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The union times., 1947-07-12
Ask More Housing For New Haven

(Continued from Page One) ing Authority would manage the development, and the state would guarantee the bonds issued by the Authority.
 Before the State act may be util- ized, however, the law provides that the "state shall not enter into con tract with local authority unless the need for housing project under such act shall be certified to the state au- thority by the governing authority of the municipality in which such local authority is located"
 IDENTIFICATION
 In order to comply with this pro- vision, one of the resolutions to be in- troduced at the aldermanic meeting Monday calls for the Board to certify that there is a need for such a project in New Haven.
 A second resolution presented by the Citizens Housing Council would give the New Haven Housing Authority the power to proceed with the cree tion of project or projects intended to furnish housing accommodations to families of low incomes in this city" It provides that the city advance to the Housing Authority, as loans, the funds necessary to construct these projects, these loans to be repaid by the Housing Authority from the sale of bonds when the projects are com pleted.
 The resolution points out that the shortage of safe and sanitary dwellings for families of low in- comes in New Haven can not be re- lieved by the operation of private enterprise at present construction costs," and asserts that s'the con- struction of housing projects for families of low incomes will, there fore, not be competitive with pri- vate enterprise"
 Authority for the city to make these loans comes from the terms of sec ton 1o6a of the 1889 Public Acts, the Council statement said.
 A third and final resolution would place the Board of Aldermen on re- cord as requesting the Mayor and the Housing Authority to proceed to ob-
The union times., 1947-07-12
Miller Of Conn.
 For Power Trust

(Continued from Page One) based and maintain them because no public agency had power to study or disallow them.
 In the original battle with the power firms the federal govern ment took over the fight the vari- ous states were unwilling or unable to make. This contest, consuming about 10 years, saw Uncle Sam wiring SIPS billion worth of water out of utility stocks to the lasting benefit of every housewife who licked an electric switch.
 The pO1oer trust is protesting 1t sCants to "refurn to nOrm0Icy," but the American consumer ,CiH pay the freight unless he asVakens to this nesV menace to his sCelfare.
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tain assistance under the acts men toned, for the construction of hous- ing projects in New Haven.
 PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY
 Housing is now definitely a com munity responsibility, Fienmark said in making public the resolutions. "We cannot wait for Washington to act. Too many people, especially veterans and their families, need homes. Should subsidized housing be made available by Congress, we are pro- tected by the fact that we can always obtain the benefits of the subsidy, without any loss to the city"
 In addition to Feinmark, officers of the Citizens Housing Council in- clude Nathan Sherman, first vice. chairman; H. Reis-Elbara, second vice-chairman; Miss Dorothy Bak- CT, third vice-chairman; Miss Eliza beth Fox, treasurer, and Alvin MOrmin, secretary.
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Kilgore Says NAM Controls Our Congress
(Continued from Page One)

(Continued from Page One) the nation under a false guiSe of labor reform Congress enacted into law a complicated, intricate measure that will turn industrial relations into a lawyers paradise of court actions, in functions, damage suits and affidavits.
 STRESSES DISCORD
 Advertised as a measure to pro- mote harmony, it will invite stress, discord and never-ending litigation. Hailed by its sponsors as a bill to limit strikes, it will prove to be the great est incentive to industrial unrest and increased friction that the Congress could possibly have adopted"
 Charging that the Taft-Hartley act is unfair, unequitable and punitive, Kilgore urged every American to Ire view the record of the 80th Con- gress" and to contact his Congress- man and express to him his approval or disapproval of the Congressional record.
 s'When you are studying the re- cord," he advised, "dOn't overlook the rent-control law, which gives landlords the right to persuade tenants to pay higher rents, whether or not they are just and equitable. This, of course, was a tremendous victory for the we'll financed real estate lobby.
 "The railroad lobby also exerted its influence, and secured passage of a law taking the railroads out from under the antitrust laws. This will permit the continuation of discrimina- tory freight rates.
 That's only part of the story of the
The union times., 1947-07-12
San Diego AFL Starts Rolling

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-(FP)-The AFL Federated Trades X Labor Council here is wasting no time get ting its big guns lined up to dislodge antilabor politicians in 1o48.
 To assure solid pro-labor vote here next year, the council has start ed the monumental job of precincting every one of the 25,000 members of its affiliated unions.
 Were determined to get out every one of those votes" said John Quinn by. council secretary "If we do we're sure to sweep San Diego county for pro-labor candidates"
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Building Trades Of Connecticut Meet On aft-Hartley Law
(Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One) there will be no final determination of number of doubtful clauses until the courts have ruled on them.
 A detailed report of the meetings held with representatives of the Con necticut Chapter of the Associated General Contractors was given by Secretary Treasurer James O'Kane
 An emergency cGu for financial aid for the Building Trades COun- ciI ,Oas unanimously uOted. All b. cGLs are urged to send in funds to carry the state building trades cOun- ciI through this financial crisis. Checks should be sent at once to the Councils headquarters at I37 COfe St., NesU Hauen.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-13

