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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-19
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small breaks they were entitled to if
they were bound to gamble, and shut
out crooks from here, there and every
where, who were exploiting the guilt
BILE in this state.
Imagine my surprise when I was
informed by your friends in the legis-
lature (some of whom happened to
be my friends also) that you would
veto any such measure, and yet you
would sign bill legalizing and taxing
slot machines in private clubs and
(heaven forbid) you would also coun-
tenance cash punch boards, (Which
to my way of thinking is the most
vicious and indiscriminate kind of
gambling).
At that time it was apparent to me
that you did not intend to make a
serious fight against gambling in Mon
tana, and by signing the two gambling
measures which you did at the last
session, you threw away lin my opin-
ion) any effective chance you might
have to champion the fight against
gambling.
You may still be able to sell the
voters of Montana the idea that you
are against the gamblers but after
being run through your wringer as
a humble member of the legislature,
trying vainly to curb vicious situa-
ton and getting such a run-around
as you put up, fronting for the "Holy
Joes" (on the one hand) and signing
gambling bills Con the other hand)
which looked petty at the time but
which now come to haunt you, for
one am not in favor of spending any
more taxpayers money on your efforts.
Let them roll until next election. Vot-
ers have a way of their own in deal
ing with such fence straddling and
their way is summary political
execution" for anyone who tries it.
Yours respectfully.
GEORGE M. MELTON.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-19
OPINIONS OF
READERS
Should Elect Men Who Know
What They're Doing
Peoples Voice, Helena
Dear Sir:

People voice, Helena
Dear Sir:
| Just few lines to let you know my
views and the way I feel about the
non-profit clubs after reading the num-
erous suggestions made by members
of the last legislature.
If they don't know what laws or
amendments to law they passed and
the governor doesn't remember what
he signed and wants to call special
session which will cost the taxpayer
plenty, then it is about time that the
citizens of Montana woke up and
elected men to represent them who
will enact laws that will benefit the
people and not just few individuals.
And write the laws up in plain
language so they don't have loopholes
in them so that a certain element of
people can use them in more ways
than one
While we are on the subject of laws
1 believe we should have an amend
ment to the constitution of Montana
and also to the national constitution to
this extent:
That any bill passed by the Iegis-
Iature or by congress before it be-
comes law should go to the
supreme court to be reviewed by the
justices to determine whether or not
it is a valid law.
I think this would save the tax
payers of both Montana and the ma
ton lot of money and also save a
lot of dissension among the laboring
class of people. The way the consti-
tuition reads now when a new law is
put on the statute books of the state
or the nation test case must be
presented before the law can be tested
for its legality and thus kept pending
in the courts for years.-LOUIS J.
TONKOVICH, 625 First Ave. N, Great
Falls, Mont.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-19

better than that, lived Christianity in
the Orient for 200 years. The results
of the first century of such effort was
upset by the Opium war. China, to
prevent the degeneration of her peo-
pie, forbad the Importation of opium.
British merchants trading in opium
sent British ships and bayonets to
restore the traffic.
Another hundred years of proselyt-
ing elapsed. The very head, the
nucleus of all Christianity of the
Orient, was in Nagasaki Our Atomic
children there to one of any other
faith
The Atomic bomb in Hiroshima
may have been justified. 1t ended the
war The bomb at Nagasaki was
mass murder of Christians. Our mo-
tives in sending food to Europe are
just as free of Christianity as was our
Atomic bomb destruction of Nagasaki.
Sensible people from Paris to Calcutta
know that we are hypocrites when we
pretend that we are feeding Europe
for any other purpose than to get rid
of surplus which our farmers and
workers create, but under present
laws and methods cannot enjoy. They
know the purpose, and thank us ac-
cordingly.
The Flag follows the Missionaries.
The Navy follows the Flag. The
Standard Oil and Singer Sewing
Machine Company follow the Navy.
The Atomic bomb ends the process
sion. The Americans at home are
told that Christian charity is the
motive for Operation Rat Hole. All
the while the rising cost of living
makes us dogs in treadmiII, churn-
ing much butter indeed, and living
on diminishing scraps from the own
ers of the mill. If we even bark
for some butter, we go to Jail under
the Taft-HartIey law.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-19
GEORGE M. MELTON.

