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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
BY LAVERNE HAMILTON
WHAT is SOCIALISM?

In preceding chapters we have ana
lyzed (briefly it is true) few OF the
glaring defects and failures of the
g-for-nothing" Capitalist sys
of Free Enterprise" With that sys-
tenn the Socialist Production for
Use" system is waging eternal eco
nomic war and since students of the
evolutionary process (alopg with
many others who have not examined
the process analyticallX) feel that
transition is an inevitable outcome of
World War II, it is advisable that we
examine the Socialist idea with view
to deciding whether or not such
system is adaptable to our nation
with its ideals of freedom, democracy,
and individual liberty.
To arrive at such decision re-
quires not only that we understand
clearly what Socialism is but that we
analyze carefully such approaches to
Socialism as have been made, or re-
ported to have been made, estimate
their sincerity and catalogue with
strict impartiality, the benefit or de-
triment to the people affected.
Let us understand thoroughly that
Socialism means the social (univer-
sar ownership, and democratic man.
agement and operation of the means
of production and distribution.
With that definition firmly in mind
we may proceed to analyze lntellI-
gently such approaches to Socialism
as are reported to have been made,
determine with considerable accuracy
whether those approaches have been
voluntarily made, as in the case OF
Russia, or made under pressure OF
necessity (NUDE EEL). For this vol
untary or involuntary approach indi-
Gates with unerring accuracy the sin
cerity or insincerity of those making
the approach and likewise gives the
student an Illuminating view as to
whether the maker really desired to
advance the cause of humanity or
merely to diseredit the socialist idea
in the minds of careless observers.
First of all let us dispell the false
illusion Chat still exists in the minds
of many that Nazi Germany ever
was, or even family approached the
idea of socialist state.
At the close of World War I, there
was a strong socialist party movement
in Germany led by men of the type
of Karl Liebknecht. This movement
had been growing for years during
the course of the World War and its
sincerity is attested to by the persecu-
ton of the leaders of the movement
by the Imperial German government
of Wilhelm II.
After the close of hostilities and
during the period of military occupa-
ton this movement maintained it's in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14

GRAND CROSSING by Alexander
Saxton is fresh and challenging first
novel written by a young man still in
his twenties.
1t is the tale of Michael Reed, a
Harvard student Michael is a think
ing fellow who cannot accept the OBJ
vious answers and is too honest with
himself to trade his integrity for the
easy security of a plush-seat job. The
patness of the Harvard crowd dis
gusts him, and although he is con-
tinually ridiculing and tearing down,
he can find no foundation upon which
to build. 1t is not until the bluff and
earthly Ben Baum breezes into his life
and takes him riding freights, picking
hops and cutting willows that Michael
begins to get a grip on something
solid. Restless and dissatisfied with
his Snug friends at Harvard, he
breaks ties and joins Ben at the Uni
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
INDUSTRY In PROSPECT?
Is NATURALIZATION OF

