The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-08
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
An Education
by Yonen

All EuuCdLIOn
By far interesting person the trip last
week little from India who is here studying
ative Until after he sat in Glenn Tabos at the
Lowry following the evening at the Central Exchange
convention in St Paul. and answered questions fast
could fire them
He gave the best description of India have encountered
didn't get his name, it ongue-twster anyway but
35 old belongs the Brahman and taking
at the University of Minnesota we'll studying
co-ops first-hand.
These the things offhand from the
nngs visit The farm famys income in India is $50
year. wage of workers cents to cents day.
in of the factories have advances
they receive IL to Is cents day; life of In
dian is % years
NO WONDER THEY DIE YOUNG -.
He told farmer and his wife exist daily diet
follows two three of broied in the morning
the water makes the breakfast At onion added
boiled the soup forming the MONDAY
meal. At night they eat the
A WAY OUT.
There 100000 credit unions India today Like
thing which happens there In India the interest
from SO to 100 cent still do in fact in
unions People lost their during hard times and
finally to get away interest pooled their savings
eve charge per cent said That sounds high to you
for farm oan but compared with so and 100 cent
good"
AFTER so YEARS
He said SO years experiments conducted in
part India dealing with land section lived
stateowned land and did not have the right to acquire title
the land Another had the right to buy the land and
pass title The third group landordtenant proposition
eve have learned that the status of families having the
right buy the land by far the BEST he said They have
pride in their buildings want to educate their children
make better citizens The group the right to-
acquire their land 10 and they have made great
strides"
THEY GET ALONG
He said that Hndus and Moslems live neighbours and
GET ALONG together just affaby do Protesans and
Catholics in this country Religious prejudice is famed by those
seeking political advancement he ad but in the country the
two groups do not fight
In answer question by Ole Buxton the
sacred cow he replied ut like this The has been
power We do not have your The
transportation SYSTEM threshes grain provides milk We
have preserved her of The bad
slaughtered"
ABOUT THE CASTE -.
has been only the last $50 years. continued that
have been marked The
IF the Brahman (preachers teachers lawyers the
orans) the merchants, the farmers and the
The Brahman owns property His income derives from
he charity supplied by the merchants This mans
the here from the charity fund.- Persons do
rom class to another, he insisted. $
"Our religion has taught u.s., he continued "to look down
pon riches We are taught that if don't have material
Kings in this world will be rewarded in the next But
gradually coming to think should be interested
n economics in this world. $
For long time not interested in what happen
to others But the conditions of my countrymen
got the idea that perhaps should do something about
.OWLY START.
81 worked with the extension service five years and then
cooperative And that interesting
tory too The people from village had to walk Is miles
the dealer kerosene.
practices and often the people who walked far returned
Without their allotment 1t had been sold in the black market
0 those who could pay more.
Zone day went to the OPA (they have it in India oo a
nd told them would like to start cooperative for dstbut
kerosene We wanted 16 gallons First necessary to
onvince the people that would work They looked upon
bureaucrat and didn't trust But finally 100 of them b
id decide to try it. tt
Il went to the dealer Standard Oil man. told him we is
OPA permission to buy 16 gallons of told
could not let have it. that he only
established channels So went back to OPA told them what OF