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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-01-06
A RE-MATCH?

Mrs. Edna Human, presently Re-
publican State Treasurer, announced
she would file for Republican Secre-
tary of State Immediately following
the announcement by Steve Arnold,
appointed by Governor Aronson to
fill the unexpired term of the late
Sam w. Mitchell, that he would not
run for reelection.
Mrs. Human was appointed to the
State Treasurer's post by Governor
Aronson when Col. Sheridan died.
She then ran in 1854 to fill out the
unexpired term so she can not run
again for that office. She won the
1854 race by 10000 according to
Great Falls Tribune story.
Mrs. Human is the first Republican
candidate to announce.
Her likely opposition on the Demo-
crat ticket will be Frank Murray, who
was the first on his ticket to announce
last August at the AFL convention in
Missoula.
Murray and Human both ran for
the office of Supreme Court Clerk
in 1852 and Murray defeated Mrs.
Human by little over 1000 votes.
Both are good campaigners and both
will probably get their party nomina-
ton. 1t won't be the "main bout" Oh
the 1856 ballot, but they will be
starred in the ring, nonetheless.
Murray has two more years as
Clerk of the Supreme Court. If ne
wins the Governor elected in 1856
will have an appointment to make.
1t is accepted that Associate Justice
Davis will not run for reelection,
and there is talk that Justice Angst
man is toying with the idea of re-
firing. Both of their terms expire
in 1856. Davis was appointed by Aron-
son to fill the unexpired term of the
late Judge Freebourn.
Forrest Anderson, Supreme Court
Justice, has announced he is running
for Attorney General on the Demo-
cratic ticket. Anderson has two more
years to serve on the court. If he is
elected Attorney General the Gov
ernor elected in 1856 will have to
make an appointment.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-01-06
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Bv GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

spirit when, with his wife, he barn
stormed the country and sold himself
to the people in the face of antagon-
ism from all the party machinery in
the country. He may have to buck
party machinery again which is an
almost impossible hurdle in the ma
tional convention, unless there is
tremendous ground swell in his favor
in the primaries. That very thing
makes a Presidential Primary import
ant to fellows not on the "inside" in
politics but who are genuinely in
terested in who is nominated for
President.
In 1854 twenty-five states had
presidential primaries. In 1855 Mon
tana was added to the list, and | don't
know if there were any more.
At best not more than half of the
states in the Union will be able to
vote for their party choice for candi-
date for President. "The Peoples
Choice" is still at the mercy of the
king makers.
All this hasn't seemed to squelch
the spirit of the people in Montana
who are starting the ball rolling for
the Tennessee Senator, however.
You probably already read where
the Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany paid $500 dividends the last
quarter of 1855. l understand it is
the first time in the history of the
company they have been over 75c.
Nice percentage, looks like. Wonder
how it compares percentage-wise with
the increase in benefits of ACM en-
ployes.
AS early as now, even Republicans
are saying Leroy Anderson will have
no trouble beating Flare for eastern
district congressman. And we hear
Willard Fraser is going to file for
Railroad and Public Service Commits
;ioner instead of against Anderson
for Congress.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-01-06

There are about 1 100000 gasoline
dispensing units of varying ages in
the nations 100000 primary and sec
ondary service stations.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-01-06
Farmers Keep Living
Standar BY Working
Extra Hours In Town

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(CNS)-
Farm families have kept up their liv-
ing standards, at least through 1854,
despite the sharp drop in farm in
come, a USDA researcher said here,
November %. DR.. Margaret L. Brew
said this was possible because fewer
farm people are sharing dwindling
farm income. Also, more farm fami-
lies are working extra hours in near
by towns to add to their farm income.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-01-06

