The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-12-30

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Business" To Attend To
Next week the second of the 81st Congress will
in the nations capital Judging by the
and file of American people
true that worthwhile legislation passed during
the first something that didn't happen time dur
the entire woyear life of the 80t Congress- But
ed with the glowing promises of the Democrats in the 948
pagn, the paucty of legislative results is appalling
Heads above all other worthwhile acts of the first session
ter defeat the halfway
clear cut victory for all of the people and represented the key
removing the power long held
on the entire West
Passage improved broadened minimum wage
while falling short of what the Administration requested
solid progress lettering the muchtoo-low living
standards of more than 20 million Americans
Some made in the field of public housing with
passage the "2O per cent housing bill program
times broad must be egsaed if the crisis in housing to
be whipped in the next decade or two.
Another forward passage of legislation enabling
REA to make loans for rural telephone systems While bur
dned with unnecessary restrictions preudced
private telephone companies this legislation holds real promise
providing foundation for eventual telephone service most
of the nations rural homes.
Passage a measure STAYED
off little longer the day when all of the landlords of the
try will have fedday because OF the housing shortage
Worst legislation adopted by the first session of the 81st
the Atlantic approved by
and its companion the $780, 100000 armsorEur
appropriation Since, should Russia
all of western Europe in sixty days less this program
nothing than America pouring billions
down rathole much the did in China So far as
containing Communism concerned the plea hollow and
doube talk By its actions the Administration in accepting
Titos Yugosavia has shown it is little concerned with such
containing Rest assured Communist China will also main
tain its national integrity too will receive the blessings of
state department and of CAS- aside
the Administration and the nations would be honest
they discarded this Containing Communism mokescreen
told the people they anced that Russia had mpeac
ambitions Then the debate could be joined the extent of
expansons aspirations of only the Sovet but of other
major nations well in this period Of such
disclosures might embarrassing Washington
haven't done too badly gaining economic and political
troll over large sectors of the world since 1945)
The Second Session
the first session sgnaly the megh for
what didn't accomplish it we'll to glance rapidly
unfinished business that will face the session.
prices have already begun to tobaggon. Prospects
will slide another 20 cent in 1880 This
really constructive farm legislation passed this
of thousands of farm families will be we'll
bankruptcy by 1852 Temporary price supports
passed the first and covering limited number of
products saved the for the grain farmers for the
But these supports only put off the day of
until after the 1850 elections approach to
sabizing agriculture must be undertaken if to avoid
farmed and farmfed economic bust The Brannan
farmers for the difference between market
prices parity commodities the
most sensible proposal drafted in decade
ably prosperous agriculture reasonable prices
foodstus only force penalty prices at
by making them foot the bill for the
food prices creates the markepace scarcity of
foodsuffs.
The repeal Taft-Hartey, though must to Amer
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