The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-03-03

[ III 1llQO-0ulId.J
e We seem to be doing everythin
: possible to hasten the more or les
{ violent death of our own system. Gu
: favored press raves at half the worlo
We put IN jail any thinker who, afte
study, tells publicly that we nigh
learn good measures from the othe
system. We slur half the world will
nickname, "Commies," Reds" w.
waste the stored fat which keeps u.
alive by vast expenditures in unpro
ductive tools and labor power pre-
pairing for, and threatening a wal
that we cannot wage. The last one
cost $500 billion, leaving us in debt
$25S billion. The one planned by
our Jingoes would cost 5000 billion.
We refuse to trade with the Com
/ munist nations. This hurts us more
than it does them. | cite Poland. a
satellite 1--WE say of Russia. Poland
exports were nothing in 1916. Her ex-
ports to Scandinavia last year were
above 5000 million.
Our merchants in Seattle, Port
land, San Francisco are painting to
trade with China's millions, hungry
for our machinery, sewing machines,
electric fixtures, tractors, drugs,
cotton, tabacco, etc.
The mine owners in the West cry
for little subsidy to put them back
into probationary $50 million as
a revolving fund. The President We
toes the appropriation, but last month
checks out $40 million to Korea and |
$40 million to Formosa.
The Panama Canal cannot handle !
the shipping that would pass. 1t has
paid for its cost. There are in Wash
ngton plans for another canal
through Nicaragua. We built canal
across Greece at Cornith in the last
'hree years, but dig no ditch in Mica
irgua.
Capitalism cannot live without
capital. A bank cannot run without
reserve. This fiscal year, over and
lside from doing our duty by the
Veterans, the United States is throw
ng away in foreign lands and un-
military preparation at
lone Fl thousand million dollars;
'ver half of the revenue.
The British military budget (waste)
n 1949 was only 224 million pounds.
II about three-fourths of one billion
lollars.
1t is our axiom of economics that
ur system cannot endure without
foreign market for the surplus ,
roduct, which labor of farm and ,
1ine and factory produce above !
hat the workers can buy back fifth {
ne unfair share paid them. :
obbing The Blind \
Now, instead of seeking a market t
| China, Russia, or anywhere else r
lat we can get fair price for our I
lrplus, we shorten by income and {
Icise taxes the share of our work k
IS and farmers at home What we t.
rip from these blind producers. c
e send to Europe and Britain. There |;
is used to make an artificial mar n
It for our own surplus product. G
ur farmers and workers voted for il
is plan. l did not. I voted for Wal ii
ce. F
nfair Competition 81
This competition with factories y
Britain, Belgium, France and It.
Y, displaces workers among our E
pposed allies. The Marshall Plan fl
reed shutdown of Partisan Air r
aft Works, stopped the Italian
tomobile works (until American :,
pital got stock control, then steel ue
IS suppiied.) Italy has 40 million ~
ople. There are now 21a million ~
employed in Italy. This percentage pe
uals one of IL million unemployed - ~
the United States. Mussolini built .ii
ge hydro electric dams in noun ~.
n streams. The Marshall Plan en- ~.
led American capital to get con- u
j of them. Now American CAPT - -. =
lists are trying to get control of, ~
! open up West German industry ~
'stern Europe Is Not Stupid
Their displaced capitalists know I u9,
0 ousted them. Labor leaders can =
their followers to think, when u
y are hungry. The Marshall Plan,
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