| Show Released by Western Newspaper Union Uton WHAT U. U S. S FIGHTERS WILL FIND ON RETURN WHEN THE LAST of the nations nation's enemies have been defeated and the American soldiers and sailors return home they will find that during their heir absence on the battle fronts a great change has occurred on the home front Their government for which they have been fighting has grown I Into a great Juggernaut a thing of many strange parts A machine the operation of which calls for an army of more people than all we had sent to Europe to defeat the hordes of at Germany They will find departments bu bureaus bureaus administrations that were un undreamed undreamed dreamed of when they went forth to battle batUe for freedom They will find themselves subject to the edicts and rulings of those holding jobs sobs they did not know existed For Jor them it will be a strange America To maintain that juggernaut with Its army of operatives they will find each of those who had done the fight fight- fighting fightIng ing must pay on an average each year close to as their part of the annual cost of government That during their absence a national In Indebtedness In in- indebtedness had grown to an amount of Ct on 00 an average more than 2000 for each one of them and of which each must pay his part directly or Indirectly and the per capita part for any family they may have Should they marry and establish a anew anew anew new home It will have hanging over it an unseen mortgage of some That mortgage will increase as the children arrive at a rate of 2000 for each child Such are some of the conditions free America will offer otTer Its returning battle worn heroes Will they con con- consider consider sider aider the muster out pay congress has awarded as full compensation Out of that muster out pay they must buy an outfit of civvies they must pay the membership dues In Ina a union If they marry as many will they must provide furnishings for a home It does not seem that we are being overly magnanimous S SAMERICA'S AMERICAS AMERICA'S FUTURE IN PACIFIC AREA AlmA IF AIR in LINK LINE OFFICIALS are an- angood aregood good guessers America l lIs Is to play playa a big part tt In the rapid develop develop- development development ment of the Pacific following Ing the lilt defeat of Japan Pan Pan-Amerl kan nn was the lone occupant of ol the air air- airways airways airways ways at or the Pacific before the war From two to four pl ns in each direction each cacti week 1 t. t the miles mills of water vater c c cn n San d o o and Ma- Ma ManIa la- la laY Y T IJa nIa Now six air airline line cOn arc are asking rot for the right to operate over the Pacific PadUa Of the six In Including In- In eluding Pan American five ask for either a direct or a mall subsidy The sixth the Matson Navigation NI company asks for a charter to operate planes between Seattle Portland San Francisco Los An As- Angeles geles les and Honolulu without a subsidy but hut gives a n guarantee to tG maintain a service of two to planes one day and one olle night from each point every ery 24 2 hours hour It seems only yesterday when crossing either ocean by plane was considered a job for only a daredevil 11 adventurer ad S S S INCREASED TAXES AND POSTWAR PRICES CAN DETROIT PAY WARTIME WAGES AGES W when producing automo automo- automobiles automobiles automobiles biles for us uI u instead of tanks and planes for the government and sell the cars to us at prewar prices That is a problem to be faced by all Industry If peace pepe time products are to cost more money there will willbe willbe be an Immediate demand for more wages Increased prices followed by increased wages represent the In in- Ingredients ingredients ingredients from which Inflation Is brewed It would seem the solution If it any Is more efficient production methods In tn all industry if it wages are areto areto to remain at wartime heights and find prices are to be those of prewar peace times S S INTRICATE RAMIFICATIONS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT A THING AMERICA NEEDS is isen Isan isan an en understanding on the part of the people of the details of ot operation of our federal government The gov gov- government government has become so complex with so many Intricate ramifications I that but a limited few if it any understand all of It What is the purpose of each of its many depart departments ments bureaus and nd administrations administrations administrations and what each means to the he individual should be so presented as to be easily understood by all RIl Such a program would result in strengthening those departments and bureaus that are essential and andin andin andin in eliminating those that serve no generally useful purpose S S I THOSE lOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE to vote and do not do so are not good citizens ta- ta taA e S SA A SMALL PERCENTAGE of the people of ot a metropolitan city may maybe ma maybe be snobs but snobbishness las has no place platE in a rural community S S S THERE TORRE IS lS NO Nt PATRIOTIC seed seed- sacrifice flee fice involved In selling Eling one oue war bond ai'S aiS wt If the money ived buying number r The Is in ii- keeping kEepin thi Ihl mes you have ha and buy buy- J |
