The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-03-19
Where Are We Headed?

The most recent Gallup poll shows that very per-
the the United States to enter the
about Is This stubborn fact The expert prop
uganda has failed to create enthusiasm for sending our
youth The slogans developed far contain moth
ing to stir the emotions
the leaseend bill passed. and while strong oppo
developed managed muster support from large part
of the public because presented measure that would
keep out of and safeguard for our democratic IN
stitutions.
According the speech of the President the
gram of ease-ending already operation Materials
are already the way All of tremendous resources
being modified carry out While still speak of our
defense program principal effort to be concen
traed on providing war materials Britain And to
this again presented the most Immediately vital
part of defense program.
of the President of the United States that
paramount Importance that this done W. have read
in the daily that must rush to
Brtains aid We have had it proclaimed that we must be-
come arsenal of democracy and give all aid to Britain
to Greece and to China
We have reckless say the least, in of
words How much of democracy existed in Greece or exists
there now? much in Great Britain? How much
ticed by the "war lords of China?
all of information Greece has been
under dictatorship rule and still is While the people OF
Great Britain have enjoyed certain of democracy in
the past little remains for them now The process OF estap
fishing industrial dmocracy in China has made prog
res hitherto because of aid from the United
We have been selling materials to Japan to make
Chinese people, all of the time that they have been
vaiantly struggling against Japanese aggression.
that the people of Greece China and Great Britain
should They fighting for their homes Their
vaor inspiration But while they fighting and die
fighting for their firesdes countries they fight
struggle precpitaed by the protagon and bene
of decaden economic and social order an order
the which greed the exploitation of the by
the few.
the question if honest in statement
what rushing into this struggle for Are
with helping the people of these beeaguered
than with helping the status and
international finance capital? Are rushing
ideal of life safeguard profit economy?
But you say not going to We merely pre-
pairing defense of land homes and resdes
and privileges of democracy We only going to
supply the with sorely needed materials
for the defense their part of the same ideals
little realistic appraisal should not be out of order These
reach these beeagueed peoples to be of
them They must be transported in ships These
ships under the waters of which Turk
the surface of which the ships of the
intent preventing this aid from reaching
it's goal.
The nations which intend to aid perhaps have ships
the ships the materials OF so
will than likely have to provide conveying protective
ships And this done the die rrevocaby cast
We will then the Gradually needs will arise
nothing the 'ease-end" BILL prohibiting the sending of
youth the again. to fight for this chin
erca declared purpose preserving democracy An effort
by Senator amend the to prohibit
sending troops the defeated AS al
according to the Record Eender himself voted
against the adoption of his amendment finally The pressure
boys" had evidently had him in hand
So letter from the nations capital,
week. and intended primarily for big business de-
that the tactics of the administration at the
accustom the minds of the people to the idea OF
hardening of the perceptions and submission to what
appears inevitable