The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-12-08
LETTERS TO The EDITOR

rushed our troops almost to the Man
churian border where we poised thu
possible threat of destruction of The
giant power facilities from which
China draws great deal of her cleo
trio power. 1t was certainly to be ex
pected that China would not reac-
favorably to what might mean a pos
sible destruction of such a vital re-
source.
1t makes no difference that after
China had thrown troops in the ter
ritory to protect this facility, the
United States promised that it would
not be destroyed. What assurance
has China that our promises will be
kept. The democratic administration
pledged itself to the repeal of the
Taft-Hartley law, and instead of that
we got the McCarran-W Wood bill. If
an administration doesn't keep it's
promises to it's own people what
reason has foreign nation to believe
that an international promise to a
foreign government will fare any bet
ter?
We, the administration, accuse the
North Koreans of aggression. Is it
aggression to attempt to drive an of
fensive stranger from your own domi-
Gle? We now accuse the Chinese of
aggression. If a group of roughnecks
up on neighbours ranch,
starred to destroy his machinery and
buildings and you anticipated that
your own would be next on the list
for destruction, would you think you
were an aggressor if you went to
your neighbours assistance with all
the artillery and implement you could
muster?
How must we look to China, and
to Russia? How must we look to many
of the other neutral nations? Above
all, now that we are considering the
the use of the Atom bomb, how
do we look to the nations of the
U. N. many of whom we have sub
sidized by the Marshall plan loans
and who now stand in the position
Of mortgage debtors toward the
USA as the cold hearted banker?
Tonight's news reports that even
Churchill the militant Brit
sh Tory is reluctant to go along
With Uncle Sam in the use of that
When even Churchill is re-
uctant to cooperate along that line
It's a safe bet that England's labor
and especially the Eng
ish common people may definitely
set their foot down" on such a pro-
,osal, despite the fact that Uncle Sam
S in a position to practically ruin
England financially.
If Uncle Sam decides to use the
A-bomb he may find himself ''going
t alone, and not only that but earn
ng the disrespect of all the other
lations of the world and assuming
he responsibility of starting a holo-
aust which may mean the total de-
truction of our so-called civilization.
hat is rather large responsibility
or one nation to take even though |
hat nation be the United States of |
america. It's too large a price to pay |
or the protection of few Wall |
treet dollars invested in Korea. In
act the thirty two thousand Ameri-
an causalties already suffered in the
-orean mess is too high a price to
ay for the preservation of Wall
treet investments.
And WHO is RESPONSIBLE?
not the boys who are do
lg the fighting. They are under mill.
airy rule and orders. Once you are
l, you obey orders or else.
People who have to learn the hard
-ay usually pay the highest price for
1eir knowledge.
What to do? What to do? There is
My one sensible answer. Get the
ell out of Korea and stay out. Let
he orientals settle their own diff
llties and internal problems. And
It the world understand that that
ill continue to be our future policy.
clip other nations if they require as
stance, in every way except with
ilitary force.
But Uncle would close face" if
2 did that. Well what if he did? We
ave already "lost face" and will lose
great deal more if we continue