The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-05-04

more strength Hitler ana MuSSOlln1
know is going to be thrown TO Their
enemies the more chance there is
that they may decide not TO risk the
consequences of war.
Sabre Rafting in [. S.
Might Help Keep the Peace
There are several theories which
seem TO reinforce the argument. For
example, it is believed by most
army officers here that if war comes
the power of Hitler will at once be.
come very much curtailed. The Ger.
man army does not recognize Hit
Ter as a military genius. 1t has
been backing him right along be.
cause of his demonstrated hold on
the people, and because of his dem
onstrated power as buffer in in
ternational negotiations. But with
the coming of war, it is held, he
would be sidetracked and ignored
The prestige resulting from the ear
ly victories - most army officers
think the early conflicts would be
German victories-would 60 to the
men who directed the troop move
ments.
Pretty soon new Hindenburg or
new Ludendorf would be the pop
ular hero of Germany The thought
is that Hitler must know this, and
would be scarcely human if he rel
ished the idea. Hence the longer
he can win victories by sabre rat
ting, instead of actual military en-
counters. the longer he remains No.
! man in Germany and retains prae-
tically dictatorial powers.
Mobiles Neru job .4nother
Bright NeW Deal Idea -
No one is ever going to say that
the New Dealers do not have ideas.
They reek with them. One of the
most interesting involves the rea-
sons for the sudden elevation of Ed
ward J. Noble, administrator of the
civil aeronautics authority, to as
sist in administrations program for
the promotion of business recovery
as undersecretary of the department
of commerce, new position which
congress will be asked to create.
The answer, it is explained, can
be found in a public statement made
by Mr.. Noble the day before his
appointment. In brief, Mr.. Noble,
in the eyes of President Roosevelt
and Secretary of Commerce Harry
L. Hopkins, has made huge sue
cess in applying government regu-
lation to one industry-the air lines
which are highly competitive and
alive with individual initiative.
So the theory is that Mr.. Noble,
having accomplished this with air
lines, can spread out over all lines
of business his supervision and CO.
ordination, and bring about the ideal
economic state visualized by Roose-
welt and Hopkins-no monopoly,
plenty Of competition, plenty OF indi-
vidual initiative, and yet complete
regulation and control by a benefi-
cient government
In the public statement in ques-
ton, Mr. Noble dwelt at length on
the record made by the air lines
during the last winter. The lines, he
pointed out. flew more than "a 000,-
900 passenger miles for each pas
senger fatality between December 81
last and March 20. There was but one
fatal accident in that period, during
which the lines flew 1883, 270 plane
miles. The statement also pointed
out that the three transcontinental
lines and the principal north-south
line flew $4,000, 600 passenger miles
this winter without single forced
landing.
After recounting this record Mr..
Noble said
Turns II Info Boost for
Government Regulation
''These figures present a striking
example of the way highly COM
petitive business, in a stage of high
ly individual initiative, can cooper
ate with government regulation and
get results :
Much further down in the same
statement Mr.. Noble said: 1T seems
to me that the lesson is obvious.
Sane and wise application of our
regulatory laws not only protects
the public but at the same time en-
hances the profit of the business.
Long experience has shown-and it
is shown strikingly in the air trans
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