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

Ired-DlOOQeQ people IN Montana - so
deep red is their blood that one might
with all propriety term them the
blue bloods" OF Montana and those
are the ones awake to the issues of
this war situation. Unfortunately,
some OF these stayed at home the
evening of July 18th they intended no
disrespect to our national heroes but
at this particularly time they found
themselves financially embarrassed
and they disliked being among those
buy war stamps or defense bonds. 1t
has been the writer's observation
that these "blue bloods" of Montana
do not, as rule, have great deal of
money and the evening for honoring
our national heroes, which was also
war stamps and defense bonds, this
evening found the finances of these
people at low ebb Their finances
were at low ebb because that very
week they had given all their nickels
and dimes to the U. S. 0. drive and
buy war stamps or defense bonds.
And speaking the U. S. o. drive
brings US to the main subject in mind
that prompted this communication.
The writer shall give her opinion
Of the U. S. O. in this article and in
SO doing, shall in all probability, make
herself very unpopular with some GER
tain ones throughout the country.
However, she believes as did Patrick
Henry in 1775 when he said, SHOULD
I keep back my opinions at such
time through fear of giving offense,
should consider myself as guilty of
treason toward my country" Times
today are very much like those stir
ring days of ITS. Time was then
and time is now for straightforward
thinking, straightforward speaking
and straightforward acting; our ac-
lions must conform with our speaking
and our speaking must conform with
our thinking, otherwise, we get no
where in this conflict
The writer believes she has done
some straightforward thinking about
this new organization, the U. S. 0.
Now she proposes to do some straight
forward speaking and the act of writ
ing this communication, she believes
is straightforward act and conforms
with her thinking and speaking.
Wrong thinking or CROOKED think
ing" and the spread of subtle propa-
ganda, these are the things that de-
light Hitler he loves this sort Of
stuff. The person who spreads subtle
is worse than the sabo
teur The saboteur is caught with
the goods" and we deal with him in
proper ways-just as we dealt with
eight last week. The propaganda Is
a worse enemy when he is in our
midst - he is worse because he is
harder to catch. He "sits on the
fence" so to speak, and spreads his
les and emitts his venom and when
no sees he is about to be caught he
Jumps to either side Of the fence to
save himself and then parades him
self among us as an honorable man.
What the country is needing today;
more men and women who dare to be
straightforward thinking, straight-for-
ward speaking and straightforward
lcting.
And as to this new organization,
he u. S. O.; the writer believes this
S an organization organized primarily
or the purpose Of furthering certain
political schemes and aspirations. She
believes the comfort and entertain
nent of the home-sick soldier-boy was
mere pretext and secondary thought
t the time Of organization and this
retext of entertainment for the
soldier-boy is used as the
Ways and means of cleaning and gar
ering millions of dollars to further
hese political schemes.
Enclosed herewith Is a budgeted
tatement of u. S. O.'s wants and
eeds. (Mr. Editor, you will please
ublish this U. S. 0. budget so that
hose who read this article may study
his statement for themselves.) We
elieve a careful study Of this budg-
ted statement Of U. S. O.'s financial
eeds will reveal the fact that some
hing like ten or twelve cents out of
very dollar given to go for admins
alton" and Overhead" etc., etc.
Why should there be an organiza-
on such as U. S. O.? What justiffes
le existence of this organization?
re not the public places of amuse-
-, fo;o rs
le wants and needs of our locally
ationed troops?
A 1etterhead of U. S. o. stationery
,veals the fact that we have In the
cid Of service, and have had for
,me time past, the following organi-
the National Catholic
Service, the Y. M. G. A.,
e Y. w c. A., the Salvation Army,
Id the Travellers Aid, all these or
mutations to say nothing Of the Ma
3nal Red Cross. These are all
i'd are doing a splendid work and
ese are organizations that we as
dividuals are helping and support
g according to our individual prefer
ce. These are organizations that
day are doing a splendid work at
me and in foreign fields so why
ould we allow this new organiza-
IN, U. S. O., the right to come In
d push these old and tried organiza-
ms out? 1t just doesn't make sense.
1t would appear, aside from seem
glY nnlitical organization the u