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Evening star., 1947-04-03
Five Peace Treaties
Ratified by Commons
By The Associated Press

LONDON, April 3-The House
of Commons last night ratified the
British signature to five peace
treaties-the Allied settlements with
Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary
and Finland.
The bill approving British par
ticipation in the treaties went
through the committee without ar
gument and won final formal pas
sage without a vote.
Evening star., 1947-04-03
New D. {. Income Tax
Cant Pass in Present
Form, Cain Warns
Young Tells Joint Group
District Is Counting on
Higher Federal Payment
By John w. Thompson, Jr.

Dy JONI W. JHOWpSOHr ".
The District tax program con-
tinued on it's uneasy way today
at the Capitol.
Chairman Cain Of the Senate
House committee. probing new rev.
enue sources for the city, bluntly
cold the District Commissioners at
least one or two OF their proposed
new tax bills would not get through
Congress.
Senator Cain specifically men,
toned the present form of the pro-
posed new income tax, but did not
specify any others.
Earlier, he had observed that the
Commissioners and the committee
were reasonably In agreement" on
several bills that were not to be
pushed. He referred to the pro-
posed amusement and utilities bills
taxes which the Commissioners
said yesterday they would drop.
Hope for Higher Federal Payment.
Commissioner John Russell Young
told the committee, however. that
the District is counting heavily" on
the Overton- O'Mahoney-H -Heber1
plan for increased Federal payment
The formula would base the Fed
eral payment on the relation o1
Federally-owned tax-exempt lane
to the total District acreage, exclu-
sive OF streets and parks. 1t would
provide Federal payment now OF
about 1000 900, In contrast to the
actual $8,0o0,o00 appropriation this
year.
As Mr.. Young completed a pre-
pared statement outlining the need
for the new tax money, Senator Cain
wished the District well. Instantly
Commissioner Guy Mason cut in:
Congress has been wishing us
welLfor lat years. It never has had
fiscal policy toward the District.
No Sign Of Reduced Costs.
Mr.. Young told the committee he
saw no signs of any decrease in the
cost of maintenance and operation
of the city, or Of new construction
LII W d bdShiOS Ol AlS "
construction now planned and partly
appropriated for. he continued. the
number of projects are pending
which could shoot expenses up still
higher. These include:
/. The proposed now hospital cen.
ter, which may cost the city as much
as $4,000. 1000.
2. The proposed new Fedora.
Court Building. toward which the
District might have to pay as much
as $4,0Oo, 900.
Fire Department Increase.
5. The three platoon system fol
the Fire Department. which II ap-
proved would add further to city
payrolls.
4. An increase In the Civil Service
retirement fund of $500, 900.
5. Salary increases for school
teachers, which might call fol
| 81 ,0o0, 900 additional.
s. The sac, 0,0oo,0 600 Redevelopmeni
Act, under which costs to the Dis.
trict for slum clearance and rede-
Ivelopment Of blighted areas is a
| yet undetermined.
Mr.. Young said plans are goint
ahead for s35. .00e. 900 worth Of new
1See FISCAL. Page A-50
Evening star., 1947-04-03
Portal Conference Fails
| Bowie Double
| Won by Soldier
| Twice in 2 Days

Pfc. Charles J. Lutz, Is, OF An.
drews Field, doesn't think people are
crazy when they go around touch
ing him on the shoulder.
They did 1t all day yesterday "for
good luck" especially at Bowie race
track. That's where he won his sec
ond daily double In two days.
On wednesday he hit for S202 on
Jamesborough and Walter Haight.
Yesterday he repeated for $434 on
Ankylcs and Sea Pilot.
Evening star., 1947-04-03
Greek Aid Plan
With u. n. Veto
Approved, 13-0
Senate Committee
Decides on Modified
Vondenberg Program
By J. A. o'Leory

