The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-11-22


In his chapter on statesmen In the
philosophical Dictionary" Voltalre
said he did not write for the states
men OF his time, because they were
too busy TO listen. He wrote for young
men that would be statesmen and do
something after his death.
That was sound prediction. Those
that we're young when he wrote got
rid of kings and laid the foundation
of the powerful French republic after
he WIS dead.
Writing for the young. offering sug-
gestlona Is pleasing occupation.
When the suggestions are carried out,
after you die. you cannot be held re-
sponsible II they prove to be unsound.
Maj. Gen. Smedey D. Butler. who
commanded the marines, says: I'll
never again carry rifle beyond the
borders OF the United States" OF
the 1.6OO.0OU men sent to Europe he
says. Il did not come across single
one who knew why he was there"
General Butler Is right. Any fight
Ing outside OF our borders should be
done from the clonds--bnmbs and pol
son gas dropped by airplanes-and
from below the water with submarines.
Concerning the amusing fashion In
which country like the United States
manages a great war when II rushes
In unprenred. General Butler says:
1.-THE war never brought this country
anything. few insiders made money
International Nickel company earned
for use In France S2UOOOWW worth of
mosquito MEETINGS. and there wasn't
mosquito In France.
1T also bought 35,OOO.OOO pairs OF
shoes for 4,OO0U0 men. and every pair
OF shoes would last year. and 1t
bought Sl.0O0.OOO.oOO worth OF air.
planes that wouldn't get or the
ground"
The new prime minister of France.
Flandin. tells the chamber OF deputies
that he will keep the franc stable and
France will have no dictators-''llheral
institutions will win out over all forms
of dictatorship"
The French. most logical nation In
the world and one of the most deter
mined. will Know how to carry out that
program.
Senator Rorah says he makes no
accusation Of personal graft In connec
ton with spending public billions for
relief. unemployment. etc. 1t lis COM
fort to know that there Ii no charge Of
stealing from the poor or the nnpm-
ployed
Huf Senator Borah does accuse the
relief administration OF shameful waste
and bad management. 30 had that
about hnlf Of the billions were appro-
priated In vain.
Afussolini DEGREES all that nre capa-
BILE OF performing manual labor shall
work for a living. A man may be rich
enough. In his own opinion. to live
without work. but not In italy. Even
nristocracy must work. Very hard.
when you and your ancestors have
done no work for perhaps thousand
years
Ii appears. kind friends. that this
world-Europe. at least-Is really head
ed toward war.
Who says sol Mnssolini does. and
ha has inside information another Eu-
ropean war Is Inevitable" and adds
that italy will get more from this next
war than she got from the last. She Is
getting ready. training fven small boys
as soldiers
And Lloyd George. wRe took Britain
through the war that Germany would
have won had II not been for LLOYD
George and Clemencean. says. War
ia On the horizon" and advises. II yon
1nflDt III. lildt you 10y w tbNuU hkhittsf
wHr with fzieyds Ne price gn4 -eaHld
name would get you insurance against
war for the next ten years.
Men wonder that wars should start
between nations speaking different Ian.
guages. with conflicting ambitions. re.
Allgions and ideals. Let them consider
our own state OF Arizona. calling out
troops to stop completion by the United
States Of the Parker water diversion
in connection with the great Colorado
river project
Arizona says the water now running
~ waste must not be diverted by the
government or anybody else without
ArIzonas permission.
An Kinx Features Syndicate. Inc
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