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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29

modern machinery. They see a pos
sible end to kind of misery anc
despair which most Americans have
never seen.
Tyranny does not brighten them,
they have never known anything
else. We had better stop shouting
slogans at them long enough to try
with all our might to imagine their
misery.
This misery, and not communism
is the basic problem of our one world
the one world which modern science
and modern techniques have built.
Communism is what the Russians pro-
pose as a solution to that basic prob
lem-they say, the only solution.
POINT 4-THE ONE BRIGHT SPOT
The world community is listening
attentively for other proposals. The
nearest to another proposal that
it has heard was made by President
Truman and presented as "Point
Four" in his Inaugural Address of
January 20, 1949. The President
proposed "bold, new program for
making the benefits of our scientific
advances and industrial progress
available for the improvement and
growth of underdeveloped areas"
Eighteen months later, the u. S.
House of Representatives voted
$35,OOO,OOO for Mr. Truman's
Point Four" and Senate Com
mittee promptly whitfield it down
to $1O,OOO,OOO. That is less than
New York City spent in 1949 to
sweep its streets and dispose of its
garbage. In terms of the problem
of sick world economy it is pea
nuts, and it is highly debatable
whether it would not be better
policy to do nothing.
The best estimate l know of what
World War II cost the U. S. is $780,
O00,000,000. Until the men and wom-
en- and children now in the world have
some hope of escaping from the hid
eous misery in which two-thirds of
them are trying to live, can we hope
to build stable peace? Russia has
them world revolution and a
planned productive, expanding econo-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29
A Report On Montana S
Continued from page one
GRATIFYING PROGRESS:


We said division of the Committee led by JACK
Tooe has undertaken outline tenyear program whereby
the Legislature look forward to praiseworthy solution
of the problems of these two institutions Measuring
indeed is the progress already made.
Montana State Federation of Womans Clubs in response to
information by Mrs Dole Dean Burgess, Initiated
drive for humane for patients at Warm Springs almost
eight The lot of the patients has improved stead
y since
dormitory for men, and for women, each housing
patients, already built and occupied Elk
made both in the kitchen and
elsewhere.
With respect food change has been startling All
patients receiving abundance of choice food
pared appetzng and served hot Where form
ey famine had ruled there feasng Or at least
thing being done supply surplus of vamins No patient
for foods that nourish Meat butter whole milk
vegetables supplied every day. and ice
and then.
Control is maintained by kindness rather than force The
attendants courteous patients Indeed the patients
begun feel themselves free men and women and the
suen that them has almost wholly
patients and normal people Even the violent ward
there far less of violence and bitter and uen moods have
almost disappeared
The writer of this article has made repeated visits Warm
Springs during the years The changes which
taken place far exceed his fondes hopes Recovery
Mobilization have restored many inmates normal fe
the number of patients actually less than
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29

This article is a condensation
of brilliantly-written new PAM
phlet Let's Join the Human Race"
copies of which may be secured
through bookstores or from The
University of Chicago Press, $3.50
Ellis Ave-, Chicago 81, Ill. Mail
orders for single copies must be
accompanied by rs cents in cash;
prices for quantity orders are low
err. This condensation necessarily
omits some of MIR. Burr's cogent
arguments. Sending for the pam
phlet will well repay the reader
interested in Mr.. Bars thesis.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29

Barr President World
political
problems of establishing
Lets Join the Human Race last his from
heartbreang, The
the misery be believed will
this job tackled the job
lent is the problem of the United Nations"
his le Stringelow
In Rhodes Scholar
taught history the University
Virginia. 10 President of ST. Johns College
1913 President of the Foundation
book history Europe
and widely
the radio especially
ated-"Invitation to Learning"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29
LET'S JOIN THE HUMAN RAGE

