The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-07
Nero Fiddles-Truman Ate Ice Cream

The old story playing his fiddle while his prin
cpa city being sacked and burned, has
terpar apparently unconcernedy eating
ice the White House lawn while the country faced
the problem transportation
system And refusing to participate any final effort
bring about peaceful solution to the problem
We find him instead appearing before the representatives
of the people urging enactment of law which for the
first time in the history of American life, either
peace provided that striking would be made crime It gave
eeway consideration of the the strike
whether the strike conducted in peaceful 1t
dregarded any consideration degree employer
vocation gave consideration element justice
on the part of the striking workers to avoid strike He asked
for dcaora to impose slave labor the workers of
Fascsm has been called Capitalism with bayonet and
President Truman that he ubscrbes to conditions that
would bring that about with himself the dominant figure
Employers Interests Are Sacrosanct
The President asked for unprecedented the
lives of the working people the States but did
ask for authority hamper operations exploiting
poyer clear that he considers their interests
their always just only workers
slave control
An analysis of the bill by prominent attorney of national
repue shows that union officer employee had the
temerity stand his constitutional rights of freedom if
the bill became law and the president ordered him back
to work and So following things
l. He is subject S. 900 or imprisonment or both
2 He is subject to federal Injunction and in case he re-
fuses obey the Injunction punishment for contempt of
The Norris act which prohibits federal in
functions in labor matters is repealed
automatically discharged he loses his employee
status both for of the National Labor Relations act
and the Railway Labor act and his seniority is wiped out
A. He may be drafted whatever and conditions
fit the and is subject to
military command perform the work which he refused to
civilian If he refuses to obey military command, he
then subject to the pains and penalties of court martial
Everyone who listened to the presidents address
gress that Saturday urging the of this
that he attempted all of the blame
the railroad strike to railway union officials but
failure of the railway to attempt to
the legitimate demands of the striking unions And of
mention that these out
weary been ready to make CONCESSIONS trying
audience with him but he had refused to meet with
them and of his advisors who wanted TO
discuss with these officials their proposals. inform
that would be discussion And all he
while the officials the last final
attempt reach his to eat ice the White
House lawn
A New Low in Political Subterfuge
authoritative records the offices of the union
officials conclusvely that the president knew half
been called off, his evidently wanted to
his appeal for fascist dctatora power by having
a message delivered to him while making his speech. g
hysterca readiness with which the house of represen
the bill asked by the president should to
awaken the American people realization of the direction
drifting should warning that they
and act present democracy to be saved
Make mistake We headed directly
ominousy to fascsm We must have Jess
willing listen to the siren of the special interests
Fascsm always been developed by immediate of vi
the instrument of reaconary capital One of
steps has been the assumption by fgurehead of
theirs of dcatoria power the peoples ber
doing steps this end taken year quite 81
clear provocaton by big business with boated
assured of to them by the caryback
provisions of tax laws shutting down their plants when
he workers asked for consideration Then the
rolled press and the stooge politicians have stormed and