The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-07-24

delayed the arming of our merchant
marine. The eight spies caught re-
Gently must, and doubtless will, be
executed, but if they had gotten their
contacts here and carried out their
foul plans, the damage done would
never have equalled the losses we
have suffered due to the follies and
obstructive tactics of our America
Firsters who now try to dignity them
selves with the less scorned name
Isolationists."
In April 1912, the president of the
Standard Oil of New Jersey admitted
in proceeding in Washington that
his company was still delivering, to
South American base, gasoline for re-
delivery to the Axis powers. Sub
marines cannot travel across the At
lantic and linger long in our waters
without refuelling. How many of our
375 ships have been sunk by this
Standard Oil refuelling of German
submarines close to our shores? Why
not try some higher-ups in the Stand
ard Oil for this profitable treason and
shoot them along with the eight spies?
Congress complains that the press
and other public have lost respect for
both senate and house. Why should
we respect them? Senator Reynolds
an out-and-out nazi sympathizer and
labor batter, is chairman of the SEN
atorial committee on military affairs;
The Is likewise head of the vast Rev
nolds Tobacco Company, where labor
conditions are VIGOROUSLY bad, even
for North Carolina). Nepotism in our
senate is as prevalent and as weak
ening as in the British so-called army.
Members of both house and senate
right while our ships were being shot
to the bottom by German submarines,
were lending their free postal privi-
leges to the headquarters in Philadel-
phia of German land Jap?) propagan-
da. Our senior senator was in on
this.
The senate is judge of the fitness
If its members. AS a body, it can ex-
pei any member. The 'cold shoulder"
or evidence socially that prevails
around Washington against these
members is not SO widely known as
o appease the popular idea that such
men be expelled.
England had more men and better
Weapons in Africa than Rommel, but
would already have lost Egypt with
he Suez Canal but for the arrival of
americans and New Zealanders to
race the English army. The English
re still playing cricket and attend
ng afternoon teas in Alexandria, 70
niles from RommeIs invading hosts
long Kong, Shanghai and Singapore
augh them nothing, just as Pearl
Iarbor has not taught us enough
bout kicking out our Reynolds,
fishes, Wheelers and Rankins, or
hooting men in high place who were
efuelling German submarines in
pril 1912.
All eyes are turned toward Russia.
he German spring offensive has
cen going on there for go days. The
axis have gained in this time $4,000
Iuare miles. In the first 60 days
st year, Hitler overran $4,000
luare miles of Russian territory
ore land than is in the state of Tex
J. He has taken no large city this
ear. He has lost in killed and
ounded far more Germans, Italians,
Firms, Huns and Span
rds since he invaded Russia than
e Central Powers lost in the First
'orld war. This all indicates to
less player that the German power
IS about reached high tide and will
cede from now on. A second front
France or Italy would now destroy
tier But the British Empire as an
lpire is gone. There are strong
nations in it: Canada,
nth Africa, Australia and New zea-
I'D. The Cliveden Set in England
d in America also do not want to
vade France or make convincing
cond front against Fascism.
Russia is holding Germany, Ruman-
Hungary and the equipment Of all
Ter European nations. The Ger
N losses in men have been twice
sc of the Soviets. The common
Use of this is that Hitler is Just
out stalled from the Ukraine to
Hand.
If course, England took awful pun
ment when fighting Germany and
ly alone for a year. We admire
fortitude in holding out Except
her air forces, the English soldier
ms to think before he starts that
is beaten by the Jap or German
'ense will not win any war. There
million men under arms in Eng
d. America has been feeding Eng
d for two years. In view of our
piping losses, we cannot do. this
ch longer 1t is up to England to
some of her own fighting on land.
must either fight her way out or
We. 1t is expecting a little too
III for the Australians and New
landers to leave their own homes
danger from Japan while saving
pit for the Cliveden Set. If every
| Britisher at Dunkirk had been
American or Amaze, there would
Q been no such disaster there.
) is proved by the recent event,
Rommel was invincible until the
ish line in Egypt was braced with
orleans and the Down Unders".
n Rommel was halted. In the
Id War, the Irish were bracing
British lines
lie Allied Nations are going to win
war all right. But, at present we
getting further with one Serbian
II MichailoYich than with q hun