powerful and successful, renewing it's
all of it's people progressively more
and more of the good things of life.
Its failure to do this will have catas-
trophic consequences. Co-operatives
are one of the principal instruments
whereby the extremes of communism
on the one hand, and fascism, on the
other can be avoided, and the fruitful
exercise of individual initiative be for
warded. Accordingly, we urge you to
take the steps outlined earlier in this
letter"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-19
kruse Would Make a Good
Governor
September z, 1947

O6pL6IHU6T Z, IJFI
Peoples Voice
Helena, Montana
Dear Sirs: Am enclosing to you my
check for $2.OO-Am always a little
behind.
Albert Kruse, in my opinion would
make Montana good Governor. l had
the honor of serving in the legislature
with him several years ago and always
DUDLEY JONES, Dodson.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-19

my equity in that gold for a refund
of this years taxes.
Our press and radio blurbs daily
about hungry Europe, and our duty
to feed them. The fact of their hun
ger may largely be true, but the reason
why we feed them is all hypocricy,
cant, camouflage.
We are feeding Europe because
there is a surplus product here of
| goods which Workmen and farmers
| produce, but may not enjoy under
our artificial system and unequal
distribution to the producers. If
this accumuates too much, our sys-
TEN breaks down.
So our government uses our taxes
to send gratis to Europe. Then our
taxes are sent back to us to buy the
goods that we produce, but are not al
lowed by our capitalistic system Gas
at present rum to enjoy. In order to
survive, our capitalist system must
be overhauled.
Few of the young housewives try
ing to stretch the take home pay" to
feed and clothe the family know where
the shoe pinches. At the counter she
is actually competing on the price of
bread with the mighty government
of the United States, which is at
every elevator boosting the price of
wheat to send to Europe, and using
~ af INh 1ha b. l.
at the game.
Our Imperialism, ambition to i'm
press our views On Europe, peace
fully, if we may, as in England, force
fully if we must, as in Turkey, is drain
ing the life blood of the people of
our country.
The Marshal Plan, the Truman
Plan, contemplates taking 80 billion
dollars from farmers and workers in
these United States to make Euro
peans think as we do.
When Tokyo fell from an earth
quake, we gave ITO million dollars to
help rebuild. Their thanks came at
Pearl Harbor. Sensible Europeans
know exactly why we are supporting
them; that it is not from Christian
charity, but merely to avoid bust
here, in which the forgotten man
would, at the polls, make the ultra
Itch re-distribute.
The estimated cost of all seven |
Valley Authorities, including the st.
lawrence Water Way, contemplated
~ Mr.. Roosevelt, was only Is billion
dollars. If our multi-millionaires and
heir press were not insane with sue
less in bleeding the people, they would
lee that immediate diversion of all
he money now going abroad to inter
lal improvements here would enable
'ur unique system longer and more
Iappily to endure.
Cooperation Rat-HoIe"
Some in Washington dub the Mar.
plan of donating billions
rom American workers and farmers
o Europe, the Middle East, and the
orient, Operation Rat Hole.
Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Switzer- j
and, Turkey emerged from the war
ich and prosperous. During 60 years
british (Scotch) capital developed !
.rgentina South Americans welcome {
fits of our munitions-but contribute f
, Europe a dollar? Not they!
A dear earnest Catholic clergyman I
l Kansas City announces as a road to Y
UNIVERSAL permanent peace, eve must I
onvert the Orient to Christianity. t
Our Missionaries have preached, and j
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-19

