The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-01-17


would be a practical statute under
which to operate our own power sys
TENS.
Yves McCune, editor of the Nationa
Union Farmer, told the institute there
were no farmers on any of Ezra Ben.
sons advisory boards. Said McCune
Bankers do not even need a pipeline
to government policy, they are in the
department"
The NFU editor who is also the
author of many books and articles
on farm problems said the average
picture of Benson is of a pious and
dedicated man with a good farm back
ground who fairly lives and breathes
sincerity. 81 think it is just lot of
stuff, said McCune. 81 think he is
an intellectual crook, I do not think
he is sincere, he said.
"a man who raises price supports
! during an election and following an
election lowers them is not intellectu-
ally honest, he said" "a religious
crusade has no place injected in gov
eminent, and think Benson will go
down in history, five or ten years
from now, and he will be considered
one of the leading hypocrites in gov
eminent.
Benson hates labor. McCune
said, "a right to work law is too mild
for him. He will not always be the
untouchable saint.
ECONOMIC SITUATION
CONCERNS LABOR
Labor leaders were concerned
about the economic situation in Mon
tana and the nation. In a panel
chaired by Charles V. Huppe, ALL
Clio attorney, James TIMBER, presi-
dent of the AFL-CIO, and Ernest
Salvas, international Board Member
of the Miners Union, discussed la
boris internal problems and the prob
lens facing hungry unemployed work.
ers.
TIMBER said he did not know any
union members in Montana that are
a bad influence and that he thought
recent moves to stampede busters was
akin to running to their enemies and
asking them ''to give us the gun so
we can commit hari-kari''.
Salvas said the miners and smelter-
men attributed their ability to with
stand pressures intended to destroy
them as an independent union to the |
democracy they practice and that is
written in their constitution. About |
moves to pass laws guaranteeing
democracy in unions, Salvas said any
such law should apply to all organi-
cations, whether unions, National AS
ISOLATION of Manufacturers, corpora
ton organizations or any others.
Schools created active discussion
in panel chaired by Gordon Twedt,
Farmers Union board member and
of the White House Com
mittee, with Mrs. Gertrude Lindgren,
and former teacher and
social worker, and Ben Lindquist,
Great Falls high school teacher.
The panel was more interested in
the effects of Sputnik on the interest
it is creating in schools than they
we're worried about whether the coun-
Try would be able to cope with the
scientific repercussions, about which
hey seemed to have little doubt.
They felt the need for more active
of people on the local
evel, and whether they are willing to
provide the needed funds for making
schools better and meeting the needs
or growing school population. They !
aid much good can come out of peo- s
lies increased interest in education. {
The purpose of the Farmer-Labor E
Institutes is for the sharing Of wisdom
nd knowledge. Through these edu- i
ational sessions farmers and workers 2
re endeavoring to provide themselves c
nth better understanding of many n
f the problems of our times. To these
come some of our leading n
itizens and faculty members of our O
chools and colleges.-GGB. O