tegrity but gained little ground for the
great antipathy upon the growth Of
any real socialist movement so con
veniently situated to "Bolshevic Rus
sia.' For that reason, even after the
establishment of the German Repub
lie" the socialist movement of Ger.
many remained in state of "innoc-
uous desuetude' until the advent OF
one Adolph Schicklegruber. Adolph,
being wise in the ways of politics,
sensed the latent strength of the so
cialist sentiment and proceeded to
align himself with the party just as
our Republican Hoovers and Wilkes
and our Democratic Landons and
Roosevelts do in these United States.
Having joined the socialist party"
Adolph proceeded to make a big
noise" about the 'woes of the German
worker" following the customary pc
litical procedure the world over, and
having made the usual amount of
noise about this all important subject
he was soon in a position to utilize
the strength of that socialist senti-
ment to advance himself to position
of power in the party councils.
Then by accomplishing a few
NUDE EEL" reforms and improve
ments in the living conditions of the
general public, which in every country
is easily satisfied with few crumbs
from the Loaf he established himself
in position strong enough to silence
or nullify the opposition of those who
perceived the insincerity of the man
himself
Having by skillful political strategy
elevated himself to the position of
''fuehrer" and gained control of the
German military he was now ready to
negotiate" with the powerful l. G.
Farbenindustrie Capitalist group.
Thenceforth his program of smashing
labor unions, setting up a military
dictatorship and establishing a fascist
regime proceeded at a pace suffi-
GENTLY rapid to have satisfied even
the Garys, the Girdlers and the Rocky
fellers of our own country. Just an
other betrayal of the working classes
by shrewd and willy politician. This
betrayal of the working class by
Handsome Adolph'' clearly indicated
that Socialism was never his object
and brings home another truth which
should register on the minds of work
ers in our own country and through
out the entire world that you can't
believe what a politician says and only
a small percentage of what he does.
The rise of "Benito" I'll Duce) was
patterned along similar lines. Align
ing himself with the growing socialist
of Italy as the success of
Mussolini followed al
most step by step the political pro-
cedure of Hitler. The Reichstag fire
and it's aftermath in Germany had its
counterpart in the assassination of
the Socialist deputies in Italy when
I'll Duce" had attained a position Of
sufficient power to permit him to re-
sort to such drastic measures to effec-
Iually "squelch' his opposition.
1t must be conceded that in their
rise to power both Hitler and Musso-
I'M did many things which made min
Dr. improvements in the condition of
he workers of their respective coun-
.ries, just as the Nude Eel' with it's
AAA, WPA, FERA, BVD's and SOILS |
relieved for time the distressed con-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
UNITED NATIONS AT WAR

gun monthly distribution of packages
of 30 midget" editions of modern
and classical books to overseas per-
sonnet. The plan calls for delivery
of nearly 20 million books during the
next II months. A new set of 80
titles is chosen each month. The pa
per-bound editions weigh on an aver
age one-sixth that of the cloth-bound
originals. and the whole package of
80 books weighs about six and one
half pounds.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
MAKE SOAP FROM cHEsTNurs

According to the nazified Amster-
dam daily, Algemeen Handelsblad, a
Suitable laundry soap" can be made
out of !. chestnuts. This is the
formula: DRY the chestnuts, remove
the husks, and crate the kernels.
After boiling the kernels, press the
mush through sieve. The liquid
hus obtained must be mixed with
warm water after which it is ready
for use" The paper warned, however,
that this "ersatz" shauld not be used
for fine fabrics.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
GESTAPO NOT UP ON THEIR
JOHN STEiNBECk

The Free Danish Press Service re-
ported recently that Copenhagen
youth arrested by the Nazis for 'pos-
sessing illegal literature" was grilled
for three hours by the 'Gestapo before
he succeeded in convincing them that
John Steinbeck, the American author,
was not a member of the Danish I'M
derground hiding somewhere in the
vicinity.
The grilling began in earnest, the
dispatch said, after the youth, stu
dent, mentioned that he had sold a
copy of Steinbeck's 1.-THE Moon Is
Down." the story of nazi failure to
subdue a small Norwegian mining vii
lage.
who wrote the book and where is
hep" Gestapo man demanded.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
SOUTH AFRICA DOES ITS PART

The Union of South Africa is doing
its part in the war by making arma-
ments, including six Founders and
munition, precision guages, spe ;ial
papers for military maps, and 200
types of special steels. More than
260 ships can be repaired and refitted
monthly in Union harbors. In addi-
ton to the food South Africa IS send
ing to Allied armed forces, it has sent
10000 pounds of condensed and $4,000
pounds of powdered milk to help re-
lieve famine-stricken India.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
CANADA OVER-SUBScRIBES
WAR LOAN

Canada's Fifth Victory Loan drive,
with goal of $1,200,000,000 was re-
Gently concluded with an over-sub-
scription of s1S3, 100000 This was
the largest financing operation ever
undertaken in Canada, and more in
dividuals purchased bonds than in any
previous Canadian war loan campaign.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
JAPAN PROMOTES MASS
MARRIAGES

