The people's voice., 1940-08-07

Wadsworth compulsory military train
ing bill into law, with certain modi
lfications, mounting public opposition
Ito peace-time conscription is having
a very disturbing effect upon many O
the senators and representatives.
Public opposition is seen in tht
large quantities of mail now being re
ceived daily by members Of Congress
Some of it, of course, is organized
but the bulk of it is not. 1t comes IL
large part scribbled in longhand, and
its lack of uniformity attests to its
spontaneity Its effect is noticeable.
Limitation of the draft age limit fol
registration from 81 to 81 years OLD
instead of from IS to 64 as contained
in the original bill by the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee unquestiona
bly, was in Difference to growing public
Opposition to the bill. At this writing
there is talk of further amendment
to be proposed, namely to attempt to
obtain the necessary number of men
for the armed forces through volun-
ply only to those districts that have
not reached their quotas through such
enlistments This proposed amend
ment will have much support
Peacetime conscription is not as
popular with the public as some of
its proponents at first thought 1t was.
The position of the opposition is being
strengthened daily.
Reynolds "Protects" the Constitution
Senator Reynolds, North Carolina,
whose chief claim to fame is that he
is the country No. 1 alien-baiter, has
introduced a bill in Congress which
would make it a criminal offense to-
by radio, telegraph, telephone or by
any other means, matter designed ''to
change our form of government from
the republican form guaranteed by
the Constitution"
What an excellent opportunity this
bill would provide for reactionary
judges, in this period of hysteria, to
strike effective blows at all social
and economic reforms!
Has Reynolds in mind the preserva-
tion of freedom of speech, or of the
press, or the right of the people peace
fully to assemble, or to petition their
government for a redress of griev-
ances?" Hardly, since his record JUS
ho hot he
destroy these constitutional guaran-
tees, had he the power to do so.
The trouble with fellows like Rey-
nolds is that they often mistake the
republican form of government as
by the constitution for GER
ain established systems of economics.
That is why they regard as interfer
snce with constitutional guarantee of |
rights all efforts on the part |
If the people to remove the shackles |
# Big Business. And that is also why |
hey regard government ownership
'entures such as IVA as measures di-
ected against our republican form of
government.
1t would be too much to expect Sem
tor Reynolds, who continually boasts
hat his state of North Carolina has
ess aliens in proportion to population
han any other state in the union, to
ONE to realization of the fact that his
activities are not only I'M
american but also in violation of the
pirit If not the letter of the Con-
urrent Capital Chatter
AL Smith, "as a true democrat" will ,
ack the democratic candidate for !
resident if one Al Smith ever became G
lat candidate :. With Willkie wise :
racks Filings the breezes, CONTIGUOUS
i'll now have well-earned rest. i
ccording to Senator Holman, Oregon, :
1870 of al 1.-The country's water power /
to be found ON the Columbia river. +
Rep. Schafer, Wisconsin, is op-
osed to the provision of the COM +
llsory military training bill that ex-
npts members of Congress. why !,
lould not members of Congress" he ;,
ks, "be included, so that all gen. 4
emen who vote for the bill have an e
)portunity to be drafted and serve
ncle Sam for $21 a month? t. n
hen will a democrat announcing =.
mself for .Willkie speak the truth O.
I'd say: 81 am against Roosevelt and
e New Deal because l am not !,
)eral and WILKES views on social :,
ID economic problems come closer
NV omn 2t