The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-07-16
By LEVERNE HAMILTON
CONFLICT OF THE SYSTEMS
FASCIST TRENDS

In our study of the evOlutionar.
process as we have noted the gradua
but steady growth of the cooperative
system taking place within the struc
ture of the old system and the genera
decay and disintegration of the CAPT
talistic or profit economy. AS this
decay of the old system becomes more
rapid, the growth of the new system
becomes more evident, its necessity
becomes more apparent and the dis
indignation of the capitalist structure
is attended by more violent convul
sions in the economic structure and
more frantic and desperate hysteria
on the part of it's supporters who
would preserve it at any cost.
Under the press of war emergency
the desperation of capitalist leader
ship is manifested in it's frantic op-
position to any steps which might
tend even slightly to hasten the de-
mise of the system which has already
outlived its usefulness. This opposi-
bound to result in "strongarm meth
DDS" fascist in character and which
thoughtful students, DESTROYS of pre-
serving American rights and human
liberties will note carefully and guard
against tehir spreading or increasing
to point where fascism becomes a
dominating factor in the evolutionary
process. Of such character are the
recent activities of administrative and
legislative leadership when the coal
situation forced the administrative
leadership to an economic "show-
down."
Clearly within their rights under
the capitalist economic structure, the
coal miners signified their unwilling
ness to "trespass" upon the private
property of the coal operators with
out contract. Dire necessity for the
fuel forced the administration
hand" compelling the president to re-
luctantly adopt method required by
the pressure of the new system,
namely the taking over of the mines
to government operation.
Not even the blindest of observers
could fail to note the reluctance with
which this was done and the resent
ment on the part of administration
leadership toward the forces which
compelled them to the action Of
vital Importance to those devoted to
the preservation of American liberties
was the pronounced fascist trend of
legislative and executive action which |
followed Immediately after the adop- |
ton of nominal government opera |
ton
Seething with resentment toward |
the miners because of the heat which |
had been applied at crucial moment |
and in vulnerable spot, the chief |
executive urged revision of the selec-
tive draft law which would have given
him power equal to that of Adolph |
Schicklegruber, power to draft miners
up to IS years of age and FORCE
them to work the mines Ga power dis
tinctly in violation of the Thirteenth
to our U. S. Constitu-
tom.
If we in the U. S. A. MUST ADOPT
THE METHODS OF HITLER in or
der to carry on the war successfully,
then just what is our object and what
is to be gained by the squandering
of money and lives in fighting Hitler
ism across two oceans. 1t is a sad
upon our professions of
democracy and our capitalist leader
ship that any one in our nation and
especially the chief executive should
advocate or even consider sucsh a
advocate or even consider such