The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-02-07
Job-Holder's PROPAGANDA


The Voice. This report (lIEA Bulletin No. 3") pre-
pared and presumably distributed to all of the member teach
ers in the organization.
The report throughout severely critical of the opposition
to the bill and loaded with sarcastic statements which clearly
intended to that only the proponents of the
are possessed of even ordinary intelligence.
must be assumed that the report prepared by NJ
Moe executive secretary of the Montana Education Assoca
on as 1t came from that organization and is stated in the
Introductory paragraph that it gives its impressions of the
hearing the bill.
The reflections the intelligence understanding
OF those who and spoke opposition the
is unworthy of organization bearing the
but after observing this organization and its work for
Der OF do not hesitate to state that it entirely char
actesc of its customary policy Perhaps in this instance it
has gone step farther than it usually does.
make this statement because evidently reflects the at
tude of the who appeared spoke the
at the hearing All of them with exception
called educators and the exception certainly didn't give
the who the educational field laid
and comfort do not believe that all those spoke
in favor of the directly interested in securing
money the schools bring larger
salaries Perhaps of them motvated by that
sideraton. But the implication there the
fight that being waged by the leaders in the educational field
against the judgment of the gras roots people opposing the
measure lends some credence to the suspicion in the mind Of
appeared and spoke opposition to the
grass roots" people, of them farmers
They all concerned for the welfare of the schools because
children are directly affected Moreover they were
all in favor of betterment of conditions believe
that the present BILL setting autocracy of political
poinees the problem of them were concerned
with the loss of local autonomy which the bill if enacted into
law would effect.
In the report from the Montana Education Association the
statement that Cali agreed that principles
Of the program reorganze financing
sound think anyone who heard the statements made
by the opponents those them will agree that this
statement is without foundation.
Mr. Moe in his report makes the statement that schools
be closed without hearings but he fails clear
that the final decision with the commission appointed by
the and that this autocratic authority to
the state board of education expiration of the terms
pointment of the members of the commission.
Discussing the oppostion presentations Mr. Moe has this
to I'm they wanted people voting and other
places prevent people voting In they wanted
full direct democratic action in other dcatoria laws
prevent democratic Agreement among the oppon
to when the the other desirable absent
1t really that they afraid of their ability
make democratic procedure function"
That statement such this nothing but spewng of
prejudice needs confederation That this and other false
statements contained the report intended bee the
type of the opposition efforts se the present bill
hand knowledge of either the merits and dement's of the
only obvious reflects credit the author of the
report the organization for which he the spokesman
We suggest to the Montana Education Association and its
secretary that there be large number of people in the
state not directly interested the of this BILL who
faults the proposed and backed by them
and the type of propaganda eXempied the dis
cussed herein does not convince them that there
connected with passage of law which would increase
tremendously the control by such leadership the future
destiny of schools
AS afterthought, and having particular connection
with the matters previously discussed in this article might