rmy. Our Senate Committee offered
$10,000,000. (Later, that . ten got
painfully hoisted up to thirty-four
and half.)
Yet on February 2, 1850, Senator
Brien Mcmahon had proposed ten
billion dollars year for five years
as the American share toward re-
building the worlds economy. That
is one thousand times as much as
the Senate committee seemed to
think adequate.
On July Is, few days after the
Senate Committee bid peanuts, Walt
er Reuther, president of the United
Automobile Workers, proposed thir-
teen billions year for a hundred
years, totalling over one trillion dol
lars.
PROBABLY THE LATTER
Either Senator Mcmahon and Mr..
Reuther have both gone mad, or else
the Senate Committee is quite una
ware of the problem these two men
think we must tackle if we are to
have peace. Senator McMahon's pro-
posal last February was widely APP
plauded both on the floor of the
Senate and by the public 1t must
be that the committee that pro-
posed $10,000,000 for Point Four"
was not really looking at the prob
lem we are talking about.
Why not? The main item in our
foreign policy is "Stop Communism.
How? With guns? You cannot shoot
communism with a gun. Communism
is an idea and a program, which
the Communists claim is the way
the only way-to rescue mankind
from the CHASTITY misery in which
most of it now lives. There is plenty
of evidence that mankind is determ-
med to be rescued True, this is not
the first time it has experienced
misery. But it is the first time that
hundreds of millions of human be-
ngs have become convinced that, be-
cause of new scientific knowledge and
lew technical skills, their misery is
lot necessary. In Asia, in Africa, in
latin America that conviction is grow
ng. And the people in these lands
ire determined to solve their econom-
C problem.
The only way to stop communism
is to offer the one world that all
live in better solution of the real
problem than communism offers,
and certainly a better solution
than peanuts. This fact is apparent
ly what Senator Mcmahon and MIR.
Reuther both know. A good many
economists, engineers and tech
nicians all over the world know
it too. Why have we Americans
on the whole missed the point?
Why have we tolerated a foreign
policy which has SO little to do
with the real world mankind is
living in? Why has our discussion
of "Point Four" had so little to
do with facts?
1 think our discussion of Point
Tour" has been based, like our pres
CONTINUED on page four)
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realistic, and we Americans will our
selves seem less and less real to the
two billion human beings who are not
Americans. They may learn to fear
us, but they won't understand us.
| believe there is a trick by
which we Americans can under
stand these two billion men, wom-
en- and children scattered all over
the globe. Will the reader play
Lets pretend" with me, the way
children do? Let's pretend that you
have not yet been born but will
be born this year. And let's try
to estimate your chances of liv-
ing a happy, healthy, decent and
useful life.
If you are born this year, then
on the same day more than 100000
other babies will be born, all over
the world.
You will have less than one chance
in twenty of being born in the United
States. Your chance of being born
in the Soviet Union will be not much
better. These countries may be heavily
armed, but most people just don't
live in them.
You will probably be colored-
colored black, or colored brown, or
colored yellow.
Your chances of being born white
this year are not more than one in
three. Your chances of being Chinese
are one in four; of being born in
India better than one in nine.
NEVER TRUST A WHITE MAN"
If you are born colored, you will
be born either among
people who have recently revolted
and thrown out the white folks who
Used to govern them or else in
country that is still trying to throw
he white folks out. If you are born
n Africa, you are likely to learn the
maxim: "Never trust a white man."
You have only about one chance
n four of being born a Christian.
t is far more likely that you will
,e born Confuscian or a Buddhist, |
/ Mohammedan or a Taoist.
If you are born in the U. S.
md, remember, that's quite an IF
you will probably live longer than
year. But if you are born in India,
which is more likely, you have only
little better than a one-to-four
nance of living more than year.
But cheer upl your chances in some
'laces would be worse; and, besides
ven if you survive babyhood in
ndia, you have only $3.50 chance
f growing to maturity.
If you are born colored, the chances
re overwhelming that you will be
ironically sick all your life-from
Malaria, or intestinal parasites. or
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29

We have been sadly agreeing that
this is no longer what Wendell Will
kie called zone world" but that we
are living in two worlds-the Com
munist world and the non-Commu-
mist. And now we are beginning to
learn that Willkie was right. 1t is
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29

still one world, world torn by ten
sion between its two most powerful
states, a world rising against in
equality whether of race or of eco
nomic opportunity, but still one
world inhabited by one human race.
What will happen to this world
will depend, not just on us, or on
Russia, but on what the human race
does.
What should they do? If the Ameri-
can government is to find foreign
policy, policy that is constructive
and realistic, we American citizens
had better have good realistic look
at the human race.
But this hard for us to do. In terms
of food to eat and clothes to wear
and houses to live in, the United
States is rich suburb, surrounded
by slums.
1t is not easy for people who live in
rich suburbs to understand the needs
of people who live in slums. No
bread? Why don't they eat cake?
No money to buy clothes? Why don't
they charge them? No roof on the
house? They ought to phone a re-
liable contractor! Sick? They ought
to call doctor. Out of work? No
real hustler stays out of work very
long.
STAGGERING MISERY
But a few of our economists and
engineers, and a lot of our G.I.'s,
have seen the staggering human
misery of Asia, of Africa, of Latin
America. The rest of us must just
try to imagine it. Otherwise we won't
understand the actual problems of
the human race. And until we begin
to understand those problems, our
foreign policy will go on being un-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29

