The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-02-16

Hidue move III Jne past mOnCnS
that put them in position less like
y to be within reach of Uncle Sam
DO you know any farmers who have
retired so their sons could take over
the old home place and thus escape
military service? How many men do
you know who dashed madly for "es-
sential" industry in the last war
rather tina Mine up for the good old
Sarge? Let us guard rather care
fully the things we have to be thank
full for and the things we have to
be proud Of, and let us consider with
equal care our inconsistencies be-
fore we have moved in haste and
have time to repent in leisure.
TO BE RECORDED IN HISTORY:
The House of Representative of
the 32nd legislative assembly showed
their lack of faith in their country
and state by voting 1873 in favor of
a motion by Rep. McElwain to set
up an un-American Committee to in
vestigate the need for an interim COM
mittee on un-American Activities. The
three who will be remembered when
sanity returns, for their courage
and faith, are Cook, Trip and Holtz.
Don't forget, historians, when this
is recorded that Ralph Cook re-
ceived word after coming to the legis-
lature that his son is in a hospital in
Japan, fresh from battle, with wounds
received serving his country his
father is also trying to save, and
that there were those who thought
young Cooks services worthy of the
purple heart. Will his father be
decorated at home with a red smear?
My sense of humor is sadly damp
ened this week, what with overwork
and of all times the youngest boy had
TO get the Group. Not for long tho,
betcha, because unless we keep our
sense of humor this job wouldn't
De endurable.
Dear Mr.. Taylor: You have my
arousedl
At the lunch room Tuesday noon
Senator Paul Rice had as his guests
he eighth grade class from Fairfield. |
Senator Rice has these kids IN the
It'll grade brought down every ses-
ion. There have been a lot of young
'eople around the legislature the past
ew weeks. They have come from
anaconda to entertain the legislators,
hey have come from the State Col
eye at Bozeman. The College band
nd chorus were here Monday and
he part of the program | heard was
indeed impressive. Tuesday there was
busload from Corvallis and also
he eighth grades from a Helena
chool were in the galleries. The FLA
ad large delegation down one day.
| busload came in from Hardin. The
ids told ME they started at 5 am,
nd would return the same night.
couldn't say how many more there
ave been, but may say, they have
IA been very we'll behaved and
rom their comments they have all
ad a lot of fun.
1t is as much as your life is worth
citing around the halls in the lobby
lese days. The dead hand that held
way over the first five weeks be- i
anne too heavy, apparently, and now
lere are some people that are pretty :
ad. They are mad enough that they t
ave come from all over the state to s
rotest this thing that was inevitable t
nder the circumstances. Suppression, c
OPPRESSION and complete wrecking of |
lything that is democratic or that
le people have worked for for years r
1 end are the order of the day. Y
The strain of the past AT days is a
sginning to show on the faces of t
t of the lobbyists and legislators,
Id there are some fellows who have Q
I'd so much to do that look to me +
&c they have lost some weight. 1t
MT surprising, some of the stuff that t
Is come out of this session is enough S
make any thinking person grey
,aded
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