The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-02-06
UPSETTINC CAPITALIST PROFITS
AND PROPHETS

ly that such efficiency requires whole
hearted coordination and cooperation
of the workers in the industries.
Now why should there be a greater
cooperation and efficiency in "back-
ward Russia" than we find in the lad
vanced" capitalist nations?
the answer is that Russia is a So
cialized nation. The government,
which is the people, owns and oper-
ates these Industries. Every worker
and soldier, in fact every individual
in Russia apparently feels that he or
she is partner in the gigantic gov
eminent business and a joint owner
of the industries concerned, therefore
he gives the best service and cooper
alton of which he is capable. Our
capitalist nations speak with pride of
the gigantic corporations but "back-
ward Russia has Gone them one bet
ter" by creating single giant cor
poration, The U. S. S. r. with $780,
100000 stockholders.
From the first aggressive action by
Hitler's forces the Russian conduct of
the war, the slow, doggedly stubborn
retreat, the guerilla attacks behind
German lines, efficient removal of de-
Tense plants and supplies to the in
terror the scorched earth policy and
lastly the steady merciless drive
against iHtler's army when opportun-
ity offered, supplies irrefutable evil
dence that, whether we approve or
not, the Russian people are firmly
convinced that in socialized Russia
they have something that is worth
fighting for and they will make any
sacrifice to preserve it and pass 1t on
to their descendants.
Contrast this If you will with the
advanced" capitalist nations where
the worker feels that his efforts only
go to enrich the favored few, stock
holders of the corporations, who are
making enormous profits from the
sale of defense materials to the gov
eminent In its time of need and that
In future years he and his descend
ants will still be compelled to struggle
to pay through taxation the enormous
debt created by these gigantic profits,
to the end that the favored few may
still live without productive effort.
There is another matter of vital i'm
portance which we in America may
well learn from the Russian campaign.
Russia has established her defense in
dustries far in the interior where no
sudden smashing attack at her from
tier may capture or destroy them.
Contrast this again with our own
position in the United States. The
major portion of our defense indus
tries are located on or near our sea
coasts which would be the very first
point of attack by a foreign enemy.
Even though the oceans offer an al
most insurmountable barrier against
'oreign invasion, nevertheless, should
our military forces be caught mapping,
is happened at Pearl Harb these
defense industries are in vulneraLa
position and might be seriously dam
aged or totally destroyed by sur
prise attack. Yes, of course our mill
AIRY forces are on the alert-now-
put it happened at Pearl Harbor, 1t
Gould happen again. Why, with all
,ur efficient communication and
facilities, do not our
var and navy departments provide for
he location of the major portion Of
ur defense industries at accessible
Joints thousand miles from the
casts. If our military were again
aught mapping and foreign bombers
we're by surprise move able to reach
ur shores they would have to cross
thousand miles of territory, in
yhich there would at least be some
ne wide enough awake to give the
larm, before they could destroy
quipment vital to our defense.
Possibly / will be criticized for hay
1g the temerity to set up my opinion
gainst the military strategists in the
Tar and navy departments but it
oesn't require military strategist
D get the point Of this argument, ii
, just simple matter of common
ense, but then, no hum-I suppose
70 shouldn't expect too much from
fficial Washington.