The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-01-18
DEMOCRACY versus MONOPOLY

! America who demand return 20 III
old system of banker control.
Control by the people of each natio
over their foreign exchange will pre-
vent international bankers from play
ing with the destinies of peoples b
the export and import of money.
We cannot achieve world peace III
less we find common ground for &C
operation with the democratic people
of the world. We cannot hope to sue
coed in maintaining peace unless WI
c9n cooperate with Russia and breal
down her suspicion of u.s.
We cannot just wish for peace ant
expect it to be maintained. We can
not establish peace and expect it tC
endure indefinitely without any effort
OH our part. We must work and sacri
flee to maintain a peoples peace. we
must work for the good of all q
theory which is completely foreign to
a rnonopolist
We were willing to sacrifice for vic
tory because we knew what defeat
would cost. We should unite ami sac.
rifice to maintain peace because if
we lose the peace this time the cost
will be complete destruction of man
kind.
We have fought the monopolsts for
so years in America and succeeded
only in making them respectable. They
have grown in size and power until
with the expose of the secret cartel
agreements we discovered they cover
the world and are a threat to the
peace and prosperity of the entire
world.
To democratize monopoly we must
control it from the inside-regulatio
has done no good. In other words the
people must be brought into direct
in their economic affairs.
The monopolists are fighting tooth
and nail, every plan to assist the peo-
pie of the world to get share in the
control of their economic destiny. The
luarrels over loaning money to Brit
ain, Russia and more recently the Pol
sh government are examples. The
light against the co-operatives IS an
other. Any plan to give the people
more control over their destiny is in
SANITY condemned as red" socialism
,r communism.
By propaganda they arouse the peo
lie to hatred for each other, their sole
,,rpooo baipo fo hroak down anu ~ |
operation. They tell us we need all
,ur money at home that we should |
lot lend 1t to any foreign country |
tut at the same time they fight IVA,
IVA and any other plan that might
their strange hold on the
BUSINESS and welfare of this nation.
hey refuse to reduce freight rates
hat hold the South and West to the
tatus of colonial empire. They have
orced labor to fight every inch of
Working conditions and decent living
onditions. They have retarded tech
advancement and made
arce of the patent laws.
Labor needs to set its house in or
er too. Many unions need to be /
There are some union
saders who are short-sighted as our
and are doing labor a
reat deal of harm. 1t is of the first
Importance that the A. F. OF L. and
!. ]. o. settle their differences and
mite their efforts to preserve de- ]
locracy. Monopoly is stronger today {
IAN at any time in its history.
Democracy and monopoly are in
eadly combat at this moment The {
tie of the world depends on Ameri
rs choice. If America and britain l
moose monopoly and set up monopoly J
)ntrolled states in Europe and Asia.
rssia will counter with nations under
s domination. The result, two armed
,mps and World War III. t
If democracy is to win into this '
ght with monopoly, the democratic t
asses must not only unite their po- t
-ical power but must be courageous t
their actions. We must demand
lare in our economic welfare. We t
ust try to set all groups 70 work s
r the common good r
There must be a moral revolution t
e are indeed our brothers keeper. t
lis is indeed zone World"
The atomic bomb has terrified US p
ID paralyzed our minds. But may Il
We accomplished the good Of making |.
c monopolists conscious of the ter L
lie results to all if we Go not pre-
mt another war. They will not b
cape as before to go on to bigger 81
d better monopoly and more and IL
IRE suppression of the masses. If
: monopolists insist on pursuing v
cir antiquated, narrow, Selfish war 81
eeding system then we the people p
we are to escape destruction, must al
)p them-quichlyi III
It will no doubt be necessary TO u
We international agreements to pre- II
ut ruinous prices; it will be neces- p'
" to balance international require re
hts and prevent dumping or trade
rs but these agreements will be 81
bile, monopoly prices be cut and NJ
parties to the agreements be held is
ponsible to assure that the general lis
flare was of the first concern. CT
rhe tender care taken of big bust.
IS enterprise to insure them M
inst any loss before we could en- OF
their aid in producing for the war SO
ort and the guarantees given them bi
inst any reconversion losses, com
ed to the utter disregard for the
oring masses and what might hap
| to them or their families to say d
hing of our niggardly treatment of