Japan has extended the program of
mass marriages to Java, according to
a Japanese broadcast. The first mar
riage of five couples was held recent
ly in Batavia. Previous Japanese re-
ports on the mass marriage program
indicated that the state pays bonus
to couples to encourage quick and
early marriage.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
GERMANS IN OCCUPIED CHINA
GETTING OUT FROM UNDER

According to the Chungking radio,
a number of German factory owners
in Japanese-occupied Chinese areas
are selling their properties to Chinese
in an attempt to avoid confiscation
by the Japanese after the defeat of
Germany
"The latest military developments
on the European 'front.'" the broad
cast said, "have greatly disheartened
the Germans in the occupied areas,
who are entertaining the fear that
Nazi Germany will collapse next
May"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
NO WORK, NO FOOD

The controlled Rome radio recently
disclosed that the national commits
sioner of labor in Benito Mussolinis
puppet fascist government had issued
decree declaring that every able
bodied man, age 16 to co. was under
obligation to work in German-oc-
cupied northern Italy and that no food
ration card would be issued to any
body failing to meet this obligation"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
TO CONTROL INSECT-BORNE
DISEASES

Brazil and the United States are
cooperating to prevent the spread of
insect-borne diseases from Africa to
the Western Hemisphere. This haz-
ard is result Of increased wartime
air traffic between African airports
and Brazil. Brazilian doctors will
work with United States Army offic-
ers on the sanitation of aircraft de-
parting from Africa for Brazil
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
ARMY BRoADcAsTs IN ENGLAND

In England, the U. S. Army owns,
and operates in cooperation with the
Office of War Information, its own
network of So stations. Most of
these are low-power stations, with a
broadcasting radius of only 10 to Is
miles, but they dot the British Isles,
and reach most American troop out
posts there.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14

United Nations supplies. Because
Saudi Arabia is neutral and the Holy
Land of the Moslems. the men, be-
sides being unarmed, will wear no
badges of rank, and all will wear the
Arab headdress. All the non-European
troops accompanying the expedition
will be Mohammedans, and the Brit
ish troops will not be accompanied by
a chaplain. Neither will any alcohol
be carried, for its use is forbidden by
the Koran
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
FOOD FOR AMERICAN TROOPS

In 1914 Australia will make six mill
lion pounds of apple sauce, 1914 mill
lion pounds of apple butter, and 10
million pounds of tropical butter
spread, as well as can seven million
pounds of sweet corn for American
troops.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
ARMY, NAVY ENTERTAIN
CHILDREN

Fifty youngsters from the Protest
ant orphanage in Algiers were guests
of the U. S. Army the day before
Christmas. WACS played games with
them and loaded them with toys,
cakes, and fruit. American sailors
stationed in North African ports made
toys for 1000 Algerian children.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14

"He is called Steinbeck and he is
in America" the student answered.
tits lie!" Numbered the Gestapo
agent.
After convincing the Gestapo that
he didn't know Steinbeck, the youth
was held four days before he was re-
leased, the dispatch said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
CUT OFF GAS IN YUGosLAvIA

The gas supply to private homes in
Yugoslavia has been discontinued be-
cause of coal shortage. Requests
to householders to curtail consump-
ton by so per cent did not produce
desired results.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
LIFE IN kHARkOV NEARLY
NORMAL

The main streets of Kharkov, Rus
STA, recaptured by the Red Army on
August %, are crowded and animated.
Shops, markets, and dining rooms are
busy, and street-cars soon will be run
ming again. Seventy-seven newly
opened schools are attended by $4,000
children. Lectures have started at
the Agricultural and Medical Insti-
tutes and the State university.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
BRITISH "FIGHT" LocUSTS

