The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-18


mental sentence? chairman the Mon
tana Un-American Committee, Rep R. H. Wedman, Lake
Rep Wedman didn't give the of this information
which causing him much but the FBI has
refused to cooperate with Montanas amateurs takes no
great of imagination to figure out at least organ
cation whose leadership has been most active peddng this
red under bed nonsense For the moment them it
safe assumption that the gentleman from Lake is
whsting in the dark, and We'll let it go at that
Chairman Wedman also opined that don't want
witch hunt in Montana ;. That is audatory aim and
we're all for it but what purpose then the COM
mittee serve?
The U. S. Supreme Court only couple of weeks ago
knocked arbitrary designation of organizations
as subversive' by the attorney general
that the government will either have through the courts
conduct and unbiased hearings before labelling
group "subversive.
Communist Party has been legally tried and convicted despite
the that the McCaran-Wood bill the books
eight months ago. 1t pretty safe that two
years will yet pass before all judicial explored
whether the CPUSA is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES whether
the McCarran-Wood is constitutional or otherwise.
By that time the 1851 Legislative interim committee will
be a thing of the past
In the meantime despite Chairman Wedmans assertions
that there organizations in Montana which have def
mite un-American detectives " will behoove the commit
tee slow in putting the finger wiynilly any group
individual. AS the the final day of the 1851
legislature irresponsible namecaing by the committee will
righteous public indignation to nothing of what
may ranspre by of state and federal court actions
Of course that there "un-American
activities going in Montana-or at least activities that
certainly not in the public interest.
There many examples these but, should suf
flee give the committee plenty to work should they find
themselves in "box canyon plasering the red label
may conception "Ameri
canism'
May suggest that the committee conduct thorough in
vestigaton of why Montana citizens generally pay out
upwards of 100000 biennium in scoss benefits when
suffering from this industrial disease contracted
either the mines the smeers Certainly this doubleedged
nequy to Montana taxpayers and the victims of Scoss
not in the public interest," and in final analysis many times
"subversive" than any ''red" a soap box.
Or-f Silcosis is "subversive" subject
suggest thorough investigation be made why
the Public Service Commission bonus of six eight
cents 1000 it, to Montana-Dakoa Utilities of the
pockets of eastern Montana natural
the fact that DU officials admitted before the
Commission that the did need that
eight cents to finance their Wyoming Montana pipeline
Or-how about thorough Investigation in the public
ere of the intensive lobbying that went prior the rail
reading through both houses of the legislature of bill giving
the Cabinet Gorge for pttance Certainly you can't
buy that kind of grease for song drink good
bon-or you?
Or the above examples beyond the capacity
committee them suggest thorough investigation
the Department of Public Welfare to determine many
and personally weo-do) legislators may
have relatives drawing down welfare benefits
another
Orf the danger exists that the latter might
barrassing to members of the legsature-ten
make final uggesion-that committee dissolve
itself and recommend the general fund for more
useful purpose the S. 900 available nvestgatory pr
poses. d