OCR Text |
Show THE CITIZEN of undertaking it and getting real results than anyone else. It is a task for a business man and because of his wide business experience in this, country and his thorough knowledge of our foreign relations, he is admirably fitted for the huge undertaking. His past record clearly indicates, beyond a doubt, that he will do his very tf: best when the responsibility is placed upon him. Herbert Hoover is that man. THE PIPE OF PEACE. SECRETARY KELLOGGS efforts to obtain the signature of nations to an anti-wtreaty deserves the gratitude and commendation of all right-thinkicitizens. It is not like entering the League of Nations is through the back gate. No super world-stat- e sought to be created. The principal nations of the earth are simply resolving to adjust their differences amicably, without resort to arms. As far back as history goes, war has been the chief arbiter of differences between nations. Slight is the excuse that it is a means of relieving excess population, but enlightenment is putting even that to rout. It is too much to hope a habit as war can be that so suddenly cured, but every step in that direction augurs well for the future peace of the world. It should be welcomed, not criticised. By agreeing with the world to live in friendship, we are not selling our birthright, nor endangering our sovereignty, nor injuring our interests abroad. It has been argued, too, that the Monroe Doctrine is endangered, but that has come to be so well recognized that it is now part of the law of nations. The danger is past of European encroachment upon the American continents. Lets not put the brakes to the Governments attempt at making friends with other nations. Most intricate problems are being adjusted at Mexico City by Ambassador Morrow. And how? President Calles says: I consider Ambassador Morrow my friend. Friendship settles every dispute. ar ng long-standi- ng AIR TRAFFIC INCREASES. WITH THE LOWERING of postage to five cents an ounce, effective August first, air mail is likely to sustain a marked increase in volume. Plans are under way, too, for its speedier handling, mail clerks accompanying the planes. Boeing Air Transport is enlarging its planes to meet the increased demand. In August four new planes will be placed in operation. Union Air Lines is contemplating passenger service between Portland and Salt Lake and cross continent. Varney Air Lines may comLake route. pete on the Portland-Sa- lt Ere long passengers by plane will enjoy all the modern conveniences of travel, including even twelve-passeng- .1 er baths. What wonderful strides America has made in aviation! And to think that all this has come short years! about in twenty-fiv- e INVADING THE WEST. The Democratic National Committee announces its intention of establishing western headquarters at Salt Lake City. Effort will be made to carry this normally Republican territory for A1 Smith. For the present time a resident of the Pacific ... Coast has been chosen the standard bearer of the ' Republican Party. The West will naturally turn to Hoover. But there are more weighty reasons. Smiths personal views would dominate the government at Washington, if the Democratic S ticket were elected, just as they dominate the Democratic party, irrespective of party platform, party There is a vast difference between dope and drink and there is also similarity. Excessive use of either is a curse, and neither are necessary only for medicinal purposes. principles. A1 Smith is a New Yorker. His comrades are not the rugged mountaineers of the West. He knows not the wide, open spaces. New York is not America. However commendable the rise of a boy from crowded sidewalks to the executive mansion at Albany, it does not follow that, because he governs the empire state, he is fitted to govern the nation. It takes perspective to govern a country two thousand miles by three, of the kind that isnt developed by continuous dwelling among the cliffs of that world city. Jimmy Walker may do as mayor of New York. In the cabinet, dealing with grave problems of state, he would be as out of place as his bath robe. Already the country fears the consequences of this presidential campaign. Industry is slowing down; unemployment is increasing. A Democratic victory in November, then what? HITCH-HIKIN- G. THE LEGISLATORS of Minnesota have placed a ban on the practice of hitch-hikinmaking it unlawful for anyone to stand in the traveled portion of the roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any vehicle other than a common carrier.. motorists have so often picked hitch-hikeup only to be later held up, robbed, and sometimes even murdered by them, that most people are afraid to stop and pick up anyone along the highways. Consequently many have met disaster because prohibition agents thought they were liquor carriers, simply because they would not stop, and have, therefore, fired upon them. At the time of the recent St. Francis Dam disaster volunteers stood on the highways to