The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-03-17

Red China") spoke on behalf of tn
"Montanans for Better Citizenship
The seminar was largely due t
the hard work, enthusiasm and sacri
flee of the VFW Study Club in Sid
ney", and the newspaper report o
the meeting closed with the statement
''It is not often that so young a move
ment should be able to accomplish
so much, and the hope those wht
attended the seminar twill show theil
appreciation to Helen Wood Birnie
and other active patriots byyfollowine
through with a solid state program"
The follow-through in Sidney
was hearty. The VFW Study Group
held regular and well attended
meetings. Their reports to the local
paper were so long they had to be
run in two parts.
In January, 1861, this "study
group" showed the filmstrip and
commentary called Communism on
the Map, which twas borrowed from
the John Birch Society in Williston".
Prominent in the VFW study group
in Sidney is Math Dasinger who is
close to Governor Nutter and Con-
gresham Battin.
His letters to the editor and re-
ports before the study group have
received much publicity.
EDITOR URGES RESTRAINT
The Editor of the Sidney HERALD,
seeming to sense the "unsettling
presence" of this group, wrote an
editorial cautioning Eight Commu-
nism-But Do Not Panic People,.
He said, '"This paper has no inter-
ton to allow it's columns to be used
to cause panic and onfusion-that
is just what the Communists want.
He told his readers if they had names
of people they thought were Commu-
nists to turn them over to the FBI.
Just prior to Lincoln's birthday
228 people attended VFW study
group meeting, and just following
Lincoln's birthday the HERALD had
an editorial about displaying the flag.
The HERALD office had apparently
received call for not having the flag
put on Lincoln's birthday and he
promised to get one.
Following the study groups Lin
,oln day program and the Editors
comments on displaying the flag a |
etter to the editor said people had |
o wrest control from :. "subversives !
which have infiltrated the various
since the days of Herbert
foover; 1919 of the upper echelon
f the Department of Health, Educa-
ion and Welfare are either members
f the Communist party or are fellow
ravelers. The same deplorable situa-
ion exists in the agriculture and
ther departments. No amount of flag
1aving is going to cure this.
The letter continued, referring to
he outgoing Republican Administra-
on:
"Anyone who is genuinely patriotic
Understandable hesitant about dis
laying the flag lest it be misunder-
'ood as condoning traitorous ma
linations of the we'll organized sub
srsive machine which is the actual
orking government of the United
5ates of America today. In fact the
az might we'll be flown at half mast
Difference to the dead principles
Constitutional Government until g
ch time as they are again resur- q
cted, if ever.
In the March 1 report of the VFW :
udy group "John Birch Society
llletins'' were mentioned to the
CUP. The news story said a report II
ID been given to the House I'm 4
merican Activities Committee as .
cument "among series of recon- Il
ended reports and hearings designed
alert our citizens to the deadly
enace of Communist subversion in c.
nerica". Who recommended the n
,terial was not stated. Il
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