The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-06-05

lican soldiers facing Hitler across the
English Channel.
"Mr. Pegler has actually raised
question as to whether a victory Of
/ the United Nations against the Fas
cist Axis would be worthwhile.
Mr.. Pegler by his written word since
December has given circulation tC
opinions, views and distortions of fact
which would result in setting one
group of people against other groups
instead Of knitting all the people more
firmly together for the united wal
effort essential to the conduct Of the
war
I'm support of this appeal, and in
justification of the assertions involv
ing Mr.. Pegler, the Guild appends
sample exhibitions Of his written
words since December z:
Dec. 8, 1941. Pegler :. :. warns:
we all know that most of the argu
ments that the America First crowd
used against President Roosevelt were
true. He put us into this war against
Germany by evading the Constitution,
and his promises that American boys
would not be sent to foreign war
were campaign trickery to ge. himself
elected
Dec. H. Pegler accuses the gov
eminent of treachery: Dealing off the
bottom of the deck, the national gov
eminent betrayed every worker in the
country in the decision of the packed
arbitration board to grant Lewis the
closed shop in the so-called captive
mines. The whole transaction
reeked of treachery.'
dec. II. Cast doubts on the aims
of our Allies: Our people are not
going to believe that our gallant Allies
of Russia are fighting for the four
freedoms.
"Jan. 6, 1912. Cast doubt on our
own aims and discourages co-opera-
ton between capital and labor: The
(automotive) industry is sure to be
socialized now and God only knows
who will get it when the war is over,
but the odds are that it will never
be turned back to the stockholders. ;
Jan. %. Unity -. disastrous: A
unified or combined organization of
the CLIO and the ALL under the pres
ent laws and under the leadership
of any of the men now prominent in
union politics would be disastrous to
every American worker
"Jan. 90: Charges President is NOV
ing toward totaliatrian state: The
President is using the bosses of the
ALL and CLIO for his own political
purposes which plainly and irresisti-
bly, tend toward totalitarian state"
Feb. IS. He tends to tear down our
support of an ally: They fhe Rus
siansy are the most practical patriots
of all, fighting for Russia only, and
it is conceivable that they would pro-
long the war single hour beyond
some point at which they decided that
a truce or peace would best serve the
of Soviet Russia
"(March: Pegler on vacation).
April 4. He again attempts to di-
vide our own people: The bitter fact
is that the whole American people.
:. are never allowed to forget that
they are being used to create a new
force, governed by few per-
sonalities who are contributing moth
ing to the war, which plans to inherit
the government after the war is won'
MAY 1. Divisionist attempt: If
our side wins the war, Russia will
plan the peace Of the European con-
tinent, and on the basis of all Russia's
past performances we can confident
ly assume that in Germany it will be
a peace not much different from that
which Hitler has imposed on Poland
MAY 5. Doubts own war efforts:
The obliteration of Germany :,
would be drastic way of preserving
civilization, but the only question is
the real war aim Of the us.
justifies the only positive means of
securing that aim
MAY IS. Cynicism toward our own
democratic institutions: The senate
is our reichstag. The senate is
protecting gigantic political racket.
=. The senate is very arrogant or
ganization, blown up with pomposity
and Indifferent to the will and in
terest of the people,"
Creating National Disunity
In the name of the people of Con-
necticut, the state in which Pegler
lives, Labor's Non-Partisan League
has sent a request to the five Con-
necticut newspapers which print Peg
er's column to drop it. The League
accuses both Pegler and Kaltenborn
Of weakening Americas war effort
through spreading discord
Says "News of Connecticut" MAY
3, official organ Imp League: Hun
lreds of commercial newspapers in
he nation print Pegler as the most
apt spokesman for anti-labor, anti
and anti-negro forces in the
and In Connecticut newspapers
which print Pegler include: The New
Haven Register, New Britain Herald,
Hartford Courant, Bridgeport Post
md Waterbury American. Pegler is
welcomed in certain circles in Con-
lecticut where the hope still exists
hat the state can be maintained open
hop. However, in increasing num-
,ers business and professional people
Is we'll as workers are realizing that
oegler is destroying the unity of the
lation at the very moment when max
mum unity is necessary to win the
var. His most recent attacks have
,een yelled thrusts at the negro peo-
lie, at unity between CLIO and AFL,
nd at attempts on the part of labor
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