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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-04-13
Urges Use of US. Influence
To Help Barcelona Strikers

Editor Peoples Voice:
The many thousands of Montanans
who warmly supported the fight OF
the Spanish people for democracy in
| 1886 1899 against Franco and his fasc-
list allies must have been thrilled to
read Of the general strike in BARGE
| Iona and vicinity. This was the great
est challenge flung by the heroic peo-
pie of Spain at the Franco dictator
ship since it was installed by Hitler
and Mussolini in 1899.
For 4S hours, beginning on the morn
! ing of March 18TH the entire popula-
ton in and around Barcelona went
into action under the slogan of cheaper
food and clothing. Conducted in COM
plete violation of the fascist laws out
| having strikes, defying the fully mobi-
lized armed power of Franco and
com batting the Falange- operated and
controlled legal trade union machinery
the strikers were able to shut down
everything except the gas, electric
and water service
The 300 900 workers in Barcelona
and vicinity who participated in the
strike received open support of shop
keepers, small employers and profess
SIGNALS of all kinds. Housewives wreck
ed foodstalls in their indigna ton at
the skyrocketing cost of living. prices
in Spain have risen 1909 since 1916 of
ficially, and black markets are twice as
high)
The discipline and organization of
the strike indicate that more than a
decade of fascist rule with it's terror
oppression and incredible misery have
not eXtinguished the fighting will nor
the fighting ability of the Spanish peo-
pie. There is a genuine, deeply rooted
and we'll organized underground anti
fascist movement and it has the support
of millions of Spaniards.
The strike ended as it had begun
in order and firmness, and was able to
wrest concessions from Franco. How
ever 1000 were arrested and the danger
of their being tortured and slain is
very great. This is indicated by the
fact that Franco appointed General
Colunga as Governor of Barcelona |
General Colunga organized the program |
Of suppression of the Austrian workers
during the 1884 rising. which he car
ried out with unbelievable ferocity
The Veterans of the Abraham Lin
coin Brigade, composed of those Amer
leans who fought in Spain against |
Franco, urges the widest demand for
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-04-13
AT OUR STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

of lack of faith on the part of their
administrator.
Funds should Immediately be made
available to correct hazardous plant
deficiencies.
A trained person should be made
available at the school on a full
time basis to help with the psyche
logical problems of the boys. Even
if the administrator were a psychol-
ogist he would not have the time to
handle these matters as they should
be handled
At its meetings this week the board
has considered many of the problems
at the school and it is to be hoped
that they will work out solution.
The percentage of boys who simp-
ly graduate from Miles City to Deer
Lodge is much too high. The board
of education has declared in the words
of the Governor this is not a penal
institution, it is a correctional in
stitution."
The board members are people who
for the most part have jobs to do
that mean their bread and butter,
but in accepting a position on the
board of education they also have a
that must be m e t
squarely. 1t is to be hoped that the
righteous indignation with which they
have exposed present conditions will
De followed by determination to see
hat they are corrected in such man
Ter that the likeliness of recur-
'ence will be eliminated.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-04-13
Answers Priest On Question
On School Legislation
Mr.. Harry Billings

Mr.. Harry Billings
Editor Peoples Voice
was instructed to write you con-
corning a letter received by you from
Mr. w j. Priest of Livingston, Mon
tana, dated February IA, 1851 | am ad-
hitting | have been anything but
prompt in writing you.
Mr.. Priest seems to feel we should
do something because lib 269 and lib
212 were killed by adverse committee
report. When the bills were introduced,
we felt that neither was too helpful to
the teachers of Montana at this time
so we were not unhappy when they did
not become laws.
/ hope ] have not held you up on
anything by my neglect.
Also, | had hoped to see you and Mrs
Billings again before / left Helena. l
want you both to know | enjoyed meet
ing you and admire you both very much.
You are both doing a very fine job
of making this world better place in
which to live.
Yours sincerely,
MARY LOUISE THOMPSON,
Legislative Chairman, Montana
Federation of Teachers
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-04-13
Political Circuses Must NOT
Go On!

