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Show T H E C 4 I T I s Z E N SLIDING DOWN HILL v Political aspirations have no doubt turned the mind of Senator Borah of Idaho. Less than a year ago this man stood out preemiwho nently as a real leader of the people. He is one of the men stopped us from getting entangled in European affairs. He fought our proposed entrance into the League of Nations, and later opposed the world court in an able manner. Evcryebody proclaimed him a real American, and he was spoken of favorably as ideal timber for the presidency. However, during the past three months, Senator Borah has undone all that it has taken him years to build, and now he is being endeavproclaimed as nothing more or less than a circus spieler that ors to sway the masses. He now openly charges that all who are not for enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment are absolutely disloyal citizens. We suppose that if the Senate were to pass a law forcing us to drink vinegar instead of water when thirsty, we would also be disloyal if we resisted. The prohibition law was passed because of propaganda and the sickpeople were made to believe that they could secure liquor for ness and cooking. It was the saloon the people wanted to do away because it interferes with the with. The present law is personal rights of the individual. The prohibition law is a crime breeder because it makes it possible for criminals to make fortunes which provides better means of protection, hence the steady increase of criminals. Never in the history of any nation has crime increased so rapidly as it has in this country, and that under prohibition. Turn back the pages when the campaign was on and you will find that the people were told that all our prisons would be turned into school houses or factories. With prohibition there would be no more criminals. But what is the truth? Thousands of innocent people have been deliberately murdered with poisoned liquor. Even our government poisons alcohol ar.d puts it on the market and any (me can purchase it if he has the price. Our jails are not large enough to hold the criminals. Our experience shows us three distinct classes of people for prohibition: d The person who is always ready to regulate the other fellow; the officer who depends upon a fat job as s prohibition officer, and the bootlegger who makes a fat living out of a husines? prohibited by law. Some police officers have made fortunes out of prohibition. Some officers are building business blocks, big apartment houses, wear fine clothes and drive the most expensive automobiles that officials money can buy. Many police and federal enforcement have been caught by the Government taking hush money and even disposing of confiscated booze. There never has been so much scandal in a federal office than we have had in the government prohibition office. The Teapot Dome was but a drop in the bucket as compared to the scandal in the liquor un-Americ- an long-haire- traffic. The people know what is carrying on and that is what disgusts them with the present Volstead Act. Everybody that wants a drink can get it. The young man goes out to a party and is brought home dead, poisoned. Our officials at Washington promise great things, but appear to be helpless. Millions of dollars are being ruthlessly thrown away to enforce one of the most fanatical laws ever written into statute books. And then Senator Borah wonders why a disgusted people are not for the present amendment. Criminals that used to rely upon robberies can easily make a good living selling white mule. The teaching of temperance brings results; but forcing temperance by law only brings ridicule and contempt. Senator Borah does not have to go outside the city of Washington to learn what a joke our prohibition is. It was not so long ago that several bottles of liquor were dropped and broken in the halls of Congress, and when the bootleggers defy the head of the nation, what can you expect of conditions in other cities. STRIKES lhe stage union and the theatre managers have settled tLe mat of wages for the time being. There will be no strike nor will! theatres be closed, although at one time during the wage conferee. looked like there would be some dark theatres, and many staelJ - C1 looking for new jobs. Every employer wants to see and contribute to good woig.p conditions and proper wages. Proper wages have been defined p as living wages or even saving wages, but as producing The amount any employer can pay out in wages, depends entirely upon the amount labor produces. The foundation primy wage payment is, that no employer can pay more for work thanf twa total added value such work provides. Too many labor leaders, as too many policemen, feel that ifr.:3 jobs depend on a fight. The best service a labor leader can give t3 men, is to steer them sanely and honorably through i m pending I ' '1 ficulties without a crash; just as the big police will run a city JS the fewest arrests, killings and the least graft. rji! Any labor leader who falls back on the strike and the loci has not sufficient intelligence to lead. The laboring man loses v?f money and cripples the industry his labor was supporting. When) jf find that wTages are below what they should be there is the proper) to negotiate by laying the cards on the table and producing! rjfy . jl facts. f The people are glad to hear that the matter was friendly way. $ $ $ settled t j 1 1 W ' lore $ BUILDING LOANS We may expect some strict lawrs regulating building loan e!r M panies doing business writhin the state. No doubt the law, as i love laws, will go a step too far. The best regulation of such companies, or rather compa: (has that are especially organized to exploit the people, is wide public-such as was given them by the Salt Lake Telegram. If every newspaper would tell the true story and give the people the fr FiSi only legitimate companies would be able to do any business n ltss! the others would have to get out of business. j tragi Politicians are always ready to jump in and pass laws to:? Unit ulate some business, and the day is coming when the popcorn(tht peanut stand will be regulated with a paid supervisor. What we do need is just a common-sens- e law providing jtauie severe punishment for grafters and swindlers. It is a bis: crimqPWt a working man to play a game of cards for a drink of but the grafter who swindles some poor widow out of her all islty ed upon as businessmen. Of course the poor widow should nff business with the slicker, but must we judge all men as crooks (injllii j I! refrain from investing a little nestegg? The Telegram showed conclusively where several people!. lost part of iheir savings, yet nothing has been done to reimburse tnen unfortunate and misguided investors. We always talk about passing more laws, and in nearly instance, pass laws which require more money to execi te aB'Py force, but never think of the proper protection of the people. TREASON i. General Estrada, leading a mobolized army and n jmiJ n war organized and equipped in the United States, was tal near San Diego while trying to cross the border to bring istili Zu vi his native country against the present government. If Americans furnished the money for this invasion an( jhalf tl ment they should be held for treason, and the Governmenl 10U countr no time in apprehending the guilty parties if there be any We do not want any trouble with Mexico and the should not tolerate for a moment any incitement for tr ible this side of the border. 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