The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-11-26

territory, now re-
- turn to German
l'---' control an d
.-.. p~,.h.- France is con-
tent to ask other
powers to join q protest. Mere pro-
tests amount to little in European
diplomacy. as the world learned
from the Ethiopian war.
That settles, finally, the Versailles
treaty. foolish effort to enslave
a nation that made the emergence
OF this, or some other, Hitler In
evitable.
Mr.. Tugwell seeks an approprl-
alton of FIVE hundred million dol
lars to provide poverty stricken
farmers, now on worthless farms,
with other land that will support
them; also barns, houses, out-build-
ings. He thinks $50, 100000 year
for ten years would do the work,
and plans to vacate 5000, 600
worthless acres"
Anything that will diminish hui
man misery is desirable, even
though incompetency may be in
part responsible for the trouble.
In England, the government,
guided by experts, is making ex-
cellent pasture lands Of soil that
was worthless. Our government
might investigate that process.
General Markham, chief army
engineer, advises putting an air
base in the harbor OF our Midway
island, far away in the Pacific
ocean. The War Department says,
apologetically, that this would be
a commercial development, al
though it might be useful for de-
tense.
Why an apology? Nobody in Eu-
rope, Asia or Africa apologies to
us for building an air base, or asks
our opinion about it.
The War department says there
is no treaty obligation forbidding
such an air base. If there were,
what Of it? Treaties can be can
celled, and should be when they
are foolish or unjust--for further
details, ask Hitler.
Germans are said to be wearing
a new eyeglass called spy mon
ocle." Arranged to look like the
ordinary single eyeglass, the spy
monocle" is arranged with mir
ror, permitting the wearer to look
behind him and see il there is any
body listening to his conversation
German police eagerly discourage
any one who suggests that the Nazl
government is not perfect.
The opening OF the Bay bridge
connecting San Francisco and Oak
land, California, is important no
only to California and the two unitee
cities, but to the whole country.
This magnificent bridge, ehmi
mating ferries on the bay that sep
arates San Francisco and Oakland
is a magnificent accomplishment Q
engineering and public spirit
Mr.. Green's American Fedora
ton Of Labor decides on a "figh
to a showdown" with Mr.. Lewis
COMMITTEE for Industrial Organi
zation." which wants to unioniz
all the 10000 900 workers not ye
organized, and seems to include tax
ing over Mr.. Green and his fed
Grafton also.
Next on the program appear
to be a big labor fight: Mr.. Gree
is thoughtful, wise; Mr.. Lewis
forceful, determined. The outcom
cannot be predicted. The outsid
citizen will pray that there ma
!. not be too much interference wit
returning prosperity.
. A greatly increased demand fc
tools shows that more men ar
getting jobs, and announcements
new wage increases, big and httl
: are many. Twenty-three more firm
J have announced better wages X
$4,000 more workers.
!, An average increase OF $3.50
year, less than SO cents a da
: might seem unimportant, but
: means one hundred and thir
million more dollars that 10000
workers will have to spend, In
year. That is not unimportant-
/ England intends next time to q
= vote her energy and strength
It protecting herself.
i Sir Samuel Hoare, first lord OF I
} admiralty, says England has
commitments like those OF 10,
o that would compel her to Sc
e troops to the continent If war Shot
d start. She will do as she pleas
a. which means that she will probat
4 stay at home, busy with enemy q
is planes, perhaps helping to finar
a friends on the continent, as she
n in the Napoleonic wars. as she
lie before and since.
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