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Show PROGRESSIVE OPINION SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Let us take into consideration another interesting fact The Great Pyramid, that remarkable monument, defines the years of consummation of this age as beginning in 1909 and ; year period closing in 1953. It also defines a twenty-si- x beginning in 1913 and ending in 1939 as a time of the turning of things upside down. Have we not witnessed such a turing of things upside down, in politics, in economics, in religion? Yes, it has even extended to the world of art and science. Thai from 1939 to 1953 this monument indicates a period of severe judgment upon peoples and nations, during which time those things cannot endure will pass away. This is to be the peiiod of preparation for the establishment of a new and better order. Destiny. The ship with 320 refugee diildren sailing the seas was a shining mark for the enemy torpedo which sank the vessel. Luckily the children were saved. The operators of the torpedo boat were disappointed. They stood ready to laugh and lick their chops over their perishing prey, just as the Christian gentlemen did when falling bombs mowed down groups of innocent; natives in Ethiopia and Spain like "the falling petals of a rose. The statue of the poet John Milton was also a shining mark. And when they are victorious people may look for another book burning season which will likely add to the flames the works of Shakespeare, Bacon, Wordsworth, Byron, Keats, Shelly, Browning and Tennyson. In modern times we have seen the governments of 1913 A.D. change in a short period of four years, for when 1918 arrived continental empires had disappeared. Two days before the Soviets came to power in Russia it was not even thought possible. Think for a moment of the things that have occurred since the signing of the Armistice in 1918! Today we find in Europe a type of government that would have seemed impossible even ten years ago. Within a few weeks France has ceased to be one of the Great Powers. The Pope of Rome has made 25 appeals for peace and has et apart several prayer days. But let us assure him that the orces operating for destruction are not affected by prayer or peace appeals; nothing but blood and iron will prevail. Apart from the prophetic picture, can any thinking man believe in the continuation of the present system, as we know it, if the world conflict goes on? Even though peace should soon be declared there has already been placed on our economic structure such a strain that it would not long survive the coming of peace. But what if there is no peace? National News of Personal Fear Without Interest or favor Some Items One of the best friends this paper has had is M. A C. of 30 So. 10th East. For he has been conmonths many fined to his home with illness. We give him onr blessing with the sincere hope and wish that he may live some years yet and see the ushering in of the Kingdom for which he is looking. Nico-lays- almost over night. It took for Bernard Shaw to say to his If England has nothing better than her capitasome courage country: lism, her politics and her carryings on in parliament to give toward the New World which people are looking forward to, then the sooner Hitler or someone else puts her down the better. And it will take even more courage to say a similar thing about America. Who dares to speak the truth the whole truth? Capitalism as it is, and as it has been, is built on mountains of massed poverty and privation, and to exist at all must be supported by reformatories, jails, police forces and armies. Politics, as it is and as it has been, is a disgrace to the nation and is carried on in such a way and manner as to debauch nearly all the avenues of national life if these are all that the leaders who say they are out to save America have may God pity us all in our pitiful strife. These Anyone wishing, to buy or sell real estate should go to the De Yonge Investment Co., 251 So. 3rd East. They are very good Neighbors. Organization News TOWNSEND CLUB MEETS Tovnsend Club No. 1 meets every Tues. eve at 168 So.W T. OLD AGE PENSION State of Utah old age Pension and Assistance Organisation held a large attended meeting Monday at 41 P. 0. place. Delegates from practically all State Branches were present. This meeting was of a political nature. Also arrangement for the Semi Annual meeting of the State Convention were concluded and will be held October 7. Utah State Old Age Pension Group meets weekly Tuesday 2.30 p. m. Chapman Library Branch corner 6th South and 8t west. Wednesday 7.30 City Hall Branch. City and Co .Bldg Room 106. Thursday 2.p.m. Salt Lake City Branch at 41 Post Office Place. Coagraa should exercise its constitutional lights af credit creation and income increasing each in proportion to the increase in consumer goods. Proposals like the present Townsend measure burden no class when of the rMwiM , particularly new monetary credit of all produced goods, compenstion in national defease services can be had in thisway' Who wants tv have some public along these lines during the coming winter months. G. C. C. Conslilutional Amendment liability of Stockholders of Banks. A IOINT RfSOLUTION PROWS INC 70 AMEND SECTION IS. ARTICLE XII Oh THE CONSTITUTION Of THE STATE Of UTAH. RELATINC TO UADII ITY OF STOCKHOLDERS Of BANKS. things are not synonymous with true Americanism. America cannot be saved by these processes. Some leader must nse above them and lead to nobler things and higher and new processes. B it tnacbd if lit Ltfbltlun t f lit all lit Slab at Utah, tlecttd la sack hunt tat-lka- di 8KCTION 1. That It Is proposed to amend section IS. article XII of the constitution of the state of Utah to read: Sec. IS. The legislature may s