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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

dictionaries in both parties will join
to give it to them. Through the Don
dero and Thomas bills, it hopes to
seize control of federally generated
power at the bus bar. Through at
tacks on IVA and defeat of appropria-
tions for a steam plant to firm IVA
operations, it hopes to hamper and
ultimately destroy this outstanding
yardsticks operations. Southwestern
Power Administration, Bonneville,
Bureau of Reclamation, REA, and all
other federal power operations are
on the list for destruction.
There are reasons for the power
Malone investigation of IVA has dem
onstrated that it is a biased inquiry
to lay the basis for a predetermined
of IVA. A subcom-
mittee of the senate appropriations
committe has already extended the
byist Smith The United States
Chamber of Commerce is cooperating
with one of its trick membership
polls and dinners for congressman.
We call upon the leaders of both
major parties, each dominant in
branch of the federal government, to
take aggressive steps to
halt this attempted destruction of the
federal power program on every front
and to see that it is expanded rather
than restricted.
The failure of the power companies
of the United States to exhibit any
craftsmanship, to recognize any pub
lie service responsibility, and to adopt
Iow-cost, abundance policies, is proof
that we should move toward a COM
plete public power system rather than
away from it,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

trust and other vested interests to
secure private control of all power
distribution, tidelands oil production,
public domain management, etc.
President Patton also forwarded on
statement issued by the NFU execu-
tive board April go concerning the
seriousness of the drive being made
through congressional reactionaries
by the power trust to wreck IVA, the
REAs and all public power develop
ment, present as well as future. The
statement follows:
For many years, the power utilities
of this nation prevented the use of
electric power by millions of people
and the development of the nations
resources through a high-price, scare
ity policy.
This stranglehold has been partial
ly relaxed only by government yard
stick operations, including those of
IVA, REA, Bureau of Reclamation
and some other agencies. When some
low cost power was made available,
there was released great industrial de-
velopment and power reached mil
lions of unserved homes and bust
nesses.
Today, the unrepentant power trust,
led by sos, 000-a-year Lobbyist Purcell
Smith, is asking congress to restore
it's stranglehold on Americas power
supply apparently confident that re-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

Sc James E. Murray, in
an s IS in the Senate last
wee 5 larged the National
Phi. as Committee of Chi
cago with sponsoring a con-
test for newspaper cartoonists
which he characterized as ''the
most fragrant and vicious at
tempt, to undermine the free
press of America which I have
come across for many years"
He also accused the committee of
issuing ga despicable set of lies, adj
dressed to the editors of this country,
the National Health AS
sembly, which meets in Washington
May 1 to a."
Mr.. Murray displayed a full page
from the February %
issue of EDITOR & PUBLISHER,
journalistic trade paper, in which the
offered eight prizes total
ling $4,000, with first prize of $1,000,
for the best cartoons depicting-in the
own language--"the mean
ing and implications of political dis
tribution of health care services in the
United States"
But to make the real purpose of the
contest crystal clear, the senator
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07
MUNDT BILL Will IMPOSE FASCIShf.
LEE FRESHMAN DECLARES

New York. = FP - The Mundt bill
proposed by the house committee on
un-American activities is designed ito
firmly establish fascist controls in the
u. s., former CLIO General Counsel
Lee Pressman declared here in a
legal analysis Of the subversive activ-
tiles control act of 194S.
Issued by the Committee for Dem
ocratic Rights, Pressman's analysis
pointed to the shocking parallel 'be-
tween the proposed bill and the early
DEGREES of Hitler which prepared the
way for his grandiose scheme to con-
quer the world"
Every progressive organization is
threatened with reprisals, criminal
penalties and complete repression"
he warned "To entertain beliefs or
thoughts in favor of peace or eco
nomic security-which will be con-
trary to those of a Rankin or For
restal-could subject the individual to
Would Void First Amendment
1.-THE first amendment to the Con-
stitution specifically prevents con-
gress from enacting any law abridg
ing the freedom of speech, or of the
press, or the right of the people peace
ably to assemble. Guilt by assOcia-
ton has been consistently denounced
by the courts as contrary to our basic
of American democracy"
But these democratic principles, he
added, do not disturb Rep. J. Parnell
Thomas and his committee. I'm their
wild drive to establish a police state
in America" Pressman said, 1.-The
voice of the democratic forces must
be silenced. Fear and repression
must reign unchecked. For this pur-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07
Jasmine" TRUMAN

