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Show THE CITIZEN f But if rubber can be grown there with profit to the nattives themselves and to America, this will furnish another reason to a great many of our professional shouters, why the Filipinos should be given their freedom at once. For there are a great many people, thinking themselves good citizens, who seem to consider it a crime for Americans to succeed anywhere, especially when their doing well will conflict with the interests European nation. They of course want to see the Filipinos do well, but not through American effort and at the same time to the enhancement of American profit. From their point of view the natives would be better off starving to death in Freedom than waxing prosperous under American rule, especially if American business interests might be sharing in the prosperity. There has been considerable talk of planting rubber trees. There must be some good reason why trees are not planted. Looks like foreign lobbyists at Washington may know something about the rubber monopoly. of-som- e matter. Why not plant rubber trees on the Philippine islands and talk about the rubber after? If the government does not want to take the chance, why not encourage some of our progressive citizens to do the planting? HENRY FORD Henry Ford is a "live wire" and he is not afraid to speak his mind he upon any. question brought to his attention. He may be right and may be wrong, but he tries for the best. The San Francisco Examiner in an editorial under the caption: "Henry Ford is mistaken in his comments on prohibition, states: ' Mr. Ford is a genius a distinct genius. And a genius may be defined as a man who has an extraordinary mental development in one direction; and, according to the law of compensation, generally less than the average mental development in other directions. In his line there is no one who can approach Henry Ford in ability. But his line is not politics, civics or sociology. He has proved both of these facts. He has established on many occasions his supremacy in certain departments and, to put it mildly, his lack of su- DEFEAT IN SIGHT According to present reports Senator Borah proposes to aid the drys in New York State in the coming primaries, or at least his aid in campaiging is solocited by the Antisaloon league of New York. Should Borah decide to enter the New York political arena he will find much opposition, unless he delides to become a bona-fidresident of the Empire State. During the past few years the people have greatly resented outside interference in their local politics and outside influences have been defeated. New York City is about as dry as the Atlantic Ocean near by and it looks very much that the dry candidates and reformers have an uphill fight on their hands. Prohibition lias proved anything but satisfactory, and Borahs oratory will avail little in campaigning outside of Idaho, his own state in the cause of prohibition. e THE SKIM MILK The United States House of Representatives approved the French war debt settlement upon a very fair basis as far as France is concerned. When it is considered that interest at 4 Vi per cent would exceed any of the annual payments on the debt, it just liows what blunders this government made during the war to loan the peoples money without the proper se curity, and leaving it up to European nations to pay as much or as little as they saw fit, regardless of interest and principal. If we have great financiers at Washington, the past methods employed in loaning our money has not shown it. Under the circumstances we must take wliat is offered, while the taxpayers in this country will make up the deficit in high taxes. In the meantime, European nations will continue to build their huge war machines at our expense. YOUNG RESIGNS. premacy in others. Henry Ford says there is no reason why prohibition cannot be enforced in this country. If, as the polls show, 85 per cent of the people of the country are opposed to prohibition, that seems to furnish a good reason why prohibition cannot be enforced and why, in a Republic, it should not be enforced. In fact, that constitutes a good reason why there should not be any law to ATTEMPT to enforce it, in violation of the will of a vast majority of the citizenship. Henry Ford further says: "I can see no reason for the extended hearings and arguments how taking place in Congress on the prohibition problem." This is an astonishing statement. What is Congress for except to discuss the important problems before the country; and what is more important and what is occupying the attention of the public more than the prohibition problem? The duty of Congress is to make good laws and to amend unsatisfactory laws and to repeal bad laws. In order to do this intelligently there MUST be discussion. And as a matter of plain fact, if there has been more discussion before the Volstead Act was passed there probably would have been a better law enacted. On the whole, we think that Mr. Ford is at his best when he is discussing mechanical problems, and at his worst when he is discussing human problems of the temperance type. As a matter of fact, the people are just as determined to have an improvement in the direction of temperance over prohibition conditions as they were to have an improvement in the direction of the conditions that prevailed in the days of the wide-ope- n saloon. Both extremes have worked badly for public morality. The true solution undoubtedly lies in moderate measures, and in moral suasion, and constant education as to the value of temperance to the individual and to the community. 1 tem-peranceov- all er R. N. Young, familiarly known as Bob, quits politics to take up the work of charity. He lias been made the executive secretary of the community chest, a position lie is well fitted for and one in which he will make good. Under his direction the community chest will be established upon a permanent basis. Because of his past long training, Mr. Young is efficiently qualified to make proper distribution of the community chest fund among the charitable organizations eligible for financial support. Youngs resignation tendered to Commissioner Herman II. Green was duly accepted and Max M. Beaver, chief deputy in .. the office, was promoted to treasurer. It is said that a chief deputy is not needed in the office at tin present time. That is news to the public. Are the duties of the chief deputy so light that the office can do away with such services and still maintain its efficiency? UTAH OUT OF IT Q) The order of President Coolidge to clothe local police officers of the various cities with federal police power will not work out as the President anticipates. Many local officers will clamor and seek such power to be used as a club. Here in Utah, the state constitution absolutely prohibits any federal police officer from holding a position as police officer and there probably are othei states that have the same ruling. We cannot see how any man can afford to work for $1 a year unless the party employed can see where the federal service and protection can be used to good effect for personal gain. People are not working for their health during these davsO) of high prices. Mussolini has ordered that no more organ grinders can leave Italy for America. He can gain our undying gratitude if he will find some way to eliminate our saxaphone players. |