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ton. He settled that issue himself,
however, by decisively defeating
the English forces under Edward
II at the battle of Bannockburn in
June, 1914, and assuring the con-
tinuance of Scotland as an indie
pendent kingdom.
Every student of American his
tory knows of the quarrels and
differences of opinion that flared
after President Abraham Lincoln
put General Grant in charge of the
Union armies. Some members of
Lincoln's own cabinet not only re-
fused to support but actively op-
posed Grants appointment.
1t was, in a sense, a Macarthur
situation in reverse.
Grants Problem
And when Grant took command
in March, 1864, he found he had to
fight not only the enemy but the
torpor and passivity Of his own
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Wherever possible, and choosing
more often to retreat than to fight.
Grant favored action and often
sive contact with the Confederate
armies. Over the protestations OF
his subordinates, he decided to
attack wherever possible and car
ry the war to the enemy.
The ultimate surrender of Gen
eral Lee and the Army of Northern
Virginia at Appomattox proved the
Brightness of Grants strategy. But
Grant, who vent on to become
President of the United States,
albeit not an especially popular
one, remained the center of
maelstrom of violent opinions all
his life.
So the Macarthur story is by no
means new one. Call his actions
and utterances in Korea insubor-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-05-11
Turn Off the Faucet

An Englishwoman who kept two
cows for her households use found
that while her children were off at
school she had more milk than she
needed. Knowing it was illegal to
sell the surplus, she gave 1t away
to deserving people In the village.
Soon an official arrived to say that
even giving it away was illegal, un-
less the recipients were in her en-
ploy.
"You surely don't want me to
pour it down the DRAIN" said the
woman.
"Of course not" replied the off,
cial. my Ministry is against waste
Of any sort. You must only draw
off as much as you required"
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Feeling as squished as the grape
under a chariot wheel for having
lost the naval battle of Actium, Sep
TENDER, 81 B.C.-Egyptian Stand
ard Time-Mark Anthony was sit
ting on the bank of the Nile
with Cleopatra when he suddenly
bounded to his feet, smote himself
hip and thigh and remarked, "Con-
found these mosquitoes! They're
as prevalent as taxes and gouge
as deep. I would you might swap
a few casks of wine for a few
squirts of insect repellent, Cleo"
$50 that's what has been biting
thee of late. Mosquitoes!" said the
temptress, lolling languidly.
"And speaking of squirts," cut
in a harsh voice behind the cordial
group, mo wonder you lose fights,
Mark-if this be the disgusting
manner in which you train!"
The speaker, Julius Caesar,
dropped back in punt formation,
then leaped and put sizzling SAN
dal to Anthony's rear; and with
such force his erstwhile friend was
catapulted into the Nile.
"Gad, o Caesar" gasped Cleo,
In pun formation, "but did you
ever toe the Mark"
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VI fASidJ bilC OOIlUlllS VI MdllCIluT1d,
the utilization of Chinese Nationalist
forces?
Did he, in public and private
rejection of administration and
United States policies in the Far
East, express subconscious de-
sire to achieve "martyrdom" for
his principles?
Did President Truman take the
right action but at the wrong time
in relieving Macarthur Of his null
tiple command?
1t doesn't make any difference
who you are - you undoubtedly
have your own strong, definite and
perhaps imprisoned answer to
each of those questions. And &C.
cording to your answers, you align
yourself on one side or the other
Of the Macarthur controversy-the
great American schism Of 1851.
It is a basic division, a schism
Of the soul and spirit; and the rock
upon which the split has occurred
is military man, soldier, yea,
even a 71-year-old general.
Military Mems Drama
That in istef is not unusual. It
is, in point of fact, fairly sound
historical tradition that great
epochs Of mans development are
likely to turn upon the personality
Of military leader, probably be-
cause it is easy for the public to
focus its attention upon a man
who can be identified with the
drama Of danger and physical &C.
ton, and with the glamour of mill
tary triumphs.
General Macarthur follows Wig
orously in that tradition. 1t has been
his peculiar destiny to help lead
this nation in shifting tyranny both
right and left within the past
decade, striking to the right at jap
anese imperialism in World War
II and to the left at Communist
efforts at domination in Korea and
the Far East.
Thus he has become a political
symbol, having stood as the spear
head of Americas often inept and
fumbling but always intense de-
sire for peace that patiently will
not be had for the asking but which
may come if we fight hard enough
for it.
Whether the principles he has
advocated are right or wrong, it
is Macarthur the symbol, not Mac
Arthur the man, around which the
very real, very basic foreign pol
icy quarrel has gathered.
From that point Of view, the
Macarthur controversy is an old
and elemental form Of domestic
strife that has occurred and re-
Cured within this or that national
community ever since man has
been able to formulate and defend
an opinion. ..-:3..: Is
Without attempting to make any,
invidious comparisons, a number
OF historic parallels to the Mac
Arthur case become apparent from
a quick glance at the records.
There is a superficial resem-
blance, for instance, between the
firing of Macarthur by President
Truman and Calvin Coolidge's dis
missal Of the late General "Bil1y"
Mitchell for defying orders. Mr..
Coolidge made it clear, however,
that he was in sympathy with the
cause Of aviation which Mitchell
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dination, or call them an honorable
defense of his own principles, they
have basic meaning for US as
dramatic illustration of the grim
fact that the United States has to
choose between two basic and diff
ferent courses in this battle against
the evils of communism.
One way is going to be right,
the other wrong. We say that the
nation, in its collective mind, has
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-05-11
Arrow Rinqg

