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Show 'Uuu e Published Every Saturday BY 500DWIN8 WEEKLY PUBLISHING CO., INC. Editor A. W. RAYBOULD, Manager iK e. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: In the United 8tates, Canada and Mexico, $2.50 per year, Deluding pc stage Subscriptions to all foreign countries, within the Postal for six me the. SC!-"F- 0, $4.50 if SKI, Payments should be made by Check, Money Order or Registered Letter, payable to The Citizen. Address all communications to The Citizen. Entered as second-clas- s matter, June 21, 1919, at the postoffice at 8alt Lake City, Utah, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Ness Bldg. Phone Wasatch 5409 8alt Lake City, Utah 311-12-- per year. 13 NA TIONAL DEFENSE DA Y and live in peace has been taught for many and national experiences have also taught the people that the are subjected to indignities and attacks seldom experi-- J prepared nation to fight. China is a good example, biggest nation on earth. There are over 400,000,000 Orient, but this nation as far as war equipment is Iepared no farther advanced than it was 2,000 years ago. If build a navy and have a nucleus for an army such as Britain have, it would immediately become the most on earth because of its great numbers of people. In a military way, the United States is without doubt recognized le most powerful military nation on earth. Military in a way We have a good foundation upon which we can , however. In fact under Jkly build and make a big fighting machine. and world conditions we are not prepared as we really Id be, but we are fairly safe from attack and can live in Trepan for war ) pres-lgitatio- pi. ianu- - n e. inauguration of our present training camps is one of the ihings thought of in preparing and fitting the average citizen his own country. In time every man will be fighting machine and that is as it should be. To keep up it is advisable to make a demonstration at least once a Iotect national nature and the Fourth of July is probably the day of all to celebrate Defense Day. No doubt there will visitors politicians of other nations in our coutnry today Hg note of the nations enthusiasm and what they might expect Our past record jey should come over here looking for trouble. to be the most peaceful nation on earth. We help the pandus stand for all that is right and we do not envy the other J ws territory. We have territory enough and we administer our rs as we please in governing ourselves, and do not interfere in The able-bodie- d S Bids. itloi. e gn politics. people, or all the people, have been asked to sign muster observance of the day. This is quite unnecessary. It is luty of every loyal American to be for Defense Day and to lend 'dto make it a national affair of the greatest significance. It is ay:jtal for any man to fight and protect his country as it is to a robber who may try to steal into his home at night, and only !!y s then strength. Many for A. IS M ours lie HORSE RACING Horse racing was killed in this state many years ago because of the influx of gamblers, race track touts and undesirable citizens who preyed upon the general public for their support and living. The open pool rooms and gambling joints provided suitable rest rooms for the surething men. The racing brought about such a deplorable condition that the Utah legislature passed laws prohibiting race track gambling, and of course racing had to die a natural death, for, without the betting features there is nothing to the sport and it can not subsist upon the patronage at the gate. The last legislature repealed the old law and again the people of the state will see horse racing. How long it will continue mainly depends upon gambling conditions. The season was opened last Thursday with a large crowd attending and many hundreds of dollars changed hands in betting. The people were more than anxious to get their money on their favorites and as long as race track officials and promoters can keep the people in the present humor the present meet will prove a bonanza for the promoters. The admission at the gate is the smallest item connected with the sport of -- I ; I' I I i I ; I i! 1 1 kings. !i Chief Burbidgc has detailed special police officers to walch the gamblers and see that the people are not victimized and swindled out of their money, but the officers will find the slickers a hard lot to h handle. The town is fast filling with race track touts and surething men. The public should shun them and keep their hands in their pockets. So far the racing has been very good and up to the standard, and no one need bet on the races. However, the privilege is a great temptation. While racing is considered a good thing for a town, it also brings along a crime wave and the taxpayers foot extra bills. Those who cannot attend the races are given tips by the wise ones how to bet and within a few days many of the people will he laying wagers on the races. Many people will lose money they cannot afford and in sonic cases business establishments will find employees covering up losses. Utah has not had any racing for so long that gamblers arc of) the opinion that it will be easy pickins for them for a time at understand why people are opposed to preparation national defense. Treaties with other nations of course are 'e but ? they are broken over night. Just as a single match Urn do'Mi a city, so an unforeseen tragedy may throw nations V'ar ju' as the World War was started, least. roust be remembered that under the Jt has not been so many years ago that a former chief of police present system of bunch of crooks here camps promoted throughout the country, the nation is not was kept busy running down a well organized br,,! large standing armies in readiness. With a citizen-dj- ' who took from 100 to $25,000 a day in race track swindles from 1,1 . tactics, it only takes a few hours to organize in people, and of course if such a condition again appears, racing will ;ir,ny nct lie greater number of people joining training camps, again become a thing of the past. .cannoi t the less will be the demand for the regular army, and Defense Day is the day when the people can turn out and show what we really have. i i !; I , I ! I |