The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-01
Letters
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occupied only by a garrison, it's former
residents killed, driven out, dispersed.
Using that as yard stick, it is a good
estimate that above two million South
Korean civilians are casualties. If so,
the ratio is probably 81 casualties on
our side to of the Communists, or 81,
Singman Rhee is the Chang of South
Korea. His two chief lieutenants re-
signed this month. Rats leave a sink
ing ship.
1t is to laugh. or not so calami-
tous.)
The headlines tell us that the people
of the Communist nations are in rags,
and starving. In one year the trade
between Poland and Scandinavia rose
from less than 500 million to $340 mill
lion. Polish hams are imported into
America. Britain in one year bought
5000 million with our money! of grain
from Poland and Russia. The new city
of Warsaw is said to be the most beau
tiful in the present world.
Henry Ford, some years ago, chang
ed his models. He sold his dies and
blueprints to the Soviets. Now the
'MoskoVitch (the old Ford of 10 years
ago. made in Russia is being sold with
accessories in Belgium, Poland, Swe-
den, Denmark by thousands for $3.50
each. Why can we not compete with
the 'Moskovitch in Europe or Asia?
our public debt is so large, our war
expense so heavy. our workers engag-
ed in war or preparation for war that
there is a factory tax on each car made
in the United States of or ; hundred
dollars.
To compete against a $3.50 car in
Europe or Asia, and pay the tax, the
car must cost less than $500. 1t can
not be done.
1t is to laugh to try it,
In the headlines, our financial struc-
ture is the strongest in the world. |
While our bankers join in beating the
drums, making speeches about buying |
Us bonds al parity, they are quietly |
selling them by millions at 97c and |
CSC. our gold reserve has sunk ffom
$37 billion toa about s21 billion. The
purchasing power of our dollar has |
sunk in six years to SO cents. The |
gold is used only for foreign exchange. |
Poland in November went on the
gold standard. Any one with 'zloti' |
can get fixed amount of gold at the |
Polish treasury on presentation.
In fact, we have reverted to human
sacrifices on the altar of commercial |
existence. The gallant boys in Korea
are the victims. AS one senator put it
recently: If we ended the war we
would go into the worst depression
ever known" (Of course the war eX
of men and money could be
diverted into building valley authori
ties, highways, hospitals, housing, etc,
and not only a depression avoided but
genuine lasting prosperity obtained.
But that senator cannot envision this.) !
AS Congress is composed now, the
war is a human sacrifice to prop pros
Derity. And it is more effective than
the annual sacrifice for the same pur-
pose in ancient Crete, of the most beau
-iful maiden of the island, to be de-
roured by their god, a sea monster, the
Ninataur.
Is it to laugh. Not so, at a funer-
nj of millions of helpless men,
men. children, sacrificed to our eco
monte prosperity which could be at
tanned and sustained by diyerting the
taxes to useful, joyful. benefits of
mankind. To the arts of peace.
Herbert Hoover broadcast that we
should get out of Korea and Japan as
'ast as we can. That we have lost the
war He has held the highest office,
)ut is now too old to seek any. He now
s an impartial observer
| am bored by the millions of words
tbout whether Gen. Macarthur or Pres. 5
Truman is right. They both are for
var. They are both wrong. A major
ty of the Americans stand this time
With eX-President Hoover for quitting :
Asia and immediate peace. Six weeks
lgo / saw the Macarthur parade in
To me it was tame. But
hen, | had seen When Bryan came to
Suite.
POST SCRIPT: Since the above was
written, just as / thought, but could
lot prove, Gen. Bradley testified, May
Sd, that our American casualties in
Korea are in fact 141 $50, instead of
9,276 given in the Press. Such con- :
eaIment shakes our trust in our gov {
or in the daily press. Our /
otal casualties in World War I were s
ga 800. We were in it Is months.