President Truman has termed
Jasmine" the suggestion that bonus
payments be made to draw voIun-
tary enIistments into the armed
forces. This is just another indi-
cation that he favors more, bigger
and better brass hat jobs. If, as
he has so earnestly proclaimed, we
must have more anlistments, what's
wrong with making; it worth while
for young fellows. 1t might give
them start. in life, unless he and
his advisors carry out their obvious
efforts to get us into active war.
And what's wrong with setting
aside some few billions of dollars,
if necessary, to go to our own peo-
pie for a change.
Representative Allen may be just
putting in this bill for "staIl" to
delay draft and UNIT. Whatever
his purpose, his efforts merit sup
port from all liberal people.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07
UN-AMERICAN COMMITTEE
CLEARS SUBVERSIVE BILL

! Washington FTP An anti-subver.
/ bill, branded by eight liberal congress-
men as IAN attempt to legislate fas-
cism, was endorsed April 20 by the
house un-American activities commit
tee
The bill was drafted by Rep. Karl e.
Mundt Or, S. Dak.) and Rep. Richard
NJ. Nixon Or, Cali. 1t was shown
to reporters in advance of official
printing and presentation to the
house.
Stated purposes of the bill are: to
ban in the U. S. efforts to set up for
eign controlled dictatorship; to force
registration of "a communist political
organization" and exposure of COM
munist membership lists; to force reg
istration also of so-called communist
front organizations
A day earlier six Democratic and
two American Labor party congress-
men said the un-American committee
bill would go far beyond an attack
on the. Communist party. They
pOlnlSu " lhS lOOoS way III WHICH d
large number of organizations have
been labelled communist fronts.
Members of such organizations would
be in immediate danger of Jail SEN
fences.
Labor Would Me Hit Directly
While the un-American committee
bill does not talk about unions, Nixon
indicated in an earlier press confer
ence that labor would be directly hit
AS an example he singled out Local
%, Food Tobacco & Agricultural
Workers (CIO) for a resolution it
passed on the Italian elections.
In outlining what it calls "Commu-
mist activities" punishable by Jail
sentences up to 10 years, the bill men
tons "disruption of trade and COM
merce". Opponents of the bill pointed
out that disruption of trade and COM
merce' in ordinary language means
strike Thus the bill could be used
as an even more powerful union
device than Taft-Hartley
A special clause added to the I'M
American committee bill would make
it possible to take citizenship away
from native-born Americans.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

underground explorations, in order to
determine whether or not high earth
dam could be constructed with safe
ty. These borings indicate that the
foundation materials at that point do
not have sufficient crushing strength
to support a high dam. The site was
accordingly abandoned in favor of
other sites on the main stem above
the mouth of the Yellowstone River.
For detailed discussion of foundation
conditions at the Garrison dam site,
see the report by Dr. Warren ]. Mead,
tural geologist of international repu-
tation and the conditions disclosed by
his report, based on actual under
ground explorations, L N d. C e
THAT FURTHER CONSIDERA-
TION OF A DAM AT THE GARRI-
SON SITE WOULD BE UNJUSTI-
FLED"
In view of the testimony presented
above it is pertinent to ask the Engi-
neers why they are now going ahead
with this huge sQuander of public
funds on a project which, Is years
earlier, they themselves had aban-
doned. Have foundation materials
the Garrison site changed
so radically over the last Is years, or
is this just another example of the
Wanted efficiency of the Pick-Sloan
fake development plan?
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

