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Show No. 1 I David Keith Bldg., Dial 41 SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, FRIDAY. APRIL Some lignsofTimes- Meaning of It All in the fact that the scene of war jlid if s great aignificence and beginning theie on Sunday April 6. jflfdto the Balkan, Jilin eventful month in American history, and. especially we entered the first World war. Inter-lo- f njjg. On that day prophesy have known for a long time that this Bal- -i with all its horrors. Prophesy also iimi that Turkey 'will be in the fierce of the fight, that evill be practically, if not wholly destroyed, and in the end under the dominion of Britain. Russia too will be in, contest would come i shat a plunge she will make. ide Keep your eyes and ears open. Then the are no more predicting markings on the great Pyramid years between now and 1945. All is darkness. READERS While the editor does not approve of much of the following he respects the right of the author to express it -- KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH' WILL MAKE YOU FREE" Editor Progressive Opinion: From your lest edition, I quote the following: "Whan tha praaaat war haa rna tta eouraa and whaa tha noraaman follow! nr it ban dona their worat. thara trill ha left oaiy tha of tho Britiah and U. 8. covarnmanta aad thraa. with a naw ayatam of aeonotny, will, under diractloa of tha raturaad Prlaoa of Peace, heria to heal aad remain a broken aad chattered world. TUe la prophatio truth. Uod worke la a mjratarioue war. hie woola den to perform." In the above prediction you err, dear editor. Tho Prince of Peace is many years ahead of you- - with hie program, for the society you envision with its new economy based on brotherly love, justice und equality, in which there are. no rich .end no poor,. but all enjoy the abundant life; a society purged of class distinction end special privilege in short inch a society aa haa been envisioned by all down through the ages, established and functioning over more than one --sixth of the world's surface, and ia going forward with a rapidity and precision never before seen on this planet In 23 yean, despite every obstacle that designing, covetous men end nations could place in its way. including armed intervention In its domestic affairs, one of the most backward, illiterate and benighted peoples on the globe (aa a result of the soundness of their economic and social philosophy), has from the very bottom of the human pit to a place very near the top in productive capacity, standard of living, education, culture, and the true essence of Christian re- Interest I care not what what his wor ship or his cr eds, One thing holds tirm and fast That into his busy life of days and deeds The soul oi a man is cast The thought in this verse came to mind when Neighbor George Man waring came in ant performed about as good a dee as that of the Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho. Ant all the fineness of h s soul shone forth as he did it. The paper is full of inspiration to him ant he uses it in his teaching. He is a real expert in the lumber business in which he hsmany years of service. Above all he is a man, a eredit to (Continued B low full-sutur- OPINIONS (TIm opinion npraaod In thli column an thou of tho writer, and on not nnrnnrlly cuncarrad in hr tho editor and wnimint of thh paper.) funda-cata- Items of Personal . nhets ligion. And this has all been accomplished with no gold reserve and without the incurring of national, dvie or individual debts, even for their greet expenditures for national defense. With no profession of religion whatsover, and without established churches to lead the way, it has dime the impossible, from a capitalistic point of view, for it haa crested an environment in which Christ1 teachings function as naturally and grow as luxuriously as vegetation in a fallow field where all esetential elements abound. For over 1900 years, under the capitalistic formula of "rugged individualism," monoply and exploitation for profit, the precious message of Jesus Christ has got no farther than the blue-pristage. It has been printed, painted, praised and sung about, but has always been rejected by society as unworkable. And so, with half a billion converts, there were no strict practitioners; and since Jesus made it nt 1. 