The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-08-08
How Long, Oh Lord, How Long"


economist for the fat boys, that it is not likely that
prices of goods that the American needs will drop
because of the great demand to relieve the pu
and drastic situation existing in the European Countries the
clear inference being that there will be relief for the
lean long is possible dispose of the products
at the outrageous prices now beng charged mat the adj
ective Outrageous fits the price conditions evidenced by
the staggering increases in profits being attained by industry
this year.
The fact that prices will not be lowered according
conclusions of these learned Economists because great
mand from abroad places the American taxpayer against
the fact that he not only has pay exorbant prices
purchases of goods but he also has deeper his pocket
to meet the prices for goods exported Whether the goods
exported paid for under the Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan, the rose smells just sweet It's
payers dollars that pays for them.
Of in order to keep this wonderful captastc sys-
tenn OF ours working to the degree that reasonably full
poyment may De provided and production not fall into the
pit of rapidly accommodating surplus another
destructive or else have to loan the poverty stricken
nations the wherewtha buy products sorey
by them So find production golden chair
They soak that American for and
po Tor the goods ne must buy and then OF the
tax dollars he has contributed will contribute
staggering profits from the goods exported racket
and completely egazed by the action of the and
the administration by the removal Surely
the consumer has Had Enough"
There however examples of the eleemosynary
spurge of that the people country
they them serious thought would undoubtedly protest
One example gift of several million cartridges
to the fascstc national government
which secretary of state found hopeessy
efficient unrepresentatve unreliable Nevertheless we
have supplied with this ammunition kill Chinese as
rise against it. This, remember ammunition that
paid for knowing to be used for any
such And who do you think paid surplus
materials in addition to the millions dollars loans
we have presented to this Shiny organization?
The Dutch have attacked the Indonesan Republic the
last week With what? With American tanks and planes
and artillery machine guns manned by American trained
Dutch soldiers dressed in American uniforms And
they attack Because the ndonesans chad enough of
slavery under Dutch rule and have declared their
and that they hencefor something
about what happened to the products of their rich
Their independence direct threat the
investment of the Standard Oil and by other oil
the oil fields of ndonesa Our state department deep
concerned with what the threat of scorched
otto do
ments But far known suggested
Dutch that maybe the Indonesans had right
self determination regard their government
did and equip these Dutch legons the first place.
10 protect and foster democracy and human ghts laugh
cynically and derisvely don't you?
However, We'll probably continue let these things happen
and continue to be gouged by consciencess monopostc
1usres and complacent administration congress- We
must not yet have "Had Enough.
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