The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-08

THIS WEEK
Socialists in Office
New Deal Complete
Religious War in Mexico
War Changes Rapidly


Americans, old-fashioned, surprised
to find old professed Socialists selected
by the government to supervise and
criticize plans for Industrial recovery,
may find comfort In Europe
Socialism has become, In many
places, an important part of the worlds
political machinery, and without seri-
GUS damage to what Russia calls cap
italism'
Ramsay Macdonald, formerly q
worker In the British mines, now prime
minister, is Socialist, always has
been. In his cabinet working with
him tremendously, are some of the
most conservative men In England, In
Guiding old school Tories.
Socialists have been prominent in
the French government for years, even
extreme Socialists"
Old Clemenceau himself, the aged
Tiger" who kept Germany out OF
France and sent the kaiser to Holland,
was Socialist, enemy of aristocracy
and the church.
1t was his hostility to the church
that prevented his being chosen Presi-
dent Of the French republic after the
big war.
Socialists, like others who believe
they could make the world over and
better, often find when power comes
that the world is doing about as well
as 1t can and that the wise plan is to
60 along with it.
Professor Raymond Moley, who
ought to know what is what in the
new era, writes:
with the passage Of the stock ex-
change bill, the New Deal is practical
ly complete. There is nothing that the
President or any responsible member
Of the administration has said to indi-
cate that any important further de-
velopment Of governmental authority
Is contemplated. This will be reassur-
ing not only to business, but to the vast
masses of people who do not want
democracy to undertake too much.
"The problem now is one of admin
istration. 1t is the practical business
of operating the structure that has
now been built. That means q prob
lem of getting men to do it, for good
men make good administration"
Mexico witnesses the beginning Of
another war against the Catholic
church, in the important state Of
Sonora. The governor, Rodolfo Elias
Gales, has ordered every church in
Sonora closed and gives the priests II
hours to leave Sonora.
Already religious services had been
reduced to an absolute minimum. Gov
ernor Gales of Sonora is the son Of
p. Elias Gales, who years ago closed
churches In many places in Mexico.
Peiping reports Soviet Russia rap
Idly placing the entire area of outer
Mongolia upon a wartime basis" get
ting ready for japanese invasion.
Conditions have changed since the
last Russian-Japanese war. About
100 years before that war started,
Charles Fourier In France predicted
that Japan would fight Russia, and
Russia would lose because of difficulty
In transporting troops across Lake
Baikal, and so it turned out.
There will be no question Of trans
porting troops across Lake Baikal In
the next war. Flying machines, with
poison gas and explosive bombs, viii
Au birb ohoyo ToRo PoiHol That
lake, like the English channel, once
so important, is now as though it did
not exist.
Sir John Simon, British foreign sec
rotary, says Great Britain will not
undertake to preserve China's terri
torial integrity or her "open door" and
will not participate in any action
against japan or any other power
in other parts Of the world unless the
United States gives its full cooper
alton"
You ask yourself: "When did Uncle
Sam volunteer as worldwide police
man and chief chestnut-puller-out for
the British empire?"
Secretary Hull, seeing war In the
distance, says milititarism must be
curbed. The best and only way to
deal with foreign militarism is to have
here In the United States the machin-
cry necessary to curb 1t, in case 1t
should turn in our direction.
You can't curb militarism with soft
words, but you can make it harmless
with sufficient flying machines, sub
marines and common sense, eliminat-
ing tired old official minds from con-
troll.
In the noble world Of sport" which
fills so many American pages and oc-
cupies the intellects of millions ex-
cept when they are listening to the
radio or sleeping, the noble red man
easily adopts the white mans sport
ethics"
In New Orleans, Tommy Marvin.
Indian wrestler, was wrestling with
Chief Chewcki, also Indian. Clamp
ing a chin lock on the chief, Marvin
calmly filled Chewcki's eye with to-
bacco juice" Chewcki, confronted by
"a condition, not a theory" conceded
the fall.
1t is almost pleasure to read far
Their on: "Chewcki won the last two
falls and the bout by knocking MarvlA
unconscious"
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