The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-08-14


| Whose America Is it? Does 1t be-
|long to the minority who grow richer
and richer, or to the vast majority
who are growing poorer and poorer
| In the event Of foreign attack upon
America which results in disaster and
destruction to life and property, all
because of our STUPID UMPIRE
lPAREDNESS, whose fault is it?
Whose property will be the first to
SUFFER? The factories of course. Are
we going to conscript to soldiery the
fathers and sons who work in these
factories and not conscript the fac
tories? Why this distinction? Have
we ceased to have equal rights in the
pursuit of happiness? If there is to
be distinction, then those who have
most at stake ought to protect such
stake. Life and liberty are equally
dear to all, irrespective of stake. Then
i they who have most stake other than
life and liberty ought to do most in
sacrifice of life and liberty to protect
that stake.
Why are we thus unprepared? How
come? Does legislation come up from
the soil or down from the counting
house? A truthful answer to the last
question will throw much light upon
the whole question at hand.
What happened to General William
Mitchell 20 years ago, when he, from
actual contact and experience with
the combat planes in the World war,
conceived the logical and natural con-
ception that air combat was destined
to be winning factor in future wars
and wisely and periodically offered to
the army high command the advice
that the latest evolution in war at
tack and defense be developed in
tensely? He, who was wiser than his
bigot plotting crime. A court of army
lignoramuses and bigots kicked him
out of the army, disgraced him, re-
jected and dishonored his wisdom.
The reason therefore that we are
thus Inundated in unpreparedness is
that IGNORAMUSES and BIGOTS
are in high command of western hem
isphere defense.
Moreover, who has scandalized
America in our most recent resorts to
military and naval arms?
The Spanish American war has
soiled our military escutcheon lasting
lily and forever with odor and odium
of EMBALMED BEEF. Not at the
hands of the farmers who produced
the beef, but it must have come of
the army high command winking at
the speculative treason of the big
packers. The BIG BOYS seem to be
tainted with an overmastering hunger
for profits.
The World war in which we par
ticipated, has an unequaled catalogue
of PROTECTING at the cooperative
hands of army and politics, ignorance,
greed and treason.
am satisfied that we are now con-
fronted with a grave emergency at
this time-such emergency developed
through ignorance, greed and blind
selfishness in high command of pol
itics, army and navy.
Therefore, judge our future by our
follies of the past Make no mistake
of being directed in this pending ma
tional emergency by being led by
greedy, selfish and self-seeking Aaron
Burrs and the more modern clan who
dishonored General William Mitchell
and rejected the offered wisdom of his
far-reaching war counsel.
Conscript everything, beginning at
the top. Take over investments.
Make all equal in rush for prepared
ness. The highest in the rank of in
yestment is no better than the most
humble reliefee who can carry gun,
drive a plane or carry ammunition.
BOB