Arizona Public Service Company
is DESTROYS of wiping-out competi
ton created by the little rural cleo
trio coop. 1t proposed to lease the
co-op's physical plant for 80 years,
and in the meantime pay off the
co-op's obligations to the Rural
Electrification Administration. At
the end of the 3O-year period, the
power company would have an OPP
ton to purchase the facilities. The
co-op's outstanding loans to REA
is only $525,O0O. Coop members
would receive no money for equity
that they have built up in the coop.
The methodical pattern of all sell
outs appeared in the Verde Electric
Coop attempt of sell-out. A Citizens
Committee was organized under the
title tThe Committee for Expediting
5he Lease-Purchase Agreement" The
Citizens Committee bombarded the
membership with propaganda favor
abl to the power company.
With the aid of the power COM
,any, the Citizens Committee created
enough pressure to force the coop
BOARD of directors to submit the pro-
yosal to a vote.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-01-06

A moderate decrease in automobile
accidents was reported in 1854.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-01-06
ALUMINIUM PROSPECTS BRIGHT

In a special progress report on its
Anaconda Aluminium subsidiary at
Columbia Falls which began opera
tons last August, company officials
said the plant had achieved capacity
production at the rate of 120,000,000
pounds yearly in November" and
that "sale of this aluminium output
presents no problem at this time. De-
mand continues at high rate, future
market prospects appear very favor
able"
Anaconda, according to its board
chairman, Roy H. Glover, was induced
to go into aluminium production be-
cause of the availability of "cheap,
abundant power of Hungry Horse
DAM" publcly-owned and operated
unit of the Bonneville Power Admin
istration, on the South Fork of the
Flathead river in Flathead county.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1956-01-06
FIRST Time In
over A DECADE

Anaconda Co. stakeholder divi-
dends, for the first time in more than
a decade, went above rs cents a
quarter, the final quarter of 1855, a
longtime ACM stakeholder told this
publication the other day, as he care
fully caressed his latest dividend no.
tice.
For final quarter 1866, Anaconda
paid $500 per share of common, as
contrasted with the usual rs cents.
Total 1856 dividend per share was
S4.25-or more than a share of ACM
common stock was worth at the bot
tom of the "Great Depression" before
the election of Franklin Roosevelt to
the presidency.
Much of Anaconda's common stock
has been held for twenty or more
years by its stockholders, and, during
that time, has in many instances re-
turned to the shareholder in annual
dividends many many times his orig
inal investment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07
DOROTHY THOMPSON
COP. Faces Decisions of Its Own

But Mr.. Eisenhower's age and
health amplify the Importance
of his running mate, who must
be someone acceptable as a
possible second choice for
President.
We think Mr.. Nixon is not
such a choice. Many people
who like Mr.. Eisenhower and
would take a second chance on
him are unwilling to take any
chance on Mr.. Nixon. Some
fear and deteSt him. Others
think him too inexperienced,
too brash at times, too smooth
at others, and of negligible
character. shifting to every
wind. Mr.. Eisenhower was the
peoples choice by reason OF
their confidence in his char
acter. He spoke both truly
and winsomely when he said
that some people might think
he was stupid, but everybody
believed him to be honest.
Whether justified or not. there
is no such faith in Mr.. Nixon.
The Presidents achievement
has been to unite the country.
Mr.. Nixon, as a possible sue
cesspr, would divide it.
The Republican Party has,
therefore, a decision to make
as serious as the Presidents
own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07

This reporter has spent the
last two days in discussing,
off the record, the new aspects
of the international situation
with a number of ranking Off
Gals In Washington. They are
all, to use the dipl ON tic
gobbledygook. I'd eply con-
cerned" yet "qualifledly opti-
mistic."
What this actually means
in plain English is that they
are all scared stiff and don't
quite know which way to turn.
The storm center is presently
the Middle East. Violent out
breaks, probably spearheaded
by Syria and/or Jordan and
the Israelis, are held likely,
despite the diplomatic efforts
of the Western powers to pre-
vent them. In the event of an
explosion, there is no chance
that the United Nations will
be able to act. The USSR has
the veto power in the Security
Council and the Soviet dele
gate is certain to use it to pre-
vent a collective action.
The Tel Aviv government
knows this. Nonetheless it has
been strongly urged by Wash
ington and London to refrain
from any action which might
be interpreted as aggressive.
Whether the army, which feels
that for the time being it is
stronger than the combined
Arab forces, can be induced to
follow this careful policy re-
mains to be seen. A number of
ranking military in Israel be-
lieve that a smashing offensive
is the best defense for a coun-
try OF less than 2 million people
surrounded by hostile Arabs
numbering some Is millions.
The greatest concern about
the future of the Western Goa
lition is expressed, however, in
regard to France. Prime Min
lister Mollet and Foreign Min
lister Pineau have accepted a
Soviet invitation to go to Mos
COW in May. They intend
among other things to sound
out the Red leaders where they
stand in regard to Frances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07
Reflections on a Jittery World

