The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-01-21
New Look" Comes To Helena

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day an eminent member of the legislature as
serted that The Voice is dull this legislative
SION will concede up to the moment has beer
dull there's been altogether to much '1oveydovey" stuff
and almost unnatural tagging of time before bills
ed by House discussion by the entire body
This has resulted in the prevailing calm
frankly it's been hard put finger the
currents running through both houses.
However, some few things do stand out:
OF these possibly the important is the "new look" the
Whteeaded gentlemen from the 9th floor have simulated
You will recall that in chief stock in trade was the
steam roller tacc-to hell with the peopewen have
else So rough shod did they manhande the
tiles in both houses and little there accomplished
the people retired of their Warehouses; November
It's different this time These gentlemen the
pany not only intelligent they also versatile They
change tactics easily chameleon change coors
Ihey READ the November verdict realized that they had
suffered crushing defeat and then layout
plan to gain by other methods the strong position they had
lost at the ballot box
In effect their stock in trade this year yes,
bad boys in 1947 but really fellows, we're such bad
bunch OF guys we're only trying to do our job sure,
we've got to protect the interests of the company but we're
willing to compromise -
Motive for this congenia attitude of only
be construed means of propng the slipping political
position of the company That their position may be i'm
proved with 1850 they're appar
emily willing to permit the people few crumbs in 1949
However make mistake it, this outward display
repentance considered synthetic rather than the
real thing despite the fact there is momentary appar
willingness to make The 'greenght"
appears to have been given to favorable legislative action in
at long last permitting the people opportunity vote
the setting Department of Labor and Industry
Likewise grapevine reports indicate they will conduct
abed workers But such concessions not enough to
vince sizeabe portion of Montanas people that the
leopard has changed its spots.
Much necessary if the gentlemen representing the
company really sincere they would have believe
Let them, instead of condescendng permit misery
so week benefit for disabled workers. take the
initiative and through their friends both chambers give the
ahead for nothing less than $500 and preferably 500
those unforunate who have been removed from industry
by injury.
Let them if they be sincere in their claim to newly
found Responsibility initiate the legislation to make scosis
poisoning and similar industrial Diseases
bic under Workmens Compensation where rghfuly be-
rather than continue such burden all the people Of
state After ALL it the fault of their operations that
victims of silcoss arsenic poisoning, ETC. Further since
heir company is directly the of the death warrant
these useful citizens let them initiate and
the granting of benefits of sufficient amount to permit at
east a subsistence to these and their families.
Them if they have in fact reformed lead the fight
provide citizens with sufficient enough
permit at least minimum of decency rather than the pay
q per month the grapevine reports they may forwh
reservations.
In other words let them by their actions rather than
oneyed that they really the interests of the state
# heart.
Returning to the original complaint Of "dulness-until
UGH time the company" does show it's hand, it would
ppear the 1919 will continue to outward
ppearance of calm with whatever storms that may blow up
entering school financing and reorganization oan
bark" regulation "onearmed bandit" legislation etc.
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