make such additional water available
for beneficial use.
This project will be operated under
water right of the Bureau of Rec
Iamation. It will be constructed by
the Bureau of Reclamation with public
funds for the benefit of the public,
and not for the benefit of any private
person or corporation. Therefore, it
is my opinion, in which I have no
doubt, that any court, state or nation
al, which would hereafter adjudicate
this question must reach the conclu-
sion that this water conserved by the
Canyon Ferry Project could and would
of Reclamation free from any claim
from the Montana Power company.
The Canyon Ferry project is, as
understand, multiple purpose prof.
ect. 1t will lead to unlimited bene-
fits for all the people. The power
company and it's right to use the wa
ters of the Missouri river, if any it
has, must coordinate, or be subor-
dinated to the right of the people to
full irrigation and power develop
ment for society in general
The state of Montana is entitled to
this development AT ONCE The
power company has no right to pre-
vent this construction.
I hope and trust that this opinion
will facilitate progress on the Can
Won Ferry OrOject" as Won suggest |
On behalf of the people of the state
of Montana, urge that this state may
now be favored with the immediate
commencement and prompt compile
ton of this project which is absolute
ly necessary for it's future well being
and continued economic progress.
Sincerely yours,
R. V. BOTTOMLY,
Attorney General !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-13
Objects To Reappointment
of Bert Clements
June 4, 1947

/ 4,
Honorable Sam C. Ford
Governor Of Montana
Helena, Montana
Dear Governor Ford:
1t is very evident to me. that you
are running true to form in reappoint-
ing Bert Clements to the State Indus
trial Accident Board. You will re-
member that I talked for almost a
year to get you to file for governor
against Roy Ayers. At the same time,
guaranteed to raise at least 100000
in cash for the campaign and you
made three promises to me. First,
YOU agreed to fire Bert Clements at
the first opportunity; second, you
would place Jim Sparkling on the State
Board of Equalization and third that
Bert Kathan would be appointed to
the office of Secretary of Agriculture.
None of these obligations were full
filled
Bert Kathan was undoubtedly re-
sponsible for your election the first
time you ran for the reason that he
5OlISu AO,VQO FObOo III CllO pIl ll1clIJ anu
assured me that he could turn 10000
of them to you, which he undoubtedly
did and you won by mere 5000 votes,
so you can thank him for being mainly
responsible, while I was the guy who
rustled the jack that made your cam
paign possible. I was told that two
weeks before election another corpor-
alton donated $1,000 to your campaign
fund which evidently wiped out, in
your opinion, all obligations and you
have continued to ride on the band
wagon of the same show ever since.
Personally, I was greatly disap-
pointed in your actioQs as governor
of the state, and you we'll know that I
never asked anything for myself. In
fact was not interested in any polit
ical job and after being appointed to
the Highway Commission resigned be-
cause from the only evidence that I
could see, I would have to be a stool
pigeon at every meeting or cast a
minority vote. This is one thing
refuse to do.
1t is mystery to me and | think
the general public, how a man like
Bert Clements, serving many years on
he Industrial Accident Board and who
at the same time with Hitchcock en-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-13
OPINIONS OF
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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-13
Continued from Last Week.
A Century of Fear?

!
Today, in blind fear of communism,
we are turning aside from progress and
aside from the United Nations. We
are approaching century of fear.
4 | say that those who fear commun-
ism have no faith in democracy.
say that given assurances of peace
which only strong United Nations
can give = then democracy will tri-
umph in open competition with any
other system-but only if it is a posi-
tive faith.
A self confident and assertive Amer
lea can bring freedom and peace to
the entire world A fearful America
will end by losing both it's freedom
and its peace.
Once America falls into mortal fear
of communism, the triumph of COM
munism will be assured. The Truman
doctrine is the strongest weapon that
communism ever had.
Communism will not be beaten by
force of dollars or by force of arms.
1t will be ended, only when the forces
CHdC give rise " colnAnulllSLI- poVeIIy
and exploitation-are abolished from
the world.
l say that poverty and exploitation
can be ended only by the strongest
concept in the world-the concept of
genuine democracy in action. Democ-
racy in action today means immediate
and drastic action to prevent depres-
sion.
1T MEANS:
Reducing prices by ten per cent
and not just by saying please.
Raising wages within the limits of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-13
Don't Get Discouraged

The Peoples Voice
H. S. Bruce
Helena, Montana
Enclosed find $500 for renewing my
subscription. I find your paper very
interesting and we really need it more
than ever. Hope you don't get dis
couraged about that resolution -of
North Valley County Farmers Union
Yours Truly, Alex Fab, Lewistown
Dairy Company, Lewistown, Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-13
WALLACE POINTS Way TO PEACE and
PROSPERITY