making policy because of in
ternal politics. The Red Chi
nese actually are holding
Americans as hostages, but
there is little that can be done
about it as long as military
force is not to be used.
But, even If moral force were
applied, would the British and
French stand with the Ameri-
cans? What would some of
the Asian nations say if a firm
hand were shown with the
Communists? Thus, it is pos
sible- to tell Peiping that for
every month each American is
held in bondage. at. least a
year must elapse before any
consideration will be given to
lifting the embargo ON any
products desired by the Red
Chinese.
There are also ways and
means to adopt economic
restraints that can bring both
Red China and Soviet Russia
to terms if the free world
wants to employ them.
All these matters are COM
plicated because the Depart
ment of State has to keep its
eye not only on what American
opinion wants done, which
means also watching what the
politicians here may do to
distort the picture. but on what
the allies themselves are will
ing to do. Running an alliance,
whether in wartime or in
peacetime, is at best difficult.
The United States. as a single
member of the allied group,
does not get a free hand to
adopt its own policies even
though. it supplies the bulk Of
the troops and the money.
What is needed in this jumpy
and jittery world Is first of all
less superficiality among the
critics, inside and outside
pafliaments and congresses.
and more care in examining
available information before
leaping to conclusions and
starting to blame someone on
our side for something the
enemy initiates or carries on.
For without the use of military
force little can be done, and
the only alternative is a will
ingness to use economic and
financial sanctions and to be
ready to restrict trade, ire
spective Of the cost.
To make foreign policy to-
day requires patience, but
mostly a spirit of unity, now
sadly lacking, is needed inside
the democracies themselves.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

surprise talk to $500 Republican women No
transforming for Ike this campaign He'll storm nothing but
the parlors and garden clubs
Democratic headquarters ad: "Iurry ghoswters rent
your Work for the party with the ghost OF chance
The farmer with surplus of farm programs One
remedy: every third plan and offer Senators 80
per parity for the proposals they refrain from making
another letter to Russias Bulganin You
know times the campaign letter the
Republican candidate writes is to Communist.
There be losers in the fight between Stevenson Ke-
faver Hartman for the Democratic nomination One
winner-and two pallbearers
Now that doctors have nominated the Republican
candidate Chairman Hall has sent out urgent call
for dents-to put teeth in the Republican platform
Logic elecon-year legislation in Congress- If it's good
The other party might get the credit it's bad
push it through-and blame it the opposition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07
DORIS FLEESON

The remarks by National
Chairman Butler to an as
sembly on civil rights here
are designed to set a pattern
for Democratic handling of
that difficult issue.
For days committee experts
pored over the record since
1888. Their end product was
a hard hitting. tightly organ
lied policy statement falling
into several distinct parts.
First, it recalled in detail
the progress made in civil
rights since 1888. Buffers
thesis here was that Presi-
dents Roosevelt and Truman
had created a public climate
out Of which economic, social,
political and judicial gains
have more or less naturally
flowed. ....
Wholly apart from PARTISAN
ship, many people will feel
that such progress reminders
are salutary and timely.
Second. Butler sought to put
the monkey squarely on Presi-
dent Eisenhower'S back.
He branded administration
claims of civil rights achieve
mentS a fraud. He said Gen.
Eisenhower had supported
segregation in the armed serv-
ices and quoted him to prove
1t. He charged the President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07
DAVID LAWRENCE

