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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
DOES AMERICA HAVE
ONLY TWO ALTERNATIVES?

There is line of thinking appar-
ent in the discussions about the Birch
Society that makes the dangerously
fatalistic conclusion that Americans
have only two choices-the extreme
right or the extreme left.
This fatalistic conclusion is in
essence the alternative propounded
by the John Birch Society.
In the CIR of April IL, Representa-
tive Reuss of Wisconsin raises some
startling questions based on state
ments in the Society's Blue Book.
He draws what he calls "deadly
parallel" between the Birch Society
Blue Book and Hitler's Mein Kampf,
and asks the vital question JUST
WHAT IN THE EYES OF THE
JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY is "SUR-
RENDER OF THE UNITED STATES
TO COMMUNISM?
At page Ill of the Blue Book
Welch says:
v We would put our weight into
Iil0 pOliIlCdl SKATES VI ILLS COulIIy
just as fast and far as we could.
For unless we can eventually, and
in time, reverse by political action
the gradual surrender of the United
States to communism, the ultimate
alternative of reversal by military
uprising is fearful to contemplate.
And at page 1859:
" Our determination to overthrow
an entrenched tyranny is the very
stuff of which revolutions are
made.
The John Birch Society opposes
such things as social security, foreign
aid, income taxes, American partici-
patton in the United Nations and the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Representative Reuss asks: Since
a reversal of these things by conven-
tional political action seems most un-
likely, how long must we wait for
the reversal by military uprising"
which they accept as "the ultimate
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
Ellie Void To Math Dasinger
Ellie Void To Math Dasnger
Every Citizen Has A Right 10
Question Aims Of Birch Society

Ellie Void of Laurel, national COM
mitteewoman for Montana Young
Democrats, this week took strong ex-
ception to recent insinuations aimed
at the Democratic party by Math
Dasinger, Sidney, self proclaimed
John Birch Society co-ordinator in
Montana.
In prepared release, the Laurel
area farm wife said:
81 would like to take issue with
Math Dasinger's attempt to throw
smoke screen around his John Birch
Society by trying to smear the Demo-
cratic party. AS everyone knows, we
Democrats are quite eager to present
our platform to all who wish it. We
know our members are of high cali
Der because, unlike the John Birch
Society, we know who they are.
Every citizen has right to ques-
ton the aims of the Birchers who
blindly follow the dictatorial leader
ship of Mr.. Welch as he openly criti-
cizes our democratic form of govern
ment. Mr.. Dasinger is right to be
an organization that has been pur-
ported to have called three former
Presidents communist agents; advo-
Gates the impeachment of the Chief
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court; organizes in secret cells; asks
for membership of one million with
no accounting of the membership
funds; and urges it's members to take
over local PTA's, social and civic
groups and church societies.
eve are all so afraid of subversion
from the extreme left" said. Mrs.
Void. "that we tend to overlook the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21

home and that condition is constantly
growing more serious.
The question of automation can of
tion would result in untold benefits
to all our citizens the machine would
be our servant rather than our master
but will our political leaders be willing
to adopt the peaceful and sensible solu-
ton by Matchmaking the machinery
of production and distribution or will
they continue to bow to the special
privilege which thus far has controlled
and dominated our price economy?
The fear of total humiliation of the
race has thus far kept an uneasy peace,
for atomic war threatens that very
humiliation but can that fear continue
to maintain the peace in the face OF
the economic crisis which is all too
imminent.
The productive power of this nation
and in fact of the world is sufficient
or can easily be made so, to provide
abundance for every man, woman and
child in the world yet the lack of ade-
quate purchasing power under our
Anticipated price-profit economy keeps
untold millions in abject poverty.
The solution is plain but are our
politicians willing to adopt it? Or will
they, as have so many special privilege
governments in the past, choose to
engage in a foreign war of certain
destruction to avert the revolutionary
change of our economic system which
VERNE HAMILTON, Missoula.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
MISC Spring Quarter
Enrolment at New High

BOZEMAN-Regi stration for the
spring quarter at Montana State Col
lege has reached new all-time high
with 3,463 students enrolled, reports
Miss Martha Hawksworth, registrar.
The previous high for spring quart
er was in 1859 when enrolment to-
tailed 3,445 by the end of the quarter
The current quarter is only in its
second week, Miss Hawksworth said,
and quite few more students are
expected to register.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
Examiners Unaware :.
Tom Cat Held
Key TO Missing
Mouse Mystery


