The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-12-25
THE PEOPLES WAR

historical review of the cause, begin
ming and development Of this present
world conflict In particular and the
changed nature of modern wars in
general, should be surprised rather at
the marvellous success of the admin
Iistration in swinging the masses be-
hind it's program to crush Fascism.
Let us first consider the changed
nature of modern wars. Early wars
were between tribes or groups of
tribes for hunting or fishing grounds.
Each group was unanimously and
intellectually against the enemy
There was no division of interest
The other side received no considera-
ton. Success often meant the total
humiliation of the loser.
But today another condition exists
which makes war more complicated
namely, the principle of the brother
hood of man. What Christianity
teaches in time of peace must be
counteracted to some extent in time
Of war. Therefore, some form of pro-
motion program is needed to get us
totally into the war spirit.
Still another condition makes for
completely, namely. the industrial
revolution, which with its steam en-
CINE, spinning jenny, loom and factory
made possible the amassing of for
tunes for the building of still larger
factories, transportation system and
mOnopolies. AS the home consump-
ton reached the saturation point, for
eign markets were sought, and this
resulted in two conditions which di-
rectly affect the question of war.
First, surplus capital was invested in
foreign countries tending to divide
their national interest by large finan
cial concerns. The property held in
one country was as valuable and as
dear as that held in another. The
loyalty of certain groups was no
longer confined within national bound
aries. Their interests were divided |
between conflicting, competing and |
warning countries.
The second condition, resulting from
the Industrial Revolution, is closely |
connected with the first. AS trade
into foreign countries, in
dustrialists found it expedient to build
new factories in the region of trade.
Except to the extent that this prac-
tice effected the jobs of the machines,
there was no particular danger in
volved. But something of tremendous
happened. The owner
ship of many factories located outside
The original industrial nation passed
into hands of the citizens of the state
IN which the new factory was located
The results were intense rivalries
sometimes resulting in trade advan-
ages being extended by law to the
lome-owned industry. The American
Revolution with the breaking away
rom the monopoly of English indus
rialists is an example. The divided
Qualities, and divided interests within ,
,ur country, came largely from the !
ivalry between home-owned and for {
ign interests. A study of these fac :
ors of the cause, beginning and de
Telopment of the present war, there
ore, shows the absurdity to expect
hat Roosevelt and his aides could
'e 1000 successful in securing
unanimous support in :
he fight against Fascism. :
To begin with, Hitler was aided by
inanciers who hoped that he and his t
var machines would prove bulwark '
gainst radicalism. Specifically, the {
ttitude of the Munich crowd the 1
5ritings of reliable men on the Euro i
can scene and the leadership in t
'ance just prior to its collapse proved
exclusively, first, that there was Ii
lore fear of the march of democracy I
nd its practical application than of T
litter, and second, Hitler was eX a