The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-06
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
Feed Everybody? Big Job
Roads Ask $l70,OOO,O00
Can't Shoot Santa Claus

| Roads AJAX $l70,OOO,OOO
lsC Can't Shoot Santa Claus
] Steel Coffin for Wong =
1t Is announced that the government |
will feed. at public expense, men that
go on strike while the strike lasts.
The American Federation OF Labor
representative In the South says the
100000 textile workers about to 90
on strike will look to the government
to take care of them while the strike
lasts
According to the Associated Press,
Harry l.. Hopkins. government relief
administrator, says: at Is a surprls-
Ing thing to me We haven't had
ID sight more strikes than We have
We shall probably have strikes In
sufficient number II the government
supports all strikers. and. II 1t should
decide to pay them out of public mon
eys the wages they arc asking while
the strike lasts, there might be
great many strikes.
|
| $170OOO, 900 In freight rates to offset
increased expenses which reflect
economic policies of the government
Railroads must run. and II tho people
are not paying enough they must pay
| more. 1t Is to be hoped that increased
payment will provide good pay for
railroad workers, conductors, ensi-
neers, trainmen, track walkers, AL
others.
There il nowhere In the world \
better body of men. more reliable. dig
nifled, obliging. safe. sober and use
full, than American railroad workers.
The american Liberty league" or
ranlzed to protect the beautiful old
American dollar and -vested interests"
from the New Deal" expects former
Governor Al Smith to help.
Mr.. John w. Davis, who also ran
for President on the Democratic ticket,
is said to be with the league heart
and soul"
Former Governor Smiths friends
think be may be too busy
The probability OF beating President
Roosevelts party this fall was ex-
pressed we'll by 4 former Democratic
cabinet member who Is not a Roose-
Welt man:
you can't shoot Santa Claus, you
know, especially around Christmas'
This administration Is, for tens Of
millions OF Americans and hundreds q
/. American cities, the greatest "Santa
!. Claus" In all history.
Edmund Wong On Wah. Chinese all
pilot, dreamed that he crashed aftel
: 4 collision and told his American wifi
: that when he did die he wanted ~
: Iron coffin.
: Wong On Wah was selected witt
another Chinese dyer. Fong Shek, y
3 maneuver above the steamship bre
. men, bringing In Gen. Chang Fahway
> The planes coiiided, Wong was kille'
and his desire to ny and fight for tn
o Chinese army thwarted. He will D
], buried here In 4 $3.50 steel cofhr
n General Chang. whom Wong neve
4 saw, gave the order.
:. why do you suppose Wong wante
= an iron coffinf 1t could not keep tn
ID soul In or keep the worms out, pr
- sumably. Many prosperous American
are buried In collins Of bronze
|
b, Not long ago Mussolini and Hitlt
" met with all signs OF amity eternal
Venice. Hands were clasped. vows
IT friendship and cooperation exchange
he Mussolini was to visit Hitler at
country estate as soon as possible, ar
to the world said, @How lovely to see al
be tator brethren dwelling together
-, amity!"
he And now the Mussolini visit to HI
at Ter Is postponed indefinitely. Muss
ad l,ni did not Ike the Dollfuss assassin
ton, and seems to hold Hitler's MA
RI friends responsible.
Europe discusses the expulsion
- Mrs. Sinclair Lewis from Germany
!, . forerunner of rigid press contr
=, All copies OF the London Times 10 "
man were recently seized and It u
nected that foreign correspondents v
:" be asked to leave II they write ar
thing displeasing to Hitler. Engin
90 would not last long without = safe
- valve, and liberty does not last 10
-. without free expression Of opinion
Modern dictators need to encroa
several hairs breadth on establish
- liberties, and all agree with Napole'
who said his power would last but
few weeks II he permitted freedom
~ the press.
Germany, preparing for hard Y
NJ ter and with scarcity. is endeavori
through Propaganda Minister Go
bells. ITO establish hunger AZ
y tuer and arouse the peoples enths
asm concerning the duty OF do
without"
In this country also we expecl
ing hard winter, but instead of glorl
be ing OF hunger and the noble patr
and ism Of going without" our governm