The Board of Examiners Wednes-
day opened five bids on the remodel
ing work of the Livestock building on
the Capitol campus TO convert the
laboratories to office space.
The low bid of Al Johnson, Helena,
for $7,144 was accepted.
The Capitol employees will be spared
the sight of the diseased carcasses
being hauled into the grounds. The
sheep which were used for tests will
not baa greetings to passers-by any
more. The big orange colored tom
cat ate the white mouse last fall.
Wonder what became of that red
rascal? He used to visit the Capitol
building occasionally to file melod-
ious protest.
(Last fall employees of the Live
stock were Mortified to discover that
during the noon hour the red tom
found the secret to the cage which
housed the prize white mouse. Real
cat and mouse games are as bad to
watch as the ones played in the Board
of Examiners.)
The Examiners have ordered Ward
en- Floyd Powell of Deer Lodge State
Prison along with Larry Hoffman,
Deputy Registrar of Motor Vehicles,
and Burl Hatfield of the Galen Tuber-
culosis Sanitarium to appear May
for meeting preparatory to signing
labor contracts with the employees of
those institutions. They were ordered
to bring their budgets along so that
there would be no delay such as had
been experienced in previous years.
Architect Sigvald Berg received
approval for his plans and specifica-
tions for $4,000 Improvement
project at Fort Harrison near Helena
for barracks and latrTnes for the Ma
tional Guard Training Center. 1t.
Steve Keim explained that no state
funds were involved and that this
money must be committed to contract
before the end of June. The Examin-
ers insisted that Montana products
be used in it's construction, however
the buildings are going to be made
out of concrete blocks so the shipping
point will not be of too great dis
lance.
State Forester Gareth Moon was
given the okay to remodel the old
Lincoln School in Missoula for his
new headquarters. Bids will be opened
May II on the estimated five to six
thousand dollar job. Jumbo Hall,
Moons old headquarters on Montana
State University campus, is being
demolished.-FS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21

fact that subversion from the extreme
right is equally possible. We can still
remember with horror how the Nazi
and Communist parties grew out of
secret organizations pretending pa
triotism until they had undermined
the government and gained their own
political power.
at is always difficult to object
to a group operating under the
cloak of patriotism, but when you
see the destruction these societies
leave in a community-duping in
nocent religious people and pitting
neighbor against neighbor, you
wonder if Khrushchev himself may
have designed their program, or if
another Hitler is on the rise.
81 regret that Governor Nutter fails
to see the seriousness of witch hunS-
ing societies whose modus operandi
creates the kind of sensationalism
needed to safe the appetite of few
and incites mass hysteria that is
detrimental to our state and national
government. If these groups wish TO
start legitimate third political party,
| would suggest their members come
out in the open and so state. Any
organizing to influence public opinion
is the public's business" she con-
Guided.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
Birch Society Busicuny--

cerned. (Blue Book, p. 1861
Again at pages 165 and 166 of the
Blue Book:
v And while there will be some of
us, an increasing number, but still
a small minority, who will actually
be giving practically the whole of
our lives to this cause, we neither
ask nor expect so much from the
vast majority of our members.
think that million members is all
we would want, at least in the
United States. For we need disci-
plined pullers at the oars and not
passengers in the boat.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21
EXPECTS UNQUESTIONED
FIDELITY
CONTINUED From Page One)

The North Dakota Senator pointed
out a statement by Welch in the So.
ciety's March Bulletin which was
also contained in the white book OF
the Society for 1860 in which WelcE
said:
" Report to me all of the horrible
things you will increasingly be
hearing about your founder, if you
think it is worthwhile, but put
no credence in them, no matter the
source from which they come-or
resign from the society if you do".
The Blue Book at page 161 says:
" 'The men who join the Birch So
ciety will be doing so prl-
marily because they believe in me
and what / am doing and are will
ing to accept my leadership any
way. Whenever that loyalty ceases
to be sufficient to keep some frag-
ment in line, we are not going to
be in the position of having the
society's work weakened by raging
debates. We are not going to have
factions developing on the two
sides-to-every- question theme.
And on page 1913 the Blue Book
says:
" The John Birch Society will func-
ton almost entirely through small
local chapters, usually of from 10
to 20 dedicated patriots, although
some chapters may occasionally
and for a while, be larger. Each
will have a chapter leader, ap-
pointed by headquarters, which is
in Belmont, Mass, or appointed
through offices of the Society, in
the field, who have themselves
been duly appointed by headquart-
ers.
Co-ordinators at every local level
and supervisors of "major co-ordina-
tors" above them, police SYSTEM de-
" keep strict and careful control on
what every chapter is doing, and
even every member of every chap
ter so far as the effective work
of the John Birch Society is con-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21

