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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-21

league boots and the Missouri
Valley, by comparison, at a
snaiPs pace.
For purpose of this study, 16 items
of information gathered by Census
Bureau canvassers have been related
to show the trend in the two valleys
For the first time the data were com
piled on a county-to-cOunty basis rath-
er than statewide basis, so they re-
fleet the information for each valley
precisely. Previous studies included
information for whole states, even
though only portions of them lie in
the two valleys.
Most provocative of the items in
cluded in the analysis is the revela-
ton that the per acre value of farm
lands and buildings declined 1874 per
cent during the 15-year period in the
Missouri Valley while it rose 1876 per
cent in the Tennessee Valley.
Work of the IVA
Since 1888 the Tennessee Valley has
had a Tennessee Valley Authority, an
independent federal agency admins
tered in the territory it serves, and
charged with the duty of developing
its possibilities for river navigation
flood control, soil conservation, hydro
electric power, and, in general, the
natural resources of the region
Such an instrumentality has been
proposed for the Missouri Valley. A
bill to create it was introduced at the
last session of congress by Sen. James
E. Murray, Cd, Mont) and former Rep.
John J. Cochran Cd, Mo-, ST. Louis.
1t was lost in the legislative mill when
two senate committees reported it adj
versely. Murray will be back this
session with another bill, modified to
meet some of the objections raised to
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-21

CrIss-crossIng the nation the
record shows that In those
states were these groups were
right on their toes, little or no
repressive legislation was en-
acted by large corporation con-
trolled legislatures.
In other states, where this unity
was slow in developing, varying
amounts of discriminatory legislation
did find its way onto the statute
books
In such states as New York, North
Dakota, Delaware, Washington, Ne
braska, where unified fronts by labor
and farmers were slow in developing,
the results were not too good. New
York's legislature, with the solid back
ing of Governor Dewey, and Delaware
both passed discriminatory legislation
against public employees which will
represent the success of the black tide
of reaction as long as same remain on
statute books In North Dakota, farm
ers did manage to kill by a narrow
margin a Q0aCn WARRANT pIOpOSdI
against co-operatives, but labor was
not so fortunate A stringent "anti-
closed shop" bill was approved by
both houses and signed by Governor
Nebraska and Washington
legislatures similarly were loaded with
''NAM' bills In the latter state, Gov
ernor Wallgren and his veto power,
is the only hope of retaining much
Of labor's hard won gains.
Idaho, Indiana, Tennessee and Mon
tana were four notable examples
where about unity of purpose paid |
off big dividends in stopping, much |
vicious legislation. Joint action by
ALL, CLIO and rail brotherhOOds in
both Idaho and Indiana stopped cold
q number of "NAM" proposals de-
signed to hamstring and hamper Ia
Dor, such as anti-niass picketing meas
Tres, anti-closed shop, giving state de-
Dartments of labor dictatoriaI powers,
ETC. In Tennessee the labor unions
and the Farmers Union teamed up to
bring about some long needed gaso-
inc refund legislation for Tennessee
armers
Equally impressive, here in Mon
ana, was the joint action of AFL,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-21

A continued increase in the mill
fancy of Montana teachers has been
generally noted this last couple of
weeks as educators affiliated with
either the Montana Education Asso-
citation or the American Federation of
Teachers, or both, have gone ahead
in their efforts to secure adequate
cost-of-Iivine salaries.
Emphasizing this attitude Of I'VE
mean business, more than 80 district
representatives of the MEA met with
the associations executive board last
Saturday in Helena and helped pre-
pare six resolutions on what Montana
teachers are expecting from Montana
school boards The three principle
resolutions called for:
1. Adoption of the MEA salary
schedule with a minimum OF $2,10O
per year for teachers with two years
college education, ranging on up to
$4,125 for one with masters degree
and Is years experience;
2. Adherence by all so MEA chap
tiers to a policy of refusing to teach
next term unless contracts are based
on MEA schedule as a minimum;
8. Refusal by any MEA member TAX
ing a position in another school I'M
less the school board has agreed to
meet the MEA salary schedule as pre-
scented by the regular teaching staff
of school in question.
Copies of the above are being sent
to every MEA chapter, to the LOO
school boards and to the $500 MEA
mem bers in the state
Reports from the Helena MEA in
dictate that more than half of the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-21
School Bill l24 Cost
Taxpayers Pretty
Piece of Change