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee today unanimously
approved the administration
program to extend 100000, ,00O
of economic relief and limited
military aid to Greece and Tur-
key to maintain democratic
front in Eastern Europe.
The measure, which will 60 to the
Senate for debate next week, con-
tains In modified form the Vanden-
berg amendment to terminate direct
American aid provided the United
Nations acts to take over the as
sistance program.
The vote was Is to 0, with all
committee members recorded.
Pepper Amendment Rejected.
. Chairman Vandenberg announced
the committee also was unanimous
in rejecting further restrictive
amendments this morning, includ-
ing substitute by Senator Pepper,
Democrat, of Florida. which would
have limited the program to nom
military aid through the U. N. for
Greece alone.
Among the defeated limitations
were three by Senator johnson,
Democrat, of Colorado, which would
have: One, eliminated aid to Turkey;
2, required Greece to get rid of its
King, and 3, cut out military aid.
Throughout the hearings, State De-
partment officials have emphasized
there is no intention of sending
troops to Greece. Only a small num-
Der of military advisers will be sent
to supervise distribution of any sup
plies or equipment that may be
furnished the Greek Army in de-
tending the Government there
against guerrilla bands operating
near the northern border of Greece.
Would Authorize U. N. Veto.
The final text Of the Vandenberg
amendment, designed to Offset the
opposition claim of by-passing the
United Nations, reads as follows:
"The President is directed to
withdraw any or all aid authorized
herein under any of the following
circumstances:
"(l) If requested by the govern
rner1ts Of Greece or Turkey, respec-
lively, representing majority OF
the people of either such nation;
80 II the President is officially
notified by the United Nations that
the Security Council finds with
respect to which finding the United
States valves the exercise of the
veto) or that the General Assembly
finds that action taken or assistance
Evening star., 1947-04-03
|Li!ientha| Recommitta
Vote Due Late Today;
Margin 10 Be Close
y
Worried Administration
Leaders Check Names;
Foes Seek Switches
BY the Associated Press

President Truman's Senate
lieutenants checked the men,
bership roll name by name today
in preparation for a vote they
expect to spell defeat or victory
in their drive to confirm David
e. Lilienthal as chairman OF the
Atomic Energy Commission.
That vote-on a motion to send
the nomination back to committee
was set for 5 pm. today by
unanimous consent of a Senate
thoroughly saturated with seven
days of more or less continuous de-
bate.
The chamber put in an II houl
and AZ minute session yesterday
which kept members at their desks
until nearly midnight.
Administration Concerned by Delay
The administration, deeply con.
cerned by the 10-week delay since
the nomination was sent up to Cap.
itol Hill, made no attempt to mini
mize the importance of the recon-
initial motion offered by Senator
Bricker, Republican, Of Ohio, Mon
day.
It's objective is to permit Fedora
Bureau Of Investigation check cl
Mr.. Lilienthal and the five Others
nominated for Atomic Commission
posts and further committee quit
into the people the commission
members have hired since they took
over their posts under recess ap-
pointments before Congress con-
vened.
Adoption OF the motion would bt
tar1tanount to defeat of Davie
Lilienthal," a highly placed STRAIT
egist In close touch with the White
House told reporter.
Slight Margin of Victory Seen.
AT the same time, he said he be-
lieved that Mr.. Lilientnal's sup.
porters could muster a margin o.
two or three" votes on the decisiv,
roll call.
Such close estimate of the fina
tally obviously meant the outcom.
| was in doubt. Mr.. Lilienthal's op
ponents-and they include three O
the Senate's Republican big five
were sparing no effort in their last.
| minute drive to switch commit
ments.
One OF the strongest supporters O
Mr.. Lilienthal was awaiting hi
chance to speak. He is Senato
Vandenberg. Republican, Of Michi'
gan, President pro tempore Of th'
Senate, chairman of its Foreign Re
(See LILIENTHAL, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-04-03
Boy 9, Killed by Brother
In Bedroom Rifle Ronqe
DIV ,he Associoted Press

ST. LOUIS, April 3.-Police Sergt.
Arthur Wander said that Charles
Jones. 9, was accidentally shot and
killed yesterday by his brother, Dom
old, IL, and that bullet holes In the
walls OF their home indicated bed
room had been turned into q rifle
range.
Sergt. Wander said 80 bullet holes
we're found In one wall and "A In an
other.
Evening star., 1947-04-03
Hope for Settlement
On Reporotions Now
Given Up, Clay Says
PorIeys No Failure,
But Not Success,
Marshall Aide Says
BULLETIN

MOSCOW R.-Russian For
eign Minister Molotov accused
British Foreign Secretary Bev-
in tonight of defending dicta-
tors and what Mr.. Molotov
called the kind of democracy
they have in Greece.
Evening star., 1947-04-03

(See MOSCOW, Page AS
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(See FOREIGN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1947-04-03

