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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11

ed in the Senate by Senators Haight
of Fergus and Plank of Liberty, re-
quiring that lobbyists register with
they were employed and otherwise
declare their interest in the legisla-
ture. While it was mainly regulatory,
this bill should have been passed. 1t
was defeated.
What Is A Good Lobbyist?
Briefly, here are some characteris-
tics of a good lobbyist
1. He must be honest and reliable
2. He must be experienced in legis-
lative procedures.
8. He must be able to work with
people.
4. He must know where to get vital
information on wide variety of sub
information in very shore time.
5. He must have ready access to le-
gal advice.
6. He must spend much time study
ing bills as they are introduced and
be able to spot jokers or tricky amend
ments.
7. He must have a sound knowledge
of the legislation his organization de-
sires and must be able to marshall
all available facilities and assistance
toward its passage.
Aim For Militant Democracy
A better and fuller understanding of
the processes of democratic govern
ment would do much to make better
is our best defense against the unde-
"isms" as represented by
the late relationships of Europe Let
us keep ourselves informed and our
militant and vigorous
Montana Farmers Union News.
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Ickes Charges
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Thomas d., Utah), who was known
to oppose the BILL but who was in Gen
eva, Switzerland, on official business.
Instead of asking him to return, how
ever, che was told that the veto would
be overthrow by a sure majority of
four, the Inference being that it
would only be waste of time for him
to interrupt his work in Geneva to re-
turn for the vote"
Even Sen. Willard E. Tydings 3D.,
Md, who hopes to be nominated vice
president, voted to override, Ickes
pointed out. more than this, so eager
was he that it should be overriden that
he was in frequent conferences on
with Republican leaders He
almost seemed to consider himself
member of the Republican caucus.
Defeatist Attitude?
con the day of the vote Leslie Biffle,
close friend of President Truman, pre-
to try to persuade them to
sustain the veto, had several senators
to lunch. Mr.. Biffle suggested that it
did not matter whether the veto was
overridden or not. Sen. Barley, one
of the guests, averred that he thought
that this was the situation.
I'm other words said Ickes, sit can
not be said that the enthusiasm of
President Truman and his trusted
Democrats to sustain the veto knew
no bounds"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11

the passage of a certain bill or bills"
On that basis, any casual visitor to
the legislative assembly who discus
ses legislation with his own legisla-
tive delegation might be classified as a
lobbyist. But the general understand
ing is that the definition applies to a
person who spends most of his time,
or his entire time, looking after legis-
lative matters for the group he repre-
sents. Let us look at several phases
of such work:
A Good Lobbyist Is Waterman
Any experienced legislator knows
that very good bill can become de-
cidedly vicious by few innocent ap-
pearing amendments. The people
back home get the reports on the orr
ginal bill, and they write to their SEN
ator and representative to support it.
By the time their letters arrive the
bill might have been amended in such
a way that it has become undesirable
and even dangerous. A good wide
awake legislator will spot such pro-
cedure and work against it without
from his constituents at
home Or if he is inexperienced or
seeks to serve some interest besides
the best interests of his people he will
vote for it and defend his action by
producing letters urging such action.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11
Don't Expect To LET George Do 1t"

The only way in which going to get integrated
coordinated development of the Missouri river by Mis-
souri, Valley Authority is through definite demand by
the people of this region demand that the piece-mea
hodge podge development work by conflicting government
agencies be cOOrdinated under authoritative
which will utilize and direct their services with the deve
opment of the entire region in view.
To attain this, of must do his her
You have organiztion-theM Montana MVA assoca-
on which ready qualified and with program of action
prepared to speed legislative action favorable to the MVA
But while most of the work such mailing information,
and the preparation of and engineering reports
is donated to the cannot expect the willing
trbutors to also for printing postage and other
penses out of their pockets.
to OUR interest that the work of the MVA assoca
ton be carried on without delay.
Please please sit down right and make out check
for much you spare fill out the below and
mail it TODAY 1t is civic duty and good investment
which will real dividends when get the MVA.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11