( the swollen profit structure in order
to maintain purchasing power.
| Maintaining high tax rates on those
who can afford to pay.
IT MEANS:
Maintenance of the rights of labor.
A low-cost mass produced housing
program.
Legislation for minimum wages and
social security.
Enforcement of full employment
measures through public works as soon
as prices fall
Naturalization of coal.
An about program for world recon
struction.
Democracy in action means, also
drastic and immediate action to pre-
vent the drift to war
1t means reconstruction program
underwritten by American resources
and administered by the United Ma
tions which sets these goals:
Raising the living standards of Wes-
tern Europe to prewar levels.
Raising the living standards Of Yves
IS1A EuIOp6 70 luOS6 VI EdoISIn Euu-
ope
Raising the living standards of the
East to present European levels.
This program is in Americas self
interest. Only in a prosperous world
can America be prosperous! Only in
g peaceful world can America live in
peace.
Part of Program
This economic reconstruction prog
ram must be part of an overall prog
ram to abolish war. 1t includes dis
armament; agreement on enforceable
world control of atomic energy; the
internationalizatio of strategic areas;
the final eradication of fascism from
the world.
Under these conditions, Americans
need never fear that their own re-
sources will be used against them as
they were through secret control
agreements with fascist nations, and
as they may again through our present
appeasement of fascist and reaction
airy regimes.
For a program such as this, all peace
loving Americans must work together.
They need leadership; it must come
from the organized trade union mem
bers of America, reinforced by the
forwafd-looking people among the
SCIENTISTS, artists and professional peo-
pie.
I say this, with all my conviction
and from the bottom of my heart.
Let us remember that however much
we may disagree, we all hold the same
ends in common. We must cooperate
or those common ends. This is no
line to squabble among ourselves. If
We could turn all the energy that we
expend in fighting each other into
lighting the real enemies of mankind,
America would be a progressive ma
ion today and the world would be on
he road to lasting peace.
Americans must speak out for pros
'erity and peace! They must raise
heir voices above the bipartisan bloc
md the conservative press. They
must seek to restore the two-party
ystem that our democracy needs to
i've. They must insist that the Demo-
ratio party be liberal!
If their demands are denied, they
must find new means of political ex-
'ression. 1 cannot say what the future
will bring. l am certain that the con-
cience Of the people will not permit
ur political leaders to remain silent
n the face of increasing dangers to
he lives of every citizen Already |
ense that our people are once more
n the march. And | am certain that
othing can hold back the peoples
larch toward greater prosperity, more
'eedom and lasting peace
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-13
Attorney General Rules Montana Power

