The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-05-21

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2. Freedom to be out of job.
3. Freedom to be a stool pigeon
(for congressional committees,
etc.
a. Freedom to be dead pigeon
(if Americas foreign policy should
get us embroiled in any more for
eign wars.)
Taking note of the So billion pro-
gram advocated earlier in the week
by ex-President Truman, Travis
termed it a forward looking and
progressive program. The eX-Presi-
dent is urging that money spent on
improving the nations health, educa-
ton, welfare-hospitals schools, i'm
proved social security, along with
major program of sound public
works, would do much to reverse
the current economic tailspin the ma
ton is entering. But, while Truman
and many Democrats are asking such
a program along with tax relief for
the ordinary American, the Republi-
can leadership on the other hand,
he contended has shown mo signs
that it has any plans to avoid seri-
Gus depression . e"
Travis also plugged for increased |
world trade, not only as a means of |
easing world tensions, but also as
a means whereby new markets can
be found for surplus American goods.
thriving world trade is particlarly
necessary in such industries as min
ing, said he, and he pointed out that
pressure by American businessmen
IS increasing daily for our govern
nent to permit full-scale trade of
materials with Russia.
China and other Communist coun-
,ries.
One of many bushes authorities
he quoted on this was none other
than ex-President Hoover who re-
Gently said 1--WE simply cannot go
on ignoring Communist China. We
simply must have trade to solve
the economic situation in which we
find ourselves :"
AS for mccarthyism, Travis put
lis finger on it when he told the
delegates that it is being used as a
means to divert the public's atten- ]
ion from what's happening to them !
-, their natural resources, weak ]
ming of social and economic legisla- l
ion, and most important Of all, I'M 7
ermining the American Bill of {
lights. c
For the mining industry in par {
ticular he said passage of the Muir t
ray Premium Price Plan for nom r
ferrous metals is a must. t
In emphasizing the Importance of G
igher income tax exemptions as a
leans of helping sustain the nations S
economy, the international Union Of il
cial said that House-approved tax t
elief legislation now pending in the b
=. S. Senate will do little for the n
illions Of American families with e
comes of under $4,000 and who a
e presently carrying so per cent n
the nations tax burden. A
likes program for tax relief" he il
id, "is tax relief for the big fell tt
WIS on the theory that it will trickle CT
'wn." In this connection, he called tt
tention to the favored status cor ii
'ration stock dividends would have G
lder the Administrations proposed tt
x revision. Quoting from the
ICHIGAN BUSINESS REVIEW he So
ought out that go per cent of the fl
merican people own no corporation d.
ock at all, while six-tenths of one &C
+ cent own 80 per cent of all cor OF
ration stock. 81
AS for American farmers, Trav-
5 pointed out that the Administra- tie
ion is giving the farmers the is
usiness". Farmers are going broke sh
hese days, yet 'little or nothing re
5 done to help them-except to al
Hex them out of business :" sa
"The only thing going to sustain
+ economy is purchasing power" 7
emphasized "That is why we must T
Elk higher wages, must carry out c
political action program to impress i
political leaders, particularly r
the need for sustaining t
power :" t
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