The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-12-11
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the French Revolution ana 1rVlh
which most of Thomas Jefferson
ideals of democracy sprung, Pu-
lsed almost rapidly into Spanish
and Portuguese (Brazill America
as it did through the United
States.
Simon Bolivar, about whose ex-
PLOTS a more romantic legendary
worship has grown up in South
America than we accord to Geo
rye Washington, the man whose
youth was spent in prison. the
Tiberator, the Man on Horseback,
the soldier of the People in chains
rode his victorious career from
Colombia t h Argentine
spreading the gospel. of human
uplift that he had learned to va
lue in a European Dungeon.
The Celtic races, the French,
irish, Spanish, are swifter to
strike for an ideal than the Teu-
tonic, the German, English or
scandinavian. The Teutonic claim
to be more persevering in carry
ing through their demands.
In our boosted independence,
we look to England to initiate
many of cur social reforms, give
US the copy to follow. For in
stance, the Dole was established
in England ten years before we
began our plan of giving bones
to quiet the hungry ietsam of do
Gle folks unfortunately ground to
famine by high freights and in
terest charges on farms, machine
production in cities.
Roosevelt would not have re-
duced by one-third the gold con-
tent of the dollar, except that
England had previously devaluec
the pound sterling.
Likewise, there are parallels Of
imitation in South America, Of
dOings across the Atlantic. 1
skirts are shortened in Paris one
spring, the ladies of Madrid fee
no blush at exhibiting their re
tund limbs to the adniring male
and by Spring (November) il
Lima, Bogota or Quito, lon,
dresses will seem drab and old
fashioned. Almost within m,
memory, King of Portugal emf
grated and was welcomed as tn
Emperor Of Brazil.
To any student Of history Their
would appear to be already a re
percussion in Cuba Of the Russia
Revolutionary movement. Year
ago Lenin announced that th
ideals of the Soviet Regime woul
inflame Spain first of the nation
Of Europe. There are many idea
in the Russian Plan, besides pr
duction for use,. giving every ma
a decent job, and public owne
ship Of the large farms, factorie
mines, electric plants, railroad
by which modern life survives. "
feature above all these is unive
sal popular education in all US
full and artistic branches of ear
ing. This part Of the new ord
has surpassed the rest. From Il
most illiterate nation of EuroI
from percentage of 81 abo;
eight years old that could Meth
read nor write, in Is years t
percentage has been lowered
less than eight per cent in Eur
pean Russia. The day has daw
ed in Russia when free collie
education is given every boy
girl who shows brains and stu
ious habits capable off advance
through university courses.
Last year Sweden got an id
from Russia. The government
fered one thousand free fello
ships, all expenses and a SIN
allowance for university edu,
ton. This was open to competiti
examination in the high schoC
The number is to- be steadily
creased. The United States W
all its pretensions of peace, !
provided such education in |
arts of war. But when memb
of the Brain Trust proposed
great free technical, agricultul
mechanical, business, engineer
school, with ten thousand fellC
ships for our ragged, wander
boys and girls of several We
ago, it was thought to be
dangerous. Great men and won
might arise from the PEG