Parachuting firefighters now oper-
ate regularly from Idaho City and
Mccall, Idaho; from Winthrop, Wash
ington; Cave Junction, Oregon; Sill
yer City, New Mexico; Redding, Cali
fornia; Fairbanks, Alaska; and from
Missoula, Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-04-21

Birch Society
Continued From Page One)
" WEIGH admits he wrote the book
He called it ''The Politician.
The Society's organizationaI pat
tern is contained in what is called
the "Blue Book.
" The "Blue Book" outlines the or
ganizational pattern Welch con-
sidered necessary to attain the
aims and goals of his group.
MONTANA PRESS HEDGES:
PASSES BUCK TO WEIGH
The press of Montana is taking
editorial stands that vary from out
right admiration and support of the
John Birch Society, to the apologize
from tacit approval on the basis
of democratic right, to blaming all
the dangers some people see in the
organization on the leader Robert
Welch and not ''the more active
members in this state, chapter leaders
who are good citizens as anyone will
ever meet, that are "under criti-
cism because of some statements
charged to Welch".
For the people of this nation to
evaluate this society copies of the
"Blue Book and copies of 'The
Politician" should be made available
to the public.
Because they are not, and because
it is necessary to bring as many facts
as possible to the people so they can
apply their reason. we are using
as our source, presentations from the
Blue Book as they were printed in
the April IL Congressional Record.
Can the chapter members of the
Society be separated from the "un-
wise, yes, ignorant and uncalled for
attitude of the man who founded"
the society? Or is Robert Welch the
John Birch Society?
Senator Young of North Dakota in
a letter of member of the society
in his state called attention to the
application for membership in the
society where it says:
" G. my membership may be
revoked at any time, by duly
appointed officer of the society,
without the reason being stated,
on refund of the pro rata part of
my dues paid in advance.
Senator Young said, "This means
that Mr.. Welch can remain the
head of the John Birch Society so
long as he desires, regardless of
his beliefs, accusations, or con-
duct :"
, 1961-10-24
BY THE GOVERNOR
OF THE
VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES
"A PROCLAMATION
ARBOR DAY : 1861

WHEREAS the planting Of trees in public parks and
grounds, in private gardens, and along public and private
roadways throughout the Virgin Islands is important to the
Identification of the towns and countryside thereof and to
the reforestation Of our Islands: and
WHEREAS the first designation of a day for the planting
of trees was brought about in the State of Nebraska in 1872
by J. Sterling Morton, who later became United States Com
missioner Of Agriculture; and
WHEREAS it since has become an established custom
throughout the United States to designate a day each year
as Arbor Day, and this custom was initiated in the Virgin Is
lands lin 1882 by Resolution of the Colonial Council of st.
Crcix: and
WHEREAS the observance of Arbor Day furnishes an 'oc-
casion for impressing on the minds Of the children of our
schools the importance of the planting Of trees and the main
tenance Of a program of reforestation; and
WHEREAS it is considered fitting that the annual Arbor
Day celebration should be restored for the purpose Of stimu-
lstng public interest in the planting Of trees, and the beautify-
ing Of public parks and grounds, and private gardens, and
as an effective and economical method of multiplying valuable
trees and plants;
NOW THEREFORE, /, ALP M. PAIEWONSKY,
Governor of the Virgin Islands of the United States, do here
by designate Wednesday, October Is, 1861, as ARBOR DAY
in the Virgin Islands of the United States, and do hereby re
quest that the Virgin Islands Agricultural Program admins
tered by the United States Government, with the assistance
and cooperation of the Forestry Program of the Virgin Islands
Corporation, the Insular Departments of Agriculture and La
Dor, Education, and Public Works, and such persons as they
may select, prepare for and execute on that day the planting
in public places of trees by students of the public schools of the
Virgin Islands, and by such other persons as may be selected
or as may volunteer for such service, and do hereby urge that
private citizens on that day also undertake planting of trees
in private gardens and grounds.
And / do hereby direct all agencies Of the Government
Of the Virgin Islands to participate fully in arrangements for
the proper celebration of Arbor Day throughout the Virgin
Islands.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF | have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Seal Of the Government of the Virgin Islands
of the United States to be affixed at Charlotte Analie, St
Thomas, Virgin, Islands, this 10th day of October, AID, 1861
RALPH N. PAIEWONSKY
Governor
Evening star., 1961-09-02
Orioles Eye Managers
Of Other Major Clubs