1941 Published by C. N. Lund PROGRESSIVE OPINION EDITORIALS nr c. x. Some Thnigs to Think About lvxd Lincoln was right. A divided N tic standi MAKE HIM AN INST1TION aiher Flanagan, of Boy'a Town, Nebraska, in our opinion, one of the beat and greatest men in the nation, has been in a ifornia this week carrying on an investigation of the State c ool for Boys at hittier, and making recommendations for its welfare. When they were showing him the .spacious grounds and the buildings erected at a cost of $2,500,000, he remarked, lam interested in boys, not in buildinss or officialdom. ' What a noble sentiment. For years Californians have felt that their duty was done in providing all three fine exteriors and let it go at that. Little attention was paid to the boys within until there came to light some of the worst crueltiesand barbarities imaginable, resulting in at least two deaths. Scar-cel- y any attention was paid to the immortal souls of the many boys No such influence as that of Father Flanagan ever entered the halls until now. Instead of this great man having to beg for funds his country should take him over and make an institution of him for the benefit of its youth. viiy""ot PLAN? The poet Cowper wrote as follows about plana. Life without a plan As useless as the moment it began, Serves merely as a soil for discontent to thrive in. People plan their lives, their homes, their estates. The public plans its great buildings and projects. Corporations plan their campaigns. But for the government to plan the economy that affects the lives of 130.000,000 would be too bad and intolerable according of the sticklers for the status quo. From nowon no nation wil succeed unless it does wisely plan its economy. 61.50 PER YEAR Stand for economic truth even thongh you have to stand alone The strike situation in the country is becoming serious Why can't labor and management get together? A little more of the sharing of profits by owners, and a good deal of living by the Golden Rule by both parties would br ng peace and good will. As it is it is not only industry and labor that is being injured, it is the government itself. Our appeal is to both sides. The Isborer is worthy of his hire and capital is entitled to a fair profit. Let them get together before it is too late. The world nireds another Lord Byron to lift a poetic and powerful voice in defense of all oppressed people everywhere. How courageously an i nobly he gave his life, not only for Greece but for the freedom and happiness of the oppressed everywhere. Speaking of the big bankers m the great centers of Europe, he said : Were these gentlemen to bo hung in: the place of street lamps, lieht wouldat on e shine on mankind short time before Lincoln's assassination John Wilkes Booth a burst af anger, shouted to Edwin Booth, That ape, Abe is a tyrant. Lincoln Edwin condemned such words and or"FOR1 UTAH dered him off the stage. In going John Wilkes sneered back, We dislike very much to say anything that reflects on the Ill soon have something stronger than words, action. Were fair name of Utah, our native state. But we are forced to tell reminded of this when we hear some people talk not Gersome truth in order that there may be laid a foundation for mans or Italians, but some who by birth were made citisens. something better. We have it on official authority given out In killing Lincoln Booth did more injury to himself, his family two years ago that Utah is second lowest in the record of tourand the Southern people than any other thing he eould have ist business. There is only one state, Nevada which has less done. And so today men who go about killing faith in America income from the tourists. What a shame when the state has and the only government it has are helping to destroy their so many scenic attractions. The Chamber of Commerce so country. Dont sell America short and deliver her into the it is said, exists for the purpose of boosting Utah, But some hands of an already selected and groomed Dictator whore proof the officialdom of that organisation are far more anxious to gram toward Jews, labor unions and lodges ia the same as Hitrake in the shekels for themselves than they are anxious to lers. ' If America is thus betrayed then the last hope is gone. rake in business for the state, No man is worth anything to For many years this paper and this writer has been saying a community if he is more eager to get money out of the state than he is to find ways and mqans to get money into the state that one of the most destructive forces in this country is tha Smoot especially so when he is doubly and trebly paid to do the latter great centralisation of wealth. The late Senator Reed, the out errand loud The at it. power trust laughed boys for thing. There are interests which are draining Utah dry. hooted it down. But today we believe we stand vindicated. And again;. It is a reflection on the state to tell and broadcast the truth that in 1910 the mortgage indebtedness of Utah An official government monopoly probe committee has just amounted to only $10,000,000, while today it amounts to made its report after months of investigation and here is what So great a proportion of all national savings and $45,000,000. They are crying, Get out of debt, while their it says. wealth have fallen under the control of a few ornational all institutions are existing largely because of the debts which that the opportunity of those individuals they