The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-11-17
Cry. The Beloved Country"

Some little time back, a South African English extrac
tion wrote book with the above title Through pages
he poured out his love for the land which had mohered him
and his fears for his country future it through
the hroes of hatred and the extremes
of economic inequality.
The title would be most appropriate relates
country today Why and becoming fearful
of neighbors Where is reason Are not plungng
eadong to our doom while preach unity but all the time
becoming less united? Why cast suspicion
treason those with honest differences opinion?
look about find great segmens of labor locked
struggle strangmg each other slowly but surely death
wasting their substance the greatly magnied
of Communism in the future similarly frghtfu
prospects in farm and other peoples organizations This
should be- Those who foster
unity they group the left or the Burev
Bowers of the extreme right who publicly give
hood for political advantage doing country
dsservce They laying groundwork for internal
collapse, whether there may again foreign
They Fastening the day of destruction for
democracy.
Instead of all this Indictment hatred all of us should be
squarey facing to the problems of living the modern
world, the atomic world of 1850.
Instead of becoming with fear we should be putting
forth best efforts toward building peace towards
raising the living standards of our people toward bepne the
people of undeprveged and warravaged parts the world
toward curling the mighty forces country which
by their nature will left unmoested destroy every
democratic heritage
1t is long past time-naybe what with the
danger major Asia becoming more and more pos
sbiybut before and the other nations take the plunge
should make at effort
toward peaceful solution President Truman on Octobar
"a before the UN urged steps general disarmament
Since then, little has been heard proposal some
strange reason neither the Administration nor tho naton
has pursued the matter further my considered
opinion that the President shouldn't just drop
Instead think he should Immediately steps
ranging for another meeting of himself Joseph Stain
heads OF the other nations that all possible
achieving honorable be explored Of
are many who would doubt the wisdom value
but the alternatives boodshed
and destruction any wise?
On ht home front there is growing preventative
war; for increasing restrictions civil liberties encourag
ing the notion that free enterprise the
monopoly for making America into armed camp Will
these make for America
of traditional American freedoms 1t is time anayze
Tor what they area monstrous scheme to sell |biI of
goods-to make US supnely accept toalariansm
the heel of the monopoly military the nation
But while shadow boxing with nonsense
letting within midst Misunderstanding
enemy that bring country its knees without
being fired enemy has been apt
termed the sixth standardization
Though congress has passed legislation designed cope
with Splrang several months have
mnsratlon has done little to protect the people from
creasng dollar values Individual taxes have
Tax burdens small and medium incomes will further in
creased within the next profits extorted from
consuming public continue to although
being major factor in bringing initiation to America These
conditions not must not be permitted continue for if
hey they will weaken destroy entire internal fab
of this nation Therein will be prepared fertile seed bed
or Communism Fasm anything but American democracy
% sprout and thrive. -
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