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Evening star., 1949-02-15
Subsidies to Farmers Deplored
Holds Separation Discriminatory

To the Editor OF The Star:
1t is difficult to restrain laughter when
one considers that this administration.
through the Commodity Credit Corporation.
now is engaged in buying grains butter and
eggs at support prices in order to prevent
commodity and food prices from declining
while administration spokesmen Simulta-
neously are urging Congress to pass laws
which in effect would re-establish the dis
credited OPA price controls. 1t has just
been announced that the Department OF
Agriculture expects to export more grain in
nine months of this year than in all IL
months of last year under the Marshall
Plan. This proves that the administration
is using the Marshall plan as surplus food
dumping plan, since the large crops har-
vested in Europe this past year have greatly
reduced If not obviated Europe's need for
grain under the Marshall Plan This absurd
situation should cause Congress to revalue
the entire price support program.
The price support program Is the most
fragrant example of vote buying by Govern
ment subsidy that this country ever has
seen. 1t is class legislation pure and simple
and would be held unconstitutional by any
impartial tribunal. In an emergency no
one would object to putting farmers on relief
rolls under the same conditions that relief
is afforded to city dwellers. But this price
support program costs the taxpayers nun
dreds of millions Of dollars directly and in
directly several billions of dollars in the in
creased cost of essential food items 1t also
tends to raise the prices of our commodities
above world market prices and thereby pre-
vents the export of our surpluses. Sad to
relate no politician dares to tell the public
these facts since it is evident to all that the
price support program and the farmer votes
bought Herewith achieved the Truman
victory.
If vote buying by Government subsidy
must be practiced. it would be much cheaper
for the taxpayers to have the hundreds of
millions of dollars now spent in supporting
food prices at or above price support levels
distributed directly to the farmers on pro
rata basis. This would give the law of sup
ply and demand an opportunity to operate
and. when prices dropped due to surplus,
increased buying would eliminate the sur
plus. Every one would benefit, including
the farmers HENRY c. PARKER.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Soviet Film Protested

To the Editor OF The Star:
1t is a rather shocking evidence of the
indifference of people in the Nations Capital
to the profound issues of world conflict that
q local movie house is running Soviet film
at time when the Communists are carrying
on a cold war against the United States and
a campaign of determination against reli
gious liberty.
1t is even more shocking to realize that
there has been no protest raised. When
anti-Communist movies like "The Iron Cur
tain" appear we are affronted by pro-Soviet
picket lines, but no one takes the trouble to
protest a movie exhibition which means more
money for Stain, more money with which to
undermine and destroy U.S.
Is the management of this local theater so
engrossed in profit making that it will in
dulge in a practice of this sort? Does pa
triotism stop at their box office?
o. j. DEKOM.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

O. What is meant BY whip in the
United States House of Representatives?
&C. L.
A. A whip is member OF legislative
body, designated by the caucus of his party,
whose duties are to remind members of his
party to be present when important votes
are to be taken; to arrange pairs for MEM
bers unavoidably absent; to conciliate mem
bers who are dissatisfied with the party
program; and to keep his party leaders in
formed as to the attitude of members to-
ward public questions.
Evening star., 1949-02-15

