The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-10-03


passion shown in those red days. We
feel we have better sense.
Since 1918 the "war-lords" have
lain growing, and all but subdued.
A year ago their tanks all but sunk
into the threats of the heathens in
the Near East. The American pow
ers were all ready for the spring. The
torch was lighted, the powder in the
magazine a few short weeks ago
Japan offered an opportunity for Gre
ating public sentiment in favor of our
military riends. But the japanese
must be a cowardly people! The OPP
pOrtunity for displaying our physical
force was lost. However, the oppOr-
tunity for propaganda was not lost.
The papers were full of patriotic"
slush, and the powers urged them on.
The army had on its fighting face"
and was coiled ready to strike. But
that blew over.
The people are forever being warn
ed that some foreign power is en-
croaching on our liberty" They are
urged to be ready and stand up for
cur military organizations. They are
warned against imaginary perils and
those who do not think are kept in a
constant state of over-hanging dread
of some unseen peril. All these things
are necessary to a great world pow
er in maintaining her army and pro-
tecting an ever-growing wealth for
those who own it.
Recently our two friendly allies,
Britain and France, agreed on
policy of great common sense in the
eyes of compulsory and awed support
to the great powers of the earth.
Macdonald and Herriot are the
French and English representatives
to Assembly of the League of Ma
lions. 1t is a simple plan, but the
great question is, will it work? At
ter all, that will be settled providing
there is no dispute between the three
great and controlling nations of the
world, America, France and England.
The others nations must agree. This
agreement is very important with the
future of the world. They are agreed
in settling all disputes by arbitral
methods. But they also agree that
some nations refuse to arbitrate.
Therefore, they wish to adopt the
policy of compulsory" arbitration. In
other words they propose to force the
smaller and weaker nations to arbi-
trate. But Britain wishes to do away
with the army, and votes for peace.
France is opposed. How Macdonald
plans to "force arbitration" without
an army is not made especially clear.
But they are agreed that they want
peace if you have to fight for it,
This agreement, it seems to me. is
only an excuse to put the controlling
power of the earth into the hands of
the stronger nations. With clause
to the League of Nations for COM
pulsory arbitration, it seems as
though they would have that power
IN their own hands. Military power
would come as a result and the real
motive of the League as it was given
to the people, would be defeated. War
would the result and the nations would
be grouped in an organization with
laws put over to force the weaker to
do as they said. Another boost for
the fattening of the privileged few
In their temples of ease" Another
blow to the prospect of a world peace!
What does Defense Day mean to the
common people in America? Is it a
symbol of the struggles to come +?
Do the people see the true light and
realize that it is nothing less than a
. day set aside for the cultivating Of
patriotism" or in other words. the
support of the military power eff the
country? Defense Day means merely
a rejuvenating of the spirit which
was prevalent in 1918, that of loud
and long shouts for the Gland of the
free and home of the brave" and
J silly sentimental demonstrations
which only reveal the insinceritv of
the real feeling within the heart.
The "New Republic" states that De-
tense Day was failure. It states
that nothing was cultivated in the wav
Of real patriotism in the people. That
is the hopeful outlook. We hope that
by this time the majority are tired Of
all these "tin soldier" patriotic de-
monstratiOns and that they want
some prospect of world peace. It is
certain that some are tired of the
prospects OF war. We sincerely hone
that if another struggle like the last
breaks out there will be sufficient