This Is q jittery and jumpy
world-if the news dispatches
are O reflection of the moods OF
statesmen and people alike.
Guy Mellet, French Premier,
is finding 1t necessary to WOO
the French Communists in his
Parliament to keep q majority.
Britain's Parliament is wax
ing up to the fact that the
great British Empire can't just
crack the whip any more in
the Middle East. So there's ir-
ritation and agitation. with a
cry of Lets do something
about it." and demands that
Foreign Minister Selwyn Lloyd
come back to his desk from his
travels-he's In Asia at the
moment with Secretary Dulles.
Americas Congress is FESTIVE
and touchy. If a shipment of
arms to Saudi Arabia is held
up for "a nours-to find out
whether q shipping license
that was approved many
months before Is really all
highland then the shipment
Is allowed to 60 forward, the
critics lombard the State De-
partment and call it "On again.
of again." Secretary Dulles
is promptly assailed, and the
critics say all this wouldn't
happen if the Government
were clearly led and firmly ad-
ministered from the top-as if
any President of the United
States can spend his time in
specting routine authorizations
Of export licenses. The impor-
lance of the episode was
grossly exaggerated by the par
tiSans.
Japan's Socialist Party -
second largest in the country
lis following THE Communist
line in trying to get nuclear
tests banned in the Pacific.
The Philippine government
has an application from the
Communist Party there for
authority to function as a
political party.
Britain has decided, after
five months of fruitless nego-
tiations, to stamp out terror
ism in Cyprus. This has tend
ed to increase the tension with
the Greek government.
The truth is that, under all.
these circumstances, American
foreign policy is a difficult
thing to administer nowadays,
for two simple reasons: First,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07
Carefully Chosen Remarks by Butler
To Set Pattern for Handling Issue

with still refusing to face UP
to the issue and joined in de-
mands that the White House
call a biracial conference.
Finally, the chairman re-.
pledged his party to its 1852
pro-civil rights platform and
called for the enactment of
pending civil rights bills.
Showing the care with which
the speech was put together
the South was not mentioned
at all and the word Negro"
appeared only twice-once in
a quote from Gen. Eisenhower
and once in a quote from the
CLIO News.
For some reason Republicans
had chosen not to make any
real use Of the assembly forum.
National Chairman Hall re-
fused to appear with his oppo-
site number, Butler. Senate
Leader Knowland and House
Leader Martin refused to sub
stitute for Hall. Into the
breach at the last minute the
COP. threw Representative
Hugh Scott Of Philadelphia.
SCOTS own record is con-
sistently pro-civil rights but
he was obviously unprepared
for a full dress battle. His
opening remarks were gener-
ally correct but thin and he
made one unfortunate blooper
in Boosting that a few Negroes
had been invited to President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07
In Other Words, the West Is Scared

quoted This did not impress
the American diplomats, who
fear that France soon may be-
come officially neutralist. Some
officials in Washington believe
that within a short time after
the French teams return from
Moscow there may be another
crisis. The Communists are
then expected to enter the gov
eminent as they did immedi-
ately after the war. 1t is in the
cards that Jacques Duclos, the
Communist leader. before the
year is over may become vice
prime minister with a number
of fellow stooges of Moscow in
important cabinet jobs. A COM
Aination of forces between the
$50 Communist members OF the
National Assembly and the
left-wing Socialists. it is said
in Paris, would give the gov
eminent a genuine working
majority in Parliament. What
would happen to NATO under
these conditions is not difficult
to foresee.
Britain's position is also
deteriorating. There is no
question that from the stra-
tegic point of view the Middle
East is one of the main assets,
of the Western coalition. The
British and ourselves have
important retaliation" bases
in that area. British prestige.
like our own. has suffered
considerably since the Mus
covites injected themselves in
Arab affairs by offering mod
ern armament at bargain
prices and barter trades on
convenient conditions. But the
blow British prestige has suf-
fered from the summary dis
missal of Club Pasha may
have very serious repercus-
sions throughout a strategic
area the Russians have been
trying to penetrate for many
years. AS in the Far East.
face" is of utmost Importance
in the Arab countries. So
There is no doubt that the
British and ourselves are los
ing it rapidly. In our effort to
stem Soviet imperialism we
have been using treaties. The
Reds are using intrigues and
briberies. These prove now
more successful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07
Party Leaders Sound Sober Note
In Midst of Eisenhower JubiIotion

