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Show mu - ' "rn vu f r ' 1 THE CITIZEN whom he is making the target of his attack when he declares that poor judgment was shown in the selection of a landing field, but it is obvious that he has some of our benevolent fellow citizens on a list of darkish hue. After making his charges, Unger, following a visit of his chief to Salt Lake City, joined in the sending of a telegram indorsing Jordans work. It would be interesting to know just what influenced the bold pilot to change front so abruptly, but the very mystery of that change of front makes an investigation all the more imperative. The Salt Lake division has maintained its 100 per cent flying schedule because of the sheer ability of the pilots, says Unger. Every airplane landing in Salt Lake is made at the greatest risk to the pilot. The landing field there is nothing but a bog and a great deal better judgment could have been shown in selecting a field farther south, where the land is higher. Perhaps our local patrons of flying thought that by providing a sticky place as a landing field the air pilots could bring their machines gradually to a stop by plowing through the mire a sort of mud field, made cushion, as it were. It might be described as a to catch fliers. Mr. Unger lets several more secrets out of his aerial mail bag. lie is of the opinion that the equipment furnished the air mail pilots of the western division is not given the care and repair that it should be for the best safety of the fliers. It is difficult to believe that any expense would be spared in fly-pap- er providing every possible means of security for the air mail p It is still more difficult to think that there is discrimination in of eastern fliers, but such seems to be the plain implication oi j It is time for experimentation at the peoples expense. admitted that- - the chief idea of representative government is to political unit grow; but there comes a period in every when it must take stock of its condition before it branches out into new fields. The prudent leader in the late war made his advances, then halted his forces and consolidated his gains. It is a breathing space, not a retreat. Had the Democratic administration been guided by the same spirit the Republicans would not be facing such a formidable task. The Democrats followed the path of least resistance, having neither the courage nor the capacity to undertake retrenchment. Too long accustomed to spend with a prodigal hand they found themselves unfitted to cope with the lean days. The Democrats boast of the far reaches of permanent highways and the people would willingly congratulate them were it not for the dismal fact that the overhead expense for each mile of road constructed was of appalling magnitude and created a condition which makes it impossible to find revenues for the extension of the system of permanent roads. The Republicans must pause to consolidate the gains and they find themselves without the financial ammunition necessary to continue the advance. For that reason Governor Mabev is constrained to announce a most conservative policy of road building. Even an extension of rural roads must be entered upon with caution. Rural roads should be put in good shape and maintained, says the message, but no new ways into unimportant and inaccessible well-order- ed m places should be attempted. In conformity with Republican ideals the governor urges that definite fixed responsibility should be placed on the heads of desucpartments. Knowing that he will be held responsible for the cess or failure of the administration lie declares that the chief exe- - j Ungers statement. The most serious charge yet made against Colonel Jord. contained in the Unger statement. It accuses the supervisl during one of the thick San 4 ordering Pilot Hoggs to take-of- f cisco fogs. Unger was in San Francisco at the time and rey to obey a similar order. If the charge be true Colonel Jordan is in for a bad time.yjj 1 assume, of course, that the charges will be sifted thoroughljp1 fact, they seem to us to call for an exhaustive inquiry. Not oril efficiency of Colonel Jordan but the safety of the pilots is in i V ? tion. The main charges may be stated as follows: 1. The head of the Pacific division is dictatorial and ineffi: 2. The machines used in the Western division are not givey and care proper repair. 3. The Salt Lake landing field is inferior and dangeroususj( These charges are sufficiently grave to call for a complejor quiry. The welfare of the pilots is the important consideratioir the experimental stages of the air mail service. If the goverr is neglectful of the pilots it is doing something worse than it, y giving poor service to the public. ror be as as held will the We trust that possibl s t speedily inquiry that Colonel Jordan, Pilot Unger and all the other pilots w to given an opportunity, under oath, of telling just what is the in to a tinli GOVERNOR MABEYS MESSAGE POINTS RIGHT COURSE The spirit of Governor Mabeys able message to the legislature is perhaps best expressed in the following sentences : It is to be hoped that all requests for funds beyond the legitimate income of the state will be met with deaf ears and unflinching hearts, as this .is no time for freak legislation ; neither is it , ral It ist ?ht. eyo cutive should be empowered to exercise a more direct supery w control. rav Industrial depression, and especially depression in the nthe industry, has lowered the reservoirs of revenue and new source.'of t be sought. The governor points out that the expansion of v.es traffic makes it possible to offset the loss and he proposes th;The vehicular tax be increased. rene , While urging the legislature to consolidate educational t cy ties, especially those of the university and agricultural colle.)f c as to prevent duplication and consequent waste he emphasizqera necessity of paying the teachers higher wages. In this connaner however, he stops to ascribe some blame to teachers themsehnot Those in the profession, he says, will be the first to act ro n w in Th; condition. that for are this edge they part responsible Firs hav is ; idealists. Their essentially system they trial mitted the introduction of and there is muchaj and duplication. This has taken from them their legitimate- mc Our state department of education is Its work ver, 0 be simplified, its working force reduced and it should be articulate with that of the agricultural college and the univer.Jcu; the end that duplication be absolutely ended. The governor finds similar duplication and waste in the departments and recommends consolidation. rai li In fact lie recommends that wherever the legislature duplication it take steps to eliminate it, and without going into: wi he suggests that boards and commissions similar in function fid. a,:l fied. over-organiz- non-essenti- ed als w VA t - top-heav- y. low The merit of the message, aside from its felicitous lan. touc is that it gives the legislators a clear view of the conditii n je n state and indicates in definite fashion, without confusing c ca i the measures that should be adopted to give the people an itw mical and efficient administration. He strikes the golden tncbe'a tween a brevitv that contains too little information and a p'lst J )ri that obscures ather than illuminates. t a i to |