The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-07-15
Rep. Leroy Anderson
Reports TO You From
The Nations CapitoI

ON the 3rd and the House on the 18th.
Among the matters of legislation like
ly to be considered in the relatively
few weeks before election time will
be such things as school aid, housing,
the tight-money, high-interest-rate
policy of the Administration, mini
mum wages, and other measures,
many of them heavily overloaded with
political implications as both parties
jostle for positions of strength for
the November vote harvest. The wors-
ening situation in Cuba, and the in
creasing international tensions in
other parts of the world, also will be
of major congressional concern.
Tragedy for Cubans-The Cuban
nation is racing headlong into terrific
tragedy. Where once Dictator Batista
ruled with an iron hand, and then
fled to sanctuary with repeatedly mil
lions upon millions of dollars in funds
and assets to his personal credit in
foreign banks and nations, the same
cycle is again becoming apparent.
Dictator Castro's henchmen are re-
ported getting deep into the graft
orbit. A news story this week says
Cuban government officials are ac-
cepting bribes, padding payrolls, and
taking loans without thought of re-
payment. "On every hand the self
righteous Spartan simplicity of the
early Castro days is giving way to
ostentation by government officials
Some Cubans go so far as to claim
that top government officials are dip
ping into the public till and are de-
posting these funds into secret per-
sonal accounts at overseas banks"
Now, with American assets worth |
n the neighborhood of a billion dol |
airs being seized or about to be seized, |
he money plums are nearly ripe for
picking. This is the local
Cuban situation. Add to it the ter
impact of international Com
with threats of atomic war
are should any nation dare interfere
n the islands government (where
Communism is already deeply en-
renched), and you have indeed a
,ritical Tester spot in world rela-
ions.
Perhaps the situation will work
tut. But eventually, the tragedy will
re for the ordinary people of Cuba.
they will be the real sufferers, as,
Dotted and tormented, they start per-
APPS a third cycle of national life
within a generation.
If Russia gets deeply involved, and
omeone gets trigger happy, then all
f us will be in trouble, bad trouble.
will take real craftsmanship and
God, solid and ready military power
4 the U. S. and the rest of the Free
World during this next few months
nd years if America is to survive!
u. S. Water Supply-Soon to be
sued by the Army Corps of Engia ]
GERS will be report which should I
e serious one for our nations
planners. The Engineers {
eclare that if water shortages as
evere as those experienced In the
rought of 1880 were to take place &
gain, even for a period as short as
My one month, nearly one-half of s
lie two million people living in Wash I
lgton, d. c., metropolitan area
ould have to be moved to other {
reas. The same evacuation program t
ould have to be followed in many L
Their of our major cities, and per-
APPS more drastically in such cities +
J San Francisco and Los Angeles.
For Planning Montana Educational
eeds-The u. S. Office of Educa-
ON is awarding $4,000 to the Mon
ma State Board of Education for I
seal year 1861. This federal grant
provided to assist states in improv-
e educational statistics and to bet
n disseminate information about the
,ndition and progress of education
the respective states. Payments are .
ade semi-annually in advance in :
y. /,
Newsletter-This will be my last /.
sws report to you until August when
re House resumes sessions.
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