The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-01-31

touched For example, no amendment
could be made to Section to compel
payment OF living wages to men on the
public works program to be carried
into effect upon passage of this bill.
Another section designating what the
projects shall be, but not limited to
7 could not be touched Reclamation
projects were not listed in the projects
appearing although assurance was
given the list would be stricken, there
by creating opportunity to press recla-
nation The theory of gag rule is bad
in that it denies that privilege upon
which our government was founded
direct representation 1t was denial of
this right that led to the American
Revolution. Taxation without repre-
sentation' again may become the cry
if we continue in this manner Cox of
Georgia, democrat, said: Il am won-
dering if the proud and beautiful lips
of liberty are becoming sealed in the
silent tomb of DEATH"
Snow Bound.
This is what we call a BLIZZARD
said distressed young boy to whom
gave ride when | found him
marooned on a corner, desperately
signalling for assistance. The snow falls
fast and piles high, but it is far from
what Montana knows as a blizzard.
What people grow accustomed to is
important. Here in Washington, snow
which would cause no concern in Mon
tana demoralizes street car service and
ties up traffic for hours, 1t is laughable
to see men brushing snow from their
coats with pocket whiskbrooms and
strutting about the streets with UNI
brellas
A caucus on the soldiers bonus was
held last Wednesday, Wright Patman,
champion of this cause in three prev
ious congresses, presiding. One hum
dred and one members, an unusual
attendance for what is called "rump
caucus" laid plans for furthering the
measure. Administration leaders are
endeavoring to defeat the bonus bill
by clever piece Of strategy. They
prevailed upon Representative Fred
Vinscn of Kentucky to introduce a
bill differing from the Patman measure
(H-R- u mainly in the method of pay
ment. Advocates of the Vinson bill
regard Patman's measure as unortho-
dox and inflationary The caucus, how
ever, is backing Patman's bill to the
utmost. Gag rules are the order, and
the staunchest friends of the bonus
fear for its success if Wilson'S bill is
reported out by the ways and means
committee under such rule We hope,
however, that the bonus will not meet
defeat through parliamentary trlckery.
"MirabiIe Dictu."
Wonderful to say" or Believe it or
not as we would say in the more
popular idiom of the day, the time is
not far distant when one will be able
to sit in his home and see the singers
OF grand opera in New York opera
houses appear on the radio television
set. The thing is not SO perfect as the
public of today, accustomed to the best
demands" Mr.. Young, chief television
engineer of the R.C.A., said to lis when
members of the Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee at the Mayflower
hotel viewed demonstration of the
sending of news-pages by the radio
photo-electric cell. This device printec
newspapers right in the demonstration
room as the news emanated from New
York. Mr.. Young admits that only thir
lines of policy and public demand foi
the best keep television in the back.
ground. He says they have perfec
laboratory demonstrations but hesitatcl
to predict because he is, to use his owr
phrase, only the engineer" One news
paper printed in New York could, !
equipment were as common as radio
is today, place the printed news il
everyones home as fast as reported
No local editors, no local staff, n
local printers. sans everything paperisf
What a worry that would be for thos
editors who, after literally shoutin
down the rights Of displaced laborer'
were themselves displaced