The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-05-25
Ostronich Writes Again
On democracy
BY JOSEPH OSTRoNICE

BY JOSEPH OSTRONICH, Anaconda
Technocrats tell us labor unions have
selfish interests. By referring to an ir-
refra gable law of economics - labor
creates wealth-it is difficult to under
stand how it could be possible for labor
to be selfish. When labor makes a
cake and it is not satisfied with crumbs
it does not make labor selfish.
l best like Abraham Lincoln's atti-
tude towards labor Said the Great
Rail-Spliter: "Inasmuch as most good
things are produced by labor it follows
that all such things ought to belong to
those whose labor has produced them.
But it has so happened, in all ages
of the world, that some have labOred,
and others have without labor enjoyed
a large proportion of the fruit This
is wrong, and should not continue. To
secure to each laborer the whole prod |
uct of his labor as as nearly as pos
sible, is a worthy object of any good |
government"
How would Abe reply to a statement |
that labor unions are selfish?
Technocracy Inc. literature is printed |
on slick paper. Technocrats have a GER
tain knowledge of the price system and
should know that slick paper costs
more, unless they prefer to waste
money in this manner.
Advocates of total CONSUMPTION tell !
US we already have CONSUMPTION. So
what? Do we not also have a certain
amount of socialism? We have a little
bit of CONSUMPTION and we have little
bit of socialism in this country. So
what?
I am in full sympat thy with the Hell
lena democrats reminder that our
most precious resource, our most
healthy young mem are dying on for
eign battlefields. Yes, these men (and |
boys) have given thier splendid young Y
lives or will come home with MANNED
/. Il, eel I
US is unhappy when thinking about 7
this /
Before going into the next paragraph
[ should mention that I was at one time S
I was in the army of a
1928 and have an honorable dis n
charge. I mention this fact to prevent c
my erroneous judgment from arising I
is to the degree of my patriotism and e
ny loyalty to this land of my birth. AS t
or sacrifice I made as many as the t
lverage civilian, always did, always II
will. n
In Technocracy's booklet, Total Con- S
cription-Your Questions Answered" V
5 question (No. 14) on page 12- a
What is my obliga ton (under total a
'ons.) as citizen?" Among other %
Kings the answer says, Total Con
cription requires that the government fl
rovide sustenance and security to all b
f its citizens-food, clothing, shelter, ii
ledical care, and a national scale of D
ay." Here the last four words mean is
hat most of us would be rated as ~
'rivates' with private's pay, probably
Is per month. Executives and mana
ers would receive no more than D.
eneraL All citizens would be placed al
n the same standards of food clothing, | u
nd medical care as the Armed Forces. pl
The middle of the next paragraph IL
quotation marks are mine): This -
9w obligation means that the people ~
North America freely surrender -
r the duration their right to conduct g.
lsiness their right to collective bar ~
aiming" their right to charge prices, ~
c. -
And the last sentence in this answer -
question No II says: The men who -; -
the fighting are in national service ",
w and Technocracy contends that ~,
oh national service must become the oI
duty of all North Ameri- ~
ms. -.
Can be mistaken? I interpret this 81,
st sentence as saying that Tech ~
cracy wants us to accept total con- 'ii'
rlpt1on as permanent shackle.
ats what it says-to me it does. Is ms
ere lawyer in the audience? What hei
es this sentence say? Am 1 wrong up
re? pol
ana now, dear children, we will close 1t
lays class with two quotations. sar
auey Long, 1T will be easy to get sue
scism in America. All you will have I
do is tell them you are preventing Sta
scism'' eau
Ieridel LIE Sueur, shes a nice old lea
|. Liberty I take her to nv arms wa
say, old gal, you are for me-" Ma
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