(See RUHR, Page A-4.)
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lSee MINES. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1947-04-03

(See TRAFFIC, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-04-03

(See LEWIS, Paage A-53
Evening star., 1947-04-03

lSee LILIENTHAL, Page A-4D
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(See FIREARMS, Page A-4J
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lsee FISCAL Page A-5J
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28

Since the election the news
papers, the republican con-
gress, the supreme court, speak
of workers as if they were not
full citizens; as if they had no
legal rights; in truth, as if they were
untouchables, unclean, as if all work
ers had mild form of leprosy. This
makes communists.
The President seems to have joined
the republican congress in upsetting
the Norris-LaGuardia act, which pre-
vents injunctions against strikes.
Congress has repealed the Wagner
Labor Relations act, if the President
does not veto their bill as not consti-
tutional, seeking to cancel the portal
to portal, or overtime claims of the
men against the corporations. Pow
erty of a certain class drives many of
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lions thereto set forth herewith:
Section 349.40, Subdivision c, Re
vised Codes of 1885, provides
Acquire shall mean and include
construct, acquire by purchase, lease,
devise, gift or the exercise of the
right of eminent domain in the man
ner now or hereafter provided by law
for the exercise thereof by the state
OF other mode of acquisition
Senate Bill No. go amends this sub
division by inserting after the words
eminent domain the following: "Ex-
cept as to existing utilities"
1t is not possible to determine what
the words quoted mean. If it is meant
that property owned or operated by
existing PUBLIC utilities could not
be condemned, that meaning might
have been made clear by plain and
unambiguous language.
1t is claimed by the proponent of
the bill that the word utilities
means public utilities.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28

that class to communism. If we have
another depression equal to the Hoov-
er depression, a vast majority of the
people of the. United States will suf-
fer from unemployment, hunger, dis
placement, squalor, mortgage fore
closure, bank failures, and all of the
ills that broken-down industrial So
ciety endures.
The only preventive Of a depression
in our system of economy is to keep
large purchasing power in the hands
of the masses. Whenever that power
falls off, stocks of merchants remain
on the shelves; orders of the mer-
chants to factories are cancelled; the
men dismissed from the factories, add
to a lack of purchasing power; savings
in bonds and life insurance policies
are eaten up; industrial anarchy takes
place, and industrial anarchy is fol
lowed by political anarchy.
Danger of Economic Collapse
In the present condition of our ma
tional finances, we are in danger of
a collapse of the. financial structures.
We owe 269 billion dollars. 1t is nee
essary to cut down and release men
from government service for economy.
This applies to men in the armed
services and also men in the civil
services, but releasing these men also
adds to unemployment. Our govern
ment proposes to spend this year be-
tween 81 billion and 371a billion dol
lars. In one year of the Hoover adj
the entire income of ev-
Continued on Page Three
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28
Both Assembly Failed In
Constructive Legislation

The Both Montana legislative ses
sion Of 1947 is drawing to a close
The comment of those informed about
their proceedings is in general any
thing but praise Farm Bureau never
has and does not advance the favor
or fortunes of any political party or
candidate-but if we as farmers de-
sire and expect to be informed-it is
important that frank and open state
ment be reported Your state presi-
dent was selected to act and report
to you the results
We must now begin with the or
ganization of the house of representa-
tives. c. j. Williams of Billings was
named chairman of the appropriations
committee, Rep. George w. O'Connor
of Fromberg, chairman of the revenue
and taxation committee and e. A.
Blenkner of Columbus, chairman of
the judiciary committee, and Dry ].
Armstrong of Kalispell, majority floor
leader.
Every one of the foregoing chair
men, with a long record of faithful
and obedient service to the. special
interests of Montana, and an equally
bad record of opposing legislation in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28