In case, Mr. and Mrs. Montana Tax
payer, there is any doubt in your
minds who paid for the drafting of
that once very much alive school re-
organization bill-HB 124-forget it..
AS usual, you're stuck-to the tune of
$4,000 for legal services alone to say
nothing of the printing costs for the
bills almost 100 pages.
According to the claim filed by At
torney John w. Chapman, Helena,
against the public elementary and sec
ondary school department, there was
a total of $17470O for legal services
in drawing up the bill, and $253.00 for
stenographic and miscellaneous costs.
To provide the necessary funds to
pay Attorney Chapman, the assembly
passed HB 43S, an appropriation mea-
sure for $4,000,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-21
MONTANA LEGISLATORS SHOWED COMPASSION
FOR UNDER PRIVILEGED LIQUOR VENDORS

Politicians seldom overlook the value
of patronage, whether they be Nc
Kellars, smarting over their inability
to have political hacks appointed to
positions of authority in such regional
enterprise of government as the IVA,
or whether they be merely plum con-
scious members of the Montana legls-
lature.
For example, under bill passed by
the majority party in the recent leg
islature, the administrator of the LID
uor board-appointed by the governor
will receive 5000 a year more than
the elected attorney general of the
state of Montana, $1,000 a year more
than the elected state treasurer, the
state auditor or the secretary OF state,
and $500 a year more than the elect
ed superintendent of public instruc-
ton. The gentleman, in short will re-
ceive a cool $500 per annum-a very
decent plum for a political faithful OF
the administration in power.
Under the new law, a vendor of
liquor store working eight hours per
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-21
Legion Demands ALI
Out Fight On
Fascism

More than 100000 legionnaires in
400 Illinois posts of the American Lee
gion last week Joined liberal and pro-
gressive groups of the nation in call
in for vigorous, out-in-the-open fight
against fascism. The legionnaires, Off
cially represented by the Cook County
legion council also demanded a lift
ing of the homemade Iron curtain"
which our daily press uses in suppress
sing news of fascist activity in the
United States.
In making their fight-fascism call,
the legion council warned that fascism
often comes cloaked in a disguised
form, often dressed up as American
ism"
Calling attention to the suppressed
report on fascist activities made by
former Assistant Attorney General o.
John Rogge, the council demanded
that the government release to the
press for publicity any information it
may have and can release, without in
jury to our government in any form,
on fascism, it's leaders here, organi-
cations and its aims"
1t also called on the American Le-
gion itself ito counteract the vicious
propaganda challange that fascism
offers . to our ideals Of tolerance
and justice for all"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-21

day in the various cities and towns in
Montana, may get more pay than the
sheriff or any peace officer or any
other elected official in the county
except the district Judge.
Furthermore, under the law even
the helper of the vendor in any of the
smaller Montana cities or towns could
legally receive more than the sheriff
or any other elected official of a
county in which the city is located,
except the district judge.
Slightly Inconsistent
While it is not the policy of the
VOICE to ever oppose wage or salary
increases whether same be for honest
workmen or for un-of-the-political-
mill rum peddlars, this generosity on
the part of the late, unlamented 30th
legislature seems strangely out of
form. Particularly so when one con-
siders what this same body did to the
hopes of Montana teachers for ade-
quate salaries; to the disabled as con-
templated under lib 68 or to the I'M
employed under HB SO.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-21
Rail Workers Need
Assistance To Save
Retirement Plan

