The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-30
Statesman (?) Wheeler

According press reports Senator Wheeler this week
long speech the senate the principal burden of which
appears been attack Soviet Russia The
in which his theme presented seemed to amount to
demand that the United States get tough the Soviet
which would amount to practical declaration
of
Montana boys killed manned that he write Sym
pathetic their relatives in the hope of making
votes for himself next If that is unfair assumption
then what other would be fair believe he utterly
scrupuous the of his speech according to the excerpts
quoted certainly places him in the class of the war mongers
often condemned by him.
believe criticism the foreign policies of the United
apparent lack of policies eminenty justified AS
his criticism of Great Brtan policies it had been based
on their obviously designed purpose OF maintaining
istc CONTROL his criticism would have had merit But actually
the excerpts from his speech indicated all he had in mind
unloading his hate of Russia This he did, apparently
with the probability that he in effect urging
that all hopes of world peace be thrown to the winds
It seems that his demand for peace conference
with or without Russia reported in the Washington dis
patch the of his craftsmanship. Has he al
ready forgotten that the major part OF the destruction Oh e
military might of the enemy accomplished by
Russa right to seat at the table
purchased with the blood of twenty millions of its c
zens? And he be ignorant enough to think that Great
Britain China and the United States gather
peace conference and write limitations Soviet Russias
policies expect them to be respected and adhered to with
protest by the Soviet Unon The question: of an
itself Any such program laid down for sovereign
nation be backed by force that the senator's idea
building for peace in peace conference?
I conceive of thinking American being impressed
part of the senator's speech AS reported the
must be considered jingoistic, demagogc appeal to
thoughtless prejudice
policies lily the for his criticism
them made on reasonable basis do denounce him for
his red bang for what certainly amounts to expressed
his part all European nations what he
suitable governmental and economic system
His hypocrisy evidenced in his reported opposition to
the Organization and his declaration that the
member Security Council be required to make
monthly reports of possibility of troops of the
United State being enforce the Security Councils
dates possible Yet he prepared despite his
frequently expressed for the elves of American boys
commit the United States to by what amounts to
ultmatum addressed to Russia to conform-or else
might suggest to the senator that if he DESTROYS of
crtczing the State department. which might be ustifiaby
of its actions he could ask Secre
ary State Bnes how he harmonizes his nssence ree
elections in the Balkan states with the unfree elections in
Mr. Byrnes home state of South Carolina That something
that would be of interest to the entire country.
He might aso with credit to himself and for the welfare
of the nations people, militant fight for the
proposed provide full employment and committing
the full responsibility for jobs for ALL He might
any sincere for equality fundamental
of democracy and guaranteed in constitution
fight for enactment of Fair Employment Practices Act with
adequate enforcement funds.
Summing up, observation leads to believe that the
senator anything that needs doing until is po
cay expedent him do it. And apparently most of his
expressions dictated by the privileged groups
nderdogs H. ). BRUCE