Director Economic Research Department.,
Chamber Of Commerce, U. S. A.
Holds Separation Discriminatory
To the Editor of The Star:
The Federation of Citizens Associations
claims that equality of white and Negro
school facilities is being attained in Wash
ington. This assertion is characteristic Of
arguments which the Association has ad-
vanced in it's effort to discredit the Ma
tional Committee on Segregation's report
Of conditions in Washington. With dogged
persistence, the FCA cites figures and
loudly argues that conditions in Washing
ton are not so bad as the committee has
represented them. In fact, the Association
would have it appear that conditions are
substantially good.
One simple truth deserves mention. Solu-
ton of this problem does not, as the as
sociation implies, lie in establishing "sepa-
rate but equal facilities or even in giving
to the Negro more than his per capita
share of the school dollar Cor of any other
dollar)-a condition which the FCA as
serts Is now true and is disproof Of discrimi-
nation in Washingtons school system.
Segregation and discrimination are
denial to men of the God-given land con-
stitutionally assured) dignity which we as
a Nation declare is inalienable. No facility
can be separate and equal at the same
time. when the prime intent of separation
is either to continue or to extend the prac-
tices of segregation and discrimination. The
single conclusion which may be drawn from
the development of separate facilities is
that basic inequality exists which makes
the act of separation necessary. Such pro-
visions at once assume the flavor of con-
descension and are themselves discrimina-
tory-a discrimination made the more in
tolerable by any such offerance as I'VE even
give you more than your share A citi-
zen's share in the fortunes Of democracy
must be equal-neither more nor less than
that of his fellows.
Ten thousand pages would not allow q
complete description-if even it might be
put into words-of the mental torture suf-
fered by Negroes in the United States. It
would be even more hopeless to attempt the
description Of utter despair and cynicism
which Negro knows at meeting the creed
of separate but equal in the Capital of
the Nation.
The irony is cutting. Nobody can balm
this criminal hurt by prating Of separate
but equal You can only exaggerate it.
WILLARD w. SAVOY.
Evening star., 1949-02-15
Misuse of Unemployment Funds

Misuse of Unemployment Funds
To the Editor of The Star:
We hear lot these days about unemploy-
ment, but I wonder how many of these
men and women would work if they could,
and how many are willing to live off their
unemployment compensation.
On one of the afternoon programs of the
"giveaway" kind there recently was sweet
young bride from New York honeymoon
ing in Chicago. She was doing very we'll for
herself in the way of gifts; she stated they
would all come in handy, for both she and
her husband were unemployed. The M. C.
asked who was paying for the honeymoon
and she answered. The New York unem-
ployment Office"
No wonder the little fellow, with his self
respect and steady work howls when his
taxes are raised to support such cases. Being
on the giving end and not the receiving
end, wonder how far could get on trip
to Florida or down payment on a new car.
PATRICIA M. ROBBINS.
Opposes Federal Insurance Plan
To the Editor OF The
In a recent edition of The Star there
was an article by Mr.. Young regarding
proposal by Representative Redden of North
Carolina about plan to put every employe
AS Government employe, I am very
much opposed to such plan. Here are my
reasons: First, most Government en-
ployes are able to carry their own insurance
without a Government subsidy as this plan
proposes: second in the Government Print
ing Office where I am employed we have our
own group insurance plan, on a voluntary
basis, hence we need no more plans super
imposed on the one we have: third, many
folks including myself are not interested
in plan under which you pay for life, with
no hope of getting your insurance paid UP
before you die.
If some one would come forward with
a plan to cut Government expenditures and
cut our taxes correspondingly, am sure we
Government employees could buy more in
surance for ourselves without making the
taxpayers in 48 States help pay for our in
surance. RUSSELL ROCKS.
u. S. Tariff Rates Decline
To the Editor of The Star:
In the current discussion both in the
newspapers and in congressional committee
hearings, insufficient attention has been de-
voted to the rather marked decline in the
United States tariff rates in the last Is years.
The Reciprocal Trade Agreement program
has now been in action for nearly decade
and half. Many tariff rates have been
whitfield down. and, in general, the American
people regard this decline as wholesome in
the light of the creditor status of the United
States. Furthermore, many of our tariff
rates are what is known as specific rates:
Cents, per pound. per bushel. per ton, etc.
With the phenomenal rise in prices of the
last decade, these specific fixed duties have
become smaller and smaller proportion of
the value of the products imported.
The following tabulation indicates the
downward trend of tariff rates:
Evening star., 1949-02-15
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are far less important barriers to trade than
are blocked currencies. unrealistic exchange
rates. general disorganization and unsound
domestic monetary and fiscal policies in
many countries.
EMERSON P. SCHMIDT,
Director. Economic Research Department,
Chamber of Commerce, U. S. A.
Evening star., 1949-02-15