Rail workers particularly and labor
in general should bring unremitting
pressure on the four members of our
congressional delegation to stand four
square against any of the proposed
amendments to the Crosser railroad
retirement bill enacted during the 10Th
congress.
The improvements embodied in the
Crosser act of the last session have
been widely hailed by railroad labor
leaders and rank-and-file members
alike, as having made the retirement
plan of the men who man the iron
horse, the best of any industry in
America. What the rail workers have
achieved through many years of eff
fort may well be set up as goal for
workers in other industries.
According to a report by the Cas-
cade county trades and labor assem-
bly,, several bills have been introduced
in the present congress at the insist
ence of the American Association of
Railroads which would, if passed,
the gains achieved under
The Crosser act. These bills are 670,
4R 216O and HR2310
Fellow workers and Farmer Union
sts, ACT TODAY! Let Senators Muir
'ay and Ecton, and Cong. Mansfield
md D'Ewart, know you are sOlidly be-
lind the rail employees in this fight.
The railmen must have your help if
his spearhead of reactions many
ronted offensive is to be broken up
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-21

CLIO, Rails, VFW and Farmers Union,
in forming a legislative co-ordinating
committee which functioned week in
and week out, keeping more than 400
organizations in every county of the
state informed on proposed legisla-
ton, what the Legislators were doing
etc. Montana in particular had
of extremely bad bills in
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-21
Z lie OF Reaction Speeding
Unification OfLiberals.
Labor And Farmers
Montana Unionists, Progressives And Others,
Planning Big Legislative Meeting In
Great Falls, Sunday, March 80

The stark reality of reaction riding rough shod
liberal movement in the nation, of the
possibilities aboshacng legislation being imposed
levels of similar
erprses has been doing much awaken labor liberal and
and these the few months have been
strides toward presenting united front
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-21
Tennessee Valley With Its
IVA Outstrips Missouri
Valley In Progress
Southern Area Land Values Increase 1876 Per
Cent In Is Years; Northern Figure Off
35.4 Per Cent In Same Period
By JOSEPH HANLON

A Washington of the ST. Louis PoDspach
Striking proof of how Valley in years
ousrpped the rate of the larger Missouri Val
available by the PostDpatch from the
Bureau of the Census.
chiefly the agricultural of 1880 and of
945 show that both valleys have moved forward
with country of the things that make for
good living Valley has moved with
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-21

A Washington Correspondent of the st. Louis
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Tito Rejects U. 5. Protest
On Removals al Trieste
By the Assoeiofed Press

Yugoslavia has rejected an Ameri-
can protest against removal of i'm
portant and valuable" Italian prop
erty from the Yugoslav occupation
zone at Trieste.
The State Department disclosed
today that Marshal Tito's govern
ment replied May IA that the prop
erty belonged to "Fascists" and that
the United States had permitted
such removals from its own occu-
patton zone.
The State Department, in its pro-
test dispatched March 27. charged
that Yugoslavia removed industrial
and personal property from its
zone "B" without consent of the
owners, compensation or legal pro-
ceedings.
Officials said there was no basis
for the Yugoslav counter charge
that the United States had taken
property from its zone "a" they ex-
planned the only property removed
was personal goods of Italians who
have left the area to be included
in the future free territory of
Trieste.
A reply is still awaited to a second
American protest against Yugoslay
seizure of nine war-wrecked Italian
ships, including the hulk OF the
transatlantic liner Rex.
Evening star., 1947-06-02
House Speaker Flees
Communists; Nogy
Faces Treason Threat
BY the Associoted Press

