The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-10

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England is using worked-out coal
mines, Of which many, going down
thousands of feet, should be safe
from bombardment.
The Presidents trip to South AM
erica proves to have been most
useful idea. Great crowds welcomed
him in his brief stop at Rio de
Janeiro, as he drove through the
streets with the Brazilian President
Getulio Vargas, bands playing THE
Star-Spangled Banner
The President will talk peace and
business, at least as much bust
ness as peace, and he will make
friends for us all in South America.
You may count that day rare on
which Chancellor Hitler's govern
ment does nothing new and queer.
Dramatic criticism and literary crit
icisms are now forbidden in Ger
many. Constructive criticism is OF
greatest value to actors and writer's,
the intelligent among them are
| grateful for it.
The Ruler OF the universe was
his own critic, and God saw every
thing that He had made, and, be-
hold, it was very good" All need
criticism, the powerful need it more
than others, and Hitler will have
it when history is written. His min
ister of propaganda cannot control
that.
Tokyo reports for Japan the
worlds highest birth rate; $780,
| 703 new Japanese babies arrived in
1895, more than in 1884 by 14o, 931
Japanese marriages are increas-
ing, divorces decreasing, the latter
down to less than one in 1000 mar
riages. Japanese husbands anc
wives get along better than Ameri
cans do.
The great contract bridge com
petition ends and the Harold Van
derbilt cup goes to four players
called the Kaplan team, Phil Abram
sohn Fred Kaplan, Harry Fishbeil
and Irving Epstein. Mr.. Vanderbilt
on hand to present his cup, Nigh
telephone Chancellor Hitler that you
do not have to be an "Aryan' Il
understand bridge.
Business is picking up and tina
includes marriage, most important
Chicago university says $780, 900 few
er weddings have taken place dur
ing the six depression years tina
would have occurred in norma
times. Hence the loss Of about on
million new American babies thu
would have been born. Seven hur
dred and fifty thousand youn
couples have missed, among then
more than three million years (
marriage bliss.
The tide turned in 1895 with ,327
600 marriages, highest total in OF
history.
Mr.. Green's and Mr.. Lewis unic
labor EXAMINATIONS indicate tn;
their differences may be settle
which is good news. Organized labt
should present united front again
too-short pay and long hours.
The prosperity of the nation d
ponds on how much the worke
have to spend.
China says she will risk war wi
Japan rather than let Japan Ia
more of her territory. II that W
comes it will illustrate the diff
ence between country prepare
Japan, and one unprepared and d
organized, China.
Japan's unspoken answer to q
mas war threat is her birth RAJ
Those millions Of new babies mi
go somewhere,
Sir Basil Zaharoff, called I'm,
terry man" and richest on eartt
dead Of heart disease at eighty-s
had for his motto, Every man /
his price. He dealt in munitio
|, and he may have bought, as "
as helping to kill, many. Beg
ming poor, in Constantinople,
: harof climbed to the top in MOI
and intrigue. II matters little VIII
you start, what matters Is ms
the head.
T. King Features Syndicate. Ina
I MNu Service.