The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-04-30
Sees Much
Changed Era
After War
NH III
DIR. E. @. Melby Delivers
Outstanding Address at
Commercial Club Meeting.
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
SHOULD BE FUTURE AIM

SHOULD BE FUTURE AIM
For the first time in the history
of this nation, we face the POSSIBLE
ity of losing a war" said DR.. Ernest
O. Melby, president of Montana
State University, as he spoke before
a meeting of the Libby Commercial
Club Thursday night And we
have been shocked out of COM
placency and feeling that nothing
like it could ever happen to us.
I'VE have become soft because
of our easy way of life said Dr.
Melby. TOO many of us have not
cared much about hard work, but
before this war is over all of us
will learn what it is to put in
really hard days work. he con-
tinued.
Developing this thought further
he said, There is no safety at all
for us unless there is safety for all
peoples of the world" This involves
a decided change in our thinking,
he continued 1t involves changed
attitude toward Russia and what is
being accomplished in that land In
outlining what he hoped and be-
lieved would be the sort of world
that would evolve out of the present
struggle, he said Il think we will
have to change our minds on many
things We will learn that
money is not SO important after
all and what are of vastly greater
Importance are the resources, en-
ergy, initiative and talents of a
people.
Money to Lose Power
Money will count very little, !"
DR.. Melby said in another place.
And anyone who thinks he will be
able to hold control over men with
mere money in the years that are
to come will be very much fooled
In thissWorld that is to follow the
war he said, L am very sure we
will learn that the New Deal has
been nothing at all in the way of
construction, planning and the
spending Of public money
II am confident economic plan
ming will be very much in the pic
ture in the future" said the speak
er. 1T has been said by some that
it is impossible to have general
planning of the life of nation
and still retain individual liberty
I believe firmly this can be done.
Liberties can be retained under
planning, jobs can be supplied, a
higher standard of living provided
and more happy and contented
people as the result
DR.. Melby asked what was go
ing to be done with the 20 to rs
million people who would probably
be out of employment after peace
comes. He said the federal govern
ment would of necessity be forced
to step in and provide employment
until the readjustment from WaI
to a peace economy could be worked
out.
In a few years following 1888, the
New Deal spent % billions of dol.
lars. In AZ 1--WE will spend almost
three times that much, he contin-
ued. Present day industrial activity
will produce "a gross national bust
ness Of about 100 billion dollars
he said. The problem is going *
be how to organize the economic
life of the nation so that an equa
volume of industrial activity vii
provide employment and a liveli
hood for the men and women whit
are then leaving war work for tht
pursuits of peace.
Can Be Done
Il sincerely believe we as a PEG
pie have brains and courage ant
sufficient vision to figure out tn,
way" he said. 'But it will take ;
courage, knowledge and vision
such as we never before have had
Speaking further of the world t,
come, DR.. Melby said he believe,
men would learn that the brother
hood OF man is of much greater i'm
portance than the amassing of
great fortune. I'VE will also learn,
said he, that the greatest waste il
any country is the waste of unuse,
talents, the talents of our boys AM
girls"
He said that the morale of mil
lions of people in this country ha,
been ruined by WPA, by years 0
unemployment, by the heartach
and Disappointment that followed
Such Woeful condition should new
err be permitted to develop agar
was his statement.
DR.. Melby had spoken of the hig
responsibility the nation faced t
educate and develop its young pee
pie.
1T is vitality necessary that W
give our young people an under
standing and faith in our way c
life. They must above all thing
possess this or how else can the
see us through the difficulties {
future years. This education, TIL
training for life, must be a spiritu;
and moral thing as well as ment;
development" he continued.
Our schools and colleges must b
great centers Of education Wher
young people are trained in OF
democratic way of life and are gil
en- an undying faith in it, he sal,
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