for the remainder Of the sea-
son.
MacPhail said the 1852 job
was wide open," and that
Harris possibly could be signed
for another year. But there
already is speculation that
Harris will join Richards at
Houston.
Richards announced his res
ignation Tuesday, but he had
been expected to finish the
season with Baltimore. How
ever. after the team returned
from a road trip yesterday, q
conference was held and the
club announced his resigna-
ton would be accepted irnme-
diately "in the interest Of ev-
eryone concerned"
Paul was willing to con-
tinue." MacPhail said, "and
I'm sure it wouldn't have af-
fected his Job on the field.
But the increased publicity and
speculation forced our hand
Evening star., 1961-09-02

was to start for the Senators
today against Chicago's Don
Larsen. The two clubs wind
up their head-to-head battling
i'll a double-header tomorrow.
The Senators open a four
game series with the Yankees
with still another double
header in New York Monday.
The Senators banged out IS
hits in last nights second
game off Billy Pierce and two
successors. Roy Sievers hit his
25th home run Of the year into
the left-centerfield bleachers
for the lone White Sox run
in the fourth.
The Senators tied it in their
half Of the fourth as Tasby
tripled to deep centerfield and
scored on a sacrifice fly by
Marty Keough. They went
ahead the next inning, with
O'Connell driving in McClain,
and added another run in the
seventh as McClain again
scored after hitting a double.
The Senator'S pushed across
their final two runs In the
eighth with Green and Cottier
getting the big blows-triples.
Evening star., 1961-09-02

BALTIMORE, Sept. 2 (AP)
Manager Lee Mac
Phail indicated today the
Orioles would seek q replace
ment for Manager Paul Rich
ards from another major
league club.
I'VE probably won't talk to
anyone until after October /
(the end Of the current sea-
son)," MacPhail said. Every
one whom me might consider
is under contract"
He also said the club was
willing to pay the price nee
essary to land the man it
wants, explaining the club
contemplated mo retrench-
ment" after the departure Of
Richards.
Richards was in the first
year of a three-year contract
calling for about $4,000 a
year. The 52-year-old Texan
left the team yesterday to be-
come general manager of the
Houston Colts, who will join
the expanded National League
in 1862.
Oriole Coach Luman Harris
was named interim manager
Evening star., 1961-09-02
Wills and Roseboro
Fill Dodgers Breach

in the seventh on singles by
Ron Fairly and Frank Howard,
plus RoSeboro's infield out.
Dick Farrell (S-6) was the win
ner In relief, after giving UP
the Braves tying run in the
eighth with two wild pitches.
Curt Flood, Alex GrammaS
and Jim Schaffer each drove
in two runs for the Cardinals,
who won their 18th in a row
at home while beating Joe
Gibbon GOD. Righthander
Larry jackson 11-9), q loser
in only one Of his last nine
decisions, checked the Bucs on
eight hits-three by Smoky
Burgess. who belted a two-run
homer in the ninth.
The Giants tied it sail in
the eighth with an unearned
run and then won it on a
two-out triple by rookie Ernie
Bowman off Don Elston (6-6)
in the 14th. Billy Loes (6-5)
was the winner as the last Of six
Giant pitchers who blanked
the Cubs over the last IL
frames. The Cubs got their
three in the second on homers
by Andre Rodgers and Cuno
Barragan, who connected on
his first major league at-bat.
Evening star., 1961-09-02

The bases were loaded with
Senators with nobody out in
the sixth inning Of the first
game, but Warren Hacker re-
lieved Cal McLish and shut the
door.
The White Sox scored in the
fifth and added two runs in
the sixth off starter Ed Ho-
baugh with Nellie Fox and Jim
Lands hitting back-to-back
doubles. The Senators scored
one run in the seventh as Cot
tier and Bill Klaus singled and
another in the eighth when
they got the first three men
on again. This time Frank
Baumann came in to put out
the fire.
NOTES: Shortstop Bob john
son was sent home after the
first game with a fever.
Ed Brinkman, bonus rookie in
fielder, reported to the Sena-
tors with a twisted knee. He
won't be able to play for a
couple of days. Last nights
attendance was 1903, which
gave the Senators a total OF
568,1S6, which Is 72,610 under
last years figure.
Evening star., 1961-09-02
Breakthrough Perks Up Senators