tuberculosis, or maybe even leprosy.
And even if you are not chronically
sick, you are likely to be weak from
hunger. You have about two-to-one
chance of suffering from malnutri-
ton, either from too little food or
from food that is not balanced or
nourishing diet. You have reason
ably good chance of experiencing
real famine-to the point where you
will be glad to eat the bark off a
tree. But this chance is extremely
hard to calculate.
A. "ONE-IN-FOUR CHANCE"
Again, if you are born colored,
you have only one-to-four chance
of learning to read. And since you
almost certainly will not own radio,
you will be pretty we'll cut off from
that part of the human family that
has enough to eat and that is reason
ably healthy. You will most likely live
in a mud hut, with dirt floor and
no chimney, its roof matched with
straw. You will almost certainly work
on the land, and most of what you
raise will go to the landlord. In adj
dition, you are likely to be deeply in
debt to the local money-lender, and
you may have to pay him annual in
terest of anywhere from 80 to 100
per cent.
What l am describing is the actual
condition of mankind in the middle
of the twentieth century. Many mil
lions of these sick, hungry, illiterate
and oppressed people belong to "the
free nations" we propose to lead in
a crusade against communism. We
had better take a good look at the
real world we live in before we lead |
much further. We had better base
American foreign policy on real
facts.
TYRANNY V. LIBERATION
When we Americans look at Rus
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29
By SPRINGFELLOW BARR


Our basic foreign policy World War II has been to
oppose Russia But that negative policy and down
underneath most Americans know it. Now slowly dis
covering need positive policy we are SLOWLY dis
covering what the worlds basic problem is
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29

suon where they would be educated without being confined
behind locked doors
There exists already precedent by of the
standing district judges of State where this of
luton to be working out we'll We have in the
judgment of this writer institution where this
novaton might easily be set Department of Child
Study The project would bring about saving
taxpayers 1t would result correcting many
delinquency which be corrected by sending children
the overcrowded dormtories and overworked
Miles City.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29
TC RESTORE TO NORMAL LIFE:

The problems of how provide the right
those confined Deer Lodge and several
different from those other State custodia
that State officials from the Governor
anxious the needs of these inmates
to normal life.
In caring for those condemned to Imprisonment humane
of constructive needed Persons
inclined to persecute prisoners harsh vndctve
will do well to subject themselves to psycharc examination
nasmuch their emotions partake of the
that of those whom they despse
ons should be made for Deer Lodge only very
observation and much reflection and advice.
Let it be remembered that when mercy tempers Justice
both the prisoners and the taxpayers benefit.
Another institution for which should be
made, is the Girls Vocational School Helena
hope to be able to do so in constructive manner
WATCHWORD OF THE HOUR:
Let the People Go Forward" far as our States
cusodia institutions concerned appears that Montana
citizens are resolved to obey the Biblical injunction.
We hope that this prepared under auspices of
Montana Welfare Association be only
formation, but of encouragement and hope
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29
TYRANNY v. LIBERATION

When we Americans look at Rus
STA, all that we see is tyranny. When
millions of these wretched outcasts
look at her, what they see is liberia
ton from the landlord and the money
lender and the planned reconstruct
ton of their country on the basis of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-29

| think our discussion of Point
Four" has been based, like our pres
Continued on page four)
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
Band Parents Dance
Tomorrow Night

Stellar event this Christmas
time will be the ance to be
given at the Legion Recreation
Center tomorrow evening. The
Browning Band Parents organi-
cation are sponsoring the event.
Servers Orchestra has been en-
gagged for the occasion.
Lunch will be served during
the evening. Dancing will begin
at 9.
The event will be the first of
its kind in t h e Legion's new
home.
Proceeds of the event will be
used by the sponsors to h e p
finance purchase of more ne W
instruments for the high school
band.
Patronage Of t h e event, OBJ
viously, is a splendid contribution
towards advancement of t h e
musicianship of local boys and
girls.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
Petition Asks For
All-Weather Road

A petition signed by over 100
persons residing in the commun-
tiles of Swims Under, Mad Plume
and Little Badger has been pre-
scented to Supt. Guy Robinson of
the Blackfeet Agency and Gla-
cier County in which is proposed
an all-weather road, which would
serve so families. Over 14O STU
dents attending schools in these
three. communities would be in
cluded as beneficiaries of the pro-
ject.
The road would be approx
mately three miles in length and
would extend through area ideal
ly lending itself to such pro-
ject.
Accompanying the petition
was other data as basis of study
of the project.
Those to consider the project
from the standpoint Of its FEAST
bility will be the Agency roads
department in charge of Linn
Brown. and the county engineers
Office.
The petition, which was
brought up before t he Tribal
Council by Francis Bullshoe, one
of its members, awaits the earl
lest possible action Of the Indian
Bureau and the county, since its
Importance is greater during the
winter season.
Councilman Bullshoe pointed
out to the Chief that under the
Tribal Councils present relief
set-up employment could be pro-
vided some of those on its win
tertime rolls.
He explained that since h e
proposed o a d would intersect
with the social Heart Butte-to-
Browning short cut, it would be
general economic asset, enabl-
ing an impressive reduction of
costs in the handling of stock
feed and other commodities in
wintertime.
Bullshoe said that the proposal
had been under consideration for
some time, but varied o t h r
matters had had priority over it
as to defer action of the Tribal
Council until recently.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
Local Churches
To Reverence
The Christ Child

