Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-05-21

worthwhile things>o say while speaking this subject
time before the U. S senate He pointed out certain
faults and dangers in system of government and
economies faults and dangers that should engage the
attention of every thinking American The Senator said
after stating he had fear the Soviet plan of
would make any Roadway in America
But let me in the belief that our
Government and people against communism
What going to do about it, The American people
ere neither blind nor deaf nor dumb They read they see
they hear they know what is going They know all about
the commuistc creed Our newspapers and magazines tell
of the teachings and the preachngs of the Russian leaders
You not put embargo upon ideas in these
days The people do their reading and their think
ing glad The restessness and the discomfort
in this country springs all from Russian literature
Russian teachings We stand fall not by what Russia
does but by what do right here in country
We slow about cleaning up cities and making prop
ertv and human life We have failed give work
to those who hungry and who would like to work We
have been unable to cleanse system of corruption We
have tolerated system which compels honest and clean
business pay tribute crooks and criminals for the
protection which their government fails give These
the things which resessness and discomfort and dis
enlargement among people 1t is not Russian liter
AZURE which is disturbing our people or which we need
fear is not that which is happening in Russia what
own people. is the conditions here in land
These the things which challenge the attention and
arouse the anxiety of the American people
Capitalism should turn its eyes nwardy and take ar
account of its internal affairs Capitalism turn
its eyes nwady and take into consideration and solve its
internal problems. If we do not solve them, Gold only
and all antagonstc "isms will prove impotent their
tasks We have in this country from five to million
men and unemployed, seeking something to do.
What has do with that and what is solu-
ton? There the capitaistic nations OF the world
fifteen sixteen million and unemployed.
What has communism do with that? The INFLAMMATION
of modern industries has left millions OF men and women
in middle e or later readust their whole lives to wholly
conditions to adapt themselves to wholly environ
ments They know how. Capitalism has not
answered Communism has had nothing to do with that
production boosted achievement continues pile
up goods the sight of those whose purchasing
daily diminishing. What is capalsm's to that?
And what had communism to do with bringing that
don2 We such questions by assaling
munsm. We hear about surplus of food surplus of
clothes surplus of fuel and yet know there mill
lions who unable to enough OF this surplus to
keep them from hunger and cold. What is capitasms
that? Can the problem by assailing
munsm? not in the least disturbed about communism
Of itself am, confess disturbed about the unsolved
problems Of capitalism. And almost equally disturbed
the fact that the time which ought to devote to
solving these questions and bringing about conditions
which would help solve Them devoted to attacking
other theory and agitating other government
The time stop building smoke ought to be
at hand