The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-28
Choosing a Dictator

the Burke Wadsworth bill might be enacted into
under the provisions of Section IL a of that act the President
would be vested with dctatora backed by the
mendous armed forces for which the bill makes provision
through CONSUMPTION of power
While protests of powerful organizations and of thousands
of individuals have had the effect of staying immediate
of the and have brought about amendments
tended to appeae the opposition the strength of the admin
straon forces appears to be SUCH that with their support
probable that the bill will pass retaining of it's original
salient features.
Shortly therefore, going face the that
representatives playing politics. that the count
less mutudes of citizens have swallowed the hysera
building favor the have placed their
stamp of approval the BILL which effectively
wipes freedom action of millions of citizens and
be used to abrogate almost all OF the civil Liberties
joyed by the American people.
If and when this becomes established fact
people, assuming that the mechanics of popular vote
President not Immediately dispensed WITH and Con-
dissolved by proclamation backed by the force of arms
assuming progressed that this year.
people will still by ballot their choice for president
for the next four years.
In very few states will there choose
Already, in many states, minority rights have been
uthess wiped out and candidates minority parties barred
either Roosevelt Wilie. STILL
the assumption that the people will have an opportunity to
their choice be placed in the people should
study the background of the two candidates and make
choice basis of knowledge and the probable effect
their individual lives that their choice may have.
basis all of the knowledge that the general public
has emergency there appears be
for advocating military CONSUMPTION If
facts which have not been made known to the general
public which warrant this move only when the cou
try at the OF war; then why are they not
Wnen
sovereign people to be thrust bndy into situations about
which they know nothing?
This is point No. 1 against Roosevelt
against him, the opinion of The Voice. lies in
his ardent pro ally attitude and his apparent support of the
British the point where under no stretch of the mag
inaon claim to be longer neural despte the neu-
traty law still federal statutes This attitude, if we
may the things reported in the daily has
carried him the point of advocating the giving of planes and
deroyers the British while at the time stressng the
urgency of developing defenses
On the other hand the policies of the socaled
maadJuStmentS
social and economic structure and efforts to remedy these
faults in all of them We find real accomplishments
achieved the IVA being the greatest We find that Roose
definitely the existence of farm problem
and has manifested willingness to do something about it and
consider favorably such of posi-
BILE relief have been advanced The farm tenancy problem
has been given attention and some remedial steps taken in
with Labor has had its support for steps toward
beterment and collective development Not only
has he preached against the control by the economic royal
ss but he had generally been found standing for the rights
of the general public against the greedy usupaon of privilege
by the money changers.
his public utterances has declared himself in favor
oil conscription, so we may check that against him.
of his desire to America support
England every shor of war; which that he
willing to throw this country into the war And ne knows
probably than Roosevelt nasmuch he has long been
ally of Morgan and Company which, than other
agency America enter into the World War So
check point No. 2 against him definitely
his acceptance Speech he made the statement that
form of otataran government might become necessary and
in speech record" before the National Press Club
he came openly for an industrial dictatorship.
All of his ADULT life he has BEEN first tool and later an
important figure himself in the Vaccinations of "big bust
ness AS president of Commonwealth and Southern, he
fought the IVA with at hand Unless he has
resigned within the last month"; he is still director in the
Edison Electric Institute formerly known the National Elec
Light Association which the Federal Trade Commission
investigation of the Power Trust found had spent about 25
million dollars bribery and corruption in efforts to
influence public opinion against public ownership of utilities
of the privately owned exploiting organizations
The of the operations of this propaganda oganza
sensational and damning that it had to be renamed
and is known the Edison Electric Institute which still
propaganda setup along the old lines, supply
ing editorial services; placing advertising, etc
of WILKES attitude toward the publcs eff
better its conditions his organization subsidized
Chattanooga News which favored public
ship power it, reprehensib the Will
organizations activities in this connection that the State s
Utilities Commission found the Wke corporation guilty of de
Ut violating the law and threatened it with fine
If 900. on
WILKES connections being known the who
asts him this fall be either prejudiced by
ary considerations ready vessel for the absorption of
ganda gambling optmst ue
should choose the lesser of possible
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