?" World War II vets
picketed every mine about Lansford,
Pa, in drive for jobs held by out
siders who accepted employment in
the pits during the war years.
While thousands of United Mine
Workers in the area refused to cross
the ex-G.I.'s picket lines, officials of
the Edison Anthracite Coal COM
pany refused to discharge outsiders
just because they were not born in
the district, claiming that it would
be liable to lawsuit. Many of the
demonstrators had never been pre-
viously employed, Edison having re-
hired all old employees discharged
from service.
Despite UNIV admonitions against
acting against union members, vari-
Gus locals in the area passed resolu-
tons that all outsiders who accept
ed employment in the mines since
January, 1910, or opened businesses
in the district were to leave. In
formulating their demands, miners
declared that since the pits were
the principal source of employment
about Lansford, hiring of outsiders
seriously crinped job opportunities
for town residents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01

WOIIO OVER.
Declaring that the new program
was adopted to brake an excess of
discharges over the original sched-
ule, "Ike" said that we would have
"run out of army" by April unless
the showdown was put into effect.
AS it is, he said, 1865, 900 more men
have been released than planned
and another 100000 will be sepa-
rated within the next five months.
Vigorously denying that the slow
down was prompted by the desire
of high officers to retain their rank,
or by efforts to push military con-
scription through congress, Eisen-
hover said that sufficient men were
required to occupy enemy territory
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01
Forecast Drop in World Sugar Harvest

ward, and world output for 1945-46
at rs million tons is expected to
be the smallest since 1928. Increased
harvests Of sugar cane in the west
ern hemisphere also have been off
set by decreased production in the
Far East, Africa, Australia and the
Pacific, and an estimated crop Of
EOS million tons for 1945-46 would
be 100000 tons less than the year
before.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01

A 400, 0OO-ton decrease in world
sugar production in 194546 COM
pared with the year before is fore,
cast by the USDA Office of foreign
agricultural relations, total output
being estimated at 27.8 million short
tons, 400, 900 below the previous year.
Though North Americas beet sug-
ar production has been upward
since 1913, Europe's has been down.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01
u. S. Aid Needed Abroad

In the u. S. for a vacation,
blunt and rugged Winston Church
ill told newspaper reporters that
he hoped America would not pull
out Of Europe and jeopardize the
fruits of victory. Britain was not
strong enough to handle the job
alone, he said. Declaring that he
favored the partition of Germany,
Churchill said that has never &C.
Cured except through rough and
ready military occupation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01

BRASS" bald, boy
ish looking Gen.
Dwight D. Eisen-
hover, army chief
Of staff, appeared
before a joint con-
gressional COM
mittee to personal
ly report on the de-
mobilization slow
down, which has
aroused troop dem
on S tr tion S tn e
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-01
Note Change
In Sentiment

Typical of the rapidity of the
change both in conditions in Ger
many and in sentiment at home is
the question of whether America
would be willing to send enough food
to Germany to prevent starvation
and the epidemics which would
surely be expected if German phys
ical resistance was not built up. An
increased amount of calories is now
assured and I might say that you
would be surprised at the surprise
expressed by certain high official
in Berlin when Washington "came
across" Sentiment in that respect
did change in the States but / am
afraid it wasn't due to any keen
realization that it was part of fin
ishing an important job. It was
just a sentimental and charitable
GESTURE, typical of Americans who
don't Like to see anybody starve.
1t was not practical response to
a cold-bloeded necessity. /
Nevertheless, we can write that
point of, as on the credit side.
We've been spared a fight against
disease. But what about the twin
factors stressed by Price and every
one else who knows anything about
Europe today: the economic unfit
cation and the French deadlock
which prevents it? How much
knowledge or interest is America dis
playing on that subject? From what
General Clay said to me feel he
believes a solution of his major
problems is impossible unless Ger
many is united in a single economic
unit. There are no present pros
poets.
The French are stubborn and
their rnotivating emotion in refusing
to permit German industry of the
Saar and Ruhr valleys to try to pay
the nations own way is fear-fear
as it was from 1870 until 1914, when
it was justified. And from 1889 that
fear has grown. Unless the rest of