The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-04-26

Alaska from Russia. They had North
ern California, and gave it to us.
While in the same time we have got
ten the Louisiana Purchase, from the
Indians, Southern California, Arizona,
New Mexico, Texas, from the Mexi-
cans; Florida and the Philippines from
Spain. In the stame time, England
and France have divided Africa-larg-
er than North America = between
| themselves.
The Standard abuses the Soviets
for wanting free passage through the
Dardanelles. For 40 years we were
about to fight Spain and France to
open to our Midwest exports the Port
of New Orleans. President. Truman
said a year ago that all the rivers of
Europe ought to be opened to com
merce of the world, just as the Ameri-
can rivers are. But that would remove
cause of war, so our press has never
given his plan any publicity. British
and French bankers own the Suez
Canal. Its tolls are prohibitive against
ships of other nations This was one
cause of World War II. The American
people allow the vessels Of all nations
to go through the Panama Canal on
the same tolls as American ships.
This keeps Latin America friendly to
us.
Macarthur Elevates Common
People of Japan
We are giving the Filipinos their
independence. The first lesson of its
kind in world history will make for
perpetual peace. McArthur's rule in
Japan is elevating the common peo-
pie, destroying the war lords, who are
the same as our go families. The press
of the United States is not publishing
it. If Macarthur keeps up his good
work, the rank and file of Japanes
will have a real, not a pretended, !
friendship for the Americans, though
this sounds like a miracle to you.
The only good thing about the Amer !
lean press is the universal disbelief in
its propaganda in the minds of intelli- |
gent people. The more people find
out how false our press is, the less
apt we are to have future wars, and
millions of converts to disbelief in our
press will soon shatter its power
Lately some foolish young folks de-
stroyed several small dwellings in
Butte supposed to be occupied by non
union maintenance men during the !
strike. 1t was vandalism of the worst
sort. The Associated Press exaggerat-
ed it into total riot through the town.
got two kilograms from the East
asking if we were safe.
In the last five years the Anaconda
has destroyed, by mining in
breach of contracts not to do so, two
large schools, several churches, many
apartment houses, several hundred
dwellings. There has been no mention
Of this yet in the Standard or Post
People No Longer Believe Papers
This silence is a good thing in the
ong run. The 10000 people in Butte
Ill know about this company high
landedness. They never see it in the
papers, so every man and woman, and
| thousand children put out of the
;oHueHlHeu SCuOolS, hHOW IHe papers
ire just phony.
No matter how hard the corporation
press of the country tries to promote
another war, the American people are
Just getting too smart for the news
paper owners.
Here is some news. The press has
Kept it from you so well that even
Mike Mansfield, our congressman,
wrote me a month after it happened !,
hat he had not heard it. Senator Tyd-
ngs introduced a resolution that
President Truman call a meeting of
russia, Britain, France and China to {
orce complete disarmament, the dis