The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-01-22


and the subject matter discussed tt
in your editorials, do respect you!
opinion and sincerity, knowing full
well that difference of opinion is wha
makes the world go around and is alb
solutely essential in a two party sys
TEN of government.
Personally, I believe that our presi
dent, Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the
last three weeks, has made two Of
the most outstanding speeches in his
career and my only criticism is that
they should have been made two years
ago, as they were given at a very
late date, but better late than never
I appreciate full well the status OF
public opinion two years ago when
there were too many mammas who
did not want their boys to fight, which
they were justified in believing, but
the conditions were the same then
as they are now 1t was a matter of
preservation of the liberties of free
people.
Public opinion has definitely turned
towards all aid to Britain as Mr..
Roosevelt can plainly see. The gen
eral public want to give all aid short
of war, but this is not fact as far
as war is concerned because in my
estimation we have actually been in
/ the war, economically and morally at
least, ever since the Germans walked
into the Rhineland, and in fact, it even
dates back to the ascension of Hitler
to power several years before, but this
was his first move in showing the
people of the world where he actually
stood, and it was our battle from this
time on, but we continued to aid and
help all aggressor nations, including
Germany, Italy and Japan, without
stint and at the same time neglected
our preparation that is so vital to the
liberty of the American people and
all democracies today. Remember
what Benjamin Franklin said, and it
is equally true today as it was in his
time, that if we democracies do not
hang together we will hang separately.
There is no doubt in my mind that
when this war is over that all de-
mocracies will change and the liberia
ton of the rank and file of the Amer
lean people will be accomplished.
They will never turn back. This step
was exemplified by the election of our
present governor and as time goes on,
autocracies, monopolies and trusts will
exert less and less control and affect
in all democratic forms of government.
England could not go forward today
without the help of Bevins, the labor
leader of this nation which is at
present defending all democracies.
The same thing will be true in this
country. The small business man, the
farmer and the laborer will be given
more recognition and the facts are
that we must have complete coordi-
nation of all three groups to sustain
a permanent democracy.
The next vital decision before the
American public today is whether or
not they will support their president
in his present lend-lease bill I be-
lieve that the rank and file should
support this bill with a very substan-
tial majority but in my humble opin-
ion, time limit is absolutely neces-
sary and would suggest that this
power be given for a period of one
year and then let the congress recon-
slider the situation at the next con-
gressional session.
The facts are, all our energies
ton and making this nation the ar
senal and the backbone of all democ-
racies. We should not lower our
of living in any way, but |
with increasing employment should
raise this said standard, but the manu-
featuring of all superflities that we
can we'll get along without should be |.
eliminated and our entire efforts di-
rected towards the above mentioned
1t was suggested months
and months ago that all automobile
should shop manufac-
.uring passenger motor cars, as at
present there are enough cars to
all the people in the United
States at one time, and if necessary
,onfine and consolidate the efforts of
hese great motor industries to the
of trucks, both armored
md otherwise, tanks, planes and all
,ther war equipment until such time
IS it is evident that we have the
upper hand on any aggressor nation
IF combination of nations
The time may come during this !
when the government may
ee fit to enforce arbitration between :
abor and employers, thus eliminating {
IL strikes and delay in our prepare s
ion program. S
The people of the United States
ave decided that Franklin D. Roose- ,
cit shall be our leader for the next /
our years. 1t is necessary to follow {