. Arrows use din modern archery
are generally crested. That is, they
have bright painted rings near
their vanes so that, when two or
more archers are shooting at the
same target, each one can identify
his arrows. These stripes, which
are painted on, must be uniform
in or order to present a neat, at
tractive appearance. The paint is
brushed on, using special lathes to
rotate the arrows.
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generals IN the
field. The mill
tary sue at
stake that time
was whether or
not Meade, Hook,
er, Mcclellan and
o t h RS in the
string Of Union
6 e n e r a ! S were
right in fighting
a defensive war,
avoiding b a t t l e S
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a great reservoir
of power which
he was able to
exercise pre- t t y
much at will. But
there were those
who felt he had
too much power;
t h e y mistrusted
it, t e a r e d that
c a e S a r m G h t
misuse it.
No single man
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-05-11
Under-Developed

A father was scolding his six
year-old for having told an extra
big fib. II never told lies when I
was your age" he said sadly.
The boy, after moment, asked
brightly: How old were you when
you started, pop?"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-05-11
Hot School Lunches

School experience has shown
that hot lunches contribute greatly
to health and well-being of pupils.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-05-11
THE GREAT CONTROVERSY
THE GREAT CONTROVERSY
History Shows That the Sym toms
Underlying MacArthur's Dismissal
Have Existed for Many Centuries
BY w. p. SCHOENTGEN
WNU Managing Editor

There kind universally
nunicates itself something the
believe
Hamlet with a deahess
Was Macarthur
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-05-11

FOR MINING ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT STRATEGIC METALS
REQUIRED IN THE PRESENT EMER-
INEXPERIENCED UNDER
GROUND HELPERS -
$11.24 PER SHIFT
EXPERIENCED MINERS -
$12.24 PER SHIFT
SOME CONTRACTS AVAILA-
BILE FOR MINERS
YEAR AROUND WORK - SIX
DAYS A WEEK
TIME AND ONE-HALF FOR
ALL HOURS OVER 40
PER WEEK
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
WILL BE GIVEN EVERY
APPLICANT AT CLIMAX
BEFORE HIRING
:,
AGE 81 TO As YEARS
Modern steam-heated boarding house
available for single man or married men
on single status. Board and room costs
$3.50 per day.
Some company housing for employees
families will be available in Climax ap-
proximately 3tmonths after becoming
employed.
WRITE OR APPLY AT PERSONNEL
OFFICE
CLIMAX M0LYBDENUM
COMPANY
CLIMAX, COLORADO
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Smart Pig

1t is said that a pig ran away
from a butcher. because he had
heard that prevention is better
than cure.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE
1900 acres. good stock and rain ranch,
700 acres in cultivation. Last year the
barley made 30 to 10 bushels per acre,
oats rs bushels per acre. There are over
800 tons Of hay put up yearly. This
farm handles over $50 head Of cattle
easily. There are 1900 acres Of bottom
land in this farm and plenty Of water
from springs and 2 creeks. Good fences
and corrals. Good 7-room modern house.
4-room house for tenant. All kinds of
other buildings. REA line. mail route,
gravel road. " of mile from country
school, ga miles from high school. Price
10000, 29Te down, balance 10 years
time at 4h interest. Owner wishes TO
retire. II you are looking for q good
farm and easy terms. you will make no
mistake in looking this one over. We
have other stock farms on our List for
sale. Write
o. X. REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Lewistown, Montana
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-05-11
Cattle and HOGS

Livestock producers will have
more acttle and hogs in 1851 than
l949, according to federal estimates.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1951-05-11
Elavorinq Baked Beans

