The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-10-23
Never-Endinq
Stupidity O
Couse of Wonder
BY Charles d. Rowe

Two little items in the press of
recent days again starts as TO won
dering. Wondering at the stupidity
of men in high places, a stupidity
that continues even after centuries
of sad experience that ought to
teach one better
The two little items. A Spanish
grandee eXpends the equivalent of
about $4,000 in order to provide
glitter and glory to the marriage
of his daughter. I recently read
an article written by a trained OBJ
server who had spent months in
Spain. He pictured as the lot of
the great mass of the Spanish
people an almost unbelievable pow
erty, ignorance and degradation.
Vast wealth to be squandered in
useless display on the one hand;
suffering, ignorance and grinding
poverty on the other.
You undoubtedly have read that
King George of Great Britain is
going to ask the British parliament
for a yearly allowance of about
$4,000 pounds for Phillip, who is
to become the consort of Princess
Elizabeth on November 90 About
one hundred fifty thousand dollars
to come out Of the sweat of the
British people for the support of just
one member of worn-out institu-
ton, British royalty. According to all
reports Great Britain is almost on
the financial rocks There is want
and altogether too much poverty
among the people of the British
Isles. And yet these largely use
less members of an out-moded
society must live in unreasonable
ease and luxury.
Another recent article was writ
ten by another trained American
observer who had spent time with
the communist army in China. This
article would chill ones blood in
its portrayal of the utter cruelty
practiced on the downtrodden masses
of China by the uppercrust land
lords of that unhappy land.
Why do we continue to wonder
at the spread of communism, when
we read of the appalling misery
and injustices that continue to curse
the great mass of mankind Com
munism, of course. is no answer to
this terrific injustice. If adopted,
communism will merely replace one
form of tyranny with a worse one.
And yet can one blame the igno-
rant. suffering, downtrodden masses
of the world for turning to any
thing that promises them at least
some relief from their pitlable con-
diton?
We wonder at the stupidity of
s0 many of those in high places who
&C ntinue in their blindness and re-
fuAe to see the handwriting on the
wall A handwriting that unmis-
takably says that revolution and
bloodshed will continue just so long
as The great mass of mankind is
exploited for the benefit of select
class. Will they never see that the
surest and unfailing antidote for
the evils of communism is justice
and fair-dealing between all men?l
Yes, we continue to wonder.
That socialist government of Great
Britain seems to be having a sorry |
time. AS we all know, the war has
left Britain nearly PROSTATE. In
order to get back on her feet ex-
port goods are critically needed |
Coal is one thing that could be
produced for export But it is not.
One reason is that the miners are
refusing to work an extra day each
week, as requested by their goven-
ment in order to swell the amount
of coal for export The miners say
the extra pay for the extra days |
work will largely go to the govern
ment in taxes. Therefore no extra |