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The people's voice., 1950-03-17
FALLS CIVIL RIGHTS GROUP
HEARS PLEA FOR
LANDLESS INDIANS

A plea for assistance was made by
the District Representative of Land
less Indians of Montana and North
Dakota before the Sunday meeting
of the Cascade County Committee on
Civil Rights. The speaker, Mr.. Gar
dipee gave the historical background
depicting the events that had placed
them in these circumstances. He
described the treaty which Chief Lit
tie Shell, Chief of the Chippewas,
refused to sign. The treaty, signed
later by sub chief, was referred
to as the "Ten-Cent Treaty. The
followers of Chief Little Shell, who
refused to bow to the treaty, became
the ancestors of the landless Indian
tribes of today.
Mr.. Ronald Holtz, member of the
State Legislature, spoke on the
House Resolution 2724, which is now
in committee in the Senate. HR-
2724, introduced by Wesley A. D.
Ewart, is an act to provide decree
of competency for United States In
dians in certain cases. The Cascade
County Committee on Civil Rights
passed a resolution to wolk towards
defeating this bill. Members Of the
landless tribes who were present ex-
pressed a desire to have the bill de-
feated.
The people's voice., 1950-03-17
Boom Lowered On
Slots By Clasgow's
Judge Shea, Monday
Olsen Demands Ruling By
State Supreme Court

Glasgow, March 13-District Judge
James T. Shea declared today the
state law licensing slot machines is
''unconstitutional and void"
The judge ordered abatement of
a club operated by Bert Nelson of
Glasgow and warned other operators
if they run slot machines "after the
suggestions herein contained
abatement will be filed against all
clubs in the county"
Shea advised clubs to stop running
machines until the state supreme
court rules on their legality.
In a review of gambling and slot
machine laws, the judge said diver
gent judicial opinions "create pret-
ty kettle of fish" One state depart
ment licenses slot machines while
another tried to prevent use of ma
chimes on grounds they are illegal, he
added.
"This is reminiscent of the prohi-
bition era and high jacking F.. . A
shameful exercise by the state of it's
sovereign power" Shea declared.
The judge said "Bert Nelosn is a
guinea pig in this operation"
Willis Jones, an assistant Montana
attorney general, reported several
cases involving slot machines are be-
ing appealed to the state supreme
court.
"We intend to keep going until we
get a decision from the supreme
court" Jones said.
Jones referred to Attorney Gener-
al Arnold H. Olsen's statewide fight
against gambling. Olsen and some
county attorneys and district judges
contend all slot machines are illegal
in Montana on grounds they are a
banned by the constitution.
Others argue machines are legal
when operated under state license.
The state equalization board Ii
lenses machines in nonprofit social
;lubs and fraternal, religious and |
charitable institutions.-Great Falls
Tribune.
The people's voice., 1950-03-17
MIDLAND COOP GROUP
TO POLL LEGISLATIVE
CANDIDATES ON ISSUES

Billings-All legislative candidates
in Yellowstone and neighboring
counties will be polled as to their
position on many issues of interest
to co-operators and farmers, the
Midland Coop Activities committee
decided Wednesday night at its quar-
terly meeting.
Among issues that will be high on
the list compiled for the Forthcoming
QUESTIONABLE will be the quest on
Of eliminating tax refunds on gas
used for non-highway purposes; leg
islation designed to unfairly tax co
operatives, the sales tax, etc.
The legislative committee which
will draft the QUESTIONABLE is com
posed of Max Matthews, manager,
Yellowstone Electric Coop, chair
man; Don Beck, Saltwater county;
James Mouat, Jr., Treasure; George
Mehling, Big Horn; E. r. Kinder,
Yellowstone, "a nd Ray Goodwin, Car
bon.
Other items on the agen0a of the
quarterly meeting included talk by
Harry Billings. Editor of Peoples
Voice, who briefly outlined the hist
ory of and reasons for the establish
ment of the Educational Coop and
the Voice, and discussed a number
of important state issues presently
facing Montana people,
Henry Michels, Acton, and q d.
rector of Farmers Union Oil, Billings,
is president Of the Coop Activities
group, and R. ]. Thornton, Yellow
stone valley farmer, is secretary.
The people's voice., 1950-03-17
What Is TO BE The FATE OF WARM
SPRINGS?

