The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-07-21

the Japanese, were natlOnallZe0. Inc
new government, with the enthusiastic
support of all the people, began to re-
store and develop the resources of the
country. Since South Korea has been
the granary for industrial North Korea,
special attention had to be given to
food production. Chairman Sung as
Sures us this difficulty was overcome
and by 1949 the people had more rice
than ever before in history. Industry
mushroomed. Taking 1916 output as
100 per cent, in 1947 it was 1S9 per-
cent; in 1913, 263 per cent, and in 1919,
81 per cent. The old 12-14 hour day
was abolished. North Koreans now
work hours in heavy or dangerous
trades hours in light or office work,
with paid vacations up to one month.
Child labor is forbidden. Women have
been released from primitive bondage,
prostitution wiped out, full equality
established. 50 women occupy seats in
the Supreme Peoples Assembly.
Koreans Want Unified Nation
oddly enough, according to our au-
thority, none of the Koreans were salts
fled to have their country split in two
and have waged a ceaseless struggle
to end this situation by peaceful means.
When the UNO commission arranged
for separate elections to be held in
South Korea on May 10, 194S, the Party
of Labour called a joint conference held
in April, 1913, and attended by repre-
sentatives of Sc parties and organiza-
tions from North and South Korea. 1t
was decided to boycott the separate
South Korea elections. Nevertheless, the
American occupationists, with Ko
rean reactionaries, rugged an election
and set up a National Assembly and
Syngham Rhee government composed
of traitors, former agents of Japanese
Imperialism and American agents." and
not one worker or peasant. This gov
eminent" was so unpopular that an
other joint conference was held in |
June, 194S, with delegates from all |
parts of the country. A decision was |
taken to hold general elections in both |
South and North Korea, to proclaim a
united Democratic Korean Republic and |
to elect deputies to the Supreme Peo |
pies Assembly. Despite rabid terror of
the traitors and occupationists, 1852 H
(please note this figure) per cent of
the electorate of South Korea voted;
1928 per cent in North Korea.
Quote: The government of the Ko-
rean Peoples Democratic Republic, II
formed after general election, is the
only lawful Government, it enjoys the
support of all the people of Korea" E.
The Soviet government at the request
Of the first session of the Supreme Peo-
pies Assembly of Korea, withdrew it's
troops from the territory of our coun-
try" the Korean people, rally
ing ever more closely around the Demo-
cratic government, reinforcing the po-
litical and economic base of the Repub-
lie, are resolutely struggling to hast
en- the unification of our country"
Truman Should Study Report
Sungs report, written in May, 1850, II
ellis of constant efforts to unite the
which were met by Indictment
% armed clashes by the Rhee forces, |
ind which as we know. resulted in full |
scale battles only a month later. The |
writer has no way of checking the ac- |
,uracy of this report, but inasmuch as
t claims the full support of 999S per |
ent of the people of North Korea, and
Z. So per cent of the South Koreans,
t would seem only good sense for
Truman to examine it care
ully and compare with whatever Mans
eld tells him. before sending our youth II
o fight for the destruction of what II
GEMS to be a democratic republic, and III
moreover, a nation almost as large as
rance, situated Snugly between the II
arms of two very large and
cry friendly countries, China and Rus
ia nation which was able to seize
he capitol city of two million people
t the first thrust, and which has the
ourage to declare, again in the words
f Labour Party Chairman Sung:
History shows that a people reso-
Itely taking to struggle for freedom
nd independence is invincible. The
ause of our people is a just cause
ictory must be ours. L am confident
nat this just struggle for our country
ill be crowned with victory. The time
as come to unite our native land.
Address to Council of Ministers, June
3D.
Could be George Washington talking
Valley Forge: Friends, our boys in
inform are virtually helpless, subject =