The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-04-11
An Uneasy Grave

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The old saving that someone long gone must turn in his
grave something that completely
trary what the departed stood for his her e is
called when reading the press reports of President
Jefferson day speech before gathering of Democratic big
shots in Washington.
According to the reports he ampfied his doctrine of
aiding peoples whose freedoms endangered by
foreign and that he referring
to his pet project of aiding the of Greece and
Turkey implications of this doctrine advocated by
Truman occasion presumably intended to pay honor
the memory of jefferson indeed caused his shade
discomfort.
Our country anyone other,
deeply the development democracy
Jefferson Author of declaration of independence of the
suppresve rule by Great Britain and of the principal
trainers of orr Constitution he merits the title of Gather of
democracy" Inherent in all of his expressions
not for the special privileged but constant
desire safeguard the rights of the owly e liberty and
the pursuit of happiness.
Now have the President of the United States advocating
policy completely contrary to the principles of Jefferson
gathering supposedly intended render honor the
the father of democracy Where the of
Greece which the President to give assistance
main in power is there any sembance of democracy?
less figure-head monarchy the actual govern
ment judging by its accomplishments since placed in
through plebscte under the of the British
military Greeks bent upon of the mon
archy composed of aggregation of profeerng rack
eteer and decaden aristoracy Everything about the
represents the very anthes of democracy The
people have nothing about the government
under which they forced to live.
And true of Turkey government clearly
recognized of the otaitaan order with its general public
having no voice in it.
to call for the aid of country support the governments
these cOun1eS which suppress
right the little man? Who what group "sold him
that dea and how does he harmonic his proposals with
basic of democracy? Or he just hearkenng will
ngy the voices of the privileged and parrong statements
prepared for him?
The words and the implications of the actions proposed
defame the memory of Jefferson.
the issue Of the daily press reporting the Jeffer
speech of the President AP from Washington
reported that the committee which had had the Presidents
proposal consideration reported the the
with the comment that if Greece and Turkey should
be deprived of their independence and their people of their
liberties (ic) political disorder and economic chaos would
spread other countries More hypocral
Even the members of this committee without giving them
credit for much intelligence must know that economic
political chaos there and the proposed
nomic aid is extended form of super government to adj
minister this aid is imperative
According the report of the comments of the
mttee formally presenting the bill to the senate the final
touch to the comments that the Greeks and Turks will
along the road to democracy they feel
inclined to agree with that statement Professionally.
They must feel from the might of the United States
porting their present fascistic governments.
Buddy" Ecton's Comments