when illness strikes which must be
treated there"
An administrator with a deep feel
ing for humanity must be sent to
Warm Springs. His contact with
the patients should leave him not
with revulsion or pity. 1t must fill
him with the desire to make the hos
pital so much better than it is, that
these people-not all, of course, but
many-can look forward to cure
rather than life sentence.
The cooperation between the doc
tor and the manager must be one of
understanding and common purpose
Dr.. Freeman is such man-his CO.
worker, the manager, must be such a
man.
The managers business ability
must be sound and sensible. He
must see that a state town operates
a bakery, a meat market, commits
sary, farm, restaurant-on an
efficient basis.
Superman? | rather doubt it
but not just ANY mani
Warm Springs has for so many
years seen source of unpleasant
rumors of petty graft and political
dissension-there must be sometime
to call halt.
Like the weather, we all talk lot
about it, but no one does anything
about it. But, UNLIKE the weather
it is in our power to do something
about this.
Does this seem like much ado
about nothing? 1t is much ado, l
grant, but whether it amounts to
nothing" depends on how much SOC
al conscience we as citizens muster
5c see that something is done about
{.
Continued on page four)
The people's voice., 1950-03-17
BY Massachusetts,
Civil Liberties Union

American civil liberties are again
in 1850 dangerously threatened in
Congress by two almost identical
bills filed by Senators Mundt and
Ferguson IS. 2311) and Rep. Nixon
CHR 3342): Though their stated
purpose is to save the government
of the United States from overthrow
by Communists, their real effect will
be to undermine everybody's right
of free speech, free thought, peace
full action and assembly,. The bills
make impossible the exercise of
these rights by citizens who have
never been convicted of any crime
whatsoever against the government.
This is thought control: the end of
freedom.
The bills seek to do indirectly
The people's voice., 1950-03-17

can people democratically and peace
fully to legislate their will through
political instruments of their own
can be destroyed.
(2) When, in addition, large and
indeterminate group of organizations
may be prescribed because their views
on some issues may coincide with the
party's, or their purposes may be
held in some way to aid such a po-
litical party, this law becomes the
instrument by which every independ-
ent or unorthodox or protest move
ment can be destroyed. Americans
should never forget that this was
the technique by which fascism came
to Germany.
(3) Furthermore, contrary to de-
cisions of the Supreme Court, these
bills establish guilt by association"
that an individual may be punished
The people's voice., 1950-03-17

what the Constitution makes it Illegal
to do directly. Because of the con-
stitutional protection against bill
of attainder Gone which inflicts puni-
ishment without trail by court)
no organization can, by name, be di-
rectly legislated out of existence.
These bills, however, would indirectly
accomplish the destruction of any
prescribed organization, by laying its
individual members open to intimida-
ton, persecution and loss of livlihood.
Although presented as defending
America, the bills violate our basic
principles. This violation is danger
ously far-reaching.
CD If one political party, such as
the Communist, can be destroyed by
today, other political par
ties can be put out of existence to-
and the right of the Ameri-
The people's voice., 1950-03-17
By GRETCHEN BILLINGS

We have before us the case of the
State Hospital at Warm Springs.
The boiling of the political pot has
again stirred up the question of what
is to be the fate of that institution.
In former article | stated my be-
lief that the institution, to be run
properly, would have to be free of
politics. For brief time it seemed
that such could be the case-but the
time was all too brief.
Last weeks Voice editorial more
or less took care of the Schoenborn
affair, so let's look to the future.
1t is not an easy matter to find a
man, not already retired, who is
qualified for the thankless task of ad-
ministering this largest of our states
institutions. That man must not only
administer in the interest of 1900
patients, he must also be responsible
for the employees, who total from 800
up. He must have dollar and cents
acumen that the taxpayers may re-
ceive the most from their invest
ment. He must perceive the future
as we'll as the present to keep the in
stitution from the disrepair and utter
disgrace to the state it had become
over the years.
Indeed this no job for novice.
Only through the securing of an
other capable manager can the pres
ent state administration hope to
place before the people state hos
pital, which it can in truth declare
"Warm Springs is place where you
can be proud to send your loved ones
The people's voice., 1950-03-17
Urge Divorce OF Extension
Service From Farm Bureau
Sidney, Montana


Senator Murray
Senator Ecton
Rep. Mansfield
Rep. D'Ewart
The members of Victory Local No.
76, Sidney, Montana, of the Farmers
Union, Montana Division, in regular
session March 2, 1850, went on record
opposing the present tie between the
Farm Bureau and the Extension Ser
vice in many areas, and in favor of
the legislation of bill S 1888 for the
enforcement of the Farm Bureau
and the Extension Service.
We urge the support of our sena-
tors and representatives for the in
tentions of this bill, S 1888.
Resolution committee, Dan Bros
ten, chairman; Herman Propp and
Ernest H. Hart, members.
The people's voice., 1950-03-17
PROVISIONS PENALIZING
ORGANIZATIONS

