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Show THE SEARCHLIGHT 3 ‘ase The Vengeance is satisfied. The crucifixion was a successful operation. The condition of the patient is rather precarious, but, of course, that is a minor consideration. Gestapo government won its point. Its revenge 1s com- plete. The mangled victim is no longer a menace. His Excellency has officially closed the case. Reese M. Reese has paid a terrible price for making an audit that failed to dress up His Excellency’s reorganization scheme in the garments of an administrative millenium. But in the end he may emerge as the only man in State Government with sufficient courage to warn the people of the dangers and expense of Maw’s adolescent scheme. The honorable course for the administration to have pursued in the investigation was obvious. Its failure to follow that course effectively damned its pretended impartiality. Any evidence uncovered in the investigation should have been placed in the hands of the County Attorney without noise and minus an obvious motive of political animosity. But that course would not have satisfied losed Is ‘The an administration desire for reprisals. Auditor would have been exonerated without suffering political injury. And, after all, the County Attornev—not His Excelleney—is the official charged by law with the responsibility of determining the sufficiency of evidence. Herbert B. Maw had private knowledge of the plan to employ the Burns agency. Without consulting the Board of Examiners Maw personally approved the expenditure and the investigation that was designed to discredit Mr. Reese. Mr. Reese at that time had already begun to question the financial wisdom of the Governor’s pet scheme. The investigation was an unequivocal reprisal. Subsequently the Gov- ernor openly charged the State Auditor with ‘‘sabotaging the administration’’. He threatened to withhold operating funds from the Auditor’s office. As a result of the episode all public offi- cials in Utah must take notice that if they dare to do their duty without regard to the Governor’s political welfare, and without consulting His Excelleney’s desires, they may face a similar stab in the back. — longs to them. hat raction Penny Last year the employees of Utah Light & Traction Company, in their annual employment contract with the Company stipulated that a wage increase of le an hour would be given the men of the Street Carmen’s Union in October, 1942. But when October rolled around the Federal Government had established its wage stabilization order, and the War Labor Board declined to give the bus drivers their penny— might cause inflation. So the Company kept the money. Apparently it isn’t so inflationary in the Company’s hands. The street car men kept right on driving their busses—up to 12 and 13 hours a day. Unlike a few misguided Copper employees, they stayed on the job and made no threats. The Searchlight penny-an-hour earned believes by the that bus the extra drivers be- The Traction Company has no moral right to retain it. The Company under contract to deliver it to the drivers. was Under the circumstances we suggest that the Company pay that cent into the treasury of the Street Carmens’ Union to be put into the sick and death benefit reserve or some other fund that will contribute to the welfare of the employees. The accruals will amount to a substantial sum. __ The Deseret News may suddenly become aware of the fact that the United States Government is a trifle taller, and obstreperous Doug. a bit more It may powerful also learn than the that the United States Army is somewhat larger than Doug’s private army, and may be better equipped. to Can you remember when have Doug Moffat on Board? Gus the Backman wanted Civilian Defense |