The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-01-15
Dean ManOn's "Key TO Peace"...
more PERNICIOUS PROPAGANDA

Four or five years ago John T. Flynn turned out master
piece propaganda for big business called 1.-The Road
Ahead quoted requoted and sold by the thou
sands of copies ndusrass bankers private power
capitalism These groups gave copies of the book away
to any and all who would read the MARK Hanna William Nc
Kinev views of democracy embodied therein Montana Pow
Co., according the Buchanan House Committee Lob
bng bought several thousand copies for general distribution
in Montana.
Then in time "The Road Ahead" became almost as
gotten the contents of last Sundays comic seconyet-
had left marked impression on the minds of many Americans
accomplished at least part what author
it had served to fix such terms creeping socialism, in the
minds of many as representing something evil something ho
rbly unAmerican STILL dreadfuy un-Repub
can The book had its role in the yearong campaign sell
the American people bill of goods which, in moment of Ma
tonal confusion, they bought o November 4, 1852.
Today with increasing unemployment the shadow of bank
ruptcy haunting many farmers and business men finding
harder and harder to make ends meet 1.-The Road Ahead
probably wouldn't have much appeal This the propagands
for monopoly capitalism realize However they also realize
that after three years lasting peace desper
atey desired by the American people, So they have
new book with new name and new author but embodying
much of the philosophy as contained in "The Road
Ahead This book is the key to Peace" by Dean Clarence
Manon Of the Notre Dame University Law School.
Currently the request the American Legion auxiliary,
the Helena high school requiring all history students read
this material curricua the only
could get into the classroom the basis of econ
test which would have been well and good hadn't been
made mandatory contest"
For the students convenience question page
marked in the book where the student will find the correct
outlined by Dean Manon In addition the student
supposed his fathers mothers other relatives
OPINION OF the book ana m mat IN on the back page OF the
been able to determine if the latter information being
cured for presentation Sem Mccarthy Sen enner Cong
Vede the almost forgotten Montana unAmercan Commit
tee
But to get back to Dean Manion and his book
ion recall is the chairman of of President Eli
senhower committees concerning itself with public policy Of
the federal You may further only
couple of months the good Dean poncated that IVA
should be sodor gvento private enterprise in order that
the federal be rid of such sociastic
moral venture He expressed similar opinions public
atomic energy etc. Off hand recall
advocated the abolition of public schools in letting pr
vae enterprise reign in the field of education
Now as to the book The Key to Peace First off, the title
is complete msnomer. It's contents accepted and followed
through to logical conclusion by the nation would actually
build hatred instead Of forwarding the peace
feet Dean Manion, says that capitalism God the
greatest thing earth Conversely Socialism, mpica
tlon social reform social security etc. unless
the men OF the coth at the least to be frowned
at most evil that should be the face
the globe Possibly it isn't the Deans intent
advocate the forcbe destruction of socialism outside
Possibly his intent only sell the American people on
the immortality of such things public ownership power
and other pubcowned enterprises which he frowns upon
t. But should we bunder into the Deans teachings swa
lowed hook line and snker would help American boys
more willing to lay down their lives great crusade for d
capitalism. q
There yet another aspect of the "Key Peace that