The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1943-11-11
Editorial
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| sat III the theatre Monday nlght
and enjoyed thoroughly that grip
ping drama, This Land Is Mine It
was war picture but was devoid
of the usual fighting of which type
of picture most of us are becoming
/ somewhat tired. It portrayed the
bitter trials and struggles the peo
pie of Nazi occupied country have
to undergo, and the brave efforts
they put forth to hamper and re-
tard the enemy
The picture was propaganda pure
and simple but of the highest order.
1t placed before the eyes and
minds of the audience all those
priceless things that men who love
=, liberty have fought and died for
throughout the ages. 1t provided
one Of the strongest possible appeals
to ones patriotism. 1t stirred ones
hatred of tyranny
But our pleasure came from
watching the superb acting Of
Charles Laughton and Maureen
O'Hara, and in fact, the acting of
the entire cast Each was perfect in
his or her part. So perfect was the
presentation that it was not pic
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for the time being, life was being
lived before the eyes of the tense,
quiet people as they watched the
unfolding of the plot Probably not
many people pause to realize, as
! they are gripped by the STRINGS of
great drama. that to the actors
! it is all make-believe. The liv-
ing of the part is SO faultlessly
done that the audience sees not a
picture but life That is artistry of
the highest degree.
To one really attuned to the theme
of This Land Is Nine the pic
ture provided fine entertainment
! and superb, a richly patriotic les
son.
The West is being asked to give
up one of its cherished practices
From out the effete East there
comes a request that would deprive
the virile Westerner Of the comfort
J and uplift he gets from feeling the
weight Of few silver dollars in his
pocket. We are asked to replace that
: noble symbol of our prosperity and
of one of our great resources with
pestiferous one dollar bills.
, That's asking too much. A one
$ dollar bill is lifeless thing lacking
in spirit and character. 1t can't be
] carried loose in ones pocket for
r instant and handy use without fear
7 of its being pulled out and lost in
a careless moment. Although man
! might have dozen of them in his
: pocket, there is no Teassuring clink
: to them, none Of that comforting
: sound that a few of the good old
I silver coins give out to encourage
I and give one confidence, A one dol
lar bill is hateful thing, the mark
of decadent civilization.
! Federal Reserve bankers are ask
: ing this unreasonable thing on two
II grounds. LIST, it costs too much to
g ship the silver, End, the bags OF
q silver dollars are too heavy for the
IS women employees to handle, the fan
|. sex having SO largely replaced the
If men in these war days. We believe
i the ability of the fair sex has beer
! underestimate what with all theii
) efficient labor on farms and in fac.
tories. And there is the long-helc
belief by many that, given the OPP
portunity, most women could lift
IS any number of dollars regardless o
~.
? their weight We'd like TO be chiv
: alrous, we'd like to accommodate
ID the puny employees Of the Fedora
d Reserve banks, but some thing.
just can't be done. The silver dol
lar is our last bulwark against thu
attacks of the encroaching East. Arc
= we going to succumb to it or will W,
/. stand up for our rights like men