The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-08-14
The Second Front

An interesting in regard the second front in
Europe relieve the valiant Russian forces
George Seldes I'm FACT" The statement of Columnlst
Felix Morley be accepted the attitude of big bust
ness" He writes:
whatever the ultimate outcome few really
this Great Power is seriously ENDANGERED One
garded in the y than is the
s Ssst ass establish Iaa nS second 'front.' No matter
either the British or ourselves wholly
man menace will later be great Tor sin ] u follow cod
that Russas doom certain and would Of
precpate that doom Then AnoAmer
failure do everything possible ba avert R Ponar m G
contemplated catastrophe has really disastrous personal s
The statement is undoubtedly estimate of the
of industry and capital but the writer
should have left out his reference to the popular mind
However, probably arguing from the conventional prem
that democracy the pursued and the action
by political business leaders the result of de-
of informed maority utterly false assumption
it certain that this writer well aware lie certainly
majority public opinion not based
that is created and controlled to large
extent by the OF the country which, IN the MAN, owned
and its policies dictated by constituencies selfish minority
group national life.
Even it be said without danger of wellfounded
opposition that the majority of the people in the British
empire and in country want the second front opened
NOW. Their wholehearted sympathy with the Russian
people in their magnificent struggle against the forces OF
The reaction against of lies about Russia
told by the controlled of the country over period OF
years. has done much dsuson the American public as to
the reliability of much Of the information brought to them by
daily papers These journals have not been able to hide
epic struggle against and stopping of the
invincble German by what most of the military ex
literary prostitutes had described people ready
revolt against their government and army poorly
equipped without efficient military leadership The
has had to eat so much crow that they might well adopt
labarum a bunch of feathers And the people
know it.
The big business toward the German
easily understandable in of the facts that
light relative the association of business
in this country with similar organizations the
enemy country Big business recognizes geographical
political boundaries 1t has in at least demon
rated concusivey that it bears feay to only one thing
profits monopoly control 1t, is made infereniay
clear the article quoted harbors fear that cannot
its of unhampered exploitation of the natural
peoples world should Hitler is
pareny convinced that it can do business with Hitler Gull
ure progress human values matters of neg
gible Business and profits its first and in ap
pareny conception of the only important things
in life.
The question that is clearly posed by the article is this
To what big business dominate
army navy? Control lives and des
TIMES? effect the fear of private big business for
further development the social experiment successfully
tiated Russia have the plans and commitments of
leaders of unlimited aid to Russia
Are the efforts aid being hampered? These questions
that citizens of democracy have right to ask
if democracy has any sembance of reality
We have faith military leadership and in the
integrity of representatives government They need
support and will have unified and unhesatngy
any But it must be based confidence that self
Interior motives have dictated circumstances which
hamper destruction forces which threaten the
of humanity it is certain that it assisting in
creation of Frankensten monster which will destroy it,
And destroy civilization with it.
The .TuIl BEFORE the Storm" $