oOHoo ak DCihS SdofCO lOT iVlHS
costs. White colIared, as we'll as nc
coIared, are forced to sell their meaa
err savings bonds to equip the children
for school. The nationwide stocks
favored by the middle class as a re-
pository for their savings, such as
American Telephone and Telegraph
are being driven down. This concern
has 100000 small stockholders, has
paid $500 the share yearly for over
so years A year ago it sold for $780,
today for about $15900 In such
stocks, what the little fellow sells, the
big fellow accumulates.
Washington is scared The old song
of Mr.. Hoover that prosperity is
just around the corner is matched
by Mr. Truman: This nation has
never before enjoyed such prosperity
as the present, with 60 million jobs"
The first half of 1929 was boom.
Our Imperialistic foreign policy re-
ceived a jolt, not from Russia this
time, but from London. British pro-
duction sadly needs labor. The Com
munists in London solemnly demanded
of their government that every one of
the half million soldiers in India,
Greece, Italy, Iran, Indonesia, or
China, be released and brought home
and put to work. French Communists
are talking likewise.
If such happens, the Marshal Plan
or Truman Plan means that America
must step in where and when the
British leave, and Washington rather
expects it to happen quickly. If the
Communists dictate the policy of Eng
land and France, then the ordinary
man would say those countries have
gone Communist
That 1t Does!
Two weeks ago Attorney General |
Tom Clark, in public address at the |
bar meeting in Great Falls, said: "Our
system of free enterprise stands alone
in the world. He also said, 81 want |
to bring back the little hardware store,
the little grocery, the local tailor, ETC."
He might as well wish to ground /
permanently all the airplanes, burn /
the combines, go back to the scythe. |
He, as well, may hope to kill the great
Cooperative, that does by
far the largest mercantile business in
the British Empire.
We Subsidze the Sovets
All South Russia has a record break
ing wheat crop. We are squeezing
tax money from western farmers to
send to Turkey and Greece. This will
doubtless line the pockets of the
Soviet cooperative farms. Turks and
Greeks can get Ukraine wheat cheaper
than we can ship it 5000 miles. Every
body buys where the article is the
cheapest.
Britain has no dollars. But Britain
can make cutlery, clocks, kodaks,
shoes, cars, locomotives, and
above all, ships. These cannot be sold
to America. We make them also.
British products are going to Russia
n exchange for timber, wheat, sugar,
corn. With all our newspa-
per propaganda against Russia, our
zig machinery houses are selling daily
% the Soviets, turbines, generators,
ETC., for payment in gold. We need Y
10 gold 81 billion dollars has been
boarded ten years in Fort Knox; as
Useless as if it were still in the
ground. i
Bevin may be half right in suggest u
ng that we just give it away. For C
ny part as tax payer, would trade
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INITIATION IS HERE--THE RATH0LE plan


camoufage
proved false
Galleries for family
plentiful at the peak of the so
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-19

The average Georgia textile worker
gained $349 in annual pay in the first
year of the CLOS southern drive.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Neutrality
Continued From First Page.)

engaged in the munitions business
is required to register with the Sec
retary of State. Mr.. Truman added,
whether the item handled by that
person is battleship or merely a
.3s-caliber pistol"
Under the new proposal, the
President upon recommendation of
the National Munitions Control
Board may determine when the
manufacture, expectation, or i'm
portation of any designated arms,
ammunition or implements of war
shall require registration. This will
mean that consideration may be
given to the relative military sig
nif1cance of the item handled" the
President said.
Explaining the additional cate
gories which would be brought un-
der control, the President said it is
unsound to regulate trafnc In NUM-
tiops land permit a free flow Of the
special machinery and tools used in
the production of those arms and
ammunition.
TN the interest of world peace,
articles supplying foreign military
establishment can not be left free
from government supervision so far
as exports are concerned"
He said the bill provides also for
supervising the activities of NUM-
tions brokers who, as free agents,
buy and sell fors export or who
obtain fees or commissions without
assuming responsibilities for the
traffic they promote.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
81. Paul 5 Student Wins
0raiorieaI Elimination

James Doherty Of st. PalIs Acad-
emy last night won the first Of tour
elimination contests in the oratori-
cal competition for the Archbishop
Michael J. Curley Trophy.
The contest, held at Gonzaga
High School. was presided over by
Msgr. John w. Dowling, pastor OF
Holy Name Church.
Others In the preliminary round
were Miss Margaret E. Dillon OF
Holy Trinity High School and Miss
Marie Fitzpatrick of Notre Dame
Academy. Subject of the speeches
was Catholic Missionary Priests,
Brothers and Sisters: Promoters OF
World Peace"
The second contest. sponsored by
the Catholic University Conference
of Clerics and Religious, Catholic
Students Mission Crusade, viii be
held at 8 pm. Friday at st. Patrick's
Academy, Ninth and G streets NV
The third and four competitions will
take place next week.
Fourteen District Catholic schools
will take part in the elimination
contests. The winners will meet in
a city-wide competition April %,
the victor in that meeting to rep
resent the District in the State
f1nals-including Maryland and the
District-May 2.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Exhibits, Films Continue
Pan American Observance

