The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-13


feet of organized labor. Labor, tn
!, veritable slave of capital, had n
; power whatsoever until it began t
organize Through organization, it ha
forced a little more of the fruit of it
own toll into it's own hands. Thi
struggle on the part Of labor an,
never the philanthropic or wise man
agement of the owners, has contribut
4 ed to the higher standard of living ant
enviable growth of our nation.
Structure of Our Government
TrembIes
This battle has not been fought
without sacrifice. We have left be
hind us a shameful history of traitors
and martyrs and the end is not yet
Worst of all, our very government has
become polluted in the struggle. The
colossal aggregations of wealth have
achieved SO much political as we'll as
economic power, that the foundations
of our whole governmental structure
are trembling and beginning to
crumble. Monarchy itself is not only
limited at but deliberately planned to
protect these gigantic representatives
of the money power from the power
of the people. This is fascism. The re-
public is indeed destroyed when this
end is achieved.
The first step toward this suicidal
end is the destruction of that power in
the hands of labor, achieved through
organization. Under the gentle guise
of protection for the whole country,
the great force of our government is
to be used to break the power of labor
This will inevitably result in violence
and bloodshed, for working people de-
prived of their last hope, be it ever
so illusory, are dangerous in their de-
speration.
At such time, surprising number
of our unorganized citizenry who have
believed in liberty, justice, equality and
democracy, will protest and become
with their leaders. 1t will
become absolutely necessary to- sup
press or eliminate them. We have seen
it all before when the blame was
adroitly shifted upon individuals and
certain nations, but when our own
chickens, that we are now feeding
with the food of hatred, greed and
come home to roost, we
may well be astonished at their exact |
to Hitler's chickens.
Mr.. Kaltenborn, you have taken |
ne in, ct.. nn1n nh,
10 not dare admit exists. You are the
paid apologist for capital fitting wind |
Mills for all of us dear people.
Labor Is Prior To :"
I know the class struggle exists and
honestly and openly take my side
With those who labor. Again I want
o quote what Lincoln once said of
his matter, quote: Labor is prior to
md Independent of capital. Capital is
'nly the fruit of labor, and could not
lave existed if labor had not first ex-
sted. bid the laboring people beware
# surrendering the power which they
POSSESS, and which, if surrendered,
will surely be used to shut the door of
dvancement for such as they, and fix
ew disabilities and burdens upon
hem until all of liberty shall be lost"
md quote
Certainly the use of organized
abor's power to stop production
rings disaster and suffering But the
Sc of organized capital in it's I'M
easing quest for more profit forces
lbor to use its power or lose every l..
emblance of freedom and democracy.
espite labor's evident power, the :
,ruggle is so unequal that it must fail !
Mess each and all of us who work,
take our place in the
attic to end the class struggle by re- .
acing the entire private ownership
nd democratic management of our ;
roductive and distributive system.
I regret that every effort is being 7
ade to discredit and villify the great =
,untry that is trying so hard to bring
is new form of social intercourse {
to being. The lying spokesman of !,
If greedy capitalist system use every :,
cans to deliberately create hatred
Id misunderstanding for a great ma
On of people, struggling toward new !,
Id better freedoms. u
Under modern conditions, each and =
of us are so interdependent that e
g individualism of free enterprise no q
niger means liberty but license; it is =
} longer democracy and law, but =
utocracy and anarchy.
This battle between capital and
Dor, so rapidly nearing a climax.
ings hatred, strife and suffering to
all, for we are all part of the one
'rld, made one by the combined in
nuity and effort of all and not to be
lger claimed as the private property n
greedy, selfish individuals.
1t is time we stopped mounting
rases of hatred to work upon the
ejudices of the people in the dis Cd
aceful effort to prolong the reign pc
a selfish, greedy money power OIL
lose only aim is lust for profit and AZ
10 will eventually deprive us Of all 81
5tiges of freedom and democracy. N.
It is hard to reconcile the effort to ut
lame our hatred and foster our
RS with the teachings of Him whom w
pretend to worship. He taught 10
We, self-sacrifice, tolerance and hui pr
n brotherhood. Capitalism forces us th
deny all these virtues.-Yours
ly, HOBART McKEAN. ne
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