guilty of murder because, un-
defended by counsel, he did not
take the stand to defend him
self, the issue was whether a
state could hold that fact
against him as evidence of
guilt.
Black held that the matter went
to the fundamental meaning of the
Fourteenth amendment to the us.
constitution which specifies that no
state may deprive citizen of life,
liberty or property without due proc
ess of law The right to refuse to
testify against oneself, or for that
matter any of the rights guaranteed
by the Bill of Rights, said Black,
may not be abridged by a state under
the guise of due process"
Speaking extemporaneously with
obvious deep emotion, Black went on
to comment that the U. S: supreme
court had built up a dangerous prac-
tice of upholding some state legal
practices and laws which seemed to a
majority of the court at particular
time to concur with their idea of civ
ilized standards" "canons of decency"
and fundamental justice'-and to out
law others which did not
He urged that in all cases the test
should be whether the state guaran-
teed all its citizens the full Bill of
Rights, which the Fourteenth amend
ment was written and enacted to in
sure. With his opinion he filed a 80
page appendix giving, the history of
the drawing up and passage of this |
amendment, which he said the court |
had neglected for years to observe
The recent pattern, he commented, |
had been to invoke the Fourteenth !
amendment to throw out social legis- /
lation in the states benefiting work
ers and the public on the ground that
such laws interfered with so-called I
natural rights" of property owners
In contrast, state laws Gas in the
California case) abridging the literal
of the Bill of Rights were
allowed to stand, because throwing
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11
Another Trend?
The Peoples Voice,
Helena, Montana

The Peoples Voice,
Helena, Montana
Dear Sir: Your final notice" on my
subscription received and am sorry
after being prosperous Farm Secur-
ity farmer for six years, and during a
period of war and false prosperity
where many have piled up balances in
the banks, we find ourselves, even
though we tried to produce dairy prod
ucts, eggs and pork, and such other
things as are produced under irriga-
ton, and with ceiling price bungling
holding our income down, on the brink
of being pushed off our farms after
meeting all taxes and interest, because
we haven't paid up operating loan
principal Therefore, l feel | must ask
you to remove my name from your
list.-Yours truly, JOSEPH RORVIK,
Vaughn, Montana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11
LETTERS FROM OUR READERS
Comments on a Resolution"

The Peoples Voice,
Helena, Montana
Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find copy
of a letter sent to North Valley from
South Valley concerning the resolu-
ton sent in to The Peoples Voice
from North Valley. Here is the letter:
North Valley County Farmers Union,
Dear Secretary: At the last conven-
ton of South Valley your resolution
to The Peoples Voice was read and
A motion was unanimously passed
instructing the secretary to write you
at North Valley and find out if you
meant the resolution the way it sound
ed, which we hope you did not mean
it to sound Sincerely, SOUTH VAL
LEY FARMERS UNION, Mrs Wayne
Mustonen, secretary, Vandalia, Mont.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11
Truman Labels Real Estate
Lobby nSubversive"

ton-FP-Nothing could be
more clearly subversive of represen-
tative government than the "brazen
operations" of the real estate lobby
in blocking housing and rent control
programs essential to American citi-
zens, President Truman said in a
message to Congress explaining his
signature of the Buck-Wolcott rent
bill.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11
Appreciation
Mr.. H. S. Bruce,

Mr.. H. S. Bruce,
Helena, Montana
Dear Mr.. Bruce: At our county meet
ing last month one of our members
made motion that we write to you
and let you know of the appreciation
of the work you have done all these
years
We just don't understand those peo-
pie of the North Valley County Farm
ers Union that take a stand against
you like they did They surely must
be in sympathy with Trumans doc
trine.
We surely enjoy your paper and do
appreciate all the hard work you have
done the past years as editor of the
Montana Farmers Union News and
The Peoples Voice.
Wishing you the best of luck in the
future, cerely.-LIBERTY COUN-
TY FARMERS UNION, Mrs. Berger
Johnson, secretary, Joplin, Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11
Pleads for Safeguarding Of
Nation S Bill Of RIGHTS

