The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-01-25
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Radio Address of Gordon
Roth, Director of Public
Relations of the FUGTA
On the Food for Freedom
Program.
Good evening-from GTA.

GOOD eVeullS-lrOIH 0lA.
There is bitter, last ditch, reac-
tionary struggle going on in this coun-
try, struggle to turn time backwards
and to freeze progress at yesterday.
1t is symbolized in congress by such
men as Senator Taft of Ohio. 1t is
symbolized by their thinking, by their
words. When President Truman says
that this country is drifting into a
dangerous position, and tries to build
q fire under congress so that it will
act, what does Senator Taft and his
kind do? He merely dismisses the
whole program as, to quote him left
wing communist, coming directly from
the Soviet constitution" or the "CIO."
These are the men whom Secretary
Wallace has characterized as little
men of little faith"
Or, take those extraordinary half
page advertisements that are being
run in some Of the big city newspa-
pers. They are signed simply Society
of Sentinels, Detroit" These ads out
line to President Truman the kind of
a message the Sentinels would like
to see him send to congress. The Sen
tinels are in favor Of:
1. Immediate repeal of all govern
ment controls over prices and wages.
2. They want prices to seek their
own lever or, in other words, unlim-
tied initiation.
g. They want repeal of the Wagner
act.
4. They want repeal of the wages
and hours law.
5. They want repeal of all laws to
aid or control agriculture on the
grounds that they all are unconstitu-
tional. (And there are some farm
leaders who are in favor of that kind
of stuff right here at home. You find
some of the farm papers full of it,
but don't let that fool you.)
6. They want to suspend all relief
to the starving people of Europe and
Asia that will cost us anything and
want to issue bonds among private in
vestors in these countries to foot the
bill. I'm the meantime, let the peo-
pie starve.)
z. They want all federal aid to So
cial security ended.
8. They want all federal aid for
housing ended right away.
What it adds up to is that the So
eiety of Sentinels of Detroit (the
twentieth century industrial city of
he world want to Balkanize the Unit
hing in 20 years and have ignored |
Ill the changes that have been going
IN all over the face of the world |
and changing our ways of life and |
business for the last 100 years. Now,
what the Sentinels of Detroit think |
s not so important; nor is it so i'm
)ortant. even if it is interesting, that |
he Sentinels of Detroit have enough |
money to publish large advertisements
n the newspapers. But what is i'm
,ortant, vitality important, is the
James of some Of the leading figures
n this society.
We learn that a leading figure in
his society is John W. Scoville, who
S, or has been, an economic adviser
o the Chrysler corporation, man
Who said people live in slums be-
:ause they like it, and if they did not,
hey would get out. But he is just
me of the powerful group of Detroit's
Industrial and banking officials who
las come out with program so say.
lgely reactionary that 1t would not
,nly do great harm here at home, but
would condemn at least 20 million
,eople to death, through starvation, in
,ther parts of the world. And we
a General Motors execu-
i've, a company economist by the |
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