provide by law that the acock-holder- in every corporation Hnit Joint stock association organised for banking purposes, or the holders of any one or more of the classes of stock Issued by any ettch corporation in addition to the amount of capital stock subscribed and fully paid by them shall be individually responsible for an addl tionul amount equal to not exceeding the amount of their stock In uch corporation, or the amount of their stock of any particular claaa In auch corporation, for all Its debts and liabilities of every kind. 3. The Section secretary of state Is directed to submit this proitosed amendment to the elec tore of the state at the next general election In the manner provided by law. Section 3. ir ndopted JEWELER 75 But 2nd. South Jewelry, Watch, Kodak Repairing 40 Yean In Halt Lake . We can serve you better tkan ever en GENERAL SECURITY Men today are readily admitting that there must come a change in the present economic world order. But when we point out the fact of the imminence of that change they are skeptical, holding that it will take many years to accomplish such a renovation. But does history justify such an attitude? The process leading to a change may be of long duration, but when the time for the change has arrived it occurs Alfred Sorensen, Progressive by the electors of the state, this amendment shall lake effect the flrst day of January, 1941. 1, ES. E. Munson, Secretary of State of the StHle or Utah, do hereby certify that the foregoing Is a full, true end correct copy of the Constitutional Amendment proposed by the regular session ot the legislature or 1939 as the same appears of record in my olUee. In witness whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the (treat Seal or tha State of Utah, this SClh day of August, 1940. . Washington Digest TEN (10c) CENTS A DAY Armament Manufacturers Realize Plant Expansion Carries Risks And your spare time in the employ of a local of the Aon t Benefit Federation for a period equal to three full years.wiU cure for you when you are 65years of age or older.an'annuitj 126.75 A MONTH FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE Reduced Military Appropriations Would Spell Ruin; U. S. Foreign Policy Unparalleled; German War Claims Appear Unsound. ' By CABTEB FIELD (Batoastd by Western Newspaper Untaa.) WASHINGTON. It Is fairly sim- ple for tits government to commandeer any existing plant which It may deem necessary for the national defense program and the owners of which are unwilling to But it la a bit difficult for the government to commandeer a plant for which the blueprints have not even been drawn. Yet the ONLY fact behind the amazing public misconception of this whole picture of the alleged bogging down of die national defense program, which la blamed on greedy would-b- e war profiteers, concerns PROPOSED plants, not EXISTING plants. And the truth even about that Is that there la very little delaying on the part of concerns which tha government went to take war contracts. Dozens of big concerns are risking tha shirts of their stockholders by constructing new plants for the manufacture of airplane engines, airplane propellers and whatnot without knowing what the prices win be, without tawwing what profits they wffi be allowed, and at tha risk of having stark and idle plants on their hands two or three years hence. Right now there ceema to be danger. The public la aroused to it, and la behind the appropriating of bilnational defense. War rage lions in Europe, end there is eager deaU aorta of war supplies. mand But who can ten what the picture win be even next summer, much leu three years from now? to years. At the moment this seems farfetched, but consider the arguments which those who win be advocating this course win have, should t be peace a couple of years from now. Every nation in the world will be ao deeply in debt that there win be serious doubt that they can aver pay the Interest on itl A moment's thought about the present British debt and the rate at which It la being increased will show that this la not a totally Impossible picture. Taxation will be grinding, not only in Europe, but In the United States, whether we get into the war or not For we are rapidly reaching a total of debt which will require heavy taxation merely to pay the government1 annual Interest bill. beyond any question, when peace does come, there la going to be n tremendous demand on the part of the taxpayers to cut down on military appropriations, if this can ba done safely, and it will appeal to a number of statesmen then, as it did in 1921, to bring about disarmament by treaties. Boiled down, that is why manufacturers OUGHT to bo worried about amortization. And that la why tha public should really ba appreciating die nerve of those co niea which are building new plants beeauss die government wanta them to do Ik without waiting to find out about profits, and whether the tax collectors will leave them anything with which to pay to the new plants. Put another way, without knowing whether they will ever get beck 10 cents on tha dollar of their new Investments. Incidentally, President Roosevelt is NOT responsible these ah tacks on business. But certain senators and representatives have been showing either very poor logic, or rather contemptible politics. to U. 5. Foreign Policy Is Unique in History There may be some parallel in tha course now being followed by tha United States government and the open expressions of so many nonofflclal American speakers, and editors, but researchers seem unable to find For example, the various moves which have been made In defiance of neutrality, moves which very obviously have the approval of a considerable majority some of the polls estimate It aa more than 60 history to it ARMAMENT EXPANSION