Pan American Week observance
continued today with an exhibit of
articles of historical and cultural
interest from Latin America In the
lobby Of the Commerce Department
Building.
Motion pictures on pan-American
subjects are being shown In the
departmental auditorium from II
am. to 2 pm. each day this week.
Government departments, church
groups and business firms yesterday
joined In the observance. Secretary
of Commerce Hartman held q re-
ception in his Offices honoring Latin
American trainees in the Commerce
Department and commercial at
taches of South American EN-
bassieS.
The American Automobile Asso-
citation gave a luncheon for Latin
American diplomats and representa-
tives Of the State Department.
Jewelry, pottery and native cos
tunes were exhibited in the win
dows of the AAA, Seventeenth and
G streets NV.
A Latin American concert was
presented last night at the Pan
American Union by 160 students
from, Washington Lee High School
Arlington, and Maury High School,
Norfolk. The Inka Taky trio from
Peru, appearing in Indian costumes,
took part in the musical program
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Latin American Diplomats
Guests al AAA luncheon

Latin American diplomats and
officials of the Pan American Union
and State Department were guests
of the American Automobile Asso-
citation at a luncheon In the May
flower Hotel yesterday.
Among those present were AM
bassador Antonio de los Monteros
of Mexico; Luis Quintanilla, Mexi-
can Ambassador to the Pan Amer
ican Union: Ambassador Garcia
Granados Of Guatemala; Arahas-
sador Julian Cucere Of Honduras;
Ambassador Sevilla Sacasa Of Mica
ragua; Stanley Woodward, chief of
the Protocol Division OF the State
Department, and Francisco Herman
dez, chief Of the Travel Division OF
the Pan American Union.
Earlier, the ENJOYS attended the
opening Of Good Neighbor window
display at the AAA building, Seven
teenth and G streets NV, present.
ing Central and South American
jewelry, pottery, native costumes
and flags of the various countries.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
New Jersey Answers
Phone Union S Plea
For Injunction Today
By the Associated Pres.

NEWARK, N. J., April 15.-Fed-
eral Judge Guy L. Fake early last
night adjourned until today further
hearing of an application by the
Traffic Telephone Workers Fedora
ton of New Jersey and three Of
its officers for an Injunction to re-
strain the State from enforcing
penalty provisions OF its new anti
public utility strike law.
The unions counsel had finished
presenting their case when court
was adjourned. Attorney General
Walter D. Van Ripper will present
the States case today.
A few hours after the company
Unexpectedly offered to arbitrate all
issues of the strike, Israel Greene,
associate counsel for the union, be-
gan presenting his arguments to
Judge Fake.
Union Asks for Stay.
The union also asked the court for
a temporary stay against State en-
forcement of the statute until a
three Judge court, required to rule
on such an injunction, has been
convened
Mr.. Van Ripper told Judge Fake he
could not agree to such stay. He
said the State plans no arrests un-
less there is violence but that he
could not handicap the State by
accepting the stay in the event
violence should occur.
Union attorneys were Indifferent
to the unexpected offer by the CON-
pany, which previously had refused
to submit all the issues in the strike
to arbitration, although 1t was will
ing to arbitrate wages and some
other issues.
Demonstration Fizzles Out.
The much publicized plan for a
work-stoppage in support Of the
telephone strike apparently had
fizzled.
Lewis M. Hermann, Republican
State legislator and an AFL public
relations man and William Snyder,
editor of the New Jersey Labor Her
aid, yesterday said the workshop
page plans they had announced
Saturday were misunderstood by the
rsess. Mr.. Hermann's Office was de-
luged with objections by union
groups to the work-stoppage idea.
Members Of the CIO, AFL and
the Railroad Brotherhoods met Sat-
urday as individuals and discussed
plans for the demonstration, Mr..
Snyder said.
Repudiating plans for a general
strike were John j. Vohden, presi-
dent of Essex Trades Council Fra
ser L. Holzlohner, president of Essex
County Building and Construction
Trades Council; and Charles Cicchi-
no, international representative Of
the Amalgamated Association of
Street, Rail and Motor Coach en-
ployeS.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Divorce Costs Briion job
As Ambassador 10 Brazil
BY The Asso<ia,.d Pres.