viewed not only the condition
of our schools in Montana, but
also touched on the nationwide
picture.
zone fourth of all the children in
Montana, he stated, "are taught by
inadequately trained teachers, emer-
congratulated teachers, teachers
not able to meet minimum certifica-
ton requirements of Montana. This
means that one-fourth of the youth of
Montana are today being denied ade-
quate competent training to the detri-
ment of their educational future"
In the nation, one eighth are re-
ceiving substandard education; in
Washington, which has three per
cent sales tax, one half of all public
school children are receiving substand-
ard education because of inadequate
ly trained teachers. In Colorado one
half of the high school teachers teach
subjects which they are not licensed
to teach.
On national level, only IL per cent
of our youth receive superior educa
ton; So per cent, average to poor, and
25 per cent grossly inadequate, so re
ports Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity. Pointing up this irreconcile-
able paradox with the great wealth of
our nation, President Lands stated:
''To me it is appalling that in the rich
est nation on the face of this earth
one fourth of all our youth receive
grossly inadequate education. 1t is
still more appalling to- contemplate
that SO per cent of all American youth
receive from average to poor or worse
opportunities Ladies and
gentlemen, the youth of America de-
serves better than average to poor
More Dangerous Than the NIps
"For her own preservation, for the
of democracy itself, !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28

The words public utilities" as de-
fined by our statute embraces every
corporation both public and private,
company, individual, association and
etc., that may own, operate or con-
troll any plant or equipment, "For the
production, delivery or furnishing for
or to any person, firm, association or
corporation : or municipal heat,
street railway service, light, power in
any form, or by any agency, water
for business, manufacturing, house
hold use or sewerage service" wheth-
er within the limit of municipality,
town or elsewhere. (Section 1881, Re-
vised Codes, 1880
The word utility" is defined in all
leading dictionaries as the state or
quality of being useful or things that
are useful
Thus, the word utilities" has a
much broader meaning than the words
public utilities.
If the amendment is intended to
include only public utilities, that pur-
pose could have been made clear and
by merely inserting the
word public before the word ''util-
tiles" in the amendment
Since the bill is so uncertain and
ambiguous that its meaning cannot
be determined, I must withhold my
approval
SAM c. FORD, Governor.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28

the interest and for the general vel
fare of the state, and with the mem
bership of each committee packed
with a safe majority of members al
ways acting under the direction of the
Special Corporation Interests of this
state. The three important commit
tees above named in command of the
house legislation, with Dry j. Arm
strong as majority floor leader, you
can get the picture of any construc-
tive legislation for the welfare of Mon
tana ever becoming a law.
The Democrats did not have hardly
enough votes to count, but they were
supposed to be taken care of by the
leadership of Representative T. Stout
of Lewistown, eX-congressman of the
u. S. kindly, smooth, suave, soft
spoken, faithful servant of special cor
poration interests without reserve,
and he had a small democratic fol-
lowing. The foregoing rather gives
you a startling picture. 1t is true
there were 80 members in the house,
each with his individual responsible
ity, but the leadership of the majority
party was corraled-which was evi-
denced the second week of the session
when floor leader, Armstrong, told his
party that a majority committee re
port was final, and in effect if any
honest, conscientious republican broke
ranks he would be punished, and such
was bolstered by frequent
republican caucuses. ~.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28

after it reached the house, a
"joker" was found in the meas
ure, and grave doubts were
raised as to it's "harmlessness'
by Rep. Henry Lobe of Lewis &
Clark, ably supported by Reps. Ander-
son, Pondera, and James, Liberty.
In placing the proposal in the dis
card, Governor Ford pointed out that
'. the bill is so uncertain and
ambiguous that its meaning cannot
)be determined ="
The governors veto statement to
Secretary of State Sam Mitchell fol-
lows:
March 10, 1947
Honorable Sam w. Mitchell
Secretary of State
Transmitted herewith is Senate Bill
No. 80, entitled:
can Act to amend Section 949.40 of
the Revised Codes of Montana, 1885,
relating to State Identification Au
thority"
without my approval and with otjec-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28

America must afford all her youth
adequate educational opportunities.
And / do mean ALL. Small wonder in
deed that former Governor Edison of
New Jersey, in contemplation of the
situation, said Nothing Japan had to
offer was half as dangerous to Amer
lea as are these facts"
America spends only one and five
tenths of her national income on edu-
cation, Great Britain three per cent
and the Soviet Union seven and one
half per cent.
Only one out of three children are
graduated from high school Such a
low percentage may be attributed in
large degree to economic stress which
makes necessary children leaving
school while still in their middle teens.
What are American teachers doing
about their economic status? Up to
February 1 this year, an estimated
100000 teachers had left the profess
sion since Pearl Harbor. This APP
proximates 6 out of 10 teachers who
have sought employment in more IN
cratiye fields.
Think About the Youth
Pointing up this mass exodus, Mr..
Lands stated further: "Please don't
Continued ON rage FOur)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28
.Co-ops Have Full
Lewis On Pan E
News Fakery

