The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-05-10

Instead of Military Seminars


We Should ConseientiousIy Work for Peace
Recently there have shril alleged
federal money persuade voting th
May 81 wheat referendum sharp nothing excep
thunderous silence has greeted the Nationa
Security Seminar repee with Majors Colonies and Generals
which going Missoula the past weeks
greatly concerned this seminar sponsored by the
dollars, for several reasons.
The whole tenor of the speakers as reported in the press
be brought all Americans the imperative
nation being words completely armed
an Rather than placing emphasis on the absolute need for
ending the nucea and arriving just solutions TO
problems of the world proposed Pope Johns Pacem
Tes seminar speakers have viewed all of American
the basis of keeping the nation standby mob
cation footing
Military officials dominated the entire seminar whether
agriculture international relations anspoa
ton fuel and political affairs In Europe ASIA
Africa Canada the Middle the Soviet Union, and
other fields ordinarily considered the jurisdiction of
the military establishment In fact of the than 80 topics
agenda half dozen could properly be
considered in the of military prerogatve.
understandable the nations of the world
chosen the dangerous hypothesis that touous form
of only be secured through the most massive of mill
ary preparation all nations life be considered
part the whole But does this branching out into
fields by the military constitute usurpation of the consu
tional mandates of other departments of government?
information international relations and the poll
economic affairs of foreign countries the responsibility
of the Department of State? Is not that Department constu
tionay designated the branch of the Administration
sponsible for external affairs?
Are resources of the Department
of Health Education Welfare, rather than the military?
the other covered in the seminar which his
torica have been considered the responsibilities OF depart
ments other than the military?
g. Most Importantly does this increasing intrusion of
the military into civilian affairs deep shadows the
continuance of Individual freedom in America? With the mill
arycorporae complex becoming powerful under
the of defending Freedom not bit by bit losing
that Freedom which in final analysis the only major differ
between Communist and Capitaistic PHILOSOPHERS?
Instead of using money to brainwash into
cepng omnipotent military the only available to
and continue tradition of freedom should be
insisting that leaders make than meaningless gestures
toward exploring and developing workable alternatives to
military might which already that little
anywhere in the world make this earth devoid
of life the Moon.
Instead of continuing the massive effort all
communication n fear of nuclear attack people,
should the worlds most powerful nation be taking the
pressing complete
Agency, which at to little than
policy statement because powerful interests have made
has little funds and less prestige with which to launch
meaningfu positive effort for international and good
will.
the meantime and for sure should protest nightly
and Immediately the military taking itself the role of
teacher and its growing impact civilian affairs For
do the time not far distant when American democracy
will be thing of the replaced with homegrown
type of military corporate fascsm-HLB
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