LONDON. April u. The appoint.
|ment OF Victor F. W. Cavendish.
|Bentinck as British Ambassador to
Brazil was Cancelled abruptly last
might, three months after the For
|eign Once put a ban on diplomats
involved In matrimonial disputes.
Mr.. Cavendish- Bentinck, men,
Der Of one of Britain's aristicratic
families, was the defendant last
month in matrimonial suit, in
which he was said by the judge to
have admitted adultery with "a
series Of mistresses."
4 His American-born wife was
granted judicial separation.
Mr.. Cavendish- -Bentinck' S counter
charges that his wife deserted him
and lived adulterously with Fran
cisco de Amat y Torres, described
as o Spanish consul at San Fran
cisco. were dismissed.
Mr.. Cavendish- -Bentinck could not
be reached for comment. The For
eign ONCE said only that his sue
cessor as envoy to Rio de Janeiro
would be announced in the near fu-
ture. He was former Ambassador
tn Poland.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Glover Park Committee
Studies Play Facilities

Recreation plans for the youth
Of the Glover Park area were dis
cussed at a meeting of the Glover
Park Citizens Association last
night.
William Cunningham, chairman; !;
Leo Robbins, Sheldon w. Fairchild
and Herman Ingram comprise a
committee which will study the
possibility of an arrangement with
the Industrial Home School, Wis
consin avenue and Calvert street
NV, for the paft-time use OF its
grounds as a hard-baH field
Three students from Western
High School, Richard Markham,
Bill Lassiter and Roy King, speak
ing to the group, expressed wish
to have a recreation field of their
own where they could play ball at
leisure.
I'VE have certain duties to per-
form which might conflict with the
designated hours for play young
Markham pointed out. The boys
also stressed the necessity for a
boys club in their area.
The meeting was conducted by
James S. McMullep, president, in
the Stoddert School, Fortieth and
Calvert streets NV.
United States traface accidents
killed $4,000 people and injured l..
H.
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Home Rule
Continued From First Page.)

four more members to the Charter
Commission, originally seven in
number, and the elimination Of a
provision which would have speci-
fled that the commission recon-
mend a council-manager form of
government for the District.
Meanwhile, 1t was expected that
prompt action would be sought in
the Senate on some of the seven
bills passed yesterday by the House.
Aides Of Senator Buck said he would
sponsor in the Senate companion
bills to the House-approved meas
ures for more rigid controls of dam
gerous weapons and to provide bet
ter financed alcoholic clinics.
Consideration of these bills, how
ever, probably will go over until next
week, because of an alreaoy crowded
schedule.
Daylight Time Bill Delayed.
Many thousands were disappointed
when House action on the Senate
bill to give Washington local option
on the question of daylight saving
time was delayed two weeks because
OF a parliamentary technicality.
Chairman Dirksen refused to call
the bill up for House action yester-
day when he found himself con-
fronted with threatened point of
order on the ground that a quorum
of the District Committee was not
present recently when it favorabsy
reported the local option bill.
The point-of-order plan was cred
tied to Representative Smith, Demo-
crat, Of Virginia. He was not pres
ent on the House floor yesterday,
but he had primed Representative
Cox, Democrat, of Georgia to make
the point Of order, District commit
teemen said.
Opponents said the Congressional
Reorganization Act banned action
on any measure reported by COM
mittee when a quorum was lacking.
A number of proxies were used, it
was said, when the District Com
mittee reported the fast-time bill.
New Meeting Scheduled.
Refusing to give up the fight for
what he was convinced Washing
ton residents really wanted, Mr..
Dirksen scheduled another meet
ing of the District Committee for
next Monday.
Rain or shine. ball game or no
bali game, we will make every eff
fort to get quorum of members
to this meeting" he said. Proxies
had been used at the earlier meet
Evening star., 1947-04-15
Toronto Court Censures
REYNOLDS for Absence

TORONTO, April Is (P.-Justice
George A. Urquhart censured Milton
Reynolds, the Chicagoan who is
flying around the world. for failure
to appear in Assize Court yesterday
to defend a $4,000 action against
him.
Mr.. Reynolds lawyer said his
client was away on the flight.
He'll be back tomorrow" the
Judge asked.
II don't know"
The judge tartly commented that
Mr.. Reynolds had no business to
60 away on a world flight with
court case facing him here because
the courts are more important than
that" Bernard Pickard Of Toronto,
was suing Mr.. Reynolds, alleging
a breach Of contract with the Rey-
nolds Pen Co. for rights to act as a
distributing agent. The case was
adjourned until May 5.