The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-03-05
BY LEVERNE HAMILTON
"AGAlN AND AGAIN"

With tax eaters" of European ma
lions in full flight, while thrones tum
bled about their ears, Americans be-
gan to be concerned about the Euro
pean situation, as indeed we had need
to be- Those old enough to recall
World War I and its disastrous con-
sequences to both victor and wan
pushed" realized as never before how
utterly futile had been the war to
nd war" and make the world safe
for democracy" Appraising the de-
sultory nature of the fighting on the
part of England and France many
Americans agreed with Senator Borah
that there is something phony about
this war" and adopted an isolation
ist'' attitude. Since our participation
in World War l had been so devoid
of the desired results, had brought
us nothing but the loss of thousands
of lives, billions of debt and the ap-
pallation Uncle Shylock" from our
European debtors, the great majority
Of America was heartily in favor of
allowing Europe to do it's own fight
ing.
Much as Americans abhorred Hit
lerism, poll after poll showed that
America desired to avoid European
entanglements. Few had great sym
pathy for English capitalism and in
deed there was little sympathy fer
capitalist England and France even
on the European continent. Britain
had for centuries been an imperialist
creditor nation and by her dominance
of the seas had been able to exact
financial toll from smaller nations.
Now that she and France seemed to
be the chief targets of "der Shick1e-
gruber's" enmity these exploited nal
tons seemed inclined to derive some
enjoyment from Adolph's twisting of
the lions tail
British capitalism was in dire |
straights. Faced with an ever in
creasing militancy of the middle and |
lower classes at home, and on. the |
continent with a ruthless war ma
chine (Which she had aided largely |
in building) England now faced the
loss of her financial mastery over
Europe and Asia
Britain's royal family paid visit
to the United States. Just what was
accomplished by this brief sojourn of
royalty on "Uncle Shylock's' shores
or what transpired during the royal
visit at the White House will in all
probability remain forever matter
of speculation, but it was noticeable
that more belligerent note began to
permeate the crackle of the fireside
chats
A national election was in progress
and straw polls indicated an over
whelming majority of Americans still
opposed to Intervention. In such cir
cumstances no shrewd politician as
piring to control he helm of the ship
of state for an additional four years
could afford to publicly advocate in
volving America again in European
entanglements.
Americas Submerged third" was
growing increasingly dissatisfied with
insecure social security and insisting
on a broadening and extension of the {
social experiment. The republican
party labored and brought forth !
Willkie whose campaign strategy {
much resembled the British military l
strategy of the time. For this cam '
paign the two old parties resembled {
nothing so much as an omelette, a 9
former democrat named as republican |
presidential candidate and a republi- c
can nominated as vice presidential t
candidate of the democrats. Two in i
luential republicans were elevated to s