such appropriations, as stated in no
tees of appropriations filed, bear nc
accurate relation to the extent of ac
tual needs or beneficial use of the
waters of the Missouri river.
Purported Montana Power
Appropriations
Such purported appropriations at
the various plants of the Power com
pany are as follows:
Canyon Ferry: $4,000 cubic feet for
second, or 100000 miners inches.
Hauser: 37,S40 cubic feet per second.
Hotter: 73,12O.O9 cubic feet per second.
Black Eagle: 100000 cubic feet per
second, or 100000 miners inches.
Rainbow: $4,000 cubic feet per second,
or 100000 miners inches.
Ryan or Volta: $4,000 cubic feet per
second, or 100000 miners inches.
Moroney: $4,000 cubic feet per second
or 100000 miners inches.
These purported appropriations are
greater than the total flow-of the river
save under unusual conditions. They
certainly do not indicate in any true
measure the 6extent of the water
rights, if any, in the Power company.
In 1899 the Montana Power com
pany filed an action in the district
court of the United States in and for
the District of Montana against the
Missouri Water Users
Association, the State Water Conserv-
alton board, Sam G. Ford, c. H. Ray
mond. e. b. Donohue, O. S. Worden
and d. p Fabrick as members of, and
the State Water Conserv-
alton board In this case the Montana
Power company abandoned its claim
% the excessive and fantastic water
tights described above. 1t was
awarded certain water rights in the
district court. This decision of the
district court was reversed in the cir
,uit court of appeals for lack of juris-
LECTION on the district court.
Broadwater Waters Users Associ-
alton, ct al V. The Montana Power
Company, 139 F. I'd, 99S. :. Defen-
dants Exhibit NJ Tr 1917.
The following references are from
he transcript on appeal in such case:
Tor % years from 1919 to 1910 the
.verage ANIMAL flow at Hotter dam
vas 3,074,419 acre feet, the average
nnual use was 1,960,815 acre feet and
he annual spill or waste was 1,113,604
ere feet. At Hotter dam 63.7S%o of |
UGH total flow was used and 36.22% /
{ the total flow was spilled or wasted ,
,ithout being put to any beneficial
Sc.
The Bureau of Reclamation has for
lany years made extensive studies of
he waters of the Missouri river and
he use of such waters, and, of course,
in much better position than I am
} determine the amount of such
.aters. I am combining this opinion
to the legal questions in
olved
Hotter dam is the point of control =
n the river. This proposed construc-
on at Canyon Ferry does not de-
'ease the amount of water available
" power. 1t not only increases same
ut makes the supply decidedly more
ependable.
Since the water which may be used
" power is increased and not de- ;
'eased by the construction and opera
on of the Canyon Ferry Reservoir
lere can be no claim made that such
instruction and operation deprives {
lie power company of water previous !
used by it or to which it was en-
tied, if any. This construction and {
1T any development or water rights {
the Montana Power company would t
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Economy Light and Power Com
pany v. United States, 256 e. S. 113,
1870
A license or permission from the
federal government was required in
order to lawfully construct the dams
of the Montana Power Company across
the Missouri river.
The predecessors of the Montana
Power Company and such company
in order to secure valid rights to dam
the Missouri river, had only to com
ply with the same requirements as any
other individual or company.
Position of "Trespasser"
The power company has never asked
for or received permission from the
state of Montana to build dams upon
its lands beneath the Missouri river
It's possession thereof is therefore that
of trespasser 1t never secured the
necessary permission or licenses from
the United States. Therefore, its
dams are maintained contrary to the
laws of the United States
Because the Power company is
trespasser and is maintaining dams in
the Missouri river contrary to the laws
of the United States its rights have
not and never can ripen- into such
rights as will give it the control of the
full flow of the Missouri river and
deprive the people of the right to this
full development for irrigation or
power. This new irrigation is abso-
lutely necessary to the well being of
the state and it's people.
Even if we assume, without conced-
ing. that the rights of the Power com |
pany are valid to the extent of it's prior
necessary beneficial use, such rights
could not prevent the United Sattes |
from acquiring the necessary water
rights under state law as required by
Section 8 of the Reclamation Act.
Economic Life Depends On Full
Utilization
AS I understand, the purpose of the
Canyon Ferry Storage Project, is to
put to full beneficial use all of the
waters of the Missouri river In other
words. when the Canyon Ferry Res
ervoir is completed the Missouri river
will be a controlled stream Waters
heretofore wasted will permit extern
sive new and supplemental irrigation
and greater development of power 4
Our very economic life depends upon
using every drop of water. The right
to put wasted waters to new and bene L
ficial use is fundamental in western ,
water right law.
1T is the policy of this and all
western states to require the high /
est and greatest possible duty from t
the waters of the state in the in t
terest of agriculture and other use i
full and beneficial purposes" t
Worden v Alexander, los Mont '
20S, PIG, 80 Pac. Pac. (2d) 100. /
This companys claim of control ex- \
tends over a distance of hundreds of
niles &
Control of the Missouri river must t
De retained for the welfare of the {
people as a whole. No claim of prop f
erty right for an increased use of h
water by the power company should d
De permitted to prevent it's full de-
In no western state has f
my such right ever been recognized. C
During the last fifty years, the Mon t
ana Power company and it's prede- t
,essors in interest have sought to C
make appropriations of water from the t
Missouri river and have constructed |.
certain dams, reservoirs and power t
'lants to be used in the generation of n
Electricity for sale. The amounts of o
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-13

Money is properly only medium
of exchange for labor, and has no
moral right or claim to increase, ex-
cept passing directly through some
form of labor-Aristotle.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-13

gineered most of the racehorse pari-
mutuel operations in the state of Mon
tana, was able to buy substantial
interest in the Placer Hotel, but such
are the facts.
I also think, thanks to your APP
prevail, that Montana is running the
biggest legalized black market there is
in the U. S. when apparently Joe Sim
clair and his gang were given permits
sion to import liquor into the state
under a state license, add a state
stamp and resell it. This, to my mind,
is crime against good government
and there is no doubt in my mind that
when you retire from the governorship
Of the state of Montana you will be in
the same class as our master operator,
Roy Ayers
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-13
Respectfully yours,
E. B. COOLIDGE.

P.S.: Certainly was sorry to learn
that the State of Montana had to lose
as good a citizen as Jack Hanley as
he was one of our best and it has
been a mystery to me how he fell in
with you as your secretary, but strange
things happen in politics. Personally,
I can't believe that all politicians are
dishonest and many are working so
that Montana will be better place for
their posterity to live in.-E.B.C.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-13

such appropriations, as stated in no.
tees of appropriations filed, bear no
accurate relation to the extent of ac-
tual needs or beneficial use of the
waters of the Missouri river.