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Show , DUTY Concentration and Economy Econ-omy Essential, Says Agent of Government. WEST DOING ITS PART Harry E. O'Neill, Representative Represen-tative of Alien Property Custodian, Here. At this time when the supreme issue of the moment is the winning of the war, requiring concentrated and'eonse-rrated and'eonse-rrated effort in every way, it is a misdemeanor mis-demeanor for a man to buy his wife a $60 hat and for him to buy her a $1000 evening gown is a positive felony. This is the manner in which Harry E. O'Neill, special representative of tho alien property cestodian at Washington, Wash-ington, emphasized the necessity for elimination of non-essentials during the war, in a pointed address before the Salt Lake Rotary club at its luncheon at the Hotel Utah yesterday noon. Mr. O'Neill, who is in Salt Lake for tho purpose of checking up and securing secur-ing a record of all enemy alien property, prop-erty, including that of the enemy aliens interned at Fort Douglas, that the alien property custodian may take charge of the administration of it, addressed t::o Rotary club on Washington, D. C., as the war heart of the nation that is working night and day to bring victory to the standard of the allies in the great world war. Compliments West. Remarking that he has spent some time in Washington and for the past six weeks has been in the middle west, Mr. O'Neill paid a high compliment to the spirit and ability of westerners in the line of accomplishing things. He declared that in tho war work at Washington Wash-ington the men and women of the west were making an enviablo record. "It is a fact," said he, "that when the head of a department in Washington has three prospective employees certified certi-fied to him by the civil service commission com-mission and on the list appear the names of one westerner and two easterners, the department head invariably picks the westerner. That is because the westerner does things. He knows how to work and works without question. If he has to work overtime he makes no complaint about it, ho simply dpes the work. That is why the western inau or woman is favored." Taking Enemy Property. I n relation to the work of the alien property custodian, Mr. O'Neill said that this department is charged with the gathering together and proper administration ad-ministration of the property m this country of all enemy aliens residing in Germany or any territory uuder German Ger-man arms, and aliens held as prisoners of war in this country. He explained that the department even has to look after tho property in this country of Belgians and French who are unfortunate unfortu-nate enough to be within the territory overran by German arms. This is done, he explained, that there may be proper nud honest administration of the property prop-erty or these people under government supervision. In relation to the evidences of war in Washington, the speaker declared: "In Washington the war is visualized. You sec the officers and men of all the allied nations in their varied uniforms, and everywhere there is hustle and bustle of work to carry on the war. Washington is crowded to overflowing with people, all intent upon doing the work of war; all helping to win the war. Working space iu Washington is at a premium. Why, even the alien property custodian has offices in an apartment house where big men, accustomed ac-customed to fine offices before, are now working in bathrooms and kitchenettes." kitchen-ettes." West Is Awakening. Mr. O'Neill remarked that in his travels through the middle west he had been compelled to realize that the people peo-ple of the west do not yet sense the Teal situation as they should. He believed, be-lieved, however, they were awakeuing to the magnitude of the situation and the enormity of the problems confronting confront-ing the nation. "Some business interests," said he. "are crying for business as usual. That is not Tight. These are not usual conditions con-ditions and business cannot be usual. I say business as usual after the war is won, but now let everything give way to the winning of the war. "The people of the United States must reconstruct themselves on a war basis. They must eliminate the nonessential non-essential and confine themselves to the absolute essentials for winning the war. The time is coming, and that before be-fore long, when a mau won't dare face his neighbor with a chauffeur. The time is coming when the limousine will not be a badge of distinction but a lack of proper sense of patriotism and duly. Gentlemen, set an example and see how contagious it will be. Duty of Girls. "1 would say further that the girl who drives an antomobile is able to drive an ambulance, a truck, a supply wagon or a hearse. If she of a family of means where she could do such work without inconvenience, all the more is it ner duty to do it and set an example to her less fortunate sisters. Why, in "England, daughters of the nobility are working in the fields. The daughters of the wealthy in this country are surely sure-ly not less patriotic. "We should get rid of nil the nonessentials. non-essentials. Why, in this time of war, it is 3 misdemeanor for a man to buy his wife a $30 hat and for him to buy her a $10ilf evening gown is a felony. ' Mr. O'Neill spoke of the armed guard which it is necessary to keep about the home of the nation's chief City Rotary club, expressed a hope that the next national Rotary convention would come to Salt Lake. He gave assurance as-surance that Kansas City is for Salt Lake in the niatter. George K. Kcslcr, who is here to advise the city relative to the working work-ing out of the "future "city beautiful," took occasion to remark that now is the time to prepare and work for the future. Ho urged that tho slogan be to mako Salt LaUe the best city on ,virt!i to live, and work ia. executive. "It is strange," said he. "that a nation on whoso doors has been the word 'Welcome,' ever since it was a nation, that now it should be necessary to put an armed guard about the house of its chief executive to keep those who should be the friends of the nation from blowing it up."' Captain T. Do Witjt I'oster, Moth field artilVryi who was a guest at the luncheon yesterday, made a brief talk, telling the Rotarians of the work done '.iv officers and men at the' school of firn st Fort S.jL Okla. W. J. Picker- |