The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-05-22

for trading of ships to the Allies for
bases, for $4,000 fighting planes, and
for CONSUMPTION of our manpower for
our defense.
The administration did all possible
to rescue MacArthur's men. Ship
after ship tried to get to Bataan. We
lost two out of every three ships sent
to that rescue. For little comfort
to such as have heroic sons now
prisoners of Japan, l must add that
General Macarthur reports that
there is no reason to suppose that
the Japanese are treating American
prisoners of war contrary to interna-
tional conventions" There is an
other reason for believing this: Japan
fears reprisal; we have 10 times as
many Japanese in our power as they
have Americans of any status.
Our side is waging war for the
workers. Our corporations carry their
international cartels into peace after
war. They can start right where they
leave off with the House of Mitsui
and Industrial-Farben. But, if Hitler
and Hirohito win, all the gains Of a
hundred years of working men are
lost.
Mussolini rose to power by wreck
ing trade unions. Workers are ma
jority in Masonic and other secret
lawed by Mussolini and later by Hit
Ter. Christian churches are composed
mostly of working people. By the
sweat of the brow, the churches live.
Mussolini kept the Pope virtually a
prisoner in the Vatican for years.
Hitler has murdered the clergy Of
Yugoslavia and Greece; he has driven
both Catholic and Lutheran from
their churches in Germany. Hitler's
attempt to control free speech from
the pulpit in Norway resulted in a
clerical boycott. Over 95 percent Of
the clergy of Norway walked out Of
their churches, refused to preach the
gospel of Quisling, the disciple of
Messiah Goebbels.
Japan's claim to a partnership with
the Standard Oil which works through
the barriers of war, is not the same
as the German. The Standard Oil
said it was getting useful formulas
from German chemists In exchange
for oil fol- German submarines to tor
peGo cur shipping. No claim is made
that any formulas have como from
Tokyo. But, the House of Mitsui
seems an equal partner with Indus
|trial-Farben and Standard Ola NUT
ual aid society in force until Thurman
Arnold broke 1t up in April.
Franco also has been running re-
shipping station for Standard Oil en-
route to the Nazi armies.
The alliance of Standard Oil and
our other capitalists with Mitsui is
based first, of course, on the direct
profit motif; but secondly, on con-
curing desire of all such organiza-
lions = Chamberlains in England,
Lavals in France, Mitsuis In Japan,
Trotskyites in Russia, duPonts In New
Jersey, the "Cliveden Set" Chicago
Tribuners, corporate press Of Mon
lana, CICst " NY nc thO l'oih5 eiNO
everywhere of labor to social security
and cultural, happy life. Their snip
ing at the administration about the
conduct of the war does not spring
from any belief that any other set of
men could carry on the war more
effectively with our present tools cur
tailed by imbecility in high places
for two years before Pearl Harbor.
This continual attack is against
Roosevelt because he has done more
for the farmers and other workers
than any other president The Give
den Set are willing, of course, to see
America win the war but not too
quickly or too concIusveIy and not
so disastrously for Japan as to see
her in anger annul the sacred bust
ness cartels.
None of the Cliveden Set desire any
overwhelming victory of the Hammer
and Sickle over the Swastika. They
are not much concerned about the
death of millions of Russians laying
down their lives that the emblem of
worker and farmer may wave in peace
and plenty over the land once of the
Tsars. These chaps, particularly the
press, are in an embarrassing situa-
ton. They know that it is the Work
ers War all over But If that fact
is openly admitted, when the workers
openly win the war, they will write
the peace. Then the press must re-
spect the spirit of American land
BRITISH nationalism: Patriotism
That is so strong that the Cliveden
Press dare not offend everybody by
openly admitting that their owners
actually wish only 81 percent vic
tory for the United Nations.
Westbrook Pegler is the 1ead-hound
of the CliYeden Pack In shining at the