The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-08-20
Is NATURALIZATION OF
INDUSTRY IN PROSPECT?

lapse) and much "scurrying about
was INDUCED in by the leaders" bu1
nothing in the way of a postwar pro
gram has as yet been matched"
Ignore it if we WILL there exists in
the mind Of the general public very
potent and very correct idea that the
postwar period is going to be Eek.
tremely tough" on John @. Citizen
and John @. would like to be given a
slight glimpse of what to expect in
those post war years even though it
is only picture of rugged individ-
uals" exercising their private initia-
tive" by leaping head-first from four
teenth story windows, as so many did
in 1929, but capitalist leadership has
nothing to offer except platitudinous
promises and glittering generalities,
and it offers them with shaking
hands, quaking knees and a general
attitude of "for Gods sake just give
us little more time. Well probably
have a rush of brain to the head and
get an idea if you'll only be patient"
In England the "Beveridge Plan"
was brushed off, oiled and exhibited
to the masses for their delectation.
Space will not permit, nor is it neces-
sary to here discuss the "plan" in
detail. 1t is sufficient to say that it
may be summed up as the English
equivalent of glorified Nude Eel
Old Age Pension-WPA program, cal
culated to keep the minds of English
workers off the subject of WHAT
THEY COULD HAVE by offering
them a small portion of WHAT THEY
ARE ENTITLED TO.
In America on June 8, a 91-page
Senate Bill (1161) was introduced
which as a further indication of the
stage to which capitalist filters has
advanced is a gem of purest ray
serene" To make the explanation
brief it is bill "to provide for the
general welfare: to alleviate the eco
nomic hazards of old age, premature
death, disability, sickness, unemploy-
ment and dependency: to amend and
extend the provisions of the social
security act; to establish a national
social insurance system; to extend
the coverage, and protect and extend
the social security rights of individ-
uals in military service; provide in
surance benefits for workers perman-
entity disabled, establish federal I'M
employment compensation, temporary
disability and maternity benefits, ma
tinna1 Cuctpn1 of NIL 1ff
a federal system of medical and hos
benefits, encourage and
aid the advancement of knowledge |
in prevention of sickness and |
premature death. . make more ade-
quate provision for the needy, aged, |
the blind and dependent children and |
other needy persons, enable the states
to maintain a comprehensive public |
assistance program; and to amend |
the Internal Revenue Code" There |
you have it in nutshell, the entire |
capitalist program to date. Capital |
ism, through the medium of congress
offers you everything from the
kitchen stove to a new bowl for the
lavatory' if you will just ''be good"
and let capitalism keep it's "some-
ng-for-nothing profit system"
On July % optimists gathered
around the radio for the Presidents
speech hoping that the Nude Eel had
possibly matched something" but
even the most confirmed optimist
could find only more glittering gen.
sralitieS" in the outlined nropram
Mastering out pay" the Nude Eel
version of "bonus" will provide the
'eturned soldier security while it
asts, which will probably be as long
is the "bonus" lasted for veterans
If World War l, and if our recollec-