. For a new variation in flavor
put little powdered cloves into
baked beans; one-fourth teaspoon
is enough in serving of four.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02
COERCION OF TEACHERS BY ADMINISTRATORS
WOULD BE- STOPPED UNDER BILL by REP, trip

to q position is infinitesmal'. APP
parently many superintendents en-
phasize conformity rather than free
dom of choice for teachers. The
American Federation of Labor last
year went on record against CO.
ercing school teachers to join the
National Education Association, COM
monty known in AFL circles as the
company union"
In many cities in Montana schools
are closed for two days in the fall
in order to afford teachers an OPP
portunity to attend meetings of the
M o t a ma Education Association.
Often teachers are paid for those two
days only if they attend the meet
ings, which are open only to members
OF the Montana Education Associa-
ton; if teacher declines to join, he
may be locked two days wages. This
economic pressure is used to induce
many teachers to join the MEA. The
Montana Education Associations
leaders talk about being profession
AL" disapprove strongly of teachers
affiliating with the Montana Fed
Grafton of Teachers (AFL).
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02
FARM-TO-MARKET ROADS

Two bills, HB 90 and HB 90, by
Blikken valley and others, are
aimed at giving greater local author
ity in the construction of farm-to-
market roads. Should they be- enacted
the state highway commission would
be enabled to cooperate with county
commissioners, instead of the former
state agency having sole power over
the secondary road building in the
various counties. The bringing of
government closer to the people is
always desirable. Certainly, county
officials can aid inestimably in deter
mining the solution of local road
building, because they are much
closer to the road and transporta-
ton problem then a state agency can
ever be.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02
REGULATION OF TOURIST
FACILITIES

A trip over Montana with the tourist
availing himself of motel accommo-
dations is one of the strongest pos
sible endorsements for SD 113 by
Bovey (Cascade). To be sure, the
experience of this columnist indi-
Gates that for the most part, motel and
tourist court proprietors are main
tanning reasonably high standards of
cleanliness, etc. However, there is
sizeable percentage who do not.
Under SD 113 the state Board of
Health would be empowered to make
rules and regulations, inspections, and
issue or cancel licenses governing
such accommodations The great ma
jority of proprietors who do main
tain high standards need in no way
fear this legislation.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02
Farmers Have $40
Million Invested I'm
Credit Associations

Farmer-members of 38 more pro-
duction credit associations now fully
own their credit co-operatives, the
U. S. Department of Agriculture has
announced. Added to the 1873 associa-
tions that farmers owned outright
September 80, 1850, this brings the
total to 176, or 35 per cent of all
the 500 production credit associa-
ton in the country, according to c.
R. Arnold, production credit COM
missioner of the Farm Credit Adj
ministration. Farmers have about $40
million invested in all of these as
sociations.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE

Washington, January 19-The gov
eminent paved the way for possible
cut in telephone rates today on
grounds present rates may be $50
high as to be unjust"
The Federal Communications Com
mission ordered the American Tel.
& Tel. Co., and its Bell system COM
panies throughout the nation to show
cause by March % why rates should
not be reduced.
Any reduction, which presumably
would come March % or shortly af-
terward, would be temporary until
the FEC makes full-scale investiga-
ton of interstate and foreign tele-
phone tolls.
The commission said it's action is
based on indications the Bell system
companies are earning more than z
per cent, after taxes, on net costs of
their telephone plants and that "the
level of earnings is on an upward
trend"
1t said that, even taking account
of higher federal income taxes, 'rates
of the companies may be so high as
to be unjust, unreasonable and un-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02
By Rep. MYRON TRIP,
Cascade County

am introducing bill to prohibit
school administrators and school
boards from coercing school teachers
to join the Montana Education AS
ISOLATION, which has recommended
the sales tax as a source of revenue
and which in 1949 successfully OPP
posed the desirable teacher tenure
bill supported by the Montana Fed
Grafton of Teachers (AFL). The Mon
tana Education Association claims as
members $50 of Montana's public
school teachers, but many teachers
are obliged to join involuntarily. The
federal labor management legisla-
ton does not apply to public schools,
so there is no legal possibility of
forcing secret vote by the teach
ers to determine whether the Mon
tana Education Association or the
Montana Federation of Teachers shall
serve as bargaining agent.
On page At of the April 1850
issue of Montana Education" the Of
fetal publication of the Montana
Education Association, there is
summary of lao replies to a question
naire sent out to Montana public
school superintendents. Twenty-Five
reported that they insisted that teach
ers in their system join the Montana
Education Association. Only thirty
eighG replied in the affirmative to the
question of whether they left the
decision as to membership in the
Montana Education Association to
the individual teacher. Ninety-nine
declared they believed future teach
ers should belong while college stu
dents to student Montana Educa-
ton Association local.
Comments of superintendent on
QUESTIONABLE replies included the
following: 81 never had a teacher
who did not belong to MEA"; 81
wouldn't care to employ a teacher
who wasn't interested enough in the
profession to belong to the MEA";
Joining the MEA-NEA National
Association is tradition
here and everyone joins without ques-
ton; "Application blanks ask if
teacher will join MEA-NEA. If an
swer is no, we do. not consider appli-
can't; every applicant is asked in
writing, If elected are you willing
20 join the MEA-NEA?' If the an
;wer is no, his chance of election
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02
ATTENTION LABOR

