Show 4 r i 1 i I 1 I COl t tt I II t Editor Republican Herald In the Is Issue issue Is is- Issue sue of oC the Salt Lake Tribune of oC February al' al ary aty 11 I notice that paper has given en several se columns on an nn outside page pase to toan toan an nil article devoted to tho the eagles which h are nrc part parl of the ornaments sustaining the lights on each o of tho the four no newell posts decorating the tho staircases In the main corridor of or the tho capitol In this article it Is stated that tho present administration administration ad ad- ministration through the vi vigilance of sonic some of Its officers has discovered that the eagles in que question are arc Prussian lan Imported direct from Crom one ono of oC the time zollern ollern preserves It Is stated that his excellency Goer GO Gov Governor er elnor nor Bamberger when his attention was vas called Riled to this desecration Immediately Immediately Imme Imme- ordered tho the orren offending ln birds to tobe tobo tobo bo be forthwith removed and dispatched Of or course this should be done It will destroy property of tho the slate state amountIng amount- amount hug Ing to a n small sum Imm not to exceed a few thousand dollars but that Is a mere bagatelle compared to the amount of oC monc money that has been promised will be he returned to the treasury ury part of which at least according to report was as embezzled embezzled embezzled em em- by the unpatriotic members of or orthe the capitol commission I suggest that a close scrutiny of or the building might cause causo to be discovered other and like liko desecrations It may mar be that a close examination will show that tho the sea gulls which aro are painted In the ceiling of ot th the dome are either cither German gulls suBs or 01 el else e have been given a German German German Ger Ger- man pose I suS' suS suggest est that this be Likewise the draperies and andruss rugs russ which were wele furnished through Philip Dern Dern- company compan for Cor the state re reception reception reception re- re room and tho the governors governor's suite should be investigated Possibly the German blue has been worked into some of these draperies and It may bo be that German figures will willbe willbe be found interwoven It also occurs to tome tome tome me that as the architect for the building build build- building ing InS Is a German the whole the building possibly should be condemned I have often orten thought that I had noticed German German Ger Ger- man atmosphere about or around the tho building and possibly the architectural effect Is to blame The marble monolithic monolithic mono mono- columns of the Interior and the tho lar large c columns of oC the thc exterior undoubtedly have hn the shape of or German guns and I suggest t that their removal should be carefully careful considered and it may bo that In order to satisfy the true spirit of patriotism the whole building should be bo forthwith raze razes razed As s a n member of oC the capitol commission commission commis commis- sion which commission has been seemingly seemingly seem seem- Insl guilty gUnt of most unpatriotic acts I feel teel that I am proper properly under cion It looks now as though it should be the intern camp for ours ALBERT R. R BARNES |