The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-07-16
''IntOlerable Doctrines"

speech delivered shortly after Hitlers declaration OF
against Russia Undesecretary of State Wees delivered
himself other things, of the following dogmatsm
doctrines of Communistic dictatorship intoler-
able the principles of the Nazi dictatorship ."
We question that Wele from his point of view knew
what talking But claim that to the great
majority of American people, med and mentally blinded by
propaganda horror words the word Communsc was the
only thing that touched their understanding 80 IN erect
Weles only spreading propaganda in that official state
ment.
Welles should be challenged by masters the American
people, to define explain what is intoerable
about Communistic doctrines they brought out into
the open an agency discussed they might
terrible the American folks though they
must be admitted to have been pretty thoroughly ndocnated
for generations by propagandsts the captac
omy of which the Russian economy becoming the direct
antithess We the word becoming because while
ganc efforts and tremendous advance
complete socalizaon do believe that could be said
O be completed in every phase of the national life
might we'll for the American people to demand honesty
expression from their public servants to insist that when
they make statements, they ruthfuy the why's and
hereores However we realize this is too much to expect
Unquestonaby under system it would have been
for Mr. Welles to have said for instance: eve
afraid of Russia because they have wiped out capitalism
like their system where cannot make
money where there profit to be made by with in
vested capa where the state that is the people, the
and develop them for the of all of the
people and not for profit and privilege for few where
pidity development the maximum is not delayed by
program of scarcity to promote profits but is bounded only by
the availability of and technical skill; where all
production, transportation and distribution is limited only by
those same factors
eve that if you understood that in addition to
this great and at least partially successful experiment in
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throughout the vast country has made lleracy practically
nonexstent and for the first time in its history Russian culture
making itself felt throughout the world might begin
to wonder if was as terrible as we have succeeded IN making
you think can't afford think about getting along
without great overlords of capital and industry.
eve really threatened by Russias exhibit at the New
York Worlds fair when the American people educated
efficient enthusiastic young people guiding visitors around
and explaining the exhibits to them showing real Industrial
and cultural progress without private ownership That was
pretty terrible but made them keep out of the
years showing of you have forgotten about
by now
No. Welles any other political figure could not
make any honest statement about Russia
However, the world generally appears to be getting OBJ
ect For few days after Germany attacked Russia
commentators venured the wishfuthnkng inspired
statements that internal revolution would probably wrac
Russia But that prophets these commentators
might make better couner-jumpers Every piece of
the reaconay indicate that the Rus
pretty much holding their and the deuded
fools think they have something worth while to fight
OF most of those fighting and dying have
lived starved under the benign aegis of captastc
economy they probably ignorant of its benecence
boy and girl tramps the unemployed and
the hungry and other refuse of our 'cvilzation.
behooves remember now that every millionaire in
this country in Europe is potential fascist that almost
certainty that the rich and powerful in this nation and in
Europe would Hitler completely victorious
Russia and it's economic system destroyed It's development
gradual growth the threat to capitaistc
ilege and exploitation.
One doesn't have to be Communc to recognize that.
only the ability think and appraise realistic
ally