The Western news., 1945-11-29
Roys of Hope In
"A Troubled and
Fearful World
BY Charles D. Rowe

BY Charles D. Rowe
There are many pesslnists wan
dering throughout the world today.
And they are prophesying dire
things for mankind
Somehow their fearful forebod-
ings do not leave US too depressed.
Despite their warnings that man
kind is in most precarious position
and in an excellent way to destroy
the earth and all created things
thereon, we still prefer to believe
that the future holds much of cheer
for struggling humanity.
We would urge the pessimists of
today to revise their thinking and
to recall that a pessimist has been
defined as one who remembers only
that the lilly belongs to the onion
family. Also we would refer them to
Dean Inge's definition Of worry.
Worry, said the good Dean, is
interest paid on trouble before it
falls due.
Despite the stigma implied in the
definition that a pessimist is "one
who has lived with an optimist we
still prefer to be an optimist. We
just can't believe that the human
race and the earth on which it lives
are heading for the demnition bow
bows. Man seems to be a tough old
animal. Despite drouth flood and
pestilence, despite earthquakes and
volcanic explosions, despite count
less wars and rumors of wars some
how the human race has always
struggled on its way through all its
trials and tribulations-and grad
ually grows better. We believe it
will continue to do so.
1t may be natural for many to be
bowed down under load of the
deepest blues at the end of a disas-
trous war and faced by countless
perplexing problems And to make
matters worse, the smashing of the
atom and invention of the atomic
bomb, only sets the stage for even
tual destruction in the eyes of the
pessimists
Following World War | poison
gas was outlaWed. 1t wasn't used in
this war-probably not because of
agreement not to use it but because
both sides were afraid of reprlsals
should either start its deadly work.
We are inclined to believe that
the use of atomic bombs in warfare
will eventually be outlawed. Fur
thermore. should another world
war come. perhaps fear of the
bombs utter destructiveness will
keep all nations from using it. We
don't believe mankind is going to
use the smashing of the atom for
his destruction. On the other hand,
it can and probably will be con-
verted into untold blessings. So
let's cheer up. There's still hope for
the human race, despite the black
clouds on the present horizon
We were much interested in a
short conversation with a thought
full Libby man. He was inclined to
be pessimistic but still had hope. He
said he believed mankind was def
initely at the parting of the ways,
and that if the human race is to
survive, it must make a wise deci-
sion at this time He believes world
wide cooperation for elimination of
war and other evils is imperative.
Many students are advocating a
world government, doing away to
some extent with present national
sovereignties, as we now think of
them. We were interested in a
thoughtful book advocating such a
world union. 1t is Union Now by
Clarence X. STREET.. The author adj
vocates the forming of super
government composed, to start
with of is democracies. They would
consist of the United States of
America, the United Kingdom, Aus
tralia, Canada, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Ireland, the Ne
therlands, New Zealand, Norway
Sweden, Switzerland and the Union
of South Africa.
These would organize a govern
ment under a constitution and a
Bill of Rights quite similar to that
of the United States but, of course
with important differences. Citi-
zens of any of these nations would
automatically become citizens OF
the new Union. There would be a
new Union currency and a common