Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-26
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to greatness. The smallest people on
earth worship Gods little things. The
things of value are the woods and met
ais. coal and oil, land and water. Gold
and silver are good mediums of ex-
change and diamonds and pearls fine
to decorate the vain. but we build civil
ization of Gods big things,
Montana is big IN another wav-in
situatin. W are liable to think of
our state as isolated because it is west.
That is because We do not know where
we are. Who knows his country? In
Washington they don't know George
Washington is dead and that old par
alytic. the senate. is still mumbling
about the tariff. Even our churches
have their headquarters as far east as
they IAN get and keep ont of the ocean.
All roads lead to New York. Why:
Because we think of Europe as the hu-
mar world where all our interests are.
But the greater world is west.
Asia is soon to be not only the
storm center but also the trade center
of the world. Europe is old. broken
wrecked. and Asia is being born. They
are coming into their new life with new
desires and demands. These demands
must be supplied by the white c%iviliza-
tons. Geographically. Asia belongs to
us. From our Golden Gate We can
send her all she needs. Commercially.
culturally. spiritually. she is our re-
sponsibility and opportunity. The
United States can sit as a queen be-
tween her two oceans offering all the
world the blessings of her life.
Our historic relations with China.
lack of all unpleasantness with India.
the four-power treaty placing us OF
friendly termt with Japan and. above
all. our freedom of soul gives us the
greatest advantage. 1t is not unreason-
able to believe that in the no; distant
future our Pacific ports will far ex-
coed our Atlantic in Importance. When
this comes. our west will be III the very
midst of things and will be the garden
of the gods for all the world.
rs this a pipe dream? 1t is not.
We have everything the world needs
except agricultural products. Why
haven't we these products? Because
We haven't solved the problem of our
man is his ability 10 solve problems.
Alphabetically. Montana is a state of
problems. She first e~ntices. then chal-
lenges. and last. fairly dares man to
disturb her primitive life. None hut
the brave have any business attacking
these problems. but to the brave be-
long the rewards. am not one of
those who know how to farm this land.
If | knew how | would do it.
Get Feet on Ground
"The most valuable man in Mon
tana is the man who is making this
land produce. | see a few things. You
can't farm Montana land from an air
plane. not even the hot-air plane of
the dry land farming lecturer. You
have tn so back to the primitive and
get your feet on the ground. I have
failed in my gardening and | believe
| know why. | have fortified with
sheep manure and gardened with ad-
vice. | believe the combination would
ruin any country on earth. We have
too much tongue farming. Everybody
knows how to do It. hut the man who
is trying to do il. If a man knows
how to make this land productive in
spite of drouth and hot winds. and
doesn't do it. he should be sent to the
penitcntiary for life and compelled to
superintend a farm in the dryest. hot
test place in the state.
Montana needs Jesus Christ. We
need Jesus Christ not only because He
is the only savior from sin, but because
he is the only vitalizing personality the
world has ever known. No man can
be great without Jesus Christ. Our
pre-eminent need is a great social
creator. We are as helpless as wrig-
Cling angleworms in the midst of our
social problems. These problems must
be solved. Our craftsmanship has
gone no farther than the Thou shalt
rot steal Of the d%ecalogue. 1t knows
nothing of the social law, Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as myself We
know just enough to build jails and talk