The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-03-22
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Where Hope Is Highest
Need Another Win
Receiverships
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By ED HOWE
G. Bell Syndicate


! TALKED lstely to cautious. con-
servatlve nan who had just made
an automobile trip to Florida. He
says that at one place new perfect
road was encountered, IA miles long.
In travelling the entire distance. not
q half dozen other automobiles were
encountered. Probably the bonds Is
sued to build the road are In default
The cautious. conservative man sat be-
side the driver. and says that except
at turns. the entire distance was made
at the rate of mile a minute. that
finally this speed seemed little slow.
They had picked out certain town
to reach by nightfall. and since there
was nothing to hold them. why not
get aiong7 The conservative. cautious
gradually grow In recklessness.
On the trip a call was made on q man
In Georgia who lives In a palace OF
pink marble costing million dollars
He owns nearly all of county, 4
town. and a marble quarry.
Such man would seem lucky. This
man wasn't: three days later he was
hurried to a hospital for dangerous
operation. The lucky" man was sew
enty-nIne years old. =. At an
other place call was made on a man
twenty-five years old who had three
thousand turkeys gohblIng about his
farm. For several days the
conservative. cautious man did not see
a newspaper. or hear radio, and al
most no conversation. The%country
through which he passed was SO fine.
and the people so polite. he almost
had hope for his country again. No
starvation. no rioting anywhere. but
on reaching the end Of his journey.
the newspapers were again available.
and again the conservative. cautious
man was greatly disturbed. fearful OF
the future. almost without hope.
One Of the troubles with civilization
is II doesn't have enough private
watchmen to aid the police. have
noticed that most Of the more impnr-
tant business men employ private
watchmen at night and these watch
men carry pistols. We have adopted
all necessary laws to help civilization.
Thus recognizing the truth that such
laws are inst and sensible. and for the
greatest good Of the greatest number.
But worthy citizens. good enough.
and In the majority, are too care
less In seeing that the laws are en-
forced. Every good citizen should
daily be a private Waterman. and as
sist in correcting the Iil-behaved In the
minority. RI necessary to establish
their authority and the law OF God. the
good citizens should form vigilance
committees. and be rough on occasion.
| go so far AS to believe the Younger
men should form militia companies,
and, without expense to the state or
anyone. become force for the com
mon sense morality that has lately
been breaking down. The first thing
we must do In the present crisis. II we
hone for hetterment, is for the we'll
behaved majority to control the COM
narrative few who violate the law as
vagrants dIsturbers, house-hrfakers.
tramps. radicals. fop-house patrons.
and In general attacks on the civilized
rules of conduct A great fight has
been going on over the world for a
long time, and with growing Intensity
during the past decade Friends OF
decency should realize that the prole-
tarians have achieved the victory and
vine out the disgraceful defeaf they
have suffered. The North. the East,
the West, has suffered another Bull
Run. We must have another Appoma-
tox. another win for the majority. and
the peace long experience has recon-
mended.
rarely hear of congressional In
vestipatIon that does not seem trif1lnR
and very expensive. but one 10 going
on now worth while. A federal Judge
ia being investigated because Of out
rageous fees he allowed receivers In
bankruptcy. One receiver was allowed
$4,000 for services probably honestly
worth three or four thousand dollars
know nothing about the case
except the testimony In the newspa.
pers. and this includes charges that
the Judge shared In the fees; that the
money was paid In cash. to avoid m
| ure exposure. There Ia rare
~ Judge who does not award out
rageous fees to members of bis pro
fesson. | cannot remember time
when this has not been done. and with
out serious protest from congress- until
now Nothing going on In Wall Street
] previous to 1920 was equally corrupt
careless. or whatever one pleased II
| call It. We have lately been specially
slipping In morals. but this receiver
ship scandal has gone on long time
Corruption In police departments hal
never been worse. The police have oc
caslonally been investigated. but
have not before noted Judges beinI
called to account as In this case. Fo
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