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

Citizens of a war-Weary world, the
courtesy of the Open Forum has been
extended me to address you this eve
ming on the prospect for perpetual
peace, the final outlawry of war as
the means of adjusting the disputes
of nations. Since first recorded his
tory, when the Prophet of Israel spoke
that the swords should be turned into
ploughshares, and the spears into
pruning hooks, the Great and Good
have prayed for the coming of this
millennium.
In spite of the terrifying forces at
work sowing seeds of more wars to
make the rich richer, and thereby low
er the standard of living of the COM
mon man, if the people see the forces
working for war and private gain
against humanity, the mere force of
public opinion in the three nations,
America. Russia and Britain, will give
more and more power and dignity to
the United Nations organization. This
alone can enforce peace.
In ages past, the wish to own chat
tel slaves has caused countless wars
Of Greeks against Greeks, Persians
against Egyptians Romans against
their neighbors The wish to keep the
negro in perpetual slavery was the
reason for our Civil War. A retention
of peonage is why English and Dutch
troops are still fighting in the Dutch
East indies. That proved to be large
mart of the superior race program of
Hitler and Mussolini. 1t was not up
permost in the plans of Japan A wish
for personal slaves can never 'ead to
a war between either of the three
strong powers-America, Russia and
Britain. No other race can enslave
ali American, an Englishman, Rus
sian or a Frenchman.
Religion, Factor in Many Wars
Strange to say, religion has been
factor in many wars Though often re-
lig;on has been the manifesto, the real
motive was to steal, in the name of
religion, the other believers property.
The manifesto of the Crusades was 20
rescue the Holy Sepulchre from the
Moslems. Why bother about the Sep
ulchre. Christ had risen. His grave of
three days was no more sacred than
some bed he had occupied. The real |
cause of the Crusades was to steal the |
wealth and lands of the Saracens, in
Asia Minor and the Moors in Spain.
For a thousand years there has been
keen rivalry between the Bishop of
Constantinople, head of the Eastern
Greek church, and the Bishop of Rome,
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church. It has led often to war. But |
global intelligence has outgrown that |
rcause. The head of the Greek church |
moved to Moscow when the Turks cap !
tured Constantinople. That rivalry still |
echoes from the past. The Metropoli- |
tan OF Moscow, at times, calls the !
Vatican pro-fascist, and the Vatican,
every so often, likens communism to
Atheism, but neither convinces many
disciples of the need of fighting abou:
the matter. The Catholic clergy are
mostly liberal friends of the Russian
people, and, doubtless, the Russian
clergy are liberal and friendly to Cath
olics Religious wars will never again
afflict mankind, or dishonor the mem
DRY of the Savior.
Mass Education Must 'Dehorn'
Money Greed
The only present factor in the world
today that may lead to a majoH war,
is the greed for money, and the lust
for power of the upper bracket CAPT
talistic classes in the United States
Argentina, England, France, Spain and
China. Unless these bring on a war,
before mass education rises to the
point of dehorning them, and silenc-
ing their mouthpieces = such as
Churchill, Taft, Hoover-and before
the common man sees that their
press" exists only to peddle false
propaganda, there will never again be
general war in the world.
The atomic bomb bears no such dan
ger to the future peace of the world
as this class. Their great wealth was
born of war; preparation for war sus-
tains it; each new war increases it.
Greed is their god. It makes no diff
ference to them whether Russian or
American boys are slaughtered, be-
cause of defective communication wire
Oh the battlefield, 50 long as they
cheat governments out of millions
by hidden magnetised button boxes
to fool inspectors. Four months after
Pearl Harbor the Standard Oil COM
pany was sending gasoline to South
American port for re-delivery to Ger
many.
In Russia such men would be
hanged That is Farmer-Labor gov
eminent With us, they are fined; they
control the congress.
War Mongers Grip Weakened by
Increased Purchasing Power
Every increase in the purchasing
power of farmer or worker as classes
so much weakens war mongers' grip 4
IN the Western world. Every advance 1
n the standard of living under the !
government of Russia
S encouraging to farmers AMI work
RS everywhere to fight for political /
,ower.
Therefore, the targets of their press !
re: Number one, the Soviet Union; 1
lumber two, organized political-mind- (
d farmers and workers. I
The big money classes own IS per !
ent of the daily newspapers in the
-nited States.
Take the Montana Standard as an !
For weeks its editorials have
reached that Russia is trying to in