PROVISIONS PENALIZING
ORGANIZATIONS
The bill compels Communist po-
litical organizations" and "Commu-
nist-front organizations" to register
with the Attorney General and file
reports open to public inspection.
These must give names of all officers,
the sources of all money received and
the purposes for which expended, and
ofor political organizations the names
of all members (Which for front"
organizations are also revealed in
directly by the record of money re-
ceived). The mere act of registering
would, under the terms of the bills,
brand an organization as ICON
spiratorial' group, using "treachery,
deceit, espionage, sabotage, ter
rorism F.. to establish Communist
totalitarian dictatorship" The regis
tration of members would effectively
destroy the organization, because the
opening of membership lists to en-
ployers would certainly entail whole
sale job dismisals and blacklisting
gainst future employment. Starvation
of families would be a weapon against |
lnorthodoX ideas. Furthermore, mem
bers could be separately prosecuted |
under the provisions applying to in
dividuals, carrying penalties up to 10 |
years imprisonment and $4,000 fine
Additional penalties, such as denial of |
passports and of the right to public
are imposed on mem
oers.
In addition, all literature of a reg
stered organization, and the con-
5ainer in which it is mailed, must be
labeled Disseminated by a
Communist organization, and any
radio broadcast must be preceded by
he announcement that it is "spon-
'ored by Communist organi-
.ation.' Thus ideas cannot be put
before the public for unprejudiced
learing upon their merits.
How will it be decided which or
'anizations are Communist political
II front organizations, compelled to
egister?
The bill sets up a Subversive Ac-
ivities Control Board Of three mem
ers, appointed by the President and ,
onfirmed by the Senate. The board :
an order an organization to regis !,
er as Communist political organ :
sation ("having some but not neces- :
arily all of the ordinary attributes >,
f political party'') or a "Commun- :
t-front organization" Among the 7
ight factors whic hthe board shall .
Ike into consideration is the extent !
} which the organization "views {
nd policies do not deviate from those r
such foreign government" (USSR) =
r any Communist political organi-
alton. Thus though Sumner Welles +
nd other prominent Americans op- G
osed the Atlantic Pact, under this ~
ii any organization which took this h
osition would have run the danger of h
eing classed as a Communist-front
he same would hold true today for
The people's voice., 1950-03-17
ANALYSIS OF THE MUNDT-
FERGUSON NIXON BILL

(Since S. 2311 is 338 pages long
we can only give it's main features.
If you wish the full text, ask one of
your Senators for it. The Nixon Bill,
H. 3342, is almost identical.)
In brief, S. 2311 does three things.
(1) 1t sets up a "Subversive Ac-
tivities Control Board" to prepare
a list of Communist political" and
"Communist-front" organizations and
arbitrarily declares these organiza-
tions to be "conspiratoriaP' groups
"whose purpose it is by treachery,
deceit, +. espionage, sabotage, ter
rorism +. to establish a Communist
totalitarian dictatorship" i n tn e
United States. (2) 1t imposes harsh
disabilities upon the members of
these organizations. (3) 1t seevrly
penalties individuals who aid a pro-
scribed organization.
The people's voice., 1950-03-17
The Mundt Ferguson Nixon Attack On American Civil Liberties

not for acts of his own but for mere
association with others.
1t cannot be too often emphasiz-
ed that wholly adequate laws al
ready exist to protect the state
against violent overthrow. AS Mayor
O'Dwyer of New York said, eve al
ready have laws that punish treason
and other criminal acts against the Sc
curity or safety of the Government;
laws against individual acts or con-
spiracies to overthrow the govern
ment; and laws that require the reg
istration of agents of foreign gov
ernments and of foreign principals"
The proposed thought control bills
cannot make our government any
more secure than it already is.
This attack demands prompt and
vigorous action by every friend of
civil liberties, for it will be recalled
that the 1948 version of these SEN
ate had it come to vote.
The people's voice., 1950-03-17
H EgtA.

