The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-19
They Set Themselves Apart

In all the dispatches coming from Washington touch
ing financing of the colossal defense armament
gram clearly the evidence of dollar patriotism
on the part capital industry When the taxes with
which pay portion of the bill being considered
the consuming public made the major items Some
decided upon but instead OF
materially increasing the the higher incomes the floor
lowered to take from those who had the least
The great industrial leaders with incomes running into the nun
dreds of thousands millions, will not be disturbed
is presented that these great capitalists favor the ss
given the go ahead signal raise the
limit There dollar patriotism" for
They will make profit these bonds which paid for
will be paid by our children and their children
ing generations Have you read anywhere that Knutson,
Sloan Ford Baruch DUPONT Morgan of that k has
made suggestion of foregoing the personal profits they
make from this preparation for defense You have
has else Instead have heard when
tmdy might suggest the curamen of profits that
Business must not be discouraged"
Time and again. read how these patriots how
protect their profits In the New York Times of May
1910 the following frank story about their worries appeared
1t reads
with being heard concerning adj
visibility of the United taking wing nearby
possessions foreign which might used by
of this country the question raised Wall Street yester
day what refuge would exist such eventua for suffer
from income tax Now sometimes possible to save
here by forming holding companies south of the border
Such savings would not be possible if United States jurisdiction
extended along the lines indicated"
This item quite clearly indicates the quality of the patriotism
of these big boys This country fine place make it
n all they worry about avoiding paying proper
ton of the bill for protection of what they have made
We read much discussion deporng the existence of Glasses
in our society There is no class so well par the class
made up of the capitalists and ndustriaists country
They organized and have the to
pertaining to the general welfare of the public
of their privileges threatened by Selfish greed appears
to be their only movang impulses profits their hibboleth
For we have their watchdogs in the con-
gres fighting against the employment public works of
those who not employed in private industry fighting
the last ditch against adequate appropriations for food for
their unfortunate fellow czens victims of the economic
tenn of which those possessing industrial and financial control
beneficiares Time
clearly and forcb their utter lack of social consciousness
And how about their patriotism of which they and their
propagandists pirate oudy Have they evauated what
instance the WPA has accomplished for county
veopmen the basis of value the country whole
They have not They have denounced the WPA and all it's
works. continuously appropriation has been opposed
by them with all of their influence And
for only the fear that their might be increased
AS for what the country whole has gained from the
WPA we quote from compilation of facts its accomplish
ments:
WPA workers have built improved nearly 489 miles
of roads, 5000 bridges; than 49, 900 public buildings
including $4,000 schools 900 libraries 1000 hospitals
and of thousands of athletic fields rehouses parks
Fairgrounds swimming pools golf courses tennis courts ski
jumps outdoor theaers and bandshes Nearly $4,000
of public grounds other than parks have been handicapped
And 534 aport including the gigantic LaGuard1a Field IN
New York City have been built or modernzed WPA cultural
projects have brought music panng and literature millions
Census experts have estimated that WPA naturalization
classes have reduced teracy to less than percent In
spite of political corruption in spite of recactonary sabotage
WPA in the of its five has thus built for America
built consrucvely, both things and nations selfrespec
We richer nation because of WPA kind of spending
Let not be impressed too much by the hghsounding
phrases about patriotism gby banded by these exploit
Let's anayze their motives. Let that they
give something aside from lip service. great of
people to the bills for all of this armament
program and when the armament put to offer their
lives WE'LL then they should be interested enough demand
that the capitalists and ndusralsts be permitted set
themselves apart entirely and ride top of the load
The Political Machine q
That state political machine exists that it
completely dominated by the present not matter