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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-01
| & S M WORKERS
& CARPENTERS TO
HOLD CONVENTION

Monday February 4, will mark an
other important step in the direction
of mutual cooperation between Car
Workers Unions in Montana At that
date, the 30th annual convention of
the Montana State Council of Carpen-
tiers will be held at Missoula, Mon
tana, simultaneously with the 18th
semi-annual convention of the Mon.
tana District Council, Lumber and
Sawmill Workers.
Most Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Local Unions in Montana have been
affiliated with the State Council of
Carpenters for several years and have
customarily sent delegates to the Car
penters convention and the two or
CARNATIONS have historically func.
toned in close cooperation with each
other.
The move to hold the dual conven-
ton began a year ago at the goth
convention of the State Council of
Carpenters at Anaconda, when it was
decided to hold this years Carpenters
conclave in a location which would be
convenient for the Lumber and Saw
mill Workers Unions. The Montana
District Council of Lumber and Saw.
mill Workers took the next step by
advancing its regular date of it's con-
vention a month"; in order to hold it
at the same time as the Carpenters.
The two organizations will convene
in separate rooms at the Missoula
Union Hall, holding joint meetings as
desired.
Carpenters meetings will be pre-
sided over by President Richard DON
ovan of Local 112, Butte. The secre-
tary of the Montana State Council
of Carpenters is E. A. Barnette Of Lo-
cal 88, Anaconda The Carpenters
convention is sponsored by Local 2S,
Missoula
The Lumber and Sawmill Workers
business sessions will be presided
over by President Sherman Brock of
Local 303S, Bonner, which local is
sponsoring the Sawmill Workers con-
CONTINUED on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-01
By BRUCE SMITH, Butte

The current wave of hysteria pro
NOTED by the reactionary daily press
for the purpose of creating public sen
timent against Organized Labor is
not a new development, though per
haps somewhat more virulent than
previous attempts to enslave the
Workers and leave them at the mercy
of profit-made corporations, who give
not damn for reconversion, for the
welfare of the American public, nor
for any of the proclaimed freedoms
which their miserable mouthpieces
proclaim only to violate.
Unfortunately, for the time being
at least, members of the congress
who at other times have shown some
decent regard for the rights of the
Workers, have proclaimed their inten-
tions to join with others whose an
tipathy to those who toll is we'll known
and pass legislation which is foreign
to American ideals and which have
no place in the statutes of nation
which has just concluded two success
full wars to establish the Atlantic
Charter and the Four Freedoms.
The same old moth-eaten charges
have been resurrected and paraded
before the public which has been
fooled and misled before but which
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-01
TWO CORPORATIONS AND
RECONVERSION

by now, for the most part, has learned
by bitter experience to discount the
propaganda output of newspapers
whose only purpose is to add more
dollars to swollen profits which are
the accumulation of and derived
from the blood and sweat of
Americans who served in the Armed
Services and the War Factories.
We refer to the oft-repeated charge
that Communists and adherents to a
foreign power (Moscow) are respon-
sible for the wave of strikes which
have taken place and those which have
been forecast to take place under ex-
listing statutes.
And we do not hesitate to charge
that all the soapboxers of whatever
creed or ism are Intellectual, powerless
and puney in comparison with the
efforts of profit-greedy corporations to
circumvent the American system of
free enterprise.
We need only refer to the record
of two corporations-the General Mo
tors (duPont) and the Anaconda Cop
per Mining company and its many
subsidiaries-to illustrate the subtle
and insidious undermining of the
American standard of living which is
taking place in defiance of the rights
of the Workers and also in defiance
of the efforts of the United States
government.
When the president of the United
States was endeavoring to promote
reconversion to peacetime economy
by the appointment of fact-finding
bodies, the General Motors corpora
ton said NO in advance of the efforts
to find a solution-they were free to
disregard the government, the Ameri-
can Public and the Workers involved
and said so in disrespectful langu-
age and disdainful disregard of the
American Public.
And what of the record of the Ana
conda Copper Mining company and its
subsidiaries? 1t is a record of bloody
dominance; shameless and fraudu-
lent record-a record which endan-
gered the lives of both the Armed
Forces and the Workers.
To demands of those who labor, no
matter how reasonable, the answer of
the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany is always NO.
No amount of money contributed to
the creation of a recreation center, |
no amount of money contributed to
the building of a non-profit hospital,
will obscure or cover up the record |
Of a company which disregards the
real interests Of any community in |
which it operates by contemptuously |
to share its profits with those
who produce the wealth.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-01
Legal Advertising
NOTICE TO cREDITORs

