The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-12
Who Will Pay?

mounting hystera sWeeplng country,
raised in protest probably still
those who have given thought to such material condera
the of these planned
armament and who is going to pay for them.
months of the present congress
heard lot of dire predictions that country being
ruined by expanding money relief purposes and public
works projects which needy might employed
keep starving We listened phipcs from
the industrial leaders about the rapidly approaching legal debt
limit fixed by for the country and predicting untold
disaster that limit should be reached and should have
to be raised
everyone knows the billions" instead millions"
became commonly used in considering appropriations for de-
Tense According to testimony before the committees and
spreading propaganda of those apparently get
ting United States into participation European
this country is entirely unprepared; estimate which
probably true Just what has been done with the billions
have spent in the last few for Preparedness the
"deponents sayeth naught."
What has been done, is of
But right is time for all of the general public
to shut its for few to the camor the press
about the urgent need for the expenditure
blions-no millions but bions-and study the plans being
formulated and the legislation being passed the fl
nancal load.
First it should be noted by you me, while there
havebeen morous suggestions that those prong from
the production of implements of should have their greed
checked to degree the comment of the pubc for big
business deplore and deprecate such suggestions
might have the effect Of to degree alternating the
port Of big business for the defense We might also
note in connection with this that the is charge of the
defense program and rendering such great patriotic service
all big business tycoons Their patriotic services not
be discouraged by any curtailment of profits.
So most of the immediate of the preparations will
be met by bond issues and there isn't single yep heard from
those who howed the oudest about possibilities raising the
debt limit when debate appropriations for the needy
being carried 1t isn't the best time in the world
talk too much about because the public might be led
wonder why increases surplus profits corporations
and taxes exorban incomes carefully avoided in
considering where the money is coming from"
The which approved by the ndustiaists
the purpose of ready cash the spend
ing proposed nothing the which
the general public will pay. AT the time
find the propagandts of big business the congress of
the United States proposing that protective thrown
around the standards of workers shall be eliminated
because of the Farm relief appropriations
being sashed with only few voices raised in protest So
simmer down to the simple fact that the
the of people going entire
W dsproportonate amount of the bill for all of the defense
activities with less than they have the present where
with to it.
Under the present plans of the reported in
the press tremendous of funds will be avail
able the expansion of privately owned industries which will
accelerated production of materials and if the
emergency should unfortunately be ended before
have made profits their liking beneficent gov
will take of them. mind that
this bpus the prots just have been paying right
along the last the billions presented to the
profeering industries then.
And while discussing COSTS going completely
fifth coumnist and remind that if YOU he great c
American public permit yourself to be swayed into hyserca
support for the obviously deliberate drive to take country
into senseess YOU offering your lives pawns
And who will gain? Certainly not you. lei