@. Where is Fingal's Cavern. A. L.
A. 1t is remarkable cave of basalt for
nation on Staffa. a small island off the
central western coast of Scotland. The cave
extends from the shore distance of 227
feet within a rocky height and has an arch
66 feet high. The color effects of the
columnar basalt formation are striking and
the action of the wind and waves produces
weird sounds in the opening.
@. Has it been proved that opposites
attract each other in marriage?-F. C.
A. This has not been proved. Some
studies have shown that sirnilarities rather
than opposltes are prevailing factors. par
ticularly in regard to religion, family back.
ground, and interests.
@. Why is Spain also called the Iberian
Peninsula?-H. NICE.
A. Iberians was the name applied by the
early Greek navigators to the peoples who
inhabited the eastern coast Of Spain; orig
inally those who dwelt by the river Iberus,
the modern Ebro. Later, Iberia became
the common Greek name for the peninsula.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-18
Attention, Public Employees

Elsewhere this of the Voice article from the
Public Welfare committee concerning the retention
secretary the Public Employees Retirement
System To understand the committees position this
troversia matter and gain information about this
agency which is of the utmost Importance public
ploye, it is we'll worth reading.
Whether because political other it is
Sreabe for the state administration retain Mr. not
the most important aspect of this controversy Since
orally admitted that has job of ad
mnsering the SYSTEM the most important thing if and when
he replaced that the position of secretary be filled with
equally competent than Mr. Fay The future of the
fund.- and the retrment plans of all contributing state
poyes much too important to be placed inexperienced
hands, high cabre administration continued and all
of retirement funds made with the greatest
prudence the financial soundnes of the fund could be pac
ed in the greatest of jeopardy.
am the Bonner administration sincerely interested
we'll being of the retirement system and that effort
will made top notch administrator secretary
should that position become vacant.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-18

One of the most remarkable cases IN the
"open season. on university students was the
recent arrest and detention of a University of
Toronto coed in New York.
Daughter of a noted Canadian artist and
vice-president of the Students Administrative
Council of Toronto, Miss Ruth Comfort was
detained in a cell on Ellis Island when she
returned from trip to Europe where she
attended seminar instructed by outstanding
faculty members from various Canadian uni
versities including McGill.
The u. S. State Department has now
apologized to Miss Comfort, declaring that she
was detained "as result of most regrettable
and unfortunate mistake" There seems to be
little doubt that secret agents of the United
States, who took it upon themselves to investi-
gate Canadians on the ship, made blunder.
But there are several disturbing aspects of the
case which require more explanation.
u. S. agents could have learned the
nature of the project she attended from such
people as Prof. j. Cory and DR.. A. r. NJ Lo-
Wer of Queens, or Godfrey Pearson, son of
Lester B. Pearson, Minister of External AT
fairs, all of whom were in Miss Comforts
party. There was no need to place her in a
cell to investigate the seminar which they at
tended
While OBTAINING Miss Comfort agents of
the United States asked her how she voted in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-18
University Daily
"Regrettable Mistakes

the last election. Now we think it should be
made quite clear to the United States govern
ment that voting in Canada is by secret ballot
and not even an officer of the law has any
right to demand information on the manner
in which person votes.
The whole case, of course, throws further
light on the fact that u. S. agents appear to be
going to considerable trouble to check on the
activities of Canadian students. They have
been gathering data on Canadian university
students for the past few years.
For example, if student were affiliated
with leftist organization on Canadian cam
pus some years ago but had given up this po-
litical leaning upon graduation, he would find
it difficult if not impossible to now cross into
the United States Further evidence of this
was obtained by the The McGill Daily recent
ly when young woman was refused admit
lance to the United States because of campus
political affiliations of several years ago.
1t would be interesting to know how many
secret agents of the United States are attend
ing Canadian universities as students" This
appears to be fantastic suggestion, of course,
but how was it the U. S. had file on every
Canadian student?
Unless there is change in policy south of
the border, we do not think this will be the
last most regrettable and unfortunate mis-
take. "-McGill University Daily, Toronto.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-18
E" Now Let's Hear the Other Side"

