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Show THE CITIZEN 4 Follelle had a grievance against his party it was his right to say so, although we contend that he used poor judgment and injudicously lent his aid to a movement which apparently was defeated before it started. He has learned his lesson and the Republican party ought to be big enough to shake hands with Bob and pat him on the back. Let us not be afraid to criticise our party. Through criticism many mistakes are corrected, and it is only through criticism that our officials will endeavor to do the bidding of the people. Party fights should be ironed within the ranks. Senator Borahs criticism of party action in relation to the insurgents is timely, and it shows that Borah is big enough to give the other fellow a right to his opinion. Conversion is the mecca of success and victory, arbitrary ruling and unjust criticism and punishment leads to defeat. WAGES The bricklayers of Portland are not satisfied with their present the reprewage schedule and are demanding $11 per day. One of sentatives of the union have informed the contractors that they will be lucky if they are not asked to pay 814 or 15 per day before the summer is over. Of course in this free country of ours everybody tries to get all they can, but the bricklayers union is evidently overlooking the fact that if it boosts the price up to $15 per day, many of the bank in presidents and managers of big business will be learning the trade order to better themselves. Wont that he lovely to get as much for one days work as the in a speedy age average man gets per week. Oh, well, we are living and it takes money to cater to fashion. CRIME Mb. you can wave any flag except the American flag. You national air and be extolled for love of country, but if hat off to the Star Spangled Banner you must expect tg; sentimentalist or a jingo. A time may come in this cos those who do honor the American flag will be allowed reverence, as well as those who have taken a mad fancy JfS of Sovietism or the standard of Angora. But just atpj i! the drum-fir- e directed against every American, most pJrrjs little dazed in their sense of country. Fjjjjjj? Once in the early years of colonization in Americjj4 15? claimed all the land on one side of a certain river, the the other. Thereupon certain Indian tribes sent to theirv Is there no land for the Indians inf bors the query: land? The time seems to have come to ask whether shall not be found for American nationalism among thej in America, and more room for the American flag toy t free skies which it made free. A " The b ofth I lation It is City officials do not like the idea of riding about imf , , ' which are marked in large letters as property of the city. the tax payers like the idea of footing huge automobile Irr j g portion of which are said to be made by afteroijy It is reported that some of the officials or those who desii lowed $35 per month for auto expense. That amount chase about 140 gallons of gasoline and would drive tkyT about 2,800 miles per month, or 33,600 miles per year, fcsii a mileage necessary it would be impossible to spend very in the office. Most of the time would have to be spent r in automobiles. No wonder our street pavements are giii:0 der such constant driving. joy-ridin- longii The notoriety given Dorothy Ellingson, the murderess who shot to death her mother because the mother refused to allow her daughter to go out to a jazz party and dance, is disgusting to say the least. It is impossible to secure respect for the law abiding citizen when such and all sorts dalllying court proceedings are tolerated in our courts of technicalities are allowed to creep in to make sympathy and de- lay justice. Juvenile court judges of today say that the parents in a big but majority are to blame for the great delinquency among minors, if parents try to make their children obey and then are shot dowTn in cold blood, what is to be the remedy? Surely not a reprimand in court! Crime ought to be punished according to law. We have too should be made to dismany criminals in this country and an effort courage their lawlessness by severe punishment. The decent people are beginning to lose faith in law and order and it is no wonder that lynchings are becoming more popular. People are getting tired of flaunted sympathy shown murderers. The United States ought to set aside one of her islands and be done to ship all criminals out of the country. Something must protect society. CLOSED ROAD The Lincoln highway on the summit in Parleys car closed and snow bound, or was the first part of the wed m past two years this road has been torn up and it is a ax:Wt does not say much for our officials who have charge It is possible to drive to Coalville, via Ogden, at any but if we want to go to Coalville direct we must go by ah42 expect side roads to be closed in the spring of the year.ll heal main highway, the most important thoroughfare in the jSimil closed shows negligence on the part of some one. A little more money expended on roads anti less insfei incidentals would be hailed with delight by the auto Id pi We surely pay enough for the privilege. poss are n of FEAR -- NATIONALISM Why should Americans support papers, whethers daily, weekly or monthly, printed in foreign languages and fostering European ideas and patriotism? Can we build a nation upon such principles? Is there any other nation where a like condition exists? In our larger cities we find Greek, Italian, Polish, German, Hungarian and Swedish papers. The American cannot read them and there is no reason to doubt but that such papers in a majority of instances foster their racial patriotism. The Dearborn Independent expresses the situation when it says: Isnt it true? Americans have somehow been effectually shamed and silenced with reference to their country. Papers and persons seem afraid of patriotic expression lest they be charged with waving It seems that in our time the flag or making the eagle scream. lb English, French and German statesmen are having these days. England wants to forget the World War ar straightened out again. France fears Germany a. id she because of the big hob goblin hovering in the eastern p back door, while Germany is playing all sides to the lefliH appears to be7 getting by. Although the war has een in the rear, it is rehashed daily and battleships nd arntfgIM in readiness to jump into an anticipated fray a: a America stands on the outside looking ir and "ext. Ir, ft ! them MINES receipt No industry pays a greater proportion of and food, right at the place of its inception, in mine market for agricultural products is always ooil andcat 1 1 prices. The farm community that can help develop my minV close at hand, is putting money into its own poci 't. f silver j During the past 30 years, the Cocur dAlcm t i |