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Show THE CITIZEN i , s ' - : dictating ourprsent laws, which for many years past have become criminal. more ienient towards the , ' Much more noise is made about the honest business man and law abiding citizen'. who happens" to park his car in a restricted district. or. who allows his machine to stand five minutes overtime in a certain place, or who neglect to promptly shovel the snow off his sidewalk then is ever thought of inflicting on the average criminal. Let us make a change for the better. Let the people who pay the taxes for once have some say in the matter of lgislation and let us citizen. have lavs aimed at the criminal and not at the The automobile is all right in its place. So is the pistol. The automobile has proven the more deadly of the two for the past. ten years and our laws are to blame, but no one wants to do away with the: automobile. :r., Shall the criminal dictate, or shall we have laws that will protect: the majority? Or shall the people be compelled to organize vigilant clubs in order that they may protect their lives and property, as had to be donfe during pioneer days ? . The criminal; is like. a cancer; it kills in the end; lets banish it from good society and thereby reduce our tax burdens by millions of dollars. , i. 4 law-abidi- ng 1 ' NEWSBOYS HAVE JOY The newboys of this city were given and had a better treat than was had by the average working family of the city. They were entertained and dined all day Thanksgiving day by their father Russel L. newsies to the swellest hotel in Utah the Tracy, who took-thHotel Utah where they were served with a turkey dinner which would make the king of England envipus, and after the big dinner they were treated to tlie best show bn earth by Manager Ed. S. Diamond of the Pantages theatre. But for the kindness of Mr. Tracy, it might be vears ere one of the bovs would taste a turkey, and it makes the street waifs feel like there is something to live for after all. Millions of dollars are collected for charity, but never has charity gone so directly home to the poor as in the present case. As one newsboy said, what a wonderful world this would be if we had more Tracys here. No doubt the urchin contemplated that he would be able to live at least a good mud road in the winter, but as- the: road is today, it is a disgrace to this state. On certain' stretches of tfiis road1 it is1 utterly impossible for automobiles to turn out for each other. Only the bottom of the cars prevent-them- . frpm sinking out of sight,, The engineer and commissioner who o. k. the. finished road from. Ki balls to silver creek ought to- be given a leather medal and then sent to the artic circle to construct ice roads leading to the north pole, - - . - GET TOGETHER Some Republicans among whom weremiembers of the state comand-omittee, state, off icers-elethe next senate held a pow-woat the Hotel Utah last .Saturday afternoon, where Carl . R.,Marcusen gave a report on the recent ;election. ; j An outstanding feature of the meeting, was the decision of .those elected on the Republican ticket to stand by George H. Deni, Democrat, chosen by the people of this state for theirpilot forCjhe coming four years. The announcement of the Republicans is well received by the people and is. as it should be. Good government only comes from cooperation, regardless of party affiliation. The people elect men to office to handle the affairs of state in the most judicious manner to the interest of the people. It is not a case of what the elected wants, it is a matter of what is the best for all the people'. Big men can be pals regardless of their personal views and feelings. It is a greater Utah we are working for and if the newly elected governor and the legislature work in harmony for beneficial legislation for this state, the $75,000 drive made by the Chamber of Commerce to advertise this state will not have been made in vain. ct f w . , e the Hotel Utah always. ENGLISH NAVAL BASE In time of peace, prepare for War and England is doing it. If present plans are carried out, England will establish a big naval base at Singapore, India, This base is absolutely necessary in case of war with Japan. Here we find two nations, members of the League of Nations, who are preparing for the future. That league spirit talk appears more like a soothing syrup and is only meant to hold peace until proper preparations for war can be made, a sleeping potion as it were. LINCOLN HIGHWAY Our Lincoln highway in Utah is a disgrace to the state. We wonder how much money has been expended upon this highway. The engineering is about the best part of the entire road. If less money had been put in engineering and more into gravel and shale we would not now have a gumbo clay road. Why state officials will undertake to build a road from soil and clay with mountains of shale and gravel near at hand is beyond the comprehension of every driver, and every driver who has driven over this highway between Kijnballs old farm on East Canyon and Wanship during a storm is still cussing those who made the road. ' 'Yes it is true, graders were put to work and the clay shoveled to a center and left there for the elements to turn it into stone. Somewhere we, have read that stone is made from earth which has been de- posited and remained undisturbed for centuries. But who in wants to wait for centuries to see this clay turn to stone. Just a few loads of gravel over the clay would have solved the solution for at f SHORT SESSION The United States Congress will convene next Monday in a short session preceding the holidays. It will be the last meeting of some of the members in the legislative halls and no one looks for any constructive legislation to eminate at this time. The Republicans can wait a few months when they will have things in their own hands. The Democrats do not feel as if they should try to do anything at this time because of the recent onesided defeat, and the insurgents will be helpless if left to themselves. The important business at this time will probably be a discussion of the recent election, the shaking of hands and the wishing to each other a merry Christmas and happy New Year, then adjournment in order that all may go home for the Christmas holidays. CHILD LABOR The advocates and paid propagandists of the proposed child labor amendment, which is to come before Congress shortly, have evidently overlooked the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which provides: Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforQr any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall anystate deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny;to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. It will be noticed that there is nothing in the section quoted above regarding the age of the citizen. It says that all persons are entitled to the benefits of this great government. The proposed child labor law would place all young men and women under the age of eighteen under the control of a federal commission which would solely dictate as to how tehy shall live, when they can go to work and what they shall do. In other word?, the ; childern would be slaves. In the fewest words possible what the propagandists wish to do is to take our childern and raise them under, government supervision. claiming that the parents do not know how to raise their own children. In other words, parents will be required to bring children into the world and then the government will take care of them |