! BY JOSEPH S. SMOLLACK, Anaconda
Taxation has ruined sixteen separate
and distinct civilizations in the course
of recorded history. The rulers of past
societies apparently knew of no other
way to try to keep themselves in power
except to subject their peoples to grad
ually more stringent, more restrictive
| and progressively crueler control AND
TAXATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE
INSTRUMENT THEY HAVE USED TO
TRY TO PERPETUATE H e l r
! REIGN!
To give the devil his due, all these
past masters" had really no other
choice except that of regulation and
| trying to control human beings because
these human machines" were the only
available means by which past societies
could produce the energy necessary
to exist at all.
Government has, therefore, through
out the ages, been defined as a con-
troll instrument over humans. Today,
in this year of 1851, most people STILL
believe that this definition is valid.
Because of this, we are again being
forced, bribed exhorted, cheated, regu-
lated and restricted into conformity to
this outdated idea, in the same old
way-by the same old means: excess
sively accelerating taxation, edicts,
taboos, thou-s halt-nots, etc, etc. Is the
problem too big for us?
If we keep it up-comes the revolu-
ton, eventually. It's happened every
time before; or the society became so
rotten a virulent young invader took
it over. Shall we stall around, endless
ly wrangling for our opinions" and
stupidity allowing our rulers" to force
it here? Well get it, if we continue
to walk around asleep, lodging the
real issue.
Tba o1+arpa4ixao W. +bo ,,oo,,1o
must, by grass root democratic "pleb-
icite" vote. TAKE AWAY from the
Harrys, the Screwey Deweys,
the Daft Tafts, the Wobbly Wallaces,
the Comical Connellys-from the whole
political sideshow personnel, their
rights" to clown, to blunder, to com
promise, to evade and perhaps damage
beyond repair this, our Continent and
.hese OUR CONTINENTS peoples |
How the vultures across the oceans
must be chuckling and holding their |
sides in deriSive laughteri
We must install in their stead, |
Government of Function, sort of |
,ivil service examination type of gov |
ernmental appointments This Gov
of Function must be charged |
SOLELY with regulating and con-
rolling North Americas INANIMATE |
to fit the needs and de-
iires of ALL of North Americas HUI
NAN BEINGS, and DENIED the past
Ind present right of regulating, con-
lining and controlling the humans to
it the physical plant"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-04-13
PROGRESSIVE PARTY
BACKS TRUMAN

L. L. Price, President and John
Holman, Executive Secretary of the
Progressive Party of Montana, re-
leased the following open letter to
President Harry S. Truman.
Open letter to Harry S. Truman
Your discharge of General Mac
Arthur took courage. We hope you
have the courage to further recog-
nize the sentiments of the people by
withdrawing all American forces from
Korea.
You fired Macarthur because the
people of the world have expressed
strong opposition to his belligerent
desires to extend the war to China
You fired Macarthur because of the
growing desire of the American peo-
pie for peace instead of the slaughter
of American boys in Korea.
That America is in the Korean
mess literally alone is highlighted by
the fact that we fire and hire COM
manders for the Omitted Nations"
forces without even consulting the
other United Nations.
But the American boys in Korea
don't need new generals; they need
to brought home.
We urge you to recognize the
wishes of the American soldiers in
Korea and the American people as
a whole by agreeing to:
(1) A cease fire in Korea.
(2) Withdrawal of all foreign
troops.
(3) The establishment of uni
led Korea through universal cleo
ions supervised by a UN Commits
ion on which both the United States
md the Peoples Republic of China
ire represented.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-04-13
LETTERS TO The EDITOR

the safety of the heroic Barcelona
strike prisoners. Back the struggle of
the heroic Spanish people for freedom
by:
% writing or wiring the u. S. am
bassador in Madrid the demand that
he exercise his influence against re-
prisals and for the release of the
strikers.
CD Wire Truman and your Congress
man demanding a halt to all military
financial and economic aid to Franco.
Yours for a free, democatic Spain,
JACK LUCID,
Veterans Abraham Lincoln
Brigade, Butte.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-04-13
Supports Technocrat Plan
OF About Consumption.
delayed In Publication