Estate of COSTANTINO CABOARA, de-
ceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by the
undersigned, administrator of t h G
estate of Constantine Caboara, deceased
to the creditors of and all persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased
first publication of his notice, to the
said Walter G. Samson. administrator
at Law Offices of Anderson and Brooke,
Courthouse. Helena, Montana, the same
being the place for the transaction of
the business of said estate in the Coun-
ty of Lewis and Clark.
WALTER c. SAMSON,
Administrator of the Estate of
Costantino Caboara, Deceased
Dated January %, 1916.
FORREST II. ANDERSON and
ROBERT c. BROOKE. Attorneys
for Estate, Helena, Montana.
Publ. Jan. 25. Feb. l, 5, Is, 1916
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-01

grain business avoided printing this
statement.
Witness Bitney also said that care
full examination of GTA's financial
records revealed assets on May 81,
1915, were more than s1,500,O00 in ex.
cess of those required to cover liabil-
tiles, both current and deferred. He
might have added, as a matter of
fact, that in addition to this the farm
ers own all their terminal and country
elevators, too.
These hide-out firms in the private
grain business are trying to whip up
the old lie that Purchases by FUGTA
of grain consigned to it, for sale on
the open market on commission, vio-
late the state law of Minnesota as
well as the rules of the Minneapolis
and Duluth grain markets"
This is deliberate lie. The state
law is clear on this point Five pre-
vious rulings prove that. They were
made by four Minnesota attorneys
general and former governor of Min
hCoONds ht lhit vi INC NbAllutdDOllo
and Duluth grain markets is clear.
The matter was disposed of by the
board of directors of the Minneapolis
chamber of commerce in the case of
Farmers National Grain corporation
in 1886.
These hide-out grain firms become
indignant when GTA cuts into the
profits of the private grain business
and earns more for its farmer-mem-
bers. They object to GTA complying
with the OPA ceiling regulations "af-
ter purchasing such grain for its own
account, (by adding) elevation and
merchandising charges to the original
commission charge, thereby increasing
the FUGTA margin of profit, on wheat
for example, to four cents a bushel,
as compared with the charge of 1 "
cents bushel allowed to private COM
mission merchants by Grain Exchange
rules and the OPA ceiling regula-
tions."
The facts. Grain firms, both private
and cooperative can under OPA regu-
lations charge no more than ~ cents
for taking grain into terminal eleva-
tors and loading 1t out for reshipment.
Most private grain commission firms
do not handle grain. They cannot
under OPA regulations charge this
21s cents. But they sell it to other
grain firms who have terminal eleva-
tors. These grain firms charge the
21s cents markup in compliance with
OPA regulations.
Would these hide-out firms in the
private grain business deny the farm
ers this 21a cents, under the OPA
regulation, in order that only private |
grain firms could profit from the trans
action?
The final oral arguments will be |
heard in March, after the state Of
and intervenors file written
briefs.
Here is what the fight is all about.
Is the farmer who owns the land
and machinery and raises the grain to
be forced to limit his operations to
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-01

