The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-12-06
Such DountIess
Courage Is q
Magnificent Thing
BY Chas. ID. Rowe

DIedh ike lIldl.
So spoke Bill a blind G.. I.
when told by friendly nurse that
many kind-hearted persons of the
Inland Empire and elsewhere had
contributed over $4,000 and a see
ing eye dog to a fund for his bene-
fit, a fund that would probably ul-
timately reach $4,000.
Bill lost his sight, one hand and
all of the other hand except a stub
when he stepped on a German mine
and it exploded in his face He is d
young man and must spend the rest
of what may be long life in total
darkness and with nothing for
hands except crippled stub. And
yet he says in gratitude. What did
| ever do to get break like that"
When told that the Spokesman
Review and Dr. D. c. Cowen of
Spokane were sponsoring a drive
for his benefit, he also said he
would like to go into some business
in which he could benefit other
G. Is not SO lucky as himself. Not
SO lucky as himself'
Now and then an incident comes
to light that should cause us to
shrink to pellet size. (Or that
should arouse a greater gratitude in
our own hearts.) We grippe because
war has forced on us few discom-
forts and because we had to get
along with little less sugar, butter
and meat. We live in comfort and
ease and grow fat out of our abund-
ance here in America and yet groWl
over any slight contribution asked
of US And yet blind G. with
eyes and hands gone, lost in fight
ing our battles for assays, What
did ever do ~. ?" and he would
ike to help other g. Is not so
lucky as himself
We should stand humble before
such magnificent courage and gen
crosby of spirit
AS most of us know. work is now
under way to establish a cooperative
unit on the Kootenai national forest
under sustained production pro-
gram. We were much interested
in statement of general policy
found IN publicity recently put out
by the forest service We quote.
1T will be necessary to proceed
with great caution in order to make
sure that longtime commitments Of
national forest timber are made only
where clearly in the public interest
and, IN the case Of cooperative units,
that the government has chosen the
most favorable cooperative tie-up
available The primary objective
of cooperative enterprises under the
Act is to obtain community stability
and other public benefits which
flow from uninterrupted operations
under a sustained yield manage
ment plan.
Sometimes we are utterly dunn
founded by information getting
into the news concerning conditions
IN our national government. Our
latest surprise of such nature
came this week when General Hur-
ley resigned as ambassador to China
and launched charges of the gravest
nature against some Of the career
men in our foreign service in China.
Hurley charges they did everything
they could to defeat him in the work
he had been sent there to do-to
assist and strengthen the nationalist
government of China, charging that
they had sought instead to aid the
rebellious Chinese communists.
Can you imagine that? The gov
eminent Of the United States sets
out Well-defined policy Of assist
ance to our Chinese allies, the only
recognized government in China.
We attempt to carry out a policy of
assistance to that government. We
send special ambassador to help
work out some of the serious prob
lens arising there Instead of re-
ceiving the unquestioned support
of our diplomatic corps in that
field, our ambassador is faced with