The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-27
Comments On a Resolution"
Cut Bank, Mont, June II, 194

Dear Cap: | have been reading your
rather our paper for over two years
that means every word of every paper
and have been giving you what
amounts to silent commentator
neither a word of praise, or a kick
in the pants, but a situation has arisen
that needs Qualification not from The
Voice, but from the resolutions com
mittee of the North Valley County
Farmers Union, and the resolution
cendemning The Voice for supporting
communism.
AS to paragraph one of the resolu-
ton permit me to point out that the
Congressional Record is an unlimited
source of information for those who
likes to do a little summer following
and determine for themselves just
where and who is advocating fascism,
under the guise of Free Enterprise,
then perhaps they would realize that
The Voice was only warning us of
what could and would happen if we
didn't wake up.
If all the common people permitted
the witch hunters to run hog wild
and outlaw every thing and every
body just by pointing their fingers and
crying red or fellow traveller, and
outlaw them just like that, then our
Democracy and Freedom as we know
it is gone, because after all, Commu
nism, is only a disease of the mind
trI, tfpc &c. Of
the mind, one an overactive fear, and
the other a lack of knowledge and
ability, if the ghost stalkers had the
knowledge and ability to make Democ-
racy living and working force they
would never need to fear anything
under heaven, but if they can't make
Democracy work, then its time to be
really fearful, because a communist |
looks just like any body else and |
don't see how any government body |
can find a way to legislate a mans |
thoughts, or even tell what he is think
ing.
If The Voice hadn't pointed out the |
danger of running the commies into |
the wood work, how long would it be
before the labor unions, and the Farm
ers Union would get the same axe
Using the same procedure?
If the Voice was protecting Com
nunism why was the Truman doctrine
80 suddenly watered down? No doubt
here are other people not only here,
)ut in every Democracy on Earth who
ire alive to the perils of such a course.
AS long as we have people like
Taber, republican from
New York who can squeeze the blood
,ut of a democratic program like the
Agri., Dept. Budget, and ruin the Farm
Tenant program, Crop Insurance pro-
ram, School Lunch program, and
soil Conservation program, etc. at a
aving of 1888 million dollars, he pen '
LIKED the kids and every farmer and
democratic institution in the us. then
million to support a decadent govern
1ent against the people who doesn't
want them, and plans to spend billions Y
lore to support more reactionary die s
and reactionary monarchies. i
Truly they have something to fear, (
ecause they're turning a ghost loose
D stalk the land, ghost of bank /
uptcy, and a lower standard of liv- S
lg, and perhaps socialism, because {
hey haven't the intestinal fortitude to !
rack down on the monOpolies and \
lake Democracy work here at home 4
nd over all the world, then we shall C
ave peace, and all the communists 5
ill want to become democratic and L
ny not? Isn't it just as fair for us n
, make democracy in action so at d
active, that all the communists will {
ant to join our way of life instead Il
fearing they will have the democ t
lcys go in with them
Some people must have an awful b
lilty conscience, when they get so L
arful that Democracy and Freedom p
mt stand up with out a prop against {
~ and all isms. W
The Voice should continue in the n
ture as it has in the past, a fear tC
IS searchlight focused on any and
| skulduggery, and as long as you
mt get sued for libel.
I shall still hold faith in your state