encourage and create. Let there be foreclosure on the ganised enterprises will next generation will be completely constitute who the properties represented by that $45,000,000 and there would consent we undertake to reverse unless common foreclosed by be a large army of dispossessed, homeless, despairing men, for trends the the present crisis. responsible women and children. Should the Almighty Himaelf come into is trouble the that the But giants of finance and industry o ur office and say that this is a wise, practical and Christian chance on all their wealth destroyed gather a take will having system, we would look him level in eye and tell Him we do not Would the it not be better, we ask of than change systenu believe it. the capitalists, to give in some, to be satisfied A QUESTION ASKED with a little less, to deals bit more brotherly with their less Lund: Bro. Dear favored fellows than to stand stubborn like a bull before a Your valuable issue of Mar. 1 contains an article which raOroad train and have everything they posses dariisd to pieces. It would, but they will not listen.' proves that the British people are an Israel Nation, conse- plain that it was the working" of his plan that made it vital, it appeared that his mission on earth had failed and been to no purpose. The civilised peoples of the world, including the English-speakin- g portion, decided that they knew better than the Savior what was best for them, and real Christianity went begging. And so after waiting 1900 years for the seeds he had sown (and moistened with his blood) to grow and bear fruit, our Savior, for whom devout disciples have been praying end waiting so long to come back to earth and bring order out of chaos, went over into the waste places of Russia end Siberia and found a people so illiterate and dumb that they "fell for hie rejected plan and forthwith went to work on It That they have been blessed and prospered is apparent from the phenomenal progress they have made in so short a time. Nor did God fail to warn them, through their subconscious minds, that the devil would soon be upon .jthem.if they tried to practice Christs teachings; and that it would therefore be necessary to make themselves invulnerable to attack aa a lint prerequisite. This, also, that chosen In fact, people have accomplished. they seem to have been prompted to think of pretty much everything necessary for the fulfillment of God's 1 plan. (By the way, doesnt the Bible tell of some tribes of Israel being lost some where in the North country? Maybe God knew where they were ell the time.) The result ia a working model which solves ell the economic problems that have plagued and thwarted the human family since it waa placed on the earth. Russia is the one country where there ia no poverty, unemstrikes or depressions; ployment, where famine end want are outlawed; when there ie no exploitation of men by man: where women ere made the equal of men in every way and receive equal pay; where full health service and ell branches of education era free to ell; where there is no cheating, chiseling, robbing, knidnap-pin- g, fraudulent advertising or dishonest aales schemes; no coupon dippers nor interest gatherers. Neither is there any need for Christian charity, for the people have justice" which ia far better, end prisons are fast becoming unnecessary. A in hard-head- ed 28-4- quently are going to be saved. The late King Edward and the Kaiser are first cousins. By the same course of reasoning Blood of Israel will not tha German people (I do not mean Hitler) also be saved? By your many readers, your answer will, I am sure be much appreciated. Sincerely yours J, A. Hess All that we have to say at present is this: While Germany Bl-- n has a good sprinkling of the blood of Israel there are no divine promises of salvation made to her as there are to England and the U. 8. On the other hand her utter destruction is foretold. The Germans are a good people put present rulers "Aad have ra not nad tha aariptura: Tha ataoa which tha taildan rajaetad la brant tha head of tha eorntr." Jttut Chrlri. Read The Soviet Power" by Hew- are destroying them. lett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, the England. Learn the truth eteut Russian movement from a disinterested, religious source. It is a world best-selland the price with paper cover only 36 cents at your book against" WAR We hate and condemn war in all its hideous phases, except when necessary for actual defense. Can it be that there are war for their own profit? shapes called men who are forcing a be should hung right now. A director whose If there are they in war, or defense, contracts is ad. company has $500,000,000 director of the Boston Herald, A war. the in vocating entry in a corporation which director is a also is which war, er ,t0It' 1 C. & WILKINSON. his kind and to his M ker. We say it advisedly, and without fear