Dear Mrs. Billings:
Just read your Legislative Knick-
Knacks and wish to say that l admire
your courage greatly in sticking to
the fight against entrenched power.
I'll admit that 1 would turn tail and
run.
Maybe l am wrong but ii seems to me
that the way to fight most successful
~ against war and social injustice is
to back up the democracy plan of
all-out CONSUMPTION. AS long as the
government insists on CONSUMPTION of
our finest and strongest men, even
the youngsters of eighteen, why don't
we all insist on fairness and justice
by the consumption of labor, of war
munition factories, of every business
that has any direct or indirect influ-
ence on the war (what kind wouldn't?)
and instead of bonds let them con-
script capital TO run the war with, and
put everybody on the same wage basis
as our soldiers. sailors. marines and
air forces Nobody could grippe then
about somebody else getting rich on
war while others furnish the blood,
Continued on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-04-13
Prices Up 47.9 Per Cent
Over June, 1916

According to the latest Bureau of
Labor Statistics release, living costs
hit new peak in February. They
rose 1.5% from December Is to Jan
uary Is before wages and prices were
frozen. They rose higher, 90, in
the next 80 days which included
twenty-one days under the freeze.
Retail food prices are now more than
double 1889. They average 1870
above what they were under price
control in June, 1916.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-04-13
General Motors Sets All Time
Record On Profits

General Motors led the field in
1850 with net income of 1884, 044
million, the highest in history for
any corporation. This is more than
double AT&T's 1850 profits Of $780,
962 million. 1t exceeds the total of
S786 million estimated for all Glass
l railroads in the United States.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-04-13
DOESN'T WANT TO MISS A
SINGLE ISSUE OF VOICE

The Peoples Voice
Dear Friend: Enclosed you will find
my check for $500 for which extend
my subscription to the Voice. I am
sorry that I did not take care of this
before. I sure don't want to miss out
on single copy. Thanks for your
notice,-R. w. ERPS, Sidney
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-04-13
AN ENTIRELY NEW APPROACH
is NEEDED

To make Miles City an institution
of high calibre and a credit to the
state it is going to be necessary to
go back and start out on a new APP
proach.
We are going to have to abolish
corporal punishment and institute a
program of firm discipline based on
humanity and understanding.
The board is going to have to
set up positive broad program to
be administered by qualified per-
son.
They should insist that records
be kept in such a manner as to en-
able the board of trustees and the
board of education to determine such
administration. For example: each
boys record should include his de-
pertinent, achievement and misde-
meanors, along with the type of mis-
demeanor and the punishment meted
out, results, etc. With such records
it would be possible for an over
burdened board of education to keep
their finger on the all-important dis
culinary methods Of the institution
under their governing authority. They
would also have recourse in the event
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-04-13
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
should hope it to be. That is the mat
ter of finances. We expect high stand
ards of operation at our. state institu-
lions but always leave these to the
possibility that the administrator will
sometime in his career avail him.
self of an Aladdin's lamp, Pandora
Box, or Divining Rod to accomplish
these purposes.
Apart from the disciplinary prob
lens, the investigation at Miles City
has brought out rather glaring de-
ficiencies in the general set-up at
the school. These must be very care
fully considered, and by no stretch
of the Imagination must they be laid
at the feet of one man.
1t is possible the diet could have
been better, but that is something
that could have been determined by
an alert board of trustees or board of
education.
1t is reported that many of the
buildings are not safe and that there
are fire hazards, that sanitary condi-
lions are disgrace; that inadequate
personnel means that certain vital
problems must be passed by.
THE BOARD CAN SECURE
HELP
The department of public welfare
and both of the custodial institutions
for boys and girls have made writ
ten requests to the board of educa-
ton for permission to bring to the |
state of Montana trained man from |
the Children's Bureau in Washington,
d. c., to survey the institutions. This
man could be of invaluable service
to the board. A trained man would
not miss the many things that have
been overlooked these many years by
the lay people in whose hands these
matters rest. His recommendations
would establish basic norm" from
which to operate.
After such recommendations have !,
been made then what? Is it con-
,eivable that the legislature would
De willing to see that they were put '
nto effect if it took any money?
What does your legislator think of
mis- matter? Does he think it is all I
Ir. Horns fault? Does he think it :
S entirely political responsibility in ,,
which he himself shares no blame? Is
'our shock over the conditions as they
we're revealed in this investigation
quail to your responsibility as a tax
aver to insist that they be remedied?
ire you prepared to share the bur- !.
en-, or is it easier to heap Goals of :.
ire on the head of Mr.. Horn and =
nus ease the feeling that taxes are :
Ugh and well after all :? =
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HOUSES uNuRNsHEp Cont BUS OPPORTUNITIES tcont HOUSE

