The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-03-06

llessly suppressed in Finland in 1918
II this be true, how could the COOP
erative movement increase to a 400
control of the commerce of country!
is it not a fact that freedom OF
essentials of cooperation? On the
other hand, has there ever been free
dom of thought and expression in Rus
STA? Apparently not Russia being a
commune under militant dictator,
free speech of course is not tolerated
This is evident by the powers of the
G.. P. u, the secret police, an instru-
ment of terror, a punitive organ OF
the soviet government, who has for
years engineered the many purges as
we'll as sending people to concentra-
tion camps to work, suffer and die.
| refer to Leninism in book by John
Gunther on Inside Europe"
The Finnish revolution of 1918 was
of course also the Finnish war for
independence, which no doubt was
cruel from every angle. And while
the Encyclopedia Britannica records
grave charges against General Manner
helm and his white guards in execut-
| ing and throwing so many thousands
in prison, the same Encyclopedia Brit
tanica also records how the red guards
re-enferced from Russia ransacked the
country and because of the cruelty of
the red Instruction it led to a white
counter terror. 1t is indeed regretable
that country suffered SO much to at
tain it's freedom. But what took peace
in the Finnish revolution % years ago
| is history of the past, and there is
no justification in the Russian on
slaught of the Firms. Apparently
Stain is adding to the past terror of
both Mannerheim and Peter the Great.
But what puzzles me is how anyone
in the United States (even with de-
cided communistic leaning) can find
nothing but faults with the defenders
of small nation. While the brutal
tiles of the aggressor are IGNORED.
Why not admit to the public the fail
ure and deception of communism? The
idea that communism Estate capital
ISM spells idealistic economy or gov
eminent seems ridiculous!! Russia
proves 1t. Even Leon Trotsky admits
Russia has government of bureau
crazy, and that 65,000,000 are living
in extreme poverty, while the govern
ment or dominating class of about
12,000,0 900 lives in prosperity. Trotsky's
article appears in a recent issue of
the Liberty magazine.
And may I ask, what are the OBJ
jectives of articles written by J. B.
Bentley appearing in the Peoples
Voice? | wish to refer especially to
Mr.. Bentley's article in the January
"a Issue entitled cause of Next War"
Bentley contends that the United
States is one of the big Five" in the
League of Nations. When did the
United States enter the League of Ma
lions? Is it not fact that Russia
became a member in the League in
1884 and remained so until making
war on Finland? And Mr. Bentley,
what do you mean when you assert
the so-called big Five" nations has
maintained a blockade on Russia caus-
ing starvation and death in Russia?
At least SO far as the United States
is concerned, | must confess | don't
know of any such blockade being
maintained. Mr.. Bentley, can't you
find some good thing to say about
the United States of America? I just
happened to read an account in the
Encyclopedia Britannica as follows:
There was famine in Russia in 1921
1922 especially, and in July that year
the soviet government made appeal
by the writer Maxim Cork to Herbert
Hoover, the chairman of the American
Relief Administration (A.R.A.) Hoov-
er agreed to help and a modus oper-
andi was soon arranged between the
A. R. A. and the soviet. This example
was followed Apa,A number of Euro
pean charitable organizations, but the
brunt of the work was done by the
A R. A. which at the peak of its
activity was giving daily rations to TO-
100000 children and adults. Well that
was one season there was not block
ade. But Mr.. Bentley, l should like
to have you explain yourself more
clearly.
In conclusion I want to thank the
Editor for his articles Law Enforce
ment" and ITO City Attorney" And
may l add, l hope the Peoples Voice
does not become a carrier of COM
munistic propaganda Neither should
we let any WAR HYSTERIA cause
us to enter any European war. We
have plenty to do here in putting our
own house in order, lest our own
good United States goes to pieces. On
the other hand it must be foreign to
the concept of a democratic peoples
paper to ignore or belittle the crimes
of powerful and aggressive nations
Whether they be communists, nazists, |
or any other "ists'
And finally hope my criticism has
not been too forward. I am just seek
ing the WHOLE TRUTH.
Sincerely yours,
JENS l.. LARSON,
Brockton, Montana. |