The people's voice., 1959-05-08
Editorial /.
Getting Back In Harness, Reluctantly


Settling down weeks concentrated walking
seeing doing New York. Philadelphia and Washington,
D. Co. be ikened to putting saddle unbroke Mon
tana pony. 1t "aint" easy.
trip made possible by the Sidney Hman Foundation
wonderful in respect Whether it the courtesy
of the personnel of Northwest Ane the fendness of the
many award luncheon the extended efforts by fellow
Montanans in Washington to make visit to the national
capital memorable everything blended in to making the trip
something will cherish forever.
many respects, history revisited Beautiful Valley
Forge park Philadelphia brought vivid meaning
the abstract to the prntedword descriptions of that tragic
winter countrs history Though nearing two centuries
DID, the entrenchments and the earhen forts of Wasngton
army quite clearly marked the upper reaches
of Mount Several of the buildings occupied by the
Continental Army kept in constant good repair by the
State of Pennsylvania.
In Philadelphia proper the Liberty Bell Independ-
Hail. the hall in which the Constitution signed Betsy
hometo list of the historical that cradle
of American liberty.
Washington found the past nation freely inter
mixed with the present throbbng heartbeat of nations
capital work From Washington Eisenhower along with
all points between, history past and in the making greeted
We humbled by the significance the beauty of
Mt Vernon we ad similar emotions IN visiting the Robert b.
Lee mansion and adjoining Arlington Cemetery where
thousands veterans from Civil War have found
their final resting place
While New York has many items historical Importance
the impression that city has placed considerably less
emphasis preserving historical shrnes than has either
Philadelphia Washington Except for those skating the
Rockefeller plaza rink and those in the qeud of the churches
and it seemed that New Workers in general in
a constant state of accelerated motion.
The United Nations and its Importance in maintaining
the peace improving world living Standards pointing the
higher world order where will be just much
part of history Revolution undoubtedly the high
point of stay in New York City
The skyscrapers that little island of solid rock NIan
haan awed and did those dragacng New York cabbes
and the subway during the rush hour We four Broadway
plays and enjoyed them to the ht Hayden Pantarm pro-
ductons the ga Visit the Moon
out of this wod Very much in this world the other hand
is the RCA Music Hall and those wordfamous
cson artists The Rockettes On the lighter and enjoyable
side crack chorus featuring Betty Cradle at the
Latin Quarter nightcub.
Our stay Washington left breathles did New York
Philadelphia The Senate debating Clare Booth ues quail
from under Ezra Benson CONTROL the House passing
supplemental appropriation with considerable
in Montana the reserved and careful approach of
toeys presenting to the United States Supreme Court
akin similar activities here Montana but much
larger scale
This could go and We saw so very much, rarely
had free and yet when Northwests expert pilot
guided landing through the fog in Helena Monday
ng indeed most happy to be back in Monana.HLB
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