Washington (FP) The nations press completely dsre-
garded the dissenting opinion of Justice Hugo the
of Addison California but the liberal
Aabaman took that occasion blunt about the
Bill of Rights the u the failure of the
high at all times to safeguard it.
Arising In a where California was nresrnoed
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11

shington-FP-One million polit-
zeal action volunteers are needed to
take the Infamous record of Congress
on the Taft-HarUley bill into voters
homes for discussion, CLIO Political
Action Committee Director Jack Knoll
said
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11
Stubborn-As Usual

Chicago-FP Despite record prof
its and a recent rise in passenger
fares, the nations railroads formally
rejected demands of II Incorporating
unions for zoe hourly raise. They
claimed it would increase their annual
payrolls by 1854 million, and they Just
couldn't afford it."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11

Commencing in 1927 the Farmers
Union Central Exchange was very ac-
tive in the distribution of binder Irvine
and was effective in reducing the mar
gins on Irvine to the farmers in the
Northwest.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11
Lobbies and Democracy

By N. A. PETERSON, Waller
Editors Note: Mr. Peterson was
the Farmers Union representative in
Helena during the 1947 session of the
1egislature.)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-07-11

What Is A Lobbyist?
Webster's dictionary says lobby
list is "a person who seeks to influ-
ence members of a legislature for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-30

Tin ANY fountain pen you buy today YOU
should expect good looks and good value.
At the same time you should expect good
tertormonce-for today as always the purpose
of a pen is to erite
We take great deal of pride in the fact
that. SO many people say ''No other pen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-30
10 other pen writes like a Water1na1;S

. The new Waterman's are the finest we've
ever made. Waterman's Taperites are the
only hooded-point pens that provide real
point selection. But whether you select
Waterman's Taperite at $3.50 or regular
Waterman's at just $3.50, we think you'll
agree-No other pen w'7tes like a Watrrman,s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-30

writes like Waterman's.'' 1t justi6es our
ideals of still grinding every point by hand to
assure absolute smoothness >. of still pro-
viding point selection to match individual
styles of writing And it justi6es our prin-
ciple of making better and better pens rather
than more and more pens.
Evening star., 1947-02-10
Christmas Activities
Reported byRed Cross

Gifts, foods and decorations
valued at $9,398.17 were distributed
during the Christmas season by the
District chapter of the American
Red Cross as its community service
to camps and hospitals.
Listed in the report on holiday
activities were more than 10000 in
dividual gifts, ranging from ash
trays to portable pianos, from rec
ord albums to radio-phonograph
combinations, and from 5,135 small
stockings of candy and nuts to
sewing machine, six collapsible
wheel chairs ana portable public
address system.
In addition, the report showed,
the service provided 351 large
Christmas trees and large quanti-
ties of decorations and lighting and
other supplies.
Recipients were patients in these
hospitals: Walter Reed, st. Eliza
beth's, Mount Alto, Navy Medical
Center, Forest Glen Section, Naval
at Quantico, Va, Naval Air Sta
ton at Cedar Point, Naval Mine
Warfare Test Station at Solomons,
Md, Fort Myer, National Airport,
Boiling Field Station and Fort Bel
voir Regimental Station. Also shar-
ing were residents of Soldiers Home.
Contributors included 116 organ
| izationS and 38 individuals.
Evening star., 1947-02-10
$50 Jews Deported'
From Haifa; Agency
Won't Turn InforIner
BY the Assoeiated Press

