The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-04-17
WHOSE WAR?

If the seat of government could by any possibility b.
reached that would the first in order to dor
ganze the governmental functions create confusion
that Immediately impractical the detectives sought would
involve the dsorganzation communications facilities
transportation systems in order break down the possibilities
of organized concentration of opposition in force
Let that the invaders had succeeded in establish
ing themselves with strong organized base what would ap
pear to the ordinary mind to be the next ogca step Inc
ordinary fellow would naturally think that the destruction Of
the munitions factories would be the next most important
by the enemy Certainly the United States than
other country prosecute without munitions But
would this be made? On the to this question
hinges another and that question is Whose is it,"
The question be asked about the madness in Eur
at this time could just peneny have been asked
about the first World The the question about
both of the maniaca hoocaus lies in the careful avoidance
of attack by the warning nations of the most vulnerable and
certainly the most important detectives in any of Them the
munitions factories the airpane factories and the munitions
storage depots
The development of the airpane efficient engine of
makes the answer to the question stand out
nouncedly than While this of warfare had
reached its stage of development during the World
No. l. yet there fighting planes them heavy bomb
ers with poJece powerful enough to destroy anything on
which they were dropped.
You the from Europe from the time war
started 1914 until the cessation of hotes November
1918 and will not find where munitions manufacture
ing plant attacked and damaged The writer
calls that Often when gathered with other officers in
estamnet France quiet evenings used wonder
why this effective blow for the preservation of democracy
struck
located the coasts. They upon acres
They would be visible fairly clear day from height
his explosives Yet they do not any battle from
the World The true of the vast munitions plants
in Germany Do begin to get to the question:
squadron of heavy bombing planes protected by
of lighter fighting craft could leave the Magno line
tomorrow morning other morning drop tons of explo
sve bombs the vulnerable biggest targets
the great munitions plants of the Rur district destroy
them and be back home in the Magnot line inside of three
quarters OF an hour And blow would have been dealt Ger
many which would very long to end the far
it is concerned
Perhaps getting little closer to understanding what
to believe what reading the papers today
Germany has established large base in Norway now
From there to the large munitions manufacturing plants
Great Britain there is only fairly stretch
to cross and Germany with its tremendous air power,
easily bomb the plants out of existence least cripple them
to the point of neffectveness you will probably
read of any concerted attack made them.
And this will another long way toward answering our
question
The writer's estimate of the situation mill
tary phrase be used briefly this: Wars result directly
from the competition for between
England for example, weep crocodile
in which the German people governed but actually
England state does not proverba boot how much
the German people suffer; and finally protector of
freedom of people England should be rated highly
the history of her protection" resembles
much the protective custody practced nazs and
in of speaking, being imposed nationally by
Germany Denmark and Norway. The of course E
holds true of France.
But these have fought according rules At
tack on civilian populations are frowned upon They not
cricket And they must be fought with the
by private using private capital pr
vate profit makingbut purchased paid with public
funds funds belonging to all of the people of naton funds
to which make contribution every time you piece
OF bread cigarette anything else And since you'll
meaning all OF OF the herdare vastly in the
majority numerically, contribute the most out of little
1t doesn't make difference the great
much of the material Destroy the the better
the greater profits for them But because through the
cacies of financial combinations and manpuaton
tonal the munitions plants jointly
Germans Frenchmen Englishmen and Americans likely
by capitalists and ndusrass of other nations their
ders clay off, the great industrial plants obeyed
the writer call this "capitaistic or
"imperiaistic" war, and not be too far off, h
Anyhow in of invasion of the United States the
dred dupont plant will be reasonably safe will be the
great mining properties supplying the materials for NUM-
tions; batteshps other of destruction
NEW FEATURE "
The Voice happy feature Sketches froma
Jim Strong recognized writer high standing Lee
letter. generously offering this pub nj
ished elsewhere in this issue I'll
that the stockholders Educational
NN---o