The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-11-12
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BY JOHN STAHLBERG

Fairfield Mont, Oct. 26, 1941
Dear Sir:
It was heart-warming to read your
article in the last issue of The Peo-
pies Voice (Oct. 22) which defended
Charles Lindbergh and his right to
speak his opinion in a democratic
country.
The trouble with most of us Amer
leans is that we are easily persuaded
and influenced by campaigns and
propaganda, following the mob with
out thinking. 1t is not an easy task
for men like Lindbergh and Wheeler
to stand almost alone and oppose die.
tators, bureaucrats, big business, etc,
for such an attitude is sure to bring
punishment and revenge by the Of
Tended in power. Right-minded Amer
leans admire such men for they ex-
hibit the courage, the fortitude, the
true and honest convictions, and the
and which all should strive to attain.
If the mob would stop TO think
clearly-not follow emotions or the
crowd or jump to conclusions and if
they could look into the future as
clear-sightedly as these men, perhaps
it would not take years of laundering
and suffering for themselves and 9th
ers to realize how strangely accurate
these men have been and continue to
be in their reasoning and predictions
We would do well to consider the
suggestions put forth by that far
sighted and patriotic Englishwoman,
Freda Utley, Must the World Destroy
Itself?" in the October issue of the
Readers Digest. Every American
should ponder her words and then
ask themselves what they are doing
to help stop this terrible world de-
struction that is going on.
And with reference to accusers and
egg-throwers, one will notice that they
are those who do not do their own
thinking but let themselves be in
fluenced by those who are greedy for
war profits (no matter what the cost
or suffering to others) and they do
not weigh the facts. Most of them
are older men who do not expect to
go to war and some are the inexperi-
enced but easily led young people.
They cannot put up good argument
or good reasoning, only vague asser-
lions. They are like the mobs who
crucified Christ and tortured the
Saints because the truth and criticism
hurt their foolish pride. What trag-
edy for our country If we do not get
more intelligent, broadminded, gener-
GUS and upright Americans who can
think clearly
MRS. H. G. WODEHOUSE.
Nov. 3, 1871 |
Dear Mrs. Woodhouse:
Your fine letter has been forwarded |
to me. | should like permission to
publish it, Nowadays, when intelli- |
gence and honesty are under fire |
everywhere on earth, every voice for
sanity and decency should be heard
as widely as circumstances permit.
The trouble with the world is not |
hat there are no decent people left,
but that the scoundrels are so much
more vocal and aggressive.
JOHN STAHLBERG.
Nov. 7, 1871
Dear Mr.. Stahlberg:
OF course you may publish the let
er referred to. | wish / could be of
more definite usefulness and had more
ime to devote to a righteous cause
However, l should like to see more II
lrticles like that one printed and II
lope you will keep up the good work.
VI Oldenburg seems to believe you
lave it in for the Jews-she doesn't II
eem to understand that we are not Il
.gainst them but against war and de- II
truction.
MRS. H. G. WooDHoUSE. II
COMMENT
The issue l had in mind in writing |
bout Lindbergh was his right to
peak; | do not necessarily agree with II
he says. Regarding the |
ews, l said nothing that has not been
aid many times by intelligent Jews
themselves. / recommend for Miss
)ldenburg's perusal rather than
-Christophe, mo less an intellect"
han Sholem Asch, Robert Nathan, or
ny Biblical particularly Ye-
hua ben Joseph, more Familiarity
nown as Jesus of Nazareth.
J. s.