JERUSALEM, Feb. .10.-The
Jewish Agency was reported
ready to reply today to a British
plea for help against Jewish
underground violence, even as
the British at Haifa deported
about $50 Jews caught trying to
enter Palestine without permits.
Leaders of the agency said. last
night that the reply probably would
advise British authorities again that
Jews would not turn "informers."
The British week ago gave the
Jewish Agency, their adviser in the
government Of Palestine, and the
Jewish National Council, admins
tering Jewish affairs, until tomorrow
to answer the request for co-opera-
ton. The council already has turned
down the request.
One Shot in Sea Fight.
The unauthorized Jewish immi-
grants yesterday were taken off the
350-ton two-masted schooner Merica
of Naples-renamed by them La Ne
gev ("to the South" h")-and put on
the British transport Empire Hey
wood at Haifa, presumably to be
sent to internment on Cyprus.
AGgices from Haifa said the En-
pire Haywood sailed at midnight
last night.
One Jew was reported shot in
the leg and several others wounded
in a fight at sea with a boarding
party of 100 British sailors. A
British official here said the immi-
grants, most of them young and
many of them women and girls,
threw bottles and iron bars, and
the sailors used tear gas and warn
ing shots.
However, airborne artillerymen
carrying only pickaxes had no
trouble getting them aboard the
Empire Haywood once they were
brought to Haifa. Officials termed
the operation the quietest such yet.
The schooner, which Jewish sources
said had come from LIE Havre,
France, was spotted Saturday night
in the Mediterranean.
Plan Faces Quick Rejection.
Britain's secret new plan for Pal
estine-reportedly envisaging the
immigration of 100000 Jews-was
doomed to quick rejection in Lon
don today by both Jewish and Arab
spokesmen.
A Jewish Agency official said the
Jews, adamant because the scheme
did not provide for a Jewish state,
would convey their rejection to the
colonial secretary this afternoon.
Meanwhile, in Cairo, the exiled
multi of Jerusalem called the plan
fragrant, gross injustice" and Arab
also would be delivered today.
Both Jewish and Arab sources said
they considered the plan less salts
factory to their cause than the So
called, Morrison plan for feder-
allied Palestine - scheme both
sides turned down.
New Security Measures.
In Jerusalem the British, putting
into effect new security regulations,
kept all but military traffic out of
four new security" compounds yes
terday, guarded the areas with ma
chine guns and stationed troops
and police to check identities of
those going in and out.
However, 1t. Gen. Sir Alan G.
Cunningham, British high commits
sioner, set at rest speculation about
immediate declaration of martial
law.
He told Mrs. Golda Myerson and
Eliezer Kaplan of the Jewish Agen-
cy mo substitution for civil admin
istration in Palestine is contemplate
ed at present"
Evening star., 1947-02-10
|Dr. Douglass viii Speak
|Af Howard U. Service

DR.. Paul r. Douglass, president of
American University, will speak next
Sunday at the all-uniyersity re-
Iigious service at IL am. in Andrew
Rankin Memorial Chapel, Howard
Evening star., 1947-02-10

following year. He served as direc-
tor Of the veterans advisory serv-
ice at the university for two years.
The Southern Regional Confer
ence of State Supervisors and Negro
Teacher Trainers in Agricultural
Education will open tomorrow at
the university. DR.. Mordecai W..
johnson, president of Howard UNI
versity, will welcome the delegates.
Evening star., 1947-02-10
University. it was announced yes

University. 1t was announced yes
terday.
Speakers during the winter quar-
ter will be DR. j. Calvin Keene, act
ing dean of the school Of religion,
Howard University, February %; DR..
Charles n. Wesley, president of
Wilberforce University. March Q; DR..
Harry v. Richardson, chaplain of
Tuskegee Institute. March 9, and
Dr.. Daniel g. Hill, acting dean of
Evening star., 1947-02-10
Howard University chapel, March

ls.
Carroll L. Miller, graduate Of
Howard University, has been ap-
pointed assistant dean Of the Col
lege of Liberal Arts, it was
announced yesterday. Mr.. Miller, a
native Of Washington, was graduated
in 1929 and received his M. "A. de-
gree from Howard University the
The Arizona post., 1947-12-05
COUNCIL CHANGES
DRIVE NAME
Continued on Page p

location Committee.
Amendments to the Constitu-
ton were approved which in
creased the executive board by 2
members so as to include the past
president of the Council and the
retiring chairman of the fund
raising campaign; representatives
(deIegates) at large were also in
creased by 2 to include these same
2 persons. The effect is to insure
that the past president of the
Council and the fund raising
chairman are members of the
Council and members of the ex-
ecutive board.
Delegates hereafter. will be
obliged to have at least l years
residence in the com m u n ity,
whether from members organiza-
tions or the community at large,
and must be contributors to the
campaign. Some discussion was
had concerning automatic resigna-
ton of delegates missing from 3
consecutive meetings.
Council is interested in having
James Mcdonald, member Of the
Anglo-American Palestine Com
mittee and before that active dur
ing the war in the refugee prob
lem, who is being sponsored by
the United Palestine Appeal, to
speak here in January.
On Dec. 10th the Executive
Board will discuss the proposed
local budget for 1948 TO cover Tue
son expenditures and administra-
ton costs, proposed by the Coun-
ell officers.
The Arizona post., 1947-12-05