since Power other members the pow
trust took such whipping the floor of the senate
public appropriations mOuhngs of their officials and
stooges have sounded increasingly like death walls Gone
the naughty which has characterized the aroc
the Sixth Floor in dealing with Montana peasant
for generation Now they coming to the people
Bonded knee pleading with them wake the dangers
of creeping socialism,
No matter whether be Johnny Corette, himself that
dang cavalier of the Montana Chamber of Commerce. Jerry
the samethe Sociaistic goblns will gecha if don't
watch out And in their concern for the welfare of
popui, they not missing opportunities of hanging
lantern in the befry No meeting is too large too SMALL
for them to attend and recite their (par line of and
warning.
For example, whether it be massive Kiwanian
just meeting of few of the interested
ents of grade school PTA-f paudum be available then
Montana Power representative accurate facsimile there
of, will also be available.
Wednesday night pleasantappearing Mr.. William w.
Talbot divisional assistant of MPCo found himself speaker
the evening In fashion he spoke for
goody period mparting the usual line of Power Company
the period following, number say e.
we'd like to hear to other side Such reaction is
healthy Whenever appreciate numbers of choose
slow rather than being ampeded it shows that
still has place the American mind big business propaganda
not wthStandng.
this connection do have wholesome desire
to know both Sides pertinent suggest that public
be caught Whether be PTA civic
club community meeting at which representative of Mon
Power other big business speaks public
folks should insist that the privilege also be granted
speaker of their choice Only by such equal opportunity
for the most part rest assured their decision will not be fo
fair decision And when the
facts for the assured their decision will not be
for Montana Power
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-18
Part Played by Strike

Is it not a fact, in the final analy-
sis, that the only effective way for
the Steel Workers to overcome this
disadvantage is to withhold their
services-their labor-thereby hurt
ing the profit nerve of the industry?
In addition to this, the sympathy
and support of broad sections of the
public is vital. When the public is
able to get the real low-down, whether
the issue is wage rates or pensions,
it will side with labor.
Power of Public Opinion
The force of public opinion can
tip the scales back in the direction of
greater equality of bargaining pow
er, But this happens in spite of the
anti-labor propaganda of press and
radio, with their misleading outcry
of Labor monopoly" and other catch
phrases.
Labor a Comm odity?
The very term "labor monopoly"
implies that labor is commodity
bought and sold like pig iron or live
stock. This alone ought to put us on
our guard against applying this term
even to 100 per cent organization
of workers.
Finally, there is much to ponder
about in the incisive thinking of
Professor Charles E. Lindblom of
Yale. In this just-published UNIONS
AND CAPITALISM yale Univer-
sity Press, Lindblom writes:
C.. even if the union is monop-
oily, it nevertheless differs from those
business enterprises which deliberate
y exploit the consumer for the benefit
IF an already favored minority.
Union are not profit-making organi-
cations, for one thing. More import
ant, they have always been and are
,oday the defenders of some of the
highest ideals of free people and a
democratic nation; and this is a role
INTO which corporate monopoly has
lever quite fitted" Up. 29.)
Editorial writer's in every daily
newspaper might well take this con-
fusion of Professor Lindblom's as
he lead for an editorial. But they
Won't do it. You know why.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-18
WHAT is BEHIND THE PROPAGANDA
ABOUT labor M0N0P0LIES"?