of successful contradiction, that the countrys Internal and external troubles will steadily grow worse. Men have lost, for the present at least, the wisdom and power to solve their problems. The wisest have failed and they will not'accept any light or reason but their own. They will lparp through some of the saddest experience ever suffered that they must step out of the status quo and adopt a more serviceable system of economics As for making peace in the world they will find I that they have neither the power nor the wisdom. Believers in the Word should know that peace haa, for the time being, been taken from the earth, and that it never can be brought back except through the direct intervention of divine Providence. Uncovering the hidden Mother City of the Incaa Explorers find at last the golden metropolis high in the Andes where fled with vast treasure to escape the plunderRead of this important archeologSpanish conquistadors. ing ical find and see the remarkable photograps. The American Weekly, the magasine distributed with next week's LOS ANGELES EXAMINER. urging OUR WORLD By Mrs. L. M. Million It ia not for sale, Sir, It ia nobodys world to buy up with gold. It is yours and mine. Sir And the young and the old I It is the men that toil. Sir, An the ones that should eat . . . We all need clothes. Sir, And shoes for our feet We ell need homes, Sir, In which to live and die. We all need warmth. Sir, When winter ie nigh. t a grassy, green lot Away from the streets, when the summer la not We all need a rest from the terrible grind That la now a curse to ell mankind. It ran be done, Sir, an easier way If it was not for greed that rules the world toda. It is not your place, Sir, To live in glutton's greed While some do starve and the others freeze. It is not your world, Sir, And, Sir, we ell need To plunder end steal! These are not your men, to slaughter and kill. They belong in the world, Sir, They belong to themselves. Sir, And not the man on the hill. This la a large, wide, world, Sir, With of apace, and should be made a joy For tho plenty human race. A true Christianity, we all must face And this one, Sir, it holds no lie It ia doing unto others. Sir, As you would like to be dona by! Neighbor Emil Gam meter of Phoenix, Aria , is 75 today and feels exceptionally well. He There's consolation writes: all in adversity. The man with wooden leg docs not get corns a It wasnt best to foot on that the in been majority at have Commoflood. the of time e from sailed away Noah dore will it Some day crowd. tho Congra-- I nil come out right. more birthdays and ions many Neighbor Fisher Harris that he has Vol. I, No. I, which of the Utah Magasine we published ycara ago. Yes, the we made a great effort but business Chamber of Commerce re-li.- mi n kiiled it. Neighbor Hoy Bundy, Ana. of Mt Trumbull, was in for conference and brot fine Id offerings. He left a nocm by hisdaughter. Use later llo has some social reform idea that would change the world and make life far better. op Just two or many instances Government! I Against Wart Yes But not against tha America! and cursing Germany Net, like some, blessing THOUGHTS LEADING TO E STER Dear Editor and Friends; It apperently seems that we have unconsciously ignored the real tree of life until it is actually dying. Through the urgent on both sides need of new fertiliser. Before its branches perish uneariness remove to anxiety, suppose we put forth theeffort of a Light- -. to minds that burdened our end trouble, compare hatred and house swamped in mid ocean, darkness through make fail a uniwe to faith? that venganee. Oh where is our is receiving millions in contracts. and son our versal appeal, in all sincerity due almighty God, crucifixion of horror the world redemer, who su willingly met and torture jeopardise live. But not to cruelly that andlove truth honor hiding? is where man, just our of Gods commandment violations of through blood, in rivers broken in the most degradThou shall not kill. Has it not been innocent mouse which tho we compare ing form? Suppose the suddenly runs up the giant eleqhants trunk, starting relative for ahead, danger beast on a violent stampede of malice, hatred and in the fury when trapped our to youths of solution any great problems leancrime. To carry o jt the of positive faith, to challenge evil wherein ing in the direction moves thru the Master Spirit of nothing is impossible that world redeemer arose from the our divine authority. Hence mL fer-ooio- us dud On East" Da,. May Mjrr Oeir. Doorways to the Dawn Above the Horizons of Hate Looms the Promise WHAT FOR? A hundred times in this, our modern world, Millions have reeled upon the brink of war By one man's evil will. Who shall deliver us from the cold ma- chine That eats up millions by the will of one? Where is the true Democracy?" True and honest DEMOCRACY is the door to the first light of a New Dawn |
