The people's voice., 1958-11-28
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
By GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

10Th was set as printing date to give
the Editor and printer time to gain
their composure after they looked
at the length of it. Seriously, however,
we are running it in full because of
so many requests for copies from
those who attended the Institute.
The Institute was a success, and to
quote from the evaluation of DR..
Edmund Freeman, MSU English de-
partment, it was erich experience.
The only disappointment and a dis
appointment that is often witnessed
at affairs of this kind is the fact
more people do not come and listen.
More than once the comment was
made that on a campus like MSU, the
institute should have had to use the
field house to seat the audience to
hear Leon Keyserling.
DR.. Freeman spoke in his evalua-
tion of the "clarity and brilliance"
of Keyserling, a fact so we'll estab-
lished not only students but Missoula
should have been there.
Reverend Williams who followed
might have offended the
more sensitive of the political parti-
sans in his obvious delight over the
results of the recent election, but
there would have been no doubt as
% his sincerity. Again to quote DR..
Freeman who spoke of the funeral
'ration over the Right-to- Work is
sue though perhaps not yet a
.orpse-a body we'll stabbed.
worry about our conformist So
iety of today. I worry because, you
NOW, l believe if this country were
by any outside force, in
a hours peace would come to the
onquerors and they would only have
o worry about disposing of the few
7ho refuse to ignore the issues of the
alton today-who still strive for the
ebate and controversy that is neces-
ary to make any nation strong
nd free.
1t is true that farm-labor institutes
lscuss their own problems from their
wn point of view-but elements of
me and money prevent a much
roader discussion, and when the
hamber of Commerce holds a meet
lg they rarely take time to present
oposing views.
TO the best of my knowledge there
ere three state legislators at the in
ltute-and none from Missoula
'unty. There were few if any rank
Id file members from the farming
or the labor force.
Not too long ago attended a meet
g sponsored by the Chamber of
and chaired by the Mon
ma Power Tax Specialist.
L don't believe l batted an eve
1en the man sitting next to me stood
and strongly urged a Coop Tax
Il IN the next legislature. Neither
IS L offended. I know there are
ople who hold these views. l rather
INK 1t is relief to hear these things
pressed publicly.
My only regret is that I don't have
ne to attend more meetings of that
Id.
We are country of people without
we are state of people who ac-
ot the intellectual inertia imposed
us by controlled press. and
propaganda of financial giants
'ried in advertising and on the lips
paid agents almost eagerly.
do not mean to be cynical-just
tual. You can't work for the
ICE as long as l have and indulge
the luxury of cynicism and main
any sense of balance.
Oops!
Anyhow, those some 100 people
attended the institute gained
m lt-from the knowledge and
m the associations-from the bull
'lons and the debate, and 1 think
N Keyserling enjoyed his associa-
with the 100 as much as he would
e with Loot is just the 900
lost, aftg all.