more destroys world trade. Interna-
tional collaboration can be developed
so as to minimize economic warfare
and to promote full employment, world
prosperity and world trade.
The propaganda coming from our
radio commentators, politicians and
the "free" press is daily adding to the
confusion. The layman has a tremen-
dous task confronting him. He must
study all the difficult problems facing
us because it is the average American
who must cast his vote either for or
against legislation that will give us
a better world, or complete chaos.
Senator Wheeler's record on pro-
gressive legislation is not good. We
cannot afford to keep men in con-
gress who have not realized that this
is one world We cannot have men
in congress who are not sold on atom
ic energy.
If all of us would just stop to think
that wrong decision on our part now,
may cost the life of an American boy
10 or Is years from now in World
War III, l believe we would be a lit
tie more careful about the decisions
we make.
Our motto up to now seems to have
been: ITO heck with lives, save the
business!"
l believe John Bonner would be an
excellent choice to succeed Senator
Wheeler. He has all the necessary
qualifications and in addition is
war veteran. 1t is going to be hard
to beat war veteran in the coming
elections. The Company" would find
it rather difficult to smear" war
Mr. Erickson is also a good
choice. The straw vote, to avoid too
many on the ticket is an excellent
idea. CATHERINE LAVELLE.
January "a, 1916,
Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-01
Hon. Pifflin' Piddlin' Pipsqueak
Discusses Plans of Hon. Sec. Ickes

Your. reporter found the eminent jurist from Butte
in state of agitation when he called him at his hotel
suite in this city last evening usually urbane and
perturbed, when confronted with some asnine
mark about the MVA by great and good governor,
the Hon. P last evening in what decatey called
tzzy. And all on account of Hon. Harold lckes. Look
said he 'ook here what this fellow Ickes says:
projects to in wherever can be developed What
the hell? We thought had that stopped when
killed your MVA bill. WE'LL at least we made it take
the count for this session of congress But
Ickes and wants to develop power and Strauss wants to
develop but STILL that the prices
held up None of your IVA prices up this way, young
But what you fellows and the bureau got togeth
er? The distinguished gentleman from Butte turned pae
the match he had struck to light his long black cigar
ickered out he stared out into the dark and stormy
night HELL he muttered, "hell and damnation, they
might"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-01
SENATOR WHEELER. the Isolationist
AND WORLD TRADE

prosperity. The world simply cannot
go on having periodic booms and de-
pressions If we expect to end wars.
After the last war we let things
take their course. We had a sharp
initiation and deflation. We lent mon
ey abroad recklessly to increase our
exports, and insisted on payment of
war debts, while at the same time we
raised tariffs against imports. We
made it practically impossible for our
allies to pay their war debts. What
did we gain by following that policy ?
We got the greatest depression the
world has ever seen, World War II,
practically all the gold in the world
BURIED at Fort Knox and the great
est of costs to us-a million war cas-
ualties.
| The countries of Europe together
with Russia and China need capital
for development. If international loans
are managed and controlled so as to
insure reasonable stable flow of
capital and if the funds are invested
in productive projects, they will prob
ably all be repaid.
The wild speculation of the TWEEN
ties and thirties, the loans made
abroad on ridiculous projects so that
our American loan agencies could
reap the huge bonuses and the sale of
such securities to unsuspecting people
here in America (mostly small in
vestors) could have only the result
it did-complete collapse.
One of the main reasons for oppo-
sition to loans to Britain is the new
Labor government. Our big business
men hate the thought of subsidizing
the Labor government in it's plan to
socialize industry. Overlooking of
course, this Labor government was
the choice of the British people in
free election.
The old theories, beliefs and con-
vehtions which made up Sound" ORTIZ
odox political economy before the First
World War were already obsolete in
1914 and did a lot of harm in the
postwar period.
We should know better now, even
politicians. If we mess up our domes
tbs and international policies this time,
ignorance is no excuse. One thing we
are going to learn-we must import
as much as we export. We can only
do this if we have full employment |
and prosperity at home. The question
of imports and exports is one of the |
most serious economic questions of |
our times. The classical economist |
and the practical businessmen do not |
see eye to eye on this-at least they |
haven't in the past. However, if |
businessmen and wage earners and |
the farmer find good markets for their
products and jobs are available for
all who want them, imports need not
be feared.
Artificial stimulation of exports
clearly tends to drive the foreign pro-
Queer out of business While Ameri-
can exports and American employment
may rise as result of such opera
tons, foreign employment tends to
decline. Our prosperity is won at
the expense of the foreign producers
and foreign workers. 1t is a policy
by which we make "beggars" of other
countries.
These policies lead to economic war
fare Other nations retaliate in kind
The economic strife, as offensive tao
tics are met by retaliation, more and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-01