ROOMING HOUSE or apartment; s.
story building now operated as ROOM
Ing house, but convertible at small
cost to apartments; good NV. loca-
tion; $4,000. REEVES. DI. 4l74.
PARTNER with mechanical back
ground for refrigeration. carbona-
tion and soda fountain repairs and
sales business, to assume full part
nership in active concern with
large backlog OF work; investment
required. Call Ii. 4-2970. IL
WANTED, small taxi organization
TO take over service station opera
ton; rental terms, guaranteed salts
POOL ROOM tables. practically
new. 401S Lee hwy, Arlington. Va.
DRUGSTORE. excel. oppor. for phar-
mscist desiring his own business.
EIEcTRicisN IL tis AND OIL BURNER
mechanic = Manufacturer. well
known in this area, needs expert
enced oil burner installer to head
up local shop for installation of
his equipment, This shop will be
amply financed, operated as sepa;
volume OF work. Man desired viii
be in complete charge and will ope-
rate on salary and share of profits.
investment not necessary, but op-
portunity to buy interest will be
given If desired Splendid chance
for Young. Intelligent man to get
into profitable business for himself
with excellent possibilities. Please
give details. age, experience. edu-
cation and salary desired in letter.
Replies confidential. Box 96-B, Star,
TAVERN-Including bldg. and fix
lures. Marlboro pike, Prince Georges
County Just over d. c. line. Open
daily, 5 am. to 2 am. Crosses $500
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Ing. SUBURBAN REALTY CO, 540a
Marlboro pike sc. 10. 9-9666. II /
DOCTORS, ATTENTION - Excellent
location in midst of 1000 families;
avail with or without equipment
Mr.. Rubin, 81. 7195 for details.
BAKERY OWNERS-want more VOL
ume? Put in a line of bulk choco-
late. hand made. hand rolled; good
profit. Call Wo. 1865 for details
during week
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HOUSES TO SHARE
HOUSES WANTED TO RENT
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