Browning churches will con-
duct services in devotion to
Christ, the Child, this Christmas
time, with the Little Flower
Church holding Christmas Mass
at midnight on Christmas Eve.
On Christmas Day mass will
be conducted in the morning at
1920. The Rev. FIR. George Ger
ner will officiate. The choir will
sing Christmas carols on both &C.
casions.
The Methodist Church's SER
vices will be conducted on h e
usual Sunday schedule, which
begins at II. An appropriate
Christmas sermon will be deliver
ed by the pastor, Rev. Edgar B.
Smith.
The Assembly of God will hold
a Christmas program for the first
time in its new church, which
was only partially completed last
Christmas. The Rev. R. A. Muir
phey, pastor, will be in charge.
Christmas treats will be given
the children of the denomination.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22

At a special meeting at the
Tribal office h i S week, Guy
Robertson. newly-appointed sup
erintendent of h e Blackfeet
Agency, was formally presented
to members of h e Blackfeet
Tribal Council. The introduction
was by Paul Fickinger. are
supervisor, of Billings.
Various dominant problems of
the Blackfeet people were review
ed. Joseph w. Brown, o | d t
member of the Tribal Council,
in a brief talk stressed the i'm
portance of cooperation between
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
Indian Bureau
Head Pleased
With Council
Tribal Office Release

In a letter from Indian Comm.
Myers at Washington the Black
feet Tribal Council has been COM
mended for the present construc-
tive attitude regarding the credit
program on the Blackfeet Reser-
walton.
While delinquent a tus of
loans is serious, the commissioner
assured the Tribal Council of the
full support of the Indian Bur-
eau in correction Of the present
unsatisfactory situation.
To the Blacgfeet Tribal Coun-
Gil this commentator is very i'm
portant. First. it proves to the
people of the Reservation the
present Tribal Council is we'll on
its way towards the setting up of
sound business program. Sec
ond, it assures the Blackfeet peo-
pie that the present administra-
ton is determined upon protect
ing the interests of the tribe.
Among other things, the chief
aim is to set up sound methods
and practices necessary for sound
h,lsiness
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
Supt. Robertson Gets Glad Hand

the Tribal Council and the
Agency that mutual gains would
be achieved.
George Pambrun, chairman, in
a brief tai k expressed views
coinciding with Councilman
Browns.
Walter Wetzel, vice-chairman,
in his talk covered substantially
that of the two previous speak
ers.
Mr.. Fickinger and Mr.. Robert
son expressed their pleasure at
the cordially of h e occasion.
Two more shopping days left.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
Death Claims Aged
BIackfeet Resident

Mrs. Theresa Elizabeth Ken
yon, 81, who of late years h a d
been residing with her daughter,
Mrs. Birdie Taylor, at Blackfoot,
passed away Tuesday.
Arrangements, which locally
were in charge of the Beck Fun
eral Home, provide for funeral
services at the deceased's former
home at Clear Lake, S. Oak.
Accompanied by the daughter
and granddaughter and her hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ger
ard, the casket was forwarded
there yesterday morning on Great
Northern Train No. %.
Deceased was born at LaPorte.
Indiana on November "a. 1856.
When a child she came westward
with her parents in covered
wagon, the family settling in
Iowa. Growing to womanhood in
that state, she was married to
Mr.. Taylor. The couple moved to
Clear Lake some time later. His
death occurred at Blackfoot two
years ago.
Deceased had always enjoyed
good health. In the sunset of life
she continued to enjoy that bless
ing. Of late the infirmities of age
depleted her vitality and she died
peacefully.
Deceased was member of the
Clear L a k e Chapter, U. E. S. ,
Rebekah Lodge and the Congre-
gational Church.
Besides he daughter and
granddaughter, Mrs. Taylor and
Mrs. Gerard above mentioned.
deceased is survived by two other
granddaughter, Mrs. Ore n
Artus of Deadwood. S. Oak. and
Mrs. Leona Croft, besides 1C
great grand children a n d five
great great grandchildren.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
Mrs. W. J. Byrne Honored

A candlelight tie a honoring
Mrs. w. j. Byrne, who will leave
soon for Flandreau to make her
home. was given by Mrs. Ruby
Walter on Monday afternoon of
last week. The event was enjoy
ed by "a guests.
The hostess was assisted by
Mrs. Berniece Lewis.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-12-22
School Christmas Event
Given Last Night

An enjoyable Christmas pro.
gram, highlighted by an operetta
entitled "A Noble Change of
Heart" was given at the high
school last night. The event was
so scheduled that members of
the schools teaching staff plann-
ing to spend the holidays at more
remote points would be availeI
an early start in travelling.
School will be dismissed this
afternoon and will resume on
Wednesday, January 3.