The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21

TO get any publicity at all.
Last week the State AFL-CIO,
represented by vice president Joe
Crosswhite of Columbia Falls, pre-
sented $4,000 check to young
man so he could go to Washington,
ID. c. to participate in a national
essay contest relative to hiring the
handicapped. (See story, page u
There was considerable ceremony
attached to the presentation. Cross
white came to Helena to represent
TIMBER who is still recuperating from
major surgery. The presentations
were made in the Governors office.
His nibs presented a certificate of
award and Joe presented the check.
Several pictures were taken. Cross
white had on his best bib and tucker.
The following day do you know
whose pictures were on the front
page of the independents dog and
two ducks. Friends of Crosswhite
sent him the picture asking for iden-
LITIGATION.
On an inside page was picture
of the Governor presenting the young
man the certificate. Crosswhite didn't
make the picture nor was there men
ton of the AFL-CIO presenting
check for 1886.
After bit of conversation with
the Independent Record story ap-
peared in the paper on Monday, but
Crosswhite might as we'll have saved
the cost of laundrying the white shirt
he wore. His name wasn't even men
toned.
AS far as anyone can determine
there was no mention in any of the
rest of the press in Montana at all
ON the award.
When the AFL-CIO presents a
$4,000 scholarship, as they did in
Bozeman in 1860 you dig to find
mention of it in the papers, if you
find it at all; or when the Missoula
trade union movement presents a
$500 scholarship no one hears any
thing about it.
The glee with which the press con-
dennis labor becomes form of
journalistic sadism, especially when
it is accompanied by studied re-
fusal to give them credit where cred
it is certainly due.
| agree with Jack Toole. The Gov
errors statements following his trip
to Minnesota are Careless and mean
ingless" gestures.
They amount to demagogey. Toast
ed and feted by representatives of
the Midwest money market the gre
garious Montana Governor tries to
the stars in his eyes to us
with an extension of his better bust
ness climate propaganda.
When he comes down to earth and
starts talking about better citizens
climate we should start listening to
him.
The Governor said Minnesota was
having the same problems as Mon
ana-ponderous statement that-the
whole nation is having the same prob
ems.
Nutter nor any other corporation
'riented representative of Montana
going to bring business here with
nut some special incentive-and the
pecial incentive for Montana will
ave to come through cheap power.
And then only when our leaders"
egin to show more faith in the state
nd stop this creepy poor mouth, re-
renchment talk at home.
Nutter called special attention of
he Midwest money market to our
natural resources, but there was
o mention of just what aspect of
ur natural resources he was Of
ering industry.
Montana Governors would better
tay home and tend to business in
lead of chasing around the country
ldulging in -glorification and
ringing back puffed up sack of
'orn out cliches that everyone is
citing sick to death of listening to.
Someday, maybe, and where there
life there is hope, Montana Gov
NOR is going to look inside that
ruby bag handed him by the corpora
ON oriented Chamber of Commerce
I'D find out the silly thing is empty.