earth-fill frog ponds, at minimum
total cost of $177 million to the tax
payers.
Here are the facts, as taken from
House Document No. 23S, 73rd Con-
gress, End session, page 104, October
8, 1888, stating why the Engineers
had previous to that date decided
against the construction of dam at
Garrison:
Taken from House Document No.
23S, 73rd Congress, I'd session, trans
mitted to congress October 3, 1888
page 104:
"In connection with the investiga-
ton of reservoir sites, careful con-
sideration was given to a dam site
on the main stem of the Missouri river,
near the town of Garrison, N. Oak.
The site offers exceptional advan-
tages in the storage and also in the
matter of controlled navigation re-
leases. The dam site is at mile L.
1875, whereas the nearest upstream
potential site on the main stem of the
Missouri river is at mile 1875. The
potential Garrison Reservoir being be-
low the mouth of the Yellowstone
River, would be subject to rapid silt
ing, whereas the potential reservoirs
on the main stem of the Missouri
above the mouth of the Yellowstone,
would not be subject to rapid sitting.
"The Garrison site was considered
of sufficient Importance to justify
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07
ANOTHER CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR?

Reports from responsible
source indicates that Senator Muir
ray will not propose Left Erickson
former associate justice of the
Montana supreme court to fill the
vacancy on the federal bench
caused by the death of Federal
District Judge Brown.
While Judge Erickson has made
no statement as to his intentions
in the present campaign, friends of
the judge believe that ne is giving
some serious consideration to en-
tering the race for the governor
ship.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

pose, the legislation is drafted with
devilish care.
zone provision would make illegal
any strike which would be charged as
being prompted by political machin-
atoms. Any strike for wages or i'm
proved conditions would be immedi-
ately held out as interference with
augmentation of the Marshall plan,
part of the world communist conspir-
acy' +. therefore criminal act
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

Nation al r dTm6F
u nj on President
James G. Patton
advise all state Flu
presidents I h j S
w e e k i n urging
them to file imme-
diate prot e S t S
against the about
drive of the power
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07
DENOUNCED

| renewing the record or the NaIlOn-
| al Physicians committee, the senator
stated that it is the political lobbying
and propaganda bureau of the Ameri-
can Medical Association, and that its
chief purpose today is the blocking of
any legislation aimed at the extension
of medical service under system of
national health insurance.
He continued
"Over the past six years this com
mittee has admittedly spent over a.
million dollars in it's propaganda eff
forts to accomplish this end. 1t has
flooded the country with more than
% million pamphlets and circulars
distributed through every conceivable
channel, including over-the-counter
handouts in large drugstore chains.
1t has arranged for the publication of
more than 5000 full page advertise
ments in various newspapers through
out the country. 1t has swamped the
newspapers and other periodicals
with everything from carefully angled
news" stories to pretendingly forth
right, carefully written editorials
which an editorial is free to run as an
expression of his own views. 1t has
made wide use of the radio, direct
mail solicitation, education and every
other known technique of public re-
lations, including the direct lobbying
of United States senators and repre-
sentatives here in Washington"
NPc ORIGINALLY ORGANIZED
TO EVADE TAXES
This National Committee of Ply
sicians was organized originally to
take over the publicity and propa-
ganda activities of the American Med
ical Association at time when it was
feared that such activities might I'M
dermine the tax-exempt status of the
parent organization. Many reputable
doctors-members of the AMA-have
protested the right of this committee
to assume these functions. They
charge it with being an irresponsible
clique which, by its ruthless and sour
rilous attacks on all proponents of
National Health Insurance, is putting
not only the ANA but all honest med
cal practitioners in bad odor with the
American people"
Referring to the committees smear
attack" on the National Health As
'embly, he said:
This National Health Assembly, as
you know, has been called by the Fed
eral Security Administrator, Oscar R.
Ewing. The purpose of the assembly
S to develop a concrete plan for in
,reasing the health safeguards OF this
lation over the next ten years. 1t will
,e attended by some 700 to 500 repre-
of public and private organ
cations and agencies concerned with
ariOus phases of the nations health.
is executive committee comprises
eaders in the several fields involved,
number of eminent ply
n the health field"
Enumerating the health problems on
he assembly agenda, the senator said:
"By common consent they are non
Controversial matters-that' is to say,
hey involve areas of activity which
c-spirited citizens agree should be
lrther explored.
Certainly, to the health and we'll
eing of the 145 million American
len, women and children they are
latters of the greatest Importance.
nd any honest attempt, by reSpon-
Continued ON Page Eight
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07
ARMY ENGINEERS NOT BLESSED With
HINDSIGHT ON GARRISON DAM

