The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-02-06
BY LEYERNE HAMILTON

The recent weeks of the European
war which have converted Hitler.
Russian "Blitzl5reig" into a "Blitz
fleige" have also upset all the predic
lions of our capitalist-minded prophets
For more years than care to enum
crate l have observed the predictions
of these capitalist oracles and l have
found them to be always emphatic, al.
ways sincere-and ALWAYS WRONG
land il further evidence is needed
that the capitalist prophets batting
average is consistently a minus
0,000sS the present progress of the
Russian campaign should easily pro-
vide it. For example:
What Of the prediction that Hitler
and Stain would cast their lots to-
gether for the domination of Europe?
(Let me state at this point that on
the day we received the news of the
signing of the Hitler-Stalin non-ag-
gression pact / predicted that the two
nations would be at war within less
than two years.)
What of the capitalist prediction
that If Russia entered the war there
would be a revolution which would
overthrow the Stain bolshevik re-
gime?
What of the capitalist prediction
that the German armies would take
Moscow in two months?
What of the prediction that be-
nar ~ hn
she had no competent military lead
ers and that England and the United
States wuold have to provide her with
military experts If she were even to
make showing in her war with Hit
Ter?
So far from accurate was this later
prediction that the Australian parlia-
ment recently suggested that Britain
request that Russia "lease-lend Cen
eral Timoshenko to the allies to in
struct the British forces how to fight.
The strategic retreats" of the British
forces have become such common oc-
currences that many British critics
are remarking that if England only
knew how to attack her military
knowledge would be complete.
So much for few of the capitalist
prophets predictions regarding Rus
sia's war efforts.
In examining the facts we find that
Russia, that backward nation" (ac-
cording to the capitalist oracles) is
doing such a thorough and efficient |
job that it is rumored in some quar-
tiers that England is now preparing |
hasty defenses against an involuntary
invasion by the German army, the |
inference being that Hitler will be |
at such a rate of speed in |
his escape from the Russian army |
that he will jump clear across the
English channel before he can apply |
the brakes. How much bearing this
rumor had on the recent landing of |
American troops in Ireland is still
matter of conjecture
All testing aside, the United States |
and Great Britain could do worse than
take a few lessons from backward I
Russia" In her method of preparing
for and meeting the enemy attack,
for reports coming from that "be-
nighted country indicate a startling
in meeting the enemy on
5laught. Munitions factories and de-
tense industries were moved bodily Z
rom exposed situations into the in
.erior in the first Russian retreat.
Trains backed into the plants, equip
nent, machines and their operators
we're loaded into the trains and the
entire equipment and personnel
transported often as far as two thou
'and miles and put into immediate
operation at the new sites, In some {
Eases with only two weeks Interrupt {
ion of production. In one reported {
Instance this transfer was so efficient
y conducted that the plant was able |
o complete its monthly schedule of {
despite the interruption. ,
( this report was only fifty percent {
ccurate 1t is an example which our [
apitalist efficiency experts might try /
o emulate, and 1t points another con- :
fusion which should not be over '
BOXED by the American people, name Z