include talk at st. Johns Meth
odist Church, 66 Veterans Blvd.
on Sunday morning at IL; follow
ed by his appearance before the
Sunday Evening Forum at the
University Church, E. 3rd, on
''The Incident of the Exodus 1947".
On Monday afternoon he will ad-
dress a student assembly at the
University at p. M. in the Agri-
cultural Building in conjunction
with Religious Emphasis Week.
Whereas his talk on Sunday
evening, in the main will be be-
fore a Christian audience, he
speaks under the auspices of the
Temple Emanuel Mems Club to
the Jewish community on Monday
evening at the Anshei Israel audi
torium at p. m. The talks will
be different in their emphasis and
content.
At the Monday evening meet
ing, Saul Deitel will preside
and DR. Michael Bernfeld will in
troduce Mr.. Grauel. Everyone
should make point Of seeing and
hearing Mr.. Grauel.
The Arizona post., 1947-12-05
LEADERS GIVE REACTION
Continued from page ID

lists were first imbued, they faced
a hostile world. l have lived to
see this-it is something wonder
full. My father was a leading Zion
ist in Russia. He died with the
dream and the command to his
children that we continue so that
our children might partake of the
building of Palestine. That is just
what my son, Herbert, will do.
Gle is now at a Hechalutz Farm)
/ have struggled for it for 80
years"
Sam R. Kaufman, for years
identified with Zionism, was plain
ly very happy. ITO me the pro-
iected establishment of Jewish
state means the fulfillment of a
hope and the elimination OF that
ideal for which we and our fathers
SO zealously worked to achieve.
Even though our fellow co-relig-
ionists throughout the world now
have a haven to take their beaten
and weary bodies, and can again
walk with heads erect, with dig
nifty and self-respect, our job is
just begun. We must support the
new Jewish state financially, sup
port Haganah who will lay down
their lives if need be. My prayer
is that God grant peace, prosper
ity and long life to New Judea.
A prominent local man who pre-
fers to call himself a non-Zionist
and asks for anonymity, spoke
freely. He said 81 hope it will
settle the Jewish DIP problem. We
will have to await results to see
how beneficial it will be. l have
always felt the original approach
was wrong because it emphasizes
the political state rather than the
open door There has not been a
true cooperation and apprecla-
ton of the rights of Arabs (by the
Zionists) such as the attitude TAX
en- by DR.. Magnus and Henrietta
Sold. They always emphasized
the need for Jews coming in and
building it up together with the
Arabs. The question is whether
the Jews now will cooperate
among themselves or vie with
each other for political office"
Mrs. Herbert Feig has known
Zionism, since child. 'Now we
can put out our chests and hold
our heads high," she said. We are
a nation among nations.
The Arizona post., 1947-12-05

countries, exploded a bombshell
which, however, proved to be
dud. It's representative, Camille
Glamour, stated that the Arab
countries would be willing to
agree on bi-national state in
Palestine with Jewish and Arab
cantons enjoying local autonomy.
These proposals were defeated
when DR.. Oswaldo Aranha of Bra
zil, chairman of the Assembly,
refused to put them to a vote.
The countries, which opposed
partition were Afghanistan, Cuba,
Egypt, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq,
Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,
Syria, Turkey and Yemen. Those
which abstained were Argentina,
Chile, Colombia, El Salvador,
Ethiopia, Honduras, Mexico, Unit
ed Kingdom and Yugoslavia. The
delegate from Siam was not pres
ent during the voting.
Barbara Lampert, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Lampert,
Consolidated Dwellings, will be
hostess to a number of friends on
her 9th birthday, tomorrow, at the
Old Adobe Patio followed by a
Mickey Mouse movie.