Westinghouse petition calling or
the Federal Trade Commission to in
vestigate charges against co-opera
tives made in recent radio broadcasts
by Fulton Lewis, sJr., as been filed by
John Carson, director of the Wash
ington office of Cooperative League
of the USA.
Statements made by Lewis were
"faIse in part" and "haIf true in
part" and Confusing where they are
true", Carson said in his communi-
cation to the chairman of ETC, and
were designed to defame and injure,
and perhaps destroy honorable CO.
operative business organizations
Lewis began to broadcast in Feb
ruary series of attacks on co-opera-
tive business. He broadcasts over
Mutual, which he describes as a "co-
operative organization" He has in
Dictated that he intends to continue
his attacks indefinitely.
Carson charged that there is a
conspiracy now operating to inspire
fear and hate of co-operatives and
pointed to the activities of an organ
ization in Chicago calling itself the
National Tax Equality Association,
which tipped off its members be-
forehand that Lewis would attack
co-operatiVes.
Carson asked the commission to cite
Lewis to appear and to substantiate
his statements with facts, to compel
Lewis to reveal for the record who is
giving him financial assistance, to
subject Lewis to cross-examination
and then to determine whether Lewis
is guilty of violation of fair-trade prac-
Lice regulations, and if so to inflict
punishment which would deter others
who plan to engage in the defamation
Of honorable business.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28
Transportation Tie-up Looms
In Great Falls

Possible stoppage of all trucking
operations in Great Falls in the near
future looms as a result of members
of the Transfers union and Great
Falls trucking concerns failing to
agree on wages and hours in new
contract. According to Austin Thomp-
son, business agent, members of the
union voted to 1 Tuesday night to
reject contract proposals offered by
the employers, and gave authority to
the unions strategy committee to call
a strike as a last resort to secure i'm
proved wages and hours of work.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28
Discrimination CASES
HEARINGS BY kLRB
TO BE Held

Mr. Dimock, representing the region
al NLRB at Seattle has notified Harry
|. Baird, treasurer of the Montana
Anti-Discrimination League, that he
will arrive in Butte March 81 to hold
hearings in over 70 cases of discrimi-
nation alleged against the ACM as a
result of the miners strike last April
All men who were Disseminated
against by the ACM are requested to
contact Harry /. Baird, 233 w. Pacific,
Phone 2-3182
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28
Governors SB92 Veto Eliminates Grave
Danger To Rural Identification

Lending weight to the contention of Montana citizens
particularly those from rural that should SB 90 be al
lowed become law the future of rural identification
might be seriously eopardzed Gov Sam Ford last week
vetoed the
This by Sen. Wallace of Lake. it will be recalled,
through with the
its author perfectly innocent proposal Them
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28
Mansfield Seeks $1,5OO,OO for
Indian TB Hospital

Rep. Mike Mansfield Wednesday in
troduced bill in the congress calling
for an appropriation of $1,500,O00 for
the construction of a. tuberculosis
sanitarium for Indian patients at
Galen. Under terms of the bill the
state of Montana would build the
hospital and be reimbursed for con-
struction costs and for treatment of
patients.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28
MAKING COMMUNISM
By LOWNDES MAURY

a communist. | have my fair share of property
have lived long time in country that has been
family and myself.
Since the November election the number of
United probably five times
before the November election. Poverty
poverty insecurity the feeling equal
break with the government makes communists.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28
AFT President In Stirring
Appeal For Children
OF America

Emphasizing the need for of school leves
provide adequate salaries teachers Joseph F. Land
of the American Federation of Teachers speaking
KXLF Butte the ZBar last Friday brought
obligation facing every Montana
seeched the listening audience to sell Montana youth
short"
AFT President Lands, who has been visiting
speaking The Crisis In Education"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28
Farm Bureau Head Wasn't
Eavorably lrnpressedBy
30th Legislature

How did other Montana organizations besides labor and
the Montana Union evaae the late 3Oh legislature?
Probably the from
other organization that recorded by Claude Gray
president of the Montana Farm Bureau President Gray
member of the legislature from Sweet Grass county
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-03-28

voice to the Following opinion
in the March issue Of the
Montana State Farm Bureau
News: