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Show PUBLIC OPINION TAXPAYERS Editorial YOU ARE UNDONE! What strong language can one use to awaken the taxpayers? Will some one lend us a new language to say what ought to be said? Just put on your thinking cap s and look along the lines of local history and recount all the Mg robberies of the public treasuries that have taken place. Hundreds dold of thmmiTidfl of your lars have been stolen from city, county and state. You know tbs story. There Is $8,000,000 of tax payers money going into the City and County building every year and the officials cant make ends meet There Is a much larger sum going Into the capltol building annually and it seems they are always behind, always bondThe sums ing, always borrowing. used by the "servants" (lords) of ths people are staggering and they simply are spending the citizens out of bouse, home, farm and business. In ths nation we have spent, since the R. F. C. began, about $12 for every minute of time that has elapsed since Christ was born. What shall be done about It? A leader should arise here In Utah who could unite the people. .There are at least six m&verik Progressive groups, each splitting hairs with a carving knife over some pet Idea. These should be driven together with a good big hickory club until they form one united body that would march to the polls and remedy things. But each of the groups mentioned has its joker leadership and selfish propositions which keep them divided. While they are divided the Interests sit back and smile a smile bigger than Wallace Beerys. Tax Payers, for God's sake and your own salvation, wake up! All your papers hut this one are silent because of their ads, simply chronicling crime and distress, social things, and that John Doe went to the country or that Jane Doe Is visiting in the city. And this you (Continued from Page 1.) varies little or from admlnls-trutlui- i to udiulnls-Mistake- s truilon. There Is Are Cosily ntueli the sum to smurt maneuver and miH'li the an me conae-queuc- e when a politician makes a bonelieud play. TIioho who make the mistakes pay the penalties and Just now one hears an abundance of discussion In Washington as to whether Mr. Itooserelt has made a Milltleal mistake that may rust him deurly later WagliiiiKton. to fruu) wit-- Iulltlrs wtH-- on. It will be recalled how In 1028 Senator William E. Ilorah of Iduho exacted a pledge from candidate Herliert Hoover that If Mr. Hoover were elected be would Immediately call a siiedal session of congress to deal with the agricultural tariff. Mr. Hoover carried out his promise and In so doing brought about his eventunl downfall, lie asked congress for a specific thing, namely, revision of the tariff affecting agricultural Imisirts so that American agriculture could live. But congress, as congress does so many times, refused to stay In bounds. It got out of hand so badly that when the Xlawlcy-Smoo- t tariff hill Anally was enacted Into law It turned out to lie a boomerang of the worst kind. It overwhelmed Mr. Hoover and all of those who attempted to justify It. Now to bring the parallel to date, Mr. Itoosevelt has asked congress for a three point tax program. It Is another one of those siierlAc things. No sooner had his special unwsage landed at the Capitol than house and senate members began going around to see how It could be expanded. Bach member had Ills own Ideas and each member began Insisting and continues to Insist on having those Ideas Included. In the Roosevelt tax hill From this tax program will result, a good many observers believe, a Aarelmck on the President and his aspirations for next year. The efforts to expand the tax bill and a good many of them are going to be successful represent only the beginning. The thing Is like a snowball and snowballs have a way of getting too large to manage. Sometimes they roll down upon the boy who started to make them. When the President first tossed hls tax message Into what was presumed to be "the last stage of the session, he explained that the purpose of the new taxes was ultimately to balance the budget ami at the same time to lay a foundation for redistribution of wealth. After the first flurry In which the administration spokesmen at the Capitol tried to rush through a bill, examination disclosed that the schedules he had proposed accomplished neither a balanced budget nor the objective of redistributed wealth. The potential yield of the Income tax on the greater Incomes failed In any way to produce a wealth redistribution. Nor did the proposed tax on Inheritances and gifts yield a great return hecniise In none of the Instances nre there (urge sources of revenue to tap. When the President offered hls tax bill he