Show EDITORIALS BY BYTHE BYTHE THE PEOPLE Nogales Ariz October 10 1916 Editor The Telegram Dear Sir Sir Sir-I I am inclosing enclosing my ballot on national military training and It is positively in the affirmative I wish your readers could have the suggestion that they read Hudson Maxims Maxim's Defenseless America Any person who does will not only favor universal military training but a thorough system of ot preparedness Cordially MAJ WESLEY KING PROTECTING AMERICAN INVESTMENTS Editor The Telegram How many of ot the men who have In Invested Invested Invested In- In vested large amounts in Mexico had a a. a thought of ot benefiting the United States In their investments Has it not been purely a personal matter with every mothers mother's son of ot them and with the sole idea Idea of ot Increasing their millions millions' Coffee Coffee Cof Cot fee plantations have been opened but with the hope hope- that they would bring t to their owners vast riches not not that the people of ot the United States would I receive a benefit How much do you I suppose Mr Hearst cares for the welfare welfare wel wel- wel-I wel fare of ot the United States In his MexIcan Mexican Mex Mex- ican lean enterprises Just enough to have Uncle Sam protect his Interests that he may double his millions and live on the tho fat tat of ot the land He would not go godown godown godown down there and risk his life lite fighting to uphold the rights of ot American citizens and their enterprises Oh no I have very little sympathy with these barons who are shouting for protection of ot their rights as American citizens when all they want is their money prote protected ted Let them lose their money but protect the lives of ot our young men and do not teach them warfare blood and rapine as German Gennan youths have been taught during durin the past century PEA PEACE LOVER STOP EXCHANGING GOODS Salt Lake City Utah Editor Salt Lake Telegram Dear Sir Sir Sir-On On the ground that the health of ot the people of ot this beautiful and prosperous city is endangered by bythe bythe bythe the practice of ot returning goods to I stores thereby facilitating the spreading spreading spreading spread spread- ing of ot communicable diseases I recommend recommend recommend rec rec- the passage of ot a h city ordinance ordinance ordinance nance prohibiting merchants from sending ending goods to prospective buyers on approval and from accepting the return of ot goods delivered 1 The e ordinance ordinance ordinance nance to read as follows It shall be unlawful for tor any person person per per- son firm or corporation to send merchandise merchandise merchandise mer mer- chandise enumerated herein to any person or institution and to accept the return of ot the same without first ob obtaining ob- ob the permission of ot the board of ot health The term merchandise shall Include in include In- In clude 1 l i clothing and wearing apparel apparel apparel ap ap- ap- ap parel of ot every description 2 z hair goods combs brushes and like ar ar- ar 3 mattresses blankets sheets comforters pillows and other bedding 4 all an materials generally general y known and designated as dry goods The city of San Francisco has a similar ordinance and surely Salt Lake City Is Js as progressive e If It not more so than San Francisco Yours Tours most cord cordially cor cor- d WALTER WALTER PERRY KIRKSEY |