BUDAPEST, June "a reli-
able informant said today that
Bella Varga, Speaker of the House
and No. 2 man in the govern
ment of former Premier Ferenc
Macy, had fed Hungary to avoid
Communist arrest and was pre-
Sumed to be in the American
zone of Austria.
The informant, close friend Of
Varga, said that the Speaker was
driven last night to Copron, near
the Austrian border in Northwest
ern Hungary, and he planned to
dash across the Russian zone to the
American area.
It know he was met by reliable
guide with a fast car and I pre-
sumo he safely got across" the in
forinant said.
Varga is a Catholic priest, so. a
big man well over feet in height.
His home parish town is Balaton
Boglar, on the southern shore of
Lake Balaton in Southwest Hun
gary.
His decision to flee came Saturday
after he presided against his will
over the Parliament Political Com
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Veterans Preference Voided
ByExecutiyes, Legion Asserts

jacob said he thought the "evading''
Of the law by the personnel directors
is deliberate.
"I am convinced they got together
and worked out way of voiding
the act,' he said.
Spokesman for the Legion, Veter-
ans Of Foreign Wars and the Dis
abled American Veterans refused,
however, to give unqualified support
to the bill providing for absolute
veterans preference, that was the
subject OF today's bearing. This bill
provides that veterans preference
employees shall be retained In any
Federal agency over all other en-
pIoyes."
Mr.. Jacob said the Legion was for
any law which strengthens veterans
preference, but that it did not want
veterans with one month of service
as temporary employees to bump
off" a permanent empfoye with 25
years service. He said, however, the
(see PREFERENCE, Page A-4.5
Evening star., 1947-06-02
By Vincent DIVER

An American Legion spokesman
today charged Government person.
mel directors are sitting up nights
looking for loopholes in the Vet.
erans' Preference Act.
7 Herbert J. jacob. chairman of the
Legion's National Veterans Prefer
ence Committee. said law should
be passed to punish those Govern
ment officials who willfully and un-
lawfully deprive veterans of Federal
Jobs. This law, he said, should pro-
vid@for dismissal, $1,000 fine or
one year in Jail.
He told a House Civil Service
Subcommittee that the present Vet
erans' Preference Act is violated
and misconstrued" by the personnel
directors, most Of whom, he said,
are nonveterans.
In response to question from
Representative Battle, Democrat, Of
Alabama, himself a veteran, Mr..
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Five Killings Reported
In Lebanon Vote Disputes
BY The Assoeioted Press

BEIRUT. Lebanon, June a.
Beirut newspapers reported today
that five persons were killed yes
terday in clashes growing out Of
protests registered by opposition
candidates over the conduct of
The May Is parliamentary elec-
tions.
One gendarme and two civilians
were killed at Tripoh, these reports
said, when police exchanged fire
with a crowd of men while hunting
for contraband firearms. The hunt
was ordered after defeated anti
government candidates had called
for one-day strike in Beirut in
protest against alleged fixing Of the
elections.>
In the South Lebanon village OF
Kerkha two persons were reported
slain in an interparty quarrel.
Elections for parliamentary can
didates who failed to obtain a ma
jority in the May Is voting were
held yesterday in the Mount Leb-
anon district.
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Put U.S.BuiIdings Underground,
A-Bomb Expert Warns CupitoI

oning the city as a capital and dis
persing the Government over a wide
area.
Can we defend Washington
against an atomic bomb attack"
He asked. Well, if you area Wash
ingtonian and you want to be sure
to survive forthcoming attack,
your best plan is to buy a one-way
ticket to the West Coast"
The officer suggested three types
of attack-(a) Airburst bombs: tb)
Underwater blasts set OF in the
Potomac and Anacostia Rivers to
spread radioactive contamination
over the city and tcl A silent"
atomic attack, In which bomb
might be smuggIed in by saboteurs,
or In which radioactivity could be
spread over our land, buildings and
fSee ATOMIC, Page Al
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Unit Agrees on Repayment
OF 344 Millions by IVA
BY the Associated Press