suggested Informally that the probable yield would be about annually. Congressional examination of the schedules developed a conviction among leaders it the Capitol that the yield would not be in excess of Slo0.000.nuo annually. Then, along came Secretary Morgenthan who expressed various and sundry Ideas shout taxation but made no recommendations whatsoever. That, according to the trained political oliservers here, was another mistake. It left the door wide open and naturally there was forthcoming a perfect deluge of the tax Ideas horn among individual meinliers after the President's message was delivered. acter referred to earlier have much more significant become Although little blond has yet been shed, there has been a major casualty already In the clash Kellogg Pact between Kthlopla ! Italy. It appears to Be Buried that the Pact of Paris, otherwise known as the Kellogg pact and the Treaty for the Renunciation of War, Is about ready to be burled In an Fust Afrlcun grave. With an eye toward the dispute between Kthlopla and Italy, Secretary Hull of our State department has proclaimed anew America's belief In the sanctity of the treaty arranged during the term of office of Secretary Frank B. Kellogg and Foreign Minister Brf-anof France. He has said very defl- nltely that the United States looks to both Italy and Kthlopla to live up to their obligations under that treaty because each nation la a signatory there- always having everything that life can give, never knowing what it Is to be In want, and therefore he cannot sympathize with the unfortunate. The system to which he clings has robbed him of hie soul snd he will never find It In this life. What if all men should say as does he? What if the government should refuse to help ? What If society In the states and cities was enough to refuse to help those In distress? We should then have fifteen or twenty million people actually starve to death. What does It profit a man to have lived and gathered a fortune if he comes to the conclusion of the man mentioned? Nothing. Better for him had he never lived. hard-earne- GO AFTER THE CORPORATION One of our subscribers say, "Go after the corruption In high places and there will be a demand for your paper. We did that In the old coun try. There are seasons over there when there Is no corruption, but In this stats and country It never ends nor takes a holiday. Look back for-ty years and see what a blanket of shame public officials have cast over to. city, county and state. What shall But, while Mr. 1 lull's pronounce- he done about it? People must do ment must lie regarded as a most com- something besides the eternal paymendable thing and hls attitude must ment of taxes. d, be accepted as properly representative of American conscience, the fact that the United Slates expects the two nations to live up to their obligations does not Insure that result. Indeed, there Is every reason to believe thnt the Kellogg pact Is about to become. If it hua not already become, Just another scrap of paiier. In frequent conversations, one hears the question asked: Why la the United States taking such Interest In the controversy between Italy and Ethiopia? Those nations are thousands of miles sway. They represent little that has a direct contact with our economic or political life as they stand today. Why, then, should the American government Interest Itself In that controversy except on a basis of the American people's natural love for peace? The answer Is simple. Oue can go buck through history and discover where every Important war had Its beginning over Issues of no more concern to other nations directly than the Issues between Ethiopia and Italy. One must become a bit disturbed In examining the political structure obtaining throughout the world today. It is lu the nature of a keg of powder. Japan and Russia are at bayonet INilnts because Russia feels Japan la expundlng In the Far East and Is seeking eventually to take over a portion of the torrltory so long under control of the Russian Bear. Besides there Is Chinese question In the Far East with the Japanese encroachment upon Chinese affairs. This condition has left a bad taste In the mouths of many statesmen snd It will be Influential If and when there Is a realignment resulting from the crisis In Africa. President Roosevelt has taken mime notice of the plaint of members of house and senate Revises who have lccn List lost the effects of Washington's Intense heat lie has partially redefined the list of must legislation that he wants passed before congress adjourns. Heading this list, of course. Is the tax legislation and It Is more than Intimated that he will not agree to an adjournment until a new tax law has been passed and signed. Mr. Roosevelt also Is Inclined to Insist that congress enact the bill wblcb will deny corporations or cltixens tbs right to sue the federal government on account of losses allegedly sus talned through the government's gold policy. This legislation, from the administration's standpoint. Is lniiera-tlv- e because unless courts are denied jurisdiction In such suits It Is an undoubted fact that there will be many of them filed before congress reconWhile It Is too enrly yet to predict venes next January. Thus, If the adthe final form of the tax legislation, ministration desires to avoid serious it appears on the court battles In the fnee of the SuIncomes to basis of present rlr-B- e preme court's decision In the famous Hit Hard cnnistances thnt the gold cases. It must prevent the filing new hill will tax of those suits. Once they are filed, an act of congress cannot prevent the the Incomes of a great ninny hundreds of thousands of persons at a rendering of a final decision and the heavier rate than they now are paying. adjudication of damugea If any are They will get the full force ami effect found. of these tax rates next March 1 when Another measure which the Presithe first Installment of tuxes on In- dent wants enacted is the bnnklng act comes of lb.'l.'i Is due. of RKITi. It has undergone considerthe Thereby hang possible pollHcnl able revision at the lmnds of the senconsequences of the President's tax ate subcommittee, presided over by message. People never like to ay Senator Glass of Virginia, but the lattaxs, and to pay taxes now, with eco- est word from the White House Is nomic conditions what they are. Is that the administration will not Insist upon the radical provisions originally much mro distasteful than In prosperous days. So, the political ob- written Into the hill by Governor of the Federal Reserve hoard. servers In their discussion around Washington now contend thnt Mr. The Ecdcs plan. It will be recalled, Roosevelt will have much to answer was regarded by many as certain to for If the Republicans and New I teal result In placing control of the bankopposition have the ability to utilise ing structure In a isilitlcally minded the material made avullahle to them. Federal Reserve hoard. The Glass rePreviously, In these columns. I have vision Is considered to have eliminated referred to the isisslble strategy of thnt danger. The President has encountered a the President in seeking serious obstacle In ths hanking bill, an to the masses. through apiwal This Is related to polltlcnl course has been fm-lchurged by however, that those who contend that the So.OOO.tKK),-00- 0 questions. As the kill now stands, fund wlilcfi he banks would be permitted to under public works-relie- f has available to spend as he sees fit write Issues of corMrate securities, may be used to advantage lu a political thnt Is. In act as agent for the sale of Mr. Roosevelt those securities. Is way. to find some wny by wldrli the seeking Now that congress has given every Indication of Ita determination to go underwriting hank can he prcvcntcil from Investing Its own funds In those beyond the President's tux proHisai l a danger lie a securities, and assess taxes agulost most all of grnve. us, the new phnscs of a political char W 'tn N niii'j, i mi feel-"Afu- rf $341,-OOO.tN- Ec-clc- s, reg-iri- m TAXPAYERS! WAKE UP BEFORE DONT MOVE RELIEF OFFICES TO SUGARIIOUSE There is talk of moving the Relief offices to Sugarhouse. This should not be done. It will take $10,000 to put a $2,000 building in shape which will revert to owner. The aged cannot walk to Sugarhouse. They say It Is only for th officials. But why should officials have a building 200 feet square where there is office room galore in the city. People should protest against this move. (Mh-Condiiw- Union PacificT rain md Gono ora the days of sweltering summer travel. Now you can go east or west in an anywhere ed train that's as refreshingly cool as Union Pacific a canyon breeze, all the way. You really cannot know how delightful a summer trip can be until you've traveled via Union Pacific. Enroute to or from South- ern California, see gigantic Boulder Dam. Also visit tho International Exposition at San Diego. For Further Information Consult Local Agent UNION PACIFIC Only a downtown THEATER can offer such bargain UKL'il1. ."jffi..1 entertainment A BOOK FOR ALL TO READ Reviewed by Dr. JOHN T. MILLER WHICH WAY RELIGION ? by Harry f. Ward, Professor of Christian Ethics in Union Seminary shows very clearly what modem churches must do to be saved and to give reality to the message of Jesus. It should he read by people of all faiths and of no faith. Page 75 Mr. Ward says: "Salvation for the crowd in this country means transforming its