they lost three games to the
Orioles, three to the Red Sox,
four to the Tigers, three to the
Indians and last nights opener
to the White Sox.
This is a new month";" said
Third Baseman Danny O'Con-
neii. who raped out three hits
in the second game and came
up with several fielding gems.
Maybe We'll win a few now"
AS for McClain, he now Is
8-15 and figuring more than
ever in Washington's plans for
the future. That's a pretty
good record, eight wins, for a
rookie" Manager Mickey ver-
non said. with a little bit
of luck, he could have several
more wins to his credit. You
can bet we're counting on him
heavily for next season."
The victory also brought
personal Joy to Willie Tasby
and Gene Green, who along
with Dale Long figured in a
front-office blast the other
day, though Gen. Pete Que
sada, club president and ac-
knowledged author of the pub
lie statement. has since ad-
mitted he erred. Tasby played
Evening star., 1961-09-02
BY BILL FUCHS
Star Staff Writer

The Senators and Pitcher
Joe McClain in particular have
q fresh outlook today.
With the gloom of a long los
ing streak behind them. the
Senators can now hope for a
fair finish to their first season,
and can even view with opti-
mism their chances Of avoiding
100 defeats.
McClain spelled an end to
the losing streak at IA games
last night when he pitched a
six hitter to beat the White
Sox, 5-1, in the second game
of a twi-night double-header
at Griffith Stadium. The Sox
won the first game, 80, to
hand the Senators their 32d
one-run setback.
For McClain it marked the
end of personal famine. He
had lost eight straight, and
hadn't won since July 7, when
he shut out the Twins on three
hits.
AS a team. the Senators pre-
viously won a game August II
over the Angels. Since then
Evening star., 1961-09-02
QUARTERBACKS OFFER I'd FEATURE
Redskins Putting On
Double Show Tonioht

No. draft pick in 1855. Rey-
nolds. signed as a free agent
oy the Cardinals in 1858 from
Louisiana State, came to Wash
ington last year in exchange
for a No. 8 draft choice.
Guglielmi can run-he had
to run last year when he was
the teams second leading
ground-gainer with 247 yards.
Reynolds showed good foot
against the Bears a couple of
weeks ago, but last year was
bothered by a trick knee. Gug-
lielmi can play defense. Against
the Rams he STAYED off a cou-
pie of touchdowns with good
tackles after two of his passes
were intercepted. Reynolds can
tackle. too, but probably not
as well as Goog.
Defense Gets Stiff Test
But McPeak is on record
that the one who does best
tonight is the one who'll be
retained as the No. / field gen.
eral until Norman Snead is
ready.
Guglielmi gets the first
chance to prove himself as the
Redskins starting quarterback.
Reynolds will open the second
half, but Snead is scheduled to
relieve both.
The Redskins overworked
defense anticipates another
busy evening against a back
field rated best in the league, 4"
and a corps of pass-receivers
who can go get them with the
best.
Bill Barnes, fleet-footed Ted
Dean and line-smashing Clar-
ence Peaks will do most of the
Eagles ball-packing.
Evening star., 1961-09-02

clashed with Robert Gardner
of New York, and Maj. David
Blair of Nairn, Scotland. met
Singer Don Cherry Of Wichita
Falls, Tex. Sidelined today
are Gordon Huddy and Brian
Chapman of Britain and Eu-
gene Andrews, Pacific Pail
sades, Calf, and Robert
Cochran Of st. Louis.
Hardly a Workout
Nicklaus and Beman crushed
Walker and Chapman, 6 and 5,
after once having the Britons
8 down with 9 to play. Hynd-
man and Gardner, never trail
ing, whipped Carr and Huddy,
4 and 8. BY the same margin
Cochran and Andrews, at 40
and 48 respectively, the Oldest
Americans, beat Bonallack and
Shade.
Walker and Chapman, who
were paired against Beman and
Nicklaus in a surprise move by
the British, didn't even give
Beman and Nicklaus a work
out. The British stacked their
lineup, placing their best
known players against Amer
ica'S No. 3 and 4 teams.
Beman and Nicklaus were 8
up after 81 holes and then lost
the 28th and 30th. They lost
only four holes all day. Nick
laus' tremendous tee shots and
Beman's true irons and delicate
putting touch made q rout of
the match.