Hndeh something that of afflicted with in varying degree
earlier findings
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07
GIVE

Montana's Crusade for Children will be con-
Quoted throughout the Sc counties of the state
from May IL through June LIST, DR.. George A.
Seke has announced.
The crusade, termed by national leaders of
American Overseas Aid-United Nations Appeal
for Children as literally against death"
is aimed solely at the 230,000,000 children abroad
facing the threat of starvation. Montana con-
tributiOns, with those from all other states in the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07

nation will rs relief appeals codnated into drive
the labor
educational
the immediate suffering children distribution
clothing the
fund rs recognized American relief churches
nationality
Frizelle is
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-05-07
DISH s st TACTICS OF MEDICAL GROUP DENOUNCED
BY 81 AT0R MURRAY ON SENATE FLOOR

said, the advertisement reprinted a
cartoon against "socialized medicine
which appeared some years ago in the
Chicago Tribune"
"The real catch in this contest"
the senator said, "is the require
ment that the cartoon, to be entered
must first have been published in
some newspaper or syndicate feat
ure. The committee makes sure
that the cartoon achieves its norm
al circulation without being judg-
ed"
The entire story has one bright
feature, the senator said.
E&P DENOUNCED BRIDE
CONTEST -.
''It is to the everlasting credit of
EDITOR & PUBLISHER, perhaps the
leading magazine in the field of prac-
teal and effective journalism, that it
accepted the National Physicians COM
mitee's full page advertisement of a
fake prize contest-through which
the bride was offered-and then ran
an editorial which denounced the ad
as an attempt at bribery, and which
called on the American Society of
Editors for a revision of
the Canons of Journalism to make
such trickery impossible in the fut-
ire"
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-06-15
CAPPER TO RETIRE

After 80 years of service TO
agriculture. Arthur Capper of
Kansas. reluctantly taking heed
of advice that he retire. is leav-
ing the senate at the end of his
present term.
In a surprise move, the 82-year-
old chairman of the senate agricul-
ture committee has announced that
he will not be a candidate for re-
election. Up to that point he had
been campaigning actively.
1t is his age-and that alone
which prompted a number of influ-
entail Kansas figures to urge Capper
to retire rather than seek reelection.
At first Capper ignored their de-
mands and made it known that he
was in the Kansas race to stay.
In point of age, Capper is the dean
of the senate. When he steps out of
congress at the end of this year, Sem
ator George D. Aiken of Vermont,
will be in line for the Craftsmanship
of the agriculture committee if the
Republicans retain control of the
senate.
Capper, who will observe his 83d
birthday July IA, first was elected
to the senate in 1913. He has known
only one setback in his political
career. Back in 1912 he lost the
governorship of Kansas by only 90
votes. Two years later he ran again
and won.
During his long political career,
Capper also found time to leave his
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-06-15
Keeping in Touch With Washington
Delay Inks Brannan

WASHINGTON, D. Cat his first
press conference after being sworn
in as new secretary of agriculture,
Charles F. Brannan took congress to
task for delay in acting on long
range farm legislation. He said he
couldn't understand why priority
had not been given farm legislation
on the congressional agenda.
The department doesn't know
w h al congress wants now.
We're having difficulty in plan
ming for crops hat go beyond
the end of this year. including
the important winter wheat
CROP" Brannan declared.
On this issue, he was joined by
one of the leading Republican agri-
cultural spokesman in congress.
Senator George D. Aiken of Ver-
mont, who drafted a ~long-range pro-
gram that got unanimous approval
from the senate agriculture commit
tee, after a few changes, took the oc-
casion of Brannan's swearing in to
say that congress had no more i'm
portant legislation before it in the
closing days of this session than the
farm program.
COP FARM PLANK
With the Republican national
convention opening June FL in
Philadelphia. farm organizations
are on the alert to see that the
party platform. as it has in the
past years. includes a strongly
worded farm plank.
Considerable work has been done
on a state basis, and now that the
convention is at hand, plans have
been made to present to the platform
writers and every delegate accurate
information about farmer problems.
All the major farm organizations
plan to be represented at the Phila-
delphia convention.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-06-15
Montana Farmer-Stockman