these reasons may easily explain the
tender treatment received by the
real monopolies at the hands of the
journalistic profession"
Case of A & P
Notice how the profession" unit
eddy flies to the defense of such a
giant as the Great Atlantic and Pacif-
ic chain when the courts find A & P
guilty of violating the antitrust laws?
In the flood of editorial apologies for
A & P-not to speak of the even lar
ger flood of A & P advertising
how come that practically all the
newspapers suppressed the real evil
dence against this chain?
Blackjacking Small Merchant
That evidence spelled out in detail
the methods used by A & P, first,
in lowering prices to drive small "com-
petitors" out of business, and then
raising prices to higher levels than
before.
Nothing has been reported, either,
on the A & P methods for systemati-
cally short-weighing and otherwise
cheating consumers, as proven, by |
the Justice Department. To the dali
les, all of this is not "news." One
would gather that A & P's only crime |
is the "crime of bigness," if one de-
pended solely on newspapers.
Situation of Labor
What about "labor monopoly"
however? What is said above about /
The newspapers Indifference and
and subservience to industrial monop-
oly may all be true. But that's not
he same as saying that there is no
uch thing as Tabor monopoly"
Granted, that the ideal of every
abor organization is to recruit 100
,er cent of those who fall within its
But, judged by this test,
When it suited their purpose these
anne newspapers authorities" have
ften pointed out that organized
abor in the Unitel States is in a
distinct minority" How, when the
mons control much less than half
f the total supply of what they try
o "sell," labor, can there be mon
poly?
Particular Unions
But how about particular unions,
Ike the United Steel Workers and /
ne United Mine Workers, who do
ave as members a decisive majority
the workers in their industries? Do
hey alone really "set" wages? Does
AL TWO-WHAT is BEHIND
S Steel ( and back Of it Morgan and
o. have NOTHING to say about
ages in the industry?
Collective bargaining compromises,
course, have been mainly response
e for the wage rates in the steel in
lstry. If relative bargaining power
ere solely the result of the FINAN-
IAL strength of the bargainers, then
S Steel and it's fellow monopolists in
e industry would always have
emendous advantage over h e
nited Steel Workers. f,
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-18
They KNEW HOW TO REAP RICHES,
NOT HOW TO live

In 1923, group of the worlds
most successful financiers -met at
the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chi
cage. Present were:
The president of the largst utility
company.
The greatest wheat speculator.>
The president of the New York
Stock Exchange.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-18

Secretary of Labor Tobin states
Organized Labor will have to be
more active than ever on the poIit-
ical field" Has your organization
appointed a committee to check
your membership list against the
registration lists. You may find
that even your officers are not
registered and never voted. That
is the reason why in many locals
the appointment of committee is
trowned upon and downed.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-18

A members of the Presidents Cab
met.
The greatest "bear" in Wall Street.
The president of the Bank of In
ternational Settlements.
The head of the worlds greatest
monopoly.
Collectively, these tycoons con-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-18
SHORTCUT Sweet

Editor, Peoples Voice
Dear Sir:
Send me some more of that good
paper.
w. AHO
Galen Hospital, Mont.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-18

Send Voice subscription in now
for that neighbor of yours.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-18
High Finance Pulls Strings

trolled more wealth than there was in
the United States Treasury, and for
years newspapers and magazines
had been printing their success stor-
les and urging the youth of the ma
ton to follow their examples. Twen-
ty-five years later, let's see what hap
pened to these men.
The president of the largest in
dependent steel company, Charles
Schwab, lived on borrowed money
the last five years ofhis life, and
died broke.
The greatest wheat Spectator, Ar
thur Cutten, died abroad, insolvent.
The president of the New York
Stock Exchange, Richard Whitney,
was recently released from Sing Sing.
The member of the Presidents Cab
met, Albert Fall, was pardoned from
prison so he could die at home.
The greatest "bear" in Wall Street,
jesse Livermore, committed suicide.
The president of the Bank of In
ternational Settlements, Leon Fra
ser, committed suicide.
The head of the worlds greatest
Ivar Kruger, committed
All these men had learned how to
make money, but noftnetooeh nnnn
make money, but not one of them
learned how to live... Lutheran
News Bulletin. (McCone Co. Messen-
ger)