"A House Appropriations Subcom-
mittee was reported today in general
agreement on a plan whereby the
Tennessee Valley Authority will re-
pay approximately S344,00O,000 to
the Government during the next 40
years.
The subcommittee is considering
the Government corporations ap-
preparations bill, which finances the
iva. The legislation is scheduled
to be sent to the House floor late
this week.
The 1914, 1000 900, committee men,
bers said, represents congressional
appropriations for IVA power IA
cilities.
The repayment plan would re-
quire TVA to pay the money out OF
it's annual operating revenues, 40
per cent of the revenues being set
aside annually for repayment pur-
poses. Estimated operating rev.
enues this year, members said, are
expected to be around $40,000,000.
The plan would require iva to
liquidate at least 25 per cent of the
S344 ,000, 900 obligation every 10 years
to assure full repayment within %
wears
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Hungory's No. 2 Man Believed
Hidino in u. S. Zone Of Austria
s15,000,o00 Credit
To Hungary Cut Oft
Pending Qualification

The United States today sus-
pended surplus property credits
to Hungary amounting to more
than SIS, ,0O0, 900 pending clari-
fication of developments" there.
In announcing the suspen-
sion, the State Department
said only that the situation in
Hungary is being studied fur
ther.
A spokesman indicated can
collation. of a 100000 cotton
buying credit recently granted
Hungary by the Export Import
Bank is being considered.
The separate surplus prop
erty agreement recently con-
cluded with Hungary author
lied credits amounting to $780,
100000. The department said
it understood that more than
s15,000,000 of this has not
been used.
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Two Killed, Nine Injured
In Cyanamid Plant Blast
BY the Associated Press

EDINBURG, Pa, June 1.-Two
men were killed and nine persons
were injured in an explosion which
wrecked two buildings at the
American Cyananid & Chemical
Corp near here today.
The dead were identified as Merle
Craven, SIS, and Robert Downing, 38,
both of New Castle, Pa.
Detective John Moore of New
Castle reported one of the buildings
destroyed was the Jelly house"
where gelatin dynamite was made.
State and city police were detailed
to the scene to clear traffic jam
which developed when ambulances
and private cars sped to the plant
from communities in the vicinity.
The blast was felt in New Castle,
g miles to the east. Windows were
blown out there
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Truman to Give ak
Before NAACP June 2o

President Truman will speak brief
ly to the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
at meeting at the Lincoln Memo
rial Sunday afternoon, June %, the
White House announced today.
The meeting will be the conclud-
ing session of the 18th annual con-
ference of the association.
White House Press Secretary
Charles G. Ross said there will be
a number of other speakers on the
program in which the President has
accepted an invitation to take part
Evening star., 1947-06-02
Air Crashes May Rise
II CAA Budget Is Cut,
Hartman Warns
Senate Asked TO Restore
Slash by House to Allow
New Sofety installations
Rv Ioeenh Younn
By Joseph Young

Secretary of Commerce Harri-
man bluntly warned a Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee to-
day that airline accidents are
"likely to increase" unless the
departments Civil Aeronautics
Administration gets enough
money to carry out it's air safety
program.
Mr.. Hartman said the country's
present airways. system technically
'is largely obsolete" although it is
the most complete. system in the
world
Most of the equipment was de-
signed 10 or IS years ago. and by
now would have been replaced if the
war had not made it necessary to
send practically all equipment to
the armed services, the Secretary
said.
Did Not Mention Latest Crashes.
Although Mr.. Hartman did not
mention last weeks two big crashes
which cost 95 lives, he said, COM
mercial air travel is still eight times
as dangerous as railroad or bus
travelr
Mr.. Hartman told the committee
holding hearings on the State, JUS
tice and Commerce Department ap-
preparations, that the Houses ac-
tion in cutting CAA requests by
$70,000,D will seriously disrupt
and retard a carefully developed
program for a Federal airways sys-
tenn equipped with modern safety
devices and adequate landing areas" !"
The Secretary was highly critical
Of the House Appropriations COM
mittee's observation that 'air acci-
dents will only be eliminated when
people stop flying"
while it is true that air accidents
cannot be entirely eliminated" Mr.
fSea AppPnpPTATTONC po a