GROCERY-Good location: disagree
ment between partners forces sale.
No reasonable offer refused. Cali
GROCERY STORE does over 5000 a
sss ~. s''0S t. ne d'SR SR EEiEsRIa5sE EERR 81
GRoec;ERY-1llness forces sale; GtU over
$1,000 weekly; eolored trade; we'll
equipped; terms or cash. Call now
AuERBAcH g. CO.. DI. 65O1, GE.
RESTAURANT; seats IS; beer and
wine; fully equipped kitchen: good
legation; nao Apply 2121 Wilson Blvd,
GRocEERhsYf 4 with 5-room apt; 81 800
payment px; nfaf no. 1 ssaSGls' s4S14 small iS d9Vn
DELICATEssEN, elf-service, in Mt.
Rainier, Nd. residential section.
near D. c. line; beer and wine off
sale: ,5-room and bath apt, now
rent rented i.+mS. $a5 mo; yls Price $4,000. Very
WARD = scoLLfck. LICE ifase Bfoker. D. ssIs s13
+; !. ave. Mt. Rainier. Md. UN.
RooMrNG HOUSE. Is rooms. s45c
mo. income, could be more. Owner
oBiRE eaSlRE RiTcnES fliy HS on large con,tIuc.
ton job, fully equip; $685. cash
Ssfs HsIstts. 1oD oDen y 7:s6 g.; sn 1rafi c
BEIicSAGTEssEN and newsstand. s.
sERvICE STATION, excellent busi. US
ness. complete stock and equip
owner selling to buy another busi.
GENERAL GROCERY STORE. Must
sell stock. Large. store, modern FIX
room apt. over store. 20 miles from
WASHINGTON on corner of a Num-
Der One highway. Doing $4,000
gross monthly. Reasonable rent for
building, apartment, fixtures In
ventory about $4,000 on Jan. /. For
ln,ormatiSn Va' s4aw.4 call owner Hernaon' ,s.
pRuGsaTaoRRE,s e715 New Hampshir, ls
ave. extended. Just beyond District
line, complete with fixtures anc
soda fountain. In shopping center
front and rear parking; Doctors of
service store; only 81 900 down M o. d
fixtures. reasonable rent. BASILIK(
IJNyIEsTTMSENdI. JN.yI Nd. co. Mr.. Perry, Dl
rSR aa4 sAIE. e. Ssa7 Ssst corner grocery la Itar
in s.w.; plenty stock good equipment
week; real gold mine for tw,
people that really wants to work
priced right must sell on accoun
Of other business out of town. Nc
,!brr9ksrs. IA. 5953 1o'
able, ideal service station for
small taxi operation; centrally 10
ca.ed in Metropolitan d. c. Rea
scnable rental. ADEQUATE facilitie:
Box 4S9-A, Star. 10
CLEANING, tailor and laundry store
Eopd corner location; for sale, rea
sShable. 1900 Wisconsin ave. nv
Evening star., 1951-12-10

OF New Hampshire ave. Lovely det.-
brick home; finished basement: ear
peting in living rm good condition.
AUERBACH & co. DI. t50l GF 655I
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HOUSES FOR SALE-N.W.

BARNABY WOODS-A truly gra-
on quiet st, in setting Of lovely
trsnsp. THo@s. @ /. p PHIILfPs, iclHess Wol Sea
1900, til p.m., 1920 Conn. ave.
BETHEsDA's BEST BUY-S1a. $50.
new listing. prewar brick home,
close-ln location; spacious level lot,
: bedrms.. modern tiled bath. firepl.
inr.dn:, IN liy; rm;: nice-sized din, rm.,
Tsse HGr'F FRY eoTSste met WI w. s9o sa
till - pm. 10
CHEVY CHASE. d. CA short walk
to Blessed Sacrament or Lafayette
Schools; prewar detached brick with
paneled den and powder rm. on 1st
mr.. plus lge. liv.- rm. with firepl..
DIN. rm.; modern kit. with breakfast
2 modern tiled baths; 3rd fir., An
ished and heated dormitory rm. /;
full bsmt with recreation rm. and
built-in garage. See this fine home
now Owner transferred and must
sell. E. NJ. FRY, INC, WI. 500
CHEVY CHASE. MD.-very attrac.
eustom-built brick rambler with 3
sepsrate din. rm.. de luxe kit, lge
daylight bsmt.; oversize garage and
q very conv. close-in location. e. NJ
FRY, INC, WI. $500 till 8 pm. Ii
CLEVELAND PARK-Not far from
Nationa! Cathedral large and very
substantial det. frame; 8 rms. (5
bedrms.). 2 baths, full bsmt., dble
rear screen porches, garage: vacant;
immed. poss.. out-of-town owner
urges quick offer; very small down
payment to approved purchaser.
Ewes, call WO. $500. FRANK S.
PHILLIPS, DI. 1411.
MT. PLEASANT-Owner leaving town;
must sell at reasonable price S-room
house on Irving st. NV. in perfect
condition Coll AID. 66S1.
UPPER BRIGHTWOOD-De brick
center-hall Colonial slate roof; &
rms. a bedrms), 2ia baths. plus
recr, rm., bsmt. Law. built-in garage:
oil h-,w.h.; S24,5O0; all offers con-
FRANK FRANK s. Isfhii PHiLL1Ps. fsi pf. VI i4if' fs'4'
NEAR, ST. AIMS and Wilson High
Very distinctively DESIGNED semidet.
brk. of finest quality; one of most
convenient and desirable locations
obtainable; 8 rms, . baths: full
bsmt.; garage; screened porch; oil
h.-w.h.; priced to sell Ewes, call
WI. 4S34. FRANK S. PHILLIPS,
TOWN HOUSE in embassy section
one block of Mass. ave-, with Rock
Creek Park at your front door
This 4-bedrm., 2l2-bath home has
unusual charm THOS L. PHIL
hPs. Wo. 1900 until Pm. 3420
Conn.
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CoLoRED INVESTMENT AND HOME
BUY, near transp. 1900 block
Quincy St n.w.--Semidetached brick,
3 complete apts., and . spacious
rms; automatic oil heat: bldg. COM
rage. This Is the real home and in
vestment buy. Call MR.. VAIN
WRIGHT, DE llH2 10
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OPPORTUNITY
UNLIMITEDI

