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Show ti.. irrfmnn nw- - , . . t, THE CITIZEN 5 If a man can squat on a hilltop with a U. S. guarantee it is Johnson says that if America would spend tlfc energy in renovating time for all to get out of business and go to farming. this country that is spent upon Europe we would now have the Then again if it is right for the government to make guarantees greatest prosperity in the history of this country. Johnson is all to the farmer what will the government do for the business men "American and he has no use for the European politician who wishes the city; They put up their money in a majority of cases all to work this out nobody knows and while he has figured it all out wealth for their own selfish desires. . they possess and gamble that some one will come along and purchase their wares. If they can sell they can make money. If they Johnson is more like Teddy Roosevelt than any other Amercannot sell, the sheriff closes the door and sells them out. The ican of today. He strikes from the shoulder and is not' afraid to farmers chance as compared with the business man for money in- tell the people what he thinks is right. His trip to Europe has vested upon which profitable returns are received cannot be comconvinced him stronger than ever that we must keep out of that pared. The city man must sell, in order to live, but the farmer can boiling pot of hatred. live if he does not sell a thing. Every farmer has a few cattle, PRISON LABOR. many have a few sheep, all of them raise pigs, and all farmers have chickens and a great many of them raise ducks, geese and turkeys. They may not be able to sell any of them, but they can eat them. Utah manufacturers have entered protest to the proposed state his of man The has his wares. farmer cannot eat course, ,Jhe city prison factory where shirts and overalls are to be made. The manutaxes to pay, but the rent paid by the average city merchant for one facturers may have some cause for complaint, but on the other hand month is more than equal to all the taxes nine out of every ten the have also just cause to demand that the inmates be farmers pay for the year. The farmer raises his food but the city madetaxpayers to work and earn their living while in prison. man must purchase his. A farmers life is the most independent A criminal is caught and punished by confinement in prison. one of all. The city man is the one who needs government aid and The person who has been robbed has not only lost his property but not the farmer. is also asked to pay the board bill of the prisoner. If that is not rubbing it in, then what is it? Our criminal code needs an overREFORMERS. hauling and every thief who is caught ought to be made to work at least long enough to pay back in full value for the unrecovercd stolen property and his board bill. If this was done there would be Some people expect prohibition to be a success under the leadership of such men as William H. Anderson, who is superintendent of good reason to send a thief to prison, but as a rule the robbed care n the league of New York. Anderson has been indicted not what becomes of the robber because in nine cases out of ten his property is not recovered and justice is not provided for the by the grand jury on three counts, two of which were for extortion. reformers invariably draw large salaries and injured by sending some one to the penitentiary. The people ought These would-b- e handle enormous sums of money. There are millions of people in to see to it that every man convicted of a crime redress the injured the country who would willingly go about preaching reforms if they in full value and we would have less of the present graft going the are well paid. It may be hypocrisy on their part, but if they get rounds. the money nobody asks them where they got it, and it is easy, to deliver reform lectures. ALLEN CONVINCED. This country is paying Englands war debt through prohibition, and many believe that prohibition is English propaganda in order Governor Allen of Kansas comes back from Europe convinced in states several are There that Europe may sell us their liquors. that the league of nations is a futile affair and that our participation and and wines beet, the Union that do not recognize prohibition, therein would be of no advantage to us or to the world. While a stuff The barrel. the drink or the by whiskey can be purchased by maelstrom of war between Greece and Turkey seemed to be starting, is it that of said It thousands the is being imported by gallons. into which all Europe would probably have been drawn, the league at enforce to over federal pro$100,000,000 would cost the government miles from Lausanne, was somnolently discussing Geneva, twenty-fiv- e see what an can one so state York New in impossible the alone, hibition opium question and a Swiss statesman who was largely responenforce comes to it when is the up against government proposition sible for his countrys entrance into the league, confessed that he had is The that of states. the in result all amendment the Eighteenth never expected the league to accomplish much during the first hundred millions of dollars are wasted endeavoring to control the peoples years. appetites. Crime has increased to over 46 per cent because a large Another American, close observer of social, political and finana for and follow bootlegging portion of the people refuse to work cial conditions abroad, finds that the present day problems of Europe in and this city, living. It is said that over 2,000 bootleggers operate were not due to the war, but to the inconceivable bungling since. catch them to plying Had a common sense, the police departments are kept busy trying straightforward peace been speedily made, their trade. things would have quickly quieted down. Hut the foolish league of ' nations business raised a dozen new problems for every one left by JOHNSON TALKS. the war, and the league has settled none ot them and is impotent to s. settle anything. Rochester (N. Y.) voiced the popular Senator Hiram Johnson of California has sentiment of the United States when he said at a banquet tendered NEW STEEL PLANT. hinr in New York City recently that all Europe wanted was our was presgold and men. Ambassador George Harvey to England million dollars worth The city of Los Angeles will do one-ha- lf ent but had nothing to say regarding Johnsons remarks. Harvey and rollis in favor of the proposed world court, no doubt bringing the idea of dredgiqg in order to secure a $15,000,000 refining plant is said to include the from Europe but lie is having a hard time to find suitable soil in ing mill of the Pacific Steel corporation which Milner interests of Utah. This is one way progressive cities can which to plant it. con- - secure big payrolls, and it is about time that Salt Lake was putting Johnson has made a tour of Europe and is familiar with the n in a bid for something, even if it is only a stand, but a (litions over there and he deplores the propaganda that has been circulated in this country that the league of nations or the world start ought to be made. Utah, Colorado and California coal and iron deposits will be court can prevent wars. European countries have no use for either us mixed up in used by the proposed plant and will employ more than 3,000 skilled organizations and they are merely used to get workers having over a million dollar payroll, and a daily production have speciEuropean politics. England, France, Italy and Japan of over 600 tons of rolled steel. . fically declined to submit to any of its compulsory jurisdictions. not? ; . anti-saloo- , Post-Expres- pop-cor- VL, |