The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-06-06

very real at Fairbanks, Alaska, during
the war, when steady stream of
P-39s were flown away from the field
there by the Russians every day.
So | say that the second way in
which the people of the Northwest
can work to prevent depression is to
insist on a program for the develop
ment of Alaska.
This program will be a part of an
overall program for world reconstruc-
ton. To work for such program as
part of an integrated plan to abolish
war, to establish the conditions nee
essary to one world, is the third way
in which the people of the Northwest
and all America can work for pros
perity and peace.
This program calls for mobilization
of all the resources of America, a prog
ram administered by the United Ma
tions and aimed at serving the COM
mon good of all peoples. It's end is hui
man service and not profit. The prior
ity it sets is not the false priority of
political reliability but the true prior
ity of human needs.
Words Not Deeds
Republicans in Washington say they
favor the development of the West.
But in fact they oppose the develop
ment of the West, on behalf of Eas
tern monopoly interests. These men
must be exposed by the people and
resolutely fought.
In the same way, defenders of the
Truman doctrine say that they are
for world unity, strong United Ma
lions, friendship with Russia and a
world at peace. In fact, they work to
democracy, to bypass and
weaken the United Nations to drive
Russia into unyielding opposition and |
create rigid pattern of non-cO-opera-
ton which one day will lead to war.
So say that the people must also
fight this doctrine as they fight the |
betrayal of the domestic program, es-
tablished by the New Deal.
| say that the Truman doctrine if |
the people allow it to be pursued fur
Their, will lead to years of bitter and
costly civil war in China.
1 say that if under the guidance of
the Truman doctrine we continue to
pump guns, planes, ammunition ship
ping and other useful military supplies
INTO the present corrupt and unrepre-
sentative government of Chang Kai
Shek, China will eventually go COM
nunist and will be. lost to us, both as
3 great center of world trade, and as
, great continent for the development
If democratic ideals
/ say that if the Truman doctrine is
in Europe, it will drive France
md even Britain, under Russian influ-
,nce These nations will never fight
in a war. But they will not
light with America either. They sim
'ly cannot afford another war.
Want Neither American or Russian
Military Occupation
Again and again they said to me:
he Truman doctrine offers us the
hoice of being occupied by America
nd liberated by Russia, or of being
coupled by Russia and liberated by
america. In either event, we should
e in the resistance movement.
Europe today is on the verge of fam
ne and breakdown because of short
ges caused by war. Europe is so des-
erately short of the necessities of life
nat she must make full use of the re-
Ources she has left. She must fully
Sc these resources and fairly share
lem For Europe today this means
ocialism.
Socialism is not a plaything or a
lXury for Europe. 1t is matter of
fe and death-a faith held by the
reat majority of the. people. l warn