The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-09-04
"IJn-American"

With the newspapers of the country very excep
TONS entirely silent the protest against the
sage of the Burke Wadsworh CONSUMPTION BILL the
the lower house of the Congress and faint hope
mains that this deadly blow at democratic rights will not
pass. The the bill will probably be the slate on
Friday.
proposed which would authorize the
scrpon of such industries might be too nssten
reasonable profits IN connection with production OF war ma
terias drew immediate and heavy fire from such liberals
Wilkie, eswhle utilities tycoon and republican
dldate Tor president rms was to be expected ana 1t was
also to be anticipated that unlimited would
be granted to the utterances of these fat boys That there
might be something illogical in their arguments against the
RECOMMENDATION of industry while supporting the regmenta
ton OF man power apparently ola not penetrate ther 1eebe
minds Their thought processes to be completely i'm
munzed to social considerations by their grasng greed
and unhampered privilege.
Equality of rights individual freedom of action every rad
ona privilege under the American form of
anteed to the humble citizen under constitution all of
these unworthy of consideration apparently in the
called minds of these big business ycoon They their
wpng out because of which they cannot
fy which ordinary determine,
isten We challenge any of them produce ota
dence that exists which warrants the destruction
of civil rights as contemplated the act
Taking their bald that it is necessary
script the of the nation, its face value, then
challenge them to produce one cogen reason why they the
greatest beneficiares under political and economic SYSTEM
should not be called to make the sacrifice that
of the less of citzens the sacrifice
which makes of life itself Why their personal
profits be carefully safeguarded than the lives of
young the emergency exists? If the nations life at
life also threatened? the of the nation cannot
be trusted to do its part recognized how can
the industries which have already shown their coors in de-
handing freedom to exploit, be trusted?
The argument has been advanced by of these
sentaves of big business that they consideration of max
profits to their stockholders and bond holders? that
a Have they stopped to think of their responsibilities
members of organized society, which includes all citizens
the stock and bond holders of their particular business
organization? million to be wrenched year
from the niche which they fill in way
other in the ranks of organized society," and cast into nvoun
tary service at pance Why they their stock
and bond holders entitled to greater consideration Why is
their wealth. created by the brain and blood of their
fellow members of organized society," entitled
cial protection, when lives and nation threatened?
We do believe that there SINGLE responsible
citizen who would utter word against proposals
adequate eense against expenditures required to make
shores mpregnabe to attack by foreign mailman
realistic appraisal of the prevailing world Madness mpresses
all with the necessity for deliberate preparation for
sibe eventuales the future That there
Immediate hyserca fear the result of obvious
da campaign, is questioned by most reasonable =
c there would have been little objection conscrption
of if has been repeatedly preached
last there also CONSUMPTION of wealth. Any real
American would have recognized that there do
and he would have pitched in get DONE do his full
share. oh
Now it to the American that leaders of
American industry of two things they m
plainly arran hypocres with Interior motives camor