The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-06-12

fluence. No Lavals, no Mussolinis
will be tolerated in free world.
Freedom-From Want
The pepole in their millenial and
revolutionary march toward manifest
ing here on earth the dignity that is
in every human soul, hold as their
credo the -four freedoms" enunciated
| by President Roosevelt in his message
to congress on January 6, 1941. These
-four freedoms" are the very core of
the revolution for which the United
Nations have taken their stand. We
who live in the United States NAV
think there is nothing very revolution
airy about freedom of religion, free
dom of expression, and freedom from
the fear of secret police But when
we begin to think about the signifi-
canoe Of freedom from want for the
average man, then we know that the
revolution Of the past $50 years has
not been completed, either here in the
United States or in any other nation
in the world.
We know that this revolution can
not stop until freedom from want
has actually been attained.
And now, as we move forward to-
ward realizing the -four freedoms"
of this peoples revolution, l would
like to speak about four duties. 1t is
my belief that every freedom, every
right, every privilege has its price.
its corresponding duty without which
it cannot be enjoyed. The four duties
Of the peoples revolution, as 1 see
them today, are these:
l. The duty to produce to the limit
2. The duty to transport as rapidly
as possible to the field of battle
3. The duty to fight with all that
is in us.
A. The duty to build a peace-just,
charitable, and enduring.
The fourth duty is that which in
spires the other three
Our Errors Teach Us
We failed in our job after World
War No. 1. We did not know how
to go about 1t to build an enduring
worldwide peace.
We did not have the nerve to follow
through and prevent Germany from
rearming.
We did not insist that she learn
war no more"
We did not build a peace treaty on
the fundamental doctrine of the peo-
pies revolution.
We did not strive Fundamentally to
create world where there could be
freedom from want for all the peo-
pies.
But by our very errors we learned
much, and after this war we shall
be in a position to utilize our knowI-
edge In building a world which Is
economically, politically, and,
hope, spiritually sound.
Modern science, which is a by-prod-
lct and an essential part of the peo-
Pies revolution, has made it techno-
logically possible to see that all Of
he people of the world get enough
% eat.
Half in fun and half seriously, l
said the other day to Madame Lit
vinov: "The object of this war Is
to make sure that everybody In the
world has the privilege of drinking
a quart of milk a day."
She replied: Eyes even half
pint"
The peace must mean a better
tandard of living for the common
nan, not merely in the United States
nd England but also in India, Russia,
]hina, and Latin America-not mere
y in the United Nations but also in
and Italy and Japan.
common Mans Century
Some have spoken of the Amer
can century" l say that the century
n which we are entering-the cen
lry which will come out Of this war
can be and must be the century
{ the common man. Perhaps it will
e Americas opportunity to suggest
ne freedoms and duties by which the
Ommon man must live. Everywhere
ne common man must learn to build
is own industries with his own hands
/ practical fashion. Everywhere
lie common man must learn to in
rease his productivity so that he and
Is children can eventually pay to the
ord community all that they have
,ceived.
No nation will have the God-given
light to exploit other nations.
Older nations will have the privl-
eye to help younger nations get
started on the path to industraliza-
Ion, but there must be neither MILL
AIRY nor economic Imperialism. The
Methods of the nineteenth century
will not work In the peoples CEN
ury which is now about to begin.
India, China, and Latin America
I've tremendous stake In the peo-
e's century. AS their masses learn
read and write, and as they become
oductive mechanics, their standard
living will double and treble. Mod
n science, when devoted whole
to the general welfare, has
it petehtialities of which we do not
t dream.
And modern science must be re-
ased from German slavery.
International carteIs that serve
american greed and the German
I'LL to power must go. Carteis In
ne peace to come must be SUBJ
,cted to international control for
he common man. as we'll as beinu