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Show J THE CITIZEN State Iked such tax, the excess profits tax,, war loans, war bonds, war sav-g- s certificates, the automobile tax, and by every society and that the mind of man can invent to extract what 1 may pay not have in my possession. The government has governed my business so that I do not I am inspected, suspected, examined and now who owns it; informed, required and commanded, so that I dont know ho I am or why I am here at all. All that I know is that I am supposed to be an inexhaustible for every known need, desire or hope of the human ipply of money I will not sell all I have and go out and beg, borrow ce, and because steal money to give away, I am cussed, discussed, boycotted, talked talked about, lied about and held up, hung up, robbed and damn to life now is ;ar ruined, and the only reason why I am clinging see what will happen next. . epubl at i, t pn re-ex-jin- witl iealist ng in ingai iths ( isunde end it tl ma hey super or-izati- ingtj own on, sat upon, flattened out and squeezed by our income tax, d on ed, are always more injurious than the real ones. Some years ago a man by the name of Malthus propounded a new theory. By absolute mathematical calculations he arrived at the conclusion that the time was not far off when the population of the world would exceed the food supply, and pictured untold suffering and want as the natural results. His pessimistic theorem caused considerable comment and some alarm. The facts are that this scientist had lost sight of compensating influences in nature which are brought to bear to maintain circumstances which are ever at an equilibrium. The counter-actin- g work to equalize population with the worlds economic possibilities are disease, war, poverty and vice. The world has had ample demonstration of the immutability of natures compensating influences, during and since the worlds war. They are actively at work today in all lands, notably Russia. A Russian M RAILROAD ACT LACKS TEETH Senator Cummins now admits that his railroad law, the act, is a failure. It lacks teeth, so its author says, and He will ask congress to is now trying to supply this omission. derthe countrys railroads to consolidate into a few systems if Esch-ummi- ns esourc the si )n oft imperi not voluntarily merge under the plan being worked out by le interstate commerce commission. The senator says : If the roads were consolidated into a small number of systems would be entirely possible, in my opinion, to make rates which uld result in virtually equivalent returns to all railroads alike. But should the senator discover after a trial that he has mixed e wrong dope again, what next? What a farce ; it was but a few short years ago that the taxpayers dissolution of great ley was being spent by the million to force ilroad systems to improve the railroad service of the country and ley nice. dng to iroblei :h don for in :onditi( leadeoi forged : assoc rilitya will the people. A little more political interference and experimenting and the nerican railroad system will be a wreck. It is humbly suggested that our politicians of high and low degree jfrain from attempting further to manage great industries about hich they know nothing and give the owners and managers a ance to operate their own business results might be surprising. otect :d it fr evasta own, this m contrib mankii ernatio nay ft ARMISTICE DAY OBSERVANCE. limitat meet that Salt Lake should, in common with the rest of the tion, that appropriately observe Armistice day. Arrangements for an istice day observance, in keeping with the proclamations issued Leagw President Harding and Governor Mabey, are now in the hands ent, vi? emn rei special committees representing the various civic and religious ;ounter: nizations of the city, and should inspire a proper observance of s one their day of the year, so frought with grave importance to the ent, d ole world, in that it commemorates the end of the greatest armed flict ever ss, sud staged by mankind. ang.ifl Solemnity will be given the occasion by the reverence which be invoked during the period of silent prayer in honor of the known soldier, who will be consigned to eternal and peaceful sleep toe soil of the land he loved and fought to preserve, at Arlington is It is abo c fa 11 tional urdens nglish ) b reduce vicef Fra1 jrU sam cejnetary. Business houses, with or lse for a definite time next without official proclamation, should Friday, thus lending additional signific-c- e to the solemnity of the rites for our unknown soldier boy. Salt ke should be among the foremost cities of the west in its observ-c- e of Armistice day, according the occasion due patriotism, rever-- e and enthusiasm. howlers arc always found occupying the front seats at convocation where discord is the chief theme. Imaginary ills Calamity who was run out of that country by the Bolshevists, and took refuge in New York, is now ready to pawn the family Bible, a rare old relic that has been identified with his family for upwards of 300 years. This scion of wealth has no thought of going out to find a job, but the possibilities of playing upon the ex-noblem- an esthetic emotions and largess of Americas ultra rich, with this remnant of his former greatness, appeals to him as the correct procedure. There is nothing in the screed Americanus, that should make him think his stunt will succeed unless it be the manner in which certain members of the American smart set who are sporting around on inherited dollars, seek admission to the ranks of doubtful royalty by devious means, chief among which is the endowment of a daughter. and her subsequent sacrifice on the alter of nobility. It has been found at last. hooch with the necessary kick was recently discovered in a little town in California. After federal prohibition authorities had nabbed several cases of illicit whiskey and a few casks of jackass brandy, they carelessly dumped it into the town sewer. In a short while the stuff had eaten the lining out of the sewer for a distance of 304 feet. The outraged city dads have decided to bring suit against the government to reHome-mad- e cover damages. Noteworthy among recent industrial news items has been the apparent strengthening in the conditions of three of this countrys basic industries, namely, iron and steel, and copper and petroleum. In the case of the copper industry increased demand will ultimately lead to an expansion of operations in western mining districts after of present surplus stocks are reduced. This will mean tens of thousands of workers. The coming of this day can be hastened if all of us would buy more useful household articles made of copper. re-employ- The socialist Appeal to Reason is now printing a series of articles intended to demonstrate that the United States entered the world war because of propaganda lies. While the war was on the Appeal was whooping it up for the Fourteen Points and saving the world for democracy. Evidently the gratitude of the editor of the publication for President Wilsons kindness in taking him out of a conscripts uniform at Camp Funston and putting him on a delegation of socialists to roam over Europe at government expense, has had time to cool off. Even Napoleon could not have looked dignified at the steering wheel of a car being towed in. They do say that all the girls these days are most careful dressers. Well, it seems they just have to be. They wear so few clothes they dassent take any chances. |
