The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-22
OPINIONS OF
READERS

Publications OF COMMUNICATIONS
under this heading, does not imply
that Tie Voice agrees or disagrees
with the opinions expressed. Let
ters submitted for this department
should be brief and the subject mat
| ter discussed to some degree at
least, effectively. Anonymous let
tiers will receive no consideration
for publication Names will be with
held on request.
Wolf Point, Montana,
February 16, 1916.
Mr. Cap Bruce,
Helena, Montana.
Dear Cap:
| In reading Mr.. Unruh's letter in
the last issue of The Peoples Voice,
he states that he is not a writer. |
wonder if he didn't leave out the
phrase q am not a thinker)
He states that he thinks that the
reading and policy of the paper
| (stinks).
| wonder how he thinks the smear
in the rporation-controlled newspa-
pers in Montana smells.
He also states that he is capital
list, and every farmer is one. I won
der if he understands what a capital
list is.
Certainly no one has to be CAPT
talist to own his own home.
I will agree with Mr.. Unruh to this
extent about every farmer being
capitalist.
[ believe that too many farmers
think that they are capitalists like
Mr.. Unruh when in reality they are
not
I fully agree with Mr. Unruh when
he says that he would like to own
his own home. But he does not speak
for me or great deal of my fellow
farmers when he says that all farmers
are capitalists
Mr.. Unruh gives the paper this adj
vice about going slow and think twice,
believe he is the one to think twice
and possibly he will learn some day
what capitalist is and what a CAPT.
talist stands for.
I am very glad to have a paper in
Montana, like The Peoples Voice |
that will stand out in the front and
publish the facts as the facts are.
| remain, EARL L. GOOD.
The Peoples Voice:
M. w. Thatchers proposal that the
government borrow wheat from the
farmers in order to meet relief ex-
port needs, has some merits, but it
also has some very bad, dement's.
First: Since Jan. 1st, 1916 a lot of
farmers have marketed their with
held 1915 crop, not that they needed
the money, but were unwilling to
withhold a commodity so badly need
ed to feed hungry people. The mar
ket value of this commodity was at
0PA ceiling price. Now if the OPA
Dr. the grain trade pays greater price
,or the commodity withheld" from
he market at any future date, those
cooperating in feeding the hungry
penalized.
1t is quite true that farmers are
loldlng back part of their 1915
wheat crop to be marketed in 1916.
I is a case of playing both ends
against the middle. In the midst of
ne 1919 harvest the grain trade re-
luced the price of wheat some 2Oc
'er bushel below ceiling and nro-
ured millions of bushels from farm
rs more or less forced to sell. Some
u the more financially fortunate farm
rs, only marketed a portion of their q
rops Tor the following reasons. First '
o avoid paying an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s
ncome tax; second to withhold a
eftaln bushelage as a crop insurance i
Or the Following season; third thew (
,ere well aware of the fact that when
le spectators gained possession of q
II bushels available through bank s
IAN mortgages, etc., that wheat fl
'ould go to ceiling and higher if the A
peculators could bring that kind of f;
on OPA. Y
MI. Ihatcher's proposal if carried Il
lt, under the system of our grain f.
market, would leave the "
Irmers that loaned our government N
neat in a position whereby thew
ould most likely receive much less il
Ian the present ceiling price If Mr.. hi
hatcher wishes to really do some d,
ing for the farmers, and the under
d people of the world, without plac- m
g the farmer in the position of be- u
g the contributor, he could get on to
'th feet and make a fight for the