Senator Wheeler in his speeches ex
pressed some of the phoniest of the
phony ideas currently beng expressed
regarding our loans to Britain.
The senator is still an isolationist
at heart Isolationism has been out OF
date for quite some time but it has
become completely antiquated in the
atomic age!
1t isn't easy to maintain peace as
we well know and it is absolutely es-
sential that we enter into close COLA
boration and cooperation with other
countries, if we expect to have any
chance for success. Unless we can
not succeed in maintaining the peace
of the world merely by setting up a
world political organization.
World stability depends on full EN-
ployment in the United States and
complete cooperation of the United
States in the development of interna-
tional economic organizations de.
signed for NEW WORLD ORDER
If we disregard entirely the moral
obligation we owe to our British neigh
bors in assisting them to recover from
their terrible sacrifices during the
war, and just consider the hard eco
nomic facts we find that Britain needs
our dollars in order to get goods.
Britain is never more than six
weeks from starvation in war or peace
and she is sadly lacking in raw mate
rails which we can supply Britain
is far more dependent on imports than
any of the other nations in question,
and will have far greater difficulty
in balancing her international pay
ments. Britain is in tough spot and
anyone who cares to study the stu
alton will find that we need to give
Britain special consideration on loans
If we help to finance Britain's i'm
ports, she will buy more from us; this
will increase employment here and
American consumers will also have
more.
1t is true that we might achieve the
same result without sending anything
of value abroad if the money were
spent at home instead of being sent
to foreigners-provided our economy
were so adjusted as to be completely
efficient as a selfcontained unit. 1t
just so happens however, that we
have actual or potential surpluses of
some kinds of goods and shortages
of others. We shall get full employ
ment more quickly and maintain it
more steadily if we help Britain,
France, China and Russia get on their
feet once more.
We didn't pull any chestnuts out
of the fire for Britain by aiding her
in the First World War nor in the
Second World War. We aided Britain
because we knew that if Britain was
conquered-we would follow We
helped Britain and Russia, to save
our own necks!
Britain doesn't want charity from us !
but she does want and need our help |
and economic cooperation. The Brit
ish do not expect American business
men out of generosity to efface them
selves from world commerce in order
that the British may survive. The
British want us to have full employ
ment and prosperity because she
knows that unless we do, Britain will
not The financial power and indus
trial productivity of the United States
has the greatest influence on world
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the land? Or has he right under
a free enterprise economy in a de-
mocracy to engage in the distribution
of commodities that he himself pro-
duces? Stripped of all superficial le-
gal verbiage, that is all that is in
volved in the case now before the
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse
commission.
The hidden firms in the private
grain business say that the farmer
does not have this right
Farmers Union Grain Terminal as
ISOLATION says that the farmer does
have the right.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-02-01
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Evening star., 1946-07-17
Senators Approve
Bill 10 Begin Work
On New Courthouse

The Senate Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee ordered a favor
able report today on the bill to start
work on Washington's new court
house and three other top priority
Federal building projects here.
Chairman Andrews said the bill
would be placed on the Senate CAL
endar for tomorrow and that he
thought chances of Senate action at
this session were good.
The bill, which accompanies a
companion measure now awaiting
House action, would authorize $4OO,-
900 for drawings and specifications
for the proposed sl0,300,000 court
building, to be built at Third street
and Constitution avenue NV.
1t also sets up formula for cred
itlng the District with 50, 100000, the
value of the land, against whatever
share of the total cost of the build
ing Congress shall decide the Dis
trict is to bear.
The bill also provides slightly
more than 100000 to start work
on plans for a General Accounting
Office annex and film storage and
general office-record storage build
ings at Suitland, Md
Before reporting favorably on the
bill, the Senate committee struck
out two sections, one of which would
give the Public Buildings Admins
tration control over all Office furni-
ture and rugs in buildings under its
jurisdiction The other would give
PBA exclusive authority to enter
into contracts for food concessions
in buildings without taking COM
petitive bids Chairman Andrews
said both sections are controversial.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Spanish War Veterans
Old. {. Meet Today

