The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-02-20
Portents of the Marshall Plan

who has the temery criticize the admnistra
TONS socaed bipartisan foreign policy who offers support
candidate for high political office equally critical
expect Immediately called Communist, this ordinary
and basic instrument of the propagands which call
ing While the propagandss of the Democratic party have
had the efrontery call Wallace Communist they
have certainly done everything within their to classify
all who support Wallace against the
Americas present foreign policy Even the Great Falls Tribune
commonly looked the nearest thing Independent
daily have in this state the day after Waace
his third implied editorialy
supported him all Communists
likely Worden, the publisher will discover
wear is over that there are lot of good Democrats who are
harmony all with the international policies
Communist so re it."
of the actions of the little fellow
House with obvious mediocre of international problems
indicates that Truman Doctrine forerunner of
Marshall Plan devised by the military with
whom has surrounded himself whom he appears
go guidance all affairs bad-faced often
the Doctrine failed any
from the public the Marshall Plan brought
This all the aspects of facesavng the
mistake originally outlined by Secretary Marshall pos
sessed appealing and worthy features The American people
ready support because its intent
only provide relief for the suffering
assist them to become again sefsupportng No political
sderaons said to be involved seemed gracious and
dignfied plan, worthy of great such
indication part then of desire to promote in
the world.
But ultimate and basic purposes clear
'mperalsc is trite word use, but it be the
best fitting adjective to apply to the Marshall plan the
methods and restrictions of its of functionng
compelled to ac-
cept aid under the pan VIII surrender not only controls OF its
imports and exports but the political freedom of action of their
people, Any attempts toward specialization of of
their economies will be frOWned regardless much
benefit might their peoples such The
American brand of monopoly capitalism will be inflicted
them And the American capitalists will be hand to
the leadership lessons exploitation of the people share
in its fruits.
Can anyone be gube enough believe that the Marshall
plan will be administered the of the people
of the needy nations? How much have the needy suffering
people of Greece benefited from the millions of American
payers dollars spent there? Or the hundreds
the dumped into the and fascist of
Chnahave the people China benefited them
in the least? The question ITSELF the
question of how much these suffering people of China
will benefit from the half billion dollars to
down the Chang Ka-Shek rat-hoe
And what do stand to gain by the Marshall plan
will be administered Even before gets way
divided Europe into two unfrendy Former allies
The result for the United States will be
the enmty of all of the of people the world
and very likely Of extinction.
This policy sketchy outlined denounced by Wallace
and the basis of his from the Democratic party
He campaigning against Marshall plan first outlined
He fighting what has into monstrosity sweeping
closer to which to borrow slogan of the first
World War; will certainly be "War to end all wars with
potentially of destruction of all human lives the planet
The people in congressional district in
country discussed elsewhere this ISSUE this week
clear and definite dissatisfaction with the policies of
decayng political parties One of the candidates
committed definitely support of the policies of the present
administration His principal opponent believed Wallace
majority of the people of the district
oy their ballots expressed the beliefs. h
The brass hats and the mOnopoists cannot follow the
people into the voting booths-yet Ia