The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-02-23

OF Congr,
EDITORIAL
The opportunity has presented
itself whereby the residents Of
Hardin may have their streets
graveled and oiled. Sidewalks
and curbs may also be installed
if desired.
Like all public projects this
one will meet with opposition
as it arises to face the citizens
of Hardin, but we hope that it
will, because of its many bene-
fits, 60 over with a bang.
The project has great merits.
To mention a few it would make
our city one of the best dressed
cities in this area, it would stop
a lot of mud being carried onto
main street by automobiles, it
would give us better drainage
after transforms and last but
not least it would prevent a lot
of dust. housewives take note).
The project could be done
reasonably by WPA labor with
the city furnishing the mater
ialS or could be done by letting
a contract to a private concern.
No matter who does it, no one
can deny that it should be done.
Hardin property owners will
be presented soon with a petit
ton for such a project. Let
us get our name on the dotted
line and make Hardin a better
place in which to live.
We listened over the radio to
a report of Senator Key Pitt
mans learned dissertation on
American foreign policy. We re-
GREETED that we were unable to
hear the speech itslf. We are of
the opinion that MIR. Pittman is
either an exceptionally naive
individual, that he is unable to
learn anything from past eX-
perience, or that he is interested
in selling munitions.
It was just such a foreign
policy which involved the United
States in the last World War.
Twenty years after the close
of that war we realize that
American altruism, generosity
and idealism were not echoed
in any of the other nations
that fought in that war, and
we know that nothing was &C
complished by it. Yet we are TO
be raised again to the same
sentiments by slightly more So
~phisticated way of saying that
we must make the world safe
for Democracy"
Certainly Americans will fight
and die for their own freedom,
but we sincerely hope that
hard-headed, Yankee common
sense will make us fight only
for our own rights, not for
those of other nations.
It was through trading with
belligerants and travelling on
foreign ships that we proceeded
to get embroiled in the last
great struggle. We were aiding
and assisting in every way
short of war" the nations with
whom our sympathies rested
when we got our toes stepped
on and declared war.
OF course our hearts are with
the democracies. Being Amer
leans, we could not feel any
other way about it, but if we
persist in taking the course that
Senator Pittman recommended,
we will eventually be faced with
the same problems that caused
us to declare war on Germany
in 1917. 1t is rather generally
admitted that the treaty of Yer
sailles was anything but the
idealistic and generous docu-
ment that it was supposed to
be. 1t was unfair to some ma
tons, and it most certainly up
held the old tradition-''to the
victors belong the spoils." In
another world war, which dip
lomatS and European observers
insist is sure to break out in
the near future, we have no
guarantee that such a thing
will not occur again.
There is another factor that
the distinguished senator did
not touch upon. If we form an
economic alliance against Ger
many and Italy, we must of
necessity become closer to Rus
STA in our economic life, and
right now, we can't see much
to chose between Fascism anc
Communism, as they are prac.
tlced In Europe. We most Ger.
talnly cannot stay OF of in