The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-25
BY JEROME G. LOCKE
THOMPSON Falls

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| have lust read the above entitled
book by John T. Flynn. Literally mil
lions of copies are being circulated
free to the American public. This
gratuitous but costly task is being
performed by many kinds of organi
cations all financed by Big Business
and its various trusts, cartels and mo
nopolies. The purpose is, of course,
wholly political. Induce the common
voter to cast his ballot for the most
conservative of political candidates.
generally Republican. Propaganda
him into maintaining the present eco
nomic d social order without
change, or better still go back to the
status quo of the early 1930's-Hoov-
er days.
Mr.. Flynn's contribution to such
end has been skillfully done. For a
book it is short, written in simple
words and devoid of mention of eco
nomic and social conflicts that might
befog even a casual reader. Some of
it is true. Most of the text is based on
half truths, which any student of
public affairs knows to be worse than
no starting base at all. However, it
reads with the smoothness of a barrel
of goose grease going down a two
inch drain pipe.
The subject is opened up with Mr.
Flynn's assertion: "The Communists
are a traitorous block in our midst,
but if every Communist in America
was rounded up and Iquidated
(killed), the greatest menace to our
form of social organization would |
still be among u.s." This barbarous
viewpoint is correct to the extent |
that this country is not going to
communist dominated economic and
social setup within the forseeable fu-
ture. Total number of Communists
within our nation is reported by the
FBI as about $4,000. These have no
money and can't even influence one
tenth of one per cent of the publicity
mediums with which public opinion
is almost wholly created.
Historical Pattern Is the Same
Moreover not one per cent of our {
population knows what communism :
is or how it operates, as
4xemplified in Russia. Masses of
people have to experience a sense of
hopeless desperation before they will !
follow philosophy they do not under
stand. The historical pattern for in
reduction of Communism in all the
countries of Europe and Asia where
It has gained a foot-hold has been
the same. There must be long period
of subsection by tyrannical govern
nent, then war and vast destruction
followed by chaos and a general loss
IF hope. Even then Communism can
not be established over night. The .
,hange comes by degrees and is not !
'ully effective for many years. Even !
russia is not yet completely COM
under the basic pattern that t
vas laid down by Karl Marx. There
S no reason to assume that this
ountry is going to take a short cut :
rom the established pattern. l..
The danger(?) that terrifies Mr.. q
lynn and his Money Bag hackers E
5 set forth as follows: r
This most dangerous enemy il
is the American counterpart of o
the British Fabian Socialists, who t
denies that he is Socialist and b
operates behind a mask which he 7
calls National Planning. These f
Socialistic Planners are enticing b
US down the dark road that has C.
lead so many European nations
to their doom. Unless they are h
recognized for what they are and +;
are stopped, they will destroy r
this country. in
tanning Is Dangerous, Says Flynn C
So, little national planning is A
and will destroy this tt