Montana labor news., 1950-07-13
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- 4 Ndiirilllt Ntlilplstid 'i'i ~ wv
true feelings ct the people which
aust be iuiluwed up with a harragc
"a demands lnr peace that will no
stop until the guns are silereed.
me at these iluat>. entered b. the
Montana Committee iur the lnlted
Naiipli>. featured 4 group 81 children
CARRYING pcnnant> Montana 10.
feace' the other. a beautiful prile
anmne entry by the Odd Fellows
Lodge, displayed banners reading
Peace thru I.olc and brotherhood.
Not War, These sci an example
that might we'll be cmulaicd i'll other
public affairs throughout the state.
Now our heart, are wrung with
pathetic stories OF a new crop OF wal
WIDOWS oi our son> c|rouchine III
nudd, luNlloltS soon miles away ,
ii our pilots stationed III Japan
bravclA bidding their wives goodb,
aud going ali to the days work OF
blowing some other happy little
families To hit>-all the grotesque
and incredible horrors uf war sold
- II, On the proposition that II we
iail nov Ne viii lose Korea. Since
when has korca been ours 10 lose.
\nM Ne read that our Far East
expert. Congressman Mansfield. who
helped persuade u> to send billions
oi dollar, worth ni war stuff 10
China where il fell INTO the hands
Vi the Chinese Reds to their immense
dNantagc. j. remaining III Wash
inpton to advise the President in the
prcscn, undcclared. Illegal var (Our
,u,> are being Killed i'll Iull scale
operations. but the constitutional
provision that onl, Congress al
declare war has been conveniently
iorpottenl While wc are consider
ing NJ chances oi %subjugating these
littir known people III a foreign land
hall WAY round the globe. il might
he well u investigate the report OF
'E
| another expert on Korean affairs
Il gentleman who should be III a
~,ctler position 10 know the facts
than e.cn the ubiquitous MIR. Mans
iield. one Kim If Sung. chairman OF
The Part, ri L.abour OF Korea. Here
Is 4 brief summary Of MIR. Sung
report on the events OF thc past iiv'
gcar, in his country:
Nearly live years ago the NoNic
army liberated all OF Korea iron
the Japanese. Local peoples com
mites were Immediately o~reanizes
10 prepare lor setting up a demo.
lylatic government. but one mont
!it0r the liberation United State
.ranp> landed in South Korea an
eventually the SSH parallel division
,ial. place. The government -
south Korea became a military pup
ret 81 Macarthur. whose deere
read in par, The population shout
aarcscrycdly obey the order, issue
over my signature and further TO
The period oi the military occupa
non. ENGLISH is introduced a tn
%,fiicial language 4 Democratic
The American forces then disperse
the committee already formed. in
|pri,oncd and eNecuted Korean pat
riots and formed an alliance wit
tie hated reactionary Synghma
Rice.
lii North Korea. according 10 TN
l~nstivc expert. a coalition govern
m,ni set up. all land given to tt
pcasant, all the most vital branch,
IN industry. transport. commune
ZION and banks. which had been
III. hands 81 the Japanese. wei
natinnalilcd. The new governme'
wish the enthusiastic support OF a
tic people, began t" restore al
f, develop the resources 81 the countr
since South Korea had been Il
eranary ior industrial North kor
.nc,ial attention had to be give
III, food production. Chairman Sun
assures Ii, this difficulty was owe
umc and by 1910 the people hs
more rice than ever before III hi
'ory. Industry muShroomed la
ne l0ln output as 100 per cent.
iq-- i, va, lS9 per cent in l9lS, ;
per cent. and in 1910, 81 per Gel
The old PA hour day a
polished North Koreans nov wo
+ hours in heavy or dangerous trad
s hour, in light or office work. VI
aid vacations up TO II mon
thiid labor i forbidden. Won
have been released from primitl
bondage. prostitution wiped out. !
|lcunality established. 20 women
cupy seats III the Supreme Peopl
assembly
Oddly enough. according to :
authority. none oi the Koreans "
satisfied 10 have their country 81
in two and have waged a ceasel
struggle IL end thi, situation
,cacciul means. When the I.
permission arranged Tor separ
elections tn be held in South 10
ou Nay 10. lolS.' the Party Of
horr called a Joint conference Il
ia N~rl. l94S. and attended by
representatives. OF So parties and
",nizations IRON North and So
Korea. 1t was decided to boy'
,he separate South Korea electi'
Nevertheless. the American occt
tianists. with Korean reactionar
rugged an election and set up a
tional Assembly and Syngham K
Government composed OF trait
former agents Of Japanese imper
ism and American agents and
one worker or peasant. This {
lernment" was so unpopular that
other Joint conference was helt
lunc. l94S. with delegates from
narts Of the country. A deci
was taken to hold general elect
in both South and North kores
nroclaim a united Democratic
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