The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-07-05
"Go Northwest,
Soldier" Says
Magazine
Ry ChaS. ID. Rowe

go west, young man, and grow
up with the country, that we'll
known advice Of generation ago
is now changed to go Northwest,
Soldier" At least that is what Rob-
ert Ormond Case advises returning
soldiers to do. He writes under that
title a very readable article in the
July number of the American Lee
gion Magazine.
Case pictures a glowing future
for the Northwest and enumerates
its many resources. His article deals
largely with the states of Oregon
and Washington but what he says
applies to a great extent to Idaho
and Montana. We quote from his
article briefly:
In the Pacific Northwest-the
states of Oregon and Washington
there is plenty of room. With an
area greater than that covered by
Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York and Ohio,
their population (1940) was $685.
875, or less than that of the city
of Chicago. This vast area is the
most healthful on the continent,
the most economically stable, ranks
near the top in the nation in per
capita wealth and at the top in po-
entail wealth.
1T would support five times its
present population with ease-and
it would be no mere marginal ex-
istence. Permanent residents of the
two states have attained the upper
level of the worlds highest living
standard The area leads the ma
ton in national parks and play
grounds, in percentage of home
owners, in per capita farm incomes
and in student enrolment in insti-
tutions of higher learning. North
westerners do more hunting and
fishing than elsewhere in the ma
ton. There are no slums in the
Northwest. There are more electric
kitchen ranges in use in Portland
(preWar population, 305,000) than
in New York City, and more pas
senger automobiles (l939) than in
all Of Soviet Russia. "
That last statement is one we
would like to enlarge on.
The communist party seeks to
change the American form of gov
eminent into one similar to that Of
Russia. Now that Russia is no long
er at war with Germany, the COM
munists are again stressing the
class warfare in America and are
not SO enthusiastic in the war eff
forts as they were when Russia
was fighting the common enemy.
Many Americans are inclined to be
led astray by communist propa-
ganda.
Before making any drastic chang
es in our form of government, it
is well to note few comparisons
by their fruits ye shall know
them was wise advise when spok-
en- centuries ago 1t is just as wise
today. BY their fruits we shall know
them. Remember-there are more
passenger automobiles in the city
Of Portland, Ore, than in all of
Soviet Russia. That gives one small
indication of how vastly higher the
SldIludIu Vi living Is III the United
States than 1t is in Russia. 1t doesn't
seem possible that there are more
passenger automobiles in one medi-
UNI sized American city than in all
the vast Russian nation. But the
author was unquestionably sure Of
his facts before putting them ir
print IL
| 1t behooves all of US to think
| long and seriously before we adopt
communism here in America.
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whats the ceiling price on dig
ging up my husband?" an excited
female voice on the other end o
a telephone asked Hugh L. Thomas
OPA Price Specialist in the Utal
District Office 'sHmmm e. .hrmmpl
-. ahhh well'' suffered tn,
surprised Mr.. Thomas. 4 want m,
husband dug up and moved to an
other cemetery, and I want to know
what the ceiling price is for tina
service" the voice continued