A force of 1000 British soldiers,
unarmed save for tons of bran mixed
with an arsenic compound, soon will
be battling" swafms of locusts in the
trackless wastes of Saudi Arabia. The
locusts cause inestimable damage to
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
Opinions Of
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of drawing fair opinions of present
issues or must they be led by spirit
of hero worship for some candidate
brought forward by party leaders?
Is it possible the owners of our gov
eminent of the people, for the people,
by the people can be led to sell it for
such a low price to incorporated
greed? E. B. S.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14

Dock, Swiss chard, and dandelion
greens have little waste if used
promptly, or washed and stored cold.
The heavy midribs of chard can be
removed and used in place of aspara-
gus.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
CHINESE WOMEN AID INDIA

over 10000 Chinese dollars for famine
relief in India. The money was col
lected on newsreel show.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14
BALI GETS JAP "YouTH CORPS"

Japanese military authorities in the
occupied Netherlands East Indies
have decided to establish youth
Corps of males between the ages of
IL and 80 on the island of Bali.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14

"MlDGET" BOOKS TO
SERVICEMEN
The u. S. Army and Navy have be-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-01-14

RURAL PRESS sEcTIoN-ow.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17

Master Points or less were eli
gible to participate in this event,
which was won by Fred w.
Hawke, of Jamaica, N. Y, and
Luther Hamilton, of Bridgeport,
Conn. Mrs. Dora Schwartz, of
Washington, d. c., and j. d.
Boyd, of Arlington, Va, finished
second.
Here is hand that gave the
winners good score. In MAX
ing his opening bid, South dis
regarded his lack of honor tricks
because of his excellent distribu-
ton. He correctly rebid his
hearts as a sort of sign-off be-
fore showing his second suit.
But when North showed strength
with the bid of two spades, the
three-diamond bid was justified.
South ruffed the second club
trick, took the spade finesse and
cashed the ace of spades, dis
carding a heart from his own
hand. He then cross-ruffed the
hand, conceding the last trick
and thus making his contract.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17
. QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS .
O-What is Gil soap?

Q-What is Gil soap?
"A new postwar" soap
containing chemical which
kills l3 times as many germs as
ordinary soap.
Q-What is the population OF
the Philippines?
A-17,000,000.
Q-What are the only three
gems which an emery stone will
not mark?
A-Diamond, ruby, sapphire,
Q-How many men sailed on
Columbus Voyage Of discov-
cry?
A-88.
Q-How did the word Ounce
originate?
Alt comes from Duns Scotus
(?-1308), an Englishman who
argued that il was impossible to
prove by reason the existence OF
God. A later generation started
using his first name as a term
for stupidity.
Q-Where did the grocer get
his name?
A-From Grosser, a merchant
who sold products by the gross.
Q-Who rode with Paul Re-
we're the night Of April Ia, l775?
"A man named Dawes.
Q-What are the three main
native tribes of the Philippines?
A-Moros, IgorotS, and Negri-
tos.
Q-How many connections
can the switchboard of the
human brain make?
A-Prof. c. Judson Herrick OF
the u. of Chicago places the fig
ure at the mineral l followed by
$4,000, 900 ciphers. He says the
figure, printed in book form,
would fill 80 average size $50
page books.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17

Are you dog lover and/or a
dog owner? If so, you will be
fascinated by Dogs at War"
(Macmillan), by Clayton G..
Going, newspaper man now on
the Overseas News Desk Of the
OWL.
AS Lowell Thomas says in his
introduction: "Americans are
dog lovers. Americans in
war are the same fanciers OF
pooches, NUTS, or thorough
breds that they were as civilians.
There are enless stories of dog
mascots attached TO famous
fighting units, brave accounts of
the devotion of the dog to his
human comrades and their devo-
ton TO him. Best of all are the
dog and soldier classics OF the
K-9 Corps, which are here for
the reading"
If you have wondered how
our dogs are trained and used
when they are accepted by Dogs
for Defense, how the organiza-
ton works and where its re-
cruits come from, you will find
all the answers for the first time
in this book. 1t is filled with in
teresting stories, including all
branches of the Armed Services
and the dogs who serve with and
comfort them, the AZ dogs
who have raised money to keep
the others going, the various bat
tlefronts, the Russian, English
and Swiss use of dogs in war
and a little about postwar pros
poets for the members OF our
canine army.
The book is illustrated with
dramatic photographs and il
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17
. BARBS

