The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-09-05
Attacks On the Economic Front

the 8Oth congress into session. there has
been cearcut definite evidence of war of domination
by capital and industry the general public and its
nomic interests The front lne invading fighters this
have been the two houses of with their maorles
of members subservent to the commands of monoposc
wealth And the result undoubtedly due to longrange,
carefully thoughout plan the first battle of this being
the 1916 elections Whether not the general public
which make up the casualties of the several battles lost will
ad enough by 1913 of be discovered
of the congress hearkenng the
diecves received from its high command the removal
of price controls and ratonng These eliminated In
doing this attacking employed the propaganda
tactics before the final action making usome promises they
had intention of keeping and playing on the preudlces OF
the general public against wartime restraints So they
this battle and billions of dollars in excessive profits paid
into the Golfers of the high command capital and industry
paid by the general public
The housing situation shameful thing a country
like when the 80h congress convened and met with in
hered proposals for great federal housing plan for tenn
porarv relief and with other proposals for longtime plans
permanently wipe the disgrace adequate housing fac
ties this the richest country the face of the globe But
the high command directed its troops in congress to fight
delaying action the temporary housing plans and the long
time well because the monopoistc building inter
feared growth of government interference of their
exploitation of the public.
spread delaying action fought against
adequate health the public Again proposal
that the federal carry out overall health
for the entire counrya of the peopebrought forth
the threadbare and overorked threat of
istic 'communsc slender thread which the sub
seven members of might hang their refusal to act to
provide real health program for the public.
While the first session of the 80th session
devastating spring floods the river valleys of the nation
etroved lives and nronv This wear more severe even than
and have been in destructive degree for long
of carries Something had to be DONE but this some
thing must not jeopardize of the vested interests The
endowed with great funds to provide flood
control the Army Engineers Why? Because in of
their plans have been incorporated provisions for the
development of public be distributed at low cost to
the public which paying the bill for its production Any
utilization of the water in the interests of the public aside from
navigation something that the minds of the Army Engineers
apparently failed their plans for flood control
and navigation So their plans please the private barons
and their willing henchmen in the That the flood
control plans presently developed by the Army Engineers
will deprive the Montana and Wyoming people of the bene
al of the waters is of of moment to them
They not in the slightest interested.
Raidng parties already attacking what be
minor detectives The small business committee of the house
recognized composed of chairman and majority of
ber opposed to cooperaves planning hearings which
will without doubt grant almost unlimited time for opponents
of cooperatves Testimony which the committee
base adverse the best interests of the
Another packed committee holding hearings the public
lands question: and this committee be expected to seek
support for the colossal land grab proposed by the stocmen
woogrowes back of whom the packers
the textile ndustriaists.
Surely the public read the portentous signs And
surely giving full credit to the intelligence of the American
public has chad enough and will call for change 1948
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