The Western news., 1935-05-09

Ing each other, nel-
ther Graves what
Arthur Brisbane the other owns.
Some day. let us hope. the two coun-
tries will be one, by mutual agreement,
or Canada might annex the United
States in a friendly way. II that We're
more acceptable, majority of voters
ruling.
The North American continent. from
the Mexican border to the North pole,
should be one nation, or II Mexico and
others would come in, all the way down
to the Panama canal, so much the bet
ter.
There will be no war between this
country and any part OF the British
empire. Common sense forbids 1t. Any
air base of ours would probably be az
useful to Canada as to ourselves and
we should be delighted to see Canada
establish string Of air bases to the
| north of us, especially along her Pa
| cihc and Atlantic coasts.
Secretary Morgenthan, never In
| business as banker, interested. per-
sonally, In farming more than In mon
| ey, has shown the outside world, to
/ Its surprise, that he can make the
American dollar keep its place In the
| procession, regardless Of many billions
! Of bond issues, no gold basis, and other
| novelties.
Gamblers TINT ordinarily enjoy spec
nation In exchange are afrnd Of the
American dollar. And curiously, while
some Americans are sending money to
other countries. to make 1t safe for
eigners, and especially Britshers, are
| investing more md more heavily In
| the United States.
Washington discusses a West Point
for war on crime Il semi-military
school under the attorney general TO
train fighters to meet the national
crime army, that collects alNost as
much money as the national germ
ment itself takes In.
The war would be simple If govern
ment would treat crime MS it would
nm outbreak of yellow fever, or Asatic
cholera, taking 1t really seriously.
HahtuaI criminals are known, men
Of ten or fifteen convictions, raclleteers,
gunner. Make 1t clear that once
locked up they would never get ont as
long as they lived and you would see
the crime fade away.
Very bad news for this country, In
which efficiency and energy count as
public asset number one, Is the sudden
death OF Alfred du Pont, stricken with
heart disease In his residence near
Jacksonville, Ella. AT seventy years Of
age Mr.. du pont was planning, as he
should be, all sorts Of new enterprises
that would have been interesting to
him. He needed no more money, want
ed to be useful.
Great Britain Is excited about the
Germans building submarines. especial
ly annoyed TO learn that the subma-
rnes are of super type, carrying
guns as we'll as torpedo tubes. able
to hunt British or other ships any.
where on earth. some alleged to carry
small airplane, easily launched
Britain has plane-carrying submarines
but that rs different tserman sub
marines now finished are about IL
start maneuver practice off Wihelms
hafen.
Nations rise to great heights. glor
Gus power, then crumble. disappear
desert sands cover their streets AMI
temples. Patient archaeology digs then
Gut and wonders. Read Voney''
4 "Runs of Empires to find that process
we'll described.
What causes ir7 DO nations grow
old and die naturally" inevitably, a,
individuals do? Sometimes plaques
wipe them out the black death nearl,
destroyed Europe. Malaria tore dowI
the power of Rome and recently kflle,
some $4,000, following sudden mos
quito attack in the Far East.
You are not surprised to learn, II
spite of pacitist protests and protest.
!, from certain Japanese who are no
pacihsts, the President thinks II wis
! to explore around and see just wha
!, this country needs in the way of de
; Tense methods" on the Pacific.
. A crime, unbelievable. has been re
ported from Texas. Howard piersor
= aged twenty. killed his mother nm
! father, then shot himself in the arn
i pretending that bandits had done 1t.
a A -anlInn hal knnt him nWak