Show Utah Stands Ready To Usher in Great I Era of Pros Why Liberty Bonds Are Toda Today Selling Below Cost Cost Wage Question I I C F REg B Utah Ulah of influenza the state at once will vill enjoy the I degree of prosperity its IH III history declared the tile head bend of a Salt lak I institution whoso whose business is is essentially to keep its finger fin on tho tito of the state J Pulse Then lie he to general conditions time tho outlook and f for bright the coming summer season lie He enthusiastically painted painted- a picture good to With nth upon mim quarters of Tp nn the tho rte that t i. i i encouraging ing vot reports AM is coming from mom the four v 4 I UL lUU flip time the mi L epidemic i- i is n i human i i business i is on the wane the tLe hopes of nf th thi a barometer may presently lc he fully realized J Severn Several paramount financial questions aro arc right now a agitating talin thon of ot most men amen and a n good many women too One is s Why J are ore ou oui Liberty bonds Londs which hicl cost 11 its selling 3 J to tn 6 en V i below helow i cost s ion 7 A m most st Jog logi ical question to be Le sure The Tue w who m hn had hi 1 to sell seH recently in or order er to meet his taxes or other obligations sustained a loss of 4 1 to 7 counting comm siou sion Many feel that these interest hearing bonds should pass muster a common old greenback And Ani i they should yet to 4 to to 7 they are today co cent pei ier less This condition t on some militate strongly 1 against the fifth loan lonn forea forecast t for Ile t April of ol tho the of of an c lm the bonds v i is is Ii giemi on as follows folio from fr a New rew v York of point It that tile the 0 force says or of the in Liberty Libert loan bonds r the tho worlds world's premier especially so since it affected the 31 11 tax exempt w gilt edge security ec For POl bon a gool period of this thi year ear bonds s sold Itt at a premium and one time reached v u n a ji high all UL of abut 4 il points above last weeks week's low Jow price Liquidation came from from various corporations who need cash j sold heavily liS as well as traders in the tho mark who have haye hen in their operations by the restrictIons of uta th money committee Others who ho strained their income to buy huy these bond bondt hOW now feel that flint patriotic reasons for holding them arc removed o g government shows that OI I immediately after wars war they have rot a short period after which n a rally set set- setin et in in c Carrying them much tha the J J original selling price At present therefore re LIberty bon bonds s nr ar attractive e from the standpoint of appreciation well weIl ns as as a r I return Ott on the in Then another vital question taking t uppermost position In tho mInds I thousands of oC 0 ol wa wage earners e-earners In Utah and one that Is 11 agitating millions out the country Is tho future futuro or of through wages This matter the wago-carner wago himself but all lines JInes or of which not only directly affect depend tor or trade tho ho citizenry This makes es the tho W JO matter almost as Important to HI 1 lii hl help man as u to o the tho laboring man mm a reduction in iii the price o-ir o rn may tho save savo dollars to the employer yet ct th the re reduction a monthly ot of n. n thousand or of lib hi customers In indirectly him pL JUP I In iii n. n mr larger Er wa ay In this manner the int interests re ts or of th the i r anti are close closely sutured Until living costs descend T was wages mus mu stand is 15 the thio laborers laborer's contention On this YH ty important matter to be In the United States in ti ui Immediate future Elbert lC it Gar Gary chairman or of tho United States State Steel cot cor F a 1 few days ago ngo a public statement which has attracted n attention In porno it ll is the antipodes of or tho the action by thO th LI 11 head of oC tho Bethlehem Steel company compan Judge Gary recommended the tho lion Hon In in the i price of or steel t cl the product o of hs h's own plant and astonished Id hi hS hearers by further declaring that wages should not he be cut Not only tha 15 but ho V asked th tho as assembled heads of the tho ho other big steel companies to tak y concerted f action M on this matter Ho Ito pre predicted a n year five era of oC iJ b for tho United States tho most progressive l e prosperous find and successful tul of oU history Ho hinted at results astonishing to oven even the tho mo most t optimistic J After After reviewing rc the tho work worIe of ot tho the iron and steel Institute committee i nn an of r f the war Industries board in relation to steel production for tor war var purpose Judge Juhe Gar Gary wont on Lo to discuss tho the forthcoming peace conference and said t. t t Wo We 0 havo have reason to believe bellco that the actions and conclusions of or the cOn e lion themi will bo be Injurious to non nono nn and beneficial to all aU for or every delegate wll e realize that in order or to bo be effective and permanent the International settled settle V l inc ment and compact must recognize all nIl the tho rights an and Interests of ot each nn an r reYer eYer every nation and must secure for tor them in future equal safety privilege anc There must not be included anything t to prevent any nation fro the tho adoption of or laws or regulations which will result In placing It H. H In to all economic matters m on a parity with nil all others ethers It Is IR believed there thre w wit t bo Lo firmly established a Il permanent Impartial and competent International a tribunal which will 1 result rc In the prevention of ot future prolonged wars be nations t Commenting on Judge Garys Gary's speech an n eastern journal says OS E. E One passage e In Judge Gary's Garys arys s address suggests further comment He lIe n m ma be bo entirely correct in saying that there is no ground for believing ln that th workmen of or this country aro o desirous of or controlling the tho methods of or P PrO PrOduction or distribution hut but it ma may not be bo so confidently averred I l that tl the theare aro are not preparing to demand a n voice in the management of or industries 1 r other respects than tho the mere fixing of or wage scales At an any rate Gary has put tho thic Steel corporation In a position to meet such eman Sf 1 th they aro arc made In a 1 broad and reasonable spirit tig That profits not wages must bo ho the first to yield Iela In the Inc process proc s of or deflating war ar prices is the gist of or Judge Judg-e Garys Gary's advice ke to T th B stool steel trade It happens to coincide with Secretary s 's admonition It I 1 tho chamber of oC commerce of oC the United States State and which wa way tho the comp compo compoI I ment of oC this fortunate harmony of ot two minds falls falis ma may be safely loftt the thc reader mi It mo ma may be remarked that that no man In the country more moro courageously toc to J a with or ahead of r the rising cO COSTS tho the lead In raising wages to keep them oven even of or living Incident to the war than tho the chairman o of tho the Steel Ster corpor t tell his hi fellow ellow employers rs this week t th thage 1 It t took the same sort of or coura courage o to that the men were vere n a events await the course of and being 1 age wago 0 that reduction overpaid the owners at nt must present 0 of the tho rates mills Just must tb because themselves l the tho man armistice r I the tho I first has l line been ne trench r l or of reconstruction to a. a what man many other corpor I easier ensler say Sal been would perhaps have havo It sd while remain Vh 1 c cannot u be r reduced ced wages lion heads are aro saying T. T that prices O co first c come me down In other wor words to cost must tho time that production mU arc that the thc wag sage I the tho plea Ilen within a mass or of p or of war after readjustment Or th the tear and wear am be the tho first to feel the tho unctuously about the new era n declaiming 1 ln was the tho oth other r alternative or of d C this and the tho now new that the he JI new dawning the new nes l justice tion us he closed the door up as the pitfall ot of va vague uc gener generalization za Jud Judge e Gary Onry gave his associates a simp ih good ol old left the long soo immediately ahead anti and wisely lOng a for tor the tho job working formula J deliberate cons consideration l te future futuro for moro more |