OF MohL
Evening star., 1950-01-04

lage," said Miss Lurton. But Tn
afraid she has to drop out for tllt
rest Of the year. The trip vii
interfere with her education. But
on the other hand. it will mean .
lot to her and the trip to Europe
will be Of value"
| Meanwhile, the 5-foot-6-inct
beauty is preparing to leave fol
New York City tomorrow morning
There she'll be outfitted with a
tcomplete cotton wardrobe, created
by top fashion designers.
| The month-long stay in New
York is q prelude to q .000-mile
trip which will carry her from
coast to coast and to England and
France.
Chosen as first alternate in the
contest was George Ann Hicks OF
Edmond, Okla. A1ama Cain OF
Nashville. Tenn. was named sec
ond alternate.
The new Maid Of Cotton"
hazel-eyed and weighing lit
pounds succeeds Sue Howell OF
Bakersfield. Calf.
Miss Lurtop said she has not
heard whether Elizabeth will re-
enter Holton Arms In the fall to
complete her education.
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Girl 49, to Give Up Cap Gown Nov for Maid Of Cotton Crown

The president OF the student
government at Holton Arms
School here is the country's new
Maid Of Cotton" but she'll have
to drop out Of school to keep the
title.
Miss Elizabeth A. MCGEE Of
Spartanburg. s. c., who is In the
last year Of junior college ut Hol-
ton Arms, won the title in the con-
test finals last night in Memphis,
Tenn.
Several months ago the lovely,
19-year-oid Miss McGee told the
school principal she planned to
enter the contest with 20 girls
representing the Nations IL cot
ton-belt States.
Miss MCGEE was to graduate
from Holton Arms this June. But
the Maid Of Cotton" requires a
six-m0nth tour Of dozens Of Amer
ican and European cities after her
election. M
I'VE discussed the matter at
length" Miss Sallie LIrton, the
school principal, said today. We
at the school couldn't imagine
anyone else winning shes 90
Evening star., 1950-01-04
President Takes
Both Sides on
Half Century
by the A,.oeiatsd Prsss

President Truman took both
sides today in the dispute owe,
when the midpoint Of the 20tt
century comes.
In his message to Congress, he
said:
Eve are now, in this year o1
1850. nearing the midpoint OF the
goth century" That, presumably
would make midnight OF next De-
cember 81 the starting point OF
the second half of the century.
But some paragraphs later the
President started a sentence this
way:
CAS- we move forward into the
second half of the Goth century
~ Which puts the starting
point right back to midnight Of
last Saturday.
While Mr.. Truman made an
other reference to approaching
the halfway mark" he balanced
that BY devoting q large part Of
his speech to recounting events
since 1900 like those news
papers which hold that last New
Years was the big day.
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Mrs. Hiss Questioned
On S400 Withdrawn
From Bank Account
Government Contends Sum
Was Given to Chumbers in
1897 to Buy New Cor
By NewboId Moves, yr.
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.
stur stcH corre,p,ond,nt !,

NEW YORK, Jan. Mrs. Alger
Hiss spent this morning trying to
explain what she did with $500
drawn from the Riggs Bank in
1887, as Thomas r. Murphy. as
sistant United States attorney,
stepped up the pace of his cross
examination Of the perjury trial
defendants wife.
The Government says that this
money was given to Whitaker
Chambers. an admitted ex-Com-
|munist agent, to help him buy q
new car. But Mrs. Hiss swears
she used the cash to furnish her
new house on Volta place NV.
The burly prosecutor, dropping
the honeyed courtesy with which
he handled Mrs. Hiss at her hus-
bands first trial. taunted the wit
[nesses with questions of minute
financial detail. He challenged
her to make the price Of her pur-
chases add up to anything like the
$400. Withdrawn from Mr.. and
@Irso,, tf,,,,AN ~, sDoUA Al rnI ~
Evening star., 1950-01-04
World d-Te|egram Buys
New York Sun, Merges
Evening Newspapers
Dewort BIomes Sole on.
Union Demands and
Rising Operation Costs
BY the Assoeio.sd Prsss

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The New
York World-Telegram today pur-
chased the New York Sun. Both
are afternoon papers.
Beginning tomorrow the COM
bined newspaper will be known as
The World : Telegram and the
Sum-" it was announced by Roy W.
Howard. president and editor Of
the World Telegram, and Thomas
w. Dewart. president and pub
Usher of the Sun. No purchase
price was announced.
The Suns outstanding features
and columns will be added to those
Of the World Telegram.
In a statement Mr.. Dewart
blamed union demands as a reason
for the sale.
8 Afternoon Papers Left.
The merger leaves Manhattan
with five morning and three after
noon newspapers of general circu-
lation-the Compass. Daily News,
Herald Tribune, Mirror and Times
in the morning field, and the
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Merger Is Expected
To Close N. Y. Suns
Wushinuton Bureau