warn motorists to turn back but many were afraid to stop and sped on to their death. Parents should warn their children against this practice. It is dangerous for them and for the motorist. Tourists and motorists should do all in their and the states power to discourage hitch-hikin- g should back their efforts. g, Kind-hearte- d rs MODERATION. WHAT a wonderful world this would be if the human family would only learn to be moderate in all things. It is the extremes that cause most of our troubles. Some of us work to excess in an effort to gain worldly wealth, only to lose our health. Others play to excess until they become satiated with pleasure and no longer find fun in anything. Others drink to excess and bring misery upon themselves and their families. And most of us eat to excess, endangering our health and happiness thereby. If we could only learn to strike the happy medium. Laws, as a rule, are necessitated because of the execesses of a few. If it had not been for the misery and suffering caused by excessive drinking the Eighteenth Amendment would never have been passed. If all automobile drivers were moderate mindful of the rights of others injuries and fatalities from this source would be almost negligible. Up through the ages the majority have suffered because of the excesses of the minority. Perhaps this is because of the two influences in our lives, good and evil. Both are fighting hard for the souls of men. It is strange, perhaps, but in time of suffering and sacrifice such as the world endured during the recent war, our thoughts turn to God, but in prosperity we are prone to forget him. It was during this period that the nation passed the Eighteenth Amend-mefeeling willing to make any sacrifice for the betterment of mankind and to preserve the youth of the country. All things are created for a purpose but when that purpose is lost sight of and abused, suffering inevitably results. Narcotics are invaluable when rightly administered by a skillful physician for the alleviation of suffering. Whiskey, wines and beers are also valuable medicines when rightly used. So is tobacco. "When used to excess, however, all these things become a menace to the health and happiness of the people. We talk about our liberty being taken from us by the passing of the Eighteenth amendment. There are some who feel the same way about the narcotic law, but sound thinking men and women do not think, for a single minute, that that law should be repealed. If China today prohibited the use of all kinds of dope among her people, the world would say she had made a rapid stride toward progress. China was a nation of industrious people before opium became a universal habit. Yet, if the Chinese could not purchase opium and other deadly drugs they would feel their liberty was being interfered with and many would, doubtless, find a way to get it. It would be a long, hard fight to rid the country of the degrading influence of deadly drugs. nt UTAH WILL DO HER PART. NOW that the road war is over and the Lincoln Highway Association has accepted the Wend-ovCutoff in lieu of the Tooele road, for which thouthey donated one hundred and twenty-fiv-e sand dollars to this state, it is more than ever er the duty of the State of Utah to improve and eventually pave the highway between Salt Lake City and Wendover. The State of California and the Lincoln Highway Association have both expended large sums of money to secure a highway direct west to California from Salt Lake City. For years there has been contention, misunderstanding and ill feeling over the Wendover Cutoff, now there is an agreement and understanding and we have a chance to win back the respect and good will lost during the years of controversy. California is making overtures for our friendship and cooperation in highway affairs and in the encouragement and entertainthousands 'who are ment of the touring the west in search of recreation, health, and in many instances homes and investments. Salt Lake City can be known as out where the WEST begins, the gateway to the land of promise and fulfillment, if we take advantage of our opportunities and join our neighbors, working hand in hand with them instead of ignoring them. Let Utah make the Wendover Cutoff a boulevard and join with California in helping Nevada maintain a fine highway across that state. ever-increasi- ng UNSIGHTLY SIGNS. CALIFORNIA is waging an earnest fight against the obstruction of her beautiful scenery by hideous sign boards. Many other states are doing the same thing. So far Utah hasnt so inmany signs along her highways, but they are creasing at quite a rapid rate. It would be better to do something to prevent this nuisance before it gets to the stage where it will be necessary to fight it. There are many sign boards in the heart of our beautiful city which should be taken down. A sign board stuck up in a vacant lot next to a beautiful home is certainly anything but pleasant for the residents and affects the value of their property. |