Published twice a month. on the LIST and 18th,
by The Montana Farmer, Inc, Great Falls,
Mont. Entered as second class matter at the
Postoffice at Great Falls, Mon
tana. under act of March 3, 1879. %Saa5ETSsss50
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-06-15

mark in the publishing business. He
is known as one of the worlds larg-
est publishers of farm journals. He
owns nearly a dozen publications
and three radio stations.
In addition to serving as chairman
of the agriculture committee, Cap
per at one time also headed the sen
ate district committee which handles
legislation for the nations capital.
In this capacity, and now as a MEM
Der of the committee, he has been
a staunch advocate of franchise for
voteless Washington.
SHIFT STILL TO CITIES
The Longtime trend toward
movement from farms TO cities
continues. the census bureau
observes in estimating the ma
lions 1948 farm, population at
27.439. 600. a drop of 100000
from the last peacetime census in
April 1910.
Young people apparently still be-
lieve opportunity is greater in the
cities. The biggest decline in the
farm population has occurred in the
age groups under 25. For n thing,
it is easier to get credit for housing
in cities.
About $4,000 900 of govern
ment credit alone is available to aid
people to build or own homes in a
town or city compared with $15,000,-
600 voted by congress this year to
laid veterans, tenants, share-crop-
pers and others to become farm
home owners"
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-06-15
FEWER TURKEYS

ProportionatelY more turkeys
are now being produced in the
northeast and west coast and
less in the midwest and south
than in years earlier. u
Although for the country as a
whole only about 5 percent more
turkeys are expected to be raised
this year than in the late 1905, out
put in the northeastern and west
coast area will be two-fifths to
t~hree-fourths larger. Nationwide,
growers this year are raising about
one-fifth fewer turkeys this year
than last.
With high meat prices and smaller
supplies of red meat and chicken
than in 1947, USDA forecasts tur-
key prices during the marketing
season probably will be at least 10
percent above last year.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-06-15
A r DEBT

kA4hx DIo4 WIN WxxN3
The nations farm-mortgage
debt is still on the upswing. in
dicating that farmers are COM
tinuing TO make large purchases
of land. machinery. motor ve-
hicles and other equipment.
AS of Jan. /, the farm-mortgage
debt was estimated at 81 1892, 000, 900,
or an increase of $104, 600, 900 over
that of the preceding year. From
Jan. l, 1916, to Jan. /, 1947, the debt
rose about 500, 000, 200.
Increases in the debt during the
past two years represent a reversal
of the downward trend in the farm
mortgage debt which began in 1923
and continued for the next % years,
with but one minor exception in
1928.
The bureau of agricultural econo-
mics says the recent rise in the farm
mortgage debt is due to the fact that
many farmers are using their high
incomes to buy land and equipment
in preference to making further
principal payments, while others are
borrowing money to make these
purchases.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-09-27

FOR SALE-Ten Chester White
brood sows, fine second litter
pigs in October. Wilfred Tull, lst
house on left north of Ellis Peach
Orchard 9-23-2tS
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-09-27
. East Liberty
BY MRS. MARY KERNS

Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Williams,
Swanton, were last Monday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
KernS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Hamilton
and daughters, Columbus, were
Sunday afternoon visitors of rel
atives in East Liberty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Coons
and daughter, Columbus, were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Coons and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Kerns and
Doris were Sunday visitors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Kerns, Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Polling
have returned from a vacation
trip to New York state ana in
Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard AIMS
poker, Columbus, were weekend
guests of Mrs. Blanche Annspok-
er and her father, George Ricn-
ardSon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Kerns spent
Sunday afternoon in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ramsey and
family, in Columbus.
Mrs. Mae KenSler and children,
Big Springs, spent Thursday p.
m. with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Austin.