The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-07-28


to the shortages created by the enor-
nous wastes of the war, these in
| dustrialists were enabled to charge
all that the traffic would bear, once
restrictions were removed
| I will add here that E. T. Dupont
shows an increase in assets over that
same period from (roughly) sol mil
| lion dollars to one billion 748 million.
Just about doubled. So much for the
| statistics" in which you place so much
| confidence.
You say that the reason for war is
lack of education by the people of the
countries going communist. In that
statement you come perilously near the
truth, but you still have stated only
half of it. Stupidity the part of the
people in ALL countries, and particu-
larly in those countries where the press
is controlled and dominated by the adj
VertiSing of industriaIists interested in
preserving the capitalist state even if
war is necessary for that preservation,
leads the people to accept without
question the press viewpoint which is
| that of war mOngerS.
And when you speak of the stupidity
of the people bringing about a dicta-
| torship don't have to search the
communist countries for an example,
we've a glazing example right here in
! the USA. | suppose, since you are "ris-
! ing young lawyer" you have some UNI
|
have they quit teaching constitutional
| law in the law schools in recent years?
| If my memory is not at fault, our US
| Constitution says that, Congress shall
have power to declare war, issue let
| ters of marque and reprisal'' etc so
we have something going on over in
| Korea. Certainly not a war because in
| 1918 we fought a war to end war. Con-
| greSs hasn't declared war in Korea so
| what is going on over there can't be a
| war for these two reasons. It's just a
! little picnic holiday ordered by presi-
| dent Harry to keep the boys in uniform
from being bored.
| The point Pm making here is that
by reason of our own stupidity we are
| permitting one man, though
that man be president of the USA to
usurp "a power granted solely to Com
gress by our constitution. Such
tons eventually lead to dictatorship.
This is only one of many similar ex-
| amples which could be cited if space
would permit
You speak of "inefficiency'' of social
ism but isn't it strange that when nom
socialistic governments deal with CO.
LOSSAL problem they always adopt a
socialist approach? Eventually they
reach a semi-socialist or socialist So
luton for the simple reason that none
other will suffice. Examples could be
cited endlessly but old age pensions.
unemployment compensation, industrial
accident insurance, workmens compen-
| sation laws, guaranteed bank deposits,
government work projects during de-
| preSSionS, are just a few of the semi
socialist solutions undertaken in re-
cent years.
Your remark about inefficiency GER
| tainly gives one a laugh especially to
one who has ever worked under our
capitaliStic government bureaus and as
for an inefficient business going broke,
well our nation is now about three
! hundred billion dollars in the hole due
to our wasteful, inefficient and unnec-
essary wars. How long will it be before
we go broke and have to go into re-
Ownership and reorganize?
Now as to your statement that Maury
and [ are ignorant. Well I view that
with considerable liberation for after
all its only one mans opinion and since
you were wrong in your opinion about
Billings publishing your letter it's quite
likely that you might be wrong about
this also. It's even just barely possible
that it might be the other way around
and that Maury and Billings and my
self are not the ignorant ones after
all.
You say you don't think any of the
three of us will change our attitudes.
Well I don't attempt to speak for
Maury or Billings but as for myself
you are betting on a royal flush. You
have stated the one and only OutStand-
ing fact of your whole letter. L have
been fighting the war mongering in
dustrialists since before you were born
and have become fairly familiar with
the rights duties and privileges of an
American citizen and have sufficient
respect and faith in constitutional gov
eminent to believe that [ can continue
on the course l believe to be right
After all, what are principles worth in
American if one can't stand up for
them?
AS you know have no brief for the
commies, but a fact is a fact whether
it's stated by a connie republican.
although [ must confess that it's good
many years since I recall any such
thing as a fact coming from a repub-
lican source. Most of the trouble with
American politicians and a number of
citizens as well is that should a COM
mie or radical state a fact they re-
fuse to regard it as a fact because
someone they don't approve of has
stated it.
AS to your attitude on the subject
causing me to change mine, / will add
that during the past 20 years some of
our industrialist friends" have sic
ced' the FBI onto me at least three
different times in ar effort to get
something on me" to 'close me up.
I'm quite proud of that fact and of the
fact that the FBI never did get any.