We have not yet heard one
good reason why we shouldn't
buy War Bonds!
General Patton certainly got a
break, being handed an army
without any Sunday drivers.
Among the greatest pieces Of
fiction found in every language
is the one about having a little
extra work to do at the office.
ezzA
Judging from the ads. lipstick
can be had in almost any old
color. Cupid's rainbow!
Much Of the talk you hear in
these war days is not so broad
as il is long,
Political campaigns are edu-
cational - we learn that all
liars are not golfers and fisher
men.
BARRIERS know lots Of people.
They're pretty good at scraping
acquaintance.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17
By PETER EDISON

Charges that Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek has been di-
verting American lend-lease aid
to his forces holding the Chinese
Communists in check instead of
throwing all these supplies in
against the Japs make it worth
while taking a closer look at
what American aid to China has
been. Chinese criticism is that 1t
hasn't been enough; but consid-
ering the difficulties of the sup
ply line, the surprising thing is
that American aid to China has
been as much as it has.
Currently, lend-lease aid to
China is running at the rate OF
about $40, 100000 a month. The
cumulative total of all lend
lease aid to China up to the end
of October is expected to be in
the neighborhood of $500, O0O,-
600 when final figures are an
nounced. Compare that with the
approximately $4,000, 900, 900
aid to the United Kingdom and
perhaps S7,OOO,000,O00 aid to
Soviet Russia.
This $500, 100000 aid to China
can be broken down into three
principal divisions:
/. Lend-lease exports to
China, largely shipments of mill
tary supplies made directly to
Chang Kai-shek Def fore the
spring of 1912 and allocated by
him to his forces, approximately
S155,00,000.
2. Consignments made to Gen.
Joseph w. StilWell for subse-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17

Diego. The Marine base didn't
know the answer, either. Two
days later the search ended,
leaving Bobby with a very red
face. The score was written by
his own arranger, Bill Lava, who
was sitting in the next office all
the time.
Mrs. Danny Kaye (Sylvia
Fine) is writing Broadway
show. No, Danny will not be
starred.
And have you heard about
the photographers daughter
who went astray? She returned
home and the photographer met
her at the door, saying: Go -
and never Tighten my dark room
again"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17

Mr.. Churchill, who hos spread more good will
than the former Prince Of Wales and travelled farther
than Mrs. Roosevelt hos gone owoy again - this
time to Pors In the course Of his travels he has pick
ed up knowledge Of world conditions than most
Of his fellow could hope to know. Yet there
is no condition prevalent in America which we do
know about, and we suspect that prevails through
out the world On the bosis Of it offer explon
otion Of why England gets to much Of its Prime
Minister as it does He has to 90 home occasionally
to get his laundry done
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17
. IN HOLLYWOOD

because she never says any
thing.
Sheila Rogers, the warbler, is
getting orchids from Lyle Tai
bot.
Col. Paul Mantz, the movies
airplane expert, will do all the
trick flying in the Eddie Ricken-
hacker film biography Hats In
the Ring
For radio show the other
night orchestra leader Bobby
Armbruster needed the musical
score from the Marine film Tar
ava" He wired Washington.
They suggested he contact War
ner Bros. who released the film.
Warner Bros. suggested he con-
tact the Marine base at San
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-17
Hiqh|iqhts from the Latest Books

contains not only names of dogs
and their owners, but of their
trainers and handlers and where
they have seen action. Of course,
the whole story cannot be told
now, but Mr.. Going has told as
much as possible and gives a
clear idea of the magnificent
help afforded by the dogs who
have gone to war here and over
seas.