members from mere consumers of standardized comforts, ideas and amusements Into creators of personality and a social order. If our present institutional religion cannot function In this manner then a new form will to that end and It may not call Itself religion at all." On page 78. Mr. Ward says: "How can religion prevent the United States developing Into another parasitic empire, perishing in due time from the corruption of Its luxury and power unless it understands the nature of the forces that make for decay, unless it knows the road that leads away from destruction and the goal toward which man must strive? Unless it can progressively redeem the corpor-- ! ate life from its sins, religion cannot even keep the individual from the evil that is in the world. How much of holiness has it gained by keeping him from the carnal sins of the graces of the spirit If the graces of the spirit are prevented by the conditions of associated living? How can it keep him pure in heart if the acquisitive constantly Incites him to the love of riches and covetousness? How can It enable him to enjoy the peaceable fruits of righteousness If Ids country orders him to bomb cities or villgaes? How can It Inspire him to love his enemy if those in authority are determined that he shall hate ihm? How can he love his neighbor as himself if business causes him to use that neighbor here or across the seas as a serf laboring to supply his creature comfort? It is too late in the day for religion to preclaim an ethic oof abstract personal virtues. To be anything more than an escape from surrounding iniquity these virtues must be translated into terms of current situations. The conscientious objector is justified against the society from which he rebels only when he cares more about the saving of mankind than his own soul. The modern man can find healing and wholeness, can become at ohme in the universe, only as he is conscious of working out an ethical salvation in cooperation with his community and with the rest of mankind. On page 142 Mr. Ward makes these important statements: "Paul was but reiterating the teachings of Jesus as he repeated that of the prophets that no formal virtues, no sublety of creeds, no multiplying of gifts, enn atone for the failure to serve Rnd share with those in need, lnasmucl as ye did it not unto the least of these my brethren ye did it not to me, is the final word because It recognizes that separation from the eternal spirit of goodwill as an accomplished fact, brought about by the manner of liv- Even the Desert is COOL in an .'I' IMF BVCSUSTK and This Offici or John at Bargain Admissions 35c UIND Shermu Walker, care Salt lake CcsfcmeCo. Keith Bldg 1 Allred Sorensen Progressive , Bring the Family Clean, Wnolesome Entertainment East 2nd. South "o3 Years In Salt Lake Jewelry, Watch, Kodak Repairing 73 WHERE? At -- Feature Pictures I ...J -- COVERED WAGON DAY SWEETHEART Big STAGE SHOW a-rl-se - 35c- - ORDER A SONG FOKUE CELEBRATION Alway- s- Two - . The Netv RoxY OF COURSE NOTICE To the Members of the SALT BEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION: NOTICE is hereby given of a proposal duly made and entered by Resolution of ths Board of Directors of said Association on ths 6th day of June, 1935, to AMEND Article VII of the Articles of Incorporation of said Association so as to provide for holding ths Annual Meeting on the second Saturday of December of each year instead of the second Saturday of January of each year, as now proLAKE-TOOEL- E vided. Said proposal will be considered at a meeting to be held on the 6th day of July, 1935. at the principal office of the Association, No. 302 Dooly Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, at 10 oclock A. M. of said day, said meeting having been duly called for said place, day and hour. SALT LAKE-TOOEL- E BEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION. By J. R. RAWLINS, President Attest: JOHN HANSEN, Secretary. Dated this 6th day of June, 1935. Date of first publication: June 21, 1935. The adoption of the following Resolution was moved by Director GEO. HEWETTS, seconded by Director ALMA I1AYENSEN and was unanimously adopted: RESOLUTION ing. RESOLVED that Article VTI of the Articles of Incorporation be amended by substituting the word Notice To Farmers, Gardners December" for the word "January" in the second line of said article, so that the first sentence In We will take seasonable fruit any said Article will read: "The regu-- l on us. Call Writs lar Annual Meeting shall be held kind, subscription. second Saturday of Ion the or send It In to the office. of each year." m a Reach friends in other towns earlier now at low station -to- I i -- -station rates Night rates begin at 7 p. fi&k |