The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-01-08
TIME TO pRoDUcE-oR-GEr Off the POT!

President Eisenhower in speaking to the American people
Monday night them that his administration would
every legitimate means to sustain the nations prosperity and
quck remedial action in event of economic slump
would be forthcoming In so making these promises to the peo-
pe dashed what he called 1.-The peddlers of gloom
and DOOM who have been insisting that all not well with the
nations economy and that because OF Repubcan oungng
and Republican policies the nation now in recession and
bids fair to into major depression.
Possibly this is time for gloom But, not time for
gloom then the least the nation should do serious
derng of number of economic developments reaching
the first year of the Eisenhower Administration
The over prices slipped another per
the year past In Montana income is down 10
loss of better than $25 million in purchasing power
to the state.
Known unemployment is about million gain Of
upwards of one hundred per cent in years time NATIONS
BUSINESS estimates unemployment will be the and
one-ha million mark before the first of February One out
of every 10 wage earners Oregon currently unemployed
MICS "News of the World" reported Wednesday night
Business the first IL months of 1858 in Montana was
down three cent compared with the period 1852
Freight carloadngs according to the AFLs Frank Ed
wards off 10 per cent from level of a year ago
Steel production also according to Edwards is down 20
cent.
These are only few examples of the general decline in the
national Possibly they aren't serious but accord
major business circles, this downward trend
for since the end of the decline appears no where in
sight
And possibly one-haf million unemployed should
be of little to the nation whole since this figure
less than four cent of the nations ganfuy
poyed 00 Yet to each and of those who
unemployed the situation is serious though the nation
in major depression
And, possibly drop of $26 million in Montana farm in
in the overall picture is of little Importance But to the
cateman who making ends meet before he
received his share OF the income os this lO per cent drop
crucial AsO to the business community of rural Montana
this loss has gone unnoced Therein lies the
for increasing number of businesses finding diff
cut to stay in the black each succeeding month"; for
storefronts Main Street Montana
the administration believes the nation needs larger pool
of unemployed that employers could WELD the whip with
greater effectiveness than past the administration
believes the farm price slide should be permitted continue
yet while permitting corporation farms to larger and
forcing small farmers off the land and into the labor
ket the administration believes have too small
businessmen small mining operations too small
ndusriasts if it the belief of the administration that
eral shaking OUT of the economy the national interest
if this is the philosophy then the American people must take
action the polls next November the country from
slipping into another 1929.
If this is not the administrations philosophy then past
time that President Eisenhower take quick remedial action
The American people growing FESTIVE and alarmed
not little fed mountains of words and paucity Of
ton for the welfare by the party that PROMSED
itself into power November up Ike pro-
duce get off the pot