Phelps H. Adams. chief of
the New York's Suns Wash
ington Bureau, said today he
believes the Office here will be
closed as q result Of purchase
Of the sun by the World
Telegram.
He said he has received no
official notice from New York.
The Sun bureau with offices
in the Munsey Building in
cludes L. Edgar Prima and
Edward A. Conroy as well as
Mr.. Adams.
The World Telegram corre-
spondent in Washington is
Roger w. Stuart. with Offices
In the Scripps-Howard WASH
ington headquarters at 1913
Thirteenth street.
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Late News
Bulletins
Britain to Recognize Reds

Britain to Recognize Reds
LONDON tP).-Britain has
told the United States It win
recognize Communist China on
Friday or Saturday. an informed
source said today. The action
marks one of the few major
breaks in the close cooperation
Of the United States and Britain
since the end Of World War III.
Foster Motion Denied
Deputy Marshal Donald Fos-
ter, who was placed on enforced
annual leave" after contradict
ing the testimony Of . Govern
ment prosecutor at the William
"Snags" Lewis gambling trial In
November, today was denied an
Injunction for restoration to
duty. District Court Judge
Burnita s. Matthews also dis
missed damage suits totaIing
$75,00Q he had filed.
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Miners Efficiency
Low, Unrest Grave,
Lewis Declares
Nv the AxxorioSed pyess


ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4.-John
L. Lewis said today there is
grave unrest" among the
Nations coal miners.
The United Mine Workers
chief told the st. Louis Post
Dispatch efficiency is decreas-
ing" because the miners "de-
sire contracts and the opera
tors won't make contracts"
The Post-Dispatch tele-
phoned Mr.. Lewis at a hotel
in Springfield, Ill.
Mr.. Lewis said the situation
in Illinois, where about II, 500
miners went on strike yester-
day. "is the same as the situa-
ton throughout the country:
The operators will not permit
the workers to share In the
increase in the price of coal"
Evening star., 1950-01-04
Grips Announces Jump
In British Gold Reserves
BY the As,oe;o,sd Pres.

l
LONDON, Jan. Sir Stafford
Cripps announced today Britain's
vital gold-dollar reserves. jumped
$263, ,000. 600 In the last quarter OF
l949.
This is $348, ,O00, 900 above the
dangerous low point of last Sep
tember. just before the pound was
Echeapened from $4.03 to 1880.
The reserves now stand at
81, $50. .000.0 900, the Chancellor Of
the Exchequer told q news con-
ference. This is still well below
what the treasury considers q
safe minimum 50. .000, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1950-01-04
TRUMAN REVEALS PLAN FOR TAX INCREASE
Text of Presidents MESSAGE
Support Of Fair Deal objectives
Reoffirmed in 17-Point Proqrom

FOLLOWING Is the tert OF Presi-
dent Trunan's message to- Con-
gress on the state OF the Union:
A year ago I reported to this
Congress that the state of the
Union was good. I am happy to
be able to report to you today
that the state of the Union con-
tinues to be good. Our Republic
continues to increase in the en-
joyment of freedom within its
borders, and to offer strength
and encouragement to all those
who love freedom throughout
the world.
During the past year we have
made notable progress in
strengthening the foundations
of peace and freedom. abroad
and at home.
We have taken important
steps in securing the North At
lantic community against ag-
gression. We have continued our
successful support of European
recovery. We have returned to
our established policy of ex-
panding international trade
through reciprocal agreement.
We have strengthened our sup
port of the United Nations.
While great problems still
confront us. the greatest danger
has receded-the possibility
which faced us three years ago
that most Of Europe and the
Mediterranean area might col
lapse under totalitarian pres
sure. Today. the free peoples
of the world have new vigor
and new hope for the cause of
peace.
In our domestic affairs, we
have made notable advances to-
Evening star., 1950-01-04

ward broader opportunity and
a better life for all our citizens.
We have met and reversed
the first significant downturn
in economic activity since the
war. In accomplishing this,
Government programs for main
tanning employment and pur-
chasing power have been Of tre-
mendous benefit. AS the result
of these programs and the wis
dom of good judgment Of our
businessmen and workers, ma
jor readjustments have been
made without widespread suf-
fering.
During the past year we
have also made a good start in
providing housing for low-in-
come groups; we have raised
minimum wages: we have gone
forward with the development
of our natural resources; we
have given greater assurance
of stability to the farmer, and
we have improved the organi-
zation and efficiency Of our
Government.
Today. by the grace Of God,
we stand a free and prosperous
Nation with greater possibilities
for the future than any people
have ever had before.
We are now, in this year Of
1850, nearing the midpoint Of
the Goth century.
The first half Of this century
will be known as the most
turbulent and eventful period
in recorded history. The swift
pace of events promises to
make the next so years de-