The people's voice., 1947-01-17
By BILL

unemployed can result in one thing only-the advent
of either big business fascism proletaran commun
certainly drastic curtaiment of the liberties
have long taken for granted These people,
while many voted republican last November,
concerned over the vacuum" program of that party
There to be only way to avoid going
either the right to the left. That is for
congress Immediately begin taking steps to nation
alize" major basic indusries-steel meat process
ing aluminium electrical mines lumber OIL power, and
most particularly banking and insurance businesses
Only through Matchmaking and making these indus
tries produce for for all the people can avoid
the certainty of a crash and a probable headlong dive
into fascism Only thus preserve true free
enterprise mot the monopoly capital version and the
freedom of action that all of us in America cherish
Capitol Personalities :.
Associate Justice Lee Metcaf getting settled in his
office in the east wing of the captol-Stillwaer
Rep. E. A. BIenkner setting kind of a record by
introducing 20 bills in day. all related to clearing
away "deadwood" from Montana statutes -Beaverhead
senator and COP state chairman George Gossman
in frequent consultations with Lobbyist Al Wkin-
son-Wheatlands able senator E. F. McQuitty review
ing drouth conditions of the middle 30s with your
reporter term Mssoula county Rep. Ira Head,
and active member of the Missoula Carpenters I'm
iOn getting acquainted with the life of a legislator
Carter Senator Frank 3. Buck who replaced the late
Senator Peck from that county, is of several Gs
serving in the legislature Before the Senator
Buck in dam construction work Since returning
to civilian life he has gone "on his own" in the live
stock game-Rep. Ralph Cook Cascade County Farm
Union preXy, and a fedgling member of the house,
would like to see something about the rubber
tire rustlers" their practice of marketing cattle
other than their own-"neckte" parties solved the
problem very effectively in the old days, RalphWorld
War II veterans in the house include Guy Rogers
Mssoua disabled Vet of the battle of Germany Henry
Loble, Lewis & Clark, former member of the Army
Air Force and Cascade representatives Fritz Roll Jr
r. n. Bell and Robert Pappin. j. Rusty Larcombe
Malta, will love this one of the legislative stage
hands (chairmovers, that isl calling his PHILLIPS
COUNTY NEWS a communist sheet"
"All Thy Conquests" -.
Most of us when think of devastation
wrought by picture that devastation in terms of
ruined buildings scorched fields shell pocked earth.
But, of these only physical reminders of
what does to country War other destruc-
tion of far lasting effects.
These other phases of destruction brought out
very forcbly by Alfred Hayes excl of the Italian =
theatre in a book "All Thy Conquests" which is
the Book Find Club selection for January.
"All Thy Conquess", with setting in Rome four
months after it's liberation by the Allied Forces in 1943
brings out in all its horror the despair of people
around in uncertainty with which they
seem unable to cope; the collapse standards;
the hunger and the hopelessness of the masses and
the contributions of Allied troops in bringing about
these conditions Should you be interested may sug-
gest you avail yourself of this book. will give you
broader picture of the background of unsettled
tons prevailing all of Europe, and some
as to what Europeans up against
they start the physical and spiritual rebuilding of their
lands.
Voice of the Valley
Elsewhere in this issue you will note an appeal for
subscriptions for Voice of the Valley"-the new Off
'al monthly publication of the Missouri Valley Asso
ation. copy of this eightpage fact sheet has just
int tbp and