The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-04-19
Howe About:
Loafers
Reign of Terror
Owning Your Home
By ED HOWE
a Ball Syndicate Services.


titled to, has been troublesome
throughout the long history OF the hu'
man race. The social plan of the ear
Hest family groups and tribes was
communism, but certain ones were idie
and troublesome. and refused to DO
their share. SO the plan. after many
trials, was In every case given up.
From that day to this. loafers have
demonstrated that communism VIII not
do: Communists themselves are TO
blame for the long rejection OF their
plan.
In olden days 1.-THE history books
saw all knew they must care TOT
themselves, so the idle were not very |
numerous. and the industrious and
worthy were able to regulate them.
II man was especially annoying. II
was permissible for anyone to kill him,
with consent OF the elders. trouble
some woman was whipped by other
women. AS late as the fine clylliza-
| tton In Athens 4 man who would not
earn his own way was placed In charge
of a more efficient and worthy citizen,
and taught better manners Loafers
we're looked down upon, and not al
lowed to vote the more persistent
were made slaves, and forced to at.
least earn their own keep on public
farms,
There has been great change In
modern times; the Idle have become
SO numerous and powerful that a part
of every penny the industrious earn
goes to the support OF the shiftless.
When one looks over old history, life
seems continuing Reign Of Terror.
or nearly all the famous ancient
cities 1t Is said they were destroyed
many times. The story runs some
thing like this: In a far-dIstant time
men discovered (say on the river Nile)
q favorable site for a town. and made
1t into prosperous city. This pros
perIty attracted the envy OF rival
tribes. and the city was utterly de-
nroyed. In connection with much
butchery. LONG time after another
city was built on the favorable site,
and destroyed. This process OF de-
i struction kept up until the present
ruins represent the ninth such catas
! trophe.
! The same story comes from the
7 Euphrates. the Tiber. the AEGEAN Is
lands. and wherever men have been
3 most active. But for this love OF de-
q struction we of today would be much
Q more comfortable and advanced thar
we are: one Reign OF Terror plunged
/ the world into darkness for centuries
l. and men learned nothing new Of value
q to pass on to their successors.
/ recall time when every man hat
an ambition to own his home. Ii
II these strange days men are lettini
n their homes 60 on the mortgage, 0
paving rent, or demanding that tn
10 landlord give them more time. Il rea
IL OF one landlord who succeeded In put
IN ting a tenant ont, after the renter ha
paid nothing In twelve months. an
70 this cruelty made the neighbors 8
re mad they burned the house,
ts Men will again have an ambition
he own their homes, fix them up. an
he care for them. Men who can't rer
be houses somehow get rid OF them. {
OF the houses will fall down, and no ne
ID. ones will be built There Is Away
on finally an end to the fercest battle
a the drunkard sohers up, to meet II
ed realities OF life again. Men are mol
m ily rafting around now, and refusir
Oh to pay their debts. as they expect
ng change which will render 1t unnece
to sary, but there will be no change
lis the old fundamentals: men must ha'
ne, a roof over their heads, pay the
d. debts, make living, and these thin
are easiest accomplished by Eobs
zen steady men,
Ing
est have long been very proud OF
ge, common plug OF fellow named WI
lue ter Williams He was reasonaf
rood boy around home. and sent
In school for a while, but never rot
the lessons very well he didn't have mu
om- school education when he gradual
low from the grades into the world
tier work. 60. He became &c
lral workman, and was promoted to 10
will man In due course. The neighb'
and liked him every year a little bett
the and In time people In neighbour
fig counties heard nice things about b
able He never went to college or h
school. but took considerable adv
mo tare of the education offered In
school of exnerience. The
tint I heard of him he was addressing
rost enormous audience of celebrities
~ > Berlin. He never went to unlver'
ools but IL now president OF the State
versIty OF Missouri. -. I'm g
that an ordinary plug OF fellow
ired able to do that well In my countr.
put he will half try.
for
lion They tell of an old man who, W
udy. reading. looked SO uncomfortable
for dissatisfied that some one finally as
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