The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-01-25

Pennsylvania Is an important tobacco
state. The government is paying farm
ers not to grow tobacco, just as it
pays them elsewhere not to grow cot
ton or wheat and not to raise pigs.
After you have spent your whole
life driven by necessity's lash to pro-
duce the utmost possible, this brings
sweet peace to have the government
pay you for not doing 1t, even If you
can't quite understand 1t.
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,
it might be great blessing.
Washington reports that President
Roosevelt's message to congress about
pensions for the old will suggest "only"
$40 month.
The Washington correspondent who
says "only" does not know what $40
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
are dependent and you will bring hap
piness into the last years Of millions of
lives, and that would be worthy of
great nation.
The honorable Japanese chief Of in
formation in the foreign office says the
United States Is planning an attack on
Japan. Any japanese who believes 1t
lacks the usual. intelligence for which
you give all Japanese credit. Nations
start wars because they want some.
thing. What does the. United States
want from Japan? -,
Uncle Sam, In mild fit of idiocy, is
now giving away the Philippines, Ash
attic islands richer in resources than
the japanese islands.
We got those islands from the Span.
ish war. Should we start another war,
spend billions, kill many Of our Jap
anese friends and burn up their coun-
try by fire bombardment from airplanes
merely to get more Asiatic islands, to
be given away later?
The thirst of the people means profit
to the government. Uncle Sam during
1884 collected an average Of more than
100000 day in liquor taxes, total
amount of 1914, 5O6, DO. Beer alone
yielded 100000, 900; spirits distilled in
America, $121. O0O. 900; imported spirits
S15yOO0.OO0; imported wines. $6O0O,O O0
It 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 mys
terry in itself. Gradually unwound in
court like the chapters In a detective
story, 1t holds public attention, the
horrible nature of the crime increasing
the interest tenfold. I
Eighty-nine Russian fishermen, liv.
ing on the edge Of the Caspian sea,
ought to be grateful to the American
Wright brothers that invented the air.
plane. With their boats they had drift
ed ten days on an ice foe and were
starving.
Along came big Russian plane, fly.
ing low. to drop tiny parachutes that
brought food. tobacco and alcohol
Then the fishermen, hopelessly lost, out
of sight of land. got in their boats and
the airplane guided them to the short
est route to shore.
, This reporter sat next to Amelia
Earhart at a dinner recently. did not
recognize her. thought che looked, as
the French say, like sorebody," asked
do You write, fly, or what do you do?"
She said II fly little, and write o
little"
Europe continues "etlging along" to-
ward war. The Associated Press re-
ports Italian troops being concentrated
along the Austrian border. Italy fears
that Germany may start an attack on
Austria, aiming at absorption. now the
Saar voting is over.
Italy calls this movement of troops
along the Austrian border "Wintel
maneuvers," but Europe knows what
1t really Is.
France probably will not be sur
prised. Mussolini for Italy and Laval
for France recently had very affec
tionate conversation, of which the sub
stance was keep Germany under con
troll" H..
Q. King Features Syndicate, Inc,
ts WNu Service.