The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-05-31
Time for Caution. Not Curbs


to mount and the camor has louder that
somebody do something about it. all many the
ctzeny to be losing their perspective why
having strikes And their perspective has become
befudded thanks to continuous onesded campaign
through and radio there is growing tendency
wrongly place the blame for the mammoth strikes which
been Gripping postwar production
There may instances bona-fide responsibility
the part of few labor leaders, but the only vertical
ton there to be for such assumption confined
the advertisements such giant outfits General Motors
General Electric etc. and the editorial pens which to be
under the mystic spell Of advertising dollars No. for all fum
nations to the contrary labor responsibility only of minute
Importance to the nationwide picture.
The of these strikes like the of practically
all the other strikes history much deeperthey bark
en- back to the very foundations of our society and
the wrongs inherent therein AS nations gone
the past and do again. otherwise denied
sentials national salvation have the working people had
to strike to enforce theh demands for equitable
share of the results of their labor.
Proposal Long Step Toward Fascist Control
Further repressve legislation, demanded of the
by President Truman last Saturday afternoon will not
prohibit major parayzng strikes True such drastic law may
temporarily foresta work stoppage but like forming
in Volcano worker unrest at industrial nJustces will
nue to and law law violent eruptons when they
do will far seriously disrupt than
would have ordinarily been the No doubt in proposing
such toaltaran step the president moved by the des
peraon of expediency the desperation born of realizing that
the welfare OF this nation and OF the entire world was at stake
in securing speedy settlement of the railroad strike How
ever this writer the desired do not justify the
Ii such legislation becomes law, as seems likely will, step
by step it will become for the to
everncreasng controls not only labor but upon
ment well, until the point will be reached when it
will be necessary the military depoyed every
sbe industrial trouble spot in the country Step by step
will legsated ourselves into similar form of absolute
that which than quarter of million American
boys gave their lives out Instead of progressing along
the achieving greater widespread industrial
democracy will have plunged ourselves into form
of tasm than the people of this country have ever known
Instead of Harvesting industrial machine for the greatest
good people, will have created frankensteinan
monster which claims people as its slaves.
American People Will Repudate Legislation and Those
Responsible for Its Passage
The president seeks legislation to curb industrial
rather than continue to reaconary for
adoption intelligent program to the of strikes
the legislation requested but likely he will live
only legislation repudated but likewise see
reputation of himself and the members of the who
today camorng for the scalp of the working
by the American people.
Wouldn't it be better the president would the
of forecfunes aggressvey going to the
twice. but times may be necessary
congress adopting his earlier for
bringing democracy for ALL of the American
people Americas workers asked for effective full
poyment legislation for greater social security for compre
health Insurance. for better chance for ALL Amer
the fruits of democracy and Americas workers
willing help pay the bill to bring this about The pres
has the for approval of such
but the congress fit to do otherwise Therein lies the
basic causes postwar labor unrest and therein shall
nue to remain until such time representatives get
in step with the times-(H.LB)