The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1944-03-17

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ceive no consideration for publicatit
Editor, Peoples Voice:
To listen to the war analysts owe
the radio and read the editorials il
daily newspapers, leads person t.
think Goebbers system of propaganda
lis rife in United States as we'll al
in Germany Were a private individ
uaI to express himself as freely al
paid journalists and radio announcers
the f. B. |. or Dies committee would
certainly be called to investigate what
capitalist politicians and money pow
cred monopolists would declare sub
versive, ETC., etc.
How can members of congress look
at and salute our flag and repeat what
our children are taught to say in hon
or of our country and also what they
themselves declare in their oath OF
office and to which all natural born
and naturalized citizens must sub
scribe, then for purely political and
personal reasons, strive to discredit,
antagonize and humiliate the com
mander in chief of our armed forces
and our nation in time of extreme
emergency Does such an attitude
people or have a good effect on our
national enemies? Should we not all
realize we are at war and the flowers
of our country are facing death each
hour of the day?
Should Alex Drier, Kaltenborn,
Shelly, Burlingame or any other an
alyst or news commentator be permit
ted to express private or paid for
opinions subversive or detrimental
and the people be expected to approve
of them by their silence?
Should the impassioned oratory of
Wheeler, Vandenburg, George, Taft,
Barley or any other se1f-inspired
member be permitted to influence peo-
pie of fair, open-minded? Must voters
take it and say nothing? Is the pres
ent time the proper occasion for such
a rotten exhibition of political action?
When the members opposing the
veto of the tax bill, that, they well
knew, was far below present needs,
and which they all knew would later
have to be increased signify anything
but an effort to humiliate the presi-
dent and could be taken only as
political move for political reasons
Is such going to advance present war
effort?
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exact location of every man in the
armed forces and how ballots can best
reach him, and to what authority did
he subscribe when he entered the
service-the state or the nation?
Is the first allegiance of our people
given to "Our Country" or state. |
Have the people of the north and the
south ever disagreed on the point of
Estates rights" in the past and what
the result?
Are we going to permit the poll-tax
states to prevent our soldiers voting
by THEIR ATTITUDE toward negro
voters. Are we going to permit an
other States rights" question to cause
bitterness and future serious trouble |
here in the United States?
Are we going to permit paid an
alysts and journalists to do any and
all our thinking and say nothing about
it and THINK nothing of it?
Are members of congress above crit
cism by the people who elect them?
In considering the attitude of the
'ecent tax bill, was the real excep-
ion to the presidents statement due
o a lack of respect to congress as a
whole or an OPEN EXPRESSION OF
\ TRUTH which congress wished to !;
conceal from the people as a whole?
Can the people forget the truth in
rolved before next November when
hey make cross before certain
lanes? E. B. s. I;
editor, Peoples Voice:
Enclosed will find a front page
Tipping from the March 4 issue of
he Billings Gazette. l can hardly
Understand their liberal mindedness
n making this publication 1t may
e that some parts of the kept press
re beginning to realize that this ma
ion is in a war for other purposes,
han some few making all the dollars !