Armament manufacturers who undertake plant expansion without government amortization are exposing themselves to great risks, according to Carter Field. Peace in Europe, followed by demand for disarmament, would bring them ruin, he points out. Field believes that America's foreign polic) is unparalleled in Expci ts In Washington believe that German war claims should be discounted. one-ha- lf 2 B. Right Thinking Brings SHOESHOPl GoodRennttn When yon think of having Joba at Moderate Prices t 414 So. State Street your Shoes Repnlred irritate the Germans, yet they were crushed without warning and In viola tiop of the most solemn treaty promises. So it would seem that Hitler decides what countries he win fight The other countries either fight or do not fight as ha' determines. For example, there might be not only peace, but the sort of disarmament agreement fpr which the statesmen of the early USDs were striving, a situation in which no nation would build another fighting ship or fighting plane, n tank or a big a considerable period of gun, So $38-6- Statea. On the other hand, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg never did the slightest thing Disarmament Might Follow Ptaco in Europm Expansion ot Plants Requires Rod Noroo the amount for your wife if or when the i for the iwo of you aa long aa you both live, Do not ieet this wonderful opportunity to PROVIDE FOR YOUR OLD AGE See or write T. C. Winn, Pres., 150 No. Main, Salt Tai plus per cent of foe American people, and yet which run absolutely eo ter to the supposed desire of a very large majority of the people to keep out of war. Putting it bluntly, and undiplomatically, It would appear that nothing this country may do is likely either to get it into the war or keep It out That decision. It would appear from all the known facts, will be made to us, not by us. It will be made by Adolf Hitler. Xa put It another way, foil country has already dona so many things obviously hostile to Germany, and designed to aid her enemies, that if there were any purpose to be served. Hitler might feel himself Justified In declaring war against the United to to hls-tor- Secretary of 8(ata. - Jmautrd Acts Hoorn Approvd of Majority AU of which would seem to make the arguments of tha Isolationists rather technical. We are committing acts which In other times would bs branded as acts of war. For example, the original idea of a "neutrality patrol,1 which Justified tha recommissioning of tha World war For example, the redestroyers. peal of the arms embargo while a war was actually In progress. For example, foe mare recent virtual alliance with Canada, which is at war with Germany, And this la topped off with the delivery to the British of tha 50 destroyers, with guns and ammunition aboard, which has long been predicted in these dispatches. Consider also foe net that a Joint British and American committee will elect the precise sites to the new military and air bases in British Voters Nominate possessions! And all' this In foe midst of a presidential campaign, with foe candidates of both major parties actually approving foe result! accomplished even if the opposition ob--; acts to the manner In which they are done- - end with minorities In both parties very unhappy, but unable politically to do anything. Harold E. Wallace County Attorney German War Claims Require Discounting Nearly every news commentator la constantly telling foe public that there la no way id being aure what la happening In Europe behind foe veil of censorship. Naturally thers la no denying the truth of this frequently repeated statement, but there are certain things which simply MUST be to. The main point la, as this la written, that tha Nazis have not yet conquered Britain. No censorship could hide that. If It were already an accomplished feet It la a matter of simple arithmetic, now that so much time has elapsed tinea the heavy air fighting r Britain began, that foe German claims simply could not ha vs a anything like accurate because their exaggeration U obvious. This does not mean that the British are winning.- - Certainly tha Brit-- ' lsh censorship prevents our getting an accurate picture of that F or example, It may well be that tha Nazi bombing of Britain to succeeding In destroying British airplane and munitions works. Wa do not know. We only know that the British contend that ao far tha bombings have not accomplished anything in slowing down tha British war production. Prime Minister Winston Chun-hn- i told tha house of commons several weeks ago that British airplane production, plus what they were bring-in- g in. was now equal to German airplane production. He did not deny that tha Germans still had great superiority in number of fighting and bombing planes, but predicted that this superiority would decline from then on. This of course will depend on several factors. One la whether the German raiders are able to destroy British airplane plants. Another to whether submarine, mines and German planes can curb British Imports of airplanes. As long as the British can keep on fighting In the air, it Is obvious that the Germans are not accomplishing their reel objective. Just recently there was a remarkable story from Britain. American newspaper men, from the cliffs in foe vicinity of Dover, saw and reported an stuck by British bombing planes on German gun emplacements between Boulogne and Calais The amazing part of Oils story i that the German guns .ceased fir-ing, apparently so aa nut to have their flaahea make target! for the British bombers, end resumed firing when foe British planes loft A little study of that picture will make one very dubious Indeed about tha German claims to dale! This Space RESERVED v ' for POLITICAL AD UTAH STATE FAIR Salt Lake September 1 , ; City 14-2- 1 |