paign before the last one, Mr..
Dewey certainly did, by some
very unfortunate slips Of the
tongue. In the last campaign,
we think Mr.. Stevenson alien
ated voters by some of his
speeches because they APP
peared to be directed over the
heads of the average citizen
and because his sophisticated
use of ironic wit, of which he
is a master, kicked back. Irony,
a delicate instrument in de-
bate, can appear as f1ippancy.
and Americans take a national
campaign very seriously.
We also think Mr.. Truman
was a liability and not an
asset to Mr.. Stevenson. No
personalities are more unlike
than Humans and Steven
sons. -Four years ago the tide
for a change had set in, but
Mr.. Truman refused to retire
from the field but projected
himself into the show as a
chief actor-as he seems
inclined to do again.
The same can be said of
some of Gen. Eisenhower's
public relations boys, in. the
last campaign. The President
was then a novice, and they
put words into his mouth out
of keeping with his character,
thus distorting his personality
and forcing him to play a
script for which he was mis-
cast. That is unlikely to hap
pen again. The President
knows his way around now.
But the choice of a Vice
President will be crucial, pos
sibly decisive. The general
apathy of the stock exchange
reaction to the Presidents de-
cision was due to this un-.
known factor. 1t should all
ways be a matter for the most
careful elaboration, since any
President may die at any time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07
Democrats Map Civil Rights Plank

Eisenhower's famous stag din
ners. To politically conscious
Negroes this sort of thing
represents condescension and
Butler skillfully drove the
point home.
Butler also jabbed at "the
Republican proxy here tonight"
to the delight of the audience.
An irked Scott demanded re-
buttal time and swung at the
exposed Democratic flank with
such questions as: "Mr. Butler.
will you make that speech in
the South? Mr.. Butler, when
is your appointment with Sen
ator Eastland?" Eastland is the
racist Mississippian whom Sc
niority has elevated to chair
man Of the Senate Judiciary
Committee.
Butler retorted that his re-
marks had been handed to the
press associations for nation
wide use. He turned the other
Scott taunts back by repeat
ing that he would gladly de-
bate his w-chairman, Hall,
at any time, any place, but
would not take on Republican
proxies"
Buffers refusal to be drawn
on the South represents con-
sidered policy. 1t is Adlai
Stevenson's policy too.
In the past Negroes have not
held the South against the ma
tional party management or
President. Whether present
provocations will alter that
situation Is a risk Democrats
feel they must take.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-07

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-In
the midst Of the general Re-
publican jubilation over the
Presidents decision to run
again, and predictions that he
will be nominated by accla-
nation and win by a greater
majority than last time," a few
Republicans struck a more So
Der note. 1.-THE campaign of
1856 will be a hard one and
should not be taken for
granted" said Senator William
F. Knowland of California.
1t will be hard Republican
campaign for several reasons.
The President himself has in
jected the issue of his health.
This was wise. The issue is
there already and has been
for months, and although his
words open the field for the
Democrats to exploit-and
some have announced their in
tention to do so---it actually
makes it harder for them to
use it. For the President him.
self has put it up to the Amer
lean people to accept or reject
him as he is, a man who be-
lieves himself capable Of car
rying the presidential respon-
sibilities. provided he is spared
minor duties and has time off
for rest and relaxation. Fur
ther than this his Democratic
opponents can hardly go with
out losing as many votes as
they might gain.
Nor do we think that his
rejection Of a transforming,
whistlestop campaign will mil
itate against his chances. A
popular President in Office has
the breaks with him. He does
not need to get himself before
the public. Everybody knows
the face, personality and rec
ord of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Candidates, also, often talk
themselves out of votes-as do
their supporters. In the cam