The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-01-24


and swift pursuit planes could do. COM
Ing from Asia or from Europe2
Pennsylvania Is an important tobacco
state. The government is paying farm
ers not to grow tobacco, just as 1t
pays them elsewhere not to grow cot
ton or wheat and not to raise pigs.
After you have spent your whole
life driven by necessty's lash to pro-
duce the utmost possible, this brings
sweet peace to have the government
pay you for not doing it. even II you
can't quite understand It,
Nobody has yet arranged to pay
newspaper publishers for not writing
editorials. but that may come, In the
glorious new era. and, here and there, /
ii might be great blessing
Washington reports that President |
RooseveIt's message toNcongress about |
pensions for the old will suggest only
$40 month.
The Washington correspondent who
says "only" does not know what S4O
a month would mean to millions OF old
people whose lives are made bitter not
by deprivation. not by poverty. hunger
or cold. but by the fact that they de-
pend upon the cold charity OF others,
particularly on the charity OF relatives.
Give $40 a month to the old that
nre dependent and you will bring hap
piness into the last years OF millions OF
lives, and that would be worthy OF a
great nation.
The honorable Japanese chief OF In
formation In the foreign office says the
| United States Is planning an attack OH
| Japan. Any Japanese who believes 1t
| lacks the usual intelligence for which
/ you give all Japanese credit. Nations
/ start wars because they want someA
| thing. What does the United States
want from Japan
Uncle SAM In mild fit OF idocy. Is
now giving away the Philippines, Ash
attic Islands richer In resources than
/ the Japanese Islands.
We got those Islands from the Span
lsh war. Should we start another war,
spend billions, kill many OF our jap
anese friends and burn up their coun-
try by fire homhardment from airplanes
merely to get more .Aslatic islands, to
be given away later7
The thirst OF the people means proft
to the government. Uncle Spn during
1884 collected an average OF more than
S1.OOO,OOO a day In liquor taxes. total
amount OF &3T4 .5O8.oo3o. Beer alone
yielded 5000. 900; spirits distilled In
America. 1921 600, 900: imported spirits,
$15.0o0,OOO: Imported wines, $1,000, 600.
II Is easy to understand why tens
Of millions follow the trial OF Bruno
Hauptmann for the kidnapping and kill
ing OF the Lindbergh baby with such
intense interest. The trial Is a mys
terry In itself. Gradually nnwound In
court like the chapters In detective
btpfys ~ IAiuH phUlS uAiNbtWhs tbs
horrible nature Of the crime increasing
the Interest tenfold.
Elgity-nine Russian fishermen, liv
Ing ON the edge Of The Caspian sea
ought to be grateful to the American
. Wright brothers that invented the mir
plane With their boats they had drift
ed ten days on an Ice doe and wer
. starving.
Along came 4 big Russian plane, fly
Ing low. to drop tiny psrachutes tina
brought food, tobacco and alcoho
Then the fishermen. hopelessly lost, OH
= OF sight Of land. got In their boats an
the airplnne guided them to the shor1
est route to shore.
This reporter sat next to Amei
Earhart at dinner recently, did nc
: recognize her, thought she looked, a
: the French say, like somebody" nske
do you write fly. or what do you dol
She shid II fly little. and write
= little"
= Europe continues "enging along" Z
!. ward war. The Associated Press r
ports italian troops being concentrate
: along the Austrian border. Italy fea
= that Germany may start an attack {
! Austria. aiming at absorption. now "a
!. Saar voting is over.
: Italy calls this movement OF trool
!. along the Austrian border "Wlnt
!. manenvers," but Europe knows VIII
= 1t really Is. =
e. France probably will not be 81
!, prised. MussolIni for Italy and Lay
a for France recently had very aft
: tionate conversation, OF which the 81
/, stance was keep Germany under &C
so troll"
.lr O. King Features Syndicate. Inc.
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