HB 10, by the entire Yellow
stone county delegation plus Sykes
(Flathead), Hawks Chg Horn)
and Cowyel (Rosebud), if enacted
will set the stage for greatly
weakening the reserve fund of the
Unemployment Compensation Com
mission under a new schedule of
experience ratings for computa-
ton of employer contributions to
the funds.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02
MOkTAkA'S OVERLY GENEROUS PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
PHONE COMPANIES ORDERED TO JUSTIFY THEIR RATES

duly burdensome on the public"
The FEC is charged with legal pow
er to fix telephone rates at a level
that will not be unreasonable and I'M
duly burdensome.
The parent company and its affil-
iates earned 500, 100000 in 1949 af-
ter payment of federal taxes. For
the first ten months of 1850, they
took in $75,8OO,0OO after taxes, the
FEC said.
First hearings in the broad investi-
cation were set for April 16.
In addition to AT&T, the order
included, among other affiliates:
Mountain States Telephone & Tele-
graph Company.
The Montana Public Service Com
mission last week, despite a NET
profit increase by MST&T of 400 per
cent since 1947, granted increases to
the monopoly totalling approximate
ly 100000 gross per year. This in
crease AFTER taxes, according to
figures submitted by MST&T at the
rate increase hearing last June, will
net the utility about 100000 per
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02
NOT GOOD

House Bill 1872 by Babich (Sil-
yer Bow at al, which would give
contractors on state jobs their
choice of coverage under the work.
mems Compensation Act instead
of limiting them solely to Plan
Ill, in final analysis is a bill aimed
at drastically weakening Plan III
(the state fund.- to the great bene-
Fl: of insurance companies special
izing in compensation coverage.
Since Rep. Babich is an insur-
ance man in private life,. capitol
observers are wondering whether,
under Montana law, he has a right
to vote on lib 152. The law, brief
ly stated forbids any legislator who
has a personal interest in any piece
of legislation from voting either
for or against on such measure.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02

last minute. Different departments
of the government are checking to see
that necessary legislation has been
taken care of to cover their depart
ments. Until after Sunday and the
last bill has been presented and they
can all be looked over for content,
there is little use in attempting to
evaluate where we are going. There
are some pretty strong guesses about
that, however, even now.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02
land RECONSTRUCTION


increases, Redistribution has removed
long-standing inequities in assess
ments. In some instances taxes have
gone up because the property was
previously assessed too low; in others,
drastic tax reductions have resulted
because the lands were brought down
to more correct appraisal. Further,
these counties, as a result of such
surveys have found considerable prop
erty that previously was not on these
tax rolls.
In otherwords, the major result of
such county reclassifications haze been
to bring about more equitable tax
structure between the taxpayers with
in the county. Statewide reclassifica-
ton will bring more equitable taxa
ton between the property owners
of the Sc counties.
Elimination of inequities within
and between counties is the primary
aim of SD %. With the increasing
emphasis on statewide levies for
education, welfare, etc., the impera-
tiveness for also having statewide
Redistribution and uniformity of
assessments becomes readily appar-
emit. Particularly is this so when con-
sideration is given to: (D the 7h
mills levied by the state for higher
education and custodial institutions;
(2) the So million dollar public
school foundation fund which is ap-
portioned after the county has lev
led total of 25 mills, and,
(3) public welfare fund payments
to the counties which are increased
or decreased inversely according to
the tax rolls of the individual coun-
ties.
Or, put more simply-with the in
creasing emphasis on state levies for
schools, and welfare, those counties
property and improvements
are under-appraised are benefitting
unduly from state aid at the expense
of other counties whose appraisals
are average or above.
That such obvious injustices be
corrected is the prime purpose of
statewide Redistribution Certain
y we cannot have fairly distributed
taxes unless we have uni
'orm classification of land, and uni
sorm appraisals of city and town
OTIS and improvements.
Reconsideration as proposed under
SB % is the first step toward such
Sponsors of SD % are Senators
Anderson (Pondera), Weydemeyer
James liberty, Moss
,Flathead) and Tibbals (MineraD.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02

Sponsors of SD % are Senators
Anderson (Pondera), Weydemeyer
(Lincoln), James liberty, Moss
(Flathead) and Tibbals (MineraD.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-02

The REA method of making loans
to farm families for improvements
such as electricity "points to a new
way of cooperation between a gov
eminent and its people," Claude R.
Wickard, REA Administrator, told
meeting of the World Power Confer
ence at New Delhi, India, this month.