The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-10-03

H. jail outside OF Adj
k....41 .-.s dis Ababa to re-
place the old jail.
ArtAur br'soane There, according to
Mr.. Won Wiegand's cablegram to Uni
versal Service, ''live prisoners some
times remained chained to those who
had died for days."
Newspapers In Pennsylvania. 265 OF
them, have celebrated press prestige
this week. Governor Earle tells the edl-
tors, presumably shiyering with de-
light and surprise. about THE impor-
tant part that newspapers play In the
lives Of our people, II is as I'm
portant as the part played by the peo-
pies eyes and ears and might be taken
for granted by now.
Napoleon knew about IT when he
said that, II he allowed freedom Of
| the press his power would not last six
weeks Stain. Hitler and Mussolin
could make speeches about 1t.
| The newspaper Is mirror In which
the public sees itself, the newspa-
per's owner and the civilization of the
moment. Interesting reflections Of
that civilization may appear soon In
dispatches from Ethiopia and from
London In case Mussolini should send
his first 500 airplanes In the direction
OF Buckingham palace, sthe house OF
commons, Downing street and the
Bank OF England. with the message
what do you think Of explosive and
mustard gas sanctions?"
The pathetic thing In Journalism, as
In politics. Is the lack OF names that
the people know. Millions of Ameri-
cans read newspapers with no faintest
conception as to the character OF the
man whose newspaper they read. 1t
might be called anonymous nonen-
tlty.' There are exceptions.
The most important and influential
newspaper by far. In proportion to cir
culation, Is the so-called Country
newspaper smaller daIlies and week
lies.
Their readers know who runs them.
and those readers, not living In city
apartments. with can opener, buy
everything from the paint on the roof to
the cement In the cellar floor, from the
piano and radio In the sitting room to
the cartin the garage.
Berlin says the Nazi party plans,
fnrcibly, to buy out all Jewish firms
and businesses, suggesting that IAN.
bilious Aryan business men will get
great bargains" One Idea Is to allow
"Aryan" employees to take over Jew
ish businesses with government back.
Ing. They might take 1t over. but
what about running 1t? Anybody may
buy business, making 1t pay is an,
other Job.
The Republican committee will have
ian important meeting now, really
big, flrst-class, "bang-uph meeting In
December. to put pep into the 1886
campaign.
The question Is. "Who Is your man? n
Americans want to yell for some
body.
They have not been trained to yell
for an Idea.
Who is your man? What is his
name7
Amusing situation In Europe: Eng
land sends her gigantic fleet to the
Mediterranean, heaviest dreadnaughts
submarines. airshins; parks then
around the rock of Gibraltar and al
the entrance OF the Suez canal: sends
additional soldiers to the Island o1
Malta.
Mussolni puts his convenient island
off the coast of Greece In state OF
siege, with submarines, airplanes, cut
ting the Mediterranean In two, isolat
Ing the big English feet in the western
end.
Then England, having shown ar
ardent desire to fight Italy, sends Off
cial word that she really hadn't an,
war with Italy In mind. her feelings
were hurt by the italian newspapers
That Is why she sent her fleet
DeWolf Hopper is dead at seventy
seven, too soon He worked to tn,
last, talked over the radio In the after
noon, and was dead at 6 80 next morn
, Ing. He should find a good seat re
served for him In the entertainment
that lasts forever. In better world
: He spent his life working to max,
people smile and forget their sorrows
, at Council Bluffs. Iowa, John Slat
terry. seventy -one. and at present "or
relief" sits In his one-room shack,
covered with tar paper wondering
what he will do this winter with twiI
daughters, that his twenty-four-year
old wife added to the earth's pnpua
ton ten days ago. lie married he
: when she was seventeen and, he sixty
four.
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