The $50 surviving veterans of
Washington's first volunteer regi-
ment in the Spanish-American War
were observing today the 48th ami
versary of the surrender of Santiago.
and some of the As still living in this
city planned a special reunion.
They will meet at a general gath
ering OF other Spanish American
War organizations at Marshall Hall
after a boat ride this afternoon.
William A. Hickey, 1901 B street
Sc, who is 81, said he will try to
make the trip.
The lst District of Columbia VOL
unteer Infantry was present at the
Santiago surrender. On his return to
this country its members received
from President Mckinley on Octo-
Der 28, 1898. medals for which Wash
ington citizens had contributed
funds. The late Maj. Gen. George
H. Harries, a former associate edi-
tor OF TIE Star, was an organizer
and colonel of the regiment.
The 1st District of Columbia Vol
unteer Infantry Association meets
annually in November. The associa-
ton has no president since the
death of William S. Hodges several
months ago.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Mrs. Minor to Direct
Centennial Exhibit

Mrs. Eva G. Minor has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Exhibit
Committee for the Arlington CEN
tennial celebration, it was an
nounced today.
A series OF planned exhibits, to be
displayed throughout the county,
Will include historically interesting
household articles, costumes and
modes Of transportation.
Mrs. Minor, president of the Arl-
lngton Business and Professional
Women's Club, has named the fol-
lowing committee members. Miss
Lena Wolfe, principal of Claude
Swanson Junior High School; Mrs.
F. Freeland Chew and Mrs. Lindo
Cost.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Pants Burglar Returns
With Four Thefts in Niuht

Washington's pants burglar" was
back at work again last night as
four Northwest section residents re-
ported to police that total of s33
was stolen from their trousers
hanging on chairs and doorknobs.
Threea occupants of 1907 Ninth
street NV, each living in a differ
ent room, reported theft of the
following amounts: Sam Perros, SO:
Constantine Antones, 81, and Claude
A. Spiggle, SO.
Mr.. Perros and Mr.. Antones told
reporters they felt "groggy" when
they awoke and discovered the
theft and hazarded the guess that
the burglar may have "drugged or
gassed" them.
The fourth victim was Pierce
Jones, SO. colored, 211 K street
NV, who said some one took 50
from his wallet in his pants pocket
during the night.
Evening star., 1946-07-17
Police Arrest Suspect, II,
In StrangIing Of Girl, 7
BY the kssocioted Press

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, July IT,
The nude body of 7-year-old girl,
lured from game with playmates
on a Lake Michigan beach yesterday
by man on a motor scooter, was
found early today under a wooden
box on the outskirts of Michigan
City.
Police Capt Lyman D. Mckee
said a 27-year-old Michigan City
man led police to the spot, 5 miles
from the beach. Capt. Mckee said
the man admitted he had strangled
the child and hid her body after
driving her on his scooter to the
secluded area.
The victim was Dayda Lisak,
whose father, Ben Lisak, is ship
ping clerk for a transfer company
here.
Capt. Mckee quoted the man as
saying, Il don't know why I did it,"
Evening star., 1946-07-17

music on the stands the men did all
right from memory, but the Torea-
dor song from Carmen lacked zine
when that boom boom failed to
come in.
After they had played four num-
bers a motorcycle with siren scream
ing came down the hill with the
Army truck behind it. The truck
had been picked up on the Baltimore
pike six miles beyond the District
line. Maj. Howard gave a sigh of
relief. The bass drummer ran to
the truck, got his drum and gripped
the sticks.
Then things began to 60 right.
The band played the Army Air
Forces song. Maj. Howard turned to
the bass drummer with a flick of
the baton. And In he came right on
the beat, boom! boom!"