The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-02-03
SHORT SHOTS
By WILLIAM J. PRIEST
Livingston, Mont.
Livingston, Mont.

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liam Greene, President AFL at Con-
venuion in st. Paul stated the AL,
would not offiliate with CLIO on DO
lirical levels but Director Joe keenan,
stated unity on state levels was nee
essary. In New York the ALL and
CLIO have formed a permanent po-
litical alliance. Permanent joint Of
flee set up costs to be $3.50. Of
flee composed of AFL, Lacey Pres.
Central T&L Council and Gao, Pres.
Quill of NY Clio Council along with
the Secy. of the AFL and Secy. of
Go.
The large unions in the AFL Team
sters, Meal Trades, Building Trades.
and the big Clio unions, Clothing,
Telephone, Utility and Maritime I'm
ions, Int. Ladies Garment workers
and most of United Hatters locals
wlll support Liberal party. Left wing
90 unions working through Ameri-
can Labor Parry.
in New Haven, Conn. the AFL and
CI0 are combining on political field
AT the meeting were 10 VP of the
oCaCe Fed. OF Labor, Representatives
OF Railroad Brotherhoods, Trainmen.
Locomotive Fireman and enginemen,
International Assn. Machinists and
Uniled Nine workers. If it can be
done in New York and Conn. who or
what is blocking joint action in Mon
lana!
The strongest Republican Paper in
a Republican state, The Des Moines
Register of Des Moines, Iowa, has
come out for the Brannan Plan and
IS Gliding Senators and Representa-
lives, and President Allan b. Kline
III the Farm Burean for calling the
Brannan Plan ''socialistic."
The Register states, quote, 1.-THE
Grammar Plan is nothing revolutionary
n farm plans. 1t is a natural extern
ion of the farm price support plan
md acreage control which grew up
Turing the 30's and the war for
3rannan would include many more
important farm products such as
livestock and livestock products. The
would use direct payments on a big
'er scale, thus permitting market
'rices to fall low enough to prevent
urpluses of nonstorable commodities.
'hese innovations will hardly sound
ad TO people who are accustomed
o price pegging. In short once you
ccept price supports as the basic
lethod of protecting farm income,
ne Brannan Plan is hard to resist.
he Republicans have fallen into
his trap"
Who in the past have supported the
republican Party's policies and the
arm Bureaus? Polls all show, even
mongst Farm Bureaus members in
owa, majority favor the Brannan
Ian, because it means bigger mar
cts and a supported price, while
TENDERS of labor organizations are
Ill for 1t, and those who support it, as
icy will be able to purchase at reas-
1able price the commodities now rot
ng in storage because of a sur
us.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press a con-
rvative Republican party daily
ates Despite price supports the net
come of farmers is already 20
n cent below 1947 and it may de-
Inc another Is per cent next year.
eduction in price of food has been
the farmers expense. Had it not
zen for the price supports the mis-
rtune of agriculture would have
zen severe"
with per cent of farm owners
the US owning 1000 acres or
ore, the same per cent own al
r cent of farm land held by indi-
iuals. The farmers in Minnesota and
e businessmen do not want any re-
sslon in farmers income, neither
es organized labor. Cir
Wages and salaries in 1889 were
81 billions in 1948, $76.6 billions.
. industrial corporations net profits
1889 $1.5 billions, in 1913, $2.6.
o1lts are practically 100 per cent
eater, wages are only a little over