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DRY CLEANING ESTABLISHMENT
Choice N. Arlington location averag
ing from $500 to $500 weekly. EX
cellent financing arranged. Idea
for GI. Inspection by appointment
Sorry. no address given by phone.
John H. Miller Jr. g. Bros.
REALTORS. JA. 4-lSsO
1919 N. COURTHOUSE RID, ARL.
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EXCELLENT VALUE

OO bS hNt1AlI bh1Ch
OPEN SUNDAY, 1-5
Beautiful semidetached home; al
rooms. large and bright. daylight
basement. outside entrance. leve
6207 KANSAS AVE. NE.
1at Ksnsas a. a. ave. 70 Eastern ave- LEI
appt. Mr. Carter. 81. 1864.
MARSHALL j. WAPLE co.
Realtor 1924 14th st. NV. DI. 3346
COLORED-5OO BLK. RANDOLPH
ST. N.W.-$13.509 with $1,000 OF
more cash; vacant; newly decorated
9 rms, recr. rm.. oil h.-w.h.; excel
SURROUNDINGS. HU. 1912. 10
'COLORED SPECIAL BARGAIN
Near Columbia I'd. and Sherman
ave. NV. 2-family apt; liv rm.
2 bedrms.; kit and bath: sep. entr
and sep; h.-wh. plants. Act today
to SECURE this bargain. MR.. ODUM
RE. 5216.
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BANNOCKBURN
B~O.DOV
HAI,F-ACRE SITE

HALF-ACRE SITE
In a magnificent setting amongst
lge. oak and dogwood trees. this O.
rm. white brick residence is most
desirable; 1t contains living rm. with
fireplace. dining rm... kit. powder
End fir. has three bedrms. and 2
baths; stairway to storage attic;
full basement. built-in garage and
gas &C. heat. First offering of
this excel value. Ewes, WI. 5065.
PHILLIPS CANBY g. FULLER, INC.
1912 18th St. NV. ST. 2400 10
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FOR THE RIGHT MAN

$4,000 to S25.o00 opportunity.
Manufacturer OF safety equipment,
with a coast-to- coast clientele. both
commercial and Government, is
searching for an executive TO replace
an of1eer OF the company. This is
rare opportunity in a non-com-
petitive field for a man with sales
or management BACKGROUND. This
position entails the ownership Of
stock in the company and requires
a minimum investment OF $4,000.
Phone MR.. WEST at Ex. 5407 for
personal interview I1s